The Curious Case of Travis Ishikawa
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 20, 2010 1:25 PM PDT
Email
PrintI don’t want to be the guy at the rave who tells everyone around him that they’re all going to have flipper-babies because of the pills they’re popping. I really don’t want to be the dreary buzzkill. But Travis Ishikawa isn’t this good.
Pause for dramatic effect.
Oh, you knew all that. He could still be a useful player, of course. I’m not advocating that the Giants should release him while he’s hitting .342. I’m just not sure how much the Giants should go out of their way to get him at-bats. He’s hitting .342/.395/.507 right now, which is just swell, but it’s also completely unsustainable. His .397 BABIP isn’t going to last, and, really, we’re talking about 81 at-bats. A lot can happen in 81 at-bats.
I could see Ishikawa turning into a player who could hit .280/.350/.450 with nice defense – FanGraphs brought up a J.T. Snow comparison, which would work on a couple of levels. Snow didn’t get his career going until he was in his mid-20s, and his minor league stats weren’t all that great, especially for the Pacific Coast League. Snow turned into a pretty valuable player for a while. It was pretty unexpected, but it wasn’t Andres Torres-freaky. Ishikawa has a chance to follow the same path.
Things I’m sure of:
- Ishikawa isn’t a .342 hitter.
After that, I’m lonely and confused. I could see him repeating his pretty lousy .261/.329/.387 from 2009 for a few years. I could see him reaching that Snow peak. I have no idea which one is more likely, and I can’t muster enough know-it-all blogger nerd rage to form a coherent opinion as to what the Giants should do. Should the Giants keep riding the hot hand, and start Ishikawa a few times a week, hoping that Ishikawa has turned a corner in his major league development? Yes. Should the Giants assume that Ishikawa’s resurgence is a sample-size fluke, and continue to use him mostly for pinch-hitting and defensive-replacement duties? Yes.
So I’m glad to report that my position is that I don’t have a position, and that I reserve the right to complain about whatever decision the Giants make because I’m too much of a weenie to commit. Most of us here have no problem giving the Giants management team a lot of guff – oodles of guff, even – for flubbing the easy decisions. On this one, though, I don’t envy them. They’re most likely going to ride Ishikawa until he has a significant slump, similar to what happened with Nate Schierholtz early in the season. If Ishikawa is able to avoid a complete dirigible accident of a performance in the second half, the Giants will have to wonder if he could be a cheap, cost-effective option for 2011. And I don’t envy that decision.
Here’s hoping that Ishikawa really did turn a developmental corner, and here’s hoping the Giants will make the right decision however it turns out. Also, the pills probably won’t cause flipper babies. Long, leathery proboscises jutting out from foreheads? Maybe. But that's the risk you take. And I'm not really a doctor. This is all non-binding advice. Live your life however you want to live it, man.
1027 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Not gonna see Belt anyway
He had an 0fer last night, he’s finished as a prospect.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
That’s what everyone was saying about MadBum and Posey this Spring
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
not really
most people wanted posey starting IIRC. I agree on Madbum though
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Really? I have not gone back to look. I recall most of us were rather unhappy about the Bengie signing, but IIRC, the majority opinion (back in the Spring) was that they should go out and get a Yorvit-like catcher.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I think that had more to do with making sure we get another year of him than with his readiness.
I was promised lasagna.
How much does the arb-clock factor into the Belt discussion?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
For me it plays a prominent role
I mean I think it would be a waste of money to call him up now and start his arb clock. I mean if we really need a PH recall Guzman or someone like that.
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
And the ability to get a decent sample of observing him catch.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Belt was drafted just last year. Still a bit early to talk about bringing him up. Also I wanted Posey to be the starting catcher at the beginning of the year.
I am not saying you are wrong about Belt. I am just saying that it was my recollection that the majority of folks around here wanted Buster to start in AAA (and definitely MadBum).
Here is one snapshot: http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/3/26/1391663/sounds-like-buster-will-be-in
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
that was after Bengie was signed. at that point, there was no point in keeping Buster in the majors.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You are too damn smart. I just realized that. But I also want to go back to Jan/Feb discussions to see what the prevailing opinion was pre-Bengie
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Well, I think a lot of people were in favor of signing a Gregg Zaun type so we could keep Buster’s arb clock down.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
As well
Most of us wanted to sign Gregg Zaun because of his website.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
LOL
that’s dangerously close to being as self-indulgent as arod.com
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 20, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
The front page has a picture of him and says ‘World Champion’ I didn’t know he won the WS by himself.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I can't stand A-Rod
He’s like an overgrown child. And don’t try to tell me that if he was a Giant, I’d like him. I wouldn’t. He’d be just as disgusting
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 20, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
And give him a few months working with Steve Decker.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Gregg Zaun is over 30 and still awesome
Josh Bard is over 30 and not awesome anymoreTHAT’S HOW IT WORKS.
Matt Cain: He’ll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.by jponry on Aug 31, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I was promised lasagna.
Well I didn’t know that Zaun was going to break
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Huh
I thought he was out for the year, but maybe not.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh wait, I'm right
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=mlb&id=2091
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yup
But that had nothing to with my comment, it wasn’t meant to be criticism.
I was promised lasagna.
I was right.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I still wish we’d signed him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Would it have gotten Buster up sooner?
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I don't know when Zaun broke down
But it seems to me like the 1.5 month rental of Zaun + 3 million dollars + an extra month of Buster may have been better than the whole Bengie debacle
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I did
..and while I am not complaining about current successes, I think the long-term safe play would have been to give both of them a full year in the PCL.
Sure- but without them, we would still have Bengie and his .120 OBP and probably Joey as the 5th starter and we would be10 games out.
To me, the bottom line is,
1) Does Belt improve the team?
2) Does calling him up jeapordize his development?
Call me crazy or irresponsible, but I just do not care about arb-clock fantasies
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
it's not a "fantasy"
it directly relates to how much they’ll have to pay to keep him, and how soon. But the Giants aren’t exactly a small market team, so I have a hard time buying into “LETS NOT START HIS CLOCK ONE YEAR EARLY” too. They can afford it if he’ll help the team WIN NOW
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I knew that would attract some attention.
I say fantasy because:
1) A September call up will not dramatically affect his arb clock unless
a) He is called up to the Majors sometime next Spring (like Posey)
2) For him to reach super2 status at all is a high class problem
3) This year is as likely to be our best shot at winning as we might see for some time.
4) When discussing arb clock issues, the potential gain far outweighs the potential cost.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Yeah, I agree
I was just saying that it IS a legitimate concern in some cases. But I agree that right now really isn’t one
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Agree- My problem is that generally (not the rule) organizations are too conservative in player development. If you look at this season, there has been a real change with Heyward, Storen, Strasburg, Posey, MadBum and probably many others getting the call very early. I think they are all 23 or younger. What is clear is that the Giants have gotten production from similarly aged prospects of late and when you regress Ishi, the idea of calling up Belt does not seem completely absurd to me.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I still think it might be a little too early development-wise for Belt
but I wouldn’t kick and scream about it. I thought that about madbum and he’s been awesome
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I agree, but I also am convinced that I have no idea what is the right time development wise. Seems like he will show us whether he is ready. If he is not, he goes back down.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
lol 80 abs then demotion
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
And I am a fan of WIN LOTS. WIN NOW is a recipe for disappointment today and putrid teams tomorrow. Leaving aside Posey and Bumgarner (I think they should be up and down, respectively), what about Belt?
To maximize long-term success, give Belt another half year of AA, minimum. If he continues with the .400+ wOBAs, promote him to AAA. Give him that half-year and the next half year. If he’s still at .400+, bring him up. Otherwise, let him develop.
so the criteria is that he has to be pretty much the best hitter in his league to get the call?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
what?
Belt was not expected to hit like this. He supposedly completely revamped his swing to generate power. You want to be extra patient. This is not letting someone good rot in triple-A. This is asking for one full season at each level for a revamped swing by a tall player.
I just don't think the baseline for a callup needs to be a 400+ wOBA
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
How do you know it couldn't?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
His bat may not be screaming, but it sure is talking very loudly
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
definitely using its outside voice.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 20, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Huff and Ishi are not the comps. It is really Ishi and Rent or Ishi and Burrell.
Also, FWIW, Panda’s career MLE was: 0.228/0.253/0.334
and Buster’s was:
0.261/0.329/0.400
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Belt plays 1B. How is he going to take PAs from Renteria?
In re callup MLE, this year is Belt’s career. Posey’s callup-year MLE is .294/.370/.433 . Posey plays C, not 1B. Posey was drafted #5, not in the fifth round. Posey has not changed his swing in the last twelve months. If your bar is ‘call him up when he’s as good as Posey,’ I concur. But see above — I think Posey should be up, despite short seasoning.
Sandoval’s callup-year MLE was .278/.308/.442, and I thought his callup was too aggressive. Would he have hit better and conditioned himself better with a full season at AA and AAA? Dunno. But maybe.
Huff and Ishi are not platooning. 1B is Ishi, Huff, Panda, Posey. When Huff plays 1B, usually means Burrell is playing OF. When Panda plays; Uribe is a 3B and Rent at SS; when Posey plays, Whitey is at C, etc…
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
current stats
Edgar Renteria wOBA: .328
Juan Uribe wOBA: .326
Not exactly a huge gap – even if you factor in predicted performace Uribe only has a tiny edge going forward… and probably no edge factoring in defense.
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
me too
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 20, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
What you talking about Grant?
His name should be Travilou Ishigehrikawag!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 1:27 PM PDT reply actions
Sell high
See if we get any takers.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 1:30 PM PDT reply actions
I would be in this line. See if Houston would bite. They’re hella dumb. Hella dumb.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 20, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
And what would we get for him?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
He might be a throw in
Who would prevent us from having to give up a prospect.
I don’t see Ishi as being the centerpiece of any deal.
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.
Juan Castro. We will need a good hitting catcher after Posey takes over 1st.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 20, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean Jason Castro
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 20, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Arr joo certain?
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 20, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Bullpen help?
I’d love another good arm in the pen.
Errr…nevermind. Just looked at their pitching staff—outside of Oswalt that is one of the worst staffs I’ve ever seen, and especially the bullpen.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Dude
What about that guy that does that cool showing the ball thing to the opposing dugout?
He sucks and I think is injured, but I see a lot of future GIF potential there.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
he actually doesn't suck that bad
but his motion is gonna end his career pretty soon
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
KC for dejesus
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I’d rather try to screw Royals. I fear that Moore will be fired soon, and we’ll be kicking ourselves for never getting anything from him.
I was promised lasagna.
Ishikawa doesn’t seem like the right sort of bait for that trap.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
I don’t even know what Moore is looking for. You’d think he’d be looking for young players, but he signed a bunch of old guys this year, and refuses to trade any of his veterans, so who knows.
I was promised lasagna.
YUNIESKY IS THE GREATEST SS EVER
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
LOL Traded for the Royals #3 prospect (at the time)
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Apparently, KC has what is considered one of the strongest up and coming farm systems in the league, and the old guys are just there to keep positions warm until the young guys are ready. I’d be worried about trading with the Royals now because DeJesus and Soria will cost way too much to obtain, while guys like Podsednik are sitting out there just waiting for someone desperate like Sabean to come along.
Chris Gloor: my lefty is bigger than your lefty
by crazedcrustacean on Jul 20, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would Sabean be desperate? Motivated maybe…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Think a Bowker for Gordon swap might work?
Or can neither of us have nice things?
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I love Bowker
but I’d be down with that deal
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Just remind Ed Wade of that 1 handed HR Ishi hit in the 1st series this year
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
not any more
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
ISHI FOR MCCUTCHEN!
They would totally do that, and we DEFINITELY need another outfielder…
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
ISHI FOR ISHI!
"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
LOL KNBR CALLER LOGIC
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.
In all seriousness, I wouldn't mind having McCutchen on our team....
…the dude is FAST, and hits fairly well. But if we signed him anytime before getting rid of Rowand, I’d go ballistic. Unless we were honestly going to just bench Scott.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I don’t think the logic of wanting McCutcheon is what’s being lampooned here, it’s that you could get a top-tier player (ostensibly one of the faces of a franchise) for a guy who, up until a couple of weeks ago, pinch-hit once every sixth day.
Bingo
The last two times I have made the mistake of listening to KNBR when there was not a Giants game there were two seperate callers who said we needed to go after Ichiro and trade Nate for him.
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.
Yep. That is . . .
. . . the sort of stuff I mean with my occasional “Hey, Ken” dropins—it’s the sort of things callers to Ken Dito (anyone remember him?) used to say all the time: “Hey, Ken, why don’t we trade Johnnie LeMaster for Nolan Ryan?”
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
In all seriousness,
I wouldn’t mind having albert pujols on our team.
In all seriousness, I wouldn’t mind having [really good young cost-controlled guy] on our team.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Here’s what I’m getting from this. You’re making a life changing pact to not change at all.
WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR NEWS GRANT
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2010 1:30 PM PDT reply actions
TBH
I feel like Nate and Ishi are being SHOWCASED! Any time a team randomly starts playing people right before the deadline, it makes me suspicious.
So I guess Nate + Ishi + (top 10 but not top 5 prospect) for DeJesus.
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 would shit my pants if we made that deal.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jul 20, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I would do it and not think twice
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Shit your pants or make the trade?
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
by WilliamVanLandingham on Jul 20, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Chicken and the egg, my friend.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jul 20, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Do I have to pick just one?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Happy poops.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jul 20, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I would shit your pants as well
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently
Moore wants a ML ready pitching prospect + a mid tier prospect for DDJ. According to Jeff Passan & Dan Hayes
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
Maybe we could trick Moore
“look Martinez’s ERA in Fresno is very similar to Bumgarner’s”
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
Espinelli!
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
AZNS
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Dayton Moore can't resist that type of flawless logic!
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
Todd Wellemeyer is ML ready!
Well, as ready as he’ll ever be, at least.
"I never think I’m a good player or a bad player. This is what I’m thinking: I can play. And I want to play." - Juan Uribe
Absolutely agree - Ishi and Nate are being showcased
which makes me wonder about KC. BButler seems ensconsed at 1B there, which would make Ishi superfluous. Nate would be a lesser replacement for DeJesus. The pieces don’t seem to fit for this to work for KC. There would have to be more. Maybe the Ishi showcase is for bullpen help in a separate deal.
As to the JT Snow comparison, I think it’s apt. But one of the reasons Snow worked so well for the Giants is that he had Kent offsetting his lack of power from the 2B postion. I’ve seen Freddie Sanchez and he’s no Jeff Kent.
Someone mentioned Juan Castro, when they meant Jason. But how about Juan? He was just DFA’d by the Phillies. He can’t hit a lick, but he’s probably better defensively at 2B-3B-SS than anyone in the Giants system. He gets the ball from glove to hand as quick as anyone I’ve ever seen. And he doesn’t throw the ball, so much as fling it – on a dime, every time. I’d like to see him stored at Fresno for a September call up, and some late-inning defense during the dog days.
And what does TBH mean?
by betterthanbochy on Jul 20, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
TBH = To Be Honest
As in, I don’t think we need another weak-hitting player with good defense, TBH.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Nate is a lesser replacement for DeJesus, which is precisely why they might like to have him. He’s not going to be the centerpiece, but he might help close the deal.
I agree with you here
My writing implied that Nate wouldn’t be a workable piece in a DeJesus trade. Your take on Nate as part of the package is mine exactly. But I don’t see a KC need for Ishi. So who else will it take? Tommy Joseph? He’d be ready to take over at about the time Jason Kendall turns 40.
by betterthanbochy on Jul 20, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I see this Snow was offset by Kent thing a lot, and I definitely remember saying it myself back in the day, but really Snow had a pretty good peak in his career. Yes, Snow wasn’t Mark McGuire or Jason Giambi. Nor was he the Thrill.
It’s not that not Kent offset Snows and let the Giants have a passable offense. Rather Kent (and Aurilia and BLB) + Snow gave the Giants an insanely potent offense. I guess I mean – he wasn’t an automatic out that you had to cover up with offense elsewhere. But rather a part of line-up that was pretty darned tough top to bottom.
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
But Kent’s power production from 2B justified a lineup with as weak a 1B hitter as Snow. Not that Snow couldn’t hit a lick, just that you expect more from 1B. Kent’s bat fulfilled that expectation. When viewed as a typical 2B, Snow seemed fine (and for one or two years was better than just fine).
It’s The Jeff Kent Principle™
"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
of course there is no rule against having a first baseman who mashes alongside Jeff Kent.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
agreed
and it negated a lot of the advantages of having Kent at 2B.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Yep
"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
Piffle. There were no Prince Fielders or Ryan Howards in the 1990's NL.
Snow looked reasonably good offensively compared to the likes of Eric Karros and Jeff Bagwell.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I agree-KC doesn't need a 1B
I mean Kila Ka’aihue has spent the last 3 years in AAA without getting a legit shot
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
Seriously
He has shown really good OBP skills and good slugging but was never given a shot
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
Hmm
Kila and Gordon for Bowker and Ishi seems a decent lateral swap. We can throw in Zorak as well.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I'd do that
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
in, like, a milisecond
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Yep
even quicker if they take Velez
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
then this org is the exact wrong one to which he should be traded.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 20, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now
It kind of makes me mad anytime Whiteside is getting at bats instead of Ishikawa.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Those are not defects
They are just the next step in human evolution.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
IT'S A FEATURE
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.
irl lol
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for backing me up on Twitter earlier
No idea what Urban was talking about…
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 don’t even follow him and I felt the need to tweet him on that. It’s still up on the his blog entry, CLEAR AS FUCKING DAY
"By the time I turned twelve, the Dodgers made me vomit." - Joey Margolis
by Prussian Creole on Jul 20, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
What are you talking about
I didn’t write anything about Twitter.
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.
Incindentally
We should start a McCoven ‘list’ to compile everyone in one place. Someone should make a fanpost for everyone to post their handles if they want to.
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.
frequentmasturbater765
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.
He masturbates a bunch.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
ah yea. My Da’s father was from Arkansas, everybody else is from Greece or the ME.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
Yasou!
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 20, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
ANDROOG
FOLLOW ME.
I don’t actually tweet anything, just use it for N00Z
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
BIG BROTHER NOT WELCOMED HERE!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 20, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
/Ishikawa immediately crashes into slump
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.
For sure. It’s the Grant curse
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Ishikawa was so frustrating to watch last year, that it is hard to get excited over what he’d done this year. I hope that feeling changes, but I don’t think it will.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 1:39 PM PDT reply actions
IAWTC
However, he HAS done a great job pinch-hitting this year, and was a good distraction that we have 13 pitchers, several of which don’t belong here.
Having TI on the bench really saved our asses several times, because at one point he was batting over .500 off the bench. That kind of average isn’t sustainable, either, but it’s still valuable.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I can’t stop thinking about Travis Ishikawa.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
No, but he’s sliding into home and his pants are full of foam.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I see. That means you always disliked your father. You’ve also been repressing your sexual urges toward Pat Sajak.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
1/2 right. I fap fap fap to PS every night.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
OH GOD!! SELL ME A VOWEL, PAT!! SELL ME A VOWEL!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Got to get on the Wheel of Fortune train
Won’t throw in the towel
Til’ I buy a vowel
Hey Vanna – pick me a letter.
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 20, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL!!
I love it.
"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
God damn, you half Japanese [baseball players]
You do it to me every time.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Grant is
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Who is this chick? I just saw her in something the other day, but couldn’t place why she looked so familiar. Anyone know this actress’ name?
Chris Gloor: my lefty is bigger than your lefty
by crazedcrustacean on Jul 20, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
thank you – It literally was driving me crazy trying to remember who she was since I see her in stuff all the time
Chris Gloor: my lefty is bigger than your lefty
by crazedcrustacean on Jul 20, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
http://letmegooglethat4u.com/?q=debbie+downer
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
She was originally supposed to be Jenna Maroney, but I guess NBC didn’t think she fit that part. I kinda agree with that.
Although her appearances in season 1 were so fucking awesome.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
Since I haven’t been paying close attention to Giants baseball over the last 10 days or so, I’m going to provide my spectacularly uninformed opinion (as usual):
Travis Ishikawa is the next Rod Carew. Sure, go ahead laugh, but I’ll be there to give him a standing ovation when he gets his 3,000th hit.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
tattoo idea for jcb, xanthan, GRM
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
/raises hand
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
#1 GIS for "flipper baby"
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
SEX BOMB BABY YEAH
"I never think I’m a good player or a bad player. This is what I’m thinking: I can play. And I want to play." - Juan Uribe
A for effort
but shouldn’t replace Ishi in this ’chop?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I rented that
But couldn’t bring myself to watch it after hearing all the comments about how violent and disturbing it was.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
dude, it's so good.
I fucking love Miike.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Not my favorite Miike
It’s just outright wanton violence for the last half. Also, the pacing was all off.
See Audition, much better movie in my opinion.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Audition if fabulous. kiddi - kiddi - kiddi
Visitor Q is cool also. Now that is a disturbing flick! … and kinda funny also.
It didn't take long for me to start believing in Torres
mostly because it was obvious that his approach was way different. I don’t really see anything with Ishi to make me think he can’t keep hitting at least decently well. He’s been getting lucky obviously, but he doesn’t look like a lost penguin at the plate anymore.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I think I'm on the other side
I agree with you on Torres, he’s shown obvious signs of improvement. I haven’t seen anything but the same Ishi we’ve always seen who happens to be on a hot streak.
Hoping I’m wrong, of course.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Really?
it seems to me that he’s not flailing away like he used to. But I haven’t been watching as many games as I’d like to lately so IDK for sure.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I think if we normalized his BABIP, he'd look pretty similar to how he's always looked
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.
yes, his BABIP is due to some oppo foul line bloopers
he’s such a dope at the plate. Here’s a guy who has been in organized baseball for like 8 years and yet he seems to have no idea what he wants to do or what the pitcher is gonna try to do. He and Nate are alike in that regard. They both need more ABs to know what they can do once they figure out what a major league approach is. I mean, don’t they ever get any coaching? Ish is like a left handed Rowand…prepared for a fast ball down the middle, and believes that every pitch is a fastball down the middle, and that he has to swing at it. Ish has a very good swing, and some serious power potential. But his approach is so flawed that I doubt he will ever hit his potential.
Nate is kind of the opposite: also has power potential, but seems to recognize pitches; unfortunately his swing isn’t as nice as Travis’, and he stands kind of upright and stiff, so he can’t seem to get his hands in the right place to barrel them. Both are flawed hitters. Too bad Nate wasn’t put at SS when he was young.
I’d deal them both for something worthwhile, although I kind of like them both; I think their time has passed. For them to develop into more than marginal players at age 26 seems like a remote possibility.
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Are you saying he fails at oppo tacos?
Maybe all he needs is a stern talking to from Buster.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
This, I think, is a really good explanation of their problems.
"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
I read something about Ishi hitting balls in the cage pitched from like 30 feet away
He was trying to work on his reaction time in identifying pitched.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
My wife was telling me about this. I thought it sounded cool (and dangerous).
I’ve been saying this whenever TI’s name comes up, but I think he should be given a ton of credit for the way he’s kept himself prepared to come off the bench, because for a r-e-a-l long stretch, he was getting zero playing time.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
So I got free tickets for the game at the Diamondbacks where I’ll be one of those heads behind the plate. I don’t know if I want that much TV time. Too many opportunities for me to forget and pick my nose on camera.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
The Giants game on Friday, I mean.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Nah, going with my dad (who got the tickets). He’d be upset I think.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Laugh loudly. And point a lot.
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 20, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
What will you be wearing? Just so we know which one is you.
"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
Just wanna say
I’m really bummed to have had to miss the ending of the game last night. Seeing Wilson K that fucking douchebag with the bases loaded to end the game would have made my month
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I’m an east coaster, and turned on the game in like the 6th or 7th and watched until Ishi’s walk in the 8th then turned in. I thought the same thing as you when i first saw the replay this morning, but then I noticed the bases were loaded, and I gotta say I’m glad I turned off the game in the eighth – that high stress ninth would have kept me awake all night.
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
yeah, true
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
My favorite part of watching the Dodgers play is watching Carlos Santanna
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
COLOLETTI
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I'M POOPING!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
The problem with the Internet era
… is that wild, hopeful, borderline unfounded, homer-ish prediction-making gets squashed like a bug in the face of sample size, regression to/towards the mean, and age-appropriate performance. This forces most conversations into a realm of “Substantiate or prepare to be ridiculed” which may be more rational, but isn’t a whole lot of fun. Even your post, Grant, is constructed entirely along the lines of what is defensible.
Frankly, I think that this is what happened to Bob Fitzgerald in his talk radio career. When he first came on, everybody loved him because he was so freakin’ reasonable. But after a while, people would stop calling in because they knew he’s just shoot down what could be shot down rationally, and his show got boring. So then he learned to say a little more wacky stuff, and then haters come out about that.
Even here on this site, there’s not a person who will take up the torch of claiming long-lasting improvement for Barry Zito or Travis Ishikawa. People straddle the fence on Andres Torres and Aubrey Huff, though the latter is even an odder case because few wanted to claim he’d regress to “good Aubrey” even as they now are calling for regression to “normal Aubrey.”
The McCoven is filled with a lot of “Show me” cynics, which is fine if you’re managing my money, but getting old if you just want to be a fan.
OK, I’m going on record as saying that all four of those guys are going to maintain something closer to their current production than last year’s production. Fire away if you want, but I’m going to be a Fanboy. There will be no white paper.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
True enough. It’s a little tough for me to go out on a limb at times.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 20, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
What's the expression?
“The exception that proves the rule.”
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
I was kidding about GRM, but seriously, I do think there is a great deal of group think around here. That said, there is always a small and vocal minority on major issues. I also think people are willing to find religion. That is, while people were generally apoplectic over the Bengie signing this spring, most people were generally at least equally ecstatic over the trade. That is while it seems like people are hard on Sabean or Bork, I think people are just very true to their principles and are extremely data driven. So when the parties at hand betray those principles, there is general unhappiness around here.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I just get my notes from jponry and I’m good to go.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
FOR THE SWARM!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Data driven?
Here it’s chain.
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 20, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
But we all shit on GRM
I don’t think many would count him in the mccoven.
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.
He’s part of the McCoven, he just sees things in a different way.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm with you on Zito
He’s throwing harder than before, and the change has developed into a real weapon. But lots of times good pitchers improve as they age—Mike Scott, anyone?
For hitters, though, you do run into a heart/head thing. Everytime Travis Ishikawa bats, I’m rooting for him, I’m on his side completely. Completely. And I also think first base is a problem area the Giants need to address, preferably by just giving the job to Brandon Belt next May .
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 20, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Here is when the record stopped and made that screetch noise.
He’s throwing harder than before,
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.
89 MPH heet!
WTF are you talkin about! THAT IS GASSY
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
He is
His fastball is up around 86. When he’s not been successful, it’s been 82. He doesn’t throw heat, but he can jam hitters, and get K’s on fastballs.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 20, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
What if you're completely wrong?
07: 84.5
08: 84.9
09: 86.5
10: 85.7
That’s not a very big difference. Certainly not 4 MPH
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Thanks,
I did not have to look this up.
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.
fangraphs chrome extension ftw
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Man
now I am looking at Barry Zito’s stats. He was way on the decline. Renewed rage about his contract.
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.
IKR
I didn’t know shit about baseball in 06 and even I was like “WTF?! Barry zito? Are you serious?”
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
pretty much
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
My roommate those years was/is an A's fan
He hated Zito. I would always give him shit about having Zito. Then the Giants signed him, I caught hell for 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.
lol karma
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Man his cy young season was pretty good though.
Crazy BABIP of .254 and 80% left on base.
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.
so by "pretty good"
you mean “pretty lucky”
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Haha,
well his other stats were good too, just those ones jumped out at me.
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.
One thing on the fastball
interestingly his FB in 03 was worth more than his curve ever has been. And it went from being worth -6.8 runs last year to 10.9 this season while DROPPING veloctiy. Wow.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
It definitely has seemed to tie up more hitters this season.
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 must have just improved his control, like, a ton
that’s insane.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I am wondering if he is just getting more movement on his fastball
Running it in on RH hitters more, then breaking back to the other side of the plate.
One of the more creatively minded should do some kind of analysis on his fastball and what has been different from last year.
Looking at you Xanthan. Let’s see a shiny chart.
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’m not good at all with pitchfx stuff. I would like to see this as well
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
fangraphs has these -- no big changes
Vertical movement:
Horizontal:
Even with wideview I cannot see 2010
Link?
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.
His roomate?
BRIAN SABEAN
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
that would make more sense, actually
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
/plays Brian Sabean like a fiddle
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 really wish I could watch a video, or even a transcript, on how that entire process went down.
Like, I want to know if Boras uses death threats or what to get these guys insane contracts.
I think he gets people to bid against themselves. My father used to buy and sell businesses for one of the big integrated oil companies. One of his proudest moments was getting the Venezuelan state oil company, which was the only bidder who possibly could have been interested in an asset he had to sell, to bid against itself to the tune of some hundred or so million extra smackers. Boras, I believe, does much the same thing.
I'VE GOT THE YANKEES ON THE LINE! GIVE US 127 MIL OR WE WALK!
And instead of calling him on it, they buy his bullshit.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I do believe this is how it works.
They probably always say they have better offers, but they can’t reveal who the team or offer is, as well as other teams won’t admit “HELLZ YEAZ WE WANT BARRY ZEE-TO!!!”
It’s a poker game.
I just wish someone would just ignore Boras. Hopefully when Fielder becomes a FA he gets completely lowballed.
wont happen
teams will be blinded by rib eyes.
The stupid thing is that it was BARRY ZITO. How is he worth a bidding war?! Fielder is at least a really good hitter.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I just wish GMs would realize Boras is just suckering them over and over.
Especially with Boras’ “Fielder a rare commodity” BS.
intelligence:
not a common commodity with sports GMs. Just look at the NBA offseason. Hell just look at david fucking kahn.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
It'd mind-boggling
that these guys are that stupid though. We all see it, so why don’t the owners?
Hire intelligent people.
UGH
I really don't get it
how the hell David Kahn is employed and paid millions of dollars to….“run” that team is beyond me. Unbelievable. He has ruined the team for years to come. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK TRADING AL JEFFERSON. YOU FUCKING IDIOT. YOU COULD HAVE HAD FLYNN AND CURRY YOU MORON ARGGHHHHHHH
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
He’s the T-Wolves guy right?
I don’t care for basketball as much as I used to after watching the Kings get fucked over in 02.
yes, he is
and he is the reason I don’t care about basketball. I want to like the twolves, but holy shit. They could have had Flynn, Curry, Love, and Jefferson and now they have a steaming pile of dog shit for the next 10 years.
Fuck.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Well, you had a couple good years
Just like my Kings, who at least are on the way back up.
Why T-Wolves?
Because I was raised in Minnesota
fortunately none of the vikings or twins stink got on me, but I wasn’t really raised with a BBall team. Also like the wild, but they suck too for the same reasons
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I don't really mind them
just saying that they didn’t crowd out the Giants.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Just picked them as a kid. I grew up in SD so you just sort of choose a team. Also Derrick Thomas.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Oh, I was just a huge fan of Tony Gonzalez and I loved their history, fans and stadium.
I also don’t like winning.
I'm also a Kings fan
so the refs make sure we’ll never ever win
Sports will be the death of me.
I’d rather never win than be a Yankee fan however.
Wow
I’m sorry.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
So drafting two point guards with two consecutive picks isn’t smart managing?
KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHN!!!
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
especially when one obviously will never ever play for your team
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Think about it:
It requires the persons doing the hiring—the owners—to be nontrivially less stupid than the guys being hired. Does that sound like the world we live in?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
No
Since he has been here, velocity has been consistently in the mid 80’s. 85. There were a few starts at the beginning of last season after the canyon throwing that he touched 89-90.
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.
CHRISTY
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
These god damn "facts" keep getting in the way of my pointless predictions!
DAMN YOU, EVIDENCE!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I see the point, but I can’t really live in the pretend world where Travis Ishikawa and Mark Teixera swapped souls over winter, Freaky Friday style.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
OT: Lot of free time for me this summer
Any TV show recommendations?
Wilber Bucardo: Carlos Silva with a younger brother.
The Wire
Arrested Development
Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
+1000000000000 on The Wire
Wow, I know the Sopranos get all the hype, but IMO, The Wire is much much better.
Wilber Bucardo: Carlos Silva with a younger brother.
it really is
I’ve only seen season 1 so far. And it was pretty great
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
not just because I am a Baltimoron, but
I really think The Wire is among the best television shows ever
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Dexter is pretty awesome
"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 20, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Kinda lost it in the third season
Seasons 1 and 2 were entertaining enough. Also, Dexter’s sister (Deb?) was one of the most grating TV characters of the last couple years.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
100% Madmen
also started watching Friday night lights this year. Not bad…
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Pleasantly surprised by Friday Night Lights, anxiously awaiting the new season on DVD.
"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 20, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate admitting that a show about high school football made me tear up so much.
It’s a really quality show.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
the movie was great
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I really don't want to like something that came from buzz bissinger
so I haven’t seen the show or movie yet
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
New Buzz (ie post-Costas Buzz) is really awesome. A must-follow on Twitter.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Has he gotten over his whole “blogs are evil” thing? He was such a douche on Costas
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
I pretty much can't stand him after that
would take a total turnaround.
And it’s not just the costas thing. It’s the “I’m a fucking moron who sucks on LaRussa’s dick, so I must know way more about baseball than you” thing too. I really can’t stand old school baseball snobs, especially when their way of looking at the game is ridiculously outdated and wrong.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Doesn’t everybody act like they know more than other people?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Not nice people
and when they actually don’t, then it’s really annoying.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
But I mean (and I’m not picking on you. since we all do it), you just responded to somebody saying they like a show by saying “that show sucks.” That’s pretty much typical Buzz.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
here's the difference
I’m saying it mostly tongue-in-cheek. I’m not saying “hey, you’re a fucking moron for liking that show”
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
And Buzz does it for the reaction, which in itself is pretty tongue in cheek.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
ugh whatever
I’m pretty sure that costas bullshit wasn’t “for the reaction”. I think he’s just an asshole who’s a little to full of himself personally.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
or too even
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Oh, it totally was. He was just expecting Leitch to be a typically angry blogger that would go after him. Didn’t know Leitch is pretty much the classiest guy on the Internet.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Ok whatever
I can’t agree with that. He totally lost his shit and looked like a total jackass. Pretty sure he didn’t have any greater motive than trying to make his “point”, whatever it was.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
SO YOU ARE NOT SAYING?
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.
yup, this
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Mad Men and Sons of Anarchy and what Jhiat said.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
yeah, what jihad said works for me, too. United States of Tara is pretty cool, as well.
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 20, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks I just got called by the NSA and I am now on the no-fly list.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
yer welcome—at least someone is paying attention hehe
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 20, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Or maybe you should get busy with something like this:
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_15558973?nclick_check=1
The Good Guys
best new show of the year – already a classic! Bradley Whitfield will probably win an emmy someday for his over the top burn-out detective.
Chris Gloor: my lefty is bigger than your lefty
by crazedcrustacean on Jul 20, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
my sarcasm meter broken?
can’t tell if this is serious.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I think he is serious. I don’t think the show is thaaat great, but it is definitely worth watching for Whitford and his bonking the women he interviews and his 70/80s cop show sensibilities.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
we are all Louie
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 20, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Everybody tells me he's funny...
Maybe one day I will believe them. I mean, I’m certainly open to the possibility.
wait—we’re talking about Louis C.K., right?
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 20, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I did not.
Didn’t care for “I Think I Love My Wife,” either. Pootie Tang… shrug. He was great in Parks & Recreation, though, which is why I haven’t closed the door on him. Yet.
Lick my balls if you love Jesus!
LICK MY BALLS IF YOU LOVE JESUS!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I just don't see it...
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I dig Lie To Me
It’s a summer show too.
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.
ugh
that show sucks
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
twin peaks
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
AUBREY
WALK WITH ME
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
“THIS PIE IS DELICIOUS!”
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 20, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Dale Cooper: Now, I’d like two eggs, over hard. I know, don’t tell me; it’s hard on the arteries, but old habits die hard — just about as hard as I want those eggs. Bacon, super-crispy. Almost burned. Cremated. That’s great. And, I’ll have the grapefruit juice, just as long as those grapefruits… [He trails off as he sees high school vixen Audrey Horne saunter up to his table.] … are freshly squeezed.
"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
Hmm
For posterity:
The Wire
Deadwood
Arrested Development
For fun:
Burn Notice
How I Met Your Mother
Leverage
Futurama
To get half of the references on this site (nerbs):
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
And if you want some more obscure shows
The Canadian show Intelligence was surprisingly well done. Think The Wire but in Canada with pot distributors.
Also, Underbelly was a pretty amazing show about the Australian Mob in Melbourne.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Frakkin' purplebellies
Actually, we should use that when we play the Rockies.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 20, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Not gonna lie
True Blood… Not a terrible show
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't stand that show
But everyone else seems to love it
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 20, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
How can one object to vampire porn?
/never seen a whole episode
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
poor scripting, bad accents, over the top acting, stupid plotlines
but to be fair, I’m outrageously judgmental about tv shows
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 20, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds about right
the only part of the show I watch, I watch via fleshbot
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
hah
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I mean
what is a “fleshbot”? I have no idea what that is
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Watch how fast I can text motherfucker!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty cheesy in a good way, most of the time
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess that’s what I don’t like. I get it, but I don’t like it
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 20, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
fair enough
i didnt really like it until it got extra strange
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like it’s trying too hard to be that strange. Everything feels phoned in. But again, uselessly judgmental of tv
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 20, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
i think im the same way with the internet
Fuckin blogs
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I get the news I need on the weather report.
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 20, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile.
"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
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
Heeeeeere IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII aaaaaaammmmmmm….
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 20, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
New shows
True Blood is awesome so far this year.
White Collar just restarted last week. New ep tonite.
Tosh.0 is extremely funny and gaining viewers every week.
Peen & Teller Bullshit is 1/2way through the season.
The Good Guys is entertaining.
Catch up time:
Dexter…4 seasons to watch before September.
Californication, 3 seasons to watch before January.
Sons of Anarchy, 2 seasons to watch before September.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
My guiltiest of guilty pleasures
Watch the first season of Veronica Mars. It’s light, has a couple good whodunnits, and surprisingly well acted.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Loved Veronica Mars!
Kristen Bell hasn’t been that good in anything since, sadly. She needs to find the right director to cast her to her strengths.
Btw, any idea what Rob Thomas is writing these days?
"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
Party Down
which has since been canceled by Starz (pay channel).
He also relaunched his first show, “Cupid” (which originally starred Jeremy Piven) but that has since been canceled by ABC.
I think Kristen Bell was good in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” but yeah, film work doesn’t give her the chance to try something new every week. She got to play the comedy to drama range on VM for sure.
Did Party down get cancelled? That’s upsetting.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
She was good in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. But I didn’t care for her in Heroes. Haven’t seen much else.
"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
Oy. Heroes was a travesty for all involved.
What an embarrassingly awful show. I don’t want people to think I am criticizing them for liking it, I just never sparked to it.
I thought they wasted Kristin Bell on it, too, by having her be a lightning-shooting Veronica Mars clone.
I liked the first season but quit watching after like disc 2 of season 2.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I’m still upset she chose to do Heroes over Lost
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The never to see the light VM movie!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Kristen Bell makes the “Actresses I have a Soft Spot for Despite Their Limited Range” list.
Others on the list include: Maria Bello, Elizabeth Shue, Piper Pirabo, and Salma Hayek.
Basically the female equivalents of Nathan Fillion and Harrison Ford.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I miss Piper Perabo. I liked her.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
She has a new show on USA
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
She's in the new Covert Ops or Affairs or something
One of the most blah pilots I’ve seen in a while. Although it has a cool blind dude who likes Mingus!
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Something about it rubbed me the wrong way
It seemed like the only consultation they had on how fights and secret agent stuff works was from early 90s action movies. Burn Notice seemed more believable.
I’ll probably keep watching (again softness for Perabo), but they need to at least get the guy who consults on Human Target to coreograph (sp) some fight scenes.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I really liked Human Target
Was it cancelled?
I don't think it got renewed, but it was pretty solid
The only thing that irked me was the Vancouver, San Francisco filming.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
best show ever named after a department store
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Alien WalMart?
"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
If there’s plenty of Mingus, I might have to watch.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I don’t consider VM a guilty pleasure at all.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't either
Until every time I tried to explain the premise of the show, people laughed in my face.
Seriously. “It’s about a high school private investigator who solves mysteries with the assistance of her former sheriff father, pitbull, and spunky crew.”
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Until every time I tried to explain the premise of the show, people laughed in my face.
Sort of like when I tell people they should watch Legend. “So there’s Tom Cruise and this unicorn…”
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I've also had trouble with:
Ravenous and Army of Darkness.
The easiest sell has to be Firefly. “Cowboys. In space.” Either you buy it, or you don’t.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
You forgot the kicker. It was on UPN!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
What do people here think of Spartacus?
I really enjoyed the first season.
Way to go out on a limb there...
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 2:16 PM PDT reply actions
Damnit oldjacket
we just tweeted the exact same thing at Urban.
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.
Doesn't Starcraft 2 come out in a week or so?
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Yes
I got a beta invite yesrerday. Still can’t log in. If I ever get in I will likely play for a while and say, yep..not gonna buy this.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I am soooo buying it.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
But more for the campaign than the online play
I’m a sucker for a good storyline.
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.
That’s what I am hoping to get out of the Beta.
I’m more excited about being a Goblin.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I never played through the campaign on the original. I mostly just booted up my 56k and got destroyed by people online.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd play the campaign, but my macro needs a lot of work.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
My opinion on Ishi hasn't changed
He’s a decent back up 1B.
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'm all about Ishi
I think that patience is a good idea here—he’s on the cusp of either a fine career, or extended mediocrity. He could be better than Snow in a couple areas—baserunning, and OBP; he runs better than Snow, and has better pitch selection, imo. Other than that, I’d be fine with a Snow-like career. First base defense is greatly underrated.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
he can’t score from 3rd on a slow roller
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 20, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes he can damnit
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.
Too soon
"I never think I’m a good player or a bad player. This is what I’m thinking: I can play. And I want to play." - Juan Uribe
Snow had some great OBP years, don’t know if Ishi could do better. Grants .350 projection seems best case senario
Rooting for the new Giants to be Stopgap Heroes.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
-Jiddu Krishnamurti
by SneakToBetterSeats on Jul 20, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
well, what is very good? over .375? I see a couple full seasons for him around that mark, 97 & 99.
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 20, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Very good, imo, is .400 or better.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
good: .370
minimum: .340
below .340 : fail
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't league average like .330?
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.
Yep. It’s usually somewhere between .330 and .335
by RoyaleWithCheese on Jul 20, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
By my criteria, if you aren’t above average in getting on base, you fail.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
So if you are average in getting on base you are not average?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
sei o una
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 20, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
.290 IS NOT HIGH AVERAGE
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 wouldn't agree with that in general
But it’s true for a first baseman. I’d guess average for first basemen has to be over .350.
but
average for (batting title) qualified 1B is much higher.
.364 in 2010 (.481 SLG, .367 wOBA)
For 2009 it was (.378/.515 for a .380 wOBA).
You will note that in a career year, Snow was a decent hitting 1B. I won’t say average – since the batting title qualified cuts off a lot of the crap.
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
this
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I did this in the offseason
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
by grape on Jul 20, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
needz moar caption
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 20, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Should we put it on the refridgerator?
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.
It's actually also a coupon for a side salad at Round Table Pizza
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
VERSATILITY DOWN THE STRETCH NERDS
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’d like to see the same but for players with over 100 PA’s… or something like that.
My hypothesis being that this looks like you included all data, which would be tugged down by some real crap from guys who only get a few ABs as filler.
Daniel Turpen is a Giant Beaver
I can try to go through my methods again, but I largely forgot them
I do remember that I did not include pitchers of people under 100 PAs
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I think its because OPS is calculated across both leagues and this is only NL
Also, I dropped off a lot of players, so it might have skewed things. I wouldn’t take this as gospel, just a handy thing to help you when you want to know exactly how bad Aaron Rowand is.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
if you play 1B
and have meh power, then you better have a .400 OBA.
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
Unless Ishi, Nate, or Pat step up and show that two of them are the best/most consistent of the bunch, I think the best thing Bork can do is to play the two that are playing the best at that moment. I have no problem with Nate and Travis playing pretty consistently for a week or two until one of them starts to slump, only to be replaced by Pat. Huff would be sliding from OF to 1st any time a move happened, but I think it would be worth it.
Jeaaaggaahh
I agree, but I also believe that the team is stronger if they know who’s a starter and who is a role player day in day out. It’s hard to argue though, considering nobody has really been consistent. What is most important though, is that Velez is picked off or clanks very soon so we don’t have to see his mug anymore.
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 20, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't not believe in Ishikawa
There is a lot to be said for an above average defender at 1b. It makes the rest of the infield better in a way that no other position can effect others. That’s bad grammar but Travis is good on D.
With that in mind, if he could put up an .800 OPS he would be a very good regular.
Now if he could hit 20 HR and drive in 80 RBIs…maybe bat around .280. He’d be amazing!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:40 PM PDT reply actions
is snow still coaching him over there?
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 20, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
BARBI!
I just thought of that…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I just don’t think there are enough outs available at 1B to make an amazing defender/.800 OPS hitter a good proposition.
I know what Fangraphs says. I also think they are full of shit. :-)
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
What does fangraphs say?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
FLAGGED
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
In this game, you role play an asshole, the twist is that all you do is shit.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
THE CINEMATIC!!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I still think
That if this team wants to be a playoff team they need to either add a LF, RF and/or 1B.
Huff can play 1B or LF, so that leaves a couple places to upgrade.
Having Burrell, Ishikawa and Nate come off the bench would be the best scenario.
I also think Bowker would be better than all of them and player like DeJesus or Branyan would be a great fit.
I'm with you
Except I don’t want rentals, so Fielder or DeJesus are my white whales.
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.
The rental thing doesn't bother me with those two
Since we get them in 2011 and will get compensation if they leave.
I would only want DeJesus if we don’t overpay as he’s having a career year. But this is Moore we’re talking about.
Fielder: Not worth it.
I want the Giants to win the World Series. There’s a part of me, wholly irrational, that thinks there are maybe seven guys on the roster who can’t be traded and the rest are fungible if it means significant improvements. Still, Sanchez or Bumgarner for Hart is a bad deal and I also agree with the DNW Fielder.
I agree with you
but FWIW Branyan isn’t a rental-he has a 5M option for next year
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
branyon?
is he really a big enough upgrade over what we have to warrent whatever would need to be given up?
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
same with DeJesus.
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 20, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, the only guy on the block that i think would be a significant enough upgrade to make it ok to trade Sanchez or Bumgarner would be prince fielder.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
MadBum is not being traded.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Won't argue that.
Just meant that he and the Sanchise are the two that keep getting named as what other teams want.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Doesn't hurt to want
But it makes no sense for a team that is trying to contend to trade a pitcher from its starting rotation for a bat. Then you’ve just solved one problem and created another! Now if Sanchez or Bumgarner had been part of a package to get Cliff Lee, that would make sense. But everybody’s talking about Sanchez for Fielder, Bumgarner for Hart, which is just stupid.
yeah, there's no fucking chance they trade madbum
not even worth discussing
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
But what if the Braves offered Heyward?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Only if they throw in Hanson.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Beck?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
He's a [e] pro hitter!
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
Mmmm Bop!
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
What if Angelina Jolie called me tonight and invited me over?
See? It’s fun to thing about things that will never happen!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
’specially since she already invited me over
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 20, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I think so. He was acquired pretty cheaply in the first place.
Average OBP, massive power, and good defense.
I’d prefer Branyan hitting 6th a lot more than having Ishikawa, Uribe or Nate there.
I wouldn't be against this
good defense though? Really? I haven’t paid attention
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Man if we got DeJesus
so many Lebowski GIFS
When he does something awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IONyLZn0pLI
Nobody Fucks with De Jesus
BIG 3: SF GIANTS, NY JETS, MIAMI HEAT
HATED 3: LA Dodgers, NE Patriots, MIAMI DOLPHINS
BIG 3 Players: Dwyane Wade, Brian Wilson, and Shaun Ellis
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 20, 2010 3:02 PM PDT reply actions
Shut the fuck up Donny
BIG 3: SF GIANTS, NY JETS, MIAMI HEAT
HATED 3: LA Dodgers, NE Patriots, MIAMI DOLPHINS
BIG 3 Players: Dwyane Wade, Brian Wilson, and Shaun Ellis
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 20, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I can get you a fucking toe.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Hey nice marmot!
BIG 3: SF GIANTS, NY JETS, MIAMI HEAT
HATED 3: LA Dodgers, NE Patriots, MIAMI DOLPHINS
BIG 3 Players: Dwyane Wade, Brian Wilson, and Shaun Ellis
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 20, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate the fucking eagles, man
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I'm thinking
I like this whole Beating LA thing
No Dodger trolls coming over here.
Good riddance fuckers
BIG 3: SF GIANTS, NY JETS, MIAMI HEAT
HATED 3: LA Dodgers, NE Patriots, MIAMI DOLPHINS
BIG 3 Players: Dwyane Wade, Brian Wilson, and Shaun Ellis
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 20, 2010 3:10 PM PDT reply actions
BEAT LA
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 20, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
One came over last night during the 9th calling a walkoff
He was lol’d off the board.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Good!
BIG 3: SF GIANTS, NY JETS, MIAMI HEAT
HATED 3: LA Dodgers, NE Patriots, MIAMI DOLPHINS
BIG 3 Players: Dwyane Wade, Brian Wilson, and Shaun Ellis
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 20, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Pika's reply after the K
STFD
nice, good call though
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
by PiKAgiant on Jul 19, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
pika ftw
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
In the optimist camp, kind of
I think there’s a chance he really can have an OPS in the low 800s, so I’d like to see Ishikawa get four starts a week until he proves one way or the other if he can be an average major league first baseman. I would like the organization to not go into this off-season still not knowing whether they should keep him or not, and the alternatives for the starting lineup are no great shakes themselves (Uribe, Renteria, Burrell, Eugenio, Schierholtz), and Schierholtz is probably the only member of that group who might have a future with the club.
Still believe
No duh. Ishikawa is not gonna hit 350 for his career.
But he should be getting starts. Some of his biggest problems are in identifying major league pitching, but on the other side you have some great potential if he can cover and protect the plate better. Signing bonus baby. Big Age 21 year. Couple of years of flail, but then the 2008 resurgence. He’s had his “Belt-moments” and his adjusting to the league time. If he develops into a good player, it is happening now, and now is the time to take advantage of his cheap contract years.
And it just so happens, that he is also in a hot stretch right now. So let him hit until he shows otherwise.
Better option then Velez.
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
Grant, you got it wrong
Something about this post has been bothering me. You said Travis was not a .342 hitter. I did some research and it turns out that right now he is a .342 hitter.
Travis is NOT a .341 hitter or a .343 hitter.
Get it right next time!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 3:41 PM PDT reply actions
WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR N00Z
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
How big of a pit . . .
. . . and how big of a spit would it take to rotisserize Emmett Ashford ? Shag Crawford?
And how long? Two days?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2010 3:42 PM PDT reply actions
If Ishi plays, who doesn't?
Posey can’t catch everyday, and we don’t want him to. When Whiteside catches, Posey plays first, and should.
Huff’s not a bad defensive first baseman, and he’s also key to our offense. He can play right, but he’s stretched there. He can also play left, which is the only position Burrell can play. And Sandoval can play first, and sometimes should.
What makes most sense is to do what Bochy’s doing—say that first base, left field and right field belong to Huff, Burrell, Schierholtz, Posey, Ishikawa and Schierholtz. Play matchups and ride hot hands. Out of that group, we’ve got an OK group offensively.
We don’t need Velez in that mix. I would love for Bowker to be, but he’s not, and won’t be unless someone gets hurts. Next year, probably in May or June, I suspect that Belt will force himself into that conversation, and end up just taking the 1B job. What I don’t want is for us to weaken our starting rotation to force DeJesus or Corey Hart or someone into that rotation, when there’s no reason to think they’d really be that much better than what we have already.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
Baseball works that way – sometimes things are falling and sometimes not, sometimes a hitter is ‘in the groove’ and is putting the barrel on the ball and sometimes not. It’s just not a reliable way to manage and/or gamble.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
So you’re kind of agreeing with me? lol
I think I didn’t say it write. Obviously baseball does work that way, but it’s not something that you can control and foresee.
No manager thinks “well I think Travis is gonna put up a ridiculous BABIP this week so let’s play him.”
I think at least some do – ’Jerky’s been swinging well lately’ is a fairly commonly heard sentiment, I think. Maybe it’s just Bochy. I agree that that’s not a good thing to base your decisions on though.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I just don’t believe in slumps in baseball, unless it’s something where the approach has actually changed over time (Sandoval over a few months).
But when Posey had his “slump” earlier this year, he honestly didn’t look too much different than when he got called up (he was hitting a lot of grounders and liners at people).
You just have to stick with what you have.
/Bowker’d
I’ve been told you can tell who is hot by how smooth their leg kick is
by panda revival on Jul 20, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm probably falling intto the chasm here...
…but you really don’t believe in slumps?
You are telling me you follow the Giants and you don’t believe in slumps?
Just look at one Freddy Sanchez right now for a perfect example. He is not seeing the ball like he was when he first came back and his confidence is down at the plate.
I don’t.
I believe in BABIP slumps, but I don’t think a player suddenly forgets how to hit for a couple weeks.
Freddy Sanchez lined out, hit a line drive single, and hit a ball pretty well for a sac fly yesterday.
He looked a lot better at the plate than Huff yesterday, does that mean he’s hot and Huff is in a slump?
I believe in slumps
and I don’t think they are BABIP but rather mental slumps.
I think hitting a baseball at the MLB level is a very trying mental exercise. There was just a story about how Torres improved significantly once he treated his ADD with medication.
My definition of a slump is something that lasts over a month.
Pablo Sandoval slumped.
Buster Posey did not.
Aaron Rowand just sucks.
But Pablo’s slump wasn’t just random variation in ball placement, IMHO.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t understand what you are saying. First you said, there are no slumps only BABIP. Now you seem to be saying you can slump that is not BABIP but only if you are “slumping” for a month.
This really doesn’t make any sense.
I don’t believe in the traditional sense of a slump as in, “OMG he’s 0-10, sit him.”
Maybe I didn’t make it clear. But usually when a hitter is truly “slumping,” I believe it’s because he’s changed something in his approach that’s caused him to become a different player over a long period of time.
I suspect . . .
. . . that slumps cause slumps.
By that, I mean that when the sheer chances of the game cause a player’s results to drop, the player often starts looking for a “cause” when there is in fact no true “effect”—and, in the process, the player changes things he’s been doing and generally gets himself tangled in a real slump, caused by his messing about.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I agree with your take on this. I remember some BLB interviews where he’d talk about how suddenly the ball would get real big or real small and how that was the difference between a 10-HR week and a 0-HR week.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
There's this cafe.
It caters to the wounded Giant fan.
He’s OK with the skinny Elvis but feels that because Elvis put fat in his diet he shouldn’t be herHALLded.
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 20, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I really dig his neon font.
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 20, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that was Steve Martin
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Mole: not hot in any sense of the word
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
So after perusing his stats a little more (I know it's SSS, but still interested me)
put me out of the “I believe” camp and into the “this is a total fluke” camp.
O Swing%:
09: 27.9%
10: 31.3%
Z-Swing%:
09: 71.9%
10: 66.1%
O-Contact%:
09: 45.8%
10: 68.1%(!!)
So he’s swinging at MORE pitches out of the zone, not less. He’s just making contact with those pitches nearly 20% more than his career average. And his walk rate is basically the same it’s always been. And he’s actually swinging at fewer pitches IN the zone.
I think we’re seeing a Velez-ian hot streak here soon to be followed by a terrible crash into a burning hillside. Unfortunately he’s now been branded a “CLUTCH HITTUR” so a change will not be made when necessary.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Only thing is, he doesn’t really have a “career average” since he’s barely played a full season before this year.
That being said, I do agree that it’s all a fluke.
yeah, I know
but neither did Torres, and we can still see the difference even when he had limited ABs this year. What I was looking for is evidence that Ishi’s approach at the plate has changed, and maybe that’s why he’s been better. But if anything, his approach is WORSE, he’s just getting lucky
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Well you could also make the claim that he’s simply putting the ball in play more.
He did strike out a lot last year, so he’s giving his BABIP a chance to work magic.
He’s always had a high BABIP, but has struck out over 25% of the time (below 20% this year).
But yeah, a 36.7 LD% just isn’t sustainable LOL.
His swinging strike % is way down this year, FWIW
so it could be. Maybe he’s Sandoval light (LOL LIGHT GET IT)
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
It's not WAY down
like 5%
And there’s no way that LD is sustainable, hell most players are lucky to crack 20%
5 % isn't negligible
give me a break, I’m fishing for hope here.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Fish is gross.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
by jhiat00 on Jul 20, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tonight's Lineup
RF – TORRES
2B – SANCHEZ
C – POSEY
LF – BURRELL
1B – SANDOVAL
3B – URIBE
SS – RENTERIA
CF – ROWAND
P – LINCECUM
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
LOL OUR LINEUP LAST NIGHT SCORED 5 RUNS
LET’S NEVER USE IT AGAIN.
This is an awful fucking lineup. I guess Huff does need a night off, but what the actual fuck playing rent over ishi. Jesus christ.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Also rowand
WHY DO YOU KEEP PLAYING HIM. HE FUCKING SUCKS.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
OT: “What the actual fuck” is probably my favorite phrase picked up from lurking at this site, thank you.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't claim it
forgot who came up with it, but yeah it’s pretty great
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I heard she stole it from jporny.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
you were right to do so
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I pretty much love every phrase on here
This site has affected my vocab
by Artimus Clyde on Jul 20, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a pretty big fan of "toad fuckery."
I just hope I don’t slip up and use it in front of my students once school starts again.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
by breadfan7 on Jul 20, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also
“shit that’ fuck”
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
That's
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
its the "facing a tough leftie" lineup
lineup # 248 in the continuing efforts of Bruce Bochy to seem like a smart person.
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Schulman pointed out:
hankschulman
Lefties hitting .179 vs. Kershaw. Righties .231.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
lol batting average in small samples
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
career it’s .233 and .194 over 1660 plate appearances. whatever. just fucking win, giants.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
yeah, unfortunately he's pretty good
but his OBPA is about 100 points higher than BAA, so take walks, guys! LOL
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Did Schulman point out that Huff is also better than everyone else at hitting, depsite being a lefty?
I just figure they're resting Huff
they can’t be stupid enough to simply be sitting him because of a LHP right?!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
has to be
I’m pretty sure huff is above the platoon nonsense.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
But if you are going to rest him, picking your spots is probably a good idea.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it makes sense that if you’re going to rest him in a series, rest him when they are facing a pitcher that is brutal on lefties.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I have a hard time being mad about that. He’s old and we need him in shape.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
correction: "Best athlete on the field"
Kruk gets it right, everyone else gets it wrong.
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
AUBREY HUFF VS. LHP THIS YEAR
.310/.388/.540
OPS .928
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.
21 RIBEYES 6 TATERS!
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.
LOL
I could not resist.
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.
omg
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I think Natto made the original.
I warned everyone then I would be using it as my avatar.
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.
pretty sure it's just rest
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Hey, it was nice beating LA once
no need to rub their faces in it.
Fuck off, bruce.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
No Huff?
LOL RENT/ROWAND
7-8-9 will probably be very uneventful tonight.
Also, LOL KEEPING ROWAND IN CENTER FIELD OVER TORRES.
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.
7-8-9 will probably be very uneventful tonight.
Timmy’s approach will be better than the other two. And, no, I’m not exaggerating.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
It WAS in Chavez Ravine where Timmy went 3 for 3 with 3 RBI in a 9-0 shutout.
Stranger things have happened.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Hey that happened to be the game FOX chose to allow me and lil jhiat to watch that Saturday!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
the announcers were pretty bummed
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I want this to happen
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I live closer to LA than SF, and I'll be wearing my Lincecum jersey tonight at dinner.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
+1
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
So wait, you’re still supposed to catch the ball, but over here instead of over there? I am so confused.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
moderates occupy the center
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
He can't adjust to having 2 walls near him
He can’t decide which one to run through
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
Probably better than the last lineup the Giants barfed up against Kershaw:
Remember April 18, 2010? A foolhardy Sergio Romo through a hanging slider to a slider speed-bat held by Manny Ramirez… a 2-1 Giants defeat. The starting 9?
LF Velez
SS Renteria
3B Sandoval
1B Huff
C Molina
2B Uribe
CF Torres
RF Schierholtz
SP Zito
JESUS CHRIST MY EYES!!! MY EYES, THEY BURN!!! ARRGHHH MAKE IT STOP PLEASE
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
maybe because he was hitting 7th and not where he should have been?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I actually believed that was the lineup for tonight,
then i saw molina’s name and my heart started again
by panda revival on Jul 20, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
There's no way they'd hit velez leadoff again
……..
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
What's playing at the Ford Theatre tonight?
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.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha . . .
. . . in a sepulchral Shadow laugh.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
only if Bochy is still Bochy
/checks Bochy’s drivers license
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
seriously
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
reply fail
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Torry
Sanchy
Pos..uhh…Posy?
Burry
Sandy
Uriby
Renty
Shitbag
Lincy
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
LOLNATE
Hit your home-runs somewhere else!
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL ROWNADS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, seriously
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like a challenge to Lincecum
Let’s if you can throw back to back shutouts…
Because that’s your only chance.
BREAKING NEWS: Tim Lincecum holds Dodgers to negative runs.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Stella got her groove back. Hell anything’s possible.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I'm waiting for the jokes about the second coming of Jesus
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
This isn’t inside info, just wishful thinking
by HoosierGiant on Jul 20, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish they were in the lineup
Instead of the suck that is RentaRownad
by Artimus Clyde on Jul 20, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always liked Ishikawa but have great doubts about how well he can do. I’d be ecstatic if he became JT Snow v. 2.
I'm thinking JT .005
But I was hoping that earlier. Remembering how JT went from all defense to really good out of nowhere it seemed. At least to me back then, not seeing any real numbers and just hearing him talk about changing his swing.
by Artimus Clyde on Jul 20, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Trade Travis for some bullpen help. I’m guessing a team out of the race will want to dump some salary for a cheap .342 hitter.
Who could be that dumb to take that
Sabes can’t trade with himself…
…or can he?
by Artimus Clyde on Jul 20, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I say give him another shot at first. Why not? If it doesn’t work, he can go back to his role as a PH/ defensive replacement.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
Velez up Graham waits
Bullpen will be fine. Leave it.
What I don’t understand is why the Giants front office loves Velez. The guy is dumber than a box a rocks. Terrible baserunner, misses the cutoff man repeatedly. The Graham kid is tearing the cover off the ball. Is a smooth outfielder. Is smart on the basepath. How many times do we have to run Velez through the rinse cycle before we understand the guys is simply stained and the spots won’t come out. Graham is the only AAA player ready at this time. Are we talking arbitration eliible issues?
Mark my words Velez will make another dumb play on the basepath or miss the cutoff and bring his 255 bat to Frisco.
by Longtimewaiting on Jul 20, 2010 4:33 PM PDT reply actions
LOL Brewers
giving up 8 (so far) in the 1st inning against Pittsburgh
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 20, 2010 4:37 PM PDT reply actions
make that 9
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 20, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
good times
good times.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 20, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I even homered 5 times off them in The Show
And I can’t hit for shit in that game yet
by Artimus Clyde on Jul 20, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
guess who sat alvarez
fuck
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
lol
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 20, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
and he hit another one
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 20, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
On the plus side
votto and tommy hunter are awesome. And fuck you, matt garza. WTF
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
10-7 now, this game is going to be hilarious.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Ish deserves the shot
I am not an Ishikawa fan. But, the guy deserves the shot. He may be a better hitter than we all think. Right now he is raking and showing signs of blossoming. He may swoon in August but like so many young guys in this organization, they really don’t get the chance to stay up long enough to tell.
I thought Sabean was going to send Buster down after he started hot and then went four games looking like a high schooler. It is nice to see the Giants finally figured out Posey was better all around than Molina. With madbum pitching well it is time to give Scherholtz all of Rowands time. Send Rowand away. Pay 75% of his salary and ask for a nice AA prospect. Scherholtz deserve more time. Rowand is a white elephant. (no racial intent meant). He is shot. Let’s see Nate and Graham playing and dump these garbage heap players.
by Longtimewaiting on Jul 20, 2010 4:42 PM PDT reply actions
Manny out 3 more weeks
Dodgers placed OF Manny Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 17, with a right calf strain.
It’s the second time Ramirez has been placed on the DL with an injury to his right calf this season. According to Evan Drellich of MLB.com, Dodgers manager Joe Torre called the strain “significant” and said the aging slugger would likely be sidelined for three weeks.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Did anyone make a gif of Manny drop kicking back into second from that game before the break
I was at the game and laughed so damn hard.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I wonder if this is like his knee injury?
As I recall he had trouble remembering which knee he was supposed to be favoring.
I’m so thankful that the Giants did not get him.
Both Damon Bruce and Ralph Barbieri last year during his 50 game suspension said the Giants should have signed him
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
...
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 20, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Except when that happened Juan Fucking Pierre replaced him and hit the snot out of the ball. I was pissed.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Pierre's hair was on fire
and I mean ALL of his hair. He never played like that before or since.
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
That is what chapped my ass.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Billy Mays here.......
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Ishikawa again:
The man has a career BABIP of .348 (and is currently at .397). Maybe he is one of those marvels who can sustain such a BABIP, but I know where I’d lay my money. I suspect his line in extended play would show a dropoff in BA, not a rise to .280 or thereabouts; it’s currently .276, and I see a .260 to .270 as his future there. His career power factor is an unexciting 1.5 or so, and that may be giving him the best of it. And his walks rate, while not terrible, is still below league average and has been pretty consistent.
All in all, he is a so-so major-league hitter in the abstract, and a terrible hitter for a first baseman (whose capabilities do not seem likely to realistically include any other position). He has a good glove, true; but, as we used to say, with that and a token, you can get on the subway.
One thing this team—any team, really—does not need is a light-hitting defensive first baseman. We have a plethora of guys who can play first base and hit pretty well. There is enough talent on this team right now that intelligent use of it (I know, I know) will both score runs and catch the ball adequately or better, and Ishikawa is just not a part of it.
If the team needs something (other than perhaps pen help), it is a solid right fielder—in fact, just what John Bowker’s fans (of whom I am not one) think Bowker is or would be.
In all the years people paid me money for opinions on baseball, the chief thing I had to avoid was letting heart get in front of head when evaluating. Coulda, woulda, shoulda: the three horesmen of the apocalypse.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
“Ishikawa” and “marvel” in the same post. You heard it here first! Really. Nobody else has ever said it.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Travis Ishikawa enjoys Marvel comics.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Vin Scully
Apparently he’s been salivating over Posey and MadBum (who wouldn’t?), and I’ve seen various Dodger fans across the internet (impressive I know) apparently realizing that Vin Scully is really a Giants fan.
Just makes me smile, even Vin Scully doesn’t like the Dodgers!
Goatlanta!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
see also Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
There’s a Mychael Urban chat during the game tonight. I expect good questions about his relationship with Zito.
Also, RyRohl isn’t in the Grizzlies lineup tonight. For a nanosecond, I hoped that the Giants realized they called up the wrong guy and were going to send Velez back.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
never!
BEAT LA!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I say BEAT LA!! in November, for the next year.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
There’s only ONE November, you know.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
long December?
And Posey is having amother great game.
by JohnnyDangerously on Jul 20, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
November Rain
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
2-1 Braves over Padres in the 6th
Also, Tony Gwynn Jr still wears his hat stupidly.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:04 PM PDT reply actions
Do you honestly think the Padres aren’t going to come back and win it in the 9th?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the sticker still on it?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Because you really bought the hat for the tags!
/snaps off corporate bobblehead logo
/uses hat sticker as beer coaster
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 20, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear they make great hats.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Peachtree TV???
Yes, he does.
Where does one go for those insane stats for both teams when leading after 7?
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 20, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
3-1!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
4-1!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
She may have mentioned this.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Its magic inside?
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Leftover pasta from Sunday – sausage, linguini and capers in vodka sauce, with a side of asparagus.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Wotinell's a "caper" - outside of a crime or an impromptu celebratory dance?
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 20, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
little green pea-looking thing, real good in pasta
Tastes somewhere between an olive and a spoonful of mustard
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Microwave oughta loosten that baby right up.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I just had lunch
A turkey sandwich
A peanut butter and honey sandwich
A tuna and crackers sandwich
and an ice cream sandwich.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't have lunch today
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
We have like no food, so I have had like 1 full meal a day for the last 3 days. I went to water polo today and almost died because I had no energy, so I came home and overcompensated.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I just woke up at 12:30 and decided to just wait for dinner
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
Thats what I usually do, but then I go out and miss dinner, so I end up not eating anything.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, that's not good
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
Yeah. Thats why, when I do eat, it in usually in great quantities.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes sense
Do you also have a crazy high metabolism?
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
I think so
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I know a couple people like that
like they eat anything and weigh under 150 lbs. It’s crazy
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
Yeah
it’s still really unhealthy, even if you don’t gain weight right away
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I mean, I'm sure they'll be fine cuz they exercise a lot
but it’s crazy
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
- splutter -
That’s what he was saying.
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 20, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
i miss in n out so hard now.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless you're throwing a changeup?
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 20, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, you know, I did most of my In-N-Out consumption when I was in SoCal for college and pretty much on drugs all the time. So I think my affection for that place is 1/4 nostalgia, 1/2 weed, and 1/4 actual quality burgers.
Still want one, though.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
They are putting one in downtown Pleasant Hill for all us East Bayers. I’m excited.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not as good as it used to be that’s for sure. Either the buns have gotten bigger or the burger’s gotten smaller.
Either the buns have gotten bigger or the burger’s gotten smaller.
That happens as you get older.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Once I got my hands on it the meat got bigger (There's the set...)
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 20, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I rinse the dirt an' DDT off the lettuce, too.
But I love that crunchy texture…
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 20, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Will result in deformed offspring?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Flipper children?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
And we’ve come full circle.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU call him a 'flipper child'.
I know better.
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 20, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You look like Jim Carrey
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like him.
Minus the talent, popularity or income.
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 20, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
She doesn’t like mushrooms
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
They're putting in right by my house
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
You gotta ask for the fries “well done” – they double dunk them in the hot oil. They’re delicious!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Bingo!
I was just about to say this.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
wow, TWSS and I didn’t even notice.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually saw a guy wear a TWSS shirt at Nordstrom over the weekend
Took a lot for me not to throw things at him
I was going to have a crappy sandwich, but now I’m going to get either some In-N-Out or go to Nations.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
It’s contagious! I went because a friend mentioned she had it. Epidemic!
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Rally's!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks tasty enough. I’d go to Kentucky to hit that, but not to Indiana.
(Sorry IN lurkers, your state sucks)
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
There are a few in CA, too. I have one close by in Anaheim, and while in college used to go to the one in LB quite a bit.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Rally's is like Sonics to me
Always looks great on the commercials but seems like it would be disappointing in real life.
Sonic is pretty meh.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never tried Sonic.
Iused to live near a Chik-Fil-A though. Those are awesome.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
TWSS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Rally's Swiss cheezburgerz
I haz had ‘em.
On more’n one occasion (and I DID remember the first when I went for the second).
Basically, the “That which does not leave you hugging the commode all day” works in a pinch.
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 20, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The best
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I am not hungry
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
YOULL EAT WHATS ON YOUR PLATE AND LIKE IT!!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
NO!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
NO U!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I will have dinner vicariously through you.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds a little too much like the human centipede for my comfort.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s see how In-N-Out tastes after a couple go-arounds.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU CAN'T EAT YOUR MEAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PUDDING
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YOUR MEAT
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 20, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Pork Chops
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
Ribeye
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Red bead and rice
baked chicken
smothered in gravy
Cactus Cooler
Copenhagen
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
desert
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
but sometimes as dessert, too
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I ain’t havin’ kissin’ it. (ANOTHER set…)
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 20, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Some folks' palates aren't as refined as other palates are.
See: In ‘n’ Out
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 20, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
unfamiliarity with what actually constitutes “chinese food”?
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking that, but I was hoping someone else would take the alley-oop. Dap.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s fast and relatively inexpensive, and easy to find. I’ll admit I like the orange chicken and the cream cheese rangoons. There was an orange beef thing that was pretty good, too. I don’t look at it as Chinese food – just saucy food with rice.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I didn’t say it was good for you – just that it tastes good. Meh. I don’t get the people who eat at McDonalds, but lots of folks do.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Lots of folks are sheep.
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 20, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
lawl "THING"
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 20, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. It’s not exactly gourmet, and I try to stay away from it, but in a pinch it’ll do.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Like straight - out - of - the - jar mayo.
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 20, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I once ate day - old McD's fries
which had seasoned nicely in a pickup truck
The promised volunteer lunch truck never showed up. I was desperate. And VERY hungry.
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 20, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
okay
I’m sure a decent number of you know that I’m an extreme Chinese food snob.
But I kinda like Panda Express.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
here’s the deal.
To me a legit authentic Chinese meal is about my favorite thing in the world. Americanized Chinese food can’t hope to compete. But then again, they’re so dissimilar that I tend not to even compare them.
So I don’t mind Kentucky Fried Panda. They do a decent Orange Chicken, which is my favorite inauthentic Chinese dish.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
But even for Americanize Chinese food
Panda is awful…only to be beaten by Pick Up Stix
Just go find some greasy Chinese restaurant somewhere…
Pick Up Stix is effing terrible. And expensive to boot.
I dunno there are some soulless, mushy crappy independent Chinese food places out there. I would award KFP lower middle status, with some bonus points for consistency.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
Pretty much how I feel about gyros (YEAR - ohs)
Had my first (through, oh, twenty fifth) in Greece.
Succulent as ONdres’ bat the day is long.
Nothing here compares.
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 20, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Butt Pee?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
gonna whip up some Joe's Special
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
Tony Gwynn admires his tags
as a ball sails over his head
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 20, 2010 6:20 PM PDT reply actions
Diaz singles with bases loaded
4 – 1 Braves
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 20, 2010 6:26 PM PDT reply actions
I was wondering if the Braves would pull a Giant...
But they scored with the bases loaded and less than 2 outs.
Venters
Without my readers on I thought it was Wohlers.
Also – were Everth Cabrera’s parents drunk when they named him?
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 20, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
i like this
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Jeff Francis is good. That is bad.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:29 PM PDT reply actions
GRANT HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED BY A BUNCH OF CLOWNS
in straw hats!!!!
No opening thread for you, unless Natto steps up, which I doubt.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2010 6:31 PM PDT reply actions
Can’t even claim ribeyes.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Pirates about to blow a 9 run lead.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:34 PM PDT reply actions
don’t worry, milwaukee will give it back.
i love this game.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 20, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
mod of the moment = nobody
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2010 6:35 PM PDT reply actions
Oh my god carl crawford
anyone see that? Wow. That is pretty bad. But hilarious.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Yikes! But that’s why they make cups.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, like protect your balls from getting beaned… it would still hurt, but not like that.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude tagged him whilst he was on the ground.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
But if the ball hits the runner, isn’t he supposed to be safe? Otherwise you could just throw it at his face, watch him fall down, then tag him out.
I was promised lasagna.
I don’t think throwing at a guys head would have the accuracy to be too effective
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Meh. If a pitcher throws at a hitter, he gets a free base. Should be the same with runners.
I was promised lasagna.
When the thrown ball strikes the runner, the ball is live and play continues (unless it is ruled obstruction by the runner). In the old days if you didn’t get down on a double play they would in fact bean you for trying to obstruct the play.
If you tried to throw it at the runner and missed, you would give up a lot of bases… I think the price of failure is too high for it to be an effective tactic.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Because he got tagged while not standing on the base. It’s not soccer where you flop and play stops – the play finishes and then you worry about being hurt. He is the victim of terrible luck.
Apparently in the 1978 World Series Reggie Jackson managed to get himself in the way of a throw and broke up a double play… interference was not called so the play stood.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You could use the exact same logic to allow fielders to trip runners too. Or to punch them in the face.
I was promised lasagna.
Those are both expressly prohibited… if the ball had rolled away from the fielder, he could have advanced (assuming that were physically possible). Interestingly, it might have been John McGraw’s propensity for doing just that sort of thing (while the umpire was following the flight of the ball) that brought about the modern multi-umpire crew.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
WHERE IS THE GAME THREAD?!
Get ’er done, mods.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
GET OFF YER HANDS MCC BRASSZ
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I'LL DO IT
(THAT ought to light a fire under their asses.)
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 20, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
ANARCHY!
FOLLOW ME MCCOVEN, I WILL LEAD YOU TO THE PROMISED LAND. WE WILL PLANT CORN AND START A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WILL SHOW YOU A WORLD FREE FROM THE BANHAMMER OF DICTATORS!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 6:38 PM PDT reply actions
/doesn’t need no “department” to start no fahrrs
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 20, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Read your blog?
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
OPEN YOUR EYES XANATHAN
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Huzzah!!
/hangs back to let others rampage/
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So . . .
. . . was Norm Cash a .361 hitter?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2010 6:43 PM PDT reply actions
LOL Gameday Thread
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
OT: carl crawford = master of bad luck
pick off throw to the groin LOL orioles
"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 WANT THE GAME TO START SO BAD
BEAT LA!!
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
What's the matter with Grant?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:46 PM PDT reply actions
/golf clap
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought gameday threads were automatic?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, this pregame show sucks really really hard.
Gary, FP and Urban all sound like they’re talking out their asses.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
The complete lack of sports knowledge irritates me to no end
Plus he’s like 60 and obsesses over sluts in Hollywood like he’s a 15 year old girl.
"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."
was Urban really the coach of the Slavakian national team?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
What's new?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
More snobby food talk? In this case, the countdown show.
The re-done pizza isn’t quite as bad as it used to be. The sauce tastes better, and the crust has some good flavor. Obviously not my favorite pizza, but when I gotta go mass quantity to feed various kids, it’s probably the best option.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Did anyone listen to Damon Bruce today
dude has no idea how the ROY system works. He was telling his listeners that Posey wouldn’t have enough at bats to be eligible for ROY. I shit you not.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Even if you did need to qualify..
Posey will qualify.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Get off your hands, MCC BRASS!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2010 6:51 PM PDT reply actions
Walrus Man , save us
we need a game day thread
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 6:54 PM PDT reply actions
Kenshin will log on, see his unicorn, and make a gameday thread.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This shouldn’t make me as excited as it does.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Puddlin'.
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 20, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t this why Jponry wanted to be a mod?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 6:55 PM PDT reply actions
So it's 15 mins to 1st pitch
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
And we need a GDT
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 just want the game to start so I won't have to keep putting up with all this pre game small talk
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
He wants large talk!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to rule the world!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
"Time Zone"
Afrika Bambaata: “Who wants to be a president or king?
Johnny Disaster Rotten: ”ME!"
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 20, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not small talk ....
beat la;; beat la;;
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
save it for the GDT
its coming, i know it
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 20, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
this is so unprofessional
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2010 6:59 PM PDT reply actions
Where’s the GDT? LOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
SAVE US JPONRY, YOURE OUR ONLY HOPE.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 20, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
SO BAD I CAN TASTE IT
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Before I read this...
I hated that movie.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on McCovey Chronicles
Related FanShots on McCovey Chronicles
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- Get a grip: Reds’ Todd Frazier loses bat, still connects for home run (Video)
- Eric Hosmer redefines the Baltimore chop with infield double (Video)
- College player makes impossible over the fence catch to save tournament game (Video)
- Security!: Camden Yards guard collides with Royals’ Mike Moustakas
- The Juice: Nelson Cruz matches career high eight RBIs, Pujols stays hot in Seattle
