Post-game thread: Lincecum, dammit.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 1, 2010 8:39 PM PDT
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PrintThere’s no logical reason for September 1st feeling different from August 31st. It just doesn’t make sense. This is a world with physical laws, dangit, not a swirling maelstrom of superstition and hocus-pocus.
But I felt it. I didn’t have those August Lincecum jitters at any point throughout the day. It was September. Which shouldn’t make a difference. But it did. Which kind of annoys me and comforts me at the same time.
Someone peeled the monkey off Tim Lincecum’s back, took him to the bar, and just got him ripped on banana daquiris. The Giants turned a leadoff walk into a run through some honest-to-goodness small ball. Brian Wilson spared us the drama. And Freddy Sanchez made one of the most bizarre, unorthodox, and ridiculously awesome catches you’ll ever see. There’s no reason to think that because a Pope in the 1500s decided to put a arbitrary gap between the months, the Giants are suddenly a different team.
But they are. Baseball gods help me, they are. Well, they were tonight, at least. If there is anything to momentum in baseball, anything at all, the Giants have it.
Even Bruce Bochy was sneezing magic. With the expanded rosters, it was a smart move to pinch-run Darren Ford. And while a "player’s manager" might have felt some sort of sentimental tug to let Lincecum finish the game, Bochy put Wilson in, which was the right move.
It was just one game. But, man, what a game. What a relief. With the Padres running out of pixie dust and centaur urine, and the Rockies charging back into the race, the Giants didn’t need to make a statement. Technically, there’s a whole month left, and one loss isn’t going to eliminate them just yet. It was just a really, really, really, really good idea.
Also, Tim Lincecum.
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Celebrate with the timmy highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy3pnagLgsI
WHAT A WIN
by Fire Sabean on Sep 1, 2010 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Lincecum FTW
PITCH TO MY POSEY
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by howtheydidntscore on Sep 2, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT LA
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 1, 2010 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Beat LA!
"Time for the laser show, boys!" — Aubrey Huff
by Chro on Sep 1, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BEAT LA
"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 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BEAT LA
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BEAT LA!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
by DrDC on Sep 1, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BEAT LA
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by Solidarity on Sep 1, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BEAT LA?
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
by lame-o on Sep 1, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
YES. BEAT LA.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT LA
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by rightcenterfielder on Sep 1, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT LA
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
BEAT LA
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by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT LA
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- In other words.... I'm a Giants fan.
by DoubleDeuce22 on Sep 1, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT LA
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BEAT LA!
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by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 1, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
SIRM BY PROXY
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
/rec’d
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
I WAS HOPING SOMEBODY WOULD MAKE THIS INTO A GIF
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Those two make me laugh
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by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster and Timmy had a pretty great celebration, too, but they were kind of hidden behind Burrell and Huff.
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by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Posey deserved that
After Monday
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
AWESOME
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Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Um, ya, I guess I don’t mind you re-posting my stuff
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by calpolynate on Sep 1, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don't worry
Jponry gave you some love on this one below. And we all know it was you.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, I tweeted it without immediately identifying you
Just sent out another tweet giving you full credit. Apologies for my exuberant original posting.
can you or someone please make one of Freddy’s catch?
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
I’m starting to love Mole.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
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Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, maybe I don’t LOVE him.
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♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Perfect
thank you! and red’c
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
EPIC
make it green, please.
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YES
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
This was epic win.
This is epic fail:
by speckops on Sep 1, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
still not sure how the physics worked on that one. he appears to have caught the ball through the back of his glove. just amazing. one of the greatest catches I’ve ever seen.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved that catch.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Kuip . . .
. . . gave a good explanation of how and why it more or less has to be made that way (if it’s going to be made at all).
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Isn't that
the second duck sort/bloop that Franchez has caught in as many games that certainly would have scored the go-ahead run or started a soul-crushing rally at the very least?
The catch
He caught that with his hand and not the glove, didn’t he?
Nah, he caught it with the glove. Just your standard Mays/Polo Grounds catch with a massive degree of difficulty thrown in by having to pick it out or the air backwards while intentionally throwing himself on his ass, as opposed to making a running basket catch. I imagine the average human middle ear objects to such shenanigans, good thing Freddy’s ain’t average.
why wasnt this a web gem?
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by howtheydidntscore on Sep 2, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Top Plays, not Web Gems.
Web Gems got hogged by the Rays-Jays game.
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They remind me of those two Eastern European bugs from A Bug’s Life.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 1, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m STILL LAUGHING @ this SO HARD, I’M CRYING!
by sfgiantsjingles on Sep 2, 2010 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions
you mean via calpolynate
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by jponry on Sep 1, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
DID A MCCOVEN EDIT WIKIPEDIA
LOOK AT DARREN FORD
by garbanzo24 on Sep 1, 2010 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Was this our doing? Apparently, someone updated it in the last 5 mins
to show his greatness!! (It wasn’t me. I was planning to do it, but someone beat me to it.)
What am I looking for?
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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.
...huh?
Ford was added to the Giants 40 man roster after the 2009 season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.
On September 1, 2010, when the rosters expanded, he was called up.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Yeah I didn’t see anything either.
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Ah.
Thanks. Teachers know so much.
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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.
why is there no entry for Belt? (at least I couldn’t find it)
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most trousers are equipped with loops....
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GODDAMN. I need a cigarette after that game.
"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 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
TIM MOTHERFUCKING LINCECUM
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT."
by djp4cal on Sep 1, 2010 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
This is a team I can believe in
"Giants baseball...torture." - Duane Kuiper
by busterbuster on Sep 1, 2010 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Big Time Timmy Jim
Came up big in a Big Time situation.
by Mr.Raydom on Sep 1, 2010 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Hey Grant, thanks for getting that RBI hit and drawing that 8th inning walk. Nice game.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
LOL Padres
Kevin Mitchell has a black belt in keeping it real.
by kbsofaraway08 on Sep 1, 2010 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Should have put Schierholtz in right, too, but didn’t cost us
by www.westcoastbias.com on Sep 1, 2010 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Tim Lincecum is better than you
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
by Aadik on Sep 1, 2010 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I wonder if one of the stat people could see if Lincecum was throwing more fastballs tonight
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
by SF Pete on Sep 1, 2010 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I bet xanthan will do a chart for this one.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Will there be heads with horns growing out of the top involved?
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by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks
49/102 fastballs/total pitches = 48% tonight. I can’t find his last start on there.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
55% the last two years
66% before that. so he threw fewer.
by wcw on Sep 1, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
When he was getting shelled, he was predictable to the changeup. It appeared he used his curveball more, using it in fastball counts and fastballs in 2 strike counts. I liked the way he mixed it up, and he had control of everything, which was very refreshing.
by Myemail21479 on Sep 1, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
My BORK beef however
Was Guillen in RF. That was ridiculous, and nearly cost us on that last play – he was nowhere near the ball. At the bare minimum, move him to LF and put Ross (who has greater range) in RF, or put in Nate.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
by Aadik on Sep 1, 2010 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
or Schierholtz. With expanded rosters, no reason for Guillen to be out there anymore
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 1, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fixed
or Schierholtz. With expanded rosters,no reason for Guillen to be out thereanymore
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.
by scout6 on Sep 1, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s really hard to rag on a guy who got our first hit of the night in the 5th and started the rally. /waits til Friday to rag on him again
by giant4life83 on Sep 1, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I was at the game he dropped that first inning pop up
I don’t boo often, but i BOOOOOOOO’d pretty good.
by Myemail21479 on Sep 1, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
NEVER . . .
. . . boo a player for shortcomings. Boo only if you feel you have reason—good reason—to believe he is not trying his best (whatever that best may be).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Easy to say after the fact but not so much if you’re sitting there, already demoralized before the top half of the first inning is even over after having watched the team fail in a very similar way just the night before.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Usually . . .
. . . players who are not trying are pretty consistent in their not trying, and well known to all for it. With the lard plug now cleaned out of the drain, I don’t think the Giants have anyone like that.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Like DrDC said, it’s more about booing the situation than the player. Though I still dislike Jose Guillen.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Booing the Situation? How could you boo this guy?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
For the record
The Situation has nothing on both the dudes on the K-Town reality show who work out all the time.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
FOR FUCKS SAKE
your ENGLISH is weird
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Not MY English
That’s what happens when a New York accent tries to speak English.
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT."
If you refer to "yous" . . .
. . . it actually isn’t. English is bizarre in having only a single pronoun in the second person, with no distinction between singular and plural. The sociolinguistic historical reasons for that are interesting and amusing (though too long to relate here), but it is something of a practical nuisance or worse.
Many dialects have birthed distinctive second-person-plural forms, the best-known being the southerner’s “y’all” (never rightly used when addressing one person). “Yous” (usually spelt “youse”) is another: Wiktionary states that Youse as a plural is found in Australia, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, parts of the northern United States, and parts of Ontario [Canada]. Another form often heard in standard English is “you guys” (or some variant of “guys”).
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Sie haben anscheinend Deutsch vergessen.
In which language, the pronouns for the second person formal, the third person plural, and the third person feminine are all the same.
Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee my vest!
See my vest! Made from real gorilla chest!
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"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
True, but . . .
. . . is there any chance of confusing one situation with another? In English, when more than one other person is present and one says “you”, it is completely ambiguous (absent obvious context) whether some one person is being singled out or whether the remark is addressed to all present.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
It is just as confusing as English. On second thought, it is slightly more confusing, since German puts the verb at the end which tends to answer some of the confusion. Neither is all that confusing if you are paying attention.
YOU QUIET!
"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 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
'Patience, madam,' the interpreter replied. 'I am waiting for the verb.'
I think you two have been speaking Yiddish by accident.
I not yiddish have speaking!
"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 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Did not Sherlock Holmes make a remark . . .
. . . about only Germans being so discourteous to their verbs? (In “A Scandal in Bohemia”.)
One has to admire—or something—a language that can make a single word out of “fire and life insurance company”.
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I don’t think it holds a candle to Hungarian for oddity, but compound nouns lend it a certain precision that tends to suit the Germanic acculturation.
Hungarian is a shite sandwich.
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I was in Budapest once and a local invited me to the Finnish film festival. To my ‘but I don’t speak Finnish,’ he answered, ‘but it’s just like Hungarian!’
I went to the opera.
It is.
Both are members of the Finno-Ugraic family (whose names says it all) of languages. You can easily trace the migration of the people who spoke its prototype by looking at a language map. It runs back from Finland through the Baltic states to at least present-day Hungary.
Some think that if one extends it back far enough, it might originate in the Japanes islands, though i think that’s distinctly a minority view.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I know a linguist who believes that Magyar is derived from Turkish. Don’t ask me to explain why.
That ‘shite sandwich’ comment is a clever joke, by the way. Their word for ‘cheese’ is pronounced similarly to ‘shite’, much to the amusement of Irish and English folk.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Well, I suppose there are verbs at the end sometimes.
Ich bin glücklich.
(literally) I am happy.
Ich will Glück haben.
(literally) I want happiness to have.
Ich hoffe, daß du glücklich bist.
(literally) I hope that you happy are.
Just depends the on sentence construction, but there’s still the subject-verb placement.
Als ich diesen Scheiss leste, dachte ich mir, dieser Mensch hat in seinem ganzem Leben kein einziges mal Deutsch gesprochen.
All of you . . .
The “you’s” that occupy all six spots on the pronoun case chart are the only English pronouns that come from Latin. The rest are Germanic. The “you’s” were once distinctive, but now they are so only in the possessive.
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by gallo del cielo on Sep 2, 2010 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes a boo isn’t necessarily directed at the player, but the entire situation.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
But it's not "the situation" who hears it.
Never think these guys are insensible to what they hear.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Then I hope Sabean and Bochy heard it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Honestly
I could care less. They make millions of dollars, I think they’ll live.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
couldn’t
"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 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
An interesting theory.
if people make a lot of money, it’s OK to be rude to them. Even if they’ll live. I must write Judith Martin and update her.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
OK
It’s not like I went up to Guillen and said “hey Jose, you suck.”
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Oh
are we not supposed to do that?
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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.
My sympathy for athletes with contracts for millions of dollars in guaranteed money is somewhat limited. Unless they are involved in charitable work, they provide no service to the population other than to entertain. It’s a luxury profession, and the crowds are part of the deal when you’re a professional athlete.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
In sum, you're saying, Yes, it's OK.
Chacun à son goût, as the old lady who kissed the goat remarked.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I’m not saying polite, I’m just saying that my sympathy for them being sensi-poo about getting booed is very limited. They know it’s part of the game, and they still go home with a bigger paycheck than I’ll probably ever earn in a given month.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
This is circular.
You keep repeating, just in different words, that is OK to be rude to them for no real reason other than that they make a lot of money. Yes, they know it’s “part of the game”, because there are a lot of people who seem to agree with you that it’s OK to be rude to someone if—or perhaps mainly because—they make a lot more than you do; that one may expect rudeness does not alter the nature of that rudeness as rudeness.
But I think this topic has run its course.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I think you need to establish your premise that booing someone is rude. I don’t believe it is.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
You could be cute
Or you could try establishing your premise.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I scarcely thought it needful, but . . .
. . . if you insist. The American Heritage Dictionary defines “boo”, the sound or the general act, as showing contempt, scorn, or disapproval. The same dictionary defines “rude” (excluding its senses of primitive or raw) as lacking the graces and refinement of civilized life; uncouth; or, alternatively (and more germane here), as ill-mannered; discourteous.
The proposition, then, is that loudly and publicly expressing contempt, scorn, or disapproval is at least uncouth, and may well be said to be discourteous.
But you knew all that.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
LOL
I would say it’s not worth getting worked up about, but you can say that about 99% of what gets discussed on this board.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 2, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Why would it be discourteous to express disapproval? If I paid to be at the stadium and I saw a team that played terribly, shouldn’t I express disapproval?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Is it so wrong to disapprove (your terms) of a millionaire dropping a fly ball?
And does it really lack the graces of civilized life, if the act is something that is extremely common?
"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 keep saying . . .
. . . that I think this topic has run its course.
But: yes, when the disapproval is loud, public, and scornful; and the man’s being a millionaire is irrelevant (do you distinguish between a newly called up rookie, who faints at the magnitude of the meal money, and a veteran multimillionaire?).
Scorn is a suitable expression when someone has done something scornful. Playing to the best of one’s abilities is not scornful, even if those abilities are not great. Do you believe in booing T-ball kids if they swing and miss the ball? Little leaguers? Where does the license to mock others’ abilities or inabilities begin?
If Jim Joyce blows a call, booing is inappropriate, because he is known as a decent, fair umpire who gives his best; booing a blown call by Joe West (for one) is not inappropriate because the man has spent a career showing his disdain for fairness and his arrogance about his inabilities. Booing a player who is very slow to a ball when he has a seriously gimpy leg is inappropriate; booing a player in the bloom of health who apparently can’t be bothered to put out the effort is appropriate.
A point being missed here is that, as with so many ill-considered behaviors, the greatest victim is the perpetrator him or herself. Booing people who are doing their best bemeans the booer much more than the booed; it makes one, to some tiny but nontrivial extent, less of a human being. Boo the T-ball kids, or don’t boo any honest effort.
And that is positively my last comment on this topic.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
You’re 3rd paragraph appears contradictory to me.
You say playing to the best of one’s abilities is not scornful, yet you say it’s inappropriate to boo Jim Joyce for not meeting his abilities? By what you’re saying, Jim Joyce should receive the most booing because his performance was extremely far apart from his typical performance.
But Joe West isn’t effective at his job in the 1st place, so why should he be boo’d? He’s only doing what we have come to know him to be.
And, I think the millionaire part is more relevant than you think. Booing stems from people not believing someone met their expectations. Whether or not that is reasonable is beyond the question. If Barry Zito is getting paid 126 million, many want to see that money paying off. But nobody has any expectations for a t-baller.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
If one accepts your premise that honest effort should not be booed, how do fans know when an athlete is giving their best effort? Much of this happens before the game or potentially even in the off season. How do we know if players are fully preparing themselves to perform their best? We don’t.
Zito basically admitted that he lost some motivation during his first couple of years here (sorry, don’t have the quote handy). This is not something fans can detect during a game performance, however. Hearing boos may have been just what he needed to restore his motivation.
Also, in the end I believe it is about results not effort. In my job, if I don’t get results, my clients let me know. It doesn’t matter how hard I am trying—they want results. Likewise, fans are the athletes customers (along with the team management) and the only feedback mechanism they have are cheers and boos. I don’t think fans are trying to be rude—there just isn’t a good alternative feedback mechanism. And t-ball kids are not professionals with paying customers.
So get results and you get cheered. Fail to do so and you get booed. Seems like a healthy mechanism to keep athletes motivated to perform.
I think team management might be their employers.
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Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
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there!
You’re right! I did know all that. Booing shows disapproval. that is why people boo! i know that’s why I (occasionally) boo. Very occasionally.
But I see no correlation b/t your definition of “boo” and your definition of “rude.” It seems like you feel you’ve established your premise, but I maintain that you haven’t. At least not to my satisfaction.
Luckily you’ve made your last comment on the topic, so I declare myself the winner of this subthread!
Today-ay-ay….
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You should have written that response in the 3rd person
Here, I will do it for you:
You’re right! Delorean did know all that. Booing shows disapproval. that is why people boo! Delorean knows that’s why Delorean (occasionally) boos. Very occasionally.
But Delorean sees no correlation b/t your definition of "boo" and your definition of "rude." It seems like you feel you’ve established your premise, but Delorean maintains that you haven’t. At least not to Delorean’s satisfaction.
Luckily you’ve made your last comment on the topic, so Delorean declares himself the winner of this subthread!
Today-ay-ay….
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by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember being at Obama’s inauguration in 09, and when George Bush was introduced the entire crowd booed him. It felt pretty uncomfortable.
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He earned that. The effort wasn’t there.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sarcasm here:
but what if you are booing someone for inappropriate behavior? There are players such as Manny Ramirez, Milton Bradley, and a host of others who have been flagrantly rude, obnoxious, or obstreperous to their managers, teammates, and fans while on-field.
Is it still rude then?
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I can’t believe all of this sprung out of one little comment. The original poster probably isn’t even reading any of this.
That’s probably true.
Of course the real question is: if you boo a bear in the woods and a tree falls, is it rude then?
Only if the pope is involve somehow.
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with schadenfreude.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
WHAT!?!?!!
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, Natto.
Still trying to break myself of the habit of reading stuff the morning after when I missed it. I tend to post without reading the 9,000,000 responses, and then realize that my question was already answered or the topic dropped by the author. My bad.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Oh, that was a comment directed toward you. That was for the whole discussion. I just happened to reply to yours since it was the most recent at the time.
Sure.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe all of this sprung out of one little comment. The original poster probably isn’t even reading any of this.
How can you not believe that? Just read this entire thread (or don’t).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
This
Definition of rudeness:
is the disrespect and failure to behave within the context of a society or a group of people’s social laws or etiquette.
I don’t believe to boo is necessarily outside those social laws.
"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 seem to have some trouble making myself clear on this board.
Do I recognize that it’s rude? Yes. Do I think it’s good behavior? No. Do I do it anyway? Yes.
As they say, “That’s entertainment.” Just like it has been for 2000 years.
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No problems there.
The problem was justifying it as not rude because the players make a lot of money.
But I think this topic has run its course.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Also, if there’s a fanbase to get all Moral Orel on about booing, Giants fans should be pretty low on your list of priorities.
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"Daaaaaryl... Daaaaaryl... Daaaaaryl..."
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Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarryl. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarryl.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
Oy!
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Great minds think alike, and ours too for some reason.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
I did the same thing with someone on the GDT about “Smarch” earlier.
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What does Jersey Shore have to do with this?
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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.
He was due up 2nd in the bottom of the 9th. That’s why he was still in.
Again, I don’t endorse the move, but that’s why he was in there.
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He ran from the airport.
(stolen from bustrfuckingp)
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually got a little choked up by Timmy’s performance. (TWSS!) I love that kid so much.
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by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
/whispers “me too”
It was during that strikeout to EYJ and Kruk and Kuip didn’t even make the call, they just let it speak for itself and threw to commerical. You could tell they were feeling it too. I (almost) would have been ok if they didn’t win today because at least Timmy showed signs of his old self.
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by MonochromeGarden on Sep 1, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree. Timmy would have just gotten Cain’d. I still would have felt better.
But, I enjoy it that Ubaldo got Cain’d!
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by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
I didn’t realize how difficult it had been to watch him struggle this past month. This game was like a healing experience for all of us—here and at the park.
WE GOT OUR BOY BACK!!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
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You know what this means right? You need to add him to your sig. With lots and lots of hearts.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I think she goes for the sexiest.
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How is OG Tim Lincecum’s pitching not the sexiest thing you’ve ever seen?
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Because I’ve seen Buster Posey.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Well, that’s pretty much a tie. I still say he deserves GiantsBabe treatment.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
well..
♥ TIMOTHY ♥
he definitely gets the treatment tonight.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
actually
It’s the sweet ones I like. You didn’t notice the pattern?
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
I’m in this line. Nice guys definitely win with me.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
/lines up politely behind GiantsBabe and TheLetter2
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah seriously, im always friend zoned for being the nice/sweet guy.. not the douchenozzle
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
It’s not because you don’t have appeal gentlemen. It’s because you pass through that prime real estate between “that guy I know” and “that guy friend” where you are dateable. You get too close too quick, and then they don’t “see you in that way.” It never fails.
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It also could be just that, you know, they aren’t attracted to you. And not because you’re ‘too nice’. I mean, it happens.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
NO
EVERYONE IN THE WORLD SHOULD BE ATTRACTED TO ME AND IF THAT ISN’T THE CASE THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY THAT I’M TOO PERFECT
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
THEY ARE LESBIAN
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This almost made me spit milk all over my laptop
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Ahem!
From Bash:
A woman has a close male friend. This means that he is probably interested in her, which is why he hangs around so much. She sees him strictly as a friend. This always starts out with, you’re a great guy, but I don’t like you in that way. This is roughly the equivalent for the guy of going to a job interview and the company saying, You have a great resume, you have all the qualifications we are looking for, but we’re not going to hire you. We will, however, use your resume as the basis for comparison for all other applicants. But, we’re going to hire somebody who is far less qualified and is probably an alcoholic. And if he doesn’t work out, we’ll hire somebody else, but still not you. In fact, we will never hire you. But we will call you from time to time to complain about the person that we hired.
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by Solidarity on Sep 1, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why is he entitled to date her just because he hangs out with her and is nice to her? Why does she have to be attracted to him just because he’s “nice” to her?
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Because women aren’t people and are meant to cater to the whims of men, obviously.
I’m surprised you didn’t know that.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
That implies that women know things.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not how it usually works.
The guy doesn’t feel entitled to date her- he just really wants to, and it kinda sucks when it doesn’t work out that way. Often he is just too shy to speak up, and he’d rather not say something that will ruin the friendship.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
I think what’s frustrating is the implication that women are idiots who only want to date jerks who will treat them like crap, thus leaving the nice guy in the dust solely because he’s nice. This is not remotely true.
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by kdl on Sep 2, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
You clearly have not met my sister.
But yes, she is more the exception and it’s an unfair stereotype.
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Lol, I don’t doubt there are plenty of girls out there who do this, but I’m sure there are men who do it, too. (Though I usually get the “You’re not the kind of girl I can bring home to mom” thing. I guess I’m not nice enough.) Painting all of any gender with a broad brush is problematic.
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by kdl on Sep 2, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Except that’s pretty much what the quoted portion says?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m simply explaining the plight of the shy man
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
Actually, it doesn't.
Nowhere in that section does it say the guy is entitled to the girl, and the implication you may have missed is that he wasn’t entitled to the job, even though he may have done it better than the one(s) selected.
I think this frames the “nice guy” dilemma without sacrificing much on accuracy or respect for the female(s) in question.
It stinks to know you would have treated someone better than the person s/he chose (because there IS a female counterpart to “nice guys finish last,” gentlemen…)
The true measure of character comes with how the affectionate “nice” person handles the situation.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Anyone who argues that it’s the fact of the guy being “nice” that’s the deal breaker is probably wrong, though. It’s usually something else, and the niceness isn’t enough to overcome whatever the deal breaker is.
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by kdl on Sep 2, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
lots of people call themselves “nice” when they are really “boring as shit”
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The dealbreaker is that they already have a jackass boyfriend/girlfriend who they are emotionally attached to.
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 2, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s it — everyone loves jerks and nice people are fucked.
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THANK GOODNESS!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I think their argument is that nice people aren’t getting fucked.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 2, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
.hums “Scrubs”
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
THIS
I don't have a very high opinion of southern California, in sports or in general
by short_shifter on Sep 1, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Or you know he could not pick up the phone if he didn’t want to hear about the new hire. Plenty o’ fish in the sea.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember in HS
Being that guy a few times. LOL me.
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Ah, one of my favorite pet peeves
“Nice Guy” whining.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I heard nice guys finish last. Not true?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't call it whining
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Being a nice guy to my girlfriend totally worked out for me. Being a dick to everybody else failed to work in my favor. I try my best not to be a dick anymore.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the in-between area that works best.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
It’s not “being nice” that’s annoying, it’s believing that you are more entitled to what the world has to offer because you declare yourself to be a “nice” guy.
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I’ve tried it all… the dick thing can work, but it won’t get the type of girls you want, and it’s not really about being a dick to them, it’s more about having a dominating personality around everyone.
Just be direct, don’t put up with bull sh*t and call them on it. Girls test guys; they don’t like guys who do anything they want. Being nice gets confused with be complacent and accommodating. Tell them no. Have a spine.
An easier technique (if you’re a nice guy) is to go with the “lost puppy on a high way.” Play kinda dumb and cute – like you wouldn’t survive another minute on your own if they don’t adopt you. Works like $.
You don’t think much of women, do you?
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by kdl on Sep 2, 2010 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions
THIS
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 2, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know any female idiotic enough to fall for any of that.
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I know a couple, but I also know a couple idiotic men who would subscribe to crap like this.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 2, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
no. it’s not meant to be an insult on women. I’m trying to tell self-proclaimed “nice guys” who are really just bitter at women to stop the self-hating.
Many of those nice guys go with the jerk/being a dick thing and that’s misogynistic.
Better off playing dumb…. well not playing, cause most of us guys are
Just be direct, don’t put up with bull sh*t and call them on it. Girls test guys; they don’t like guys who do anything they want. Being nice gets confused with be complacent and accommodating. Tell them no. Have a spine.
To borrow a line from can of corn: I DON’T BELIEVE YOU.
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I stand by that. So many so called “nice guys” think that if they buy girls things, and take them to dinner, and “treat them right” then that means the girl HAS to like them.
That’s not true. Either a girl likes the guy or she doesn’t. She’s not obligated to because you’re “nice”.
By test guys, I mean: if a girl is late or stands you up, you’re not going to impress her by being overly accommodating. Reschedule within reason.
“Girls as a group do [x shitty thing]…” is a bullshit proposition in the first place. The rest of the bullshit just flows from there.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
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ok, let me rephrase: some girls (probably a minority) based on my own personal observations, test guys.
also, testing guys is not a shitty thing. I wouldn’t want to date a spineless person with no self confidence who wanted to be treated poorly because that’s how they view themselves
I think I finally get what you were trying to say, but you probably just want to be more careful around this crowd. There are a bunch of strong females around here, and if you want to talk about not taking bullshit, we can teach you a thing or two.
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So this is the wrong place to share the ‘treat the princesses like whores and the whores like princesses’’ dictum then?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it’s not meant as an insult to women, but here’s a little insight for you: not all women enjoy being discussed in universal terms. I know for me personally, I’m very turned off by random guys on the internet who offer up moronic advice to others about how to trick women into going out with them (because we’re just so simple!). But that’s just me.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 2, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Because each woman is unique!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
haha. fair, my goal wasn’t to insult women. I apologize. I will however insult so-called nice guys who are in reality bitter jerks. You don’t have to be bitter. Nor do you have to be a doormat.
For sure, have a backbone
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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Yikes.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 2, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Again, nobody feels entitled to anything. It just really really sucks when you are just friends with someone you want to date… The response is more along the lines of “man, this is awful” rather then “I cannot believe she doesn’t want to date me”.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
I got tired of being friend zone’d. The last time it happened when she said she wanted to be friends I said, " I have enough friends." She’s my wife now.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
by jhiat00 on Sep 2, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Truly an inspirational story
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
The whole conversation is a joke between us now. The thing is that she actually rejected me and we didn’t talk for a long time. It did put the fact that I wanted to be more than friends on the table though and when we did start hanging out again we both knew that it wasn’t as friends.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Being upfront like that was a very non-“whiny nice guy” thing for you to do.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
ballz
"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.
un-Cusackean if you will
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
/likes High Fidelity
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
rom coms have been incredibly damaging
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I must rec this
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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That is pretty damn similar to mine
I asked my wife out several times over a year. On the last occassion, I asked her, “what do I need to do to get you to go out with me?”
She replied: " Nothing.I will never go out wiht you."
So I said, “Thanks for being so honest. If you ever have a psychotic break and change your mind, call me.”
I went on to date a few other people and 7 months later, she did call me. We were engaged six months after that, married a year later, and are now happily married and the proud parents of two daughters: 7 and 4.
Maybe that’s how it is for you, but I’ve seen plenty of the second response there, as well as the entitledness.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Then they aren’t really the “nice guy” they are pretending to be in the first place.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
Good call. Few of us admit to being assholes and actually mean it.
There are entire religions ironically founded on this myopia.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Yeah, certainly.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 2, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I think based on my Pat Burrell love it’s pretty clear I like jerks, too. Basically, I just really love men.
"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 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Burrell is not exactly nice. But, he is certainly attractive.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I love Burrell but you will not find him in my sig.
I’m a sucker for the nice guys. There are a lot of them here, actually! (Lars is one, however, he will probably deny it! lol )
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
He is, but that’s just between you and me. ;-)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I totally read that wrong
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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by baetown415 on Sep 1, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
Even I didn’t read it that way at first, nice going.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I'm tired man
And I had to z through like 1000 comments so I read quickly
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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No biggie, now you’ve put dirty thoughts in my mind.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
LOLARS
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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so,
should I freak him out and sig him? That would be so funny!!! hahaha
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Do it. He’ll love it.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
done
OH HAI LARS!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Apparently
I didn’t last very long.
/waits
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
TNWLS
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
LOL. He’s going to be soooooo sorry he missed this comment from you
"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 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Too easy
"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 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS!
hey, at least your out of the dreaded “Friend Zone” ;)
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
*you're
I hate misspelling that!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Yeah
I’ll live
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
are you mad at me?
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Nah
It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve lost a McCoven though.
Although, I do resent being called the “new guy”.
/raises eyebrow
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
you haven't lost me :)
And you were new! Bae asked and it was kinda awkward (for me only, I’m sure!!)
After Lars, ResDog is next. Don’t tell him, though!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
I’m looking forward to be #2,394,203 in line.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
since you're Timmy's father and all..
♥ SFGuy ♥
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
ResDog is currently my Pokemonz nemesis
3 games back from him in the league.
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 think that’s me actually
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You're right
YOU BASTARD.
But we each have clinched playoff spots already.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Yeah, we’re awesome. High five!
ALSO LOL MODS. NATTO AND JPORNY
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL oh geez
There’s plenty of room for all of us…
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RAWR!
Taking my rightful place among the pantheon of the hearted!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2010 5:42 AM PDT up reply actions
It's OK
Pat has Aubrey.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
LOL
I think he’ll be just fine.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
LOL
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm so happy
I want to rec everything. I think I will. Also
DARREN FORD HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AWESOME!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Sep 1, 2010 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
LOL, I love this exuberance
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a September win if I ever saw one — no Darren ford, no run, and they’re still playing.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Sep 1, 2010 8:43 PM PDT reply actions
This is what Joe Torre was talking about
No fair to be losing to AA players. LOL JOE
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
whinerJOE. add LaRussa while we’re at it.
by giant4life83 on Sep 1, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Screw LaRussa for appearing at Glenn Beck’s nazi rally.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Sep 1, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
THIS SO HARD
/not talking about politics
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Still can’t believe how fast Ford is… dude is FAST!!!!!!!! Dont know much about his hitting or his fielding, but WOW!
Also, slightly OT: and i know already discussed, but WOW NYJER MORGAN, WTF
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
What did Morgan do?
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 Sep 1, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude went crazy down Florida way.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
started a brawl
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You should watch the video if you have time
like Gobroks said… dude got LAID THE FUCK OUT, and started taunting the fans
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Honestly, I think he landed the better punch
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
On volstad?
first, that was a bad move by Morgan going after a dude like a foot taller than you, and then to not notice the 1st baseman flying over to clothesline you
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
He popped Volstad pretty good. I think if you’re charging the mound like that you’re hoping for one good lick anyway and Nyjer got a better one in than I’ve seen in a while.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Yeah, but a closeline is badass.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
true
probably gets you one or two fewer games of suspension too
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I don’t think he should be suspended at all. All he did was protect his pitcher.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
This.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
you wouldnt think a guy like Volstad needs protection from Nyjer Morgan
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
running closeline is badass
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Nah, he got Volstad on the side of the head.
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.
Glancing blow at best; Volstad sidestepped.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Whiffed badly.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, according to SC, Volstad wound up with a contusion on his face (?)
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Yeah, looking at the vid below
It looks like he got him around the ear.
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.
He looked like one of those crazies that enjoys fighting for fun. I guess playing for the Nats isn’t too exciting by itself.
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Sep 1, 2010 8:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Gaby Sanchez closelined his ass
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
VIDEO PLEASE
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, strikes out 13.2 per 9 innings in his career. He has a 1.63 ERA in San Jose this year. Call him up to be a Flying Squirrel. He is also a member of the "Giants who went to LSU" club with Mike Fontenot, a.k.a Grant.
I have to disagree with the marlins announcers. If you’re going to throw at a guy when your team is up 10 runs and he decides to steal 2nd and 3rd so be it. Don’t throw at him again.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
by SF Pete on Sep 1, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
but I didnt see the play from last night where Nyjer took out the catcher, was it bad?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
bad enough to take him out a few games
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
but dirty bad or clean bad?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
somewhat dirty
ball wasn’t even close to the plate really and Nyjer took him the fuck out, could have slid
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Was the catcher in front of the plate? Could Nyjer have known where the ball was?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He had to jump to catch the throw
He had just landed. A slide would have obviously been safe.
Kevin Pucetas: September long reliever extraordinaire?
Just watched it. I don’t think it was dirty.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
It definitely wasn’t needed… compound that with what happened against St. Louis or whomever it was last time
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That too.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
If the catcher is not blocking the plate, you don’t hit him.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Ok. I disagree.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
more dirtbaggy than dirty?
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I am trying to remember that quote from Major League 2 from Jack Parkman
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't stand on the tracks when the train's comin?
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’m just saying, it’s not your opinion. It’s one of them fancy unwritten rules.
Especially given the context of Morgan trying to take out the catcher three feet off the plate in St. Louis the previous series, he’s just asking to start something.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
He was at least on the plate, unlike the STL incident, which, IMO was bullshit move by him.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s sorta my point. Maybe the play where he took out the Florida pitcher was close and/or borderline. But when you add in the play in STL, and him getting the 7-gam suspension right before that, smacks of a guy looking for a fight.
Also, he ended the catcher’s season. Gotta retaliate.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I don’t have a problem with them throwing at him for it. I think they’re oversensitive to throw at him twice just because he decided to steal 2 bases when his team was down 10.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
He hit the 2B stealing second. The whole thing seemed like a pretty obvious “fuck you” to me.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
He was standing on the plate, just to the first base side, and the throw was high. If Morgan slides, he’s safe.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
This
The hit was totally unnecessary and counterproductive.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
that Marlin’s catcher is out for the season with a dislocated shoulder
by giant4life83 on Sep 1, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He would have been safe if he slid, but he decided to plow into the guy instead.
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 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup. If his team was up then yeah, drill him. FLA announcers are idiots.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Why throw at him at all?
If you’re up 10 and he’s stealing, he’s really making an ass of himself. But it’s not really at the expense of the Marlins. He’s just running to pad his stats which makes him a dickhead…but…who cares?
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
Then Gaby Sanchez just boosted his ROY candidacy in my mind.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Posey needs to closeline SIRM then
Even if he’s not on the field
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
wow that was ugly
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 Sep 1, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad and I
Were seriously in awe at how fast he is. That bunt by Tim, Darren was already at 2nd Base by the time someone picked up the bunt. And that was very balsy to run when the ball got away from Olivo because it didn’t get away very far but I’m so glad he did, that was amazing.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
he's so fast, he doesn't seem fast
which is faster than the wow-that’s-fast guys
by wcw on Sep 1, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, good observation on the bunt, i noticed that too, and i wouldn’t have thrown the ball to third if i were Olivo… that was very balsy i agree… BUT YES, THAT WAS AMAZING
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I think he was running on contact
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Do you mean on the bunt or the going to third? For third, the ball was like barely six feet away from home plate.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He was in motion, I’m pretty sure.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Ohh... well that would explain it
Either way, he might be the fastest player on the team
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Either way he is so fast
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
TWSS
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 1, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
He was in motion. And then he was already on the base when Ubaldo went to throw the ball.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just gonna come out and say
It’s good for baseball to have some legit crazy people in the league.
YAY!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
by DrDC on Sep 1, 2010 8:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
There is only one September
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
by CB30 on Sep 1, 2010 8:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
By the way, THANK GOD, first night i’ve had nothing to do since school started… Just had to take notes, GREAT night to watch the game
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’M SO SORRY!!
I graduated last year. Longest 5 years of my life.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
back when i was in college
Arch Majors drank the most. Most all nighters on priojects, biggest crashes…. sorry
sooo many things were awesome about this game!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Dear Timothy (I'm going to call you that even though you probably hate it),
Thank you for coming back the amazing pitcher all of us Giants fans have come to know and love. Even when you weren’t pitching well, we still loved you just the same and always will. You are amazing.
Love,
Giants Fans All Over The World (especially the McCoven)
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Sep 1, 2010 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I mentioned this in the GDT, but these arrived just before the bottom of the 8th:
I think I have to wear them every game now. Or at least have them within arm’s reach.
Great win.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I have some craptastic Ellesse’s in that color scheme. They’re not as cool, but they were $15.
by wcw on Sep 1, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I bought my last Pair of Sambas last year promptly after returning from Burning Man. They lasted me a full year, but are thoroughly trashed after 11 weeks at summer camp. I needed some new kicks, and felt like splurging off my last paycheck.
I’m marking it as a deduction from my tax-free “travel voucher.”
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I dig em
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I wanna buy this.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
$1 off any beer for all McCoven at my bar tonite
St Mary’s Pub
3845 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-970-1939
http://www.yelp.com/biz/st-marys-pub-san-francisco
facebook.com/stmaryspub
Also, TV is back on Rabbit Ears FTW!
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Midnight if there's business
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
2am if I've still got people
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
One of these day’s I’ll be around for one of these promotions
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
O Will You
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
hell’s yeah, is this bar in the mission?
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Excelsior/Bernal Hights
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I will make this one of these days.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Monday and Tuesday
I’ll keep ya’ll updated
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
You friends with a guy Eze, by chance?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, doesn't sound familiar
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
This is active anytime I bartend
Monday, Tuesday nights 6-close also this sunday 6-close
I’m closing in a half hour cause its dead COME THRU SUNDAY
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
God damn it
I just got back from Broken Record. I would have totally detoured…
Stupid lack of smartphone…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I Know a guy
if you have verizon
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Steve Jobs?
Because if it is, I’m drinking at your bar post-haste.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Hmmm
There’s no logical reason for September 1st feeling different from August 31st. It just doesn’t make sense.
The United States Government thinks that yesterday I wasn’t fit to drink alcohol, but today I can.
I’m off to LA tomorrow for the series, hopefully I’ll make it back alive!
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 1, 2010 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
happy bday as well. i only remember my 21st because there was damning video evidence
by giant4life83 on Sep 1, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday – you should head over to Father’s Office on Montana if you get to the West Side.
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
Happy Birthday
Which game are you going to btw? I’ll be there on Sunday in the Loge area.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Darren Ford
I don’t care if you ever do anything for the Giants ever again, but you are already worth 1/2 season of Ray Durham. Thanks
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, strikes out 13.2 per 9 innings in his career. He has a 1.63 ERA in San Jose this year. Call him up to be a Flying Squirrel. He is also a member of the "Giants who went to LSU" club with Mike Fontenot, a.k.a Grant.
by MadBum on Sep 1, 2010 8:46 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Chapter Two
“What you’re about to d—mmph…” Burrellcut him off, covering Huff’s mouth with his own as Aubrey allowed himself to melt into the kiss. Burrell slipped his left hand under Huff’s shirt, strong fingers massaging firm abs, snaking northward to his smooth chest.
Burrell broke away, smiling as Huff grinned dreamily. “Feels good?” he asked. Aubrey nodded. Pat moved his hand down, past Huff’s navel and just inside the waistband of his shorts. “How ’bout this?”
“Yeah, that’s great.”
In the moonlight filtering through the open window, a puff of smoke could be seen. Zito always liked to watch. They never could figure him out.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
by TheLetter2 on Sep 1, 2010 8:46 PM PDT reply actions 22 recs
there need to be different levels of recs. and this should be the highest.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 1, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
omg
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
=o
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That was my reaction.
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 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Perfectly in character.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
dialog rings true
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
holy crap!
you never post here.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
(If you are who I think you are, that is.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I only matched up usernames in the school thread. (Just beautiful was a big tip, too)
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I'm just always late to threads
or I have to go to bed in the 7th inning. damn timezones.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I’m picturing creepy Zito from all the photoshops.
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 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
me too
"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 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm picturing more than that
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
subject line
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 1, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Someone needs to photoshop creepy Zito onto his head.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 1, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
OMG, no!
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 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
TWLS
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.
L?
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 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh.
Never mind.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor Lars. :(
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 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
No kidding
Dissed and dismissed!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i’ve gotten enough of it from you, so, there
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
/humps your leg!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
/jealous
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 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
/tosses you over my shoulder and carries you off!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
now PiKA is jealous
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
see, you totally have a jealous streak
"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 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t mind when you’re flirting with him, though. ;-)
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 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s because you know I’m just using him
"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 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It's ok, i still got... umm....
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Your leg is the only one he humps, so you should feel special.
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 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
i shall cherrish my leg forever
i’ll never wash it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Aw, true love.
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 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
No I think you absolutely SHOULD wash it
"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 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
can't, it's LARS we're talkin bout
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That’s not what I meant, lol.
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 9:06 PM 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 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Lars
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Yeah, I got it.
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 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Also WLS
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.
LOLWHAT
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Kermit!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
lol
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLotion
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
LOLotion
PITCH TO MY POSEY
Eli Whiteside Fan Club
by howtheydidntscore on Sep 2, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I am horrified.
The lotion part is pretty funny, though.
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 PM PDT up reply actions
Uhhhhh, I’m going to think of this every time I see them together now.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 1, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wooooooow
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
epic
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s good, but you missed a definite chance to mention a six-pack.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 2, 2010 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I think we just found the header art for this fic.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Add a few filters and photoshop pictures of them both looking vaguely distressed in the background and you’re good to go.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And a small, creepy Zito in the corner.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I need a title, too.
Something overwrought that sounds like it was written by a sixteen-year-old. Something like “Home Runs and Western Suns.”
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
his pole is huge!
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
LOLOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Never underestimate the power of the Schwartz!
Bowkermania runs wild...in Indianapolis.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 1, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
By Jove, I think I've got it
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
by TheLetter2 on Sep 1, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
I can't wait for the next chapter
GET IT DONE, LETTER!!!
"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 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Angst
Buster’s home run soared into the smoggy Los Angeles night, finally landing eight rows back in a Dodgers’ fans nachos, spilling tortilla chips and cheese everywhere. He rounded the bases quickly, as he always did, and met Huff at the plate, raising both hands in the air for a triumphant high five.
Huff couldn’t help it – as Buster ran past him towards the dugout, he decided to give the catcher a congratulatory butt-slap, as you do. His hand connected firmly with Buster’s ass and laughs were had by all.
Except one person.
From the dugout, Pat watched the proceedings and felt his heart sink down into his stomach like the Dodgers’s finances since the McCourt divorce.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 1, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
I’m really jealous of Huff right now.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Slut.
(Him, not you) (though…)
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
WELL THEN
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Well, you are pretty trampy.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
WHY DON’T YOU GO BACK TO YOUR HOME ON WHORE ISLAND!
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
LOL
/calls travel agent and tries to change vacation plans
“I’m sorry, Lars. I asked everyone I know and nobody has ever heard of Whore Island”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel sorry for Burrell now!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I know right, how can he possibly hope to compete with Buster?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He has no chance!
Poor Pat…
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
No, no. Everything will work out. It’s all right.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
You promise?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Lars is already all emotional.
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 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I am!
I am really worried.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It’ll be okay, punkin’. You know Aubrey loves Pat best.
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 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay
/sniffle
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
/whew
Okay, I feel better now.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Chapter Three
“What?” Aubrey asked. “We had a great game, and you’ve done nothing but mope since we got home.”
Pat’s face retained its stony glare. “You know exactly what. You think I didn’t see that lingering ass-slap with Posey?”
Huff rolled his eyes. “Seriously? That’s what this is about?”
“Damn right it is,” he replied.
“You’re out of your mind. How could you possibly think that was anything more than a regular congratulatory smack?”
Burrell shook his head. “It’s more than that. You think I don’t realize you can do better than me? That tomorrow, you’re gonna wake up and realize you’re wasting your time with this has-been from Philly?”
Huff struggled for the words, but could find none.
“That’s what I thought,” Pat said, his expression souring. “I’m gonna go back to my place until you can figure out exactly what it is you want.”
He slammed the door behind him, rattling the framed prints adorning Huff’s living room wall. The outfielder sighed and leaned against the wall. This was going to be much tougher than he thought.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
by TheLetter2 on Sep 1, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Oh no!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh god I legit teared up.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Your reactions are as awesome as the stories.
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 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
This whole thing is amazing.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
:(
But also, you’ve made me quit lurking and actually comment.
I hope this is fixed fast!
by WhatWouldBurishDo on Sep 1, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
oh my
this is so much better than mine! You rule!!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Buster is a home-wrecker
He can do ANYTHING
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Chapter Three continued
Huff couldn’t remember the last time he stayed up to watch the sun rise. At least, the last time it happened without alcohol being involved. He couldn’t sleep; not after what Pat said.
Things were going so well. The morning walks up by the Presidio, the shared post-game coffees up in North Beach, the Saturdays wandering around the Ferry Terminal farmer’s market before they had to dash to the stadium, barely making it in time for BP. They’d burst in through the clubhouse door, all smiles and beaming and it could almost give someone a toothache with its saccharine sheen.
And now this. They’d never really had an argument before. Huff felt like he’d been punched in the gut; didn’t know what to do. Five hours and the sun’s painting downtown pink and red and he has no answers.
He didn’t know that, across town, Pat Burrell gazed out a bay window in his apartment, eyes red with insomnia, taking in the same scene.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
by TheLetter2 on Sep 1, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
You have a way with words.
I’m serious. After you go through the funnies, it’s still very nice and well written.
as a preface to this chapter:
~And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I really want to join in on the fun, but it feels boorish to hijack the story.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You wrote part of it back in the GDT though!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Wait, what? Someone post a link!
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 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything from the GDT
"Huff had never felt this way about a teammate before. Long glances exchanged across the dugout and post-victory hugs that went on a little too long could be rationalized. But this…this was something new entirely…"
…
"I feel like Pat really understands me. Not me the baseball player, but me the person."
Bochy’s enormous skull bobbled sympathetically. "Some times you just know things. It goes deeper than you expect. I remember the first time I felt that way." The manager sighed. "Bengie. But you’ve heard that story too often."
…
"Andres," Pat said, "I got a problem."
Torres nodded. "The ‘pussy is jealous’ thing."
"No, damn it. I think I have a crush on Huff."
Torres considered this. He thought Huff could do better, but chose to remain silent.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 1, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Yeah, we’ll write the connecting exposition for all this. I seriously want this to be one readable narrative by the weekend.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
OMG
The Bengie thing almost killed me.
And, I like Torres thinking Huff could do better (also mentioning the “pussy is jealous” thing).
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Personally I could have gone without picturing Bochy/Bengie unrequited love but still so damn awesome
"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 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey
At least it was unrequited.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is true. And you really can’t be held responsible for what goes on in my head.
"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 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The Bengie section was my work, thank you very much.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL, I actually guessed that was you.
It was hysterical. I just have a very active imagination
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
A Missed Connection
“Aubrey!” Pat couldn’t believe how he could be so stupid. Of course Rowand was jealous! And who wouldn’t be? He should have known better; he’d made a promise. But there was no time for regrets. He had to run.
Even though he’d made the journey a thousand times, the distance between clubhouse and dock had never seemed so great. Already he could see the captain waving to his crew and giving the signal to prepare for launch.
His legs burned. Every step brought on fresh thoughts of his years, his wasted youth, this one last chance. “I’ve looked so long,” he agonized. “Finally, after all this time, he’s given me my chance, and I blew it!” But these thoughts slowed him. Pat knew that he had to be strong. That he could make it.
Aubrey stared listlessly into the Oakland hillside, its panorama seeming to set alight in the setting sun. The first baseman had turned away from the ballpark, the marina, and toward the depths of his very soul. Could Pat really have done it? Could Aubrey have been so foolish as to finally give away his heart, only to find its keeper unfit for the prize? The notion made him ache. He needed a drink.
Pat shouted Aubrey’s name again and again as the ferry pulled into the bay. He had been too slow. At the edge of the water, he fell to his knees. The churning engine muffled his cries. Pat saw the reflection of Aubrey’s face in one of the boat’s lower windows, that perfect smile twisted into a strained frown. How could this have happened? Everything had been so perfect….
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on Sep 1, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
Probably the beginning
But who really cares?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
This
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 2, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
It is now
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
"Women are all unique and interesting. As such, no real set way of dealing with them is ever correct. You wouldn’t use the same set of numbers on every combination lock you came across." - Lars
by Prussian Creole on Sep 2, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
An American Tail
FTW!
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 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL AMERICAN TALE
Which also seems like it could be the title of Pat’s night on the town. Just need to adjust to “American Tail”
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.
It even works with the “Western Suns” part of the title!
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 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you sure they didn’t go to the Cheesecake Factory?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
topical!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
I suspect that about 100 maymays are going to come out of this thread.
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 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL x2
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
LOL
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Burrell should go to the Cheesecake Factory with a teammate to talk about his relationship issues and then Huff happens to go at the same time (because they have one brain that they share between them), sees them together (it could be Torres or something) and then HE misunderstands and gets mad that Burrell has ~moved on so quickly.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I CAN’T TAKE THIS CONSTANT HEARTBREAK. I WANT MY HAPPY ENDING
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
With Zito in the corner.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Always, always, creepy Zito in the corner.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
The scene zooms out to show Zito sitting in the table in the corner, chewing… chewing.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
While keeping the same facial expression the entire time.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Every story needs a villain.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Aw, I don’t want to make him the villain. But maybe it is what’s best for the narrative.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I don’t think he’s the villain. It’s just Zito being Zito.
The villain of this story is nothing but Huff and Burrell’s inability to communicate.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It was Burrell’s most brutal game as a Giant. Two errors in the field, three more that he should have reached went for doubles, and the awful batting line – 0 for 3, 3 GIDPs, rallies killed, game over, Dodgers win. He wept in the clubhouse, teammates thinking it was all about his performance. Except one – the one who knew about the pre-game argument about the Cheesesteak Factory dinner with Darren Ford. Pat begged Aubrey to listen, that it was just a “welcome to the team” dinner; Aubrey wouldn’t have it, and he didn’t blame it. He did like those legs, the way they moved around the basepaths. The speed was breathtaking, and it stirred something even Aubrey had yet to reach. And he knew the lies about it being just a misunderstanding were as obvious as a Rowand swing on a slider in the dirt.
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
by TMOX on Sep 1, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
This is just harrowing
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You can feel the pain in each word
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
omg
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
His zucchini is jealous!
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 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
IT IS!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It totally is!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck yeah jealousy
there better be a fanpost compiling all that is written tonight, for those of us that have to go to bed.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I’m seriously considering this. I think I’ve made a bigger impact with this story than with anything else I’ve done in my life.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Second City Hockey has Days of Our Defense
compiled here. I can’t find the cover art right now, but they’re on a horse, backwards, with champagne and rainbows.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
and don't worry Pat
Huff may have called Buster Jesus, but I’m sure you got a few “Oh god!”s
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
that was good.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
/subscribes to TheLetter2’s and jponry’s blogs
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA
This place is out of control
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This is going to be one of those epic post game threads that has 1800 comments by midnight.
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 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, right? I HAVE TO BE AT WORK IN SIX HOURS BUT I’M NOT LEAVING
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
OK, guys,
I’m late to this post game party, but this whole thing started back in the GDL at about 8:15 (I’m too lame to post a link) when I recalled the Huffian statement after a Burrell gamewinner: “I’m gonna fuck him up.” Alex picked up on it, then Letter ran beautifully, as did jponry.
Well done folks. I hope someone pieces it together.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 1, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Opulence, Huff Haz it
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
He's got a huge talent!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 1, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
lol allusion
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Burrell has that “I just looked but I’m trying not to look again” look.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 1, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
LOL
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
OMG
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
This picture pretty much perfectly captures these two
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
For anyone who's forgotten
This is from last night, when they were both watching Andres’ fly-ball-home-run
Also, I love the @BusterfuckingP twitter feed
What’s more impressive is Darren Ford ran here from the airport, too. #WHEREHEISGOINGHEDOESNTNEEDROADS
It’s not a good Giants game until Burrell and Huff Bruise each other thoroughly.
Brian Wilson is waitin’ in the ’pen. He is ready to cut somebody. #NINJA
Ninjas weren’t allowed beards until Brian Wilson got one. He made them Ninja. #HEMAKESTHERULES
Big Time Timmy Jim just dominated your eyes with sheer pitching art. #ANDILOOKEDDAMNGOODCATCHINIT
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 8:49 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
BusterfuckingP!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
September should be the 7th month
Here’s hoping for July 2.0
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I can't even formulate a comment on this right now
That game was awesome on so very many levels, but I think Timmy outdueling Ubaldo has to be the primary thing. Let it not be lost in the shuffle that the winning run scored because of a walk.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 1, 2010 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
I’m glad this post didn’t end with “but it all ended with heartbreak.”
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
I would like you all to remember, because it seems to have been lost in all the fuss, but
LOL TULO, WHINE SOME MORE!
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.
LOL SUCK IT TULO
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
There’s a lot to be excited about tonight. One of the small things: Ford’s gotta be so happy right now. He’ll get a lot of love from his new teammates, his family and friends will call him and tell him how they’re proud of him, and, no matter how his career turns out, he’ll have at least one cool story to tell about playing for a Major League team.
Wins let you think about things like this, instead of thinking about the best forget everything that just happened in a hurry.
Darren Ford=Moonlight Graham
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Sep 1, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Little know fact
Centaur urine will keep raccoons out of your garden.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Everyone knows that wine made from Centaur urine is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 1, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Pro Tip: Centaur farms keep the centaurs in shockingly poor conditions. Don’t support them by buying centaur products.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit!
First it’s the Unicorn ranchers, now the Centaur guys. Who can you trust these days?
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 1, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A
I missed the game but I’d just like to say that Lincecum should sit out the rest of the season considering he’s clearly lost all command.
Also, I am in Albuquerque on my way back to California, so yay for me!
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein
They really should at least replace one or two of his starts with Hacker or Pucetas, until he gets in better shape.
Traveling is so much better after a win, especially a great game like this one.
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Sep 1, 2010 9:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Winning Tonight: Fuck Yeah
So glad and relieved to get an effective game from Timmy. Glad he got the W.
I am curious from someone “in the know” (ie not watching the game on gamecast): what made Timmy so on tonight? Velocity, location, mixing pitches up, good D … ?
ps: Suck it Rockies. Fuck Yeah.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
good location, good movement, good pitch selection, and some bad Rockies swings
by wcw on Sep 1, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Location, location, location. His fastball was still 90-91 but he was hitting the zone enough to use the Magical Disappearing Changeup when he really needed it. Also did a good job of mixing up his pitches, not always going to the change with 2 strikes – he got a couple looking Ks on fastballs.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 1, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy crap, that Freddy Sanchez catch was awesome.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
it was like he was single-handedly catching the Padres
by mlb22 on Sep 1, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
He’s gold glove caliber this year.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
If he hit for more power, he’d have a decent shot.
My money is on Phillips getting the nod, though.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Ross was playing RF in the 9th
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
So Bochy took Burrell out before Guillen?
LOLBORK
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
shiii
that’s what i get for assuming…I thought Bochy put him back in RF for the 9th and he was going to misjudge another hit….thank goodness
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
had it the whole way
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 8:57 PM PDT reply actions
Darren Ford with the epic spike.
I am an American aquarium drinker.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - 9.21 ERA in Fresno through 28.1 innings. Yeah...
TWSS
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Sep 1, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
never in doubt
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
BusterfuckingP
Who designed the rockies unis? Mugatu? #TIMMYSGOTBLUESTEELTONIGHT #IGOTMAGNUM
I am an American aquarium drinker.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - 9.21 ERA in Fresno through 28.1 innings. Yeah...
It definitely has nothing to do with the humidor.
by zuma420 on Sep 1, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like how people think Federer is done, but still believe in that joker
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 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
ps
I’m in Osaka, and, a couple nights ago, tried some Natto at a Donburi place. And, ummm … to be honest, after a couple bites, I put the plastic wrap back on, and pushed it out of sight. Acquired taste, I guess.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
Me too. You just reminded me
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d say 3rd, behind the Burrell 8th inning homer as well.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
For where we are in the season, this is my favorite win. Had this happened on April 10th, eh.
by giant4life83 on Sep 1, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Another thing lost in this game
LOL NO 18th WIN FOR UBALDO.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yeah
I enjoyed that Mister Awesome got the big
LLL
LLL
LLL
LLL
LLLLLLLLL
(as in the beginning and end of “LOL”)
¡Viva los Gigantes!
Wait, what do you mean?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
This game deserves and It's It.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Well, if PR didn’t think we were insane before, they certainly do now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Oh. Right. The fanfic.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Are there going to be unfortunate misunderstandings in later chapters?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, it is slashfic. Isn’t that a requirement?
Not that I know anything about slashfic.
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 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
There also needs to be pining.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Totally
It needs to be extremely overwrought.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not one for H/C, but you’re right. A little angst is required.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
So that's a no to the cutting and anorexia?
SIGH, I guess we’ll make due some how.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I'm fine with jealousy and pining
but if I miss it, I’ll just go dig up the joe thornton/nabokov epic
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I think the pining is key.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
PR: “Aubrey Huff and Pat Burrell were in the dugout making babies and I saw one of the babies and then the baby looked at me.”
Bowkermania runs wild...in Indianapolis.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 1, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
IRL LOL
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Oh my god I'm laughing so hard
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 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuip picked Bochy....
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Because he didn’t play Renteria! HAHA
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously?
Awesome.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he said Bochy put out the right lineup tonight. Renteria was available and Uribe needed a day off but he played Fontenot
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that.
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 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
And then they talked the choice around to accidentally pointing out that calling for Ford to run after two straight bunt popups was kind of a dumb idea.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 1, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
good moves: starting Fontenot, pinch running Ford, putting Wilson in
bad moves: leaving Guillen in RF in the 9th, the hit and run with Panda batting and Posey at first
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
yes. it didn’t matter, but it was an unnecessary risk.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but this was the first game I've seen Torres really try to dominate the outfield
in terms of range and fielding. He was not going to let a ball be misplayed in OF tonight. Love it, BTW
definitely. Torres put on a command performance.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that guy
and this adds more depth to his play.
UZR likes his play as well, I hear. Torres wasn’t havin’ it either, lol
by giant4life83 on Sep 1, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget about letting Timmy swing away
with 1 out and runners at first and third.
Holy Balls
This day is really amazing.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
that was NOT the right move
Bochy put Wilson in, which was the right move.
it just worked out that way
just like yesterday when his last 4 pitches were 3 hanging sliders and a 90-mph cut fastball for a called strike 3
Weez wasn’t blowing fastballs past people for strike 3 in any of the last 3 games
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Disagree
Your boiler plate approach that you always bring up here doesn’t always apply.
Wilson is different. His conditioning is fantastic and in no way was he tired. He humped up to 97 at one point when he needed to. Today’s save was as strong of a save as he has thrown all year.
Plus, this is September so throw away your rigid rulebook around bullpen use.
Don’t feed the troll – he’s saying ridiculous stuff because he wants attention
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
But . . .
. . . in this case it is anything but ridiculous.
It’s all well and good to be flooded with euphoria, but back in the real world, where Brian Wilson is a human being, not a comic-book grotesque, it was a very poor choice.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Whether or not it was a poor choice, I think it’s going to pay off in the long run.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Did you talk to Brian before our after the game. Do you have an insight into how he or his arm were feeling before or after the game, or are you just basing this on spreadsheets?
4 days in a row is pretty heavy usage
but guys get tired, they should get rest when they need it.
No crackpot rigid formula needed.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
And without warming up, either.
And he was created whole by God yesterday, too.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
He warmed up
I was at the game and watched him.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
That's the point
he only threw 8 pitches in the game but he also had to warm up for the 4th day in row. I believe hooters was being sarcastic.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
Especially when one of them was a 5 out
save where he threw quite a few pitches.
I think what people are not realizing is that not only are you risking him not having his stuff and blowing the game, you are also potentially risking an injury.
I am basing it . . .
. . . on many things, including hundreds of hours of conversations with managers, coaches, players, and pitchers. You?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
The point is, I’m sure all involved assessed his condition before making the decision. And his performance suggests that he was in fact, okay to pitch tonight.
I didn’t talk to Brian though.
"All involved".
Ah, I forgot: Bruce Bochy never makes a bad move.
As for talking to Brian: are we to suppose that what a given player with a chance to perform may say to his manager has one hair off a rat’s ass to do with whether or not he should be given that chance?
And of course, bad bets that pay off were really good bets. I think the horse you’re flogging has gone to the knackery.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I think most of us agree that Bork pained himself into a corner tonight with bad bullpen decisions over the last few days.
But with a day off tomorrow, having Wilson close the game is very attractive if he had enough in the tank to do so. Since he only threw 8 pitches the night before, the conclusion may have been he was okay to pitch.
It’s agreed that 4 days in a row is pushing it, so maybe it was the wrong decision. I don’t have an objective way to determine this. But he seemed strong tonight if that is a good indicator.
But the larger point of the original post was in response to another user’s POV on bullpen use, independent of your views.
Bork Pain! That’s the common theme of the night.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I will say, that I am willing to admit when I am wrong (unlike some others on MCC…not you), so if you produce evidence I will listen with an open mind.
My main point was that using a rigid formula for bullpen use in a September pennant race may be a bit idealistic and unrealistic.
A "rigid formula"?
How many days in a row do you think a pitcher can warm up and pitch on without it being likely—not certain, likely—to degrade his performance? Especially when some of it is mutliple innings, and much of it is high-stress? And on what do you base your answer?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
hokysmokes has a formula
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I thought high-stress pitching was a myth?
"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, don't know for sure.
But the idea is at least plausible. If there are studies and data, that would be interesting.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I feel like I’ve read something before, but the evidence wasn’t too strong to suggest either.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Hm.
A quick look turns up very little. A quotation from Mike Maddux of the Rangers, stating that stress pitches are harder on the arm than when pitching with nobody on base, and an article—not readable without paying—“Stress Pitches vs Pitch Count” by David Allen at FanGraphs.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Yeah I don’t know where I read it. I can understand the difference between pitching from the windup and the stretch, but I don’t see how the difference between a 1 run and 3 run game is really going to affect a pitcher.
The only exception is if he consciously decides to take off some velocity or add some I suppose.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I think that there is a common belief . . .
. . . that pitching from the stretch is inherently more stressful, in a simple physical sense, that from the windup. I can’t speak to the realities of that (maybe I should email Will Carroll), but I do know that a rather recent study—if I recall, on The Baseball Analysts—suggested that results when pitching from the stretch are at least as good as, if not perhaps a hair better, than from the windup.
In any event, the common belief would be that pitching with runners on would take more out of an arm. Whether pitching in especially critical situations, where every pitch could be the game, is really physically more stressful is, as I say, unknown to me.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I think that first part has a lot to do with the pitcher’s windup, and how mechanically sound it is compared to the stretch.
As for the 2nd part, I feel like the stress would be more mental than physical, and whether that is true or not will probably only be speculation.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
There was one on the TMI blog at ESPN
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Good ol’ pseudo-stats.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
ya, seriously. All this guy did from the very beginning was comment about is bullpen usage (and the gorecast, which is pretty awesome btw). The majority didnt like this, for whatever reason, and started heckling him because of it. Then, he responded to your criticisms and you called him a troll. I don’t really get it. enlighten me.
by aaroncallagher on Sep 1, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not about that post, it’s about all of them.
"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 know that, but its pretty consistent, and not insanely ridiculous. he just has a philosophy about bullpen usage.
by aaroncallagher on Sep 1, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s also consistently rude, condescending and insulting.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont know how to look up past conversations, but from what I remember; its usually someone heckling him for a pretty neutral comment about bullpen usage, then he responds. Revisionist history?
by aaroncallagher on Sep 1, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
i mean can you give me examples where he does things unprovoked? or tell me how to look it up myself, because I dont think this is the case
by aaroncallagher on Sep 1, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
You can disagree with me. I, frankly, don’t care enough to spend time looking up examples.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
by kdl on Sep 1, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
This (I agree)
I get super tired of people asking for examples when a quick search will give them plenty.
"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 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
haha, well when people disagree with you, dont you want examples yo back up their opinions? Arguing without facts is the most ignorant thing people can do
by aaroncallagher on Sep 1, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not ignorant, I just don’t care what you think. If you want to think people are jerks based on your own inability to martial the facts, that’s your problem. I know I’m right, because I’ve been here. It isn’t worth my time to go digging around to try to change your mind when you could just have easily searched on your own before reaching an unfounded, incorrect conclusion.
Maybe you should take your own advice.
Arguing without facts is the most ignorant thing people can do
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
You do realize this is EXACTLY what you just did, right??
"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 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You're just trying now, aren't you?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
If your going to be a condescending prick, at least own up to it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
lolate.
"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 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
/kicks dirt
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
LADY PARTS CONFUSING THEIR BRAINS
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
What an asshole.
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Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Insult, facts, etc.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
your screen name needs two more letters
one is vowel and one is consonant
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Sick burn.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
What will I ever do with myself?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Cry yourself to sleep, I reckon. Career-ender, right there.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
So, it’s only okay when you do it, in response to someone NOT being an asshole?
You certainly do have a formula.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
When have I called other McCoven assholes?
I may have, but it’s surely a rare occurence.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Just click any one of those links up there.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/6/28/1542679/post-game-thread-giants-throw-a#40837550
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.
It was too easy.
Also, someone who uses the word “wimmins” in that context and doesn’t think it’s an asshole thing to do has a lot more wrong with him than being rude.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
You also have 183 instances of calling us all nerds for various reasons.
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 don’t think you have to actually say the word asshole to call someone an asshole.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
You would think that.
…
Asshole.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I’m not your friend, buddy.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I used to think you were a troll
NowI just think you’re a jackass. I also think you lied earlier about going on a date to the Cheesecake factory. Nobody wants to date you
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The Cheesecake Factory
is at the top of Macy’s and I parked in the garage in the middle of Union Square across the street.
While waiting for a table with those stupid beepers they hand out, we waited on the terrace which overlooks Union Square.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
How much did you tip her?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
So you’ve been to the cheesecake factory. That doesn’t not prove Prussian’s point.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
when the writing space gets cramped, it does get harder to get the grammar straightened out
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
OK, let’s not fight personal attacks with personal attacks.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You’re right. In retrospect that post was a poor choice. I’m just soooo damn tired of the misogynistic comments around here.
"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 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, me too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You know, you could do something about it.
#justsaying
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Yeah, I don’t know why I’m so reluctant to ban him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Same reason grm lasted so long, I imagine.
"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 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like I ban too much, I have this image with other people as someone who likes to ban posters when I really don’t… you or Natto or Grant can do it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I am glad I am not a mod.
The last Timmy start in August I may have banned half the site.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
You only ban so much because you keep track of people re-registering after having been banned.
"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 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, just the one.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh hey, you got banned from Purple Row. Ha.
"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 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
You should really take part in the fanfic.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Oh wow, and you got banned there without even commenting! Amazing.
"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 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, you missed some craziness the other night.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I heard some rumbling on Twitter.
About the severing of diplomatic relations with PR.
Something about their mods defending their trolls.
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.
Everything has been resolved now. More or less.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Jponry is our champion.
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 really shouldn’t even be not missing this action right now, but I did technically do my reading for tomorrow. I just know that I’m going to need to review it if I don’t want to be in class going “uhhh… I concur….”
"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 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Change it up a bit.
Say you do not concur.
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.
Cool story.
I remember one time I was supposed to have Mrs. Dalloway for a class. There was discussion and such about this and that and there I am bullshitting my way through. All of a sudden we get to the end where I had always believed that she was to have tossed herself in front of a train or whatever as part of the conclusion. So I jump in with a comment or two about this that the professor thoughtfully listens to before saying, “Well, that’s not actually how it ended.”
So I’m flustered and blurt out, “Well, I didn’t read it.” And then I cross my arms over my chest. He was amused enough that I got away with it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
As an undergrad, I was part of a three team presentation on a particular book. I had read about 15 pages, so my plan was to let the other two people dominate the discussion and to just jump in when I could bullshit my way through it. Unfortunately, the other two people were both unprepared AND introverted, so I ended up taking about 75% of the presentation facetime, based almost entirely on information that I kind of remembered from the previous week’s lecture. It totally worked out, and it ended up being a pretty good presentation.
I’ve promised myself that I’m not going to dick with my education as a grad student the same way I sometimes did as an undergrad.
"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 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think most of the “watch out jponry has the banhammer!!!” comments stem from the accidental GiantPain banning.
I don’t think anyone here really thinks you’re too quick to the draw.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that “wimmins” comment should put him right on the edge.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
How did GRM finally find himself squarely under the banhammer? I thought he just got bored.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
He made a really gross comment to someone who shared an experience about losing a family member and how that affected him in his daily life.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I imagine this one poorly.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
whoa
how did i miss this???
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I think howie hid it pretty quickly. But it was really one of the most heartless things I’ve ever seen someone post on here.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
wow
i know i’ve personally posted some pretty awful shit here, so i can;t even imagine what GRM must’ve said. crazy.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
It was a fucked up thing to say… but not the worst thing ever. More of the straw that broke the camel’s back sort of thing.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
WOW
I did not know he had finally been banned. Now my GRM images will not mean as much.
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.
GRM GOT BANNED????
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
SUCK IT, NATTO!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 2, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been keeping the theory that he assumed the warning he got was actually a banning.
"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 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Or he just didn’t want to post here anymore if he couldn’t harass Natto.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Also possible. The weird thing is that Natto never did anything to get on his bad side. I spent a lot more energy than I should have messing with that guy because I didn’t like him, and he never made a single sideways comment at me.
"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 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve seen him post on Sickels’ site a little while ago.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 2, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
jponry's internal monologue
“If he hasn’t been banned already, there must be some reason the other mods are keeping him around, right? Right? RIGHT?
I LOVE POKEMON"
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Would that more were.
And ideally some of them not themselves women. The “Tubby’s Klub House” air around here can get awfully vile at times, and not infrequent times, either.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
If you think that disagreeing with him is provoking him, then I guess he doesn’t do things unprovoked.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Whatever, jponry, it’s obviously all our fault.
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 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
picked nearly at random
it didn’t take a lot of searching
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/6/28/1542679/post-game-thread-giants-throw-a#40837550
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
From that same thread
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/6/28/1542679/post-game-thread-giants-throw-a#40846571
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/6/28/1542679/post-game-thread-giants-throw-a#40847130
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/6/28/1542679/post-game-thread-giants-throw-a#40847380
Really we can keep going. And that last one was in response to this provoking comment:
That does not help to prove your point in any way.
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.
and another
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/8/13/1622643/post-game-thread-norma-desmond#44369194
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
If you click on his username, you can see every post he has ever made,
complete with a search function.
Warning: although there may be thousands of words, there is very little content.
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 was just typing this.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
First, please do not encourage the gorecast thing.
His image selection is not something to be emulated most of the time.
Second, This is not a one post thing. It is a collection of posts over the time that he has been a member here. He also does not respond to well thought out arguments or anything that would remotely disprove his ideas. He also lashes out with insults to people he deems as “nerds” and for some reason believes he is entirely justified to do so.
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.
Don’t forget the cherry picking!
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 PM PDT up reply actions
Great, now I want cherries
"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 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree
He only threw 8 pitches last night, and he’s shown in his career that he’s been able to pitch a lot and in consecutive days. Ideally, sure you’d like to use someone else, but it’s a one run game and he’s your best pitcher out of the pen.
That being said, yesterday is the game he shouldn’t have been used. Plus, now he gets a day off.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yeah, yesterday would have been a good day to give him a break with a three run lead.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m in this line. Romo would have done just fine, I think.
At least the remainder of the ’pen will be well-rested now!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That’s like the one thing I take out of this as a positive. The bullpen was way overworked, especially Lopez and Ramirez.
The other semi-positive is, despite being taxed in his workload, Wilson has looked lights out the last two nights, which gives me high hopes for the stretch run.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
And not just that
Romo hasn’t pitched in forever.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
who the fuck is Sergio Romo?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/cue Amy G .gif
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I didn't say anything about a Sergio
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
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 Sep 1, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what always changes his mind?
Reasoned replies!
by GiantPain on Sep 1, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
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 Sep 1, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
oh god I lol'd
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I'm still lol'ing
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 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
he hit 96 tonight on his first fasball
then the Rocks helped by swinging at breaking pitches out of the zone
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
it was dumb swinging
last night Colorado weren’t expecting the lack of velocity on his fastballs and mistimed their swings to make outs
tonight they swung at the non-fastballs out of the zone
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Hokysmksbw, you seem reasonable. To help make things here on MCC clearer, please follow the instructions below:
1) Pick up your laptop* and hold it firmly at about eye level
2) Pull your arms in as fast as possible such that the laptop screen smashes you in the face very hard. Try to keep your eyes open during this process
3) Check to see if your common sense has been restored. If not, repeat the process until it does.
*If you are using a desktop, follow the same procedure using your monitor—some have claimed that this is even more effective than using a laptop. If using a mobile device, the process still works, but you may need to use additional force and repeat more frequently.
Good luck and please do continue posting comments once your sanity is restored.
by Bochean on Sep 1, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
you obviously study yoga just so you could learn to touch areas of your body not even fungus will
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Sorry, you clearly didn’t do it right. Please try again but really mash it against your skull this time.
by Bochean on Sep 1, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
lost in the shuffle
of Huff/Burrell kicking each other’s asses in elation are Timmy and Buster turning to each other in celebration behind them :)
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
by MonochromeGarden on Sep 1, 2010 9:11 PM PDT reply actions
I pointed that out up there somewhere. It was SO CUTE. And, I think Timmy dropped a “fuck yeah!”
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 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
oh whoopsie. i’m in the process of zzzzzzzzzz’ing through the end of the last GDT and this one, but yay! i love this team.
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
by MonochromeGarden on Sep 1, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I got here late, so here you go....
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
by jctGamer on Sep 1, 2010 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 10 recs
/rec'd
Also, love blurry Ford arm
"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 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Tempted to make a bad joke here but I’ll let it go
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It was 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 Sep 1, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
that team is reeling. the Giants should do well.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If it weren't for Bork's mismanagement the Giants would be only 1 back after this homestand
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I got to listen to the whole game.
And man am I spent. Way to go Tim. Glad to see you back. Now if Zito will follow suite…….
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Sep 1, 2010 9:15 PM PDT reply actions
...
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.
by scout6 on Sep 1, 2010 9:15 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I love that. It helps that Nyjer Morgan is a total douche.
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 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
..
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
by jctGamer on Sep 1, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
The photoshops that came out of this image were hilarious.
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.
Oh, was that the picture where that was a whole thread full of them? I DIED.
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 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Think it was on the Nationals SBN site.
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.
It's Lookout Landing
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
by jctGamer on Sep 1, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
LOL!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
All through the thread, I kept going, “that’s my favorite!” But, then I’d see another one and change my mind. But, then a 10x better one would appear a few posts down. It was OOC.
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 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot about that. So great.
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 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL I always remember
That one thread they had on I think it was Lookout Landing or some other one where everyone was photoshoping that image in that single thread.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
This Thread!
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/5/12/1469664/starting-a-meme
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Sep 1, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
omg LOL!
♥ 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 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
+1
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLost
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Sep 1, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
...
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Far be it from me to defend Nyjer
But did he actually START anything here?
Morgan went home hard in the 10th inning of a game, which the Marlins didn’t like, so they threw at him, so Morgan charge the mound.
I don’t see where he did anything wrong.
by GiantPain on Sep 1, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Past history.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
He went in hard against another catcher too
I’m not going to start faulting players for going all-out.
The way he was taunting the fans was kind of effed up.
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 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, this seems like the kind of thing that reasonable people can disagree about.
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 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you going to fault players for going all out in meaningless September games in such a manner that consciously endangers the health and safety of other players?
I am.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
he was a personal favorite until about month ago.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Wow
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
So I haven't refreshed this thread yet
Pretty sure when I do there’s going to be a whole lot of green
"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 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LOL
Ford looks overwhelmed by all the attention and TV cameras.
Good for him.
Ford
Said probably 100 “you-know”s in this interview. No exaggeration.
Is anyone watching this?
How many times did he say “you know?”
on BART
Didn’t catch the game. At one stop a mob of orange n black fill the car, and they reek of win. And body odors. More win then body odor…I’m hoping.
by iGotFiveOnIt on Sep 1, 2010 9:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Did anyone ever post a gif of Freddy's expression last night (it was apparently pretty funny)?
I’m scared to open the post-game thread to look for it.
"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 Sep 1, 2010 9:25 PM PDT reply actions
What is with the Nyjer Morgan obssession tonight?
shit like that happens every year
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
This is a group of people who like talking about baseball?
You are free to leave if you’re bored. No, really! You can go! Bye!
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 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
HE GONE
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
ya, and it's fun to talk about
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
Well, I mean, sorry care about something that you don’t. I guess we should all stop and ask you for appropriate, hokeysmokes-approved topics.
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 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s talk about bullpen usage patterns.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Good idea. I’m sure if we just explain it one more time, he’ll get it.
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 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Aroldis Chapman>EVERYONE IN GIANTS BULLPEN outside of Wilson
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
He will need TJ surgery in less than a year
/hokysmoke’d
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
His motion looks good, he'll be fine
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I am of the 30 pitches equals 10 days of rest school.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
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.
30 pitches = 1 day of rest in April/May
2 days in June/July
3 days in August/September
provided you expect another 30 pitch effort from a hard thrower
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
and it is super interesting
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
For all the insults you sling around, I am really surprised you have not been banned for real. That is not even accounting for the trolling.
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.
It’s becoming clear that he/she wasn’t held enough as a child. Either that or he/she was held too much.
Life is full of surprises, as you'll learn after you move out of Mom's basement.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
You know what? You’re boring.
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 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Then I guess you should turn off your computer and watch television.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
and I guess you should turn off your computer
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
I paid a lot of money for my online porn, and I ain't wasting it!
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
That was both clever and original. When I said it earlier.
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 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s like the 9000th featuring your fascinating opinions on bullpen usage.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
more like 150th
but the important thing is to keep one’s online schtick consistent
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Nice one, champ.
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.
Oh look, you’re calling people bitches and nerds. That’s totally acceptable behavior.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
omg shirtless B-Weez
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, JOE THORNTON?!?!?
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
by MonochromeGarden on Sep 1, 2010 9:27 PM PDT reply actions
maybe he's taking styling tips from his friend The Machine
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
i wish i got this joke 3 hours ago
i just watched that vid. OH MY HOLY HEAVENLY HOST WHAT WAS THAT.
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
by MonochromeGarden on Sep 2, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I'VE WATCHED IT THREE TIMES
AND FORCED AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE TO WATCH IT.
It’s magnificent in every way. And “sugar” has to be a euphemism.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
by shinkicker on Sep 2, 2010 6:04 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sugar with a capital "S"
it’s Wilson’s name, obv.
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
by MonochromeGarden on Sep 2, 2010 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Brian "Sugar" Wilson
It fits
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
by shinkicker on Sep 2, 2010 9:34 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
His hair looks like Eric Karros’ hair.
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 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Shirtless Brian is on Comcast right now!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ DrDC ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
YES, I CANT WAIT TO CHECK THIS OUT!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I LUV BRIAN WILSON SHIRTLESS, OMG OMG OMG
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
NOT POSEY?
Eh.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Line for Buster forms behind me, okay?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Chop
Do we want to go down this route again?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
You know what? I said the line forms behind me, I staked my claim. Now back the fuck off.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Sassy
Fine, you can have the line. But I’m going through the back door.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
What makes you think the back door’s not covered?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Um.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
One way street, yo. DO NOT ENTER.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Yeah, that’s just waiting for a Lars comment.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He went to bed
"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 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll z-scroll through this tread tomorrow and be positively giddy wit how much attention he’s getting
"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 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. He’ll probably look for every TWSS-worthy comment.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
A thread never goes by without some kind of lars/kdl comment in a conversation in which I took no part.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
It’s just cause we love you guys!
"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 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, we like implying that you’re sleeping together.
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
by Prussian Creole on Sep 1, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, he is to avant guarde
He will Shift C
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.
Backwards!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I didn’t enjoy using that.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
The freakout from discovering that was pretty funny.
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.
This is all sorts of wrong.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I am aware of that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a password for the backdoor?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
"Your pussy should be more jealous"
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He ain’t havin’ it.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, in this case, I think he is
"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 10:55 PM 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 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
If I weren’t aware of it before, I certainly am now.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
WELL THEN
…
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
You had to bring up “back door.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Aren’t you at Mills? When I was at Cal, Mills girls were pretty matter-of-fact. But not all of them said ‘please’.
…I have no idea how to respond to this.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
“affect” almost works in this context.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I read that as "affeldt" for a second
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
…okay.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
DOUBLE LOL
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Hey, as a current Mills girl, I take exception to that.
"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 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
No!
"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 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I told wcw that it doesn’t work.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Will I be stalking you tomorrow?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If you ever really see howie, just say “Hi howie” and keep walking.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I was thinking more “LOL Howie,” and then just keep walking.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:57 PM 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 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I’ll find out tomorrow. I kind of assume you’ve figured out my schedule by now.
"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 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If I get my comp sci homework finished tonight, you should expect to see me yelling at the bookstore. If you’re hanging around the Rothwell Center, then you’d probably hear.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, yelling at the bookstore or yelling at the bookstore?
"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 PM PDT up reply actions
Castigating an edifice.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yelling at people at the bookstore. Yelling at a building would send me straight to the loony bin. Unless I’m already at one.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Your life is actually like the episode “Normal Again”.
"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 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Minus the badass fighting, I guess.
"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 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, damn. The badass fighting would’ve been cool.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as you have an awesome group of in-your-mind friends there to keep you insane, it should be fine, though.
"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 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That explains the conversations I’ve been having with my friends lately.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You're the one that made it dirty
I was thinking more literal.
"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 was talking about it literally.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I suppose it depends on perspective then.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Or the McCoven are all dirty minded.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
WHat?! Why would you ever think this?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 1, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I should post a new rage.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m still pissed off at the bookstore.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK the bookstore
always fuckin shit up, ALWAYS
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Seriously, everytime i try to buy a book, “oh it’s been backordered, or oh we just sold the last one today.” what they do is stupid, they order 25 books for a 30 person class
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I'm surprised
That the HSU bookstore was never really like this. Even though I bought most of my books online, when I needed to get one at the bookstore, they usually had it.
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT."
Yea, they usually are good about it, sometimes they just flat out SUCK
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
In five years, I probably only had a couple problems. It was mostly with lab booklets being all sold out (LOL FAILING BIOLOGY MULTIPLE TIMES)
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT."
LOL WITHDRAWING FROM PSYCH and PHYS
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
At Mills, the bookstore orders their books based on how many people bought it in the previous semester. So even if the class has 16 people, if only three people bought it last time, they’ll only order three.
They will take new orders and process them for you in like less than a week, though.
"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 PM PDT up reply actions
Basically they’re trying to save money
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Which isn’t an altogether bad thing for a school in California, private though they happen to be.
But it’s not a bad policy regardless. Don’t overspend and be quick to accommodate extra need. It kind of sucks if you want all your books RIGHT NOW THIS MINUTE, but it’s not unreasonable.
"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 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they processed my order within a reasonable amount of time. But for some reason, they keep telling me that they haven’t received my order and that the publisher hasn’t shipped it yet, but all the other orders from that publisher has shipped. So it’s just stressing, but I’ll manage.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
btw, there’s an independent bookstore at 4100 MacArthur that is owned by a friend of one of my professors. As many independents, they’re struggling. They might not have your books, but it’s a good deed in great measure to check them out before resorting to Amazon.
"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 PM PDT up reply actions
Many bookstores seem to be closing now it seems, independent bookstores, it’s sad :(
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Even Barnes & Noble, I hear, is falling to the greater machine that is online warehouse purchasing.
"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 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Which reminds me...
MOE’S USED BOOKSTORE IN BERKELEY ON TELEGRAPH IS THE BEST BOOKSTORE EVER SO BUY FROM THEM.
"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 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Powell’s might take exception to this claim
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Maybe, but do you agree that Moe’s is really, really cool.
"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 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Moe’s is pretty cool.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I always appreciated that they are open until like 11:00 p.m. almost every single night of the year.
"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 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I still trek all the way over there occasionally just to get books. I also love, love, love the Powell’s in Portland, OR. I always make a point of going there when I visit Portland.
"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 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
it's heaven on earth, basically
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Yes
Since Portland is a bit out of my commute, I get my slice of heaven every 6 weeks with my Indiespensable package.
They could be Giants...but not really.
that sounds like something she might have said
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Indeed
There is no comparison. Powell’s is as close to book heaven as a mortal can get.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
It’s a black hole of timesuck though… I’ve never gotten out of there in less than an afternoon.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2010 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to thank Powell's bookmarks for reigniting my love of literature
Such brilliant marketing
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I’m going into Berkeley sometime this month, so I’ll have to check that out, too.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
They outlived Cody’s on Telegraph, and I think that probably says a lot.
"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 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
What did happen to Cody’s? Changing demographics on Telegraph or did they overexpand?
They could be Giants...but not really.
both, i think
i don’t have any inside info, but that’s what it seemed like to me.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
They were forced to close . . . not enough people buying books anymore
"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 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The one they opened in downtown SF really bit them in the butt, too. Poorly designed, turned out to be totally doomed from the outset.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I think I heard that they had been losing money annually at that location for like a decade, and finally just couldn’t support the loss anymore. Changing markets were probably a bigger problem than changing demographics, in my estimate.
As far as I know, they still have a location. It’s unfortunate it’s not the Telegraph one, but….
"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 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I hardly ever go to Barne’s and Noble… usually just independents
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That’s good. It’s a failing of mine that I don’t use independents more.
"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 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
They tend to have more unique books
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yay
My three favorites are Kepler’s, Book Passage and Green Apple. Buy from them, yo.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Sweet. I’ll have to check it out one of these days.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
WHY IS CHOP SO ANGRY ALL THE SUDDEN
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
SHE LEARNED FROM WATCHING YOU
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Me? when have you ever seen me on this forum actually mad at someone?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Oh wait
That’s bondslegend
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Bondslegend is allllll for show
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
DAMN BOOKSTORE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET THE BOOK I NEEDED FOR ENGLISH 1 LAST MONDAY AND IT’S STILL NOT IN. GAHDDAMMIT.
(In all seriousness, though, I’m pretty happy right now.)
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
THE PUBLISHER HASN’T SENT MY ORDER YET, APPARENTLY. FUCKING SHIT.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
CHOP, CALL THOSE BASTARDS TOMORROW
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
What book?
"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 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
From Critical Thinking to Argument. And another one. I forget the title.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. It’s The Well Crafted Sentence.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, so not Lit books. If it was a lit book, I might have been able to help you out.
"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 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I wanted to take a Lit class this semester, but I had to take the prereq first. Damn prereq.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, you can’t even take any lit classes? Bootsy.
"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 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope. Well, my advisor said I could talk to some profs to let me take the class, but I decided to just get GenEds out of the way this semester.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Dayam.
"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 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
USE AMAZON, CHOP, HAVEN’T YOU LEARNED ANYTHING FROM COLLEGE YET??? GO FOR THE CHEAPEST OPTION POSSIBLE!!!! and good to hear, i’m glad you’re in a great mood, weekends almost here, drinking for the 3 day weekend… 4 for me… Miami Ohio plays AT Florida Saturday
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
English books are only like $10, anyway,
"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 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
IT WAS THE SAME PRICE ONLINE, SO I WAS JUST LIKE, FUCK IT, I’LL GET IT FROM THE BOOKSTORE. AND I SHOULD’VE GOTTEN IT BY NOW IF NOT FOR THE STUPID PUBLISHER NOT SENDING OUT MY ORDER UGHHHH.
But, that’s awesome. Beat up Florida, plz. And, yeah, for the most part, I like my classes, the people are nice, things with that guy are working out better than I thought it would (he almost made a move! gasp!). So, yeah. I’m pretty happy.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
GOOD, FUCK IT ALL
So what’s your prof say about all this bullshit?
And you know, chop? i hope everything stays the way it is and only gets better for ya
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
She was reasonably. She uploaded the first chapter for everyone who doesn’t have the book yet on the blackboard site.
And I hope so. I was reasonably stressed out on Monday, but I dropped what I didn’t need to do and every thing’s much better now.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Reasonable, not reasonably.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Good! and good to hear about what happened monday, that’s the thing, when everything gets overboard just STOP and just chill for like a half hour and think about what you need to do NOW
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah. I thought I could handle writing for the paper here, but, I just couldn’t. So I quit that, focused on my schoolwork and every thing worked out.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
nice, yea, it’s tough to work in a busy environment like a dorm room sometimes
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It’s surprisingly quiet, but I just can’t seem to focus while I’m hanging out in the dorms. I end up having to study in the computer labs, which is nice.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I got lost on campus at night my first day of class and I think I ended up walking around the student housing, and I was like “oh man, this doesn’t look very good.”
"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 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
…
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It was dark outside, and I was disoriented!
"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 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
This sounds like a line in the fanfic.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
“And then I was like, oh hey, I’m not on campus at all. I’m right near Grant’s house! What are the odds?”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Those lectures I was attending turned out to be nothing more than Grant reading the terms of the restraining order out loud again.
"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 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I need to sneak into that lecture.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You can totally audit.
"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 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That works. But then I’d end up missing at least one of my classes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Or, when possible, used from Abebooks or the like.
There are a lot of online alternatives.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
BECAUSE BACKDOOR!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2010 5:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually it forms right behind Howie, who is of course right behind Chop.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
CALL ME WHEN SHIRTLESS NATE IS ON COMCAST
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 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOo!!!!!!!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d take it, but I have a feeling Dan’s middle is a little soft.
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 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Did I strike a nerve? ;-)
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 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, I’m just currently obsessed with NATE’S ABS. I blame Aubrey.
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 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
HUFF HAS TAKEN OVER KDL'S ACCOUNT
RUN.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/smacks Buster on the ass
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 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re going to anger Chop if you’re not careful
"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 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That wasn’t me! Aubrey hacked my account. No worries, I got it back.
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 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
HEY NOW.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Told you, kdl/Aubrey
"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 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Chop and Pat.
"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 first I read this as Chop and Pat together (not Chop and Pat both angst-ing) and I was like, not cool Chop. NOT. COOL.
"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 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It's funny how those stories
Have merged the Giants with their fans, at least in the fans’ minds.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
FP
Said pussy on the radio when trying to say pushing.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
FUCK… OT: My roommate just put on California Gurls… WHYYYYYYYYY at 12:30 AM on a Wednesday night…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It's ok. My daughter just put on the Japanese version of Genie (SNSD)
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
ONLY 9:30 IN CALIFORNIA! SO HOT IT’LL MELT YOUR POPSICLE
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
plus, snoop doesnt play, he loves the Bay just like he loves LA
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
OT so the Pirates called up Bowker
..interesting
by 49erEmpire on Sep 1, 2010 9:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
K’d in his 1st AB. 7 pitches, looking.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Three or four more than expected.
But Time, as is its wonted habit, will tell.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
didn't even have to use your AK?
by 49erEmpire on Sep 1, 2010 9:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
wow 7 hits
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oof.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
You can stay there for a while.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK YEAH THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR RULES
all other calendars can SUCK IT
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Especially the Mayan calendar.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
the fucking Mayan calendar??
please, it couldn’t even carry GCal’s jock
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
LOL
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
greens
ive counted 15 greens so far.. I LOVE YOU GUYS!
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
DFowler24
At the cheesecake factory in SF wit my guy @EYJr…discussing somethings that need to be discussed! :-|
cheesecake?
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
I love how they come to SF and go to the Cheesecake Factory.
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 PM PDT up reply actions
Discuss:
we’re ridiculously wealthy, in one of the greatest culinary cities in the world and eating at a place people go when The Elephant Bar gets too crowded?
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
by oldjacket on Sep 1, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Basically.
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 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You go where you know and you’re comfortable with I guess.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
If memory serves . . .
. . . San Francisco has more restaurants per capita than any other city in the world.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
And doctors!
My prof wrote an interested book based on those facts.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Cheesecake Factory is across the street from their hotel.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Most do. Some stay at the Parc 55 and one other hotel.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
And that goes both NL and AL teams.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
AL teams, really? You mean when they’re playing interleague games here or even when they play Oakland?
They could be Giants...but not really.
They stay in SF and either take a bus or even BART to Oakland.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Remember when the Bay Bridge was closed (the time it was non-scheduled) and some team had to take the ferry to Oakland? The Yankees maybe? Something like that. They were almost late for the game. Hilarious!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Also, CJ Wilson has tweeted about being on BART before. :)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Come to think of it, I was on a BART train with him once. Only I didn’t know it was him and no one recognized him. It was only after we got off that my boyfriend (who’s a Red Sox fan) mentioned it.
They could be Giants...but not really.
CJ is awesome. Too bad you didn’t recognize him.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I’m too focused on the Giants. I don’t think I’d recognize too many As players if I ran into them, to be honest.
But while I did not recognize him, I did notice him. CJ is very good-looking. :)
They could be Giants...but not really.
Indeed. Especially when he does the live webcasts.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t recognize half the Giants.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I recognize all of the Grizzlies, and most of the SJ Giants which is JUST SAD.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I recognize rookie league guys. I’m more sad.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU ARE!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
LOL, and yet, I don’t mind.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, I know. ;-)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Hahaha. I should have more stories for you after Sunday. Going to the Grizz game! :D
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I am seriously thinking about driving down for it. How pathetic is that?
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Not pathetic! You should go!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s my dad’s birthday, but he probably wouldn’t mind if I ditched him.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Aw, well, if you can finagle a way into going, you should!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t want to go by myself, and I know there’s no way I can get anyone to go with me. So, we’ll see…
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Alright. Well, let me know, though, if you are going. If not, I’ll just try to meet up with you at the Giants/Brewers game. (Lauren said you were going…?)
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to the games on the 18th and 19th. Are you going to be at either of those? That would be awesome!!
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
You should add the 17th to your list. Buster Posey orange t-shirt giveaway.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Damn it. I’ll be out of town that week.
That reminds me… At the game on Sunday, I had to check SIX vendors to find a black Posey jersey tee in medium. Six.
Kruk wasn’t kidding when he said that Posey could run for mayor and he’d win.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I might be going on the 19th. Lauren’s saving a ticket for me, and hopefully I’ll know by this weekend if I can go!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
A friend of mine would recognize one. He’s hosting a player.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
A San Jose Giant
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Some guys are more recognizable than others, but IDK, I think you’d be surprised at how easy it is.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Actually, I missed Javier Lopez at the charity event last week. Totally had no idea he was there. :(
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Wait, which charity event? The Gulf Coast relief one or Logan’s?
They could be Giants...but not really.
Logan’s.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
What, he wasn’t wearing a name tag that said “LOOGY”? :D
Awesome. That one always gets such a nice turnout.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Did you miss my fanpost about it with all the pictures? It’s here: http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/8/26/1651934/kdls-night-out-with-the-giants
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
…and I’m back. Hella awesome pics and write-up, kdl! Thanks for sharing.
They could be Giants...but not really.
You’re welcome! I was surprised you hadn’t seen it yet. :)
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Speaking of Javier Lopez, he was a teammate for a short time with Javy Lopez. Unfortunately, Javy never caught Javier.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
if only there had been a Javiest Lopez
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
by delorean on Sep 1, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
There was this one guy they thought could do it, but he only turned out to be Javyish.
"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 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
rec’d
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
by MonochromeGarden on Sep 1, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember a story a few years ago where a few Cleveland Indians players took the wrong BART train and ended up in Richmond.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Hilarity ensues.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Where the Flying Squirells beat them 7-3.
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.
It’s funny because it’s the Cleveland Indians.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
LOL
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Man that’s gotta be great business.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
i dont see a problem if it's that close to the hotel...
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
DF: Hey EY Jr, I’m here at the Cheesesteak Factory to discuss something that needs to be discussed.
EY JR: Shoot DF!
DF: WHY THE HELL ARE WE EATING AT THE GOD-DAMNED CHEESESTEAK FACTORY?!?
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
by TMOX on Sep 1, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
it's acceptable
but pretty overpriced for nothing special
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
Obviously they are discussing the Huff/Burrell fanfic.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
YES
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 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Never Forget Why He's Here
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
by jctGamer on Sep 1, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’m going to sic Marian and Vivian Brown on them.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 1, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat in the fuck.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Wait
I thought that the game was early tonight because the Rockies had to catch a flight to Philadelphia?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They decided to stay in SF for the night and fly back in the morning.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably hanging on for the next installment of Home Runs and Western Suns.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Are you going to turn this into a motion picture?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Is the food worth the wait?
Or is it the atmosphere?
(I went there with a date once and it was so crowded we left after about 30 minutes without ever being seated)
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I’ve been there a few times. It’s not that great.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
not great??
it’s barely food
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Yeah
and if you do not like cheesecake there is really no point at all in going.
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.
Even the cheesecake is not that good.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’ve had better cheesecake at other chain restaurants.
The thing that weirds me out is that there is an epic wait at the Cheesecake Factory in Union Square no matter what time of day/month/year it is. It’s so not worth it, and they’re all over the place.
Adopted Giant: Ryan Rohlinger (on loan from Shanghaijim).
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
I’ve always assumed those were tourists. Although the few times I’ve made it out to the one in Corte Madera, it was pretty packed too.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Come for the valet parking and arched ceilings, stay because you enjoy abusing your lower intestine.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I don’t really like cheesecake so I pretty much just get a salad when I’m there.
"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 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, you just responded to him without unfairly disagreeing with him and having your own opinion. You’re doing it wrong, jponry.
"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 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
a candlelit dinner, gazing into each other’s eyes…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 1, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Great win
And I won a free Flip video camera (?) but I didn’t get it from heimy.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Man, I didn’t realize these Flip Video Mino HD are expensive.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That is awesome that you won one of those. Those Giants branded ones are pretty sweet!
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
How do you get in on that raffle?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I was surprised I won one. I was just sitting in my seat in sec. 319, row 4. I saw a cameraman come up our section as well as one of your people (I don’t know what to call your group) so I knew something was happening but to come to my row and give an item that sells for $179.95 online was great.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Player's Manager
I actually thought putting Wilson in there was a “Player’s Manager” move. They guy pitched several days in a row, and doesn’t exactly have unlimited throws left in his arm. I’ll bet he lobbied hard for that opportunity.
I was at the game, thinking I’d rather give Timmy a shot to start the inning, then look at the various situations…. but hey, Weez got it done. I just hope he’s not tired.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
2 pts only ladies love the longshot
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Just got home, by golly September is witchery. All I have to say about this game is “HELL YEAH HIPPIE!”
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
you were good luck for Timmy!!
♥ 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 10:03