Post-game thread: Giants score, prevent runs in same game
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 5, 2010 4:36 PM PDT
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PrintI'd like to think that after Jonathan Sanchez walked in a run in the second inning, Buster Posey went out, grabbed him by the throat, and said something like, "Listen, we played 15 innings yesterday. Fifteen. The bullpen is munched. So if you want to walk every hitter you face for the next four hours, fine. We're not going anywhere. And neither are you, because we'll keep you in for the next 200 pitches if that's what it takes to get you past the sixth inning. But, hey, a better idea might be to throw strikes."
Even better would be if the chat came towards the middle of the second act, probably after a montage of Posey honing his catching skills, and certainly after several scenes where he's being harassed by Eli Whiteside and Bruce Bochy, Cobra Kai-style. Then when Posey gets Sanchez to throw strikes -- managing the pitching staff his way with Whiteside's pet pitcher -- the camera would cut to Whiteside looking shocked and Bochy punching the water cooler. Also, Posey gets the girl.
You can read more scenarios like this in my new book, "How To Manage a Baseball Team As If You Were Living In an '80s Movie." As a philosophy, you know it makes more sense than pinch-running Whiteside for Posey yesterday, so I'm already ahead of the game.
But let us not dwell on past inanities. Let us revel in present successes. Here's where the Giants turn things around. Maybe with a montage. Or not. Good win, though.
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thank you, worse-team-than-the-ginats
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--they're all here...
Posey is a beast
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 4:39 PM PDT reply actions
Recap of today's game
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 5, 2010 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
where it counts
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
NEEDZ MOAR WHITEY!
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--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 5, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
IMO this should be green
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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Jeff Fletcher JeffFletcherAOL
Girardi also said replacement for Cahill will be most deserving guy, not necessarily another #athletics player.
Translation: Phil Hughes
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
Well, fuck
Joba Chamberlain?
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s replacing someone else
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Buccholz
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Ron Guidry
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Please don’t make me visit the M’s Baseball Reference page again. Holy crap. They make the Giants seem like the Big Red Machine.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 5, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Every single hitter there is having the worst year of his career. Except for Ichiro.
I was promised lasagna.
OK, Gutierrez and Wilson are doing fine.
But Lopez, Cotchman, Figgins, and Bradley all spontaneously combusted, and Rob Johnson is, uh…hm. Why is he in the majors?
I was promised lasagna.
Also, from LL
The area between the anus and the scrotum is nicknamed “The Rob Johnson”
Because it’s past balls.
by ThomasG on Jun 9, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 15 recs
I was promised lasagna.
If he was in SF
Those would be wild pitches.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Russel Branyan is going to go off
and carry my pokemonz to victory
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
/JAMES SPADER BATS CLEAN-UP
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jul 5, 2010 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'd rather picture...
Sabean grabbing Bochy by the throat and yelling at him to play Posey instead of Whiteside, and asking him what the fuck he was thinking pinch running Whiteside yesterday.
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Jul 5, 2010 4:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
The question is nuncupatory
(“. . . asking him what the fuck he was thinking pinch running Whiteside yesterday.”)
As you see.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
He gets knocked down! But he gets up again!
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Going into this game, it had "loss" written all over it
Mad props to the 2010 Giants. Say what you want about their failures, but they’ve shown a lot more heart than any Giants team in recent memory.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Say what you like about last night’s game, but that was one hellacious effort by the bullpen. Courage, fortitude, all the cliches. Too bad Bochy couldn’t put us in position to actually WIN.
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 5, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
With Huff on 3rd and no Outs in, I believe, the 13, the Giants hitters, not Botchy, managed to fuck it up. Botchy may suck, but he doesn’t force our hitters to strike out when a simple fly ball would have scored a run….
Proud supporter of the Fightin' Hydrants.
by Little Napoleon on Jul 5, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, he did put us in the situation where Eli Whiteside was hitting there instead of Buster Posey.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
this
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Heart and offensive prowess
/can’t believe he’s using the term “offensive prowess” with an average-ish offense
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Hopefully, when Buster slumps next year Panda will be .320/.380/.560
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Hopefully, when Buster slumps next year Panda will be .320/.380/.560
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jul 6, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
An open letter to Monsieur Bochy
This is a lineup for a Major League Baseball game. Let’s stick with it awhile with the only derivation being Juggernate in RF and Huff back to 1B. Also: Fuck. Off. You. Extracephallic. Moron.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
by bigboneded on Jul 5, 2010 4:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
They said the Brewers are starting lefties the rest of the series. That means no Ishi and probably no Nate.
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jul 5, 2010 6:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
No
Molly was a heroine, not a heroin junkie. Well, that’s not fair but not someone that we view similarly to a heroin junkie.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 5, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
uh. they are playing "thizz dance" on the post game
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 5, 2010 4:44 PM PDT reply actions
it is starting to get very annoying
fan of giants, warriors, 49ers and playoff sharks fan
by warriorsalltheway on Jul 5, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
This game was a lot like the last Dirty game in Miller Park
except that the team scored runs this time
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I didn’t listen to this game on the radio, did they really have the camera crew constantly going to whiteside and bochy?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I kind of feel bad for Whiteside.
He is now depicted as a Bond villain’s lackey, the sidekick of evil. Like a less cool version of Darth Maul, or the little feminine robot that cleaned up after Zordon.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
DON’T YOU DARE SAY A BAD WORD ABOUT ALPHA 5!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
For some reason, I thought this said DON’T YOU DARE SAY A BAD WORD ABOUT ALEXI LALAS!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
HE IS A TERRIBLE TV ANALYST!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Listen, it was either him or Harkes.
YOU TAKE YOUR LALAS AND BE HAPPY 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 5, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been wanting to PS some kind of Alexi Lalas / Lucy Lawless thing together, but I don’t actually have Photoshop so I’ve just fantasized about it instead.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You have an active fantasy life, don’t you?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You have no idea how hot Xena looks with a bright red beard and those sexy ginger locks.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Beard is wrong. Not enough leather. But you’re on the right track.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s going to take some doing to get that cleared from the old memory banks.
/clicks subject line thankfully
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Also: Odd flesh-colored nipples.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that a request?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
No thank you.
Mine may be unnaturally small, but at least they’re nipple-colored.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
What the hell
Is he fully naked?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 5, 2010 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
As the day he was born. I looked at that and could smell burning flesh, probably from that picture being seared in to my mind, but at least I got all of the puke cleaned up.
by Giant Torture on Jul 6, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t balme Eli. I like Eli.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
If Bochy had used Eli to run for Buster in the seventh, I bet Sabean would have DFA’d him the next day and brought up the slowest catcher in the system.
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jul 5, 2010 6:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Eli is what he is.
I’m probably honorary president of the Whiteside Fan Club, but Eli is not a major-league hitter. He is a rather good defensive catcher. I hope he becomes a coach, preferably with the Giants, and perhaps some day a manager.
Here are some stats. Yes, the innings involved are wildly different in number, and this is not offered as proof of anything, but it perhaps makes one think:
caught by : Whiteside Molina Posey =================================================== Affeldt, Jeremy * RP 2.77 * 2.98 ---- Bautista, Denny + SP 0.00 * 3.95 5.40 Bumgarner, Madison * SP 0.00 * 3.38 3.71 Cain, Matt + SP 2.59 * 3.28 3.60 Casilla, Santiago + RP 1.23 * 4.26 0.00 Joaquin, Waldis + RP 3.38 # 9.00 0.00 * Lincecum, Tim + SP 2.35 * 2.78 2.57 Martinez, Joe + SP 9.90 5.55 * 9.00 Medders, Brandon + RP 3.48 # 3.56 3.38 * Mota, Guillermo + RP 4.00 2.21 * 5.40 Ray, Chris + RP 0.00 ---- ---- Romo, Sergio + RP 2.57 # 2.60 0.00 * Runzler, Dan * RP 4.82 1.80 * 7.71 Sanchez, Jonathan * SP 2.73 * 5.34 ---- Wellemeyer, Todd + RP 3.86 * 5.94 ---- Wilson, Brian + RP 2.45 # 3.27 0.00 * Zito, Barry * SP 4.02 * 4.54 7.08
The * is best, the # is 2nd best.
As Mr. Spock might say, “Fascinating”. (To me, anyway.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Timmy's ERA is over 3..
And yet his ERA with all 3 catchers are below 3.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Totally not his fault
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 5, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Dirty: I guess you get a W for that
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
Been better than Lincecum!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s gotten an L for a lot better performances, so this is just a Karma win.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, this
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Considering he had ample opportunity to cave in or lose his cool on the mound, yes, he does get a W. I was impressed with his maturity and fortitude on the mound when he clearly didn’t have great command.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
this
the wheels would have come off in about the 3rd inning in prior years, but Guapo really gutted it out. I love watching him pitch now.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 5, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Extremely
gAARP bunt popping up with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs, and ro the smo adding to the 61 red sox collection. Sounds good to me, to bad whiteside couldn’t have pinch hit and swung at 3 sliders in the dirt.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I asked this before, but does anyone know how insistent Sanchez was about the “personal catcher” thing? I’m sure he really likes throwing to Whiteside since the no-no, and I’m sure they work well together, but did he ever plainly say that he preferred Eli over Molina or other catchers?
Either way, the results of the Sanchez-Posey duo looked awfully similar to the typical Sanchez-Whiteside outing.
I never heard him personally say anything about 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 5, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
My guess is that it’s a Bochy “No-hitter bork bork bork” type of thing, but I could also see a pitcher wanting to cling to something like that, even if it wouldn’t probably make much difference who he threw to.
Eli seems pretty nurturing with the pitchers. Maybe they felt like he had a calming influence on Sanchez? Who the hell knows?
by kdl on Jul 5, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
He doesn't talk much....
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.
yeah, he is fucking awful
the second part is right. But he is terrible.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
But so terrible . . .
. . . even compared to his mediocre career, that one has to think there is a real problem there somewhere; my guess was and is vision (and not necessarily just acuity—there are otjer potential issues).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
And my bet has been on bat speed. (see, wFB lol negative)
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
That seems doubtful:
Players in their early 30s rarely if ever lose huge amounts of bat speed suddenly and dramatically. I don’t insist on vision, but I do consider some physical problem highly likekly. (Rowand seem the sort too rock-dumb to ever pay any attention to possible symptoms, or seek professional medical advice.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
As I’ve posted before, Rowand is making more contact this year than in the last two years, and displaying the same power, despite swinging at significantly more balls out of the strikezone. I don’t think it’s likely that he’s lost a significant amount of bat speed and yet manages to do that. Outside of his BABIP, which is almost certainly a fluke, his main problem is that he’s lost all his plate discipline. He never had much to begin with, but even what he had is gone now. So that might support your vision theory. Though, again, one would wonder how a vision problem wouldn’t affect a hitter’s contact skills.
Either that, or it’s in his head.
I was promised lasagna.
You know,
it seems like every fucking year since he’s been here people are trying to come up with reasons for why Aaron Rowand is struggling at any given time. Maybe he’s just a terrible baseball player
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I mean
Over his first two years with the Giants, Rowand had an OPS of .743.
Over that same time period, the average NL CF had an OPS of .761.
18 points of OPS are not the difference between league average and terrible.
I was promised lasagna.
lol 12 million dollars for a .743 OPS
I think when you factor in the salary, it’s safe to call Rowand terrible. I know that he had nothing to do with Sabean being stupid enough to give him that much money, but I’d say that a .743 OPS is pretty bad. I don’t think we can say he’s “not terrible” just because he’s close to league average.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
But he’s not terrible, he’s about average, slightly below, all things considered. His contract is terrible. He’s overpaid. However, both of those things are different than him being a terrible baseball player.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Thank you Mrs. Rowand
I understand you have to say that, but his OBP ranks 16th on the Giants and his OPS 13th, oh by the way, the Giants offense ain’t that great. But I do believe Rowand is capable of hitting .280….in Fresno, okay maybe Richmond.
by Giant Torture on Jul 6, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Tupac.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If that kid from The Sixth Sense sees Tupac, will he just be confused?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Billy Mays
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Who needs homeruns when you have OxyClean?
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Frank Black
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 5, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Frank N. Furter
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 5, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Frank Discussion
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 6, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Belt
already 1-1, HR, BB in tonight’s game
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 5, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
BELTED!
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 5, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
jet lag
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
He could be ready this time next year!
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by Giantsfan4life on Jul 5, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
AA adjustment? He don’t need no stinking AA adjustment.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, there was that 0-3 first game
To be technical. LOL
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Funny post-game
Here’s to a great act three where the bad guy gets fired and the good guys hold the trophy in the end.
LOLina about to play his 4th game in a row
I I can’t wait till rich hardens back so bengie gets to sit in the squat for 4 hours while the BB’s pile up. It will be the sanchy of his worst dreams, and then some.
"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."
bleacher report uses "BORK"
“Through Sunday, Rowand’s OBP (that’s On Base Percentage if you’re reading Bork) was .278”
Were contagious
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Many Borkans died.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what that means. Have I ever seen Star Wars?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
OH GEEZ I JUST REMEMBERED IVE NEVER SEEN ONE EITHER
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
U R 5
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
How dare you.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
a .278 OBP
thats almost as bad as pablos average.
"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."
Leave Panda alone for a day
Huge two out game tying hit in the sixth today.
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jul 5, 2010 6:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
ha, Bork doesn't know what on base percentage is either
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Evidence that BORKBORKBORK has truly jumped the shark?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You're Welcome
I must admit it was me, although I am a little concerned revealing my actual identity to this group….TWSS (Can you TWSS your own comment?)
by Giant Torture on Jul 6, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I am pleasantly surprised
Time for pitchers to stop waling guys please
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
Hey Grant!
Have you ever seen The Karate Kid?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Brett Pill
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm confused
Who’s the Mr. Miyagi guru character in your scenario? It can’t be Rags – maybe it’s Kruk?
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
That's the weird thing...
It’s Molina.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
But can he do the Preying Mantis scene?
I have a feeling that you couldn’t fit Bengie into just 1 camera shot.
Reminds me of the classic line from “Friends” when there showing old home movies of Ross and Monica (when Monica was a fattie). Monica tells all the friends that a video camera adds 10 pounds on you and Chandler (her future husband!) cracks back, “Just how many cameras were on you in this shot?” LOL
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
It’s a tracking shot.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Or a satellite shot from orbit
Any thought to the fact that now that Molina is living in TX, it could change the rotation of the earth enough to counteract the effects of global warming and save all the islands in the Pacific from extinction?
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Shot through the heart
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 5, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
and you're to blame
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
you give love a bad name
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Steve Holm
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Can we take up a collection for new pants for Steve Holm, please?
(Sorry it’s so big TWSS)
by kdl on Jul 5, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Gamer
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Brock Bond’s uni had these weird purple stains on it. We decided it was grape jelly.
LOL AAA.
by kdl on Jul 5, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Which stadium is this at? Looks nice
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
Indeed it is.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Holy shit!!
At Raley on Sunday, I guess. Beautiful day.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 5, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Posey is still not ready to catch.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
He's also much faster, a much better base runner, and more clutch than buster.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Was it mentioned that Ray Ratto is leaving the Chronicle?
Going to be CSN full time. Get used to seeing him on TV.
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
Like a rat abandoning a sinking ship
The chron barely has any reporters left, with almost 90% AP news stories for their main section nowadays.
Oh fuck it all. I don’t like the man as a writer, but he almost fucking unlistenable as a tv/radio personality.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s unfortunate the written word is dying then.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
You should have made fun of my typo there.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Soon enough it won’t matter, we’ll all be dependent on the Dragon NautrallySpeaking whoozywhatsit.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s pretty much my worst nightmare. Even worse than the ones I’ve been having lately.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I read somewhere that Sean Hannity spoke his book into a tape recorder and had a secretary type it out. Bestseller.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 5, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Bengie's dream turned nightmare
(Sorry about breaking the unwritten rule about posting gifs in the postgame – gifsoup JUST started working again)
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
by mymclife on Jul 5, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
please do not apologize for this one.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Surprisingly limber.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate GIFs in these threads
but I sure love me some sausage racing… LOLina can’t decide which to eat.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 5, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the sausage races
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
TWSS
Lars must be camping or something.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 5, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor Bengie
Couldn’t decide between running away or digging in.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
If only those damn sausages would have knocked Bengie unconcious last year, it would have saved us Giants fans lots of heartache, not to mention losses
Buy High,Sell Lower- The Brian Sabean methodology to Running (Ruining) the Giants
by Mordy From Monsey on Jul 5, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He has never moved faster in his life
He really can avoid the sausage.
by kasutori_Jack on Jul 6, 2010 1:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Pirates of the Caribbean is on Sci Fi
I love Federal Holidays!
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I love being sick on federal holidays!
At least I have tomorrow off too I guess :(
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
All this 80's talk....
My favorite 80’s movie song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8wSwdv-S2k
Call me what you will.
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.
There’s no way that the full denim outfit was ever cool. Even in the 80’s
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
CLOSE SECOND!`
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAdaQhitdKg
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.
My favorite 80's movie song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t01BpGCmErg
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Just don't call him Marky Mark
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
For the longest time I thought he was the one in New Kids on the Block. Ever since I found out it was Donnie, Band of Brothers has never been the same
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
I just watched a documentary today about heroin use in a Boston suburb, and it was narrated by Donnie Wahlberg.
/was a massive NKOTB fan in 1989
by kdl on Jul 5, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the good stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8rZWw9HE7o
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
Top Gun is what America is all about
Especially the Volleyball scene.
sniff… you stink.
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
Have you noticed the
Bravo/AMC/Food Network airings cut that scene out? How can I “sing” along to “Playin’ With the Boys” without it?
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 5, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
On Food Network it’s “Top Ganache.”
by Every6thDay on Jul 5, 2010 5:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
So Unamerican of them
That scene is the embodiment of Truth, Justice, and the American way.
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
Though as a volleyball player
I suspect there were some shenanigans in filming that.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
My dad
had a massive sound system in our game room and used to play the first 15 mins of Top Gun with the sound cranked up at every party they had.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I had a cousin that would use the same movie to show off his sound system. ~15 years ago
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 5, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Kenny Loggins was the Kings of 80's movie music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7OyWvyt6mI&feature=related
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Yes! But this was even better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCXy5SkdO30
HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZnpUWHOdIs
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
Or, if you’re in a sensitive Matt Cain sort of mood:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOiwhBbooo
Over The Top is the greatest arm wrestling movie of all time.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Not necessarily my favorite, but when this came out I thought it sounded odd. May have been the first time I’d ever heard Freddie Mercury’s voice.
Speaking of the 80's
Hulk Hogan’s theme song is awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGuhZvO1DKg
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
How could I forget?
He’s crazy!
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I'm right there with you
…and love love LOVE “Sixteen Candles”. Mrs. Goofus will tell you I’m incapable of channel surfing through it. So many classic scenes and I never get tired of the birthday cake scene, although every time I think they’re going to get burned as they lean over the candles.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Baggs: "some Giant players played a joke on Bochy by having the hotel clerk tell the manager that no room was reserved in his name."
Bochy reportedly nearly passed out.
…..
-——
okay, I made it up. but it would have been great!
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Wheeeeeeeeee
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.
If Posey's batting against you, and he hurts his wrist
You’d better realize the rules don’t apply to him. His injury will make you more likely to give up a long ball
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
Dave jokingly accused him of faking
but it reminded me of some of those Willie stories in which he struck out on purpose in the first inning so that he would see the same pitch later in the game and homered.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 5, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Cuponk?! WHAT THE ACTUAL EFF?!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
My life is fuckin exhilarating
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
You can make a lot of money if you can successfully reverse the last two words.
It didn’t work for me, but I never had a good pr person.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 5, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d take their record and roster, they’d be 30 games over .500 in the NL.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
WHY MUST YOU SUCK SO BADLY MATT GARZA YOU COLOSSAL ANUS?!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Mna LOngoria has been sucking lately. He went from .315 to .297 very quickly
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
THISTHISTHISTHIS
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I blame Ferrara
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 5, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
really?
In an effort to take advantage of the Braden-Rodriguez controversy that began when Braden objected to A-Rod running across the mound during an April 22 game here, the A’s are selling T-shirts that say, “Get off my mound.”-espn
The A's have to make a dollar any way they can
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I predict married women will buy these shirts by the truckload.
by Every6thDay on Jul 5, 2010 5:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I think this is the kind of thing owlcroft was talking about.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
link?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He mentioned in a particular thread how he’s surprised by how many comments that he feels are sexist don’t even get a second thought around these parts. I don’t know about you, but the “lol women don’t like sex” or “lol women only use sex until marriage” seems to be a pretty clear case.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I was trying to be subtle about it, though. Thanks a lot.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely thought ‘wow, that’s pretty KNBR right there’ but I don’t generally comment on dumbass gender role comedy. Glass houses and so forth. I just must have missed owlcroft’s comment…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It may have been lost among the other 1,000 comments in that Sexuality thread.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll try to be more attentive in the future.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
GOOD
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank goodness my “sexist asshole” didn’t go
to waste.
by Every6thDay on Jul 5, 2010 7:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL attempting to humorously dismiss criticism
Meant to write “sexist asshole” training. No matter how I write it, I’m still a fuckface.
by Every6thDay on Jul 5, 2010 8:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That’s okay. My “regular asshole” training is going swimmingly.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it set to the Rolling Stones tune?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 5, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Fill in the montage:
A smirking Eli Whiteside gives Buster Posey an openhanded shove, flattening the young catcher. Just behind Whiteside stands the menacing Bruce Bochy, his face split by a toothy grin.
WHITESIDE: Didn’t see the sign, shrimp? Says you have to be a Gritty Vet to catch on this team. Get out of here before you embarrass yourself.
Buster scrambles to regain his footing, only to be upended by Whiteside’s lightning quick swipe tag. Bochy chortles.
WHITESIDE: Yeah, right. See ya next summer, loser.
BOCHY: Bork.
Buster watches the twosome walk away, their laughter echoing throughout the ballpark. A tear traces a clear line through the dust that covers Buster’s face; he wipes the water from his eyes and gets to his feet.
/theme John Waite’s "Change"
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on Jul 5, 2010 5:54 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Rec'd
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on Jul 5, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I know it's a joke, but . . .
. . . this is grossly unfair to Whiteside. He does not fill in the lineup card. (I rather wish he did—it would be bound to make more sense.) He goes out and does his job, as well as he can, which is very poorly at the plate and very well behind it.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
by owlcroft on Jul 5, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s the structure of the 80’s. I know it’s hurtful to Eli, whom I also like.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
On the radio right now:
Miller’s highlights with AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” running in the background…I have just soiled myself.
LOL bengie
Ron washington was gonna use his back up catcher tonight to catch a rookie starter but molina insisted on playing. 4-0 indians after 3 LOL BENGIE, calling a great game indeed.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I’m revisiting the 2002 World Series Game 6 for a paper I’m writing and, you know, it’s surprising that the Giants didn’t intentionally walk Troy Glaus in the eighth inning to set up the force at home.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Is the title of the paper “Why I’m an Alcoholic”?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
i’m writing a personal narrative about a moment that defined my adolescence
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
So, in a round about way, yes.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Oh geez. I drank half a bottle of Jameson and did
significant property damage to my dorm after Game 6. My mom jinxed the whole thing, calling in the 6th inning: “They’re gonna do it! They’re gonna do it!”
by Every6thDay on Jul 5, 2010 8:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
can you write something like that while still in the midst?
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--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 5, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
we defined ‘adolescence’ as middle school through undergrad.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
literally, but not necessarily figuratively
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--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 5, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
So Schulman wants people to send him reasons why pinch running for Posey last night was stupid
Who is going to?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 5, 2010 6:30 PM PDT reply actions
djp4cal was planning on it, wbc was thinking about it, an I think jctgamer disappeared right after he posted that. He’s probably gotten a few pages done by now.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 5, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
600 words or less
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Old saying:
You cannot use reason to get a man out of a position if he did not use reason to get into it.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Valentine for manager
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--they're all here...
He was a bit irate about that Upton thing.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Did you hear them crying about the mets getting screwed on that call? Sounded like I was watching mets post game live.
"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."
prolly out of sabez's price range and more importantly his ego!
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Definitely. Bobby Valentine is too outspoken and stubborn for Sabean. The first time Sabean makes a suggestion on who to play, Valentine would tell him to fuck off.
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jul 5, 2010 7:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Please, for Heaven's sake, NO.
This organization already has enough pricks in it to overwork a New Orleans whorehouse.
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Schulman says in the Giants notes on sfgate that Huff is getting the day off on Tuesday. So I guess that means Rownads gets to start.
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LOL
I love your sense of humor
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that's the rational course of action
ergo, Bochy will not do it. Simple deduction.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
He deserves it
Unfortunately that clears the way for rowand + gAARP.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
what the fuck are you talking about?
We can watch him play and clearly see that he IS terrible AND overpayed.
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or paid even
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You must not have been watching him attempt to play the game of baseball this year.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 5, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
wtf
he’s bad. for awhile i considered his defense a wash relative to his crappy at-bats, but after watching him airmail throw after throw past the cutoff man like he was shipping the ball via FedEx, I’m seriously done with Rownads.
he’ll come up with the occasional basehit, hell maybe even finish the season with 15homeruns (wheee!), but aaron rowand is terrible…to the point that he had about half as many walks as Bengie Molina, and over twice as many Ks.
fedex FTW!
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It means that Posey is going to start at 1B, since Travis can’t hit against lefties.
by kdl on Jul 5, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Posey is going to play 1B to give Huff a break.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The lineup sure looks bad without Huff
Torres RF
Sanchez 2B
Burrell LF
Uribe 3B
Posey C
Sandoval 1B
Renteria SS
Rowand CF
Madbum P
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This is probably pretty close to what will be starting tomorrow except flip Pablo and Posey
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Pablo looks like crap and Posey looks good
Damn it you’re right
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Your lineup is more likely, but it’s possible that we see this:
Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Burrell LF
Uribe SS
Posey 1B
Sandoval 3B
Nate RF
Whiteside C
P
by kdl on Jul 5, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t it about time to flip the slumping Uribe with Buster?
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jul 5, 2010 7:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yes
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 5, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Then again if Bochy said it, Huff is probably playing. Remember he said White hair will get the bulk of the starts right after Molina was traded?? He started one game so far.
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I think Huff said he really could use a day off
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Huff’s post game quote: “I was running on fumes all games. If I don’t sit tomorrow, I’ll be running on fumes until the All-Star break.”
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Actual quote:
"That whole game I was running on fumes. If I don’t get tomorrow off, I’ll be running on fumes until the All-Star break," said Huff, who shortened his swing on his big hit. "I got lucky enough to just flip one out to the left."
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/sits for 10 games for showing non-gritty ungamertude
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
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"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Jul 5, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I say it here?
LOL Jamarcus Russell?
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LOL SIPPIN CODEINE
what a moron, you figure he’d be content with sitting in his massive house eating steaks and smoking weed.
"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."
Dude’s a role model. I mean, JaMarcus Russell is only taking cough syrup.
One day I can look at my kids and say, “If you ever do anything stronger than cough syrup, you’re a bigger failure than JaMarcus Russell.”
That’s called scared straight.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLMARTIN!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Giants are fine as long as they don't face the NL West
Oh, wait.
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watching MLBtv
just love the way Red Sox hitters grinds out every at bats. Youkillis is a pretty awesome player.
Not only is he an extremely good all around hitter, but his glove is the finest in the league at first base.
"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."
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Great hitter.
But his batting stance makes Rowand’s normal.
I wish edgar renteria was like rafael furcal
Instead we get graham cracker hamstrings, poor range, and LOL production.
"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."
Have you actually bothered to look . . .
. . . at Renteria’s batting numbers? (And of course, as everyone knows, no one under 30 ever pulls a hammy.) As to fielding, Baseball Reference lists something called “Total Zone Fielding” and it shows Renteria at about 6 runs over average in 2010 on a small sample; his career is 1 under, and even in injury-affected 2009 it was also 1 under. That is not what I would calls as “poor range”; not super, but certainly not poor. A lot of clubs would be ecstatic if their SS had Renteria’s batting line.
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Then those clubs should learn to evaluate offense beyond batting average
His OPS is .727
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.325 wOBA isn’t abysmal at short. but it’s not worth $9m. the problem with Rent is his price, not his performance.
by wcw on Jul 5, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, if Brandon Crawford comes up and basically replicates Renteria’s performance, I think we’d all be ecstatic. But for a guy making $9 mil, it’s not good.
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he's gone after this year
or so I keep telling myself
by wcw on Jul 5, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
he has an option you know
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how dare you
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even the Giants know not to pay him $10.5m, right?
The $0.5M buyout is cheap, right?
Now I’m scared.
by wcw on Jul 5, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think that would be entirely about the performance though. It would be about the performance coming from someone who’s pretty young and who plays good defense and will probably be better in the future and costs pretty much nothing.
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Well, I was talking about it mostly in conjunction with how much they cost.
a ~1.5 WAR pace at 400K is amazing
the same pace at $9 mil is not so great
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, I was just putting it into the context of owlcroft’s original statement which was:
A lot of clubs would be ecstatic if their SS had Renteria’s batting line.
The batting line itself is not what would make clubs ecstatic. It would be the combination of the batting line with a bunch of other factors that would be the good news.
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NL SSs . . .
. . . with substantial playing time batting nontrivially better than Renteria:
Furcal, Rafael
Ramirez, Hanley
Tulowitzki, Troy
Rollins, Jimmy (dubious on “substantial playing time”)
Batting at about the same level (some over, some under, all close enough to change from day to day):
Lopez, Felipe
Drew, Stephen
Gonzalez, Alex
Reyes, Jose
Andrus, Elvis
That’s pretty fair company.
As to his defense, as I said, for whatever “Total Zone Fielding” is worth, it says he’s about average.
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UZR does too
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Andrus and Gonzales are fantastic fielders, though. Renteria might be an OK fielder, but they’re still much better.
Is Uribe not included because you don’t consider him a SS, or because you don’t think he’s batting at the same level as Rentera? Because Renteria might have been a tiny bit better, but it’s well within the day-to-day range.
But yeah, overall he’s been solid for a starting SS. His BABIP is still over 30 points above his career average, though.
I was promised lasagna.
Any team wanting to be ecstatic should call Brian Sabean right now and offer a bag of balls.
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jul 6, 2010 8:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL Yahoo! Giant fans
“i just want to take the time to welcome lance berkman to the giants… bumgarner 4 berkman straight up "
by Giant_in_la_area on Jul 5, 2010 7:44 PM PDT reply actions
More
Team ERA since Posey came on has risen dramatically.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jul 5, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Even More
Now the G’s should trade for Fielder. I think we can give up Bumbarger and Sanches to get him.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jul 5, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL fat
"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."
In the second half the Giants may regret not having a veteran catcher like Molina behind the plate handling their young staff, and Bengie’s shock will certainly wear off at the end of the season when he finds himself in the post season with the Rangers, rather than packing his bags to head home as the Giants will surely be doing.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jul 5, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
messed that up bad but you got the point
by Giant_in_la_area on Jul 5, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The giants schedule in the second half is no bueno
considering the only “bad” teams the giants play are the diamondbacks, cubs, brewers, and the marlins but those teams aren’t exactly the pirates. Only 15 of the 23 series in the second half are against teams below .500, should be full of lols.
"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."
Buster Posey's swing...
Completely different stance, but does anyone else get a Jeff Kent-y vibe off his follow-through?
by Every6thDay on Jul 5, 2010 8:16 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Joey Votto is fucking awesome
Also didn’t realize until tonight that he was a 2nd round pick. I was about to whine about the Giants but that year we spent our first overall pick on one Matthew Cain
I love votto
i spent a crap ton on him in an auction league and was a little nervous about it. Not so much anymore.
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He’s pretty sick… By being in Cincy for the last few years i’ve kinda started to like him more and more, he’s a machine at 1st
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I thought his numbers were padded by great american band box, but tonight he hit two monstrous dingerz in new york. He’s a really good player, I’m not sure how he’d do at AT&T but with his great approach and opposite field power I think he’d be great wherever he played.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Yea, he’s absolutely nuts, he’d be great wherever, and there’s no way in hell Cincy is letting go of him, i wouldn’t for anything, they got something there now with Bruce, Phillips, Votto. Pitching is OK
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The thing with the Reds is they fucked themselves with the Yonder Alonso signing
They did the Gillespie, immediately putting Alonso on the 40 man roster. He is now going to be out of option after next year. So they now have 2 first basemen in votto and alonso and unless they move Votto to the outfield, one of them has to be traded.
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Good point, i didn’t even realize that sort of thing. Right now if it were me i’d get rid of Alonso, Votto is young and already productive, i just don’t see how they move votto to the outfield, but whatever works i guess.
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Votto played some OF when he first came up, but he seems even bigger now.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The Reds have been trying him out in the OF this year.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
wow Alonso has been just terrible in the minors
I remember reading how his bat would move him quickly, so much for that. He’s apparently a bad defender too.
They have a perfect team for that ballpark, with a catcher like victor martinez and a non renteria shortstop they’d have one of the best line ups in the game.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Alonzo is the man.
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Yonder Alonso, yeah. I originally wanted the Giants to draft him but Posey fell into our laps and that is working out pretty nicely.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
Alonso has battled injuries in his career and is not having a good season in AAA. The Reds have moved him to the OF b/c there’s no way they’re moving Votto.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s might absolute favorite non-Giants player. he’s a beast. Glad he’s having a healthy year after what happened last year.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 5, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
He is emerging . . .
. . . as one of the great players of his time. Too bad he’s in a neglected market, but no doubt in another few years he’ll be in one or another of the top 2 or 3 markets.
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huh?
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I think he’s referring to Votto.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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The rangers are 1-5 since trading for molina
The curse begins.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
If you need a MUST WIN series , which team would you rather play.
1.Pirates
2.Astros
3.Indians
4.Mariners
5.Dbacks
6.Cubs
Cubs
You can’t beat the ron santos nerd rage curse.
"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."
how many games, who’s the home field advantage?
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 5, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Leo nunez in to close it out against the dodgers
Smells to me like some BS action :’(
"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."
On three different pitches (FB, slider, CU) thrown by three different guys? Strange.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Vintage rowand / utley syndrome.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Even for the dude, three in one night is crazy. Going in, he’d only been hit twice this season.
They could be Giants...but not really.
This is true
Kind of like zito hitting 3 guys in 4.1 innings in colorado on saturday lol.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
that’s gotta hurt
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 5, 2010 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
How is it other teams' crap pitchers can beat LA, but the Giants' good pitchers can't?
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I don’t understand how john ely gets hammered by the scuffling marlins yet is in cy young form against the giants.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
They are hacktastic like the giants, but I guess they employ a approach that doesn’t just consist of PULL EVERYTHING!
"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."
his time on the field Sunday was longer than Buster's by almost an hour
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Not at his current walks rate.
It’s way too early to say he won’t walk a lot more, but correspondingly it’s way too early to say he will.
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Are you serious? Are you watching the same hitter I am?
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jul 6, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm watching the guy . . .
. . . with the 4.3% walks rate (3.7% career) and OBP of .325. Did you have a different Posey in mind?
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I was shocked, I guess bork went for the job security move and started buster after his “fire me please” move yesterday.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I predict rowand and renteria in the line up tomorrow
With nate on the bench “Because lefties can’t hit lefties and we don’t need his defense or speed bork bork”.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I agree
Renteria at least has great numbers against lefties this year, rowand on the other hand belongs on the nationals.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I seem to recall renteria doing something similiar against the rockies last year
Not like that game was extremely crucial or anything, LOL GARP.
"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."
Via MLBTR
MLB.com’s Bill Ladson expects the Nationals to be buyers at the Trade Deadline.
LOL LOL
in which alternate universe? Bill Ladson on drug?
Nationals buyers at the deadline? If anything they should trade adam dunn and get some goodies for him which they most likely will,
"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."
Henry Sosa was suspended again?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 5, 2010 9:30 PM PDT reply actions
for what?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
No idea. I just heard it on the Grizzlies game. Five game suspension.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 5, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard it on the Grizzlies broadcast. That’s why Darryl Maday was promoted.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 5, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was shocked when I heard it. WTF is going on.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 5, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It was two games last time, right?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 5, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember how he was one of our top pitching prospects at the beginning of 2007 (and 2008, iirc)
LOL Sosa
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Oy vey.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 6, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
King felix just got lincecum'd
left the game with a 4-2 lead in the 8th and no one on and league came in and pulled a howr, poor hernandez.
"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."
Listening to the SJ Giants game online….Peguero just struck out on 3 straight high FBs.
I still don’t understand how Peguero made the Futures game but Belt didn’t.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
A nice night curled up watching Leverage
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
love that show
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
SJ Giants game: Drew Biery
Ground ball hit very very hard, took a huge hop and hit him in the upper chest/possibly neck area. He dropped to the ground right after it hit him and the ball hit so hard off of him it went into shallow center field. He’s going to be taken away by ambulance. I like the guy he seems to play well. Good luck Drew hope you get better.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
Yikes.
I’d definitely like updates on his hopefully speedy recovery.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 5, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, no. :(
I hope he’s okay.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 5, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Small update:
Drew was hit squarely in the neck still waiting on any news about how he’s doing.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
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Wow.
For the last out of the Grizzlies game, Espineli got Matt Miller out on a called strike three. Miller disagreed with the call and got so pissed, he threw his bat — which went all the way to the warning track in the outfield — and slammed his helmet down and nearly went after the ump.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 5, 2010 10:08 PM PDT reply actions
That was a quality brian wilson esque save by Espineli. Get two outs then walk someone and give up a base hit and que the dramatics.
"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."
Baggs
Nothing like a face full of braying Bochy breath to get a pitcher’s attention.
Gross but uh, I’ll bet.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 6, 2010 12:56 AM PDT reply actions
Wrong thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 6, 2010 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Kuip on the radio this morning
he said that Buster was pulled from the Sunday game b/c he was out of gas pretty much due to the altitude and not being in catcher shape (which is Bochy’s fault for not playing him at catcher much before the Bengie trade) and that Bochy wanted fresh legs in the game behind the dish. Bochy didn’t know that Whiteside would hit in important situations several times later on and that it wouldn’t happen again.
If that’s the case it is a lot more understandable than the bullshit reason that Bochy gave that Whiteside is faster and he could score on a gapper. I really don’t see, however, why that explanation wouldn’t be understandable at the time and instead the bullshit answer was given.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 6, 2010 12:24 PM PDT reply actions
Because
not being in catcher shape (which is Bochy’s fault for not playing him at catcher much before the Bengie trade)
And bochy didn’t want to look like a moron.
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Also, when someone asked Hank Schulman about Kuip’s comments, he said:
I know that but was told off the record and could not write it.
Seems weird that he would spend so much time trying to come up with an alternate explanation, including allowing fans to respond, if he knew what the reason was all along. Weird.
LOL KUIPS PR SHOW ON KNBR
The reason Bork originally gave was probably the actual reason.
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I don’t see why he has to give any explanation whatsoever
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 6, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Lineup.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 6, 2010 1:48 PM PDT reply actions
Bochy’s book on Bumgarner: doesn’t know how to win, not a grizzled vet
Ergo, Bochy will not allow Bumgarner to win unless he throws a perfect game. Seeing Rent and Scott in the line-up, though, convinces me that Bochy doesn’t want MadBum to do that either.
Uribie and Huff both needed a day. I’m not outraged at this lineup. The fact that Bochy confused things so hideously by forcing Huff to play a dozen positions in order to get Buster’s bat in the lineup is what has resulted in Ishi hitting against a lefty. So in that sense I’m a little outraged, but this is what has to happen at the moment.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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by say hey nation on Jul 6, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Ishi against a lefty?
Would’ve rather seen Nate in RF.
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by KTJ on Jul 6, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Must sit Huff. Without Huff, that means Rowand. So it goes.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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They could go with Uribe-Rent-Sanchez-Pablo in the infield.
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by KTJ on Jul 6, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind this lineup
i’m interested in seeing how Ishi plays against lefty’s
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Renteria and rowand hitting 6 and 7th
Basically the easiest 123 inning a pitcher would ever dream of from the bottom of the order.
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Update on Drew Biery.
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Heard that San Jose Giants 3rd baseman Drew Biery is in stable condition and improving after taking a bad hop to the throat last night.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 6, 2010 2:47 PM PDT reply actions
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