Filling in for Andres Torres
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 15, 2010 1:56 PM PDT
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Andres Torres is out for three weeks our so if you believe the original report, though a rival GM thinks Torres is done for the year. All Mike Murphy knows is that it’s going to take a while to clean up all of those footnotes and index entries that spilled out everywhere when Torres's appendix burst. What a mess.
When Rich Aurilia had his appendectomy in 2003, he was back in two weeks. I’ll assume that Torres will recover just as quickly because my training at Hollywood Upstairs Medical College tells me so. Even though Torres was slumping, his defense never faltered. He needs to come back. Soon. Please. That tweet from Buster Olney scared me. Also of note: that last sentence would have scared me if I had read it five years ago.
In the interim, the Giants are figuring out what they already knew: this isn’t a team filled with great leadoff options. Aaron Rowand has led off almost 40 games this season. That’s only ten words right there, but it’s a sentence just filled with information. Maybe Torres heard that sentence as he was walking by the press box, and that’s why his appendix had to be removed. Doctors found implication shrapnel like "Wait, did Bochy stick Rowand there because he had a three-week hot streak from the leadoff spot last year?" and "Oh, man, there just aren’t a lot of people who can get on base on this team" sticking out of Torres’s small intestines after the sentence "Aaron Rowand has led off almost 40 games this season" exploded.
Cody Ross? He’s Rowand in a good year. Aaron Rowand? He’s Rowand in a bad year. Eugenio Velez? C’mon now, this is a pennant race. Darren Ford? A .315 on-base percentage in AA disqualifies you for the job, sorry, random talk-radio callers. Freddy Sanchez? Doesn’t walk enough, and he’s a little slow. Buster Posey? Need the (comparative) power lower in the order, same with Aubrey Huff.
There isn’t a good answer. There just isn’t. So absent a legitimate solution, it’s hard to get too worked up. Ross seems to be able to make a pitcher work when he wants to. He can take it. If Freddy Sanchez were to hit leadoff, maybe his approach would change a little. Fine. Heck, I’d even be for Posey up there, as it would maximize his plate appearances for the season – even if the difference is a single at-bat, it might be one that comes in the ninth inning against Huston Street.
My only suggestion is this: not Aaron Rowand against right-handed starters. Please, no. Lineup construction is overrated, and it probably wouldn’t make a huge difference if Rowand were to lead off instead of hit eighth until Torres returned, but it’s just wrong. Hitting Rowand leadoff is like wearing sweatpants to interview for a job you don’t think you’re going to get. There probably would have been another reason you didn’t get the job, but it didn’t hurt that you guaranteed your failure just to be a little more comfortable.
Vote no on Prop. Aa. No Rowand in the leadoff spot. Please, if nothing else, just keep him out of there for aesthetic purposes. I’d rather have Rowand in the lineup over Jose Guillen against left-handers, but he should hit lower in the order. Please.
And come back soon, Andres. Come back soon.
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TWHS
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
I have absolutely no doubt that Rowand will be in the leadoff spot tonight.
Ross will not be an option because he will be on the bench. Guillen will be in RF.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 2:00 PM PDT reply actions
Nope. Velez.
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by Giantsfan4life on Sep 15, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Schierholtz
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
fun fact? Those other two dudes on the left went missing
after coming to Miami ohio and traveling down to Alabama to help with the peace between blacks and whites
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
not necessarily FUN but an interesting point
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
OK, it's called the Freedom Summer, June of 1964
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Mississipi Burning right?
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
pretty much! which is why i think it's crazy people posted it here
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I think most of us over the age of 30 knew what it was
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
It was Mississippi, my home state
Philadelphia, MS.
I thought it was a poor choice of pictures to use as well.
meh, i dont get irked by many things, but this was a little weird, just saying
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
but it will probably be used again very soon
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
THIS THIS THIS.
I called in to KNBR last night to propose Schierholtz in center. I probably didn’t sound too smart, but FP said something along the lines of “this is a pennant race, not the time to be trying drastic things,” five minutes after he proposed starting Ford.
It really pisses me off. I just don’t understand why Nate “can’t” play center. John Shea posted a great quote from him yesterday, a quote which screamed “Fuck you Bochy, I can play center”.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It's gone from inside
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I miss Andres so much already.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
I was definitely in the play Bowker camp and wasn’t too sure what to make of Torres’ hot start, but the lack of a leadoff guy was a big one. Ideally, they could have benched Rowand much earlier and let both Torres and Bowker play.
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Sep 15, 2010 2:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
ROFL
LOL HAHAHAHA LMAO
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to do that (TM)
Aye, 'tis well remembered.
Others of us also bear the scars. (Pittsburgh 2010: 21 PA, 4 K, 1 BB, 1 2B, BA = .050 — SSS, but, still . . . .)
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
The last time I went to the gym during a game, we smoked the Pads
I will be returning this evening.
Oh, and I would go with Freddy in the leadoff spot – he’s upped his walk rate this year and SPEEDZ is overrated.
it’s going to take a while to clean up all of those footnotes and index entries that spilled out everywhere when his appendix burst. What a mess.
Geekiest joke ever?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
I'm not going to look at the line-up today because I'm having a good day.
I’m also going to wait until about 7:30 to turn on the game so I don’t have to see Rowand hit lead-off.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 15, 2010 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
Also
I checked out the post-game thread from last night. My god, but there was a lot of stupid in there.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 15, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably not, but I count at least 3 who I wouldn’t mind never hearing from again.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 15, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m posting this comment just to make sure I’m not banned.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 15, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I banned like five people, but those were just for fun.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
OH SHUT UP
I’m too busy fighting with my roommate and being on my period to talk to argue with your right now!!!
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 15, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
This made me laugh
I felt bad afterward.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit
I was just typing “TWSS”
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"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 15, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
When am I not?
/girl
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"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 15, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I should not be laughing at this, but I am.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
INORITE
The Silmarillion is sooooo boring. How could it get that much love?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Hey fuck, you.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
EH, YUCKY UFO
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i generally don’t open GDT/PGTs after the fact. Did I miss anything awesome?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
THANKS NAT
You always have my back.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
He wants your front as well.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
From Johnny D:
Thread takeaways:
Zito is the problem.
Silmarillion sux.
Wimmins don’t get along.
White people use English oppressively.
Grant still isn’t 100% on the +reply button.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 15, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Linguistic imperialism is a serious problem
I’m from Bengal, where since Partition each side has had a far-off government try to impose Hindustani. It’s a big deal.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
ah, those white people
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I got out early. I guess I missed a lot.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Sep 15, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Just the things we said about you in your absence.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I wrote the book on the appendix
I wrote the appendix too, but they took it out.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 2:13 PM PDT reply actions
You wrote a book on an appendix?
I never thought of appendices as good writing material. I prefer paper myself.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Instead of making sandwiches with bread, use pop tarts.
Instead of chewing gum, chew bacon.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Toaster Strudel > Pop Tarts
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
You can brush your teeth with milkshakes!
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical College, too?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Hospital Chairman: Dr. Nick, this malpractice committee has received a few complaints against you. Of the 160 gravest charges, the most troubling are performing major operations with a knife and fork from a seafood restaurant.
Dr. Nick: But I cleaned them with my napkin.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I feel cheated
I’m 300 lbs and no one wanted to put me on disability.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This all assumes the Giants can, you know, actually scores some runs and win?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Investigating lead-off options, Billingsley vs. The Giants:
Rowand – 26 PA — .350/.423/.550 4:5 BB:K
Fontenot – 12 PA — .364/.417/.545 0:1 BB:K
Schierholtz – 12 PA — .545/.583/.909 1:2 BB:K
Freddy Sanchez, btw — 27 PA — .200/./259/.200 1:4 BB:K
small sample sizes are small
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Not that I disagree complete, but it seems we’ve all grown a little too dismissive of small samples.
See http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/small-sample-usefulness/
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
I read that as, “I’d be in favor of sitting Freddy for a fortnight.”
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
As did I
maybe he can chow on some strawberries and cream and google “Anna Kournikova 2004” while Fontenot goes 2 for 3 tonight.
I thought it was sitting Freddy for a forty tonight. I didn’t know the mole was a fan of cheap beer.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Molt liquor
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
There is nothing worse than molting when you liquor.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems like irregardless of the question Nate is the answer.
/troll
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I could care less what bugs you.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
STOP REPRESSING HIM
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
MOCKING!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
ARE YOU MOCKING HIM?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
who else has had their appendix taken out?
mine actually ruptured, was in the hospital for eight days, and i didn’t get stitches (i don’t know why; stupid kaiser) but i can’t see it taking three months if it’s just a normal procedure.
anyone have insight?
First ever adoptee: Steven Michael Decker, our 2012 San Francisco Giants Manager/starting catcher.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
was discussed some yesterday
if it hadn’t ruptured, and it was removed laproscopically (which I assume it was), 2 weeks seems like a reasonable recovery time.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
My son had the same procedure last year, and was playing HS basketball 2 weeks later. it’s not that invasive.
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by Giantsfan4life on Sep 15, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Replying
More difficult than science.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 15, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Gee
The Rockies had no problem hitting Clayton Richard.
LOL COORS LOL GIANTS LOLFENSE
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
GEE GEE GEE GEE
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
OT: For you grammer nerds:
I got this via a community email group today.
Dear Parents and Friends,
As parents and school teachers have noticed, kids can read fast and it can
be fluent, but many have not comprehend what they have read. Just simplely
let them read a lot more seems have not shown obvious improvement. The good
news is, our reading comprehension training expert provides classes at the
Achieve Learing Center. The G1-3 and G4-6 classes starts this afternoon.
Please see the details and register at [spam site redacted].Please reply an email if your child wants to attend the class.
On last Friday, students attended G1-3 writing and G4-6 writing classes were
very happy and they like the class. You’ll see the results very soon if
your child enrolled the class.Thanks,
Achieve Learning Center
Makes me want to run right over there with my kids to sign them up.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
This is scam mail, right? I mean they aren’t trying to run a legit business, right?
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 15, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re located in a nearby shopping area. It’s a real place. Apparently just not a very good one.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
SEND YOU'RE KIDS TO US!
WE’LL MAKE THEM LERN TO READ REAL GOOD!
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 15, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
YEAH??? READ THIS:
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IF YOU CANT READ IT, THERES NO SAVING YOU!!!
by giant4life83 on Sep 15, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
(did you type “grammer” as a joke please say yes)
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Grahamer.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
grahamercrackalacquer
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
grahamercrackaliqueur
/makes smores drink
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
I don’t like where this is going
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 15, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
She may have uttered such a phrase.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Education For Profit!
That’s the ticket. Grab a frozen yogurt, get your nails done, and gain literacy…all before a 3.99 dinner combo to top it off.
Hitting 74 on the radar gun but hitting my spots.
by VidaWantsYourCar on Sep 15, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
/mrs. breadfan7 lovingly sweeps up pieces of breadfan7's exploded head, weeping and cursing
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
We get a monthly newsletter . . .
. . . from the local school district (even though we have no children—I guess because we’re taxpayers). It is virtually a textbook exercise in bad writing, from grammar to plain content (and covering all between), sort of like those “Exercise: correct this paper” kind of things. And these are the school-district supervisors and teachers.
I keep thinking of volunteering to do a class on basic English at the local library, but (aside from the question of whether anyone would be interested), I keep finding I’m far too lazy. Ditto a class on speculative fiction.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Ted Leitner, man… I tell ya, that guy… wow… he can go fuck himself. I don’t know. He might be worse than The Hawk.
I just heard a Padres radio broadcast for the first time
Is he the guy that mumbles really fast and you can’t understand what he’s saying half the time?
If so, you’re right. He is brutal.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The color guy for the Padres is the worst...
Does a lot of “you know what I mean” and “just saying”…
well, there’s Jerry Reynolds, and he’s a Hall of Fame broadcaster of advanced age… Ted Leitner’s the rah-rah MY PADRES… “And… THIS is AdrianGonzalezOHHH that ball is CRUSHEDYOUGOTTASEETHISONE… ohhhh boy. MyyyyYYYyYyYYyYyyyyyyYyYYY Padres!”
Also cmoplained during saturdays padres game that stauffer wasn't getting the calls bumgarner was
LOL DUMB AMIRITE?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
can you be more specific
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
A, not Car
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Nearly every run in the game
Driven in by a Gonzalez or a Tulowitzki.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
How about Fontenot? I mean at least the guy gets on base a little more than Rowand.. Could be a bit clanky but I’d make the lineup like this:
3B Fontenot
2B Sanchez
RF Huff
C Posey
LF Burrell
SS Uribe
1B Sandoval
CF Ross
P
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
OF defense is spooky
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I’d say Ross is probably average at center and Huff is slightly below in right. Burrell is another story but it could be worse
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
3B is easier than SS or 2B.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Does Fontenot have any kind of arm? (I don’t know, I’m asking.)
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I don’t know either. Actually, I don’t think I’ve even seen him play yet.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
same
I’ve seen him at Zeke’s and the Public House, but he didn’t strike me as very athletic. Kind of pasty, actually.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
professional scouting ftw
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
Plus, he has this weird Ben Zobrist obsession.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Pasty
Fontenot is healthy and athletic. His body does not produce pigment, so he can’t tan.
Albino
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That is not something to make fun of. It is amazing that a little squirt with poor vision became a major league player, and was a first round draft pick!
None of us have a way to know the force or volume that was the genesis of Mr. Fontenot.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Little white boy
No, but there is so much ignorance out there about albinism. People with this condition are portrayed as evil and sinister, when the truth is that most guys with albinism look young and angelic. That ugly guy from Powser is the product of the makeup department and lots of chalky goop.
Well, the guy in powder was also made out of electricity or something, so that’s not really a case of albinism.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Edelweiss is Fontenot.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Fontenesque
No, Edelweiss is not Fontenot, but she is Fontenesque, at 4’ 11", and was an Olympic bronze medal winner in the womens downhill. She is (was) also very blonde, but does not have albinism. She is now 66, and will be leaving for Austria tonight. That was nice of her favorite baseball player to get the game-winning hit just before she was to be away for 12 days.
Tentacle maybe? Not sure
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
fontenot doesn’t have a SS kind of arm.
there was a play a few series ago, he was at short, the typical play uribe makes, and he couldnt make the throw in time
by giant4life83 on Sep 15, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw a couple others, but that is the one that readily comes to mind. Considering he had both feet planted when he made the throw, it’s probably a pretty good reflection of his arm.
by giant4life83 on Sep 15, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
he gave it all he had, and it sure wasn’t a laser. it was def a 2B type arm
by giant4life83 on Sep 15, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds delicious
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
If it's one of those Chow Fun noodles, certainly
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Phontenot?
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Yes
2 of them actually, one on either side of his body.
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.
@delorean
He was the regular 3rd baseman for the Cubs last year. At first he was a little lost, but as the season wore on, he played better than average 3rd. Piniella was surprised to see him fire a few lasers to first. What I am wondering is where his power went. This is the first year in the majors that he hasn’t hit dingers.
And, uh
The most HR he’s ever hit in a year is 9…
For a guy who hit .305/ .395/.514 in 08, it’s pretty incredible he had single digit home runs.
Fontenot/Sanchez home run derby!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
or even Posey could lead off. Even with the loss of power I think having Huff-Burrell-Uribe in the middle of the lineup is okay, if not great. Torres and Posey have somewhat comparable power anyway.
C Posey
2B Sanchez
1B Huff
LF Burrell
SS Uribe
3B Sandoval
CF Ross
RF Schierholtz
too bad batting a leadoff catcher for Bochy is probably completely out of the question..
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
Cardinals shutting down Jaime Garcia
Not good considering STL has 4 left with the Rox and Pads, but Garcia HAD been struggling lately.
Also good for Buster’s ROY chances.
it’s going to be Heyward.
Our love is all of God's money.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond after a horrific stint in Fresno.
I think Buster will win if the Braves are out and the Giants are in
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 16, 2010 5:44 AM PDT up reply actions
that tends to mean a team is acknowleding they are done for the year. hope they dont roll over for SD and COL
by giant4life83 on Sep 15, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a conspiracy!
First, the Marlins shut Johnson down (and they have games against ATL and PHI). Then the Cards shut Garcia down (and they have games against SD and COL).
Clearly, these asshats are conspiring against the Giants. Just one more reason to hate LaRussa.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
That is not crazy enough to be conspiracy...
The one about SD pitchers using spit balls and Giants pitchers using emery boards…now that’s a conspiracy
OT:
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
OH FUCK YEAH
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
Is this a threat?
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.
just win the damn game tonight.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 15, 2010 2:53 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
yes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I concur
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 15, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
DO IT!!!
I double dog dare you…
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Braves and Pads both lose
Hey Giants, be a dear and like, you know, score a couple of goddamned runs tonight? KTHXBYE
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 15, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight is a HUUUUGE game
I’m glad Cain is on the mound, but we need runs – 5 in the first inning would be best.
Then 10 every inning after.
Just so they ease into 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.
minus 5 runs???
you want to spot the Dodgers 5 runs to start the game???
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I find this question a little creepy – why are you so interested in Grant’s whereabouts?
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 15, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad someone got it
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 15, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually followed him around and asked for his autograph and tried to rub up against him. I just wanted to make sure it was him so my stalkerish love for him could be known to the public
by aaroncallagher on Sep 15, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I bet you spent the last 10 minutes composing that response. Precious!
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 15, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, you had to settle for petty comebacks because you’re not clever enough for anything better
by aaroncallagher on Sep 15, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
/automatic LOL CAL comment
/initiates requisite Stanford vs. Cal subthread
/lights match, tosses
/sits back to watch the fireworks
Actually, I think we both went to Cal so I don’t know if that’s gonna work here.
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
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"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 15, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
oh hey.... another Cal subthread... oh dear...
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
This isn't going to turn into a shit-storm
I’m not about to waste my time on this guy.
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 15, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS IS WHY EVERYONE IN MY DORM HATES EACH OTHER.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. Are periods cause us to be crazy and we are always on our periods. FACT.
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 15, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
*our
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 15, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Women really just can’t spell.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
We should just stay in the kitchen.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m interested in a sandwich.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
How would you like that, master?
/jeanie blink
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 15, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL stream of conciousness typing
But yes, in case everyone thinks I made yet another typo, the show was actually called “I Dream of Jeannie.” (I did accidentally leave out the second “n” though)
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 15, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
If some guy ever tells you to get him a sandwich, I have a good come back for you.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s more like it. Roast beef, lettuce, tomato, onions and mustard. Cut it the way I like. Thanks sweetheart.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just to make things easier
I’ll take the same thing, but bigger and better!
(TWSS, etc.)
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
I liked it the other way
Made you seem even crazier!
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
...............................................
…………………………………………..
i'm glad i missed that discussion, jeeze
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Your dorm?
Your entire school is burning itself to the ground.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
The undergrad part fo it, at least.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL SSS
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Maybe he was in the pool
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
I blame the Dodgers for this apparent tension
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Suck it Russell Martin
My mom: "I see so many Giants fans on TV at Petco, it's like you're at Pac Bell."
Me: "Almost, just with a substantially greater amount of douchebags."
Judgmental dickishness is not a positive trait.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, he does.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Except for a couple of months when he looked like Matt Morris.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL and
Oh thanks. There was someone sitting in front of me who looked like you, and kept turning around when I said McCoven-esque things
by aaroncallagher on Sep 15, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL NATE
Velez lf, Fontenot 2b, Huff 1b, Posey c, Uribe ss, Sandoval 3b, Ross cf, Schierholtz rf, Cain
Poor Cainer
…Velez.
Alright, then. See y’all in the PGT after the 1-0 loss.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
5-0, 5 unearned runs. Cain gives up 0 hits.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
you think velez’s 12 errors will only lead to 5 runs?
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Can has some Houdini moments.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Cain.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still under the impression that this lineup is a joke.
My mom: "I see so many Giants fans on TV at Petco, it's like you're at Pac Bell."
Me: "Almost, just with a substantially greater amount of douchebags."
LOLINEUP!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
HERE WE GO AGAIN
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 15, 2010 3:25 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 15, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL John Madden and his telestrator
by TimLaser and MattyC on Sep 15, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 15, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
What the fuck is this shit?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Velez > Burrell?? WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
The thing is
It Happened
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
Cornerstone of the franchise! Burrell was a good for nothing, DFA’d earlier in the year. Logic™! Science™!
i just puked in my mouth a little
get someone in here to clean my cubicle!
Poor Cain.
Bochy does not want him to win. At all.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
What..I just...I dunno...what?
Good to see the cornerstone is back in place I guess?
This is a weird lineup. It just feels, weird.
GO NATE!
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 the actual lineup?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
/checks calendar and see’s that it’s not April.
Oh god.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Velez, huh
whaaaaaaaaaaaat
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Sep 15, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Not that I would play Velez, and I certainly wouldn’t have him bat leadoff, but this lineup does do a good job of not having Rowand in it. Also, Schierholtz.
I can get on board with this
We are all pretty much tired of Guillen and Rowand. Burrell has struggled a little bit lately, but even at his worst he is substantially better than Velez. I just hope to avoid the clank from Velez, and hope that Nate has a great game.
My mom: "I see so many Giants fans on TV at Petco, it's like you're at Pac Bell."
Me: "Almost, just with a substantially greater amount of douchebags."
Hope does not the ballgames win
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Velez does not the ballgames win
My mom: "I see so many Giants fans on TV at Petco, it's like you're at Pac Bell."
Me: "Almost, just with a substantially greater amount of douchebags."
I’m pretty sure that in spite of the clankmitt, Velez is still substantially better defensively than Burrell. Giving the brain trust the benefit of the doubt, going with the speed outfield with Cain on the mound makes sense, and Velez is better than Ford and quite possibly better than Rowand at this point, so there you go.
I’d be more or less OK with this lineup if Velez were batting 7th or 8th.
If Velez does poorly: Then we just fucked that up
If Velez does well: He starts for the rest of the season
Lose/lose.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:31 PM PDT reply actions
I’m praying for a defensively impeccable game and the rest of the lineup ripping up the Dodgers’ staff with Velez’s 0-fer being swept under the rug.
Bochy post-game quote
“Well, Genie didn’t make a lot of solid contact, but I think it was clear that his bat at the top of the order got the other guys going, so we’re going to stick with it for a while.”
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
You can put it on the boooaaardddd, YESSS!!!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Why the hell is Velez playing over BUrrell?
Is BORK that frigging stupid?
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
/needs a rest day after playing a game after a rest day
by TimLaser and MattyC on Sep 15, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Expecting a low scoring game, so he's playing small ball and loldefense?
Who the eff knows?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
At least he didnt get a start instead of Nate.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Congratulations
You’ve won a game of “find the needle in the shit-stack”.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
NEED A LEADOFF GUY
ROSS SHOWED YESTERDAY HE COULD NOT DO 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.
Iknorite? It's not like he had the only XBH yesterday
Freakin Bork
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
MONEY DOWN THE STRETCHER NERDZ
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
I probably should have put this in the thread with jctgamer's Rant of Awesomeness...
but I want people to see it. I’m going to the game tonight and actually have stuff to do at work today, so I’ll post this here:
Also, suggestions for alternate captions will be considered by the committee.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 16 recs
Dear lord...
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.
green green green green green green green green green green green
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
What is this I don’t even.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
green’d
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Part of jctgamer’s rant:
Then, out of nowhere, you are ambushed by a Ninja, holding a shotgun, eating a cantaloupe, riding a Panda. All while being watched by Barry Zito, caressing a water buffalo, filming from a distance.
That is your fate, Carlos Gonzalez. You can either accept it and take it like a man, or you can scream like a little girl. It’s up to you
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, I knew that. I’m just in awe of the ’shop.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Playing a plaintive water buffalo song about longing and loss.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the cantaloupe that kills me.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Which is ironic and amazing
Considering the ninja is also holding a shotgun and knows ninja moves.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Surprise is the deadliest weapon.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY FUCK
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I mean, seriously
How do you deal with this. You don’t. You bend over, cheeks spread, and say “Thank You, Mr. Ninja Man, May I have Another”.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I decided not to use a 23 year old Jesus, but I gave the ninja Buster eyes to compensate.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
You are my hero
I re-read what I wrote. LOL type on phaser.
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
LOL GRIZZLIES
FresnoGrizzlies
Former Grizzlies Velez, Posey, Schierholtz and Cain all in tonight’s starting lineup for @SFGiants
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.
WHICH DOES NOT BELONG
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Above written by Bruce Bochy.
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.
The Others Are All Cornerstones Of The Franchise
Your pro-Nate bias is showing.
It’s interesting how much Bochy loves Eugenio. Does he call he Gene-y? Velezy?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Fast Black Abraham Lincoln?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Please add in
“Steve Decker also made manager.”
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Pablo splits
So I was all happy and stuff because Pablo is in his home park, batting lefty tonight, leading me to think he might have a good night at the plate. I then decided to check out his splits vs. Billingsley:
In 26 PA: .167/.231/.208 (SSS, yada yada.)
Ugh.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
Obviously, Velez is going to go 3-for-4 tonight and lead off for the rest of the year.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Reminds me of some segment from “Jackass” when someone was going to, I dunno, fistfight a bear or something, and the crew asked all the overalls-with-no-shirt-wearing locals his chances of succeeding:
“Slim and none”
“Slim and none”
“Slim to none”
“Slim and none”
…
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 15, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
*Giants trade Andres Torres*
“Well, we feel Geno is the guy for the job after a solid season last year.”
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
/giants sign yuneski betancourt to 4 year 40 million dollar deal
“We felt with his pop and great defense he’d be the perfect big bat to compliment our line up”.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I AM GOING TO THIS GAME. WTF LINEUP! FML
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 15, 2010 3:50 PM PDT reply actions
same =(
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
WHAT HE SAID!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 15, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez. Have an extra pint for me at the Public House.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
If I weren’t going with my mom, I would.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 15, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going Friday. I wonder how popular the Posey t-shirts will be.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m planning on getting there an hour before gates open just to be safe…
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
rant
i hate these goddamn promotions. the lines are ridiculous. i don’t even want the fucking bobblehead, i just want to get in to the fucking stadium and watch BP. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I’m stuck out on the street for an extra 90 minutes waiting for a cheap piece of shit that’s going to fall apart in four days.
/rant
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Can I have your t-shirt then?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Just put the bobbleheads on your lawn, which is now freshly free of kids.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
rec'd
I also almost got into a fistfight with a woman over a fucking snuggie at the snuggie giveaway. I didn’t want the fucking thing, but i’ll be good and goddamned if i’m going to have some bitch take the fucking thing out of my hands — literally, she tried to take it out of my hands after the usher person had handed it to me!
I would’ve strangled her to death with it.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I always read Snuggies as snuggles. It makes things more interesting.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
You don’t have to tell me.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
THERE'S MAGIC INSIDE
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
This has basically been my mindset ever since I went to the Posey bobblehead game in Fresno. Fuck promotions.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
really?
that’s where i almost killed the woman over the snuggie
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
yeah
bobblehead days, there are no handouts at the marina gate. it’s the only gate you can exit out of while bobbleheads are being given out, to avoid people getting a bobblehead and immediately getting back in line.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks for the tip!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
There’s a Triples Alley wine tasting for the elitists Friday night as well.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
They should have a beer tasting and call it “Tripel’s Alley”
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
HOW WAS THE GAME LAST NIGHT
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
2 wins away from winning it all!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
SWEET!!!!
Still having the discount on alcohol?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
No alcohol discount, but lots of food discounts. Unfortunately this is the last night, though.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m glad Eugenio wasn’t seriously hurt by that foul ball and that he’s back playing baseball. Really, I am. But giving him the largest possible number of at-bats in a crucial September game against Chad Billingsley seems like punishment for everyone involved.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
aka “The MacGruber Lineup”
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Sep 15, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
FACT
In 2003, Juan Uribe started 1 game, and played the full 9 innings for the Rockies, in center field. 3 chances, 0 errors.
Do it.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 3:58 PM PDT reply actions
I’m so glad that now that I’m going to my first Giants-Dodgers game of the year, Eugenio Velez is leading off.
I’m going to cry in my corner now.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Stupid appendix
Many people think that it no longer serves a purpose. Those people are wrong, it is still used around the world to fuck over Giant playoff hopes
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 15, 2010 3:58 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Tonight's LOLineup
LF Velez
2B Fontenot
1B Huff
C Posey
SS Uribe
3B Sandoval
CF Ross
RF Schierholtz
P Cain
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
oh, i'm a little late to the party
But it’s cool, cuz you can never have too much Failez leading off!
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
No Guillen two nights in a row should be reason for celebrating. Except..
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh. Reminds me of how everyone in SF was whining that is was cold and foggy all summer (hey, no shit) and them Mother Nature said “Oh, you don’t like it cold? Lil’ chilly, huh? Need your blankie? Okay, I will make it ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR DEGREES ALL WEEK you goddamn whiners!”
/is careful what he wishes for
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 15, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
why would you do that
why would anyone do that
mind you, i hope Zorak goes 3-4 with a walk, two steals, and a triple just to fuck with us. but i don’t think it’s going to happen. Because, well, while certainly an athletic guy who puts a lot of effort into his job, Eugenio Velez isn’t actually good at baseball.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 15, 2010 3:59 PM PDT reply actions
I heard Velez is in the lineup tonight
can anyone confirm
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
deny
deny deny DENY
sob
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 15, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
oh fuck you autoformat
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 15, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m being framed
It’s all a setup:
DENY EVERYTHING
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
on the plus side
this should give you great material for a blues song, assuming you do blues.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
what's worse:
LF Velez
2B Fontenot
1B Huff
C Posey
SS Uribe
3B Sandoval
CF Ross
RF Schierholtz
P Cain
OR
2b Sanchez
1b Posey
LF Huff
3b Panda
SS Uribe
CF Ross
RF Schierholtz
C Whiteside
switch in Ishikawa for whiteside, and it’s not that bad, imo.
as a one game thing, though.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ishikawa over Burrell tho? Are Pat’s splits that bad?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
i don't know.. i was rolling with what bochy put out there, if he thinks pat needs an off day or w/e
Fontenot
Posey
Huff
Panda
Uribe
Ross
Ishikawa
Schierholtz
is pretty solid
Maybe he's making good on a threat to Aubrey
Get your bat in gear, or I’ll separate the two of you!
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
it's not terrible
but Sandoval has no business hitting 4th. I’d hit Ross 2nd, maybe, and bump everyone else down a spot.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
move ross to 2nd, posey to 4th, and panda to 6th…
aren’t sandoval’s home splits pretty good, though?
yeah, but no way should he be hitting cleanup
no way
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
COME ON GUYS, IT'S SO OBVIOUS
AmyGGiants
Couple notes: Fontenot batting .364 (4×11) vs. Billingsley & Velez last hit a HR against the #dodgers – albeit April, but still…#sfgiants
SCIENCE, NERBS!
I liked Bochy's logic for playing Rowand against Dickey that one time
He homered off of Wakefield one time.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
She didn't really write the Velez HR against the Dodgers thing
right?
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
To understand Bochy, you must be Bochy
Us NERDZ are too smart to understand the complex intelligence of Bochy.
My mom: "I see so many Giants fans on TV at Petco, it's like you're at Pac Bell."
Me: "Almost, just with a substantially greater amount of douchebags."
BUT STILL. I’M NOT SAYING. I’M JUST SAYING
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Good News Everyone
My sister gave me her Clavinova upon moving back to the bay area from Boston. Now I am playing the piano again :)
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
what model?
old or new?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I don’t know. It’s one of the older ones but I don’t care. I have a HX-1 but it’s way too large to fit in my condo. This is perfect.
It’s funny because between my sister and I, we have about 30 grand worth of musical instruments in storage (I have an HX-1, she has a G5 grand, violin, and flute)
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
between my sister and me. Objective case, not subjective.
Take THAT, gramer nerbs.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
..
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
older can be better, when it comes to Clavs
i’d love a real, full-size keyboard. I’m back to punching in patterns on a 44-key USB controller :(
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
How about 2 keyboards and a pedal!
Hx-1
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
DOUBLE MANUAL
DM-DA
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Not the clavinova
I’d consider it if I ever take the HX-1 out of storage, but it’s almost 20 years old and I don’t know if it is compatible with modern computers lol. It’s way too much pain to figure out.
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
rock out with your...
-shut your mouth
I’m just talking about jctGamer!
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
good news!
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
GREAT NEWS THAT ALMOST MAKES UP FOR VELEZ STARTING
FIFA 11 demo is out
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:16 PM PDT reply actions
Your bold assertion
It is wrong
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
oh sweet! still playing FIFA 10... how on earth could it get any better
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
just downloaded the demo
pretty much the same.
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 15, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
play a game.
there are a shitload of small gameplay adjustments that make a big difference. MUCH better reaction times.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
little adjustments
but they are all GREAT.
also, there’s a new be a keeper mode. in the demo, it’s AWESOME.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
They could make soccer interesting.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I loved the part that was one guy was like zzzzzzzzzzzz and the next guy went zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz and zzzzzzz
brzzzzzzzzzzz
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
and the whole time you were zzzzzzzzzz'ng through all of it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Version Nerbz will dig...
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Best part of the world cup as a fan of the USA was definitely that Algeria game
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yep, but i’ve definitely yawned through a few giants games as well :D
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
the best US game was probably the draw against england… you could make an argument for the one where they came back against slovenia(?), but they should never have been that far behind in the first place
I defy anyone to go to a big European match, sit with a team’s supporters, and not care.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
By having the Japanese national team
My mom: "I see so many Giants fans on TV at Petco, it's like you're at Pac Bell."
Me: "Almost, just with a substantially greater amount of douchebags."
honestly
that lineup should be thrown out
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
This is a good thing everyone’s all pissed off about the lineup, more often than not they make something happen
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Your antecedent, it is indefinite.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I’m wondering what the “they” in the final clause is referring to.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
giants lineup, on a given night when the fans complain about it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Would you prefer this
Rowand
Sanchez
Huff
Posey
Burrell
Guillen
Sandoval
Uribe
Cain.
That lineup (and we could still see it this year) would have been perhaps the slowest lineup ever put on the field by the Giants. It is what I thought Bochy would throw out there today. Billingsley has killed the Giants. His slider is a huge weapon. I don’t know his splits – but its obvious Bochy wanted to get some lefties in the lineup and some speed.
yes i would.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I'll give Bochy some credit
He is stepping outside of his comfort zone with tonight’s lineup. This is the most speed they can put out there without playing Ford. That I like. I like that Nate is getting a shot as he’s swung the bat well as a PH over the last few weeks. I like getting more lefthanded bats in the lineup against a guy that has absolutely dominated the Giants.
Of course, Velez scares the hell out of me. But hey, who knows.
Most of all, I like the fact that Rowand isn’t playing. I’m hoping he doesn’t start again this year.
I expect a lot of platooing from here on out. Against lefties, expect to see pablo out of the lineup. An outfield of Burrell, Ross and Guillen. Although I’m wondering if Guillen is hurt now that he’s been out two days in a row.
The Giants have only been scroing runs lately if they hit HR’s. They have to be able to string together some hits and manufacture runs here and there. they just don’t have enough power to rely on HR’s to get it done.
So, even though I’m not expect a whole lot tonight, its better than what I thought the lineup would be.
Eli Whiteside is faster than Posey, proven by being 2nd on the team in pinch running appearances.
But yeah, I agree, it’s nice to see Bochy trying new things, but Nate in center would make me way happier.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate has never played center
And I’ll agree in advance that he should have in the minors. But you can’t just throw him out there now.
Nate's quote just screams "FUCK YOU BRUCE BOCHY" to me
It might take a one-sided game for Eugenio Velez or Darren Ford to play center, and Bochy called Nate Schierholtz a “long shot” but still a possibility because Schierholtz has been taking flies in center (and left) the past couple of weeks.
“I played center in the Olympics. I’d like to think I could play it,” said Schierholtz, a right fielder by trade who has been taking flies elsewhere because, he said, “I might not be a right fielder forever.”
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Well F*ck me too!
No idea he played center in the Olympics. What the hell. He’s a better option than Rowand. Hell yankeessuck – YOU may be a better option than Rowand
Quote from me to my friend earlier today:
“I’m a better option than Rowand”
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Tell me more...
My mom: "I see so many Giants fans on TV at Petco, it's like you're at Pac Bell."
Me: "Almost, just with a substantially greater amount of douchebags."
Good enough for America, but not good enough for Bruce Bochy.
by Natto on Sep 15, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bruce Bochy is a terrorist
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
the whole “need for speed” thing seems like a typical Borkian kneejerk reaction to being shut out last night.
NO RUNS. NEED VROOM. GET ZORAK.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
He's been shut out twice in three games
and they scored 1 run in the other. 3 out of four games 1-0. He damn well should try something. And his options are rather limited.
He should try putting his best hitters out there.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
And Delorean I'm not criticizing you
There just are not a whole lot of good options.
oh, i agree
not having Torres has basically hamstrung Bochy. But the best hitters on the team, by wOBA, are:
Burriss (in 4PA, LOL)
Huff
Burrell
Posey
Torres
Sanchez
Sandoval
Uribe
and then it gets pretty grim after that.
Basically my issue is with him is playing Velez over Burrell. That seems really, really dumb.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
probably just trying something new
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
sure, but that doesn’t make it a good move. Unless Burrell is hurt or something, why play Velez over him? Are we that concerned about Ross in CF that we need Speedy McFuckup in LF?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Who knows, all i’m saying is that after last nights suckfest i would assume he wants to try something somewhat different, because some of those swings last night were pretty fugly
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
RIGHT
which is why i find tonight’s lineup to be REACTIONARY and NOT VERY GOOD.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Playing Velez isn’t all that new.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Has Velez become a different player since then?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
not saying that? just saying when is the last time? like June?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Last game he started was probably April.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
By other I mean the fourth game
also excuse my typos. I do not know how to edit on this thing and i admittedly don’t worry about proof reading.
From Hank:
Guillen had MRI on neck and took epidural shot. One reason for Nete in lineup.
I obviously wouldn’t wish an injury on anyone, but if he’s already hurt, is it okay to hope that it’s serious enough to put him on the DL?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Netheneil
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
THIS IS WHY I COME HERE
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Nete only plays at night
mostly.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
Wondered why he didn't play last night
and when he was out tonight, you knew something was wrong.
I was hoping Bochy had come to his senses. But that wouldn’t make sense.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 15, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yesterday Ray Woodsen or Flem was talking about how Guillen was really hurting and has been for a while. Great pickup, Sabes.
lol
3 dinged-up dudes in deadline deals in the past 2 years
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
LOL DeRosa
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
+1
sounding familiar, LOLSANCHEZ
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
He was hurt? I thought he just sucked.
by kingofthacove on Sep 15, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
yea i was just talking about guys that were hurt
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’d rather wish that our manager starts understanding why he’s not the best option to play.
Get well, but from the bench, Jose.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
Oh
So he is sitting because he is hurt, not because he sucks. Right thing, wrong reason. Again.
Get well soon Guillen, but on the bench or DL.
Also, LOL another injured pickup
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.
Give Sabes some credit for Ramirez, Lopez and Burrell
Got to take the good with the bad. One day I’d love to see a complete analysis of deadline deals. My guess is that with a few exceptions, they don’t help that much. We just remember the exceptions. Fred Flipping McGriff always comes to my mind first.
agreed about the good pickups (with the caveat that the Giants overpaid for Lopez). That said, for a guy who’s all about kicking tires, he ends up with a lot of flats.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Lots of flaws, but also lots of gems
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
we can agree to disagree,
but i think they could’ve got him for less.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Fontenot was a good pickup. I think Ross was, even if it was involuntary.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
kindof has beena mixed back this season with acquisitions
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The other team's lineup
Furcal 6
Theriot 4
Ethier 9
Gibbons 7
Blake 5
Loney 3
Kemp 8
Barajas 2
Billingsley 1
They could be Giants...but not really.
that’s pretty LOLworthy as well. Theriot and Gibbons?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Last time I saw Gibbons
He hit a three run jack versus Cain.
humm
Amy Gutierrez AmyGGiants
#sfgiants Guillen had an MRI on his neck today – showed a bulging disc
Burrell is also out of the lineup today for a precautionary MRI — it showed bulging dicks.
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
First I cried. Then I cried. Then I LOL’d.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
are bulging discs that uncomfortable?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
roommate just told me about it, that’s just not even laughable…. holy shit
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
yikes
oh well… probably not the smartest idea, to just play through that bullshit
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
prednisone works wonders
but would probably put a player on the wrong side of PED testing.
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Sep 15, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
want me to show you mine?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I spent 5 months basically bedridden because of them… DISCS, BULGING DISCS.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
WOW, do they require surgery?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
They wanted to fuse the discs, but I insisted on conservative therapy (plus a lot of yoga) – thank God I was in a union and had my paper work in order so I could go to my own doctor. I know several people that have had the fusion and after 5 years half of them were pretty much back where they started… they have new procedures now, I’ve thought about looking into it lately.
Still, it’s hurt for about 10 years now… and I am limited in what I can do physically. That’s why I work in video now instead of at UPS. And am a fat fuck with soft hands.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
WOW, i had no idea, that is incredible, sorry dude! But you’re somewhat better now than you used to be, right?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
MUCH much better. My hopes of opening my own dojang are forever gone though.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife spent 9 months pregnant because of them bulging di…
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
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
were they able to determine whose dicks they were?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I heard dude has, like, 40 dicks.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 15, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
He’ll kick you apart,
he’ll kick you apart
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
OOOOOOH!
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 15, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to read this twice to understand 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.
There's something wrong with this
if losing Torres causes such a disturbance in the Force, er, the Lineup.
How deep into the playoffs will the Giants go if the bench can’t fill in reliably.
Help us Yoda!
Needing a parka to watch a night game? Welcome to Giants baseball.
what are you, 12?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I feel so bad for Jaymee Sire. She posts game updates on her facebook acct
and this is what she gets for responses
Adam Akesbi : jaymee, you look amazing
Adam Mote : Oh yah Jaymee
Adam Mote : Hey Jaymee,
You need more Photos of you here, Take a Photo every game!
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
Tricks to life
1. Never feel bad for attractive people.
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
SO YOU ARE ADAM MOTE
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I was going to join in
But it’s harder than you would think to decide which shirted picture of Jamie Bamber to use.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, well, now I know who I’m going to Facebook stalk.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. I wasn’t going to stalk Jaymee.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
In no way am I cool.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, no. Not gonna stalk Jaymee.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah. I’ve also stalked Graham and pika. You’re not THAT special.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s only, like, a year younger than me, though.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that’s true. But he’s still this place’s resident young.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
LOL, so am I, though.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I resent that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly the answer is Mark De Rosa.
I can’t believe you had the gall to leave him off the list of options.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
so since the Yankees/Rays game is on espn, that means CSN will not cover it, right? cause they dont seem to show both games on diff chanels.
Now, say this Yanks/Rays game goes extra innings, or takes the usual 4 hours between The Yankees and any other else in baseball ,except of course, the Giants, lol
Does that mean we will only be able to see what ESPN shows us until the Yanks game is over?
theyve said that before, and changed it. i havent seen them broadcast the same game ESPN does, but hope im wrong
by giant4life83 on Sep 15, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
cause it wont be on CSN b/c ESPN is to cover it?
by giant4life83 on Sep 15, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
espn and csn both dont usually broadcast the same giants game. if espn picks up the game, it will be “blacked out” so to speak in the region.
so if the rays/yanks goes past 7, they usually keep with the first game and cut to the second when the first game is done. with csn not broadcasting the game, that means we wouldnt see it until the yank/ray game is over.
by giant4life83 on Sep 15, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
They didn’t black out the Sunday night game two weekends ago. There was no CSN feed at all; just ESPN.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I think that if the game is an exclusive one, like the Sunday night game, CSN doesn’t broadcast, but if there is a dual bill ESPN shows the non-regional game and lets the locals do their thang.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
If you're in the area that is
I’m lucky in that I’m in Dodgers territory yet don’t have their channel so I don’t get the CSN feed via MLB.TV, the Dodger feed, or the ESPN one!
YEAH!
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
So im probably way way late on this, just dont have to go through the whole thread
but Torres will probably only be out a few weeks. If he had his abs cut open it would take a few months to get back, but I heard they did a scope through his belly button.
I don’t even think he would be out of the hospital yet if they had done the former
The saddest thing is
All you have to do is swap Burrell for Eugenio and that’s basically our best possible non-Andres lineup…
But FUCK WHAT THE FUCK
This is not good
Hopefully it’s just amy G confusing burrell and guillen.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Neither am I.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I know
I’m just hoping the boulder creek legend pat burrell is fine.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Oh thank god
Clearly he just needs an off day after having an off day on monday.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Okay, good.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you misread jctgamer’s post. He said “bulging dicks.”
I don’t think he was serious, but if he was, lol?
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Initial tests suggested as much, but Burrell insisted on a second opinion from a doctor who was more “hands-on.”
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Watching Tuesday’s with Morrie is like the least fun result of an in-class assignment ever.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Did you have to watch that?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly, yes. We had a thing in class last week where the person next to us made a recommendation movie/song/whatever based on a writing sample we brought in. The idea was to see how other people see our own writing based on what it makes them think of. Then, at the end of class, we were told to watch/listen/whatever to the recommendation.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew I was in trouble when the DVD loaded and Oprah was talking 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 15, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s no fun.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess it could be worse. It could have been Oprah’s va-jay-jay.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
…
I don’t even want to think about what kind of class teaches that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Spelunking?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid apostrophe.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-pos-trophe.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey it's mid september we're a game out of the wild card and a game and a half out of first
Time to give the team a spark and get them going I’m gonna put velez in the lead off spot because he’s better than andres and takes better swings his numbers just don’t show it.
bork bork
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Velez leading off and playing left
/facepalm
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
boooo!
Although, Torres hadn’t really done anything at the plate the last 10 games or so, so it won’t be much worse.
Except in the outfield :(
by BrianIsAwesome on Sep 15, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Andres had a poor september but at least his glove was still the best in the league
Velez on the other hand is a downgrade in all area’s I’d rather gamble with darren ford at least he’s not a known dunce.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
You would think with all of our OFs that one would be a decent fourth. But nope.
by BrianIsAwesome on Sep 15, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
What's a nate?
forgot he’s incapable of hitting lead off.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Bochy should just move everyone up a spot
and put nate around 6th or 7th
by BrianIsAwesome on Sep 15, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
but I do agree, nate should be in there
by BrianIsAwesome on Sep 15, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He's the best option to lead off
Putting velez in lead off, let alone putting him in the line up should be enough to cost someone a job.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
At least we won’t lose ground today.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
OT: Got in a fender bender today
Except it looks like my accord ran into a cement wall going 90 and the Mercedes I hit did not have a single scrape or any dents or damage to speak of. Just my luck as a giants fan I guess, at least I’m not on the hook for the benz considering it sustained 0 damage.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I feel you, dude. My Subie is in the shop right now after a very similar situation. Stupid Jeep.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Did the car you hit also sustain 0 damage whatsoever yet yours looked near totaled?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Not quite; the bottom of her black bumper was cracked. Not visible unless you’re looking for it, though. As for me, we’re looking at a new hood, bumper cover, front fenders, possibly headlight, radiator, A/C condensor… We won’t know until they actually remove the hood, which won’t open.
The driver of the Jeep is receiving very little sympathy from me.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Wow sounds a lot like my situation
I figured a Subaru would be a lot more durable compared to a honda but I assume you drive one of the sedans so that makes sense.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I drive an Impreza, which is compact. The car itself is very safe, but that doesn’t mean the body is any stronger. Plus, the Jeep had much higher clearance, which did some very creative things to the front of my car that I did not think were possible rolling off a stoplight.
Also, according to one guy who gave me an estimate, the Japanese assemble some of the stuff under the hood such that front-end collisions really rack up the needed repairs, which gives them more profits from selling replacement parts.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
My Impreza got rear ended by some nitwit in jeep a few years back. Geebus Kriminey…. it cost like $5000 to fix it. Replace bumper, hatch, and rear quarter panel. Yay, for insurance, well, yay for the other guys insurance…
Yeah, looking at around $5,000 for this job, too. They’re reliable performance-wise, but they’re not cheap cars to fix.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
the Japanese assemble some of the stuff under the hood such that front-end collisions really rack up the needed repairs
CRUMPLE ZONES
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m so sorry, dude.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I almost got hit this weekend when I happened to be cruising in somebody’s blind spot. I usually try to stay out of blind spots, but sometimes you end up there.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey marlins
could you at least completely not mail it in against the phillies?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
We’ll see what we get from Velez tonight; he’s played the greater part of the year in Fresno, getting at-bats and practice in the OF every day (as far as I know). If he’s improved meaningfully, then great.
…Glancing at his AAA numbers, though, doesn’t inspire much confidence.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Yeah but those are awful pitchers
The quality of his opposition wasn’t up to par thus those numbers aren’t accurate.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Velez watching a ball go
Never want to see this ever again.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
his homerun swing is fucking awesome
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Eugenio's home run swing
also known as “his strikeout swing when the ball accidentally hits the bat squarely”
by yankeessuck8991 on Sep 15, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I admit, I’ve been keeping it in the back of my mind.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
BUT THE VROOM!!!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I’m guessing Burrell’s numbers would be a bit better in AAA, too. So what’s the actual comparison?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I'm watching Live After Death waiting for the game to start in a few hours
Iron Maiden <3
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
Turner field
Is shockingly empty at all times. During today’s afternoon game it looked like there was less than 5,000 people there and that’s a generous estimate.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Oh, man… it’s the return of the LOLINEUP.
I thought it had left us, we had cured the disease… but like HERPES… it NEVER goes away, it just hides for a couple months.
I blame Guillen.
And bengie molina
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Two new dads tonight
First Affeldt, then
MUrbanCSN
Just heard Huff Daddy is a daddy again. Three weeks early, if memory serves. Congrats to the Huffs! #sfgiants.
Awesome.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 15, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
YEAH HUFF!
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Sep 15, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats Huff Daddy!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 15, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
naw, that shouldn't be a problem
baby should be fine, if just perhaps a little small.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I saw this lineup and I thought DUSTY + SUNDAY
Day game following a Saturday night game.
No Barry. No Jeff. No JT. No runs. No chance.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Rowand = Barry
Burrell = Jeff
Guillen = JT
?
by kingofthacove on Sep 15, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sunday, Dusty Sunday…
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Don't look
Until you’ve had at least 4 drinks.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I’m depressed enough, maybe I just won’t look…
Alkie-hol is not my friend, if I had 4 drinks I’d be sick, sick, sick.
Oh well
I was having a horrible day and then I looked at the line up and realized I’m at least still sane.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Even better
Our josh hamilton is playing left.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I also heard that when Bochy was asked about his CF problem
He said
Mays' Field McCovey's Cove Bonds' Bleachers
Joe maddons blind faith in qualis reminds me of bork with affeldt earlier this year
Except qualis has been bad for quite sometime and I do not understand why joe maddon continues to use him in 1 run games.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I have been waiting for Grant to post about Rowand. I am surprised there is not more vitriol when dealing with this joke of a center fielder. I guess we all realize what a poor investment this piece of shit has been.
As for the first inning tonight. Velez showed his intelligence by swinging at the first pitch and grounding out. Typical for this chump. He is dumber than dirt.
Why haven’t the Giants brought up the kids from Fresno, Graham? He hit somewhere over 340 and was on base about 390. Tough to be a young kid in Giants organization and have to wait for Rowand to have a stroke or Velez to have a stroke of genius.
Don’t count on either happening. Same O same O
by Longtimewaiting on Sep 15, 2010 7:42 PM PDT reply actions
What happened to Ishikawa?
Can’t he lead off?
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
or nate
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
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