Giants/Rockies series preview
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 30, 2010 2:15 PM PDT
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PrintSo it begins.
Rockies, Dodgers, Padres, Padres, Dodgers. Sure there’s a Diamondbacks series mixed in there somewhere, but we don’t have to worry about that horrible team. The rest of division is a legitimate problem for the Giants, and the stretch of pain starts now.
The Rockies are due to start one of their annual sustained streaks of .800 baseball, but they’re getting a little cocky this year. They’re running out of time. They might have to start playing .900 baseball. I’d laugh at that silly notion if I weren’t so terrified that it’s actually going to happen. They’ve already won six of their last seven.
Actually, for all of the emotional baggage the Rockies have stored in our mental overhead compartments over the past two decades, there is something we often forget: San Francisco is their Denver. AT&T Park their ghoulish, apocalyptic field of horrors governed more by Murphy’s Law than the laws of physics. Since the Rockies have been in the league, they’ve gone 49-91 in San Francisco. Even last year, when the Rockies won 92 games and a playoff berth, they only won two out of ten games in San Francisco.
Which all means nothing. Absolutely nothing. Every time Seth Smith steps up to the plate, I’m just going to assume he’s going to hit a triple. Every time Troy Tulowitzki comes up, I’m going to assume he’s going to hit a home run and run around the bases slowly as we ponder the eternal conflict between party and business. The feeling of doom doesn’t change from location to location. What happens is that more often than not, I’m pleasantly surprised at home.
Which all means nothing. Absolutely nothing. At least, right now. The Giants are playing like the kind of team that can give up 24 runs in a three-game series against the Diamondbacks. The starting pitching is a mess. The relief pitching is a mess. It would be ridiculous to think that because the Rockies didn’t win a single game in San Francisco in 2000, that somehow means they’re certain to lose the series here. And just because the Rockies are pretty miserable on the road this year doesn’t mean that they’ll continue to be miserable on the road for this series.
It used to be that when the Rockies came to town, there was every reason to be confident that the Giants would take the series. Ever since last year, though, I’ve been a little skittish. It’s a post-8/24 world. And even though the Giants came right back in the next San Francisco series and gave them a reverse-Spilborghs, that kind of confidence is hard to come by.
There are ten series left this year. The Giants should probably start thinking about winning some. Please?
Hitter to watch:
Oh, I don’t know. They all kind of irritate me. Plus, when I pick someone for this section, they go nuts and get sixteen extra-base hits in the series, like Stephen Drew did. So I’ll abstain from selecting anyone. Besides, I already expressed my irritation at Billy Beane for trading Carlos Gonzalez away for four months of Matt Holliday, a few hours of man-walrus Brett Wallace, and the rights to Michael Taylor, who is stinking up AAA. Don’t worry, Billy. An Ethier/Gonzalez/Swisher outfield wouldn’t have helped you this year anyways. Jackass.
But Carlos Gonzalez is not the hitter to watch. I’d check out the final Jeopardy question when he’s up. Maybe there will be some sort of hilarious reality show on VH1. Anything you need to do, do it. Just don’t watch Carlos Gonzalez, because he is most certainly not the player referenced by the title of this section. Nice try, baseball gods, but I’m not picking anyone for the rest of the season.
Pitcher to watch:
Ubaldo Jimenez is struggling, having allowed 10 earned runs in the last 28 innings. Or, as Tim Lincecum likes to call that, Friday night.
Prediction
Every one of these stupid series is going to give me heartburn.
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Heartburn, nausea, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea
YAY, Pepto-Bismol!
Is there anything it cant do?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
So say the ‘police’ anyway.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
/Hiccups
“What seems to be the officer, problem?”
"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 30, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
i had Taco truck today too!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Giants didn’t lose a game to the Rockies at home in 2000? That’s pretty impressive.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Aside from the opening homestand, we were pretty much unstoppable at home that year. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if we’d swept someone else at home.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 30, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Home 55 26 .679
…and that was after starting 0-5 at home.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 30, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
This is going to be a rocky series, I just know it.
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 2:21 PM PDT reply actions
ugh
you just couldn’t help yourself, could you?!?!
Whatever do you mean?
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 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Its contagious
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 30, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes me happy to know we put that awesome “Coors Deck” or whatever it’s called at AT&T for the Rockies to feel more at home with.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
/invests in Rolaids
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 2:25 PM PDT reply actions
49-91, mebbe?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
What's this?
Giants runs v. Rockies runs?
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.
Quoth Grant:
Since the Rockies have been in the league, they’ve gone 91-49 in San Francisco. Even last year, when the Rockies won 92 games and a playoff berth, they only won two out of ten games in San Francisco.
Given the context, you’d think that they have a bad record in San Francisco. So I was asking if that record should be flip-flopped.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I'm ot tryna be a pussy, but I have a hard time watching Rockies games
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
VAGINA FACE
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
SHAFT SNIFFER
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 30, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m not gonna fight you wild bill
-but you will run your cunt mouth at me
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Aug 30, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
You missed Deadwood
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
So much better than that.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
True
How is Bengie doing in Texas anyway?
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 30, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Say what you want, but the sonofagun can hit.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Damn Buster's BA > Bengie's SLG
Also those who were hats made of straw are not allowed to claim RIBEYES
Buster Posey>
Let’s play the “How Many More Wins Would the Giants Have if They’d Started the Year with Buster instead of Molina Game”! Guesses? I’m going to go with 45. Or, 2.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, I’d say at least 3, if not more.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I can think of 5 or 6 off the top of my head
just on the basis of passed balls and stolen bases. Remember, this was back in the days of a 2-1 victory being a strong outing
Jonathan Sanchez predicts a sweep!
by Punch Rockgroin on Aug 30, 2010 2:27 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Gonzalez can't hit dingers on the road!
/jacks 3 splash hits tonight
The Boy in the Iceberg
I liked it! Now onto number 2!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Did you just imply that Natto is a wart? If you did, you’d be wrong.
"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 30, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes more sense. But still wrong.
"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 30, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
You do tend to fester.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
This is exactly where I was going.
"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 30, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Pro-tip: It won’t be effective for your genital warts.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Not So Fun Fact of the Day
The A’s have stolen 70 more bases than the Giants, and have been caught stealing once more.
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Aug 30, 2010 2:33 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You’re an idiot.
"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 series is going to suck.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 2:35 PM PDT reply actions
I might decide to actually do some work this week, instead of devoting all of my time to baseball.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Last week was pretty eventful for you.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I slept 13 hours last night, and I’m STILL tired. Though, I just realized that I have tickets to at least one, maybe two, River Cats games this week (thanks to the generosity of gallo de cielo). So, never mind. ;-)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I’m always tired the day after getting too much sleep.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that’s probably what happened. I had a crazy week, though, too. The Logan’s Freedom Ride thing, plus 3 Grizz games, and then a 5 hour concert in the sun yesterday. I fit a baby shower in there somewhere, too. TIRED.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Wow. You’re hella busy.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m with you there. Also, first Cal game of the year on Saturday.
"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 30, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL CAL
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d be bothered by this but I just checked and yep, we still got the ax. All you have is Tiger Woods.
"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 30, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Andrew Luck: He’s good, but let’s not crown his ass based on one 2,500, yard, 13 TD passing season.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It all makes sense now
Stanford is responsible for my reprehensible behavior.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
When you were making penis jokes about all those other McCC members, Lars, I went through hell.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
If you chase me with a golf club, I will run your ass over; and then stop to take a picture to post on McC.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh hey, a picture of Howie. Now we FINALLY get to know what he looks like
"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 30, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
/flagged
"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 30, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
/fireman costume
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
/drinks heavily
"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 30, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
/makes you wear my hat
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
/refuses to tuck any money in your suspenders
"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 30, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
/provides a propeller free of charge!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
/makes a joke about your inability to propeller effectively
"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 30, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
pfft….I just hope I don’t knock anyone’s drink out of their hand while propellering.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm . . . you seem to have missed the discussion last night with Edelweiss
"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 30, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes! God I love crazy, drunk, Bavarian grandmothers who like to talk about MLB players genitalia.
"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 30, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
No idea, but I like to think she (it) is. Makes the whole think so much more amusing
"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 30, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Former Olympic skier!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
You have to admit, it’s always an experience
"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 30, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea who that is
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be a good thing.
She was here around midnight last night…
“The freaks come out at night…”
I was in bed by midnight
5:30 start to work this morning.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Just don’t take Ambien. That stuff’s crazy
"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 30, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I caught my roommate eating out of the trash on that stuff.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
lol
elaborate, please
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
It makes you eat in your sleep. We had gotten burritos and you know how they give you those little bags of chips? Well he had thrown his in the trash and gone to bed. I was up late on the computer and he comes stumbling out of his bedroom opens up the trash and starts scarfing down the chips. I was like “Cory, you know you’re eating out of the trash right?” He just looked over at me and shrugged, finished his chips and went back to bed. Had no memory of it in the morning.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
by SF Pete on Aug 30, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Above the rim!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I woke up to my roommate’s boyfriend standing in the corner of my room eatting raw meat. He stopped taking it the next day
"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 30, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
i gotta get a hold of some of this stuff. it sounds awesome!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
It really is scary. People do all kinds of weird crap on Ambien while sleep walking. And you’re not supposed to wake them up so it can be really hard to manage if you come across them eating a pack of cigarettes.
"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 30, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a true story about the cigarettes, by the way. We researched Ambien after my friends BF showed up in my room that night and found all these crazy stories, including ones caught on video
"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 30, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I know someone who advised me to take ambien and stay awake to enjoy it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard about it’s benefits in the bedroom, but I’m too afraid to play around with it after my experiences. It’s not worth the prospect of eating raw red meat.
"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 30, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
lolollolool
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
LOL
But I said red meat
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait, I see how that’s not better AT ALL
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The entire native American population of McC just sighed and turned off their computers.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm shocked
Of all the replies you could have made to this comment, you chose that one
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I blame the squished nature of this sub thread.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Line forms behind you?
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
like Seth Rogen says: take 3 ambien and try to jack off before you fall asleep. the cool thing is, either way, you win
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He was actually fine, but he ate most of a steak. And scared the crap out of me in the process.
"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 30, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds pretty...crazy
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Now that I know this stuff exists, I’m going to get some, not take it, do all sorts of freaky stuff while pretending to sleepwalk, and then blame it on the Ambien.
/my boss’d
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 30, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Or you could just give it to your boss and video the results. Good black mail for the future.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Genius
But very, very evil.
"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 usually how people describe me
"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 30, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
If I woke up to him eating a piece of raw steak in my room tonight, I wouldn’t be surprised. You can’t blackmail that kind of stupid.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 30, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m not a fan of Ambien. Among other things.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure she the only person on this board who could make you uncomfortable
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Now that is a recommendation. I will have to do a search.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Just be aware that 90% of her comments involve MLB “weewees” as she puts it
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL weewees
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
This was my response as well. So she typed back three synonyms for the term in German
She’s a crafty one
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
agreed.
"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 30, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rockies are annoying
They try to focus on 2011-I mean they got rid of Hawpe (and technically Randy Flores too) and see if Seth Smith is a viable starter and then they start winning.
Buster Posey>
It's amazing
It’s like young players can actually succeed.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
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Next week a team of FIFA inspectors will be in the US to evaluate the stadiums (stadia) and support of the fanbase while evaluating whether to award the 2018 or 2022 World Cup to the US.
If you remember ‘94 or just got hooked by the vuvuzela’s sweet siren song this past cup, and want to support the effort, you can sign the petetion here: http://www.gousabid.com.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
7/4—watch out for that elbow Tab Ramos!
We upgraded our tix right before kickoff and sat right in the middle of the Brazilian Footbal Federation’s block of tickets. Good times partying with them afterward on the streets of Los Gatos where they were based.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
It’s probably gonna be England 2018. I don’t maybe, we could get it for 2022
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 30, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember the scene in The Princess Bride where The Man In Black (Wesley) puts a chokehold on Fezzik (Andre the GIANT)?
I’m trying to figure out what part of that scene the Giants are in right now, because the rest of the NL is slowly choking them out of this playoff race. It feels like the Giants are right about here…
Again FEZZIK charges, slower this time, but still a charge,
and again he spins and creams the Man In Black against the
rough boulder.
CUT TO:
THE MAN IN BLACK
And the punishment is terrible, and for a moment it seems as
if he is going to let go of Fezzik’s windpipe and crumble,
but he doesn’t, he holds on.
MAN IN BLACK
Why should that make such a
difference?
FEZZIK
Well …
(And now his voice is
definitely growing weaker)
… you see, you use different
moves when you’re fighting half a
dozen people than when you only
have to be worried about one.
Again FEZZIK slams the Man In Black against a boulder, only
this time his power has diminished and Fezzik starts to
slowly collapse.
last week they took 2-3 from a first place team to win the season series 4-3
and improved their season record against a last place team to 8-4
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
And our record against the NL West is approximately a BAJILLION TIMES better than it was at the start of June.
This is a much better team than it was at the start of the year, and the other contenders have a tough schedule down the stretch, too.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That’s a weird way of saying they went 3-3…
The pitching had a 6.00 ERA (43 R/ 57 innings) allowed 11 home runs, 36% of inherited runners to score and had 27 walks.
It’s the pitching that’s killing them.
We played 4 games in Cincy and split the series. Then we took 2 of three from the Reds at home to clinch the season series. Makes perfect sense to me.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
"Improved"
So 8-4 is an improvement over 7-2?
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
O RLY?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
by winning one of the games
they improved their chances of winning the season series against AZ
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
First of all
that’s not what you said before; you said they improved their season record against AZ.
Second, they were 7-2 against Arizona which means they needed to go at least 3-6 in the last 9 games to win the season series. Now they’re 8-4 and need to go at least 2-4 in the last 6 games. Their chances of winning the season series are unchanged.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
Don’t feed the 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
Silly me
I forgot.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
thus their chances have improved
since the chances of AZ to win the season series are diminishing with each game lost and time in which to play those games is decreasing
you’re not thinking in terms of realistic outcomes
8 wins out of 12 when you’re trying to win 10 is better than 7 wins out of 9
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I didn’t think we’d ever get to the stage where Grant was making snarky comments about Timmy in the series previews. I hope he gets his stuff together for next year. Or even better, by Wednesday…
Giants baseball really does = torture.
by Calum on Aug 30, 2010 2:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I strongly dislike the Rockies, so they're probably going to win today....
and the rest of the series.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 2:44 PM PDT reply actions
Sigh
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
I'm going tonight
which means that the Giants will either lose or win
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Unless your real name is Bud
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 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he got this idea from seeing that the nourishment of all things is moist, and that the hot itself comes to be from this
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
It’d be sorta cool if the Giants started winning games. Lots of them.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands."
We should tinker with our humidor.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Fun Fact or BS
The fans at Coors Field participate in a chant for Tulowitzki by clapping nine times and shouting, “Tulo!” after clapping. This chant is performed during most of Tulowitzki’s at bats.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 2:51 PM PDT reply actions
it's a fact
but it’s certainly not fun
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I’ve alerted the proper authorities.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I read it on PR—I go there for news.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Puerto Rico?
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Aug 30, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun Fact
Dinger is a shitty mascot.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
clap clap clapclapclap clapclapclapclap TULO
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
it's rhythmic
a cadence thing
if i could actually notate music, i’d write it out.
ahh, it’s the same rhythm as “Saturday Night” by the Bay City Rollers!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Can you hum a few bars? I don’t know that one.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
They’ve replaced “Let’s go!” with “Tulo!” Now does the clapping have a bit more context? See BoldlyGoingNowhere’s breakdown above.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBn2ux5vRHk
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Oh I remember that song now! Thanks.
But sorry, I only count 6 beats to clap to.
Oh well.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7G7rt6jVVA
Around 48 seconds into vid.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I know everyone hates yankee fans, but the “who’s your daddy” chant at Pedro always cracked me up.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
Somebody back east does the Jose, Jose, Jose, Jose…Jose, Jose… thing.
I like to hear original cheers at games. The “let’s go blah blah” clap, clap clappity clap is so BORING….
Yes; for all 20 games of the season that he’s not on the DL.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
"Beat your wife Potvin"
Best sports chant of all time. I think they may still do it when the Isles play at the Garden
Uh, We Will Rock You?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Freddie Mercury does a bit of Elvis
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots of Queen songs used claps. Listening to “Under Pressure” now. Claps and even a few finger snaps, ha. I miss those guys.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m assuming everyone has seen this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY
or they’ve been living under a rock for the past 8 or 9 months.
So was I
I played Riff, and I think Grant was Action. So if we were in the same production, I’d be Grant’s boss.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 30, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh maybe it's like this,
S,A,T,U,R,D,A,Y.Hay,….Tulo!!! (9)
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Add one more eighth note after the “y.”
ol ol ol`ol`ol` ol`ol`ol`ol` ol`ol`
………………………………………Tu-lo!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
OK then
We’ll all clap the In A Gadda Da Vida drum solo and then yell FUCK THE ROCKIES.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 30, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Best. Idea. Ever.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
In the Garden of Eden by I. Ron Butterfly
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Wait a minute… This sounds like rock and/or roll…
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
i love you guys
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Straight from God’s brain to your mouth!
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 30, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
They do it on BBTN, too.
Best ever was when they did it before a clip of Tulowitzki swinging over a Zito curveball to strike out. Beautiful.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
If he swung over it, wouldn’t they yell “TuHIGH” ?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
The pitch was too low.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Six of one, half dozen of the other.
And given that it was below the zone and practically bouncing on the plate…
You guys are kind of killing the joke.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
U R 5
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
At first I thought it was one of those freaky “White Album” things.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Foolish as it may seem, I have high hopes for wins in this series.
We have signs of life in the offense, and Sanchez usually doesn’t melt down until the 4th or 5th… Surprisingly, last time Bochy did a good job pulling Sanchez before he went completely in the shitter. And the offense has signs of life, I just hope we post Torres, Ross and Burrell in the outfield. Pleez, no Peg-Leg Guillen except PH…
I thought you did it to drive the point home. Ever since we got Guillen this offense has had life according to Amy G.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 30, 2010 3:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
she didn’t specify whose team was putting more runs up on the board. all bork said is “since Guillen, more runs are going up”
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
True
Forgot about that.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 30, 2010 4:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Are you sure? Sometimes when Bochy speaks it is very difficult to grasp the salient points.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
‘chasmarang’
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The pitching will do a lot better . . .
. . . starting the day Bruce Bochy realizes that most of his starters are 6-inning/100-pitch pitchers, and anything beyond that is roller skating in a mine field. “Wull, I left him out there ‘cause up to then he’d been throwin’ the ball real good an’ I felt he deserved a chance to stay in, bork, bork, bork.” When a pitcher has already been lit up is not the ideal time to start the pen warming. The manager is supposed to manage the game, not be managed by the game.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
30000 ON ROBOT UNICORN WATITDOO BABY
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 3:03 PM PDT reply actions
3 questions:
1) How many games does Guillen start?
2) How many games does Posey play?
3) How many quality starts from Dirty, MadBum, and Timmy?
My own guesses: 2, 2, 2
All, Who?, -17
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 30, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
1) 109
2) My guess is 1.
3) Dirty and MadBum will have decent starts, but I’m guessing Lincecum continues with his recent mediocrity.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
109? but, but… that’s more than we play!!! /sobs
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
A 4.80 ERA since May 20.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
wow, Timmehs 2010 ERA still hasn’t shot over 4?
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
No. Goes to show how good he was earlier in the year.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I still believe he’ll rebound this year. I think.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he’s still striking people out. I still trust him.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
If not this year (I’m skeptical), it’s almost a sure bet he’ll bounce back next year.
Why? Because my guy says so. Though my gut is also hungry…
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Who's your guy?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
DAMMIT!
I even corrected that the second time! For whatever reason, my stupid fingers want to type “gut” as “guy” every damn time! Hell, even right up there where I typed gut, and this last gut! WTF?
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
DAMMIT ALL TO HELL!!!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
His Five Guys
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That’s not really fair, though, He’s only been Horrid in August.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Capital H unintentional, but accurate.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He was getting pretty lucky in June and July though; he didn’t deserve a 3 ERA.
by kingofthacove on Aug 30, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Looking at his splits
He was pretty bad in May too. His April was sick. He was awful in August, bad in May and ok in June and July…
3
2
1
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I used to LOVE that show as a kid!
"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 30, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
OT fun fact
On NPR this morning, I heard a report on the coming hurricane season featuring an interview with the National Weather Service’s John Cangelosi.
Hadn’t heard that name in a while.
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 30, 2010 3:10 PM PDT reply actions
totally meh player of the late 80s and 90s. Best WAR year 2.1, with Houston in 1995.
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 30, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya know, I kind of like it. I stillt hink Posey should be hitting second, Freddy’s recent surge notwithstanding. Or Sandoval, because I believe more in his recent surge.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
But why would where he hits matter then? Because you think he’ll be less effective? I could see that.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
is this a lie? IS IT?? BECAUSE I CANT TAKE IT IF YOURE LYING TO ME!!!!
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
lineup validated. omg, omg, giggles like a little girl…
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh huh — I wonder if he should sit out another game then. Of course, Whiteside isn’t much of a back-up option.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
the truth is we don’t know how bad the strain is. I hope this isn’t some last-ditch maneuver that end up aggravating the injury much worse.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Whiteside is a perfectly serviceable backup
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
i was honestly impressed by his hitting yesterday, though he looked rusty in the field (which is understandable)
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
His bloop double was totally Chris Young’s fault, and his infield single just happened to scoot far enough away from the shortstop to get the job done. He hit that deep fly to CF, too, that little reminder that he could possibly maybe sorta occasionally hit for power. But it’s at least a little reassuring to see that his average has dropped to a level more in line with his career numbers.
He made some decent contact yesterday, but he’s still Eli Whiteside. Any offensive production you get from him is just gravy.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
HEY
STOP HATING ON WHITEY.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
C-I-LL WHITEY
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
He was hitting .285 partway into the season, and a few of us were starting to wonder if he was the second coming of Andres Torres. We now know that is not the case.
I like Whiteside, but he’s not up here for his bat.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Cain did not look that dominant yesterday in person. His pitches kept coming up short of home plate; and yes, I was pissed that Eli wasn’t getting in front of those, but he had his work cut out for him.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
It also seemed like he wasn’t hustling. Now that drove me up a wall.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I was listening on the radio
So it is really hard to judge, but Dave sure did not make it sound like Whitey was free from blame
HOW DARE YOU
MAN SWINGS A BIG STICK
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Career 69 OPS+. I admittedly don’t know how that compares to other back-up catchers, but it isn’t particularly good. He has been better this year, at 85 OPS+.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The average catcher in the NL this year
Has an OPS of .713. Whiteside is at .708. He could be a serviceable starter (assuming he was a true talent .708 OPS guy, which he’s likely not, probably more around .650).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Whiteside is forever a backup, imo. Then again, with the exception of Posey, the catchers spot isn’t exactly a production position anymore.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly my point
Catchers aren’t there for their offense, that’s why until this year the only good hitters were basically limited to Mauer, Martinez and McCann (and Posada, but he can’t really “catch”).
"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 Soto and Napoli
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Too bad Napoli’s manager doesn’t like him for some reason. He’s a good player.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Isn't he playing 1B now?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That career .681 minor league OPS sure is shiny, though.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I wasn't getting into his true talent
Just saying that his numbers to this point (if they were true talent) would make him serviceable.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Fair enough, I shall consider him serviceable. Still, I’d like the Giants to upgrade the back-up catcher position this offseason. It’d be nice to have a better hitter back there than Whiteside when Posey gets a day off.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
probably not gonna happen
there are far more pressing holes to deal with
(yes, that is, in fact, what she said.)
apart from bringing up JAX, i don’t see any potential for an “upgrade” @ C.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
without getting too deep into it, what Holes do you think need filling?
So long as Huff, Burrell, Uribe are resigned and Belt is brought up, what would you do with the roster? Personally, I’d see if a trade for a better SS is available before resigning Uribe
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d like to see a corner outfielder investigation. My two interests are Werth and Crawford first, but both may be out of the Giants’ price range.
Maybe the Giants should deal for Matt Kemp. Ned just might fall for something like that, but even he probably isn’t that dumb.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
corner outfielder, middle infielder, possibly a starting pitcher. all of those are more pressing than a backup catcher, IMO. that’s not to say i wouldn’t try and upgrade there, just that it’s not a priority.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
On a starting pitcher, who would they replace. I would like a good SS like a Stephen Drew but is not totally hating an OF of Burrell, Torres, and Ross crazy, cuz I don’t totally hate that idea
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
dunno, i didn’t really think that through, but I went with it anyway. they always seem to be on the cusp of trading Sanchez, so let’s say him
_
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I think it would be cool if they signed guys to play in a particular position, instead of the weird parts-is-parts method of filling out the roster.
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it does give us good flexibility to give guys off days without putting replacement level players at their position, the only problem is that it screwed with the lineup early-to-middle of the year
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
There should be some flexibility, of course (guys that can play more than one position are always a plus). But it did create some definite issues at the start of the season. And having 23 OFs on the roster now is just stoopid.
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fewer total OFers
more better ones, fewer shitty ones
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I know Pat's having a nice season
But I don’t know if I’d count on him. So I think we’ll be needing a 1B/LF (as Huff could play either), RF and SS.
Definitely less holes than last year. I suppose we could keep Pat (if affordable) and start Ross up until whenever Belt is ready as well.
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I think Ross should be opening day RF. He is a 25hr/.280 hitter in a down year. Huff LF, Belt 1B
But we should still pursue a LF first, and SS. Resign Uribe if we can’t find one/trade for one
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
A .280 BA doesn’t do much when you can’t walk, he’s more of a guy you wouldn’t mind starting if you had an elite offense.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yeah Ross really is a fringe starter
Actually a Bowker/Ross platoon would be pretty good for 2011…I know dead horse
Buster Posey>
And where is everyone getting this .280/25 nonsense? He’s a career .265 hitter.
He’s more like a .270/20 hitter. Or, a younger, more affordable Aaron Rowand. Let’s call a spade a spade here.
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a younger Aaron Rowand isn’t a bad thing. Rowand WAS good, back then. he’s hit 24 HRs the last 3 years IIRC
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
He hit 22 in ’08 and 24 in ’09. All other years, less than 15 (though he hit 12 in 66 games in ’07).
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oh, i was looking at the career avgs per season, where it compensates for 162 full games, so it was 24+ ‘07-’09
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s skewed by the ‘07 sample size. Maybe he is a 20-25 kind of guy, but I’d feel safer calling him a 15-25 guy. He probably hits a lot of squeakers.
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he was playing in marlins stadium, which isn’t exactly hitter-friendly. probably less so than AT&T
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah it's about the same
"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 was also hitting in Sun Life Stadium when he hit 24 homers… When it was called Land Shark Stadium.
Here is the scatter plot for his dingers. You can navigate from year to year with the drop menu in the top right corner. So, judge for yourself.
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Yeah, I mean he can start on a bad team
but on a playoff team he’s probably a 4th OF/Platoon player. That said I think he should be tendered a contract for 2011
Buster Posey>
Hm
He has a career 6.5 BB%, which is below average, but not hideous.
WAR totals:
2007: 2.1
2008: 3.7
2009: 1.9
2010: 1.8 (so far)
Career wOBA: .340
When you combine that with above average defense and an ability to play all three OF positions (and well, for that matter), you have something a bit more than a “fringe starter”, you have an average-to-above-average major leaguer.
If you’re looking to improve this baseball team next offense, you don’t start by looking for a replacement for Cody Ross.
Cody Ross since 2007
Has hit .273/.328/.475 , which is an .803 OPS.
Why would anyone be upset if he was the opening day RF next year?
no
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that’s what I’m saying. LF is the more pressing matter than RF, since we don’t know about Belt yet and if/when Huff is resigned
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The below average BB%
Accompanied by a .265 hitter doesn’t bode well (as seen in the below average OBP).
And I wasn’t the one that called him a fringe starter, but I can see where that comes from. ZiPS sees him as a below average offensive player, playing good but not great defense at a corner OF spot. I see him nothing more than a 2 WAR player here on out considering he’s already 30.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Consider
We only have 4 2+ WAR position players on the team right now (though Pablo is close at 1.9)
We only had 4 2+ WAR position players in 09.
I see absolutely no reason to get rid of Ross or try to upgrade on him.
really? who are the 4 WAR players from this year and last? hard to believe, with the addition of Huff, Burrell, Torres, Posey.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry let me rephrase, i meant it in the context of who are the 4 (2+) WAR players from ’09 and ’10
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That Torres racked up 2 WAR last year should have opened up a few more eyes, if you ask me.
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I think the problem there
Is that he was +8 defender in less than half a season and that’s pretty rare. After this season, I might believe it.
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He also was on pace for something like 25 triples in a full season, too.
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Just think
The original plan was to have him be the right-handed half of a left-field platoon with Eugenio Velez.
that Torres was a 2+ WAR player last year makes me think that he won’t be a flash in the pan, as some have said
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I never have understood . . .
. . . why anyone would think that. It’s as if 2009 never happened.
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I don't think anyone said Torres was a flash in the pan
But rather that some regression MAY be due (considering how good he’s been).
Don’t think that anyone with his defense and approach at the plate will be a flash in the pan.
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Burrell is not a 2 WAR player; to date, he has been worth 1.1 WAR (according to FanGraphs). Mind you, he missed two months of the season.
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that’s it, 1.1 WAR? all those late game HRs and walk off sac flys?
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
1.4
Late game HRs and walk offs don’t give you extra value. WAR is situation-neutral.
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oh. i thought it accounted for all factors, including situational hitting.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
It also accounts for defense, which is part of why Torres is graded so favorably by it.
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Franchez has been worth 1.6 WAR so far. If he had been playing all season, he probably would have been worth 2 WAR by now, and will probably finish the season as a 2 WAR player anyway.
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The reason we only have 4 2 WAR players is because of playing time. That’s basically what Freddy Sanchez is, and what Burrell would probably be. By the end of the season, all 8 guys in the Giants lineup could be 2 WAR players.
The point I was making, is that with holes at SS and LF going into next year, we SHOULD be looking to upgrade Ross if possible, especially since there’s a chance we’ll be the 3rd best team in the division going into 2011.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
But Ross should be the starting RF next year
And he’s not worth upgrading for anyone not named Werth (unless you can convince Crawford to play right).
That's how you see it
But you should try to improve in every facet of the game if possible, rather than settle for average.
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Here.
Here is a list of free agent right fielders next year
Right fielders
Willie Bloomquist (33)
Gabe Gross (31)
Jose Guillen (35)
Brad Hawpe (32)
Eric Hinske (33)
Gabe Kapler (35)
Austin Kearns (31)
Xavier Nady (32)
Jayson Werth (32)
Randy Winn (37)
Tell me who’s better than Cody Ross on that list. You have to take these things into account.
If you don’t want an FA, who would you trade for? Who would you give up?
Willie Bloomquist! He’s batting 3rd for the Royals!
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My opinion:
None of those players are better than Ross, who is ours for 1 year/ 6 million or so in arb if we want him.
And no RF will be available in the offseason who will be a big enough improvement over Ross to merit the talent traded.
Well, Werth is significantly better than Ross, but he’ll also be way more expensive.
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I do agree with this
I mean I don’t think I’d break the bank for Werth. The one potential trade candidate is DeJesus
Buster Posey>
Like I said
I have no problem starting Ross, I never said otherwise. But he’s definitely not someone I would feel comfortable with, a 30 year old 2 WAR player who will be declining.
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Probably not
That doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a position in question (which hopefully can be filled eventually by Neal).
"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'd love for Neal to be the 2012 opening day RF
Luckily, we have a perfectly serviceable player for 2011.
Obviously Jose Guillen
If Ross was so good he would be playing over him every day.
/bork’d
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I agree
I think the value in Ross is that he’s a good insurance plan and you can be confortable enough with him starting that you don’t need to overpay for an OF
Buster Posey>
3rd best in the division? we might be the best if we had Franchez, Posey, Burrell, Torres leading off for the whole season. Who’s supposed to be better than us and what we have next year year?
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Well a couple things
As good as Posey is, he’s due for a bit of regression. Torres is having a breakout season and he might regress as well. Same goes for Huff, a mid 30’s player having a career year. I also think it’s showing that our pitching isn’t nearly as good as we thought (we overachieved last year, and were doing so this year, until late where we came back to earth).
The Padres have been better than us and have a lot of young talent as well (although I’d be shocked if their pen is this good again.) And the Rockies might have the most talented team in this division (especially now that they’ll be moving on from Hawpe and giving time to Smith, bringing up Chacin, and have battled quite a few injuries this 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
hmm, good take. I think we don’t have to worry about the Dodgers, as their team is getting old and they traded the farm at the deadline this year. Averages are gonna have to catch up with the Padres next year, so I see us either winning the West outright or contending with COL as well.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's how it is.
The Giants’ offense is about 9 runs worse than simple projection from career-to-date stats (including this season) would suggest, a trivial differential. Projection from career stats, pro-rated to actual play time, is usually quite accurate as a predictor of actual results (on the team level, not necessarily the individual).
Looking toward 2011, there are a good number of players with good or even outstanding career lines. With Sandoval apparently back on track since his return July 28th, and assuming (ever-dangerous word!) re-signings of Huff, Burrell, and Uribe, the ten critical batting slots needing filling look like this:
C: Posey
1B: Huff
2B: Fontenot
SS: Uribe
IF: DeRosa
3B: Sandoval
LF: Burrell
CF: Torres
RF: Ross
OF: Schierholtz
The 3 needed backups, whose identity is not crucial as they should be rarely used, could be Whiteside, Rowand, and whomever from the minors can play SS—or they could keep FSanchez and consider Fontenot the emergency 3rd SS (after Uribe and DeRosa).
There are in that assemblage places where improvement is possible, but I don’t think there are any places where huge improvement is readily available, and certainly no gaping holes wanting filling.
With a good pitching staff, that is a highly competitive squad.
(Speaking of pitching: same 5 starters, Wilson, Romo, Runzler, Affeldt, Lopez, Ramirez, maybe Ray—that’s pretty respectable, too.)
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You’re neglecting that Franchez has one more year on his contract.
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No.
I’m reckoning that they either let him fight it out with Fontenot for the 2B job or trade him. My problem with Fontenot is that his numbers, while better than FSanchez’s, look very much like the result of heavy platooning: his only near-fulltime season was by far his worst. But platoons are a bad idea, so maybe it’s better to keep Freddy for his year and let Fontenot be the guy on the bench.
(Also note that I assumed nothing about breakthrough prospects forcing their way onto the squad; Belt is the only one, so far as I can see, with a realistic chance for arriving in 2011—if he succeeds, Huff goes into LF at that point, which is probably not the start of the season, and Burrell goes for trade.)
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From what I can see, the Giants see Freddy Sanchez as their starting 2B for 2011. They’re certainly not playing Fontenot like they think all that much of him.
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It's very hard . . .
. . . to ever know what this organization thinks—using the word in its loosest sense—of any player.
I have no problem with FSanchez starting at 2B in 2011, and if I hadn’t been in too much of a hurry, would have put him there, not Fontenot, owing to that platoon-differential factor.
I’m just looking at Cot’s Contracts 2011 free-agent list (which, curiously, does not list Uribe), and don’t see any plausible upgrades for 2B, and not much hope at SS, either, so I reckon that it’s trade or go with what they have. (Incidentally, they can keep Renteria or buy him out.)
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Well I think we all know
That with Sanchez’s 6 million due next year that Sabean and Bochy will not admit the mistake. The only reason they admitted it with Rowand is because Torres forced their hands.
And I agree that I don’t like the platoon thing, but Sanchez’s platoon splits are pretty significant at the same time.
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Dunno about that.
His OPS ratio is 1.27; my understanding is that overall normal is around 1.20, though I won’t swear to that number.
Hm . . . come to look, Fontenot’s ratio is only 1.21, so maybe he would work better as an everyday guy than I first thought.
As Arte Johnson used to say, “Verrry interesting.”
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This looks like a decent lineup!
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMMIT.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Weird, right?!
I like Pablo hitting 5th more at home, but if Buster is getting on base… I won’t complain.
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This lineup is not very LOL worthy. I like it.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, and finally some fucking defense.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
2/3 of the outfield is plus defenders here
This is good. Ross lets Torres shade left to help cover Burrell.
Yeah, at least I don’t really have to worry about hits down Triples Alley becoming inside-the-park homeruns anymore.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 30, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, at least I don’t really have to worry about hits down Triples Alley everything hit to right field becoming inside-the-park homeruns anymore.
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9ish dudes who are pretty OK at based-ball
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OMG NO GUILLEN
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I can’t wait until this lineup gets shutout and Bochy never uses it again.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 30, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This lineup’s going to score 0 runs today and Bochy’s never going to use it again. JUST SAYIN!
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 30, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I said it like half an hour before you did!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 30, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh
/looks again
say what?
...Tater Salad
by nick217Giantsfan on Aug 30, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
/just now saw that PR people were lamenting Chase Field’s band-boxiness.
/smiles, knowing the hypocrites are still going strong
Wow, lack of self awareness.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
you know they are putting a humidor in there for next season right?
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Chase Field?
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
heard it on espn i think it was, over the weekend.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s interesting. At some point, shouldn’t we just let ballparks be ballparks? Not that I like Chase Field, mind you.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
The fact that the balls get to be modified is just a bad idea to me.
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well what do you propose then? COL and ARI would have HUGE advantages playing there half of the season, vs the 5-10 games opponents would play in that park
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If they had those advantages wouldn't they keep the rules?
Or did MLB force them? I thought the Rockies wanted it because it absolutely destroyed their pitching by the time August rolled around.
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i would assume that selig enforced the humidor going in, but the rockies didnt argue against it.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would the advantage be huge? The visiting teams will have to play in the same stadium too. Aside from the general home-field advantage, I’m not sure why it matters that much. Makes the stadiums kind of laughable, but ya know, whatever.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
teams tend to play better at home, so i wouldnt be giving them any more ammo than they already have
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
But the other team will have the same ammo. I’m just not sure how the stadiums increase home-field advantage.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Just look at the pre-humidor home record for the Rockies
"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 if you have, say, a park with a large outfield, you can stock up on speedy outfielders to cover all that ground, add some fly ball pitchers, etc., all of which will be relatively undervalued by the market compared to the value they can provide you. You’ll have an advantage facing teams that have to play most of their games in a “normal” park.
Well that’s an interesting point. I’m not sure a humidor fixes it, but it’s a good point.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
The Diamondbacks are wanting to dampen offense at Chase Field because they’re trying to make an investment in young pitching, and they recognize that being a young pitcher at Chase Field sucks on ice.
They are trying to help their player development as much as anything.
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They aren’t modified. They are prevented from being modified by the lack of humidity.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
ballparks should be ballparks, but not all are built as such. some have ridiculous fucking dimensions.
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oh i know
i’m thinking more of places like Great American, Citizens Bank, Yankee Stadium, places like that.
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Citizens Bank is rediculously tiny. The left-center wall is sooo close
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And the Yankees like to pad their players’ HoF candidacy by jacking up their numbers in ridiculous as shit ballparks.
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Thing with small ballparks
Is that they’re typically not extreme hitter’s parks, just homerun parks.
That’s why Coors is so dangerous, because of all the room. It’s also why AT&T isn’t some great pitcher’s park like many seem to think.
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Yeah, I believe that tradeoff is under-appreciated. Pre-humidor, they could have moved the Coors fences back thirty feet and cut down on all the HRs. But it’s not at all clear to me that doing so would have reduced the number of runs scored. You’d just see a lot more triples.
Triples?
They’d probably set a record for inside-the-parkers. Their 3B park factors are 121 and 190 for lefties and righties, respectively.
I know that’s not the point you weren’t going for, but it really stuck out in my head. That outfield really is gigantic.
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Exactly. Then were talking about getting rid of Triples Alley at AT&T in the off-season. So from the edge of the bricks on the right field side of Triples Alley where it starts to slant back goes -——— across to the CF fence (before that slants as well). That make sense?
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Who was talking about getting rid of Triples Alley?
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according to that post, it was “then.”
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sorry, “they” were talking about it. It was a subject on Chronicle Live that supposedly the FO is considering. I don’t know how reliable that is but they didnt quite a through breakdown.
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
i like the idea of getting rid of the wall out there. Just have a channel that runs straight out to the Cove. Guillen might actually hit a double that way.
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lol. not moving the bricks at all, just closing off the triples gap for more seating
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
“…and the ball is hit to Guillen. The World Series is on the line here… he drifts back… and back… OH, HE FALLS IN!!! the ball drops, the giants win the pennant, the giants win the pennant.”
Thank God we traded him to NY
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
If we got rid of TA
This definitely wouldn’t be a pitcher’s park anymore.
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…is the way to be.
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I dont see any curse words in there…so PR approved?
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LOL DINGER
SUCK IT
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Off to the BevMo, then the yard—what goes well with BBQ’ed Dinger?
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i wonder what dance Lou the Seal will be doing when the Giants are immortalized in MLB history as the only team to sweep their wway through the playoffs?
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL ROCKIES
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Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 30, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Fined?
Bullshit! I’ve been saying it for years: the game’s too watered down, and QB’s are treated like babies. Jake Delhomme should be fined instead – for being a pussy!
Cy Lincecain FTW
yeah!
what’s this helmet bullshit about anyway
pansies
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
My world history teacher in HS coached our rugby team and played Cal rugby. I don’t really care for rugby much though.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 30, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, all those ex-NFLers with permanent damage to their brains and bodies are just a bunch of losers, rub some dirt on it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
No offense...
but they know the risks. football, rugby, baseball, whathaveyou take their toll on the body, but you know what? that’s their issue man. i’m tired of the NFL (especially) instituting all of these precautionary measures to protect the QB’s. If people can’t hang w/ the risks, or the consequences of going out there week after week, then don’t play. I’m not the only one who thinks so.
Cy Lincecain FTW
lol, ok.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
and plz dnt ptrnze me. kthx
Cy Lincecain FTW
by ramin on Aug 30, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well that’s going to be hard if you keep forgetting all your vowels.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
it's all about the $$, stupid
it’s the owners who push for these rules. what owner in his right mind wants his $99999999999999999 QB dismantled?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
i’m not an idiot, i know WHY the rules are instituted – all i’m saying is that it waters the game down and makes it less of a sport, and more for entertainment purposes – which i understand – i just don’t agree.
Cy Lincecain FTW
well, your OP made it sound like you were reacting to the pussification of the game by the players. apologies if i got that wrong.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
nah, the players are fine, it's the administrators
and fat cats that make it pussified
Cy Lincecain FTW
Pro tip
Using phrases like “make it pussified” will probably not win you a lot of friends around here…
This is true, but I will admit that I loved that he/she mixed “fat cats” and “pussified” in the same sentence.
LOL unintentional cat puns
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh, the players do take on the risks, but the league doesn’t have to exacerbate those risks. It should be the league’s duty to protect the players.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, the league shouldn’t pretend that playing football does not cause brain damage. The league should do everything it can to protect players from long-term physical damage. If that means don’t face mask someone then horse collar them, then so be it. That tackle was ugly.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
@ howtheyscored, giantsfansince1981
The league isn’t exacerbating anything by keeping it the same, if anything they are exacerbating the integrity and value of the sport as a SPORT, if something ain’t broke, don’t fix it..Yes, people get hurt, and that’s unfortunate, but hey, that’s what the game was founded on, and what people signed up for. It’s the same in all major sports save for hockey. Those of you to remember, pro sports in the 80’s and 90’s were a lot more raw and spectacular than they are now!
Sure, they’re moderately improving the health of NFL players, but football is football, people will always get hurt, why water it down by imposing so many more restrictions?
Cy Lincecain FTW
Because it’s NOT a good thing that all of those players from the 80s and 90s are having serious brain issues now?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Don't generalize
Few, not a lot. Compared to how many PLAYED the game, the number is low. So 3 or 4 players over 15 years develop ALS because of blows to the head, well that’s unfortunate, but I don’t believe that’s enough to compromise the integrity of the game. I guess I’m old school.
Cy Lincecain FTW
3 or 4 players over 15 years? Check your stats, dude.
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My mom just saw a Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel about MLS and sports (including all the soccer players who are getting it), and it’s CRAZY. Not something to be all “oh whatever, what a bunch of pussies” about. Jesus Christ.
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Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Yeah, I saw that too.
Because of these risks lets just say that people shouldn;t play sports, or now soccer players should wear their own version of helmets! If you don’t want to take the risk, don’t play.
Cy Lincecain FTW
There is a legal theory called “assumption of the risk.”
But, see, I enjoy sports when they don’t make people vegetables. I guess that’s where you and I differ.
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Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Aug 30, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
/rec’d
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
FFS, this is not a strict two-way road. This is not accept the risks at all costs or stop doing it completely.
There is a perfectly fucking reasonable middle ground.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Source?
And are you including all brain related injuries, or just one?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
ALS is not the only brain disease.
For example, ex-NFL players are 19 times more likely to get Alzheimer’s before turning 49.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Not sure if it helps, but an article from yesterday’s Lakeland (FL) Ledger, talks about risks of dementia as well.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Alright...
Then they shouldn’t play. What are you trying to point out? The obvious? I KNOW that pro athletes are succeptable to brain diseases and malladies post career, but fuck – they know that! These are issues that will NEVER go away as long as people are using their heads as blunt force objects, or putting their shoulder’s down and going into a block.
Cy Lincecain FTW
Why are you taking this as an all or nothing proposition? It’s impossible to completely eliminate the risks, but one can certain lessen them.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And it can still be entertaining without seeing spinal cord injuries. Or, maybe that’s just me.
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the gladiatorial games aren't entertaining
now that they got rid of the lions
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If I had a son, and he was going to play football, I would damn sure want the team and the league to do everything in their power to ensure his long-term health by reducing the number of risks that he has to accept as much as possible.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
GET A ROOM
I’m right behind you, Howie
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Yeah, so the truth of this conversation is that you don’t know what you’re talking about. Do some research. Come back. Thx. Bai.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Football today is not the same as football 50 years ago. Players are bigger, stronger and faster. They are heavily armored. Head to head contact can be fatal. It’s not about playing “raw” or guys afraid to get hurt. It’s really about not turning brains into yogurt.
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I disagree. By your logic, baseball should get rid of batting helmets. The fact a few more players would have died throughout the years is not important. Sports should balance safety with the inherent danger of the sport. Football honestly seems to sway too much toward inherent danger considering how many players come out of it with brain damage. I have a feeling that people would reconsider playing football if they truly understood the danger of becoming a vegetable by age 45.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem with football is that there is a cognitive disconnect between entertainment and safety. Football is one of the closest things we have to old Colosseum mentality. It is about a bunch of guys beating the crap out of each other. Under that frame of reference, safety is secondary.
Of course, we’re not the Romans, and these are not Gladiators. Rub. Therein. It lies.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Football is one of the closest things we have to old Colosseum mentality.
UFC and Boxing would have something to say about that
I said one of the closest, not the closest. And football gets the nod for actually, you know, being played in Colosseums.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I am NOT advocating the REMOVAL of basic saftey precautions. You say then we should remove baseball helmets – IT’S not the same thing! I’m just speaking about the little minor rules that prevent a player from tackling.
I DO NOT DISAGREE WITH HELMET TO HELMET CONTACT BEING A PENALTY – I’m talking about horsecollars, being unable to go for a QB’s legs, and so on.
Cy Lincecain FTW
Fair enough, maybe your position got blown out of proportion. However, I still disagree. I see no skill or value in horse collaring someone. I don’t think that’s sporting, much less entertaining, and I think it’s dangerous. I also disagree about going for a quarterback’s legs – the chances of knee destruction are big.
Anyway, this thread is killing my computer. I’m out of here.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Exacerbate may have been the wrong word to use. My point is that we’re talking about people here, and wherever you can make reasonable improvements to the safety and health of people – that will always be a good thing.
Or should we just start playing baseball with no batting helmets again?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
What's this?
A tangentially-related story I recently completed? How did this get here?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
". . . people will always get hurt . . . ."
And that’s good by you? Well, let’s bring back bare-knuckle boxing, and maybe institute bull fights. How ’bout some real rollerball?
Screw this “civilization” crap! Blood, baby, blood! Pain! Suffering!
Yuck.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Hey screw you, man.
Just because I don’t want everything fucking regulated I’m against civilization? And by the way, they have fighting very similar to bare knuckle, but more hardcore – UFC, and MMA. “People will always get hurt” isn’t ‘good’ by me, it’s a fact of the game – as is a chance of me getting plowed by a semi the next time I’m driving. Just because the risk is there doesn’t mean I’m not going to drive.
Shit happens, people need to deal with it and move on.
Cy Lincecain FTW
And to be fair, if you had the option of driving in a car with all of the latest safety features, I bet you would take it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
No, not really
Safety features wouldn’t determine the type of car I would want, it would be about what’s under the hood, and how nice the interior is :D. Oh yeah, and a good sound system.
Btw, I played soccer for 14 years, and as a goalkeeper I took a lot of shots to the head, dove into a goal post, was kicked in the face, and even had surgery because of the game – but I never once complained about saftey regulations, whether the strikers or whomever should or should not be allowed to hit or fly into me, I just played the game. That’s what’s important. Ask anyone who played a sport they deeply loved if they gave much care or concern to their health down the line. It’s about being in the moment and giving your heart and the best you got. No one’s trying to get hurt, or hurt others, it just happens, and those are risks that we live with. Watering down the game to save money, ratings, and fill seats is an embarassment to what the game really means and what its played for (and no, i’m not talking about money!)
Cy Lincecain FTW
LOL
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
But I’m talking about increasing safety to protect people. I don’t really care if the league pursues the same goal for different reasons, as long as it happens.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, and pretty soon it’ll get to a level where the sport will become meaningless because of these little rules and regulations
Cy Lincecain FTW
Except that all sports have been doing this for years and none of them have ever become meaningless. It’s the old “if you let them get married” line in a different context. This black hole theory by which you just keep falling farther and farther down the hole until reaching some singularity of suck just doesn’t hold up in reality.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Well,
I don’t know about you, but football isn’t what it was in the 90’s, I can tell you that much.
Cy Lincecain FTW
I think that has more to do with Free Agency and other various changes to the structure of the league than it has to do with any safety regulations. There are also plenty of rules that have nothing to do with player safety that have eroded the quality of play. For instance, no gameplay rule has made football less entertaining to watch than the evolution of defensive pass interference, which has nothing to do with safety and has done more damage to the game singlehandedly than protecting a quarterback’s legs ever has.
Of course, free agency and the like is a different beast altogether. And while player safety IS a labor dispute, it’s a different kind of labor dispute, and not one that is altogether relevant to this conversation.
However, I do strongly disagree with your premise. I find the rules that have been implemented to actually protect the players to have caused little or no damage to actual entertainment value of the game. Whereas plenty of other, unrelated rules have.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree, the rules that have definitely hampered my enjoyment of football are the ones that have slowed down the game and make continuity impossible, not the ones that protect players. I want to see Frank Gore play more, and regardless of what you think of Tom Brady the league is better when a player like that is healthy. I’m cherry picking but I want to see players on the field not in the locker room like “real men” rehabbing
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
some of my best friends are sports related cerebro-spinal injuries
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I’m not really involved in this discussion but as an aside, I’ve heard that UFC is safer than boxing because you take less pounding, one good shot and you’re out, where as in boxing you get hit over and over again.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
"Just because I don’t want everything fucking regulated I’m against civilization?"
Pretty much Yes. Rule of law, not jungle, essentially defines what “civilization” means.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Maybe we should get rid of OSHA, because after all those coal miners know what they’re getting into.
Soldiers shouldn’t have body armor, they know what they’re getting into.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It was much better back when they just wore nice flannel uniforms and fought with bayonettes though. They were real men back then.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yes and I miss the days of sawing off limbs with a rusty hacksaw in a field in Virginia with a shot of rum for anesthesia
Screw the rum. Bite down on a belt, you big wimp.
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TWSS?
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe you meant, you big pussy.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
And for that matter, screw this word “pussy”. I miss the good old days when you could call a man a fusty toad-spotted jolt-head and mean it!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Well said, you fusty toad-spotted jolt-head!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Read that as “pussifried pussy” and had a very confusing moment of horror and hunger.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not entirely sure that “pussifried pussy” is acceptable to type, but I have now done it twice.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Anesthesia?
Pussy.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This whole sub-thread made me lol.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 30, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m surprised the OL didn’t chop block him next play. Or at least retaliate by pushing him after that. The Packers won’t let him get away with it I’ll tell you what.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 30, 2010 4:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Let's make a list:
of people we’d like to fill up this alley with. I’ll start:
Thom Brennaman
JaMarcus Russell
Sarah Palin
Justin Bieber
Cy Lincecain FTW
But interesting
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Now people are saying “oh, it’s okay because Suh thought Delhomme still had the ball.” Yeah, because that totally changes everything
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by Useful_Idiot on Aug 30, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Dinger (AKA "The Purple Dingleberry")
Is apparently the product of an ill-fated three-way between Barney, The Phillie Phanatic, and the San Diego Chicken
Whoa, Mark Hamill does a voice in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
I haven’t really followed his voice acting career outside of Batman. I might have to check it out.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This seems relevant
lulz
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I want to be best friends with Fire Lord Ozai.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
“Worst human beings in history!”
Yeah, that just about sums me up.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
:(
Not even close.
Though if you allow Prussian Creole to steal you from me, I might change my tune. ;-)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
LOL, I can’t look at this video right now so I have absolutely no context.
But as Lars continues to remind us, kdl, we’re supposed to share.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
And you’re still #1. You are Farrah, afterall.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
No worries
I doubt I would be making a fool of myself on a daily basis for you if I could be lured away. ;-)
Prussian Creole does rock though. Perhaps we can work out some type of schedule.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Prussian Creole does rock though.
So you can see why I’m worried! ;-)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Well maybe I’m just using Lars to get to you ;)
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG!
You win. That is awesome and a half.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Depending on how this plays out, I could be down with this. =p
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. That will be up to me and kdl. We’ll let you know.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
When do the tickets go on sale?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I still haven’t even been able to come up with a response to PC’s comment, so I will be of no help.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
LOL
This sub-thread took on a life of it’s own. It’s out of my hands now.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely started it, but you took it to a whole other level, missy.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I should really be more careful with Lars and Johnny D around. I feel like we’re feeding so many of their fantasies right now
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
OM NOM NOM
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It's philanthropic
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
He’ll still end up hurting us. That’s how that works.
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by Prussian Creole on Aug 30, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
catch a break. Tulo is the only rockie with a ton of really good history vs Sanchez
by giant4life83 on Aug 30, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Barmes is back.
Young 2B
Fowler CF
Gonzalez LF
Mora 3B
Helton 1B
Spilborghs RF
Olivo C
Barmes SS
De La Rosa P
They could be Giants...but not really.
No easy out in this lineup (for the Giants). And those sweet two-out RBI hits they will surrender to Barmes (with the pitcher on deck!) will just be… so… so delicious.
Fuckin' Barmes
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What's with the thumb?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Native son status revoked
when he’s mean to Giants fans when he plays here. :(
They could be Giants...but not really.
FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL GRAD
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
CRYBABY JERKFACE
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
PROBABLY HANGS OUT WITH FP AND BYRNSIE
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
STUPID FACE ASS HEAD
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
PANTS POOPER
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I completely forgot about this. Why, Tulo, WHY?
"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 30, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Makes me think
Can we field a team with all Bay Area natives/residents?
Utley is said to live in the Bay Area
Burrell is from the Bay Area….
Dontrelle, Jimmy Rollins
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
From the Giants? That would scare me.
I thought he had an option, and people think the Phillies will exercise it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
ERIC BYRNES!!
RANDY JOHNSON
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
1B ?
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B ?
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Jimmy Rollins
OF Jonny Gomes
OF Nyjer Morgan (I think)
OF Randy Winn
SP CC Sabathia
CL ?
They could be Giants...but not really.
(And yeah, I’m stretching the Bay Area to include the Sacramento area.)
They could be Giants...but not really.
3B: Nate Schierholtz
Also: John Bowker
Jermaine Dye
Kevin Frandsen
Will Venable
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
Can Pat the Bat close?
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Clap nine times when you say his name.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to do the Tulo clap at home.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He left the game yesterday with a groin strain, I think. They were hopeful he’d be ready to play, but he’s day-to-day.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Tulo said it’s left groin. Got hit by belisario and that might have started leg issue that got worse during game sunday
Tulo said it’s disappointing and suffering major leg injury here in 08 weighed on mind doesn’t know if will play tomorrow
No rush, man. Sit it out tomorrow and Wed as well.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Man
Rubicon is the best show to watch whilst folding laundry. Or, napping.
Also, going to the game on Tuesday. Hadn’t watched a game in a week, and lost my stomach on the 7th yesterday. I really need to build up my torture fortitude again for the final stretch.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I’m trying to stick with it in spite of the pacing, but, sweet christmas, I’ve seen more exciting molasses spills.
I like what the show is building to, and I feel like it gives a fairly accurate representation of intelligence analysts, but man, at least have someone take a dramatic BM or something. They even made Hot Chip boring this week.
Also, I’m waiting for Special Agent Clay Davis to break into some vulgarities.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
It's really good - requires patience.
But, awesome production values.
Reminds me a little of the Masterpiece Theater British mysteries, but I believe it is 100% American made.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
It's on AMC
Think three days of the condor watched on Slo-Mo.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
http://www.step12.com/alcoholic-20-questions.html
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Whoa, I just scrolled to the bottom. Didn’t realize it was written by Dallas Braden.
"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 30, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
“lower companions and an inferior environment”
Waves “hi” to the McCoven!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
/waves!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That is way too complicated
In general, alcohol tends to negatively affect the attention span- see Don Draper…
Try this:
http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/alcohol-cage/index.html
So, here's the thing
I know I’m dependent on alcohol, the questions are more in the realm of when and why….
I prefer to say that I enjoy alcohol rather than “depend” on it, but I think the general gist is that it is a problem if the use of alcohol (dependence or enjoyment) negatively affects important facets of your life at home or at work.
Can you clap 9 times and say Troy Tulowitzki without messing up? Then you’re probably okay.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a theory
If we score more than the other team every day, we’ll win each game.
Thoughts?
by yankeessuck8991 on Aug 30, 2010 4:23 PM PDT reply actions
Must… not… quote… Buffy….
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
BUNNYS AREN'T JUST CUTE LIKE EVERYBODY SUPPOSES
by yankeessuck8991 on Aug 30, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
This plan is so crazy it might just work
"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 30, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
not every day
gotta win every inning
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Every pitch for the rest of the season has to be a strike?!?!
by yankeessuck8991 on Aug 30, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
No...
For Giants pitcher…every pitch must be an unhittable strike
For Giants batter…every pitch must result in a run…every pitch
Your theory is flawed...
The games would never end! We’d bat forever!
by yankeessuck8991 on Aug 30, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright...
Every pitch to a Giants batter must involve a run or a hit…sacrifice fly and bunts are acceptable
Double plays!
"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 would make for some very long games.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Phil Cuzzi says
“LOL U”
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Where we’re going you won’t need any pants!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
I hate the Rockies
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
Scientific Series Prediction
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 30, 2010 4:47 PM PDT reply actions
you people might have to put up with me some tonight
cause my brother in law was broken on a wittle 3 mile hike.
I should still be hanging out by a beautiful alpine lake.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I feel your pain.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
3 miles? seriously? damn
Show your brother in law the pictures kdl posted from the M&G … point out Mr. Merope and I and tell him we can do 7 miles in a day…with a 2500foot elevation gain. (Mist Trail and others at Yosemite) The longest we’ve done is ~12 in a day. Shame on him!
I love the Mist Trail in Yosemite. I almost hurt myself quite badly on it once.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm hoping that this is, finally, a bit of a wake up call for him
even if he doesn’t get thin, he does need to get his cardiovascular health into shape.
I think that before he’d just been able to overcome through youth and not being in quite as bad shape.
But he’s 25 now, and just ever more sedentary.
So we had to call the trip short yesterday and stop earlier than expected, and then come back today.
I need new hiking partners.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Due to crazy fall schedules we don’t have anything definite planned until Nov 6th or 7th in Napa. We always try to go to Yosemite in Dec. this year I think it’s Dec 4/5. And I think Yosemite falls trail is the goal… We tried to do Yosemite Falls trail in late April a few years ago and we couldn’t finish the hike …it started to snow!!!
Be very careful on the stairs if it’s icy. I’ve been up that trial in the winter, and I got into trouble once because the stone stairs right up the waterfall (with the railing) were icy. Awesome hike though.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
we did get a small touch of weather yesterday
little hail, little sleet or snow. Passed quickly.
thank goodness for 20 degree down bags. :) I slept like a baby…up every 2 hours, but then right back to sleep.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
OT: Suck it, "may-may" nerbs
NPR’s All Things Considered settles the debate over the pronunciation of “may-may”/“meem”/other.
It’s “meem.”
The story aired in today’s “All Tech Considered” segment.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
of COURSE IT'S MEEM DAMMIT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I always say maim.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
fitting, 'cause that is what i'm gonna do to you
if you keep pronouncing it that way
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
To be fair, I don’t think I’ve ever actually said it out loud.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I always knew it was MEEM.
Maymay was just to annoy jponry. ;-)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I thought it was FREDO.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
This.
Take a sociology class sometime, people.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
There was a debate about this? Why would anyone pronounce it any differently?
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
You must have missed the Great Meme Pronunciation Skrimish of 2010 a few days back. People were saying it with inflections I didn’t even know humans could generate.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
fuck
have i been mispronouncing “skrimish” all these years?!?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
If you jump on Mea Culpa’s head 3 times, you finish the game.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I did. Ah well. I’m glad NPR ruled on it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Specifically, the inventor of the word, Richard Dawkins, did. ATC simply reported it.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Richard Dawkins lays the smack down. I would love to invent a word then come in and say, “Hey, you’re mispronouncing my word!” Mainly, I’d love to invent a word.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I just pronounced enbiggen as may-may.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, people actually thought it was MAYMAY?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 30, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
which is fine, to a point
I mean, I have a ton of words that I mispronounced since I’d only read them.
maymay still seems weird
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I pronounce it in Italian.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
People thought it was “may-may”?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 30, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Anyone’s MLB TV using a different format today? Mine is, and I don’t like it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 4:58 PM PDT reply actions
What the eff, I cant change the size, the feed, or anything and I’m a frickin premium subscriber. This outrage will not stand!
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Exactly – it’s pissing me off. I wasn’t signed in, so I though it was some free thing, but the problem remains. I don’t like it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, I think I got it. I logged out then I closed all of my mlb.com windows. Then I opened a new mlb.com window, then back in. Now it’s normal. I was kind of worried.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, “then logged back in.”
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
true, come to think of it there was no prompting to log in. If it was crappy on my ps3 when I got home I would have been all “Oh no you di’nt MLBtv!”
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
I say that all the time.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 30, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, mine looks like this:
Kuip looks different.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Edmonds gonna retire after this year
and Aroldis will be called up tomorow
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 5:08 PM PDT reply actions
Kenshin logged into today. He was greeted with a Unicorn Man .gif warning. Just thought y’all would like to know.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 30, 2010 5:15 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
this is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I received a warning that read, “OH MY GOD, WHAT HAS SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN!” Since I can’t inspect my own member — yeah, that’s what I said — I couldn’t figure out who it was. Then I remembered Kenshin and Unicorn Man.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 30, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant can’t inspect his own member.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 30, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You can expect your own member, actually. Inspect one of your alts and then click on the magnifying glass next to your name (it should be under the IPs.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I always expect my own member.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
‘Cause when you don’t, boy, that’s when the real trouble begins.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
It is quite a surprise I can assure you.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Hang on now...
…did jponry just say that Grant needs a magnifying glass to inspect his own member?
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
yah, but on one of his alternative members.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Aug 30, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
When was the last time Kenshin even posted?
"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 30, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I just wish there was a camera around that could have caught his expression.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
But I see he didn’t address the rampant rumors about his sex change operation.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
/shift a
is 800 comments in an afternoon even a lot anymore?
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
It took all afternoon? We must be off our game.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It’s no Star Wars marathon.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 30, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Things that make you go hmmmm.....
U.S. Soccer announced late Monday it had agreed to a four-year extension with Bob Bradley (the coach)
This doesn’t make me angry. I don’t think you can expect to agree with the coach’s decisions all the time, but I thought on balance he did a decent job.
I like that fact that he was at least willing to make subs to correct his mistakes.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 30, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And then in the next game, make subs to correct the same mistakes.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but I’ll take that over Bochy who sees his mistakes then repeats them.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 30, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t have a problem with him, but signing him for four more years seems kinda odd.
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT."
Don't national team coaches always get signed for 4 year cycles?
If you’re gonna keep him, you want to keep him through the next World Cup. If not, you want to give the new coach as much time leading up to the WC as possible.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
What went wrong against Bari? I didn’t get to watch the match.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 30, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
If I gave a damn about US soccer, I would’ve probably been disappointed in this news
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 30, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, is Mark Hamill doing a George Takei impersonation?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Oh, nevermind. That’s not Ozai.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that is George Takei.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
If everyone else stopped posting here...
…how long do you think it would take before Howie noticed?
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
I was wondering why it sounded so much like him. I was so confused when I thought it was Ozai. They mentioned him earlier in this episode, and then this important looking fellow showed up and I just assumed it was him.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Found out way the Giants suck this month
Edgar Renteria is the player on my Giants calender (that I got on Opening Day) right now.
On the other hand, didn’t it feel good to flip away from Bengie Molina they day after he was traded?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 30, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Giants
If I may be so bold as to talk about the Giants, I think this would be an excellent series for the Giants to sweep.
"I don’t think I’ve ever heard a louder chorus of boos than when the Dodgers made the third out of the ninth. It was awesome.." - Aubrey Huff
That’s dangerous thinking.
"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 thinking?
Or his?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
am i supposed to be impressed?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
"ARE YOU NOT IMPRESSED??!?"
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 30, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember back in like 92 listening to a Heavy D album and the Giants destroying the Rockies. I’m gonna download that beast and listen to it on repeat during the game.
Did you just boo a baby?
(Pssst. The Rockies didn’t exist until ’93.)
Good on ya, though!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
He means 2092.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 30, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah the pads and phils are losing
to the d-backs and dodgers
by allhailtheredwings on Aug 30, 2010 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
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