Post-game thread: Giants waste opportunity to stretch division lead
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 17, 2010 9:45 PM PDT
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Stopped clock, twice day
etc.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Sep 17, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget . . .
. . . that Rick Peterson is his pitching coach. Wolf was once pretty good, and Peterson is a whiz at extracting maximum performance.
As a sidebar, I wonder who the greatest—meaning most effective, not best-known—pitching coaches, at least of modern times, have been. Peterson and Mazzoni are the only names that pop to mind.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
RAGS
(to be serious – I like your comments owlcroft. They are usually, I would say, well informed and accurate.)
Timmy and Cainer2010 = Unit and Schilling 2001
by SnowLeopard on Sep 18, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm guessing you think Dave Duncan is overrated?
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
No; I just have a poor memory.
Whether Duncan, like Art Fowler in his (and Billy Martin’s) day, relies on, um, extras, I don’t know; but he does seem to get results.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Randy Wolf is having a shitty year with the Brewers after having a good one with the Didgers last year. How exactly does that make Rick Peterson a genius?
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 18, 2010 5:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I vote Dave Duncan?
Who else?
Brian Sabean is akin to a treatable form of cancer... just get rid of it before it kills you
by milesntrane on Sep 18, 2010 8:10 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
This game fucking sucked.
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.
Playoffs?!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That one inning where the first two hitters made two quick outs on 3 pitches really pissed me the fuck off
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And yet we’ve seen it so many times this season.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I get the sense
these Burrell/Torres/Baron von Huffingstein Giants do better in that regard than the old Fleas/Grissom hacking-at-slop-nightly crew …
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Sep 17, 2010 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you break anything?
No? Then you weren’t really pissed off. You were just annoyed.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 17, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
i broke the lobster claw
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
So SF.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 17, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds like a euphemism for something dirty.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 18, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
JeffFletcherAOL
The #sfgiants have been SHO 15 times. Since expanded playoffs, only 1 team (2005 HOU) has been shut out that much and gone to postseason.
Jesus.
Wait
Exactly 15 times? What about 20+ times?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
for once
I would like to see the monthly splits on this.
I’d also like to see the std dev on runs scored for the giants.
In addition, Jeff Fletcher, among his myriad other flaws, needs to take a remedial course on countable and uncountable nouns.
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LOL Jeff Fletcher comment
and LOL on sig files
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Sep 17, 2010 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK YOU KEMP
YOU PIECE OF SHIT!
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.
Wow.
The Dodgers suck.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Swept by the Padres and now will be swept at home by the Rockies…one of the weakest road teams in all of baseball. The Dodgers suck!
Uribe is Mang who cong tru een clush
by Buster-Jangle on Sep 17, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I read the recap of last night's game from the Dodgers' side.
Opening sentence: “The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t even playing a great spoiler team.”
So. Damn. True.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
How disappointing.
"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.
CGSO
Continuous Giant Suck Off
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
obligatory lol cal
Bad night for Bay Area sports fans.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
We're fucked!
The Rockies get 5 more games with the Dodgers and the Padres have 3 against them. That 8 games the competition gets for free.
Uribe is Mang who cong tru een clush
I mean we still have the wild card.
You just know that it’s going to come down to that last series against StD.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 17, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
ROX/SD is good cause someone has to lose every game
by giant4life83 on Sep 17, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
They don’t they just play the sad-sack Dodgers
Uribe is Mang who cong tru een clush
by Buster-Jangle on Sep 17, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
bull
the Giants are in first. They have games against COL and SD.
If they don’t win, it is completely on them
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IAWTC
If they win each of their remaining series, then I’m pretty sure they’ll make the playoffs.
They make it tough on themselves when they lose the first game of the series though.
I think it's possible. We should get a win tomorrow with TL.
Let’s hope Z can get it together.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 17, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Little Red Riding Hood??
The Giants seemed to be so petrified of the big bad below .500 Wolf their fielding imploded and they couldn’t get but 3 hits off him and 2 of them came in one inning but were quickly snuffed out by a bunt DP. Nothing went right for them all night as they were embarrassed in more ways than one. They have to regroup and get back in line but on the positive side they did manage to hold on to their 1st place lead while SD was clobbered by Albert Pujols & his wrecking crew but they failed to go further ahead in the standings. . Tim Lincecum’s on the mound tomorrow for them so that’s a huge plus.
by Nailblubberina on Sep 17, 2010 9:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
ooh nice job with the little red riding hood/big bad wolf thing
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Should I still be worried about Timmy
or have we all decided that he’s April Timmy for now own.
I’m leaning this way.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 17, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's how I choose to see the night
Terrible game, but it’s just one game and they, hopefully, got all the suck out. They weren’t going to win them all anyways. San Diego lost, we’re still in first, let’s take the series and forget about this traveshamockery.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
by marcello on Sep 17, 2010 9:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
/follows them with whiskey/
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 17, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
ooh
well, at least tomorrow is Saturday. Should be able to scare up some birria or menudo to mitigate those effects
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Vodka tasting already on the schedule
/insert face palm here
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Terrible game, but it’s just one game and they, hopefully, got all the suck out. They weren’t going to win them all anyways.
Seems like we’ve said this a lot this year.
At some point they’ve got to run out of suck, right?
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
Well, they traded for a lot of suck
We were basically paid off, as July showed. But, if you add a huge suck deficit, that bill has to be paid.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Well, I’d say that the Giants struggle against lefties, but last night they didn’t. I’d say that Randy Wolf is their nemesis, but the defense really, truly shit the bed tonight. Don’t misunderstand: the Brewers beat the Giants but good. But the Giants really didn’t do anything great tonight. The pitching was hurt by the umpiring, but Wolf handled it just fine, so… fuck.
Yes, defense
And MadBum’s bunt was pretty unfortunate.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Slowse’s single off the left field wall
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
a runner with any speed gets a double, Ross hits him in, maybe things change.
by giant4life83 on Sep 17, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
Even Flem was mocking his slowness. I feel like starting Guillen is almost as stupid as batting Rowand leadoff. He does literally nothing well.
The very bad man who traded my first son non-tendered my replacement son. F*ck you Brian Sabean. Leave my children alone.
Guillen
I sure would like to see that guy come through when it matters. Nice meaningless two-run jack the other night, but a DP and K with runners on tonight was sad sad sad.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
by achiappanza on Sep 17, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, especially when . . .
. . . everyone else was hitting Wolf so well. Silly Jose. Bad Jose!
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
It’s always Jose’s fault around these parts. That single was his fourth consecutive hit over the last two nights and everyone was still hating on him.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 18, 2010 5:47 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don’t hate him per say, I hate the reasoning for him being out there everyday and pretty much what he symbolizes. He symbolizes a team that thinks veterans who “Still have something left in the bat” should be playing, when all signs point to, Jose Guillen is not very good anymore. Someone who is a huge liability defensively in one of the harder RFs in baseball should not be an every day player. Its painful to watch him run and anyone else on this team would have gotten the double instead of a long single.
"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.
there was… it wsa just from 15 years ago, thats all
by giant4life83 on Sep 17, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
This fan is leaving the ballpark after the third inning in disgust! We’re going to make it our Capitol Honda Drive… of the Game.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
i dont think theres a good night to stop doing coke.
/snorts a gram
by giant4life83 on Sep 17, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I think
I’ll go watch the SJ Giants tomorrow instead.
"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.
In Rancho Cucamonga, right?
Do you live out there?
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."
by Tay on Sep 18, 2010 12:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, we’ll just have to get ‘em tomorrow. Nothing can be done about tonight, and I don’t want to wallow in despair anymore. I’m gonna go hit the bars. Later guys&gals
One encouraging note
Giants have won their last five series where they lost the opening game.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 18, 2010 5:50 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
By calling that out, you have virtually guaranteed that they won’t win this series.
Uribe is Mang who cong tru een clush
by Buster-Jangle on Sep 18, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That is extremely impressive. If you combine that with the team’s strange tendency to fare well against elite pitchers, tonight’s game seems a lot more exciting.
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."
by Tay on Sep 18, 2010 12:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
alright, well, i slept off that loss. let’s go get em today. Go Timmeh!!
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I really cannot imagine how the game could have been worse
Horrid defense, absolutely no offense, no patience at the plate, Brewers dinking, donking and slapping hits all over the place. And yet, the Giants are still close enough that you couldn’t just give up on the game.
Ughh…I need to scrub the images from this game out of my head
Being a Cal fan has taught me to never raise my expectations
LOL JEFF TEDFORD BEING A “QUARTERBACK GURU”
This may not be Cal’s year. Too bad, too, because it’s going to be an unbelievable waste of Shane Vereen.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 17, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Cal's had some good RB's lately
The guy before Best is in the NFL right?
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Yeah, Forsett’s the starter for the Seahawks and Lynch had two good years with the Bills before losing his job.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
You know he went to the other Miami, right?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
ha... yea, i know, a 3rd back as well
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Starter initially
Just never could stay on the field
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
apologies for the torn ACL's
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
WOLF PACK!
I just got back from that beatdown. God it was beautiful!!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Sep 17, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Unfortunate choice of words
on a thread eulogizing tonight’s SFG loss …
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Sep 17, 2010 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
eat yer damn eggroll!
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
Nevada looked pretty solid, their defense looks improved from last year. Their offense can hang with anyone, they’ll need the D to keep it up when they play Boise State.
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."
by Tay on Sep 18, 2010 1:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
K I’m gonna go listen to all the tracks on my iTunes I don’t remember downloading … night.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
somehow, the Step Up 3D soundtrack ended up on my iphone
I blame Missus Stankus
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Are they kind of blaming Bumgarner?
"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.
Postgame
I just heard them saying that someone was always giving up broken bat singles blah blah except for their last start in SD
"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.
Madison is not to blame.
The defense was fucking putrid and the offense was even worse.
by giants92388 on Sep 17, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
No I misheard
But WTF Kruk said:
“You go through a time as a rookie to earn the offense scoring runs for you and he’s just going through that time right now,”
So is Cain still going through that period?
"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.
WTF kind of bullshit comment is that? Earning the offense scoring runs for you?
I don’t even know where to begin with the utter asininity of that comment.
I see, Mike. With a rookie pitcher batters stand in thinking, “You know, that puppy on the mound hasn’t really earned any offense yet. I think I’ll just pop up weakly here.”
Put the vodka down, Krukow.
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 18, 2010 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions
5 to 1 K/BB, can't really be upset with that.
Bumgarner was solid, the Giants need to score runs, plain and simple.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 17, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like if this team had one "true star" player the Giants
would avoid many games like this. I mean look they were complete trash tonight and it was still a relatively close game. One big name position player and the Giants would be well into first place by now.
Buster Posey may very well be that guy, just imagine if he started by day one. The G men would have at least 2 extra wins.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 17, 2010 10:05 PM PDT reply actions
We're still 5 wins shy of last year's win total
So we have that going for us
Uribe is Mang who cong tru een clush
Obviously, the difference between Aaron Rowand and Cody Ross is 10 runs per game.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
by groug on Sep 17, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Javier Lopez and Dave Flemming have a bromance going.
"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.
We as a society dig the sidearmers. Male of Female.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 17, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
i hate bochys take on the giants playing horrible after playing so well recently
“its the game”. no its not, you fuck head
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Alright I'm peacing, time for some Halo Reach.
Good Night McCoven.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 17, 2010 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
I'm disappointed
Mainly because the Padres lost today.
Damn you Giants!
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
I'm relieved
Mainly because the Padres lost today.
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Sep 17, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLatos needs
more veteran savvy. And maybe some grit lesions from Ecks.
Timmy and Cainer2010 = Unit and Schilling 2001
by SnowLeopard on Sep 18, 2010 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Obviously he hasn't earned offense yet.
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 18, 2010 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Well offense, we're up against Gallardo tomorrow and TBA on Sunday.
Gallardo has had two very good starts in a row, after getting shelled for the month of August. Still he’s their best and has pitched better on the road. The bright side is that he’s been terrible in his career at Mays (2 whole starts), so we’ve got that going for us. Which is nice.
TBA has had a dominant history against the Giants. We’re going to need some Providence on our side.
Chris Narveson is listed for Sunday on both the Brewers and Giants game notes.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Dave Cameron recently tweeted
That if Narveson was on the Mariners, he’d lead the team in OBP
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
That was awful.
Whelp, time to go see Louie CK.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
Lame night for sports.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Not really
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Sep 17, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, lame.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 17, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
NICK GRAZIANO=NEVADA QB like 2 years ago or more
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
campo right?
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Sep 18, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
thought that name sounded familiar, although I almost said miramonte first
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Sep 18, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
GOLD GLOVER
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
DANNY GLOVER
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
oh hey
a joe torre love-fest on ESPN
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
If he didn’t manage the Yankees, ESPN wouldn’t care about Joe Torre.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He doesn't.
He manages the Dodgers.
(This is just a hat-tip to those who mock grammar.)
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
So I missed this game.
Looks like I didn’t miss much.
Could someone point me to where I can read the rest of Home Runs and Western Suns?
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Thing of it is
Jesus hated the Rockies
¡Viva los Gigantes!
by SnowLeopard on Sep 17, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
SHIFT THE FUCK AAYYYYYYYYY….. GRANT, you’re not allowed to take a fucking night off you idiot
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It’s not the first time Grant’s mailed it in. But his usual posts are good enough that it’s fine.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Giants in first place by the way?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Just heard that National Anthem on the Giants Replay…
No wonder why they lost.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 12:05 AM PDT reply actions
Check it out. Male = win. Anything else = loss.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
yea....
alien=loss, what the fuck does this even mean
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
BTW — Aliens can’t sing, they can only hum, like in that Close Encounters movie.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Close Encounters?
Man, you have some weird opinions.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
sick and tired of being tortured
im sick and tired of this offense making mediocre pitching look like cy young.
then go be a yankee fan if youre sick and tired of being tortured, dumbass
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
no torture=yankee fan... torture=giants fan
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
“Baseball breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.” — A. Bartlett Giamatti
Timmy and Cainer2010 = Unit and Schilling 2001
by SnowLeopard on Sep 18, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I think that was BaronVonCurrentEvents’ sig at one point
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 18, 2010 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Yah
Sounds about right. I vaguely remember getting it here on the board, just recall how/from how.
Anyway, I like that quote. It helps keep things in perspective for me.
Timmy and Cainer2010 = Unit and Schilling 2001
Or, as some one else once put it,
April is the cruelest month.
Sabean delenda est.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Meh.
/ vent.exe
With less than 2 dozen games left and my team leading the division race, by a near act of divine intervention, this was the kind of game that really raises my urge to kill
Since July 1 the Giants are +12 over 500, the Rocks + 11, the Pads +3 and the Bums – 11 (Oh sweet that is!). And most of the +12 was in July. . From here on out it is all about Small Sample Size Theater. I just want them to stop backing into this thing and wake up enough to manage and play like they want to play in October. Already almost 100 PA’s for Guillen as Giant , WTF is that !???!?
/ end vent.exe
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
Ohh, Pika you are so tough tonight.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 18, 2010 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
This is why we can't have nice things!
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."
by Tay on Sep 18, 2010 12:27 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
it also explains
why the baseball gods hate us so much.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Sep 18, 2010 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants lost
But I sure love this line:
M Latos
(L, 14-7) 1.1 9 8 8 2 1 0
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Sep 18, 2010 1:03 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
As I wrote uppage
“LOLatos more veteran savvy. And maybe some grit lesions from Ecks.”
Also: kinda nice to see his human (non-ruthlessly efficient cyborg) side coming out. Bodes well for our place in the NL West 2011.
Timmy and Cainer2010 = Unit and Schilling 2001
Even if we both make the playoffs
I’m not worried about them giving the Giants a proverbial bitch slap like they had done earlier in the year.
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 18, 2010 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
if we won tonight, this would’ve already been posted, rec’d a million times and green’ed
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
/shift-A
Ugh.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 18, 2010 1:13 AM PDT reply actions
"I Can't find my glasses!"
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 18, 2010 2:09 AM PDT reply actions
The Giants can't do shit offensively when Bumgarner starts
He’s pitched some great games as of late, holding the Padres and Brewers to one run and two runs respectively in his last two starts. But the Giants just can’t seem to find their bats when he’s on the mound. Shame
by nhlogan on Sep 18, 2010 3:00 AM PDT reply actions
wearing Cains' socks
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
Yes they can.
They did shit out there last night.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Why Mota???
What the fuck is Bochy thinking bringing this stiff into a close game, when he has a September bullpen filled with pitchers? I know they would have lost anyway, but 2-0 and 3-0 are huge differences. A walk is a rally against a pitcher who has allowed 27 homeruns when it’s only a two run game. It ain’t May, Bochy, everything is on the line with every pitch.
This brings me to Mike Krukow. I love Kruk, but his homerism can drive me crazy. When Mota’s first pitch was a strike, Krukow said, “Mota picks up right where he left off.” No, Mike. “Where he left off” was six consecutive relief appearances where he was scored upon, which made them put him on the DL with a bullshit injury to begin with. Now it’s seven. Mota sucks, the manager shouldn’t have put him into an important game, and if Krukow doesn’t want to say that, he should just shut up and look for somebody in a Brewer hat to eliminate.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 18, 2010 6:05 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
So you’re problem with him saying that he’s picking up right where he left off is that he is in fact picking up right where he left off.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 18, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He said it after the first pitch strike, that was the problem. He should have said it after Gomez’ double.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 18, 2010 10:20 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It’s always nice when bad defense is paired with poor approach at the plate… good times.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 18, 2010 9:30 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That game was more boring than watching paint dry
So here is something much more interesting : how sewing machines work
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 18, 2010 10:55 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Do not, i repeat do not, stick your thing in there.
by bradleybear on Sep 18, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
And that, my good sir, is what she said.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 18, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Or, at least, what she meant, which is certainly more important.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 18, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit, I can't stop watching.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 18, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
DFA BUMGARTNDNDNER
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Guillen is just pitiful
even when he hits he’s useless. Really, would you play Bengie Molina in RF? He’s got a good throwing arm too…..slowness never has an off day.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
I wish Nate could have went 4-4 on Wednesday, but it wasn’t meant to be. Guillen is not the only problem, but he is just horrid to watch sometimes.
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."
by Tay on Sep 18, 2010 1:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Lets face it, last night we were complete game shutout by OPIE of Mayberry.
The hitters had a terrible approach, I mean a chance to extend their lead with
series vs the Rocks and the Friars coming up, and the batters did literally take
the night off, rookies and veterans alike. I can see why Bumgarner gives up
a lot of hits and not a lot of runs. I think half the hits this guy has given up are of
the infield variety. The giants fielding last night was worse than the hitting.
At least 2 if not more of the Brewsky’s hits could have been errors.
Renteria on the so called Wolf single, and the dropped pop-up, albeit over
the shoulder by Uribe. Both of those plays should have been made without
undue effort. The double play not turned by a bad throw by Sanchez, of course
is not an error by some stupid rule that you cannot assume a DP, but had the
throw been good the batter would have been out by 2 or 3 steps so what is the
assumption. Sanchez had gone 70 games without an error, but earlier in the
season he dropped a throw on a play, which was first credited as his error, and
then later changed to an error on the throw. I think the first assessment was
more correct.
Not quite fair.
The ball to Renteria had wicked spin, and jerked to his right unexpectedly—that’s why it was scored a hit. The popup Uribe dropped was a rather shallow one and he was running hard just to get to its vicinity, and it was, as noted, with his back to it. Each of those, if made, would have been a web gem; the scorer was right on each.
The double play: that rule about the scorer never assuming a DP has been driving me nuts for almost a third of a century. It is toxically stupid.
Sidebar thought: I have been, for almost that long, in favor of a new scoring category, for which I suggest the name “Fluke”. A Fluke would be scored instead of an Error when both the pitcher and the fielders did their job but something happened anyway. That would include things like outfield throws that hit the runner, balls that hit sprinkler heads, weird hops that no one can be expected to field, and so on. It is ridiculous to penalize a fielder who did everything that could reasonably be expected of him, yet had blind chance intervene; yet, to avoid doing so, the scorer would (as things are now) have to instead penalize the pitcher who also did his job properly. The Fluke (which I think a better idea than the so-called “team error”) would cover such cases.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I like this.
And as with and well defined category team, or player, with “flukes” well over a standard devotion or two would stand out as well. The worst thing I case I can of is if certain teams think they can hide a players errors in that category and thus improve their other defensive measures and lobby more gold gloves. (Now there is an award that should be dragged out of the pre space race age and the criteria updated.)
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
Official scorers . . .
. . . are not controlled by the team: they are members of the BBWAA, independent journalists employed by MLB, not the team. It is said that in some markets, the teams apply subtle pressures, but I have my doubts. It is the case, however, that because scoring can be at times controversial, most major papers now forbid their staff from being scorers, which is why most scorers are from relatively minor local publications.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Thanks. I had no idea that most major papers forbid thier stafff from being scorers. That little gem strikes me as so sad that I can’t even find the words.
And I didn’t mean to disparage the group as a whole just thinking their would be managment groups I could easliy see linning up pressures to “nudge” things. Sometimes my critic cymism is a little too healthy, alas for my naive youth.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
bradleybear had gone too far and he had best watch her mouth.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 18, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
awesome. can't wait to see him this Friday & Saturday in Denver
I really do love how many Giants fans make it out to Coors field. No matter where I sit I seem to be able to get a “RIBE” reply after a “U” starter.
Pat Burrell likes this
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."
by Tay on Sep 18, 2010 1:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Idea:
Put Rowand and Sandoval back in the lineup because they are “rested”, and leave Guillen in just because.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 12:42 PM PDT reply actions
The Loldgers laugh at Colorado’s home/road splits. Also, fuck both of those teams.
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."
by Tay on Sep 18, 2010 1:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
this is waaaay beyond a “hot streak”. like corked bat kinda thing
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s hit like 15 HRs in the last 15 games??
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe Torre walked Uribe 3 times the night after he hit that HR off Broxton recently. Last night, Tulo hits 2 HRs, and he still pitches to him today? trying to lose?
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
13 HRs in 13 games, SLG up .100, BA up .040
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s just a crazy hot streak – Tulowitzki seems like an insanely streaky player (but of course, I’m not a Rockies fan and don’t watch enough to know), I just know he’s had 2 month stretches where he’s hit like .150 and then months where he hits over .400.
Never seen a power streak like this from him, but I don’t think there’s any reason to call shenanigans other than the fact that 9 or 10 of those homers are Coors homers.
Slow thread is slow.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 18, 2010 1:32 PM PDT reply actions
Good Afternoon back at you,
Bar None, and good day to all others. Gallo is at a high school football game today. Actually, I’m avoiding the National Anthem by going to my room, which is conveniently close to the field, and checking in on the Chron.
I look forward to chatting with you all throughout the easy victory this evening.
Oh, and I’ll be having a hot dog for lunch in just a few minutes.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 18, 2010 1:34 PM PDT reply actions
jctgamer playoff odds for the day
Rockies : 99.999%
Padres : 99.999%
Giants : NEGATIVE ELEVENTY BILLION OMG WTF JOSE GUILLEN%
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
numbers updated after Col leading 6-0
Rockies: 99.999999&
Giants: sqrt(-1)
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
in my superstitious world, everything exists ;)
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
3-0 Rockies. Don’t you just love how Torre rearranges his staff, so we face their 1-3 “in the name of fairness” then they play COL next, who get a walk in the park with the back end of the staff?
Fucking bullshit, Fuck Joe Torre, I hope he gos to the Cubs and they lose forever with him
Dodger lineup is pathetic. Has Kemp, Eithier, Loney in, rest all fill-ins. What happened to “playing it fair, Joe?”
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
ffffffffffffffffffffffffff
TroyRenck
For those joining party late. Rockies are not considering bringing back Ubaldo on short rest to face Giants next Sunday.
eh… i guess. im afraid of some guy who’s never pitched before more than I am of Ubaldo
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather take my chances against someone who hasn’t held us to a .168 BAA against and has like 10 K/9 against us.
I would be interested to see the data on the armchair theory that we do well against aces and poorly against n00bs. I mean, I definitely know we’ve beaten Hamels, Halladay, Ubaldo, Johnson, Latos, etc. but we have also gotten buzzsawed by them. Similarly, guys like Enright have shut us down but we’ve also teed off a few games.
i dont even know where I’d find the data without having to dig through every start made against us this year and weed it all out. baseball-reference? bloomberg sports analysis?
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Ubaldo’s dominated the Giants 3 out of 4 times, I’ll take my chances against someone else.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
havent we won 3 of the last 4 games he’s pitched against us. whereas with untested rookies, we’re 0-everything against them.
im glad we wont face ubaldo, dont get me wrong, but im still afraid of the rookies weve never faced. supposed to be Chacin, Hammels, De La Rosa
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
r the giants really wearing alternate jerseys today?
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s just their Gigantes jerseys.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
oh, ok. whew. i heard alternate jersyes and thought of those ugly fucking padres jerseys.
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hey all :)
Was at last nights game. I wish they had told me they were sending Little Leaguers to play defense for them, though. I’ve never seen so many mistakes!
The best part, though, was getting my Posey shirt! I want to send a thank you to bgunn (I hope he sees this!) for informing me about trading sizes once in the park. All they had left were Mediums but I was able to trade it in for a small. Thanks, bgunn!!
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
You went to the game?
I’m surprised you put a “:)” in your comment. I would’ve put a >:-0 or D: or something like that.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
yeah, I was trying to be cheerful...
at least we didn’t lose ground…
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Fuck you Eckstein
You piece of shit.
0-2, 2 out single to tie the game at 1
Excellent.
Cardinals score another run off a wild pitch
Both runs off a WP!
Don’t stop now boys!
"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 love joe torre
Rearranges his rotation to pitch on short rest against the giants and then completely mails it in against the rockies and pitches to tulo LOL OVER RATED MANAGER.
"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."
yeah I was kinda feelin’ like he fucked us on purpose, not “in the name of fairness”
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course he did
The giants single handedly derailed the dodgers season after the ASB after the dodgers did so to the giants before it. Joe torre is obviously bitter and his envy for buster posey and disdain for SIRM doesn’t help us either.
"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 mean the dodger derailing being the mattingly game, or the sweep at AT&T?
or both? haha
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
fail from the molinas… what else is new?
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
With bengie thats a
One shop shot right to the short stop.
"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."
yeah it was, farther off the plate than ball 2. shoulda just walked in a run
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
grounds out. whats with umpires being afraid to let runs be walked it, umps afraid to ring people up?
bumgarner got squeezed like a motherfucker last night too
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And randy wolf gets anything close called a strike
Why does this continue to happen to the giants like we are scrubs?
"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."
one call really comes to mind, that call on Posey with Huff on first, 7th inning, think it was? fucked up his whole AB
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
No shit
Story of the fucking season.
"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."
lolineup
Fontenot 2B,
Uribe SS,
Huff 1B,
Posey C,
Burrell LF,
Sandoval 3B,
Guillen RF,
Ross CF,
Lincecum P
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
obligatory
HAY GUISE WAREZ TORRES
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I don’t think that’s actually obligatory.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 18, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Nor welcome.
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 18, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Well at least he’s letting us know he doewsn’t want a job next year.
"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 dont think it’s that bad, actually.
but the bigger issue, is how often the lineup is drastically altered
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Bork bork
I’m the joe maddon of the NL!
"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."
seriously. Uribe used to be the best 8 place hitter in the NL. without Torres, we’ve lost our lineup identity.
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Losing torres for at least 2 weeks was a bad omen from the start
It lets bork go crazy with his veteran savvy line up tweaks and trying to assemble the line up that “gives us the best chance to score the most runs against the pitcher”.
"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."
Wait uribe hitting 2nd?
Really?
"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."
Uribe can’t bunt. We’ve seen him try, and fail. Why bat him 2nd?
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
bunting is always a great idea, esp with the Giants. we hit into a million DPs, so why isn’t bork bunting more often?
oh wait… the big hit. “Row had that double that one time, so why bunt?. I’m waiting on a gapper”
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Save the DP machine I’ve seen Bork, in his stay here, reguler order to bunt is Renterria. Otherwise bunting seems to be mostly for pitchers and not gritty gamers, as you mentioned with the Rowand reference. I swear there are times when Bork annoys me more than Sabean.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
not bad other than guillen, though at least he’s not hitting 5th
by kingofthacove on Sep 18, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Uribe hitting 2nd?
This does not baffle your mind?
"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."
There aren't many other options.
I would’ve just started Sanchez at 2B and hit him 2nd with Fontenot at SS, but whatever.
they’re not moving the three good hitters out of the 3-4-5, so look at the alternatives. none of sandoval, guillen, or ross get on base either, and uribe has been a better overall hitter than them
by kingofthacove on Sep 18, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
True that
I just can’t stand borks joe maddon like line up luster.
"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."
It actually makes more sense than putting a "BAT CONTROL" guy at 2nd
I like when Bochy thinks outside the box.
What.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 18, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
My reaction to this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr6nDfUwQW0
Wherein
Peter = Bruce Bochy.
“It’s just been revoked” = last night’s lineup
“I’ll have what she’s having” = tonight’s lineup
Brian = me
That was complicated.
Not even close to a strike
LOL padres getting help that’s nothing new.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Giants last 2 losses are EZ cg shutouts by fringe decent leftys
And the approaches both nights could have not been worse. At least take 4-5 pitches and let the umpire call you out on strikes to many fucking 1 or 2 pitch outs.
"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."
kershaw has been around as good as both cain and timmy but he’s “fringe decent lefty bork 420 bork”
by kingofthacove on Sep 18, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Kershaws been great this year especially against the giants
I just refuse to give credit to any scum bag playing for the dodgers and pitching with 0 fear in his mind against the giants.
"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."
well hopefully he shows up tomorrow. if I doesn’t, I think it’s fair that we can all hate him even more
by kingofthacove on Sep 18, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never seen his control as good as it was against the giants on tuesday
I really hope he brings that into his next start and treats the rockies as if he’s facing the first pitch out prone giants.
"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."
subj
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Is that jason motte?
dude’s pretty damn good I wish he was our mota.
"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."
yes, funky looking mug shot…
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
..
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
Interesting.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 18, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Budbot continues to use his save situation relief arms
To bad there’s like 10 of them.
"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."
Eric karros must be drunk
Continues to say he likes the giants to win the west and go to the playoffs.
"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."
Well so much for the cardinals not being fucking horrible
Way to mail it in.
"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 hope the cardinals go fuck themselves
Got effort?
"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."
Padres trail 2-1
40 hopper single
oscar salazar double
cardinals error
bloop single
bloop single
4-2 padres
yay
"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."
Well, it’s a good thing that we jumped at the chance to gain ground on SD yesterday.
Now we have to fucking win tonight
From Baggs
Fontenot 2b
Uribe ss
Huff 1b
Posey c
Burrell lf
Sandoval 3b
Guillen rf
Ross cf
Lincecum p
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 3:47 PM PDT reply actions
This is where things get dicey for me:
Sandoval 3b
Guillen rf
Ross cf
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 3:57 PM PDT reply actions
Ross isn’t bad. He’s got a hell of an accurate arm. Sandoval, what could be worse than last night? Guillen, well, we just have to live with that
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Which side is Sandoval hitting from tonight, I forgot to look?
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like he likes it over there
LHB:
11 HR
45 RBI’s
276 BA
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
he only plays against RHP these days, or so it seems
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Sandoval really looks like one of those players that needs ABs and wants to play everyday.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
damn yadier molina was just robbed of a hit that would have put the cards in the lead.
2nd and 3rd, 2 out, 4-3 SD
The cardinals should be leading 4-1
Instead the umpire decided to call a ankle high strike on a 3-1 count to randy winn with the bases loaded.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
THE WARRIORS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR!
David lee is not a bad defender!!!!
"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."
lol i dont like basketball, too much scoring.
football, you gotta drive down the field, baseball, get around the bases, but basketball, eh, not my thing
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
25
May as well burn garland and richard.
"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."
Did I just see
Joe Pettini in the Card’s dugout!!! Wow that brings me back!
by iloveddickdietz on Sep 18, 2010 4:02 PM PDT reply actions
Bengie would never have made an effort like that
"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."
Jon jay
Is a big time giants fan.
"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 like that the Cards are playing for their season, hopefully they take down the Pads and Rockies. Off to a great start, now take the lead.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Fucking Mets needed
to beat the Braves.
by iloveddickdietz on Sep 18, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Must be nice being the braves
Playing the marlins, nats, and mets down the stretch wow what a tough schedule!!!!
"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."
C'mon Astros!!
Keep the Cards hopes alive!!
by iloveddickdietz on Sep 18, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
the braves have their hands full with PHI mon-wed.
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Chris rose
Is one of the worst young play by play guys in recent memory.
"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."
Well don sutton is below average
Also has a fetish for trying to take shots at barry bonds at all times.
"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."
Don was a very good pitcher.
I think he’s in the HOF. Fucking Dodger. I copied my curve ball after his tho.
by iloveddickdietz on Sep 18, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito sounds like he’s still in 9th grade.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:19 PM PDT reply actions
they sort of “moved him along” because he didn’t cause any trouble and he was good at sports.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
THE DODGERS ARE FUCKING WORTHLESS
AND THEY TRADED OCTAVIO DOTEL TO THE ROCKIES? WTF
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 18, 2010 4:23 PM PDT reply actions
Waving the white flag while giving a giant middle finger to the giants.
"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 thought we hit dotel pretty hard everytime?
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
We did
but its just the dodgers continuing to invoke the agent ned.
"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."
That’s worse than some of the cheaty crap that goes on in my Fantasy leagues.
by cybermaldonado on Sep 18, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the padres
The cardinals crush line drives all over the place and they catch them all and the padres continue to dink and dunk.
"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."
Cool
So miguel tejada doesn’t get called out on a blatant 3rd strike and now the padres get a 2 run dinger that chris rose shits his pants over LOL padres.
"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."
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK THE PADRES
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 18, 2010 4:31 PM PDT reply actions
FUCK YOU PADRES
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 18, 2010 4:31 PM PDT reply actions
Words can’t describe the way play baseball.
"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."
And by that broken comment I mean
FUCK THE PADRES FUCK CHRIS ROSE FUCK TLR
"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'd rather have joe buck
At least he wouldn’t shit his pants over the padres gimmick of a team.
"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."
All thanks to TLR leaving a garbage reliever in one batter to long.
"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."
Should have been taken out after the failed double play
even though tejada should have been called out on the 3-2 pitch.
"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."
What slim chances the Cards had at the playoffs are now gone
and I think it is fitting that they get beat on a HR by the hitter that they traded to the Giants’ division.
Random but I hate 6:05 start times
Now I can’t go out and see The Town until 10 tonight
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Are you fucking kidding me?
Tulo has hit two or more homers four times, and each of the occasions has happened in the previous ten games?!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Jose bautista now has 49 home runs
Don’t pitch around that guy he’s just a fluke!!!!
"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 thought Trade Deadline was 8/1
how can Dodgers trade today?
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:40 PM PDT reply actions
Dotel cleared waivers
Also he’s not eligible for the Rockies post season roster
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
god this whole NL playoff picture is so crazy. i cant take this kinda torture
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't believe that
Guillen and Ross will be available for the Giants in post season play either
I can’t even remember a late Sept. trade. But I’m old.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Does Sept 4 for this guy count?
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
this is wrong
They are eligible…not sure what I was thinking
What’s to keep teams from “unloading” players at the very end of the year?
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
So, big contract, no non-trade clause, late, late season trade to a contender, easily clears waivers - seems a bit unfair. Interesting. Thanks.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep anyone Aug 31 and before is eligible
There are also post season exceptions or something…IDK exactly how it works, but the Rays used it to get David Price on their 2008 post season roster
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
I think it has to do with the DL
and replacement players must be of the same position
Yeah something like that
The Rays will likely use it again this year, because on Aug 31 they recalled Jose Lobaton and placed him on the major league DL
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Dotel has to clear waivers and he can’t play in this year’s post season but he can play now, okay thanks.
I seem to remember that name from the A’s staff, on the DL here and there.
by Talkin_Base_Ball on Sep 18, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Well the cardinals did give up 9 runs in one inning
It’s possible.
"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 hate how since 2006 the MLB scheduling people have made it so they have a majority of home games in September. There’s a article about it on SI and it’s actually pretty telling about their September non humidor action.
"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."
Beating the Dodgers these days isn't too hard
except for the Giants. The Padres swept them at the Latrine and now the Rockies are doing the same. It is sad that the Giants almost lost 2 to them at home.
It is always hard to tell if you had a good game pitched against you or whether your bats are just cold. I think after watching pitcher after pitcher make the Giants offense look silly, that it is beginning to be very clear that it is the latter.
I think the giants lead the league in opponents starters IP
I cannot think of another team that lets starters always go so deep not to mention make people like esmil rodgers look like greg maddux.
"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."
SABEZ WUZ RITE
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 18, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
As much as I like bowker as a person
His horrific speed and glove made me not miss him considering he had no future on the giants with B&S at the helm.
"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."
While all the remaining games are going to be "big" games
Tonight’s game seems especially important with Atlanta, Colorado and San Diego all winning today.
MUST WIN!!!
no, but seriously. Can’t lose the first two games to the Brewers while everyone else is winning
by giant4life83 on Sep 18, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
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