Poseyt-Game Torres: Bumgarner
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:01 PM PDT
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Also, Posey. Also also, Torres. Bumgarner too.
Posey Torres Torres Bumgarner Posey Posey. Wilson? Wilson. Bumgarner Torres Posey, Posey Posey Torres.
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sniff sniff What is that smell, San Diego? sniff sniff Is it doubt? sniff sniff I think it is. Six losses in a row. They’re still sitting pretty, but I love the smell of doubt in the morning. sniff Oh, god, that’s not doubt….
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:01 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
rec’d for the asterisks fail
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/flagg’d because I knew it was coming
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That was the beginning of the post-game thread I scrapped because it was stupid. Went simple, and I only partially regret it. Torres. Posey.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Police suspect that alcohol was involved.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Are you friends with Dustin Ackley?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun things to do in Grant's office while he's away
Fun things to do in Grant’s office while he’s away.
A poem: By Llama Pookie Boo
In various places throughout your desk, all over the carpet
Wow! What a mess!
A banana peel hid in the very dress
Suspiciously tucked beneath your desk
I often wonder why I haven’t worked with more
Peanut butter, glue and glitter galore
It sticks to your keyboard so very well
I just made a poopie – I think I’m going to hell
The end
by Llama Boss - come on guys, l on Sep 1, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 15 recs
YAY!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant could never write such a beautiful thing.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
He must be having trouble topping yesterday’s post-game masterpiece.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Will be banned soon.. again
he NEVER lets me post.. EVER!!!!
by Llama Boss - come on guys, l on Sep 1, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Llama Boss: NEVER FORGET!
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Is this the beginning of a mutiny?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
We have till 2:30
He’s on his second lunch now – will return soon..
he’s EVIL.. SO EVIL!!!
by Llama Boss - come on guys, l on Sep 1, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor Llama Boss
…I feel bad knowing you only have minutes to live D:
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
♥ Llama Boss ♥
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
by GiantsBabe on Sep 1, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This made me laugh extra hard.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s time for a revolution.
"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 for one welcome our new llama overlords
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
is he here to stay? IS HE???? I demand an answer!
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Unfortunately, in a revolution you just have to pick a side.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Are we North Korea?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Nah, we’re Canada.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
WHERE ARE YOU, FUCKING MODS? WHERE ARE YOU ON THIS?
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 1, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard they have a system set up to make sure this sort of thing happens on a regular basis.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my god this subthread is going to get me fired.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Do you work for Grant’s boss too?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
unfortunately not
but it had me laughing very loudly in the middle of my quiet office
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I was very slowly reading Midnight’s Children. My word, there are a lot of words on these pages.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that’s a fantastic book though. I probably would have enjoyed it even more if I knew something about Indian history.
No need to know about Indian history. Midnight’s Children is basically a history of colonial and postcolonial India.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
And it is indeed fantastic. At least so far.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Well it’s a history, but as is often the case with Rushdie, he mixes in the historical with the fantastical in such a way that if you’re not familiar with the associated history you can’t always distinguish the historical from the invented. Which doesn’t prevent enjoyment of the book by any means — I loved it — but I definitely sometimes felt that there might be jokes/allusions/political messages that were over my head.
Even though your hours are few
We will always remember your llama “moo”.
When you’re eventually banned by the evil Grant
We will riot in the streets with a Llama chant!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
omg
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I kind of want to unban this account.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Really, I just want to see what picture you use to ban it with the second time.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
what'd he use the first time?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
It was llama related.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
This post is gonna make no sense if Grant edits in a full postgame.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 31, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not fluent in Giants Win
I haven’t had a lot of opportunities to practice.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 31, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Full frontal postgame, L and P.
Look away if you must.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
let the Ford era begin
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm excited to have him called up
That’s the kind of dude who can score from first on a long single or something.
If I might comment . . .
. . . that’s what she could have said!!!
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Thomas Neal
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Chumbawamba!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:02 PM PDT reply actions
I'm 100% sure this is what won it.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
It's a Voltron of awesome.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
BUSTER
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:03 PM PDT reply actions
Rookie of the Year
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Do you mean
Posey? Or Bumgarner? Or both? 1st time ever, 2-way tie for NL ROTY
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
by busterbuster on Aug 31, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I admit, I don’t watch baseball outside of Giants games, but man oh man I can’t imagine anyone else but Posey winning the NL ROY this year.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
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Fools and Sages
Jaime . . .
. . . Gallo has your WAR right here /grabs crotch/
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Barely
I think the race is down to him and Buster now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Especially because Garcia is havin it, and Buster ain’t.
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Fools and Sages
by mymclife on Aug 31, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
That’s just logic.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Heyward is probably still in the lead
he’s having a nice season and the Braves are in first and he has received more pub.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He does have 3.8 WAR this year, a lot more than Posey and Garcia.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, funny how he’s kinda getting forgotten in all this
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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He’s slowed down a lot – his name hasn’t been in the news as much. But he’s had an excellent year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
he’s been on fire lately. really raised his overall numbers.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I didn’t even realize. The last time I looked, he was hitting like .260. Now he’s up to .278.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He’s been on a Sanchez like tear (AVG .500+ over short spans), and with more power.
Haven’t heard much about his defense, though. He’s supposed to be a good RF, right?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
UZR 3.0
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone have a quick and dirty breakdown on how WAR measures offensive value? If no such thing exists, just say so.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I don’t know exactly what the formula is, but Heyward has been worth 22.7 batting runs above replacement this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That’s my misgiving with WAR. It’s a great stat for comparing players, but I have no idea how it actually distributes value. For instance, I know WAR loves Torres, especially for his defense, but I can’t tell you why or whether those things make him an objectively better player. I just know that WAR says he’s a more valuable player. I wish I was more of a stat-head so I could use these stats with more authority.
(Also, thanks ATF. Not that I know how wOBA works.)
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
WAR is kind of a flawed stat, if only because it’s so easily skewed by fluky UZR totals. And the fact that it’s basically become the way to end all stats-related arguments.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Plus it can’t really be a credible stat because there are different variations.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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Well, that doesn’t make it non-credible. It just means that people ought to take it with more of a grain of salt than they do.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Credible was a bad word choice one makes during the late hours. I meant definitive.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
And Rob neyer agrees, too.
No link, but he commented on it recently in connection with a bit on FEILDf/x.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Rob Neyer loves him some FIELD f/x.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I'd like them to weight defense differently
Like, weighted average of the last 3 years, weighting different systems, etc.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
I wouldn't even take a weighted average
I’d either average one system over the past five years, or two systems over 3.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
You’d have to weight heavier for more recent seasons, it wouldn’t make sense otherwise.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
I believe
the season to season variation on UZR far outweighs any actual rise/decline in ability, which is why I wouldn’t weight the average.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Overall, there would be at least some correlation.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
some, sure
but just look at Guillen’s fielding numbers. All you can really say from them is that he’s very likely a below average fielder.
Just in general terms, looking at RF, starting in 2002:
terrible, average, average, fantastic, good, bad, bad, terrible, good.
They fluctuate wildly, and by weighting more recent years, you’re giving whatever fluctuation he’s having this year more value. While it’s true that a straight average would mask an actual change in ability, it would also mask these fluctuations, which are MUCH larger
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
what? how?
you’re just begging the question.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
The average will smooth out the random fluctuations and the weighting will get you closer to their current true ability.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
45% current year, 30% previous year, 20% year before that
and add 10% for Rowand since he’s a gamer and gives 110%
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I already addressed this
when the random fluctuations outweigh the actual change in ability, weighting is useless.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Well you certainly said that
You definitely didn’t show it to be correct though. If there’s correlation and predictive value, then it would work.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
I mean, it depends on where you make the distinction between “ability” and “performance.”
If Pujols had a miserable 2011 and didn’t rate well on war, you would say he is underperforming. If Jeff Francoeur has a 6+ WAR season and then goes back to being Jeff Francoeur the following season, you say he was valuable but playing over his head and due to regress to the mean.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
/cough CHONE FIGGINS /cough
I was SOOOOOOO right on that one.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
my personal studies
indicated that it really falls away quickly in the early 30s. So maybe not.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Duly Noted
oldjacket has found from personal experience that performance drops off in his early 30’s
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
You mean mrs. oldjacket has found that?
/sick burn
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I avoided that joke out of respect for mrs. oldjacket.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I went to the Doctor for that!
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
On a related note:
Mrs Oldjacket is aa absolute doll.
oldjacket definitely belongs in the pantheon of McCoven who “married up”.
Well done, my friend!
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I’m definitely batting over my head.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Does that mean that a lot of McCoven spouses are getting BABIP’d on?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yeah, definitely. If MGL says that it’s useless in season sample sizes, then it doesn’t seem like a great idea to weigh one season sample sizes so heavily.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
depends on what you're looking for
if you view WAR as a descriptive stat, it’s fine. If you view it as a predictive stat, there are big issues.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I think the trouble is that it sort of purports to be a BIG ALL-ENCOMPASSING stat and that people have started to use it as such.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
“That’s what he said about the little steering wheel in his pants.”
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
VROOM
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I was procrastinating on that one.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Said the pirate.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
And in the darkness….evaluate them?
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Not exactly.
And generate its ratings in the darkness. Less poetic but more descriptive.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I mean, I guess the statistic is an inanimate object, it can’t purport to be anything. But Fangraphs articles often use it as such and fans have done it too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I view it as a tool for comparing players, especially when they don’t play the same position. Literally, who is more “valuable” to the team. But yes, it has become a be-all and end-all in many circles.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I think it’s fine for “who was more valuable this year” kinds of arguments. But, especially when a player derives a lot of their value from defense, you can’t really use it to settle “who’s gonna help the team more next year”
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
But when different defensive stats have such wild variance, how can one definitively say that it’s really measuring just how valuable a player was this year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
think of it like you would 100 PA.
If a guy puts up a .500 wOBA in 100 PA, you can very reasonably say he’s not going to be able to sustain that production. However, as we do like to say around here “the thing is, it happened”.
How much credence you actually put their run values is another matter entirely.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I know, but my point is – if DRS sees a guy as a -5 defender and UZR sees the same guy as a +10 defender, how sure can we be that it really “happened”?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
excellent question
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Well
UZR can be fluky, but it’s not like it’s measuring something that doesn’t exist.
UZR measures actual plays made, but the players ability to make great defensive plays sometimes varies.
In other words, it’s not that UZR has wild variance, it’s that players have variance in their defensive play.
UZR is always measuring the same thing in the same way. It’s that player defense over the course of a season can be fluky (one year he makes all the lucky jumps and diving catches, the next he doesn’t)
I know how UZR works. My issue is with inconsistencies across defensive systems.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh, well
UZR is the best metric for measuring defense we have. I just ignore the other ones, really – though they are very rarely in significant disagreement.
It really depends on how often you think “rarely” is and how “significant” you think “significant” is. Fangraphs had a piece on this a little while ago, and scaled a bunch of different metrics to the same scale and got the average and standard deviation. Can’t quite recall the std dev, but it was a bit larger than I expected.
The players’ ability to make plays varies much less than the measurement of their ability by UZR. If a manager moves his CF into the left-CF gap to defend against a pull-happy right hander who then proceeds to drive a ball into the right-centerfield gap, UZR measures him as suddenly having worse range, but it just isn’t true.
yeah
that kind of thing is something that Field/FX should help a LOT with
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I'll stand by WAR
Just enough to say that it is the single best statistic for comparing all-around player performance.
It’s the best one we have, yeah, but I don’t think it should be treated with as much reverence as it is. Use it in arguments, sure, but I don’t think it should be the be-all and end-all of baseball discussion.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Again, as Villiphied said, it’s true value is descriptive, not predictive.
It does bug me when people bag UZR/defensive metrics for year-to-year variation. UZR, I believe, has a year-to-year R^2 of something like 0.4. But guess what? wOBA, UZR’s cousin for offense, only has a R^2 of 0.55 if I recall correctly. Which makes it hardly a true-talent predictive force either.
I’m not bagging on UZR – I think it’s a fantastic stat and I remember the days when we had to wait for MGL to publish it himself (and even then he often only did the three best and three worst fielders per position per year). I just don’t like that WAR has become the definitive stat (as cheno said above) in baseball discussions. Should it be a part of the discussion? Of course.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Sure. All stats are part of the discussion, and none of them is the panacea that we NERBS would like to make it seem. Some of them get a lot closer than others though.
I can certainly agree with that. But discussion becomes a bit dull if all you have to do is go on Fangraphs, go to Value and sort by WAR.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Disagree.
Violently.
Arguments have appeared elsewhere, and will not be rehearsed here.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Just curious
If WAR isn’t the single best all-encompassing stat, what is?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
By that, the Rockies should have won the World Series
While the Giants should have picked Bryce Harper (off the top of my head).
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Career numbers extrapolated out to a full season, compared with current numbers extrapolated out to a full season.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
(Please don’t take this personally, I’m just kidding.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Drat that maintenance.
I had a long answer typed in and went to preview it and lost the whole magilla to the maintenance period. It is now several hours, a helf-bottle of wine, and two novels later, and I am not up to reconstructing it.
But the best metric for pure offense is the TOP.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Out of curiosity, what would you pair it with (or would you even) to get a better “all-encompassing” stat?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Tough one.
I know this will drive many analytically minded folk here batshit, but I’d couple it with seasoned judgement, not any definite number.
As I wrote in an essay a while back on The Baseball Analysts, it is a great mistake to conflate precision with accuracy. Because one can calculate some metric to many decimal places does not make it a reliable or useful stat, and I think that’s where we are with defensive metrics. That may change with the advent of FEILDf/x—Rob Neyer thinks so—for now it’s all gas.
To me, at least, the threshhold test of any individual-player metric, of any sort, is its ability (or inability) to be combined for the men on a team to yield some definite statistic that can be compared with real-world results. A formula for runs scored, for example, has such a definite result; different formulae for team runs scored can be compared with one another for accuracy using hordes of real stats and results. When such a formula is then applied to the stats for one player, the result has a meaning: it is not an arbitrary ranking.
To the best of my knowledge, which may be incomplete, one cannot take a set of UZRs or the like, combine them, and show some number that real-world results can be compared with. And any metric that does not ultimately yield definite, testable results is just a fancified opinion, pure and simple.
Another example is park-adjusting stats. The hard fact is that there is not enough data to make park adjustments with any real accuracy. But people go ahead and calculate to three decimal places anyway.
Me, I like to look at the raw offense stat lines, and some calculated rate stats derived therefrom (including the TOP, which is the most accurate of its sort) and then apply mental rough corrections for such things as the ball park he played in and his fielding prowess. For the latter, UZR and its kissin’ cousins are somewhat useful as rough guides, especially compared one with another. But “sort of” is as close as the real, underlying data lets one get.
Many analytically minded fans forget that baseball is not an experimental exercise conducted to generate data for proving or disproving theories: it is played to win. In constructing a team—and simply selecting, and using, the right players is the overwhelming factor in winning—there is not an infinite set of options. If, by some useful metric, Player A is 963 and Player B is 654, that’s a huge difference, and will dominate decisions; but if Player A is 756 and Player B is 778, that’s close enough for government work, and other factors will determine which a team should pursue. Trying to wring out narrow differentials in metrics is the stuff of basements, not front offices.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Thanks for the thorough response. Nice read.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The statistics....
Have been drinking.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
the closer needs a haircut
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
His WAR breakdown
22.7 batting runs above average
3 fielding runs above average
16.1 runs from the replacement adjustment
-4.8 runs from the positional adjustment
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
22 batting runs above average.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
It is wOBA translated into runs, then park-adjusted
And then 10 runs=1.0 WAR
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU AND YOUR FAVORITE TEAM SUCK AND I JUDGE YOU FOR IT
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec’d just because Grant wrote it.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
/hidden for promoting unfortunate SBN flame wars
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HEY F*CK YOU
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
by goGSW24 on Aug 31, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd because I like this little tangent.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE UN MAN
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s way more intuitive than I thought it would be.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, in this era at least, 10 runs ~ 1 WAR. I’m not if BBRef adjusts for lower scoring environments.
I'm not sure either
I was going by Fangraphs’ WAR. I’m notpositive how BBRef WAR is calculated
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they use a slightly different wOBA stat, and use +- instead of UZR.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Yeah...
Last offseason, I actually calculated WAR for every player in the NL West at every position and summed them all to get a total team value at each position for comparison across the division.
wOBA goes to wRAA through this:
((wOBA – lg wOBA)/1.15) * PA
wRAA gets a linear park adjustment to become the batting component of WAR. Then add UZR for defense. Add replacement value (basically playing time). And add positional adjustment.
Then you get WAR.
You might enjoy this one.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Also Gaby Sanchez is having a nice season, although he is probably a little too old to be ROY for BBWAA
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2010 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions
No one can beat Buster there.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is more beautiful?
GIS for “Jaime Garcia”
“Buster Posey”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I like that this photo is getting a lot of mileage around here.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Vulgar phrase.
I prefer “the village bicycle”. (Saw that somewhere on a UK site.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
This photo needs a giant American flag as the background
Intelligent opinion does not follow the transitive property
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Sep 1, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
gasp!
WOW. It’s so beautiful.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Or, Posey IS the American flag.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 1, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
whoa
a solid blue sleeve with stars as the negative space would look fucking awesome
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
cool. It’s like he tattooed his arm with stars!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
No nautical stars?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
i’ve got em on my elbows. not my best idea.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Because it’s a painful spot, or because they’re so popular (or other)?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
mostly the former
a tiny bit of the latter. But the elbows are a horrible place to be tattooed. I highly derecommend it.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
This dude I know who runs a tattoo shop told me about his least proud moment as a tattoo artist. A lady came in with a guy to get his name tattooed on her lower abdomen. Apparently she had that same dude’s name already there but it was crossed out, and had someone else’s name above it.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Maybe just me, but I’d prefer him in front of bunting. And not shopped. And not on opening day.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Once arbitration is up and he’s playing for the Yankees?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
/bans self
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
double-bans you
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Perfect
rec’d
Intelligent opinion does not follow the transitive property
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Sep 1, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
More photos from that shoot
The photographers blog. Takes great shots: http://www.martinklimek.com/2010/09/01/giants-posey-and-torres/
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Wow those are really good!
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
At the mantle in the FO showcasing the Giants’ newly won—and extremely shiny— WS trophy.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
/bookmarked
Now when 2002 is repeated this year I’m going to blame you.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
What happened in 2002?
/chasm’d
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
How many times must that Angels celebratory pic be posted?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
I kid, I kid.
Of course I know what happened.
(/not sarcasm)
(/seriously)
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Yeah, these are awesome. Not often that the Giants are in glamor shots.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I’d be traumatized if I wasn’t laughing so hard.
I don’t know who this dude is, but he reminds me of Shooter.
They could be Giants...but not really.
If you don’t know who Lemmy is, I am sorry for you.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I was more into Backstreet Boys and *NSync, to be honest with you.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I kinda was too.
I blame my older sister.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
it’s never too late to develop excellent musical taste!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
She did say that.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
the original drummer’s name was Philthy “Animal” Taylor. Motorhead were never going to win any beauty pageants.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
It would help if these guys were a little more attractive…
Video killed the radio star.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, because pretty people are the only ones that make good music.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that Justin Bieber kid is some kind of ugly.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Make it go away
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Wonder if Lemmy got that done at the mall?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I need a new fridge. I wonder if their prices are better than an applicance store.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but baseball writers will be all “BUT HE”S NOT CARRYING THE TEAM" and Posey will win.
Also, he started the season with the team.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2010 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions
BUT WHAT IF I COME HERE FOR THE NEWS!!!!!
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 31, 2010 10:04 PM PDT reply actions
go to yahoo for the pseudo nonsense
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't see anything inaccurate in that post-game write up
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/banned
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to introduce myself in class today and said my favorite news website was Fangraphs, after laughing to myself for a few minutes for immediately thinking of this place.
Also, Torres Posey Bumgarner Torrgsrnsey Posey Bumgarner Wilson Torres
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Aug 31, 2010 10:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
BUT WHAT IF I COME HERE FOR THE NEWS NUDES!!!!!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Poseyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
“throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can.”
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
It’s called “technique.”
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Get yer talkin' in quick
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WHAT
WHAT
NO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But I don’t understand in the least!!!
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
/bloops in a Pulitzer-winning post
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
/rec’d for snarkiness
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Sep 1, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
THIS IS NOT FAIR!
I GOT NO PLACE ELSE TO GO
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 31, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
For awful 80’s movie reference
"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 31, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
What?
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 31, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Officer and a Gentleman.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Uh, okay.
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 31, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It was actually critically acclaimed the year it came out, but nothing you have to rush to put on your Netflix queue. Unless you’re a fan of Robert Wuhl. (I like Debra Winger though.)
by non sequitur on Aug 31, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Officer and a Gentleman, I believe. Richard Gere’s line to Lou Gossett Jr.
by non sequitur on Aug 31, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Well now you lose the point since it was unintentional
"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 31, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
aw man
PIKA is gunna be PISSED!
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READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK NO. I NEED TO PROCRASTINATE WITH MY SPANISH HOMEWORK.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds dirty and I can’t figure out why.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Procrastinate has such a dirty connotation.
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 31, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I procrastinate by myself all the time
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I procrastinated like a motherfucker in high school.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
didn't we all?
even some of the girls did.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I can attest to this. I procrastinated daily in high school.
"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 31, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m procrastinating as I type this.
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 31, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I procrastinated for the eighth and ninth innings, and I showed off the results for the world to see up there.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, that just crossed a line.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll warn him when I get around to it.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The day when Grant finally actually uses Hitler_dick will be a glorious one.
Or maybe glorious isn’t the right word. Well, it’ll really be something.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’ve still never seen it, and I doubt I want to.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude shoves wang through portrait of hitler, laughs ensue.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
Wow, that’s…..not what I would have guessed.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d hate to be Kenshin.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s almost certainly going to be Lars.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Kenshin saw his unicorn yesterday?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That will just make me procrastinate more
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 31, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Because I’ll be distracted
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 31, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Distractions to the right of them . . .
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d even venture to say there’s a lot of mutual procrastination going on on this board tonight
"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 31, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this a Lars/KDL reference?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Not specifically but sure, ok.
"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 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
When you gays were procrastinating..
I was defenestrating.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
It didn’t sound dirty to me when I wrote it, but now it does. Thanks, Grant.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Spanish homework. I have to read Carl Jung.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Carl Jung?
"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 31, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
gross
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Well, not in his present state.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, what? Suddenly you have standards?
"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 31, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You’d want to spuce him up a bit.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
‘spruce’
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
crap
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
"Spuce" sounds filthy.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
This (I agree)
"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 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That doesn’t sound like a very Spanishy name.
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 31, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
For what?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
My writing workshop.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That makes sense.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
We talked about Twilight.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Somehow, I’m not surprised.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The general consensus seemed to be “it’s not very good, but hot damn is Stephanie Meyer wealthy.”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
That sums it up.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, you didn’t stalk me. I was totally at the PfW thing, being weird and asocial.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I ended up dropping the article for personal reasons and just did my homework instead.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I ended up dropping the article for personal reasons to avoid Howie and just did my homework instead.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit, you’re onto my plans.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
My name got pulled in the Works In Progress lottery, so it was kind of cool to be there. It would have been cooler if I were not so asocial in general. Luckily, somebody I know did save me from totally just standing there quietly by myself at the end.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice. It’s probably a good thing I didn’t go then cause if I had heard your name being called out, I would’ve yelled out, “LOL HOWIE.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Conspiracy Theory
Fascist Padres Higherups trying to derail our celebration
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
/asks for money back
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
/ties fake invisible money to fake invisible carrier pigeon
//whispers “jhiat00!” to pigeon
///opens window
////defenestrates pigeon
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
defenestrates? Grant, please stop using large words
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a handy term . . .
. . . that should be in veryone’s vocabluary (along with “fungible”).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Unwindows
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
That definition could have its uses:
The whole “Friends don’t let friends use Windows” pharse could be replace by a simple “Defenestrate!”
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
+1 for Grant
Defenestrate is one of my favorite words
"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 31, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
This. I love it.
Also aorta.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
And “besmirch.”
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I was in a speed metal band called Defenestrator in high school. Our two songs were “Defenestrator” and “No More Pussy Metal.” It was pretty much the highlight of my musical career.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
UPDATE
The pigeon showed up at my door at 4AM with $.75 and some slutty pigeon on his wing. I’m pretty sure they were coked out.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
I do wish I'd noticed that "EDT".
Could we not overcome the east-coast bias for a west-coast-centric site, and use PDT?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
lol xanthan missed all the exciting parts
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
He sacrificed himself – we would not have won if he had not gone to bed.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I like games where I’m not crying afterwards.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
I like games where you’re not crying afterward, too, GiantsBabe :)
"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 31, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You cry after games?
I don’t have enough emotion left after the past 5 seasons….
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Heartless bastard/bitch.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
1.5 in WC I thought?
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 31, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh ok.
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 31, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL PEOPLE WHO GAVE UP ON THE SEASON YESTERDAY AND LOLED ME BECAUSE I DIDN’T
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Imagine if
we actually won games while the Padres are losing. Just imagine it.
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
by busterbuster on Aug 31, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Imagine we’re in first place
It’s easy if you try
the Padres below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
(I like how this implies that fans of other teams aren’t people)
Poseyt ist awesomet
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM PDT reply actions
I definitely liked today better than yesterday.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM PDT reply actions
SO TROLLS WHO WANTS TO ROW PURPLE GAYS NOW?
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
SO ROWS WHO WANTS TO PURPLE GAY TROLLS NOW?
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
SO ROWS WHO WANTS TO GAY NOW PURPLE ROW?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Wow, I’m not sure what happened there.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I just did it twice in a row row.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
ph . . . -2.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
DOUBLE ROW? IT’S ALMOST TRIPLE! WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
by thebighead on Aug 31, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're in rare form tonight
"I wanted to pick a Rockie. But I dislike the Rockies. They're not bona fide." — Jon Miller on the postgame wrap, 7/1/10
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
SO WHO TROLLS PURPLE ROW WANTS TO GAYS NOW?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
WHERE IS YOUR PURPLE GOD NOW?
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 31, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
PUPPETS! All of you!
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Tears!!
This one gets me every time!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
TO PURPLE ROW TROLLS WHO WANTS NOW SO GAYS
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 31, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you see what you’ve done now? Do you see?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
read my blog?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
that's like being shunned from the AV kids table in the school cafeteria
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
IT COULD BE AN OLD BOYFRIEND!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 31, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
STRAWHATS CAN'T EVEN CLAIM RIBEYES
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/fapfapfapfapfapfapfapfap
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked this game. Not just because the Giants won, but because I could actually watch it. Granted, it was a tiny justin.tv feed, but still. LIVE BASEBALL.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Better than me
I was moving stuff from 1-11p and could only keep track of the game from my phone.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Bumgarner looked good on the mound today
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
@BusterFuckingP RECAP: Just play “Rock You Like a Hurricane” 5 times in a row. That’s MY recap.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Tubthumper would be more fitting
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Massive fail.
But give Bochy an A for effort, sending in a grossly overworked Brain Wilson in a situation where a first-rank pitcher is scarcely what was needed. Regrettably for Bochy’s track record, Wilson defied reasonable expectations and pitched very well. Sorry, Bruce, better luck next time. I mean “better” luck, that is.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
if there’s ever a time to rest your ace reliever, I’m thinking a 3 run lead when he’s already pitched a lot in the previous days might just be the time to do it.
But the thing is, it happened.
"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.
Yeah, at least it was only 8 pitches. Wilson looked like he hadn’t pitched in 6 weeks.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I agree that Wilson should have been nowhere near that mound yesterday, but I bet he really wanted the ball after the loss Monday, and told Bochy he wanted to pitch. One compliment for Bochy though. He showed you tonight once again why the vets love him. Sending Cody Ross back into RF for the ninth inning shows his faith in his players. Whether this is a good thing or bad thing, I’m not sure!
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 1, 2010 5:20 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
If Nate made that play
He’d be cut.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Gaslamp ball is pretty dirty
There’s no denying it, our opponents are resting their balls on our chins and brushing our teeth with their dicks.
by GiantPain on Aug 31, 2010 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
BREAKING NEWZ
Gaslamp Ball banned from Purple Row
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Aug 31, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
/fapfapfapfapfapfafapfapfapfapfapfapfap
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant is perky tonight!
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
That’s hot.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Wait wouldn’t that second part be kind of painful for the opponents?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Depends if their opponents are into that kind of thing…
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 31, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You’d need some sort of specialty oral hygiene condoms.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Ribbed.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2010 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions
/adjusts seating position
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
It is not. Have you ever gotten toothpaste in your penis? It hurts.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry about that. It was just so dirty.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Why can’t Grant write like this?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
that is some super complex imagery right there. i’m not sure how i feel about the mental energy i expended on visualizing it.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec't
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
This is one of the funniest things I've ever read
I especially like the way it starts with “There’s no denying it,”.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/cas/
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
(getcha a little something that you can’t get at home)
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
And the extended Kennedys are all “I thought we took care of those!”
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Every Kennedy was extended . . . to a fault.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I never really know how to actually keep up a good political banter over things that happened before I was born. I start with the one thing I know about whoever it is, and then I’m just reduced to saying things like, “Ha ha! Yeah, that guy! He does that. Hilarious!”
Actually, that describes a lot of my conversations.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
The Extended Kennedys are a weird band.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing but air inside
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Let us not forget the story that is..
Rowand’s swing of the bat
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
We still need a Freddy gif.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And a Huff reaction to the homer gif IIRC.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 31, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I was still at home with my DVR so I could make those. Alas, I cannot.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
I love Huff and his reactions to when any of his teammates do well. He is really a team player and is passionate about the game.
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
by busterbuster on Aug 31, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
the story writes itself
the headline reads: “LOL”
the body of the article is: “ROFL”
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
the swing that he launched the bat into the dugout?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly the at-bat I'm thinking of
it was a golden swing
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
by busterbuster on Sep 1, 2010 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
anyone have a screen grab of sanchez's face when rowand threw his bat?
or a gif?
I'm old enough to know, but too young to care.
This. It will come.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
I’m glad the stupid D’Backs have stayed hot.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM PDT reply actions
New month
Hopefully the new (old) Timmy!
The San Fransisco 49ers, where we got Dix, VD and Crabs!
by Badly Browned on Sep 1, 2010 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFolsom Prison Dodger Blues.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I tweeted out some lyrics to that song earlier for madbum:
I bet there’s pitchers pitching
on a team with good offense
They’re prolly gettin run support
team hits over the fence
I knew I had it coming
the offense will hate me.
But other pitchers get the W’s
and that’s what tortures me…"
I didnt get a chance to see this game...
I was listening. It seemed like Bumgarner was working mighty heavily. What with the walks and base runners and so forth.
Brian Sabean is akin to a treatable form of cancer... just get rid of it before it kills you
Flem looks and sounds like an older Buster Posey
I seez it
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:20 PM PDT reply actions
An older, skinnier, un-athletic Buster Posey.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I sure hope so.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
With Time Lincecum as the color man
"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 31, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
And it’s time, time time.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL, my typos are out of control today.
I will try harder tomorrow
"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 31, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Tom Waits?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Tome Waits
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Time Waits.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That’s what they say.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Thom Waits…. The angst has been drinking.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What do you call Tom Waits when he's trolling another unnamed Sbnation site?
Tom Baits
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What do you call Tom Waits when he goes to the ice rink in the winter?
Tom Skates
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What was Tom Waits nickname during his stevedore days?
Tom Crates.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What do you think about his music if you're not a piano blues fan?
Tom Grates
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What you call a perpetually tardy Tom Waits?
Tom Lates
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
What do you call Tom Waits during intimiate private time with his wife?
Tom Mates
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What do you call Tom Waits if you believe that all this has been done before and shall yet happen again?
Tom Fates.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What do you call Tom Waits if he were a prominent Irish Poet who died in 1939?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT DO YOU CALL HIM??
WHAT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I think Grant got 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 31, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Tomb Waits?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What do you call Tom Waits's mother?
Mom Waits
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What do you call Tom Waits when he's mean?
Tom Hates.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
What do you call Tom Waits when he is editing a website whose entire purpose seems to consist of being contrary to popular opinion at all times?
Tom Slates
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
What do you call Tom Waits when he's in line at the grocery store?
Tom Waits.
Wait a sec…
What do you call Tom Waits when he's procrastinating?
Tom Bates
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 1, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
What do you call Tom Waits when he's on a hot streak at the poker tables?
Tom Straights.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
What do you call Tom Waits when he hits a double off the wall late in the game?
Buster Fucking Posey, that’s what.
by Bochean on Sep 1, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Rec'd
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
Touche.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Read it again as ‘Ingenue’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
After winning multiple WS rings as Giants.*
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly
because Posey will never age (because of the magic inside)
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh, it’s going to be hot tomorrow.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM PDT reply actions
HELL YEAH GIANTS
And I won’t joke about Grant mailing in yet another post.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I didn’t even take it to the mailbox. I ran out of stamps, and then I said, fuck it.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Kruk is getting all serious and “THIS IS IMPORTANT” on the Post-Game Thread right now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL "Post-Game Thread"
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
PGT lol.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You're excused
Because you didn’t make a 9th inning thread this time.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Aug 31, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Also drunk.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The post-game is much better right now
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
A little bit of bookkeeping. Kruk and Kuip were going on and on about that Rockies reliever Matt Reynolds having Bay Area ties. The only problem is that they had the wrong Reynolds. They were thinking of Greg Reynolds.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
They certainly all look the same.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
In the fog, everybody looks the same.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
STANFORD
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
WRONG
"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 31, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That said, in terms of pitcher draft picks in the top 10 that year, Cal > Stanford.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
ANDREW LUCK ROSE BOWL BABY
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
BOWL LUCK ROSE ANDREW BABY
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I think Hemingway wrote this after the baby shoes one.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My English teacher had a literagasm about that baby shoes story. It was pretty cool.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
ANDREW ROSE BABY BOWL LUCK
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant's Broken!!!!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
And he can’t fall down!!!
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
He may have to throw more than 13 touchdowns this 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 31, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not a big Locker fan, but it’s got to be him until proven otherwise.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I completely forgot about Barkley
but yeah, I’ll take Locker just because I think Gerhart helped Luck a lot last year
Buster Posey>
Luck is better than Barkley.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, there is no one else besides Luck and Locker.. but ill go with Jake, he has done alot in his career with no help until now
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
riley is not good, anybody that had to split time with nate longshore doesn’t deserve to be called a great qb. he makes way to many mistakes
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate Longshore was a great prospect once. He never really recovered mentally from that injury.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It was kind of a joke. I don’t know what to think of Riley at all. He can look brilliant at times and the next drive he’ll completely lost.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
so f'ing this
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish!
And I mean, he could totally be good this year. But I’m not counting on 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 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
riley is terrible, and im a big cal fan
by aaroncallagher on Sep 1, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, you fell in.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
ah i cant stand Pryor and the announcers saying he “runs like a gazelle”, everytime he tucks it
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
He would be a really good WR/RB prospect
but as a QB, he’s not good enough. And if Ohio St goes to the title game against a Big 12/SEC school, I think they’ll get beat.
Buster Posey>
i think so too. ohio state likes to choke in big contests, i dont think they will get to the title game. i would love to see a Bama-Boise matchup though
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i agree Alabama is loaded even losing what they did. but if anybody can pull a shocker its those boys from Idaho
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep and someone I went to HS with.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
He could overtake Lincecum any day now.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt was drafted a year later and 19 rounds later
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
/looks up Greg Reynolds on baseball-reference.
Owch.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Their NorCal ties 1st rounder a yr later is doing well either
Casey Weathers from Vanderbilt by way of Sacramento
Buster Posey>
Last year, Tim Wheeler was picked in the first round out of Sac St.
Weathers also had Tommy John.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i go to sac state, it was awesome watching wheeler twice a week
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
my boy’s gonna be playing 1b there next year
by aaroncallagher on Sep 1, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
You guys have had some bad luck in the draft recently
with Reynolds/Weathers and now Parker playing football (for one more year at least) but 09 was a really good draft with Matzek, Wheeler & Brothers
Buster Posey>
Yeah I'm bummed that Parker is playing football
But it led to a notable discount. If he gets hurt, they are insured. But this organization has drafted only 6 hitters in the first round (Helton, Nelson, Stewart, Tulowitzki, Wheeler, Parker). It would be nice to see him focus on baseball. He’s raw as is
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He has lost the almost half his time in the organization due to a slew of injuries
He finally reported to ST early and promptly broke his elbow on a line drive during BP.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
If you don't mind
What’s going on with Iannetta? I was pretty shocked when he was demoted for the (obviously, in my mind) inferior Olivo.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Doesn’t Tracy hate him?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m pretty positive after today, he does hate Iannetta
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 1, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Replay of Posey strike to second!
/drools
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
he just chucked it as hard as he could
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That interview was awesome.
My mancrush is reaching unhealthy proportions (not even close to howie’s thing for Grant, of course)
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
yes yes it was awesome
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
If you start hiding out in the bushes for Buster, then I’d start to worry.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
McC Premium™ should be blurry taken-from-the-bushes pictures of Posey, not Grant.
/almost wrote “blurry bush pictures.”
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
…wow.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Honest mistake
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
I’m sorry, did I get in the way of a personal moment?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, sarchasm on my part.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
9000?!!!
thats not possible!!!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
did Kruk really just choose Bochy?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 31, 2010 10:30 PM PDT reply actions
Yes, and more amazing . . .
. . . he did so with Andres Torres yet unchosen.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
LOL. Did Kruk just take Bochy?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:30 PM PDT reply actions
Madison Double
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Holy shit, this picture is badass.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The Photoshop opportunities are endless.
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 31, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There will be at least one ET finger.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Also, his nose looks odd.
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 31, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Gosh
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Invisible elevator?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I’ve never loved a GANTS pitcher as much as Bummy.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Ron Gant?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I have those in my kitchen.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Naw. Look at the picture. Bumgarner’s jersey has a wrinkle that cuts out the I in “Giants.” It just says “Gants.”
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Y’ever notice how politicians are always running for office? I mean, come on!
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I was watching a car drive down the street today. What’s up with that?
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Why is there always one sock left when you’re done folding laundry? Where does the other one go?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
And airline food! “Uh, no thanks, I’m really stuffed after that one peanut and half-can of soda.” Seriously!
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Seriously.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
And how about airline food?
Boy, is it terrible!
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I honestly thought you were making an "Eli Whiteside's son is named Whit" joke.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
that would have been some sort of multilayer joke...
i’m not that capable at being funny
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
No, Bochy does not get credit
if that idiot hadn’t left Sanchez in in the first place last night and done the BORK patented, “let him get a runner on and then pull him” routine, I wouldn’t have had to wipe out last night’s memories.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Don't know if it's been mentioned
Belt was 1-2 with a HR and 3 BBs tonight.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
How the hell does he walk so much. Does he just foul off pitches until he gets 4 balls?
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 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
At the Sacramento meetup, best AB he had involved smacking some wicked foul balls before drawing a walk.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I just don’t think he chases too many pitches outside the zone.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Drunk Kuip makes for a good post-game.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife and I were listening to post-game
And he started singing and she asked me, “What is THAT?”
I replied, “I think he’s drunk.”
She asked me, “Is that allowed?”
I didn’t know what to tell her.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Kuip is singing.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
What do tigers dream of?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 PM PDT reply actions
Electronic gazelles.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Cantaloupes?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 31, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Sheep.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
cougars
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Needs moar giant pixelated Buster Posey
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Oh.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Calm down
"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 31, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s starting into my soul..
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s starting into your soul every single day unless the team isn’t playing or he’s hurt.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Good game tonight
I thought we could pull it out after Mora’s homer in the 8th. Your boys played very opportunistic ball at the right time.
Good luck tomorrow. You’ll need it.
The lack of Seth Smith's beard is irrational
Yankee Haters Encouragement Group Member #π
If Mora ties a game at Coors in the eighth, the win expectancy would have dropped to -8% for the Giants.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what was more surprising
A 38yo hitting his 11th career HR to RF at AT&T….or Torres accomplishing the rare feat of hitting a home run higher than it went far
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
A right handed hitter, too. Unbelievable.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I was shocked the Giants scored again after the Mora HR. Especially after Torres ripped a ball foul into the cove earlier in his 8th inning AB.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I want to know how far that ball went. By the angle, you’d think that thing was gonna land in the parking lot if it was fair.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Just wondering. Is there a Giants player who does such stupid off-th-field? stunts that he is the butt of your jokes? I mean, like Jeff Baker is for the Cubs, especially after the fart-lighting episode?
No.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 31, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants players become the butt of jokes because of their stupid on-the-field stunts.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 31, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't think so
Burrell and Huff would be likely suspects though, if it did happen.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
LOL KELLY JOHNSON
IT’S RAINING MEN
clubhouse prank on his walk-up song, pretty funny.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
After all, his name literally means
Bright green penis.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 31, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea what that means?
"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 31, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure that’s physically possible
"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 31, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, we don’t have anyone who does that.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Aug 31, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
saw highlights
Esmil Rogers is a skinny guy.
Juan Uribe’s upper body remains perfectly still when he’s running at full speed.
Esmil Rogers is a skinny guy.
You don’t know the half of it. Check out his listed weight He’s not actually that, but he was in his first ST I believe
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Aug 31, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I have been 6-2/145 since I was in my late teens.
unfortunately for me, I cannot throw a 94mph fastball or a changeup with movement.
by wcw on Sep 1, 2010 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Rockies’ players were talking about how quick Andres Torres’ hands are in his swing. Guy has good pop. Especially from the leadoff spot.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Speaking of good pop. Mebbe I’ll have a mello yello with lunch today.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
WHO YOU CALLIN’ SLICK, CHIEF?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
He wasn’t calling you slick. He was just commenting on your viscosity.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
MAI LOOBS. LET ME SHOW THEM TO YOU.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
By all means!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Ha Ha…..Just looked up the lyrics to mellow yellow, I’ve been singing it wrong my whole life. Singer says “They call me mellow yellow” Back up guys say “Quite rightly” and I’d always heard it as “Quite right slick”…as in he’s so slick, cool, greased…whatever.
Too much friction?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Bowler Bob tries too damn hard.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2010 10:55 PM PDT reply actions
Good night for a glass (or two) of Oban.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
This is supposed to look like the Baywatch title card, right?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
SOME PEOPLE STAND IN THE DARKNESS!
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Sep 1, 2010 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
What did you do while SBN was out?
I watched two episodes of Airbender Book 1, and started watching BSG.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
I watch this, over and over and over
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Sep 1, 2010 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I repeatedly pressed Ctrl-R on mccoveychronicles.com until the site came back.
In retrospect, there could have been better uses of my time.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I went to bed.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Thanks for mentioning this earlier, jponry
I downloaded Google Chrome and watched that cool Arcade Fire video where the running guy goes to my childhood home.
It was cool! Then I put in different addresses that I’ve lived to see him run there, too. I also wrote notes to my younger self :)
Then I went to bed.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Holy crap that is really cool. I just watched it.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
I did my Spanish homework.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
getting dragged along by it.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Sep 1, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Well that was a fun game
The fan reaction during the Torres homer was awesome. I’ve never seen a stadium so quiet on a deep fly ball, as I think everyone thought it was just a pop-up. I didn’t think it had a chance, and then all of a sudden the stadium erupted.
Also, Uribe hit a foul liner that hit the rail right in front of me (just out of reach, 2nd row) but it was surprisingly scary. I feel like it dented the railing.
Oh, and when Freddy Sanchez laid down that bunt I said “he’s gonna throw it away,” and I have no idea why. I’m a prophet!
Also, LOL Guillen LOL Rowand. Glad to see Bochy put Ross in, I didn’t think we’d see him until 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
At the best (and pretty much only) professional football game I attended, a neighbor called a crucial fumble as it happened, which at the time I thought was normal. The ending was this pretty dramatic catch, too, which I also at the time thought was normal for a playoff game. I mean, the players were actually trying really hard, right?
This would be the “The Catch” game which pretty much spoiled me for ever caring about football again.
by wcw on Sep 1, 2010 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds fun
You put it so mildly though, I don’t think I could do 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
Jeremy Affeldt is turning into quite a vulture, isn’t he? You have a new contract, Jeremy, stop stealing wins from the starters.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 1, 2010 5:23 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Giants on the left, Rockies on the right
Intelligent opinion does not follow the transitive property
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Sep 1, 2010 6:43 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
hahaha omg
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Ugh
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
Lady:[Reading the name] Michael…Pantera?
Michael: That’s me.
Lady: Wow! Is that your real name?
Michael:Yeah.
Lady: So are you related to that one band?
Michael: No, it’s just a coincidence.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
I love how I can't even get my name on a jersey, and this loser gets Pantera.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
because they stole everything cool they ever did from Exhorder?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
by delorean on Sep 1, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
wrecked for metal elitism
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 1, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Pantera fans in love.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
So, Darren Ford is getting called up?
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
You come here for the news?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I’m bringing the news!
kiethlaw Giants to call up outfielder Darren Ford – plus run, minus bat.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Clearly, the Giants do not have enough outfielders.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I looked like they could have used a fourth outfielder Monday night.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Argh. If they don’t call up RyRohl, I will scream.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
/puts in ear plugs
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Rykevin Rohlinfrandsenger.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Howie, you are mean.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Believe me, I would like nothing more than to write Mattkevin Dowfrandsens, but I can’t anymore. It hurts me, too.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm bringing the gnus
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
That's just bull.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
I’d like a ticket to the Gnu show.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Gnu and Doll Show?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
THIS IS WHAT I CAME HERE FOR
And llamoos.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
llam-o was posting earlier…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Confession of a Giants fan
I confess that I could come here to post after game 1 of the series…watching the replays of Ross moving up then back to watch the ball sail over his head, fire the ball the Sanchez who then three hops the ball to Panda, and then watches the ball pass Panda and into the stand just made me sad for an entire day…
Only redeeming thing was that all the other contending teams lost…
Yesterday was a bit of a payback but you keep thinking about what ifs…what if the Giants had swept the Reds, what if Giants had won the first game…they would be ahead in the WC and within 2.5 of the Padres…oh well…at least we are not the Cardinals.
back and to the left,
…back…and to the left.
that is one magic ball, don’tcha think?
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
That’s what Mike Lowell said.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Can we get a non-sucky version of Timmy today?
Haven’t really seen him pitch the last two times..stats were not great…does he look like he is on his way back?
Not really
You see flashes but then everything goes away for a few critical pitches. I’m hoping the Rockies road offense helps get him back on track though.
Missed the game last night
I oughta miss games more often!
Also, I heart Andres Torres.
Also: The Cardinals are 0-4 since LaRussa and Pujols attended the Restoring Honor rally. I ain’t saying God hates Tony LaRussa, but the evidence is pretty damning.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Sep 1, 2010 9:15 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
i just stole this and posted it as my facebook status, giving you full credit, of course. hope you don’t mind.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Me too
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope he doesn’t mind also.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone at work just used the acronym OBS. I thought of you ass hats.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:22 AM PDT reply actions
I always think of you asshats when someone at work says “That’s what she said.” Or when they stick to an asinine point long after its validity has been destroyed. Either/or, really.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I always think of you ass hats when I’m working because I’m on here messing around.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Who would do something like that?
/shifts eyes nervously
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Any excuse will do.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I always think of you asshats when my ass starts to get cold.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
If you would wear something under the skirt that wouldn’t be a problem.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He isn’t really cold. This is his regular size.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Ooooo, the elusive double roast
You just got Johnny D’d and Lars’d in the same sub-thread Howie. That’s gotta sting/
"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 Sep 1, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I got Johnny D’d and Lars’d in the same sub-thread once. The itching still won’t go away.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
There’s a salve for that.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy Gar Day!
Nice to see pending BOWKERMANIA in Pittsburgh.
The Pirates today recalled outfielder John Bowker from Triple-A Indianapolis. Bowker will be used in right field and at first base.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Yay!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Bowker found out late last night he was being recalled. In 41 games with the San Francisco Giants this season, he hit .207 with three homers. Since being traded to the Pirates on July 31, Bowker hit .319 with four homers for Indy.
“I’m looking forward to an opportunity to play. That’s all I can ask for,” Bowker said. “When (the trade) happened, at first I was in shock. I’ve been with the Giants my whole career. I’m looking at this as a new opportunity for me.”
I really, really hope he does well.
They could be Giants...but not really.
He has been converted into a pitcher
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I can’t believe someone once said that to his face.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants magazine asked players the weirdest thing a fan ever said to them (Buster’s was that a guy had a sign that said, “Buster, have my babies!” or something like that). Bowker’s was that someone told him that the fans call him T-Rex, because he has such short arms. :(
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I think I called him “alligator arms” on this site a few times.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I just thought it was over the top to actually say that to his face. I mean, his arms aren’t that short!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
They’re pretty short.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
He'll never be a "real" baseball player
Can’t scratch his nuts
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Hmm
I was looking for a pic to back up kdl but instead saw this:
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They could be Giants...but not really.
Wow
That’s pretty bad. This is from on field photo day. It’s pretty bad, too:
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I hope he does well
but his stats with Indy didn’t seem that great when compared to his numbers at Fresno
Bowker since trade: .319/.367/.571 4 hrs. 10 RBIs in 98 PAs
Fresno: .310/.388/.594 14 hrs 36 RBIs in 224 PAs
Also…
Fresno: 23 walks 37 Ks in 224 PAs
Since trade: 6 walks 20 Ks in 98 PAs
That’s assuming IL and PCL are not that different…PCL is notorious for being hitter friendly so it may be that Bowker is doing better.
Yay!!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: College Handegg @ PacT&T
From the G’s:
Throughout the summer months there have been many exciting changes taking place throughout college football, including our very own bowl at AT&T Park.
As you may have heard, we have some exciting new developments around the bowl game:
- New title sponsor: Kraft Foods
- New name: Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
- New cause: Fighting Hunger, both locally and nationally
- New teams: Pac-10 vs WAC #1 (2010, 2013), vs Army (2011), vs Navy (2012)
- New date: Sunday, January 9th, 2011 6:00pm kickoff
Tix on sale 9/8 or now for STHs
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Is this for real?
Aside from the hilarity of the bowl name itself…who is going to watch a meaningless bowl game on 1/9?
i actually think the name is pretty rad.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
It’s better than the “Dorritos Make Profit Bowl”
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Funny
Kraft Mac N Cheese (or whatever it’s called in Canada) is a big meme over on the Neil Young listserve. It’s been decades since I ever had it. And Dorritos are pretty great junk food…Dorritos it is.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Just saw this on Wiki
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner is also available in several varieties:
Original
Sharp cheddar
Four cheese
Thick ’n Creamy
White cheddar
Whole wheat noodles
Spiral noodles
Three cheese (with conchiglie)
Alfredo (with fettucini)
Kraft has also introduced a brand of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese flavored macaroni and cheese crackers, and a line of microwaveable Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner snack cups, in flavors like ‘Original’, ‘Spicy Szechwan’, ‘Wild White Cheddar’, ‘Ultimate Alfredo’ and ‘Extreme Pizza’.
I have on had the original and the one with the cheese packets…both are okay in a pinch
Mmmm, packets of orange powder...
Them’s good eatin’!
They gotta invite Syracuse and Tennessee for the first game!
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Am I the only one
who stopped reading the list at “Thick ’n Creamy”?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
I’m guessing they’re guessing you (if Cal’s in it)
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Isn’t January 9 a Sunday? And isn’t that Wild Card Weekend for the NFL? I mean, how stupid are these people?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I went to the Emerald Bowl at AT&T a couple of years ago when Cal was in it. It was fantastic! But, it was the day after Christmas, so it made more sense.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Yeah, I’m really confused at the logic of moving the date. I mean, at least between Christmas and New Year’s is a holiday period for most people, so PAC-10 and WAC fans would be motivated to take a trip to SF to watch a bowl game. But January 9 is a dead time for traveling, most people are back at work or in school, and as I mentioned above, it conflicts with NFL football. Just a strange decision all the way around.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
With Boise in a BCS game presumably
That should mean the Wolf Pack will be there. Sweet!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Sep 1, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: WTF Moscow?
Moscow banned night-time sales of vodka and other spirits on Wednesday, part of a nationwide drive to curb crime and disease linked with Russia’s national drink.
The ban is among a series of tough measures to reduce alcohol abuse ordered last year by President Dmitry Medvedev as part of a fight to slow Russia’s persistent population decline. He called alcoholism a “national disaster” that undermines public health and hampers the economy.
A ban on retail sales of drinks with alcohol content of more than 15 percent between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. came into force on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Moscow City Hall’s retail department said. Bars and restaurants are not affected.
Prohibition II: Revenge of Capone.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
way OT: watched Piranha 3D last night
not a good movie, but a fun/campy/horror/unintentional comedy/gore fest.
also: boobs.
line from movie is what she indeed did say:
“My god, I’ve never seen one so long”, referring to an actual chasm
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
..
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I think you’re supposed to read “applied” in a sexual way.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
oh ho!!
that is indeed risible
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
That may be something that she has uttered at one time in the past.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I'll bet you do...
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
What's even funnier is that it's not the traditional English translation for the name...
Chinese is pretty cool though
It is if u are from Singapore. He actually updated his card, it used to read Harry Wei-Long Kok.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
We used to have a German Engineer
named Christian Fucker.
Like, Seriously.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I never met him though.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants transactions: Dan Runzler and Edgar Renteria have been reinstated from DL and OF Darren Ford has been recalled from AA #SFGiants
So the Darren Ford era begins?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh snap.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
hankschulman
More should come once Fresno’s season ends. Ford is on the 40-man. Can provide speed off the bench.
They could be Giants...but not really.
So they got him for his drug dealing ability?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Drug humor—is there anything it can’t do?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
They took Nate's last job from him.
Starter
Platoon
Pinch Hitter
Pinch Runner
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
/cries
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Awww. If it makes you feel better, he seems to have all this free time to do commercials (based on what I saw last night).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Explain yourself! Seriously, what commercials?
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
One of those AT&T commercials that they put on the scoreboards. It was Ron Wotus talking to Nate about something, not exactly sure what it was but I thought it was kind of funny. I made the joke that Nate filmed it during a game.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Cody Ross says:
Defensive replacement!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I saw his defensiveness shine on Monday.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 1, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Defensiveless?
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
Hmmm...
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahaha
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Criminal issues aside...
Darren Ford was part of the Durham trade…not bad for Sabean to get a MLBer for 2 months of Durham.
Well, he’s an MLBer by virtue of being called up to the major leagues only. If that’s how to justify trades, you could pretty much just call up anybody and call it a good trade.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Still a good trade, but yeah you are right.
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by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually think it’s a good use of a roster spot when you’ve got 40 to work with.
At least, I hope that’s more or less all they use him for.
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For a pinch runner, it’s acceptable.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much. So if they just put him in to run, that’s fine. But he shouldn’t get many at bats.
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We’ve already got J Sanchez as our designated Puerto Rican, why do we need another?
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Andres is a superbeing from another planet (possibly Krypton) who came to us by way of Puerto Rico. That does not necessarily make him Puerto Rican.
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"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
He was great in spring training.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
HE HAD HIS CHANCE!
The Magic is inside all of us.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
More of an Apocalypse Now really.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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