Giants/Marlins Series Preview
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 26, 2010 4:01 AM PDT
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PrintWhen I look at the Marlins roster, it just makes me irritated at the Padres. Seriously. The Marlins are the team that was supposed to have a keg of good young pitching on tap. The Marlins were supposed to have young, competent hitters all throughout the lineup. Then I look at their roster, and both things are still true. Fourth place and hovering around .500 for most of the season. The Padres have one guy with an on-base percentage above .330 in the starting lineup. Even accounting for Petco National Park, that’s hard to believe. First place, and they haven’t lost for 24 straight games. I don’t get it.
The Marlins make good, young, and cheap starting pitchers orc-style, pouring some sort of wizard-approved mud into a white-hot mold. After a few years, when the pitchers become sentient and ask for paychecks instead of bread crusts and lukewarm Crystal Light, the Marlins trade them for materials to make more mud pitchers. It’s a disturbingly beautiful circle of life. This year, though, with one glaring exception, the Marlins starting pitching has been sort of uninspiring. Ricky Nolasco has fantastic peripherals, but he also has a penchant for giving up dingers by the bushel. Chris Volstad has a ridiculously heavy sinker, but that’s not playing well with a hilarious Cantu/Ramirez/Uggla infield. Nate Robertson was waived after a promising start. They could have been a contender. Could have been somebody.
But this team isn’t to be trusted. It’s the kind of team that will stealthily start to win and win and win, and when the season ends, they’ll be something like four games back from the Wild Card. Well, gee, how did they get so close? Hanley Ramirez will go 44 for his last 43, Mike Stanton will turn on some sort of developmental switch and start homering every other game. The second baseman -- I can’t ever recall his name, and I just wish someone would remind me of it in a completely annoying fashion every so often -- will continue hitting home runs at just the right time.
And you know what? I’m hoping the Marlins do well. I’m hoping they scratch and claw their way to a playoff spot in the next couple of years. I hope they take the NL East by surprise and end up with home field advantage in the playoffs. I’ll be thrilled for them. And then, I’ll hope that the Giants play the Marlins in the playoffs. And I’ll hope that one of the games ends when Cameron Maybin’s throw from center field hits the pitching mound. And I’ll hope that the series ends when the slowest runner on the Marlins team comes careening around third base to take Buster Posey out, and I hope Buster Posey puts his shoulder right into the face of the teal-bedecked sloth, standing over him as he writhes in pain, with Posey saying, "I ain’t havin’ it. I ain’t havin’ it. Because Buster Posey, that’s why.
I have a dream.
Hitter to watch:
It will never be acceptable that the Giants didn’t draft Mike Stanton. The Giants had a compensatory draft pick for losing Mike Stanton, the reliever, to free agency. Right there for the taking was another guy named Mike Stanton. It wouldn’t have been an overdraft-- the younger Stanton was a consensus first- or second-round pick. The Giants, trying to save money they’d eventually spend on Jose Castillo, drafted Charlie Culberson. To his credit, Culberson is having a pretty nifty season in San Jose after stinking up the joint in his first two professional seasons, but there was cosmic alignment just staring the Giants in the face. Mike Stanton out, Mike Stanton in. Welcome the old boss, same as the new boss, with the exception of the old boss being a boring lefty reliever and the new boss being a teenaged demigod of power.
It’s hard to second-guess most draft selections after the fact. It’s just too much of a crapshoot. But, c’mon, Giants guy in charge of the draft. Have a sense of humor and/or destiny.
Pitcher to watch
Man, that Josh Johnson is okay. When people get disappointed that Matt Cain is only one of the better pitchers in the National League, the slacker, it’s because they expected him to turn into what Josh Johnson has become this year. Johnson is a year older than Cain, so keep the comparison alive and hold out hope that Cain will go into beast mode at some point. Until then, the Giants will have to figure out how to score against Johnson on Wednesday. It will be tough, but not impo...wait, he’s pitching against Cain? Oh, swell. Just mark the complete-game shutout in your scorebook right now. At least we know that Cain will pitch well and lower his ERA.
Prediction
Slight annoyance. Two games against the Marlins is a little boring. What did we do to deserve four? It beats watching the Padres again, I guess.
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Every time I think about the Marlins, all i can think about is, “Hey, wouldn’t it have been neat if the Giants brass had stuck to their guns and acquired the 2B they allegedly preferred (Uggla) instead of Freddy Sanchez?”
Of course, that wish is certainly more powerful when Sanchez is struggling at the plate. Still, it would be nice to have Uggla in the middle of the order.
Everything I’ve heard indicated that they would have had to give up the other Sanchez (Dirty) to get Uggla. The Marlins were asking for too much.
Frankly, I’d have prefered option 3: Giants wait out the market on 2B and get someone for far less than $12/2yr.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
this
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who is currently having a second half renaissance
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by bondslegend on Jul 26, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
yep, i would've liked to see them stand pat and check out what else was out there
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Kelly Johnson is unfair...
No one wanted for him at the trade deadline or after the season…Braves released him outright
I thought he'd be a nice buy-low option
Though obviously, no one really predicted THIS good of a season.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Because Buster Posey, that’s why.
Awesome paragraph and LOL Dante Powell.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 5:30 AM PDT reply actions
Must be a special bonus for us east-coast mccoven
Much appreciated!
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.
This is awkward...
Did you not know about the McCovey Chronicles East-Coast Insider package? It’s not usually available to… well, we call you people “normies”.
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.
Early post is early
I go to work way too early in the morning.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
hate the marlins almost as much as the rockies or the fathers
not quite as much as LA, but still… hope we sweep em
Giants baseball, torture!
So we know who to blame. From spring training:
Johnson heeded the advice of Giants starter and friend Matt Cain in July and started using his changeup a bit more. Over the winter, he tweaked and improved his delivery. This year, he plans to get even more use out of that pitch.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Damnit Cain, you created a monster!
Buster Posey ain't havin it... He aint.
by Caine Black Knife on Jul 26, 2010 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Why do our pitchers keep helping other teams?!
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
FREE POSEY IS FREE
This deserves to not be hidden behind a link
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Jul 26, 2010 6:28 AM PDT reply actions 10 recs
He curls his ring finger in as he throws?
Unconventional! But, hey – whatever works.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
The thing that cracks me up about this is how bad that throw is (and at the same time, how good his arm is that he could still nail the runner with such a throw).
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I assumed the reason he ain’t havin’ it and the throw was off was because the batter crosses the plate and gets in his way.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I’ve watched this like 100 times and never caught that. Everything makes more sense now.
EVERYTHING.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I am at one with the cosmos.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I love cosmos.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 26, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I love I Am the Cosmos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR594Kkxmzg
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Nice Catch
Its not ego, its Buster trying to play the game right.
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 26, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
It's like
Yeah, Bonds had a bit of an ego. But really, when you’re God With A Bat (and really Barry, forcing the Posey family to raise your immaculately conceived son was a bit of a dick move. Plus his siblings probably need a lot of therapy), you can kind of get away with that.
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to do that (TM)
I just thought Buster was just throwing to hit the runner in the head...
We know that Buster would never throw that off…
You know, it's SO hard to buiild a winning team
It takes years and years and years
Agony and heartbreak
Near misses and almost theres
Painstaking effort
Or you can just luck into two WS wins and then blow the team up each time
Fucking Marlins
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 26, 2010 6:34 AM PDT reply actions 10 recs
Pretty much this
Fuck those guys
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
F@#$ the Marlins
The first playoff game I ever went to was Game 3 of 1997 NLDS at Candlestick. Woo hoo, got to see the Giants get swept by the Marlins … f’ them for ruining my childhood.
by Section B, Row 1 on Jul 26, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
This is how I feel about the Braves, Padres, and Dodgers in ’93. Ruined the greatest summer of my childhood.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Jul 26, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
wow, blame the September call-up rookie
and he didn’t exactly get bombed, only giving up 3 runs in 3.1 innings
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
IAWTC
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I forgot the fucking Rockies too, couldn’t win one fucking game against Atlanta.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Jul 26, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too. Still bitter about the wildcard team having home field advantage.
They could be Giants...but not really.
That series fucking sucked ass
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
Side rant: MLB makes changes after Giants get screwed
1994: Introduced wildcard after Giants couldn’t get in despite winning 103 games
1998: Changed rules so that WC don’t have home field…
WTF!
2002 world series, we should have had home field.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I think that was the final year of the old format
NL had home field in 2001, AL had it in 2002, then they went and changed the rules.
by RoyaleWithCheese on Jul 27, 2010 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions
dude
well done. Needz moar green
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 26, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Marlins Wrecked and comment rec’d
Adopted Son:Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
I can only hope...
That playing in front of people instead of a sea of empty seats will upset the Marlins so much that they forget how to play baseball.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 6:45 AM PDT reply actions
You think that they’ll only suddenly figure out that they have no fans? After all of these years?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Marlins player whips off glasses. “My…GOD! There are no fans! The philosophical ramifications are staggering!”
Uggla: “Hurr hurr. If nobody watches us play baseball, do we really exist?”
And poof the Marlins team disappears.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
lol
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Scary series
But the fact is we aren’t going where we want to end up if we can’t win Cain v. Johnson type matchups, so I’m looking forward to see how it plays out.
Johnson’s one weakness is that he’s usually at 100 pitches by the sixth inning. The Giants are not the most patient team in the world, but they need to be tomorrow night.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 26, 2010 7:02 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Going over 100 has not been a concern for the big guy. Pitch count for his last 10 starts:
121
115
113
111
117
118
108
117
109
120
They could be Giants...but not really.
Yep. Cain actually gets two big starts on this homestand: Johnson and the Sunday Night Baseball game against the Dodgers.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Looks like Marlins are 0-4 in Johnson's starts against us....Obviously that will continue....
July 7th, 2009
-Zito shuts out the fish and Uribe homers…Romo shuts the door…Johnson is CAINED!, leading him to befriend Cain to gain knowledge on how to deal…Cain deceives Johnson and tells him to work on change….Cain and his infinite knowledge on cainings knows this will lead to future cainings for Johnson, starting this week….
August 21st, 2008
-Ivan Ochoa, Eugenio Velez, Aaron Rowand and Ryan Rohlinger lead us to a walkoff! Matt Palmer and his 8.64 ERA outpitch Johnson. Really? Don’t remember this one….Johnson gets a ND…
June 6th, 2006
-Lance Niekro has his only successful game as a Giant in the 3-hole, Schmidt strikes out 16 fish and Johnson loses despite not giving up an earned run….CAINED!…Definitely remember this one…
May 31st, 2006
-Jason Ellison, Omar Vizquel, Steve Finley, Mark Sweeney and Ray Durham lead the Giants to victory…Schmidt strikes out 10 fish in 5 IP, 1 week before he massacres them again…Johnson gives up 3 runs in 7 IP and loses….CAINED!
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 26, 2010 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Ivan Ochoa? Matt Palmer?
Man…I am suffering from some serious cognitive repression of 2008.
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 26, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Ochoa
hit .200/.244/.267 and still wasn’t the worst hitter to get playing time for the Giants in 2008.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
by EliminateMe on Jul 26, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
.267?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Time for me to stop bitching about Edgar Renteria and some of the weak spots in the pen. I forgot how putrid those teams were
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Ochoa is one of the main reasons we signed Rent.
Our options after ’08 were pretty much Burriss, Ochoa and Bocock. As bad as Rent was in ’09, our SS position in ’08 was worse.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
IKR
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Here's my tip for the day on how to draft talent:
just take the dude who wins the golden spikes. Because he’ll be good (Lincecum and Posey both won them. Also Strasburg)
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
Seems like it would work out OK
1978 Horner, Bob Arizona State
1979 Wallach, Tim Cal State Fullerton
1980 Francona, Terry Arizona
1981 Fuentes, Mike Florida State
1982 Schmidt, Augie New Orleans
1983 Magadan, Daven Alabama
1984 McDowell, Oddibel Arizona State
1985 Clark, Will Mississippi State
1986 Loynd, Mike Florida State
1987 Abbott, Jim Michigan
1988 Ventura, Robin Oklahoma State
1989 McDonald, Ben LSU
1990 Fernández, Alex Miami-Dade Community College
1991 Kelly, Mike Arizona State
1992 Nevin, Phil Cal State Fullerton
1993 Dreifort, Darren Wichita State
1994 Varitek, Jason Georgia Tech
1995 Kotsay, Mark Cal State Fullerton
1996 Lee, Travis San Diego State
1997 Drew, J. D. Florida State
1998 Burrell, Pat Miami (FL)
1999 Jennings, Jason Baylor
2000 Bouknight, Kip South Carolina
2001 Prior, Mark Southern California
2002 Greene, Khalil Clemson
2003 Weeks, Rickie Southern
2004 Weaver, Jered Long Beach State
2005 Gordon, Alex Nebraska
2006 Lincecum, Tim Washington
2007 Price, David Vanderbilt
2008 Posey, Buster Florida State
2009 Strasburg, Stephen San Diego State
2010 Harper, Bryce College of Southern Nevada
2000 Bouknight, Kip South Carolina
Who?
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
2006 Lincecum, Tim Washington
Who?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
1985 Clark, Will _ Mississippi State
Who ? The Strange Case of Will Clark
Adopted Son:Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
Yeah, this makes me really sad.
Clark was the reason I ever followed baseball at all, let alone the Giants, and I think it is supremely retarded that we’ll never see him in the HOF. Certainly he wasn’t the best player EVER, but lesser men will be in, and he never will.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Boog Powell fans scoff at your sadness
as do the fans of Rusty Staub
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Quite a few duds in there
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 26, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Bryce Harper won it in CC? Wow…
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 26, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That surprised me.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Ben McDonald
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
Alex Gordon?
Kansas City. Figures…
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
No mention of Will Clark? What is wrong with you man?
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
before my time, grandpa
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 26, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus. YOU’RE who my sig is for!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t the one small flaw in that theory that the award isn’t announced until after the draft. Otherwise, it seems solid!
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
DAMN
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 26, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL oh man
I didn’t realize this either.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
The existence of Darren Dreifort on the list makes it evil
But I guess that Will Clark worked out okay
History will be made
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
If this was our team we wouldn’t be working the jobs we work.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help bullpen help
Also, bullpen help
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 8:41 AM PDT reply actions
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
FYI: Jayson Starks is doing a chat on ESPN.com right now re trade deadline
I know we all love Jayson Starks but it’s something right?
NEW ESPN Insider Trade Deadline Chat! Only $19.95!!!
Gain access to our team of unknowledgable baseball experts as they ask rhetorical questions and engage in baseless speculation!!!
Manny to the Yankees? Could it happen?
Pujols to the Red Sox? Pipe dream or possibility?
Oswalt to the Yankees and Red Sox? How it could happen!
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 26, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I read that as McC Insider Trade Deadline
And I was…a little bit confused.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
FREE POSEY IS FREE
so has the dan haren trade made any one else hopeful
that we could get prince fielder for nothing
"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 26, 2010 9:40 AM PDT reply actions
Problem is, we already had our one lopsided uneven ridonkulous trade
Bengie.
And you only get one.
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 26, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
No
but I’d be offering a bunch of LHP’s for Stephen Drew.
“Hey Jerry, you can have Ryan Verdugo and Joe Paterson”
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
You want to trade my son?
Screw you, pal :)
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, is back on the "Alex Hinshaw lefty" career plan.
Meanwhile
The Despicable Dodgers @ the Annoying Padres starting tomorrow. I want the Dodgers to take down the Padres and I want the Padres to beat the crap out of the Dodgers. So both, at the same time.
Six losses in three games, Ye Baseball Gods. I don’t ask for much.
They could be Giants...but not really.
big bean ball war
many 20 game suspensions
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
I’m in this line.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
FREE POSEY IS FREE
in which the starters don’t make it out of the first inning
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 26, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
And Furcal pitches the 17th
"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.
How about an extremely infection, but virtually harmless, disease?
All 50 of them come down with the measles and both farm teams are emptied to play up at the bigs for a month.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jul 26, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
That would be an impressive feat, considering a ton of people on that team had to have had their MMR shots.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That’s pertussis, and it’s been added to the tetanus/diptheria shot (Tdap). Also, San Franciscans, GO GET THAT SHOT. It’s officially an epidemic in CA and it’s actively killing people. And the SF DPH has said you can get the Tdap even if you’ve recently had the tetanus shot.
/works in an injection clinic
//Jenny McCarthy is a cunt
///only time I’ve ever used that word
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you see that she actually retracted all of that stuff fairly recently? Not trying to sway your opinion, just making you aware.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
how recently
Cause I saw her still peddling those stupid ideas within the last few months
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Not in February: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/02/27/jenny-mccarthy-still-thinks-vaccines-cause-autism/
…which is far too late for ANY excuse whatsoever: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/02/02/and-now-the-antivax-failure-is-complete-the-lancet-withdraws-wakefields-paper/
And even if she did cave to the overwhelming evidence that she’s a nutbag, she’s helped do enough damage that the word still applies.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
She has, on the other hand, exceptionally nice tits
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 26, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t stand the vaccine-autism people. The dude who published that “research” lost his license in the UK. Everyone else recanted. The study has been debunked several times. It’s over people. I still run into idiots who subscribe to that crap in clinic. What’s worse is the nurses that continue to spread the lies (I have run into several of these). It makes me so angry.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I'd respect nurses more
except I’ve met so many worthy of contempt.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I’ve met many great nurses that really know their shit. And many many who don’t and are completely self-righteous. It’s frustrating.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I have come across a few recently that seem to hate their job. It is beyond frustrating to see someone you love in the care of someone that really doesn’t give a shit about the quality of care they give their patients.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s really awful. I’m sorry to hear about that.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
It is what it is. Most notably it was the nurses at LA County/USC Medical Hospital. It’s county, so you don’t expect the best, but at least better that what it is.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL USC
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to work there when I was going to school
I chopped the heads off of rats.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Does chopping heads off rats pay well?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It will when I take over and make rat heads the new currency.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
For a part-time job it isn't bad
Cleaning lab animal cages, acid baths for Pyrex, etc. It almost paid the bills.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe they'll get dropsy?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Meh
She’s just a pissed off mom with an autistic child. I can’t blame her.
People like Oprah, who help her spread her nonsense, are much worse imo.
I was promised lasagna.
This...
Gotta blame somebody. MIght as well blame the vaccine manufacturers. Some parents just don’t want to believe that some things are out of their control..
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on Jul 26, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t blame her.
Why on earth not? She grasped onto something that was widely believed to be horseshit by anyone paying the slightest bit of attention and used her celebrity to push it on stupid people throughout the country. I understand being upset that your kid has autism (which he didn’t) but losing your shit and indirectly helping kill people is not the answer.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course she’s wrong. But I don’t necessarily expect people like her to be objective, or to make sense. I’d blame the enablers before I blame her.
I was promised lasagna.
Meh. She doesn’t have any mental illness and she has plenty of opportunity to pick her battles. She chose to pick the one that was obviously flat-out fucking wrong. You don’t get to say “oopsie” when people are dying (not that she’s even done that).
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Again. On one side you have a mother of an autistic child who clearly lost her shit, and started spreading dangerous nonsense (that he might not be autistic after all isn’t really relevant); on the other side you have random people who are helping spread dangerous nonsense just because they feel like it.
She, at least, has an excuse. They don’t.
I was promised lasagna.
(that he might not be autistic after all isn’t really relevant)
Maybe THIS is what I read.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I suspect this will best left as an agreement to disagree, but I do not accept that something bad happening to your kid is an excuse to fly in the face of every reputable piece of science and modern medicine and encourage other people to get their kids killed by shit we shouldn’t even have to THINK about in this century.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
encourage other people to get their kids killed by shit we shouldn’t even have to THINK about in this century.
in the interest of fairness, that is a gross mischaracterization of her position.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Arguably, but not really.
I’m sure she THINKS she’s doing good, but outside of fantasy land, she’s hurting people. That’s the bottom line.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i can see this discussion is headed nowhere.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Probably.
My hatred of stupid people doing stupid things does not allow for much patience, especially when people’s lives are at stake.
I get WHY people defend her (well, the defenses presented by sane people, like in this thread) but given the amount of harm she (and her ilk) are doing and the complete, utter lack of evidence to support any of it, I’d rather spend my time exposing her & Wakefield’s bullshit.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
that makes sense
you wouldn’t have people spreading that stuff if she didn’t think that in the first place
Nobody I know ...
takes medical advice from Jenny McCarthy.
But, truth be told, there are millions of vapid housewives that will do whatever Oprah tells them to do… That is the insidious part of the whole issue.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on Jul 26, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
The people who follow her
are not taking medical advice…they’re just trying to “rationalize” genetics. The classic why did my kid get this and not someone else.
Mitch Albom says thank you
But, truth be told, there are millions of vapid housewives that will do whatever Oprah tells them to do
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
No.
See if you can get the pertussis shot alone, not with the tetanus shot. With the tetanus shot, the pertussis vaccine only lasts one year. I know this how? currently have pertussis/got shot 2 years ago.
...Tater Salad
by nick217Giantsfan on Jul 26, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
If you’re an adult, it’s vastly more likely that you have pertussis (and I do not envy you) because the vaccine is not 100% effective (none are).
As far as I know, there is no only-pertussis vaccine.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Alright i wasn’t sure if there was or not. And i don’t know if you consider 17 to be an adult, but the last couple of months have been pretty crappy… Just started feeling better last week sometime..
...Tater Salad
by nick217Giantsfan on Jul 26, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Teens (which you would be) need a booster to followup childhood pertussis shots. No idea if you had those, but if you didn’t, that may explain the better chances of the vaccine failing.
Sorry you got stuck with it; from everything I’ve heard it’s absolutely awful. Glad you’re feeling better and I hope you get back to 100% soon.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously...I was exposed to Whooping Cough at a depo and had to get the vaccine
Doc told me that they are going like hot cakes.
Hot cake injections
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
MY CAKE!
LET ME SHOW IT TO YOU!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Hawt.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Thank god. We’ve had it for 4 years now and only now are we giving more than a few a day.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
/rec’d and
/flag’d
(actually neither because you can’t do both)
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
I’d like all games to be rained out and postponed to a later date in September. Preferably, to be made up during their off days in September so they play the whole month without a day off.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
BEAT fLA!
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...
BEAT effLA
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
wow this tweet war re: omal vizquel is fascinating
Even Baggs is getting in on the action
extrabaggs
While I appreciate @keithlaw argument, it’s the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Stats. Omar Vizquel is in for me — a transcendent player.
keithlaw
Opens the door to all kinds of nonsense. RT @extrabaggs While I appreciate @keithlaw argument, it’s the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Stats.
keithlaw @extrabaggs Define “transcendent.” What did Vizquel transcend? He certainly didn’t transcend all those outs he made at the plate.
keithlaw
If you want to bust out the “Fame” card, that’s a huge point for Ozzie Smith and against Vizquel.
Jeff Fletcher JeffFletcherAOL
@keithlaw So what’s the basis of your distinction between Ozzie and Omar?
keithlaw keithlaw
You forgot to adjust for era. Ozzie’s OPS+ is higher as is his TZ total. RT @WFNYJon @keithlaw Vizquel has a higher BA/OBP/SLG than Ozzie.
and this LOL
keithlaw
Judging by my reply stream, Omar Vizquel is the Justin Bieber of MLB shortstops
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I think Keith Law is a douche
My problem with baseball today is guys like Law. Their whole world revolves around stats. While stats is a part of the game, it’s not the entire game.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
OH SHIT WE MADE KEITH LAW TWITTER
keithlaw
Brilliant RT @SamMillerOCR @keithlaw Re: Vizquel/Bieber, Giants fans agree: http://bit.ly/bSXxZL
DREAMY
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
please
it isn’t like he’s Sheehan.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
or murray chass
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
that guy’s a dick AND dumb as a metaphorical dumb object.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
sure
There are things like Clutch, Veteran Grit, and Gamership.
There are also various Bobblehead Nights.
Also, you meant to say “Stats ARE” not “Stats IS”.
You were saying?
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Translation
FAH KING EX TEIN
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I swear, Keith Law is a dick just to be a dick most of the time. I’d really appreciate it if we could start having analysts who are smart AND know how to not alienate everyone who disagrees with them.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
a dick just to be a dick
Well, Kawakami can’t hold a monopoly on that, now can he?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Um the whole thing started when he posted an insider article
on why Vizquel is not a hall of famer, so he did explain his reasoning. You just need insider to read it.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Oh, I didn’t mean he was a dick for not wanting Vizquel in the HOF. I just meant he’s a complete dick to people who disagree with him, both on that point and generally. It’s tiresome.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see him as being a dick just to be a dick at all. Dude has an opinion and is knowledgeable and snarky; I think he’d fit in here just fine.
Also, as much as I love Omar (and I love him A LOT) I don’t think he deserves to be in the Hall.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
It's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Pretty Good
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I thought people could be Famous while still being Pretty Good
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
As per my above comment to jct, he probably has a decent argument (I’m not an Insider), but from following him on twitter and reading those articles ESPN actually makes open, he’s becoming almost Rick Reilly-esq in his responses to those who disagree with him.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
understood
i think it’s a tone thing. he has this snarky persona that one probably finds funny if one finds one’s self agreeing with him most of the time. I think he’s one of the better analysts out there, and just doesn’t suffer idiots gladly.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
That’s a fair assessment, and he is one of the better analysts out there (although, looking at the field, that’s not saying much). But at this point I’m getting tired of his antics and I actually do agree with him most of the time. But at this point I think he’s crossed the line from snark to condescension. And I have little tolerance for condescension whereas I love snark.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
best online baseball analyst
akin to being tallest midget
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
dude has cy young vote!
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
How did I start two sentences in a row with "But at this point . . . "
Fucking Mondays.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
and, of course, twitter is like a snark amplifier since everything has to be so short.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
And what did she say in reply?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Hey! That’s not my bellybutton!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved watching Vizquel, but you’ve gotta admit his HOF candidacy is pretty borderline, even you allow mad style as a factor.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
Ozzie had a career OPS+ of 87. Omar has an 82. They’re basically indistinguishable at those numbers as both are freakin’ horrible offensive players, save a few nice seasons each. Both were elite defensively and Ozzie is in the HOF and Omar should get there, too.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 26, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
the KLAW disagrees
keithlaw
@JeffFletcherAOL FWIW, I don’t see defensive stats as the be-all/end-all – but the difference between Smith/Belanger and Vizquel is huge.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I agree with the KLaw. Vizquel was great but Ozzie Smith was other-worldly. Plus Smith spent all that time fielding grounders on artificial turf, and not just on his home field – there were a lot more turf stadia back then.
I think you also have to remember the “best of his time” argument, and in Ozzie’s day, there were far more shortstops like him who weren’t that good. Omar suffers in comparison by having played against much, much better offensive SS who weren’t exactly embarrassing with the glove.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jul 26, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think so. Omar’s numbers deserve to be dwarfed by his peers, he wasn’t as good as many of them.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Sure, but Ozzie’s numbers would be dwarfed almost as badly by those of ARod et al. Playing in an era of slugging shortstops is just Omar’s bad luck.
Not necessarily. It could be a product of the quality of pitching, or the way ballparks were constructed. Omar might have been an even worse hitter during Ozzie’s era, in fact, he probably would have been.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It would be kind of cool to see a positional version of OPS+.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Ooooooo, I’m going to enjoy this. Thanks!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
(That’s what you said when you had me tied up in your mom’s basement)
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 26, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Factually accurate.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
That is pretty hot.
No, seriously, it is.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel dirty just having read that response.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You should see his keyboard and/or his junk.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
No thank you. The mental image was more than enough
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL GRANT'S JUNK!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Also relevant to Grant’s junk.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
We’re actually working on fixing that. I mean, I’m not heartless.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure you have pictures.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I use them to warn people with.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Propellering onto a keyboard probably sounds like dumping over a whole bin of Legos.
by Every6thDay on Jul 26, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If a room full of Grant's randomly propellared on their keyboards...
…eventually one of them would come up with McCovey Chronicles
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Typo there
“would” should read “did”.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
by EliminateMe on Jul 26, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess no worry about fat-fingering any keys.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Prehensile junk!
You are in the wrong industry.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Just like a tapir!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 26, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Vizquel didn't have very many good backflips.
Ozzie>Vizquel.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
That 5 pts of OPS+ is probably more significant that you are giving it credit for. Especially when weighed against their peers.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
wow
wRC+ likes both of them a LOT more (89 for Omar, 96 for Ozzie). Guess that goes to show just how much of a SLG bias OPS has.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I could be wrong, but I think if he made it in, he’d be the worst player in the hall.
I was promised lasagna.
He’d have to be worse than Rabbit Maranville.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Career WAR
Maranville: 38.2
Omar: 43.2
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Omar didn't have TEH FEAR
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Some of the old guys in the hall were pretty weak. And I’d rather have Vizquel on my team than Jim Rice.
and he has TEH FEAR
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
And played in Boston
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Is that something people made up later, or was it really true then? Because the guy never even made it to the top-5 in IBB’s.
I was promised lasagna.
His supporters claim Jim Rice was a "feared" hitter, so “feared” that this state of terror of which his bat apparently evoked in the pitchers he faced, was valuable enough to his team that it warrants a Hall of Fame selection. In truth, about the only place one might have "feared" Rice was at home, in the ridiculously hitter-friendly Fenway Park, where he spent his entire career. While he did post an outstanding .920 OPS in Boston, his .789 road figure gives far more insight into the true value of Rice as a player. In fact, Rice was so "feared" that he was never intentionally walked even 10 times in a season and is tied for 179th on the all time list with "feared" hitters such Jerry Grote, Ken Henderson, Claudell Washington, and Fred Lynn among others. That’s less than Boston outfielder Mike Greenwell, Lou Whitaker, and even B.J. Surhoff. Rice’s one attribute that got him elected is the supposed "fear" he induced, and yet the statistics say he wasn’t even as “feared” by pitchers as B.J. Surhoff?
Read more: http://blogcritics.org/sports/article/jim-rice-a-hall-of-fame/#ixzz0uocU6stn
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Gotta love a Jerry Grote reference.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
intentionally walking Rice was suicidal considering the overall offense of the Red Sox
over the years he had the likes of Yaz, Carlton Fisk, Dwight Evans, George Scott, Tony Armas, Fred Lynn, Bill Buckner, Wade Boggs, Don Baylor, Mike Greenwell, and Ellis Burks sharing his lineup
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Given that everyone Rogers Hornsby ever played with is in the Hall, I’m pretty sure Omar will fit in just fine.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Worse than Mazeroski?
(I haven’t done any research on who’s better. I’m just curious)
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mazerbi01.shtml
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Check out Ray Schalk too!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I remember when he got into the Hall of Fame. The highlight package consisted of the series-winning home run against the Yankees. And that was it.
In his defense, he was regarded as really good defensively. If that’s the case, it improves the argument a little. But he would have had to be magical to make up for his “hitting.”
Whoa. Check out that crappy WAR.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
He's in the HOF cuz he hit that HR that one time
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO MAZ WAS?
WHERE IS YOUR BASEBALL HISTORY, NERD?!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Rice might be worse
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Noodles are definitely better though
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Noodles have the greater range of outcomes
Rice is more consistent in its performance.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
The season-to-season variability for noodles is completely BABiP-driven.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I mean...I won't give noodles a longterm contract
but 2 years with a club option for the 3rd is well worth the risk.
But rice can play more positions
Appetizer: Rice balls
First course: Risotto, rice soup
Main course: Sushi, jambalaya, congee
Dessert: Rice pudding, sticky rice, mochi
Breakfast: Rice Krispies
Snack: Rice cakes
They could be Giants...but not really.
Yeah...it's still rice...
Noodles:
You can go Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean…etc.
Thick noodle, thin noodles, wheat noodles, barley noodles…
I think I might have to take my chance with noodles after al
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I grew up watching Omar in Cleveland during the 90s. He was my favorite player and the reason I fell in love with baseball. I loved his charisma, competitveness, and defense. I’d field ground balls with my dad every Saturday. I’d root for Omar every night on the radio.
I met him once. I couldn’t even speak. I stood there in awe and handed him a baseball to sign. He just flashed that goofy grin and said something I’m sure. I don’t know. I was in a daze. I wanted to thank him but I was 8 years old and very shy.
It doesn’t matter to me whether or not he makes it to the official Hall of Fame or not. But personally, he is an icon of what it is to be a great baseball player, a great person.
by Rook Takes Pawn on Jul 26, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
The real problem . . .
. . . is that the criteria for “Fame”, as in Hall of, have never been defined. If it is pure performance excellence—which is the basis many here have been simply taking as axiomatic—that is one thing. But if it is broader than that, allowing pure performance to be tempered with, well, “fame”, then that is a whole other thing.
I have no definite opinion one way or the other on Vizquel’s credentials, but I do like a definition—probably famous, but I can’t recall from whom—that if you can’t discuss baseball of his era for long without his name coming up, he’s “famous” in the baseball-hall sense.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
That argument could be used to put Jose Conseco in, though. Or Roger Maris. Or David Eckstein. I can get “fame” being a bonus, but the player has to at least be very very good to get consideration, in my opinion.
I mean, this isn’t retiring numbers, or putting a plaque up on the wall of fame. It’s the Hall of Fame, the highest honor baseball has. You can’t start letting pretty good players in, can you?
I was promised lasagna.
Totally OT
Haven’t posted or read much recently (mostly cuz I’ve been traveling through India since February). Been enjoying the winning lately. But because I’m an aspergery stat nerd, though, want to post two things I’ve been keeping an eye on.
===
G-Men record in:
Close games (one or two run margin of victory) against teams called the Bums, Friars, and Rocks-for-Brains
2-12 (translates to 23-139 over a full season)
All other games
54-31 (translated to 103-59 over all full season)
(including 18-12 in one/two run games)
===
Enchanter Splits:
April 2, 2008-May 15, 2010 (74 starts)
2.46 ERA
0.760 Win%
10.54 K/9
2.91 BB/9
0.43 HR/9
0.285 BABIP
63.1 Avg GSc
May 20, 2010-July 25, 2010 (13 starts)
4.06 ERA
0.556 Win%
8.12 K/9
4.17 BB/9
0.66 HR/9
0.321 BABIP
51.4 Avg GSc
¡Viva los Gigantes!
“103-59” makes me a bit queasy.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Well
that was only their projected win total that year. I’m sure we’d all agree, as much of a tragedy as “The Great Asteroid of 1993” was, the final month of the baseball season was just one of many casualty.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Jul 26, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been
all over in the past 5.5 months – Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bengalore, Mumbai, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Ajanta, and Rishakesh. I’ve been in Dharamsala now for 2.5 months, will go to Amritsar next week, then fly from Delhi back to Bangkok.
If anyone’s interested in my travel pics …
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Jul 26, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that’ll take a while to read. I’ve never been to India, but I figure I could handle Calcutta (from what I’ve heard, it’s like Dhaka but more so).
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
LOL Rays
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Qualls' peripherals are still solid
He’s getting BABIP’d and Chase Field’d this year.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Jerry DiPoto to Andrew Friedman: “Take him! Please! We’ll even throw in Stephen Drew if you’ll give us Randy Choate!”
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Exactly
Qualls is breat buy-low candidate.
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.
Great, too.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
JLH is my breast buy-low candidate. Ghost Whisperer was unjustly cancelled
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
especially the "low" part
doubt he will ever be a “sell high” candidate
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Yeah-Tampa probably won't have to give up anything
and Qualls could end up being a decent 7th/8th guy to set up Soriano
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
When they're against teams we keep beating, I don't mind so much.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Did I read this right?
1:23am: The Yankees dangled Jesus Montero in talks for Joakim Soria, reports ESPN’s Jayson Stark, but the Royals weren’t interested.
Cashman: Here, we’ll give you Jesus Montero for Joakim Soria
Moore: He’s too good at getting on base. I want guys that hits .330, not projectable middle of the order bat.
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
No fucking way
Moore should be fired immediately
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Holy shit.
In other news, we need to see what it would take for us to get Montero if they’re so desperate to get rid of him.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
If we were doing a lot worse this year, I’d be open to discussing a Weez for Montero trade.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Um.
I’m open to discussing that right now.
Who’s our 1B of the future?
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
But our relief corps is pretty banged up right now, and we are IN THIS THING.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
WIN NOW???
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 26, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, the answer to that right now is Brandon Belt.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Well
Choosing between Montero and Belt is the kind of problem I want to have.
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.
Am I correct in thinking that you don’t think we are going to end up contending this year?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Not at all
I think we can compete this year.
I just think that if the Yankees called up and said MONTERO FOR WHEEZ!, I couldn’t refuse that offer, no matter how well we’re doing this year.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Belt can apparently handle a corner OF spot, too, so it wouldn’t really be a huge problem.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 26, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Just think about this
If we trade Wilson, who is the closer? Romo should get the job, but with how he’s been used, do you see that happening?
We’d get Casilla or Mota.
Besides that, it probably wouldn’t be prudent to take out a good pitcher from our bullpen.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
He hasn’t killed anyone in a while.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Link, please.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
absolutely this
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
As an aside
Has Wilson won you over, yet? Or do you still find him underwhelming?
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
hmmm
Good question. there’s no denying that he’s been a fantastic closer these past two years, but my problem hasn’t been with Wilson as much as it’s been with the whole idea of a Closer as it’s currently defined. i.e., using your best reliever to finish the game rather than in the highest-leverage situations.
that having been said, I’m still stunned that Weez has as many saves as he does given all the baserunners he allows. It’s flabbergasting, frankly. I really can’t explain that.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
To be fair to Bruce Bochy
He is not a complete slave to the closer fetish. I mean, if there’s a high-leverage situation in the 8th, Wilson comes in.
Now, we’d probaby never see him in the 7th, but Bochy does a good job with Wilson.
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.
yup
I like that Bochy hasn’t been afraid to bring in WIlson for the occasional 4- or 5-out save. Just to be clear, my issue isn’t with Bochy’s use of the closer specifically; just the use of the closer in general.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I'm with you.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
The closer role
It is the quintessential example of the mystical mentality of baseball. It is right there with turning caps inside out to spark a rally, with not speaking about a no-hitter in progress, with skipping over the baselines on the way in and out of the field.
But it affects the way games are managed. The ninth is somehow different from the other innings, therefore we can only have a fantastic pitcher who has the right mentality as our closer.
The strange thing is, I agree with it, to an extent. Not because I think the ninth is different, but because baseball players and managers think the ninth is different. If closing out a ballgame seems like it is a big deal to someone, then it is going to be a big deal to that person.
Still, I’m with you. I agree. There’s no reason why Brian Wilson needs to be pitching when the Giants are up by three in the ninth and the bottom of the order is up. And it would be useful to have him in for a more important situation even if it is earlier in the game.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Agree with this. I think my biggest issue with statheads (and I do NOT mean that in a derogatory way because I’d like to be one someday) is that they can ignore some obviously very real, psychological considerations. I don’t care if stats can prove it or not, but I should think that everyone’s life experience shows that confidence can be a really important factor to success. Ergo, I get the idea of the closer and why you’d want to have them, but I definitely agree it shouldn’t be as formulaic as it is for most teams these days.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 26, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
they can ignore some obviously very real, psychological considerations.
Now, I’m not a stathead, really, but I will say that I have a tendency to ignore such things. And I don’t do it because I don’t believe in them. I do it because I don’t trust them. I understand what a difference confidence makes, but I don’t know what that means in a league where everybody playing has been the most confident guy on the field since little league. I’m not a psychologist, and I don’t trust my understanding of how these things work. So when I ignore them, it’s because I don’t trust them. Not because I don’t believe in 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 26, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
So explain "ownage"
WE know it exists. Why does a player just thrive against certain pitchers or teams. Why do they struggle so much against some others.
I understand individual stuff may be attributed to approaches etc. But so many players have teams they kill and others they struggle against. And given turnover, the only plausible explanation is that they know their history. Thus they have a little extra confidence against the teams they own and a little less against those they struggle with.
Players are human. Confidence plays a factor in everything we do. It’s logical to think it plays a part in MLB as well.
Actually, we don’t know it exists. Small samples are pretty meaningless for most of these things. However, it does stand to reason that some players may indeed perform better against one another — a particular pitcher’s repertoire may perfectly mesh with a certain batter’s weaknesses, for example. But to demonstrate same you’d need a lot more PAs than single matchups usually generate.
As for confidence, sure, it likely matters on the margins. Way, way on the margins. This is not rookie ball — if a player has confidence issues so large as to be measurable, it seems unlikely he will have made the majors.
I flipped a coin today
it came up ‘heads’ 4 time in a row! That coin had some OWNAGE on me (I always bet tails, because… Buster Posey!)
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
of course, some coins are loaded
in other words, never put real money on a bar bet
That has nothing to do with what I said.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
If I understand you right, you’re saying the problem is it’s hard to quantify confidence, and that’s a fair point. I agree that it would be foolish to base big decisions on psychological factors like that.
What I would argue, though, is for those who would scoff at the very notion of team chemistry playing any sort of a role is that I’ve had good jobs and bad jobs in my life, but the ones where I and my coworkers were the most productive were the ones with a good overall environment that kept us focused and at least somewhat interested. I guess what I’m saying is that while I think they’re really hard to quantify, it just seems blithely statistically arrogant to assert that psychological factors can’t have an impact. So if you can do little things to help a clubhouse atmosphere in that regard (like having a steady guy to pitch the ninth, for instance) you should generally do it.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 26, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The 9th IS different
Some guys have the stones to be out there night after night in a position where one pitch can cost you a game and some don’t. It is as simple as that.
Wilson is effective cause he has plus stuff and huge stones. Both are a must for a closer.
But often, you’re quite a few pitches away from any real effect on the game in the 9th, yet you could have the bases loaded in the 7th with one out and a one-run lead, yet you throw some random lefty in there.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Understood
But then you end up with a guy in the 9th who can’t handle the pressure. Roles in the bullpen are important.
But that’s the thing. There quite often isn’t any real pressure in the ninth. Three-run lead with 5-6-7 coming up? Meh. The 8th was way more important to shut down.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure there is pressure in the 9th
But it’s not like there isn’t any pressure at other times in the game. In fact, there are many instances where the pressure in the 6th-8th is a lot higher than the 9th.
Or are you gonna try to say that there is no pressure coming in the 2 on, 1 out, the middle of the order coming up and a 1 run lead?
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I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I would say that the 9th inning has some sort of pressure multiple…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The great thing about landing Montero is that the Goofus Doctrine could get exponentially more intricate.
What is the Goofus Doctrine, again?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
It’s hard to tell where sex stops and food begins?
Maybe I should watch this movie.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Or better yet, I’m just going to go buy some produce.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
HULK
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
had to watch this movie for class
very interesting
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
that can't be true.
because 1. the yankees wouldn’t offer montero for a reliever and 2. the royals aren’t THAT dumb… are they?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Soria is really really good, so I can see the Royals not wanting to trade him (not that it’s not ridiculous). But why would the Yankees offer that?
I was promised lasagna.
He is really really good but he’s also a reliever.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yup
But I wouldn’t be surprised if Moore considers him untouchable. Hell, Sabean is no Moore, and I’m still not sure he’d do that trade.
I was promised lasagna.
Good, I don’t know about fantastic. The last two options (2013-2014) are for $8M-$9M.
I was promised lasagna.
But they’re options. You’re only on the hook for a pittance if something goes wrong.
I may overvalue Soria because I’d convert him to a starter yesterday.
He was in the pen because he went through Tommy John at an early age. Then he got Rule 5’d, so he had to stay there. But he has four good pitches and is still pretty young — I think he’d be a terrific starter.
How did he get Rule 5’d? He only had 2 seasons in the minors.
I agree he has the stuff to be a starter, don’t know about the stamina.
I was promised lasagna.
woooow
Cain has the best ERA of our 5 starters
Zito has a better whip than Lincecum
I did not know these things
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Apparently
There are still things you don’t know, grasshopper.
Are you working tonight’s game, btw?
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Four game series
Today is the last game
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
what a weird 4 game series date
Thursday to Monday?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
U R 5
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I know it's a four game series
I guess since it’s getaway day? I remember the Giants playing some Monday night games during a four day series though.
I thought that series was over.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I bet my friend that Aubrey would have a higher OPS+ than Polanco this year
I am feeling relatively secure in that bet.
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.
Apparently the Marlins are confused
In fact, one source with direct knowledge of the club’s thinking describes team officials as "confused" as to their next step.
The Marlins are coming off a 7-3 homestand that included four walk-off victories. But another test awaits for the Fish — a seven-game trip to San Francisco and San Diego.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Walk-off victories will be much harder for them on the road. Is that what they are confused about?
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Probably confused as to whether they’re in this thing and buy at the deadline, or if they should sell while the selling is good.
They know they're in this thing
They’re just confused about what “this thing” actually is.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
by EliminateMe on Jul 26, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m actually pretty excited to see Josh Johnson pitch, should and will win the Cy
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Adam Wainwright's not out of it...
and if the Cardinals make the playoffs and the Marlins don’t, there will be a sizable bloc of voters who want to give it to a guy who pitched on a winning team.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 26, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
also a make up for WAINO WUZ ROBBED
"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 26, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Josh Johnson>you and everyone
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
you go to hell
you go to hell and you die!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
banned
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
ok
i will
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Where’s jponry when you need her??
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha, have to call for help
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Pika, Buster, Buster Pika
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That's awesome...especially the flying shades
what’s this from?
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Bias as in being a giants fan… of course there are people that automatically say the player on their team is best… Yea, Buster is pretty sick, i just gotta say Josh Johnson is beastly
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Soooo Good
13 straight starts of 2 ERs or less (12 of 1 ER or less).
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Jul 26, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It will definitely be an interesting matchup, Buster vs. Josh Johnson
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
But couldn't one say the same the thing about Posey?
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Not gonna lie, here, what, i can’t have my own opinion?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
No, you’re supposed to blindly follow the swarm. Did you not get the memo?
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
:D yep, i just chose not to follow
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Watch your self, you are upsetting the swarm
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Suffer a slow painful death, you!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the biggest POS article I've read in a long while
Wow talk about a waste of electrons. By this Sunday, the Brewers will either have Traded Fielder, Extended Fielder, or Kept Fielder until this offseason.
Some earth shattering analysis.
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
What's the 4th option?
Make him disappear?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Shoot him into space?
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
TWHS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
a baby could write something like that
hey guysssss, we might trade, extend, or keep prince fielder!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
“Up to 20% off, or MORE!”
LOLWUT
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
By Sunday, the Brewers will have either done something or nothing with Fielder. Book 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 26, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
/source in Milwaukee
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.
Man, though
I’d love to have Fielder.
He’s currently sitting at #3 on White Whale list, after Willingham and Werth.
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.
LOL WHALE
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
lol racist
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
The Raiders could use him
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
Prince Fielder is white?!?
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
by EliminateMe on Jul 26, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey at least they eliminated one option.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: THinking about going to the St. Louis game in St. Louis on the 22nd? or around that time
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Is the 22nd Sunday? ’m going to the first two games of that series.
They could be Giants...but not really.
or the 21st... sorry it's one of those days, just got to plan out my trip back
to school, but i’ll let you know
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I suggest going to the St. Louis game not in St Louis.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
@jaysonst: Marlins not in sell mode but still shopping Jorge Cantu to Rangers, Rockies, and Giants.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Hmm… that is interesting, i wouldn’t go after him, the guy hasn’t been up to expectations all year
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I hear he’s got a Can-tu attitude, though.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
groan
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
/taps microphone
Is this thing on?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That's Andy Pettitte
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I hear he’s got a Cant-u do it attitude.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
groan
After a game in 2004 when our right fielder solidified our win by making a diving catch in the 9th with runners on, my friend turned to me and said “Looks like Ricky really saved Ledee!”
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I Am America And So Cantu
<img src=“http://i33.tinypic.com/j09zf7.jpg” border=“0” ">
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Jorge Cantu
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
Heyyyy it looks like the Balclutha over in Hyde Pier
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
BP oil spill site photos?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Coming from someone who doesn't DNW almost anybody
I DNW Cantu.
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.
career .322 OBP, As a comparison, Rowand is .336
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
Tulo’s back and going to be in the Rockies lineup tomorrow.
Do the Giants need to worry more about the Rockies now?
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
i think so
but the padres haven’t lost in the past month and a half.
and the rockies will inevitably get hot again… ugh
I’m not a huge fan of their rotation but we pretty much have to worry about everyone.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m a huge fan of their rotation!
Ubaldo – 2.75
Hammel – 4.23
Francis – 4.56
Cook – 4.78
De La Rosa – 5.65
They could be Giants...but not really.
Ubaldo is a flaming wreck for the last month or so
The rest of the staff will regress to the mean…their hitting better pick up or else
regress to the mean? those eras all seem reasonable to me for them without looking at FIPs or xFIPS
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
ot:: espn radio this morning
today on the colin cowherd show the most ridiculous thing happened. Apparently some of his callers were complaining about the bias and he went off. He said that there are no legitimate sports franchises from the bay area to Seattle and if we wanted attention we should “get good”. He ranted for like 5 minutes about how the fans out here dont care and the teams are terrible so why should espn care. He then finished saying that mike singletary would be on tomorrow.
"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 26, 2010 11:21 AM PDT reply actions
lol
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
hes been corrupted too cuz when he first came up after kornhieser left he always talked about how he was a west coast guy
"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 26, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
He still talks about how he’s a west coast guy. Every other sentence begins with "I’m from Washington . . . "
Basically, it’s really just about him
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
i barely get knbr up here so my talk radio choices are npr, right wing talk radio, and espn radio.
"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 26, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Go with NPR.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I do listen to my share of the herd when dan patrick is on commercial, and sometimes I really agree with him, and sometimes I think he is the weirdest most socially unadjusted idiot on the radio. He’ll make an insightful point about basketball every once in a while but clearly does not know his baseball. Although he is one of the few main streamers to say how little a baseball manager matters.
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Although he is one of the few main streamers to say how little a baseball manager matters.
Broken clock right twice a day and all that.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
O/T I love Matt Cain
Eugenio Velez sat in the visitors’ clubhouse at Chase Field after the Giants’ 3-2, 10-inning victory Sunday, dressed in street clothes and wearing a serene look. He probably felt lucky to be alive after surviving the concussion he sustained Saturday when Pat Burrell’s foul line drive struck him on the left side of the head.
The rest of the Giants were minding their own business, engaging in the hustle and bustle of preparing for a getaway day flight back to San Francisco. Since the Giants had won, the clubhouse stereo was happily blaring some dreadful-sounding music.
Suddenly Matt Cain approached Velez and asked him a question. “Is that too loud?” Cain asked, referring to the music’s volume. Velez shook his head, acknowledging things were fine.
But it certainly was nice of Cain to ask, since everybody knew Velez’s head was still pounding from the concussion. And it was another of the often unseen demonstrations of the bond that teammates share.
http://chrishaft.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/07/care_feeding_of_teammates_ishi.html
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Jul 26, 2010 11:21 AM PDT reply actions 10 recs
Great minds!
I am a sucker for these kinds of stories, especially involving Cainer.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
lol
are the hearts multiplying in your sig?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Hawt!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
watch out :)
you might be added next
♥ Stankus ♥
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Travis ♥
That’s Dr. Stankus. He didn’t go to medical school for nothing, you know.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
He didn’t mail order that piece of paper for the hell of it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Those are a lot of hearts
Why don’t you just put the whole team in there? ;-)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Rowand.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
That might be impossible
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Also, Chris Haft says GET OFF MY LAWN!
the clubhouse stereo was happily blaring some dreadful-sounding music.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
I bet it actually was dreadful, considering what most ballplayers listen to. CRAWLING IN MY SKIN THESE WOUNDS THEY WILL NOT HEAL
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mychael Urban: Clubhouse DJ
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
/not an angsty 13-year-old
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
/puts on a phonograph record and leans back in my rocking chair
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
There's nothing to do in Columbus but listen to shit and do nothing?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
neither was i
but damn they had some good music, not anymore though
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
GOD! YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND ME AT ALL
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: MUSIC THREAD, but yea, i’m not a fan of their new stuff, but when i just wanted to rock out? It was Linkin Park that was on
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I know you don’t mean it literally but I’ve never considered Linkin Park “rock”
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
neutered...
I know you don’t mean it literally but I’ve never considered Linkin Park "rock"
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I’M ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE EDGE! AND OMG I AM ABOUT TO BREAK!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, this is very true, good thing i don’t listen to them a whole lot. Especially today, the rock music i’d listen to, to just rock out would be Queens of the stone age
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
now your’e talking.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 26, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
DUH! They're "nu metal!"
They were frontrunners of that genre, and barely outlasted the habit of naming such music with such a terrible spelling.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Linkin Park is a classic example
of mass/overproducing three very similar sounding songs and somehow making five or six albums out of them.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I never said they were bad,
just that they weren’t very diverse.
You can take a song from the beginning of the careers of many bands (Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, Metallica) and see subtle yet definite changes over decades where the bookends sound completely different. DMB and Metallica are even still touring and recording…
Not so much with Linkin Park. Which, again, isn’t a bad thing, necessarily. Aerosmith has been playing longer than half the people on this site have been alive, and they still sound pretty much like they did on their very first record. And they still sellout most of the places they go. But if you’ve heard three or four of their songs, you’ve really heard them all.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
DMB is one of my favorite bands. They get a lot of hate though.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Agreed on both counts.
I play drums, and Carter Beauford is freaking amazing. Actually, I have been a pretty big DMB fan for awhile, and my least favorite part of the band is…Dave Matthews. Can’t stand his vocals half the time, but there are some amazingly talented musicians who love to jam and do it well.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I hate the fuck out of them, for instance.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
FWIW, I like several Linkin Park songs, as well.
The mashups with Jay Z were also interesting, as was the remix album of their own stuff.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I like the way you think
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
Asian people = good music?
Heard of K-pop and J-pop?
/awaits jct’s response
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
look up
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
Just did
I still don’t understand the appeal.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Don't H8
Appreciate
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
My point is Wing.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Do they have C-pop too?
I don’t think I’ve ever heard it.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
C-pop died like 15 years ago
It’s all about Kpop and to a lesser extent Jpop in China and Taiwan now.
Jolin Tsai!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I know...but she's been around for like 5 years...
There’s no one else (personally don’t care about her)
It's sad to see C-Pop fall off the map
15-20 years, it dominated Asia
The 4 kings
A-mei
Coco Lee
Now…it’s a 3rd option behind Kpop and Jpop…
Coco was terrible. Oh my god.
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
It just seems like six.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain love is never OT :)
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Cain's a nice guy
i kinda wanted a Cain jersey over a lincecum jersey when i bought a giants jersey, but im happy regardless
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Ran into a similar issue
I’ve always liked Cain more, but when my wife bought me a jersey for my birthday, Lincecum was the name she heard in the news the most often. Don’t get me wrong, he went on to win his second CYA, and I’m glad he’s on the team, but Cain is much more the kind of guy I’d love to knock back a few beers with after a game.
Now I wonder if it’s worth dropping another serious wad of cash on a Cain jersey, and whether it would hurt her feelings.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I feel the same way. Even when Lincecum was really in top form (hoping he gets back there real soon) Cain was pretty much always my favorite Giant. I think it had something to do with the way he just put up with such a craptastic offense for so long, took so many undeserved losses, had to listen to uneducated buffoons talk about how disappointing his career has been because he doesn’t have enough “WINZ” and then dealt with inane “Cain 4 Fielder!” talk year after year, but never once complained or lost his head. I pretty much love all the young Giants (we’re lucky in that regard, IMO, to have a group of such likable young players), but Cain will probably always be my favorite because he showed up at such a dark time for the franchise and he’s just been so consistently humble and awesome ever since. In short: Go Matt Cain!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 26, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
My mancrush on Matt Cain is reaching unhealthy proportions.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Matt Cain, heart of gold.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
he is still my favorite forever
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Aww. I love Cain.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Just watched the end of Ferngully. And man, they got it so much the hell better than Avatar.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
BUT IT WAZ 2D
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It’s actually almost stunning exactly how much less fucked the moral of Ferngully is than Avatar.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Remind me, it’s been a while.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Well, for one, Zach never pretends to be a fairy.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
But it's not made by CAMERON
Hollywood (and the public) would fawn over one of that guy’s dumps, and it would gross $200M at the box office.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on Jul 26, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
If he comes to the Giants for a reasonable deal
I’ll post like 20 comments of just unf unf unf unf unf unf
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.
After 15 or so it just gets repetitive.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to my twitter feed
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I have actually considered creating an account just to listen in on the extra curricular tweets of the various McCoven.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
/closes twitter.com tab
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
PiKA hates your unf unf tweets. So, of course, you should keep posting them.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
I had to explain one of his tweets to her.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
that's pretty bad...
unf unf unf unf unf
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
oh yea!!!! i remember that one, she had no idea what that meant
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
After I mentioned The Office, she figured it out.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
that's all you really have to say
is The Office, really kinda started it all
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
NO!!!! U IZ WRONG!!!!! MICHAEL SCOTT FTW
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
seriously, where do you get this info from?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Wikipedia claims Wayne’s World started it, and upon watching, they did indeed use it in the movie.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to toot my own horn
But I thought I did pretty well with my Jeff Fletcher tweets yesterday.
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.
would have been better with a vuvuzela
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
excellent.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
The beauty of stick figures.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
/humps your leg
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, sorry, i had to laugh
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
There’s talk of him going to the Pads. That would kinda suck.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
SWOOP SABES
This is the kind of thing where maybe you have to make a bad deal just to prevent a guy from going to a division rival.
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.
60.9% chance of playoff baseball by the Bay
It’s only July but still super sweet to look at!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 11:59 AM PDT reply actions
Also, LOL D’Backs, LOL Astros, LOL Pirates who have playoff chances at 0%
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the Nationals: 0.1%.
“So you’re telling me there’s a chance? Yeah!”
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
They’re in this thing!
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
WIN NOW!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 26, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
BP
has us at 37-50% depending on what method.
Accuscore is probably using straight pythag which overrates the Giants (clutchy and faced bad teams LOL Astros)
Neither is accounting for full bore Poseygarner
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
Looks skinnier than Barry
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
In Play : Run(s) Raul Ibanez!
RAUUULLLL
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
Ryan Howard sucks
5-2 Phils still
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I’m a fan of most teams playing against the rockies. Except the Dodgers. Fuck them.
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
Purple Row schadenfreude will be delicious.
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.
More O/T: I want the Buster Posey bobblehead they’re giving out in Fresno.
http://tweetphoto.com/35064698
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
I hear they're coming out with a battery operated version
should be a big seller.
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
This
Made me laugh out loud…thank you
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 26, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
ME TOO! I just tweeted to that effect.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that he’s wearing his catcher’s gear in it.
“I’m a catcher.”
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
And that it looks so much like him. Or at least, the offspring of him and Stephen Curry. As far as bobble heads go, they did a good job.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
And I just realized I’ll be in the area Saturday!!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Really. Don’t be. It’s still Fresno.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
If I didn’t have to go to a wedding this weekend, I’d be going to Picnic in the Park at AT&T and making Zito pour me a beer.
Otherwise, I would totally go.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Oh that’s right. We have weddings to go to this weekend. Kinda forgot. Haha.
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT." - Buster Posey
Psssshhh. I’m sure they’ll have other weddings. This bobble-head is once in a lifetime.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
True story
I was at a family gathering a couple of years ago when one of my cousins announced that she was getting married. This girl had been married/divorced twice already. Later, she walks up to me and asks if I would be attending her wedding. Lars’ response:
“Now when have I ever missed one of your weddings?”
She didn’t think it was very funny. =/
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I lol'd now. And I would have lol'd then.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
LOL. Awesome.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s the kind of line I only think of hours later.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Lars had probably been holding onto it since the second wedding.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
i bet he got some odd looks
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Actually, it came to mind when she made the announcement
I was debating with myself as to whether I would use it or not. My lack of tact won out.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Still, I’m on the ride home going ‘WHEN HAVE I EVER MISSED ONE DAMMIT!’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I told my siblings that they get one wedding and one graduation.
There’s only one more of those possible for those.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Do you need me to screw up their relationship? Because I bet I can. Lord knows I’ve screwed up enough of mine.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I seriously contemplated bailing on my cousin’s engagement party to go to the meetup last weekend. I had a lot of fun with the family but I’m still not sure I made the right decision.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
i'll be in the bay area this weekend
how early do you have to be there to get it, since it’s only 2500 people.
it’ll be a freakin’ 3 hour drive from san jose though.
take the 280 from SJ not the 101
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Yo – here in the civilized part of California we’d say “Take 280 from SJ, not 101.” Use of “the” is for those in the lesser half of the state.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 26, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
+109
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
+ 10000000
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
+109
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
YEAAAAAA!!!! “Take the 5 to the 101”
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
can of corn irl
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
by jctGamer on Jul 26, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes
Niblets is hawt.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, she is.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
No, just much older.
(But thanks, Lars)
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
age is just a number
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
A number of years. That have aged you.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck yes!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hella
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
/unrec’d
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
/gratuitous rec
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Most people start lining up 30 minutes before gates open for a promotional item.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm weighing my options
ebay bidding or gas money haha.
when do they allow people into the stadium? since it’s at 7 pm
Gates open at 6:05 for every 7:05 game. Season ticket holders get in at 5:35.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m getting one!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, now that I think of it, I might end up with four.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If I can convince my brother to let me have the extra one, I’ll definitely trade it or that!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to the beach towel game!
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
OT
I finally get to watch Inception tonight! Hopefully it doesn’t suck.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
I have decided to trust your opinion on this
Please report back on what you thought. It has been hyped so bad that I am already starting to hate it and I have no idea what it is or what it is about.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright, well now the pressure’s on.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Generally with this sort of movie, I like to wait until it’s been out at least a couple of months. At that point, the hype has been forgotten and the backlash has become conventional wisdom.
This technique even allowed me to enjoy Avatar.
The only techniques that would have allowed me to enjoy Avatar are drinking-based.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Porn based.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Blue nipples
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s weird that they have sex with the same things that they use to ride animals with.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing worse than that would be having sex with the same thing you use to urinate.
Oh. Wait.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Urine is sterile.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Mind: Blown.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 26, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It was pretty OK
But I gotta say, I don’t understand all the hype/continued speculation.
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.
WEnt to go see it last Thursday, it was unbelievable, i was actually pretty surprised by it too, i didn’t think i’d be as surprised as i was, but damn, that movie was definitely interesting and kept my attention throughout
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
yes but
you like Linkin Park and dislike Buster Posey
therefore everything you say is opposite
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
see, i’m gonna take this as disrespect and just not listen to you evar again :(
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Wow, Delorean, I don’t think I’ve ever seen PiKA upset before.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
i have powers
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
takes alot to bring down a guy like me, and i’ve finally been brought down big time
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Pfft
I bet you’ve been down lots.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have! Specifically: down to the basement to check on 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 26, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
He needs food and lube.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Vic may have some to spare.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh God.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i feel like i must have missed some vic drama this weekend.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
There was a ton. At least on the boards. Sounds like the meet-up went fine though.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
You don’t know how deep the rabbit hole goes.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
This work safe
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanted to see it pretty bad for a while, but it’s been relegated strictly to the Netflix bin at this point.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Woa… i would never have gone that far, but i hardly ever go to see a movie in theaters, the only movies in the past year other than Inception i saw, was Cyrus, and Toy Story 3, Inception was the best 10 dollars i’ve spent
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I dunno. I think it deserves a little extra credit for being basically an original film. No book, no comic book, no film remake.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
no film remake
Yet!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man I would definitely pay to watch Inception in 3D.
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Jul 26, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
My brother actually pointed out to me that the top three movies this last weekend were all original concepts.
I mean, insofar as Salt is an “original” story.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Using the word “original” is definitely tricky.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
In strict terms, though: It’s not a remake or an adaptation.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh
Isn’t that a bit like givings kids at school extra credit for not propelling themselves to class using only their tongue?
I mean, shouldn’t that be the norm?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
not at all, done right a film version of a comic or play or novel can be a fascinating interpretation of the story and bring an interesting perspective to the material, however asking it to be done right might be a bit much these days… :(
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
The script took almost 10 years to write
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
…and ended up being well worth every minute. Very complicated movie that was somehow no trouble whatsoever to follow.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I thin originality is a little overrated. I’d rather see the best version of something than just the first version of something. I’d rather watch Jurassic Park the movie than read Jurassic Park the book.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
It’s not like Inception felt unpolished though. You make it sound like it was one step away from being a set of storyboards.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Also, I don’t understand the Jurassic Park analogy. How is the movie better by virtue of coming out later?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I think he’s saying that the movie stands alone as a great work, not suffering from being derivative.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not saying that the movie is better better by virtue of coming out later, I’m just saying that it is better (it has better pacing, and a better understanding of it’s own characters), despite being derivative of Micheal Crighton’s book.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
Oh, ok. I get you now. The better version may or may not be original, but whether or not that’s the case doesn’t matter as long as you get to enjoy the better version.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I just got back from it
It was good and interesting and engrossing. That’s about as much as I can say right now.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Trying not to hype it up
It’s good. While I don’t think it’s oscar-worthy, it’s definitely unique. It’s non stop so go the restroom before the movie starts.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
what movie that's come out this year
would you say is more oscar-worthy?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I just saw Despicable Me. It was cool, but I wish that everybody involved with the creation of the character Vector would get fired and also never work again.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
We liked that one. The minions need their own series of short films.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
The minions really saved a lot of that movie for me. They were awesome.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Not anymore
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: IF anyone is watching OTL on ESPN, it’s definitely interesting, talking about food poisoning at ball parks across the country. Making me question eating at a ball park
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
AT&T is fine
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100725/stadiumconcessions
Protip: Never eat the food the day the team returns from a roadtrip (like tonight for example).
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Do they usually have old food?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The chances of bread products (and other things—like peanuts) being stale is increased quite a bit.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
well shit, i’m going tonight and I want a chacha bowl
i think i’ll still have it!
by panda revival on Jul 26, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
AT&T is top quality
I didn’t know how good we had it until I went to Dodger Stadium in college and then lived in DC (Verizon Center is AWFUL)
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 26, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodger Stadium is a disaster...
Bad food, one way in and out, horrible fans…
Oh yeah and they’re the home of that crappy AA team
I like to go there with my Dodger fan friends
So I can point out all the ways that park is a shithole compared to ATT.
Also it helps me not get stabbed when I wear my Mays jersey.
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 26, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
i am too cheap to eat at the park anyways
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
likewise, i'll eat before or after the game
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
where is there? there's a few people places on the Embarcaderro that work
but where you go?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
When I lived in Pacifica it was the Philadelphia Hoagie from Columbo’s deli.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind eating at the park
… as long as it’s a jerk chicken sandwich I got at Primo Patio on the way in to the game.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Another OT:
Fitz/Brooks were talking about how it would be tough to win the wildcard over Reds because Dusty is the manager…I say
ARE YOU INSANE!!!! I can’t wait to win it over Dusty…have fan-hated that man since 2002
Really? Because of the manager?
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
This was scary for about a minute
[Comment From James James : ]
Just heard via twitter that Jason Werth was traded to San Diego for prospects. Any truth to that?
Monday July 26, 2010 3:48 James
3:48
Jason A. Churchill:
No. Jayson Stark just reported via twitter that the two sides have talked, but that nothing was done, nor close.
by aaroncallagher on Jul 26, 2010 12:49 PM PDT reply actions
Not sure he's werth much
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 26, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
That's my question...
SD and the Giants seem to be looking at the same people…what does SD have to offer v. what the Giants have to the offer.
No no
Prospectors. They figure they can trade for doubloons.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d trade for this guy: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/197990/gus_chiggins_old_prospector/
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Tough Tattoo guy Mat Latos for Werth. Do it.
by HoosierGiant on Jul 26, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Derreck Lee is available
Fits Sabean minimum requirements:
34+ y/o
last year of contract
slumping
Green Light?!!
You're F*cking Out!
by Kenny F*cking Powers on Jul 26, 2010 12:52 PM PDT reply actions
I wonder about him...
A couple of years ago…incredible hitter…then just dropped off the face of the baseball…
Wouldn’t mind getting him for some low level prospect
My question regarding any potential 1B/corner OF pickup
we might trad to get for for their bat:
Q. Are they a sure bet to be a better hitter than Bowkermania would probably be if we gave him five starts a week?
If not – pass.
Ergo – everyone but Adam Dunn – pass.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Jul 26, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And what about Ishikawa?
He might not hit for power, but at least he’s hitting for average.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
2009 road splits not so impressive
.291 .375 .534
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
900 OPS isn’t impressive?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Sure bets to hit better than Bowker:
Willingham. Werth. Dunn. Fielder. Pre-Injury DeJesus. Cory Hart probably.
There are a lot.
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.
Bowker
By calculations, Bokwer’s last four years combined (age 22-26) – three years of MLB stats, plus MLE for three years at Fresno + MLE for 2007 Norwitch works out to
1825 PA of .255 / .356 / .485 of MLE
So – I am trusting that, if the guy settles in and relaxes, then he’d eventually demonstrate that, as his current established level of talent.
Are you certain that any of those guys is gonna hit better than that? Are you so certain that you’d be willing to part with some combination of Belt, Baumgarner, Guzman, Crawford, Neal, Wheeler, Runzler, Downs, whoever?
Are you certain that any of those guys is gonna hit better than that, i.e be worth giving up Belt or Baumgarner or
¡Viva los Gigantes!
Wrigley Field
inflated dingerz
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
my prediction
Sabean says, “we’re good, no trades.”
on the last day, Padres trade for Werth, Sabean panics and overpays for some Rowandic creature from hell.
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
They still call him Lights out lidge at CBP
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 26, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Lidge doing everything he can to ensure a Rockies victory
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
Brad “Original B-Weezy” Lidge
You're F*cking Out!
by Kenny F*cking Powers on Jul 26, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna say that. It was perfectly suited for a TWSS.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Also relevant,
FU SPILLBORG
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks Lidge for giving me a heart attack
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
lol at this actually happening.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to be an extra. Filming on Thursday. Whoop whoop!
(But we already had this conversation in some thread last week, I think.)
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
When is this again? Thursday?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yes, the 29th. It’s from 10:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. The lengths I will go to to possibly see Brad Pitt!
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
sounds splendid! i prolly wont be there, my face isn’t good enough for the big screen
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
lol
I doubt you’ll be able to see me. But, if someone does, I will totally get discovered and become a big star, I’m sure.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
You’re a star of McC already though!!! I’ll be the next Brad Pitt, so screw him!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
This is True.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Not a butterface!
(That was my favorite backhanded compliment ever.)
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
i had no idea what a butterface was until
like a year ago
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I thought that it meant that she had a real nice face, smooth like butter.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Clinton Agrees
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
No, I remember! You being in this movie appears to be one of the few things it has going for it!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t you say you have a makeout scene with Jonah Hill?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
That guy is looking fatter and fatter by the movie
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Dude, he slimmed WAY down from when he was in Accepted.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
shooting in oakland?
who would have thought
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I lived in Berkeley for 4 years
Trust me. I know.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
i lived in Moraga for 22 years, i’ve seen some shit
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
dude isn’t Moraga full of white ppl?
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
and azn's, they kinda run shit
but i’ve walked down telegraph quite a few times, and shattuck
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
pfft.
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 26, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah yes, THE MEAN STREETS OF MORAGA!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been trying to weasel my way into the cutting room for that lately but to no avail, I also want to read the new script they have because the old one wasn’t half bad
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Wow…. the D-backs are 22 games back???
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Wow…. the D-backs are 22 games back still in MLB???
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Relegate them!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
For footy nerds...
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I had a very late breakfast of granola with honey.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m actually just finishing my vanilla latte from a very late breakfast. With Greenlee’s Bakery cinnamon bread. Mmmmm.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
From my very own kitchen. I grind the beans, foam the milk and draw the 2 espresso shots.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It was a hell of a lot cheaper to get my own set-up than buying one every day.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It’s my morning ritual to prepare me for my 8 and almost-5 year olds.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I do the same thing, foam and all, only I make mine a mocha. Because if you want me out of bed before 12pm, there needs to be chocolate invovled
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I did the mocha for a while. In fact, I’ve been hankering for them again. I need to find a good white chocolate syrup.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Yes! White Mocha FTW!
Although I had to settle for a macchiato today because we are out of white chocolate syrup ATM.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Vanilla Latte>>>>White Mocha
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Flagged
Although I’m sure it’s better for you.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
well... i usually drink mine with NONFAT milk
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Not wannabe – just not as heavy tasting (I’m sure there’s a better way to describe it).
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Plus we are comparing mochas to lattes (elitists).
However white mocha > regular mocha.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Also good: a zebra mocha (equal parts regular mocha and white chocolate mocha). Also known as a tuxedo. Or, for those with a lack of imagination, a black and white.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Since Starbuck’s lattes are not as tasty as some others, this is usually what I’ll order there.
Although my favorite this past winter was the sbux Dark Cherry Mocha.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
What about White Gold?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
That’s what I’m talkin’ about! I’m still getting the hang of frothing the milk but my wife is an ex-barista so she’s showing me the ropes.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
It took me a lot of trial and error. Gotta make sure the frothing pitcher is good and cold.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Hippie.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Can not go wrong with that, sounds fantastic
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Mrs. jhiat00 and I recently started making our own espresso drinks at home. Saving $6/day FTW!!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
That’s why I did it. I’ve been using mine for maybe 2 years. I’ve saved hundreds of bucks so far.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I’ve been lobbying for one. Besides the savings factor, I just love the smell of coffee in the morning.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I am a huge fan of the fully auto machines, since I am useless before 10AM. Costco has a perfectly adequate one for $400. Plenty of scratch, but it will make your espressos with one button push. Foaming milk is quick and easy, but I have gone to Americanos with half-and-half for fully early-morning autopilot glory.
Usually, all I need is a wet cappuccino and then I’m all set. But I’d like to have choices.
I think I’ve seen the latest model sold at Costco and it’s HUGE. I’m thinking of getting a smaller one like this:
They could be Giants...but not really.
this is the problem with America
go to any city in Europe and you can get a transcendent espresso for 70 euro-cents. Anywhere! Here it’s close to 2 bucks and tastes like shit.
espresso is just too labor intensive for me at home. I’m strictly a cold-brew or drip/french press guy.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
More importantly
You can go to Taiwan and get great milk tea for 80 cent…here it’s like 3 bucks and taste like crap…
Asian bias…
Takes me 10 minutes to get everything done, including grinding, foaming, pouring and clean-up. It’s a soothing morning ritual.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
if i had 10 minutes, i might be so inclined. i’m just bitter.
LIKE MOST OF THE TERRIBLE ESPRESSO ONE FINDS IN THE U.S.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
HA!
I never drank coffee until I went to Italy… coming back and trying the dreck they serve here was disappointing to say the least. Luckily I work two blocks from the Epicenter Cafe where they actually know how to make the stuff.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
one of the reasons I live here…in Italy
"My My, Hey Hey .... GIDP is here to stay."
Bork Never Sleeps
I’m not envious in the least… but just out of curiousity, how does one do that?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
also, curiosity.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing to it really
get out of college, not feel serious, come to europe rather than wait tables, paint houses or bum around the US, find a job over here to prolong the adventure, meet an Italian girl, get a real job, get married, have a family. A work in progress
"My My, Hey Hey .... GIDP is here to stay."
Bork Never Sleeps
I missed that boat in the 80’s… still, not at all bitter.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Where in Italy are you at?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
That's awesome
I don’t know if I could live there for a while, but I’d love to live there for an extended amount of time.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
But in Florence
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Florence is a beautiful open-air museum and fairly insulated. Milan is a small tightly packed big city with all the pros and cons of any big city. Luckily, I walk to work so it feels like Europe everyday. Very well located to get away. Sea, mountains, lakes, etc all within a couple of hours drive. When there were no speed limits (not enforced) it was more fun.
"My My, Hey Hey .... GIDP is here to stay."
Bork Never Sleeps
Milan is incredible
Very jealous!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I just saw “I Am Love,” which is silly but gorgeous, and now I kinda want to move to Milan and have an affair with Tilda Swinton.
I had one day in Florence – went to the Uffizi gallery in the morning and got sucked in by the 13th Century altarpieces. Stayed for hours and hours – we saw almost none of the actual city.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a french press, too. I like it. I was thinking of using it to cold-brew some iced-coffee this week. Anybody tried that?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
cold brew is the shit
the only way to make iced coffee. spend the $30 and get the Toddy system. it rules.
Also, I recommend Aeropress to anyone looking for a cheapo press for work. they’re awesome.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I swear I don’t have any financial stake in the Epicenter, but that’s how they do their iced coffee… I’m assured it’s very good. Also they use French press for regular cups-o-coffee (which I have at home and like quite a bit).
At work, I just use a funnel/filter thingy.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I find making an espresso much easier than doing that French press stuff
Although steaming milk and making it a latte adds to the effort
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
wet cappucino. is that like another term for Butt pee?
You're F*cking Out!
by Kenny F*cking Powers on Jul 26, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Ours is basically a coffee maker with a metal tube for frothing. Very simple but it’s all you need.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
‘Coffee maker’ == ‘espresso maker’ I assume.
The fully auto route is for convenience. It is worth it to me to save those minutes every morning, and to be able to rely on consistent product no matter how sleepy I am. But the real moneysaver is a completely manual machine and just enough skill to turn out decent product.
But the real moneysaver is a completely manual machine and just enough skill to turn out decent product.
Yes, this is what I was getting at. And by ‘coffee maker’ I mean it literally has a little mini coffee pot for the espresso to drip into.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Pour in the hot water, wait 4 minutes, plunge and pour. Easy-peasy!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Man, this is why I just stick to tea. Cheap, easy, no machinery needed.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
But I like machines. If I drank tea, I’d have to find a tea machine.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Yeah. I have one of those electric kettles. I don’t need it, it’s just quick and transportable.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m with can of corn. I’m kinda addicted to kitchen gadgets, I think.
They could be Giants...but not really.
This this this
Although my actual reasoning is that tea tastes great to me and coffee tastes terrible.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
I like coffee, but I find tea to be less dehydrating and just easier on the body overall.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
This is true
I mean, it’s basically water.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
Greenlee's cinnamon bread
I only recently discovered that stuff up here in Oakland. Is it a South Bay thing?
by non sequitur on Jul 26, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. The bakery is in San Jose down the street from where I used to work a while back. It’s awesome stuff.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Tlaloc-Cancun burrito
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
How much carne asada did you pack in there? I’m going to guess three pounds.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 26, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Chicken tikka masala and naan from the Indian place across the street.
by non sequitur on Jul 26, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
2 PB&J’s, a braeburn apple and some trail mix. IR5.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
something i dont think i've ever had
PB&J
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Who? donuts, and fat foods, plus cereal… and also burgers
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
oh no kidding? haha, i dont think i had it once at all…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
dude
there’s no way that’s possible. some multigrain bread, organic smooth peanut butter, and raspberry jam?
There is a Walrusman joke here
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
shirley you can't be serious
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
i am serious, and dont call me shirley, still aint too happy bout you
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Have you ever spent time in a Turkish prison?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
probably one of the better comedic movies
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Are we still in “the opposite of what he says is true” mode?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
PiKA HAS NEVER NOT EATEN A PB&J
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
yea… i knew i’d get a rise out of this crowd here, i was pretty pickey as a kid…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
“I’ve never had PBJ” is way different from “I had PBJ once or twice as a kid and didn’t like it”
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
i just never had it
and yea, it definitely would be a different story. I at least have to TRY something to not like it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
PB&J just hasn’t been the same since I tried both a PB&Nutella and a Nutella&J.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I have yet to triple deck that, though.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
How about the two pieces of bread are actually two PB&J’s?
/Colbert’d
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
/falls out of chair
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
My kids won’t eat them. Peanut butter only for one, no sandwiches at all for the other. WHERE DID I GO WRONG??
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
You are a failure of a mother. That’s all there is to it.
Somehow you made them RIDICULOUSLY CUTE, though. :)
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Aw, thanks. I don’t know where they got their cuteness genes. Maybe it skips a few generations or something.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
/waits for “get a room” joke followed by obligatory Lars’ “HAWT”
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Yes
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Get a room!
But make sure it’s on the ground floor and leave the curtains open
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
/Mr. can of corn overhears this and runs away crying
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Boy cute is different than girl cute. He’s good looking in a hot neanderthal way. If my girls had his handsome protruding brow, they wouldn’t be so cute.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
of course, pretty boys are awfully cute, too. Mister Toddler is boy cute and generally pretty, which gets him a lot of positive attention. It also results in events like the burritrons at Tepa assuming we gringos will not understand them when they remark how very lindo and guapo he is, and with those parents…
HAHA
i hardly eat peanut butter… hell, i didn’t even eat peanuts until like 2 or 3 years ago…. anybody else have a childhood favorite?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Peanut allergy or just cruel deprivation?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
just didn't get into it
i dont mind it though, if it was that or nothing, i’d eat it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
anybody else have a childhood favorite?
Yeah PB&J
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
peanut butter and apples
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
This is 100% correct.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
It really blows my mind
PB&J’s have been my standby for as long as I can remember. I don’t think I have ever gone more than a week without one so someone that has never had one is beyond my comprehension.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
You could afford peanut butter in law school? You must have been RICH!
Actually, I think that was probably my one indulgence. BRAND NAME PEANUT BUTTER!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Quality peanut butter is the only way to go.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
My mom used to buy bulk peanuts and take them to some hippie place to get them ground up into some grainy flavorless paste that she made us eat for a while. Thankfully this phase was short lived.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
UGH
My stupid fucking hippie parents did this too. VILE.
I require SALT, foul woman!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
There is a joke in there somewhere…
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t buy it.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
PB&J?
How old are you?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
rare is the day that i don’t eat at least 1 PB sammich.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I can't make fun
I have at least one PB&J a week.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Same here. There is usually one in my backpack.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
PB&B > PB&J
(B = banana)
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
PB&J&B
(when made with peanut butter, strawberry jam and banana)
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
(also good when I was a kid – putting frito’s into my PB&J).
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I did this as well
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Nutella’s pretty good too. and crunchy > smooth.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
Skippy super-chunk FTW!
I have to keep both in my pantry – my one kid who does eat peanut butter only eats creamy. AGAIN, WHERE DID I GO WRONG??
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
PB&fresh berries is pretty amazing too.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
PB coated with chocolate in an orange wrapper with Reeses written on it.
When opened at around 3 AM and melted between 2 pieces of toast and accompanied by some chocolate milk, the experience can be sublime. Or at least that’s how I remember it. Long time ago
"My My, Hey Hey .... GIDP is here to stay."
Bork Never Sleeps
Me too! We’re twinsies!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet Buster Posey and Matt Cain had turkey sandwiches today, too. That’s what all the cool people eat.
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
This all has to be true.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Chicken Caesar from TJ’s.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Sammich from Ted’s Market and Deli on Howard.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to run, so I got Jack in the Box
It was… ok
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Ummm
One of those chicken sandwich things they’re promoting, their “super” cheeseburger (or something), and two tacos. I shoulda gone somewhere else.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Tacos are good..
Should have went with Jumbo Jack…
Chicken Sandwich not so good…mayo-like substance bad bread
Never had a cheeseburger there…their new “sandwiches” are awful…
Yeah, I should just stick with the tacos there
And their sirloin burgers aren’t bad either
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Stuffed manicotti
Leftovers from when wife cooked last night. She also made salad and breadsticks.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
MLB.com’s new Power Rankings have us 7th
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6261176
Jeaaaggaahh
MLB Power Rankings process
Step 1. Put Yankees as #1
Step 2. Arrange teams by W-L
Step 3. Adjust slightly based on past week’s W-L record
Step 4. Add 1 fact about team or player on team
We should be ahead of St. Louis if this is the case.
by HoosierGiant on Jul 26, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
One part about ESPN i like, sportsnation during the afternoon
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Michelle Beadle
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
can't stop staring at her!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
It’s a woman eating a hot dog.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, it is, good observation
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’ve seen it too often by now. /adblocked
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I don’t think you’re supposed to bite down.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 26, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Hawt isn't it?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
It appears to be aforementioned Michelle Beadle eating a hot dog
You're F*cking Out!
by Kenny F*cking Powers on Jul 26, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
About another 40% of that hot dog would have to go in before I found this at all remarkable.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? I love her. She has my my dream life.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Stacrraft.
Starcraft Starcraft Staraft.
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.
tomorrow!
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
gonna have to trade some video games in for it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Can you explain the appeal of Madden games to me?
I love football and video games, but I’ve never understood this.
I don’t get why a new version with hardly any game play changes comes out every year.
I don’t get why it sells so well when it comes out , when you can wait 3 months and buy it used for $10.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Jul 26, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
BROOD WAR
/might buy SC 2 after a few years
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
OT: Does anyone here watch old Star Trek: TNG episodes?
I was skimming through the channels the other day and I noticed Star Trek:TNG on WGN. It was “The Best of Both Worlds” episode when Picard was captured by the Borg. I don’t know why but I got hooked into that show again.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Uh, hello?!
You're F*cking Out!
by Kenny F*cking Powers on Jul 26, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved that show as a kid (I waz a nerd)
Haven’t watched the show in a long time, but somehow after watching that episode I’m hooked again.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
You should get hooked on voyager, the superior series.
/awaits flame war
"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 26, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
banned
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
incorrect
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
they even fucked this up
the best character in the pathetic series. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A HOLOGRAM OF MCCOY
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
I think she went to college with my wife. She never did it for me, but I appreciated her divorce case for tawdry details. Reading her papers was a nice fifteen minutes back when they came out.
This is the wrongest anyone has ever been on anything.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
+eleventy billion
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
YOU HAD ME AT HELLO
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
All Star Trek: TNG episodes are old now.
And up until about 5 years ago, I could name the episode just by glimpsing at the screen for one second. Any single shot (save stock Enterprise in space shots) and I could tell which episode.
Except for season 1, I could probably do the same. Maybe. Riker has a lot of blank stares though.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
What's weird
I never really got into it during the original run (I was young when it started), but in the last couple years I have watched the reruns on SyFy or Spike or whatever. Episodes are hit or miss (b/c they mix shitty early season ones with later ones) but the ones that work are a great hour of entertainment
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Good.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
How much will Hamilton get from the Yankees this off season?
by HoosierGiant on Jul 26, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
someone posted about the Mariner’s trade prospects and Churchill mentioned Russell Martin.
Hahahahaha. Suck it Seattle.
You're F*cking Out!
by Kenny F*cking Powers on Jul 26, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
One night I came home.
I figured, let my Jorge come on, I’ll play it cool. Let him make the first move. He went to Florida.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Like how the chat is pretty much
5 questions about Yankees
3 questions about Boston
2 questions about phillies
1 question about all of the other teams.
Don't know if I should be happy or sad about this on the ESPN chat
In addition to DeJesus, the Giants also were looking at Jose Guillen.
Praise Jesus
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
So, Kershaw has dropped his suspension appeal
This way he can make his start in SF on Sunday! Yay!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Bench Clearing Brawl FTW
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I hate the Dodgers.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Jul 26, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
/shift-A
The weather here at the coast is a lot nicer than in the valley.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:11 PM PDT reply actions
In Santa Cruz? i tend to agree, since i'm here now, and it's still foggy
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Pismo Beach
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It's AIGHT
i think i’ll take life here in Santa Cruz over it though.
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
SC is a sweet town.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Agreed. I gotta go spend a weekend down there sometime soon.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
My Cousin lives there
and I had to deliver a bike there and hit him up, I was there for an hour before I got hammered. I was not prepared for the awesomeness.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Heh
Yeah, it sucks now because all my friend who went to UCSC have moved away, so I can’t just head down there on a minute’s notice, and there really aren’t any places to stay downtown (important because I tend to end my night at the Red Room).
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll have to try that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I must watch too much baseball. I read that as “splash cam chowder.”
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
chop hasnt moved yet, has she?
i moved from the east bay here to Aptos last week… SUCKS!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
No way, bro!
SC County is the best!
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
haha, i dont know anyone here in Aptos, plus i think life in the South Bay would be a little bit more acceptable
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That makes sense. It sucks to not know anyone.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
i... i... have no friends D:
actually they’re all in the east bay
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You’ll meet cool people here.
At least I think you will…
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
People here seem a little TOOOOOOOOO laid back
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Whatever, dude.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
aaaaaaaaahahaha
well played, Mauer
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Meh.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much why I slightly resent moving out of the valley.
Then again, most of my friends suck, so I don’t know.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, this is one of the reasons I talk to my tumblr/twitter friends every day, as opposed to the people I know in the valley.
But, eh, I start school in less than a month, so there’s that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Same, haha, you and i are pretty much on the same boat there, i start school in about a month, and i’ll be talking on here alot, golfing, driving up to Chico, the Bay Area.
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haha, pretty much.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
College is fun because there’s always someone to hang out with. It’s why I loved law school so much (when it’s supposed to be hell).
Buser Posey: He knows the rules!
Haha, this is so true
no matter what, there’s always somebody to hang with, it’s awesome!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’ve been getting to know some of the people living on my floor over Facebook and a lot of them are pretty chill people, so I’m looking forward to hanging out with them.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
good thing you friended them first
pretty much the best way i got to be friends with the people on my floor, also just hanging out with them on the weekends and after class helped
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
yeah, there’s a lot of people on my floor who have the same major as me and some of us share the same interests, so that’s nice. I’m still hoping that there’s someone who likes baseball so we could go to a game.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohhh i’m sure you’ll find a few people that are willing to throw down some money to go see a game. Wouldn’t doubt that for a second
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haha, yeah. I just hope they’re not the kind who’ll try to, like, talk through the entire game about random shit.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
well… guess i wont be going to a giants game with you anytime soon… D:
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hah, no, like, the kind of random shit they talk about is different than the random shit you talk about. :P
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhhh, yea, that’s pretty bad, i mean, i go with one of my friends who isn’t a big fan of baseball, but he’ll watch it, and we’ll talk some shit…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
yeah, they’re kinda hipster, not that they’re anything wrong with that, but I don’t want to listen to random hipster shit during the game. at least one of my online friends is from the east bay and she said she’ll definitely go to a few games with me.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
NICE!!!! what about just going to an A’s game? like given the opportunity. but that is pretty sweet, at least now you get to go to a few games every now and then
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The A’s are my AL team (lol), so I’m definitely down for going to one of their games. But, yeah, my online friend and I are making plans to go to at least one Giants game, one A’s game (she’s an A’s fan), and maybe a SJ/Stockton game.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, wow you must be thrilled… one thing i want to go to is a SJ game just for the hell of it, and i heard they’re hella fun. But that makes it so much better that you got an A’s fan on ur floor
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haha, yeah, I’ve heard they’re really fun. And I have ulterior motives for going to an SJ game that I won’t mention here. But, actually, she doesn’t go to my school. We’re tumblr friends.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
nice! and i wont ask anything further bout the motives for… and that’s a little weird bout the tumblr friends, where you don’t really KNOW her :D
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL. well, we’re also friends on twitter and FB and she, and a bunch of others, talk just about every night on AIM or skype.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
who does that kinda thing, it’s just kinda weird, like to not have ever really met someone and go to a game all the sudden? haha
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
haha, well, we’re planning on meeting before going to a game, but yeah. I don’t know. It doesn’t seem weird to me. It’s sorta just like a MCC meetup or something. Except she and I are pretty good friends and we talk to each other about almost every thing.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
woa… new best friend??? sounding like it, but that’s kinda weird to make a friend over the internetz… although that’s prolly what happens here…but will go to an MCC meet up sometime
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Not exactly new best friend, but I’m pretty close to her and about 10 others, since we participate in this huge group chat where we talk about baseball and random shit, haha. But, yeah, probably.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
oh man, sounds pretty similar to here, but alot less creepy! haha, actually sounds pretty neat
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haha, yeah, it’s somewhat similar. Except it’s a free-for-all as to what we talk about.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
interesting
haha, i mean, prolly a lil more random than what it’s like here!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL, a little random probably doesn’t even begin to describe it. But, yeah, it’s fun and I like talking to them more than the jerks I know in the valley, so that’s nice.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
woa... jerks in the valley?
what about people in Pismo? and i dont think i’ll ever get into tumblr, twitter works good for me talkin to djp and people there
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
People I know are just … yeah. Either they’re judgmental or we grew a part or they fell into drugs. Pismo/SLO, I’ve met nothing but nice people. And, yeah, tumblr is a big hole of timewasting.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
/unfollows you
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
The good kind of timewasting!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea… that sucks, that people kinda fell into the judgmental type… and that’s exactly what i need to do in tumblr is waste more of my time… as if i dont do that here… and just remember this chop… THEY ARE DODGER FANS
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hahaha, there are people in my family who are Dodgers fans, so. :|
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You've never made a friend over the Internets?
The people on the Internet are so much more interesting than the people I’m exposed to on a daily basis that it’s my only recourse.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
I think I've drank (drunk?) more often in grad school than I did in college
Way more free time too.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Not technically. My mom started her new job today, so we had to be down yesterday no matter what. We’ve moved some stuff, but not all of it.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
wow… that will be a ton of fun to move everything outta fresno when it’s like 105 outside
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, expect a lot of “FUCK THIS WEATHER” tweets the day I move every thing out.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
And it's what, only 65 in Pismo? haha
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haha, yep. So fucking nice.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay. We haven’t really moved every thing yet, though, so we have to go back to the valley to get all our shit this weekend.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
you guys doing that yourselves?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
TWSS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably not.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
chop—you’re moving to Pismo? that’s quite a change.
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 26, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
get car stuck on the beach territory
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 26, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Had to check your profile to make sure you weren’t my ex… we did that in like 2002. She freaked out and floored it; we managed to get out by sheer dumb luck.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
ur ex and you got stuck on the beach? what were you doin
with a car on the beach?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
We took a wrong turn.
No really. It was dark, and we were lost, and we ended up on the beach in her Cherokee.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, that is actually pretty funny!!!!
so many people out here have jeeps, what’s up with that, even Katy Perry
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
We were actually on a road trip… SF>Santa Cruz>Pismo>Santa Barbara>San Diego>Riverside. She was actually from Redwood City. Needed a Jeep to get through the thick jungle brush of US-101, I guess. Though I will say that a woman driving a stick shift is pretty hot.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
sooo pretty much chillin on the coast until you got to riverside...
and wow…. she drove stick? i’m in love
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, she had friends at UCSB & UCSD, and I had friends at UCR.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
that's a pretty awesome drive then
and yea… i couldn’t get into a UC, wasn’t smart enough :(
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I couldn’t get into a UC, either. :/ Stupid requirements…
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck em
they’re missing out on a hell of a student
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Eh, I was disappointed at first, but after hanging out at UCSC during my brother’s orientation, I realized that I so would not have liked being at a huge university and Mills is def the right place for me. So not being allowed to apply was really a blessing in disguise.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
True! going to a school with like 20 or 30 people in your class is perfect size. Plus, that’s what i got from going to Miami, i know all my profs, and plus the perfect type of atmosphere
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, exactly. I like the small class sizes and being able to know all your profs. And I love, love, love the atmosphere at Mills, so it all works out.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
yea... then there ya go!
Good to hear everything is working out so far… now let’s see how you feel when you actually take your first class there
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL, I’m hella psyched for my first class, honestly. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been away from the whole school setting for a year or whatnot, but I sat in on one of the classes I’m going to take this semester during this preview thing last year and I enjoyed it.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, I’m so fucking happy I don’t have to take a math class.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, watchit!
full disclosure: I have a math degree
I was just never good at math past the 8th grade level. I’m more of an English/history person.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
something i didn't do
sit in on a class… But it’s all bout the prof and the class itself, but you’ll have to take a math class sometime soon, right?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Not really. I’m taking a comp sci class over a math class for my Gen Ed requirement.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Sort of, yeah. One of the gen ed requirements is “Quantitative and Computational Reasoning,” and the choices are between classes in comp sci, econ, math and psych.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
thank god you're not doing math
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
For me it depends on the class...
Biology 1A…no problem with 700 people in my class..
Upper level history…good to have 10 people in my class…
I flipped off a Russell Martin poster here.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Not Pismo exactly, but hella close. And, yeah, it’s a big change from the valley.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
At least you can listen to Giants games on the radio in Pismo. TV you are stuck with the LA teams
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
My friend’s letting me hack her MLB.tv account, so I’m fucking glad for that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
This pretty much always applies.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
I'm jealous D:
Although the weather in Sacramento today is actually quite pleasant.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
for today and today only
you’re wrong. It’s 82, sunny and beautiful out here.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I lived about 45 minutes north of Fresno, where it’s about 90+ right now, I think.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Basically.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
90 is nice and brisk
raise the temp another 10 degrees and get back to me
/has lived in Folsom 21 of his 24 years
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
It’s supposed to be around 100 tomorrow. /lived in the valley for 18+ years
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
101 on Saturday. Oy.
I guess standing in that weather is worth it for the bobblehead.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Literary/Music references
Grant,
I am old enough to gget the reference to MLK and the Who. Anyone who has been alive recently will get the reference to Tolkien. But the stumper is that reference to Tim Dog and Kool Keith. For a fifty plus guy, I’m having to work way to hard here. Keep posting. Can we give Graham a shot as long as Velez is receiving a new brain. Same as the old brain.
by Longtimewaiting on Jul 26, 2010 2:13 PM PDT reply actions
It reminds me of that interview with SportsNet New York where Grant was talking about Buster Posey being dipped in the waters of the River Styx and the interviewer had no idea what he was talking about.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
It's New York
Their mythology doesn’t go further back than the ’27 Yankees.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I really hope that isn’t the case.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
seems that he’s been sinking like a stone since his early season success….
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 26, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I would be ok with this.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Although I would prefer if he switches mid series
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
To be perfectly honest
I don’t want to see a trade by the Giants unless it was a solid Lefty reliever. We have a solid lineup right now
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
LOL
[Comment From Jeff Jeff : ]
If you were Brian Sabean, would you give up Sanchez for Werth, Hart or any other available position player at this point? I think creating a hole to file another hole doesn’t make much sense…
Monday July 26, 2010 5:14 Jeff
5:14
Jason A. Churchill:
No.
Monday July 26, 2010 5:14 Jason A. Churchill
5:14
Jason A. Churchill:
Bumgarner, yes, for Hart. But not for Werth, who is a FA at season’s end.
Bumgarner, yes, for Hart. But not for Werth, who is a FA at season’s end.
DO NOT WANT
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Snowball Fights.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I would break things
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I’m pretty sure firefox is running faster since I got the Posey upgrade.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Chrome as well.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Chrome has always had Posey.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
There’s a Posey Chrome theme?
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 26, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter how fast it runs
Buster will throw it out.
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.
OT: FUCK SUNBURNS, that’s all i got to say
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Those are the worst kind.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sweet deal for tomorrow night's Giants Game...
Open bar before the game, bleacher ticket, sweet looking t-shirt, post game party at Slide
25 bucks.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133902533315389&index=1
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I'LL BE THERE AT THE FUCKIN BAR!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
i can't :(
i realllllly wish i could though, that’s a hell of a deal… Once i get an apartment in the bay area, i’ll definitely be going to more McC things, or just events like these..
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
looking at January... one thing i definitely have to get going on
is finding a job here in the bay area… not a job job, but just like working at a coffee shop, a bakery, anything like that
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Apply for a Mod job here @ McC!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Imagine the flavor!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, are you actually kidding? but seriously, my passion is baking and just working at chill places like that… but can’t always get what you want
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
1/2 kidding. When I was little he was partners with this other dude and they owned a donut shop. He used to wake me up at like 3 AM and we would make donuts and then deliver them.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Wow…. must’ve been rough, waking up that early to make and deliver donuts? how’d you like that?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I loved it! A 10 year old with unlimited access to donuts! :D
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Good. I was skinny as hell until I hit about 25.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
haha
no kidding!!!! even after all the donuts???
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, it was the jack ’n cokes that did me in.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
i had no idea how fattening those were
until like the day after i had a ton of jack and cokes
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I don’t really care for Jack and Cokes, but I imagine that they produce worse-than-average hangovers.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Actually beer gives me the worst hangover. Probably because I got so used to drinking whiskey.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Weird! I find beer to be the most delicious and least-detrimental of drinks, but maybe that’s because it’s what I’m used to.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
yo is there any type of beer fest
thing going on in Ohio during the fall?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
There’s a small microbrew fest in Columbus in September or October. The big Ohio Brew Week already happened last weekend.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
shit... really? well
guess i’m gonna go to the one in Columbus in September, loveeeeee Microbrews
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Here’s a start. http://www.beerfestivals.org/ I know Columbus has a decent beer scene.
Keep an eye on this, as well: http://beeradvocate.com/events/calendar
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Always happy to help out a fellow beer geek.
http://beermapping.com/ is another great resource, though not so much for events.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s the best place to go to in the city for Belgian beer? I plan on driving up from SJ sometime this week specifically for this.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
Monks Kettle (16th west of Valencia is good)
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
my bad
I meant a store, so I can take it home. Noticed Dogfish Head brewery will be there Aug. 4th for a pairing – looks good.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
If you’re looking for bottles to go, City Beer, Healthy Spirits, and Beer Revolution in Oakland are the places to check. Super friendly people at all three, too.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
excellent
thank you.
Really getting into beer lately. Started (sort of) a chronicle:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nathan.johns/Beer
Wife thinks it makes me look like an alcoholic.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
Ooh, very nice. It’s a great area for beer, with a great community.
This dude’s in San Jose: http://www.betterbeerblog.com/
If you’re on Twitter, there are a ton of people around talking beer. READ MY CRAPPY TWITTER LIST: http://twitter.com/troymccluresf/sfbeer
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
La Trappe is a dungeon-like restaurant in North Beach, it has the most by FAR (like a 70 page menu book). http://latrappecafe.com/
Toronado is a dive bar in lower Haight; kind of a west coast beer mecca. READ MY CRAPPY BLOG: http://goldengatebeerbars.com/2009/08/11/toronado/
Monk’s Kettle is an upscale-but-not-snobby restaurant & bar.
OH you meant store.
Healthy Spirits at 15th & Castro, City Beer Store on Folsom bet, 7th & 8th. And Toronado sells their bottle to go. Dunno about La Trappe.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Congeners!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Did you ever consider going to culinary school?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
If only there was such a place…
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
by the way, i was OK with my tweets yesterday
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Thanks for the heads-up, kind spambot!
Just bought my tickets.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
Awesome! Come introduce yourself tomorrow. I likely will be the one handing out the T-Shirts out there
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
WIll do!
Quick question from someone who has not, for some reason, sat in the bleachers before – my friends and I aren’t sure if we should buy our tickets individually, or as a group…is the seating in the bleachers assigned?
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
It is, but unless it’s like a Friday night Dodger game, you can probably find a place for you all to sit together.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Omg I would so do that
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
OT: This is probably the greatest image of Sanchez
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
LOL Dodgers
Things have actually perked up in the last few days with the Dodgers, based almost solely on the fact that Colletti said he is more “open-minded” than he has been on moving some of their prospects. That said, this is a system ranked somewhere between 23rd and 26th in the league depending on who you ask, and what the Dodgers seem to be looking for is a combination of pitching depth and a reserve OF. Given that we thought the team could be essentially cooked from a dealing standpoint, that will have to suffice for “active” … but it ain’t that active.
KEMP FOR SANCHEZ
"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 26, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The visiting team's lineup
Bonifacio LF
Sanchez 1B
Ramirez SS
Uggla 2B
Cantu 3B
Ross CF
Stanton RF
Paulino C
Nolasco P
They could be Giants...but not really.
It is kinda scary that I look at the Marlins lineup vs ours
and think we are actually fairly close to theirs.
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
Schadenfreude Does my heart good
I will dance and laugh as Troy burns
May the Pac-10 (12?) be inherited by the Animal Kingdom (Bruins and Bears, Ducks and Dogs) and not a shitty Condom Brand
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 26, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a fascination with Jim Ray Hart
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...
there was a graphic shown of most RIBEYEZ in a month by a Giants players, and in 1973 it showed both Gary Mathews and Jim Ray Hart on the list (20 & 24). I sure don’t remember much good from that year besides Bobby Bonds and Ron Bryant, so it was surprising to see that show up, especially since that was near the end for Hart.
However, there must’ve been a mistake, because Hart’s total RBI that year for the Giants was only one.
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 26, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Complete OT (and a little self-promoting): Contributed to the economy this weekend
New automobile for the wifey
congratulations on your conspicuous consumption
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 26, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Your positive contribution has been negated by the term ‘wifey’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
do not GIS that word with safe search off. Trust me on this one.
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
/lack trust, gets reprimanded
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
any seasoned internet veteran knows “wifey”….
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
Not gritty enough…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
No pic? What did you get?
I’m trying to convince the mister to get his Dodge Charger. He’s waiting to see what the ’11 looks like.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Wow this tweet war between Baggs and KLAW is still going on. And Baggs just (very) subtly played the “i have a hall vote” card.
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
any more details. apparently twitter is blocked by the website police in china.
No one here gets out alive.
keithlaw keithlaw
If the last 24 hours have taught me anything, it’s that there are too many people out there who are afraid of math.
Andrew Baggarly extrabaggs
@keithlaw I like math. But the HOF is about so much more. It’s about romance – players who made an impact on the game & resonated with fans.
extrabaggs
@keithlaw And as you’re learning today, Vizquel resonated with A LOT of fans.
keithlaw
@extrabaggs So retire his number. He simply hasn’t been a good enough player for the game’s highest honor.
keithlaw
@extrabaggs Eckstein resonated with fans. Jamie Moyer has. Conigliaro. Any # of Yankees. Doesn’t mean they belong in the Hall.
extrabaggs
@keithlaw Not saying yr wrong. Enjoying the lively debate. HOF means many things to many ppl. Makes being a voter such an honorable chore.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
zing.
klaw got zang
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
pretty sure “zung” is the past perfect
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
‘Keith needed to be zung before he could stop being an arrogant douche to people.’
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, doesn’t law have a Hall vote too? He votes for awards now, so he is part of the BBWAA
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 27, 2010 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Our lineup
Torres, CF
Renteria, SS
Huff, RF
Posey, C
Uribe, 3B
Burrell, LF
Ishikawa, 1B
Sanchez, 2B
Zito, LHP
They could be Giants...but not really.
lol Panda
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Oh, wait, the personal issue. I forgot. I feel like an asshole.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Whadda dick!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
TWSS!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
i dont mind that at all
im going tonight, and I will be quite happy to see that lineup in action.
by panda revival on Jul 26, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I am very glad that Bochy was not afraid to drop Sanchez to the 8th spot. I rip the man for sticking with veterans a lot, but he is doing it right this time. I’m willing to give him props when I see he does something right too.
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
Renteria is playing fairly well right now for that spot. Unless you move Posey there, there aren’t many logical choices. Switch, right, left, right is fine for top 4
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
Rent's offens on the year has been
wait for it
above average.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
when you regress it though it’s been shitty. His regressed wOBA is like .280.
I’ll take him being lucky for another couple months though.
regress it to what?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
iduno
that’s too experimental for me. His ZIPS ROS wOBA, which I trust way more as a projection, is .328.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
ZiPS also overestimates his power at this point in his career.
His ISO has been at .077 the past two seasons and ZiPS has him at over .100.
I don’t see that happening.
His BABIP is also at .347 despite him having a LD% at 17 (despite always being above 21).
I don't know
I’m not ready to say he’s lost all his power based on a season and a half of low ISO, especially since he spent one of those seasons with an injury that required surgery. Ditto with LD%. Players tend not to have their skillsets fall off the face of the planet that fast, even at 35. Double for his power, which tends to peak later and fall slower than other skills. There’s a reason that ZIPS projects his power that way, and I trust their methodology more than half a season of healthy data.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Well, injuries would be part of that decline.
CHONE, Marcel and Oliver projections are much lower than ZiPS as well. So when 3 projection systems predict similarly, I’ll trust them more than the one outlier.
yeah but they aren't available and easy to view on fangraphs
also, are all of those updated with current season data? or are they still projecting basically what they did at the start of the season? Honest question, I really don’t know
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I don’t think they update, but the ZiPS projections that are updated typically only have very insignificant changes.
wow
they were all way higher on him than i thought they were:
ZiPS: .280/.336/.388, 7 HR, 443 AB
PECOTA: .283/.340/.403, 8 HR, 409 AB
Bill James: .276/.335/.383, 8 HR, 507 AB
CHONE: .270/.330/.385, 9 HR, 481 AB
None of those are bad for an average fielding SS.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
and for reference
here’s ZiPS ROS:
.281/.339/.386
Basically the same as their pre-season. I really don’t see how, based on what he’s done this year and over the course of his career, that is out of line.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Yep
And I will give him props for continuing to bench Rowand too.
They could be Giants...but not really.
OMG SANCHEZ IS INSULTED!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm OK with this lineup
mayyyyybe Nate>Pat
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
usually yes
but nate’s swing has been looking pretty ugly as late, in my humble opinion
which means nothing
by panda revival on Jul 26, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Need Nate to PR in later innings ...
to deplete depleted bench.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
I am okay with this lineup.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Sanchez
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
LOL NATE
But in all actuality this is a pretty decent lineup. Anyone else thinking that Nate is injured still? Was rubbing his shoulder after his hit the other night from what I heard.
"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.
Yes.
That rub, and the mild grimace that preceded it, told me volumes more than eitther Bochy or Schierholtz himself have. He is plainly not 100%, and that means we have to pretty much discard his record since the wall-bang. His record before that looked pretty decent, but we really need to see more of it. What a mess.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
We should start a pool on which inning Burrell and Posey get pinch run for.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 26, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
SouvenirCity
First 3 jerseys I see at the Cell? Rowand, Crede and Iguchi.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
I’d just like to know who the bright bulb is that determined that seat backs weren’t necessary in the bleachers. sheesh.
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 26, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Would they still be bleachers if they had seat backs? I always picture just benches…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i thought the definition of a bleacher was no seat back
it would still be nice to have them though
by panda revival on Jul 26, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
the old Candlestick bleachers were a sweet deal. You could sit at or around the foul pole and the fence was chainlink, so you could see through to the outfield and plays up against the fence. The seats had backs, as well, although I didn’t care about that at the time.
The last Cal game I went to, though, was unbearable (all benches there)—at least it was a good game so we stood a lot.
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 26, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
They weren’t even bleachers before the remodel, they were really just shitty (but very cheap) seats. They didn’t pad the wall & add the actual bleachers til the mid 90s.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont really remember much about going to candlestick, I was only 10 when PacBell opened up, all i really remember is the giants winning every game I went to there, and it being damn cold… Again a 7 year old really doesn’t care about his seat when he watched barry bonds hit home runs.
by panda revival on Jul 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa
This thread is out of control. There are like ten interesting/hilarious conversations going at once and I am getting a bad case of ADD trying to keep up.
No one here gets out alive.
the ADD is responsible for your being here in the first place:)
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 26, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i suspect that many people’s ADD is actually Lazy-DD. I know mine is.
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 26, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it’s not that I’m lazy, it’s that I just don’t care.
Bob Porter: Don’t… don’t care?
Peter Gibbons: It’s a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don’t see another dime, so where’s the motivation? And here’s something else, Bob: I have eight different bosses right now.
Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon?
Peter Gibbons: Eight bosses.
Bob Slydell: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That’s my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.
No one here gets out alive.
PETER: So I’m sitting in my cubicle today and I realized that ever since I
started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the
day before it. So it means that every single day you see me, that’s on
the worse day of my life.
DR. SWANSON: What about today? Is today the worst day of your life?
PETER: Yeah.
DR. SWANSON:Oh, that’s messed up.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
ROOT YOUR ANDROID PHONE
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
2-year phone contracts suck
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 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
STAND ON ONE FOOT AND STICK YOUR FINGER IN YOUR EAR IF YOUR iPHONE HAS BAD RECEPTION!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I do that just for fun.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
flashblock on firefox FTW!!
That add-on has made my laptop work so much better.
No one here gets out alive.
You know what would be cool?
If there were a version of this site that didn’t crash my browser so damn much.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Yeah, never have any problems with Firefox on Win 2K, XP, or Mac 10.4.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That one turned into a memory hog. I’ve switched to chrome for almost everything else but this site – this site crashes chrome.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
huh
works fine for me in CHrome — better than FF ever did, in fact.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Once a thread gets past a few hundred posts, it just stops refreshing and a lot of other windows slow down. I’m on a Mac. Are you?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
nein
PC
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
The Mac version is a lot newer – it’s really buggy in some ways.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
roger that
makes sense
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
i’m on mac osx here as well. agree that it was a resource hog and not running flash well. then i downloaded the flashblock add-on and everything is peachy again. also with firefox on a macpro laptop you can do the 3 finger scroll to the top or bottom of the page. which is very useful on this blog.
No one here gets out alive.
I’m unfamiliar with the 3 finger scroll. How’s that work.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
oh god
here it comes
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
LOL
I know i teed this one up. But with firefox you can use three fingers to scroll to the top or bottom of the page. it doesn’t work with chrome or safari. i think you have to have the macpro trackpad though.
No one here gets out alive.
it’s not called the Shocker or anything??
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Nah
“Clitmouse” was enough of that for USB input devices.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve got a macpro, but it’s a few years old. I’m guessing it doesn’t work on mine.
/add various crude jokes for the lulz
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
theres a major memory leak in ff, i found a fix for it though
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11922/
"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 26, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Anybody here tried the FF 4.0 beta?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
you ever try using opera?
"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 26, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I think people should communicate with each other using opera all the time
Just walk into a room and start singing in Italian. It would pretty much be the best thing ever.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Chrome
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jul 27, 2010 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Non-update update
#Marlins are NOT close to deal with #Rangers on Cantu. Can’t agree on players. #Rockies have stepped up bid for him & #Giants still in mix.
They could be Giants...but not really.
ITS A TRAP
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
http://sfist.com/2010/07/26/att_park_beats_dodgers_stadium_food.php
According to a food vendor health inspection survey on ESPN, a scant 4% of AT&T Park vendors were in violation, compared to the Dodgers Stadium 13%.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
None of the early games are particularly interesting
Bah
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 3:59 PM PDT reply actions
That is not for another hour
ENTERTAIN ME!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
there you go
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
by jctGamer on Jul 26, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I try
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
it wasn't just one
there were at least 2, maybe more
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Reminds me of driving around with my friends when I was a teenager.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember when you could do that… and being pulled over for passing a certain smoldering leafy substance around whilst doing it. Damn fascists and their sensible safety regulations.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The monkey in the cab needs a Giants hat.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
http://deadspin.com/5547550/the-new-tim-lincecum-cartoon-will-give-you-a-contact-high
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh, no
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The fact that you have to give this update is....
GM Omar Minaya confirmed to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News that the Mets aren’t going to fire any coaches today (Twitter link).
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
That’s what I thought.
/fired tomorrow
/Minaya fired the next day
I don’t see how you can fire 2 GMs within a couple of years and keep your job.
/fired in the middle of the night
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Adjusted pitching probables against the Bums:
Monasterios vs Lincecum
Ely vs Zito
Kershaw vs Cain
Monasterios and Ely might trade places, though.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Everyone watches on Sunday Night
It’s just another home game for Jon Miller
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
Rallye Bewb Barbie
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...
Just came across twitter feed
CSNAuthentic
Miss Gary Radnich’s morning show today? #garyradnich http://bit.ly/cOBqS8
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
Can’t miss what you never wanted in the first place.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
can’t say that I missed it, Bob.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
by delorean on Jul 26, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
miss gary radnich? thats an unlucky lady
"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 26, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Gary is a woman?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Leaving work in a minute… gonna go out early and see if the rumor of Zito socks being sold at the Dugout Store are true and see if I can grab a pint of Saison du BUFF at Public House before the game. Peace out, ya’ll.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
Actually, I think it was someone here who said they had ’em.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
They do
Dugout Store, main floor, in the corner under the stairs, left of the ticket window.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 27, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
My handwriting is very beautiful...
http://engrishfunny.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/5123119f-e901-41fb-99e1-2d413db91359.jpg
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
OT: Anyone have a link to a transcript of John Miller's HOF induction speech?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
i'm pretty sure he's still up there talking
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Either that or waiting for Joe Morgan or John Fogerty to stop talking.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
That‘s why teh google doesn’t have it!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Bright yellow shirt/tie.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Not babyshit yellow, Tony Danza yellow.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a throwaway line in Hollywood Knights… the shirt was more of a canary yellow actually.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
PDF Alert!
Here you go.
http://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/all/Jon_Miller_Transcript.pdf
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 26, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
+25
Thanks! I’ve been looking for this all day. :D
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Giving a shout out to Kruk and Kuip! Nice!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Some nice words about Fleming as well.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 26, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Chris Coghlan not in #Marlins clubhouse, seeing a doctor. Don’t know why yet…
They could be Giants...but not really.
I tried to warn him about those “massage” places in SF…
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
What good is a story without a happy ending?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
1000 are probably OT.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
There was a very serious peanut butter discussion that needed some in depth commentary.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
let else could we talk about?
favorite brawl characters" i really like pikachu but ive started being ike and peach more and more. I was pit and marth but my friends found out how to destroy them so i had to stop
"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 26, 2010 4:49 PM PDT reply actions
Brawl is so 2009
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
how about the fact
that in the year god of war 3 and mass effect 2 and modern warfare 2 come out
mario galaxy 2 is gonna destroy them all
"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 26, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
/for game of the 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 26, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
/everyone plays as kirby
"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 26, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Kirby is pretty cheap.
Not with the people I play with though. Good range of characters
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
link was about the only one who had a chance against kirby in the n64 game in our gaming sessions. Kirbys down spin kick into a throw is ridiculous
"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 26, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Spamming smash kick kinda sucks. And of course up tilt
It depends on who plays as him. Everyone has a weakness. Except asians
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
Buster Posey is this Asian's weakness
Wait, what was this thread about?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Isn’t that how dark matter is created?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
ICHIRO LASER BEAM
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
What if Buster Posey faced Ditka?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
/one dude who plays the game religiously plays as Link
/stomps everyone
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
My kids have been playing with our old N64 with great delight. Pokemon Stadium is their current favorite.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Great game
I sold mine to get a gamecube a long time ago. Worst decision ever
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
I really never liked Brawl.
I think I’m the only one on the planet for whom this is the case. It’s like amateur porn, if normal games are like professional porn: the latter has a plot that drives the action, but the former just has action.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
the best type of porn is amateur porn where the couple isnt very good and the girl doesnt enjoy it at all. just throwing that out there
"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 26, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Should we visit Fish Stripes?
It seems kind of lonely over there.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
ive always liked the road trips that other sports blogs on sbn do
"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 26, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
so sad
there are about as many comments over there as there are people in the stands at actual marlins games
"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 26, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
logged in to fish stripes
all i heard were cricket sounds, but i warned a marlin fan to bring a jacket to the game. he seemed pretty clueless about SF night game weather.
No one here gets out alive.
Mays Field isn’t as bad, but it’s still San Francisco in the summer. Err on the side of warmth.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I actually bought some kind of super hoodie earlier in the year and that’s kept me perfectly warm at night games, without needing forty layers. I used to bring a burro on the N with me to cart around a hoodie and two blankets, but now I’m golden. Best $90 I ever spent (still ouch, though).
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 26, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes a pretty big difference where you are in the stadium too… the upper deck can be pretty damn windy while the hoity-toity seats behind the plate are relatively calm.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT SERIES PREVIEW!
There was 800 new comments from when I finished lunch at 2pm until now!
What is the quick rundown?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 4:54 PM PDT reply actions
PIKA has never had a PB&J. And lots of elitist coffee talk.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
WHAT. HE’S NEVER HAD A PB&J?!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 26, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
You can see how that may have led to a lengthy discussion.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Let's see
PBJ good but different variations also acceptable
French press good…coffee/espresso in the US sucks
Something about closers and 9th inning
Inception still good movie but not-oscar worthy (originality overrated)
Music…Asian people = good music…
There’s like 50 other topics though
Also, I wonder if the site activity is up from last year at this time.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what?
Fuck the Padres. That’s what.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I endorse this statement.
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 26, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad we could build this kind of consensus.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
it’s only four of us, though. GIT ON IT MCCOVENS!
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 26, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
DNW
Here’s a big name to add to your distinguished list of available relievers: #Yankees trying to unload Chan Ho (7 HR in 32.1 IP) Park #trades
They could be Giants...but not really.
I want his beard
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I just read your caption for the photo
And if I remember correctly, Skipworth was supposed to be the #2 catcher that draft. LOL Skipworth (so far)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
There were some who preferred the power potential of Skipworth to Posey’s overall package. Whooooops.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 26, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Too easy
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
You will need a separate heart sig for his package.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Petco Park
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 26, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Chan Ho Park
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
/looks around for angry Korean-Americans
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I think most Koreans and Korean-Americans would like to donate Chan Ho Park to another country
Any takers?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Howie mentioned something about your genitals being burned?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Yeah it’s on my list of things to do.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I see molds.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck. Sell.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
You need to wash better!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL HOWIE'S MOLDY GENITALS!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh great. The secret is 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 26, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what happens when you don’t store them properly.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 26, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Just be glad you can’t get a whiff of the smell.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 26, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Belt update!
1 for 2 so far, with a triple.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
Yes lets do Bautista for Burriss and Arianza right now
by HoosierGiant on Jul 26, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh
We made SFist: http://sfist.com/2010/07/26/day_around_the_bay_484.php
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
I take full credit
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
oh man. next up a guest spot on suddenly susan
"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 26, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
SUSAN!!!!!!!!!!! WHO ARE THESE NERDS ON THE COMPUTER!!!!!
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
Why were you looking at this?
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 26, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
i would like the game to start now so i can see gerald hit
by Headhunter Rollins on Jul 26, 2010 5:37 PM PDT reply actions
So, game in Tamps Bay, eh?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 5:41 PM PDT reply actions
Xanthan with hard hitting analysis
Today’s fact: Buster Posey is good at baseball. His current 18-game hitting streak ranks second in Giants history (Willie McCovey hit in 22 straight in ’59) for a rookie hitter. (Chris Quick, Bay City Ball)
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
in other news operation carrot would like to report that cheese and bacon are delicious
"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 26, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
bacon baconed bacon
"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 26, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
fat wrapped in bacon brzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 26, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I believes that we should change the saying of "Best thing since sliced bread" to
“Best thing since sliced bacon”
by calbearjd on Jul 26, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i’m on board with this
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 26, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
all these espn cutins for arods 600th reminds me sooo much of when they did it for bonds. except i actually enjoyed those…
by Headhunter Rollins on Jul 26, 2010 5:45 PM PDT reply actions
I was just going to comment on this. Did they really do it for Bonds’ 600th HR though?
by Into the Void on Jul 26, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont think so…i think it was other milestones
by Headhunter Rollins on Jul 26, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
probably
thankfully I won’t be listening.
by Into the Void on Jul 26, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
too bad they play in the AL where the pitchers can’t break up each others nono
"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 26, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
God is a Giants Fan
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-nls-second-best-outfielder/
How else can you explain this
Also, look who is #4 on the leaderboard: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=of&stats=bat&lg=nl&qual=y&type=6&season=2010&month=0
by Viva Jon Miller on Jul 26, 2010 5:49 PM PDT reply actions
Just wanted to say LOL USC
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
I'll always +1 that
but why though?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
awesome.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Really wish I could watch the Detroit-Tampa game. Holy god. They’re starting the seventh.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
MLB Network keeps having live lookins. That is, if you get that channel.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
chicks dig the grand salami
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 26, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Fielder HBP
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 6:09 PM PDT reply actions
LOL FAT
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 26, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
OH GOOD LORD WHY IS RATTO ON MY TV
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
GET HIM OFF OF IT – HE’LL TOTALLY SMASH IT
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
If he was wearing speedos
No one would ever know
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 26, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
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