Post-game thread: Giants rally late, can't overcome deficit
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 10, 2010 10:28 PM PDT
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PrintA bunch of two-out bloop hit crap with walks and bloops and dinks and dunks that sucks man I don’t care if it’s the Cubs we got to get up for this series get your game face on what in the absolute hell was up with those two out hits but I guess all was lost after the rough first inning from Lincecum but all wasn’t lost because the Giants were able to erase that defecit so it would have been a tie game if it weren’t for all of those ass-faced two-out hits with their ass-facedness and two-outedry mucking everything up and making my daughter cry yeah that’s right you made a little 21-month-old cry with your stupid two out hits well maybe it was the cat that scratched her repeatedly after she wouldn’t stop pulling his ears but that’s beside the point because you and your stupid two-out hits but I digress and what’s wrong with Lincecum I tried to tell you today that there was something up but I couldn’t just write it I had to hint at it and you needed to read between the lines and here we go with a four-run rally in the ninth you know I bet Buster Posey will hit a grand slam this inning I mean he’s coming up third in the inning but he can still do it so I’ll just sit right here and wait for that to happen oh great it’s Emmanuel Burriss against Carlos Marmol that’s a fair matchup and holy crap Burriss got a hit I guess it’s a full moon but whatever I love Burriss and I root for him I just wasn’t too optimistic and here’s Huff and what in the hell that should have been called safe because screw the Padres that’s why and here’s Posey in all his splendor and I’m still thinking grand slam here but OH MAN I love Posey and that double was legit even if the other one wasn’t nice at-bat against one of the top closers in the game and there’s just one out and whoa Burrell singles and Pablo is the tying run and you know it would be a swell time for Sandoval to hit a freaking home run and wait I’ll take an infield hit with the tying run on base and holy crap the winning run coming to bat and maybe things are turning around for Pablo and OOOOOOH REEEEEEEBAY and please oh please and what in the hell is that swing and what in the hell is that swing wow so it’s up to you Travis oh sweet Travis please and dammit just dammit.
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I'd like to blame Grant
But really I know it’s just the Giants’ own goddamn fault.
AND WHAT’S WRONG WITH TIMMY?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
My theory: he’s doing things differently than he has in the past. Whether it be not smoking on his off days, not smoking on his on days, not talking to his dad consistently, fiddling with his mechanics too much, or getting Granted, I don’t know.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
srsly
I know even now he’s got the 3.41 ERA and he hasn’t been awful, but this team is built on pitching. If Lincecum isn’t an ace – and I mean ACE, even #2-3 starter doesn’t cut it – this team may very well miss the playoffs or not get past the NLDS. When you can never count on your offense to bail your starter out, you need consistent excellence out of the staff, and Lincecum isn’t getting it done right now.
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to do that (TM)
WHAT IF BUSTER REALLY WASN’T READY FOR THE BIGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Grant’s Ulysses
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
anagram
Ulysses S Grant
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i have a computer program that does them for me
pretty nuts
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
lol penelope.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I got more of the Ginsbeg "Howl" kinda vibe
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
That’s exactly how I read it. I thought it a clever nod at Ginsberg.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Ginsberg
Definitely the feel, but if it was, how could he resist starting with “I saw the best arms of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked…”
"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
Words are spelled correctly, so no
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I know that I shouldn’t be making small sample size judgements and I’m overly emotional now and such, but I think that at this point Lincecum is the worst pitcher on the Giants.
Also WTF Uribe.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
As far as starters go, definitely Sanchez and probably Bumgarner have been worse this year.
I am an American aquarium drinker.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - 9.21 ERA in Fresno through 28.1 innings. Yeah...
Timmy has been the worst since after his first 7 games.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if he has even been league average since then. His first 7 were lights out. That skews the stats
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Just a quick glance. More than a hit an inning and about a walk every other inning since then. That’s pretty bad.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
less than a k an inning, too
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
ERA over 4.
Yep, he’s been bad for a couple months now.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
And that is not counting tonights game.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
horrific
"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 Aug 10, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Why does it skew the stats? It’s part of the stats. You can’t just ignore the best part of his season.
I was promised lasagna.
It's more about trends
If Tim had pitched 20 games, 5 gems and a bunch of clunkers all mixed together, then it wouldn’t be a big deal.
But he hasn’t pitched a gem in forever, and he’s been getting worse and worse. That’s very worrying, especially going forward.
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I don’t know how you define “gem” (or “forever”), but in 4 of his 6 starts in July (the last of which was two starts ago) he pitched 7 innings or more while giving up 2 runs or fewer. His K/BB in those starts was 10/2, 5/1, 5/1, 9/2. They are all gems in my book.
I was promised lasagna.
Tim's last 16 starts
Actually, he was the Timmy we all knew and loved for his first eight starts. The last 16 though…not so hot.
W L … IP … …. H ….. ER … BB … SO … HR .. ERA … WHIP
6 6 … 99.33 …106 … 48 … 44 ….. 94 …. 10 … 4.35 … 1.51
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
I just posted this TLDNR-bait on the "Tim Lincecum: Mildly Great" thread
Since I’ve been travelling between India and Thailand, and not checking the interwebz, I’m a little late to the party, but gonna post anyway, after everyone’s attention has gone elsewhere. :(
Anyway – I think it’s misleading to compare Timmy’s full 2010 stats this year with his other years, or with other pitchers, and say, "Oh stop freaking out, he’s still very good, whadya complaining about, he’s still in the top 5%."
We don’t have those fancy fangraphs wCH etc. stats broken down by month, so I guess to use those stats we to compare performance have to use full-2010 numbers.
But, generally, using full 2010 stats to compare 2010 Timmy to his own past or to anyone else seems pointless to me.
It’s like saying, "Pandas’ been doing xyz in 2010 compared to 2009". Well, as we all know, 2010 has a split in it for Panda: he ripped shit up in April, and has been sad heartbroken mopey-no-power Panda since
Pablo’s career through April 2010
.337/.387/.546 in 884 PAs
Pablo’s the rest of 2010
.242 / .297 / .331 in 367 PAs
We’re all agreed that there’s a problem there, yeah?
As for Timmy, we can also say, it’s been a tale of two seasons. Like Panda, he started out 2010 by even improving on 2009, peeling the paint of the walls, on track for a Cy-threepeat – first eight starts, Timmy had a 5-0 record with 1.76 ERA. But he’s been 6-5 with 4.35 since then, just about league average – not top 5%, not just another average team ace.
So: yes, there is a problem. There is clearly a problem.
I have no idea if it’s conditioning, split fingernail, blister, mechanics messed up from trying to hard to work on pick-off move, hidden other injury, league adjustments, lack of skunk, romantic distraction, or what. But, there clearly is a problem. And, yes: I am worried.
Pre-problem and post-problem comparison:
==
2008, 2009, and first eight starts of 2010 – 74 total starts
==
2.46 ERA
38-12 Record
0.760 Win%
10.54 K/9
2.91 BB/9
0.43 HR/9
0.285 BABIP
6.87 IP/G
63.1 Avg GSc
==
May 20th to present – 16 total starts
==
4.35 ERA
6-5 Record
0.545 Win%
8.52 K/9
3.99 BB/9
0.91 HR/9
0.322 BABIP
6.21 IP/GS
50.5 Avg GSc
People have been talking about how Carlton, Whitey Ford, Maddux, Clements, etc all had down years. Yeah but none of those dudes were comparatively little guys with weird mechanics who many teams didn’t draft, predicting, from the start, thinking that they might have problems with longevity in performance.
I hope, as so many people maintain, that it’s nothing, that Timmy works through it, he adjusts, and he bounces back. The sooner the better ….
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Aug 11, 2010 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
NTLDR
Good thoughts and stats. And I think it’s clear to most of us that Timmy is not performing at the level he was before. Why that is, and whether that will continue are the things we’ll keep arguing over, I’m sure.
It’s a good point that other great pitchers have gone through poor stretches and down years. And I’d say it’s also encouraging that Timmy has had a few solid performances during this stretch. It’s not like he’s fallen completely off a cliff.
But clearly something isn’t (or some things aren’t ) quite right. Hopefully it’s just something that he figures out and corrects, or it’s something that simply runs its course.
But I’m not going to apologize for worrying.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
NTLDR
Nice.
In terms of us arguing about it – I am guessing that it may be one of those cases where this offseason, or in a few years, the Giants, or Timmy himself, admits that there was some issue – blister, elbow chips, whatever. I don’t know if it’s pride, or stratego-like trying to fake out the opposition, but it does seem like teams and players sometimes keep information about play-through-able injuries close to the chest, in-season.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
Trusting Zito more than Timmy means we’re in Mirror Mode.
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to do that (TM)
/strokes goatee
I don't have a very high opinion of southern California, in sports or in general
by short_shifter on Aug 11, 2010 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait...who has the goatee?
Zito or Timmy?
And when can we activate the Tantalus Field on the Padres, Dodgers, Rockies and Dinger?
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
I do too
Unfortunately right now, in a completely reactionary way, I’d be thinking a playoff rotation (if the playoffs started next week) would go Cain/Zito/Lincecum. Again, completely reactionary, just thinking of who I trust the most to get a win right now.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Timmy start + 4-RBI day for Posey = ?
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:31 PM PDT reply actions
Wellemeyer'd
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
And I love
Grant’s lack of punctuation, ala Joyce, Cummings, Faulkner.
And Uribe sucked in his last at-bat.
Fuck.
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
Yeah, that at bat was awful
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
fucking horrid AB
last 2 fastballs were way off the plate. why do we always try to pull those outside pitches?
As I recall, he did something like that in Toronto earlier this year in the middle of a big rally.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
That actually doesn’t really resemble cummings.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
howtheyscored is correct.
we baseball people are more intelligent than the average beast.
Can I call it an elongated William Carlos Williams?
Either way, Grant cost the game, as we all know.
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
This poem
Put me off poetry for about two years.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I used to know a lot about that poem but now I’m all like WTH
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I gotta read up on it then
But god, did this make me furious as a high schooler. Especially because I think we read it in the same week as The Wasteland.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
so much depends on a
dribbling rbi single
with two outs
after issuing walks.
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Aug 10, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Needs moar colors.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate that he swings for the fences every freaking time. Just get a hit, get the ball in play and keep the line moving. It was annoying.
"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!!
Screw you Flannery.
Imagine Uribe with a game on the line in the playoffs
Not pretty in my mind’s eye
"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 Aug 10, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much sums up my feelings on the game.
Man, Uribe and Ishikawa had two ugly at bats right there. Nice going, guys.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 10, 2010 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
Ugly at-bats sure, but we’re lucky we even scored off Marmol, let alone had a chance to win the game. He’s pretty nasty when he’s not walking guys. 96 K in 52 1/3 and only 1 HR allowed.
That 9th did surprise me
I was fully expecting a 9-pitch inning
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
LOL CLOSER IN A NON SAVE SITUATION
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Aug 11, 2010 5:18 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Meh.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 10, 2010 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
Juan Uribe needs to stop trying to be a hero in all these late inning at bats
Killing our offense badly.
you can tell travis had that mindset too
everyone gets so hack-happy…maybe this is why our RISP hitting is so horrible lately
True
But he’s always been an all-or-nothing swinger, so this is nothing new.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
But you could tell that it was clearly a home run swing that he was taking.
In a game, it’s extremely hard to hit a home-run if you’re trying to do it
Torres did this twice yesterday.
Something about the approach that works most of the time, goes out the window with RISP…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Apparently they get juiced up on emotion and adrenaline and then, well, it sucks pretty bad at that point.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I know it's Uribe's calling card to swing on the first pitch in clutch situations
But, christ, it makes me wish for Burrell or Huff.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Bring back Wellemeyer
Buster Posey ain't havin it... He aint.
by Caine Black Knife on Aug 10, 2010 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
3-1 with an ERA under 3.00 at home.
I think.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
SUPER LUL'D
yeah that’s right you made a little 21-month-old cry with your stupid two out hits well maybe it was the cat that scratched her repeatedly after she wouldn’t stop pulling his ears but that’s beside the point
Hahahahaha
Fontenot deserves a LOOGY like my ass deserves an electric portable bidet I mean what the fuck Fontenot that guy is an afterthought what the fuck the t is silent.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 10, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
didn’t you realize that Mota only was good for 10 pitches tonight
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Bochy was probably thinking they would hit for Fontenot and Lopez would be facing a righty. Figuring Trammel has managed these games like they’re World Series games, I actually agree with him.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Aug 11, 2010 5:21 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Where can I order an electric portable bidet? It sounds awesome!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 10, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but with Colvin on deck
in a fairly crucial situation…and I mean the Cubs don’t really have an Adrian Gonzalez to save Lopez for, so bringing him in that spot was as good a time as any
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Thanks Grant,
That sums it up for me perfectly. Except my daughter is 3 months old.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 10, 2010 10:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Thank you bruce bochy for leaving mota in to face eli whiteside of the cubs
Except he’s so bad he makes whiteside look like carlos santana LOL 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."
Two runs in five innings is just fine.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Not when they were both in 2 outs.
Thats not fine. You need to finish strong and not let these damn rallies develop because those 2 out hits are the difference in this game right now.
I think six runs or more of a difference than two runs.
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!!!!!!
2 runs are 2 runs
wtf are you talking about. MLB doesn’t weigh them differently based on when they were scored.
But, 2 outs!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
That bullpen...
Gave up 2 in 5 tonight and 0 in 6 last night’s win.
that’s less than a 2.00 era. in the last 2.
ffs
The two was the difference in the game.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh, couldn’t you say that any of the two runs Lincecum gave up were the difference in the game?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is pretty much frustration speaking but Mota giving up two runs the inning right after they had scored two was just a back breaker. Momeuntum blah blah blah
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Like when Timmy gave up two right after the Giants scored two.
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!!!!!!
4 runs in the first is the real back breaker
Does everyone here really expect the bullpen to be perfect?
I don't
not with having to go 5 innings on consecutive nights
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Has anyone actually looked at the box score?
Lincecum pitched four innings, not five.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
the bullpen threw 5 innings.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
bullpen threw 5 tonight, 5.1 last night
and 4 on Sunday
(btw, Casilla has thrown 10.1 scoreless innings over his last 7 appearances)
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
it was a group effort
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope
Bullpen was fine, team scored 6, and defense played well.
YOU WIN AS A TEAM, YOU LOSE AS A TEAM
fuck this shit, “Oh it was on the individual” really dude?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
In theory yeah, you lose as a team. But individuals blow games all the time. Whether a blown call, an error, bad performance etc. If he had given up 10 runs in the 1st inning would you still say they lost as a team?
I’m not gonna go out there and blame ONE person for a loss, it’s fucking dumb… Of course your points are valid, but i’m just saying i’m not going to blame one person, like Timmy for this loss, or Mota, or the offense, or the umps, a loss is a loss.. The whole team feels it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Just sick of hearing the problem was the
bullpen, offense or defense.
It wasn’t.
But go ahead and get all Pollyannish on me. Sure, the “team” lost. The problem was Timmy tonight. Does that work better?
K, Timmy sucked, and so did the team, let’s move onto the next game
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The "rest of the team" outperformed its averages tonight
0 errors
14 hits
6 runs
That’s a win 90% of the time.
Timmy played shitty tonight.. He’s having problems. I love the guy too, but the rest of the team doesn’t need to be dragged down based on your distaste for the final outcome.
This game sucked. I can agree to that.
Likewise to Mota, he pitched shitty too… Obviously Timmy played like shit, and to be honest? Some of those plays the giants got runs on were pure LUCK, at least that’s what it sounded like…. so yea… BTW this is such a retarded argument we’re having
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
the torture is being extended
from the game to the last third of the season. unfortunately i expect a lot more threads like this if the play continues as of late.
/nothing personal to anyone in this thread…just my frustrations of wasting too much time watching history repeat itself
let’s get ’em tomorrow.
I was at the game and yes our pitcher did poorly and we caught some lucky breaks. But unfortunately there wasn’t enough luck to win the game. I had to leave in the ninth to make it to work, so I only heard the rally at the end. I was on the platform yelling “Come on you can do it!” I agree this game sucked.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Fuck it, let's just all agree Tim sucked tonight, and so did the giants
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
i know, but what i'm saying here is just how i feel right now, it's a fact
that Tim just sucked tonight, plus the giants as a whole weren’t awesome
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Tim should expect at least 9 runs of support every game.
Just like Cain gets.
He got 6 runs of support through 9. How often do they lose games in that scenario?
got it
still learning the mcc slang, thx
He certainly didn't help
After the extra inning game we really could have used a strong outing from our “ace”.
Don't blame it on the bullpen, don't blame it on the offense, don't blame it on the Timmy
Blame it on the boogie
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Screw this I’m playing Sonic Adventures 2.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Mario, winner of the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament. He awaited the next tournament, Brawl. He’d heard several new entries would be making an appearances, from far away lands, and even different worlds. He looked out across the Mushroom Kingdom. Though he was not even from mushroom kingdom, he’d become their champion after his many battles with Bowser, King of the Koopas. Today was peaceful, but his eye caught someone approaching from the side. Peach.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Well, I can’t wait to see how this guy gets through the Spirit Temple in 45 seconds.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
oh geez I forgot he knows the Requiem of Spirit this is nuts
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
oh god how did he do that he just got the mirror shield without stepping foot in the spirit temple
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m pretty entertained by all the WTFuckery. But the yelping really is irritating.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
So...link?
I am intrigued.
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.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Aug 10, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Omg.
"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!!
Screw you Flannery.
WindWaker is my least favorite Legend of Zelda game.
"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!!
Screw you Flannery.
I really enjoyed playing it up to the part I got to.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Collecting the triforce charts/shards
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 11, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
i don't think it was bad by any means but its certainly not up to par with the other games
played them all through in a row last summer and WW was definitely the weakest link. GET IT? GET IT?
can't leave out super smash
i refuse to play the new ones. give me old fashioned any day and i’ll throw down with ness.
Mario quickly jumped to the side to dodge the charging Koopa Car. Bowser made a sharp u-turn and came careening towards the plumber once more.
“Damn you Mario!” Bowser screamed.
Mario frowned and braced himself for contact with the speeding Car. Bowser smiled, thinking he had his rival, when Mario performed a side smash, releasing a pressurized orb of flame right through Bowser’s vehicle. The Car stopped dead in it’s track, sending the Koopa King flying out from his seat and into a store window.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
He was tired of it. Tired of being overshadowed by that stupid fat idiot. He was tired of being overlooked, being ignored. Most people didn’t even know his name, simply calling him ’Mario’s kid brother’ or ‘The Man In Green.’
It was getting to him. He was so tired. He simply wanted to be known! Why did everyone see Mario? Why not him! He was something too.
But he also knew. Knew he was doomed to walk in Mario’s shadow until the day the either Mario died or he did. And he didn’t want that. Didn’t want his brother to die, and leave him alone. Because he couldn’t save anyone. He was simply to weak, to stupid, to useless.
He was nothing, really. Just Mario’s brother. Just that. Just nothing.
You left out the part where Mario stops the car, gets out and pisses on the ribboned remains of Koopa’s corpse.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
meanwhile
He keeps blowing up bombs at himself, but he’s not floating around or anything this time, so I don’t know why he’s doing that.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
link?
Also I would like the site address.
SEEWHATIDIDTHERE?
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.
Link?
Exactly!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7WS5v1AOMo&feature=related
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh.
Ignore me up higher.
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.
These Padres remind me of the 1999 D'backs.
They never seem to lose.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Or them.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Buttfukudome.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanted the Giants to win but they didn’t so now I’m sad.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
/hugs both of you.
It will be ok guys, it will be ok.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 10, 2010 10:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm declaring the next two games must wins.
Also, I’m hoping the Giants didn’t peak too soon. And, I’m aware that the Giants go through these suck phases, usually right after better than average phases. So, I’m going to try not to stay mad, but it’s going to be tough to stay totally positive. Of course, that’s because Tim Lincecum has become Kevin Correia.
by Every6thDay on Aug 10, 2010 10:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Must?
I don’t know. Should, yes. I’ll be here.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 10, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do the fucking Padres get the Pirates for two series in August
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 10:40 PM PDT reply actions
Probably because the Giants had the easy pre-All-Star schedule.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck this noise.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Agreed, i'm gonna go lift some weights
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
For the first time i'll be able to max out, and hopefully get to about 255 or 260
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
i should prolly stop lifting for a while
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
haha, thanks man, but think of it this way, i wont be lifting much when i get to school… but you know? you’re right, i’m fucking awesome
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hahaha, i can't stand guidos
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
How you liking your ITALIAN jersey?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You mean the one I was wearing earlier today? I love it. One of the first ones I ever bought.
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT."
Hahaha, so i’d say it was a good purchase?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
HAHAHA, BADASS if that’s actually you
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You know what djp?
YOU ARE BADASS
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Maybe it’s all this magic inside this time in counts we’re in this thing drama, but I’ve been noticing lately: Every line drive hit by the Giants is right at a fielder. Every ground ball and bloop by the opposition finds a hole.
As Yoda or Yogurt or somebody once said,
this, too, shall pass.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Spaceballs FTW
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
OKGO recently said it
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Every ground ball and bloop by the opposition finds a hole.
LOL RANGE
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
So, a giant fan walks into a bar.
Bartender says, “Cool. But we don’t serve appliances.”
Or tools.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 10, 2010 10:44 PM PDT reply actions
fuck i just stubbed my toe son of a bitch
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
HOWIE’S TOE WOULD BE FINE BUT GRANT HAD TO WRITE THAT POST I HATE HIM.
by Dan from NM on Aug 10, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
it still hurts!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Grant’s daughter should pick up her toys and be more courteous towards her father’s stalkers
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess this is a bad time to tell you I crashed into your mailbox.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you stub your toe and then limp to the computer to tell us about it? That’s kind of funny
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 10, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That toe had it coming.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Grant jinx post conterpoint
I love Timmy as much as any of you, but:
Timmy’s last 16 starts:
IP:99 1/3
H: 106
BB: 44
K: 94
R: 50
ER: 49
ERA: 4.44
WHIP: 1.51
HR: 10
I’m pretty sure this is worse than league average. The Ks are good, the rest is not, or am I overestimating the league this year?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:46 PM PDT reply actions
Cut your damn hair already. And throw strikes
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 10, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a 3.94 FIP, which is good.
By the way, over Zito’s last 16 starts, he’s got a 4.01 ERA and a 4.41 FIP. Lincecum is still the best pitcher on this staff.
I was promised lasagna.
What is the formula for FIP?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 11, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
2008, 2009, and first eight starts of 2010 – 74 total starts
2.46 ERA
38-12 Record
0.760 Win%
10.54 K/9
2.91 BB/9
0.43 HR/9
0.285 BABIP
6.87 IP/G
63.1 Avg GSc
May 20th to present – 16 total starts
4.35 ERA
6-5 Record
0.545 Win%
8.52 K/9
3.99 BB/9
0.91 HR/9
0.322 BABIP
6.21 IP/GS
50.5 Avg GSc
¡Viva los Gigantes!
Just for the helluvit, I anagrammed "ass-facedness and two-outedry mucking"
CRETIN’S WACKY, GODDAMNED FATUOUSNESS
WASTING, UNFOUNDED, COCKEYED SMARTASS
SON OF A GUN! SMUTTY, DEAD-END WISECRACKS
WONDROUS DEFEATISM STAGNANCY SUCKED
There’s lots more…
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 10, 2010 10:46 PM PDT reply actions
Those are awesome, think I’m going to start using numbers 2 and 3.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 10, 2010 10:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Anyone else wonder how Timmy would do in a postseason game? Even before the recent struggles with command and such this year I wouldn’t have been too optimistic. Now, I’m just downright scared.
I take it that you still have his ’09 All-Star game performance in the back of your head.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as we have a 45 year old short stop as one of the key components of our offense timmy will never pitch in a post season game until probably after the 2013 season.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Aug 10, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I know
But he’s always fucking hurt or nursing an injury and no GM with a brain would have came into this season with him as the starting SS.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Because there are so many other great options out there. We’ve been trying (and failing) to develop a SS for years now. And there is never anyone decent on the FA market. Furcal was true, but he got overpaid. Sure he’s doing well this year, but do you think he’ll play like this for the remaining years on his deal?
I love Uribe but his at-bat in the 9th was just boneheaded. I get that he’s trying to tie the game but it’s fucking retarded to try to pull the ball 500 feet on on outside pitch. Made it easy for Marmol.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
Definitely. Marmol was on the ropes and Uribe made it easy for him.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
A home run would have ended the game.
But your point remains the same.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, it was 8-6 at that point
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 10, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s been way to much pulling out pitches that are a foot outside lately.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. Uribe was actually in front of the last two fastballs.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree. It frustrates me that he tries to be the hero, ending the game with one swing. Ugly AB. On the same level of the Toronto AB.
"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!!
Screw you Flannery.
Marmol had ownage on Uribe. Even if he tries to go the other way he still K’s in that ab. Marmol was blowing it by them once he stopped throwing his slider every time.
It's the price of the goods:
He has the vices of his virtues and the virtues of his vices. Or, in short, he is what he is. You take all of it or none of it.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Man how badly did Uribe want that homerun?
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 Aug 10, 2010 10:49 PM PDT reply actions
looked like he was swinging out of his shoes
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It really sucks because he swung the bat very well until that point.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 11, 2010 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that game sucked
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
This story cheered me up
It’s on Randy Johnson, and even mentions him meeting Geddy Lee!
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Aug 10, 2010 10:52 PM PDT reply actions
What about the voice of Geddy Lee?
How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I know him and he does.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
are you randy johnson?
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Aug 10, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And you’re my fact-checking cuz
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
No he doesn’t deserve the award the rockies have bailed him out of 6 different losses.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Brett Anderson is another good choice
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Brett anderson = winner
"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 Aug 10, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
No I mean
He was the Cain’d of the day winner.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 10, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a shitty game to listen ot while on a long car ride
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 Aug 10, 2010 10:53 PM PDT reply actions
music wasn't an alternative?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Not for such a fan as dedicated as I.
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 Aug 10, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
8-4 and still listened to the game, damn, props to you bro!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
8-6. Somebody didn’t listen eh?
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 Aug 10, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh i did, just not intently when they entered the 9th. i always have it on in the background when ever it’s a blowout. Still surprised by Uribe’s whiffs
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Surprised?
Did you expect him to patiently wait on a pitch he could drive for a single?
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 Aug 10, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I somewhat remember him last year hit a dinger against the Dodgers in a clutch situation
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
http://giantsblog.blogspot.com/2003_01_01_archive.html
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
This is even more depressing
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL TONY TORCATO
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 10, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my God Todd Linden
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 10, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Still on the Uribe bandwagon.
I know the April-May Uribe is tied up and hidden in the trunk of a car in L.A. or San Diego somewhere.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Aug 10, 2010 10:54 PM PDT reply actions
Got back from the game
Tonight sucked hard, I don’t give a fuck about babip. Giants wasted tons of chances again and failed to get people out with 2 strikes some more
Drawing back for perspective . . .
. . . I’d say it was just one of those games a team loses. Sure, it’s easy to point and say “If only X had Y’ed there”, but shoulda, coulda, woulda butters no parsnips, and I don’t think any Giants did anything truly horrid today other than not pass miracles. The team scored 6 runs, which is comfortably above league average. Santiago Casilla did not explode. Otherwise, stuff happened.
If there is an issue, it is as has been considered on a FanPost, to wit, Lincecum’s development. As I noted there, it’s not so much the cumulative numbers, which were and probably still are rather good—it’s the trend (here expressed as opponents’ OPS):
April .472Not pretty.
May .687
June .705
July .755
August .841
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Should have been worried already. True, it could just be a bad year, but his velocity likely isn’t coming back. So unless he gets more compact with his mechanics and reigns in his command we could be in for a much more mortal Lincecum, even more than the one we have seen this year.
I think he will probably bounce back though. I think it’s a mechanical problem more than anything, since the biggest problem for him this year seems to be the command of his fastball, and leaving pitches up in the zone that get smashed somewhere.
I still think something may have happened on that throw in the Mets game earlier this year. His next game “looks” okay, but he hasn’t been the same since.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Which Mets start? The one in NY? Because if it was the CG he threw here, he had that horrific start in LA right after, and threw those 2 pitches that just went straight up into the air, which was concerning.
Early May start in NY. 7th start of the year. High chopper he fielded behind the mound and absolutely wings to first. The vid can be accessed here:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7929635&query=%26game_pk%3D264274
It’s like the 7th highlight if you scroll thru.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he will be back to form next year
I am inclined to believe he has some slight, undetectable, injury that only a few months rest will heal.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Other than the fingernail stuff, I don’t think he’s hurt. Mechanics is a more likely cause. His peripherals are mostly in line with what he has shown thus far, and his velocity hasn’t dropped off that much from last year. At least I would hope it’s not injury.
If I am not mistaken . . .
. . . he switched form mid-game from the over-the-head windup to his prior form. That only occurred to me after, so maybe it was from the stretch, but I do seem to recall some bases-empty no-over-the-head windups. Anyone else?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
i think he abandoned the windup altogether
purely stretch.
and tim says theres no physical issue…obviously you can take that with as much salt as you want, but he claims its mechanical.
OPS against
Can be very misleading in small sample sizes, as it’s prone to BABIP shenanigans. And “August” is just two starts.
Lincecum’s FIP (same scale as ERA) by month (the last one is July + August):
2.10
3.61
3.01
4.16
Insane, very good, fantastic, solid. I wouldn’t call that a trend, though some might disagree.
Might as well look at some other Giants pitchers:
Zito:
2.76
4.83
3.86
4.51
That’s a similar pattern (though overall Lincecum’s numbers are better). Their first month was by far their best, then a big decline, then an improvement, then a decline.
Cain:
3.36
3.18
4.15
4.17
Again looks like a clear decline.
Sanchez:
2.09.
4.26
4.51
4.88.
Wow that’s ugly.
The moral here is that it’s all pretty much meaningless. If Lincecum’s been declining over the year, than so have Zito and Cain, and Sanchez is in real deep shit. This is the problem with month to month splits – they can create “stories” out of nothing. They are definitely interesting, but you have to take them in context, and realize that almost all of what you’re seeing is just “noise”, rather than meaningful information.
Lincecum is having a down year, though he has still been very very good. It’s scary. It seems related to the velocity loss, though the big decline in velocity was actually in 2009 (when he was unbelievable), and not this year (and definitely not after the 1st month of the season). Maybe the extra MPH he lost was the last straw. Maybe this is the new Lincecum, maybe he’ll continue to decline, and maybe he’ll go back to being the best pitcher in the majors. Which one of these is the most likely option is debatable. That’s the big picture. I think the splits are doing more harm than good here.
I was promised lasagna.
+1
Especially this part:
I think the splits are doing more harm than good here.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Point taken.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Uribe, I read he might qualify for Type A FA status after the year. Should we risk offering him arbitration? Not only could he accept, but if he tries to get a deal, do you think anyone will be willing to give up a draft pick for Uribe? I’m not so sure they will be, even with the shitty SS market.
Look what I found
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
Awesome
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 10, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
THE BEEES!!!
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Aug 10, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
clever
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 10, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the one left of Chad was Travis Ishikawa and the one to the right was Justin Timberlake
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
:(
Giants lost the lead for the wildcard.
Tied with the Reds and the Cardinals.
"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!!
Screw you Flannery.
I hear we’re going to sweep the Padres
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet we get swept. Sanchez will get a hard luck loss. Mad Bum will too. And Timmy will struggle again. :(
The only good thing is apparently the Padres are going to limit Latos’ innings pretty soon, so they are going to lose their best starter to some games down the stretch.
I’m not sure I buy it. It’s all good and well to say it but I think it’ll be really tough for them to do it. Especially if he continues to pitch well.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i think if we let madbum go 5-6 innings for each of his next 8-9 starts
it’s not that big a deal. an increase of 140 innings to ~180 i don’t think is unreasonable.
GOOD THING THE DODGERS WON, EH?!?!?
lulz
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 10, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Man Tigh is pretty fucked up right now.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
That'll continue for the whole damn series
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Oh Tight wtf are you doing?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
ack reflexive typing
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i meant Tigh not Tight but my fingers went on reflex and typed the word they’re more used to typing
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Also i’m not talking about this game so i’m talking about other things.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Stay Classy!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 10, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit game was shit
I know statistically Tim’s had games worse than that, but I think that might be the most pathetic he’s ever looked to me. Perhaps I wouldn’t be saying this if the ump calls strike 3 to Dempster, but still, that 1st inning was awful.
I try to be optimistic but damn, he just looks like a “good” pitcher right now.
Oh, GRM is back. In Fanshot form
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:09 PM PDT reply actions
Seriously? Travis, of all people, is the problem?
He’s not the answer, but he isn’t the problem right now.
It was said of old by by the wise . . .
. . . If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Belt is clutch
.441/.512/.735 w/RISP
by TimLaser and MattyC on Aug 10, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i would definitely want him to improve on this
by TimLaser and MattyC on Aug 10, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
JaymeeSireCSN
Renteria to get an MRI on his biceps. Sandoval will play Wednesday.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Ahh, the best laid plans of mice and men
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
9 million!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
At least Edgar won’t take the field for the last couple of months. Expect a DL announcement either today or tomorrow.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Good
I’ll take a DL announcement over them forcing him to play hurt like last year.
They could be Giants...but not really.
OT: Has anyone watched Rubicon?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:13 PM PDT reply actions
I watched the pilot and found it intriguing but also really slowly paced. I’m not sure if I should continue to watch it.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Just watched the second episode
By god is it slow. Also the AV club aptly described most of it as the protagonist intently squinting at things.
I’m going to stick by it until the 4th episode, which is supposed to be good, but it put me to sleep twice already.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
If it's any consolation
At least it kicks the ass of that atrocious Covert Affairs. I really want to like that show, but every week it just finds new ways of annoying the piss out of me.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Yes, I’m not sure how I feel about the protagonist yet and I feel like a lot of the show is riding on him but any show with a complicated mythology will hook me anytime.
We can agree on Covert Affairs though. I’m very sure how I feel about the protagonist on that show and it is not good.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the only reason I'm sticking with it
Is because of James Badge Dale’s knockout performance in The Pacific. I love me some serialized drama, but I feel like I need to be fed a little more line before I give a crap about the conspiracy. As of now, they just seem very good at killing people in needlessly complex ways.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I need to watch The Pacific and Band of Brothers too
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 11, 2010 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I had to cut out on episode four
But it was some profound TV. Can’t wait for it to get to DVD.
Now with all this talk about slow pacing and WWII, I kind of want to watch Thin Red Line.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
You gotta watch Band of Brothers with the commentary of the actual soldiers turned on. Although you should definitely watch it without commentary first
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 11, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I like it, but I don’t mind a slow pace. Which is really really helpful.
I mean, seriously, it makes Mad Men look like 24.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I was very excited in the second episode when someone yelled.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I’m fairly certain there aren’t the resources to do minor league pbp defensive stats yet
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
IIRC he’s not very good, but I wonder if he’d be worth trading for even if he plays terrible D. We really need to upgrade 1B for next year. Whether Huff comes back or not.
I don't think he's that good
but I could be wrong
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
LOL
“I get a lot of ‘welcome backs’ when I go to Atlanta,” said [Javier] Lopez the Giant, who has not donned a Braves uniform in his eight-year major-league career.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Javier Lopez still gets Javy Lopez cards in the mail even though the latter retired in 2006.
“I usually send them back with a note,” the new Giant said. “I really love it when you’re a pitcher and they send you a card with a picture of a catcher.”
They could be Giants...but not really.
wow
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 Aug 10, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Atlanta fans, they are smart
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 10, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 10, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Not as hilarious as the hijinks that ensue when Billy Beane and Billy Bean get confused
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
The key take home points from this game!
1. Pablo will never hit another homer again. Never ever, never again not even one.
2. If Timmy doesn’t start being Timmy, and stop being Wellenmeyer cloned, there will be no postseason for the giants, unless you call watching another team on TV as part of the postseason. Timmy should be beating the guys he has been matched against in recent starts, but instead he has been terrible. His ERA post allstar break suggests that something is wrong with him. ( I know, DUH).
Anyone else think it’s funny that both Lincecum and Pablo have been among the most disappointing Giants this year?
But laughing at bad things helps one cope. At least it does for me. Otherwise I would have gone postal many many many times by now.
Yes you do.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I cry a lot. In a corner
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Alex_Lewis masturbates to cope.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I excessivley clean my house to cope. I hate to cleaning.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
oops bad conjugation
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
TWSS
"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 Aug 11, 2010 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Timmy is a lot more of a disappointment. The wonderkind, drafted 10th and 10th only because teams earlier were afraid of his fragile little bodice.
Pablo came as a pleasant surprise, a much lower draft choice, and he will struggle, and figure it out, but perhaps a lot too slowly for the fans who want to see a playoff team this year, like ME. Timmy is no longer inconsistent, he is Matt Herges 2004 Redux.
by bradleybear on Aug 10, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the comic relief, I needed that
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Aug 10, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG OVERREACT!!!!!!! TIMMY IS HERGES!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
PUT TIMMY IN THE BULLPEN!!!
"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 Aug 11, 2010 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions
FOPPERT!
"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!!
Screw you Flannery.
Where is Waldo.
I think
Waldo has possessed Tim Lincecum’s body. They should do arbitration with him this year, instead of his super two and he would be able to afford a few less marijuano farms. And it would have been more appropriate for timmy to pitch on the grateful dead appreciation night.
a
I’d like to order whatever you’re having
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 10, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
dude, what the fuck are you saying
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Don't try to make sense of the incomprehensible
"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 Aug 11, 2010 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A
Home from the game. Ugh. Just ugh.
Also, saw the highlights of the Reds-Cards fight. Chirs Carpenter and Yadier Molina can feel free to go fuck themselves.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 10, 2010 11:22 PM PDT reply actions
I found it funny on the MLB.com comments section that someone called Cueto a pussy for kicking at people, when Cueto was being smothered against a wall and could have been seriously injured.
I think that was Carpenter. He’s an asshole, anyway. Half the Cardinals take after LaPussy er I mean LaRussa.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He didn’t look smothered to me. He was kicking out at players’ faces. It was a cowardly move, from what I saw
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 11, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
If they could do that, they’d probably never leave the house.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow I don’t like the way bill dealt with this whole thing get over it dude
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
i mean wtf hes just like waaaah i did one thing wrong now fuck everything
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Mr. Bill
"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 Aug 11, 2010 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions
/smashes Natto with rolling pin
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL BRANDON PHILLIPS
“I’d play against these guys on one leg. We have to beat these guys. All they do is bitch and moan about everything, all of them. They’re little bitches, all of them. I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear: I hate the Cardinals.”
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Aug 10, 2010 11:26 PM PDT reply actions
You should definitely check out the highlights from tonight’s game.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 10, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the greatest quote ever.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to not have feelings either way towards Phillips. Now I slightly like him. I guess I hate the Cardinals more than I thought.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 10, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Same.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 10, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the honesty really. Rivalries aren’t dead.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The whiny tree doesn’t fall far
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 10, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
At least he clears everything up at the end
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- Republik of Mancunia
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 10, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Phillips? YOU ARE AWESOME!
Also, one of my buddies who’s a Cards fan is absolutely PISSED!!!!! Hated the fact Cueto gave Larue a concussion, plus thinks Phillips is a complete ass hole for saying that… Also he gave me the history behind why Tony and Dusty hate eachother, and about how he hates Dusty as a manager and how he thinks he’s a complete ass hole…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I wish the Giants had the same feeling about Dodgers. Very few do.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I thought he said "bi-otches", not bitches
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
so two of the teams that are fighting us for the WC got into a fight with suspensions definitely coming? Thanks!
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
0 stands for the zero wins since timmy's smoking habits have been amped-up, allegedly.
He probably just forgot to go to the oxygen bar the day before his start. Or maybe they thought he was too young to breath in some of that ozone-lite.
oh what the fuck i hate it when apollo hallucinates.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
As compared to Baltar
That schtick got old in the fucking mini-series.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
at least there’s reason to baltar’s hallucination apollo’s just like ‘omg heeeeeey bright light and womenz i’m lying down hey woooo"
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 10, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Just you wait
Have you gotten to the one with the pigeon?
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I’m on the boxing one. It’s the first plain bad episode in a while.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was kinda lame
Not as bad as the stupid smugglers one in the, i think, second season. Definite nadir of the show.
Also, Romo Lampkin is awesome.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I love when Baltar hallucinates. He acts so wacky and everyone around him is all O_o
by GrooveGiant on Aug 11, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
One day they hate the cards, the next day they are traded to them and are playing with a cards uniform.
I hate the umps that gave the cards the playoff series against the giants in 87. Striking out Clark on a called strike 3 with the bases loaded on a full count on a ball that was eyeball high. Giants lost the game I think 1-0. Jeff the Hackman Leonard, was the star of the series, although he was no Mark Leonard.
good to know
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m really starting to enjoy these posts.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 10, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
So when is Brandon Belt joining the team?
We sure could have used Bowker tonight. He went 3 for 3 with a homer. and a walk. And if, Burriss could get a hit, you know Bowker would have gone deep. The Cardinals will probably get him from the pirates.
these posts remind me of KNBR callers
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 10, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowker and Belt are two different guys.
by bradleybear on Aug 10, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
you don't say
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m a little lost. Why do you want Burris to get hit?
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 10, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
anybody ever been to five guys burgers?
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 10, 2010 11:38 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah. It's pretty good
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Not only can he hit and field, and hit for power and average, the guy can run.
No reason to keep hiding the guy in Richmond. flying squirrel to Giants in no time.
I assume you’re talking about Belt?
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 10, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I will take an Alderson future despite his suckiness this year, instead of a Freddie can not do Sanchez, this year.
6 million a year for this single’s hitter who cannot even hit 260. Hitting about 207 since the allstar break. 6 million. He is only hitting 207 more than I am over that period, and the differential is not worth 6 million
6 MILLION
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 10, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
MOBIUS GIF
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions
kinda reminds me of ......
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Restart
EFF IT. cut the hair, go back to high socks, and try to strike everyone out lol. worked for the past years.
Agree 100% about a haircut, but I don’t think he has the confidence to strike people out right now, Dempster was his first fucking k in the game
You really think the length of someone’s hair is going to change things? Or is it just doing something different? Chasm no doubt.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
obviously. but i actually did like the high socks lol
by andrewtotheh on Aug 10, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually . . .
. . . I have often wondered if, in killer-hot summer days (and even nights in some places), it isn’t a bit of a drag on body temperature. Fashion statement ahead of physical comfort?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I would think that on warmer days the hair would hold more sweat and keep the body cooler.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
You lose a lot of heat through your head… I would think insulating it with a mop of hair would be a drag on heat loss. Not to mention that sweat cools you through evaporation and holding more sweat means it’s evaporating less… again, retarding heat loss (have you ever noticed the breeze right after getting a short haircut? That is your head cooling from direct exposure to convection).
I will refrain from inflicting any long hair/short hair pictures of myself on the good folks around here, but I can say from experience that having a big mop of hair is not conducive to staying cool in very hot weather.
Having said that, I don’t think it’s a huge factor.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Kappa?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t that be an invitation to some sort of freak hamster accident?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
geez, been watching some film from 2008 and at washington, and WOW, his motion just looks so much more explosive. didn’t think it was that dramatic.
by andrewtotheh on Aug 10, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
and yea i agree with the confidence being an issue
by andrewtotheh on Aug 10, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy quotes
Obviously, something isn’t right, but Lincecum insisted the issue is purely mental and mechanical and not physical. He’s been inconsistent with his motion through much of the season, and he felt so out of sync with the windup early against the Cubs that he quickly went to the stretch to try and regain some sense of order in his delivery.
“I feel fine,” he said. “I’m not hurting, I don’t feel dead or tired. I still feel like I’ve got my stuff. It’s just a matter of where I throw it, and also staying consistent with my motion. I feel like I haven’t been repeating it well.”
Lincecum said over the past couple of years he’s been trying to pull away from his personal pitching guru, his father Chris Lincecum, and attempt to figure things out on his own when his mechanics go awry. But he admitted after this latest rough outing that he may be phoning home for suggestions on how to work things out.
“I’m struggling right now,” he said. “It’s one of those things where I hope I can figure it out on my own, but hopefully my dad can help me.”
The right-hander said he has so many moving parts in his windup and delivery that when something goes awry, he starts to nitpick on one part of it and neglect other parts. He said he fully expects to figure it out eventually, but understands he must do it quickly with the Giants in the heat of a playoff race.
“You just have to know that you’re going to come out of it and not to get too down about it,” he said. “Obviously, everybody has high expectations of themselves and when things like this happen, you kind of wear it. But it’s about bouncing back.”
They could be Giants...but not really.
I understand the need to be your own man Tim, but please call your father.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 11, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
THIS
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 11, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I could be wrong, but I thought he and Chris had worked on his mechanics just before the All-Star break.
They could be Giants...but not really.
This is dumb
It’s one thing for a father to say, ‘oh, son, you need to learn to live and solve problems on your own, because I won’t always be around’… but Chris Lincecum will (likely and hopefully) be around for Tim’s entire MLB career. There isn’t any reason why Tim has to figure things out on his own at all.
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Yes.
"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!!
Screw you Flannery.
That's advice we all should take
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 11, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes please
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I feel like part of it is that he no longer gets the torque he used to get from his old windup.
by withclubsauce on Aug 11, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
That, and Kruk is probably right about the lack of a 4SFB.
And a bit OT, but Marshall and Marmol have nasty movement on their breaking pitches. Wow.
by withclubsauce on Aug 11, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Might be the natural loss of flexibility that naturally comes with age
If he’s not, he should probably take up yoga.
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I don't get why
The Giants don’t fucking hire Chris Lincecum. Only he knows how the fuck these crazy mechanics are really supposed to work. Get your ass to SF and start putting fucking dollar bills on the ground or whatever. Maybe now he needs $100,000 on the ground. Fine. Whatever it takes
And probably the worst idea is trying to figure it out on your own. Bonds used to have hitting sessions with his Dad when he started to struggle.
Kind of mind boggling how the Giants organization is handling it. Bochy says “he will bounce back.” Is he a fucking ball? Is he really going to bounce back. What the fuck does that mean? How about addressing the issue? I’m sure they are doing more behind the scenes but jeez.
OK. I feel better now.
I think this is a new issue for them...
Lincecum wanted to figure it out on his own and the the Giants did not wanted go against his wishes.
Fair enough.
Let’s hope they realize that it’s very possible that he can’t figure this out on his own and develop a plan to help him
I don't think that Chris Lincecum wants to leave his family in Washington
And I don’t think he really needs money because Tim probably dishes it out whenever he needs it.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I don’t think he’s the kind of guy who wants to be dependent on his son’s largesse.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Have you ever read King Lear?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Since you people are nerds, I believe you like graphs.
With that in mind, here’s a fairly simple graph. It shows a rolling ERA over the previous five starts for each Giants starter this year. Doesn’t tell anything new, but it’s an interesting way of showing the information (or so I’d like to think).
(click for big image)
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
looks more like my heart rate while watching that last inning.
:^/
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
What the hell that’s the end? That’s a stupid episode.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
They bonded
And the Admiral is still a bad ass
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Adama made up for his whole “waaah I’m to blame” thing in the Bulldog episode for sure.
It’s just so maddening. This whole KT/LA stuff does not need to be happening. It died in season two because it wasn’t working. Just let it stay dead for crying out loud.
And oh! The Netflix description made me think that was the last one on the disc but there’s more! I’m glad I don’t have to leave on that note.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, I have no idea what you’re talking about. And I thought I would.
Grape’s description doesn’t help – that describes every episode!
by GrooveGiant on Aug 11, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m trying to be vague because I know there’s one person here is has seen less than I have.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait is this just an extended version of the last episode? What is going on here?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
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"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't worry
Veronica Mars is now streaming on Netflix.
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I heard that show was good for about a season.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually liked the Third Season
It’s entertaining. And sassy.
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It's worth giving the pilot a shot
It’s pretty upfront about what it is.
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it's about a girl named Veronica
and she’s from mars?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
High school girl solves mysteries with the assistance of her PI father and odd-ball friends.
I know it sounds like the most retarded pitch, but it’s a really good show.
So again is The Middleman, which has an even dumber pitch.
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i think i might have watched an episode or two
back int he day
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I didn't think anyone watched The Middleman...
W/r/t VM, it is what it is. I have a fondness for hardboiled detective stores, so it’s right up my alley. Others may, validly, find the genre hackneyed, so I try not to force it on anyone. It basically gives an entertaining twist to a good old story. Also, it’s got that bald guy from Just Shoot Me.
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Oh I did see a part of an episode and I was so distracted that it was the bald guy from Just Shoot Me.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:49 AM PDT up reply actions
He looks a bit too much like a Mr. Potato for me to take him seriously as an actor.
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I mean why? It’s like they said “Hey, this episode is kind of terrible. You know what would make it less terrible? MORE OF IT.”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently
It was nominated for a Nebula
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Whaaaaaa?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
And I mean don’t get me wrong here. It’s one of two full episodes of the entire series that I didn’t like, so it’s not a knock on the show. It’s just… that episode… it wasn’t good. It was tacky writing and overly manufactured drama.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
AND OMG FLASHBACKS
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Meh, their whole romance thing never struck a chord with me. I much prefer her contemptible actions in the Anders relationship. Seemed a bit more true to form.
By the by, where are you at so I don’t spoil anything?
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Middle of season 3.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
And I agree about the KT/LA stuff. It doesn’t work. Fucking square pegs.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
But I mean, it not working doesn’t work. The whole show is better when they just let them be over it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know what you mean actually. The middle of season 3 gets very focused on unnecessary character development and not focused enough on blowing up toasters.
by GrooveGiant on Aug 11, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Fucking skinjobs.
I will admit that I’m pretty fucking intrigued about the five missing models.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Btw, here’s a BSG-related personal story of mine that you may or may not find intriguing:
My boss had me go to a condo he rents out to let in ppl to fix water damage… anyway, when I get to the condo, the door’s unlocked and I hear people inside. I go in, only to find none other than Gaius Baltar himself sitting on the couch. He explained to me that he was just staying there temporarily while the tenant was out of town. It turns out my boss rents the condo to the actor who plays Helo.
by GrooveGiant on Aug 11, 2010 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh man.
I would have been like “is that the guy who plays Baltar? I better not assume that it’s him. He probably looks different in real life. But it looks like him. Okay, just play it cool. Act like it’s not him and then if he brings it up, you’re in.”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, that was exactly my reaction. I was like, man, that really, REALLY looks like Gaius Baltar. Then, I shit you not, I went, “Hey, are you -”
“Yes.”
“Wow, I gotta say I really appreciate your work. It was my favorite show of all time.”
The repair people go, “Oh, you’re an actor? What show?”
He says, “Oh… you probably wouldn’t have seen it.”
As nerdy as it makes me, I love telling that story.
by GrooveGiant on Aug 11, 2010 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I would have thought I was hallucinating about Gaius
and my mental stability would have been forever damaged.
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I also kind of dislike how easy it is for a show to create drama by screwing with relationships. It’s gotten to the point where in a lot of shows and a lot of situations it really just seems like the easy way out for the writers and the showrunners. It’s one reason I always liked Cox and Jordan in Scrubs. They were supposed to be a fuckcouple, but they worked so well that the producers just kept them together. It’s also why I always hated JD/Eliot. They don’t work. They have bad chemistry. The show even got to a point where they were an afterthought and Eliot was happy and JD was growing up but NO WHY THE FUCK DO YOU FUCK THINGS UP AND JUST CRAM THEM TOGETHER? IS IT FOR THE HELL OF IT? ARE YOU FUCKING WITH ME? JESUS CHRIST.
And while I’m at it: XANDER AND ANYA SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN UP THAT WAS BULLSHIT GOD I HATE SEASON 6 OF BUFFY. AND FOR THAT MATTER TARA DIDN’T NEED TO DIE WHY DOES WILLOW HAVE TO BE SAD TOO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD JUST LET SOMEBODY BE HAPPY.
So in conclusion: fuck that noise.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude
Sitcoms have existed for more then half a century based on nothing expect artificially fucking with relationships. Shit, look at the entire run of Friends.
I loathe it too, but happy couples make for bad television.
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NO THEY DON’T! FORCING SHIT THAT DOESN’T WORK MAKES FOR BAD TELEVISION. JUST LOOK AT ALMOST THE ENTIRE RUN OF FRIENDS.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I hate it too, but the hoi polloi lap it up. Also, I think that writers just get lazy some weeks.
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So tell me...
How do you feel about season 6 of Buffy?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, I never watched it.
My knowledge of Whedon is only from Firefly, and I’m not surprised that Whedon would randomly manufacture drama for the sake of it. Particularly his penchant for killing beloved characters largely for the shock value of it.
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Whedon also wrote an episode for the US version of "The Office."
true story.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought he just directed one?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
ah ..... you might be right ......
yuup, you’re right. just checked. lol. good call, sir. buffy is awesome. sarah michelle gellar kicking vampires’ asses makes me all warm inside. lol.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
best line of the episode ......
“I’ve never hunted vampires before, I have hunted werewolves though …. one time, I killed one with a silver bullet and before I could see what it looked like, it had turned back into my neighbor’s dog.”
Dwight K. Schrute, ladies and gentlemen.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss Doyle. :(
Also: Glenn Quinn
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
…Whedon didn’t kill Doyle for the hell of it. It was because of Glenn Quinn’s drug problems, so that’s not really a good example of that.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Cough Wash Cough
Also, I felt like he killed Penny in Dr. Horrible because he needed a cop out ending.
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Surprisingly, he said that killing Penny was his brother’s idea.
Still, I do hate that ending.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions
It ranks up there on my list of cheap endings.
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I thought that Doyle was designed to be killed off from the start? Whedon has a whole thing about how he always wanted to do a show where a character gets into the opening credits and dies unexpectedly, because you don’t expect a character in the opening credits to ever die. He wanted to do it with Jesse in the first episode of Buffy, but they didn’t have the budget for multiple credit sequences.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions
According to Wikipedia, it may be some combination of the two.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doyle_(Angel)#Writing_and_acting
Based on those quotes, it seems like Doyle wasn’t really conceived as a permanent character, but Quinn’s personal issues kind of sealed the deal on it after a certain point.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions
And that was exactly what was SO REFRESHING about Cox and Jordan. They were supposed to be an artifically fucked with relationship. That was their express purpose when the show started. But instead of doing something that doesn’t work, Bill Lawrence and Co. decided to do the thing that does work and it worked so much better.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions
People have said
Weirdly enough, that the show Cougartown does a good job of what you’re talking about. Apparently after wearing out their shock schitck in the first five episodes, they actually made some real relationship and explored them…
Yes… Cougartown.
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I refuse to believe this for many reasons.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m on the same boat, but then again, I thought the premise for Friday Night Lights was completely vapid.
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And seriously
Buffy is the quintessential example of a show which doesn’t at all adhere to what people think of it.
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And while I’m at it: XANDER AND ANYA SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN UP THAT WAS BULLSHIT GOD I HATE SEASON 6 OF BUFFY. AND FOR THAT MATTER TARA DIDN’T NEED TO DIE WHY DOES WILLOW HAVE TO BE SAD TOO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD JUST LET SOMEBODY BE HAPPY.
I’m totally on board with the Xander and Anya thing, because that was a stupid episode full of stupid out of character decisions and stupid writing and it set up mostly stupid things (except that one Anya episode the next year).
But storywise, I have no problem with killing Tara. None. I liked Tara. When she died, it hurt. And from a plot perspective, the point wasn’t that Willow was sad about it, but that she snapped and was fucking pissed and nothing else really could have done that. So I take issue with that statement from a factual perspective, but also I think that killing Tara was an effective thing to do because Tara didn’t need to die. She was essentially a fully integrated member of the Scooby Gang (aw, I just remembered they were called that as I wrote it), she was interesting and she brought out different dimensions of Willow, Buffy, and Dawn. So yes, that is when you kill her, because that’s when it matters and that’s when it hurts and that’s when you feel it and that’s the point.
Though it would have been a lot better if they had had Willow and Tara get back together more than an episode earlier. That’s really the part of it that annoys me, because it does get pretty predictable that “Oh, they’re back together! Oh, now they’re not! Gotcha!” It shouldn’t have happened after a big reunion event like that. It should have just happened, and that’s what would have been crushing about it.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Well, I pretty much agree with you. First that the episode where Xander and Anya break up is a stupid episode that is poorly conceived and written even poorlier. And second that Tara getting killed did make sense. I mean, it makes sense in and of itself. So it’s not specifically that it happened that gets me. It’s that it also happened. Let me try to explain. The whole problem with season 6 for me was that it was just sadness multiplied. Nobody was happy. Something terrible happened to everyone without a single reason for any of them to imagine that it might get better.
I think, for instance, if Anya and Xander had stayed together, maybe the Tara thing wouldn’t rub me so wrong. If the whole season wasn’t such a vast expanse of wasteland, I could probably stomach the individual patches of wasteland a lot better.
Of those patches of wasteland, the Tara one was probably the least worst.
I just… why can’t one measly person be happy?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
That said, when I watch the individual season 6 episodes, I tend to more or less enjoy them. When I watch many of them back to back I get really mad, though.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions
have you ever been to ComicCon, my good sir?
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Maaaaaaaaaybe
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, I’m jealous right now.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 11, 2010 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
GENGAR!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Gengar used to scare me, really.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 11, 2010 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Gengar is the best.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions
you ..... lucky ..... fuck.
lol. that’s awesome. my dream is to one day attend ComicCon. did you dress up as anyone? or were you an observer?
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Uhm… do I need to post another picture of me not dressed up at Comic Con?
Nah, I only went that one time and I dressed in my civvies. It’s a lot of fun. If I go again, though, I’m definitely going to go when I can afford to spend about $500 at the event alone.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha .....
no picture necessary, amigo, i believe it. that’s so sick. dammit! i wanna go next year so bad! lol.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions
/unlurk
I’d just like to say AWESOME and I went to Comic-Con last year too, and ran into Elijah Wood, whom I had been in love with since I was just a wee lass.
/lurk
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
by MonochromeGarden on Aug 11, 2010 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Mr. Frodo!!!
was Sam with him?? Haha!
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 11:45 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Episode of what?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 11, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve really only been watching one thing for a while now.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Battlestar Galactica?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 11, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Yuppers.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m planning on starting to watch that whenever I get the free time to do so during school. Otherwise known as my attempt to not have a social life.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 11, 2010 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
The first two and a half and a half seasons (stupid having a season 2.5 to confuse things…) come highly recommended. I can’t speak for the last season and a half and a half.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
So … seasons 1, 2, 2.5 are good?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 11, 2010 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions
It kinda tails off after the middle of season three
But by that time you’re already so invested, you gotta watch until the end. So it’s all good.
Give it a shot.
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Alright, I’ll check it out.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 11, 2010 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, 1, 2, and 2.5 are aces. And the first half of season 3 is also really good, but with a few more visible hiccups than before.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions
The miniseries is a little rough, though. So if you get a little discouraged at the very start, wait it out. It hits its stride almost as soon as the first official episode starts.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions
i don't think i have never experienced a frustrated stream of consciousness from Grant .....
and let me tell you ….. it’s kind of scary. legit and appropriate …… but scary. i would hate to take a walk in his mind and see the things he sees.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
Wait a sec, it turns out that “The Dark Night” is kind of a steaming pile. Heath Ledger is amazing, but the rest of the movie is a noisy mess. Why didn’t anyone tell me the first three times I saw it?
Explain? There are things I don’t like about it and Bale gets a little silly but I still find it to be a very tight movie.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Every scene has something that annoys me, starting with the plan to escape from the bank. The plan is to drive out of the bank with bricks-a-flyin’ and join a procession of other school buses? No one will notice! Great plan. It’s a comic book movie, so there’s no point picking at every plot hole, but it was an obvious attempt at an “ain’t that clever”-getaway, and it was just stupid. There’s something in every scene that makes me roll my eyes. Maybe I just can suspend my disbelief for comic book movies like I used to.
Also, Aaron Eckhart has always annoyed the crap out of me, and he did it in this movie too. I would have rather had Tommy Lee Jones.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 11, 2010 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t like that movie, probably because I didn’t give Eckhart a chance. He’s like Keanu Reeves without the earnest effort.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 11, 2010 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
It is a little odd that nobody stops in traffic or anything when a bus drives out of the bank.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, MANY unanswered questions .....
like when they’re at the Harvey Dent party and the Joker pushes Rachel out of the window …… Batman goes to save her, and they smash into the car …. THEN IT JUST CUTS TO THE NEXT SCENE!!! WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE JOKER AT THE PARTY? DID HE JUST LEAVE? DID HE KILL THEM ALL? WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED???
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
The whole point of the scene was that he was looking for Harvey Dent.
Did you want 15 minutes of him searching the room and not finding him.
Movies can’t explain everything. Go read a fucking book if you want that.
hey bro .....
i was simply voicing my opinion. i just wanted some closure to that scene …. and more joker. that’s all.
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was overrated
it seemed to take forever
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
OH!
and christian bale uses the deep, rough, and gruff dark knight voice while playing john connor in “terminator salvation.” seriously bale? you couldn’t find a different voice to use?
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions
it seriously is!
i honestly still think to this day that Sam Worthington (who played the half robot, half human) should have been John Connor. he is SUCH the better actor and also doesn’t freak out at lighting designers on the set!! lol!
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Awww Yeah
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
THAT’S SO FUCKING GREAT!!!!! LOL!!!!! i wish it showed kermit the frog nodding at the end, though.
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:52 AM PDT up reply actions
here we go .....
a perfect ending. lol!
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Sam Worthington is a crappy actor
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I have avoided him and Channing Tatum at the box office, haven’t seen either of them in any movies but yeah they look like bad actors.
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
what i meant was .....
at least he doesn’t use a distracting voice like Bale did. his line “him again” in TDK was the exact same delivery he used in Terminator when he goes, “this is John Connor …. you are the resistance.” that’s all.
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 11:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m not saying you’re wrong about Bale, but the last person you should be comparing him to is Worthington.
noted, mr. natto.
duly noted. i actually watched terminator salvation just now …… and you’re definitely right. he IS a terrible actor. i must have been high when i saw it the first time. LOL!
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
i actually never saw Avatar. i’m not much of a cgi guy. is it worth it?
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah ......
i kinda got that vibe when i saw the trailer. was never interested in seeing it.
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
And while we’re at it: I have an alternate response to Mayor of 311’s query in this thread:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/1/20/729198/ot-movies-and-oscars-and-s#11737630
I think that Bruce Wayne lies to protect Gotham for the reasons that I gave there, but also because, well, that’s how he was raised. When Alfred hides Rachel’s letter from Bruce, what is he doing, really? He’s doing the same thing that Bruce does at the end of the movie by hiding Dent’s guilt. To some extent, Alfred is to Bruce Wayne as Batman is to Gotham. Bruce Wayne was cared for and protected this way for most of his life. It’s natural that he would try to care and protect in the same way.
But also, that other stuff I said.
Yes, that was mildly obsessive, answering a question that somebody asked me over a year and a half ago.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course, he’ll probably never see this. So, you know….
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, that has been efficiently solved.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 1:34 AM PDT up reply actions
but still .....
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 1:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
You know it’s a depressing game when people start saying “The Dark Knight” isn’t a great movie and start nitpicking.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS!
MY favorite superhero nerd movie ox has been gored. You are all a bunch of meanies!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
you know it's a REALLY depressing game .....
when you can’t voice your opinion about a movie because there’s some fanboy crying in the corner the whole time because he thinks differently. why don’t you join the conversation and support your argument instead of getting all pissy??
/passes DFA a blunt.
Now smoke this shit and calm the fuck down. lol.
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Even in the Giants took all 4 from the Cubs
Dark Knight would still be kinda shitty
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
TL:DNW
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Thoughts
1) I would prefer if Rowand got starts over Ishikawa. If you’re really enamored with the idea of a lefty, please start Nate over Travis. Ishikawa is not a good hitter.
2) Zito and Cain. We trust you, we love you. Please win.
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
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 know all of you dislike Ratto
But this tweet responding to Steinmentz’s nonsense last night is great.
Ray Ratto RattoCSN
And to Steinmetz: You just don’t like Cain because he isn’t a thin 6-10 left-handed shooter who can’t rebound or play defense
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
LOL ratto burn
steinmetz is seriously an idiot. i lost a lot of respect for him last night, because generally his basketball reporting is relatively harmlses
Twat
Chatting today at noon. Let’s talk Biedrins, the schedule and whether Matt Cain is a No. 1 even though we know better.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I hate it when people, especially supposed journalists, have to resort to hyperbole to make a point.
I don’t think anyone said Cain was the Giants No. 1 starter. They said Steinmetz’s ridiculous “doesn’t know how to win!” argument was stupid.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
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I’d classify these are pretty dumb too:
A 3.46 ERA is totally fine. No doubt about it. But it’s certainly not great.
I believe Zito has postseason experience, & success no less. Not Cain
The way I read the #1 thing – No, Cain is not the Giants’ #1 starter. But there are only 30 MLB teams and I’d like to see him name 30 pitchers who have been consistently better over the last few years than Cain.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Oh yeah, the Zito post-season experience argument is pretty hilarious.
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Some guy responded to it in terms Steinmetz can hopefully appreciate :D
Knocking Cain for his lack of playing time in October is like ripping on Charles Barkley for never winning a ring, if Charles played in just one quarter of each game.
What even brought on his first tweet anyway? Was someone comparing Cain to Lincecum, while Timmy was struggling last night?
They could be Giants...but not really.
I don’t know. I don’t even follow him, but Brian Murphy retweeted something, and that’s where I saw it. (That was another terrible argument — “Brian Murphy is a huge Giants fan and he agrees with me! Therefore, it’s true!” Or something like that. Guy needs a debate class or something.)
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Wow
I just went and read them. If I didn’t know better, I’d think this was a huge chasm:
True No. 1’s can turn losses into no decisions.
Run support, schmun support. Every game starts out 0-0, and big boys find a way to win.
Run support is real, but also a crutch. Cain hasn’t translated to wins. Lincecum has. I’d start Zito in postseason before Cain right now.
This guy is an idiot. I suppose he thinks that complete game Cain pitched against the A’s where they lost 1-0 on an unearned run was Cain’s fault? What about Sanchez’s 1 hit loss against the Padres?
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♥BARRY ZITO♥
Cain should be hitting homers
Doesn’t know how to win…
Would still have Lincecum, Zito, and Cain as my 1/2/3 in the playoffs.
Pretty bad, huh? That’s why I assumed something happened or was said to trigger the release of all these stupid tweets.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Hmmm
Cain would not no. 1 on Texas (Lee), Yankees (Sabithia), Phillies (Halliday), Colorado (Jimenez), Mets (Santana), Florida (Johnson), Cardinals (Wainwright or Carpenter), Royals (Greinke), Sox (Lester), Rays (Price), Nationals (Strasberg) and Tigers (Verlander)
Cain would probably be right there for the Braves (Hudson), Bums (Kershaw), Angels (Weaver), and Brewers (Gallardo).
- Halladay
- Josh Johnson
- David Price
- Cliff Lee
- Jimenez
- Carp
- Wainwright
- Greinke
- Lester
- Verlander
- Hernandez
- Sabathia
- Hanson
Above are pitchers I would trade Matt Cain + for.
Below are pitchers that I am not sure I would trade Matt Cain for but are at least as good as him
- Kershaw
- Romero
- Danks
- Flyod
- Morrow
- Lirano
- Oswalt
- Haren
- Hamels
Lets see, thats 13 +9 = 21 so yeah Matt Cain is an Ace
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoops, I added Hamelin late and changed the 8 to a 9 but forgot to update the total.
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Though
It depends on how you define “ace” – for example, is the 30th best pitcher in the majors an ace, even though he wouldn’t be on the best pitcher on 29 teams?
Cain would be the second best pitcher on most team, so doesn’t that make him a #2?
I was promised lasagna.
Yeah, there is definitely a fuzzy line where Ace’s become #2’s, I think Cain is in that fuzz.
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
For some reason, I always think of an ace as one of the top 5-10 pitchers in the league
I’m not sure why though
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I agree with this definition
Being the best pitcher on a team does not make you an “ace”. That just means you are not as crappy as the rest of the schmoes on your team.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
But Blanton was the Ace of the A’s that one year!
My favorite comment from my Philly fan family member when talking about how good the Phillies rotation is Oswalt? Ace. Halladay? Ace. Hamels? Meh. Blanton? FOMRER ACE!
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
If you consider that ‘ace’ is short for ‘ace of the staff’, then it’s the best guy on the team. If you consider ‘ace’ to be a certain level of prowess, like having shot down five enemy aircraft or something, it isn’t.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, it’s not like “ace” is an empirical term. I think some people use it to describe a #1 starter (the staff ace) but I tend to think of it like you do.
I don’t think Steinmetz used “ace” to describe Cain though. He seems stuck on the phrase “No. 1” – not sure if he means on the Giants or baseball overall. (I assumed it was the latter.)
They could be Giants...but not really.
An Ace
is somebody you turn to and feel comfortable to start game 1 of the world series.
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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
Greinke doesn’t count. Dude has a career 57-64 record and a higher ERA than Cain. =\
They could be Giants...but not really.
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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
Grant's fault for referring to the cat as the "gundark"
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Put the OP into "I Write Like"
Expected it to be called Joycean, but it came back Dan Brownesque.
Also, it’s Grant’s fault.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
If you read it again, it’s all leaden exposition.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 11, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Eh, throw in a couple of words in Italian and it’ll say you’re writing like Mario Puzo.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
The giants lose to the scrubs and the padres get fat off the pirates
Pretty much season.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I liked the fact that the team kept chipping away at the deficit. Lincecum fucking buried the team right off the bat, but damned if they didn’t keep fighting.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:20 AM PDT reply actions
Also
Buster Posey is a stud.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree
If we went down by 4 in the first inning last year, I don’t think I would have even kept watching.
This year, you know we’re capable of coming back. It’s cool.
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Grant
For God’s sake, make today’s afternoon post about how Barry Zito really isn’t as good as we think he is this year.
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Some optimism about Timmy
With all the issues and discussions about Timmy’s problems, I think there is definitely something wrong with his delivery. Last few years, Timmy looked effortless when he pitched while this year, he looks uncomfortable and out of sorts.
I consider this to be relatively good news in that Timmy will be just fine once he (and his dad) work out the kinks. This is much better than if he had a nagging injury.
Also, I think these struggles will make Timmy a better pitcher in the long run…the last two years may have been “too easy” for him…maybe he slacked off a little..maybe he lost some focus/intensity. It also will help him to learn how to pitch not just for Ks but to the situation.
Joe Mauer is going through the same issues this year..dramatic drops in HR, RBIs, AVG (still hitting .325), OBS, and SLG….no one thinks that Mauer is not going to be a future hall of famer.
the talent is still there so I’m not that worried
Waiver wire possibilities before the end of the month or something on September callups.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I was going to, but my computer restarted without warning while I was sort of in the middle of it and I don’t want to do it again.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
How about August baseball...
The dog days etc…and why we usually seem to struggle (or do we?)…what will happen this year?
I dunno…just throwin’ it out…
No baseball topic today
1000 words on how having a child changed your life.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
If you insist on a baseball topic
Write about how running this blog impacts your view of baseball in general and the Giants specifically.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
1500 words on Howie’s underwear.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
It takes a picture.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I only wear those on special occasions.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Grant's birthday?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
is that art from H.R. Geiger?
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 11, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I would like to see more fan letters from your admirers.
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Ways to serve llamas.
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Topic idea
“If you were making a movie about the 2010 Giants and the studio insisted Jonah Hill be in the movie as one of the players, as whom would he be cast?”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Russel Martin. Self explanatory.
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
OK, but if you had to cast him as a Giant
I’d choose Edgar Renteria, just for laughs.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
click me now
In case I’m not the only person to have no idea who he is, he’s one of these people according to Google images:
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
He is that annoying fat kid in Super Bad (funny but overrated) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Funny as hell)
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Aaron Rowand's future with the Giants, and whether he should get starts over Travis?
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Rikkert Faneyte is neither Rikkert, nor Faneyte
Discuss
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 11, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
how about an assessment of team strengths versus the teams that are WC/divisional hunt?
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
You could write a The Wire fanfiction replacing all of the characters with players on the Giants roster. Front office optional.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 11, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
You could draw that out for five days too!
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Day 5
Andrew Baggarly – that one reporter I didn’t give a shit about
Henry Schulman – that one reporter I didn’t give a shit about except to think he was annoying
Ray Ratto – The Baltimore Sun building
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
What does that make Bruce Jenkins?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Pick a day in Giants history
Write the blogpost as if it was that day, full Grant style. Relive a high point or low point or even a regular season game. It’d be a nice way to escape from a bad loss.
Dunno what you’d do with the 80’s references.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Just mail it in as always?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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It was posted he’s on the 7-day DL. Not sure of the ailment.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Broken spirit
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 11, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Also would have accepted: “Down the road from Churchill Downs.”
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Also would have accepted: With Carmen SanDiego
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
1) No b/c Waldo doesn’t use “world”
2) OK, but it’s a knock of the name I mentioned.
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe that Grant has been driven insane by one word: "fine."
upon searching the McCC database, I have found exactly 4,511 uses of the word “fine”. 2,899 were in the last 3 months. Of these, my boolean search reveals that 1,123 were used in the same sentences with the words Pablo, Panda, or Sandoval and either “is” or “will be”. Another 1,259 "fine"s were used in the same sentence with Tim, Timmy, Timmeh, or Lincecum, and either “is” or “will be.” In the absence of pre-existing mental instability, and considering that he passed his urine test, I see no other apparent cause for Grant’s loss of control, as manifest by the word salad postgame post.
I think Grant’s road to recovery will be long and arduous, with many relapses. I would encourage his friends and followers to avoid using the word “fine” in his presence or on McCC.
This is science.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
considering that he passed his urine test
Grant only passed the verbal part of this test.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t want to know.
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Or maybe I do!
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by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Fined.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
/reply_flail
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
You’ll be fine.
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2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Give me an "e"
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Shift-A
Uribe’s AB in the ninth, a candidate for worst AB of the year?
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
Rowand has had at least 100 at-bats that were worse.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
…and it’s only August. Obligitory: Two (plus) more years.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
This will go down as the longest 5-year contract in Giants history.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Longer or shorter than Zito’s 7 year deal?
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Also that 7 will in all likeliness turn into 8.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
# option vests with 200 IP in 2013 or 400 IP in 2012-13 or 600 IP 2011-13
- if 2014 option vests, Zito may opt out & receive $3.5M buyout
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Aug 11, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Sandoval didn't look lost last night in his at bats
I consider that a positive!
I was there for monday and last nights game
Broke the records for Kazoos being played FTW! Also Bill Walton is a big dude!
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Aug 11, 2010 11:41 AM PDT reply actions
He had better results yesterday
His approach still smelled pretty bad. That infield RBI single was just about the worse swing of the night.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 11, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
They also passed out the complete lyrics to “Take me out to the Ballgame.” I hadnt seen the verses (the part we sing is the chorus).
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
With the kazoo and the bobblehead.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Why—not when…it explained they were trying for a world record, and you could sign the
sheet as a “witness.”
Not the dumbest thing surrounding the Dead and near-Dead over the years, but pretty dumb.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
OT
So I have extra tix to the SJ Giants home game this Saturday. General admission. Any takers?
They could be Giants...but not really.
There seems to be a three four five rule with runs scored
Bill James showed from his data that once a team gets a four run lead, their chance of winning increased a lot. When the Cubs jumped out 4-0 in the first, it was a bad sign. Just like last Tue. when SF had a 4-0 edge on the Rocks, they won. The fangraph in the post game thread had their odds of a win at 83% (near as I could tell). If this is on the money, then anyone with that 4 run lead has a 5 out of 6 chance to win the game. It could be more than that if say, that advantage was gained in the 8th inning.
They Showed Some Heart
The Giants showed some heart to still score some runs and make it a game, but it was obvious from the beging that it wasn’t going to be there night. Let’s just hope they can win the next two… we need Zito to be on his A game today… Maybe like his A’s days. lol
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The begging definitely wasn’t going to be there.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 11, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I enjoyed reading this
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 11, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
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