Post-game thread: Giants salvage a game
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 19, 2010 6:49 PM PDT
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PrintIt would have been a little cooler if you had done this last Friday, but it was welcome all the same, Jonathan.
The Giants may yet crumble into a fine powder, but as of right now, they're just a game removed from a crushing defeat in the NLCS to the Padres the playoffs. This wasn't a must-win tonight. Man, how I hate that term. But it certainly was a please-win. So it was nice to have a nondescript, hardly-in-doubt-except-for-a-few-seconds-at-the-end, wire-to-wire win. Jonathan Sanchez was superb -- when he throws strikes, he really is one of the better pitchers around. Of course, that's like writing "When Bengie Molina hits his share of triples, he really is one of the more complete players in the league."
What's that? Molina isn't on the team anymore? Well, who am I going to use for slow jokes?
Oh, stop. Can't you celebrate a win without snark? It was a good win. They all are. Well, except for that Phil Cuzzi game. That was a bad win. Dang it, not sure how I thought of that. But this win had Posey, a pitcher throwing strikes, and a Panda hitting a Snow-rare homer from the right side. Good win. They all are*.
Did Krukow just say this was the first win from a starting pitcher in 15 games? Good gravy. Pitcher wins are kind of a junk stat, but that doesn't mean that's not a pretty good way to quickly describe the Giants' struggles recently.
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A win.
Awesome.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 6:50 PM PDT reply actions
I'm going to the Reds game on Wed
Looks like Bumgarner will start. Who else is going to that game?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
I have a pair in FC 108 N w/parking for face value if you need a pair.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Going Tuesday....
May have two extra in FC119 if there is interest
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I liked that
Much better than the past few days.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Definately
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 19, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we should say this when Schierholtz does good 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 19, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Definately!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yay!
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Yay!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay!
In the end, we all lose. Except some people.
by rain.TheMist. on Aug 19, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
!yaY
PITCH TO MY POSEY
Eli Whiteside Fan Club
by howtheydidntscore on Aug 20, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
jooooonathan sanchez!
/sung to sun kill moon’s Salvatore Sanchez.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2010 6:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
+1
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Aug 20, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
The lesson here is that Whitey should catch when Dirty is pitching
Buster should either play 1B or get the day off on such days
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Yes. I think the lesson is definitely that we should let one start govern how we use our catchers from here on out.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind Buster getting out of the squat one in every five, 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 19, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed, I just don’t like the idea that one game should dictate plan of action. That’s just so stupid.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 20, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't you watch G-Mag?
Dirty sez he and Whitey are like brothers from other mothers.
And if Whitey had caught him last week against the Pads, the Giants would have won.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Jonathan said the last part or is that your own thought?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 20, 2010 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Umm, I have seen that G-mag. It’s great that they have had a great relationship. But that doesn’t mean that there is a steadfast equation of “Sanchez + Whiteside = WINZ!” There have been plenty of occasions this season alone where Whiteside caught Sanchez and the results were not good.
Also, your statement that simply changing the catchers out last week would have completely changed the outcome of the game is ridiculous. There are thousands of different components that go into a baseball game, each having their own effect on outcome. Basically, you’re reaching really far for that conclusion.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 20, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
all jokes aside
I have to admit Guillen has a pretty nice swing
by 49erEmpire on Aug 19, 2010 6:57 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You have to give him a week before you can judge him!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
A full week.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
/hits dinger
/makes it a stand-up double.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Nice bat speed to make up for his lack of leg speed.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 19, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see it, still. I see his swing and I still think Scott.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 19, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Swing's solid
But not dreamy
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Dirty
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
That was cool.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I don't know about you, but I think the end should look a little different. At least it felt different.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 19, 2010 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I never know how to read these graphs.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Left to right
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
by DrDC on Aug 19, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not that stupid
Why does the green line keep going down?
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Soulbrother explained it well
It just means our win expectancy continuously increased (makes sense with a 5-0 lead and the other team doesn’t score).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yes he did
My comment published before his. I understand now.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Right to left like the Israelis
PITCH TO MY POSEY
Eli Whiteside Fan Club
by howtheydidntscore on Aug 20, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
X-Axis is innings
Y-Axis is probability of winning at that moment, with 0 (50%) being even and -100% being a Giant win.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 19, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
If I assume this graph is accurate, then a four run lead gives a team an 83.3% shot (5/6), to win in the first inning only (based on another graph when SF had that lead against the Rockies). After that, the same lead in later innings increases by 2% each inning (here it’s 87% in the third), until it hits 99% in the ninth.
It’s not a constant increase, it typically increases at an exponential rate (but it’s around 2%).
Meaning, outs later in the game with the same score provide more value.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
A very important win to talk about.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 19, 2010 6:59 PM PDT reply actions
I bet Bochy makes it sound like somebody died in a postgame.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
in his postgame.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Common sense
The service is being held directly after the game
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
And Bochy of all people is giving it?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 19, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Irony is also in attendance at this service
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t it ironic… don’t ya think?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 19, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah. Because common sense is dead? Get it?
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
I don’t know, but Bochy always sounds like somebody did no matter what the result of the game.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Like who?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn it. That was the most perfect “your mom” setup that I will ever see.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Slacker
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I barely know ’er!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That is pretty mean, Howie
My mom still speaks highly of you.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant that in the Biblical sense.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
But, my mom really is dead!>>!>!!>111
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 19, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
His wife is in a coma…
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Even when he’s arguing a call to an ump.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 19, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I just love comparing head sizes.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
TWSS
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely love that about his ump arguments.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
LOL that picture of Guillen.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
he looks like they shone a light directly in his eyes
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You know
I’m a little tired of the “fat” meme around here. I mean, I’m not fat, nor super-sensitive, but it seems every single thread has fat jokes and they’re just running out of steam, if you ask me.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Running out of steam like Bengie Molina running to first base?
/shoots and scores
by DFARowand on Aug 19, 2010 9:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i feel like he's about to say .......
“Dat’s NASTY!”
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
WE COULDA TRADED SANCHEZ FOR JOSE GUILLEN!!! SEE WHAT WE MISSED OUT ON?!?
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
HE PITCHED A 2-HITTER THROUGH 9 INNINGS ......
TRADE THE BUM!!!
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
THANK YOU JONATHAN
Thank you for pitching the best game by a starter in the last 15 games.
Thank you for throwing strikes.
Thank you for pitching into the 9th inning.
Thank you for beaning Chase.
Thank you.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Aug 19, 2010 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
big win.
Hopefully the Giants can once again do what they did in the wake of that hepetetic stoma inducing Rockies series.
Holy Christ, I hate the Padres.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Your last line is kind of oxymoronic
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
I didn’t used to hate them.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
herpetetic?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Hepatic coma? Herpetic stromal keratitis?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Good game. On Guillen’s hit in the first inning, I was expecting it to be a double. After the OF made a slide to get to the ball and pop up to throw I think he was just standing on first.
NO HUSTLE
Ask me about my blog.
He might be slow but I don’t think he has done anything with the Giants thus far to say he isn’t hustling.
Unless that was casm, then carry on.
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You aren’t allowed to criticize Guillen. I’ve heard that the moratorium is one week, but I’m not sure.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
unless he gets into a fist fight in the dugout with Ron Wotus or get thrown out at first on a single to left field or gets a Jose Canseco flyball off the head into the cove.
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
This sounds like like typical decorum. After all, if he goes 1-3 with a double every night, isn’t that a good acquisition?
Well, certainly after a week you’ve got enough of a sample.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh god, Bochy.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Big head?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s just such a buzzkill.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that’s part of his preset personality.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
if i can't fall asleep at night .......
i just put on his post-game interviews and i’m out in less than 5 minutes.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
why do they interview someone who went 0-4 with 2 Ks?
by TimLaser and MattyC on Aug 19, 2010 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
They interviewed Rowand? LOL
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING!!!
lol!
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
You are right in the squat
If he doesn’t catch that ball who knows what happens. A big play.
Ray Ratto is wearing pants.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Thank goodness.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
We’re all lucky.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
I facepalm every time I see that commercial.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 19, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m an oversensitive parent. I hate that he says he can talk about whatever he damn well pleases – I don’t cuss in front of my young ones, and I don’t like that he says this during a commercial aired during every fucking game.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Was it thehavenot who told the story about how he doesn’t cuss in from of his kids, but one day his kid said to him over his shoulder “Daddy, you cuss a lot online.” And all he could say was “Yes, yes I do.”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I shoo my 8 year old away when I’m on the laptop on the couch. I don’t want her to read the shit I write.
And also, I was trying to get the kids ready for their first day of school yesterday, and my new kindergartner was not cooperating – she was distracted by every frakkin’ shiny bug. I was brushing Kid 1’s hair, and mutter “dammit” under my breath. She repeated “Dammit!” and I had to explain to her that I said that by accident and that it is a bad word (“20x worse than stupid!”). Oh lord – I just know she’s gonna repeat it in front of the husband and I’m gonna get in trouble.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It was slightly different than that
My daughter said, “daddy, these people cuss a lot”
I said “yes. Yes they do.”
So it wasn’t actually about me.
I actually don’t cuss very often, even on here.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
But I remembered that it was you!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
In any case, apocryphal stories needn’t rely too heavily on quaint little concepts like ‘facts’ or ‘accuracy’ in their portrayal of the ultimate truth.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
That actually a minor miracle. Nobody remembers when I say something. Except for when I’m standing.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Do you ever sit?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 20, 2010 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
To echo the sentiments above . . .
I’m far more offended by the notion of him not wearing pants
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey-yo. Where’s Lars when you need him?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't talk
Too busy viciously attacking random people!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
But not 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 19, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That will change now that your penis is mold free
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
lol papa called sanchez dirty sanchez on air lol
"Everybody loves Basketball-Reference.com. Except the Kobe fans".- DubsFan408
by GovernorStephCurry on Aug 19, 2010 7:33 PM PDT reply actions
Reminds me of the time the President of my high school class...
… when referring the Marlyand Hunt Cup (a steeple chase race we used to go to when we were teenagers to get shitfaced and pass out ) at a school-wide assembly called it the cunt hup (out loud)…
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I keep trying to “Z” through other websites. It doesn’t work.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
I’ve noticed that I keep trying to Z through facebook.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I do it in Facebook, and other websites where it makes even less sense.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
“Damn it, gmail, why won’t you z?”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I eagerly await the day I try to Z through my online class.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome. It would be nice if z would scroll down the page a little bit at a time.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Like the page down button?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
or the down arrow
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Too much.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
I was sorely tempted to TWSS both of these comments you just made.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I was kind of expecting it, to be honest.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
TWSS
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I made a promise with myself a while ago that I wouldn’t do a direct TWSS ever 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 19, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, what’s an “indirect TWSS”?
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Saying something like “I wanted to TWSS this, but…”
Or my old standby: “Oh, come 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 19, 2010 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I try and do that through twitter. It never works :(
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve tried to z through documents at work. I feel a little ashamed every time I do it.
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 19, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Lotsa cattle to go with that hat
I was going to fanpost but … :)
Three comments:
1. Guillen looks pretty damn good at the plate right now
2. For all the talk of the outfield defense, it is the infield defense that has been the bigger problem
3. Wins by starting pitchers is not a useless stat. Far from it. MOST pitchers that get high win totals do one thing – they pitch deep into games. And that is absolutely crucial these days.
Wins by starting pitching is useless stat. Ask Cole Hamels how many runs of support he’s received in his past three starts.
No it isn't
REread what I said. Pitchers that win a lot of games generally consistently the late innings. If your argument is that the stat is often misleading, I agree. But it certainly isn’t useless.
whoops
“consistently pitch into the late innings” is what I meant.
Just to challunge ur preceptions, man!
Diasuke Matsuzaka won 18 games in 2008 while only pitching 167.2 innings in 29 games started. That’s like 5.7 IP per game.
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It might be kind of interesting to see if there is an overall correlation between wins and IP/G. Intuitively, it does make sense. Practically, I’m not so sure.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
The correlation between wins and other stats is usually pretty poor in the first place, but I suppose innings could have some.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I think the correlation is fairly strong over a career, as getting run support vs. not getting run support averages out. Of course there are outliers.
Also it seems like it is better as a team stat. If your starters are getting wins the team is playing well (pitchers going deep, runs being scored, bullpen holding leads etc.).
But it seems to be a blunt instrument —I’d assume that any question can be better answered with other metrics.
That’s probably true. I believe all pitchers in history with an ERA of 3.50 or below have a winning record.
The one exception is of course, Matt Cain.
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This guy just makes the cut, too.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/perezpa01.shtml
Career 3.44 ERA, career winning% .496
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I was close.
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There’s a bunch of guys if you include the early 1900s. But that doesn’t seem fair since everyone had low ERAs.
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I bet it gets better if you use ERA+.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Good idea! If I sort by ERA+ (min of 120 — Cain has a career of 127) and winning percentage, I get this top-5 (er, bottom?) list.
Rk Player W-L% ERA+ IP From To Age GS
1 Ned Garvin .374 125 1400.2 1896 1904 22-30 158
2 Matt Cain .465 127 1040.1 2005 2010 20-25 162
3 Jim Scott .484 121 1892.0 1909 1917 21-29 226
4 Jim Devlin .486 151 1405.0 1875 1877 26-28 153
5 Johnny Rigney .496 122 1186.1 1937 1947 22-32 132
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 8/19/2010.
LOL NED GARVIN! So, Matt Cain, almost historically the unluckiest pitcher.
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Wow, I thought ERA+ would solve the early era stuff, butt Cain is still the only guy on that list who played after 1950.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit Cain
Learn man, learn to win.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Poor Matt.
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 19, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
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I bet wins and IP/G have a high r.
But I doubt winning% isn’t as highly correlated.
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That makes a lot sense. Probably enough sense that actually doing the work isn’t worth 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 19, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, I don’t want to do any work.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s drink.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on over. We have plenty of alcohol.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it seems intuitive that if you’re pitching a lot of innings you aren’t totally sucking. Still, just wanted to note that WINS don’t always mean pitching deep.
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You slut.
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by Giant among Angels on Aug 19, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Also! (for fun)
Storm Davis won 19 games in 1989 while pitching with the Athletics. He started 31 games and only pitching 169.1 innings. That’s around 5.4 IP per start.
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Man, those 88-90 Athletics starters racked up the wins
Aside from Dave Stewart’s four straight 20 win seasons, Storm Davis (Storm Davis!) won 19 games, as you mentioned.
But the craziest was Bob Welch’s 27 win season in 1990.
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There are always exceptions
But as a rule I am relatively confident in the causal nexus between innings and wins for starting pitchers. And I’m talking last 20 years. In the old days, wins were a more important state. Cause the best pitchers finished what they started. Marichal is a good example. He has something like 250 wins and 260 complete games. God I loved to watch Marichal. An artist.
They also lacked the fortitude to fight back
Because they were often taken out early if they got hit hard early. Like, none of this “4th/5th inning stuff, runs allowed be damned” like we have nowadays.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Yeah, I remember hearing that the average pitches per game is about the same as it used to be, it’s just that the far ends of the average used to be more extreme.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Tango did a study on it
I just can’t seem to find it right now.
BTW, I don’t really think they lacked fortitude, it’s just what their managers wanted.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
It's not entirely useless
It’s not like basing your evaluation on a player’s eye color. But we have so many, far far far superior methods of evaluating players, it’s pretty much worthless.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
No, wins are useless
You’re saying that wins are good because they MIGHT tell us that a pitcher goes deep in to games. But why use wins to figure that out when we can actually just go and look up how many innings a pitcher goes in games?
Why use a second-hand stat when we can actually look at what you want to look at?
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LOLORADO!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 7:42 PM PDT reply actions
2-run homer off of De La Rosa
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
By who?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
reed johnson
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
As I said on Twitter earlier: I think it’s pretty obvious what happened in this game — the Giants finally had someone behind the dish who can call a good game. Therefore, WINZ!
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I think your kidding
but I’m afraid Bochy won’t be.
God, I hate all these 49ers commercials.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
HIT 'EM IN THE MOUTH
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
TIME'S. UP.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Fixed :P
I hateallthese49erscommercials.
/shitstorm in 3…2….1…..
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
by goGSW24 on Aug 19, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love the 49ers.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I realize that.
But, I hate the 49ers. Sometimes I feel like expressing that for no reason.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
I used to love the 49ers (huge Steve Young fan), but I can’t seem to get myself to care about football these days.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
What's not to like?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much the same for me, kdl. Don’t know why that happened about ten years ago, but it did.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 19, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL 49ERS!
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
All 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 19, 2010 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
For wilriv
Check out our new monster cat. I took his picture the other day. He’s starting to get weird, at night he runs around and slams into the walls. He weighs about 16 lbs.
FOR TEH WUSSIES!!1
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by xanthan on Aug 19, 2010 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
i love those kinds of cats
russian blue, right?
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I have no idea what kind he was. We adopted him from a local cat adoption agency place. He’s fat and gray-ish.
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We’re looking for a kitten to adopt. We have a possible, but I’m not sure she’s our “forever” kitten. We need to get a baby one though, so we can raise it to tolerate children.
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My last cat died 7 years ago. He was a Maine Coon. I’m ready for another now. The one we found is Maine Coon, but she’s black (racist!) and I was hoping for gray or tortoise shell. But the kids have met her and really like her, so she might be it. We’ll find out when the foster cat lady gets back from vacation next week.
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One of my good friend’s in college had a Maine Coon and she loved it. She would always tell us crazy stories about the cat. They seem like pretty awesome cats. How big was yours?
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Summer weight was around 16-17 lbs; winter weight was closer to 20 lbs. He was ginormous. He had huge, furry feet that made him an awesome snow cat when I lived in Utah. He was The. Best. Cat. Ever.
RIP Rufus P. Fudbucker III (P. stood for Poopybutt – longhaired cats = klingons, if you know what I mean).
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RIP Rufus P. Fudbucker III (P. stood for Poopybutt – longhaired cats = klingons, if you know what I mean).
Haha. Great cat name!
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And now my little girls want to name a cat “Fluffy” or “Cutie Pie” or “Sweetie.” Gah – save me from cute little girls!
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Admiral Ackbar
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
"IT'S A CAT!!"
lol.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Gowron.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Could be “Apocalypse Rising”.
Somewhere around the fifth season, the DS9 staff started pouring more energy into coming up with interesting episode titles than interesting teleplays.
by non sequitur on Aug 19, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
whaaaaaat
DS9 got better as it went on.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Oh, the later part of the series was fine. But did you ever look at the episode titles of the later seasons? The first few seasons, they were deliberately boring one- or two-word titles. Then starting in the fifth season you began seeing things like “Apocalypse Rising”, “Nor the Battle to the Strong”, “The Darkness and the Light”, “Wrongs Darker than Death or Night”, “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges”, and “The Changing Face of Evil”. Not that those episodes were necessarily bad, but they weren’t all that different from Boring Two-Word Title episodes, either.
by non sequitur on Aug 19, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m trying to get a cool Pokemon name, at least. If we were able to find a boy, I’d want to name it “Leroy.” Because that’s cool.
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He looks like one! They are epic cats.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He’s been dealing with some allergies or something recently. Had to give him a shot at the vet’s last week.
Cats are pretty sweet 8)
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Dogs are better, but cats are okay.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This
I used to actively dislike cats, but now my tent is in this camp.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Look at my dog
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Aug 19, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
tremendously cute!
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 19, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
What is that blue thing next to the yellow ball?
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
REC'D ........
awesome dog, dude.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
D'aww!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Cute dog is cute. Cute dog is Rec'd
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I can one up you. Look at my baby boy
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to start him early so all the local Cubs fans don’t get to him first
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This is my now 7-year old daughter at 5 weeks
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
nice PJs. I wanna get that, I wanna get that, I wanna get that
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
omgosh
precious! Is she still a little blondie?
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
Oh yes....
She and her little sister are still huge Giants fans!
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lol
that’s the same look I give Scott when he strikes out swinging…sigh
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
I think that may have been a reply fail.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I laughed!
when I panicked and checked if it really was.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
And also, when I’d put my older daughter in her Giants gear when she was a baby, folks would always call her a little boy. So I just invented a boy name to call her when that happened. “What’s your son’s name?” “Kyle.” Seemed easier than explaining baby cross-dressing.
There was just no way in hell I was going to put her in pink Giants gear. That’s a sin.
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D’awww
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
CUTE!!!
look at the little orange and white socks! Is that a Giants soother??
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
whats a soother?
the pacifier is not Giants, but what a great idea!
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, a soother is a paci.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
I need to come out to Cali and learn all the cool lingo.
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Cute!
I love the little socks. Is that a Giants soother??
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
lol me
I can’t seem to do this right!! lol
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
There are so many Nate pics and hearts... help me!!!
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I'm so confused!
whatever dude.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
HAHA, it was funny cuz you had so many comments in a row so i saw a ton of Nate Schierholtz pics, and then all the hearts in your sig… :D
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oh I know, Pika!
I’m just kidding with you sweets!
Glad you made your epic drive safely :)
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
Nothing against your dog
he’s awesome. But my dog died like 2 weeks ago, so just seeing dogs makes me sad:(
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
I am so sorry. :(
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
So sorry! :(
My dog is really old, and it scares me.
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♥BARRY ZITO♥
My dog was really young too
He was 8 or 9. He was fine one day, got a shot at the vet, and then we had to take him to the vet that same night to put him down he was so bad. It was awful:(
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
Wow, I can’t even imagine what that must have been like :(
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I can honestly say
it was the worst day of my life, considering none of my close family members have died yet.
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
I've had about three animals that I care about die
It’s really rough
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Definitely
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
Yea, i’ve had a few, the worst was my 2 year old dog 2 years ago… just started foaming at the mouth and not being able to breathe, took her to the vet, and the vet sprinted to the OR and had to put her down…. we have no idea what it was, all we knew was that her tongue was VERY swollen to the point where she couldnt breathe
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Wow I'm sorry:(
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
Thing is, it’s life… as sad as it is… no idea what the hell happened… but same with your dog, as sad as it is now? You’ll be OK, but it really was like losing a member of the family
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah I'm starting to get over it a bit
I’ll obviously always be sad, but I think I’m closer to ok than I have been in a while.
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
Yea, ha, i’m not saying “get over it” but you’ll be good, it’s a situation where you’re never gonna get over it like you said, something will always remind you of your dog!
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yeah
I just ate ice cream, and my dog would always try and steal some. Everything I do pretty much at this stage.
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
damn bro .....
sorry about that.
:^{
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by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That reminds me of my dog, very similar
My worst though was about 10 years ago. So I was only about 8 or 9. But my dad and I were moving into an apartment (before moving into the house we’re in now which was under construction), but we were staying at my grandma’s for about a week. We were moving our cat (and outdoor cat at that), but since it was a new area we wanted to keep her inside. She got out while we were moving furniture.
The next day I went outside and I saw her on a neighbor’s lawn, she was hit by a car and her face was pretty bad. Apparently she probably survived the hit and walked over to the grass and died. It was pretty bad.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Oh my god...
how the hell did you actually contain yourself, you were 8 or 9 years old seeing your dog like that? A member of your family you probably cared for a good amount? WOW, that is just terrible :( i’m sorry bud!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Cat actually
The two dogs died of natural causes. None of these were really my dogs, they were more my grandma’s, but I spent a lot of time at her place so I had a definite emotional attachment.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
OOPS, read that wrong
Cat… holy shit, that’s terrible
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah
But that’s how it is with pets unfortunately. Except for fish. I accidentally killed my fish once, but I didn’t feel TOO bad.
Does this make me a bad person?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
WHAT A JERK, A FISH IS A LIFE, what about killing a butterfly? or an Ant? or a Spider?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
2 out of those 3 I have killed.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Well.. i’m goin to hell for it i think
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
DID YOU KILL A BUTTERFLY?!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Well, I’m pretty sure that by doing that you prevented a hurricane halfway across the world, so your lives saved/killed ratio is on the positive side.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy crap!
Is your dog a street dog from Asia? It looks eerily similar to my dog, as well as all other street dogs in the Asian continent.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Doesn’t Asian street dog = lunch?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Booooooo.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d like to get a dog someday but we both work and I wouldn’t be able to get home during the day to let him out.
Ask me about my blog.
Do you have a back yard?
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
That’s why I like Maine Coons – they’re like dogs in a cat body.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I love everything about my kitty except for his chronic gum disease.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
On those floors, I’m not surprised he hydroplanes a lot.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
gamer
"If you got season tickets, YOU DA MAN!"
-Bruce Bochy
by DoubleDeuce22 on Aug 19, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
gamer-kitty
he runs around and slams into the walls
"If you got season tickets, YOU DA MAN!"
-Bruce Bochy
by DoubleDeuce22 on Aug 19, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
that looks like my cat
fat, grey and unhappy.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Your cat has a sad.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 20, 2010 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Dear Rodger Clemens .......
Hope you like prison food… and penis.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
whoops, meant to put .......
ROID-ger.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Jimmy Johnson’s first and last names both mean penis and he does commercials for Extenz.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
If he were Nate Schierholtz, he would have swung at it!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
This made me laugh
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
This sounds like a roast joke
Those would be fun to come up with for Giants players
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
Rec'd
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
I’m watching the game, and that Rowand catch in the 4th was pretty cool.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
I was at the park
And really, that felt like the point where the Phillies kinda gave up. After that catch, there really wasn’t much energy on the part of the fans until the 9th.
"Baseball is a game filled with moments of anticipation. The ones who can keep their calm while heading in to a storm can make their mark on a season. And what happens in those moments is what turns mere men… in to Giants."
My Son
Anyone here use Wordpress?
Is there any way I can stop spambots from registering on my site? They can’t post — because I have to approve the 1st post and then you’re good to go — but they’ve been registering like 10 accounts a day for the past month. I’d also rather not use a CAPTCHA if possible.
Ask me about my blog.
If I knew how to stop spambots from registering on my site, I wouldn’t be replying to a comment right now.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 19, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Burn!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
OH SNAP
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
daaamn!
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is still one of my most favorite internet images ever. We had our own version of this up on our wall in college.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 19, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLOLOL
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
You don’t have sentient emotions. But if you did, you’d probably be annoyed at how green that brilliant jab is now.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 20, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
That didn’t work the way you you thought it would. Did it?
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 20, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Psh, only 5 rec's
Your boss gets many more
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Doesn’t wordpress have some sort of anti-spam plug-in?
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
by calpolynate on Aug 19, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could give you good news. Truth was, I couldn’t stop them with a CAPTCHA either on SFDugout.
What did work was that we could set up a simple question for users to answer when they are signing up. We do a pretty basic type of question, which you can see here, after doing the whole birthdate thing. We try to make the question as ‘duh…’ as possible, so anyone can join. You can also set up multiple answers, so in this case, if people don’t capitalize Bonds or Mays, it’ll still register properly.
We use vBulletin, and it’s called ‘Random Question’ under Human Verification options. I don’t know if it’s in wordpress, or what it’d be call if it is.
Since we did this rather than Captcha, I haven’t had a single spambot.
"The knowledge of the game is inversely proportional to the price of the seat." ---Bill Veeck. •Check out the new look of SFDugout.com•
by BruteSentiment on Aug 20, 2010 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks, Brute. I use some spamkiller stuff already and it works fine, but lately I’ve seen a huge increase in spambots that register for the site. They never post anything, they just register. It’s pretty annoying.
The simple question type thing seems look a decent compromise between nothing and a CAPTCHA.
Ask me about my blog.
Haha
I just registered for your site a few days ago.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
There's some arrangement . . .
. . . where the registrant has to supply the answer to some complex question such as “How much is 4+3?” I have it on one of my site’s forums and it works like a charm. Regrettably I forget where one gets it, but for phpBB it is widely available. But I’d have to guess there is some analogue available for Wordpress.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I just e-mailed MLB Network requesting that they get rid of Chris Rose.
Winnar!
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
As much as I hate Rose, he did crack me up during the highlight of Rowand’s catch of Werth’s drive near the right field alley fence:
[paraphrase] “He still has part of his face on that wall!”
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
That’s pretty awesome.
(Though I’m biased, as everyone knows that Chris Rose is my BFF.)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
I like Rose too. I mean, I don’t want him calling baseball games (although he seemed like a genius when paired with Millar last week) but he’s fine as a host.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 20, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
F'n Padres
10-1 over their last 11 games (only loss to the Giants)
.700+ ball in August so far.
I’m thinking they are due for a slump. They can’t be this good (or lucky).
Weren’t they on a mini-slide right before they beat the crap out of us, too?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Inasmuch as they were like 4-6 in their last 10 or something.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He does have a .320 wOBA
I mean it’s not great, but it’s better than Nate/Rowand.
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
It's not even average
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
was reading the earlier part of this thread and saw that curveball dude, he did the same thing last night insulting everyone on Mccoven. why does he waste his time here? and can someone be banned for that?
Its not easy being a giants fan
What is incredibly sad is hes got 450 comments within two weeks. You’d figure if you hate a community that much, you’d leave it by the first 10.
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Aug 19, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: when do you think Brett Favre will ACTUALLY retire ...... and stay retired?
i say when he gets sacked and suffers a career-ending injury …… until then, he will not stop playing.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
He’ll stop when he stops getting all the attention he’s whoring himself before. What a friggin’ drama queen. “LOOK AT ME EVERYBODY! LOOK AT MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!”
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
you said it, corn!
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait until he goes to the Meadowlands in week number five. He’s going to wish he stayed home in Mississippi mailing out pictures of his penis.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Aug 19, 2010 8:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
@rxmeister
You should see the Johnsonball video I have from the Cubs clubhouse.
I actually think it's pretty damn funny
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
As a country boy all I can say is it's OK.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 19, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The list of country/western, americana, southern rock acts that people should check out before Unknown Hinson is long and distinguished.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Aug 20, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL: Me
For putting the over-under for Dirty’s IP at 4 and then taking the under…
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Against SD sanchy was frustrating but he only allowed 3 runs in 5 innings, thats still giving your team a cance to win i think.
Its not easy being a giants fan
Oh man
Some dude had a fanpost after that game where he adamantly blamed Rowand and Sanchez (pretty much only) for that game. Don’t let him see this
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Hey PiKA, help a guy out. There’s a phenomenon where people who don’t know a lot think they know a lot but then the more you come to know the more you know you don’t know. Do you know what that’s called? I don’t know, and it’s been bugging 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 19, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
i believe that's called .....
fuckingmoronism. it’s quite the epidemic.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I’m pretty sure there’s a real term for it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
oh .......
now i feel like the one suffering from fuckingmoronism. nevermind then.
/sits in the corner and lights up a joint.
lol.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
i've been on the road for 13 hours
PLUS have to make it to tomorrows game in St. Louis, what the fuck are you even saying
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Words.
I really want to know, 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 19, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Ignorance?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
That only covers half of the phenomenon, unless you’re throwing a wide blanket.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Being a teenager?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Ah-ha! I was thinking of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That was my next guess
Glad I could help
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
well .........
i was way the hell off. lol!
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope.
It’s called anosognosia.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yes.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
…and…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
HEY
DON’T HATE ON US
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
where the FUCK have you been?
lol! what’s up PiKA? you missed a n00b bitching out on Lars!
X^D
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait… let me get this straight, a NOOB bitched out Lars… not possible, more like impossible
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
yeah dude .......
check out the beginning of the thread …… there’s a comment post from “curveball3110.” that’s the n00b with the attiude problem. pretty hilarious though. it’s also rec’d so you can’t miss it.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Sup, Pika?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
SUP CHOP... tired as hell and probably should get to bed since i got to be up at like 4
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You should get off the computer then.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, i prolly will in a bit
just wanted to check in and say what up, plus need a little help on what time i should leave to make the giants game tomorrow in St. louis…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I say, just leave as early as you possibly can.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
4 AM? it's like about a 13 1/2 hour drive to St. Louis, get my ticket
from Wells Fargo, then get a parking spot… plus i lose an hour…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, 4 AM sounds about right.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
yea, then grab breakfast somewhere in Denver, next to
Coors… PLACE IS AMAZING
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Pika do you have a sign or something so Kruk and Kuip can give you a shout-out?
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA, i should!!
Dude, i’m in an executive suite box… sooooo yea…. i might even actually see them for real… But i donno if i got the time to do one of those
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
/thread explodes in 3….2…1…
PIKA!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you going to games in STL?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh geez
I read this subthread as “PIKA explodes in 3, 2, 1”
And you saying “much needed probably too”
Gross guys
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
linea de subjecto
So, has anyone used this here yet? Because it’s awesome, and often topical:
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
But… right handed homer!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
K, i’m gonna say this, i like everyone else here was a N00b, and i took all the criticisms and shit and kinda learned how to talk here. Got into arguments with people that aren’t really here as much anymore about multiple things. The one thing i learned, DONT TAKE SHIT SERIOUSLY AND MOVE ON. For all the n00b posters out there, just move on, seriously, mostly we’re messing with you for the hell of it, but then when you take it seriously it makes everything much worse.
Basically, GET THE FUCK OVER IT
PiKA’s insightful post of the day
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
by PiKAgiant on Aug 19, 2010 9:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
n00b.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Aug 19, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
bullshit man, get off my back
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
i never take anything seriously here .......
especially when it’s coming from you, PiKA. lol! j/p.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, this is true actually unless i'm actually saying "seriously"
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
hahahaha, of course!
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
and sometimes even then.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess some people are just unhappy in their lives and express that unhappiness on message boards. It’s really a cry for help.
We should feel sorry for him.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
I'm a multitasker
I can feel sorry for someone AND ridicule them at the same time :)
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I drove for 13 hours today, through so many storms, i can haz sympathy? :)
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Heh… hard on.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
you can haz 5 sympathys.
cuz u r 5.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, yes. And ridicule. (multitasker)
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, I want to second the request that you make a sign so Kruk and Kuip put you on T.V.
GET’R DONE, PiKA!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMNIT! now i have to do actual work
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I won’t believe that you drove for 13 hours today until you post it one more time.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The longest I ever drove at one time was 12 hours, and that was a bad idea.
These days, I refuse to drive for more than four hours at a time before giving the wheel up to somebody else. My pride isn’t quite as important as my life, and 4 hours is right around the attention break 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 19, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
14 hours tomorrow i think?
but yea… that’s the way it is, like hey guyz, i just drove 13 hours!!!! beat that!! But yea, bout time i should go to bed
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’m odd in that I find driving long distances on open highway very relaxing. When my sister lived in Seattle I would always look forward to driving up and down I-5 to see her and my niece and nephew. Then they moved to Boise. Haven’t done that drive from the Bay Area yet.
by non sequitur on Aug 19, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Not odd. I always thought so, too. I’d drive 13 hours to and from school on breaks, usually on my own. It was cool.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I find long drives oddly relaxing
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It might work for you guys, and more power to you for it, but oddly relaxed is the wrong state for me to be in when driving.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe “zen” is a better description? I become one with the road. Or something.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm. So I must be odd for other reasons ….
by non sequitur on Aug 19, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I enjoy long drives, too. I’d tell you how long that drive from Bay Area to Boise would be, but once I had kids I discovered all my travel time estimates bizarrely inaccurate. We were late everywhere.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
What route did you take? I assume I-80 east to Winnemucca, then U.S. 95 north? Is it scenic? A completely egocentric regret I had in my sister’s move was that I could no longer take I-5 up to see them — I particularly like the stretch from Redding up to Roseburg, OR. I have been contemplating routes to Boise that are significantly longer but perhaps more scenic.
by non sequitur on Aug 19, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, that’s the one. Nevada is boring, Oregon is frustratingly slow. Two lanes, 55 MPH speed limit through the whole state, and it’s enforced. Let someone else pass you, then go 2-3 MPH slower. Cops get them, you slow down as you pass and go on your merry way.
Whether it’s scenic or not depends on how you like huge expanses of land with mountains in the distance, and lots of scrub in between. I think it’s nice, but lots of other I know think it’s really boring.
There’s other routes, but they wouldn’t be much more scenic and WAY longer, as far as I know. I tried going up 395, and turning east around…um…Burns Jct., I think it was. It was nice, but was slower. You make up so much time on I-80 it’s ridiculous.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Yeah, I saw the route up 395 through Burns.
Sigh. My sister is so inconsiderate.
by non sequitur on Aug 19, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha ha. Boise is pretty nice, really. Can’t blame a family for wanting to live there. I bet it can’t really be that much longer than going up I-5 to Seattle, once traffic is considered. I’ve never done that trip, though, so this could be another of my time estimates that is way off.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
It’s actually a shorter drive — always a central feature of their pitch for me to drive up. That never really concerned me, though. I probably wouldn’t mind the Winnemucca route. And my car (used ‘92 Toyota) can’t really do much above 55 anyway.
My sister and brother-in-law actually moved from Seattle to Boise precisely because they thought it would be a better place to raise kids — my niece and nephew are 6 and 4, respectively. The city’s growing fast and cosmopolitan-ish, but still has a “small town” feel, compared to Seattle at any rate. More to the point, it’s my brother-in-law’s hometown and his parents (both divorced, both remarried) still live there.
by non sequitur on Aug 19, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
My knee won’t allow me to drive longer than ~6 hours. Sounds silly, but it’s true.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 19, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
WAIT A MINUTE....
PiKA has an insightful post of the day?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
It’s a new site feature.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, you can see it only if you look realllll hard on the threads
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Heh… hard on.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
McC Premium only, I think this is a free sample, like when you randomly get Showtime for free for a week.
I thought you were driving?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
How can that be?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought this was done?
Or are you guys bringing it up again?
Again, I have no problem with the heat I receive, it’s the other board members who take offense to me firing back. I never complained about it, people just put those words into my mouths.
by BustaTheRippa on Aug 19, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
PiKA’s comment came up before the argument pooped itself out above.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Okay, my mistake.
Still getting used to this format, it’s definitely new.
by BustaTheRippa on Aug 19, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
How many mouths do you have?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
On the whole, quite acceptable.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Pondering whether to stay out of the BS at the top of the thread or to join the fun….
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’m considering just hiding the whole stupid thing anyway.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It might be for the best. Although I always hate being the mod who gets there after something was hidden and still comments on everything even though nobody will see it but Natto. But I guess I won’t be that mod this time, so… I fail to see a conflict.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you even hide things instead of deleting them though?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It should be one of the things that pops up when you click “actions”.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless you have weird semi-mod settings or something.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I only have Rec Flag Delete
I see how it is, Grant :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I hid it, so we can refresh and stuff.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
This is bothering me though – why can’t I see flags? And why can’t I hide things?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL ROOKIE MOD
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
SHE WILL FIRE BACK!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
HER ACP WILL ATTACK YOU
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Did I only get half-mod powers? Am I really just a gameday thread creating loser and all the other mods laugh at me behind my back? Is that how it is?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOLYOU
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
On the up side, you’re REALLY good at banning people.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Real life lulz!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
I don't 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 19, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
HAHAHAHAHA, REC'D!!! LOLJPONRY
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
HAHAHAHAHA
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Have a big head. Grow a mustache. Hate rookies.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 19, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
2 recs already, i see how it is.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i'm sensing the /chasm so much i can taste it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
BREAKING NEWZ
GRANT DOES NOT TRUST JPONRY
LOLJPONRY IS NOT TRUSTED
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Untrustworthy!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The disparity of privileges between “Trusted” and “Moderator” seems weird to me. I could ban anyone I wanted, but I couldn’t hide comments or see flags??
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I have no idea what they all mean or why “trusted” wasn’t clicked. I’m guessing Josh from Hollywood unclicked it because he’s a bigger dick than Lars.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 19, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, I thought Lars was an asshole. He’s a dick, too?
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Yes!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Lars has a sad.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
It's true
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not what you said last night!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Often times they go together
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
(I’m particularly fond of the file name, not to pat myself on the back too much….)
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 19, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sexist!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
You neanderthal!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I can kill with a smile and I can wound with my eyes.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
OH I C, makes perfect sense now
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I can ruin your faith with my casual lies.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You can kill with your smile?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
And I only reveal what I want you to see.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
In retrospect, this song kind of sucks.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, you just carelessly cut me and laughed while I’m bleedin’.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
But I’ll bring you the best or the worst you can be. Blame it all on yourself.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I am frequently kind.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s the most I will do.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Cue the howie ’I’ve Got My Eyes On You’ pic
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
No, don't.
Please.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
The worst thing is that as soon as I read that, the image sprung to mind unbidden.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks a lot. Now that song is stuck in my head. Bastard.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I’m surprised I even know that song.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see the flag I left?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What would happen if one non-mods of us flagged a Grant post? Auto ban?
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Actually my question is, does it take 3 flags to turn a comment red?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Nope – I’ve flagged one before as whore spam or something.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
“Whore spam” made me laugh really hard.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Me too. Still laughing
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s Grant’s middle name.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Grant Whore Spam Frisbee has a nice ring to it.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
That’s Mr. Grant Whore Spam Frisbee to you, madam.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll pat you on the back!!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Masthead
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 20, 2010 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG – I don’t know why, but I can’t stop laughing. This is funny.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Awesome.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
It’s green!
(By the way, I kept trying to click one of the “actions” buttons INSIDE the graphic. DUMB.)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
I can’t see the green, BECAUSE I WON’T REFRESH!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I’m in the same boat. But I know it’s green cause of all the recs!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
REFRESHMENT STRIKE!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
lolyou
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
On first listen, I am enjoying the new Arcade Fire album.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 9:14 PM PDT reply actions
Sprawl II for life
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
+10000
Despite the epicness of that song though, I still think Neon Bible is slightly better. And Funeral obviously will not be surpassed, I fucking love that album.
The Suburbs is about even with Neon Bible for me now, but neither is anywhere close to Funeral.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m only halfway through. I’ll look forward to that song
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
on the black river, the city lights shine. they’re screaming at us, we don’t need your kind
sometimes i wonder if the world’s so small. that we can never get away from the sprawl
living in the sprawl. dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains, and there’s no end in sight. i need the darkness, someone please cut the lights.
brilliant. simply brilliant.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah man this song is awesome!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m seeing them on Oct. 2 at the Greek!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I just got it last week and I can’t stop playing it.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Empty Room
is my new favorite song
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I sure miss a lot now that I don’t show up during GDT.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ass on Fire
I’m wondering……….Have any Giants players ever lit farts in the clubhouse? If not, they are smarter than the Cubs. In the Spring, three of the Cubs, including a starting pitcher, lit farts, and two of them got burned. One of the two pitchers burned a finger, and a position player burned his ass pretty badly. The starting pitcher is no longer a Cub, but he was unhurt.
This is good to know.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This was actually discussed somewhere here when it happened. It’s possible I may have started the discussion.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Are you still the little old lady in Chicago?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Have you ever attempted to light a queef?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Breaking!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 19, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Fallout 3
Just installed my boot camp partition on Macbook Pro and am gonna fire up Fallout 3. Any input on whether I should be good/evil etc?
Me too. Even when I say that I’m going to kill someone just for the hell of it, I never do.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 19, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. Um. Yeah, me neither.
/not looking shifty eyed or anything
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I totally don’t believe you
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s because games punish you for being evil. You always miss something, whether it’s quests, cutscenes, items, etc.
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 19, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
evil. play evil.
you get to nuke megaton. and watch it from a distance. it’s so epic.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
not quite a spoiler .......
more a preview of what you can do as an evil-doer. that’s just one of the many things you can do with bad kharma.
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
IIRC
You don’t need bad karma to do that, you just get a ton of it when it happens.
whoop! you're right .......
that’s the big start of being evil. and i totally can’t wait for …….
"Todd Wellemeyer is pitching today? Get out your umbrellas! A shit storm is coming!"
by GIANT stoner on Aug 19, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I would so play this.
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 19, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, the only game I could be bad in was KOTOR because I wanted to be Sith. I naturally play games as the nice guy, plus to go bad you usually have to kill babies.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 20, 2010 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not precisely sure what this is in reference too, but my guess would be that’s an accurate statement
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, now you guys are really in trouble!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
haha, not even afraid of jponry anymore
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Uh oh.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh oh
The jponry is getting angry. Quick everyone, talk about how much you love pie and/or Buster Posey!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
But...
I don’t like pie. Or cake, for that matter. Pie>Cake, though. DON’T KILL ME PIE LOVERS
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
SHE’S GOING TO GET DRUNK WITH HIDING POWERS!
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 19, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Just don’t hide something that you’re later going to want to unhide. It’s a pain in the ass.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I CAN SEE WHO RECCED WHAT COMMENT.
ALL THIRTEEN PEOPLE WHO RECCED LOL_JUSTLIKEAWOMAN_LOL.JPG, YOU’RE GOING ON THE LIST.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/looks for a rock to hide under
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It was bound to happen, sooner or later.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
For the last freakin’ time, I’M A GIRL.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I KNOW THIS!!!!!!!! BUT BOTH WORK
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit, I forgot I was gonna buy blueberry muffins today.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I stopped and bought some.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a banana nut muffin this morning for breakfast... it was fantastic
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’m gonna bake banana bread tomorrow (if I remember to buy butter). Yum!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Ew. What a gross way to ruin bread.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m so, so sorry.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Banana = YUCK
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sorry, BUT YOU ARE SO VERY VERY VERY WRONG.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
IAWTC
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, orientation on Tuesday! I’m getting giddy.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, it starts on Saturday for me!
But I guess I’ll see you around campus then?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He’ll be there but you probably won’t see him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’ll look out for him in the bushes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
But you’re in Ohio.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Satellite's chop, the satellites
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
What if I shoot ’em out?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The funny thing is that irl, it will be the exact other way around.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, it does seem like that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I have no idea what you look like or what your actual name is, so you’re totally stalker free this round. Although I guess if I see a Whiteside shirt….
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh, I do have an advantage there. But, yeah, I’ll probably be the only one on campus wearing a Whiteside shirt. And a random, “LOL HOWIE” comment might be a dead giveaway.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’ll be totally oblivious because nobody calls me that in real life.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always wondered what would happen if I was out somewhere and somebody was like “HEY HOWIE” and I reacted and my friends were like “WTF HOWIE?” and I had to explain it.
Although I guess that scenario actually covers what would happen if that happened. So, 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 19, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
My friends actually call me corn, so I don’t have to worry about that.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, there’s that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no way I would remember to call you by your actual name.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. You’d definitely be Howie. Course I wouldn’t take offense if you called me Prussian
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If we ever meet in person, there is 0% chance I’m calling you anything but “Howie”.
by non sequitur on Aug 19, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Mayor actually called me “howtheyscored” at the last meeting I made it 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 19, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure Pika would call me “chop” irl.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
If you’re on campus on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon/evenings, you might. I probably won’t see you, though. Well, I won’t know if I do, anyway.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Most of my classes are Tuesday/Thursday afternoons. And I think my Whiteside shirt will make me stick out.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
FLAG HIM JPONRY FLAG HIM
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU ARE ALSO WRONG!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA, HOW DOES IT FEEEEEEEEL
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It makes me a little sad. I’m gonna go cry a little now. Are you happy?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
/Grabs tissues and hands you em. I haz a sad now :(
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I had ice cream. I’m better now.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah. And the tissues were awesome too. Thanks!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Cobbed corn can be delicious. I’ve never met the canned corn that I liked. I like some of the cans themselves, 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 19, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
creamed corn!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsAwOy-h6h4&feature=related
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
NO U!
In all seriousness, just the smell of a banana makes me gag. There’s no food in the world that I hate more than bananas.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Tell me how you really feel about them.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
banana makes me gag
Relax your throat muscles
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
LOL, I knew as soon as I hit post I’d regret that.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I baked some! I’ll send them to “walk off baltimore chop or bust”
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay! :D
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 19, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, they’re delicious!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Hurry up and create a puppet account!!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You’ve obviously never inspected jponry’s member page.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Inspect Member makes me giggle every time I click on it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Aug 19, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
OH MAN
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s how we warn/ban people.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like being part of a secret society
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Can you taste it?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
One that everybody knows about.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You’ve obviously never inspected jponry’s memberpage.
/because I R 5
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Stirrups!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Complete with sheepskin covers!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Like car seat covers?
Was this a real doctor’s visit or a quickie in the parking lot?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 19, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
If only!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Just another MCC Post-Game Thread.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It is almost midnight here Little old ladies should be in bed. Time for a little Schnaps to knock me out, and make me forget about the Cubs, then brush my teeth, then hop into bed…………………….Buona notte Schlaf gut
easily my favorite missed reply comment of the week
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
You saw the Meet Up thread, right? Pretty much sums it up/
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
BUT HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CREOLE PRUSSIANS????
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
what exactly is a Prussian?
vodka and Kahlua?
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ baetown415 ♥
LOL Bavarians!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
SUCK IT, FREDERICK THE GREAT
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
MORE LIKE FREDERICK THE HOMOPHOBE. AMIRITE
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
OR SUCK IT FREDERICK LEWIS
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Aug 19, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
ACTUALLY THE RUMORS ARE THAT HE WAS GAY AND IN LOVE WITH VOLTAIRE
NOW YOU KNOW
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I know someone named Voltaire. Voltaire Victorio.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 19, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That is what you name your kid if you want them to grow up to be a supervillain.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 19, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Back to baseball
I would still like to see the Giants make another move offensively. Even if they do have enough offensive power to make it to the playoffs, I still don’t see how they can compete with a team like the Yankees.
LaRoche please?
Who gets moved to the bench for LaRoche?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I could see LaRoche if we hadn’t gotten Guillen, but I doubt he’ll be benched after they just got him (though I wouldn’t mind it at all.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
How much of his salary are we actually paying?
They could just DFA him and pretend the whole thing never happened.
Has anyone ever been DFA’d twice in the same season?
Rowand.
Torres will play most days and he would be our back up outfielder. Nate is Defensive replacement and Ishi would never see the field again.
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 19, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Rowand is already our backup outfielder.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I know.
Just giving the scope. Basically everything stays the same. Except for Ishi and Huff would split time at 1st and 2nd. Bringing him in makes it tough to set an everyday lineup.
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 19, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry
Huff spilts at 1st and RF and Ishi never plays again
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 19, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Tschuss!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The First two games I stopped listening after they got the lead and they lost.
Today I listened to the whole thing. Is this Science now?
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 19, 2010 9:56 PM PDT reply actions
Respectfully disagree
SP win is not a junk stat!?!?! Everyone knows there are 2 bullpens, the pens you use when ahead and the ones you use when behind or need to go to when you starter melts down in the 5th. SP win is a sign of a healthy team not needing to use its “down 3 runs in 6th” reliever and hope for a rally vs other teams top tier relievers and come back.
How important is this? Look at SD’s success. Honestly, defensive team who plays fundamental run scoring baseball with a 7,8,9 inning setup\relieving core that can shorten a game. Padres are averagish except they can shorten a game. Really who hits besides Gonzalez? Giants lost a freaking game throwing a 1 hitter, single.. with a SB, fly out, fly out 1 run scored 1-0 game. I WAS THERE!
Enough with that rant. None of this matters. Do we care if Giants make to last week in contention, divisions series, league series or WS LOSS? I care about a WS WIN!! THIS WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF LINCECUM COMES BACK!!!! We need that guy who can shut down anyone 8-9 innings in the clutch and beat a Latos\Halladay\Ace to be named number 1 starter. Wins are good…. Lincecums return to form is the thing that matters most, and the rest will work itself out.
Right? What’s with wordy comments all of a sudden?
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 19, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
i mean, if you can sum something down to a sentence that'd be awesome..
it’d make it so much more readable
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
English was only my first language
Frustrated with recent month. First win not requiring a 3rd run in 11th inning in forever and I need to remind everyone we have Ace problems if we make the playoffs. And there is another 5 thought sentence. Sorry guys.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 19, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna just go ahead and say you are right...
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Sure
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
Finally
I like this Sandoval guy. And Jonathan Sanchez looked good
and I leave my retreat tomorrow!
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Aug 19, 2010 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
Don't get to attached
Because you know what could happen.
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 19, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know
but thats what you get for being a Giants fan
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Aug 19, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Well today is sad now.
My wife just said Candle Jack and now…………..
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 19, 2010 10:12 PM PDT reply actions
Anybody else hoping
Tim has a haircut by saturday?
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Aug 19, 2010 10:15 PM PDT reply actions
Nah – that’s overdone on this team.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Aug 19, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
A hair tie, sure.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
What about Rich Harden?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't play Pokemon anymore
but this is awesome
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, has an ERA of pi in his last 10 games. Oh yeah, and he strikes 12 per 9 innings. Kid's a beast. He also joins recently acquired Mike Fontenot in the "Giants who went to LSU" club.
I am proud to say that reading this fine blog directly caused me to purchase Soulsilver and start playing Pokemon again.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
rec'd
In the end, we all lose. Except some people.
by rain.TheMist. on Aug 19, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is great. Love stories usually make me feel like crap for some reason, but I really liked this movie.
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
I gave it a solid four out of five. Michael Cera was much less hateable than I was expecting, but still hateable enough to not surprise 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 19, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I dislike a lot of Michael Cera’s movies, but it’s nothing against him.
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 19, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Overall, I liked the casting a lot more than I thought I would. Even the people I was doubtful about did a good job with their characters. And Kieran Culkin won me the fuck over.
I thought the movie was directed really, really well, and mostly suffered only from the concessions they had to make to the story in order to fit six full volumes into two measly hours. A few of the choices they made with the book six section really stood out as inferior to me.
But it’s a hugely entertaining movie nonetheless.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have been happy to sacrifice some Matthew Patel for more Katayanagi twins.
I was disappointed that Knives’s dad didn’t make an appearance, but I totally understand there was no room whatsoever for that storyline.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
SPOILER ALERT
I’m a little confused about the computer chip in the back of Ramona’s neck. Was what’s-his-face supposed to be controlling her the whole time? Because I hope not…
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 19, 2010 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a throw-in from volume six of the graphic novel, and not a very good one at that. The line “he literally has a way of getting inside my head” was from the graphic novel (where, if I’m correct, there was no computer chip), and it made a lot more sense there because the subspace highway thing played a much bigger role in the GNs, and there is an entire scene in the GN that literally takes place inside her head.
My theory is that they thought it was too cool to leave out, and added the computer chip to phlebotenom away all the backstory about it that they didn’t have time to tell..
When I mentioned some of the decisions they made with the sixth book in particular that I didn’t like, that was one of them.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2010 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
And I don’t think it’s about Gideon literally controlling Ramona so much as it’s about using something literal as a metaphor for the power that he emotionally has over her.
But I think it’s almost impossible to not be confused by that whole thing without the graphic novel. It really should have been an edit room cut. Personally, having read the last GN, I think they really flubbed the whole Ramona/Gideon final act stuff in the movie. Like, the way they handle it in the movie is significantly different, and not better for it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2010 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Now I want to see if there is a computer chip in the graphic novel. I’m almost 100% sure that there isn’t.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2010 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I knew 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 20, 2010 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
a metaphor for the power that he emotionally has over her.
Good, that’s what I was hoping
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 20, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Christ, Vampires Suck is going to make more money than Scott Pilgrim’s entire eventual run in this weekend 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 19, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Appalling how people actually go see this movie. I can’t believe anyone could enjoy it
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 19, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see any way that it could possibly be funny even for a few seconds.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2010 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
So I think I may be overloading myself a bit
14 units: C++, Java, Unix, iPhone development, and some weird intro to IS class
and I work full time and have a girlfriend.
Next few months are gonna be bizarre.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 19, 2010 10:43 PM PDT reply actions
The iPhone has already been developed
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Aug 19, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I took 16 units last semester, however they were all General Ed. Are these your first programming classes?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 20, 2010 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions
So this was an interesting thread
We had the whole noob vs. the Viking thing, which at one point seemed to be taking over the entire thread.
Then we had the jponry mod hilariousness.
So, some annoyingness then some awesomeness to balance it out.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Speaking in the past tense?
Nothing is over until we say it is.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
Jonathan Sanchez looked good throughout 8 innings.
"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 19, 2010 10:56 PM PDT reply actions
/ducks
"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 19, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
/pidgeons
"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 19, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
/cardinals
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I hate cardinals.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
My comment on a Cards message board after the acquisition of Pedro Feliz:
“He doesn’t just make outs, he is the master of the “soul-crushing” out.
He waits, lurking in the bushes, perhaps smacking a single or 2…he chips in with some nifty fielding…
then…
Just as you’re mounting a comeback, the crowd is going nuts, bases are clogged with Cards, opposing pitcher is sweating like a retard eating hot wings…Pete Happy strikes!!!! A low slider on the outside half of the plate, Pedro’s left foot bails as he strides in the bucket, his arms extend, his wrists roll over and BOOM! 6 (or5) – 4 – 3…end of the inning.
The worst part is the he won’t look like he gives a shit either during or after the play.
Luck to y’all."
Note – they are a downtrodden bunch.
Blue Jays are annoying.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
They are the aggressive panhandlers of the avian world.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 20, 2010 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Seagulls are like groups of homeless children that mob isolated tourists and pick them clean.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 20, 2010 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a mirrored sliding glass door that leads to my backyard. One of those guys would stand there pecking at his reflection in the glass for hours.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 20, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
A panhandler or a blue jay?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Blue Jays. But Howie does that as well.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 20, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Our hummingbirds are the loudest complainers… they will perch in a tree by the patio and chitter away until I fill the feeders.
Oh great, the cat is eating something she caught…
When I was a kid I use to hat cleaning areas our barn cats hung out b/c of all trhe carcasses (birds, jack rabbits, badger?, snakes) it was crazy.
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 20, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
If you hang bird feeders low enough, they become cat feeders.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 20, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 20, 2010 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I used "Hella" in a cover letter for a job application today.
What do you think my chances of landing it are? It’s another Ad firm job. Strategy side.
THey said they said in the description I would need “passion.” So I started the email with “Hella passion.”
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
If those were the first two words, your odds are probably pretty low. If a non-San Francisco read your cover letter, that lowers your odds, too.
Since everyone is still unemployed and fourteen thousand people applied for that job, I’d put your odds are 18.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 19, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
With ad agencies I have found good response when I echo any degree of playfulness, creativity or irreverence present in the tone of the job description. Those weren’t actually the first two words. It went a little something like this:
You are seeking a Strategist? That’s me. I regularly check the Moses Anshell website for the perfect job opportunity—I finally found it.
I HAVE:
• Passion.
Hella passion. I’m from Northern California. You could triangulate my birthplace using the corner of Second and Tehama in San Francisco and 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino. I’ve been a designer, an entrepreneur and a father. I think I qualify. I love solving business problems.
• Mad thinking skills.
Yes, it’s true, I’ve got more than one brain hemisphere firing—a Graphic Design BFA and MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. I have strategized business plans for multiple start ups and found new revenue streams for healthy businesses using data collection and analysis as well as observational and experiential methodologies.
This is how they described what they were looking for in a candidate on their site.
WE NEED:
A kick-ass, strategic thinker.
YOU HAVE:
• Passion. Love it or get out of the game.
• Mad thinking skills.
We don’t just want an account planner, a brand planner, a researcher, a marketing or business strategist or a consumer profiler. Each of those is too narrow. We want them all and more.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 19, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Screwed that formatting up.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 19, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
“Hella passion”
Oh, he’s definitely from northern California.
“Mad thinking skills”
Wait, no. He’s from Long Island
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 20, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I would like to point out that I live in a section of Northern California that despises the use of "hella" and characterizing that as a Northern California word is incorrect.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Then it’s not Northern California.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 20, 2010 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes it is.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Use of hella cuts off in San Jose.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
I hear it in the valley, south of San Jose.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 20, 2010 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions
(Also, it was sarcasm.)
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 20, 2010 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha.
You’re actually right about the valley. But, yeah, Santa Cruz doesn’t use it. I don’t have too much of a problem with it, but I know some people who get legitimately angry about it.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
LOL. Oh, boy, then I might have to tell my brother to cut down on the hella’s while he’s in Santa Cruz.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 20, 2010 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions
if people in Santa Cruz get all activist about someone from NorCal saying "hella"
they’re doing it wrong. he shouldn’t have a problem saying it.
"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 20, 2010 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember last May Day, an Anarchist Group marched in San Jose (and predictably rioted) in support of better protections for Immigrant workers.
Anarchists. Protested. For. More. Laws. Hell, if they were anarchists, what were they doing even assembling?
Santa Cruz is DEFINITELY doing it wrong.
"The knowledge of the game is inversely proportional to the price of the seat." ---Bill Veeck. •Check out the new look of SFDugout.com•
by BruteSentiment on Aug 20, 2010 4:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t it a group of anarchists amongst others who were marching for immigrant laws? It seemed like they basically came out just to riot.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 20, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. Santa Cruz tends to do it wrong on occasion.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Funny
When I got to SLO so many SoCal people got pissed off when ever someone said “hella.” Thus, we said it even more.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
This is why I’ve been saying “hella” so much more as of late.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 20, 2010 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re just hella jealous.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
They hella are.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 20, 2010 1:57 AM PDT up reply actions
It's (hella) funny though
I really never thought about using it, and I don’t use it a lot. Just maybe things like “I have hella shit to do.” And although it applies in many situations, it doesn’t always sound right. But SoCal people make me use it extra.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Haha, yeah. Usually, I just drop it in conversation occasionally, but whenever I’m around SoCal people, I say it in every other sentence.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 20, 2010 2:08 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s hella awesome.
Haha. I’m trying to curb my use of ‘hella’ in everyday conversations ‘cause I will be heading down to SoCal in a few weeks for school. I was talking to someone who was also from SF during orientation and one of us said ’hella’. Some people in our group have never heard of the word & asked what it meant lol. The word just comes out so naturally that I can’t catch myself sometimes!
"Time for the laser show, boys!" — Aubrey Huff
Yeah so…
Sent this email at 4:30.
Interview scheduled by 9:30 today.
And this is an ad agency they don’t start work till 9:30.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 20, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
SFDugout forusm
Did anyone else use to post at the old SFDugout forums (when they were actually populated)? The only users I recognize are Brute and Bhaakon. Does that OptionZero guy post here?
I think jponry did. OptionZero doesn’t post here, but he used to post on Golden State of Mind. I’m actually RL friends with him.
I remember OptionZero from when I used to post on GSoM! That guy was awesome!
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Wow, Oz…I haven’t thought of him for years…that guy was a….unique personality.
We’re trying to bring SFDugout back, I swear!
"The knowledge of the game is inversely proportional to the price of the seat." ---Bill Veeck. •Check out the new look of SFDugout.com•
by BruteSentiment on Aug 20, 2010 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW
SMac was the one I really miss. She knew what she was talking about.
"The knowledge of the game is inversely proportional to the price of the seat." ---Bill Veeck. •Check out the new look of SFDugout.com•
by BruteSentiment on Aug 20, 2010 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah, I remember that Lunatic Fringe logo….good ol’ times.
"The knowledge of the game is inversely proportional to the price of the seat." ---Bill Veeck. •Check out the new look of SFDugout.com•
by BruteSentiment on Aug 20, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
lol then I made one that had a censor sign over it.
by kingofthacove on Aug 20, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
rowand would be a good bench coach
In the end, we all lose. Except some people.
Rowand would be a good door stop
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 19, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
i beg to differ
he would be an AMAZING door stop
In the end, we all lose. Except some people.
by rain.TheMist. on Aug 19, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He would find a way to miss the door.
Or line it softly to second base.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
This was a statement game. A huge win.
No need to hate.
by Greg Litton Fan on Aug 19, 2010 11:42 PM PDT reply actions
Greg Litton had huge legs.
I’m just sayin’.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
I see you rollin’.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 19, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wowzers
Is Anchor Humming Ale particularly alcoholic, or is my liver just particularly damaged?
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Can't they both be true?
Once I adopted Tim Flannery. I've since left him outside a fire station.
Two things...
A) Can we use that picture of Guillen with the Royals hat untill the regular season is over? And 2) Wins, walks, and RBIs are a similar stat in that they are not a good measure of a player by themselves, but they help paint a clearer picture.
Brian Sabean is akin to a treatable form of cancer... just get rid of it before it kills you
I mixed some chemicals together in my lab tonight, Bunsen burnered them, mixed in some gamma rays, and I came to the conclusion that the Giants do better when we all doubt them. So please Grant, I expect no “Jonathan Sanchez is quietly great” post tomorrow, thanks.
Jeaaaggaahh
Seriously
We need more call-out threads. I think Uribe is due.
did i accidentally
start some shit here? I think something got hidden.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
by oldjacket on Aug 20, 2010 7:40 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I wouldn't worry about it.
It was probably my fault.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 20, 2010 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Friday morning 8:00
Huff is supposed to be on KNBR. Seems to me the dude should still be asleep… but okay.
/turns on radio
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Well they are on the east coast and its pretty hard to sleep when the some comes out.
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 20, 2010 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe they do a work out and the nap
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 20, 2010 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
You attend any of the games? What sections did you sit in? I had section 320 last night.
by Missing Barry on Aug 20, 2010 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I went Cains start section 116 row 23. I had tix’s last night but I lost them somehow. I went to grab them to go to the game and boom. They where tixs from another Philly game.
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 20, 2010 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Ouch! Man this really hasn’t been a good year for you when it comes to seeing the Giants….
by Missing Barry on Aug 20, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Its been full of fail. And the worst part is that the tix’s I had where to a Padres game!
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 20, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
All I have to say is of the population of 2010 Giants games in Philadelphia, I did not attend the first two (losses) and I did attend the third (win). That’s an R = 1.0 right there. I’m taking full credit for the win yesterday, correlation = causation!
I was there too!
Road tripped from DC to philly, got cheesesteaks before the game, then had my first game at CBP – was a great time.
"Baseball is a game filled with moments of anticipation. The ones who can keep their calm while heading in to a storm can make their mark on a season. And what happens in those moments is what turns mere men… in to Giants."
My Son
I guess we’ll have to each take half credit, then!
by Missing Barry on Aug 20, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
hmmmm
From Baggs:
Right-hander Santiago Casilla left the club to be with his wife, who had gone into labor. Bochy wasn’t sure if Casilla would be back in time for tonight’s game at St. Louis.
The Giants will probably be down a RP this evening. If the game gets out of hand early it may be a factor; otherwise: meh.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 20, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Brian Cashman...obviously the greatest GM in the history of baseball
The New York Yankees placed Lance Berkman on the disabled list with a sprained right ankle on Thursday morning.
Berkman, a five-time All-Star, is batting .179 (7 for 39) with the Yankees since he was acquired from Houston at the July 31 trade deadline. The switch-hitter has made eight starts at designated hitter and three at first base.
Cashman…great GM because he can’t afford to make mistakes
?
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 20, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
1) No one says he is the best GM (Top yeah)
2) The berkman deal was not a bad 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 20, 2010 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Scott never did anything for the Giants
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 20, 2010 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Scott never did anything for the Giants
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 20, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
You can say that again.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 20, 2010 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Not a very large turnout.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Aug 20, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m somewhat confused by Texas’ response to this.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 20, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Shift A
Yeah, that was cool and all, but it would have been really awesome had Sanchez allowed only 2 hits and pitched into the 9th inning last week.
But yeah not getting swept by the WC leader.
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.
Burrell, Guillen, Hawpe.
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 20, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Burrell might be the centerfielder in that arrangement.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 20, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Why?
As a bench guy? A LF platoon with Burrell?
I don’t know. Just doesn’t make too much sense to me unless he is added after September 1.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 20, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants still lead in Wild Card if ...
Cuzzi gets call right, and Phils lose that game to the Marlins like they should have on that fair ball. I hope the season doesn’t end like this.
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