Post-game thread: Giants sweep Mets, lose one-game series against home plate umpire
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 18, 2010 4:22 PM PDT
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PrintAnd that happened.
The Giants were about to lose. Then they won. Then they didn’t. And then they lost.
Phil Cuzzi had a dreadful game. If he were a shortstop, he would have had six errors. If he were a reliever, he would have given up nine earned runs. If he were an umpire, he’d be a disgrace. Oh, hey, I guess that last one fits. But there were other reasons fo the loss. Freddy Sanchez could have done anything other than hit a weak dribbler with the winning run in scoring position. Brian Wilson could have had a quiet tenth. Eli Whiteside could have called for a fastball instead of five sliders to Ike Davis.
No, just kidding. It was the umpire’s fault. The Giants won. The Giants swept the Mets after a dramatic ninth-inning comeback.
Terrible.
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Actually, I disagree
This is a game we won. Everyone in the clubhouse knows it. We won, and we deserved the win, and we can feel fine about how we played.
If we’d just won, perhaps we’d be complacent. Now we’re hungry.
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.
Damn!
Giving into the load of a large sandwich, a beer and a milkshake I napped and missed the comeback. Attempt.
Also, the MLB scoreboard says “L – Wilson, B.”…I don’t even want to know.
No need to get depressed ( except when watching Uribe swing. I’m a Juan Fann. I don’t hold him to Rowand status yet.) because, as I said before, wheel’s gonna turn.
Also, Sanchez for Upton.
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 18, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually we didn’t deserve to win: yes Cuzzi fucked up but the Giants were still 1 for 15 with RISP.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
And the Mets were 0-whatever in RISP. So I don’t think that works.
We also had a sac fly with a runner at 3rd and the GW groundout RBI that was taken away.
Sanchez basically pitched as well as Johan outside the HR (fewer baserunners and more strikeouts).
FUCK YOU PHIL CUZZI
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 18, 2010 4:24 PM PDT reply actions
Meh
Whiteside is a backup catcher, you don’t expect much out of him at the plate.
I can’t really blame Whiteside there. I mean, it’s a short bench. Who are you gonna have in to pinch hit for him? And he’s a backup catcher, not Buster.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 18, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Pablo having to come out hurt them
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Giants having no one to pinch-hit for Eli Whiteside in a tied ballgame in the bottom of the ninth:
Priceless.
Also, inexcusable.
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
Details, details
Anger clouds my memory.
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
Carrying 13 pitchers didn’t do them any favors either.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Denny Bautista was available!
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 18, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m mad at Cuzzi, but Sanchez should have done better there as well.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
alluding to a "Bring Up Belt In September" conversation with jponry
my point was that you don’t put pressure on a kid who was in A Ball just 2 weeks ago to win a penant for you
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Wow, I don’t think anyone got that allusion but you.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL WUT?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
this thingy
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/7/18/1575225/should-brandon-belt-be-a-callup-in
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
BUT THE DINGERZ!!!?!?!?!?!??!??!?!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Whiteside is a beast!
So is bochy for leaving nate on the bench and letting Suckside up to bat.
Pablo’s hamstring
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I hope this means he's turning it around.
/thinks in DeRosa terms
/throws up
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 18, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok… because a pitcher is a much better bet.
by kingofthacove on Jul 18, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually
I’d much rather have MadBum hitting there than Eli. If we could have moved Buster to C and put MadBum in at 1B…problem solved!
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
The Giants also fucked themselves by playing with a short bench so we could carry 13 fucking pitchers. Nate was the last guy available, right? So a walk would’ve left us with pitchers to do the hitting. Fuck.
Decent bench and you could have PR Nate or somebody for Ishikawa as well, and the winning run scores easily both on the Sanchez play and on Torres double.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Nate was on deck about to pinch hit for Wilson.
You can rip Bochy for having Whiteside catch in the first place or for pinch hitting Rowand for Sanchez in the 8th, but this is just stupid. There was no one else at that point.
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
MadBum
I’d honestly rather see him hit than Whiteside. It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s a better hitter.
And I’ll take my chances with K-Rod and the bases loaded.
/slap
Wake up. This is not a dream within a dream within a dream. (Inception rocked balls by the way)
This is Major League Baseball.
Can you seriously imagine Bochy, or any other MLB manager, pinch hitting a 20 something rookie pitcher in the 10th inning with 2 outs in an RBI situation for any healthy major league player other than pitcher?
Unless that pitcher was Babe Ruth. But thats another conversation…
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
/return slap
Nonsense. Bumgarner is a demonstrably better hitter than Whiteside.
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
That would make him the best hitting pitcher of the past 15 years (at least). Are we really ready to conclude that based on 35 professional PA’s?
I was promised lasagna.
Nice start!
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 18, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
From a friend at the game:
That was terrible. This is the worst Giants win I’ve ever been to
by Every6thDay on Jul 18, 2010 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that wondered wtf Whiteside was calling all sliders against Ike Davis for.
Jeaaaggaahh
I think the idea was to pitch around him. It didn’t work so well.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You know how retrospect being twenty-twenty and blah blah, but the bottom of the tenth seemed like a good opportunity to keep Ishikawa in the game and shift Posey from first to catcher, right?
Am I still allowed to spin it like this and blame Bochy?
by short_shifter on Jul 18, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Blame on Bochy? not necessarily. Would a good manager have done that? Certainly.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 18, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You can blame Bochy for the 13-man pitching staff that forced Whiteside to hit, but the only way Ishikawa would have stayed in the game would have been to double switch out Huff, which would have been a pretty terrible idea considering he’s one of the two best hitters on the team.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
But again if you pinch hit Nate, they will intentionally walk him to face the pitcher. it comes down to: is Whiteside a better hitter than a pitcher?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I know Whiteside isn’t good, but neither are pitchers.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
MADBUM
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
IPSO FACTO
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
Does anyone actually believe that he’s better than Whiteside, or as good, or nearly as good? Dontrelle Willis, probably the best hitting pitcher of this generation, has a career .232/.279/.355 line. Carlos Zambrano is a career .237/.243/.391 hitter.
Pitchers can’t hit. Some of them can’t hit better than others, but they still can’t hit.
I was promised lasagna.
I think more than anything, pinch hit Nate to see if they would load the bases. And if so, then he has the pressure of throwing strikes.
They most certainly would load the bases. And then get to face a pitcher who can’t hit.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
against minor league pitchers. and in a very small sample size.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
True
To be fair, I think the problem with pitchers having bad batting lines, is that over their major league careers they get worse.
They stop practicing their hitting as much, and they don’t hit as often as they used to.
MadBum’s still a “raw” hitter if that makes sense.
Whiteside just had no chance.
MADBUM
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
If you pinch hit Nate for Whiteside, that walks the winning run into scoring position. Let them do that if they want to. Does anyone remember the last time Eli Whiteside got a hit?Was it in April? I’d take my chances with Mad Bum.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 18, 2010 7:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
But they would walk Nate.
And then you would have a pitcher at the plate.
Which is bad.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Please explain why Huff has to come out
instead of Whiteside
Because leaving Ishi in and taking out Whiteside would just move up the pitcher one spot, so it would be a silly thing to do.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
hahahaha
that happened already in this series.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 18, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not happy with Cuzzi and think he should be fired, but it’s not like he was going out of his way to screw the Giants. He was pissing all over both teams.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
yeah, didn't Wilson learn anything from his Blown Save in Pittsburgh?
Game on the line — Fastball.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Instant replay?
On a play like that, with the game on the line, why not?
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 19, 2010 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
That was awful
the Giants won that game.
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
Missed the Game
Sorry, what was the blown call about?
called Ishikawa out at home when he was safe
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
In the bottom of the 9th to take the lead.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 18, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t remind me you bastard, you!
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 18, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Ishi was safe at home, Cuzzi called him out.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 18, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
So seriously
if we don’t dump one of the weaker bullpen pitchers and call up a Rohlinger or a Downs by tomorrow, I’ll be pissed.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Exactly
Matt Treanor for Chris Ray. Sabez, make it happen!
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
well, you're wrong
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?n1=bautide01&t=p&year=2010
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
you have to look at it as 8 consecutive scoreless appearances
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
As I always mention in GDTs, Denny always pitches better in a Loss.
your insistence that he has never had a good stretch is factually unsupportable
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I said it once
And “Stretch” is not a definite measurement. But 9.2 innings doesn’t seem like that long of a stretch (which is debatable) anyway. Ok mister lawyer man? Besides, you’re missing the point, I said we should get rid of him. I don’t care if he was good for 9.2 innings. He’s has no control.
his control is reasonably good for a third tier garbage pitcher
which is what the Giants were supposed to be using him for since Waldis Joaquin was literally 2x as wild
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
He’s walked 7.4 per 9 this year. That’s way beyond the realm of acceptable, even for a third tier pitcher.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I was pretty pissed when Bochy brought him in.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Denny had 8 BB (one IBB) in his first 5 games (May 7-19)
he did not have another significant wild stretch until the first week of July when he walked 5 in 3 games (one IBB).
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
But the point is . . .
. . . that when you want to play pat-a-cake with The Little Girl With the Curl, you don’t know which version will show up. Here, the very, very bad version shows up far too often.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
lol microsplits
Dude has walked 7+ per 9 this year. That is awful.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
On tuesdays when his aunt has a birthday, he has great control!
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
That’s only two days away!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday, Juanita!
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
sure but
that’s the fault of all the other relievers, letting those 23 guys that walked get around to score.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 18, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, his BBs led to runs in only 4 games out of 24
his own runs at any rate, inherited runners are a different thing
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
He’s also struck out over 11/9. His FIP is 3.54. Anyone who says he’s been terrible this season is flat out wrong. He’s wild, sure, and you obviously wouldn’t want to bring him in with the bases loaded, but come on people.
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--Daisy Owl
I still think that Ryrohl's usefulness> his
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I do not understand how the guy with 7.3 BB/9 and 11.12 K/9 can have a better FIP than the guy with 1.96 BB/9 and 9.08 K/9. I really don’t.
Seriously, how does that work?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Magnets.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Rainbows.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 19, 2010 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s an extreme fly ball pitcher who has a 1.52 K/BB, and is getting away with smoke and mirrors right now. Add just one more home run to his stat line (which would still put his HR/FB rate well below the league average) and his FIP goes up to the ~4.3 range. He hasn’t been good.
I was promised lasagna.
I mean, are really missing much by dropping Bautista?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 18, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Your favorite description, as I recall.
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
/Romo gets DFA’d
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah Casilla or Bautista should GTFO
Preferably Rohlinger gets called 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
I’d be fine with calling up both of them and going with 11 pitchers.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowker?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I'd rather he stay in AAA until he gets a chance to be in the lineup everyday.
So basically, never.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Bowker needs more experience hitting major league pitchers, so of course he’s in triple AAA. He’s been Borked.
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, if the game was going to end on a strikeout, Whiteside could have had the decency to strike out looking on a pitch nowhere near the strike zone.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
like it mattered
everyone watching knew the reason that whitey took those pitches is cuz he couldnt see them
hahaha
Thanks for the laugh, but I’m still pissed at failside and fuzzi.
No.
If Nate had pinch hit, they would have walked him and then pitched to a pinch hitter.
Since there were no position players left, you just can’t do that.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
MADBUM
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yeah, I like him too, but dude can’t hit a curveball.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Fortunately, Rodriguez does not have one.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Uh...
Did you watch Whiteside’s AB? What do you think he struck out on?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
A slider!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Pitch f/x calls that pitch a curveball the last two years. Either way, I doubt MadBum could have hit it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The announcers have always called it a slider, but I and they could both be wrong.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I wasn't following closely . . .
. . . on radio (we’re out of area), but I’m fairly sure Flemming called it a curve.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Looked like a slider to me, and I think Kuip called it as such… and I have distinct memories of being called a slider throughout his career. But I’ve often been hilariously wrong and this could be another one of those times.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Ah, but I have Wikipedia on my side
His breaking ball comes in two varieties—a hard curve which appears to be a strike and suddenly breaks down and out of the strike zone (often confused with a slider), and a slower, looping, more traditional curve which makes right-handed batters’ knees buckle before breaking back into the strike zone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_rod#Pitches
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
I’ll concede to Wikipedia, particularly because I was just being annoying. Neither one of them can hit anything that breaks with any consistency. Would have liked to see it happen with the winning run in scoring position.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Uh, yes
he does. Or if you want to call it a slider – whatever it is, MadBum probably can’t hit it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Fair enough. Though obviously, neither can Whiteside. And the winning run would have been at second.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yeah, I strongly doubt he’d have done any better vs K-Rod (who is still pretty nasty, even if he isn’t as good as he was in Anaheim) than Whiteside did.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He wouldn’t have pitched him the same way though. He had a base to play with in the Whiteside atbat. With the bases loaded he might have tried to get ahead of him with a fastball.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 18, 2010 7:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
honestly
I can’t believe our team was in a situation IN THE TENTH INNING where we were in danger of having to pinch hit with a pitcher. That’s just bad roster management.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Just so.
Whyever Bochean decided that the team still needs 13 pitchers is beyond comprehension to anyone save them. Mind, having Panda go down didn’t help, but, as someone has already noted, that’s part of what benches are for.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Bochean = Bochy + Sabean
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I feel like I should be angrier than I am…
As a Giants’ fan I am kind of used to shit like this happening…
Five game winning streak, undefeated after the All-Star Break, going for the four game sweep, walk-off win on getaway day, Ishi ties it up, winning run on third with one out, Sanchez comes up, hits it to third, Ishikawa comes home! He slides and HE IS SAFE!!! GIANTS WIN!!! GIANTS W-…..uh, what?
Of course….right, that makes sense, that’s more like it…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 18, 2010 4:29 PM PDT reply actions
Sing now
“Always look on the bright side of life . . . "
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 18, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
“Life’s a piece of shit …”
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Jul 18, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I think instead of" magic inside" it should be “finding ways to lose since 1957”
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
I could tell he was safe from section 332. What a bullshit call.
FREE BUSTER
by TimLincecumIsGod on Jul 18, 2010 4:30 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Freddy Sanchez
is a slap hitting fucker. He has absolutely no pop, and doesn’t hit anything but singles He’s so fucking annoying to look at too. He’s the pussy who can’t hit a high curveball in the air or out of the fucking infield. Fuck Cuzzi and Freddy Sanchez.
been done. Anyone in addition to Sanchez?
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by gallo del cielo on Jul 18, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Hard to blame Wilson
but we should.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 18, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
/takes hatchet off of wall and glares at gallo
by Into the Void on Jul 18, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck
Whiteside too. But he’s a backup catcher who is in there every 5 games. Freddy Sanchez is a starting 2B making 6 million a year to hit singles every once in a while.
I believe Ryan Cavan shares your philosophy
"Row(and) will come out of this. You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys." - Bruce Bochy 05-31-10
"...and with Titanic's transverse bulkheads and watertight doors, it renders this vessel practically unsinkable." - "Shipbuilder" magazine, 1912
freddy is overpaid
its as simple as that
fly ball scores that run….and he cant do that
that is what you get when you pay big money for a singles hitter
Yup.
We should have gotten one of those guys who hit .850 or .900 every year, not a stinkin’ .290 hitter.
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Yeah. Or a 28 year old with a career .267/.351/.441 line, who is willing to sign for under $3M, and is under team control for 3 more years.
Whichever one was available, I always forget.
I was promised lasagna.
Is that Lopez?
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Kelly Johnson
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Thanks
too lazy to look it up
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
And now that I have...
Career slash lines and contracts signed this offseason:
Freddy Sanchez: .297/.334/.412, 2yrs/$12m
Kelly Johnson: .267/.351/.441, 1yr/$2.35m
Felipe Lopez: .270/.339/.400, 1yr/$1m
Orlando Hudson: .282/.348/.427, 1yr/$5m
I’m going to copy and paste this into Word so I can use it the next time someone defends that signing.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
not too big a difference and yet he got the most money and years by far
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I had this same thought last week.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
well Feddy is probably the best defensive player of those 4. I haven’t actually seen Hudson play much lately but I’ve heard he’s not the same player defensively he once was. Then again you also left out the part where Freddy has missed a lot more games this year than any of the rest of them.
Thing A
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Freddy did have two hits in the game. You really going to whine about the signing because of one at bat where he didn’t come through? I guess you know for a fact that another second baseman would have. How come nobody’s mad at Huff? He had TWO chances to get a hit there and didn’t do it. Sanchez only had one.
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by rxmeister on Jul 18, 2010 7:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
But look at how low their averages are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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This was discussed extensively . . .
. . . on a couple of FanPosts. The reality is that in terms of bang for the buck in terms of offensive productivity for dollars paid, FSanchez’s contract is roughly mid-range for second-baseman signings over the past two or three seasons.
At the time FSanchez was signed (which drops Johnson out), there were only two other free-agent second basemen worth serious consideration, Orlando Hudson and Felipe Lopez. Hudson was about the same age as Sanchez but with better offense; Lopez was about the same offense as Sanchez, but younger; all three were considered, give or take only a little, about average defensively. In the end, Hudson’s contractual bang/buck ratio was roughly comparable to FSanchez’s, but Lopez’s would have been a steal.
So it wasn’t the best signing available, but neither was it outrageous by prevailing standards.
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Past two or three years is irrelevant. He wasn’t signed three years ago. He was signed this year, when there at least 8, probably more, similar players on the market, and the question is how his contract compares to theirs.
I was promised lasagna.
That part . . .
. . . the “past two or three years”, wasn’t my idea, it was a list of supposed comps someone else threw out there on a FanPost. It does, though, serve as a rough guide to “typical” bang-for-the-buck rates for second basemen in recent times.
But focussing on exactly when FSanchez was re-signed, I seriously question the “8, probably more, similar” part, though I suppose it depends on one’s value for “similar”. At that time, only Hudson and Lopez were reasonable alternatives. Hudson’s eventual deal was a bit better, but essentially comparable, while—as I said—Lopez was a steal.
I reckon the big mistake was not the signing but the original trade, which was obviously made with the built-in presumption of a re-signing; in effect, they signed a free agent before seeing what the actual free-agent market would be.
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I reckon the big mistake was not the signing but the original trade, which was obviously made with the built-in presumption of a re-signing; in effect, they signed a free agent before seeing what the actual free-agent market would be.
Exactly. I use these stats and contracts to attack the trade, not the resigning. The Giants paid prospects to sign a free agent. I love it when my favorite team does shit like that.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Ronnie Belliard has a career .274/.339/.417 line – essentially identical to Sanchez’s has hit .286/.342/.445 over the past three years (better than Sanchez), and signed for nothing (under $1M). He wasn’t just a reasonable alternative – considering the money, he was clearly a better one.
Placido Polanco is a rich man’s Sanchez, and indeed signed a larger deal with Philadelphia.
Adam Kennedy is a weird one – he was once good, then very bad, then had what seemed like a bounce-back year in 2009. Overall he was looking like a slightly worse version of Sanchez (.276/.330/.389 career line, equally good defense better baserunning), and signed for 2 years, $3.5M.
Juan Uribe was Juan Uribe.
You’ve mentioned Hudson and Lopez.
So that’s 6, not 8. And then there’s Kelly Johnson, by far the best deal of all them. He, indeed, wasn’t available when Sanchez was signed, which brings us back to the main problem – Sabean rushed to re-sign Sanchez, in a year in which it made absolutely no sense to go for a safe, mediocre option at 2B before testing the market (since the market was flooded with comparable players). You’ve made this point here, and I (and others) have been making it ever since the signing.
There are 3 possible reasons for his decision – refusing to admit a mistake, and re-signing Sanchez to make the trade look worthwhile; actually thinking that Sanchez is much better than any of the other options, despite having little reason to believe so; not bothering to check the state of the free agent 2010 market before the signing.
Basically, pride, poor talent evaluation, or laziness. Your opinion of Sabean probably determines which of the 3 you think is most likely.
I was promised lasagna.
Belliard signed a non guaranteed deal
(it became guaranteed if he was under 210 lbs at any point during ST-which he never was IIRC) for 5K more than… BRANDON MEDDERS
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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
So smart move, agent Ned
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
One has to take the LOLFAT into consideration when valuating Belly-lard.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
32
And he is still pretty much on for his career averages.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Yeah. That is down a good 60 to 70 points.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Basically . . .
. . . he’s short by 2 home runs. I have a poor memory, but I seem to recall his hitting one or two that were pretty close to going out, so I’d wait the season out before drawing any conclusions on diminishing power.
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Still declining.
Projections have him at like a .305 wOBA for the rest of the year. That’s just not good, especially for a #2 hitter.
But . . .
. . .he’s not a #2 hitter, except in Bochy’s, ah, mind. Rightly used, he’s a #7 or #8.
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That depends quite a bit . . .
. . . on the position he plays. For a second baseman, it is pretty much mid-range, as a dollars-per-offense (using the offense metric of your choice) should demonstrate. “Mid-range” means just that: that bargains might be found doesn’t make a given deal a bad one per se, any more than gross overspending by others would make it good. If the Giants could have signed Lopez for less cost than FSanchez, which one suspects they could have (considering the huge disparity in final contracts), they should have, and it would have been a pretty good deal indeed; but if, for whatever reason, they couldn’t, they did about next-best with what there actually was to be had right then.
(I won’t go into the various other options than FSanchez, Lopez, and Hudson save to say that whatever others’ definitions of “similar” may be, they are all substantially outside mine.)
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Your overpaid...
and you can’t hit home runs and you only hit singles.
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
Sanchez is what he is.
He is a high average hitter and has never hit for power.
I dunno why this pisses you off now.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
High average?
Are you fucking kidding me? How is he hitting for a high average? An OPS below 700? What else are you going to excuse. An OPS under 700 is going to piss me off no matter who it’s coming from.
Oh, that's right . . .
. . . real major-leagures never have slumps. Naughty Freddy!
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HAHAHA
No sense in even trying to refute that genius. A slump…wow.
He is . . .
. . . coming into today, 5 hits under what one would expect from his career data. Two good days in a row and he’s right there. It is not like some sort of season-long terribleness. It is hard to see clearly when you have blood in your eyes.
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That’s for sure. When he came back earlier this year and was lining base hits all over the place and making great defensive plays everyone loved him. Now he’s in a slump and everyone jumps off the bandwagon. He’ll get hot again, so don’t hurt yourself jumping back on. It’s funny to see him getting ripped for that at bat when that at bat won the fucking game! It was the bad call that cost us the game. Sanchez could’ve struck out there as well, but he needed to put the ball in play and he did.
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by rxmeister on Jul 18, 2010 8:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He hits in the .290 range over full seasons.
Never for power. That will lead to his OPS being around that area. My point still stands. He has been this way for quite sometime. This is not new. This is the guy we traded for.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
All-Star!
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Former Batting Champion!
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
And almost all of that guy’s value is in his defense. He should be hitting 7th or 8th.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Agreed
but still getting angry over what he does normally like it was a shock to you is still pretty stupid.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I don’t want him to hit for power there, I just want him to do better than a weakass ground ball to third.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Ok
but the original comment I was referring to was mad that he did not hit for power and that he was a slap hitter.
Of course we wish that that play did not come down to the umpire. I wish he had gotten one of his magical just over the reach of the fielder hits.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
His hacking annoys me.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I could say that about several Giants hitters.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I know, but my subconscious thinks execrable trade when it sees Sanchez and it makes it more annoying to me than with homegrowns or cheap bargain-bins.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
True.
LOL Extension.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
He does seem to get that. He’s just saying it’s silly to expect him to be a different player than he is.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He
also said he’s a high average hitter, referring to his old stats, which are far superior to his current stats, and his last two years. He NEEDS to be able to put the ball out of the infield, singles hitter or not.
He’s a .297 career hitter, that’s fairly high for a career average.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is the player that he is.
It doesn’t mean he sucks. Especially when he plays above average 2B defense.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
GOD DAMN YOU ARE DENSE
It is not about him sucking or not. It is about you being surprised TODAY about him being the hitter he has always been.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Who said I was surprised
I was merely stating that our 2B is a singles hitting player with virtually no value on the offensive side. I am angry that he can’t hit a high curveball to the outfield. That doesn’t take power or boost his average. In that situation he needs to put that ball in the air. Whatever, we agree he sucks, I’m over it, Giants were robbed, and Sanchez let them down again. Cool.
I'm lost
I don’t know what you are all arguing about…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 18, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
True.
We don’t get that. His career OPS is around.738, not .700. His career power factor is 1.39, which is not bad for a non-slugging hitter (1.32 is more typical). His career walks rate is 4.9%, which is not good, but this year it’s a lot higher (as it is for most of the squad, thank you BamBam), 8.7%. All in all, for a middle infielder he is not a fantastic hitter, but is a pretty good one. Do you get that?
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Yeah it is...
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
I don't blame Freddy
Ishikawa was clearly safe blame it all on fuckin Cuzzi and Whiteside for horrible pitches called against Davis
by 49erEmpire on Jul 18, 2010 4:34 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
it took a crappy throw from Wright
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I blame freddy too
he’s technically our best hitter behind posey and panda and he hit 2 singles today yet after that just dribblers to 3rd.
Uh, no he isn’t. He’s not even close.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Huff
Torres
Uribe
Burrell?
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Renteria is at least as good as him, if not a bit better.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
All-Star!
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Sorry I forgot we had Huff and Torres
Uribe meh.
How do you forget we have Aubrey Huff and Andres Torres? WTF
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Haha I don't know really
Probably because I was super pissed and thought Sanchez was our number two hitter for a reason. Never again will I forget we have Huff and Torres. Happy?
You need to say five Hail Aubreys
Only then will we discuss forgiving you
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Does not . . .
. . . Wilson have sufficient flexibility in his neck to shake his head?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
fuck this game
let’s forget about it and get ready to kick some dodger ass. we have our three hottest pitchers going for us in LA.
by 49erEmpire on Jul 18, 2010 4:31 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Need to channel this anger into taking three from the Dodgers and kicking their ass while they are down
by oldgiantsguy on Jul 18, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
as bad as the umps were
going 1 for 15 with RISP is the problem. not the umps. not the pitching
by justhangin on Jul 18, 2010 4:31 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
so luck?
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
Probably not what he was trying to say but yes, they were pretty unlucky today.
It comes and goes.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
That
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 18, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I'd say the Giants deserved to lose this game,
even if it was in a bizarre, fuck it all fashion.
The Giants won
by hitting 1 for 15. Yes it sucks, but they won. The ump gave the game away.
I still think the umps were the problem
Santana is hard to hit.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Phil Cuzzi and his two Zs
Can’t even bag on him with a moderately clever anagram.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jul 18, 2010 4:34 PM PDT reply actions
I blame bochy the most, if he just left ishi in the game and took failside out
we were bound to win.
What? so the pitcher would be due up 8th?
by kingofthacove on Jul 18, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
nevermind, I guess that would make sense in retrospect.
by kingofthacove on Jul 18, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Earlier in the game..
take out whiteside, put posey behind the backstop and Ishi at first.
Did FP just pick a Met?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I will be so glad when he is not calling games anymore.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
especially when
even though the Giants lost, there were plenty of Giants to pick.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Thankfully Kruk is back tomorrow
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"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Looked like he pulled a muscle running on Uribe’s hit in the 9th.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Bad umpire is bad.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Jul 18, 2010 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Thanks, I get an unusual amount of crap for it on a Giants’ blog.
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by vinScullySucks on Jul 18, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Of all things Dodger, he is by far my least hated. He’s super nice and has always been complimentary of deserving Giants, their announcers in particular. And his call for Koufax’s 9th in that pitcher’s perfect game is absolutely classic.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yeah I like him, but he's way too overhyped..
at least nowadays. Yes he is and will always be a legend, but his raspy voice now just won’t do right now. Miller>Vin>Kuip>Kruk
The last two don’t deserve to even be in the same conversation with the first two.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 18, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
He kind of pisses me off. I’m surprised. Eckstein I hear is nice but no one on here ever defends his name.
Vin Scully has never hit a walk-off homer against the Giants.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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I don’t think Vin Scully has ever actually beat the Giants.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he’s incredibly overrated as an announcer, especially now. But he doesn’t seem like a bad guy.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind the way he talks
It’s mostly that I’ve probably listened to him do about 30 Dodger games in my life and heard all his stories 5 times each.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I've heard only bits and pieces mostly but that was enough.
Also, I like Kruk and Kuip. I don’t like the Mets announcers (even though they even said that Ishi was safe). Michael Kay from the Yankees really pisses me off. He’s such an ass.
Nothing...
is worse than the douche-bag from the White Sox, except maybe Buck and McCarver in the playoffs.
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
PUT IT ON THE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARD YES!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
YEEEEESSSS!
MERCY!
"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 GONE!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
I like Hawk, but I can certainly understand why people hate him. He’s the most egregious homer of any play-by-play guy I’ve heard. But I grew up listening to him, so I guess I got used to the homer-ism and just accepted it. I mean, the guy taught me where the phrase “can of corn” comes from; I can’t hate him after that!
Michael Kay is Lord of the Douches…
I stopped listening to ESPN Radio in NYC when he got his own radio show…
Grade A Douche…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 18, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Michael Kay
Today a batter struck out on a ball in the dirt, and Posada picked it up and threw wildly to first. The official scorer gave him an error. Kay said it was the pitchers fault for bouncing the pitch and Posada shouldn’t be charged with an error.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 18, 2010 8:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL michael kay
He’s a fucking douche and nearly as bad as hawk harelson. He does TV for the yankee’s though so he’s considered one of the best play by play guys in baseball. The same people who consider joe buck and tim mccarver legendary announcers of 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."
Biggest Douche in baseball
“Don’t tell me it’s baseball etiquette, it used to be etiquette to have black people as slaves”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTquJjTkfGo
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Never saw this
What a fucking douche bag how ironic that the yankee’s have the biggest joke of a broadcasting team in baseball. LOL JOHN STERLING LOL SUSAN WALRUSMAN LOLOL.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 18, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what stories he tells about the Giants now that he can’t talk about Randy Winn, who is not only the cousin of former major leaguer Damon Buford but also a college basketball teammate of Steve Nash.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
He probably still tells that story
With the added dimension that Schierholtz went to the same HS as Winn.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s pretty common knowledge, but from a recent article…
http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/pulling-up-a-chair-with-the-great-vin-scully/
We talked about his youth in Washington Heights, about becoming a Giants fan because he felt sorry for them when he saw a line score of a lopsided World Series defeat to the Yankees. Also, he said, the Giants made it easy for him to see games.
"My school was at 175th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, I guess, and the Polo Grounds was at 155th," Scully said. "I was a member of the Police Athletic League and the Catholic Youth Organization, so I could go to a lot of the games for free. School, in those days, we got out about 2:30, and the games were always 3:15 – no night games, of course. So I could walk the 20 blocks from my school to the Polo Grounds and see, oh my gosh, a whole bunch of games. There was an occasional time when I’d see an entire homestand, either free or I would sell my soft drink bottle — you got your deposit back — and I would sit in the bleachers for 55 cents. So that’s where I grew up, in the Polo Grounds, and I was growing up a rabid Giants fan. I worshiped Mel Ott."
His loyalty shifted when he took the Dodgers job, at age 22, and in 1957 he moved West with the team.
They could be Giants...but not really.
damn, I had some idea
I knew he was a big Mel Ott fan, but I just assumed that it was his announcing that he was a big fan of, like how some people here seem to like Scully.
VIN SCULLY CAN SUCK IT!
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I second the motion.
I find it incomprehensible that anyone thinks him good. Perhaps they’re all hypnotized by that incantative drone, because obviously no one ever listens to what he is actually saying. He pretty much just makes up most of what he says, so far as facts go. He refuses to make the least effort to find out how to pronounce player’s names (there’s the semi-famous F. P. Santangelo story). And—based on a long dinner conversation with one of his former on-air producers—he seems to be quite a douche, too, almost the mirror opposite of his on-air persona.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Come on, you gotta like that Koufax call, at least a little bit.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I could never, ever, understand what people see in him. He is uninformative, unfunny, and excruciatingly boring. I keep being told that he used to be great, but it’s just hard to imagine.
I was promised lasagna.
I think he’s informative, and I like his segues. He’s a hell of a lot better than the knuckle-dragging jocks that normally do broadcasting.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
boring
Regardless of the technical breakdown of how Vin calls a game, I find him incredibly boring…
The same recycled stories over and over again, that same voice which never changes tone, the lack of energy he brings to a heated rivalry…
Just because he has been calling games forever, doesn’t mean he is good at it…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 18, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He's washed up
It’s worse than the Biggio or Griffey farewell tours.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
The amazing part is that last year when I said as much here, I basically got immediately flamed/shot down.
I think this is the first time I've ever heard Ishi speak.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 18, 2010 4:48 PM PDT reply actions
Ishi's moment in the sun....DENIED!
He would have been mobbed at home by his teammates and been the hero of the day…
Not as bad as Armando Galaraga, but in the same neighborhood….
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 18, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
See but the thing is though Galaraga’s game would have been perfect it doesn’t affect standings or anything like that (not that i’m trying to say the blown call was unimportant) But this blown call affected the OUTCOME OF THE GAME. Especially when the NL West is such a tight race.
Also it pisses me off the Ump wouldn’t comment, wouldn’t just say “Sorry I fucked up the call” which separates him from Joyce and is why I have infinite more respect for Joyce than I do for Cuzzi.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
Haha, watching the replay and even the Mets announcers are like, “WOW HE WAS SO SAFE”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Henry Blanco said after the game that he couldn’t believe the umpire called Ishi out. He said it wasn’t even close.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 18, 2010 8:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
In fact . . .
. . . he was a deal stronger about it then even that. He said that he hoped Cuzzi would be disciplined somehow for the terribleness of the call. He really was quite outspoken; one of the NY papers has the interview (News or Post, I think).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"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." - Sabean 7/11/10
Fuck Cuzzi
Fuck Whiteside
Fuck Sanchez for not hitting a sac fly
Fuck Bochy and Sabean for keeping a 13-man pitching staff
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
The way it should be.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
You can't blame Whiteside
What exactly were you expecting there?
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
uhhh not a strikeout
big money would’ve done better
Hit for the cycle
In 1 AB.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 18, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He can at least make contact instead of striking out weakly.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Can he?
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
At least try
He looked like Rowand on that strike 3.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Look on the bright side
Denny Bautista was available in the bullpen instead of John Bowker off the bench, no way Bowker could ever hit a pinch hit home run…what, wait, you mean Bowker has already done that this year….nevermind.
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but
Bowker would have been facing K-Rod. Has he ever hit a PH homer against a pitcher that good?
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know
He lacks grizzle so Bork doesn’t let him hit against “good” pitchers like K-Fraud.
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t K-Rod pitching when Bowker hit that PH Homer against New York earlier this year?
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Thanks
I’m too angry than to rely on anything but memory.
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN201005070.shtml
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It was K-Rod!
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
It actually pisses me off that I’m more right than I thought I was. BORK !?!?!…can suck it.
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
He had a PH walk and scored the tying run against Mejia in another game in that series.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Obviously
Would provide nothing off the bench.
I hate you Bork!
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
well he probably wouldn’t have had to. The threat of having Bowker on the bench probably means they wouldn’t have walked Nate pinch hitting for Eli.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Good point
hadn’t thought of that
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but all that pressure of facing a New York team would have gotten to him. I mean, it’s not like that pinch hit homer was against the Mets…nevermind.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
This
+1
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be nice
if he acknowledged that Giants relievers can throw fastballs occasionally.
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
Obviously
You lack the grizzle to see the error with fastballs.
What the hell ever happened to don’t get beat with your 2nd best pitch.
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully the rest of you enjoy your Sunday.
Here is hoping they make a move to change the short bench.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I hope the injury isn’t too serious, whatever it is.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Don't watch the recap
Pretend the giants lost 3-1.
"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 seems to me
that whatever the injury is to Panda, it was already known about since there seem to be no concern when he looked lame on several occasions today and they never took him in to do a better examination.
Did you notice, though, . . .
. . . that it apparently took a signal from Burrell for them to even notice that there was a problem?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Man i need to get a job. If only they would pay me for playing brawl.
"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 18, 2010 5:01 PM PDT reply actions
So where’s the article on the front page of ESPN that says “Missed call at plate costs giants walk off win, mets in in 10”.
oh wait, no one cares about defending the giants being violated and it won’t be mentioned LOL MLB.
"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."
Mets avoid four-game sweep thanks to Davis’ clutch hit
lol, sure ESPN.
by kingofthacove on Jul 18, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLESPN
The Douche-bag leader
"Triple A baseball isn’t very good. I’m going to tell you that right now. Especially from a pitching standpoint. Anybody who can pitch is in the big league." -BS
"YOU'RE A PAIN IN MY ASS! STOP BEING THAT" - Mel Gibson
by Giant Torture on Jul 18, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah clutch hit indeed
More like: Umpire saves mets from walk off loss on blatant miscall, whiteside fails in 10.
"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."
Another thing
Is it illegal to use Romo in a one-run game?
Has he even pitched since the ASG? Going into the 9th down 2-1 would change a lot.
And fuck Phil Cuzzi.
I agree. I usually like the bullpen management, but those were still high leverage situations, and he was only using end of bullpen (Ray, Bautista, and Martinez warming up) guys.
by kingofthacove on Jul 18, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
he still hates Romo
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’ve yet to hear a rational argument against instant replay
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
“but human error is part of the game!” I fucking hate it when people say that. If we end up one game out of the wild card I’m going to lose it.
by Into the Void on Jul 18, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, in this case, ether spelling works...
This play EFFECTED the game because it didn’t end it when it was supposed to.
It also AFFECTED the game because it changed the outcome and forced a 10th inning.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I’m not buying it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 19, 2010 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Johnny D gets it for free.
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 19, 2010 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
With a name like Johnny Disaster, what would you expect?
:D
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Yes
This is getting old
And nobody seems to talk about it.
It’s all “Ike Davis lifts Mets.”
Bullshit.
You just know that if it had been reversed and the Mets had gotten screwed out of the winning run and the Giants had gone on to win, all the headlines would have been about how they got screwed.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Because Yankees Red Sox games might be made even longer, and those are the only games anybody really cares about, right?
by sarf_london_niner on Jul 18, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, the guy on ESPN is retarded.
First guy: “He was safe. Great throw by David Wright”
Second guy: “He was NOT safe.”
First guy: “…still a great throw by David Wright”
uh no
Their biased fuck heads that don't give two shits about the giants being screwed
Just like the umpire who made the call himself.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Wow. Intense PGT is intense
No TV for me so i fell asleep at the end of the 7th.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 5:15 PM PDT reply actions
Not to sound like I'm playing LOL manager
But I really would have used romo for the 10th, oh well.
"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 would have used Romo for the 8th, but Wilson is the best reliever on the team, so I have no problem putting him in in the tenth.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
I have a problem with it
since Wilson has now gone 3 in a row with a Dodger series starting Monday
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
This
The mets had also not seen romo all series so he’d have been an excellent option.
"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."
Romo should have been used somewhere, sometime.
Not Chris fucking Ray and Denny Bautista with Joe Martinez warming up.
I dislike the manager using the closer in a tie game but most managers always use their closer at home in a tie 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."
There was never going to be a save situation in that game.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing is, but Wilson is a better pitcher than him, so he should have been pitching in the 10th.
Though Romo should have been pitching over Ray.
by kingofthacove on Jul 18, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
well they used him twice already
and Romo was very well rested and was not used at all so they may have had a harder time against him. That’s the only reason I would want him over Wilson.
It was the heart of the Mets order, so it made sense to use Wilson. Perhaps if it was the bottom of the order, he would have used someone else.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 18, 2010 8:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He should have used Romo earlier
My only issue with using Wilson there is that he’d pitched two straight days, plus the ASG. But, he’s also the team’s best reliever. I’d really be fine with either him or Romo in that situation.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Can’t get a save in extras at home.
Honestly the one thing I do like that Bochy does he doesn’t only use Wilson in a 9th inning save situation. He uses him when he needs his best reliever on the mound.
I have no problems using Wilson.
I have an issue not using Romo and having a small bench coming back to bite us in the ass.
I did not see joe martinez warming up in the 8th
/pukes
"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 Cuzzi
And I though the Mauer blown call was bad. He just built on his history of suck.
They could be Giants...but not really.
by esseffgeez on Jul 18, 2010 5:17 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
wow
When you look at the picture, it’s not even close.
LOL gotta do whatever it takes to help the mets avoind getting swept, just the way mr selig likes 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."
That really makes me wonder what he was looking at.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
"HEY IM A FUCKING TERRIBLE UMPIRE!"
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
You have dirt on your shoe
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 18, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
“I am Phil Cuzzi. I am a total dick.”
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
"I'm not gonna blow this call...I'm not gonna blow this call..I'm not gonna blow this call..."
/blows call
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Cuzzi= italian=new yorker=mets fan
SCIENCE
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
Is Italian a race?
I thought being Italian is an ethnicity
Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.
-Kurt Vonnegut
by Classy_Argonaut on Jul 18, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
No, but it is a Giro.
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 19, 2010 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
FP Santangelo is Italian
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 18, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, how long you want me to watch “it” for?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
He also pissed all over the Mets. The Giants just happened to catch him being terrible at the worst possible moment.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
any word on Pablo’s pulled groinfat or lolhamstring?
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...
AmyGGiants
Bochy said Pablo came out b/c his hip tightened up on him. It happened earlier in the gm when Panda hit a lead off double in the 2nd inning.
They could be Giants...but not really.
The doctor told me I had tight hips when I got a physical once.
he also told me I needed to lose weight.
Correlation?
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 18, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The old gout is acting up.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Upon intense reflection, my opinion is that neither team really deserved to win. It just so happened that the Giants received the worst call, but they had a myriad of chances to take the lead before that point. The Mets were largely clown shows on top of being worked over by Cuzzi. Almost no one pitched well in relief. Both teams played badly. Let’s move on and try to take advantage of that problematic Dodgers pitching.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
the problematic Dodger pitching will turn into excellent Dodger pitching once we get a hold of them
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
We also face Kershaw.
And Bills who just rapes us.
At least Posey won’t be our 9th inning pinch hitter this time.
The giants have plenty of momentum
The dodgers just got swept in brutal heart breaking fashion in a 4 game series by the cardinals. They led 4-0 today in the 8th inning and torre brought broxton in for the 5 out save after justin miller gave up 1 run and had a runner on second. Broxton gave up consecutive 2 out RBI hits to make it 4-3 and then in the 9th he summoned his qualis. He gave up a 2 out 0-2 count RBI single to a cardinal farm hand under the mendoza line and then holliday sent him home. He threw 45 pitches in total and it was joe torres birthday, I imagine the dodgers feel much worse than the giants do.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Another thing to keep in mind
is that not only did the Dodgers just get swept, but they spent four games sweltering their asses off in St. Louis this weekend. And when I say sweltering, I mean hot, sweaty, oppressive, draining, death like, gawd this is hell weather. I know, since I’ve been in Missouri all weekend, and its sucked!
Chris Gloor: my lefty is bigger than your lefty
by crazedcrustacean on Jul 18, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Clown Shows
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh.
I’m glad my typo led to this.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I feel like it sums up today pretty well.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
this
and after such a promising first couple innings
6/30/10- The Beginning of a New Era
by Bballpitcher2 on Jul 18, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I went to Dodgers.com to and put best available and it gave me two tickets that were $650 each.
gee thanks
LOL the mcCheaps
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I read an article that McCourt’s wife had evidence that McCourt was attempting to double ticket prices and lower payroll under 80 mil. Or something like that.
LOL Dodgers.
Wow
I don’t doubt that for a second, LOL DODGERS!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Trying to secure Chinese investors for the project, as well as financing for a stake in a Premiership soccer team, Frank wrote a plan to double Dodger ticket prices over the next eight years while lowering payroll. None of this would be known had Jamie’s side not revealed Frank’s scheme through court papers.
If you read it over and over and then picture the Dodgers letting Ethier hit FA, you’ll feel much better.
Broxton, ethier, and kemp all go to FA and they re-sign russel martin and james loney to fat super star deals LOL MCCOURTS.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I’m willing to bet you 100$ irl that andrew bailey will be closing for the yankee’s by 2012. I wouldn’t be surprised if they get their hands on suzuki either seeing as he’s the only legit catcher that will be available in the next few years.
"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."
Even odds?
I’ll take that bet.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It’d be hard to put one that down with even odds, it’s almost certain to happen. Then again rivera could keep pitching till he’s 45 and the yankee’s will continue to be blessed by immortal 9th innings.
"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."
So you'll give me what, 10-to-1?
I get $1,000 if he doesn’t close for the Yankees by 2012, you get $100 if he does? Sounds fair to me.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Just like the pau gasol trade.
"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 HALLADAY
getting owned by the wind on fly balls.
"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
I turned it on the 7th and thankfully was in the shower for the 9th. I’m glad sanchez didn’t get cain’d and santana got denied a win but no comment on anything else.
"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."
Eric Byrnes as the penguin salt and pepper shakers is amazing.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Milton Bradley as the unstable watermelon and Chone Figgins the crappy wine FTW
They could be Giants...but not really.
The Dirtbag one is by far my favorite.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Random Symbol Portraits used to be my hobby
except that you shouldn’t have to explain the meaning, just the name of the person should make it obvious why the artist picked the object to symbolize that person
for example a portrait of an attractive woman eating fried chicken would be titled “Wade Boggs”
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
That was fun.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
omg
I love you
from a Giants fan.
Matt Cain: He’ll save children, but not the Dodger children.
“Out, out, Fred Lewis!” – JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Jul 18, 2010 8:49 PM EDT reply actions
I was promised lasagna.
That whole thread is awesome
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
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I was ready for the 3-1 loss, but this....THIS!
Remember this game when the Giants finish the season one game short of a playoff sp—oh forget it.
Boo to the umpire man. And curses to the gods of baseball who never tire of tormenting their followers.
Remember when wilson got screwed on a 2-2 pitch against the phillies? We will come back to haunt those two games for something that the giants could not control.
"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
Bud selig wouldn’t have it any other way.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
The phillies radio guys said the play was not close at all and the umpire blatantly ignored what his eyes told him and made a biased call.
"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 feel like he made a bad call or two, and then just kept trying to make up for it hoping it would even out over time.
If this happened to the yankee’s the MLB would have made a “special exception” to review it and see that its a blatant mis call and give the yankee’s the win since it was a walk off situation. Unfortunately we’re the giants against a marquee opponent and we get screwed and no one acknowledges. If only bork had ran out of the dugout screaming bloody murder with his large head and maybe getting the umpire to get his crew together.
"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."
For some reason I totally imagined that, but then all went wrong as Bork’s giant ass head caused a weight imbalance and he totally toppled head first over.
Now I’m laughing.
Did you imagine the part where this would never happen to the yankee’s due to the blatant bias that is the MLB?
"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 see all this bitching abou Whiteside, Mole, the Umps
But none about the Padres. Cuz seriously, fuck the Padres.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 18, 2010 6:00 PM PDT reply actions
There new name is suertes
Since they are lucky as fuck night in and night out and seem to never lose tie games at home.
"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."
Fuck the Madres.
Except A-Gonz, because he’s so good and isn’t annoying and lucky like everyone else there.
And he's having such a great year that there is no way the padres will be able to pay him
Every time I see him have a good a night it is awesome because every dinger he hits is more moneyz the padres can’t afford to pay 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 hope its cozy in there
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 18, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Does it seriously make you feel better to post this crap?
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i truly don't understand half the pics he posts
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
MAN YOU SHOWED ME
I RETRACT MY PREVIOUS STATEMENT.
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BANDWIDTH WASTAGE DOWN THE STRETCH NERBS
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
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"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 18, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
So they just showed a video tribute to jon miller with some of his calls
And it was all him doing calls for ESPN, 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."
Here's another one, even better:
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2010/07/19/sports/ALT-Y-METS.html
(I didn’t want to hot-link it.)
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How can the MLB not over-turn that straight up? It’s not even a bang bang play that was definitely the worst call all year by an umpire and of course against the 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."
You can’t overturn judgement calls. Regardless of how terrible they are.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Why am I still laughing at this?
Actually, Cuzzi very nearly did this to Sandoval today.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Rules-based decisions.
Where the facts are not really in question but what to do about them is.
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Letting the other team bat out of order.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I have a history of having bad stress responses to Giants games
I am very, very , very happy I chose to take a nap rather than watch the end of this one. Stroke of luck there.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
This
Missing the 9th inning was good for the sanity of every single giants fan.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
:(
"To feel like I was so sure the game was over was satisfying but then my heart sunk when I saw him raise his arm for the out. It was tough. I felt like I made it but Phil and I have different opinions. There was no explanation, he just called me out. For me to be so sure about it was tough."
They could be Giants...but not really.
Biased umpire is biased
Reminds me of that giant hater bill wegner who’s fucked us over twice already this 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."
Come on, he’s not biased. Did you see the next AB, where he inexplicably called Huff’s inning ending ground out a foul ball for no apparent reason?
I was promised lasagna.
I mean, Cuzzi’s still bad and not biased, but I remember the third base ump signaling foul before Cuzzi did.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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That’s just weird, why would you let the 3rd base ump decide this? The home plate ump is right on the ball.
I was promised lasagna.
Because he made the signal and therefore it could not be taken back, obv.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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OK, watching the replay, you’re right, Cuzzi as pointing toward the field.
That’s a really odd call. Why is the 3rd base ump even getting involved?
I was promised lasagna.
video link?
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The play where the ball is right in front of the plate?
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
OK. Yeah that is really weird. I always though the rule of thumb is that the home plate umpire makes the call on any fair/foul call before the 1st and 3rd bases.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he thought it hit home plate off the bat, and that the catcher was blocking Cuzzi’s view?
I was promised lasagna.
It should still be fair if it hit the plate…
Or are you referring to a double hit with the bat?
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the plate is in foul territory. If not than I really have no idea.
If it had it the bat twice, it should have been an out, not a foul ball, so it’s not that.
I was promised lasagna.
If it hits the plate and goes fair then it is fair. But I really don’t know the ruling if the catcher picks the all up off the plate. If the ruling is foul, then maybe that is what the 3rd base umpire saw (as you said up there somewhere).
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope
That’s why the pentagonal shape: it’s the meeting of the foul lines. The entire plate is in fair territory.
Looking at replays, I suspect that the third-base ump saw it as hitting behind the plate, and hence being a foul ball and dead. The replays show it not so, but it might have looked that way to him (TV seriously foreshortens the view, so you don’t see quite what the ump saw).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Why wouldn’t the ball be fair if it hits behind the plate and rolls into fair territory?
I thought it would be treated the same as a ball that goes from foul to fair down the chalk before the bag.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
The Official Rules . . .
. . . are a nightmare to navigate, much less understand as written. I think that a ball that hits in foul territory then enters fair territory remains foul unless it passes a base. But that’s essentially a guess.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
You must be a ML Umpire
But that’s essentially a guess.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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A ball that hits in foul territory and the rolls fair is a fair ball unless it was touched by someone in foul ground.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Just about to post this.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
and yes, the official rules are a mess. The wording leave a lot of questions unanswered.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I once . . .
. . . offered to Sandy Alderson, when he was on the Rules Committee of MLB, to re-write the rules, for free—I used to do tech writing and editing for a living—but nothing ever came of it. (I think now if I had offered to do it for fifty grand or something, it might have been considered.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
As if baseball would ever change anything about itself without a lawsuit being involved.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
exactly. but that is what happened.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"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." - Sabean 7/11/10
Isn't his name Mark Wegner?
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More fuel.
For those who may have forgotten all the stuff that came out after Cuzzi’s infamous foul-line call at Yankee stadium, here is some stuff from the AP:
Cuzzi began umpiring in 1985 in the New York-Penn League. By 1991, he was a fill-in for the NL, and he worked a total of 95 games in the majors in a three-year span. . . . Then on the day before Thanksgiving in 1993 came the dreaded call. He had done well, but there were no foreseeable spots for him in the majors, and he was being released — forever. . . .Cuzzi was one of 25 new umpires hired in 1999 as a response to mass resignations that were part of a failed labor ploy.
.
Working [as a bartender] at the VIP lounge at a hotel in New Jersey in July 1996, a chance meeting with NL president Len Coleman led to a unique second chance: Cuzzi, out of baseball for three seasons, could return to the only job he ever wanted if he started over at the bottom.
So now you know.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Good thing this isn’t a controversy at all to the national media and they are touching themselves basking in a “win” for phil cuzzi’s mets.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I think the AP story is based on this: http://www.oldbelleville.org/cuzzi.html
They could be Giants...but not really.
Nah
Firing him ON thanksgiving would be douchey.
by Into the Void on Jul 18, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Via a piece of paper stuffed inside the turkey.
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Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 18, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
For those who missed the play
Video is here if you want to push thumbs into your eyeballs
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10045271
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
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I keep accepting this game ended a lot better than I thought it was going to during the 7th inning. Then I watch that video and flip the nerd rage switch back on, LOL CUZZI.
"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’m just glad that the Mets announcers were as angry about the call as I’m sure we all were. I was expecting them to glorify Wright for no reason, but hats off to them for doing the right thing.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Just ridiculous
If you’re not able to make a correct call on a play that clear-cut, you really are not qualified to umpire major league games.
Also, that was one pathetic swing of the bat by Freddy. Why is he pulling a pitch like that? That pitch was begging to be taken up the middle. Epic fail by Freddy. And I’d be saying that even if Cuzzi had made the correct call.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
LOL halladay
I enjoy seeing the phillies lose.
"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 home from the game
I was sad, then I was excited, then I was sad, then I was even more sad. =(
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It’s time to start drinking then.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Or embrace your inner timmy.
"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
Cuzzi said that he had not yet seen the replay. "I’ll look at it, but I figured I’d eat first," he said, laughing. "He made a decent attempt to put the tag on him. That’s what it looked to me, and that’s why I called him out."
They could be Giants...but not really.
WTF
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
douchebag
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
'laughing'?
Not that the owners care about baseball, but if they did they’d put an ethics component into their next contract with the umpires. That attitude just rankles.
Seriously. This guy shouldn’t be allowed dinner tonight.
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
How about making a decent attempt at fucking yourself?
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
“I just cost a team a game because I’m a stupid asshole,” said Cuzzi, laughing. “But fuck ‘em. The Mets just tried so dang hard I couldn’t help myself.”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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by groug on Jul 18, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"He had a good face."
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How is someone like this an umpire?
I don’t see how the MLB can not take any action over this, this is fucking bullshit.
"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."
See the notes elsethread.
In a sense, he isn’t an umpire, just the ghost of one. He was let go once and weaseled his way back into the minors, then came the umpire’s strike and the subs, and there we are.
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To Phil Cuzzi, Ishikawa could have beaten the throw by a mile and been clearly safe, but if Blanco made a decent attempt to tag him (even if it was already after they started celebrating), he still would have been out.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That doesn't sound too bad.
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I should put the link up:
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2010/07/henry-blanco-rips-phil-cizzi.html
I appreciate Henry Blanco’s honesty and willingness to speak up.
They could be Giants...but not really.
To bad he didn’t speak up after making the tag when he was blatantly safe.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Why would he have done that?
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He wouldn’t do that, but I’m glad to see people at least acknowledge it afterwards. Phil cuzzi is pretty cool, did baggs post that quote?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
To be fair you can’t rip a guy for that. Even if he did speak up the umpire isn’t going to go “Oh, right, okay” after he has made a decision.
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Blanco was honest and blunt in admitting that Travis Ishigawa was safe, and ripped home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi.
Did Kuip write that article?
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LOL, Schulman out-scooped.
I went to the umpire’s room attempting to talk to Cuzzi, but he declined, saying he already spoke to one reporter. That reporter, from New York, was not in a sharing mood.
But at least it more or less confirms Cuzzi’s quote.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Schulman loses focus
After Cuzzi was unable to speak about the call, I headed to the visitors’ locker room to speak with Henry Blanco about the call. It was my first time meeting Henry and we instantly hit it off. There aren’t too many mullets left around these days, but both of ours are going strong. We are geographically seperated by 2,500 miles but were brought together by 1 hairstyle. I love America. I will get more on his opinion of the call later.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 18, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL DRUNK
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LOL AWESOME
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLwut
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 19, 2010 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
If you want to see the true awesomeness of sportsmanship
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Summary
Team has a target to beat which is the amount of runs the other team scored (240).
You have 10 outs to get there
Adam Gilchrist is one of the best batters Australia has ever had was on 22 and got out on a play the umpire didn’t call.
He didn’t agree with the ump and just walked right off the field and the next batter took his place.
Australia eventually went on to win a very close game which most likely wouldn’t have been that if he had stayed.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
He left the game. He gave himself an Out. There are no bases in cricket. They would have most likely still won the game, but it wouldn’t have been a close one.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Basically told the ump that if he wasn’t going to do his job, he would for him.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Depends on your perspective.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I don’t understand what’s so funny. He based a call on the catcher appearing to “make a decent attempt to put the tag on him” instead of looking at Ishi’s foot dragging across the plate well before the tag is put on.
I just don’t get it- why is it ok for an ump to be completely fucking incompetent, for him to laugh it off, and then for MLB to do nothing?
by Into the Void on Jul 18, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
This is my problem with umpireing right here
why is it ok for an ump to be completely fucking incompetent, for him to laugh it off, and then for MLB to do nothing?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Because . . .
. . . there is a union, and that union has a contract with MLB that regulates such things. What exactly that contract says, I don’t know, but certainly MLB has some powers over umpires, who can be fined or otherwise punished for certain actions. Whether gross incompetence is among those is unclear to me.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
WTF this is awful
a decent attempt. So he rewarded Blanco for trying his hardest?
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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
A decent attempt?
So you are not even sure he tagged him.
OH GO FUCK YOURSELF
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Phil Cuzzi had to be focused, he was focused
The thing is, it happened
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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
In other news: Phil Cuzzi gives Jeff Francoeur a HR on a swinging strike because “he made a decent attempt to hit the ball. That’s what it looked like to me.”
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 18, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
on a play like that, with the high throw and Ishikawa’s lead leg clearly ahead of the tag, the benefit of the doubt should be with the runner.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
An umpire should never assume an out. In fact, when it doubt, if you don’t clearly see an out made, then safe must always be the call.
I encounter this all the time in doing single umpire games when you cannot be watching every baserunner at the same time (for example, bases loaded and all runners tag up on a fly ball).
yeah, that’s it exactly. I used to ump and had to learn that. guess I forgot lolold
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 18, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Blech.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
THE BUSTER EFFECT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
regarding the K at-bat
he was up on the count 3-1, and according to the radio broadcaster, the ump called strikes on two consecutive balls that were well off the plate
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 18, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Phil Cuzzi is working a minor league game too?
What a hard working dude.
Pavlovic talks about him in Extra Baggs
The regular beat guys know much more about this organization than I do, but I asked around a little and the sense seems to be that it wouldn’t be a shocker to see Belt up here in September. In a recent Baseball America chat, Ben Badler said Belt is in the running for Minor League Player of the Year. The Chron’s Henry Schulman hit me with an excellent comparison, saying Belt’s career path lately is reminiscent of Pablo Sandoval, who after a slow minor league start, rocketed from San Jose to San Francisco in 2008. One difference? Belt’s I can’t help myself "belt" is much smaller; he’s 6-foot-5 but just 195 pounds.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 18, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
ron santos singing during the 7th inning = lol.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
what happend?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 18, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
damn you and your vagueness
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 18, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
THE THING IS
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LOL PHILLIES
So bad it makes me feel that much better about 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."
FUCK THE GOD DAMN CUBS, THOSE ASS HATS FROM CHICAGO
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I hate chicago but there’s nothing wrong with the phillies getting LOL’D while chuck manuel acts smug.
"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."
YEA THERE IS, ITS CALLED LOSING TO THE FUCKING CUBS
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL DAMON BRUCE
Joe Morgan: “I know what the cubs need to do to catch the cardinals and thats win some games and get close to them in the division”.
"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 my god, a fucking squirrel is smarter than Joe Morgan
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Of course.
It’s fucking.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
...
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
Wouldn’t be surprised if that was real.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
that is real.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe Morgan is very qualified to explain baseball to dumb people.
He is one.
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, if you are a black female applying to a private institution, and you are the daughter of a famous baseball player, you don’t have to be too smart to get in? ;)
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Well then, see, there are many factors that play into this.
Thanks for your support, guys.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yes. She's a gymnast.
And Stanford still has some of the—if not the—most stringent academic requirements for athletes.
I don’t know if you really mean this like how it sounds, but it sounds terrible
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m excessively vindictive after getting rejected by all my privates, I guess.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I figured as much.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
If anybody wants background info (which maybe you don’t, I don’t know), I just spent a couple of weeks with people from my orchestra on tour, and getting a pretty good read on their maturity level, and of our seniors (nine of them), all the guys I can think of including me got owned by the privates and are going to UCs while two of our gals got into Stanford and one got into Princeton, and the Princeton gal struck me as the least mature by a long shot in that group.
I dunno, one of the Stanford girls has two professors for parents and the other is an awesome pianist and violinist and I respect her a lot, but I’m still pretty jaded.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I'm crying for you :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That’s sarcasm, right?
I’m probably discussing this with the wrong person because you gave me the rolly eyes and the others got pissed, but seriously?
Come on, who seriously thinks that private institutions don’t take things like reputation of parent, race, gender, athletic ability into account? And did they interpret my original comment as thoroughly serious, or slightly tongue-in-cheek? Really, now.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Who knows dude, i dont know, you don’t know, and the only people that do know are the presidents and admissions of those schools, outside of that, who knows. Of course, race and gender have something to do when getting into school, why? because some schools want their diversity
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It’s all about that diversity in colleges nowadays, ..
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Let’s not get into this discussion.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Sure thing.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Of course they do, but for someone who is complaining about the immaturity of others, you’re coming off as pretty immature here. So you didn’t get into Stanford.
Do you have those girls’s report cards? Have you read their essays or looked at their applications? What were their SAT scores? You have no idea how their applications were in comparison to yours and to assume that the only way they could have possibly gotten in over you was because they’re female and you’re male is ridiculous.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Jul 18, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And I don’t know what UC you are going to, but that’s hardly the end of the world. And you’ll save a shitload of money on the way there. I often wish I’d gone to my top UC acceptance instead of the private school I did go to.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
put it this way
i wish i got into a UC, everybody that got in here? congrats, but the maturity of someone shouldn’t determine where someone goes to college
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I guess so.
I am being immature.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
/confused
you’re COMPLAINING about not getting into Stanfurd? LOL PWNED PRIVATES
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 18, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
wait... what?
are you jealous? is that what youre saying? or just sad that you don’t get to be with your gals
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Lol maybe a bit of both pika.
It was a pretty fun trip.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
ok, so here is what i say
just be happy that you’re IN college
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
All right man thanks, I’m feeling better about myself already.
And that’s me being serious.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
applications matter more than acceptance
the data are pretty clear: applying to Stanford and Princeton are strongly predictive of future success. actually getting in, instead of not, are not any more strongly predictive. take the UC, work your ass off, and you’ll crush half the spoiled kids who went to Ivies (the other half, of course, work their own asses off and make great colleagues later).
yep
but this is my stock answer to people who wine about not getting in: you’ll be fine. you’ve already shown what it takes to do as well in life as you want. now, go do it.
full disclosure: Princeton, Stanfoo and Hahvahd turned me down, too. I have a math degree from Cal, at which somehow nobody turns up their nose.
Thanks for that stock answer, wcw.
It was good for me.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I guess criteria have changed.
I don’t want to seem too sarky here, or personal, but once upon a time speling “whine” as “wine” and not initial-capping sentences were not indicators of prime, top-tier university material.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
And the old conversation about how people don’t always type on internet blogs the way they would on an academic paper comes up again…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
no caps == pretty canonical hurried interweb style
typos happen
Lars reminded me not to compare dick size in a baseball board, but if you want to know what my SAT and GRE scores were from way back, feel free to post your own.
It’s on!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
You have no real idea . . .
. . . of how long ago that was. I don’t even know if the scoring system is the same any more, much less exactly what I got.
But aren’t we discussing something that everyone within hearing distance has been saying doesn’t matter? Test scores? Does they does or does they don’t?
Typos happen: indeed they do, as I too well know. But “pretty canonical hurried interweb style” does not sound to me like the trademark of folk who tend to take care with things. If a thing is worth doing, &c &c. By how much is one’s life extended by the time saved using the many typographical shortcuts one sees all round the net? Are the seven minutes worth a lifetime of looking careless? And the Shift key isn’t even a separate press.
I suppose opinions will vary . . . .
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
So, I should say ‘dude, U R 5’ and leave it at that?
My father is a worth-doing-well person. I hew to the school of ‘an engineer is a man who can do for a nickel what any idiot can do for a dime.’ Everything in life is a compromise. I feel comfortable with my choice above to compromise on capitalization and risk misspelling for speed.
I am going to use the time I saved to go watch vampire sex on the dvr with the wife.
Out of curiosity: are you in an industry with billable hours?
meet him by the bike rack wcw
I got ur back.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 19, 2010 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
If that's a query to me . . .
. . . I haven’t been “in an industry” for ages. I have been my own boss for around 30 years, working (mostly in a rather desultory manner) from home in a business—indeed, a small industry—that I founded, though I have been essentially retired for the last decade or more (it’s hard to be definite as there is no bright-line cutoff). If I had to go to a wedding or a funeral, I’d have to buy new clothes.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
How much does maturity actually have to do with getting into college? Isn’t it pretty much all grades, SAT’s, and extracurricular activities?
I was promised lasagna.
Do you think that after talking to a person for a while and hanging out with them, you can get a gauge on their knowledge level compared to yourself?
I don’t know, it might be a bad thing of me to do.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yes, but grades have more to do with effort than knowledge, at least according to my experience. SAT’s pretty much have nothing to do with knowledge, don’t they? Except maybe knowledge of the English language. And extracurricular activities are extracurricular activities.
I was promised lasagna.
SATs are entirely a test of how well you know how to take the SAT.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i fucked up the SATs bad, but still got into
Miami Ohio, thanks to my GPA, things i did in the community, and things other than the SAT
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Entirely…?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Okay, entirely is a stretch, but it’s much more about that than intelligence.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I thought it was supposed to be pretty OK as a predictor of success in college…? But I know it has its flaws.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
well, if you are really good at taking the SAT, it stands to reason that you’ll be good at test-taking in general.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
it's predictive..
..of first-semester grades. i.e., not of very much at all.
yeah
I have taught SAT Prep and you can train kids to up their scores by 250+ points without actually teaching them any real content.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh, I definitely believe that.
It’s teaching test-taking skills, right?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Primarily
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yeah, it’s about teaching the kids to recognize the different tricks the test-makers use and how to deal with those.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And how to intelligently eliminate answers rather than looking for the “right” answer.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
My brother’s doing one of those right now. Test-taking is the sort of thing he’s not good at. He’s up to (bad memory guesses here) like 1800 from 1600 on the diagnostic and he probably has a lot more room to go.
Maybe the SAT used to be better, or something…?
I don’t know.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I’m sure you could always take prep classes for it, at least since the 80s or so.
My students my last go round saw an average score increase of 350 points (or so they told me after I quit and they tried to get me to come back lol)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Haha nice…
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I took it like 6 years ago. I got a 1840 on my first and a 2110 on my second.
by kingofthacove on Jul 18, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
lol I’m sure there are plenty of people here who kicked my ass. i wasn’t trying to brag, just trying to say that you can make a big improvement if you work at it enough.
by kingofthacove on Jul 18, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm stupid
i got like an 1800 or 1700
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That’s an above average score
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
well i guess it wasn't that then
because i definitely didn’t get that, i was under the average
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Higher than I got.
Of course, when I took it, it was still out of 1600. LOL OLD!
Yeah I only got a 1790
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
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I got a 1500. :P
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 19, 2010 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I got a 1400 in the old format
That score got me a scholarship… that paid for the cost of the tutoring sessions. And the school I ended up going to had a fairly low SAT requirement (at the time). So yay?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Yeah, I think I’m being irrational with this thought process.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Do you think that after talking to a person for a while and hanging out with them, you can get a gauge on their knowledge level compared to yourself?
The answer to this question is actually no, and people need to remember that.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
That’s what I was worried about.
Thanks for correcting me.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
For getting into a college, that’s true. For getting into a top college, these things don’t really matter because everyone that applies generally has awesome grades, SATs, and extracurriculars.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
This statement makes me giggle.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Best part: the winky face after the dickish statement.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know, I hate it when people say things that are tongue-in-cheek.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
he’s not dumb, just verbally inept
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
that settles it
the Giants will finish 1 game back of the playoffs.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:17 PM PDT reply actions
I don’t decide these things! It just Giants Law.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
SOoooo is Neal starting to become real again?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
2-4 today
Would love to see more power though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
.287 average thus far, respectable
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
No, didn't you see? .290 is a low average
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
NAWWWWW, no way! i’m calling bullshit
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Upthread joke-check line below
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
Ah
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
Sorry, my sarcasm is just all over the place right now, i dunno whether to be pissed or happy, due to A) the ball game and B) the traffic from San Jose to Oakland was terrible
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
No prob
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, i just looked at that discussion
and i had to take a deep breathe to calm myself down
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Sanchez is good at some things but not good at the things he’s never been good at, therefore he sucks!
by Into the Void on Jul 18, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
(Chasm BTW-here's what I mean)
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/7/18/1575926/post-game-thread-giants-sweep-mets#42351151
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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
I already knew what you meant.
CAUSE I WAS THERE MAN
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
You should have used
This one
.290 IS NOT HIGH AVERAGE.
Bold and angry is bold and angry. Also wrong.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
WHO THE FUCK IS BAYLIFE5518?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Angry Pika is angry.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
i just don't know how one could make that argument
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That was pretty weird
but to be fair to him, it seemed like he shot off on a tangent and we were arguing over things we did not need to.
He seemed to be upset that Freddy Sanchez was Freddy Sanchez.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I am glad he’s not completely falling on his face in AA. But I’m hoping he gets his OPS up to the .850ish levels by the end of the year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m really disappointed, to be honest. Right now his K rate is average, his power is average, his walk rate is poor, and it’s not like he’s particularly young for the league. He remains very good at getting hit by pitches, though.
I was promised lasagna.
I’m definitely disappointed. But at least he isn’t Kieschnicking it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I kieschnicked it at work one time. I learned my lesson
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
never anything but.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
That .779 OPS is really jumping off the page.
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.
just lulling the competition into complacence.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
then go be a rockies fan, and meet him
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I don't think anything will happen with Cuzzi
Nothing happened with this incident
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
Yeah
And that prick was actively picking fights it seemed.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
The game where the ump followed Uribe back to the dugout.
Grabbing his crotch.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
The umps crotch.
Not Uribe’s
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
thanks for the visual.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Giving Uribe a reachaoround would have been just good manners at that point.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I am trying to find the post game thread from that game
no luck yet though.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Found it. Here is the offending image
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/5/20/1481498/post-game-thread-lincecum-fizzles
From Grant:
Also of note: Hey, umpires, don’t follow arguing players into the dugout after the game is over, you weenies. This is especially directed to that bite-sized little feller behind the plate. You’re supposed to be one of the stewards of the game. One of the wee little stewards. Act like it.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
His vagina is very high on his body
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, we all thought it was bullshit too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
As did their vaginas.
Or so I heard.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
how do you hear something like that?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Vagina whisperer.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks. I heard about this incident but have never seen the actual footage. That’s pretty disturbing.
They could be Giants...but not really.
that's the same guy?
criminy. someone needs to file a grievance or three. he’s clearly biased.
No this is a different ump then Cuzzi.
This is Wegner.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Which again reinforces how shitty the umpiring has been this season.
All across the league, umpiring has been terrible.
ROBOTS!
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Time heals everything!
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
said it before and I'll say it again
MEULENS FOR MANAGER! And that’s the resume, right there.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 18, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey All!
Got back from the game.
It was very nearly awesome, and judging by Grant’s post the fans were all right about that call.
I still think Bochy starting 0-5 Whiteside had just as much to do with the loss as that call.
As a baseball viewer at the park, that was a very fun and entertaining game. Too bad about the result.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I know everyone has already seen this Ichiro thing
But this guys commentary of the game is hilarious
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bbd_1278847300
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
I’M GOING TO TWEET
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 18, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
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Ichiro was simply multitasking.
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 19, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Memo to Bruce Bochy:
I know you’ve gotten used to Molina. He was old and out of shape. He probably needed to rest every day game after night game.
Buster Posey is young and awesome and moves well. He can pull it off. Putting in Eli Whiteside is basically the same as having two pitchers. You lose games that way.
Also, WE DONT NEED 13 GODDAM PITCHERS.
Also, SHUT THE FUCK UP FP SANTANGELO.
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 dunno
I don’t want them to get into the habit of playing Buster at catcher too much. He does need to take occasional days off of catching or else we’re going to end up with Russell Martin.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Sometimes I’m not sure that Whiteside’s bat is even acceptable for a backup catcher. His minor league numbers are just so awful.
I was promised lasagna.
Exactly
I often wonder what this organization has against STEVE HOLM!
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I do worry that his hot start this year will blind Bochy to his true awfulness as a hitter
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/Whiteside bats 5th tomorrow
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
before last year Whiteside was AAA filler. That said Sabean has used a lot of those guys as backups at some point (Holm, Guillermo Rodriguez, Alberto Castillo come to mind). Also I was at the game where Castillo hit a grand slam, so that was cool
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
It’s amazing how random these things are. Whiteside never really did anything to earn a call up, it just…happened.
I was promised lasagna.
Poor Steve HLOLm
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I will not miss FP tomorrow. I could see him from my seat today, and thought about throwing a peanut at his head.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
probably would've thanked you
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I sensed Flem to be the most annoyed by him.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 18, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
over 100 for sure
"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."
109
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
OVER 9000!!!!!!
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I was ok with giving Buster a break today. I think once a week he should get a break.
I will definitely not miss FP
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
He was a catcher
He knows these things!
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 18, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, really, the 13 pitchers is preposterous
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching this Cubs/Phillies slugfest reminds me what it used to be like when the Giants had good hitters and bad pitchers.
Jeaaaggaahh
i'm watching this too
and i’m seeing the worst analogy ever, comparing swings of Tiger Woods and Ryan Howard
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’m going to take it someone not named Jon Miller said that.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 18, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe morgan is out of control tonight he is clearly emotionally rattled about halladay getting lit 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."
Agree
I have it on as background noise, but I remember Joe and Orel going at it over a HR to RF being wind-aided….
Joe arguing with Orel is like a rock arguing with Einstein….
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 18, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I find it hilarious when the 3 of them break down what the cubs need to do to win it all and act like they are a competitor.
"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 kind of swings from Tiger Woods?
There are at least 3 kinds I can think of that he may possess.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Sex Swing.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Swing party
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
anyone know why Eric Surkamp left the SJ Game after 2.1 innings?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:38 PM PDT reply actions
doesn't sound good
# Brandon Wikoff singles on a ground ball to pitcher Eric Surkamp.
# Pitcher Change: Ryan Verdugo replaces Eric Surkamp.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh oh
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Maybe Brandon Wikoff is really aweome and when he only got a single the Giants decided Surkamp was ready for AA.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
you’re glass full type, aren’t ya?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
OT:
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Get thinner batters. Harder to hit that way.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
i want that douchebag 1st baseman
They'll win tomorrow...
Tomorrow: They'll win tomorrow...
by howtheydidntscore on Jul 19, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
MOM! THEY KEEP HITTING MY GUYS!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
GO CUBS GOOOO, HEY CHICAGO WHATTYA SAY, CUBS ARE GONNNNNA WIN TODAY, screw you Chicago
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
of course, they only sing it after they win
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 19, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Fantastic...
Cuzzi told a pool reporter he had not had a chance to see a replay, and that he believed Ishikawa had lifted his leg, giving Blanco an opportunity to apply the tag in time.
They could be Giants...but not really.
the worst excuse i've ever heard
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Of course if this happened to the mets it’d be a national outrage with life ESPN coverage.
"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 it happened to the red sox, or yankees it would be
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
He really needs to shut his mouth until he sees the replay
cause every time he opens it, he sounds like more of an incompetent jackass.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
This guy has instantly become my least favorite umpire. Compare this jackass attitude to Jim Joyce.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
pretty much the opposite attitude
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
How has he still not seen the replay?
It seems like he is purposefully avoiding it.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
i mean, isn't that obvious?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Because he knows how wrong he is going to look.
I don’t know why he’s choosing to make such an ass of himself until then though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It is men like Phil Cuzzi who make me want to hunt umpires for sport.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
That dog from duck hunt.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
even still, his trailing leg appeared to either beat or tie the tag.
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 18, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: I just got Inceptioned
My head hurts. And thank god I missed the end of this game because it sure sounds like torture
Man I hate ice cube trays
FUCK YOU ICE CUBES COME OUT OF THE TRAY GODDAMMIT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Jul 18, 2010 8:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
hard? twss
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 18, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
is your keyboard really that close to your ice cube trays? cuz if not, that’s a serious grudge
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 18, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
today was a bad day
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
what the hell does that mean?
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 18, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
huh? just saying it was a great Sunday!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
what kind of a Giants fan are you?
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 18, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
one that can live my life after a fucking loss as fucked up as this
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
that’s weaksauce, dude
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 18, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
you wanna know what's weaksauce? bitching bout a game that's hindsight?
haha
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
u know it :D
i still bitch about it concerning NFL drafts
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL ALEX SMITH
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 18, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
always have been pissed off
i wanted Braylon soooooooooooo bad, i bought a Cleveland Browns jersey
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hank Aaron?
haha, i was a Michigan fan, HUGEEEEEE michigan, fan, that’s why i give the Pac 10 so much beef, i’m all about the Big East and Big 10.
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I got them out
if anyone was wondering.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
yay, prony!
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 18, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I was! Thanks for the update?
When I moved, I couldn’t decide what I was more excited about: the in-unit washer/dryer or the ice maker in the fridge.
I have one and hate using it.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 18, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d say gimme, but there’s no space in our apartment for it. :(
Why do you hate it?
They could be Giants...but not really.
Because it isn't a very good dishwasher
I find it easier to just wash my dishes by hand as rinsing them off before putting them into the dishwasher. If I had a better one, I would probably like it.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 18, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
how do you keep the dishes from piling up?
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 18, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I wash them right after I eat
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 18, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
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 18, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
surely you jest
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 18, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 18, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
eating over the sink
cuts out unnecessary steps!
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 19, 2010 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
/shrug
Would it be less funny if I left them to pile up?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 18, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
oh no, more funny. piled dishes = funny
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t understand why people choose not to wash their dishes after eating. The food hasn’t congealed and it takes like two minutes. For most meals, anyway.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Great meal remembrances?
Small sample size snacks?
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 19, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
i do rinse them regardless of where they’re headed and when
/I also wish that irregardless was a word.
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 19, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I have one and love it
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Life in the city, I guess. A small apartment with 1930s plumbing.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Ah, I see. I lived in an adorable 1950’s house in college with a porch swing and everything. But, no dishwasher, no garbage disposal, no nothing. It was always messy! :)
I’ve had to adjust to not having one since moving out, but I actually kind of like it, it forces me to not be lazy.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I want to be lazy.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I am lazy
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
let’s hear it for garbage disposal’s
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I am glad I have a garbage disposal. One of my friends didn’t at her apartment last year and I was horrified.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
king of the appliances
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I will rec this.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I could just be like the Boxcar Children and keep the milk next to the river under a rock
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
my grandmother used to turn her fridge off in the winter. her house was designed so the pantry was unheated and insulated away from the house, so it stayed cold (this is Austria). it worked, the thing was usually about 40 F, but it kinda freaked me out.
that’s cool. I’ve thought that it would be cool to have a cold box and a smaller fridge. I use the hell out of the freezer, though.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
this is the old country: there are stores within walking distance in her and most towns that stock what we in the US tend to keep frozen. it’s a good system, but it’s pretty different.
I use it primarily for things that are on sale
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That was some series for the first 20ish books
Then it promptly fell off a cliff
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
i could see that
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine has been broken for just over 3 weeks
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 18, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i feel for you, bro
/broken appliance + Giants loss……+ socal
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
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!
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
ouch... on the 45 minute delay.
I’ve got Phil Cuzzi on the line here… HE SAYS MINE WAS FIRST! I WIN!
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
not like it means anything :/
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I imagine it will go on a nice stat sheet and annual report for the ownership group.
RIP Bowkermania. :(
They could be Giants...but not really.
Jax = Whiteside, Jr.?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
if this means he's heating up, hoping it's Bowkermania time
had been in a power drought for a couple of weeks
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
OH MY GOD, BOWKER>>>>>>>>>ROHLINGER, k thx bye
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Welllll
Bowker has a .958 OPS plus 10 homers!!! DINGERZZZZ!!!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
OH YEAH
My boy:
/302/.362/.478 OPS: .840
12 homers! MOAR DINGERZZZ
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Yeah, I’ve noticed that Jesus is playing really, really well. I don’t even know what position he plays — they have him in the outfield and DHing, but I think he plays some infield positions, too? He played 1B when up with the big club.
i'm getting pissed off more and more everyday
at the fact Brock wont ever get called up to play
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I don’t know enough about him to even address it. It just seems that there are other guys who are more ready. He does know how to take a walk!
He used to play 1B
Now he is consistently LF or DH
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
They have different values.
Right now we need a backup INF so RyRohl is the man that should be coming up soon.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I think we should be carrying 14 or 15 pitchers, though
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
well, i think you're going to be pleasantly surprised come this next week
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Also, this is RyRohl’s current line in Fresno in 139 AB’s: .317/.414/.468/.881. So, yeah, his slugging percentage is 70 or whatever points behind Bowker’s, but he’s better in both OBP and AVG. (Bowker has 143 AB’s.)
Ryan also plays both 3B and SS, and I understand that he could also play 2B if needed (which makes sense, if he can play the other two).
GET ’ER DONE, SABEZ.
don't let the numbers fool you though
AAAA players tend to do that
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I obviously don’t think he’s going to put up anywhere close to those numbers in the bigs.
Also AAA pitching sucks, remember?
Also, I was responding to your post about Bowker’s AAA numbers! Do they count or not?
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
no i concede, Rohlinger should be brought up due to the necessity of an infielder, also although his numbers look good in AAA, they aren’t going to be identical in the majors because we all know the answer there
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
At this point, I’d rather have Manny Burriss than that 13th pitcher.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The reason I’m having trouble is that this is how the argument went:
Me: RyRohl, plz.
You: Yeah, but Bowker has these great stats in AAA.
Me: Okay, but RyRohl has great stats, too.
You: Yeah, but those AAA stats — the very same ones I used to make my original argument about Bowker — don’t really count because it’s just AAA.
And, I’m like, WUT? They only count for Bowker?
my attempt at messing with the opposition… :( i sorry
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I hope they call him up again soon too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
plus defender with a decent bat
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
holy smokes, those numberz are making my head spin
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Sportscenter sounds like it’s made to appeal to 19 year old morons that don’t even watch sports.
"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."
East coast bias
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Jul 18, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
more like Missed Chancez
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 18, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Also fuck them because:
“It looks like he might have been safe, but umpires are only human.”
Cool, every time somebody fucks up let’s make that excuse.
“Not coming into work today? Well you’re only human!”
Ooohhhhhh that one hurt. The common phrases in the clubhouse were "there’s not much you can do" and "we thought we won it." Well they did win it, as video replays clearly showed Travis Ishikawa sliding safely into home. But Phil Cuzzi felt otherwise. I wish I had an answer for what Cuzzi saw, but he refused to comment after the game.
This is what pisses me off more than anything. It’s one thing to do what Joyce did and admit you were wrong while being apologetic, which not only makes me forgive him but also makes me have remorse, but it’s another to be a little arrogant chicken shit and not even comment.
in any pro sport, the benefit of the doubt should go with whatever is the spectacular play
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
so would scoring to win be the spectacular play, or the game-saving out?
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
scoring FTW! the out was no great shakes of a play
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 18, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS
This is why I have 50 times more respect for Joyce than I do for Cuzzi because at least he had the decency to admit he blew the call and apologize
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
OT: absolutely love these My Wish segments on ESPN
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
My wish: is for competent umpiring with a transparent system for punishing horrible miscalls.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
OH STOP IT!!!!
this is pretty sweet, the kid getting to go to Oakland to see the Raiders
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
i'm a niner fan, so screw em
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Anyone is a golden joe fan
unless they played football in the 80’s LOL DYNASTY.
"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 thought they were trying to do something nice for these kids.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 18, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
i gotta disagree
30 for 30 series
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Kill Joy.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
yea... i aint using that thread, but thanks
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
ringtones? if that ain’t right out of the nerb handbook….
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 19, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of phil cuzzi
He’s the one who was behind the plate when the yankee’s played the dodgers on sunday night baseball a few weeks ago. That’s the game where the yankee’s scored 4 in the 9th to tie it and won it in extra’s and tons of dodgers players got ejected over the bullshit strikezone. New yorker for life right there, i’m sure that’s not the last we’ve seen of this professional umpire.
"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."
Shift A'd
Dude, did you see what happened at the end of the Giants game? That was sick. I couldn’t believe it!
Yeah.
So I fell asleep for part of the game, so I have no idea why it was Ray and Bautista in the eighth, rather than Romo. Does anyone know why? Because they lost the game just as much as the horrible call at the plate did.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Oh, and on top of the crappy game here
SD and Col won.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Hopefully the Braves beat the Padres
Only good team outside of the NL West they basically have to play for the rest of the year
Sooo… what’s worse: to have a perfect game taken away by an obviously bad call or a win?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 18, 2010 11:31 PM PDT reply actions
But the Dbacks are useless.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I at least expected Haren to beat Garland.
Ugh.
Hopefully they remain useless against us, especially without Haren.
UPTON FOR SANCHEZ
I hope this means I’m turning it around.
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 19, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
A longer Cuzzi quote
Ugh.
Ishikawa slid across the plate before the tag was applied, but Cuzzi, having his Jim Joyce moment, called Ishikawa out, explaining later that he thought the runner’s leg was over the plate, but not touching the plate.
“It was a bad throw, but it looked to me like when he slid in, I didn’t think that his foot was down,” Cuzzi said. “I know his leg was across the plate, but I didn’t think it was down. I thought like his momentum, you know . . . then I saw him, he put the tag on him, he made a decent attempt to put the tag on him, and that’s what it looked to me and that’s why I called him out.”
Cuzzi said he didn’t see the replay.
“I’ll look at it, but I didn’t look at it yet,’’ Cuzzi said. “I figured let me eat first.”
They could be Giants...but not really.
damn Ishikawa and his flying leg kicks
kung fu star
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 19, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
All i gotta say is
ON TO THE NEXT ONE
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
BEAT LA!!
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by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 19, 2010 7:52 AM PDT reply actions
Lost in the hate
I’ve skimmed 1000+ comments so forgive me if I missed some love, but -
how about Ishikawa?! He was nearly an Ike Davis-esque hero. I was reminded of shades of JT Snow’s game tie dinger of Blownitez. But with less power, less on the line, etc. Still, I thought the game was over and the rally against the hated kRod was pretty neat (even if Cuzzi inserted himself too much into the story).
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"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." - Sabean 7/11/10
And a decent outing from Durty. Kept the walks down, struck out the 4 of the last 5 batters he faced. I wonder how much he and the rest of the staff have benefited from extended rest during the all-star break.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"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." - Sabean 7/11/10
Allow this Mets fan to say that I consider this series a four-game sweep for the Giants
Cuzzi was drunk
It's a game of redeeming features. ~ Bob Murphy
The importance of bouncing back
Tonight’s game will be very telling about this Giants squad. They should be riding a lot of momentum from coming back in the 9th for the win, but were derailed by a bad call. Playoff/championship teams can shake that kind of set back off, and continue with the winning streak mentality. Pretenders get bogged down in bad calls (see Stephen Jackson, GSW et al).
I’ll be rooting extra hard. (hmm…freudian twss?)
Which position player do we call up today?
For some reason I’m thinking Guzman, Bowker, or Black Abe Lincoln
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by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 19, 2010 10:38 AM PDT reply actions
Did anyone ever pick up Elijah Dukes?
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by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 19, 2010 10:40 AM PDT reply actions
The po-po
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
You insenstivie jerk!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
But to answer Newcomb
Apparently he’s in Indy ball for the Newark Bears.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
And he's only 26 right now
So he’d be a nice guy to stash in Fresno
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Or at least guard the stash in Fresno until it’s time to re-up.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 19, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
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