Post-game thread: Giants score runs off Josh Johnson, defeat Marlins
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 9:57 PM PDT
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Last month, I would have rather watched the commentary track to the "Secret Window" DVD than watch the Giants offense against Josh Johnson. Tonight, it wasn’t as daunting. Fine, bring him on. We’ll counter with Aaron Rowand! and Edgar Renteria! and, uh, well maybe it was a little daunting. But it didn’t feel like an automatic loss like it might have in the past.
And the winning margin? Aaron Rowand! Edgar Renteria! Just like we all predicted before the game started. And while Juan Uribe had the tiebreaker, Andres Torres was the McCovey Chronicles Star of the Game (Sponsored by Evony and Noah’s Bagels). Josh Johnson didn’t retire him once. Without Torres, this game was another boring Caining.
This is the kind of game that good teams win. This is the kind of game that good teams win. This is the kind of game that good teams win.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be breathing into a paper bag, getting too giddy about one game. Great win. From a flat loss to an unexpected offensive surge against Josh Johnson. It might be magic, it might be nougat, but whatever’s inside is delicious. Wait...let me try that again.
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Hey, my wife’s 97-year-old great uncle Harry lives in Florida, and I like him. He introduces himself to everyone the same way: ‘Hi, I’m Uncle Harry!!’
when I’m 97, I’m gonna call myself Uncle Harry, too
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't say a great uncle
More like a league-average uncle.
"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 28, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
3rd best uncle. AT BEST!
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
Did you say Third Uncle?
"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 28, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
he must be made an example!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
he drinks a margarita every day at exactly 5 PM
he has done so for at least fifty years. he is one of my heroes.
LOL OCD Alcholism
Thats awesome. Just think about all the planning it must take for a 90 year old to have all the necessary ingredients for a margarita ready to go at 5 daily. lol
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
…to the store to get the booze. Now, at 97, it is much harder to accomplish that task. Not hatin on gramps dude. I am just curious about the logistics of such a great feat. Is he getting the Cuervo mix delivered from safeway.com or is the retirement home just like a club med for old people or what?
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
Probably not that hard.
He’s got from 4:30am until 4:59pm to gather the ingredients. 5:00pm he has his marg, in bed by 6:00.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
So long, jcb9!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I'll take it
Also, whatever Torres has been putting in his Wheaties, please provide it to the entire team.
those are his ADD meds.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
My adderall is orange
where are these “greenies” you speak of?
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
at the risk of being chasm'd
Greenies are amphetamines
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
At the risk of not being personally chasm'd
These are the Greenies I’m more accustomed to seeing.
Yeah… we have a dog. She’s such a spoiled brat, so our mom says.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Fuck now I want a bagel
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
would like a bagel please, maybe with an egg, cheese and bacon too
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
no alcohol on/with that Pika?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
This reminds me of a funny frame from Scott Pilgrim.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it was in like volume two or three or something.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck, now I want a bagel!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMMIT GRANT!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Buy Noah’s Bagels products and/or services.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
The last time I had Noah’s there were ants in the bagel. Seriously.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You shouldn’t have ordered ant flavor.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
but I hadn’t had that one yet
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, but Terrace Bagels in Brooklyn
hands down.
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
wait, are we posting good bagels now?
as I said: homemade. though H&H rebakes at Moldy Foods are okay.
how I get to Brooklyn from SF eludes me.
the last time I went to Noah's
they were out of bagels (outside of some chocolate chip monstrosity that doesn’t count) at 7:45 AM.
"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.
CBS Cares.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 27, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Traditional exam breakfast for me:
Walk to Noah’s, get a toasted blueberry bagel with shmear: half blueberry; half strawberry; and no silly wax paper separating the two halves.
Then I take a minute walk to Jamba Juice and get whatever I’m in the mood for.
Doing it with about 90% of my exams for the past three years.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
NOBAGELNOBAGELNOBAGELNOBAGEL
I ain't havin' it
by NuschlerFace on Jul 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice Seinfeld reference…
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Jul 28, 2010 10:00 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Toasted with lox and cream cheese
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
this please
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
oof
you are so very wrong sir
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
capers rule
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I don’t like capers either.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
capers good
just not on my bagel
"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.
So Much Win
I’ll add lemon, dill, freshly ground pepper & some thinly sliced tomatoes
I can live off bagels
Either an everything bagel with nothing on it…
Or any kind of bagel toasted with hummus and tomato….
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 27, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything bagel with nothing on it?
That sounds like a Zen koan.
"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 28, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Split a bagel, spread a thin layer of cream cheese on both sides, and then a thin layer of salami and eat like a sandwich. Great light snack. Well, as light as a bagel could be considered.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
If you're in San Francisco
Go to House of Bagels on Geary. Basically the best you can get in the City.
Miss it so hard.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there’s one on University in P.A. and it rules.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
+109
Baker’s dozen for the win. Makes my whole kitchen smell like garlic.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 27, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're in Montclair, NJ
Don’t miss the weirdly named but incredible “Hot Bagels Abroad” — in fact, they’re the best I’ve had in the NYC area in my nearly 3 decades of exile here
by NearestNorwich on Jul 28, 2010 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Now we dance, pardner
No WAY anything in NJ is better than Terrace Bagels in Brooklyn.
Brian Sabean is akin to a treatable form of cancer... just get rid of it before it kills you
by milesntrane on Jul 28, 2010 9:57 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The Last Time I Saw Terrace
Well, to tell the truth, I’ve never had the pleasure so I can’t really compare. How sad though to be certain that there is nothing better to eat than what one has already tasted. (And to my beloved wife, if you happen upon this, sometimes a bagel is just a bagel — I’m only talkin’ food!)
by NearestNorwich on Jul 28, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
When I miss NY bagels, I go here. Pretty damn good.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 28, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
It is true, though, that although Torres has been really good, his defensive numbers are kind of fluky-high.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Speaking of defensive numbers
OMG I lol’d
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Man, I didn’t realize Kemp was that bad.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Fluky high?
This seasons OF UZR/150: 27
Career OF UZR/150: 20
High? Yes. Fluky? No.
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.
not really
his CF UZR is in line with top level defensive CFs, he gets a BIG boost from his time in the corners
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 meant it in the sense that he has the highest UZR in the National League, 4 run lead over Marlon Byrd in second.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Byrd is in second? Wow, imagine if Sabes had gone with Byrd instead of DeRosa…..
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
NUMBERS INFLATED BY WRIGLEY
HE IS STILL MARLON BYRD
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
If he had gone with Byrd instead of DeRosa
we wouldn’t be talking about Torres’ breakout season because he’d still be buried on the bench.
"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 28, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
and if he played that time in CF
that difference would be almost entirely made up by the positional adjustment
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Well, if Buster Posey had played C all year, his WAR would be higher too. It’s not “fair”, but it has an affect on their value to the team.
I was promised lasagna.
well, yeah
but what I’m saying is that if torres had spent all season in CF, his WAR would be about the same as it is now, and his UZR wouldn’t be nearly as high
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I wonder if he’ll get anything more than a couple token 8-10th place votes
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, he still has to keep it up first. It’s close now, but Votto’s chances of sustaining his production are better.
But yeah, even if he does, he has no chance. Law will give him a vote, but I don’t know about anyone else.
I was promised lasagna.
Baggs or Schulman might
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I think Schulman always comes up with some twisted logic to not vote for Giants so he can appear ‘unbiased.’
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Didn’t he throw Scott Eyre a vote one year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2005.shtml#NLmvp
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL! Must’ve been some kind of joke – Moises or Ray would’ve been worth a 10th place vote if you forced yourself to pick a Giant.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I think he just threw him a vote because he liked him. I mean, it’s a 10th place vote, it’s not going to affect much of anything.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
scott eyre was pretty awesome that year. i could see why a guy who doesn’t know about stats would think he was really valuable.
by kingofthacove on Jul 27, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Hard to say between Pujols and Lee.
WAR says… Andruw. Okay, then.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/Torres steals Jones’s life force
//Jones loses 190 AGILITY
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s funny how the sabre community back then was mocking the media for making Jones a candidate. I remember all the sarcastic “50 HRZ!!!!!!” comments
by kingofthacove on Jul 27, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not what WAR says on that site.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yes it does…
The one I’m looking at has
Jones: 8.3 WAR
Pujols: 7.9 WAR
Lee: 7.6 WAR
Utley: 7.3 WAR
are you looking at the right year?
Or are you using bb-ref’s WAR? Oh yeah, you are. BB-ref’s WAR says Pujols should have won it running away. Fangraphs says Jones edges out Pujols.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh god, there are different WARs now? I didn’t even like the first one. What’s the difference between them?
Fangraphs uses UZR for the years we have it. Baseball-Ref uses TotalZone.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Holy crap:
http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=nl&qual=y&type=6&season=2010&month=0
Tied with Zimmerman for 2nd in WAR behind Votto.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Hm. Votto, I guess. But you’re right, closer than I thought. I guess I always expect Pujols to be at 9+ WAR by the end of the year.
I don’t think he meant Torres should win it, but that he’s in the mix for a top 5-10 finish.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’ve heard somebody say “comeback player of the year” I don’t know what qualifies one for that distinction.
My wife recently told me that she got ‘Most Improved’ trophy every year in HS basketball. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that if she was the most improved every year she probably should have received MVP her senior year.
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
Yeah, Pujols in a down year, Utley injured and in a down year, Hanley in a real down year. Finally some other kids get to play.
I was promised lasagna.
TERRY PENDLETON WINS
FINISH HIM
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
reply fail?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
not really
check out the 2 years before he joined the giants
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
The guy repeated AAA as a 25 year old and hit .255/.301/.347. Velez’s minor league track record is better,
I was promised lasagna.
The storyline is that before 2007, someone (I forget who) told Torres to stop trying to be a speedy slap hitter and to start hitting it in the air.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well yeah, but they were better in 07 and 08 after he allegedly reworked his swing.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
they still weren’t great, but enough for a defense-first CF. the idea that Velez’s numbers were better depend on your believing he could play defense at any position, which nobody sane does.
I can’t remember the whole story but wasn’t he diagnosed with ADD? And only started taking his meds a few years ago with the Rangers?
They could be Giants...but not really.
Yes.
It’s about time someone mentioned the really important matter.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
'chasm?
I can certify that it probably is a really important matter.
The difference in watching my son play when he’s on his meds vs. when he’s off is absolutely amazing.
Baseball is a pretty tough game made tougher when you have trouble staying focused.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Definitely not 'chasm.
Un-chasm? Anti-chasm?
by mrs. owlcroft on Jul 28, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Just like how in 2009, someone told John Bowker that he shouldn’t swing at pitches in the dirt.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 27, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish someone would tell Rowand that
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Like this?
(Courtesy of nvsfg’s fanpost)
"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 28, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I can buy that something changed for Torres when he changed his approach at the plate, though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Don’t make me link to Grant’s “player was bad but now is good because player added new pitch/reworked his swing/changed his approach” article.
For every player like Torres who really changed, there are 20 who didn’t.
I was promised lasagna.
Uh, what the hell, where did I say this is something that works for everyone?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The question was how good his minor league track record looked. At the time, saying that Torres changed his approach sounded no different than the talks about Linden reworking his swing or Velez learning how to hit.
In fact, I think there was much more talk about how Velez is a new man than about Torres.
I was promised lasagna.
I’m still not sure exactly what comment you were originally replying to, tbh, because it shows up as a reply to wcw’s comment about Votto and Pujols.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I think that’s the tag line to Lars’s last 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 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
In 3D!
And the glasses they hand out look like goggles!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 27, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
IMAX 3D?!
"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.
Extra large screen!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 27, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Extra large coming!
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
Hence, the goggles!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 28, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
THE GOGGLES, THEY DO NOTHING!
"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 28, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, that’s kind of nuts. I can’t back you up there.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
The guy had a .290 career OBP entering this season. That’s worse than Neifi.
I was promised lasagna.
His minor-league numbers weren’t bad. I wanted him instead of Velez, but I never, ever expected this.
I was pretty furious at Bochy for playing him over Bowker at the beginning of the year. I still think Bowker deserves a real chance, but I am less irate at that particular Bochy decision now.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 27, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember when he started 0-10
and everybody wanted him gone?
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
Yeah, I didn’t want him on the 25-man at the beginning of the year.
Whoops.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
This year? Really? He was fantastic last year in that role.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
this
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
yeah I was fine with him on the team. But I would not have been comfortable starting everyday
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
I was absolutely positive that it was a phantom performance that nobody would ever see 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 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Why isn’t anyone recommending this wild propellering?
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
They are made uncomfortable by the proximity of ‘suck it’ and ‘aadik’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 28, 2010 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And I remind you that there was a time when Fredrick Lewis and Mark DeRosa were considered actual OF options. Rowand has to play, Bowker should play, Schierholtz has no options – just no room for Torres.
I was promised lasagna.
In fact
If it weren’t for this management’s hate of Fred Lewis, Torres probably wouldn’t be on the team. It’s the only reason he got some playing last year, and it’s why he was on the roster this year.
I was promised lasagna.
SABES WAS RIGHT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Maybe I was drunk on sample-size wine, but I preferred Torres to Lewis, and if Bowker wasn’t going to start, I thought he should be in AAA.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL DRUNK ON WINE!!!!! lold!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Don’t like bigotry, unlike some other people around here.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t you have prefered DeRosa/Rowand/Bowker, with Fred and Schierholtz as backups, to having Bowker in the minors and Torres starting?
I was promised lasagna.
well
yeah, but that never would have happened, because GIANTZ BRAZZ doesn’t think Nate can play CF, so it was a choice between Torres and Velez for 5th OF. Torres wins that one handily.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
No, I would have rather had Torres over Lewis. Your permutation was too lefty-heavy, and there wasn’t a true backup CF.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, wow, OK. But, like I said, you never really tried to hide your Fredophobia.
I was promised lasagna.
Didn’t get the love. I had the mild like. Didn’t get the love.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Hater
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Schierholtz might — might — be better than Jerry Lewis. I’ll admit that.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Mild likers gonna mildly like
"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 28, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, in 2008, when everybody fell in love with him, I thought that he’s just an average player. In 2009, when people started hating him, I thought he’s still an average player. I went from being a Fred hater to a Fred defender without actually changing my opinion.
I was promised lasagna.
Same thing happened with me and Scott
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
not as much as Fred
but the hate definitely got worse over the course of his tenure here
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Meh, I guess. Mediocre player who make more than Lincecum and Cain combined shouldn’t be expecting much sympathy.
I was promised lasagna.
meh
he didn’t offer himself the contract. You can acknowledge the contract is bad while still noting that the player is useful
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
You can
There were some contract negotiations there. Rowand demanded a lot of money, and his main argument was that he’s a really good player. He got a lot of money, and he has not been a good player.
I don’t hate him, and I blame Sabean for the contract, but it’s not crazy to hold players like him to higher standards than others, at least from a fan’s prospective.
I was promised lasagna.
I get that
what i don’t get are the calls to DFA him, or bench him when we had no better options (I’m 100% A-OK with his benching now)
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
You meant last year, right?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Wow
Torres won’t be a free agent until age 36
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In a way, that kind of sucks for him.
On the other hand, he gets to be a major league baseball player.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Dave Roberts!
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
This is truth
Isn’t minimum salary like 650k?
Sure, he might not get paid like he deserves to. But still.
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.
Is he arb-eligible after this year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He will be first time arbitration eligible after this season.
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
No, it was this year. I’m not sure what outfield configuration I did want, but I had definitely figured something out that didn’t have either Torres or Velez on the roster.
Whatever it was I wanted, it probably had Fred Lewis in it, 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 27, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL FRED
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
oh you fell in it
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
?
No, just providing an update.
I know jponry is aware that Fred is not the problem in Toronto.
Despite the fact that Fred is still dead to me, a Huff-Torres-Lewis OF would look pretty good.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Bowker, DeRosa, Nate, Rowand, Lewis
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Yeah, that sounds right. Man, I forgot about DeRosa.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
wait until Belt comes up and hit 10 HRs in September
DeRosa’s 60 day DL spot will be the best use of his contract ever.
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
last year, not this year.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He’ll have to beat out Huff!
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, I remember asking Schulman if he would make the 25 man roster.
They could be Giants...but not really.
it’s crazy. throw Posey into that pot
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember the great Bowker V Torres debates of earlier in the season
Suck it, Bowker lovers!
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.
5th in War. Votto is #1 and is probably the frontrunner for MVP.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
*WAR
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
HUH!
"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 28, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
GOOD GOD!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
ABSOLUTELY
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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
NOTHING!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
(SAY IT AGAIN!)
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
I cannot come up with a "Huff" pun about that last paragraph for the life of me
Which is a good sign that I should probably stop trying.
Andres Torres had a pretty awesome postgame interview. Dude puts a lot of thought into his at-bats.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:01 PM PDT reply actions
Interview
Cool. Was that radio? I watched TV for a while and it never came up.
I love that feeling that Torres is determined to make his way around the bases… one or two at a time, every time. It’s been a long time since the Giants have had someone like that.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
by achiappanza on Jul 27, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
UNF!!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 27, 2010 10:01 PM PDT reply actions
UNF? what's that mean Lars?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
/humps your leg
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 27, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew that was where you were going.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 27, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
never been to the California state fair
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The fair itself can be fun, but this neighborhood has gone so far downhill since we moved here that when I hear the fireworks I immediately start thinking it’s gunshots.
uh oh, it's gotten that bad?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah
The Arden area of Sacramento has become that bad.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
wouldn’t know, parent’s thought about moving to citrus heights when i was younger, but decided to stay in Moraga
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You're lucky
Citrus Heights is a dump.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
this was like 20 years ago we would have moved
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
meh
it’s not really that bad, there are much worse places in the sacramento area
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Rio Linda
Rocklin is a nice town. The 49ers used to have their training camp at Sierra College in Rocklin. It’s areas like Rio Linda and West Sacramento that are bad.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
yea, i knew that, and i knew you'd comment on that
right when i said Rockland. Woa, so anywhere west of Sac isn’t good
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Too busy
Too many state and county workers. I did get to meet a US Marshal the other day though when I was at the courthouse.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Oh hey cool! haha, thinking the bay area would probably be the better area to live in after college
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I found a job after college at Sac State in the area and it pays well, so I can’t really complain about the area.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
i mean, if i got a job out in Sac, i’d take it and live out there, wouldn’t second guess it… but thanks!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
If it's good enough
Then yeah take it. A lot of people complain about this area, but I’ve never thought it was that bad. Plus you’re a quick drive to either Reno or the Bay Area.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Reno - meh
Tahoe >>>>>>> Reno
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Too many stuck up people in Tahoe for me.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
too many jackasses in Reno
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
JUST KEEP THE FUCKING LAKE BLUE AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL FUCKING WEATHER
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, you're about an hour or two from the city
and my dad used to commute from Moraga to Sac every day or every other day
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it's alright
if you’re in downtown though, be south of the capitol
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
like Oak Park?
"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.
too far south
downtown only extends to the freeway
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
West Sacramento is essentially a brothel.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
West Sacramento
oddly, not in Sacramento county
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Agreed. I wouldn't even call CH that bad, all things considered.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
I've never liked the area
I used to merchandise for Coors and I had stops on Auburn Blvd. Terrible place.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
well
Auburn blvd isn’t that great
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
2006 for me! so umm, we were at campo during the same year
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haha, Aaron Poreda!!!
played football for em… but i think we talked bout this before, what was the name again?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hmm, maybe we did talk about this before. I knew Poreda’s brother better than Aaron. It’s still weird though, seeing people you know involved in MLB trades and transactions.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Haha, yea, it is pretty weird, one dude you might know, david Felso?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yup! He was on the track team with me, and I was all excited when he signed with Cal to play football. He never really made an impact on the field for Berkeley, but it was still cool.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
He never did anything in NCAA, the guy absolutely killed me when i tried to block him, and wow, must’ve been a beast on the track team… shotput! Also Galligan? Graziano? who else was there that made it to the college level
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Nobody that I remember made it to play football. All the best athletes were swimmers or volleyball players.
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OMG HOT VOLLEYBALL CHICKS!!!
remember Bronstein? a girl that might have graduated same year as you
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I knew of her
This is probably the most famous recent alumnus
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her sister was in my class!!
haha
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Oh and her sister was pretty hot
don’t remember many people from campo being very cool, i got like 3 or 4 friends, good friends from there still
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
hilarious story
i graduated from campo in 2000, that girl too my best friends’ v-card at a party in a pool house. I had two math classes she was actually pretty cool.
You live by Cal Expo?
And yeah, I can’t wait till it’s over. I’ve had to go three times to the fair already and I’m sick of it.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Yeah we’re in the Arden area. When we first moved in we could see the fireworks out our bedroom window. The trees have grown now though so no more for that.
I know what you mean about the gunshots.
When I first moved to Sacramento to go to school at Sac State, I lived of of Howe Ave. Terrible area. I moved to Roseville two years into my Sac State life because I was tired of the area. I didn’t care about how long the commute from Roseville to Sac State was.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
I live in Sacramento, and the only part of the area I really like is where I live – Midtown
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Agreed
Best part of Sacramento. I’d still rather live in the suburbs like Roseville or Folsom.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Best part of sacramento is midtown? trying to think if it was Roseville or Citrus where parents wanted to move to
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They do
People with kids would rather live outside of Sacramento in the suburbs.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Obviously... i mean, think about it, my parents moved to Moraga
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Folsom is nice
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
we need you and the mister down here by the bay
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 27, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Nightly fireworks you say?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
during the 2? 3? weeks of the state fair, every night at 10.
So every night at 10 I jump, freeze, wonder if I should shut the windows, then realize it’s just the fireworks.
That's nothing
I live by the Placer County Fairgrounds and they have nightly races. You can hear the fucking cars all the way back into my house. And it lasts all summer.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
300+ days of the year @9:30
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 27, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss the fireworks
I used to sit on the porch with a mint julep, and take them in.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
What was Wilson wearing beneath his jersey? Looked like he had the Shroud of Turin under 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
This game was awesome.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 27, 2010 10:01 PM PDT reply actions
right on, chop—I concur
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 27, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think we need to trade for a bat
We need players like Rowand and Renteria to start producing more
by Rook Takes Pawn on Jul 27, 2010 10:03 PM PDT reply actions
We need Pablo to be Pablo and Timmy to be Timmy and not evil, Dodger-planted clones of themselves. If those things happen, we’re going to the playoffs, and we could go far once we get there.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 27, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It's nougat and it IS delicious.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
by bigboneded on Jul 27, 2010 10:03 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
The crowd atmosphere, the late win… Reminded me of the days of Bonds, Kent, Snow, etc.
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
Today was a good day.
After becoming homeless, having my vehicle stolen and injuring myself… finally getting to see my girl after about a month and a Giants win = just too awesome.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
Yeah. I was dumb and fell in the shower and broke the handles from the wall with my head.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The giants have been doing quite a lot of this “winning” thing. They also have this new catcher kid who’s pretty good welcome back.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks. And yeah, this is a weird feeling. They’re doing this whole like … “clutch” thing where they come from behind too. When did that start? Everything is so different now.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
i said a similar thing after getting hospitalized after gettin’ in a wreck on my motorcycle on 101, cuz the warriors were sold and Lincecum threw his first complete game in a while
The Warriors being sold must have been amazing at that point, for you. I remember loving that day.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i had a ticket to that lincecum game against the mets, too…tried to give it to some of the ER nurses/docs cuz I couldn’t go anymore
…I was on my way there before putting the bike down…I probably made some people late to the game cuz of the traffic jam due to the crash…my bad
Sucks man, glad you’re alive and (I’m assuming) on the road to recovery.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
For me it was terrible. Got a call from my landlord “Oh yeah you’re 1000 miles away? We just moved your stuff outside. You’re living in your car now.” Later that night, car gets stolen. THAT was something.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
For sure. I need to get me a jersey.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the thought process
After getting evicted, your first priority should be a new Buster Posey jersey!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
lmao.
Well. I don’t actually have a huge lack of money, and more than that, I actually meant call up some of my people who can hook me up with a free one.. easy to get one shipped to my girl’s place!
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
i am really in dislike of meg whitman
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me too
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
She’s pretty frightening.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Will Jerry Brown ever run any ads or anything? So far his strategy appears to be trying to get Whitman to defeat herself (which is actually working pretty well).
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
She has like $40 million more than him, so he has to wait until it’s closer to the actual election.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Also, she is a lunatic. All he has to do is keep his mouth shut and let her talk.
I really do not like Brown, but compared to Whitman he’s Abe Freaking Lincoln.
Brown probably doesn’t have a lot of people not liking him from memory. He’s pretty much ok as far as politicians go. The way Whitman is throwing all sorts of shit at him is shameful.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 27, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s politics. that’s what happens.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
still shameful
run on your own merits, not by trying to bring down others.
Also:
DONT FUCKING LIE
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
going negative is a huge part of politics. they all do it and Jerry Brown will do it. and he’ll lie, too.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah but they shouldn't
and i think anyone who runs an ad that is demonstrably factually incorrect should face a hefty fine
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
have fun demonstrating that
finding some sort of ‘objective’ panel to look at that sort of thing would be a nightmare and prone to all manner of corruption.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
IMO he doesn’t have to. Just delve a little deeper into that whole eBay assault thing with Whitman— it’ll be true, relevant (she’s crazy!), and absolutely devastating.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 27, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
In this case, it must happen. Whitman can’t run a vote-for-me campaign, because she is a lunatic. If people start paying attention to her, she’ll lose. She has the money to hire smart consultants who appear to have sat her down and explained this to her. Since she has to run against Brown, expect this to be the entire campaign.
lunatic?
you diagnosed her? anyway, she’s run a lot of positive commercials about what she wants to do, but I get that doesn’t count as “vote for me”.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
She says she’ll create jobs AND lower taxes. Through some sort of voodoo magic, I suppose.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Also eliminate bureaucracy
Which means cutting state jobs. That will go over well.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I think 'lunatic' is the clinical term for someone delusional, yes.
Did you read about her assaulting her own employee?
just as old, too.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I still sometimes lulz at Whitman’s commercials where she said “hey all you Mexicans living in California who I need to vote for me, you should vote for me because I’ll send you the fuck back.”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly, that did get her the nomination….
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that blew my mind.
Like they all sat there, watched the ad, then nodded in agreement.
“Yeah, I can get behind that”
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
you are talking about the CA GOP electorate
today’s GOP voters make me miss the hell out of Dick Nixon.
Nixon
if you actually look at his record, was more liberal than Obama.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
that was the '70s Congress
the Democrats have been Eisenhower Republicans since Clinton, but Obama passed health care, which even FDR couldn’t. I think that gets him a more-liberal-than-Nixon pass.
well, Nixon tried
but yeah, if Nixon ran today, on the same platform he had then, the tea party types would denounce him as a communist, because they don’t seem to understand what communism is.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Among other things.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
The tea-party types would think Eisenhower’s policies were communism. They’d think Nixon’s were a joke, or a test, that they couldn’t possibly exist.
The John Birch Society thought Eisenhower was a useful idiot.
There was some Padres pitcher in the ‘80s who was a Bircher. He’s dead now. Don’t recall his name.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
The John Birch Society of Ike’s day had barely more power and influence than today’s Socialist Workers Party. What they thought in the ‘50s really, really didn’t matter.
Things are different for the far right these days, of course.
I don’t know. I think a lot of it is just media alarmism. The far right isn’t more powerful than ever.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
i don't know
look at the people who are actually getting elected, and the rhetoric that spews forth. It’s not grounded in anything resembling reality.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Really?
Sharron Angle is probably going to be elected to the Senate. As is Rand Paul. These people are significantly more crazy than Jesse Helms. And that is saying something.
Eric Show
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 28, 2010 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Not really
Nixon wanted to pass a program similar to Obamacare, but at the time the Dems wanted to pass single-payer, so they decided to wait until after the next election, but then they lost and didn’t get another chance for 20 years.
THE MAN WENT TO CHINA
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Nixon caused the Bangladesh famine of 1974
I hate that man forever.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
He many more evil things than that
My missing him is a testament to how low the state GOP has sunk. At least your old Nixon Republicans you could argue with, since for all their flaws in their world up was up and the sky was blue when the sun came out. These days.. feh.
this. so much this.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
USA!
USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Those are pretty much the ingredients for a good old American eggroll.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You can miss Nixon republicans
and I will miss Clinton Democrats.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I miss FDR Democrats =(
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
we call those 'New Deal Democrats'
The 97-year-old Uncle Harry at the top is a New Deal Democrat. I believe my wife may be as well, though she has to appear nonpartisan in her professional life.
The radicalization of the GOP electorate stems from Reagan’s governorship and the way he ignored the party machinery in favor of things like the far-right California Republican Assembly. This is also why the GOP will be screwed when Prop 14 takes effect and parties cease to be able to nominate candidates. The Democrats will be able to use the party machinery to make sure that there’s not too much vote-splitting in the primary; I doubt the Republicans will.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
LOL Democratic competence
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Haha, probably
But this is the party that nearly nominated a literal nobody for Insurance Commissioner.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
is that an exact quote?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
word for word
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It’s really hard not to answer that question in a very particular way.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I enjoyed the primaries
Non-stop attack ads from both Poizner and Whitman, who couldn’t sling the word “liberal” at each other enough. I will certainly remember the use of that word as a constant negative when I go to vote in the general. They did realize there’s still a hefty number of people in this state that identify themselves as “liberal” right?
Also, my wife and I were watching the local news here in Sacramento where they were covering a campaign stop for her prior to the primaries. Based on the video we watched – if she wins the governorship – we are going to call her “Governor Cameltoe” for four years.
They did realize there’s still a hefty number of people in this state that identify themselves as "liberal" right?
Yeah, but they had clearly given up on even bothering to try for any liberal votes.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate all non-white people...Obama is an idiot...and poor people need to get it together
That’s the slogan right?
Wow.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 28, 2010 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh... I think there are a hefty number of people on MCC who identify themselves as liberal too
Rec this if you’re voting for Whitman!
I bet I don’t even turn green.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I’ve been a registered Republican and generally tilt conservative on state economic issues, but I’m refraining from voting in this gubernatorial clownshow.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
I am a Fiscal Conservative
But this current Republican party has been hijacked by right wing nut jobs. I refuse to identify with these clowns.
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
Cant vote for jobless benefits but another $60 billion for war? HELL YES!
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
Get a job, ingrates! Die for billionaires!
by Every6thDay on Jul 28, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
This sort of thing . . .
. . . was a large part of what drove us out of California years ago.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Grant
no Renteria poll question tonight?
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
I always liked ORthey better anyways.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
it wasn’t meant to be a burn. I was curious to see if the PDT would have a poll like last nights is all
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
I actually meant to ...
…but I forgot.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
i was expecting us to lose tonite so the win i guess makes up a little for last nite’s painful loss
"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 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT reply actions
Coach Boone: And who's team is this, Gary? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?
Bertier: Yours.
Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.
damn it feels good to be a gangsta
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 28, 2010 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I probably should make an Andres Torres video
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
technically he’s in the National Geographics 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
Say, this Torres chap is quite the batsman, what?
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 27, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
Imagine how good he’ll be when he starts dropping random bunts for base hits.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That game was cool. Then it kinda sucked. Then it was cool again. Then it kinda sucked again. Then we won.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 27, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
Never in doubt
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 27, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Flem is very satisfied
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...
All-time Giants hit streak record holder?
George Davis.
Next question: who the hell was George Davis
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 27, 2010 10:12 PM PDT reply actions
A batsman in base ball
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
by S.F. Giangst on Jul 27, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
dead ball era dude, i believe
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 27, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Giant from 1893-1902
I remember seeing him play. Good player, nice moustache
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 27, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU CAN'T ROOT FOR THE DODGERS ON KRUK AND KUIP DAY
WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?!
Fucking priceless.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:13 PM PDT reply actions
they must not be "true" Giants fans
lol
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
c’mon, guys a milquetoast
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 27, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I prefer milksteak
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I’d like the milksteak over medium, and a plate of your finest jellybeans – raw, of course
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Man I love that KNBR Posey commercial
Pocket full of Posies!
"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.
LOL...Kruk took Cain
“cuz he did his job”
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
Drinking is not good for you at all
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It can be, actually.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
what about drinking alcohol when you're sick
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It might make you feel better.
But, really, red wine in moderation is good for your heart. There are some other benefits to drinking, but it always has to be in moderation.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
if its your own day i think you have the right to get absolutely hammered
by panda revival on Jul 27, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking from experience?
Claus!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 27, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The best part of this night, besides the game, was me being on The Pre-Game Show dressed as Ray Ratto. It was, oddly enough, the highest and lowest part of my life.
Sadly, no. Radnich kept saying, “you got to get a bobblehead… if not i’ll get you into the game.”
And then when we finished, he just said “Thanks” and walked off. Told me to call into his show sometime, though. However, i’d have to listen to his show to call in. And I really don’t want to listen to his show.
by Uncle Russel on Jul 28, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Trade Renteria for Hanley while he's hot!
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
I'm waiting for the inevitable Franchez & Ishi dust-up
a la Barry v Kent in the dugout
this isn't seattle
they’ll be fine
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i wasn't aware any thing was going on between them
by panda revival on Jul 27, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
can only strengthen their bond
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 27, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Rent
Batting .200 in July.
Hits game winning home run.
Marlins say “FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU….!!!!!”
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
AND HIS NAME...IS EDGAR RENTERIA!!!
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
by El Person on Jul 27, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I always prioritize the Giants stories above the A's stories on SB Nation Bay Area.
What do you mean I’m biased? Get outta here!
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:20 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
It's not bias, its intelligence.
Don’t confuse the two.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Don't insult my intelligence.
wait…
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this is a good title for a recap..
“Giants Have This Newfound Ability.. It’s Called "Clutch""
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Jul 27, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Winning is the best at any level, Kruk
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...
Heh
That was amusing.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 27, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL they’re discussing WAR on the post-game show.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
WAR – What is it good for
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s been wanting to make that joke on air for MONTHS.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
after discussing AWPS
I mean OPS
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Baseball Tonight used WAR a few times. It was weird. They didn’t really explain it (how could you on TV). Just gave the numbers and were like, “here.”
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
sabermetric love
“If yer #1 in WAR, yer the best”
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:21 PM PDT reply actions
Kruk has heard the word VORP.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
then we’ll be hearing it over and over for the next 2 months
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
4:05? Well, I’m gonna miss the whole game :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
portable radio?
iphone?
laptop/wifi?
re-prioritize? :p
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I shall have to miss one game this year D: D: D: D:
And check the score during the break
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Weirder still is the implication that she’ll be taking breaks during the booty call.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
A person has to stay hydrated
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 28, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’ll be able to watch like the first ten minutes.
That seems satisfying.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
10 minutes is plenty…AMIRITE?!
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 28, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL KUIP!
“WAR? Like where you flip the cards over at the same time?!”
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
haha
I don’t know about anyone else, but I don’t pronounce them the same
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
dunno, missed it
but I pronounce war as in “World War 2” differently than I pronounce WAR the stat
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
How exactly?
Sometimes I pronounce WAR like it’s a German word, but I’m kind of weird.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
i like that
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
for me
WAR rhymes with ‘car’, war rhymes with ‘pore’
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Same for me
not that I ever say it out loud.
by scotterduder on Jul 27, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I pronounce it
Double You Eh Are
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
so sadly
uggla is defiantly gonna be a giant in a few days right
"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 27, 2010 10:21 PM PDT reply actions
doubt it
marlins will want to sell high and sabean won’t move a pitcher
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
So you’re saying he’ll try to resist?
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, WHY WOULD THAT BE SADLY??? WTF!!!?!?!?!
i’d kill for Uggla to be a giant
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
If it meant Wellemeyer in the rotation I would use the word sad. But I guess it depends on what we give up.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
There’s got to be other players in the minors that can come up and be a 5th starter, ITS A 5th STARTER
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Is that what you were saying when Wellemeyer was stinking up the place?
I love that we have a stable 1-5 that is the envy of the league. Our current number 5 is some other teams 2 or 3. And he is still not as good as he could be.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Haha, i never said Wellemeyer sucked, haha, but all i’m saying is that getting Uggla for someone like Sanchez would be awesome
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
i never said Wellemeyer sucked
Then you never properly evaluated him.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Fifth starter still starts almost one-fifth of the games. If you’re considering an upgrade, you have to weigh whether Uggla is as big an improvement over Uribe or Sanchez as J Sanchez is over Wellemeyer. Most likely, defense considered, he isn’t.
Uggla, with his defense is absolutely pathetic, his offense though can’t be overlooked. Dude is the first 2nd baseman in ML history to have 20 + homers
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Uh
You should rethink that statement.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
PIKA drunk or scout6 chasm? I cant decide
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
well don’t sit there and lead me on, tell me what’s up
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Uggla is not the first 2b in ML history to have 20+ HRs
By like a long shot.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
THANK YOU, all you had to say
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I was trying to give you a shot to check your math.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
too lazy and just not into checkin the stats... what was it then
Dan Uggla just became the first 2B in MLB history to hit 20 homers in each of his first 5 seasons. (Joe Gordon, 4, ‘38-’41)
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Oh, well there you are then.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Guess i can’t just roll in here and say something… or else i’ll get pounced on like a hot chick at a bar
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Pretty much.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Zito’d
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
/edges closer to PIKA at the bar, working up the nerve to say something
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
dunno if i should say anything further
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Man, I should just probably ban Lars is this is his influence on me.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
LOL, too bad he's asleep, it will be
an entertaining morning
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
WTF!
You animals greened this comment?! Bastards! The lot of you.
Don’t blame me for freeing your inner perv, Grant.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 28, 2010 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions
giants should have gotten Uggla
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
ahh
that makes sense
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I thought you were joking
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Some dude called Jeff Kent. Washed trucks. Hit dingerz.
Ryne Sandberg hit 40 one year. Rogers Hornsby had 42. Chase Utley had 31 last season. So, uh, not quite.
Jeff Kent did not just wash trucks, he also fell off them.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
what
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Flem
with the “WAR, What is it good for?”
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
ESPN game tomorrow?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Reviling
Good teams get contributions from the bench and even the most players most reviled by the faithful.
Props to Renteria and Rowand.
LOL Bitter
JeffFletcherAOL
#Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez said Brian Wilson’s orange shoes ought to be illegal. “They’re a little too much. Pretty bright.”
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
by 49er16 on Jul 27, 2010 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Haters gonna hate
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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
get rid of those stupid shoes. this ain’t the NBA
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 27, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think it’s PiKA’s decision
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
If it makes you feel better, I’ll still blame you for all the ridiculous footwear I see on the field.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 28, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
If they were sleeves maybe
but shoes?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Baby.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jul 27, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Marlins broadcast was apparently saying the same thing. That they were distracting and that there should be a rule against them.
by Seasick fish on Jul 27, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously?
Shoes? Why is the hitter looking at the pitcher’s feet? YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG!!
by taliesin on Jul 27, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't even understand why K and K were going nuts
They’re fucking shoes….Is it really that big of a deal? Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, whatever, they are all colors…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 27, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a rule or used to be that shoes can only be black or white.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
OK, the Giants need to debut all-orange jumpsuits tomorrow the exact same shade as the shoes.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
explains the success of Orange Friday
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 27, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
DEAL WITH 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 27, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LMFAO
it’s the shoes!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
every player on the Giants should wear orange shoes tomorrow just to piss him off
by 49erEmpire on Jul 27, 2010 10:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
damnit, fake subj line!
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 27, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
How is this different from the orange jerseys?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
SECRET WEAPON
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
then he should pull a Bruce Bochy and bitch to the umps.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually thought they were illegal..
I thought there was a reason everyone but the A’s wore black.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
by El Person on Jul 27, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously
The white on the shoes sticks out more than the orange.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I thought the ones he wore today were all orange.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Bestest. Mountains. Ever.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
by S.F. Giangst on Jul 27, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
whoa, whatshername looks very hawt
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...
interviewer of Andres
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 27, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL LINKIN PARK IN THE LOCKER
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
a good song too! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FORRRR
it’s the JAY Z MASHUP!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
MEH
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
NO U!!
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
NO U
good song
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
because Amy G’s husband
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
A Sac Bee writer has that much power?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
sexist joke fail I guess
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I bet a lot of people didn’t know that Paul Gutierrez of the Sac Bee was Amy’s husband.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
I’ve heard it mention on KNBR a few times, but maybe youre right
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
and she’s Pika’s sister
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 27, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This
You are 100% correct.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
she would have to kill Amy G first
just like Amy G killed off Cammie Blackstone. That’s how it works.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
GOD am I glad Cammy is gone
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 27, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
She can't get G's Spot...
BIG 3: SF GIANTS, NY JETS, MIAMI HEAT
HATED 3: LA Dodgers, NE Patriots, MIAMI DOLPHINS
BIG 3 Players: Dwyane Wade, Brian Wilson, and Shaun Ellis
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 27, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Amy G spot is untouchable
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
this
i’ve said this before. i think jaymee used to be the amy g for the A’s
She was the Sharks bench reporter for a bit too. Of all the CSN bench/dugout/next to players reporters, she is by far the most competent. (It’s probably why she gets to anchor their local sports news show.)
I dunno, Brodie Brazil is pretty awesome too.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Lindsay Soto or Bust.
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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
Hah, no.
She’s pretty incompetent, and it’s rather sad that she gets to do national broadcasts IMO.
i think you missed the pun there
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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
Meh, he’s gotten much better as the season has gone along and is certainly better than the other woman the Sharks used to have as their bench reporter (I can’t remember her name at the moment.) At the start of the year his questions usually consisted of “I see thing X is happening, am I right?” Or would attempt to sound insightful and just come off as an idiot. He got better at asking questions that would result in reasonably useful answers as the year went on. You were never going to confuse Sire for Pierre LeBrun or James Mirtle in terms of hockey knowledge, but she worked well with her limited knowledge and managed to ask general questions that still forced coaches and/or players to give an answer that provided the viewers with some new information.
oh, so now it’s “Andy”
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 27, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
has he fed her the hot dog yet?
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 27, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
george davis traded for buck ewing both HOFers
by iloveddickdietz on Jul 27, 2010 10:24 PM PDT reply actions
hhhhaaaaaaaha
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 27, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
So Torres is no tied with Werth for the 2B’s lead?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jul 27, 2010 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
Uggla with the donkey punch on Mole
JeffFletcherAOL
Dan Uggla said he’d like to see more 2B hit 20+ HRs. I doubt his agent agrees with that. #marlins
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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
I miss Jeff Kent’s hitting.
I do not miss Jeff Kent.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Jeff kent looks like one of the greatest defensive 2nd basemen ever compared to dan uggla. Do you remember the 2008 all star game?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The great defensive combo of
Jeff Can’t and Rich Errorilia
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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
LOL
Incredible up the middle defense.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Desmond Guzman Dunn is pretty epic too
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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
2007 Brewers
Had Fielder, Weeks, and Braun in the same infield. Now that’s ugly. But Hardy made up for some of it.
I was promised lasagna.
omg cleveland indians
Jason Donald, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Jhonny Peralta. Wow.
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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
Uggla is not a good defensive second baseman, but he’s hardly the worst of all time.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
just the worst of OUR time
Tinkers and Evers are, like, still dead
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
one game
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Freddy Sanchez said he’d like to see more 2B make routine plays on ground balls without it being Space fucking Mountain, you fat-necked frat simian.
(attribution needed)
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Tried the Chrome beta. The site still locks up randomly, even without animated gifs.
Back to FF for the McCoven browsing.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Safari
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
by S.F. Giangst on Jul 27, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Mac, right? Try the dev channel:
http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=mac
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
An old nate pic
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:30 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Freedom stains FTW.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
by S.F. Giangst on Jul 27, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That could have been a lot worse.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Watch it lin action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oABIfoyIUo
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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
nice. never saw the rest of the plays surrounding the “slide”
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
LaPorta's slide injured China's Catcher
Backup catcher was put in, who then was juggernated.
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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
the hitting of laporta was uncalled for
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
he did injure their starting catcher, but ball to the dome is not cool.
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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
Yea, i can see throwing at the back, but not the head… their catcher shouldn’t have been in the way of Nate
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Check out this ump
OMG Epic Strike Call
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k4Oy7j7DPY
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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
HAHAHA that is awesome!!! how he walks to the dugout
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haha
He took 4 full steps. That’s hilarious.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
the first comment i see when its translated says...
“He really is a trial right, or just to use the toilet?”
...Tater Salad
by nick217Giantsfan on Jul 27, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift+A
I liked that game.
I also liked winning.
I also liked the NotPadres beating the Padres, not sure who they played, but I’ll take it.
On the Bart home from that game. Glad to see this thread is mostly about Torres and how awesome he is.
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
by oldjacket on Jul 27, 2010 10:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Where's the giant pixelated picture of Andres Torres?
WHERE, DAMMIT?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Yay Padres Lost!
LOL @ Dodgers for helping the Giants!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:39 PM PDT reply actions
I acknowledge that the Padres really need to fucking lose, so I will accept this disruption of all things good and right in the universe.
Omelets, eggs, etc.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL @ rockies losing bullpen game to the pirates.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow the Rockies are a mess right now
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Huston Street thinks it’s pretty nutty
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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
Velez thinks it’s over his head
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
my bad
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that sweep at the hands of the phillies really deflated the entire team. They probably came into this series against the pirates thinking they’d have any easy sweep LOL ROCKIES.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK THE DODGERS
FUCK THE PADRES
/bases covered
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
FUCK THE DBAGS
FUCK THE YANKEES
FUCK THE SAWX
FUCK THE ANGELS
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Alyssa Milano’s checklist?
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
by jhiat00 on Jul 28, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
well played, Mauer
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Rec'd
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: I’m going to love going back to Ohio for school for the fall and hearing about how the Bengals will finally win a super bowl because they now have Owens… Mr. Merope might also be pretty happy now
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Maybe Owens of ten years ago…
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
you….you are a trouble maker
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 27, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
yer just trying to stir up meropies
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 27, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Mr. Merope might like this signing, you don't know
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
El Person says he doesn’t
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 27, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
you should ask them how they feel about Joe Montana and John Taylor.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA, trust me, i might get into a fight
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
“seen any good goal line stands recently?”
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
yea, i'm dead if i say that
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I know. I went to school with a relative of Jim Breech (the old Bengals’ kicker). She hated me b/c I kept bringing that up.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 27, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT!!!! HAHAHA, that's hilarious!!!
i’m surprised you survived!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
wasn't here when it happened... but uh oh...
it’s the tandem though now… Chad and Terrell… my roommate doesnt have a problem with it really
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’m telling you, TO still has it. This could work out very well for the Bengals for a year.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
he still definitely has it, plus he now has a legit QB? with Palmer? the bengals
will be a force in the NFC north because the steelers are gonna fade without Ben, THANK GOD
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The Steelers moved to the NFC north this year?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
No hard feelings man
You are just real funny tonight.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I'm loving this not-hot weather!
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...
oh… so you’re allowed to go OT and i’m not?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I thought you were in Panama?
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 27, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
those are surface temp anomalies
El Nino is water temp
that's surface? damn... the pacific is sittin pretty like always...
definitely looks warm around Europe and Asia
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I thought this was Buster spray chart for a second.
by Benjamin14:18 on Jul 27, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
UP YOURS MONGOLIA!
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Ulaanbaatar is a more fun spelling, though it’s obviously no Ouagadougou.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
OMG...
I’m Mongolian :D:D:D:D:D
Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and the University of California Berkeley FAN. Lakers=2010 Champs, Giants= 2010 NL West Champs, 49ers= Super Bowl 45 Champs.
Lakers!
You still have to admit that Ouagadougou is the greatest place name in the world though, right?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Lake Titicaca
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
It’s basically Lake Boobs and Scat.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I would not recommend GISing that particular lake.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
sure.
Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and the University of California Berkeley FAN. Lakers=2010 Champs, Giants= 2010 NL West Champs, 49ers= Super Bowl 45 Champs.
Lakers!
I will never not like Lake Titicaca.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
AGREED
SEE ABOVE.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Ouagadougou is the name one of the conference rooms at my work.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Jul 27, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you work in Hell?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Applied the same data set to a more local region
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 27, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
It’s like an amoeba of death that is engulfing the plate an threatening The One. The measly pitcher can only throw weak fastballs at it, but they do no damage and instead actually feed the monster. The One, being our last hope, steps up to the plate and savagely smashes the amoeba of death, thus crushing the fastball that lay within its belly to all fields and some even out of the stadium. The blood thirsty crowd cheers The One for he is victorious in the month that is of July.
The end?
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
LOL Ukraine/Black Sea/Caspian Sea/Turkey/southwest Russia/Mongolia/Manchuria
Things that can survive a nuclear holocaust: Cockroaches. Twinkies. Warriors fans. ...Also, Giants fans; but we'd find a way to blame the nukes on Brian Sabean.
by lurkers UNTIE on Jul 27, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but I'm tired of hearing about that place
/West Coast bias
Things that can survive a nuclear holocaust: Cockroaches. Twinkies. Warriors fans. ...Also, Giants fans; but we'd find a way to blame the nukes on Brian Sabean.
by lurkers UNTIE on Jul 27, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The west coast has the sunshine.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
and the droughts
Things that can survive a nuclear holocaust: Cockroaches. Twinkies. Warriors fans. ...Also, Giants fans; but we'd find a way to blame the nukes on Brian Sabean.
by lurkers UNTIE on Jul 28, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Stop messing up my song.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 28, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Just being realistic
/chasm’d
Things that can survive a nuclear holocaust: Cockroaches. Twinkies. Warriors fans. ...Also, Giants fans; but we'd find a way to blame the nukes on Brian Sabean.
by lurkers UNTIE on Jul 28, 2010 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I was just sort of idly listening to KNBR, not really paying attention.
And then FP said “oppo taco,” and I turned that shit off immediately.
Good night, everyone.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jul 27, 2010 10:50 PM PDT reply actions
just like to take this time to thank
myself, ever since i joined MCC , da Jints has been unconscious. I am fairly certain this has more to do with Posey and in no small part to pitching. but still, I need to pad myself on da back for this!
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Be sure to pat those pads down so they aren’t too bulky.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
matt cain likes the waffle house
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 27, 2010 10:52 PM PDT reply actions
HAHA, Cain with the waffle house… Went there in March on my way down to Panama, and we stopped at the one in Birmingham, Alabama, wasn’t the smartest decision, it was pretty awkward
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
look, if you're gonna go all "?" at least post a question and not just the "?"
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
cain was wearing a "waffle house" hat in the post game interview
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 27, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhhh
well… we walk in and we stuck out in the crowd… kinda didn’t fit in
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Dirty tomorrow
Buster at first or day off?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2010 10:54 PM PDT reply actions
I think he’ll be at first.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Lefty or righty on the mound for the fish?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
i miss that guy
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 27, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
what would happen if Bonds and Posey meet?I picture them face to face and everything around them exploding while a spotlight circles around them
by 49erEmpire on Jul 27, 2010 11:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh MLB Network
At least with the Jonathan/Freddy stuff they at least had the same last name.
In before THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
GET OFF MY LAWN
If you saw Giants closer Brian Wilson’s cleats on TV tonight, then you might agree with Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez: The shoes — dayglo orange — are so ugly they’re distracting.
"A little bit too bright, too flashy," said Rodriguez, who complained to umpires at the start of the ninth inning.
"We asked if there was any rule about that. He said the rule is more intended for the sleeves and there’s no real for the shoes."
Rodriguez said Major League Baseball should institute a rule for shoes — because he said the ones Wilson wore were too distracting.
"There’s rules for jewelry and all kinds of things. Shoes like that are a little bit too much," he said.
"I think there should be a rule. They should be consistent. There’s a rule for the uniform and there should be a rule for the shoes."
They could be Giants...but not really.
I’d go out tomorrow with shoes that had Christmas lights and air horns that played “La Cucaracha.” Then when they made me take them off, I’d flip off the Marlins dugout.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 27, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 15 recs
LOL
can some one photoshop this?
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 27, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Drunk Grant is more sociable then sober Grant
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
LOL, i'd like to see this please
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
wreck'd
as is grant
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 27, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
All of grants posts can be spotted by the green…But I really laughed at this
by Artimus Clyde on Jul 28, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Air Vuvuzelas.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 28, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
ha, someone mentioned in the game thread that they’ll only be around until a manager complains
by kingofthacove on Jul 27, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
“I think there should be a rule. They should be consistent. There’s a rule for the uniform and there should be a rule for the shoes.”
A rule for the shoes? OK, here’s a rule for the shoes: Players must wear shoes. There. That is all the rules we need for shoes, you whiny baby.
by Seasick fish on Jul 27, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
those African-Americans
and their outlandish shoes.
And Jazz
"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.
Man Japanese Baseball has much more epic fights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2P23O7XZy4
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
Holy Shit
Check out 8:15
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
HOLY SHIT
THAT WAS AWESOME.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I like how EVERYONE went after him after the hit.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Love how the commentator say “Piazza” at about 8:35
Only McCoven not to get one of his comments rec'd in the Post Game Thread after that Epic win over the Dodgers.
by cybermaldonado on Jul 27, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
.. and friends
that is why Ichiro Suzuki left Japan for America.
he didn’t leave on his own, he was sold to the Mariners.
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
But he was only sold because he was going to leave on his own the next year, right? I mean, it’s not like his team in Japan was falling all over themselves to get rid of the best and most popular player in the league.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
If Ichiro was black, Jessie Jackson would have called it a slave trade.
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
Is that former Giant 3B Tom O'Malley is in the second brawl?
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Dragons
my new least favorite Japanese league team
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Probably helps that their unis are more than a little bit reminiscent of the Dodgers’.
Things that can survive a nuclear holocaust: Cockroaches. Twinkies. Warriors fans. ...Also, Giants fans; but we'd find a way to blame the nukes on Brian Sabean.
by lurkers UNTIE on Jul 27, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
that's pretty much my entire reasoning
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
The Giants have awesome uniforms, but it’s kind of hard to root for a team that always wins.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
but they're the Giants!
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Ok
Maybe it was a little racist that while watching this “Kung Fu Fighting” was playing in my head.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Also
Seeing “Swallows” on a jersey makes the 14 year old version of me giggle.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Japanese is a funny language.
...Tater Salad
by nick217Giantsfan on Jul 27, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
suddenly I miss the old non-dubbed Iron Chef
with subtitles on Channel 26.. man it was fun.
Engrish is 100x funner than both
"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.
All of a sudden
Wally Backman looks like a model of class and restraint.
"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 28, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
BELTED!!!!!!!
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 27, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Dimaggio in a Flying Squirrels uni
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 27, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
He does look like DiMaggio.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
he hit a triple!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
and on one of those Ks, he let Neal get a SB. what a nice guy
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 27, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi everyone, I'm back!
Not that anyone noticed I was gone
Things that can survive a nuclear holocaust: Cockroaches. Twinkies. Warriors fans. ...Also, Giants fans; but we'd find a way to blame the nukes on Brian Sabean.
OT: Ramen
Co-workers and I are heading to Maru Ichi in Mountain View for lunch tomorrow. I can’t wait.
Santa Ramen is good too.
Any other bay area ramen recommendations?
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
i recommend
top
top ramen
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 27, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
best meal you can get for 20 cents!
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Try San Jose's Japantown
I can’t remember the name of the place I went to but it was great.
Things that can survive a nuclear holocaust: Cockroaches. Twinkies. Warriors fans. ...Also, Giants fans; but we'd find a way to blame the nukes on Brian Sabean.
by lurkers UNTIE on Jul 27, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
You've Come to the right place
The #1 Ramen place, in my opinion, is Haru Ramen. It’s slightly over priced, but the soup base is extremely rich and flavorful. It is my personal favorite because of the soup base, although the Pork / veggie / others is average. The Soup is simply outstanding and needs to be sampled at least once. The closest comp to Santa Ramen will be this place
http://ramenhalu.com/halu_main_english.php
Kahoo Ramen, near Saratoga, is another great Ramen House. Here I recommen Miso or Spicy Miso with vegetables.
http://www.goramen.com/2009/03/kahoo-ramen-san-jose-ca.html
Another favorite of ours is in Fremont. Ajisen has extremely flavorful pork, be is the ribs or the extra tender pork. I prefer teh extra tender pork in tonkotsu
Last but not least, Santouka Ramen in Saratoga, in the same complex as Kahoo.
http://www.foodnut.com/558/ramen-santouka-restaurant-review-san-jose/
This place is run like food court. You order up front, look for a table, then when your number is called you go pick it up. Advantage? no tips. Disadvantage? Often wait 20+ minutes during peak hours at lunch time. Delicious, portions a little bit too small imo.
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
Some people should not own a computer.
Fetuani Lutu Wookie of the Year, for sure! Yes I said, Wookie, ’cause Posey is a beast! LOL
41 minutes ago ·
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Autoasphyxiation LOLsturbation is sweeping the nation.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 28, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
why are the giants on at 4 tomorrow?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Because Alex_Lewis masturbates.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
because he touches himself at night
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL RENT
Renteria followed three batters later with his second homer of the season despite Bochy calling for a hit-and-run.
“That’s what I was trying to do,” Renteria said. “But I have to be aggressive, and when you’re aggressive, that happens.”
They could be Giants...but not really.
I'm tryna go yard
LOL FRED
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 27, 2010 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So, that was fun.
The result of this game was more Rent’s fault than the result of yesterday’s fame was Rent’s fault.
"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.
Another source said when the Giants asked the Nationals for Adam Dunn, they sought Madison Bumgarner in return.
They could be Giants...but not really.
They are right to be asking for Bumgarner. We won’t give, of course. But there are plenty of teams plenty desperate.
Also, Kenny Williams is Crazy.
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I had all of sec 144 chanting Ro-Mo-Sexual
could you guys hear it on tv or radio?
by ThePasswordisWillieMcgee on Jul 27, 2010 11:51 PM PDT reply actions
You are a good person.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, no longer above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart!
that's awesome!
Do you think Romo heard it??
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Travis ♥
One righty the Giants are said to be investigating is the Mariners’ Brandon League.
They could be Giants...but not really.
drafted higher than Timmy
must be worth it
"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.
ahh
thanks
"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.
He’s vaguely interesting, I guess. Not many people throw 95 with crazy sink.
I was promised lasagna.
you want movement?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjfZB_ANFP4
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THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 28, 2010 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Without looking at his stats
I’ve watched about 20 M’s games
in about 12 of them Brandon League did something shitty.
by ThisIsMyNightmare on Jul 28, 2010 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Best pitcher in the League
family.
"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 28, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
This team has something special.
Posey
Sandoval
Cain
Lincecum
Bumgarner
Wilson
Romo
Torres
Huff
J. Sanchez
Burrell
F. Sanchez
Zito
Such a likeable team.
They have to win.
They have to make this season memorable.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Jul 28, 2010 12:00 AM PDT reply actions
NO MOLINA
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Question
Do Renteria and Uribe usually toss/flip their bats like that after home runs, or was that a bit of a fuck you to Cody Ross?
I dunno
But there can never be too much ‘fuck you Cody Ross’
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Uribe's blast
I had the TV on but was only listening because I was working on something. But for some reason I felt like watching the pitch that Uribe took deep.
Mojo, baby!
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Didn’t see the broadcast — was he in the booth with Kruk & Kuip? (Can’t see who Mr. Clark is high-fiving.)
by non sequitur on Jul 28, 2010 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't see the broadcast either.
That isn’t the announcers’ booth though. It’s probably an executive room.
They were talking about the best pure baseball players and Kruk said Will Clark sprung to mind, and not because he was “in the booth next to us.” I took that as (in the booth) (next to us) but I guess he meant in the (booth next to us). Which makes more sense than him being in the booth and not talking on air.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
the grittiest gamerishnessed of them all
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 28, 2010 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions
/Tony Soprano
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 28, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Kershaw isn't being used in the SD series, so I'll guess he's one of the two.
As for the other guy… hmm… Monasterios? McDonald? Even Weaver for the lulz?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Kershaw is "serving" his five game suspension
And I heard he is going Sunday.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Completely forgot about the suspension.
I blame not seeing Mattingly come out of the dugout to pull pitchers.
And Ely’s not on the active roster right now, so I guess he’ll only go if he’s called up.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Does that mean Bills isn't going?
He’d be due to pitch that day and would be going on short-rest if he goes Saturday.
All I know is Kuroda and Padilla are going Wednesday and Thursday vs. SD.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i dont think they would let him pitch on short rest, it is a possibility though
by panda revival on Jul 28, 2010 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Great game
And I got a free burrito out of it for Uribe’s homer.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I know there’s been a ton of crap on Inception here lately but I just saw it tonight and man, it was pretty brilliant. This is coming from someone who hasn’t really enjoyed any of Nolan’s previous work.
Also, good game Giants. Semi-Grant reverse jinx on Renteria. Works 100% of the time.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 28, 2010 1:14 AM PDT reply actions
Ken Rosenthal tweets...
#Giants have stepped up for #Marlins’ Cantu, may hold edge over #Rangers, #Rockies. Marlins believed to be looking for young LHP. #MLB
They could be Giants...but not really.
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Can anyone explain why the Giants have interest in Cantu at all?
.313 wOBA
-5 fielding runs
0.4 WAR in 402 PA
Why? What the hell would that accomplish? Is there a single player on the Giants roster that’s worse than Jorge Cantu? I don’t think there is. I think Rohlinger is a better player than Cantu (Rohlinger, at least, can play 2nd and 3rd competently and fake SS). The player I imagine Cantu would take the most time away from, Travis Ishikawa, has almost an identical WAR total (0.3) in 300 FEWER PLATE APPEARANCES. 300!!!!
WHY
WHY
WHY
WHY
WHY
WHY
Jorge Cantu is fucking worthless, a borderline replacement level player. He can’t field. He can’t hit for average. He can’t get on base. He can’t hit for power. He doesn’t even fucking FIT on this Giants team, which already has too many infielders and (if it was going to find an upgrade somewhere), needs middle infielders more than corner outfielders ANYWAY, for which Cantu obviously doesn’t fit the bill. I honestly just don’t understand why the Giants even have a modicum of interest in him and why they’re willing to give up anything for him. What does this accomplish? How does this help the Giants in any way? Where is he going to play? How much is he going to play? Is he going to move Pablo to first? What the hell good will that do?
Eric Surkamp for Jorge Cantu. This is happening. Fuck.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i meant corner infielders in the middle of that last paragraph
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He had those consecutive games with at least one RBI and a Hit.
Those are skills the Giants value. Also, Dingerz.
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FIFTY FOUR RIBEYES
Strawhats are ecstatic.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Better not be Sanchez or MadBum, but I wonder if they’re still interested in Clayton Tanner +.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I just don’t want Cantu on the team at all. I’d rather have Rohlinger or Downs if we need an infielder.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
THIS
What is his purpose?
His really that much better than Ish?
He isn’t better than Ishikawa! At all!
Even last year, Ishi had the same exact WAR as Cantu in almost 200 fewer PA!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The full Mlbtraderumors post
The Giants have stepped up their pursuit of Marlins corner infielder Jorge Cantu, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. They may hold an edge over the Rangers and Rockies. He says the Fish are believed to be seeking a young lefthander. The Giants have been using Travis Ishikawa at first base lately, while third baseman Pablo Sandoval is set to return from personal leave tonight.
In terms of young lefties, the Giants have reliever Dan Runzler on the DL with a knee injury and starter Eric Surkamp at High A. Clayton Tanner and Craig Clark also fit into their Baseball America top 30 prospect list heading into the season. Joe Martinez cracked the list the prior year.
Yesterday ESPN’s Jayson Stark wrote that the Rangers and Marlins’ talks for Cantu appeared hung up over dollars. The Rangers want the Marlins to assume all of the $2.22MM remaining on Cantu’s contract.
Uh. Joe Martinez is not a lefty.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Why
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Cantu isn’t worth any of those players.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But at least Garko had a history of mashing lefties!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
So Cantu is worse than Garko?
Wooooooooooo
In Cantu's defense
He hit .245 and had a .303 OBP, .378 SLG with 6 BBs, and 18 SO in the month of June…It’s sounds bad but consider this…he then hit .225 and had a .257 OBP, .282 SLG with 1 BB and 17 SOs in the month of July!
I think it’s clearly obvious that Cantu should be a Giant.
Seriously…if Sabean is going after a Marlin…why not Uggla?
In Cantu's defense?
his defense is fucking horrible.
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i think you missed the pun there
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No...Sanchez at least plays one dimension of the game (Defense)
Cantu fails at all aspects of the game.
OH WTF
Was him clanking around the infield not enough for you Sabean?!
ARGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH
Bagels.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Cantu.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I seriously do not believe this Jorge Cantu Rumor
Back during the last offseason, Jorge Cantu and Adam Dunn were two constantly mentioned with the Giants. Ralph asked Sabean point blank about those 2, and Sabean said he doesn’t want to comment on individual players. Finally, after much grilling, Sabean said this :
“One of those guys is a outfielder that should be a DH. The other guy is known as E-5. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions”
I just can’t see Sabean going after Cantu after offering such strong opinion of him.
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Yeah...but Burrell was basically free...
He would actually have to trade something of value for Cantu
But Burrell was free and was considered a “bench bat”. I don’t think he trades for Burrell.
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I know
But last year he said, of Dunn and Burell:
Sabean noted a big name LHH free agent would be the ‘type seen to play first, but doesn’t want to" and a RHH free agent "Lets in more runs than he scores."
That’s really harsh – he didn’t say he’s too expensive, he just said he sucks. I wonder what Burrell would think if he saw this quote. Also, Dunn ended up playing 1B for the Nationals, and said he was never approached by the Giants. Basically, I think that by now we should know to ignore everything Sabean says.
I was promised lasagna.
We should probably ignore Ken Rosenthal more than Sabean, though.
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I love the “doesn’t want to” play first base part with Dunn, and then the Giants put Posey at first. When it comes to a veteran, the Giants use kid gloves, when it comes to kids the Giants suddenly turn into Strict Parents.
It’s also probably a lie. Dunn played over half his games at 1B after he was traded to Arizona in 2088, half his games at 1B last year with the Nationals, and is now a 1B exclusively.
I was promised lasagna.
So I think
When Pablo comes back, if it comes down to a decision between Nate, Rowand, and Ishikawa for the 9th spot in the lineup… I want Rowand in there.
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.
9th spot in the lineup
I like the way you think.
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If they were to optimize . . .
. . . and bat pitcher eighth, it would apply literally.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
BTW I set my alarm to KNBR's 7:30 show
and as I was waking up, I heard they said that the Giants are close to landing Podsednik for a couple of prospects.
I can’t find anything on websites, but KNBR usually doesn’t talk about rumors in sports update. They must have a solid lead on this. They way they phrased it was something like “details to come on which prospects as we get them”
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So, how fast do the Giants drop out of playoff contention once Podsednik gets into the lineup? Two weeks? Two days?
He’s better than Cantu. Yes I went there.
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Here's what Pods allows us to do
I’ve been thinking about this for a bit.
1. His outfield defense is spotty. I agree. But So is Burrell, and Burrell is benefiting from some SSS UZR right now.
2. Pods at LF allows us to put Burrell on the bench for what we originally wanted him to do : Right handed big bat coming off the bench.
3. For all the bad OPS+ comps, he does get on base at a decent clip for the last 2 years, so he’s not an automatic out. Andres Torres has played more days than he has ever in his career, and having a second “leadoff type” option is not necessarily a bad thing. Yes I know this is not exactly stats centric way of looking at things, but I"m willing to accept this.
4. Have you seen his wife?
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I'm still against it, wife's hottitude notwithstanding...
I’ll need to see what the Giants give up. Also, Podsednik’s 34, Cantu’s 28.
It also would move Huff back to first.
I’m okay with this trade.
by Rook Takes Pawn on Jul 28, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Good point...
Huff is no spring chicken (watch any videos of him running the bases)…Keeping him at 1B would help in keeping him upright.
BEST ATHLETE ON THE TEAM
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INSIDE THE PARKER!
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
I could come to terms with Pods
So long as the price is low. He’s a .300 hitter, and though he doesn’t hit for much power, as you say, his OBP this year is pretty OK.
Having two guys with a .350+ OBP batting in front of Huff and Posey would lead to a lot more runs, so I don’t think we need to ding Pods for not having any power. Plus him in the OF could theoretically shift Huff to first, which would improve our defense (by subtracting Huff’s liability in the OF).
Provided that the cost was nothing more than, say, one B level prospect… I could live with Pods. I would still prefer Willingham or 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.
That OBP looks a little fluky, though. If his OBP drops to .330, which BABIP suggests is possible, he’s useless.
but DUDE played in the SUPERIOR LEAGUE this year.
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Also Pods is outslugging Pablo Sandoval
Just FYI.
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Sure, I guess
But he’s now pulled off a .350 OBP for 1 1/2 years running.
Plus, and this is important, the dude is (salary-wise) dirt cheap. Less than a million remains this year and a 2 million option next year. If he starts sucking up a storm, bench him, and we lose nothing, really. I think if Bochy was willing to bench 12 million dollar Rowand, he wouldn’t think twice about sitting a slumping Pods.
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.
Oh and
He’s a career .340 OBP guy. I think if he can pull that off with his speed, he’d be a positive-value guy to have on the team (since you have to think that he’d be replacing Nate and/or Ishikawa), especiall at the top of the lineup.
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.
Carl Steward just wrote a little blurb on it, really only saying that the Giants have the inside track on him and no mention of who the prospects would be.
http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_15617517?source=rss&nclick_check=1
by Rook Takes Pawn on Jul 28, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
With respect to Pods...
I know this says the article was updated today but it looks like the same article as last night. Maybe I’m missing what was added this morning.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Hm, I’m not sure either but this is the only Bay Area source I’ve found so far.
by Rook Takes Pawn on Jul 28, 2010 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm okay with this depending on the prospects given up...
Decent stats that is pretty consistent with his career avg.
Not making a bunch of money $1.65 million
Would be a good no. 2 hitter and allow Bochy to move Sanchez/Renteria to 7th or 8th (or 9th) in the lineup…
I called this. Neal + mystery prospect
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 28, 2010 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if all of this Cantu/Pods talk is a prelude to the Hart thing going down. The idea being:
“Oh good, we got Corey Hart. I sure am glad we got this done and avoided Cantu and Pods.”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 28, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Pods? Cantu?
This reeks of making moves for the sake of making moves (aka The Ryan Garko Story). Can’t wait to see how this turns out.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Some Giants notes:
Huff is one hit away from 1,500
Torres tied for the lead for doubles in the NL…
Buster is still great
However September ends up, this has certainly been an entertaining season. Much more so than last year, when I just started weeping if we gave up a run.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Buster, for all his awesomeness, will have to slump (mind you, not Aaron Rowand-slump) one of these days. I’d rather that happen now than in September/October when the team will really need him. His BABIP is unsustainably high (.380), so seeing a slight decline in production wouldn’t be too out of the ordinary.
0 for 9 in late June (over four games)
His “inevitable slump” is already out of the way.
Smooth sailing since
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
He doesn’t have to slump.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 28, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
don't you love the gambler's fallacy?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
USA Today on the 2011 MLB schedule
The season actually could start around on March 25 or 26 if MLB and the players association approve a proposed two-game series between Arizona and San Francisco in Taiwan. The teams would leave spring training on March 21, play two exhibition games in Taiwan, and then face one another in two regular-season games that would cut one home game off their schedules.
“I’m really excited about the possiblity,‘’ said Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall. "I’ve been asking Major League Baseball for years to please consider us. We would be honored.’’
They could be Giants...but not really.
Major League Baseball, trying to avoid having long underwear as part of its players’ postseason apparel, is planning to start the 2011 season in earnest on Friday, April 1 – three days earlier than the traditional Monday opener.
It would be the first time a majority of teams start the season on a Friday since 1905, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The regular season would end Wednesday, Sept. 28 with playoffs opening on Sept. 30 or Oct. 1. The World Series is scheduled to start Wednesday, Oct. 19, a week earlier than the last two years. It would virtually assure the World Series would not be played in November.
They could be Giants...but not really.
So, how would this work? If the Giants play in Taiwan, does one game count as home and the other away?
They could be Giants...but not really.
Thanks
Would be nicer if both games counted as away games for both the Giants and D-Backs to make up for the hassle.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Sorry...you took me seriously...
the games have not been approved yet…so no idea on schedule…Taiwan currently have stadiums in Taipei (capital/north-), Taichung (Central), Tainan (South), and Kaoshiung (really south)…
My guess would be that they would play one game in Taipei (Capital…stadium seats 11,000) and one in Kaoshiung (second largest city and seats 20,000)
And you sounded so credible…
Taipei and Kaoshiung are what, 6 hours apart?
They could be Giants...but not really.
About the distance between SF and LA
2-3 hours by High speed rail
In 2060, maybe. :)
They could be Giants...but not really.
Actually...California will get high speed by 2018
In the meanwhile…You can ride the one in Taiwan :)
Sweet zombie Jesus I hope you’re right. I hate flying.
Apparently, the SMART train is quite ambitiously expecting to open in 2014. It’ll go from the Larkspur ferry terminal to the north end of Sonoma County. I sure hope so, because I love Santa Rosa and my ’93 Corolla only has so many years left on it.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
If you want to keep tabs...
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by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly? This being California, I’ll believe it when I see it.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Yeah. I remain hopeful, though, mostly because I really want this to happen, despite what all these rich white fucks in Orange County and the Peninsula want. Actually, because if them at this point, too.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I got from downtown (Disney/Gehry Theater) to Church & Market in SF in exactly 5 hours once.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 28, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I once made Disneyland to Folsom in just under 5.
We left DLand when the park closed at 11, I was flying up 5.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I’ve made that drive in about 4.5 hours. Not that difficult.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 28, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
ESPN on Cantu rumors
Jorge Cantu
OK, so he isn’t the most magical name on the Trade Deadline Marquee. What he is, is this: The most available bat you can acquire right this minute.
In fact, Cantu could get traded as early as Wednesday — which at least might remind a few general managers they’re not required by law to wait until Deadline Day.
The Giants, Rangers and Rockies are all still chasing the 28-year-old Cantu. But if a deal happens fast, it won’t be with Colorado. The Rockies were telling other teams Tuesday that they’re waiting until Friday to assess where they are in the standings before they decide if they’re still buyers.
So that leaves the Giants and Rangers. And the Texas deal is trickier to make, because the Rangers, thanks to Chapter 11 complications beyond their control, can’t take on any more payroll. Cantu has slightly more than $2 million left on his $6 million salary for this year, and Texas would want Florida to pay virtually all of that tab.
Cantu
But for the Marlins to send money to somebody else’s team — a just about unheard-of phenomenon — they’re going to need a bigger package than they’re asking for elsewhere. So Florida has told the Rangers they must add not just additional prospects, but higher-end prospects, or Cantu is going elsewhere.
And “elsewhere” would no doubt be San Francisco. The Giants have been linked to Prince Fielder and Adam Dunn, and they do prefer a left-handed bat. But the price tags on Fielder and Dunn have been much higher than the price on Cantu. So if the Giants get tired of waiting on other names, and the Marlins and Giants could agree on the pitching prospect who would be the centerpiece of this deal, it could happen fast
I like it: Jorge Cantu: The most available bat you can acquire right this minute.
He's probably the 'most available'
Because he’s really not any good…
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.
Sabean, applying the “Last Call” girl pickup methodology.
by Every6thDay on Jul 28, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I think I deserve a small amount of credit for last night's win
I was dogging Renteria so hard all game, and he finally stepped up and did something. Also, I was saying that it’s not fair that the Marlins had these guys who could hit home runs and I thought it would only be fair if we had some guys who could hit bombs too. And then they did, and it was awesome.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
totally
Why didn’t Jon Miller pick delorean as the Player of the Game? It boggles the mind.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Delorean
He can dog players until they hit dingerz.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 28, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
In all fairness to me, when I saw his line score when he came up in the 8th, F8, F9, F8, the thought of Dinger did cross my mind. So, there.
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 28, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I seem to recall . . .
. . . someone saying he was just a couple of dingers short of expectations.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Slight OT: Washington National organization in full panic mode
The larger concern is what might be causing Strasburg, noted for impeccable mechanics, to suffer the inflammation. The biggest worry is the strain of throwing in the upper 90s, no matter how sound a pitcher’s form.
“Obviously, there’s a reason for this,” said the source. “Is he fatigued? There’s a lot possible reasons. They are going to have to figure out why he is tight. There’s no question it’s a red flag. You can only throw 98 or 100 for so long.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/27/AR2010072705793.html
I can just see the uproar in St Louis
NO WAI JAIME GARCIA WUZROBBED
They could be Giants...but not really.