The Most Interesting Team in the World
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 2, 2010 2:30 PM PDT
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It doesn’t take long to load the torpedoes of whining. Give me a few minutes, and I’m sure I could spit out 1,000 words on why I still hate the trades made on Saturday. I mildly dislike them for the short-term, and I abjectly loathe them for the organizational philosophies they represent.
But, c’mon.
That’s a picture of Aubrey Huff in the dugout after Pat Burrell hit his home run on Saturday. Huff’s reaction to pleasant on-field surprises, apparently, is to seethe with rage and look around for things to punch. I’m not the world’s best lip-reader, but it looks like around 0:29 of the video, Huff looks at someone else in the dugout and says behind gritted teeth, "I’m going to f*** him up." Him being Burrell. Again, who had just put the Giants in line to win. I’m not sure why that deserved a vicious beating, but Huff certainly thought it did.
It was the funniest reaction to a home run I think I’ve ever seen. This team is filled with goofballs and miscreants. Feel-good surprises and golden organizational darlings. The pitching staff has a long-hair and a country boy leading the way, ‘70s-cop drama style. Flotsam and driftwood from the past two offseasons have floated by the cove, finding their way onto the roster and producing like All-Stars. The tea leaves that blew around the Candlestick Park concourses foretold of the catcher who is finally here to rescue us all and help us ascend. The third baseman is a mirthful, jolly fellow. The shortstop wants to bite Russell Martin’s nose off.
This might be the most likable team I’ve ever followed. It’d be hard to beat the homegrown magic from 1986 and 1987, but this just might top it. Maybe it’s just because they’re winning, but this is a fun, fun, fun team to watch. Back in the Jose Castillo Era, I bemoaned the lack of a villain on a terrible team. The team stunk, but the players were pretty likable. It made it hard to properly assign blame and mete out rage. It was frustrating. Every bad team needs some players to kick, and we didn’t have any. This is our karmic payback.
The Bonds/Kent teams were coldly efficient. Loved watching them play, but I never thought that they were in love with playing baseball. Maybe they were, but they hid it well. This team…it’s different.
I’m enamored. I’m agog. This is a fun team to watch. They, like, beat Dodgers and stuff. They want to punch each other when they hit home runs. And I hope, hope, hope they have enough to get them to the playoffs. This could be the kind of team that we are still talking about in a couple of decades. Well, so were the teams from the Jose Castillo Era, but that was a totally different reason.
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This team is filled with goofballs and miscreants. Feel-good surprises and golden organizational darlings.
Just like this blog.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 2:33 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You’re the miscreant.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
I’m the organizational darling.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m Magog.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
andromeda'd
Once I adopted Tim Flannery. I've since left him outside a fire station.
by pme on Aug 2, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLKEVINSORBO
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
So, you’re saying you disagree?
I see how it is.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t fuck with the organizational darling. Management will get rid of you fast.
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 2, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW DARE YOU SPEAK THAT WAY TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL DARLING
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
You basically called the organizational darling stuck up. You’re probably going to get banned.
;-)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I’ll let you off the hook. You’re just lucky that I am like a ray of sunshine mixed with puppies and kittens.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you need a blender for that?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You could just kick the puppies and kittens.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Or prepare them Kung Pao style
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 2, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The organizational darling speaks in the third person.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Ricky Henderson!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster Posey is the fourth person.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
i think we know what frandsen/lewis/bowker did.
Proud parent of the new dominant pitching sensation out of San Diego State University.
Refocused on baseball. Sharks hockey: torture.
Organizational darling disagrees with you, therefore you are wrong. Grovel for forgiveness! Grovel!
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 2, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is a feel god surprise? And how would you define feel good surprise without sounding like a rapist?
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
By sounding really creepy. As in, “I feel good, want to see?”
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 2, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres is the definition of a feel good surprise. And it’s not rape if you shout “surprise!” It’s just surprise sex.
Proud parent of the new dominant pitching sensation out of San Diego State University.
Refocused on baseball. Sharks hockey: torture.
Figured that out as soon as I hit the post button. Reply presented in two acts, thanks to the glory of the reply fail.
Proud parent of the new dominant pitching sensation out of San Diego State University.
Refocused on baseball. Sharks hockey: torture.
So for our Torres analog, I’m thinking maybe PiKA. You think he’s just a drunk fratboy, but then he actually comes out and says something interesting once in a while. And then, “surprise!”
Proud parent of the new dominant pitching sensation out of San Diego State University.
Refocused on baseball. Sharks hockey: torture.
GOOF(US)BALLS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I'm the golden
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
I’m the feel-good surprise.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
You’re something anyway…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, exactly!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Huff, Posey, and Torres have made this season so much more fun than it could have been
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
Passan's take on the Giants...
B is for Buster Posey(notes). At least Pujols has Matt Holliday(notes) and Colby Rasmus(notes). Posey finds himself in a lineup with Aubrey Huff(notes) and … Andres Torres(notes)? Pat Burrell(notes)? That fat guy who can’t hit but does a great Pablo Sandoval(notes) imitation? Add all of that to Posey’s reality – he’s a rookie who catches full-time – and the pressure on him is enormous. He proved himself more than capable in July, hitting .420 and slugging .700. Now comes the tough part: keeping it up during a pennant race.
Z is for Zito. Because Zack Greinke’s(notes) team is nowhere near the playoffs, we went with Barry Zito(notes). Since he signed his $126 million deal three years ago, Zito has caught plenty of flak in this space. And yet his ERA today sits at 3.38, and while his fielding-independent numbers don’t scream ace – he doesn’t strike out enough and walks too many – Zito is perfectly good at what he does: eat innings. Is he an $18 million-a-year pitcher? Of course not. Every staff needs a Pac-Man, and Zito is San Francisco’s. Chomp, chomp. Gobble, gobble. Easy as ABC.
Andres Torres: 2nd in the NL in WAR
Aubrey Huff: 7th in the NL in WAR
Jeff Passan: Shut the fuck up
Huff and Torres together are more valuable this year than Holliday and Rasmus together you fucking moron.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Aug 2, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I heard him on the radio yesterday
and he said he doesn’t think the Nationals would offer arb to Adam Dunn. At that point I stopped listening.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Yes! Yes! Yes!
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Jeff Passan: Shut the fuck up
Yes, please.
Also, I hate that they’re all rooting for Posey to fail. Assholes.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually like this. The more people stick Posey in the corner, the more he makes them look stupid. He just ain’t havin’ it.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess. It just strikes me that they have reached a conclusion (“no way can this kid actually be this good”), and then try to mold the facts to meet that conclusion. It irritates me on a rhetorical level more than anything.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They do the same thing with Lincecum. They did the same thing with Pedro Martinez. All will be laughing about it some day in the Hall.
Also, completely OT, but your sig makes me sad. I miss Shanghaijim :(
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I know. He was here yesterday (or the day before?) and, in response to a post where I commented about my irrational love for RyRohl, he said that someone could adopt him. So, I took over, but Shanghaijim is welcomed to reclaim him whenever he wants. :(
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody puts Buster in the corner!
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 2, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They tried to put him in a corner
but he wasn’t havin it
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
kdl has one.
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.
Huff higher OPS than Holliday, Torres higher OPS than Rasmus. But that isnt a supporting cast
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
They don’t have FAMOUS NAMES!!!! that Passan has heard of, obviously
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The Giants lineup is clearly not as good as
the Cardinals lineup with Vince Coleman, Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee, Tom Herr, and Tony Pena…
THIS.
Read my username carefully, nerds!
TEH INTERNETZ: if you're wondering whether it's worth it, it's not worth it.
by lurkers UNTIE on Aug 2, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Make it green
BIG 3: SF GIANTS, NY JETS, MIAMI HEAT
HATED 3: LA Dodgers, NE Patriots, MIAMI DOLPHINS
BIG 3 Players: Dwyane Wade, Brian Wilson, and Shaun Ellis
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Aug 2, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I read this earlier
Became filled with rage…He also asked where has Timmy’s velocity gone this year and suggested Sabes failed because he didn’t trade Sanchez for Heart or Bautista. Its maddening
by Artimus Clyde on Aug 2, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, that’s just stupid.
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 2, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
POWER OF HEART!
Proud parent of the new dominant pitching sensation out of San Diego State University.
Refocused on baseball. Sharks hockey: torture.
I believe it was something to the extent of:
“The weight rests upon Tim Lincecum and his diminished velocity as well as Matt Cain”
Fuck off Passan, stop trying to analyze the Giants when you’ve probably never watched more than ten minutes of a Giants game.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
Yeah I love watching this team play.
(in before someone goes into the archives from a month ago and finds something where I said how much I hate watching this team play…)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL 35 COMMENTS ON THE OLD POST
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Jessica Alba = JR Phillips?
Incredible potential…promising start with Sin City and then has a kid and goes baggy…
/bows head in sadness
She’s still smokin’ hot.
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
Not too mention she's a smoker...
Smoking greatly diminishes a girl’s hotness…worse since she’s got a kid…
I think Idle Hands may have something to say about her start being in Sin City.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
None of us remember that time
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Aug 2, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I judge a baseball season by how long the Mr. stays invested. [Football is really his #1 sport] I was teasing him yesterday that the 4th of July has come and gone and he’s still watching EVERY game.
He likes the team, likes watching the young guys play and the wacky veterans be wacky.
Hell yeah watching every game. I’ve organized my free time (and my work time when necessary) around watching games. Good lord I hope we keep this up into the playoffs. Maybe it’s just the series of poor seasons, but this year feels special.
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 2, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
LA v. SD
I know we had this discussion a billion times but I am really conflicted into rooting for the bums to beat SD…am I wrong?
I mean other than rooting for both teams to have groin pulls, hurt their knees throwing pies at each other, or injuring themselves sneezing or wrestling.
I’m basically happy with whatever outcome of the SD/LA series happens, so long as the Giants take care of their own business.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This
The beauty of controlling your own destiny is you don’t have to care about what the black, unwashed parts of the league are doing, so long as the team of destiny keeps winning.
by Viva Jon Miller on Aug 2, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that’s what I decided. I’ll follow the results with interest but as long as the Giants win it doesn’t matter.
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 2, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Root for a lot of extra inning games.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I will do both.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m still rooting for SD, I really believe this team can take care of business during the 102 remaining games vs the Padres over the last two months. And the Dodgers can never be enough games back, have a long enough losing streak, or just generally be miserable enough for me. Maybe I’M the one who is wrong though.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Absolutely. I was going to post the same thing. There have been great posts on this blog over the years, but this is by far my favorite.
I’m going to bookmark this post so I can bring it up again the next time the Giants lose 7 in a row or outbid themselves to sign a clank veteran in the offseason or trade away the farm for a rental. Because this post reminds me why I’ve wasted years of my life loving this team and suffering heartbreak as a result.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
If clubhouse presence were seriously considered by MVP voters
Aubrey Huff would be running away with the award. Huff has become the soul of this team (no small accomplishment considering the larger than life personalities of Lincecum and Sandoval).
His “just win” attitude turned the Giants into blue collar, grind it out team. And those teams tend to win, and win in high pressure situations.
These next two months + are going to be a wild ride, but I feel like we fans are playing with found money because the season thus far has already been so rewarding.
He is my call for the Willie Mac award this season.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Definitely
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
This. This. This.
Torres has been on fire, and he’s as good as a guy as you’ll probably find in pro sports, but Huff is the stand out this year, by far.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, I think it’ll be close between him and Torres.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I feel like Huff is more noticable to us because of the ridiculous stuff he does/says
But Torres might be slightly better liked by the players themselves for just being such a relentlessly nice guy.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
And saying hi to everyone 9 times a day.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved that story
When Huff said that about him, it made me smile. He’s just so endearing.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
FTFY
I bet Bengie gets eats it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Doesn’t know how to win
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Deserves Willie Mac Award Lifetime Achievement Award just for asking Eugenio Velez if the clubhouse music was too loud.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Wait, what?
Really? He did that?
Once I adopted Tim Flannery. I've since left him outside a fire station.
by pme on Aug 2, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
It was the day Velez returned after being hit by the Burrell foul ball in the dugout. Matt just wanted to make sure the volume of the music wasn’t giving Velez a headache.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
That's cool
Cain is awesome
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Absolutely. Dark horse candidate is Torres.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking just today that we should have a "Willie McC Award" at season's end
…where we pick a player using the same criteria as the “Willie Mac Award”
(And the player’s adoptive parent accepts the award on his kid’s behalf, of course!)
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
You’re totally neutral as to the outcome though.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmmm
/Lars propellers wildly to garner votes
/howie threatens to post pictures of himself in a Giants uni
/kdl pats everyone on the head and reminds them that there ARE intelejent gurlz on the interwebz
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
That's before the dirty campaigning starts
Pictures of owls getting washed
Pictures of half to fully naked men
Korean models shooting people with fake guns
Dear God...
..it’s already started!
/pewpewpewpewpew!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I think I’d probably have to do more to get votes for RyRohl.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Naturally
I mean, you are competing with my propellering.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Even being the organizational darling isn’t going to be enough to compete with that.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It will be a close contest
I may even have to break out my patented “propellering while Twistering” move. I only hope no one gets hurt.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Rain gear will be handed out prior to the demonstration.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
This is turning into one of my favorite maymays. Because I think it’s funny. Not for any other reason.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL that you have to clarify.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you kidding? Of course I have to. I think half the regulars (or more) think I’m sitting on your lap while I’m typing these comments.
;-)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL U!
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Aug 2, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always pictured you admiring his posts and tweets from afar, wishing he would reciprocate your due diligence with some tire-kicking of his own.
Wow, Lars! This is pretty awesome. FOR YOU.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
You mean that isn’t the way it is?
=/
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it is. Story of my life.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Have I mentioned how much I admire your tires?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, come on!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
Your end of the day is pretty stellar!
And that is not even mentioning how due your diligence is!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you, Lars. I have no idea what that means, but it sounds nice. :)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
And now you have touched on the story of my life.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha! You’re a nerb. :)
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It's true
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant that in the best way possible.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I wear better shoes
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
And your watermark is bigger than that.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Is “maymay” correct? Or is there a space?
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re the expert!
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I will never get banned. I’m the organizational darling. You might, though. :(
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
At one time Shawn Estes was an organizational darling… just sayin’.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t tell anyone this, but I don’t really consider myself the darling of any organization.
Just between you and me.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Consider your secret safe with me.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
So you're saying
that kdl should keep her foot on second base no matter what?
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
NO MATTER WHAT!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
My Willie Mac vote goes to ...
Tim Lincecum. He’s the face of the organization. He has “struggled” in the sense that he hasn’t had either his best stuff or his best command most of the season. Yet he guts out win after win.
So very yes
It’s cool to see the young guys like Pablo and Timmy all fired up, but there’s something special about the enthusiasm of a 33-year old veteran in his first season with the club.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
He said as much in his new blog
which, btw has a welcome come from 22gigantes complete with an invitation to read HIS blog!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
In this context, “kind of” probably means they tied with the Twins and played one extra game.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
That’s what I figured.
Although wasn’t he on the bench anyways so I don’t think he had much of an impact at all last year (plus the performance)
I think Cookyman was just refuting this sentence:
Also in his first season where his team is not in last place by this point.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Someone asked Huff why he was having such a great season
And he said if he didn’t play hard every night, grind it out every bat, then all those miserable years he spent on lousy teams would have been wasted.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Aug 2, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
And that is why Aubrey Huff is one of my favorite Giants EVER
Just the fact that he said something that awesome is nearly enough, but every Giants fan knows… he means every word.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
I don’t know if the personality of the team is similar, but this 2010 reminds me of how I felt about the 1997 team – I never expected them to contend, but they kept surprising me more and more as the year went on. Madison Bumgarner was Shawn Estes. Aubrey Huff was J.T. Snow. Andres Torres was Stan Javier.
This team may not make the playoffs, but I’ll probably remember them just as fondly as a team that was quickly swept out of the playoffs.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I really liked Stan Javier as a kid
I liked Shawn Estes more, though.
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Nice comparison
That is a good summation of how the year’s going too.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Fake tan?
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 2, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
From the other thread:
Brian Wilson quote about his spikes:
I asked him if the orange shoes were still magical.
“Well, they’re still orange underneath,” he said with a grin. “When you get close to ‘em, you can tell they’re digitally remastered.”
by calbearjd
We gotta Situation
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Situation Tomko?
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
ABS!!!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 2, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It's always orange in San Francisco
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
"It's all orange underneath"
I’d buy that shirt!
by Viva Jon Miller on Aug 2, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't mind that slogan on the shirts at all.
Has anyone kept a list of all the good ideas thrown around?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Or, we could just get shirts like this
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That reminds me of those terrible Grizzlies jerseys for Twilight Night.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I was so tempted to bid on one of those for the lulz.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I felt sorry for the guys who had to wear them. They must have been mortified. ;-)
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
I’m sure they all understood coming in they’d be paying their dues in the minors, but I doubt any of them thought they’d have to wear those hideous jerseys.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, maybe…
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 2, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, I almost asked Brock if he felt embarrassed to wear ’em.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
You should have! Although, having seen Brock’s jelly stained uniform and Steve Holm’s torn one, maybe they were just happy to have new, clean uniforms! :)
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
True! Next time they’re wearing a silly jersey, though, I’ll ask them what they think about it.
Speaking of Brock, last Saturday, Ken Joyce took someone’s camera and wandered around the field taking photos for her. Brock was being amusing and while he was stretching, he kept giving a thumbs up pose while Ken took pictures.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope they were better than the ones he took with my camera..
only one of them was halfway decent.
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I wish I asked her how the photos turned out, but she went back to her seat right after she got her camera back.
Next game, I’m gonna ask him to take photos with my camera. I’ll let you know how that goes.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t wait!
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I will probably embarrass everyone at the meet up in August.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could go!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That sucks, man. I’m just stuck at school cause it’s the first week.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I start the end of August, but orientation happens right before it.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
meh, it saves me a random trip to the Bay before I go to school. But, yeah, I wish it weren’t at the same time, like at my brother’s school.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Same here
and we have to go on some retreat to meet people or something.
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Ugh, we have to do something similar, too.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I really don't wanna go
but it’s only 2 days so whatever
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2 days? Wow. Mine’s only one afternoon.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I think it's 2 days, 1 night for us
I wish it was only one afternoon
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Could be worse, last I counted I had 27 hours of “inservice training” to look forward to before school starts. Picture Ben Stein… saying “To fill out form 44A/SD2 use a number 2 pencil and mark completely within the lines” or some variation there of for 25 hours.
Ouch...that does not sound fun
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Yikes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
When is this?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
August 28 Grizzlies @ River Cats. There have been a couple of fan posts about it.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, I probably didn’t look because I doubt I could go. :(
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
We’ll bring a picture of you with us so that it will seem like you’re there.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Ooo… I wonder which one!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Which one would you prefer we defile?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’d prefer to be surprised both by the picture and the method.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m kind of partial to the one where you have the scarf on your head.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I heart Brock!
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll post the pics here once I’m done editing ’em. :D Copeland was also rocking the striped socks!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoo hoo! I live for the striped socks.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently PiKA is an excellent dancer.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
There are times that PiKA doesn’t drink?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
When he's asleep?
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
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John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
I didn’t get a chance to talk to him!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, a lot of people wanted his autograph and Pill’s.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what was worse? The scoreboard pictures! OMG.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh lordy the scoreboard pictures. Bowker was hella amused by them!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Cute! I guess it would be hard not to be. They were ridiculous.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way, now that Bowkermania is no more (I haz a sad), I need ideas for signs to bring to the Grizz games. Any thoughts?
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice! I need one for Ryan, too. I guess it should just say, “I want to have your babies” or something like that.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
When I was at the first game of the Marlins series, a guy sitting near me had a sign that said “Buster Posey’s #1 fan” and had a cutout for his head. Maybe you could do the same for RyRohl?
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT." - Buster Posey
I actually might be RyRohl’s biggest fan. Literally!
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
That would get some laughs from him, I think.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? I think it would just embarrass him. ;-)
He knows I exist (I know someone who knows his family and sends them pictures I take of him), but I’m not sure he would recognize me. Maybe my sign should say, “I’m that stalker who takes all the pictures of you!”
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, the ballplayer I know would probably find it amusing, and some other guys think that, too, but I’m not entirely sure if RyRohl would think that. He might, though! lol.
LOL, that would certainly start an interesting conversation.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
The one I wear on a cord around my neck, you mean?
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
at least they didn’t have to wear the other ones that lost in the vote
Thing A
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I was kinda hoping they’d wear those so I could sorta make fun of how ridiculous it looked.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Winner,Winner Chicken Dinner !
It’s all orange underneath..
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Insensitive remark is insensitive.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 3, 2010 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
El Gallo is sensitive about meals featuring poultry.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 3, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
This team has a very "major league" vibe to it
And I love every minute of it. I want so bad to see them parade down Embarcadero, giving each other noogies and tickling Pablo.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
No, that’s the shitty sequel
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
Wait, you thought 2 was shitty but you liked 3?
by The Double Deuce on Aug 2, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
BP
and our rookie just stares his dreaminess at them, then destroys the cover off the ball
IN TIMMY WE TRUST
Interesting observations browsing through the latest Elias projection.
I decided against fanposting this because I’ve posted way too many fanposts / fanshots in the last few days. LOL JCT SPAMBOT
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AoSOMyrC9cB7dFFCdHlOUmIwcXhEZnhUYzNQNlIxeFE&hl=en&gid=6
1. Juan Uribe and Aubrey Huff project to be type B free agents.
With back to back good years, Uribe has pulled himself into a solid type B free agent in a market devoid of any kind of reputable shortstop. Especially since we all know Sabes will pick up that 9.5M option on renteria. (I kid. I kid.) (or do I?)
It could be very difficult to resign Uribe at the end of the year. This is one where if Sabean tries hard to retain, he could end up costing us something like 8M / 2 years. Knowing sabes, though, it will happen. If that’s the price for turning down Renteria’s option, then my inclination is to say : so be it. Pay the man. The nice thing is that offering Uribe arbitration should be a no brainer, and thus we either get a sandwich pick or get Uribe back as the starting shortstop next season (ie, NOT renteria at 9.5M). I can live with that.
Huff, amazingly, is now a type B free agent. Albeit barely. However, looking at the rest of that list (both who’s above and below him), it’s hard to imagine him dropping out of type B consideration at this point. I fully expect Huff to resign, but type B status is another added bonus. If someone goes crazy and pry him away, we get a sandwich pick again. Hooray, picks!
2. Adam Dunn is amazingly just 3 pts away from dropping to type B
Adam Dunn is a great asset because of his OBP. Elias, however, is fucking retarded. They value batting average. And Dunn’s batting average is ungood. He coule very well drop to type B status at the end of the year if he goes on a couple weeks of cold spell. Raul Ibanez was sitting at 75 pts on 7/25. Then he got hot for a week and he’s now at 78. If Dunn loses 3 pts, he is out of Type A and into Type B.
If Dunn struggles for a couple of weeks, look out. The Nationals might change course and sell.
3. LOL Buster Posey is 3 spots away from type B.
I love me some Buster Posey
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I would offer arb to both Huff and Uribe
If they both turn it down, let Uribe walk, and sign Huff to a 2/18 deal or something.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I like offering them arbitration, but I would not sign Huff to that deal. I love me some Huff this year, but in terms of free agency, I have to wonder if he’ll repeat this again next year.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 2, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Especially since the 2010 1B class is stacked
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I could live with Carlos Pena. Huff in the outfield maybe?
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
I dunno that seems like a recipe for disaster
I would just make a run at Huff, and if he declines, then move on
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Im just spitballin. I havent thought about next year at all really
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
Yeah, a lot can change between now & November
I do think Huff will re-sign… I dunno for how much though
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Huff can play left
He doesn’t belong in right, but he could pass in left.
DeRosa replaces Uribe as util guy, with RhyRoh backup.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Yeah...I just don't trust him for a full year in LF
I keep expecting him to regress defensively (and to his credit he hasn’t)
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
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Typo
2/15 is what I meant.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
That’s better, but I still think that’s too much for him honestly. I would definitely start by offering him arbitration though, then go from there.
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 2, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s gonna be 2/12. Sabe already has the VeteranContract.doc on his hard drive.
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This is true
And I would like it.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
This makes me think of Burns putting together his softball team for the Simpsons. Christy Mathewson!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 2, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Mordecai Three-Fingered Brown!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 2, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If Dunn is a type B, then just make a run and try to sign him in the offseason and not lose the 1st rounder
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
that didn't work out last time lol
But seriously, my point is Nats are asking for type A compensation for Dunn. They want the equivalent of 1st round and sandwich for Dunn. If he drops out of type A or is very close to dropping out, the Nats might suddenly drop their demand from Madison Bumgarner to some combination of lower level prospects. (if he passes waivers or we win waiver claim, of course).
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I see what you mean now
Eh maybe, but I doubt Rizzo would do that.
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
Rizzo is awful
I don’t know what kind of blinders he’s wearing, but the Nats are not just one or two years away from contention, and the sooner he recognizes that and trades people like Willingham and Dunn, the better off the franchise will be.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I could be wrong, but I thought I remember reading somewhere that the Giants cannot offer Huff arb at the end of the year
What?
That’s the kind of thing that gets put in the contracts of star players. Huff didn’t exactly have a lot of leverage. I doubt this is true.
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Only if he's a type A
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Cots says nothing of the sort
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I’m very happy that I chose this season to be my first as a season ticket holder. Had it been last year, I don’t think I would have re-signed.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
Zito
and since they do them in groups, I got to meet Buster and Torres too.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Aug 2, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
They do? That’s awesome. It’s probably less awkward for players that way, too.
They could be Giants...but not really.
It’s not really awkward for them, all they do is walk down the line, say hi and sign whatever item you have for them. Calling it a “meet and greet” is a bit generous.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Aug 2, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Still, you got to “meet” Buster. I am very jealous.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Any item?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Very nice. I am jealous of you.
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 2, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
My first year as full season ticket holder, Bonds hit 73 HRs. My second year, we went to the world series.
Here’s to hoping you beat me.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
damn shame how that series was canceled.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
I feel the same way about the Series that was canceled in ’89 because of the earthquake
Buster Posey ain't havin it... He aint.
by Caine Black Knife on Aug 2, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMNIT YOU FOOL
now he’s gonna post it…
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I don't think I've ever heard someone described as a long-hair.
The pitching staff has a long-hair and a country boy
Jeaaaggaahh
It’s from the 60’s
Buster Posey ain't havin it... He aint.
by Caine Black Knife on Aug 2, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy and Cain?
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
With Barry Zito as the grizzled veteran!
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
by GiantPain on Aug 2, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
rec'd
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
This picture is awesome! What game is this from?
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Zeets sez: “Grrr, I’m too old for this”
Read my username carefully, nerds!
TEH INTERNETZ: if you're wondering whether it's worth it, it's not worth it.
by lurkers UNTIE on Aug 2, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Shouldn't that be "Zito as the grizzled Lieutenant" ?
It is a cop drama after all.
Adopted Son:Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
How do MadBum, Sanchez and Wilson factor into this show?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Does that mean Romo works bunco?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember that Starsky & Hutch episode! That CHiPs guy guest-starred as some kind of fake-like baseball player who was accused of stealing the team’s money but then it turns out actually owned the team and was trying to raise money for a veteran’s hospital.
by sb on Aug 2, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I prefer
They could be Giants...but not really.
by esseffgeez on Aug 2, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Me likey.
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 2, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 2, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
hotbox
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 2, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey pal
Gimme some credit if you take my avatar. I made that last year!
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
by FriscoJoe on Aug 2, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
/rec'd
The credit is all yours. Give it up for FriscoJoe, everyone!
They could be Giants...but not really.
by esseffgeez on Aug 2, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
more like
barney miller
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Aug 2, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
He also forgot to mention Arlington's prodigal son and a sexual deviant
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 2, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone put the magic inside Grant.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
That was Howie
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Best blog post ever?
Buster Posey ain't havin it... He aint.
by Caine Black Knife on Aug 2, 2010 3:02 PM PDT reply actions
My favorite team is the 1993 team...
Barry Bonds
Will Clark
Royce Clayton
Kirt Manwaring
Dave Martinez
Willie McGee
Robby Thompson
Matt Williams
John Burkett, Bill Swift
And of course…Mike Benjamin
and Salomón Torres
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Kinda hard not to
Clark-Williams-Bonds as 3-4-5?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 2, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Loved Robby Thompson, too
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Aug 2, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
One of many reasons why I love this team...
People unable to figure out how to pronounce Manwaring:
MAN-waring?
man-WARing?
man-warING?
Every time you link to an old thread, I search for any stupid shit I may have said. I was pleasantly surprised to find none of it this time.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
I WUZ RITE
Re: The Likable Unwatchables
I think Ray’s bat will return to competent next year. Every player has to have a down year, right? The recap for yesterday’s mentioned that he told Aurilia that he found his swing again. Hopefully that’ll carry into the 08 season.
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know ’im!
by Natto on Sep 10, 2007 10:33 AM PDT
Of course, you did invoke the “player made mechanical adjustment and now everything will be ok” argument.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
As much as I’ve said I wanted to punch things when I watch this team, I still love them. They’re still fun to watch, despite how maddening it is sometimes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:13 PM PDT reply actions
Remember how certain members of this site (name rhymes with “pretty much all of us”) made fun of the team’s 2010 marketing slogan? Well, guess what. GIANTS MARKETING SLOGAN WUZ RIGHT.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
After you get in the van you will be, but then you’ll immediately wish you weren’t.
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 2, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
A Paradox
…how the team is so likeable, but the management remains hateful
At some point, one would expect the warm fuzzies for the team to transitively affect the management. Just has not happened for me yet…
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
ESPN.com headline:
“Manager Showalter swears to rebuild Orioles”
It’ll take a lot more than cuss words, Buck.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Now they just need to quickly fire him
And they’ll be guaranteed a title!
by taliesin on Aug 2, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy Shit I just LOL'd out loud in the office
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xbY0hBWlfw
I can’t stop laughing.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Saw that last night on Wipeout.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
TWHS!
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Hey McCoven
Guess who’s excited to play you yet again this season?
THIS GUY
/sarcasm
Rowsdower! But why, Rowsdower?
WHEN CHICKS HAVE HOT FRIENDS AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE THAN ONE HOT FRIEND DUCKS FLY TOGETHER
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Hows Purple Row
Still embroiled in the ‘negative people vs positive people’ power struggle?
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
not quite
we just splintered off into a cool kids who wanna be funny daily thread and let the lame people argue about Dan Uggla not being better than Clint Barmes all day.
It’s pretty awesome
Rowsdower! But why, Rowsdower?
WHEN CHICKS HAVE HOT FRIENDS AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE THAN ONE HOT FRIEND DUCKS FLY TOGETHER
Denver.SBNation.com
His name ......is...
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
You have people who think Dan Uggla isn’t better than Clint Barmes?
D:
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You might be thinking of KNBR
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
Huff wanted to f*k Burrell up...
…because of the bet they made just before Burrell went to bat:
“Hey, if I hit one out right here, will you make a goofy face for the TV camera?”
“Are you kidding? If you hit one out, I’ll do my full Popeye impression.”
“You’re on.”
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
I'm on record as saying this is already my favorite Giants team of all time, no matter what happens
They’re pretty good. They’re fun. Most importantly, they have the collective heart of a lion.
I will forever respect them for the way they bounced back after that 15-inning, soul-crushing loss against the Rockies. it was their 8th loss in 9 games and it would have been incredibly easy to mentally check out.
Instead, they put their heads down and rolled off the most incredible July imaginable.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Funny how the team gels together
when Bengie is no longer here.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Makes sense
Now they all get to eat the post game spread.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Aubrey’s only in the best shape of his career because he went to bed hungry every night.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
lol
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
What’s amazing to me is how well this team has played in the midst of a down year for Panda and a “merely superb mortal” status for Lincecum.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Also:
I know there’s almost no chance of this happening, but I would love to see Dontrelle Willis prove everyone wrong and contribute to a playoff run by throwing a few shutout innings in October. Would be an incredible story.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Oh...
You meant Andres didn’t you?
Now it makes sense.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
At least he didnt say “…shake Moises’ hands”
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
MOISTEST!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 3, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure when I fell in love with the personality of this team, but I’ve narrowed it down to three possibilities. It was when…
1. Everyone showed up early in spring training
2. Uribe walked into the Scottsdale locker room, shook his bag of dominos and said, “Where’s Wilson? I want Wilson”
3. Huff called Timmy a slut during their first BP
They could be Giants...but not really.
oh wow
3 wins for me. Didn’t hear about that one.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I think Timmy threw him a couple of CUs or a FB-FB-CU sequence and struck him out on 3 pitches. So Huff screamed at him.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Er, actually this…
First baseman Aubrey Huff stepped into the box against Tim Lincecum for the first time ever Wednesday. Pitchers always are ahead of the hitters on the first day of live batting practice. Huff knew he had no shot.
Wanting to impress his new teammates, Huff decided to cheat on a fastball by getting out in front so he could hook it down the right-field line. Problem was, Lincecum threw one of his moneymaker changeups.
Huff, already on his front foot, swung down on the pitch as if he were pounding the golden spike that completed the transcontinental railroad. He looked at Lincecum and yelled, “Oh, you (four-letter word for someone who takes money for carnal favors).”
They could be Giants...but not really.
by esseffgeez on Aug 2, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
That makes me love Huff so much.
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 2, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 2, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe I’d never heard that before! SO AWESOME.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Sluts don’t take money… it’s what differentiates them from working girls. And I say that with all due respect.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was wondering if they meant a figuratively-four-letter word that’s actually five letters.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
I don’t think “tart” carries a connotation of professionalism either.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
tart3
n
Informal a promiscuous woman, esp a prostitute: often a term of abuse. See also tart up
I was promised lasagna.
If you’re an older Italian gentleman, and spell phonetically, it might be ‘hoor’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
a slut will fuck anybody
a bitch will fuck anybody except you.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
story of my life
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Which one are you?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
OT: The Braves just put Chris Resop on waivers
He’s had a really good year in AAA after spending the last 2 years in Japan learning how to pitch well. Worth a flier?
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
More insights in the Giants by ESPN
Giants go 20-8 in the month of July, just swept the Dodgers, lead the WC by 2 games, and are within 1.5 of the division lead…the most obvious observation to put in in the power ranking is:
Since the All-Star break, second baseman Freddy Sanchez owns a slash-line of .206/.239/.206.
At least Giants went from no. 8 to no. 5 on the rankings…
LOL XANATHAN
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I didn't realize how bad he was until I saw his line last night
It was similar to Theriot’s
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
But with less power
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 2, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And more moles!
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
Pitcher's slugging
avg = slugging = all singles
:~(
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
1997! 1997!
Read my username carefully, nerds!
TEH INTERNETZ: if you're wondering whether it's worth it, it's not worth it.
Why am I seeing people state that Dunn will make it thru waivers
I just don’t see it happening. There are way too many teams to get thru before us and some of them are contending and could use him.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 2, 2010 3:33 PM PDT reply actions
Schulman says they won’t because they can’t afford to. Not sure if I buy it, but it makes sense
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Depends on what the Nationals do...
If they just let him go…Dodgers have to pay the remaining salary
True
But if they were asking the moon for him the other day, no way they just let him go.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Still it is a risk they probably cannot afford to take
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Possibly true
Since they wouldn’t even offer arb to players this past offseason.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
But would they give up a good player and 2 draft picks in order to save ~$4M?
I was promised lasagna.
they would lose him anyway so it is really just the draft picks for $4MM and with Harper and Stasburg, they willl probably have the need for a little extra cash and can do without more picks
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I don’t know, their MLB team isn’t good, and the farm system is below average (ranked 24th before this season, no Harper but with Strasburg). They need draft picks as much as any team.
I agree that it’s a risk the Dodgers probably can’t take, but it’s still kind of a longshot.
I was promised lasagna.
Dunn would make you guys terifying
Rowsdower! But why, Rowsdower?
WHEN CHICKS HAVE HOT FRIENDS AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE THAN ONE HOT FRIEND DUCKS FLY TOGETHER
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Would anybody consider playing him in the outfield? If he’s viewed as only a first baseman then most of the contenders don’t have a place to play him. I suppose the Rockies might consider to replace Helton if they decide they’re still in it. How married are the Braves to Troy Glaus?
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Dunn would own
but we already have 3.5 first basemen on the roster. And yes, Mora, Hawpe, and Giambi all count as 0.5
Rowsdower! But why, Rowsdower?
WHEN CHICKS HAVE HOT FRIENDS AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE THAN ONE HOT FRIEND DUCKS FLY TOGETHER
Denver.SBNation.com
10
And most of them suck this year. But the Padres would claim him just to make sure we don’t.
I was promised lasagna.
10?
more like 5 right now.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 2, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
it's like 12
it’s the NL teams that are behind us in the stanidngs
Hopefully not for long.
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 2, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Waivers go by worst record in player's league first, then opposing league
First month of the season only is previous season’s record used.
Rowsdower! But why, Rowsdower?
WHEN CHICKS HAVE HOT FRIENDS AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE THAN ONE HOT FRIEND DUCKS FLY TOGETHER
Denver.SBNation.com
kinda. I was trying to help clarify
/shakes hands
Rowsdower! But why, Rowsdower?
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Hmm..
I’d be willing to give up Fozzy Bear, Sam Eagle, and even the Great Gonzo. but no way in hell can they have Kermit
by 49erEmpire on Aug 2, 2010 3:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
we need Kermit. veteran down the stretch
by 49erEmpire on Aug 2, 2010 3:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
For what? He's a wash-up bum stilling living off of his past glories
Look…I’ll be the first to admit that Kermit had a few good years…was pretty good in the Muppet movie…but now he just makes bad car commercials….
Stop blocking the up and coming muppets and just retire…
Beaker will never get a shot as long as Sabes is GM
let’s find out what the Pirates will give us for him.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Slight OT: I wonder while Vernon Wells was listed as a potential waiver deal candidate and then I read this
Vernon Wells, Blue Jays OF. With 20 home runs and 55 RBIs, he has regained his form this year, but his salaries are still outrageously high ($23 million next year, then $21 million the three years after that) and he has a complete no-trade clause.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jon_heyman/08/02/waivers.trades/#ixzz0vUXKyC3u</
Is that from Heyman?
Zito made the list too…but surprisingly no Rowand
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
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Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Not this year...
Especially if the Giants are in the win now mode…salary aside he is a very good fit between Timmy and Cain
No, but they'd trade him for the ~80M he's owed over the next few years
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
but nobody would do that.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Exactly
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
I wonder if they even would right now
I’m sure they would have (traded Zito to someone who would pick up the full contract, that is) before the season. But now, in the middle of a playoff race? If Cashman had called up Friday and offered to take Zito in exchange for prospects, taking on all his salary, I’m thinking Sabean would have had to say no.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
of course you would
that contract is a ridiculous anchor, and I would have no hesitation, even now, in dumping it. Heck, that’s Carl Crawford.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Yeah but
it’s not Carl Crawford right now. The Giants’ chances of getting to the postseason this year would take a big hit with Wellemeyer or Pucetas taking Zito’s spot in the rotation, and dumping salary doesn’t help that one bit.
You say you would have no hesitation, but would Sabean?
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
I agree with you...
Zito’s contract is definitely an anchor but with the way he is pitching this year…it’s less repulsive. He is not worth 20+ million but 10-15 million is reasonable…
He is the perfect guy in between Lincecum and Cain…big curveball and left-handed while Lincecum and Cain are hard throwers.
I'd trade them Zito for Wells.
That wouldn’t really work for them though.
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.
Agreed. Besides -
Zito may be a problem contract, but he’s OUR lovable problem contract!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
So Posey set the record for most hits in a month by a Giants catcher (…in his first month as the Giants catcher, no less). Who had the record before?
Benito?
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
no, you read it right. It’s any catcher, not just rookie catchers.
by kingofthacove on Aug 2, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
wow, my fail. i thought it was giantpain responding to you.
by kingofthacove on Aug 2, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
What the fuck is going on here?
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 2, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
So
Who did have the record for most hits in one month by a Giants’ catcher?
Someone flukey? Terry Kennedy?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I really don’t know. I was hoping someone else would.
by kingofthacove on Aug 2, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
For shits and giggles, I just skimmed through the Community Projections for Aubrey Huff from the winter. 600+ comments and none of us even came close to his current total numbers. No one knows anything.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/3/1/1331147/community-projections-aubrey-huff
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I dunno. I’m still not convinced he’s gonna hit more than 15 homers.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
UNPOSSIBLE!
I’m not some Nerd-fuck who’s measuring REAL accomplishments against hypothetical BULLSHIT modeling and mythical probability graphs.
I still think my prediction is wildly optimistic.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew that would bite me in the ass someday.
AB: 323 (hoping he loses playing time)
AVG: .263
OBP: .331
SLG: .424
HR: 9
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 2, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And by I knew it, I mean I realized it sometime around the All Star break. Whatever, better than being right.
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 2, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
boonitez seemed to do okay
AVG: .279
OBP: .366
SLG: .522
HR: 26
Huff’s been better than that, but it’s still a decent prediction.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I would have been pretty ectstatic by that production. So I’m pretty blown away by what he’s done this year. Hell yeah, Aubrey Huff.
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 2, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
pika was close!
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
SUCK IT HATERS!!!!!!!! actually i dont really care
i just put out numbers. People laughed, it’s all good
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL me
AB: 375
Avg: .263
OBP: .330
SLG: .425
HR: 18
I also said I thought Jesus Guzman would be about as productive offensively
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
He will be better than Molina has been in the cleanup spot but not by much.
LOL me.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Aug 2, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
RIP E Ticket.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
LOL "optimist"
I’ll be the optimist
And peg Huff for around his career averages in the three slash stats
PA: 600
AVG: .282
OBP: .340
SLG: .472
HR: 22
Defense: -5 UZR at 1B
WAR: somewhere around 1.5
And still meh
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Wow, so much wrong in that thread
I love the whole sub-thread of trying to decide who should play 1B when Huff undoubtedly fails.
My prediction undersold him:
He’ll be good enough that he won’t be “the problem” …but nothing more than pedestrian:
AB: 400
AVG: 270
OBP: 330
SLG: 424
HR: 15
“We’re in this thing!” My adopted Giant: “Raptor Jesus” Guzman, “Sweet Jesus” Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Mar 1, 2010 4:00 PM PST reply actions
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Does that mean Goofus is an Asian father?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey now!
/searching for a comeback
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
He was my son yet
As you’ll note above, we hadn’t re-drafted yet and I still had Jesus in my life.
(Earlier in thread I said the story of huff beating it makes me want to draft him.)
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I like how I was active in that thread yet never made predictions.
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT." - Buster Posey
Yea, who were you talking to that whole fucking thread?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I took that day off apparently.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I dunno
I remember these threads, I apparently did not take part in many
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.
Maybe because it was the offseason?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I was still around during the offseason though
I think I did some of the prediction threads, but maybe not.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
haha, yea, i dont remember seeing you a whole lot
during those threads tho, i dont know how much “predicting” i really did
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
predicting = pulling numbers out of jcb's ass
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.
pretty much, at least i was the closest!!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You are the belle of the ball
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.
Yeah!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Jitterbug!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Charleston
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.
Mambo!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
This created an awesome mental picture.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Pika mamboing in his pacman costume?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
hmmmm.....
wonder if i could .gif a pacman costume
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
This would be probably the best thing ever.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
MAMBA!
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.
Did I ever tell anyone about the time Jeff Brantley watched me perform in West Side Story?
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 2, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Wut?
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant was a jet
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
All the way. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 2, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
You need to work this into one of your articles.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Once, you're a jet...
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
You’ll never go back!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, when you’re a jet, you’re a jet all the way.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
You put the boom-boom into my heart.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
That’s the ticket.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, what was funny is that i actually made a prediction
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Me too.
But I never make predictions, life is too unpredictable to make predictions, too easy to get injured, traded, or benched.
Was there an Andres Torres prediction thread, or maybe he wasn’t even considered worth the effort?
I believe he was mentioned in some kind of the rest of them thread.
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.
OT: RIP Mitch Miller
As a small child I sang along with him.
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
I figured he's been dead for years
Kevin Smith turns 40 today…I thought he was older than that
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Kevin Smith sucks!….sorry….I had to
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
I will defend Clerks II.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. That movie was really funny. It’s arguably more fun to watch than the original at this point.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yeah, I like it better than the first one, myself. It’s a pretty flawed movie, and there’s plenty that I dislike about it, but it’s a clearly personal and pretty deeply introspective work on Smith’s part, and I appreciate those parts of the movie very much.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
The original Clerks
Is a movie I loved the first time I watched it, but I always felt like it would be ruined on repeat views, so I really never have.
Have you ever seen the alternative ending?
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I think the original Clerks isn’t much of a movie, but it’s buoyed by two pretty fantastic characters – and particularly Randal. Clerks II has those same characters, if maybe not quite as fantastic, but is also an actual movie on top of it (which is a good and a bad thing, depending on your tolerance for plot cliches, but mostly a good thing). The jail cell speech by Randal might be the high point of Kevin Smith’s career, in my opinion.
I have seen the alternate ending for Clerks. And I think it’s a good thing he decided against 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 2, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The alternate ending for Clerks is bizarre. I appreciate it as a surrealist set-piece, but not as an actual ending to that movie. I actually think the theatrical ending is more depressing, though.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Yes
All seven episodes of it.
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.
Yes, it is.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
really sorry to argue but,
Kevin Smith just likes to hear himself talk. He thinks he so whimsical and clever but his dialogue is so lame. ever notice that any of his characters can say any given line from the movie? that’s because they are all just Kevin Smith’s lack of depth ego. (save for maybe Jay who is they only viable character who speaks colloquially)
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
I think it's the last few years of watching Giants baseball
But I can’t fully enjoy this team. I can’t enjoy them as much as I’d like.
It’s because I keep waiting for the bubble to burst. Not because I don’t think they are actually this good. But because I have been conditioned to disappointment (I guess that’s not actually because of just the last few years…)
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I’m hoping the seven game losing streak was the only bursting bubble and that we have enough suds left over, from not having to wash Bengie, to make it to the post-season.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
That’s a disgusting image.
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 2, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Best weekend of baseball since...
…geez, I dunno. Since 2002?
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
2003 had some good moments
2004 as well.
I just think what happened after them made them less memorable.
They won 100 games in 2003!! I’m CERTAIN there were some great weekends that year. A lot of of them were probably in the first two months, granted, but… 100 wins!
I guess there must have been, but man...
…sweeping the Dodgers, winning 3 games by a total margin of 4 runs?
Okay…in April 2003 they swept 3 from the Dodgers at home by a total margin of 3 runs. And the last game went 12 innings. I don’t remember it but that must have been a pretty awesome weekend.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
But that was April, this felt more like an important series
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Wow
I know ’03 didnt exist. But Wire to Wire. Then work stopppage for playoffs. Marlins and Yankees drawn from hat
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
August 14th -- Bruce Bochy Bobble Head night
The only Bobble head that uses actual head : body proportion
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
this actually looks sorta cool.
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 2, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it supposed to be leaning on the dugout railing? Cute.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like a car door
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Bruce Bochy
Jizz Mopper during the offseason
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
“The psychiatrist is [IN]”
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 2, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Was just typing this
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
A month ago I would have said change pitching to hitting but now the hitting is actually ok. Still cool though
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Aug 2, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s better looking than the real Bochy.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 2, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was DeRosa at first.
And thought… Well, the botchyed surgery probably did help the team by keeping his loserhood away. Give him a bobble-lead, and make him feel better.
i actually kinda like this
dont really want a Bochy bobblehead though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But when you collect enough bobbleheads to field a major league team, they’ll need a manager.
WHAT THEN, JPONRY? WHAT THEN?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Blogger bobblehead?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Grant bobblehead night!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 3, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I want one so bad I can taste it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 3, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That actually looks cool with the dugout fence incorporated on it
Now I’m conflicted, I am choosing either that game or the Joe DiMaggio Seals bobblehead game to go to….
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Aug 2, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That bears no resemblance to him whatsoever
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
THIS team and a parade down Market Street
I had this dream last night and it was a beautiful thing. There is so much to like about this team, it’s not even funny.
by vhants on Aug 2, 2010 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I had a dream about a tsunami apocalypse
I was at a dinner party when it struck
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
It would be amazing
if this Giants team were to win Game 7 of the World Series in San Francisco…all thanks to Jonathan Broxton’s save for the NL in the All-Star Game.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
A problem that we have not yet had to face...
Where, exactly, would this team’s parade be?
Market seems like a logical choice, but I think it might be cool to start up by fisherman’s wharf and parade down the embarcadero to AT&T, all along the water and under the bay bridge.
Thoughts?
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
This feels jinx-y to me.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It is extremely academic
Not even talking about this year, just in general, where would the parade be?
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Yes.
It’s not like I’ve already cleared a place on my wall for the framed front page of the Chronicle or anything. I’m well aware that they aren’t even in first place… just pure speculation.
Having said that, I figure it would go down Market to the Embarcadero and follow that rout to AT&T.
on big wheels
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Aug 2, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My thought:
ask me again in 3 months.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Whenever and wherever it is
I will be naked. So the Giants better hurry the fuck up and win the World Series because the view is not going to get better as the years march on.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I support this. If I can make, I might also go naked.
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 2, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I made my dad drunkenly promise
To fly me home and buy series tickets if they make it some day.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Dear old mum…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Still we find ourselves in the same old mess…
Hey, that would be a pretty good ballpark song for the Giants.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 2, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice!
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 2, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I figure it will be a lot like love fest or bay to breakers, just with drunk, pale-skinned nerds leaving their mom’s basements for the first time.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Aug 2, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The bay area has made me so jaded about naked people at parades.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
by oldjacket on Aug 2, 2010 8:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
At this point they’re just a traffic nuisance.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe Mission is the longest street in San Francisco.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
About has to be
Crosses the entire city, and not in a straight line either.
At the risk of sounding like an idiot
I have no idea what that is, so with the help of Google, I’ve narrowed it down to a city in France or a boardgame…
I had a dream last week that the Niners won the Super Bowl, and I was all upset because I hadn’t watched a single game all season for some reason.
I don’t remember who they beat, but Houston won the third place game
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
WTF was up
with ESPN running a crawler last night saying “A-Rod struck out in PH appearance; Rays drop Yanks”? It’s one freaking AB! I don’t remember anything like this when Griffey hit his 600th.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
What did I do there?
Was there full scale media freakout when Griffey reached 600, and I was just out of town or something?
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Bonds’s record looking safer by the day.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 2, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I still have my guard up against this team
But only a little bit. This has been the happiest I’ve been with this team since… 2004 (before that last game).
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I read it as
“I’m so fucking pumped”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
this
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Aug 2, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, though
I saw “I’m so FUCKING pumped UP”, which is how I think it got misinterpreted as I’M GOING TO FUCK HIM UP.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I thought he said...
“I’m the best FUCKING athlete on this FUCKING team MFer!”
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
G-rated version
I thought he said, “I’m so fired up!”.
We should ask him on his blog.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Hank with the Body Bias
Henry Schulman hankschulman
Irrelevant. Thinking body type. RT @jonlabes: @hankschulman why do you assume Pablo will be 1b long-term? Who do we have coming up at 3B?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
quick, everyone tweet him Body Bias (i already did)
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Southland lineups
LOS ANGELES
Podsednik LF
Furcal SS
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
Ethier RF
Martin C
Theriot 2B
Kuroda P
SAN DIEGO
Hairston 2B
Tejada SS
Gonzalez 1B
Ludwick RF
Headley 3B
Torrealba C
Venable LF
Denorfia CF
Richard P
They could be Giants...but not really.
From 2 to 8 in a single series
Torre: “What the fuck kind of crap is Ned giving me?”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Considering that a few days ago Jamey Carroll was Torre’s best option at 2B, I don’t think he’s complaining too much.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Theriot, Fontenot, the joint is jumpin'
I guess it’s not much of an improvement, but still, we’re talking Jamey freakin Carroll.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Yeah but
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Ha! I win.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
DeWitt?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
This reminds me
where the fuck is Timmy’s mugshot
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 2, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He doesn't have one
Because he wasn’t arrested.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Tim Flannery: Make better decisions dammit.
it feels so wrong to be pulling for LA after a series like that. But hey, sweep and be swept, that’s the way it goes, right?
I want the Dodgers to keep losing and fall so far back into oblivion that they aren’t even a speck on the radar.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Whatever happens happens
Lets not argue about this for the millionth time
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
This
If our ‘rooting’ made any difference, we could debate it. Otherwise, let’s just sit back and enjoy the fact that, hey, one of them has to lose.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
DONT ROOT FOR THE DODGERS DAMNIT
root for torn hamstrings, lots of runs, and general bad luck
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Rooting for a series split
Sweep would be too much momentum.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Go Extra Innings!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
BREAKING NEWS!
Sorry. Yes, it’s been discussed a few times.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I figured, Haven’t been here since yesterday.
by Into the Void on Aug 2, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
hey..
the bonds/kent teams wanted to fight each other too…..
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions
The Giants once gave up a 7 run lead
just so they could win in dramatic fashion with walkoff Ground Rule Single in the 10th
They are, the Most Interesting Team in the Universe
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
by O R They? on Aug 2, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I don't always hit walk-off singles
But when I do, I prefer that Nate Schierholtz touches second base.
Michael kay = national disgrace
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Dude from high school's baseball analysis
congrats to the giants on sweeping the srries but they got lucky either team could have won ANY of these 3 games and by they way giants wont make the playoffs. Getting ludwick will win the division for the padres and the phillies getting oswalt gives them the wild card
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
ludwick
DIVISION DECIDER
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly the cardinals getting rid of him like useless slop says a few things about his value after the calf injuries this season.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
yeah, but this kid said it. must be true.
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL THE GIANTS WERE JUST LUCKY
Just like the dodgers were “lucky” to sweep the cardinals in 3 games in last years playoffs LOL ALCS LOL BROXTON.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Do they teach spelling in that high school?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
MAYMAY
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Where did the maymay meme start?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
some subthread about how to pronounce "meme"
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
You either score more runs than the other team or you don’t. No luck.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
I'm having fun watching this year's Giants
I like this “winning” feeling. Haven’t felt that since May 8th, and then that feeling was crushed the next week (but man, the residual feelings from May 8th still make me grin and giggle like a little girl who just got a pony).
I really do like this Giants team. Huff, Torres, Posey… These guys make it fun to watch the Giants’ offense. There isn’t the feeling that if the pitcher is having an off day (or if Wellemeyer pitches), it’s an automatic loss, which was sort of the feeling I got last year. Now it feels like the Giants have a legit offense. There’s a bit of a surreal feeling, like is Torres really the second-best outfielder in the NL? Is Huff really that much of an awesome goofball? Is Posey really ain’t having it? Does Cain actually know how to win?
This team does seem special. It’s fun watching them, going into the season with little expectations of making the playoffs and yet, here they are, in playoff contention. I keep thinking the bubble is going to burst and Andres Torres is going to pull a Jonathan Cheechoo or something, but that hasn’t happened, so I’m just going to keep enjoying it.
Also, because this is perfect for all the haterz:
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
by mymclife on Aug 2, 2010 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Huff sales this so well. Huh? what did you guys say? what was that?
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
This…
Is Posey really ain’t having it?
…made me laugh.
Also, I love the other guys in the dugout in this clip. I don’t know what Edgar’s reacting to, but his facial expression is pretty funny.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
by kdl on Aug 2, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Burrell reminds me of Forrest Gump
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 2, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Cain can win now. Morgan says he needs to keep his focus. 2.98 ERA aint shit.
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
+109
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres is not the second best outfielder in the NL
He is the best :)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
If Huff hadn't made it in MLB
he could have bulked up and gone into wrestling.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Based on
the patriotic hats and the top of the dugout says “Coors field,” I’m guessing July 4 or maybe July 3rd. Huff went yard in both of those games.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I am starting to enjoy this arod "chasing history" feat
Watching his pathetic at bats while michael kay froths over the mic touching himself acting like its the greatest thing in MLB history thats about to happen never gets old. What’s even better is the yankees 4 color commentators in the booth pouring in the excuses by the truck load after every pitch “oh he was just unlucky that fastball right down the middle was popped up should have been a home run” LOL TINO MARTINEZ. I hope a-rod never hits #600 and eventually breaks his hip striking out on a slider in the dirt while everyone at ESPN bursts into tears and acts like they just lost a family member.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I like how ESPN did their best to downplay Bonds breaking the career HR record because of the steroid crisis, but are going apeshit over Alex Rodriguez getting to a round number when only one of those guys tested positive for PEDs (and it isn’t Barry)
I’m sure their going ape shit chronicling him setting “MLB history” as in the longest person in major league history to hit #600 after reading 599 LOL HE’S GETTING SCREWED BY YANKEE STADIUM!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Bonds tested positive for steroids. I don’t understand why everybody keeps on insisting that it never happened.
I was promised lasagna.
???
I think it’s pretty well documented that he used steroids, but when did he test positive?
I think there were rumors that there was a positive test in some of the files they got from Balco that was supposed to be Bonds’s
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It was a retest of the MLB samples by the Feds
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3881897
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Hmm, OK
Although the sourcing on that is a little sketchy. Could have been somebody in the prosecution team leaking info to the press in order to pressure Bonds to take a plea deal. I suppose if they ever finally bring it to trial we’ll find out if the Feds really have that.
I may be wrong, but
I think a judge ruled that the MLB evidence samples were not going to be admissible in court, creating another prosecution problem.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Pretty sure this is correct. It apparently was very obvious that recovered Balco evidence was referring to Bonds using steroids, but without Greg Anderson actually testifying and saying so, it wouldn’t hold up in court.
To my knowledge, this is the biggest hangup in the entire case, and it’s why Bonds feels confident he’ll fine.
It’s also pretty well documented that he failed a drug test in Novermber of 2000. It was even discussed on this site.
I was promised lasagna.
amphetamines, you mean?
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Some call it
Piss and Vinegar. Great team to watch this year! My fav game was definitely game 2 in LA a couple weeks ago. That game had so much crazy tension!!! Gmen pulled it out in the 9th in dramatic fashion. Lets keep this going guys!
Add a little olive oil and you’ve got yourself a classic Gmen salad.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Just waiting to be tossed!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Who could resist with a nice Piss-n-vinaigrette?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Does it get worse than aaron boone?
You know somethings wrong when you are wishing joe morgan was around to mumble instead of this homer.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
basically
does it get worse than espn?
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift A
I agree.
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.
mlb network
tom emanski video drop. unbeatable. give me some crime dog
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:29 PM PDT reply actions
double down the left field line. If I’m Sabean this is my GUY!
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
extrabaggs
Giants ownership in Fresno tonight to make announcement. If I had to guess, sounds like Giants are buying a stake in their Triple-A club.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
no!
relocation to santa clara
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
2010 Giants
“And but for the sky, there are no fences facing”
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I LIEK BAZBAL
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Just watched the tivo of the last 2 innings from saturdays game
Still extremely satisfying suck it dodgers, broxton, torre, russel martin, LOL NOT CARLOS SANTANA, and oh yeah SUCK IT ERIC KARROS LOL douche.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Aug 2, 2010 5:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 2, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
OMGZ A-ROD
/FAP FAP FAP
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 2, 2010 6:00 PM PDT reply actions
LOL SLIDER
FUCKING PATHETIC OVER-RATED SCUM GET THE FUCK OFF MY TV.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Besides I’d rather listen to aaron boone talk about the mets like they are one of the best teams in the MLB and a relevant topic.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Man, everybody is hitting home runs in this 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 2, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d hate to think how good that Yankees team would really be if some of their sluggers were performing up to their usual levels.
Jeter, Tex, A-Rod, Granderson etc all underachieving this year. A-Rod is on pace for 25 HR’s, which would be his lowest total since 1997.
i guess the plus side to all this ARod attention is
that everyone can see his every at bat and how much he sucks! yeah!
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
LOL Kemp!
Larry Bowa is awesome, good thing he’s not their manager and so it might not have the same affect:
Speaking of Matt Kemp, I wondered what Bowa thought of the guy who has the ability to carry the Dodgers, but so far has only let them down.
“I wish I had Matt Kemp’s tools because I would be in Cooperstown,” Bowa said. "He has so much athleticism. I don’t know if he knows what it’s like to go full bore for nine innings. He’s so talented, I don’t think his mind lets him ask, ‘Is there more here?’
“I have one question I’d like to ask him, ‘Are you dead tired when the game is over?’ My dad told me early on I should be exhausted after every game if I’ve done my batting practice, taken ground balls, backed up every play and gone all out. I wonder if he’s ever felt like that?”
I asked Kemp.
“There’s more there,” Kemp said. “I agree. It’s something I need to sit here and think about and then change.”
If Kemp broke from the batter’s box every time like a posse was in pursuit, with his speed he’d probably have six more hits this season.
“Way more than that,” said Bowa, who understands someone so gifted hasn’t had to do much extra to get ahead. “He works out, he does all his stuff. But instead of 10 minutes I’d like to see 20.”
Why doesn’t Kemp go all out? Why doesn’t he break from the batter’s box with all he has?
“That’s a good question,” Kemp said.
Ordinarily Kemp is quick to brush aside any talk about potential not realized. But this time he sat there, listened to everything Bowa had to say, and there was no argument.
“I need to help this team out and I’m not doing it,” he said. “I’ve wasted a lot of at-bats this year. Pitchers have gotten me 70% of the time, but it’s not them getting me out, it’s me.”
So why doesn’t he lay off that outside pitch as he did in April, when he might have been the best hitter in the game — seven home runs to start the season?
“I feel it, trust me,” he said. “Everything being said, I’ve said to myself. I have no excuses. I’ve never hit below .290 in my life.”
Kemp is now a .259 hitter, two for 19 during this critical stretch against the Padres and Giants, the last hope for the Dogs in the ninth inning, and on a positive note, he didn’t strike out.
Got smug?
Keep being yourself kemp I enjoy all your talent being wasted on smugness.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Also
Keep dating Rihanna, as she seems to be doing wonders for your career.
Hey, it’s not her fault he’s been shit this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I think it is. She is rewarding him with celebrity sex for being a lazy bastard on the field.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Mrs. Goofus gives 100% on the field
…despite all the celebrity sex I’m giving her
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
She’s a keeper.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 3, 2010 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
GRITTY
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Pitchers have gotten me 70% of the time
If that were true, you wouldn’t be having these problems
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
don't think that's something one can change
at least not without some trauma and talking to Larry Bowa doesn’t count. You either have a non-stop motor, or you don’t.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 2, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Pujols is such a fucking bum
If he wasn’t massively under-performing and having such a awful year the cardinals would be running away with the central what a disappointment! – Random espn analyst with no brain
Yeah pujols sucks he just hit his 26 home run of the year and is hitting .299/.400/.561/.961 clearly the guy is done.
I dunno why people critique pujols so hard but hey clearly I have no idea what I’m talking about.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Of course
I will be enjoying it to the max while I am not submitted to torture tonight. Perfect time to sit back and laugh at how angry the dodgers announcers are.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
OT: Carlos Santana
Just got his knee blown out at the plate. Looked horrible.
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 6:28 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, that was bad.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 2, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Ouch.
IanMBrowne
Fenway silent and the entire Indians’ starting nine surrounding catcher Carlos Santana. Looks like a bad, bad leg injury. Hate to see that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 6:28 PM PDT reply actions
His knee buckled back and actually kicked his cleat off
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that’s what my friends — they’re watching the game — are telling me.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
and MLB kept playing it over and over.
I hope it’s not as bad, horrible as it looked.
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Aug 2, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
What in the world happened?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Runner ran in hard at the plate. Carlos Santana was injured badly. Leg injury. Either a broken leg or a torn ligament.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
he was blocking the plate with his leg. SAWK goes into a knee slide right into his exposed knee.
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus. Without seeing the play, I don’t know if it was clean or not, but this is exactly the kind of result that makes me continue to really dislike the plate collision as a thing.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Um, after that, it is too late to move Buster to 1B?
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Aug 2, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This
I had extremely disturbing thoughts upon seeing that collision.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Oh man
That’s awful. He has such a promising career ahead of him….
My Son, the best outfielder in the National League.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
we’ll see if he comes back as a C if he ends up having knee surgery
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Aug 2, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
This sucks so much, I was really looking forward to comparing him and Buster for years to come
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They’re taking him away on a stretcher now, I hear. D:
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
injuryexpert
Listening to a bit of the wild feed you get on MLB.tv and someone said “straight to Mass Gen. Call a surgeon.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 2, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions