Post-game thread: Giants avoid the sweep
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 29, 2010 4:13 PM PDT
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The games against the Rockies, Dodgers, and Padres will go better.
This is true because I want it to be true.
Thomas Neal so far: 2 for 2, 2B, HR
Also, Johnny Monell was promoted to AAA? Hm.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
Holm to the DL
Monell up
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
How dare you, he got a clutch hit today.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Bengie in RF
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He could do the same as a PH off the bench
which is how he should be used
worst defensive RF since Alou’s gimpy 2nd year.
That said people do get carried away. He does have something left with the bat.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
So you’re saying he can be our DH?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, I know. Plus we’ve already got one DH, and he’s an out and out good hitter.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I’m not actually trying to give you a hard time (that’s Lars’ job). It’s more of a jab at the Brassss
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
He should exclusively be a bat off the bench, not in the field.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Because he singled in two runs to win the game? Oh yeah, we hate him so that was a blind squirrel finding an acorn. If we liked him we’d be talking about how clutch he is.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Aug 29, 2010 4:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
No, I think he can still hit
and should be used as a decent bat off the bench.
Ok, that’s fair.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Aug 29, 2010 4:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Rxmeister
If Posey goes to the Yankees, I’ll dig up Steinbrenner’s rotting corpse and set it on fire.
Few things piss me off to hatred.
Yankees, Yankee fans, Grizzly bears, The Dallas Cowboys, Rush Limbaugh are the first few things that come to mind.
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
Glenn Beck
But no, that can’t happen. Don’t even talk like that.
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by Giantsfan4life on Aug 29, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
grizzly bears are fucking awesome
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
except for when they eat all your food while you are sleeping
and you are 20 miles by foot from the nearest vendor of comestibles.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
If you decide to go tramping around in the woods, that’s on you.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
tramping around in the wood is fine
It’s not hanging your food in a tree that is probelmatic.
But yeah, they are still awesome.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 30, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t see the play, but didn’t he let in one of the two runs that he got back?
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Yup
It took him forever to get to the double at the fence allowing the runner at first to score without even a throw.
basically . . . which means he shouldn’t get credit for the big knock without it also being pointed out that he was part of the reason we needed that big knock to win
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
run producer!
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
It does exist
Tom Tango even went over it. But over a full season it’s almost meaningless.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Well that's what I mean
In one situation, one player can be “clutch”.
But over the course of a season? Of a career? It’s not really something that factors.
As it happens . . .
. . . there is a sort of “built-in” clutch factor for LH pull hitters, as recently discussed by Matt Swartz at The Baseball Prospectus.
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From Baggs
Diamondbacks lead. I think Jose Guillen will get to that LaRoche ball on the track by Thursday, at least. My word, is he gimpy out there.
Buster Posey>
LOL
Baggs! WTG
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Even baggs is pointing out guillen
I’m not sure what else bruce bochy needs to do to get fired.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Baggs has been downright harsh on Guillen.
http://twitter.com/extrabaggs/status/22472196153
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I honestly wouldn’t do that if I were in his place. Never know when you might need a quote.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
He also compared Guillen to Bengie playing right. I think someone stopped drinking the Kool_aid
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That's awesome
Ever since Baggs was called out he’s been pretty damn good.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Only a matter of time until he starts ripping bochy once the season is out of hand.
"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."
http://twitter.com/extrabaggs/status/22474272757
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
If I was a beat writer
I’d probably be fired within 3 days for my criticism.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I wouldn't make it out of the introduction meeting
"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 Baggs
Sick burn!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Matt Cain really needs to learn how to win. He almost cost the team big today.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
DFA
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Matt Cain deserved a win
So I’m pretty ambivalent about this one.
What the actual fuck was that?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:20 PM PDT reply actions
The stupid D’Backs better play like this against the Padres.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 29, 2010 4:20 PM PDT reply actions
They have another chance tomorrow.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 29, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought they were playing LA. in that case, PLAY THEM HARD!!!
by giant4life83 on Aug 29, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The Pads lose 4 straight
and we’re still 5.5 games behind. That’s really saying something … but I just don’t know what…
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
Or it's 5
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yup
it’s 5. ok let me redo this…
The pads lose 4 straight and we’re still 5 games behind. That’s really saying something …but I just don’t know what…
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
by busterbuster on Aug 29, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
do you have a newsletter?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Is that where you talk trash about your fellow mods? If so, I’m in.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 29, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The first rule of Nattalk is don’t talk about Nattalk.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 29, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
This game was just...
wow.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Lazy writing
I came here for news
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
From twitter
@AmyGGiants: Bochy on taking out Cain after 108 pitches, “he’d worked hard enough, had a long first inng.”
Yeah, he probably also deserved a win for all that hardwork, but no big deal
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:23 PM PDT reply actions
I don't disagree with taking Cain out
But the bullpen management was UGH like usual.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I do when it’s to bring Casilla in. Cain could have done that himself.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
Yeah, but I wasn’t expecting Casilla to be brought in.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Casilla- the only survivor of Gasoline Alley
by giant4life83 on Aug 29, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He was the guy in the bullpen. I understand your argument in the hypothetical situation where its Romo or Ramirez whomever else but in real life it was Casilla in the bullpen.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just saying
Cain at 108 pitches should have been taken out, either that or one more batter. And he brought in Lopez first.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
So you’re not saying, you’re just saying?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If he was good enough to one out in the 7th, he was good enough to get all 3
now the only middle relievers even remotely fresh for the next 2 games are Ramirez and Romo
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I like the way he alternates between trolling and riding the most boring hobby-horse in the history of internet baseball.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
108 pitches?
In truth, I reckon he should never have started that last inning. It was more than just pitches, it was stress pitches. Bochy is the classic old manager: he doesn’t manage the game, the game manages him—pitchers left in till they clearly need to come out, instead of taken out when it is wise to assume that they’ve given you what they’ve got for that day.
Of course, when he did come out, the choices following were, as DrDC notes, rather Ugh. Santiago Casilla probably shouldn’t be on the staff, current SSS results notwithstanding, but one would think that even a Bruce Bochy would at least know not to use him when the game is closer than 4 runs or so. As I have said before, a can of gas and an open matchbook.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Well deserved victory for Affeldt
I miss 2009 Jeremy.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Aug 29, 2010 4:24 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Bruce bochy thanks the diamondbacks outfielders for saving him from having to defend his retarded decisions and out manage the giants out of the game.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
AmyGGiants Bochy on Guillen, “he’s got a real good idea of what he’s doing at the plate & since he’s joined our club we’ve put more runs on the board”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He didn’t elaborate that he has a great arm and gets to “everything hit to him”?
"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."
Yep, that's true
If the ball is hit directly to him, he won’t try to avoid it. He will let it hit him in the glove. Mostly.
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by Giantsfan4life on Aug 29, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
runs scored since Guillen's first appearance as a Giant
3
2
3
2
5
6
1
0
11
16
11
0
3
9
outside of the Reds series, the Giants have not scored that many runs since picking up Guillen…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Guillen has caused more runs to score with his glove than he's made runs score with this bat
good thing our moronic manager has no idea what he’s 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."
She didn’t say that it was the Giants offense that was putting more runs on the board.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
but the dude is on base 40% of the time, you gotta blame Sandoval-Uribe-[fill-in-the-blank]
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Or the fact that it takes 3 hits to score Guillen from first.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I mean, come on
Sandoval is hitting .423/.444/.731 in the last 7 days, .313/.346/.576 in August.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Sandoval was dogshit on that last road trip while Guillen was hitting over .400
Panda had 4 hits in 3 of the 6 games
Uribe had 1 hit in the 4 games he played of the 6
Guillen had 9 hits in 5 of the 6 games
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I don’t care.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Hah! That one took me a second.
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I like my version better.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
those are numbers!
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I don’t believe he said “excluding the Reds’ series”
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sorry, you’re right, the Giants offense has had no issues whatsoever since picking up Jose Guillen.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They’ve averaged 5 runs a game and Guillen has hit well, so I don’t see how anything Bochy said in that statement is incorrect.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I know you can’t just throw out the outliers, but come on, the Giants have scored 72 runs in 13 games since picking up Guillen and over half of those (38) came in three games.
But maybe I’m still just grumpy from sitting through the last two shitty games.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Nah
Guillen is just bad at the game of baseball.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
True
he’s just mediocre at the offensive half.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He’s a corner outfielder with a career OPS+ of 99. How is that not mediocre?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Because he's a troll
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Exactly
Guillen’s offense is meh… unless you believe that his time with the Giants invalidates his career up to this point.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
it's better offense from that corner than we've seen
from anybody who isn’t Huff
but, don’t forget I did not think Guillen was a necessary acquisition while Bowker was still in the system and now that the Giants have Ross, I don’t think it’s necessary to start Guillen but I won’t say a guy is not doing well in some aspect of his game when the facts are plainly evident that he is doing well
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Ok, so Guillen has had a good small smattering of plate appearances so far
But going forward, you’d rather have Ross, right?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
damn skippy
I have not yet given up on the hope that we’ll go back to decent starting pitching with consecutive quality starts from the entire rotation
Guillen is less valuable in non-blowouts/slugfests
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Huh?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
He's a singles machine.
He has one extra base hit in his time with the Giants…one.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
TWO!!!
one double (out stretching it into a 3B)
one home run in Philly
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
OH GOD This totally derails my whole argument. You’re right Jose Guillen is our offensive savior.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
You've just been Bork'd
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
When you remember that Bengie Molina hit one on his way to a cycle?
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Perspective?
Please? Home runs come at maybe one for every nine or ten hits. He had, last time I looked 15 hits (with a .385 BA). How many homers do you expect in that time?
I am not a fan of Guillen’s, but much of what is being dumped on him hereabouts is just silly. His net offensive productivity is the best on the team for anyone with 10 or more plate appearances. Of course that is over an absurdly short sample size (40 PA when I looked), but people are talking about him as if he were underperforming Eli Whiteside or Aaron Rowand. And he is playing hurt, which is not his fault—he doesn’t make out the lineup card. He is thus comically slow, and obviously shouldn’t be out there, but even so, that “easy popup” he dropped the other day was clearly wind-pushed at the last moment, as the problems the sure-handed Freddy Sanchez had on the very next play should have made clear.
I see no reason Guillen as he is should ever be anything but off the bench (at least not that Ross is available), but it’s not like he’s the sort of disaster he’s being made out to be.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I think most fans are dreading what the future Guillen may bring more than anything.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Damn, didn't mean to post that yet
Anyways, although one position player likely isn’t going to cost the Giants the playoffs (unless he’s a replacement to below replacement player hitting cleanup), while being 2 losses back of a playoff spot this team needs to sneak out every run and win possible to be playing more than one series against the Padres in October.
I think more than anything, it’s just a giant metaphor for the ineptitude of how this organization runs thing.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
You obviously have a very developed opinion about Guillen. So.
What do you make of his 62.2% GB rate in August?
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I don't make anything of it . . .
. . . or of any of his other short-term stats. What bothers me is the people who do make something of them, but the wrong something. It’s perfectly fair to say “I don’t care what his short-term offensive performance for the Giants has been, I don’t think he’s a good hitter, and I don’t think his bat will help the team going forward.” That’s a statement that can be defended or attacked based on reasonable extant stats. But it is wildly unfair to say “His short-term offensive performance for the Giants has been lousy,” because it’s just dead wrong.
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Right
Because a .329 career wOBA is astounding. Below average=good!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
that’s average in most years.
There really isn’t anything to argue about. Jose Guillen is a decent hitter, but one who can’t run and who shouldn’t see regular playing time on the field.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
It is average
But in his career that total is slightly below average (barely).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
He is, but that doesn’t make Bochy’s statement less true.
You can make a similar argument that Sandoval and Sanchez haven’t helped the offense because it hasn’t been that good if you take out 20% of the games. He’s not a good player but he’s still helped the offense since he’s been here.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, maybe I’m just predisposed to give him less credit, but he’s hitting the least effective .380 or whatever it is I’ve ever seen. I mean, apparently he is hitting that well, because I look at the stats and I see that he is, but it really doesn’t feel like he is. If that makes any sense. (It’s probably because he’s more or less hit nothing but singles.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Probably because his BABIP is around .500
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I'm not here to argue about SSS
He could hit 3 homers tomorrow and he’ll still be a bad baseball player.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Well, that’s all this argument is about.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
in all seriousness
I don’t think any player who hits that close to league average is going to have a meaningful impact on a team’s runs over such a small stretch of games.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
.372/.413/.465 is way above league average.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
SSS alert!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Wow, do you not understand at all what this argument is about?
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowardly_Lion
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by rotorueter on Aug 29, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I Lol'd
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Green_Giant
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He wasn’t in the Wizard of Oz!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Ozma, eh?
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Ozma
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never beat him :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Do you not understand what oldjacket was saying?
I don’t think any player who hits that close to league average
He was referring to Guillen being an average hitter (as in true talent level, not in his time with the Giants), and you made the comment about his batting line which is completely irrelevant to what he said.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Huh?
What he’s hit before he was here has nothing to do with whether he has helped the offense while he was here.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And what he’s hit here has nothing to do with what he said
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
"he’s got a real good idea of what he’s doing at the plate & since he’s joined our club we’ve put more runs on the board"
We have put up more runs on the board.
There’s an implication that Jose Guillen has helped put up more runs on the board.
Nothing said has been false.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not talking about that
I’m referring to oldjacket’s post.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I don’t think any player who hits that close to league average is going to have a meaningful impact on a team’s runs over such a small stretch of games.
Why would he be talking about how Guillen’s hit overall? All that’s relevant to how much he’s helped here is how well he’s hit here, not anywhere else. I’m really confused why this is so difficult to understand.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, it's even more relevant
Since what Guillen has done with the Giants has minimal implications on the performance he will have for the rest of the season as opposed to his entire career.
I don’t see how THAT’S difficult to understand. Why wouldn’t he be talking about Guillen overall? If he was talking about Guillen’s performance with the Giants then it would be a pointless argument.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
STRAWMAN STRAWMAN STRAWMAN
No one is talking about the implications Guillen will have over the rest of the season. No one.
He’s referring to Guillen’s production over this limited sample of games he’s played, which was in reply to Bochy, who was talking about Guillen helping over the limiting sample of games.
Limited sample of games. Guillen’s production over that limited sample. The offense scoring runs over this limited sample. Guillen hitting well over this limited sample. Guillen helping this offense score over this limited sample. Guillen over the next month? Nope, just this sample.
If you want to talk about how Guillen will do as a Giant, start a new subthread, because that’s not what this one is about. It’s about the validity of Bochy saying that the offense has scored more runs with Guillen here.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
No one is talking about the implications Guillen will have over the rest of the season. No one.
I don’t think any player who hits that close to league average is going to have a meaningful impact on a team’s runs over such a small stretch of games.
Perhaps we’re reading this differently, but I’m reading what he’s saying is that "Guillen being an average hitter, will not have a meaningful impact as a Giant because of the random variation in a one month sample.
I don’t need to start a subthread, as that is a more important discussion than what Guillen has done thus far.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Look at the statement he’s replying to. The exchange is like this:
Me: " He’s not a good player but he’s still helped the offense since he’s been here."
oldjacket: “I don’t think any player who hits that close to league average is going to have a meaningful impact on a team’s runs over such a small stretch of games.”
I’m pretty sure he is referring to Guillen’s impact in this “small stretch of games.” I can’t imagine that stretch of games referring to anything else other than the games he’s been here.
I think Guillen sucks. I don’t think he will be this good a hitter the rest of the year, but I do think in the 13 game he’s been here, he has helped, and that Bochy’s statement is true.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough
But oldjacket’s post is still relevant, in that in this SSS whatever help he’s provided has been minimal, probably to the tune of around a quarter of a win.
Hell, if we want to play the SSS game, if you use WPA then Guillen has hurt the Giants more than he’s helped them so far.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
The rest of the season is a small stretch of games also, statistically speaking.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 29, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the point I was making
Or trying to at least
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
how many runs is that worth on average over ~40 PA? 2? 3?
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I don’t know, but whatever it is, it has helped the Giants while he was here. That’s all Bochy said. That’s all I said.
by kingofthacove on Aug 29, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy: correlation = causation!
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
AZ are 3-3 against the Padres since the All-Star break
only 2-5 vs the Giants
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I've come to the conclusion
That you’re not a real person but rather some spambot that randomly replies to key words in people’s posts and reveals statistics that are typically useless. Are you an ESPN spambot?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
every time i try to get out you guys just suck me back in!! no really, see ya lata
by giant4life83 on Aug 29, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
you run your fingers across the keyboard, but almost nothing you post is fact-based
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
that is an accurate description of yourself, yes.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Was this your fortune cookie at lunch?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
by rotorueter on Aug 29, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yay a win.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 4:27 PM PDT reply actions
yay.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Bruce bochy is annoying and needs to dissapear.
"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."
Chance of guillen hitting 5th and starting in right tomorrow night?
100000000000000000000000000000000000%
"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."
Matt Cain you are the man
The way you battled out of the 1st inning was excellent. You earned your salary there imo. Also, wheres the 10th man on pablos shot off the bricks? Reach over and snag that shit!
Bochy will never take us all the way.
by Nick Cunningham on Aug 29, 2010 4:34 PM PDT reply actions
That would be stupid and get you kicked out of the park
as well as making it a ground rule double and not letting a player to score from first.
Pretty sure you don't get kicked out for those
Only on balls in play (grounders)
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Oh yeah, you sure will be. That’s interfering with a ball in play, sir.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
I’ve never seen it before.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
It happens a lot on foul ball pop-ups where a fan reaches over the fence line and causes a fielder not to catch the ball. The batter is ruled out if the umpire believes the fielder would have made the catch.
There was a play a week or so ago where they used instant replay at Mays Field to determine if a fan with a glove caught a home run ball behind the fence line or whether he reached over. It was hard to tell from the replay so the umpires kept the original decision which was a home-run.
I don't remember him being tossed
I don’t remember the fan of the Jeter play in the playoffs many years ago being tossed either. I understand that it could be reviewed.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
LOL sfgiants.com headline
Guillen helps Giants snap three-game slide
Because Guillen is the one who deserves the most credit for that outing
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 4:38 PM PDT reply actions
Guillen helps bruce bochy defend starting him in right for the rest of the season
“He’s healthy and there’s nothing wrong with him he plays great in the outfield you people don’t know anything about baseball” – bork
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
But he got that hit! That seeing eye ground ball up the middle!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 29, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That ball looked like it was hit pretty hard
I don’t care for Guillen’s fielding but he’s not a bad hitter.
let's fix this
Matt Cain and Freddy Sanchez help Giants snap three-game slide
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I think it's fair to say
I haven’t disliked a player this much since Balkmando.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
really? He can’t field, but he keeps his mouth shut after a game.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Like I said
Since Balkmando. I can’t think of anybody since then I’ve disliked more. And besides, he’s only been here a couple weeks. I’m sure if he got benched (which won’t happen) he would be bitching.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I just don’t like seeing anyone compared to Armando unless they suck and behave like a jackass about it.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Well I wasn't comparing him
Just nobody I’ve disliked as much as Guillen since those days.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
It happened.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 29, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Good grief.
That’s how bad it is. He gets slammed not only for what he has (supposedly) done, but also for what he might hypothetically do. If and when he does it is the time to critique it. Matt Cain might be torture kittens tomorrow—there is no law of physics that forbids its happening. Should we start right now calling him a kitten killer?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Well
It’s not like I’m saying this out of the blue. He has been accused of being a “bad teammate,” FWIW.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yes, but "sure" means, well, sure.
He has also been described by some—including, I seem to vaguely recall (no links), some on the Giants—as having been a pretty good teammate in the past. So perhaps we should just await the event and see?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
LOL
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
LOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Is that really James Shields’s nickname or did they just make that up?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
that’s his nickname
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
It looks like it was James Worthy’s nickname first.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I'm surprised
that it isn’t handed out to every player named “James”
the same way every guy named “Gordon” is given “Flash”
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Buck and McCarver called him that whenever the Rays were in the playoffs…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 29, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun Fact
James Shields is Rowand’s cousin. I guess Shields is a gamer, too.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I wasn’t here when we got Rowand (sounds like VD).
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
guillen is the new rowand
Except he can’t field and he’s older than rowand which makes bork want to make love to him even more.
"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."
hahahahaha
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
well, he sort of helped both sides so it could have gone either way
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
OT
MLB Network showing a clip of Arodis Chapman allegedly throw a 105 MPH pitch.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Has there ever been anybody else who threw that hard?
I remember Zumaya throwing a couple of 102’s and 103’s, and I think Nolan Ryan could get it up there….
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 29, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB Network also showing clip of Arnoldis Chapman getting Tommy John surgery in 2011.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
lol
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This subthread is now 0 for 2 in spelling Chapman's first name correctly...
Let’s just pretend we are Bork and call him Chappy..
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 29, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Slumpbuster!
Aroldis.
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Hey I was closer.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
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Dude
You are hotter than Jose Guillen right now! Raised the team BA to .333
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 29, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
We should have swept Arizona
And our upcoming schedule isn’t getting any better.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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We should have also never extended brian sabean and bruce bochy
Instead this organization has a strong dedication to mediocrity and falling short of the playoffs but not getting a good draft pick.
"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."
Giants fans can't have nice things
Besides Buster Posey.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Geez
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
LOL my pokemonz
that game cost me a crucial category this week.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
RolLOLercoaster
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
I couldn't really see the whole game
What was Bochy complaining about in the 8th (?) inning?
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Slow roller down the 3B line
Pablo tried to let it go foul, but picked it up in fair territory. Umpire got it right.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I saw a replay of that. I guess Bochy and the fans thought it was foul?
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The fans and Bochy were reacting to Pablo
who was indignant about touching it in foul territory. Nice try, but the umpires got it right.
It didn’t really matter either way as I don’t believe Pablo can make an out on that ball.
No, we were booing the ump.
Pablo was trying to pluck it foul, since it was going to hit the bag. Deked the fans.
Iassogna got that call right, but he couldn’t get off the field fast enough after the game. We (the fans) were ready to take his head off.
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I know this is a dead horse but
There is not a single manager in the world who would start jose guillen in right field and hit him in the middle of the line up in the MLB except for one man.
That one man uses jose guillen every single night in the hardest right field in the majors and continues to think that guillen is essential to the giants making the playoffs to spite having 3 better options on the bench.
Why is this one man still employed?
"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."
The thing I don't understand
Is the fact that he was about to be released by THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS!!!! not a red flag?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
THE FUCKING ROYALS DID NOT WANT HIM
Only brian sabean and bruce bochy.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
yet KC signed him for an atrociously large sum
he’s in his final year and they are bottom-dwelling, it’s more likely for a guy to get DFA in that circumstance if the team can’t swing a deadline trade
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
And it could get a lot worse
when we finally find out who the PTBNL is.
if the staff would quit serving up the early dingers
Bork would put the better defenders out there
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Well here I am getting trolled again, but anyways
Or he could put Ross in there who is a superior defender, hitter, baserunner, etc.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Is Ross really a "superior" hitter?
He strikes out more and he does not steal bases.
And the power potential is probably about the same.
I’d start Ross, myself, but Guillen is still pretty hot and the starting pitchers are giving up too many hits that can’t caught except by fans.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
It's pretty even
And there is very little predicative value in hitting streaks. Very very very little.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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The facts are these
in this AZ series Guillen went 3-8 with a BB and an HBP
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
And one two-run error.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
that's the opposite of what I wrote
he’s less valuable in a tight game because his defensive liability outweighs his offensive potential in a 2-1 game after the first inning, but in a 6-1 game after the first inning, you want to give the dude with over 200 career homers (and 300 2B) extra swings
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
It’s always good to keep guys around that are only useful when losing badly.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 29, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, it happened
Do you think you can glean a lot of information about what will most likely happen in the future just based on these stats?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
well...
1 week ago you nerds were all, “Guillen can’t hit, it’s only been a week — SSS!!”
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
My distaste for Guillen has nothing to do with his performance thus far on the Giants
My distaste for him is completely based on the fact that he has been averagish offensively for the past three seasons and has battled injuries.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
The facts are these
The Giants lost 2 of 3 games, so obviously Guillen isn’t helping his team win.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
the fact is that the 2 starters who did not have quality starts both lost
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Nope
this is a team game, and he’s completely responsible.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
then he's not individually responsible, because the TEAM is therefore responsible
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
But he's not helping
He shouldn’t be blaming the team. He should step up his game more.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Guillen reached base 5 times in 10 PA against AZ
and scored ZERO runs
he’s not the one who needs to step up his offense
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
He should probably steal some bases, hit more homers, etc. It’s obvious he’s just not doing enough to help the team.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
hobgoblin
Not to mention most base stealers don’t help their teams anyways unless their steal rate is ridiculously high.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I said ESPN spambot
I suppose Joe Morgan spambot applies just as well.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Well considering
the last three seasons (true talent level) Ross gets on base more, hits for more power, meanwhile Guillen is older and declining. Striking out is irrelevant, and there’s more to baserunning than stealing. Not to mention most base stealers don’t help their teams anyways unless their steal rate is ridiculously high.
Ross also has a career .030 point advantage in isolated power in his career (that difference is basically the same the past few years), so I don’t see how their power potential is the same.
Also, players being “hot” in baseball is a myth, typically fueled by fans and the media in response to small sample sizes and BABIP.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Er…
There’s some truth to “hot” being a consequence of BABIP, but hitters are not robots. Their swing and approach is not identical from day to day, or from month to month. If they are making good contact, then yes, whether or not the ball drops impacts their numbers. But a good approach or good timing in your swing can make a hitter “hot.” You have to hit the ball before you can get hits.
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This will probably turn into a debate of semantics
But, while that is true, I take anything in a SSS a grain of salt. I don’t know how often a player has a good game and announcers and analysts will talk about “having a good approach or having good timing,” when the next day that same player can go 0-4 with 4 K. Hitters can have good games while being in a supposed “cold streak,” while having poor ones in a supposed “hot streak.”
Hell, even good contact can be considered random variation (as in batted ball rates). You can put a good swing on a ball but still pop it up.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
My point is that BABIP does not disallow a hot streak. My point is that it should be used as a tool to evaluate a hot streak.
Juan Uribe went on a tear during the second half of 2009, but some of those hits could be considered fluky. Balls were dropping that shouldn’t have, or that were perfectly placed. Was he hot? More likely lucky. But if over a one or two week stretch a player is hitting for high average, especially with good SLG and an elevated LD%, it probably means the player is doing something right.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That's possible
But my view is that it’s simply a small sample size thing, and anything (including a few line drives can happen). You can’t necessarily attribute it to a good approach (not that he should be discredited for that), but other things (say poor pitching) may play a role.
Again, this is a semantics argument at this point. The key is that you don’t manage around hot streaks (which Bochy does, typically in one or two game samples), as they typically have minimal prediction power.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I think you put out the lineup that gives you the best chance to win the game. Lineup order is presumably just shuffling deck chairs anyway, if I understand the Saber-heads correctly, but by my recollection Bochy hasn’t done too much moving around based on “hot streaks.” Fast Torres is leading off, big bats in the middle, batters hitting around .250 at the bottom. From what I’ve seen, Bochy’s been sticking to his guns since the All-Star Break, now that Molina is gone and the “Aaron Rowand, Leadoff Hitter” experiment is over.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
This is true
But if it’s a young player he typically goes with the hot/cold trick.
Then again, the Giants were amazing in July so it’s pretty easy to not make any changes.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Ross
I don’t know how well he does over the course of a season, but I do know that the Cubs hated to see him come into town. He is very clutch, and he has robbed several guys of hits.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Good Evening, Edelweiss :)
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Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Whoa there?
How come I don’t get a good evening anymore? :’(
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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omgosh, bae!
/gives you a big hug
I didn’t know you were around. How are you??
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
lol, I'm just kidding about the sad face
/bigger hug
I’m chill, just starting school tomorrow, how about you?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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wow-good luck tomorrow! Don’t stay up too late tonight, lol. I hope you have a great year.
I’m doing great—my Dad has been giving me a lot of his season tickets so I have been going to a ton of games this year. I have a complete belief that we WILL see post-season play this year, so, there’s that!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
First class is at 1 :-D
But I’m gonna try to get up early and do some reading anyway. And I wish I shared your enthusiasm for the team!
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1 o’clock monday class? Nice!
I DO think we have a good chance :) we’ll see….
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
We shall see
btw, when are you gonna drop me a line? :-D
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I don’t have class until 2:40 everyday (just dropped the 8am one) and no class Friday. Your schedule is jealous!!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to be at school at 7:30 almost every morning and by the end of September, I’ll have class until 6:05 four nights a week
/grumble
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well I just realized I forgot about the Tuesday morning class I agreed to teach at SMC so joke’s on me
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
1:00 Monday for 2 1/2 hours
3 hours on Wednesday night, 3 hours on Saturday. Not jealous :-D
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Good luck tomorrow!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Gracias
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That one man is still employed . . .
. . . because his superior is Brian Sabean. The real question is why is Brian Sabean still employed. You might ask Mr. Neukom that one.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
You probably would have been better off never viewing that play. Ever.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands."
The people need to know the truth.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I saw it in person.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
My condolences
The subtitle for Pablo’s home run says, “Pablo Sandoval blasts a solo home run to right field to cut the Giants’ deficit in the bottom of the fourth.”
That was a tough game to sit through in person. I was downright despondent during the 7th inning stretch. But a win’s a win.
Who would have taken Whiteside-Cain-Torres-Sanchez for the ground attack version of Murderer’s Row?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Was at a friend’s house most of the game, so I saw bits and pieces at the beginning then the last of it.
Game Summary : uh oh, yea!, urgh, oh yeah, oh, YES.
(after reading that I guess there’s an obligatory twss)
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Sofía Vergara!
rolls tounge
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Shift+A
I followed the first few innings and then we headed off to that food festival in Jack London Square. (Ridiculously crowded. Like, 25,000 have never assembled in the same place in Oakland until today. Food was decent.)
Driving over I heard the score was 5-2 so I figured, well, at least Cain’s gonna get the win today, as stressful a first inning as he had. LOL. Poor Matt.
A win’s a win, I guess.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I’m not entirely sure, but I think it was.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 29, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Carl Crawford is kinda good.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I say
Someone puts Neukom in a coma. We prop him up, weekend at bernie’s style, and start spending his money. 8 years, 100 million for Carl Crawford. 4 years, 60 million for Jayson Werth. Bring back Huff and Uribe to start, bring back Burrell to hit off the bench.
Torres CF
Crawford LF
Werth RF
Huff 1B
Posey C
Sandoval 3B
Uribe SS
Freddy 2B
I'll settle for one of those guys
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Crawford, namely. I would hope we sign him, though I bet he stays in the AL. Werth is a waste of money, IMO. not to mention he looks like a serial killer
by giant4life83 on Aug 29, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Werth has had a wOBA over .380 for 4 straight seasons with plus defense.
I just don’t see how you can say he’s a waste of money. It’s just not true.
I think Werth will get about as much money as Jason Bay, and he’s a bunch better than Jason Bay.
Being 31 doesn't help
Then again, Crawford’s 29 and most of his game is dependent on speed and defense which declines much quicker than offense. And Werth is also a somewhat late bloomer so his aging curve may be slightly different.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Werth, for the right price (10 a year), is a good deal. But for the 15mil he may command, I don’t think it’s worth it.
Since Sandoval, Freddy, Posey, Torres, Ross are under control/signed 2011, that leaves LF, SS, 1B to deal with (provided Sabean makes the smart choice and keeps Ross as opening day RF as he is a 25 hr / .280 avg guy in a down year).
Barring a trade, Uribe is the best SS on the FA market.
Huff should definetely be re-signed for 1B, which leaves LF.
Sabean can do one of two things- sign a big contract on a power-hitting LF (crawford, werth), or he can resign Burrell for LF to gradually give way to Belt.
I would prefer that Belt is given the starting job in LF over an expensive signing, because we get DeRosa back next year too, as a super-utility man.
Honestly, next year’s plans are far off, and need to be looked at much more in-depth than I just did. Let’s see how this year plays out first, shall we?
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Ideally, I’d say Huff in LF and Belt at 1B would be a better idea. Belt is supposed to be really, really good at 1st. And Huff is a decent enough outfielder, probably average to slightly above average.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Huff has proven to be a whole lot more athletic overall than expected, I’ll give ya that. How fast is Belt? Because Huff’s speed and range could diminish a little by next spring
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions
He's actually very fast, especially for a 1B
Check his SB numbers. So I suppose he could be a really good OF too, but he’s also probably the best 1B in the organization defensively (outside of Ish).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I hear Fresno has been playing him in OF and at 1B, but if Belt is better defensively at 1B then that’s where I’d like him. Huff doesn’t seem to be better one way or the other, so be it 1B or LF I’m happy.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 1:38 AM PDT up reply actions
fuck it, let’s talk roster 2011 (minus pitching):
C Posey
1B Belt
2B F Sanchez
3B Sandoval
SS Uribe
LF Huff
CF Torres
RF Ross
12 pitchers (5 starters, 7 pen), leaves 5 bench spots
20. Whiteside
21. DeRosa
22. ?
23. ?
24. ???
that leaves Rowand, Ish and Nate as the odd ones left out. Ish is interesting, as we’d then have 2 first basemen already, but he’s such a great PH. Rowand, Sabean won’t eat his contract, sadly. Nate, great DF replacement but can’t hit really.
So really, other than bringing in Belt, I think we have all the pieces in the organization already.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 1:46 AM PDT up reply actions
oops, forgot Pat, if he can be had cheap, we should retain him. So that’s 2 spots left for Ish, Row, and Nate. IMO Ish should get one of them, and Nate the other. Rowand should be cut
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 1:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Belt himself has said he’s been stealing bases “off the pitcher” rather than “with his speed”. I think the SB speak more to base-running intelligence than foot speed. And his Outfield time is more about developing a little flexibility if the Giants need to get his bat into the major league roster and first base is occupied by a big (fat) FA or Panda.
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
either way, Huff at first and Belt in LF, or vice versa, that still begs the question- what will Sabeans big FA signing over the winter be? Personally, I hope it is just resigning Uribe, Huff and Burrell (as 4th OF/PH). Fontenot can go since DeRosa will be back, and Rent can take a hike. Rowand should go, Ish should stay, and Nate can stay as defensive replacement 5th OF.
and letting Guillen go his separate way. I will freak if he is signed to be opening day RF.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 1:36 AM PDT up reply actions
This team would be unstoppable. Imagine that outfield defense with that hitting. I want it now!
by aaroncallagher on Aug 29, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That oufield is very nice
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Crawford and Werth won’t both be signed, let alone the possibility of even one being signed. That would be blocking Belt. I know Belt plays 1B too, but that is Huff’s spot next year. he’s earned it.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, I'm not holding my breath
But I can rosterbate
/FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP
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419 comments?
Are you fucking fucking me?
shits weak
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 7:03 PM PDT reply actions
Graham’s about to fuck shit up.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
u no how i do baby boo
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Thinking about flying out
For a series. Where is the best bet money-wise location for a decent room where I can get to the ballgame relatively cheap. without staying in a dump? Last time I stayed off Geary and had a blast, and lucked into a good rate.
Last time
I went I stayed at the Villa Florence on Powell close to the powell/market station, maybe two blocks from there. It was very nice, not too expensive and right there. My friend and I were pretty much able to catch anything right there, considering Market is so close, just walked a few blocks to catch the Muni and got on before the rush at the Embarcadero station.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Sorta OT
I scored tickets to the Giants/Bums game on September 5th. I don’t know whether to be excited or nervous considering the Giants have been embarrassing themselves against division opponents. I’ll try to take pictures though!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Is that in LA?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Wow.
Carlos Gonzales has 29 home runs. 23 of them are at Coors Field.
What a joke.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Humidor
Brian Sabean is akin to a treatable form of cancer... just get rid of it before it kills you
It’s not like he almost has a .500 point gap in his home and road OPS.
Oh wait.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
for reals? .500 point gap in his home/road OPS? Jesus.
sidenote, they are putting a humidor in AZ next year.
by giant4life83 on Aug 29, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Only reason I remember it
Is because every day on another site someone brings up a “Why doesn’t CarGo get respect” thread and 109 people chime in about his splits.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Argh
More people need to read this.
Even with park-adjustments, Gonzalez is having a monster season offensively.
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It's true that splits aren't any type of substitute for park factors
However, an extremely pedestrian walk rate and a lower LD% than last year accompanied with a .030 increase in BABIP doesn’t exactly invoke confidence.
And all Rockies players produce screwy stats, the park adjustments are iffy there.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Statcorner uses component park factors
Which, both conceptually and in practice, are more fair to players (since it’s not just lumping slap hitters like Juan Pierre with guys like Dante Bichette)
I agree with you about CarGon going forward, but just in regard to this season, haters shouldn’t be hatin’.
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My problem is
When splits are that wide, there’s something more going on. You linked the article about Holliday, but even then his road OPS was above .800, and even near .900 in some seasons.
CarGo is basically Bengie Molina on the road this year (last year’s Bengie), which is pretty alarming. We’re talking about a .500 point gap.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
And last year it was
a more normal .943 vs .811
Any time you see a huge, crazy split like CarGo’s home and road splits this year, I think it’s safer to assume that it’s a weird fluke than to assume that he’s actually going to be Bengie Molina if he leaves Coors Field.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
No doubt
But like I was saying earlier, I think he might be taking some steps back (lower LD, BB% and a higher BABIP) rather than having some huge breakout season.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
This a new promotion night?
On Friday, September 17th it’s a t-shirt night
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
First 20,000 fans get one.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
thanks for mentioning this!
I want to go to this one—I wonder if you can pick the t-shirt size? A mens XL isn’t going to work for me.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Sometimes they have various sizes but those go really fast. I have a lot of these promotional shirts from over the years and I use most of them as pjs or workout shirts
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I guess I wouldn’t mind sleeping in a Posey tee :)
I’ll just try and get there super early to get the smallest one they have.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
If I got a Posey XL
That’s all I would wear.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Little known fact:
You can go to the customer service office and attempt to exchange the standard size (XL) for less common sizes. I think there’s one on the concourse near the press box. Not sure about upstairs.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
wow, thank you!
I had no idea about this. If I do go to that game and end up with a large size I will try that.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
I want to believe
there’s a month left. they’re in it, but it seems they’re leaking oil badly at this point. Or maybe it’s just “dog days” kinda thing…certainly enough time to get hot and go on a run, even though that doesn’t seem likely w/o Lincecum turning it around.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 29, 2010 9:05 PM PDT reply actions
Padres have lost 4 straight. Everyone’s leakin oil at this point.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It ain't over till it's over.
Till a team is actually eliminated, it always has a chance. As the saying goes, that’s why they play ’em.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I think it’s safe to say its over for the Nationals
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The Pirates aren’t in this thing.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I don’t think the Orioles are in this either.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Seattle can probably focus on 2011
Buster Posey>
by Gobroks on Aug 29, 2010 10:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Cubs will win the WS this year
I feel like it’s their year.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
also, Padres have lost 4 in a row, so there's that
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 29, 2010 9:09 PM PDT reply actions
You don’t say
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I think we wrote that at the same time. but it is good news.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 29, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard the Padres lost 4 in a row.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
so did I. Word travels fast, especially when you read it 5 times above
by giant4life83 on Aug 29, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m watching you
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
/stops, looks around, continues looking at Sears lingerie catalog
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions
/shift-A
Somehow, I thought the Z key would break before the F key.
I want to blame Jose Guillen for that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 9:39 PM PDT reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
See… this would be the case if i were actually here more often… But there’s alot more fun things to do than just stay here
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haha, I haven’t been in GDTs lately cause school’s been taking up a lot of my time. I just apparently say “FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF” a lot to my friends about different shit.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds about right! ha, i’ve been too busy not caring as much about giants baseball over the weekend… more focused on school
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, I just haven’t been paying attention to the Giants so much aside from checking out the score and yelling at Jose Guillen. LOL “LIFE.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep... that's pretty much my life right now...
catch the score, cry about it over a beer, then continue
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL, I haven’t really gotten pissed over the Giants ever since orientation. I did yell “FUCK YOU GUILLEN” a few times, but that’s it. Eh, I guess there’s just some other things I’ve been trying to figure out that’s more important.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
K… how many times have people said FUCK YOU GUILLEN here… it’s almost sounding redundant… and good thing is, you’re realizing there are more things important
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah. It’s just like Molina’s back or something. idk. But, yeah. I mean, part of me still wants to be a baseball beat writer. And on the other hand, I just wanna focus on school, get to know my new friends better, and figure out what the fuck to do with the boy situation.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
One thing you have to understand, school>lots of other things… The friends will come in time, it’s just something that happens, you’ll make friends, no doubt. But one thing that i try not to do is put baseball ahead over everything else, like if i had the opportunity to go out and hang with friends over watch the giants game? i’d hang with friends. Study or watch the giants? Study and just check the score every now and then
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, I get that. I skipped the Giants game completely today to do my Spanish homework. And I went to the dining hall with my friends over listening to the first few innings of a game last week. I figured, I’d already seen/listened to over a hundred games this year. What’s missing a few games?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly, i mean, look, if you got nothing going on, there’s no harm in watching a game at all… because once you get through like the first few weeks of school you’ll figure out the routine and you’ll be good, everything will start to feel a little bit more slow and more relaxed
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, that’s the advice my parents gave me, so I listened to it. I need to get my new routine memorized and whatnot before I start watching games daily again.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Takes a while, trust me, ha, i mean, you’re a freshman, so obviously it’s all brand new, not having classes from 8 AM until 3 PM… now it’s all, class from 9-10 then class at 12-2… crazy
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hahaha, I was homeschooled, so I basically worked at my own schedule. Now it’s like, class from 9:30-11 and then 2:30-3:45.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, that’s RIGHT, my bad… and yea, once you get that schedule down, and space out the work and play, you’ll be straight, takes a while
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haha, yeah. It takes some getting used to, but I’m getting there. I’ve already figured out how to balance school and baseball. Now I just gotta figure out how to balance friends, the opposite sex, and everything else, then I’m set.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
HA, THAT, i can't help you with
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL, I figured that’s something I had to deal with myself.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
PiKA
I don’t appreciate your bitching about our bitching.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
You don’t appreciate anything.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I appreciate clowns.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
You just HAD to bring up the clowns, didn’t you?
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck clowns. Not cool, DrDC
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Clowns are hella creepy.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS (yes)
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Clowns are cool
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
No, they’re not.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Fine
I do not appreciate clowns anymore. Thanks Chop, you’ve ruined it for me.
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GO CHOP!!!
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, you’re the one who didn’t even remember my name.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
What are you referring to?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Oh nvm
I remember now.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Hahaha.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing that started making goGSW24 think of ridiculous stuff.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It's because
I loved you for that one moment in time. But, I’ve moved on.
I think he was jealous though.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
You bastard.
LOL, I think he was.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey you had your chance
I’d venture he has better memory of all those events than I do (as it obviously took a while for me to remember).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Hmmph. /storms away
Haha, yeah, obviously. I had forgotten about it until he brought it up a few PGTs ago.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't be angry at me!
Hell, I wasn’t there when he brought it up and you guys had a whole convo and it took me awhile to remember.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I don't appreciate that tone of voice!
LOL U.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
You should appreciate my tone
It’s very awesome professional sexy.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Are you trying to get me back?
If so, it’s not working.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you have this backwards
I’ve moved on, you’re the one that’s struggling here. I was simply giving you advice.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Oh, no, I am completely, fully done with this.
It just sounds like you want me back.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Well that makes two of us
I bet that makes GoGSW happy though.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
True.
Or he may be sad that it didn’t work out.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Harsh words from kdl!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
LOL. I guess i missed this
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Clowns are not cool
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
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/clicks subject line
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad this came up again.
Last time round, in all the foolery, I forgot to mention that if you want to overcome a dislike of clowns, what you need to do is watch Fellini’s film The Clowns (or, in the original, I Pagliacci). It should leave the most adamant clownophobic with a warm feeling about clowns.
It is apparently available free on line.
The film is a curious little thing. It is sort of a documentary on older European clowns and the clown tradition in Europe, but that’s not quite it. One might say it is more of a documentary on the making of a documentary on clowns, though it necessarily includes a lot of clown-act material (mostly re-created, as the originals are deceased). But this is a Fellini film, so it’s even more complicated than that: the documentary on the documentary is spurious, being a carefully crafted comedy movie in itself, with the humor in the pseudo-“documentary” derived from—of course—classic clown tradition (to say more would be spoilers). And there is a huge concluding act that slides farther and farther into the surreal.
It is a thoroughly charming and warm-hearted film, and I recommend it heartily to both lovers and (current) haters of clowns. Why I didn’t think of it for the “documentary” category in the Movies thread I can’t say (it would be a tie with Jazz on a Summer’s Day).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Oops: that free copy may be in French.
May: I’m not sure, but it looks like it.
So far as I can see quickly, the film—at least in English—has never made it to DVD, but is available on VHS (which is what my copy is). I see torrent downloads, but I don’t know what versions or quality. I also think there are DVD versons in the original Italian with English subtitles, but, after all, Google Is Your Friend. It’s worth the looking.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
They look happy
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Natto knows who these two are
But for those who don’t, they are former WWF wrestlers: Doink and Dink (he’s the small one).
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Down and Dirty News
I don’t know how much this happens in MLB teams, but the Cubs have a player who talked about filing a sexual harrassment claim against the team. He has not played very well, this year ,and was not claimed on waivers. They were most likely going to non-tender him, but now they are afraid. They are stuck with him, just as they are stuck with their big contracts. The claim is not against any individual. It is against the “team culture” Basically, the player, who is in need of “male enhancement”, felt uncomfortable with his better endowed team-mates cavorting around the clubhouse in the altogether, and his being left out of their silly games. He also didn’t like the fact that the “haves” shower first, and take their time, while the “have-nots” shower last. This is not a team rule; it is just a custom that is common throughout pro sports.
thanks for the news
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Zambrano
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
So when the manager asks the team to “line up by height” to determine who showers first, we hear “clank”?
names please?!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
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I don’t think she’s going to give you any. Her Cubs stories don’t usually include names, presumably because she wants to protect her sources
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t even know what that means, but it sound sassy… don’t diss my girl!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
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LOL
Thanks, GiantsBabe!
And for the record, it is sassy. Last time Edelweiss was here she responded to one of my comments by saying that she doesn’t like Prussians because she’s Bavarian. I LOL’d.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember that.
We girls have to have eachother’s backs :)
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I'm a bigger fan of Bavaria too
Sorry PC… I still like Germany as a whole though.
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To be honest… it’s all Europe
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???
I don’t get it
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Yeah, but there's a lot of diversity in Europe
It’s just weird to say “it’s all Europe.” I mean, would you say, “It’s all Asia” if we were talking about like Chinese people instead of Germans?
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Yeah, it would be lame if Americans generalized all Asian nationalities to one generalized ethnic group.
Oh wait.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Yeah, I like what I am and dislike when people ask me if I'm something I'm not
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He means that he doesn’t prefer Bavaria over Prussia over the Alps over whatever. To him, Europe is Europe is Europe.
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Bavaria is just southern Germany. They’re like our Mississippi.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I know
But southwestern Germany > the rest of Germany :-D
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If you think this than you’ve clearly never been to Germany with me :)
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that an invite?
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LOL, sure, why not. I go back like once a year anyway. You guys are welcome to tag along if you want.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, my sister keeps telling me to come visit so....
Hahha, I was jk, I don’t have the money to go back to Germany anyhow.
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Bavaria. Southwestern Germany?
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
No?
I’ve actually never looked it up on a map.
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Oh, nevermind
Southeast Germany
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ah, looked at a map did ya? or was it just one of those left-right west-east slips.
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
Looked it up on wikipedia haha
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and LOL my brother-in-law resents the fact that Bavaria is looked at like "the South" of Germany
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Well it’s true! That’s not an insult of the south either, it’s just geography, dammit. But if I’m letting my prejudices fly, I have to admit that I prefer the West-German accents to those of Bavaria. Maybe because my family is from the West and North?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
What do they call the Bavarian accent?
Draconian or something like that?
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Everything’s bigger there? Lots of Bavarian Cubs, apparently.
And lo, we have come full circle.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
So . . . big contract = well endowed?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I think it’s safe to say we can rule out Darwin Barney
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
So you’re saying we are safe in ruling him out?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel sorta creepy investigating this but I kind of want to figure out who
Chad Tracy?
Jeff Baker?
BOB HOWRY?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Howry’s long gone.
Though I’d have enhancement problems if I served up gopherballs for a career, too.
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I don’t get it. You know the reply button exists. I’ve seen you use it.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
/golf clap
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I don’t know if a claim was actually filed in court, only that there was talk, but your guesses were good.
/ curtsy
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
PiKA!
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
it was about to get worse if my printer didnt work just now... but we're all good
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LOL. Do you have a paper due already?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
One due tomorrow… already done… another due Thursday i believe… but honestly, i love writing
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Omg, I was kidding. How do you have that many papers due already?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Geography major… it’s tough shit
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I’ve always wondered this: how does the Geography major work? What are the particular areas you study in. I’ve always wanted to know this but I never knew a geography major at Cal and everyone else would just make the same lame joke about how they look at maps all day. You can’t just look at maps all day. There has to be more!
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Basically here, i want to go into physical geography, so landforms, natural disasters, climatology, something like that, or i could go into political geography so looking into the people side, and studying a population of a country or city… And something that i want to do is go out into the field and study, like look at trees, plants, weather, earthquakes, create maps, possibly look into disaster prevention
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So you have to know a little of everything? That sounds really interesting. I just majored in political science. :/
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, i mean, that’s kinda what i did, Geo is such a broad major… like now i’m taking Geo in Europe, Geo of the silk road, Womens studies (a geo class as well), and my capstone… and my best friend is a poly sci major, who knows what he’ll do with it, but screw it, it’s how you apply that knowledge
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True, I just wish I had picked a major that would lead to a more interesting career
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
yea… i mean, here’s the deal though, like i said, really it’s how you apply yourself, i could go into business with a geo degree… i might bring a little bit of knowledge about geography into the business place… just like you would with poly sci and your knowledge about the government or whatever you were to study
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You should sign Eric Byrnes. The you only would have lost 23-2.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way, my source showed me a phone-made video of some of the “cavorting”. The guys play “ball” with their weewees and a nerf ball. They rarely connect.
Even the better endowed ones?
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Bob Howry. I knew it.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re blushing.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Of Bob Howry?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
This relationship is never going to work if you can’t find it in your heart to break down your social barriers and just be honest with me.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Edelweiss?
What are you trying to say?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, his name is Randy Johnson, after all.
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Tell him that
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
BUT HE WAS CALLED THE BIG UNIT!!
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Basic anatomy, physics, etc
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t speak Spanish
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
You know that, Baxter.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I actually do speak a little Spanish. Im in AP Spanish right now. 5 is pretty cool though. I want to get at least fluent in Spanish then I’ll see if I want to learn another.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Not yet...
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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But give it 10 years
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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And I need to stop doing the Grant/howie thing
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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I’m far enough north that I don’t need it, but its getting increasingly popular.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what that means
But I’ve wanted to use that gif for a while
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
By the way, I saw a picture, in the 1960’s, of the weewee of that Steirerbua you have for a Governor.
Oh gawsh
TMI
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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Bob Howry
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, you haven’t lived
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you ever had Edelweiss beer?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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Ever had Tucher?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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No, but scroll down to the bottom of this blog. In a minute I will tell you about someone else’s weewee.
Yeah, I got it, Arnold's weewee in the 60s
What’s with this site? First Bruce Jenkin’s boner, then Amy G’s rack, now Bob Howry’s junk?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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LOL
Weewees!!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Gott im Himmel!! Meine jungfrauliche augen!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Nein :(
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Well then let me be the first to say, LOL Howry’s wife!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope Bob Howry's junk doesn't become a meme
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It already has as far as Graham is concerned
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh that’s right, you’re fluent in German, right?
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Same. I only know from speaking with family members so my ability to conjugate in complex sentences is pretty limited.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Slow Pitch?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 29, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Beer?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 29, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
don't forget the fundementals
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 29, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy crap
I just now stumbled upon a handful of my old baseball cards from ‘96 and ’97 and of the 10 I found there are 4 Giants before they were Giants. I’ve got Ray Durham (CWS), Edgar (FLA), Alan Embree (ATL) and Shawon Dunston (CHC). Haha I haven’t seen or touched a baseball card in about 10 years, I kinda miss flipping through my old collection that I had neatly organized into teams.
Also of note: None of these cards even list BB totals, and obviously OBP and SLG are nowhere to be found.
I do not remember Embree playing for the Giants
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL young
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
You’re one of the lucky ones.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I guess I was too busy being in first grade
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
In 2001?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Oh wait, that was 3rd grade.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
omg yes muffins oh god
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
blueberry
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
gross.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
wow Graham, I’ve banned people for less.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
By mistake...
LOL GiantPain
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I make up for it in quantity of muffins consumed
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Graham is 17. He doesn’t gain weight.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’m almost 18. I hope that doesn’t change. I really enjoyed my 3 burgers for lunch and 6 muffins for dessert.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re OK until about 25. Those who don’t gain weight by 25, start to.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
FU
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
This (yes)
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You know you are only a couple months younger than Bryce Harper?? But you’re still in high school while Harper is starting his pro baseball career.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Don’t rub it in
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 30, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOSER
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Slightly OT
I could really go for some pumpkin pie right now
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that sounds delicious.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
…well, then.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT THE FUCK, where is the East European Plain
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Eastern Europe
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
well.. i'm gonna fail my first quiz for Geography of Europe...
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_European_Plain
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
ITS NOT IN LINK FORM
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 29, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
it's cool..
thanks jponry, i found that earlier, but the map i have to write on makes it hard to figure out where everything is
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That way --------->
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 29, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like we should go to that IRC channel thingy that Merope and Natto made
Otherwise this thread’s going to be unmanageable for people in the morning.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
This thread is a long ways away from being unmanageable. We’re not even at 500 comments.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/reloads thread
Oh wow, nevermind.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I still like the idea of having separate OT threads so that the front-page posts are about baseball
Then again, Grant mailed in another post, so forget it
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I am having trouble managing.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I said it before
I think the Guillen pick up was a very bad move. This has not been the same team since his pickup. We were doing very well until we decided to put Bengie in the outfield.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2010 10:57 PM PDT reply actions
Ok, you can;t be blaming the teams recent struggles on the acquisition of Guillen. He makes a few run difference at most
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Angel in the Outfield?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Villalona in the outfield might be superior to Guillen
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Yep, it was a bad move
But he hasn’t wrecked the team.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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I’ve said this before, but it’s not even his contributions (or lack thereof) that bother me. It’s that he’s aggravating to watch, and seeing him play every day makes me want to punt small dogs.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
FP said something on the radio the other day: even if they don’t say it, the other OFs are not happy to be losing playing time. I think Ross was a good pick-up, but Guillen really doesn’t bring anything to the table.
The only proof I can offer is their 6-9 record since his arrival. SSS, of course, but something at the time told me it was going to backfire and nothing has changed my mind so far.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
As much as I dislike Guillen
I don’t think even I can blame him for the collective suck in the starting rotation (mainly Lincecum and Zito).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Guillen has had the highest OBP of any Giant since he became a starter
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
WINZ and LOSSES, NERD
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Getting on-base isn’t worth much if you can’t take extra bases and can’t score. It’s the same problem that Bengie has: even if the people behind him aren’t hitting, there’s no guarantee of 1st to 3rd on a single, or 2nd to home. It’s much, much harder to score him. And it’s not as though the hitters behind him haven’t been hitting, either.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
aside from Torres, almost nobody on the Giants goes 1B-3B on a GB single
Whiteside has a better shot of going 1B-3B on a single (such as yesterday) than Posey, but that’s not a good argument for benching Posey (or Burrell or Sandoval or Uribe or Sanchez)
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I don't get why people still think Posey's slower than Whiteside
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Everyone's repeating it around the club.
(To quote Grouch Marx.)
Actually, I think even Kuiper said as much the other day.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
lunatic
the numbers prove otherwise
the real cause of the August slide is gopherball pitching
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Oh good, I’ve successfully put off my homework.
Bedtime!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 29, 2010 11:02 PM PDT reply actions
Heyyyy, i've done that before... put it off until like 3 AM
then all the sudden i remember i got shit to do, while having class at 9 AM
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Just finished mine.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait to go back to school
But I hate doing that, because I do it a lot.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
OT - baseball-related
I’m going to go see Mike Trout on Thursday. HOORAY
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My friend knows him. I heard he’s a really good ballplayer.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Keith Law said this week that he's the best prospect left in the minors
And others have been equally as high on the guy (though he has struggled a bit since he was promoted to High A)
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I haven’t been paying attention too much to him (I don’t really follow any other team’s organization much), but I’ve heard a lot of good things about him, despite his recent struggles.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
And I think it's dollar pint night at the stadium
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Who’s playing against Rancho tomorrow?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Lancaster?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Ah, okay.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Which org is he in, again?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Angels
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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Angels.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Danke.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Weewee, Johnson, Unit
One of your Giants players has a picture of his weewee (which isn"t so wee), on a national photography website. He came in as a pinch hitter in a game on May 7, and did not expect to get in the game. Therefore, he did not have on his protective cup or sliding shorts. He hit a grand slam, and was photographed rounding the bases, with the outline of Mr Happy in full view. I won’t say who it is, but you can have fun finding the picture. It really does exist.
The Giants didn’t even hit a grand slam on May 7.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yup. 1st GS this season was on July 3.
ISHIKERPLOWA!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
You know, just this morning I was thinking “We don’t talk enough about Mike Fontenot’s penis on McCovey Chronicles.”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR NEWS?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Me too!! We’re twinsies!!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I speak for everyone here when I say, “LOL GRANT.”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Aug 29, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Rec'd
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 29, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually was thinking this but I really didn’t want to get banned. You can say it, though. You’re trusted.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 29, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I can’t do these Gawker blind items unless they feature B- and C-list TV celebrities, thanks.
by Every6thDay on Aug 29, 2010 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A:
Giants sucked but still won a game over the weekend and gained a game on SD (lost 2 to Philly)
People still hate Guillen
What the heck is wrong with the Giants pitching?
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