Post-game thread: Giants win, Velez hurt
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 24, 2010 8:25 PM PDT
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PrintIf there weren’t any news on Eugenio Velez, there wouldn’t have been any way to have a post-game thread. Who can enjoy something as frivolous as baseball when a member of the team was somewhere in the E.R. after taking a line drive to the head? Luckily, everything is okay:
Eugenio Velez will spend the night in St. Joseph's hospital and is "doing okay, considering" according to team trainer Dave Groeschner
Yikes. The "considering" part makes me wince every time I read it. In the big picture, he’s doing okay. For all practical purposes, he’s having a pretty miserable night. Best wishes to Eugenio Velez.
So it’s a bittersweet victory. Still pretty sweet, of course. More sweet than bitter, bitter than sweet. I’m starting to think that Sabean shouldn’t move Madison Bumgarner or Buster Posey at the trade deadline. Those guys have a chance to be pretty good. Remember, you read that here first!
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Good game
Hopefully Velez will be OK
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
Andrew Baggarly extrabaggs
Good news on Velez. CT scan negative, no skull fractures. He is aleet and talking, Bochy says
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
glad to hear that he’s aleet as well.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Even his skull clanks!
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on Jul 24, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
And happy that it does.
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on Jul 24, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
made me laugh
I’m ashamed
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
Rohlinger removed from Fresno game.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 8:28 PM PDT reply actions
He should be here by tomorow
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 24, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay RyRohl!
But shitty circumstances to have to come up in.
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.
with Pablo also out for a few days, that gives us another guy who can play 3rd.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
What?
What happened to Pablo? I kind of fast forwarded through the game once the good guys were up by six runs or so.
Good guys?
Who are you? Hawk Harrelson?
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Dammit!
You’ve caught me! I grew up watching the White Sox (that was my step-dad’s team), so I’ve unconsciously absorbed some of Hawk’s mannerisms.
Do you feel dirty?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 25, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Where’s kdl she’ll be so happy.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
I think she’s at McCovey’s?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 24, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Still? I doubt it.
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 24, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
IDK. I haven’t been on twitter for a while, so I have no idea if she’s tweeted lately.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 24, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course, Vic, Jct, kdl and jponry all havent posted, so maybe they are still there.
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 24, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Vic went
after that issue in the post game thread yesterday? Huh
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. And he got a ridiculously large hamburger.
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 24, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds fun
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
It was pretty nice.
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 24, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I need to go to one of these meetups
But I only make plans for the next 5 minutes so I’m very non committal
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 hate not living in the BA =(
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 . . .
. . . which is why we left it.
But at times, it would be nice to be back briefly.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wow, he was being a douche
is he like that in RL too?
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 left me a message on my blog about a month ago saying that he knew a way I could get to the meetup cause he was gonna go.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 24, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
0_0
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m happy that Rohlinger is the guy they chose, but would rather have Velez on the team and not have been drilled with a line drive. Talk about bittersweet. I was pretty upset about Eugenio getting hurt. :(
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it wasn't fun
but seriously, considering the circumstances I think it turned out as well as it could have
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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extrabaggs
Velez never lost consciousness, Bochy confirms. Giants will make DL decision tomorrow.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
ah, that’s much better news. implies the shock to the brain wasn’t too bad. fingers crossed.
I really, really hate blows to the head.
As someone who's taken a good number of blows to the head...
Just wish it had been Sabean or Bork, might’ve knocked some sense in to them.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 24, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Well said, Grant.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 24, 2010 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
Well said, Grant
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
hankschulman
Bochy says Velez is fine, “no skull fracture, nothing.” was conscious “but not real responsive.”
I have no intimate medical knowledge, but that sounds vaguely like a concussion.
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.
Hopefully the Giants don't avoid the sweep tomorrow
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Timmy going. He should be better than last time out.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's something like this that can put things in perspective
I will be looking forward to his next baserunning or fielding gaff in a Giants uniform.
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I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Maybe this blow to the head will make him really smart.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 24, 2010 8:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Too soon.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
Get well, err, soon Vrooom
But if you feel better taking the next 3 or 4 months off, I’m cool with that. Sorry, I’ve had 4 concussions so he’ll get no sympathy from me, they’re not that bad.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 24, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's not that bad getting hit in the face with a line drive
what a pussy.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I know right!
Plus he didn’t have to see it coming, so it was a total surprise. Sorry, I’m trying to muster some sympathy because I know it’s the right thing to do, but I just can’t.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 25, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok
well I hope it happens to you then. I’m pretty sure you’d have some sympathy then, dick.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
It has happened to me...
And no I didn’t have an sympathy for me then either. It’s just a concussion, it’s not like he lost a limb.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 25, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s just a motherfucking BRAIN injury, no big deal…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, duh – your brain isn’t a limb.
(He did mention 4 concussions he’s had himself – kind of self-explanatory, don’t you think?)
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
My thoughts exactly.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
It amazes me
Nearly everyone who posts on MCC will rip Vrooom to no end, just like Rowand, but the moment he gets hit it’s like he’s the guy who lives down the street from you and you played Little League with. It’s just a concussion, doctors have already said that he’s fine, he just got his cage rattled a little. Not to mention that every bench coach at every level has given the safety speech about paying attention to what’s going on on the field for this very reason. Most likely he’s heard that speech day in and day out for years, but he failed to heed the warning, He wasn’t paying attention and got drilled. I know everyone will say that he was screened, but if you can’t see the batter you need to move, simple as that and you are told this over and over again from the moment you reach either college or the minor league’s and start playing on fields with dugouts.
It would be one thing if the guy was in critical condition, but he has a concussion, that’s all. Steve Young has had about 10 of them and still seems to be fairly intelligent. He’ll be fine and back to dropping fly balls and weakly grounding out to the second baseman in no time at all.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 25, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Fail
Concussions are killing NFL retirees right and left. Don’t be surprised to see major rule changes in the NFL and college football in the next ten years. The fact is concussions are nothing to take lightly.
by Countificus on Jul 25, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, so it’s his fault? Were you there, in the dugout? Also, you know he’ll be fine? Have you examined him?
Also, the fact that we criticize someone’s baseball playing skills, doesn’t mean we can’t care about his health and well being.
Just keep digging, dude. It’s starting to get funny at this point.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Frankly, I think it’s way past the point of funny. Especially cause he just can’t let it go and keeps making it worse.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
1. Yes we all (or most of us) rip Velez for his ballplaying. That doesn’t mean we want him dead or near dead or even injured. We just don’t want him on the team or at least on the team if he’s making so many mistakes.
2. I don’t know where you get your information in regards to what the doctors said but every report I’ve seen said that he had a concussion and contusion. No doctor worth any medical state licence would classify that as “fine.” He may be ok, he may not. It’s a wait and see with careful monitoring.
3. Did you miss how fast that line drive was going? I would dare anyone to know that’s coming and still react quickly enough but I don’t actually want to see someone hurt. It’s not about paying attention, it’s about a 130mph line drive.
4. Just because one person has sustained multiple head injuries doesn’t mean it can’t have devastating effects on another. Just as Natasha Richardson. More over, the more head injuries you sustain, the more likely it is that you will suffer serious consequences in later years. Just ask Muhammad Ali
5. IT’S A MOTHERFUCKING HEAD INJURY.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You are being a douche. You should stop.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I guess I could have just said this instead.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not really a smart way to talk about concussions. Brain trauma isn’t always severe. But it can be.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Not to mention that one blow to the head may not kill you, but multiple ones over a period of time can have severely damaging effects. I’m going to be just a little bit tense of Velez’s behalf whenever he gets in the batters box from now on, in the same way I am for Joey. I don’t want to see either of these guys have a line drive coming off their heads at any point in the future.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I had a friend who received a concussion in a car accident. Just one, and she wasn’t knocked out or anything, but she had horrible post-concussive syndrome. She was really sick, and there wasn’t much that could be done for her, medically to fix it.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Similarly, I had a friend on the football team who missed his senior/final season because he was hit over the head in a bar fight (where his was an innocent bystander) and the doctors did felt he might not survive another blow to the head. Even worse, his personality slowly changed and he went from being a really sweet buy to kind of wild and impulsive. None of us were ever really sure if the change was a direct result of his injury or more a a psychological result from not being able to play, but it was really sad to watch.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, I hope your friend is doing better!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
One of my cousins had a few concussions playing soccer. She’s had problems with her memory since then, and has noticed some other minor cognitive changes.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
meh, I don't have any sympathy
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I DONT HAVE ANY SYMPATHY FOR HER
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
IVE HAD 4 CONCUSSIONS
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Thanks to roger
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU DON’T HAVE TO TELL US
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 25, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
TWHS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 25, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Get well soon FBAL
As for this team, they are really rolling (albeit against some scuffling teams).
14-21 against NL west hurts but we are making up ground.
I haven’t been this confident about the Giants chances on a nightly basis since 2003.
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 24, 2010 8:35 PM PDT reply actions
In the last 17 games
the Giants are 14-3. The only losses in that time are to Strasburg, the Ishikawa atrocity at home, and to Billingsley. 13 of those games were on the road.
Conclusion: the Giants are playing really, really well, and it’s nice to have Wellemeyer out of the rotation.
by scotterduder on Jul 24, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Wellemeyer and Molina out
Mad Bum and Posey in
It should surprise no one that this represents a HUGE SWING.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
should've added
rowand mostly out
torres in
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
we have 5 pitchers that on any night can throw a shutout
That tends to give you confidence. Our pitching is fucking insane.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Wow. Who would have thought this when we knew the Giants were about to play 18 of their next 22 on the road? I’m an optimist, and even I thought the season would be over by now.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 24, 2010 8:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Our schedule for the rest of the year is a mixed bag
We play more good teams than anyone else in the division, but we also play more games at home.
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.
Dodgers have it the worst
Their remaining schedule is BRUTAL
velez and dejesus
we’re effed now, we needed them both for the pennant push
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by operation carrot on Jul 24, 2010 8:35 PM PDT reply actions
it was a joke
mostly about how hot velez was at the end of the year last year.
"Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, too. Oh, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
by operation carrot on Jul 24, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Get better, FBAL
We may bag on his baseball skills a lot, but Velez seems like a cool guy and he’s provided us with a few great moments in the past few years. You never like to see someone get hurt, so I hope to see him back in his uni soon.
by Natto on Jul 24, 2010 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
Agreed
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by Gobroks on Jul 24, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Woah, that was my 10000th comment on McC
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
rec'd, then!
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.
Sweet
Do I get a llama?
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
moooooooo
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats
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...
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That thread was awesome
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 wonder what Grant’s boss thinks of alpacas.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 24, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Wow
I’m pretty sure this is my first green’d comment
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 never forgot my first!
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.
by GiantPain on Jul 24, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What'd you say?
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
He said "please"
and somehow, it worked. She was probably drunk
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Hahaha.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 24, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea.
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?
My posts get turned green even when I don’t write anything amusing. Take this post for example. There isn’t a funny or interesting thing about it, yet it will turn green within minutes.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 24, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
everyone kisses your ass
You know that. By the way, rec.
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by RDreamer on Jul 24, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Thank you. I’ve rec’d your comment in exchance. I think this is how Twitter works.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 24, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
RESIST.
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've already been banned once this week
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.
Join the club.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
rec it
just dont wreck it
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by MetalFaceDoom on Jul 24, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
looks like Chairman Mao had a son by Cheech Marin
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IF YOU SHOUT AND ACT ANGRY THEN PEOPLE WILL LISTEN
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Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 24, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems to be the primary method of political discourse lately. Doesn’t have to be true or factual, just yell loudly, someone will believe you. WHAARGRRRBLL at it’s best.
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I've had 2 fanposts go to the Rec'd section though
I guess that means I should write long posts more often. I guess I’ll just OGC it up
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One time, one of my fanshots got front paged
It was my greatest moment.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
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I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
The first time that happened to me (on MLBBonusBaby) I was so excited
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/nerdout
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 had a strong undeserved sense of accomplishment
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 was personally singled out on the Man Utd SBN front page one time. So proud. Wanted to call my mom.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 24, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
On a side note
I think it’s time to raise the rec threshold. Other blogs have it higher, at 5, which makes more sense, esp considering how many people come through MCC.
Not a big deal, but whatevs.
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I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
3 is fine
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 24, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be cool if 5 recs turned it gold or something
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 24, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You have 7 fake accounts?
I didn’t realize…
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Actually, I only count two fake Grant accounts right now. And I think he banned one of them.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Existential question
Does Grant check himself before he rec’s himself?
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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 actually checks himself before doing other things.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant rec's himself with his left hand so it feels like someone else is doing it
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No, I sit on my rec hand. The Stranger!
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 25, 2010 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
/flagged
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
/awaits banning
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
/groug changes handle to Vic Frankenstein
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I guess I missed all that.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
SO GREEN I CAN TASTE IT
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jul 24, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I always liked him, even with the torture. He always played hard and seems passionate about the game. I remember him running around the infield getting autographs like a little kid when the Giants had a bunch of HOF’ers lined up around the infield. He seems to improve a bit each time he comes back from Fresno (although lifespan issues could come into play at this rate)
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 24, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
true indeed
(let me, proceed)
Get well FBAL
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i don’t look like Velez
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 24, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely I hope he does get better, from what I’ve heard he seems like a really nice guy. Get Better soon Eugenio!
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t's Posey time!!
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that’s the spirit!
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Jul 24, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel really really crappy about yelling "yes" when I found out it was Velez
Not realizing he was actually seriously injured with a ball to the dome. So get well soon, Eugenio. I had no idea it was that bad. Sorry!
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DOUCHE
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He's on a Rehab assignment
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Should be back in a few days IIRC
He’s in fresno now.
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I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
rather have YEAH JOEY
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Now that he's aleet
He can start pwning n00bz in short order.
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LOL Kirk Gibson
How’d that pulling Kennedy after a two out walk work out for you? Did you forget you have one of the worst bullpens in the history of the game?
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by rxmeister on Jul 24, 2010 8:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Giants record is ridiculous
Only NL team they have a losing record to: SD (1-7), LA (3-6), and COL (4-6)
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 24, 2010 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
Our three most important opponents
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"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 24, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh
The San Diego thing kills me. If we even had an even record with them we’d be in the lead or tied for it in the West.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
There's time to change that
The way they’re playing, they can. It’s going to be the factor of winning the division or not. Must improve against the division.
How many more at bats before we can stop saying that Buster’s amazing batting average is short sample size?
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by rxmeister on Jul 24, 2010 8:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I'm not sure.
How many did it take before Panda was slumping?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Well
I won’t be satisfied that someone is actually a legit .350 hitter until like 2 or 3 full seasons.
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 was sarchasm. I don't think I'd ever be satisfied that someone is actually a .350 hitter until they retired.)
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.
considering only 3 guys have ever hit .350 for their career (min. 3000 at bats), yeah.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Time will tell
Buster may end up every bit as good as Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby and Shoeless Joe Jackson. He will at least be like Ted Williams.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Buster Posey
Can play catcher, right field, and left field.
At the same time.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
the “inner circle” hall of famers will be surrounding Buster Posey, who will be in the innerest circle.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It will just be Buster and Jack Nicholson
Who, while not actually in the Baseball Hall of Fame, is invited to all the parties.
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Dunno.
But a .440/.480/.800 July (so far) is a pretty good month.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
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by S.F. Giangst on Jul 24, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
1.280 OPS. Bonds did that for pretty much 4 seasons straight. That is totally ridiculous.
Happy birthday Barry.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 24, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss that guuy
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I'm not sure he can keep the BA up
but it’s pretty obvious that he’s an incredible hitter. I won’t lose too much sleep over if it’s with a .350 or .320 or .310 BA. I have a feeling that if his BA drops, he’ll replace it with OBP
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Andrew Baggarly extrabaggs
Velez was diagnosed with a concussion, team says.
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 get why the Giants won't put
Pablo on the bereavement list. It’s just one extra and day the Giants can call someone up. It’s like Pablo’s setting the world on fire right now.
I’m not sure if they’re allowed to put him on the bereavement list unless there’s a serious illness or death in the family.
by scotterduder on Jul 24, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it has to be a death or serious illness in his family or spouse’s family.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
too soon
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 24, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It depends on what his wife is like
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Obviously, she’s leaving him. He’s too busy here playing baseball. She should have moved here long ago, I’ve always thought that was strange. Especially considering she wouldn’t really have to learn English here in SF/Bay Area – so that’s not even an excuse.
she would just have to learn Chinese
hey-oooooooo
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I don’t remember that if that happened… either way, she’s dumb. Two more years and she’d make a killing
(not sure what Venezuela’s divorce laws are like)
some people aren’t married for money.
his daughter was in Mister Toddler’s preschool class until a few months before MT joined, then she [the daughter] had to go back to VZ for some reason. I thought it sounded weird.
could be immigration
that can be a bitch sometimes.
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Hugo Chavez takes all the couple's stuff
And gives it to the one who needs it the most
hey-oooooooo
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I too think that this woman, whom I’ve never met and know absolutely nothing about, should have handled her marriage and the raising of her child differently despite the fact I have no idea how she handled either one of those. I mean, it’s, like, obvious.
I was promised lasagna.
Exactly. These fucking people need to handle their business better.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jul 25, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought he lived with his mom
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by Useful_Idiot on Jul 24, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Very glad to hear Velez’s condition isn’t as bad as we all feared it could have been. Hoping for more good news on his health soon.
Velez’s awful injury coupled with news of Sandoval’s personal issues and Affeldt’s trip to the DL made tonight’s big win feel awfully strange.
Here’s to enjoying good news about Eugenio’s condition rather than an open-panda-speculation-thread….
#oops
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 24, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Glad to see Eugenio okay. So, roster moves.
Presumably, Velez goes on the DL. Rohlinger replaces him. The other big question is Affeldt. Does he go on the DL too? If so, who replaces him? Hinshaw? (shudders)
Time to make a deal. Wellemeyer or Sosa to Baltimore for Ohman, maybe.
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Affeldt was already DL'd-Joey was recalled
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missed that, thanks
Doesn’t really help much. How long do we want to go with no lefty in the BP?
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 24, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
St. Posey will be the situational lefty-reliever, catching himself.
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 24, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Not long
I think Ohman will be in SF quickly. I dunno who for though, like I said in the GDT I think they’d do Sosa for Ohman in a second. I think they see the upside in his arm and if all they need to give up is a LOOGY they do that quickly.
FWIW, I actually don’t like Sosa-he didn’t make my top 30 prospects to start the year
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beisbol beeen belly belly goo to me
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Yeah, I actually wouldn't hate that trade
though I feel like I should. I just have no faith in Sosa
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I think that's a hell of a trade
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 24, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Sosa?
I don’t even like Ohman, but if that’s what it takes to head off a stupid move, I’m in.
I like Ohman for us
More of a finesse pitcher, which would contrast all our hard throwers.
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 24, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I would be okay with a Sosa for Ohman trade. Considering that Sosa has been meh in Fresno, in addition to the multiple suspensions, I’d make this deal in a heartbeat.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 24, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
why the love for ohman?
dude is ooooold
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We're not talking about a building block
Just a LOOGY to get us through the playoff push
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out of curiosity
did LOOGY come from FJM? Or was it around before that?
And I understand that we need a dude like that in the pen, but seriously, what would you give up for him? I can’t see much more than a guy in A ball or something
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I've heard LOOGY for a while
So I’m pretty sure it wasn’t FJM.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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The already said Affeldt to the DL. Martinez replacing. Rohlinger on the way.
Will Ohman for Thomas Neal.
don't think it would take Neal
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 24, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
it should take an ok A+ pitcher, Surkamp?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m good there too
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 24, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I would not do Surkamp for Ohman
Cost is too high
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I’d rather try Surkamp as the LOOGY. For six years of control, I’d gamble that he could fake Ohman-like performances for 25 innings.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 24, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good K rate, not a lot of BB's
The Giants should really promote to AA. As it is right now, he could probably be a bullpen arm next year in Sept. But yeah, I wouldn’t give him up for 2 months of a LOOGY with a BB/9 over 5
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Really, it’s 25 innings or so. I’d rather try Espenelliilli.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 24, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I'm really not getting the ohman thing
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Greenwald was talking about Espinelli pre-game yesterday with Urban
If all they’re looking for is a guy to send in against lefties, you’d think a sidewinder like Espinelli would be a pretty good choice
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by Giant among Angels on Jul 24, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
But... but
How can you turn down the potential for hilarious images of our reliever captioned with OH MAN?
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Hey
Who says we have to have a lefty? If you find a good one, great, but if you don’t, what’s the point? I’d rather add a decent RHP than a bad LHP. I’m fine with Joey.
I was promised lasagna.
LEFTEES CANT HEET LEFTEES THO
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So it's true!
We do rec everything you say!
really? Ohman’s no great shakes, but he’s something like a 0.5-WAR arm. Surkamp hasn’t pitched above A ball, and he’s not considered a top arm. strikes me as a fair swap.
I probably wouldn’t do it, but mainly because I don’t like Ohman, not because it’s unfair.
He's striking out a batter an inning
and he’s probably a 10-15 prospect-comparable to Main
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I guess...
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nah
I think he’s promising enough to be in a package for a better deal.
Ohman’s walk rate is very alarming to me
by 49erEmpire on Jul 24, 2010 9:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
no way.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
If Sabean could actually get someone useful for Wellemeyer
he’s be the greatest GM in the world.
by scotterduder on Jul 24, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Look who he got for Bengie
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 24, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants did send cash to the Rangers in that deal.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
This is true.
And I was, relatively speaking, a critic of the deal. (I liked it, but didn’t think the guy who threw up on the carpet should get a ton of credit for cleaning it up.) However, even considering the money (it’s set up so both sides wind up with the same payroll they had already), Sabean did manage to trade a player who has no chance of ever being good for two who are most likely worthless but who stand some small chance of being very good in the future. It was a very good trade.
I wouldn’t say Main is worthless, and Ray is still serviceable.
But still, I’m shocked they got anything.
Main’s not worthless now, he just most likely will be. (No knock on him, that’s the way it is for 99.9% of prospects.) His value is something like: 5%* 30M (chance he becomes a middle of the rotation starter for 4-5 years) + 20% * 6M (chance he becomes a useful reliever for 3 years) = $2.7M. That’s pretty good value, actually, even though there’s a 75% chance that his true future value is zero.
I'm opposed to trading Wellemeyer to Texas for Bengie and his salary
:-)
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I was at the Orioles game tonight and let me just say that we should all be glad to be fans of this Orange and Black team, and not the Baltimore version.
They do have a pretty nice park though. I appreciate their owners for inspiring the design for ATT.
reminds me of the Chinese player
Ah Roon Roo Wan Doo
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W
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 24, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the Giants see nothing in Bowker.
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This
I hope he’s a throw-in in a Willingham deal or something where he’ll get a chance to play far away from the NL west.
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 would be an awesome trade.
It would be dumb, but I’ve wanted Willingham for a while, and there’s no way Bowker is going to get a fair shot with SF. For all we know, Willingham’s not even “really” better than Bowker, but at least Bochy would have no choice but to play the new bat.
Good thing john bowker is “gettin groomed” in triple A.
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he’s ready to be promoted to AA.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 24, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I would like to see Bowker and/or Rohlinger up.
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t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
This
I would also like to see denny bautista pitch like he did tonight for the rest of the season.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
That game was fun.
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 24, 2010 9:28 PM PDT reply actions
winning is fun.
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 24, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny how that works
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 24, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Finally Home
That game was awesome. We were doing the goofus dance.gif at McCoveys. People were like WTF.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Shift+A
Heard about Velez, that’s terrible news. I’m glad he’s doing “okay, considering” (whatever that means). I’m not the biggest fan of FBAL as a baseball player but I hope he gets better and doesn’t have any long-lasting effects from the foul ball. The guy deserves the chance to succeed or fail on his own merits and not due to some freak accident.
Also, I like Giants wins.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Oh yeah, how was the get-together at McCovey’s? Not that anyone missed my absence, but sorry I couldn’t make it.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I always miss your absence.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If you miss his absence
Doesn’t that mean you resent his presence?
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.
It probably just means that I should go back to stalking Grant.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is being stalked by whom?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Definitely though I don’t care for him much as a ballplayer he seems like a really nice guy and from what I’ve heard he is well liked. Hopefully he gets well soon and is back on his feet.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
Have I mentioned that we should . . .
. . . . SWEEP AZ!!!!!
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 24, 2010 9:49 PM PDT reply actions
I’m currently debating the merits of playing more Civ.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Pros: Nuke Ghandi.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Cons: I’ll need coffee, but I won’t want to get up to make it. Or, later, to pee.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
STARCRAFT 2 THIS WEEK
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.
And patches galore in the next few months
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Wait a Korean criticizing StarCraft?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Hell, the original needed a whole lotta patches
I expect the same here.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I'm betting it's going to suck
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 recently got Civ Revolution for PS3. Simplified, but still fun
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 24, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that game. The real Civ is too complicated for my life right now.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 24, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
My God that game
Has sucked so much of my life (second only to the year and half spent in a Haze of WoW).
I can’t wait for Civ V to come out.
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 25, 2010 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re discussing what his numbers would be like if he played for the Sox or Yankees?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Somebody pushed the wrong button at ESPN. Now they’re improvising.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
They had the Posey love going, but not a single clip of MadBum from the game. It’s like the Giants dudn’t have a starter that pitched 7 innings. They did mention that he’s 4-0 with a 1.79 ERA in his last 4 starts, but once again not a single graphic or video clip.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Why are people so worried about ESPN ignoring Giants’ performances? Who cares? I don’t give a rat’s ass what ESPN shows. They’ll show what they think people want to see, and I’ll watch it or, more likely, not.
this
honestly, I haven’t watched ESPN outside of live sports for probably over a year.
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
There's a media-obsessed element here at McC that I still don't get
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
the only one that annoys me is mlb.com
since ostensibly they should be interested in every team in their league. But even that’s like “meh”
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
by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: Ordonez out 6-8 weeks
Maybe this should be a fanpost/fanshot if it hasn’t been already but…is it just me, or is the number of players ending up on the DL this season much higher than normal? You could fill out two or three All-Star teams with the players who have missed a significant chunk of time. Is it conditioning? Drug testing for PEDs? PEDs?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I’m not sure. I’ve kind of gotten the feeling that a lot of higher profile guys have been getting hurt, but there are a hundred ways for me to be tricking myself into that perception, and I want to try really hard not to take it much further than “sometimes guys get hurt.”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
From Henry Schulman's notes on sfgate
“The right-handers, they can get it done,” Bochy said, adding that lefty-righty matchups “sometimes are overdone and talked about too much. Sometimes you have to go with your best arms. If you look throughout the league, sometimes lefties hit lefties better than (they hit) righties.”
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That’s a very roundabout way of saying that trading for bullpen help is a waste of resources.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a very roundabout way ofsaying that trading for bullpen help is a waste of resourcestrying to make the Giants seem less desperate for a left-handed reliever.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Yeah, you fixed that for me.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
To the vet
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Ooooh, that took me a while to figure out.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Bowker
/Not a platoon’d
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
As a Giants fan, I like this quote, even though as an objective statement it’s clearly and obviously false.
But as to the merits, are sports journalists becoming like political journalists now, where they’re afraid to reveal the truth of the matter? Go ahead and print the batting averages of LHH vs RHP and LHP and let the reader judge the veracity of the comment.
I think what Bochy was implying
“I’d rather have a good RHP thang a shitty LHP in against a LHP”
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
then why don't his actions match his words?
he pretty much always plays the matchups based on handedness…
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
by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
It could be.
I shouldn’t get all lawyerly arguing about what a baseball manager really meant. (Especially since we know he doesn’t mean half the things he says anyway.) The first part, “Sometimes you have to go with your best arms,” is clearly true. And the part that’s in bold above is empirically false as stated. But if he really means (rather than what he said), “Some LHH hit some LHP better than they hit some RHP,” OK, can’t disagree with that.
Remember that one season when Felipe Alou went the whole year without a LOOGY
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 24, 2010 10:04 PM PDT reply actions
Also
As fun as that Dodgers series was, I like this too:
Games where we’re basically in control for almost the entire game (other than half an inning yesterday) and you’re pretty damn sure you’re going to win are very enjoyable.
Might not be as much fun, but damn, the games the past week were going to give me heart problems.
Games without torture are the best ones i’m no fan of watching the pen gut it out with a 1 run lead for 4 innings. Friday’s game was a torture fest for the most part thanks to sanchy and casilla nibbling the night away. The giants decided to score runs and won that game which was cool that was definately one they wouldn’t have won last year.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 24, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I mean when they end, and we win, it’s definitely fun.
Like Monday’s game, when Blake was up with the bases juiced I was going crazy.
But I screamed a lot of “fuck yeah’s” after he struck him out so who knows if it was worth it.
Best part was not needing Wilson after the four out save the night before
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
pat burrell line shot to the dome when he was in the dugout.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 24, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope Velez gets well enough for me to make some inappropriate jokes about how handy good defensive skills would have been. Get less ouchy soon, Eugenio!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
/premature
He just needed to get his head in the game. The thing is, he did.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I officially feel bad now.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 24, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
And so do I, for laughing at it. We’re both going to hell.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 24, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
+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
I hope you’re proud of yourself.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 24, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Among other things.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That's my outfielder
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 24, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
CSNBA apparently couldn’t play it often enough during the game, either. Ugh.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 24, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
it was like LOOK VELEZ GOT HURT, and LOL POSEY’S PAD FLEW OFF
oh and the giants might have won. We dont know
by panda revival on Jul 24, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Merkin was here
Daily Gameball and Joker at GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
That’s not where it’s supposed to go.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 24, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey!
Missed ya, wish you were there and all that stuff
Daily Gameball and Joker at GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
I think I’ve said this before, but Velez is a nice guy. He signed a ball for my son once at spring training – even after some other kid threw a ball to him when he wasn’t looking and pegged him in the chest.
He totally has a thing for Lars.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 24, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, where is Lars?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 24, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
ask kdl where she went after the meetup
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
She was just chatting in the parking lot with me and tk.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Or hook up cover up artist
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 25, 2010 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm back
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 25, 2010 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Yay!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Hide the good silver!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 25, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Good game
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That was a cool weather game for certain.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 24, 2010 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Eugenio Velez story
My first game at AT&T (July 31, 2009) was with my dad and brother on our first trip to San Francisco. It was right before the 9th inning and the Giants were playing the Phillies and unfortunately were losing. It was so cold my brother wanted to leave and at first I told him that we would leave before the ninth but changed my mind and just told him we should stay, there was only one more inning left. Well good thing we did because we were sitting in LF about halfway up the bleachers and Eugenio was playing LF and when they were throwing the ball around before the inning started Eugenio turned around right before the inning began and I was waving my arms at him. He threw the ball and it just seemed to kind of float up in the air and landed perfectly right on top of me (I always thought he was throwing it to me :D). I went nuts I was so excited I got my first major league ball and I saw him smile and kind of laugh at how silly I was being. But seriously I didn’t care it was one of the greatest baseball moments ever for me. I still have the ball in a case sitting in my room. For that reason alone I’ll always have a soft spot for Eugenio Velez.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
by sanfrankid on Jul 25, 2010 12:10 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
bravo, nice story, kid
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 25, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
It might not be that bad a night. He might be getting Dilaudid IV. He might be under heated blankets. Someone may have sent flowers. Meanwhile, morphine?
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
I’m out. Try me next week.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
304 comments? WTF is this shit?
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 25, 2010 12:16 AM PDT reply actions
We’re growing complacent.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
How late did everyone stay at McCoveys?
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 25, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
For all I know, there’s one person who’s still there.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Most of us cleared out after the game was over. I was talking to kdl and tk for awhile outside.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh
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 25, 2010 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
OH
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I felt like that was the most appropriate response.
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 25, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I like reading those two comments backward, with a hyphen in the middle.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
You need a hobby
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 25, 2010 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
did you see the new legendary?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What? No.
Oh, I kind of like that.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s cute. A little more demented looking than the Mew/Celebi/Jirachi/Manaphy legendaries usually are.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It’s a lot nicer than the black and white ones.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
How many people were there?
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
about 15 or 16
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Me, Jct + wife and kid, Can of Corn + 2 kids, Vic, Jponry, TK, Kdl, Merope, Mr. Merope and like 2 other guys whos names I didnt really catch.
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 25, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
The Enchanter and Ivie(numbers)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And Merkin
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And scout6, for some reason I thought I saw his name in that list but it wasn’t there.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh yeah. I knew I was missing another guy. He took a bunch of pictures.
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 25, 2010 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
No oldjacket?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
No
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 25, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, thought he'd be there
It actually slipped my mind until I checked McC at like 5ish
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
He had said he wouldn’t be able to make it back in the original RSVP thread.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh yeah
Something about his sister being so so selfish and being born on that day all those years ago…
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Was Ivie the one next to the Enchanter?
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 25, 2010 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
are these names our real names? huh.
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 25, 2010 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I just went by login. Everyone else went by real name.
They would be like, “Hi, I’m Mark”
And I was like, “I’m GrahamCrakalaka”
And they was like, " So, Graham?"
And I was like, “Crakalaka”
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 25, 2010 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
This will be the only one you will be able to attend because the others are likely to be at bars.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
3 years baby!
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 25, 2010 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions
But by then, Grant has stopped waiting for Boof.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
So that makes you
Vladimir or Estragon?
Daily Gameball and Joker at GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
That can be arranged if you don’t mind not remembering it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR DRINK UNATTENDED WHEN MEETING HOWIE
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 25, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m getting pretty good at getting away with it with attended drinks, too.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I will make sure to bear that in mind.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 25, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
The whole site is like a ghost town. I think people must be doing things on a Saturday night or something.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha, that’s a good one.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Stupid midnight curfew
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 25, 2010 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m guessing when you turn 18 and go to college….party all night!!!!
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Fuck to the yeah
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 25, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait, people do more than listen to Mumford & Sons on a Saturday night?
weird
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
LOL
me personally? I was sick and pretty much literally passed out on my bed. GOOD TIMES! WE KNOW HOW TO PAAAARTAYYYYYY
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I felt bad for the D'Backs during the game
But now…. nah.
Get better soon Velez! But hopefully you wanna return to Fresno cause you love it so much.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Walks to graveyard and crows on graves. Full moon provides a striking silouette, however it’s spelt.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 12:24 AM PDT reply actions
I just rewatched the highlights and Bumgarner’s breaking stuff has improved a ton
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I do like his curve a lot.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
he would be tough to hit because his front shoulder stays closed for so long and hides the ball
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 25, 2010 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
reckon so
sad, really
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 12:59 AM PDT reply actions
i lovr the Giants!!!
heyll yeah!!!
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
Dear Velez,
I may not want you on my baseball team, but I also don’t want you in the hospital. Get well soon.
SHN
PS. Anyone who said you weren’t entertaining to watch would be a lying fool.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
Oldest joke in the world,
but there it is in my morning paper:
“Cat scans of Velez’s head revealed nothing.”
Also . . . the Mariners have a brawl in the dugout . . . and Milton Bradley appears not to have been involved. Better meds, no doubt.
Also . . . the Bruce Jenkins column today about Jon Miller quotes a childhood friend of Jon’s regarding his youthful obsessions. The friend’s name: Lol Sorensen.
Must be short for . . . something.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 9:10 AM PDT reply actions
it's short for
Laugh Out Loud Sorenson
His parents were truly ahead of their time.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Baggs in the Mercury News:
says that MadBum may be moving to the pen as a LH reliever. His rotational spot will be taken by…wait for it….Todd Wellemeyer.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
you better be fucking kidding me
YOU BETTER BE FUCKING KIDDING ME! What the actual fuck?!?!?!?!?!!? ARE THEY FUCKING TRYING TO LOSE GAMES?!
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Thanks to roger
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
WHY DOES THIS TEAM HATE WINNING????
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
The team loves winning
It’s Bochy, who was a bad player playing on bad teams, that seems to despise it.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
The Giants have also considered putting left-hander Madison Bumgarner in the bullpen for stretches to keep his innings down in the second half, a move that could be made when Todd Wellemeyer finishes his rehab assignment in Triple-A Fresno
They're giving him the Strasburg treatment?
Why? Strasburg is the Natinals’ best player, so I can understand that, but MadBum is fifth starter at best.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
They aren’t talking about making Strasburg a reliever, though.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
no, they're just gonna shut him down entirely to fuck my fantasy teams over
meh
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
IKR
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Thanks to roger
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
What they don't have
is a lefty reliever who can get some strikeouts in spot situations. Runz and Feldt be down. He’s what they got. It’s the job the team need done.
I don’t care that you’re an electrician; the pipes are leaking; you are now a plumber.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
no
starters are worth about 200000x more than relievers. That’s an accurate number.
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Thanks to roger
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
But they have 4 really good starters
Plus the way he’s been pitching he hasn’t been pitching like the 4th best. It’s the responsible thing to do to have the Verducci effect.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 25, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Why can’t we just limit his innings by limiting his pitches or innings, or skipping a start or two? Why does he have to be jerked around role-wise?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
He can be used from the pen when skipping a start – he still needs to get work in.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Why not, for example, not throw him out there for a 7th inning when the Giants have a huge lead?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Jul 25, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ah. Okay. That’s not quite the same thing. Limiting his innings is to be expected. A permanent move to the pen (as implied by the post) is not.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel like making him a reliever is the worst and most jarring way to limit his innings though.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
THIS
Lets bring him in instantly to high stress situations! That will keep his arm safe.
I’m more concerned with Todd Wellemeyer. It doesn’t really make sense for them to limit MadBum’s innings by screwing themselves over every fifth game.
this
it is FUCKING RETARDED
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
It's pretty terrible.
I suppose it could be done sensibly, if they just had him skip a start but then used him in relief on that day, never using him on consecutive days, etc. I just don’t see them doing that. If he’s the only lefty in the pen they’re going to use him almost every game.
Can you give us the quote? I can’t find anything in his stuff that says that.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Holy Fucking Shit
That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. Those fucking assholes.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
Discovering things is fun
Submissions for future game thread usage:
Of course, the following are from… wait for it… PopLlama Records:
And when Whitesides plays catcher and Buster’s at first, you can always listen to this one:
(in case that’s hard to see, it’s called “Frosting on the Beater”)
Finally, for when Posey commits an error:
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
And yes
“Going, going, gone” is an actual release by the Posies, who released most of their albums on PopLlama records. I nominate them as the official band of the McCoven. I will now go illegally download all their albums, because it is written.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
I kinda liked the Posies back in the day
Never bought any of their records, but two of the guys played with Alex Chilton and Jody Bell on Big Star’s Live at Missouri University, which is fantastic.
STFfowlerD
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Is anyone else watching the HOF induction? When is our Mr. Miller going to talk?
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
I'm not sure
… just have it on at work here.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
I'm watching it on mlb.com now
nothing re: miller so far but i’m hopeful
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
This might work
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6261176
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
You’ll know you’re in the right place if you see Jon’s BLINDING yellow tie!
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
Not just the tie
Jon spilled a little mustard
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
First of all, Miller sighting!!
Second of all, woah that is an insane tie.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Great, now you made me watch an A-Rod at bat. Gah.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Morgan does introductions as well as he calls games.
Adopted Son:Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
Sweet! Thanks so much. I thought I wouldn't be able to watch it because I don't get MLB Net.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
"With one hand tied behind my back!"
Torres cf
Renteria ss
Huff rf
Posey c
Uribe 3b
Burrell lf
Ishikawa 1b
F Sanchez 2b
Lincecum p
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 25, 2010 11:01 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah, but then Renteria’s hitting second. Hopefully he really is turning it around.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL FRED
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Good – no Rowand. I guess we’re stuck with Rent at least for today, but I’d like to see Rohl’s name in there tomorrow.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Though it grosses me out to say this
Rent actually hasn’t been THAT bad this year. Not great, but not totally terrible…even though his SLG is below .400
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup
People that complain about a SS with a .364 OBP (and league average OPS+!) have too much time on their hands.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
His performance at the beginning of the season was much better than his recent performance has been. His season average doesn’t tell the whole story.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
BABIP .030 above his career average
Not a Edgar fan, but the Giants would be running Bocock or Burris out there in his stead. I’d rather see Edgar.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 25, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
not really though
it should be uribe and ryrohl with panda gone
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Pablo went to Venezuela for a couple days.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Wrong on Pablo
His absence = no laughing matter.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
No Rowand, No Molina!
Truly it is a glorious today
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
yes, a little late for animation
Daily Gameball and Joker at GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
Is that the best jazz hands ever?
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
seriously
the top hat and cane just didn’t work on such a small image
Daily Gameball and Joker at GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
Baggs:
Velez is doing better today – suffered contusion and concussion and hopes to be released today. Rohlinger recalled – Velez on DL
I figured there must be a contusion. Everything about the coverage and players responses suggested blood. Glad he’s doing better.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
meh, I don't have any sympathy for him
/total douche
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Thanks to roger
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
sunday baseball
beer or pot?
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
False dichotomy.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 25, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Thinking about getting one of these
cool little AA-powered vape
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
magic-flight.com
i envision taking it with me on backpacking trips with a solar charger
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Yes.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
What is that....thing speaking at the HOF ceremony?!
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Thanks to roger
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And does John Fogerty really need such a long intro? Good lord.
I do like the bat-guitar, though.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Huh. I guess he’s lost a note or two over the years.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
wow
he stopped playing it like 3 separate times and you could still hear guitar music. HE’S FUCKING GUITAR SYNCING
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, pretty sure it isn't
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Or he’s just playing along for show, and there’s an actual other guitarist playing for reals.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
It is a real guitar, but was ruined in the Nashville flooding this year. It’s why he donated it to the HOF.
Adopted Son:Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
Is that a guitar morphed into a bat, or a bat morphed into a guitar?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 25, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
that was fast twss
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by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh no. Now Fogerty is talking. Man, this thing is long enough as it is.
IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU, JOHN. IT’S ABOUT BASEBALL GODDAMMIT.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
STOP TALKING FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Except with using lots more words.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus christ
selig can’t even clap without looking totally awkward
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Just be glad you didn’t see him getting the clap.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 25, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Miller Time!
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Indeed
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 25, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Here comes the Frick Award
Yay Jon!
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Oh, but now we have to listen to Joe Morgan.
Can they bring Fogert back out?
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I would rather listen to David B. talk about Jon.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
by sanfrankid on Jul 25, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Very much this.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
That would be cool. Flem grew up listening to Miller.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
Adopted Son:Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
JON!!!
Love ya Jon!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
Bold!
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
i thought he'd be wearing a hawaiian shirt
Maybe he’ll pull off the other one, superman style, to reveal it
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Speedos
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 25, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
YAY JON!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 25, 2010 11:25 AM PDT reply actions
blah blah blah
bring on Jon!
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Always a true statement.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Also always a true statement.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I like how Morgan goes “I’d like to introduce Jon.” Jon stands up, and then Morgan just keeps talking.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Jon just gets to awkwardly stand there.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 25, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
So I've heard!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 25, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a great ford c Frickin day
Love Jon – congratz!
beat me to the bad pum
kudos
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Did Joe Morgan just say Bostimore Orioles?
Bostimore? Really?
Is Morgan reading from Millers wikipedia page
Jesus this is dry
Nah, it’s just Joe Morgan. Anything he says would sound like that.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
FBAL Update
extrabaggs Velez will be able to fly home with the Giants after the game. Expected to arrive here at game time. Was hit on temple just above left ear.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Lucky sonofabitch. That temple shot can often be fatal.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking that last night when I saw people tweeting about it (missed the game). I’m sure they’ll continuing to very closely monitor him in the next couple weeks.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Jon with the french fry story.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I feel like I’ve heard it before.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 25, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
is jon's daughter hawt?
am i bad for thinking that?
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
No. You are only correct.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The French Fries bit again?
:( I feel like Jon feels as though he needs to acknowledge his size
TWSS!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 25, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah. It’s just a good story.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
This
I think it so perfectly sums up his love for baseball and broadcasting in one succinct story. It’s also adorable.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s there. I bet John will acknowledge him.
Side note: Mychael Urban said he was going to go, but couldn’t fly due to his issues with that blood clot in his leg. :(
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Mychael Urban said he was going to go, butcouldn’t fly due to his issues with that blood clot in his leg.he was banned because even Bud Selig thinks he’s a douche.
FTFY
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At the kids’ table.
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by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably in the way back because he’s not Joe Morgan or anyone else from ESPN
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I would pay to hear him come up to the booth and do a game on one of his off days.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
That’d be great.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 25, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
KRUK & KUIP SHOUTOUT!
DAVID B SHOUTOUT!
LOL Dave & Tim broadcasting.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
Who the heck was the guy with the handlebar mustache? Steve Carlton?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
R u srs? That stache is legendary.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I seriously did not recognize it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Ah, of course.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Young McCoven prospect shows his lack of experience at posting
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE
I DRINK IT UP
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 25, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Jon is doing great right now
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Look at you, in before Lars could get there!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 25, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
okay
i can turn this sleeper of a production off now
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
This
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Exactly. Now, to finally brew up that latte.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 25, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Way to go, Jon!!
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
That was AWESOME.
But why didn’t they show Dave?
All of Jon’s kids are ridiculously cute.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
Probably because they don’t know what he looks like.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Great Job Jon
It’s seriously a privlege to listen to you on the radio every day. You’re a great broadcaster. Congrats
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
by sanfrankid on Jul 25, 2010 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
This. Rec'd
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Oh lord
Charles Barkley is in the booth for the Rockies vs. Phillies game
That’s turr-bull.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 25, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Sir Charles? In the booth?
What’s the frequency, Charles?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Just looked ahead to August
We have a brutal schedule ahead of us. Series with Braves, Cards, Phillies, Padres, Rockies and Dodgers all wait for us in August. We also play the Cubs and the Snakes but that is it for sub .500 teams, unless I missed one.
We've already beaten the Braves, Cards, and Phillies 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
by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
true
Still a daunting sched.
I am gonna have to catch a few of those games in Atlanta.
by Countificus on Jul 25, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Can't everyone be the D'backs?
btw . . . SWEEP AZ
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha
It seems that the Padres are on a never ending tour of every bottom feeder in the league minus the Braves series they just finished (and lost).
by Countificus on Jul 25, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody Ransom up with the bases loaded
Dont fail Cody
So...now that's over, the Giants game should just start right now.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
What the…. How does facebook know to tell me that I should be friends with jponry?!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
She and I have been lovers for a month.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 25, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re pretty weird.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 25, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahaha
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Not homerish at all to pronounce:
Kruk, Kuip & Flem will all follow Jon to the Hall some day
(And Tim will eventually get in as both a pitching great & color commentator)
Seriously we have a great announcing crew. Ugh what’s going to happen when Kruk and Kuip retire.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
flem to TV
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
by bondslegend on Jul 25, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Now in the booth
PBP: FP Santangelo
Color: FP Santangelo’s ego
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Dexter Fowler
batting .481 against the Giants, .179 vs everyone else
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 25, 2010 11:59 AM PDT reply actions
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