Post-game thread: Matt Cain dazzles, Giants take series
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 26, 2010 3:15 PM PDT
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PrintA Giants no-hitter in Coors Field just wouldn’t have worked. Too many questions. Do you get ammunition or food first? I’ve always thought that if you had the ammunition, you could then just take the food, but then you start to wonder what to do if there isn’t any food to take. If the plague of locusts took out the crops, you’d probably just have to eat the locusts, but it’s hard to catch the locusts if you’re taking shelter from a rain of fire. No, a Giants no-hitter in Coors Field just wouldn’t have worked. The world isn’t ready for something like that.
But when you adjust for park, a three-hitter is a no-hitter. Science.
The only competition for the best Giants game in the history of Coors Field is this game, in which Brian Johnson hit an eighth-inning home run to give the Giants another game in the division. That was a memorable game. Maybe the hyperbole keg is pouring some delicious hyperbole right now after a win like that, but this game absolutely transcends that. Matt Cain pitched the best game of his life, and he did it when the Giants needed him to pitch the best game of his life. Amazing.
Of course Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitski were going to hit in the ninth inning. Of course one of them was going to be the tying run. The Rockies have a Game Genie plugged into that godforsaken stadium, and they enter a code before every bottom of the ninth to make sure those two hit. Science. Maybe black magic. Cain pitched both beautifully to both, even though Gonzalez had a clean single. Cain pitched beautifully to everyone. Cain is beautiful. A beautiful, beautiful man. I wouldn’t want to face Halladay, Hamels, and Oswalt in a short series either, but other teams sure as heck wouldn’t want to face the Giants, either.
The Giants went into Coors, and they took the series. The Braves lost. The Padres are currently down by four (adjusted for park, they’re down by eight). The Rockies are close to elimination. Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp/And it read Matt Cain’s a pimp.
What is this odd, tingly sensation? Pride? It’d sure be easy to get used to. What a game.
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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 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
Didn’t have to use his A-K
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I said this last night, but it needs to be said again
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"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
by DrDC on Sep 26, 2010 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
What a fine, no, MAGIKAL thesis it is.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Well put!
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Sep 26, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain
You are truly superwonderful. I’m running out of great things to say about you.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
MATTHEW THOMAS CAIN
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 3:18 PM PDT reply actions
Matt Cain is a beautiful man
I want to have sex with him.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
/puts head down and walks to the back of the line
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
/cuts in front
"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.
TOO BAD
"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 think you folks just scared Cole Kuiper away from this board.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Speaking of Cole Kuiper
colemk she tivo’d “DinoCroc Versus SuperGator” for me. if that’s not a sign of the perfect woman, i don’t know what is. #syfy
"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.
Screw it, I'm posting this anyway
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 26, 2010 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 26, 2010 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Where can these be made?
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
http://memegenerator.net/LowRunSupportCain
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That was just a ridiculous performance by Matty
Considering the circumstances involved, that was the best outing of the year by a Giants’ starter IMO.
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
Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain are human humidors. And no, I can’t say that five times fast.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Human Humidors
BAND NAME ALERT!
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 26, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Football posts will be deleted.
Football posts will be deleted because I don’t want to read that crap. Matt Cain.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 26, 2010 3:20 PM PDT reply actions 10 recs
MATT CAIN MATT CAIN MATT CAIN
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
You know who the Niners need at QB?
Matt Cain.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
When does their season start?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Still preseason.
I’m steeling myself for bondslegend rage.
Thank you!
I would imagine local football fans would not want to be talking about football these days anyway.
yeah im tired of people whining about the niners losing and losing already, and it’s not even 1/4 way thru the season.
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank You!!
You read my mind, thanks! :)
I don’t want to read whines about that loser team on our blog here. They have their own SBNation blog for it!
by keyser_sozey on Sep 26, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
What is this football of which you speak? Because fuck it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Sep 26, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, but it’s played on foot, so close enough.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Ha
So pretty much every sport except for maybe crab soccer and swimming could be called football.
How can you fuck something you don't know?
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
Um
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory_hole_(sexual_slang)
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
A guy I used to work with went to one of those on his lunch break all the time…
He was always doing something interesting on his lunch break….
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Sep 26, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
What is this football?
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Sep 26, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
CAIN
And since when is Jay Payton still in the majors?
Let's see
Start monitoring the humidor and the Giants take the series.
Just sayin’
I seem to remember someone from Purple Row....
saying something about the Giants trillion dollar pitching staff not coming up big and that he hoped on Sunday that the Rockies would throw a no hitter against us….
Just imagine how close his wishes almost came true….sort of…but not at all really.
Thanks whomever you were…I didn’t think I would ever see anything approaching a no hitter today…
Good luck next year….oh yeah….stay classy.
we deservered it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i remember someone saying that they hoped they’d throw a no-no on us too. LOL Scott-bots.
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
And Buster didn’t get ear-holed!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Two great things- we could have swept COL in both of our last series. Broken bat triple, and Zito/bullpen mismanagement. But hey, 2 of 3 both times, I’ll take that any day.
and Matt Cain.
And Uribe, really? spoil a perfect game and a no hitter? (gonzalez probably would have gotten the hit in the 9th anyways, though)
I'm gonna forgive Uribe...
It wasn’t the easiest play in history, and you gotta admit, he’s done some pretty good things over the course of the year, too. I’d be more pissed if it had been Pablo who blew that play.
I feel less bad since Cain gave up the Mora HR and the CarGo single. Those are on him, not Uribe, regardless.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Well if Uribe makes the play he doesn’t face Mora or Gonzalez at all.
"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 thinking this too, but really, no one is ever gonna throw a no-no against the rockies at coors. the universe would implode
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably true
But, there’s really no way to know what would have happened. The pitch selection would have probably been different, he may not have been pitching out of the stretch to anyone, etc. If Uribe makes the play, someone else on the Rockies may have gotten a hit. You just never know, so there’s no point in dwelling on it or anything.
can everyone who even thought that Bengie was needed to call a game
just agree that you dont understand baseball.
because,
buster posey
Cain said he didn't shake off Posey the entire game
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Sep 26, 2010 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
Beautiful.
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 26, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
by DJ Tofu on Sep 26, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
CAIN, THOMAS MATTHEW
Native of the beautiful state of Alabama.
Audemus jura nostra defendere, assholes.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
You're from there too right?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Is it as sweet as Lynyrd Skynyrd said it was?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I'm sorry.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
It’s all right. There’s a whole backstory there I won’t bore you with.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Naw, I don't get bored easily.
I wouldn’t mind hearing it.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Well, there’s a whole 25-year period of constantly hearing the song whenever the state is mentioned in popular culture, despite the fact there are a few very nice songs about Alabama.
More specifically, my boss, a Florida transplant, insisted on using it for our station’s coverage of the BCS championship this past January. He used it over the objections of our staff and my pleas in particular. It’s not a well-liked song around here.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I understand.
Ignorance + knowledge = less ignorant!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
did you come from there with a banjo on your knee?
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Matt Cain's second half this year
98.0 IP, 67 H, 18 BB, 85 K
2.47 ERA, 0.86 WHIP
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 26, 2010 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
ONE OF THESE YEARS
AND THEN YOU’LL ALL BE SORRY
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That’s only Matt Cain’s AWESOME LINE.
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 26, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain says
I DO KNOW HOW TO WIN
Deal with it suckers!
Matt Cain!
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
SL
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
by Gobroks on Sep 26, 2010 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You haven't seen my sex face 8)
jk
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I kid, I don't even have a sexface yet.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
O Face
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Thanks.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
...for the subject line.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 26, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
No Problem
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
strangely this is what I'd look like skinny
and with short hair
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I just bought Matt Cains rookie card earlier this year. Bowman Chrome.
Now I wont have to worry about retirement.
Dear Purple Row
Matt Cain
From,
McCovey Chronicles
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Sep 26, 2010 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
They’re still trying to figure out how they can make it. If the Giants go 0-6 and the Padres go 0-7 and and and SEASON OVER, losers.
by kingofthacove on Sep 26, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL did they really say if both teams lose every game? They do know the one major flaw with that idea right?
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
But…but…the Rockies are chosen!
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 26, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
rec’d
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you know
Payton Manning has a bigger head than Bruce Bochy?
noooooooo
I love a man who wants the facts!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
The context of this game was so perfectly Cainian. An absolutely incredible performance at the perfect time, including a no hitter through 7+ innings…all done on a Sunday afternoon in late September when football is the only thing on the minds of most.
It’s like the picture of the press event where Cain is sitting alone at a table while the photographers swarm another, except instead of sitting alone at a table, he’s pitching a superb game, and instead of disinterested photographers in the background, it’s people talking about field goals or something.
Matt Cain: The Quiet Giant.
by Seasick fish on Sep 26, 2010 3:24 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Yes, but . . .
. . . so could a reasonably bright 11-year-old, so it’s a left-handed compliment.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Picture of the press conference?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
thank god
no more purple dinosuar shaking his ass in front of the camera in the 9th inning
I wanted to rip his head off
by 49erEmpire on Sep 26, 2010 3:24 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Anyone else think they should skip Zito’s next start so Cain/Sanchez/Bumgarner pitch the SD series? i don’t feel comfortable handing barry the ball for such a huge game.
YES
especially since I’m going on Friday which is when he is scheduled to start
please Bochy start Cain on Friday
by 49erEmpire on Sep 26, 2010 3:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
with the day off, his start can be skipped and everyone will pitch on reg rest, whether it is Sanchz/Bum/Timmy for ARI, or Bum/Timmy/Zito for ARI.
so they can move his start up by skipping sanchez now, or they can just say to hell with Zito and he doesn’t pitch for the rest of the reg season and everyone still gets reg rest
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d like to do this, but I’m not sure Bochy will do it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Sep 26, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
After Zito’s last start, and the way the other 4 pitchers in the rotation have been throwing, I also think it’s a very good idea. As you pointed out, the off day gives them a much better opportunity to do it as well, but as also pointed out, I too find it VERY hard to fathom Bochy would ever do this.
I mentioned this in an earlier thread (and I heard it on Marty Lurie’s show):
Why not have Dirty on Tuesday, MadBum Wednesday, Zito (on regular rest) Thursday, Timmy (on an extra TWO days rest) Friday, Matt (extra day rest) on Saturday, Dirty (on regular rest) on Sunday?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Because they can go with Sanchez, then Lincecum, then Bumgarner, Cain, Zito, Sanchez, and have Lincecum available for a 1-gamer if necessary (or game 1 of the playoffs).
Thing C
I think Timmy is still available for Game 1 of the playoffs if he pitches Friday night (not sure when the NLDS starts, but maybe Wednesday?).
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Yes, but if a 1-gamer is necessary then he could pitch that the day after the season ends (or whenever it is they hold it).
Thing C
I guess you have to get to the playoffs first, but if Timmy pitches a one-game playoff, and they win, then he’s unavailable until Game 3 or 4 of the NLDS.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Gotta get there first
And our whole rotation is good.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
No.
September has been his second-best month so far, and his opponents’ OPS has been going down through it. (You could look it up.) I like Bumgarner, but I’ll take Zito over him right now.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I also believe that Zito has pitched very well recently
I really didn’t get all the criticism of yesterday’s game. The first two runs scored on a bloop hit just inside the right-field line.
I also think the timing would be bad
Showing you have no confidence in a guy might not bode well for the future.
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."
The announcers are giddy right now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Bochy isn't. He's comatose on the post game show
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
That’s Bochy for you. I can’t even imagine him getting excited if they won the world series. I can just see them dumping the keg on his back and him just sorta stumbling forward 3 steps and his face not even slightly changing.
I kinda like that about him.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
what about us that are out of the country
i wanted to get mlb.tv but the UK requires me to buy a 150 pound TV license to watch any live tv. If i had the money, i would pay it, but i dont..
by panda revival on Sep 26, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Buy a 40''
Mine’s only like 50 pounds
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
Matthew Cain, Savior, Ace.
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 26, 2010 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Damn, I was about to drop an “inb4TheLetter2” but you beat me.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
your wasting your effort jponry
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Sep 26, 2010 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
how do you post these after generating them? TIA.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I just ctrl+click (or right click) the thumbnail and pick “Copy Image Location”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
of course , , ,
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed.
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 26, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay Matt Cain
also lol Juan Uribe strikes again!
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
Will we ever learn?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
XANTHAN WAS WRONG?
Kevin Pucetas: September long reliever extraordinaire?
by Sammy Danger on Sep 26, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is Tulowitski?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:26 PM PDT reply actions
MATT CAIN SAYS STFD DINGER!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:27 PM PDT reply actions
7-2 Reds
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 26, 2010 3:27 PM PDT reply actions
Matt Cain is the coolest ever.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
And such nice hair.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Seriously.
HE’S NOT A CHIA PET, HE’S A HUMAN!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
HEISEY STRIKES AGAIN!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:28 PM PDT reply actions
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
by 49er16 on Sep 26, 2010 3:29 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Now that’s clever.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That made me laugh. Awesome.
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 26, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how Cain didn’t strike out a batter until the fifth inning and managed to end up with 8 strikeouts for the game.
There were a few hard hit atem balls early on, but the hard contact fizzed away.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
His stuff never struck me as ‘obvious no-hit stuff,’ but his endurance and consistency makes up for that. The way he pitches late in games is amazing.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
You gotta have a low pitch count to throw a no hitter, because otherwise, you won’t be able to last all 9 innings. The pitchers who are throwing what looks like the best pitches are usually the ones who are striking out the most hitters, and rarely get no hitters because they’re not gonna have a chance. When Cain only had 50 pitches through 5 innings, I couldn’t help but think “no hitter at Coors??”
Didn’t Ubaldo have, like, eight walks in the first four innings of his?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
I thought it was 6?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
they kept popping out on the first pitch
he didn’t have a chance
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
LOL Purple Row
7-0 next week
Pads go 3-5 counting a loss today
Braves go 3-3
Set up 3 way tie at 90-72 and let the chaos begin!
The fact that SD and SF play each other pretty much hoses them.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 26, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Why so mad?
MCC guy copied and pasted my 7-0 week comment
they all fail to realize the 3 way tie i meant is with ATL and SD not them and SD…morons
I don’t think that was even the point was it? The point was them thinking …yeah… was them, thinking.
Uh
I’m not sure we fail to realize that.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 26, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, well then their scenario is clearly very likely to happen.
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 26, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
So they are reading this
Well, PR, read this:
Start watching the Broncos
who?
Broncos huh? What’s that?
I'm a BelieveR!!!
This is R year!
Uh, yeah, about that...
by prettyinpurple on Sep 26, 2010 5:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He fails to realize that’s never going to happen…moron.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 26, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
And the Giants have to lose everything? Man, this scenario seems likely.
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 26, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
SL
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Sep 26, 2010 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
So what’s Mark Sweeney doing these days?
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 26, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I see how it is.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Freaking fantastic… rec’d
Matt Cain: forever my hero
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
twice, now. we pretty much owned them for the last 2 series
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants finish 2010 road schedule at 43-38. Considering they were well under .500 at some point in June, that’s very impressive.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Also, 34-32 against the West, after starting 6-18 or something terrible like that.
by scotterduder on Sep 26, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Improved considerably within the division as well
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
Rockies accidentally shipped some of those juiced balls to Petco?
Kids in the back seat cause accidents. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
Does Zippy post here?
Zippy likes saying things over and over.
I hope he’s now repeating:
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Ah, but it's flexible:
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
by owlcroft on Sep 26, 2010 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
6 days a week I’d read it and go ‘huh?’ but once a week it would be the funniest thing in the paper.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
It's almost impossible to decipher unless . . .
. . . you have followed it for some time. (Although the “Explaining Zippy” page liked upthread helps a little.)
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
at least the majority of them came from the Reds
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
who's GLB?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
gaslampball – Padres SBNation site
"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.
That's even an even lamer name than Purple Row.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Do you understand what its relevance is?
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 26, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't
What is it?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Swager has it
It isn’t a metaphor a “row” of “purple” people on the internet. All seats at Coors Field are green, sans one row in the upper deck that is supposedly 5,280 feet above sea level.
SBNation actually did a good job of incorporating unique and distinctive details of each franchise into the names of blogs…for the most part
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 28, 2010 6:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That Petco is in the Gaslamp District in San Diego?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Gaslamp is downtown...
Old Town is about 2 miles north of downtown along I-5.
/former resident’d
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
Gaslamp District started with the Horton Plaza makeover. Really did a good job. Petco is still vanilla however, and does not hold a candle to the “Big Phone”.
Horton Plaza of the 80’s = West Oakland
/former resident
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
Inform me.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
It’s funny because it implies that the Giants are girls and girls suck lol
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh, I had to go back and reread it. I thought he said Vagrants.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
That would actually be an awesome mascot.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 26, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Vagrants works well for SF too
Let’s rename the 49ers
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 26, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
Whoa I was just at Vintage High School last weekend for a tournament. And I went there twice this summer.
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 26, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a bunk list…we were the Lava Bears. What’s cooler and more mean than a Lava Bear anyone???
Ducks stackin' wins like Leggos, toastin Pac-10 like the Eggos, like we're racin' against some preggos, Dan Patrick we enfuego. Free Schierholtz!!
by PacBellBoozer on Sep 26, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I didn’t get it at first. That’s…that’s…clever?
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 26, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Not cute nor clever
They just love to quote that movie about a love story.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like the person who realized that fortyniners rhymes with fortyWHINER! And that Lakers rhymes with FAKERS! GET IT? THEY RHYME LOLOLOL
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
HAHAHAHHAAAAA
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I don’t get it. Really.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 26, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody Ross had a hell of a game too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Because you demand this
you’ll get Velez-Rowand-Guillen
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
8-2!!!!!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT reply actions
Still 0 outs
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL his hat
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Juan Uribe...difficult play but
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Sep 26, 2010 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
In the same vein...
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
http://memegenerator.net/LowRunSupportCain
http://memegenerator.net/apathetic-sanchez
"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.
no i mean
how do you post an already created picture..
plugging in the url doesnt work
You seem to be implying they have hearts…
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh look, Matty has a stalker!
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
hey.
i made that for my gf. we were joking about that.
by russian.tank on Sep 26, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, whatever Matt wants – he gets. Sorry bud.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Big picture is big.
"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 should have added a subject line
Sorry
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
:(
my best friend died in a plane crash headed for everest last month…
Shit
Sorry to hear than.
/Should have known I would hurt someone’s feelings.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
What? That's awful
So sorry for your loss.
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 in the chronicle
she was helping tutor orphans in nepal
That's terrible to hear.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Wow, my condolences.
I remember reading about that. Just tragic.
by iloveddickdietz on Sep 26, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, that sucks.
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 26, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wheels falling off in the 619
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:39 PM PDT reply actions
I know quite a few SDers from college, and they had 858 too
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I was referring to the stadium, which is in the 619
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the wheels are falling off in all of SD with this huge skid they went on.
Oh wait, nevermind… no one cared to begin with
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to see Torrealba pitch.
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 26, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL he actually has the best chance of anyone on the staff to throw one again.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
*ahem* Matt Cain.
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/2evt5ld.jpg[/IMG]
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
yup
and then i post the url
its not working :(
You're so understanding!
<3
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
"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.
uh, thanks.
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
use carrots (“<” “>”) instead of brackets
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
"carets"
(By the way, the “secret” to getting quotation marks to work in the subject line is to leave a leading blank space.)
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Matt Cain in the 8th
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
by DrDC on Sep 26, 2010 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Love this one
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
..
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 26, 2010 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Cin vs SD
8 – 2 Cin. bases loaded with Joey Votto batting. So far so good
10-2 REDS!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:40 PM PDT reply actions
Votto delivers
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha Padres
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
STEVE MOSKOWITZ!!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I'VE WALKED NEAR HIM!
I don’t want to brag, but it was a semi-enclosed area.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Hey, Rowbot lurkers
Next time you guys get all holier-than-thou about how classless we are over here, just remember the following quote from one of your most regular posters:
I know, jponry’s waitin’ on Hirschbeck to give ’im a thankful slurping
ROCKTEMBER – Time for Some F***ing Guy to Shine
ROCKTEMBER – The month before we play Mora playoff games
ROCKTEMBER – The rest of you can settle for Festivus
by Mondogarage on Sep 26, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 3:42 PM PDT reply actions
what the hell is he even talking about?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I really don’t get why he seems to hate me more than the other mods here. I don’t think I was even there for the kerfluffle that got him banned. Hell, I don’t think I was even a mod back then.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He also says that we’re douchebags and that he only formed that opinion from what he sees there at PR because he doesn’t come to MCC
"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.
Well, I’m sure PurRo is a good place to learn about MCC.
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 26, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he's upset that you're modding on a Sunday!
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
You’re a mod though. I would expect you to have a higher level of snark.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Hey, don't conflate me with Mondo
I’m my own wimmen.
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over. So says Troy Torridwitzki
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
I think you’re cool. I found it kind of funny that you apparently held me to such a high standard of snark. ;)
But I’m really surprised you guys seem to be okay with the kind of bile Mondo’s been spewing, just considering what you guys say about us.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This this this.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The mods generally try to calm him down.
But since you’ve already banned him over here, we just let him vent. I don’t think very many are “OK” with it.
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over. So says Troy Torridwitzki
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
I did think your Jorge comment went too far.
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over. So says Troy Torridwitzki
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
The
WHORE-hey thing?
Probably unnecessary. But attacking an individual poster is worse than a ballplayer.
Let's bring the...
They’ve made stupid, inflammatory puns about our players before. There’s an example of one right in this thread.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It was a joke and the first thing that popped into my mind while I was rushing to make a new thread. But I think a stupid pun about a professional baseball player (especially considering I’ve read just as bad about our players on your site) is a far cry from constant personal attacks (often with a creepy sexual undertone) against someone who just happens to be a mod on this site.
But hey, if he’s ‘venting’ it’s all good. I don’t even know what I’ve ever done to him. As far as I know, I’ve never spoken to him directly.
I’m just saying that your ‘moral high horse’ looks like a complete and utter joke when you let comments like that go by without comment (and, in some case, with encouragement.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I understand what you are saying.
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over. So says Troy Torridwitzki
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
I do apologize for the DLR comment, though. In all honesty, I think he’s a very good pitcher and I have enormous respect for him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He came a long way.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I'm not defending any of those types of comments...I think they are vile
and not funny. I think our mods will take care of those things…..
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over. So says Troy Torridwitzki
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
If I didn’t know you were a PR member and not GLB I would LOL @ this comment.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
I think we can all agree that GLB is just vile in every way.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I've never been to such an unwelcoming place...
One little Jay Cutler joke…….
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over. So says Troy Torridwitzki
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
Why? I don't understand....
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over. So says Troy Torridwitzki
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
Probably because the mods at GLB would encourage those kind of comments.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Does SBNation have any say in what is said in each blog?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I believe that they would prefer no profanity in front page posts (or the titles of overflow GDT), but otherwise, it’s up to the discretion of the person who owns the blog.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
So a person who owns the blog could have anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist posts or encourage it?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I imagine it’s the sort of situation that’s never come up, so SBN’s never had to develop a response to it. Sure, things get pretty heated in the comments and some of the mods around town are less than professional, but nobody’s hosting a hate site or anything, you know?
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 26, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is to say, I think if someone posted a screed against how terrible Latino ballplayers are and how they’re ruining the sport with their lack of grit and hustle, there would be action.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 26, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s pretty close to it honestly. That’s a terrible image to have.
I mean, to talk about avoiding getting molested in San Francisco in a main post? Seriously?
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
He’s the same classy dude who referred to you as a “dripping hole,” innit? Pretty sure it’s just good old-fashioned misogyny.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 26, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. That comment has been deleted though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Sounds like it.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Cololrado talk.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
He was supposedly late for his date, which is why he just walked away after making such an “egregiously bad” of strike three to end the game.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what program I used to crop this screenshot?
Paint.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 26, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't you know that at Coor's Field
Dinger is the “just some guy’s opinion” guy.
Honestly, if we’re not trolling over there, what’s the slight in us being snarky about Purple Row?
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 26, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Like seriously.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
No. But I think about you guys when I’m on the air sometimes. Like, my first newscast is at 4:06 a.m. PT, and I try to imagine who might be listening at that hour. I like doing time zone math.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Ever think of me?!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Not you specifically, but the Eastern Time Zone, yes, because our first hour is your second hour on the East Coast.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
8(
So you think of McC as a whole?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Hmm, that’s basically the time I’m guaranteed to be at sleep.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Oh, no. I totally understand. Most folks in this time zone are still asleep at that hour. I was just making a Cain macro for fun.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
No thanks
I only listen to Paul Finebaum
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Charles makes me laugh when he calls in
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I’ve listened to Finebaum only once in my life. I don’t know who the regulars are.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
You don't know what your missing
It’s like listening to “Deliverance.”
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
11-2 REDLEGS!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:43 PM PDT reply actions
The Reds are finally putting the screws to the Padres
I love it.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
They have a good chance of winning this inning.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 26, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck the inning, let’s win the game!!!
sidenote: will he ever stop saying taters?
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
SD pitcher change!
Good thing to wear out SD’s bullpen as they don’t have any day offs for rest of season
maybe the Cubs will try...trying against them
I’d be okay with that.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
extrabaggs
It’s rookie dress up/hazing day. Problem is, all the rooks paid their dues last Sept. Except Darren Ford, who is in leather S&M gear.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 3:47 PM PDT reply actions
Wonder whose idea that was.
/subtly points at Wilson
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
they made sure to support their favorite shop
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
supporting local businesses is important!
and if they happened to do any shopping for themselves, well, that’s their business.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
LOL!
Damn would’ve been funny to dress Posey up again this year.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
countdown to “Everyone in San Francisco is teh gay” post on Purple Row in 3….2….1…
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
LOL so hard
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Twins rookie hazing
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 26, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the guy in the orange supposed to be the guy from that nick show…is it Yo Gabba Gabba
"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.
that was my first thought
but I’ve never seen the show, so I don’t know where it came from.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
yes
It’s DJ Lance Rock.
YGG is for ex-hipster parents. On its side, it’s pretty okay for kids teevee. As our apartment is small and I have been trying to keep Mister Toddler from ever discovering that the television turns on in a way that is fun and exciting, lest he beg to watch it, we haven’t seen much that isn’t posted online. But what we’ve seen seems fun.
sl
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 26, 2010 3:48 PM PDT reply actions
I believed you.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
LOL BROXTON
Wow the dodgers are just embarrassing at this point.
"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."
Cheesus. What happened to that guy? Not that I mind, of course.
by non sequitur on Sep 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Threw 48 pitches in one inning
Bochy almost did that to wilson last night except wilson is not a fat piece of shit and actually works out.
"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 LOL’d hard at this just now – it’s one of those “it’s hilarious because it’s true” things…
by GrooveGiant on Sep 26, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I love it, especially with KJ and CY on my fantasy team
by kingofthacove on Sep 26, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
There was just a commercial on Bravo for finding tickets to baseball games. They didn’t mention it by name, but the park the commercial was shot in was AT&T.
I consider that a sign. Of what, I don’t know, but I think it’s a good one.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
It’s so awesome to have Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain on our team. and J Sanchez, and MadBum.
All such different pitchers, with totally different styles, who all can shut anyone down
This is what pissed me off about the Padres.
They decided to be good for a while this year out of nowhere. We had to work to get everything together (with some luck of course).
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Well, uh, we were good last year out of nowhere, so…
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Are you serious?
The Giants were a bad team for 4 years straight. In that time, they drafted better, made some mistakes, but, it’s not too surprising a season. I mean, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain were both good pitchers already and everyone improved from 2008. The Padres however, are just full of scrap heap heroes and I don’t know, it just never felt like they were that good.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
The Padres however, are just full of scrap heap heroes
The Giants sure don’t know anything about that.
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
I prefer to think of us as the island of misfit toys
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I still don't feel like they're good.
A bunch of scrubs having career years aside from Gonzalez and Bell, Latos being a surprise.
The success of the entire bullpen for the Giants last year was the definition of out-of-nowhere. Barry Zito’s transformation into a decent pitcher was like a miracle. And the team had basically one really good hitter acting as their entire offense, except for Juan Uribe, who had a career year.
If you were not a Giants fan, how would that not be insane?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
irony: the trillion dollar pitcher is the worst
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL @ torre bringing in broxton
/2 run homer
"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."
hahaha I love watching my dodger fan friends slowly die on the inside, and broxton is one of the main causes of this.
its really satisfying because before this year, most of them had broxton posters in their rooms
then again i did have a molina poster in my room 2 years ago…
by panda revival on Sep 26, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember early on everyone was like "Wilson's not good enough...WE NEED BROXTON"
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
… and the Dodgers will be paying Broxton $7M next year.
Closer success can be fleeting, indeed.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Paid by the pound.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 26, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Good deal when you think of it like that.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Those must be some enormous posters...
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
honestly, I didn’t think he could actually pull off a no-no at Coors. Eventually, someone will get a hit. It’s just not possible. If not Payton, someone else would have done it.
Then again, you can’t account for how Juan Uribe will spoil it
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
1) Drove in winning run after Snow’s HR in 2000 NLDS
2) Only hit in Cain’s 1-hitter in Oakland
3) First hit today
Anything I’m missing in the Jay Payton Sucks list?
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 26, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, that’s right… i totally forgot he broke up the no-no in oakland too. it was that double toright-center, correct?
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Magic # bout to be 5.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 3:52 PM PDT reply actions
I do not like what the diamondbacks are doing against the dodgers at the moment
But I can’t stop laughing LOL FUCK YOU DODGERS
"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."
Anything anybody does against the dodgers in September can be thrown out as irrelevant because the Dodgers have pretty clearly given up on their season.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
True that
As evidenced by torre bringing on broxton.
"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 was honestly quite surprised that Buster called a curveball there. I expected a sploogeball.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
That pitch was inside
But buster reached out to catch it before it broke way inside and framed it perfectly not to mention the zone was massive today.
"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."
he frames ’em really well. keeps his elbow inside the ball instead of turning it out. noticed alot of extra strikes called like that. Molina? “you gotta pay me extra to do that stuff”
Buster is bringing out the best in the staff. They will be a force to be reckoned with for a long time.
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
that was the best call. i was thinking that right before the pitch
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I just loved the emphasis on the call. Just saying: don’t mess around, just follow my lead and that’s the ballgame
by SFGAmsterdam on Sep 26, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
matt gave posey mass props after that too. he was like “i just let him call it. never shook him off.”
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
CUZ GINATS FANS ARE VAGINAS!
"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.
they’re homophobes, scared that their season is ending before their eyes.
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is odd, since we all have teh gay and are trying to touch their butts.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know about the rest of you gays
but I LIKE vagina
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sall rite
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
LOL PADRES!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 3:53 PM PDT reply actions
Suck it Padres
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Why couldn’t the Padres have done this during Sanchez’s one-hitter earlier this year?
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 26, 2010 3:54 PM PDT reply actions
Broxton can't even get outs anymore LOL
"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."
This inning has been highly entertaining to me.
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 26, 2010 3:54 PM PDT reply actions
Reply fail. The top of the 8th in San Diego has been highly entertaining to me.
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 26, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The dodger game is even better
LOL BROXTON
"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."
Too much good stuff today.
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 26, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I think broxton is done with the dodgers
Your arizona diamondbacks 2011 closer!
"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 really need to go to sleep, I have class at 9 am tommorow,
but this padre meltdown is too entertaining to watch
too much sleep is detrimental to your health.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
i’ve been staying up till 4am every night recently to watch the giants, so i feel like i need a reasonable amount of sleep tonight haha
by panda revival on Sep 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Why study abroad in Scotland?
When you can study many broads….
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Im studying abroad
in spain – its tough to keep up with those 7pm start times
slingbox ftw
CAIN TRAIN!
"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."
Big Daddy!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 26, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants are riding SHOTGUN
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Three Things I Learned Listening to the Reds Announcers
1: Baseball instincts are learned
2: The Philadelphia Phillies are the best team in the National League
3: The best 2 pitchers in the NL are Roy Halladay and Roy Oswalt
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
SCHIENCE
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Don't take Kruk and Kuip for granted
Fact.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I NEVER DO
They’re my favourites, and I am biased 8P
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
The reds have played over 100 teams under .500
Did you learn that as well?
"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."
Wow…that’s crazy.
Reds 11-0 in postseason
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I learned those 3 things in 1 inning.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I assume you meant 100 games against teams under .500…
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a Chasm somewhere in the reply chain.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
That's what I meant
I just flubbed it like bork did last night.
"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."
Number 1 is kind of hard to argue with.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 26, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit
I meant #2. I could probably argue either side of #1 if I was willing to think about it for more than 5 seconds.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 26, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: The "THIS IS CALLED STYLE, MY MAN" commercial
is the single greatest commercial of all time.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
GREATEST RIVALRY IN SPORTS!
Holy shit this is gonna be so exciting joe morgan might actually say something insightful.
"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."
are you sure that isn’t the alcohol?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
last week MLB network
called the Yankees/RedSox game a potential preview of the playoffs.
Let's bring the...
LOL
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 26, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
They also said the yankees will easily win the division and they “deserve to since thay play in the bronx and the rays don’t”.
"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? I don’t even come close to getting that.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Sep 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, thanks. Now I get it. Poor Yankees playing under pressure…
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 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
The rays have just been "lucky this year"
The yanks are the defending world champs its not fair that the rays win the AL east!!!!
"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."
Aw, man, they really chose that game? There wasn’t a more exciting match-up available? Fuck ESPN.
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 26, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
More exciting than THE GREATEST ANYTHING IN THE HISTORY OF NOUNS?
I think not!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Cool. I’ll tolerate Joe Morgan and Orel Dodger just to hear Jon gloat about Gigantes! :)
by keyser_sozey on Sep 26, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Who was the guy
that said the giants werent gonna win at coors field and that the season was over?
SUCK IT
prolly Every6thday
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I never said the season was over, but I certainly assumed a loss today, given JoDeLaRo’s dominance of the Giants.
I suggest no more assuming of losses.
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 26, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
you forgot
about Matt Cain’s dominance of the Rockies.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
As the saying goes . . .
. . . that’s why they play the games.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Freaking fantastic. Now 60 Minutes is delayed for that…other sport.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Football ruins everything around it.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Not to potentially bring the mood down, but I don’t think this has been posted yet:
Freddy Sanchez concernes about his shoulder. MRI tomorrow. Says lobbing ball “is all I got.”
Sounds pretty worrying, but if it doesn’t turn out to be too serious, then this is good timing with the day off. All things considered, he’s been remarkably healthy this season since his return.
Seriously
That’s the first time his surgically repaired shoulder has “officially” flared up and he’s been hitting great lately.
"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
Christ, let’s hope that’s just a stinger that will “calm down” as B&S would put it.
"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."
No
That was one of the massage therapists.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
oh. i thought that was for Guillen who died of acute SUCK
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, just noticed his strange absence of major injury this season.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Sep 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad we have Fontenot
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
+Grant
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing we have Grant
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Friend's at the Pads game.
@brittneyg
Never heard fans boo their own team before. #padres
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
they were booing the padres in the 8th today?
LOL. the only guy we boo is Zito, but he’s worked hard to earn those boos.
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sandoval gets some pretty loud boos these days.
by Seasick fish on Sep 26, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Fairweather fans
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Cubs will win tomorrow. Zambrano is pitching, and he’s been really hot lately.
by keyser_sozey on Sep 26, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
split? possibly. the cubs have been playing great ball
by giant4life83 on Sep 26, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Are the games at Petco or Wrigley?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
damn
The Cubs have been playing good ball lately, but asking them for more than a split at Petco will be a tall order
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m expecting the Pads to take 3 of 4, and would be more than happy with a split.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
The Giants really need to take care of business against the Dbacks. They can’t afford another series like the one a few weeks ago.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Kennedy and Enright are scheduled to start. The Giants have had problems with those guys.
by non sequitur on Sep 26, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
And the Dbacks have been playing really tough lately. I would hope that the Giants aren’t even thinking of looking past them right now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I doubt they are. Rest up tomorrow, then take care of business Tuesday.
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 26, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
yep. But a split puts the Padres two back going into the Giants series. Just need to win the first game and its ours
Let's bring the...
Our traditional magic number is 7.
We just need 5 wins this week and we are in. (Two Padres losses next weekend for the other two) We will probably get in with 4, but may end up tied.
If the Pads lose tomorrow, it’s 6 with 6 games each.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hope the Cubs play the Padres as seriously as they played the Giants (closer in the 8th inning).
Mike Quade said that he felt it was his responsibility to the teams in the other dugout to play these games as though his playoff chances were on the line, and rearranged his pitching so that the Padres would get the Cubs’ best.
(Which meant the Cardinals got the backhanded slap of being declared out of it by their hated rivals’ manager, who deemed them far enough out of it to play the kids. LOL Cards!)
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Samardzija started Sunday
Zambrano, Dempster, Wells and Gorzelanny start vs. SD
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Well that is a classy and smart thing to do
May come back to help them one day when they need a similar courtesy.
Meh, who am I kidding, they are the Cubs, they won’t be needing such a favor. Makes the move even classier.
DARREN FORD fan on KNBR RIGHT NOW!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
SALTY!
He can be our Dave Roberts
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I give these radio guys a lot of credit for dealing with these scottinmarin types
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve had KNBR a few times when I heard “Scott in Marin, you’re on KNBR”. I, then, turn the radio off.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
/golf clap
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Salty though...........
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
HE CAN TAG UP ON A FLY BALL!!!!
HE CAN STEAL A BASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
In case anyone forgot:
Dexter premiere tonight at 6pm (eastern feed for those who have it) and 9pm, west coast feed. Showtime.
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by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
omg
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh my gosh
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by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
btw
I’m still working through True Blood season 3.
Honestly, it’s suffering from some Twin Peaks Season 2 syndrome (too many different plots going on that are too separated from each other), but Russell Edgington makes it all worthwhile. Goddamn, what a character/performance.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Season 3 is so great. Too bad it doesn’t have a finale…just a last ep of the season before it continues next year.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that’s what I’ve heard. I’m glad that it sounds like they aren’t closing the door on Russell though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He was quoted saying he’d be back next year which kinda made the ep 11-12 wait a little less exciting.
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by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I would watch a tv show starring him, tbh. Fuck Beeeeell and Sookeh.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I started liking sookie a lil bit this season. still don’t like bill. eric, ftw
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by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t want to like Eric because I didn’t understand all the Alex Skarsgaard fangirls, but I’ve grown fond of him (and Pam).
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
whenever people talk about ASkars
I picture David Anders.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
not saying it is a cliffhanger or bad or anything, just don’t expect much in the way of resolution.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of premieres, did anyone else really not like the Community this week?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved it
Its my favorite comedy on TV right now.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
just now finishing up the first season
thats a helluva show
"Imagine how many banners we would have if I was GM..." - Drew Remenda
Thanks for the Memories Nabby.
DODGERS LOSE
Even those that doesn’t meaning much in the standings, it’s still good to see.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 26, 2010 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
6 games under .500!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They have failed in their quest to get Torre over .500 for his final season.
GOOD!
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by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, good.
I was cheering against that.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Swoops
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I called swoops
Bastardo!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
In SF?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 26, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh.
I kind of hate RWC. For that weather, and an ex I have from there.
Gourrnet Haus Stoudt is awesome, though. My friend runs beer events there.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 26, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You hate Redwood City partly for its weather?
But…Climate best by government test!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I’m Irish and from the Sunset District. I don’t do heat well.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 26, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
What's that like? Do you ver bring a parasol with you?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Means he wears dickies and a white t-shirt everywhere.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
wondering if this joke is too obscure for 2010 San Francisco…
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 26, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I just continue living in San Francisco. :)
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 26, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool. I wanna go one day.
If I ever get rich, I’d bring my whole family and friends.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Yeah, you count as friend, friend 8)
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
mmm..friend...mmm
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
No, just being creepy.
Oh the fun we would have in person.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
The ratings for the giants game must have been ridiuclous
Considering how the niners game became completely unwatchable just as it started.
"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 new Mad Men episode tonight
I hope Sally doesn’t appear. Can’t stand that bratty little girl.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I think Sally's a good character
But I think there’s going to be a little more Betty than I prefer.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Either of you guys follow The TV Club on Slate? These kinds of debates are always going on. It’s worth a read.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I read the AV Club’s stuff about the show I watch.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
(Which is also called the TV Club)
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I love Sallys character
I loathe Betty, but I think I’m supposed to
Aw, Lurie was just a dick to that little kid.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Just wait till the jose guillen haters start calling in and marty lurie goes on a rant about how well he’s swinging it.
"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."
first place
Fuck you reds you should have won the first 2.
"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."
Whatever – First Place!
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 26, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Pseudo-Cubs fan for the next 4 days
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
go cubs go!
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
and now I've got the stupid song stuck in my head
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
CUBS! WOO! CUBS WOO! CUBS WOO!
/Ronnie’d
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
BLEED CUBBIE BLUE!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Tulo is an impressive ballplayer, but his nervous habitt of eating the acne on his face is bizarre, gross and could quite possibly
leave Bryan Adams sized craters on the left side of his face.
Eww did he really?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I thought they were joking.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Yes...the camera was on him after his home run yesterday for a solid twenty mississippi...
He sucked the left side of his cheek, then he got his thumb and fore finger and pressed his cheek in harder so that he could get his teeth and tongue on his acne.
Why? I have no idea.
I realize that ballplayers do gross shit in the dugout, what with all of their snot rocketing, loogey hawking and crotch grabbing, but the acne bite…that was a new one…and without question the grossest of all.
Acne or boogers? i couldn’t tell.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Sep 26, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus, do you think we could get him
for a package, say, of Runzler and Schierholtz
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Sep 26, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
throw in rowand and you got a hell no
"Imagine how many banners we would have if I was GM..." - Drew Remenda
Thanks for the Memories Nabby.
A no-hitter would have been SO satisfying
just because it would have been against the Rockies in Coors.
Actually, you know what would have been satisfying? A sweep.
But I’ll be happy with 2 of 3. I really hate the Rockies. And some of their fans.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Cain never gets nice things 8(
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
First Place
all alone
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 26, 2010 4:24 PM PDT reply actions
Giants in First Place
Niners in last place
LOL
poor bondslegend
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I was looking forward to the post game conference because I thought Singletary would go nuts. Very disappointing. He must be watching Bruce Bochy.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 26, 2010 4:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Bochy embraced his inner jim tracy yesterday
Singletary was himself today.
"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."
Fact
Cubbies have won 8 of their last 9 road games. A good omen for this epic upcoming week…
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
LET'S GO CUBS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Some love for our second baseman
Freddy Sanchez came up huge today and in this whole series, all with a bad shoulder. Going for an MRI tomorrow and I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s out the whole homestand.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Sep 26, 2010 4:30 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
He was huge the last few games
And it’s worth mentioning that Sabean’s pick up of Fontenot could end up being huge as well.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Sabean blocking the padres from cody ross has payed off big to
I liked all his at bats today minus the one in the 7th where he looked like trash.
"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 laugh to think that’s the reason the Giants claimed Ross…. he’s a good enough player on his own merits, with a reasonable salary. That’s the reason they should have claimed him. I hope that’s the real reason.
Thing C
I think so
He gets a nice pay bump though but overall a decent RF starter for 2011, sorry Nate. Sabes will likely choose one between Burrell and Huff (a very tough decision for a vet-loving GM like BS) to bring back for 2011 since they still have DeRosa hanging around and oh yeah – the $24 million plus deadweight.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
If he retires
they’ll just buy him out or reach a settlement.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
Convince Rowand he should retire, think about his family and for the safety of outfield walls everywhere.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would he retire and take less money?
If he’s still hurt, he continues to rehab, get more surgery, etc. and collect his full salary.
I don’t get what incentive he has to retire and take less money.
number one offseason priority has to be finding a shortstop with some defensive ability though, right? I mean, I like Uribe and everything, but I think it woudl be crazing to expect him to be an everyday guy at ss.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 26, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
He very nearly has been already.
Well, looking, maybe I exaggerated . . . but not by much. At SS in 2010 for SF: Uribe, 809.0 innings; Renteria, 545.0; others, 44.0. In percentages: Uribe, 58%, Renteria, 39%; others, 3%.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Offseason priorities
1) Shortstop
2) Resign Huff and Burrell or find their replacements in LF and 1B
3) Right Fielder
The Giants, by my calculations, will be vacant in LF, RF, 1B, and SS going in to the offseason.
Burrell and Huff can fill two of those. Ross can be an average RF, though I’d like to see Werth. SS will be a huge question.
The answer to which could well be . . .
. . . Messrs Uribe and Renteria. This discussion has been held elsewhere (see fanPosts).
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Did you hear Renteria is mulling retirement?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, to the extent there's something to hear.
I suppose it could happen, but it’s easy to say things like that when one is down, as Renteria is owing to his current problem. I wonder if he’ll feel that way after the season. It’s not as if this were some definitive statement: it was just an offhand remark.
Indeed, I reckon much might depend on what happens the rest of the season. If the Giants win the World Series, he might well retire; if they don’t even make post-season, he would, i suspect, be mightily tempted to give it (at least) one more go-round.
We shall see what we shall see.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
We have to trade for a SS, unless we are just gonna hope Uribe plays well enough to fill that position for another year.
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 26, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
definitely
LOL Dodgers they picked the wrong Cajun 8P
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I never stopped believing in Freddy.
Other than the one month he was just bad, he’s been very good for us. I never blamed him for anything bad that happened.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Even when he had that looooong spell of awfulness at the plate
he was making stellar plays at second.
I know, some people here forget that.
Even when Andres did bad for a week or so early this month, his defense was still amazing.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Another great piece.
Great piece about a great player. Today’s game was great. The Giants are great. Life is great. The Niners on the other hand…. well, um… Matt Cain is a pimp!!!!!
I'd like to see the ratings on that game from the bay area
Probably under 500,000 by the time the giants game started.
"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."
So by this time next week
this place could go crazy, either good-crazy or just crazy-crazy.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
Crazy-crazy!
Maybe a lil dirty-dirty!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
It will be a loony bin regardless
Booze all over.
"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."
“Could” go crazy? Can you name a scenario where we won’t?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm
Maybe I should have used “will go crazy” instead. Gigantes locos….
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember like four months ago when Buster didn't know how to catch?
Q: How important was Buster today?
A: I’m glad you asked because he did a great, great job behind the plate today. I think I almost shook him off once and I kicked myself for it. He did a great job calling pitches, blocking balls, doing everything he could when we had situations we needed to bounce stuff. He was just really focused and it kept me in the game as well.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But that's only because . . .
. . . of all the catching wisdom he acquired in his last two months at AAA. Right?
And his hitting would be awful if he hadn’t had those two month there to hone his raw skills. Right?
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Can someone link me to the place where I can buy one of Natto's Superwonderful Tshirts?
I couldn’t find it in his sig
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
http://natto-chan.livejournal.com/125681.html
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
oh wait
I don’t see the Superwonderful design on there
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah couldn't find it myself
I will be very sad if that design no longer exists…
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
You can look at mine.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 27, 2010 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Why did you expect much more from Guillen than we’ve gotten? He was crap in Kansas City!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
goddammit sbnation stop eating parts of my comments
This originally said that Urban just owned Marty Lurie
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Is marty in full blown defend jose guillen mode?
"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."
HE CAN HIT!!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Look the guy is a proffesional hitter and he's experinced and really smokes the ball!
/ignores that bochy played him all 3 games and he did nothing but hurt the 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."
When Guillen was DFA’d, Lurie said that the Giants absolutely had to pick him up to block him from going to San Diego. Ray Woodsen was flabbergasted.
He said that the Giants needed to claim him and pay his whole salary
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That's the point he went off the reservation IMO
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
More LOL for the 49ers
Right not I am in full Giant/Beat SD/playoffs pretty please mode but I’ll be very pissed sometime in November that they are sucking the fat one right now.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
If the giants weren't playing so well
I’d have had a heart attack this morning.
"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, other than today’s Giants game, this has been a brutal weekend for the teams I like.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
The chiefs are a fucking joke
They do exactly what the niners should do and don’t shoot themselves in the foot.
Also here comes a short pass to one of the backs LOLOL.
"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."
By joke I mean "frustratingly much better than the niners"
They run the ball with a purpose and come at you with a bunch of different looks and let castle be more than a don’t fuck up anything quarter back.
"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, well yeah
That didn’t sound right.
The difference in the two teams is coaching for the most part. The Chiefs just have a better HC and coordinators.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
start watching hockey
it overlaps perfectly with baseball
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The Sharks, though…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And that’s when baseball starts, so it’s perfect for those who are Sharks playoff haters.
But really, it’s fun watching the Sharks in the regular season since it’s basically an 82 game pre-season. No real worries about getting into the playoffs.
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Fools and Sages
I didn't specify a team!
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Where is bondslegend?
There would epic anger from him in regards to the 49ers.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
ALL CAPS!!!!
BELITTLING!!!!!
SWEARING!!!!
LOUD NOISES!!!!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That's all on twitter now, grampa
GET WITH THE TIMES, DOOD
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Ugh I hate how thick skulled the people on MLB Network are regarding the AL Cy Young.
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I don’t even get why they’re still stuck on CC. His season numbers hardly blow away even the rest of the field (Verlander, Lester, Weaver, Lee, etc.), let alone Felix.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I like Felix for it.
At first I was all for Francisco/Lee but, yeah.
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Plus, he's a Yankee,
which is worth like 17.56 Cy Young Points, or something.
I think Lester or Price will get it
Felix has been crazy good but I just don’t think the voters can look past the W-L (as they should).
/Win the inning
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by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Felix will get it. For all the hoopla, I’ve seen at least 7 voters so far who have said they’ll vote him #1.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Aren't there like 200 or so voters?
Or did I pull that estimate out my ass?
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AL has 28 votes, I think. Two for each AL city.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Whoa, I was way off.
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It is.
And I really hate how they understand that it’s hard to get wins when you pitch for a shit team like the Mariners, and yet they still say that the lack of Wins hurt his chances of winning it.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
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What's to get?
It was the standard for a century: people are used to it. It may be totally nonsensical, but there are people who vote Republican, too, so what can anyone say? Wins, Republicans . . . if you don’t really understand how the game works, you think and do strange things.
Sabean delenda est!
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by owlcroft on Sep 26, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Felix should win it. Hopefully the same people that gave it to Greinke last year have votes this year.
I hope people out there are learning.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
They just now said that Hernandez sucks because the Mariners have no offense.
MUST.RESIST.URGE.TO.SLAM.HEAD.REPEATEDLY.
Fangraphs tells me that Cliff Lee
has been the most valuable pitcher in the MLB this season.
Despite not being around for a month and not really doing that good in Texas?
I mean, he’s still got good peripherals, but the results just ain’t as pretty as with Seattle.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Yeahs I said the peripherals were good.
The results as in ERA hasn’t been as pretty.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Some people here in NY think the Yankees are tanking it to avoid Cliff Lee in a short series.
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by rxmeister on Sep 26, 2010 4:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I like Matt Cain's thighs.
Has that been said yet?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I like his calves.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
he should wear his pants like Zito does
so we can better appreciate them
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
He already wears the high socks. How do you mean “like Zito does”?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
yes, Explain???
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
yuck, I hate tight pants.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
NEVER!
It hurts the boys.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I squirmed a little.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Well the thought off peeling gave me the willies~~~~
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I'm confused.
I thought by “peeling off” my testes were involved. That image…yuck. What’s a shimmy have to do with it?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Ohhh...then I take it back.
I like bananaz.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Listen to me very closely.
We’re talking about getting a dude out of his pants.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I'm slow with these things over the internetz.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I know, right? Where else could we do this and go completely unnoticed?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
re welcome.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Ehh. Not a fan of tight pants. I think the cool look is slightly baggy with striped socks.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess you would have hated the ’70s.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Probably.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Juan Pierre’s supper baggy old school look.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 26, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man when Timmy wore the high striped socks that one time man I didn’t realize how skinny he was. Maybe it’s not as obvious when he wears his baggy pants.
"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.
she
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
HE'S A HUMAN
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Oh, I'm not a he
I guess I’m one of the vagiants
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I repeate huh?
there can’t be girlz on the intertubes.
/although I think about half the MCC regulars are women, which is awesome.
Let's bring the...
don't worry
I only use the internet while barefoot in the kitchen
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
ding ding ding
it’s a great view. and I really want some of those socks
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I’m still disappointed that Zito is the only one who wears those socks regularly. Uribe has worn them in a few games and looked awesome (especially in Orange Friday games).
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
sock dreams has some that are close
but they don’t come in orange :(
http://www.sockdreams.com/products/socks/knee-highs/skater-stripes
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
I also reccomend these
http://www.sockdreams.com/products/socks/knee-highs/dreamy-knee-high-tube-socks
and the O Basics.
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
Reminds me of the 90s.
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Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Cher Horowitz's closet was amazing
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Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
Well I know where I'm going when I'm home for Christmas
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
Giants Dugout have them.
Bought a pair at the ballpark Dugout store. They’re kind of hidden; they’re just to the right of the stairs against that wall. There’s a bunch of socks there, including the ZEET FEET.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Sep 27, 2010 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL mlb network CC sabathia love affair
Pitcher 1: 3.29 ERA GS: 33 CG: 2 SHO: 0 IP 229.1 Hits: 206 91 ER 19 HR 189 K 1.21 WHIP .243 BAA
Pitcher 2: 2.95 ERA GS: 32 CG: 3 SHO: 2 IP: 219.1 Hits: 172 Runs: 78 HR 19 60 BB 173 K 1.06 WHIP .216 BAA
Pitcher #2 is matt cain.
so yer yellin me he’s got dem winzzzzzzz
"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 only did Uribe’s “error” cost him the no hitter, it made those two runs earned.
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by rxmeister on Sep 26, 2010 4:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
My bad CC has 72
I accidentally forgot to post that not to mention he gets a strike zone a foot wider and taller than matt cain so that BB stat is even more impressive.
"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."
Your arguement is invalid.
First off, Sabathia pitches in the Bronx, and he is pressured to perform. The Yankees are the greatest team too, so bonus points for that. Oh yeah and Cain is overrated what’s his W-L record? Yeah lmao get out of here with that crazy talk.
I'm not saying cain is better
I’m just saying sabathia is over-rated and he has no business winning the AL cy young over hernandez or price.
"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."
Price? I think he deserves it more than Price somehow.
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he actually has had a very good year. NYS has been a huge hitter’s park. But he is close with a group of about 5-6 guys. I don’t understand how you could come away thinking he’s the obvious winner.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It’s a lot like CPB in that it’s more HR friendly but only above average for runs.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
bb-ref's park factors say differently
one-year: Batting – 115, Pitching – 113
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I don’t use B-R, but that means it’s favorable for both doesn’t it?
StatCorner is at 101.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
No, it means it’s a massive hitter’s park.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well that’s the thing. It’s a small park. It’s so small that it limits XBH’s and seems to suppress BIP a bit.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
According to bb-ref (and they just changed this recently), this year it has basically just been Coors Field.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Weird
Almost every other site I look at has Yankee Stadium being average to slightly above average.
Also I’m looking at B-R and it says 106 the past two seasons?
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
It actually caused a bit of a kerfluffle on BBTF the other day because it suddenly closed a LOT of the gap between Felix and CC. I’m not so sure it’s a great idea to take it as canon, because that’s a pretty ridiculous park factor.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m just wondering where you got those numbers, because this is what I see:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2010.shtml
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh I just got chasm'd
HEY HE PITCHES IN THE BRONX HE DESERVES TO WIN IT!
"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 he never has to face the Yankees now does he?
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Isn't there pressure on every winning team?
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
But he's buried in the ground.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I don't believe in Yankees heaven.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
No, I just live 10 minutes away.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Yeah, land of the first officially recorded baseball game.
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Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Tis true.
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And, better yet . . .
. . . it was played on grounds known as “The Elysian Fields”. Cosmic.
Sabean delenda est!
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Like dancing a fast-paced tango with a beautiful woman, on an thin windswept arch of stone above a plummeting canyon littered with the corpses of seasons past.
Giants Baseball: Don’t Look Down.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 26, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What is down?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
/Wile E. Coyote failing to realize that he’s overrun the cliff
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants Baseball: Don’t Look Down.
I kind of love this.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Sep 27, 2010 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants Baseball: Don't Look Down
Unless you like the sight of the Padres trying to brush their teeth.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Same.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I made my own
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Sep 26, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who do you think will win the NL Cy Young Award?
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CC Sabathia
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 26, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
He's still in the league?
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Halladay
in a landslide
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Really?
No Wainwright? Ubaldo? Or the current FIP leader, Josh Johnson?
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Johnson got shut down and Ubaldo’s been falling off, while Halladay has been dominant in pretty much every way for a team that’s going to the playoffs.
Plus he actually has been the best.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Good points.
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I don't like Ubaldo winning, but, I still like Johnson.
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I'd laugh.
I could still see it if he pitches 18 innings of perfect baseball to end the season.
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how I think the voting will go:
1. Halladay
2. Wainright
3. Ubaldo
4. Johnson
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 26, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Unfortuneate.
Johnson should be either 2nd or 1st (by divine intervention).
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Halladay has thrown about 60 more innings than Johnson this season.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
True.
I’m just a Johnson fan.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Wait, no I did not mean that the way it sounded.
Damn your dirty minds! I’m a patsy!
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I would never…not JFK.
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Well I'm not that ill informed.
Most of my references and facts and stuff don’t find their way on here.
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had he stayed healthy and kept pitching, I’d agree more. He had a great season and was my fav of those 4, but b/c of his injury, he’ll get bumped further back than he would have otherwise.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 26, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
My opinion
1. Halladay
2. Hudson
3. Wilson
4. Latos
Wainright stunk late in the year and his team fell totally out of contention.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Sep 26, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t Latos at like 35 innings or something? I feel like he’s not even close to the other guys.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
please, Latos over Johnson?
ridiculous.
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I just wanted to put this somewhere.
Was not directly a response to you. Sorry for any confusion.
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Your right
Latos has stunk last 3 starts. Johnson and Jimenez had great years too.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Sep 26, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Latos will probably be in the discussion in future years, but with the Petco advantage and his low innings total, he doesn’t really deserve to be in the discussion atm
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He’s also an injury-risk, so it will be interesting to see what his innings limit will be in future years.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
He is?
Was he hurt last year?
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Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
That’s the story because of his delivery that I’ve read. Something about the way his arm follows through, yada yada yada.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Ah.
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I don’t know the specifics, but he does have a nasty delivery.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Looks a little funny last I saw it against us.
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Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I loled at that.
Looked like a popup.
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Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
is this
a clever reference to the arguments used against Lincecum last year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
‘cause Wainwright’s got a 3.09 ERA this month.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Cardnals totally dropped off, and he lost 4 of 5 in August-September
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Sep 26, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
he should win it every year just by default
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
btw
Tim is still fifth in the NL in pitcher’s WAR this year. Before today, Cain was 11th, but his stellar outing should push him up the list a bit.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Tim Lincecum
Fifth best pitcher in the NL, in a year where people were worrying if his career was dead.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 26, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that this a down year for him and he is still among the best.
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If he can avoid a month like August next year, I think he’ll be right back in contention for the Cy.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Definitely.
I really hate how people last year complained about his September. What was so bad about it?
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I can’t get their leaderboards to work
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It seems to only work for previous years, kind of annoying.
But Cain’s at 5+ WAR, and his ERA seems to match up better with tRA throughout his career.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Tim’s also 12th in bb-ref WAR (Cain is 11th before today).
Either way, my point is that they’re both very good pitchers.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Cain agrees
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
by DrDC on Sep 26, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey! Pass me a piece of that barbecued Dinger! And a napkin to wipe the purple stains from the corners if my mouth
by Always Keep A Diamond in your mind on Sep 26, 2010 5:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Dinger
Ahhhh… Dinger. With your upsurdly ridiculous and insanely cheap dance moves behind home plate. Hahahahahaha! You are straight up a f*cking joke, along with your questionable, un sportsmanlike franchise. Beeeeeeeaaaaat it!!!! Hahahaha. You will not be missed
"Let there be Boch."
by LoveAllGiants on Sep 26, 2010 5:27 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You may like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaCFUPm1gH0
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 26, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahaa! How badly do you want to get up from that seat and plant him face first into the on deck circle?! What a joke of a creature
"Let there be Boch."
by LoveAllGiants on Sep 26, 2010 5:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
2.95 ERA
Glorious
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 26, 2010 5:27 PM PDT reply actions
Ignore the the FIP and xFIP.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
xFIP xFIP xFIP xFIP
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I was going to do a joke where xFIP was a cartoon villain shouting at an escaping Matt Cain something about how xFIP would get him next time, but then I realized that because quotation marks are wonky, it wouldn’t really work.
Well, since it’s my joke, it wouldn’t really work anyway, but I still can’t do it.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
LOL Purple Row
There’s like a 5 page diatribe about the cheating accusations on the main page right now
My favorite line
Yes, CarGo’s splits are much better at home. That couldn’t possibly be due to the fact that he plays 81 games here, and has a chance to become familiar with how the ball acts, or because almost every player in baseball does better at home, or because he’s a legit five-tool talent. You can bet that during the MVP discussion, the Coors Question is going to come up. You can bet that it won’t be applied to anyone else.
DUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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 26, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
CarGo is going to finish in the top 5, at least. Unless they actually think he’s been better than Votto this year, I don’t know what more they want.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Votto’s numbers are better on the road than home.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Once More With Feeling
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
That's the secret to Jose Bautista's homer crazy season
The Coors effect.
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 26, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit. Canada and it's thin air and such.
I mean playing that high up north has to be benefiting him in some huge way.
Speaking of BJays...
can the Giants hire their hitting coach for next year?
2011 Stats
Velez – .233 BA 27 HRs
Burriss – .210 BA 20 HRs
Ishikawa – .241 BA 53 HRs
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
What does being a legit 5 tool talent have to do with home/road splits?
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Nothing
If they can use that though I get to use Tulo’s mullet as argument against him.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Ignorance is bliss
"Let there be Boch."
by LoveAllGiants on Sep 26, 2010 5:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
the truth is
Carlos Gonzalez’s home/road splits have been wildly overstated this year. Yes, they are insane. But they are waaaay bigger than you’d expect and much larger than they have been the rest of his career. It’s likely a fluke.
They are not the reason he’s not going to win the MVP. He’s not going to win the MVP because he hasn’t been the most valuable player in the NL this year. That’s hardly a slight against him
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The other thing, is that sometimes the home/road splits just have to deal with random variation.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Yeah, his home splits are unsustainably high.
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
Kinda funny how he was actually better on the road last year.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
this is why you just use park adjusted stats
and that gives him a 147 OPS+, very good, but not even close to league leading.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Someone was struggling to back up their own argument, apparently
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
My brother just sent this series of text messages to me.
Back in 2004, Brian Sabean was taking a stroll on Route 1. Suddenly, he was challenged by enemy 2004 DRAFT!
He sent out a BARRYBONDS, and the enemy 2004DRAFT sent out MATTCAIN.
BARRYBONDS used IBEATUONCE.
Brian Sabean used BONUS BALL.
CONGRATULATIONS!
You’ve signed the MATTCAIN!
Would you like to give a nickname to the newly signed MATTCAIN?
BOBBYHILL
BOBBYHILL was sent to box SINGLE-A.
6 years later, SFG challenged COL to a battle.
SFG sent out MATTCAIN.
MATTCAIN used NOHITTER.
It’s super effective!
COL used INFSINGLE!
It’s not very effective…
MATTCAIN used CGW!
It’s super effective!
COL Fainted!
MATTCAIN gained 100 EXP.
MATTCAIN leveled up!
MATTCAIN learned HOW2WIN!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 12 recs
This is AWESOME
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Also, I saved this somewhere so that when I'm sad, I can look at this to make me happy again.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Awesome.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
RECIFIED!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Is HOW2WIN sort of like Fissure?
"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 26, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Worst move ever
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 26, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Splash is just like, some guys opinion.
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 26, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Amazing.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
LOL Dodgers
Ryan Theriot leads the league in singles with 132
but is not even in the top 10 for hits (the #10 guy has 166)
This is because Theriot has only 19 extra base hits this season.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They got a very poor man's Freddy!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Well he did miss over a month and plays much better defense.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Wow, that's really pathetic.
There were like two months+ that he wasn’t even there (or barely). That’s just fail. I think they just liked the sound of his last name or something.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Did you know that it appears to be the English words “The Riot!” That connotes high energy, the secret weapon of the small and white player!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for trading DeWitt for him, Agent Ned!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Ooh so much fail
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
a dark comedy
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
A family comedy.
But not for dodger children.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
It’s not quite as glorious as the Blake-Santana trade or the Dotel-Lambo/McDonald trade, but it’s still pretty great.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
At some point, his mission will be over and he’ll come home.
I don’t want his mission to ever end.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I hate football season
Tried to find somewhere to watch the game over lunch and perhaps a frosty beverage and everywhere I went had all their TVs tuned to the N Freaking L. I had to go home to watch MATT CAIN being awesome.
Also: MATT CAIN!
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Football is like boobs.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
EliminateMe hates boobs season?
I didn’t even know there was a boobs season!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Like, it's fool proof.
Baseball is like personality. Boobs work faster!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I have no idea what you're on about
And just for the record, I do not hate boobs.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I never said you did.
I’m just saying, boobs are an immediate pleasure that you don’t have to work so hard for. But, okay, personality was the wrong word. Maybe a relationship is better or love.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I know you didn't say it
I just wanted to make sure there was no confusion on this point. You know how these things get blown out of proportion. Let it go unchecked and next thing you know, “EliminateMe hates boobs” is the new “Cain for Fielder”.
By the way, did I happen to mention MATT CAIN?
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
YES YOU DID
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Hey, everyone here still thinks I hate San Francisco.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
See, that's what I'm talking about
Nip these memes in their little memish buds.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
by EliminateMe on Sep 26, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
A recent scientific study showed . . .
. . . that men looking for short-term relationships are more concerned with women’s bodies than their faces, and vice-versa (men looking for long-term relationships are more interested in women’s faces than bodies). There does not seem to be any corresponding differential among women. As Jack Paar used to say, I kid you not.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Like it or not, football is much more popular than baseball (mainly because of gambling and pokemonz). I bet the 49ers would beat the Giants (playoffs) in the ratings. It did in 2002.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I'm fine with it.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I don’t really mind and I accept that football is bigger than MLB. Also I don’t really want fans bandwagoning the Giants anyway.
Me too.
18,000 people in my university. I’ve been there nearly a month. I’ve only seen one other person with a Giants cap. And they probably just had it for the colors or something. I hate when they do that.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Oh but they will. Especially if they reach the playoffs… We’ve had this discussion several times around here. I don’t really want the bandwagon people either. If only for the fact that it is difficult enough to get playoff tickets as it is. I don’t need the process further complicated by a buncha yay-whoos that just started watching the team last weekend!
Yeah, I started before it was cool!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Mr. Merope spent a very frustrating day last Tuesday trying to get playoff tickets for us. So when the bandwagon discussion came up as soon as I said “Yeah well, it’s just going to make getting NLCS tickets even more ridiculous!” he decided he didn’t like bandwagon fans either.
Talking to yourself in the third person?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
fracon doesn’t know you are woman
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
there you go.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Sorry, I should have known.
I save all my slowness for this site.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
This is true. Keep in mind, though, that 70 years ago horse racing and boxing were more popular than football. 70 years from now our grandkids might be filling 80,000 seat stadia to watch women’s half-pipe skateboarding. Who knows?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
It's just a sign of the times.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I hope Im dead before that time comes.
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 26, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks, Jack
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 26, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I understand that this is true.
I pick the “not” option, for the reasons mentioned above.
I mean, you’ve got seven TVs, do they all have to be showing football? Especially considering that northern California hasn’t had a competent NFL team since roughly the Truman administration?
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Okay, you got me.
Technically speaking that was the Eisenhower administration. It was still a long time ago.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Try Clinton
16 years isn’t that much of a dry spell…ask the Cubbies.
I don’t have anything against football, even if I don’t actively follow it. But of all the off topic posting on this site (some of which I enjoy a good deal), the football is the part that doesn’t make sense to me. Aren’t there a lot of places specifically out there for that discussion? Including one on SBN?
I don’t know what the circumstances are, obviously. Is the SBN 49ers blog just bad? Or is the community here so much better that it’s just more enjoyable to discuss anything here, football or otherwise?
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I agree with everything including your sig.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I think we just like posting here better overall
This is honestly the best blog you will find IMO. Whenever there’s a little off topic towards football I like it, as long as it doesn’t get too carried away (which it does sometimes). This is just a great place to talk anything sometimes
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 26, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The best thing about this blog is it’s unpredictability. You never know which direction it will head.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
"fewer"
Just another opportunity to remind everyone that . . .
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
My, my.
No arguing with a case put as fluently as that. Or was that flatulently? Well, something of the sort.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
It got quiet...
I should do my hw…
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Haha, I tried to finish my English paper during the game, but the no-hitter thing distracted me.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
It's understandable.
I hate having hw. I already know everything. I’m not ignorant 8P
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I feel stupid in my English class. Last Tuesday, we learned about commas; Thursday, it was paragraphs, adjectives, and adverbs. I’m pretty sure I knew what all of those were to get into college.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind relearning things.
I too was put in a class that I felt I was past. But really, it’s good to get refreshed with the basics.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
and some of that stuff can be so subjective. I had a history professor in college tell me I needed remedial English writing classes because he thought my writing was so bad. Of course the English department thought I was wunnerful and challenged me out of freshman comp, and wanted to sign me up for creative writing. Go figure. [one of the history professor’s complaints was my comma placement]
My 4th grade teacher had a son in college.
He had the best essay in the class. However, he forgot to place a comma somewhere and he got a 73. That was the best grade in the class. One comma did 27 points of grade damage.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
what the hell
man don’t even get me started on stupid essay grading policies…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I hated her.
She was very short and ironically her last name was Yoda. That was her married name too but Mr. Yoda was awesome and he was quite tall.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I got a C- on a paper for including the words “liberal media bias” (with a citation to a study that examined journalists’ voting records) on a paper whose topic was how the media has influenced politics. I know it was just for that because that was the only mark my teacher made on that paper, which happened to be a page-long rant on how that was a myth perpetuated by the conservative media.
That teacher single-handedly turned me off from going into a writing-based profession.
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Fools and Sages
that’s probably ’cuz your English teachers knew comma rules are totally subjective and based on nothing more than “it sounds nice”, which, again, is totally subjective.
The people who are most anal about grammar are usually the most staid, boring writers. You know who didn’t give a fuck about grammar? Faulkner.
You know who did?
Almost every good writer in the tongue. Bizarre exceptions—like Faulkner, or Joyce—are just that: bizarre exceptions. Besides which, to break the rules creatively, you need (as has been often noted) to know the rules.
Also, punctuation is not “grammar”, it is style.
And the rules are worlds away from being “subjective”, much less “totally subjective”. There are very good reasons for the presence and absence of commas in, for example:
· He was the tall, thin, blond man with one shoe.
· He was wearing his battered old canvas fishing hat.
But perhaps superposed and parallel adjectives are outside your sphere? As Sherlock Holmes remarked to Dr. Watson, “‘Wir sind gewohnt dass die Menschen verhőnen was sie nicht verstehen.’ Goethe is always pithy.”
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
You know, to come up with a more mature response
grammar, style, whatever you want to call it – I do not care – is a subjective form, and linguistic purism annoys me. language is an ever evolving thing, and besides a couple of hard and fast rules that everybody agrees on (your will never become a contraction for you are) there is a lot of grey area. people who think they have all the answers about it usually don’t.
if you think the rules are worlds away from being subjective, ask a linguist. they usually are not, otherwise we’d all speak the queen’s english and we could agree where a stupid comma should be.
Let's take it bit by bit.
Language is a set of conventional rules for assembling conventional symbols in such a way as to allow one user of the language to place thoughts in the mind of another user. There are two key points there: first, “conventional”, by convention; and two, “rules”, definite set patterns. (I exempt here the speculations that the conventions are not arbitrary or accidental but rather are reflections of evolved genetic “wiring” in the brain, because such speculations are both unproven and immaterial to the argument.)
A convention is (among other senses), per the AHD, “general agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes” [emphasis added]. The rules of diction, orthography, style, and grammar are things generally agreed on. Whether they are “subjective” is immaterial. A rule is (again, per the AHD and among other senses) “an authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct”.
In the United States, the conventional rule is that cars drive on the right side of the road; in the U.K., the corresponding rule is that cars drive on the left side. Neither is inherently superior, but what is blindingly obvious is that there must be such a rule, and that everyone in the zone of its applicability needs to follow it. Likewise the significance of red, yellow, and green for traffic lights. If some zany decides that “traffic-light color rules are all just subjective forms” and that red means “go as fast as you like”, he—and likely those around him—will soon have profound troubles.
Placing thoughts in the minds of others with words—a truly wonderful ability—increases in precision and elegance (in both senses of that word) in proportion as the parties involved agree on the conventions of the language, and decreases correspondingly as they disagree. “Grey areas” are sources of confusion, which is to say failures in the basic business of exchanging thoughts. To reiterate: exactly what the rules of a language are is far less important than that there be definite, universally understood rules. You cannot reliably send a message by, say, Morse Code if every user has his or her own idea of what dits and dahs stand for which letters.
I would never ask a linguist anything whatsoever about sound English. One might as well ask a biologist for instruction in riding a horse, or a chemist for advice on painting a landscape; you might get sound advice, but it is no more or less more likely than by asking anyone at random. Go to forums where sound English is the focus of discussion and see what rubbish linguists spout on the matter. You ought to read the 28 pages of “Introductory” in Wilson Follett’s Modern American Usage to get some idea of—among other things—what harms linguists have done to the tongue in modern times.
The reason not everyone speaks sound English is that not everyone is taught sound English, and even of those who (supposedly) are, there are many—some not so far away—with attitude problems, a belief that anyone can roll their own as far as language goes. Not every single thing in English grammar and usage is universaly agreed on, but the number of points on which there is significant disagreement between the chief authorities is very small (the Oxford/Harvard/serial comma being one).
This is too long already for a post here; the full argument appears elsewhere. Oh, and . . .
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Much depends on how well the material is taught.
For every subject, there is—unless, perhaps, one is one of the world’s leading experts on it—always another, higher level of understanding possible. For instance, “adverb” is a term that covers at least three distinct functions. There is the dispute over the Oxford comma vs the Cambridge comma. There is the issue of whether to use an adverb or an adjective with certain verbs (Did the captain save the ship single-handedly or single-handed?). And so on. If they’re just re-hashing bare basics, that’s one thing; but one hopes they are trying to go beyond those.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Nope, it’s just rehashing everything we learned in elementary school.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
That's sad.
On the other hand, there may be folk in the class who never did learn any of it. But either way, it’s sad.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Nope. Everyone in my class can’t wait until the semester’s over because it would mean that we would never have to take this class again.
And our professor talks to us as if we’re kindergarteners.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That's sadder yet.
It does nothing except to create in a roomful of minds the impression that the topic is boring, silly, pointless, and painful (which, in this case, is entriely false). Instructors of that sort cannot be dealt with properly outside of a totalitarian society, because we no longer take people out and shoot them. Well, mostly we don’t. Well, in some places we mostly don’t. All right, we do. But not the right ones.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I shouldn't have been doing my hw.
I like my class. The basics are being retaught (much easier than I learned them) and it just feels good to be the best student (I think so anyway). It’s not a waste at all. The teacher isn’t boring, I’m working hard on my writing for the first time in a while, and, yeah. I also like what we’ve been reading.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
the only Vampire Weekend song I like
Who gives a fuck about an oxford comma? I’ve seen those English dramas too, they’re cruel
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But it can't be a reference to the song . . .
. . . bacause “comma” wasn’t initial-capped.
About the song, I can have no opinion, having never heard it. About the serial comma, I have a very strong opinion, which is that anyone who disagrees with using it is a looney tune or worse.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
it’s catchy
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Too far OT for even here.
But you might want to look up Wilson Follett’s wonderful guide Modern American Usage, Appendix 2 (“Punctuation”), at The Comma, sub-head “Enumerative series”. As Follett there notes, “How to punctuate these enumerations is argued with more heat than is called forth by any other rhetorical problem except the split infinitive.” Follett presents there a calm, reasoned exposition on why the Oxford/Harvard/serial comma is clearly the wisest approach. For myself, I consider the arguments so overwhelmingly obvious that no explanation is wanted, but for skeptics, there it is.
Sabean delenda est! (And take serial-comma deprecators with you!)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
there is nothing too OT for this board
German was my first language, mind you, but I feel its approach here makes sense. The serial comma is noise, and German does not use it. A series in which some members are compound may be expressed with semicolons for greater separations, or commas for lesser, but in either case the Oxford comma is not needed.
(2) gleichrangige Wortgruppen gleicher Struktur in Aufzählungen:
Unser Proviant bestand aus gedörrtem Fleisch, Speck und Rauchschinken; Ei- und Milchpulver; Reis, Nudeln und Grieß.
Möglich ist hier auch das schwächer abgrenzende, nicht untergliedernde Komma:
Unser Proviant bestand aus gedörrtem Fleisch, Speck und Rauchschinken, Ei- und Milchpulver, Reis, Nudeln und Grieß.
Well . . .
. . . trying to keep it simple:
“My favorite sandwiches, they being cheese, bacon (imitation!), peanut butter and jelly, are nearly all I ever eat for lunch.” Is that three or four kinds of sandwich? If the writer uses the serial comma, there is no doubt.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Hah
My example was, “My favorite buddy shows are Simon and Simon, Mork and Mindy and Kate and Allie.”
Thing C
In neither case is the Oxford comma needed. Unless someone in this world eats sandwiches spread solely with either peanut butter or jelly, in which case the Oxford comma cannot possibly salve the enormous, gaping hole in his soul.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, except . . .
. . . that for some odd reason sound hasn’t worked on my system for a couple of weeks now. (It’s not a sufficiently critical problem for me to make me want to face the nightmare tangle of plugs behind the main box yet again, though I suppose soon or late I must.) But thanks anyway.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Just look really hard at the screen until the video ends. I’m sure you’ll get it.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Before we go into a week long heart attack
I would like a high five from DrDC. I believe we enjoyed today a slight bit more than the rest. I also want to note that Buster Posey was responsible for the breaking up of the no hitter. After all he controls everyone’s destiny and decided it was better for the team.
Were you and DrDc there or something?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
No
we just happen to like the chiefs as well…lol It was a nice bonus
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 26, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I know you are kidding about the Posey thing, but I really think it may be better for the team that Cain didn’t get a no-hitter. It will keep them more focused.
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 26, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe so as well
But Posey really does control our destiny…If we don’t make the playoffs, it because he did not see it fit for us.
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 26, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
All hail our saviour...
… … … Amen.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Oh my god
Fuck yes.
/high-five
I don’t think I’ve experienced a sports day as good as this one since perhaps around 2002 when the Kings and Giants were awesome.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
/he said while smashing a mirror with a black cat under a ladder on a crack in the sidewalk.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlpsG3SAduE
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Warning: nice compliment of Bruce Bochy ahead
Bruce Bochy deserves full credit for sticking with Cain for the CG, even when CarGo got a single in the 9th and Tulo up next. Bringing in Wilson for a third straight day could have been unspeakably bad. Bochy showed faith in his warhorse of a starter, Cain nailed down the win, and most importantly saved the bullpen. Even with a day off tomorrow, the fact they weren’t needed today was HUGE for the week ahead.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I realize this
Which is why he deserves credit for exercising restraint. It’s like someone on a diet baking an entire chocolate cake and then deciding not to eat it.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Which is enough to make anyone think Bochy stark, raving mad.
After that stint yesterday, warming up again? He did have Lopez and Romo going shortly before that, and we said, “Ah, some sense—at least he isn’t trying to destroy Wilson.” A few minutes later, Kruk notes that Lopez and Wilson are now throwing in the pen. There was very nearly some throwing in our household at that point.
Nor do I see exactly what credit Bochy deserves. Yes, there is a fairly good case for leaving Cain in, but there is also an at least equally good case for bringing in Lopez or Romo, who are neither exactly chopped liver. The process is the point, not its results. If Cain stays in, as he did, and suddenly explodes from fatigue, what credit then? If, say, Romo comes in and explodes, what then? Neither course is so much a clearer choice than the other, and I see no credit due for what amounted to a coin flip.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Owlcroft, I have a proposal for you.
If the Giants make the playoffs, will you change your signature to…
My love for Sabean knows no bounds!
?
No.
Process is not excused by outcome: or, the ends do not justify the means.
Next, please.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Interesting
If a player with a terrible plate approach has a .900 OPS season, do you still give him credit for having done it?
/Pablo’d
Lets check with Seattle and see if they have an opinion on outliers.
coughcoughadrianbeltre’spowerbatcough
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, but if the Giants make the playoffs, who says the process is wrong and needs excusing? I know you do, but it’s an opinion.
At my job, I want to be measured on my results. How insane it would be if my boss said, “Bochean, you accomplished the goals but I would have used a different process. Therefore, you get no bonus.”
I'm stealing this from someone.
If your boss asked you “How many state capitals are there in the US?” and you said “50! I know because there are 25 states and each one has two capitals,” what would your boss say?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That wouldn’t happen because your analogy is completely ridiculous.
Sabes and Bochy are traditionalists, not completely clueless about baseball. They just have a different philosophy. Clueless at the level of your analogy would be not knowing how many outs there are in an inning.
A better analogy would be if I used a physical map (old school) vs. a computer that might be much faster and accurate.
I'm beginning to sense that you're not good at applying analogies to the discussion at hand.
Of course it’s a ridiculous analogy. The point is, you got the right answer but got there the wrong way. It is a muchmuchmuch simplified version of that which we are accusing Sabean and Bochy: they are succeeding in spite of themselves.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm beginning to sense that you are not good at sensing
You say they are succeeding in spite of themselves. But could it be that have actually done some things right?
No, I guess that is entirely impossible and the Giants being in first place is 100% pure luck.
It’s one thing to sit behind a computer and look at numbers and say what the right decision is. It’s another to have a real job running a baseball team and getting actual wins on the field. Have you ever been a GM for a major league team? How do you know that your approach would produce better results? I think you would fail miserably.
…and it’s quite a third thing to have a real job running a baseball team and NOT sit behind a computer and say what the right decision is.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a parallel analogy.
What we’re talking about is going into a casino and placing wildly bad-odds best yet winning anyway (as will inevitably happen to some punters). Having a bad decision turn out reasonably well does not convert the nature of the decision from bad to good: it merely testifies to luck. And there is little if any serious disagreement on what the numbers say in baseball, any more than there is in casinos.
Or do you think hiring and retaining Bruce Bochy—just to pick one grain of sand off the beach—was sound baseball judgement? Do you think anything Brian Sabean has ever said indicates any material comprehension of modern understandings of how baseball really works, and what goes into scoring runs and winning games?
We only ask because we want to know.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
But we are not talking about Casinos and betting
We are talking about baseball.
You say there is no serious disagreement on how to run/manage a team. This is obviously untrue given that the Giants are run so differently that you think they should be run. So Giants management obviously disagrees with you (and me for that matter).
I just thought it would be fun that if the Giants do make the playoffs to see you eat a little crow given how hard you are on Sabes. I think he has made a few decent moves this year to put us in this position.
No, you missed th… That’s not what he m…
/sigh
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
You're still missing the point . . .
. . . or rather, points.
First, as I have noted in this forum not a few times and at length, there is no GM who is so good that he never makes a bad move, nor none so bad that he never makes a good move. Even GMs who, like Sabean, reckon worth mainly by ribeyez and dingers for batters and ERA and wins for pitchers are going to be right more often than wrong, because good batters very often do have good RBI and HR totals, and good pitchers very often do have good ERAs and win totals. But, as noted upthread re states and capitals, getting to a right result by wrong reckoning is still wrong reckoning, the point being that like the proverbial stopped clock, it’s only going to have the right time twice a day.
And I did not say that “there is no serious disagreement on how to run/manage a team.” You could look it up(thread). I said that there is little serious disagreement on how to evaluate and measure talent as its aspects relate to scoring runs and winning games. One GM might build a team around pitching, another around hitting; but the one who is an idiot—if one is—is not determined by their choice of “how to run/manage a team”, it is determined by their ability to properly reckon the abilities of various players to fit into their plan.
Sabean lacks that ability. But, as I said, even so he, or any GM with his skill set, will still make a decent percentage of sound moves—occasionally even a shrewd one. The true test is comparison with his peers: how many good deals and bad deals does he make compared to the median GM? I have in the past quoted (and linked) several essays by various reputable baseball experts who uniformly put Sabean in at least the bottom 5 of the 30 out there, some in the bottom 3.
OK? Clear now? Repeat after me:
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Believe me OC
I get the points. You pound them home here enough ; )
Just having a little fun with you.
I think it would add to the drama of the pennant race if part of making the playoffs included you updating your signature even for a single day.
But you can be stubborn if you want to. ; )
It would be my middle name . . .
. . .if I had a middle name. But I prefer “convinced”.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
He changed it! (not bold, but changed nonetheless)
/pennant_race_drama_upped
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Actually, I have a rule on that.
It is always italicized, as a foreign-language statement. But I only boldface it when the post text is more than a sentence or two, else it looks unbalanced with the auto-boldfaced subject line. Look back and you will see that it is so.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
If Sabean used his strategy this way and succeeded year in and year out it would be different I think. But I think we have come to see his shortcomings quite easily.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Whether this is rational or not
I really treat pre-and-post-Barry-Bonds Sabean very differently.
For me, Sabean is an entirely different GM now without Barry. And that GM’s record?
2008: 72-90
2009: 88-74
2010: 88-68 (so far)
That’s cool with me.
It would be pretty hard to not let Barr make those decisions.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
No, but it makes your reading comprehension skills below average.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
I wanted Cain to stay too.
I mean, despite yesterday, I trust our bullpen. It’s just Coors Field.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Remember earlier in the year when we couldn’t trust our bullpen?
Man, those acquisitions from Sabez have been great. Tip of the cap.
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 26, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I had some faith in JLo but RamRam really surprised me.
He was more or less Chris Ray in Boston. Now he’s…kinda still Chris Ray, but, I dunno. Been good.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Yeah he’s been awesome. Regression scares me, but I’m enjoying it.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 26, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, we got JLo (good K/BB ratio), Santiago, Romo of course, Wilson, and Runzler I feel good about.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
This is true
Although I think Cain made it a pretty easy decision. Even after the single he seemed completely unfazed.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I really don't think it was really much of a decision to make
Cain was dealing all day and still wasn’t all that high in the pitch count. It was clearly going to be Cain’s game to win or lose unless he started looking fatigued in the eyes of Rags.
Fuck yes Matt Cain
I just needed to say that after my absence here today.
Also getting ready for the drive to SF next weekend for the San Diego showdown.
Here we go final week
I must also note
It was really amazing that in Coors of all places, our two aces, were ACES! Obviously it can all be undone in the next week, but was one of the most encouraging things to see here down the stretch (nerds). Anyways, please keep all the posts negative this week Grant, thanks
From GLB's gamethread for yesterday's game
You know what I love about the box score for this game?
The Giants used seven relievers. And Wilson threw 36 pitches, after working yesterday, too. If the Rockies and the Pads win tomorrow, it could be the most perfect weekend of the year.
I guess he failed to account for MATT FREAKIN CAIN.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 26, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to get something off my chest.
Michael Kay is the worst fucking announcer and biggest douchebag I know of that is allowed to talk as much as he does.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Remember that time he ragged on Juan Rivera for like six innings for stealing Derek Jeter’s glove, when it was actually Ruben Rivera who did it? Good times.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Now that is being hoisted upon his own petard.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
No, no:
“Hoist by his own petard.”
“Hoist” means “blown up” and a “petard” is a type of bomb—not some sort of derrick.
Also, again for those having problems: a line in quotation marks can be accomplished with a leading blank space (which will not show).
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I got corrected by the owlcroft!
/runs around
//swoons giddily
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You are too modest, sir.
I knew that once but was uncommonly lazy about checking my use of an archaic saying.
It was certainly informative, too, though. A teachable moment, as they say.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It's actually rather interesting.
“Engineers” were, in the Middle Ages, folk who made bombs used to attack the walls of a castle or similar stronghold. The petard would be carried, typically under cover of night, to the base of the walls and set off, blowing some chunk of wall away. But the things were so primitive and delicate that too often they went off prematurely, killing the carrier—hence the engineer hoist with his own petard. Also, the word “hoist” for an explosion is closely related to “foist”, which once meant, among other things, a fart.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Could be.
Possibly both. I was speaking off the top of my head there, and might well be in error on that.
Ah, Wikipedia: “Petards were often placed either inside tunnels under walls, or directly upon gates.” Half and half, I guess.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
wouldn't the phrase usually be
Now that is being foisted on his own petard
Time is the best teacher; Unfortunately it kills all its students
No, to foist is to transfer ownership of something undesirable.
He foisted the blame onto his brother.
The Rangers had Bengie Molina and Jeff Francoeur foisted upon them by the Giants and Mets, respectively.
See owlcroft’s explanation above. He’s all over this shit.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it's just because I hear Michael Kay more.
Every game he complains about something. If there’s something that stopped the Yankees from winning, he says it’s dumb and should be changed. Last year he got mad that the Rays decided to hit Mark Teixeira in retaliation of CC hitting Pena. He is the biggest homer (maybe second to the White Sox guy) but at least he’s funny.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
He’s horrendous…
Is the Michael Kay show still on 1050 ESPN? I moved out of Brooklyn 4 years ago…
Listening to that show made me appreciate his broadcasting…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Sep 26, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody is worse than...
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOOOOOOOOOOARRRRRRRD, YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Christ. He’s started saying the “YES!” part after everything now, not just homeruns. I’m never going near a White Sox highlight clip again.
by non sequitur on Sep 26, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard Hawk interviewed after Wise’s amazing catch that saved Buehrle’s perfect game and he came off like a pretty good dude…I don’t like his broadcasting, but I liked him as a person…
Kay, Leitner and Don Sutton/Joe Simpson are the top 3 in my universe of broadcaster suck…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Sep 26, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I would put Ray Fosse up there. He’s awful and doesn’t hide the fact he hates the Giants. When NBC-11 does the 3 man booth with Miller, Fosse and Krukow, it’s very uncomfortable because Fosse and Krukow seem like they don’t like each other.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The Tale of the Humidor
For those of us that enjoy a Cuban now and then, a humidor can be a good thing.
Matt Cain is cruising in the eighth inning when he picks up a sticky ball that is saturated with moisture. He throws a low strike and the ball is cracked up the middle. This ball rolls through the infield and gathers copious amounts of grass and dirt on it’s way to Juan Uribe. Unfortunately Uribe has to double clutch and and can’t get the throw out in time. There goes the no no. I saw it! I swear and the Rockies plotted it exactly as it happened.
The next batter comes to plate. As soon as Cain threw that hook in the dirt, I knew he was in trouble. Out comes the shiny new ball. No sign of humidor sweat. What happens?? You guessed it. Homer…. This is a Rocky Horror Picture Show, a plot to take advantage of our young pitchers. Those dirty underhanded stinking Rockies with a stupid mascot name Dingaling are pulling that Humidor shit again.
See you next year Dinger. Why not soak your balls in Bronco urine. Let Carmelo free! New Jersey deserves his pot smoking, gang signing ass. I do love the Avalance because they have no names. Long live Pattywa, Sacks and Forskein.
by Longtimewaiting on Sep 26, 2010 6:35 PM PDT reply actions
true story?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
wat
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm hoping i can say this next weekend...
GIANTS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS….niners win a game!
that would be perfect.
Hit like Berry, Score like Jerry.
Hooray for last road game
Nothing but home games the rest of the season (unless they go to Cincinnati, Atlanta or Philadelphia for some reason).
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I never figured it out; Does anyone know why Greg Papa was in the booth yesterday?
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
Flem was in Indiana for the Stanford game
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
*the #9 Stanford game
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
sl
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 26, 2010 7:22 PM PDT reply actions
is that kdl?
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
Looks like Amy G
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Ines Sainz
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 26, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
that looks fun
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
How The Fuck?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I am totally trying this.
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Sep 26, 2010 8:34 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The one of the guy failing is hilarious.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 27, 2010 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
You should do a post on his second half, it’s been fantastic.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
.189 batting average against in the second half
Good for best in the majors by a large margin sanchy is also #4 on that list with a .219 BAA.
"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."
WRITE ABOUT HIS XFIP
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That guy in the Wendy’s commercial looks like a creepy version of me
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 26, 2010 7:38 PM PDT reply actions
yea probably cuz its the same knee problem he had last year. its on the giants official web so im pretty sure is real story,
They probably have a ‘Freddy Sanchez Just Hurt Himself’ template kicking around.
Ask me about my blog.
lol
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Fucking adrian gonzalez slide
God damn latino’s hating on eachother.
"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 just saw this too.
Shattered :(
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 26, 2010 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Great
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
OK it's gotta be an old article
Sanchez expressed hopes Saturday that the Giants will decide whether to bring him back before the free-agency filing period begins, which is the day after the final game of the World Series. The Giants also would retain exclusive rights to signing Sanchez for 15 days once the filing period starts.
Sanchez is already signed through next year. He doesn’t become a FA until 2012.
LOL EXTENSION
"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."
Despite the date, that is an old article.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Must be a glitch. The rest mentions the rest of the homestand this season.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’m going to cling to this being an error until we are proven otherwise.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Ummm...
His shoulder is fucked up right now, not his knee…
The article is from last year….Maybe they got word that Sanchez is done for the year and inserted the copy from the wrong article…I would think we will hear some tweeting very soon if this is legit…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Sep 26, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
What about article below?
Bochy says they won’t alter the rotation so that Lincecum faces San Diego.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Is this for fantasy?
wait…
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this real life?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
i was at the website to buy tickets and i saw the main headline.
On Sunday, the Giants lost second baseman Freddy Sanchez, who confirmed that he will miss the rest of the 2010 season with a partially torn meniscus in his left knee
but its weird cuz it is an OLD STORY
The computers were not put in the humidor last night…All hell is breaking loose.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Sep 26, 2010 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The guy has never played in the post season. I have to believe he will finish the season if it’s at all possible.
I’m thinking computer glitch.
Anybody have Baggs' Twitter address?
Does he say anything?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
LOL at the other articles on the Sanchez thing
Saying that they’re expecting Matt Cain to attend the Willie Mac award ceremony
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
this is an other article i read about freddy.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/26/SP8B1FJC6T.DTL
LOL US
Giants set DP mark: Burrell and Jose Guillen boarded the team plane Sunday doubtlessly unaware that they had made history by grounding into double plays. They were the Giants’ 153rd and 154th double-play groundballs of the year, breaking the franchise record set in 1939. Guillen also hit into one that tied the San Francisco mark of 149 on Wednesday, with Buster Posey breaking it the next night.
“We’re not going to open up any champagne,” manager Bruce Bochy said, smiling. “That’s who we are. We know it. When the season started, I knew that would be the case. I didn’t want to set the franchise record.”
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 26, 2010 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The most amazing part about it is that means they’re only averaging about 1 DP/game. It sure feels like it happens more often than that.
That number doesn’t include other double plays like lining into one or strike-‘em-out-throw-’em-out DPs, of which there are many.
i have a cp-worker who is at this game in Miami. He flew up yesterday. He then sails on a week cruise to the bahamas. Then flies from Miami to Buffalo to watch next weeks Jets/Bills game. I’d say he planned it our pretty well.
His wife is Mark Sanchez’ cousin and gets free tickets.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 26, 2010 7:59 PM PDT reply actions
LOL YANKEES
God afraud is worse than pablo at 3rd.
"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 A-ROD LOL MO LOL POSADA LOL YANKEES
There’s a lot of hate around here for the Red Sox- and that’s cool- but a Yankees meltdown is always hi-fucking-larious.
Boston is all, “Hey, everybody! Rivera and Posada can’t stop the running game! Do with that as you will.”
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:05 PM PDT reply actions
That was fucking awesome the moment I saw kalish steal 2nd and 3rd I turned the game back on. That was fucking awesome so cool in fact that joe morgan and hershy went silent in disgust.
"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."
If it were Gerald, he wouldn’t have been having it.
by non sequitur on Sep 26, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Bengie’s arm > posada’s by a wide margin LOLOL
"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."
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Sep 26, 2010 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I love these.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I'm very anxious
My wife’s due date is in two weeks, so she could go into labor any minute. Between this and the upcoming week(s) of baseball, I’m going to be an absolute mess.
I’m kind of expecting something ridiculous to happen during the Giants/Padres series which sends her into labor.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
That's very exciting
Congratulations in advance!
One thing is for sure. You will never forget the 2010 season.
LOL Me
Congratulations in advance!
Unless it comes out a Rockies Fan!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Mister Toddler’s preschool teacher turns out to be a Cardinals fan. She was having the class sing ‘Take Me Out’ with a ‘root, root, root for the Cardinals’ line.
There were complaints.
I have to respect that
not her bad taste, but her dedication to sparkle motion
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
Papelbon doing his best broxton impression.
"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 DOUCHE
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 26, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Game is still on?
BTW, note the home plate umpire.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
LOL PHIL CUZZI
Squeezing papelbon like a little bitch what a douche he called 2 pitches right there a ball against afraud.
"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."
How does this piece of shit still have a job?
Jersey boy doing his best to see his hometown team takes the division title…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Sep 26, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Unions, Sarge, unions.
All in all, they’re a good idea—the world was a far worse place without them—but it can be overdone.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
They canned those 3 supervisors after the playoffs last year
The blown calls are gathering media steam, too…
Here’s hoping Cuzzi is the next scapegoat, union-member or not.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Sep 26, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
OT (but not football)
Mad Men was mindblowing tonight.
Also, Rubicon has become INCREDIBLE.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
You’re completely right about Rubicon. Started a little slow but it has been getting progressively better week by week.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 26, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, I may have to pick this back up. I gave up after 3 slow, pretty bad episodes. But I already watch WAY too much TV for my own good, so maybe I’ll relegate it to Xmas break/ summer marathon.
It might be better if you watch them without a weekly break.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 26, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Just finished re-watching the Season 1 finale of Sparticus Blood and Sand
It was almost as good as the first time around!
Of information I’m a font
I know the answer.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi Aaron!!
Oh wait. He’ll be there anyway.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Matt Downs…
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
**BUZZ**
Who are Utility infielders that were DFA’d Alex ?
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
Frandsen was not DFA'd!
Well, not by the Giants, anyway. They traded him for cash which, as Renteria tells us, means he sucks.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Tomato...
Tomahto..Is that how they say it in Boston ?
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
Late to the party but..
Mathew Thomas Cain.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 26, 2010 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
LOL PAPS LOL SOX LOL PINK HATS
There’s a lot of hate around here for the Yankees- and that’s cool- but a Red Sox meltdown is always hi-fucking-larious.
New York is all, "Hey, Boston! Fuck you."
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 8:31 PM PDT reply actions
This game on ESPN is a joke
Phil cuzzi might as well be wearing a yankee hat holy fucking squeeze city.
"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."
This game will go 23 hours. Won’t it?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The rays are in a very good mood
Because the yankees bullpen is garbage and what they saw from rivera tonight has joe maddon wrestling with players in the clubhouse.
"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 saw that
The moment he got the last out he was like “Why the hell were you squeezing the shit out of me? I threw pitches right there and you ignored them”. I’m not sure how this douche bag is still in the league but since this is yankees red sox everyone is watching so I imagine his time is limited.
"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."
Getting rid of shitty umpires would be admitting you have shitty umpires.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
LOL DAVID STERN
LOL BUD SELIG
"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."
didnt Stern step down or retire a couple days ago?
by giant4life83 on Sep 27, 2010 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions
All my friends in Boston who hate Papelbon now want to kill him even more. It’s amusing to see. Sort of.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 8:34 PM PDT reply actions
Is he that bad?
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 26, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Whats his deal this year?
Seems like his velocity is down and he’s having trouble throwing his split for strikes this year but wow 8 blown saves and counting.
"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
It’s something like $9 mill
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 26, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL SOX
Arbitration eligible next year and probably gonna get at least 11 mil.
"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."
He’s going to be on the trading block.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Both of them could be
But I can see papelbon staying with the sox as a setup man because money is nothing to 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."
He has 37 saves and only a 3.94 ERA, thats not good, but not atrocious.
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 26, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
4+ ERA now.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
With 8 blown saves
The 2010 AL version of broxton minus 100 pounds
"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 numbers are almost identical to last year except for ERA…Last year he had a 1.85 ERA.
He’s still good, but he is not what he used to be…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Sep 26, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He is this season. The Red Sox want to dump him and put Bard as their closer.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I would approve of that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Boston fans hate Papelbon?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 26, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they all seem to be completely sick of him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They join the rest of world.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 26, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
My friends, at least.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Disturbia is a weird movie
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 26, 2010 8:39 PM PDT reply actions
the movie?
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 26, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve seen this one. Surprising amount of nudity.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 26, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm. Maybe I should.
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 26, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You should.
My favorite Hitchcock.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The Sanchez out for the year article is now been deleted.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
You also could have used "Has"
/notsaying,justsaying
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
"The Incident" has been dealt with...
but how does something like this happen?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Time travelling Terrorists?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing is, it happened.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I need answers!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Lucy, you have some splainin' to do
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
If the yankees dont score here joe morgan and hershy might start getting cranky.
"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."
Lucky for Jon Miller the Giants have an off-day tomorrow.
by non sequitur on Sep 26, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing
He’s way to excited about anything good the yankees do but that’s probably in his contract so I can’t hate him.
"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."
Interesting. It seems wrong that the best we can do is just 6 wins better than last year, but I suppose that’s a pretty solid improvement when you won 88 the year before.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Even at the time, I was wondering how the hell we got to 88 wins.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Sep 27, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
id consider last year fluky enough to the point where we should have only won 82-84 games, so this year IMO is a vast improvement.
by giant4life83 on Sep 27, 2010 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions
82 is what it calculated to.
So you were quite right: it was flukey. As is this year’s result.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
LOL YANKEES
/phil cuzzi breathes a sigh of relief
"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."
Then they're just bitter
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 26, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL check out Paps' zone
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 26, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
LOL phil cuzzi
The a-fraud at bat sums up his entire existence.
"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."
by sfgiants420 on Sep 26, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Walkoff Walk
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
It is impossible to write a short summary of Gone with the Wind.
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 26, 2010 9:15 PM PDT reply actions
The thing is, it happened. Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Wait where are the quotation marks?
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
It’s something in SBNation apparently.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
"It can be done!"
Just leave a blank space at the head of the line. (It only seems to be a problem if an entire line—or the title—is in quotation marks.)
“Like this!”
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I meant for it to be a paragraph and it ended up over a page, and thats like leaving out half the important events.
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 26, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Huzzah! Wealth!
/romancin’
Oh noez! War!
/death
Determination!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I just watched this for the first time. Holy shit this movie is amazing!
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Yes.
THE CIVIL WAR 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.
Hi
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 26, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
burn
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not talking, its typing
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 26, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He doesn't want to be your friend, guy.
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 26, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Try finding them humorously.
They’ll be more fun.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 26, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
ProTip
If you want a fun movie to start off your week in cheery fashion, don’t watch “Grave of the Fireflies.”
I remember you telling me this.
I’m waiting for Christmas time!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
are you sure?
What if you thought Resorvoir Dogs was the feel-good family movie of the year?
Mcc 3 League Champion woo woo
You played well oldjacket
but i had the power of matt cain on my side
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Sep 26, 2010 9:41 PM PDT reply actions
Third League at Best or League 3?
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 26, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
MCC League 3 Senior Year
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Sep 26, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh ok
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 26, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm currently leading the SABR league by a good margin
but anything can happen these last few days..
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Lincypoo I wuv you won ThirdLeagueAtBest
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 26, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
nice
I remember fighting with him last year I believe.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
And congrats btw
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
oh shit does it?
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Sep 26, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
oh shit now i feel like a douchebag.
oh well game on
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Sep 26, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
your combination of Matt Cain and vile Rockies hitters is strong
I’m pretty surprised that it’s as close as it is with Carpenter imploding this week.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
This
In League 2 I am in the finals and I have Cain on my team, but I also have Cueto and Carpenter.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS WE ARE LEADING THE FUCKING DIVISION
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
God this game was so awesome
I’m glad I didn’t spend any time watching the 9ers. I’m sure they did well.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
We were worried about you
Thought the niners finally made you jump off a cliff
He’s in Minnesota, he would just land in a lake anyway.
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 26, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
HEYO
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I watched this team in 2007, dude
this year they are the 85 bears compared to that. Well, not really. This year is pretty similar, actually. But whatever.
I’m just numb. Their coaching is so awful it’s just hilarious at this point.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I moved into the acceptance stage this week
DIdn’t even get mad. Just shut them off and moved to the Giants game
yep, me too.
Didn’t really see it coming, but wasn’t totally shocked. The first week kind of shocked me, but not really. I still don’t think they’re THAT bad, but it’s obvious the coaching is now a total liability.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
SUP DJP
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 26, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm Ba-a-a-ack
Just got in this afternoon from the Old Country, and had no baseball news at all. What did I miss?
would still be a better mascot than dinger
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Sep 26, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The main character of Terriers annoys me
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 26, 2010 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
The guy who bought his ex’s house? Yeah, he’s pretty fucked up, but then again, he’s pretty fucked up.
That’s not really fucked up, she was selling it. He just annoys me. He’s not a good actor and I don’t like his character
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 26, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That was just intended to identify which character you were talking about. His partner is arguably on an equal footing with him. I’m pretty sure he’s supposed to be a character you’re just disgusted at for his inability to do anything worthwhile in life, but I think he’s earned his fair share of pity as well. I don’t really have any complaints about the acting though. I actually thought it was quite good in the last episodes. In fact, I thought that’s been the best part of the whole thing.
The new episode tonight was a vast improvement over the past 2 seasons (99% of them were awful). But it was still pretty weird.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
it’s never been the same show since the hiatus. season 3 was actually really funny, and they had things like plots. Haters can’t hate though, considering how many 15 year old boys worship this show Seth McFarlane might be the next owner of the Red Sox.
The show itself has been really weird. Every since it came back on Seth McFarlane has given it a smug sense of entitlement. Plus I really do not like what has become of Brian’s character (basically being McFarlane’s mouthpiece).
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.
Did it not suck? Because that would be weird.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 27, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh
How many times is Y! Sports going to put up that “Cain is Able” title?
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
I always feel like Grant gets a bit hurt when we do overflows for the PGT.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I am 32 years old and what is this?
(I really don’t. I just have a better computer than the weenies who complain, so I don’t think of it.)
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 26, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Geez, why don’t you MARRY that meme?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Because it’s 12 years old, you sicko.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 26, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Jokes aren’t what WalrusMan inserts.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 27, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I always think of that “Our opponents are brushing our teeth with their dicks” statement during their losing streak and smile inside.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
As well as the no doubt unintentional admission
That the Bloopy McBleeder Show didn’t have much in the way of actual teeth, and that their opponents have dicks.
Good point, maysian,
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 27, 2010 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh . . .
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He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 27, 2010 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
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