September baseball and the looming riots
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 7, 2010 1:21 PM PDT
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From a post close to the trading deadline:
This is the year to go nuts. The Giants can’t count on free agent hitters agreeing to come to San Francisco. They can’t count on Thomas Neal to anchor the middle of the lineup while Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, and Jonathan Sanchez are under contract and pitching well. This is the year that Aubrey Huff is hitting like Eddie Murray. This is the year that Andres Torres is hitting like Kenny Lofton. This is the year with four starters pitching better than most team’s #1. The stars haven’t aligned, exactly, but they aren’t getting any alignier.
Huff isn’t hitting like Eddie Murray right now. Torres isn’t hitting like Kenny Lofton (with more power, I should have added) right now. And those four starters, well, for most of August they were pitching like a collection of #5 starters from the bowels of PCL rotations.
The overall thesis still stands, though. The Giants have had a lot of good fortune this year. They aren’t one game back if Huff hasn’t matched his career-best numbers, or if Andres Torres is just the fifth-outfielder we thought he would be. They aren’t one game back if the pitching staff doesn’t stay mostly healthy – though a couple of DL stints in August might have actually helped. They aren’t one game back if they don’t make a radical, post-deadline deal for Jose Guillen.
Well, maybe that last one is a stretch. They might be six-games ahead if my math is right, and by "math" I mean "half-hearted guess based purely on how much distaste I have for the trade."
My point is that this is likely to be the very best chance for a while to make the playoffs, and as a graduate of Jeff Weaver University – school mascot: the Fightin’ Stringy-Haired Weasels – I think any team has a shot to win 11 out of 19 potential games once they do make the playoffs. Therefore, I am going to freak out about every single game from here until the end of the season. This success might be fleeting.
Please don’t confuse this with "The Giants aren’t going to contend for the next decade." Things happen. Maybe the pitching staff will stay healthy and effective. Maybe Huff and Torres will be just as awesome, and they’ll remain Giants. It’s possible that the current paradigm will lead to more success in the future.
And if the surprising, fortuitous things that I’ve listed don’t come to pass, maybe four more surprising and fortuitous things come up and slap us in the face. When I wrote this lamentation after just the second game in 2008, Tim Lincecum was just a prospect, an unknown quantity. Pablo Sandoval was a chubby kid coming off a mediocre season in the Cal League. Buster Posey was in college. Madison Bumgarner was less than a year out of high school. All sorts of valuable players in 2010, from Andres Torres to Juan Uribe to Santiago Casilla, were traipsing around the dustbin of the majors in 2008. Things happen to turn a bad team into a contender, and they happen quickly.
But these things don’t always happen. They have for the 2010 Giants, and to a lesser extent the 2009 Giants, but they don’t always. You can’t assume that Jonathan Sanchez and Madison Bumgarner are just going to keep improving, just as you can’t assume that the Giants will have a hitter as good as Huff next year, even if they re-sign the genuine article. This is a good team now. It might be the most likable, charismatic team I’ve ever followed in any sport, but it’s also one of the better Giants teams of the past decade.
If they come up short, it will be devastating. There will be freakouts. I’ll probably be guilty of a few.
If they actually make the playoffs, those same freakouts will happen. I’ll still be guilty of a few. The only difference is that they’ll just be a little more embarrassing to read in retrospect.
It’s indigestion inside. Also, fear masked as anger. Just thought I’d give you fair warning.
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If the Giants lead the NL West after this weekend
they should seriously consider limiting MadBum’s innings. Give Pucetas or Sosa a couple of starts and put MadBum in the ‘pen. I’m worried his arm will literally fall off.
We’re gonna start a riot, a riot, a riot!
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by troymccluresf on Sep 7, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
This is what I thought of too.
LOL OLD GUYS
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
high five
and get these damn kids off my lawn
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
It is so much fun to be legitimately excited about a pennant race again!
Last year was a mirage and we all knew it, but this team is different. Face it, the lineups (sans Guillen) are not embarassing; they are even borderline good. And the fact that they are very much in this thing with the recent string of mediocre starting pitching portends great things for this Fall. I, for one, am extremely excited!
Yep
Meaningful September baseball is all you can ask for as a baseball fan and we are lucky enough to have it this year. I’m nervous, excited, terrified and all the things that Pirates fans can only dream of at this point of the season. I’ll be the one living and dying with every game in section 328 the rest of the way.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Sep 7, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
So
Basically college football season?
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Pretty much. I’m setting the over/under on heart attacks the rest of the way at 3.5
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by j14 on Sep 7, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe the Giants can go 11-8 in the post season
Buster Posey ain't havin it... He aint.
by Caine Black Knife on Sep 7, 2010 1:33 PM PDT reply actions
It's also important to note the other side though
Maybe in a different year, Sandoval his better and plays better defensively. Maybe in a different year our pitchers don’t get BABIP’d to death (though I’m sure the wild kingdoms defense has something to do with it).
BTBS couldn’t quite figure out how the Giants got 80+ run differential last year based on our individual stats. They attributed it to “random fluctuations on offense and better than expected defense”. But now that we are performing (as a team) better than expected two years in a row, I have to think that the sabr formula is missing something. We are now beyond small sample size territory, and perhaps this team is, indeed, better than we give them credit for.
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I feel like BTBS tries to account for too much, and most of the teams are really bunched together making teams look worse than they really are.
Most other standings based on W3% have the Giants as a better team than BTBS tries to tell us.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Pablo's defense
Is it really that horrible? Most stats point to him being fairly average (middle of the pack in the fielding percentage, a bit low in UZR), and I’ve never really felt he’s a huge liability at the position. Sure his range leaves a lot to be desired, but he doesn’t boot the ball too often and has a damn good arm to first. I kinda feel like just because he’s a fatty people rag on his defense a lot more than if he was in better shape and getting the same results.
Besides, who else are they gonna play there, Uribe? Not exactly a big defensive upgrade…
Most feel he was actually quite quick on his feet, but this year, if he can’t fall at the ball, he’s not gonna reach it.
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by troymccluresf on Sep 7, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
But . . .
. . . “average” is “average”. For a guy who hits as well as it is reasonable to reckon he will in 2011 and on (which is to say as well as he hits except for the stormy period in his life from somewhere in late spring through 28 July of this year), it’s satisfactory—one might even say quite satisfactory.
Sabean delenda est!
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What "something" do you suggest?
The Giants’ pitching and defense has allowed in 58 runs fewer than would normally be expected from their actual stat line, and that number has been pretty steady—from 60 to 55—for weeks or, as best I recall, months. All one has to do, if formulae do not loom large in one’s life, is look at or remember (the stat is now ridiculously hard to find) the LOB totals for the Giants’ opponents: they are comical. The stat formulae are just as “accurate” as the formula that says heads=0.5 x tosses for a tossed coin; just because one can occasionally get 93 heads from 162 tosses does not mean that the formula “is missing something”.
The stat lines the Giants have accumulated this year, offense and defense, are those of a .500 team. But, as the old saying runs, “It’s better to be lucky than good.”
(Mind, there is some discrepancy because the Giants’ offense from July 1st on—once the plug of lard was removed from the drain—has flowed a lot better than before. But still . . . .)
Sabean delenda est!
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it might take a little bit more
to buy a new name for his father and grandfather too.
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
Nate woulda had that.
by MonochromeGarden on Sep 7, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll bet they end up trading a low level prospect for a marginal bullpen upgrade.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.by groug on Jun 23, 2010 11:24 AM PDT reply actions
Turpen for Ramirez what what
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Good old positional adjustment
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=57&position=OF
Positive 0.4.
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we suck
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by j14 on Sep 7, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Ouch
Talk about damning with faint praise.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Thats what I was looking for!
I am still almost in shock that its not lower. I didn’t think I would hate him this much
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 7, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude can hit
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Proven veteran
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Sep 7, 2010 2:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Professional Hitter
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
This a good team now.
You good writer. Write lots of words.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Grant is like a ninja
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I’m not joining the circle jerk until we tie the Padres. And with Latos pitching today, I’m not even getting the Jergens out.
The Magic is inside all of us.
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by ResDog on Sep 7, 2010 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Maybe have some tissue on hand though
just as a precaution
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 7, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s sigworthy.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
KERMIT?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Before I read this, I’d never heard of a circle jerk. I have a pretty good idea of what it is, but no way I’m googling to confirm.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
You know exactly what it is.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Well sometimes these names head one way but turn out as something much different than I thought. So I think I know what the general concept is but I’m unclear on the details.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
See, I wouldn’t know this if you didn’t just post it
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
"Women are all unique and interesting. As such, no real set way of dealing with them is ever correct. You wouldn’t use the same set of numbers on every combination lock you came across." - Lars
by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
In this instance I think I’m comfortable with the level of knowledge I have right now. I really don’t need more info.
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
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"Women are all unique and interesting. As such, no real set way of dealing with them is ever correct. You wouldn’t use the same set of numbers on every combination lock you came across." - Lars
by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
A bunch of guys sit in a circle and jerk each other off.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
/sigh
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
No doubt. I wasn’t actually fishing for more info. Apparently Howie wanted to make it crystan clear.
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"Women are all unique and interesting. As such, no real set way of dealing with them is ever correct. You wouldn’t use the same set of numbers on every combination lock you came across." - Lars
by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
HE SAID NOT TO DO THAT
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
“We’re going to need more tablespoons!”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Sit?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I guess that’s not required. Seems easier, though.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends on height and arm length and another length I suppose.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Done what?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s that?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
From what I’ve heard it’s when a group of guys get together and masturbate one another (sitting or standing is up to the group). One guy should bring towels and sometimes people wear masks. Music is optional as well.
This is just what I’ve heard of course.
You seem to know a lot about it.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Apologizing for the circle jerks.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there is an organization devoted to this art
It is called the Jacks. The description on Google says a lot:
The Jacks is a fellowship of men who like to jack-off in the company of like-minded men. Neither a business nor a religion, the Jacks is a public service …
Whew – I’m glad they clarified it wasn’t a religion. Because that would be the obvious implication.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
/covers eyes
there are some things I never want to know about.
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I thought it was jerking yourself off?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 7, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That does seem easier.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
This is exactly why I didn’t google it
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I’m in Law School. So the most they can do is look at me disapprovingly. I’m the one paying them.
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
"Women are all unique and interesting. As such, no real set way of dealing with them is ever correct. You wouldn’t use the same set of numbers on every combination lock you came across." - Lars
by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m a 3L so they’re already stuck with me.
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"Women are all unique and interesting. As such, no real set way of dealing with them is ever correct. You wouldn’t use the same set of numbers on every combination lock you came across." - Lars
by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
daisy chain?
round pound?
yeah, it’s probably what you think it is.
but seriously, you never heard of The Circle Jerks??
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Wow, I haven’t thought of that band in a long time.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU KIDS STAY OFF MY AGING PUNK ROCKER LAWN!!
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I’m not much of a punk fan. I like some of what I’ve heard, but I don’t seek it out. Apparently no one has introduced me to them cause I’ve never heard of them.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
makes sense
but they were in the pantheon of US hardcore gods, with Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Misfits, and a few others.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Well, I’ve heard 3 out of the 4 you just mentioned. Does that count for anything?
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
sure!
you get a banana sticker.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Here’s a sticker that if you scratch it, it smells just like a pickle.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate bananas. Do you have an other fruit-related stickers I could choose from instead?
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"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
"Women are all unique and interesting. As such, no real set way of dealing with them is ever correct. You wouldn’t use the same set of numbers on every combination lock you came across." - Lars
by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I use to quietly judge people who walked around wearing Misfits shirts, even though I really like the Misfits myself.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
i think i get this
the Misfits were an absolutely fantastic band — one of the all-time best. However, the people who wear their shirts in this day and age are generally not the type of people I’d want to kick it with.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
In high school, my band once opened for the Circle Jerks…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
where at, Andy?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
On Broadway… I have the flyer buried somewhere I think.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
epic
they were pretty great there for a minute, before they turned into … whatever it was they turned into.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
All I remember is Keith being so high energy I thought he was going to burst… Beverly Hills was one of my faves.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The freakouts will happen to us all
If we can’t find a way to start beating the Padres. I refuse to think postseason until we can hand them some losses. Don’t mean to diminish what the Giants have been doing right now but they will miss the postseason if we can’t beat them and take control of first place. I know the wildcard is still a possibility but I don’t think the Phils or Braves will fall off and I think one of them will take it.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Sep 7, 2010 1:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
LOL
Brad Hennessey’s 85-mph mediumball
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Also this:
The organization spent an entire offseason hyperventilating about speed and defense, but the game was lost because Bengie Molina couldn’t score from second on a single (he was running on the play, don’t forget)…
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
If we can take both remaining series against the Padres this year, that would help me freak out about this team.
For now, I’m still pleasantly surprised the team has competed to this point.
taking both series meaning going 5-2 against them. That’s a tall order. Hell, at this point I’ll settle for not shitting the bed, ie, 3-4.
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Yes, 3-4
I feel if the Giants take advantage of playing 11 more games against the D-Backs, Brewers and Cubs they just need to avoid a sweep to San Diego.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Eh. 4-3 is probably realistic . . .
. . . and would be decidedly nicer. The days dwindle down, and making up games without a big streak on someone’s part is harder than it sounds.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Oh i'll take 4-3
But I’ll accept 3-4
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
youneverknow
this team can be awful or awe inspiring, but they keep hanging in there and battling, which makes me believe they’ll make the playoffs. I’d prefer they run away with it, but I’d settle for winning in game 162. They seem primed to do it, especially if Huff and Torres snap out of their funks, which they probably will shortly. It’s a good thing that’s happened while they’re winning.
if this team ever put it all together at the same time (like July, except against good teams), they’d go deep into the playoffs.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 7, 2010 1:57 PM PDT reply actions
I'm sure it was mentioned in another thread but why the hell is Baggs re-tweeting 22gigantes??
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
WTF
Seriously, how did I miss this? Do you have a link? Not that I would visit if it meant going to his site, but want to see what it’s about.
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Sep 7, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know how to link to a tweet but it was sent at about 12PM yesterday.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Ah thanks! Link
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
That works on most sites, including this one. The time & date is a permalink to that comment/tweet.whatever.
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by troymccluresf on Sep 7, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
22gigantes @extrabaggs They prolly Wanna Be Startin’ Something, but can’t even hit anything Off The Wall…
11:58 AM Sep 6th via Power Twitter in reply to extrabaggs
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
So Baggs didn’t RT 22gigantes. 22gigantes just replied to Baggs.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Sep 7, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no clue how Twitter works, but I do know that 22Gigantes is an idiot.
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Sep 7, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hmmm…well it showed up on my Twitter feed. I subscribe to Baggs but not that deuce fellow.
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Maybe someone else you follow reposted it. You can check if you go to http://twitter.com/#retweets_by_others
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by troymccluresf on Sep 7, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe Baggs doesn’t know who that is.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 7, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Learn him real good.
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
JRPhillips won that thread:
I’m going to be honest… I have absolutely zero expectation that the Giants do anything at all more than acquire a bullpen arm that’s a total middling upgrade. I also expect nothing more than an acquisition of 30-year-old-or-older outfielder with middling pop and who may have batted over .300 once a few years ago to provide depth in the outfield, forcing Nate off the team.
Stand pat, I’d rather not trade Neal for a bullpen arm or Crawford for outfield depth.
Guillen hit .311 in 2003.
Very accurate
Fortunately, Lopez has been great and I found out yesterday that Nate is, in fact, still on the team. Who knew?
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Sep 7, 2010 2:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Guillen hit .311 in 2003.
I’m not sure what to do with that old info nugget.
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Pablo was?
Pablo Sandoval was a chubby kid coming off a mediocre season in the Cal League.
Was?…
♥ you Pablo!
I’d very much like it if the San Francisco Giants made the playoffs this season.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
I’m very interested to see how Timmy does tonight. Was the last start the return of The Enchanter? Or does he revert to his very mortal August self?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
NEVER AGAIN
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
Im scared
It was his start in Arizona earlier this year that was the beginning of his mortality. And he hasn’t seemed to put together back to back starts in forever now
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 7, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting article about Lincecum . . .
. . . over at Baseball Prospectus (“Freaky Concerns”). Curiously, it is fully readable without a subscription.
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One game out baby!
after tonight TIED for first!
This is the most excited I’ve been about the Giants since 2002, the other years I was excited for Bonds yet still rooting for the Giants!
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
You expect to much from the LOLGERS
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by Giant_in_la_area on Sep 7, 2010 2:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
After thouroughly flogging those damnable Snakes
Timmy shall smite thee for for lack of faith.
Monday Monkey lives for the weekend, sir.
Wow Hank. Wow.
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In a man, ain’t I?RT @Thief1183: @hankschulman You would like the Tilted Kilt
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Wat.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Print Runs and Western Suns
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I was at the Tilted Kilt over the weekend in PHX.
It was awesome!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
I’m afraid to feel. I’ll just stay numb until the regular season is over.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Sep 7, 2010 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
Whatever happens this season, we’re all along for the ride, and I’m lovin’ it.
However, I don’t think that this is our last real shot- we can only get better. We still have an excellent starting staff back for next year, only next time around will have Madison and Buster for the whole year (think first half of 2010: Benge and Wellemeyer).
Imagine if for the first half of 2010 (.500 ball) we had what we have in this second half (.600 ball)- Posey, MadBum, Torres leading off, Freddy Sanchez, coupled with next year’s additions of possibly Belt and Neal, and I’m liking our chances in 2011 just as much as this season (or possibly more), so long as Buff, Burrell, and Uribe are resigned, and Ross is tendered.
But this one ain’t over yet, not even close. And I like our chances big-time if we can stick it to the Pads this weekend.
and Rowand gone
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by GiantsfaninNY55 on Sep 7, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes but something magical happened to Buster between his MLB stints. He was hitting below .200 so they HAD to put him in the minors. Just ask Joe Morgan. He’ll tell you.
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fuck the Friars
The NL West belongs to the Giants.
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All of them?
I believe there are laws against that.
The Magic is inside all of us.
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I don’t know if I personally considered 2010 to be a rebuilding season. At the beginning of the year, I felt like the Giants would pseudo-contend like last year but fall short in the last two months. Of course, I never thought the Padres would be our main contender.
I just had remembered the organization saying 2009/10 would be rebuilding seasons, probably because they didn’t know when Posey and Bumgardener would be ready.
Sadly, that actually does seem to be the way 60% of people pronounce it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Spelling Bee MC: "And for the win: Bumgardener"
Little Boy from San Francisco: “Bumgardener. One who gardens Bums: L-O-L-D-O-D-G-E-R-S, Bumgardener”.
The Giants do not seem to understand the concept of rebuilding. They seem to think it means “sign aging vets with grit.”
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Does anyone remember . . .
. . . that the 2010 Giants are having an awful lot of good luck? A successful 2011 will require some upgrading.
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Lou Brown: Can I have your attention, please?
Lou Brown: I have something I think you all ought to know about.It seems that Mrs. Phelps doesn’t think too highly of our worth. She put this team together because she thought we’d be bad enough to finish dead last, knocking attendance down to the point where she could move the team to Miami… and get rid of all of us for better personnel.
Roger Dorn: Even me?
Lou Brown: Even you, Dorn.
Eddie Harris: What if we DON’T finish last?
Lou Brown: She’ll REPLACE you with somebody who WILL. After this season, you’ll be sent back to the minors or given your outright release.
Jake Taylor: [stands up] Well then I guess there’s only one thing left to do.
Roger Dorn: What’s that?
Jake Taylor: Win the whole fucking thing.
[long pause]
Willie Mays Hayes: [Willie stands up] Yeah.
Pedro Cerrano: [Pedro pounds his hand] YES!
Waking up stressed out because you’ve been running from zombies all night is a stupid way to spend your adulthood. - Howie
wow, somehow i guess i never really realized that Major League is a straight-up ripoff of Slapshot.
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"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
And Pedro Cerrano was so inspired by this team meeting, he later became a one-term POTUS and was later assassinated while writing his memoirs.
The future is surely bright for Jose Guillen.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Yes! He was one of the "good hands" people.
/Guillen envious
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Why there were empty seats last Saturday at Dodger Stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdE67Iu9koY
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That only accounts for like ten of them.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Pablo off: Torres CF, Sanchez 2B, Huff 1B, Posey C, Burrell LF, Guillen RF, Uribe 3B, Renteria SS, Lincecum P
LOL CODY
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
UGH
why is Guillen
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"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I just pray for a good amount of early runs and then defensive replacement
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If we can get a pinch runner for him
the second time through the lineup in the first inning, that would be good.
What about his back? Is it acting up?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
What does it taste like?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Has anyone else noticed . . .
. . . how much Guillen looks like a dark-skinned Matthew Waterhouse?
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Oh good. Guillen’s there.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Guillen
You know what, fuck it, it gets old. Just go play in traffic or something.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
You know, I usually don't wish injury upon any player
but Guillen can fucking trip and eat some dog shit in foul territory.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I’m still confused as to what Guillen has done to warrant such personal hatred.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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But that’s not personal.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
I don’t wish for them to be hurt or to have feces in their mouth.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Those are metaphorical feces.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
He is not good at baseball, Giants need good baseball players.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
But that’s not personal.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Do you like Buster Posey?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Why?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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I’m just asking.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Sure.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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That’s not personal right?
If I can like Buster Posey, why can’t I dislike Jose Guillen?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I like everyone until they give me a reason to not like them. Being slow is not one of those reasons.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
What about not being very good at their job?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Then I’d have to hate a good majority of the people in my life.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Makes life more interesting that way.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Or miserable. Either way.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Stop questioning my hatred of Guillen. You’re only making me hate him more.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I don't dislike Guillen
I dislike him as a starting RF. I think that is a job better suited for Cody Ross.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I like Guillen
as a pinch hitter that gets on base. Then gets subbed out for Darren Ford after he gets on base.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I dislike Guillen. His attitude and approach suck.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Those would be valid grounds for dislike . . .
. . . but on what do you base your beliefs? What, that is, makes you think he is not giving the Giants the best he has?
That is not a rhetorical question. I am interested in the answer. I know offhand of no evidence of any defects on his part of attitude or approach as a Giant.
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I’ll admit I have no knowledge about his time as a Giant (although Burrell’s reaction to him in the dugout recently may be telling). But usually where there’s smoke there’s fire, and Guillen has been a pain in the ass pretty much everywhere he’s played.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Give it up . . .
. . . it’s a lost cause. Believe me: I know.
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Has he ever had a game where he was a positive contributor? This is probably my selective memory but it seems every time he does something good on offense, it only makes up for his terrible defensive plays in prior innings.
But that’s not personal.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
:)
Giants’ baseball IS personal.
That being said, I don’t spew hatred towards him, I would reserve that for Bochy who keeps trotting him out night after night.
Giants’ baseball IS personal.
next years media campaign
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"It's Personal Inside!"
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
But you know . . .
. . . come right down to it, Bochy is only the mental equivalent of Guillen: doing his best, but handicapped. The real villains of the piece are Sabean, who appears to know that he is doing a poor job (which I daresay is more than Bochy realizes about his own work), and Neukom & Co., who seem incapable of grasping what a GM’s job is and what constitutes good versus poor work.
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He doesn’t actually warrant personal hatred. His presence deserves hatred… but he’s the lightning rod.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
He raped me
good enough? Not physically, but still…
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 7, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
not that I would want to see Rowand play
but maybe Torres needs a night off – dude’s looked bad at the plate lately. Of course, there’s NO way you play a Burrel/Rowand/Guillen outfield.
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
Rowand is still pretty dece at center fielding. But yeah, LOLRANGE
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Well, Guillen is much better at the plate.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
I’d say it’s a wash.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Based on what?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
The fact that Rowand’s numbers have been better the last 3 seasons?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I blame Bork for putting him in the lineup everyday. Bork was run out of SD because he was preventing young talent from developing, solely because he rufused to play youngins and went with the vets, day after day.
I’m convinced it doesn’t.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m not convinced it doesn’t not make up for it
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I'd rather have my grandma
in the outfield than Guillen
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
That’s ridiculous.
I’ve seen your grandma play and she is a natural shortstop. Why waste her in the outfield?
That’s ridiculous. Her range in the infield limits her to 3B at best these days. Luckily, she played some in college.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
She does have a cannon for an arm.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
nate is this guy’s grandmother???
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Explains the heavy beard growth.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a time travel thing. I don’t understand it, myself. If you have questions, talk to Heinlein.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
/looks around expectantly.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
/gets disappointed.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
/quietly puts Heinlein anthology back on shelf.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
My godfather gave me a giant stack of Heinlein books when I turned 12… he left out Stranger In a Strange Land for some reason.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
lol Heinlein.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
:(
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I know what to yell at you in a few hours.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah Rowand is fine in the field
but you need as much VROOOM as possible with the water buffaloes out there
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
Really, two water buffaloes is one too many in the outfield.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Dunno- he can ask Cody Ross, Ryan Garko, Fred Lewis, Kevin Frandsen, and John Bowker though if he is not sure…
I mean if a GW 3B doesn't earn you a start IDK what does
I don’t think Nate is on this team next year
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
it might be better for him that way
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
it’s also one of the better Giants teams of the past decad
that really really scares me because it’s sadly true. With the resources of the Bay Area how is this true? It also means the WS drought will continue on well into the 2010s and beyond. Maybe we’ll catch the Cubs one day if we’re lucky.
by Rowand's Greatness on Sep 7, 2010 3:21 PM PDT reply actions
WHY IS GUILLEN?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
because every time they make a good decision
like not starting Rowand anymore, it has to be paired with an equal and opposite stupid decision, like letting Guillen on the field. Newton said so.
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
I think we all knew Molina would find his way back on the team in some form, I’m just not sure how he fit into Jose. I figured he’d end up looking like the guy from MIB
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 7, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight
Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Huff 1B
Posey C
Burrell LF
Guillen RF
Uribe 3B
Renteria SS
Lincecum P
Mays' Field McCovey's Cove Bonds' Bleachers
way to go nate
your reward for getting the game-winning hit yesterday is that you get to ride the pine while we play almost all RHH against a RHP
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
that's not suggestive at all
nope
not even a little
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Rec
I don’t even need the picture, the image is burnt into my brain.
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
“This image or video violated our terms of use”
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I didn’t know if it was there when you posted it or taken off since you put it up.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Forever protected in my avatar.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Forever doing something.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
D:
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
And this is how he rocks ^.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 7, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair
Bochy shouldn’t make decisions based off of one PA. But the hypocrisy comes with the fact that he typically does.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
hai gays has anyone posted the lineup yet
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
by delorean on Sep 7, 2010 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Pretty sure it’s Sandoval and some other guys.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
oh yeah, makes sense
thanks!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Pretty sure it’sSandovalPosey and some other guys.
FTFY
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I wonder if they are going to use the vroom outfield in that expansive park where outfield defense basically won the game yesterday?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
We would have won it sooner with Guillen in....
-2 runs on defense, + 3 runs he would have driven in on offense.
This has to be the way Bochy thinks….or maybe he doesn’t notice the runs saved on defense because they never happened.
lol facebookers
more bench strength too…brought up Velez, Burriss to help…
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
But during BP....
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 7, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That's "Bingo".
Lesson: learn the difference between “Post” and “Preview”.
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Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Irrational though it may be, I still have a soft spot for Burriss. I’m glad he gets to experience a pennant chase. Who knows, maybe he’ll steal a base or make a late-inning defensive gem.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I like the guy, but I don’t think he’ll play well enough to be a starter. He can provide some pinch-running fun though.
He’s the backup pinch runner.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
LOL NATE.
/PICKED OFF
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Ford and Burriss
Nate also can’t steal if needed to. Well he can, but he’ll need two tries.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
LOL NATE.
/CAUGHT STEALING
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Yeah, Nate's definitely got the defensive edge
but I think Burriss has more speed and better base running ability
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Probably a typo
Should read “more bench length”…the team does, in fact, take up a greater length of bench with Velez and Burriss than without.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Randy Winn CF
Emmanuel Burriss SS
Nate Schierholtz RF
Pablo Sandoval C
Scott McClain 3B
Fred Lewis LF
Travis Ishikawa 1B
Eugenio Velez 2B
Jonathan Sanchez P
there’s like 1.5 major league ballplayers on that list
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"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
yeah i wasn't counting Sanchez
was thinking Pablo plus half of Fred, basically
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I really like this look. Too bad he’s a homophobe, or I might actually find him attractive.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
this, sadly.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeans, belt, Mr.Rodgers jacket, bowtie, sunglasses. LOL
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
It’s nerd-fresh. I like it.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I should say, as with many styles, not everyone can pull off this look. But on him it does look good.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
"Free bobbahead"
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
The Canadian half.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
LOL
research
http://www.somaxsports.com/GiantRunners2008.html
Mays' Field McCovey's Cove Bonds' Bleachers
Who is Randy Wynn?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Wynn is unrated
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 7, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
seems to me
that the angle the picture is taken at could greatly affect said data
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SHUT UP
CORRELATION = CAUSATION
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"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
INTRODUCING
The slowest man in the history of the world! with a stride angle of only 12 
Mays' Field McCovey's Cove Bonds' Bleachers
or B$?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 7, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I think microfiber reduction is French for brutal, painful torture.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
because it deserves to be said again
WHY IS GUILLEN???
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
With most of the Dbacks being left-handed, and considering all the plays that Ross made last night which Guillen wouldn’t have made, why would you start Guillen?
oh, that’s right. Without Guillen, we don’t get runz
The sad part is, this is probably EXACTLY how Bochy is thinking about it.
If Bochy is a traditionalist, and evaluates players using traditional methods, it’s the natural conclusion that Guillen is superior offensively. Bochy can only be who he is.
YOU FUCKING SUCK CA EDD AAKLJFLASJD
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 7, 2010 4:18 PM PDT reply actions
ARGHHH. It makes no sense! They don’t even put you on hold. They just say, oh hey I know it took you like 10 minutes to get to this point but we don’t have anyone to answer your call right now so goodbye!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 7, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
erectile dysfunction district
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elective diverticulitis disaster
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
PROPS
This team is contending because, against all hope and reason, the Giants have an average-ish offense.
It’s quite average by RS, and maybe a little worse by wRC (but average by EQRS – including adjustments for opponents)
Frankly, I did not think this was possible – let alone likely. But Kudos to Bochy and Sabean, or whatever Gods and Demons they worship, for no matter how the last month plays out, They did their job.
Comparison to 2009 (offense):
Molina → Posey (took a while, but they did, in fact, do this)
Huff as big bat OF/1B, Burrell has been useful, Torres given starting job, Rowand getting benched.
Usual yeoman work in building bullpen from squid scraps. Let Bumgarner take over 5th Starter.
Middle IF has been meh, but Renteria has not been as bad as last year (dead cat bounce), it’s extremely difficult to get good hitters that play here.
Considering the fall off from 2009’s BEST players (Panda, Lincecum), I think we should be quite thrilled to be in it.
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
Yes, but . . .
. . . there are two sides to the equation: runs scored and runs allowed. It has been obvious for months that this was an approximately league-average offense. What has not been obvious to too many people is (as I have noted at least twice elsethread) that the runs-allowed side of things has had the benefit of an awful lot of luck, and is nowhere near as good as it looks (58 runs’ worth better than “deserved” from performance). There are maybe two pitchers on the staff with ERAs nontrivially worse then their performance (Ray and Mota); all the rest are about right or better, often much better.
Four of the current starters are within about .05 on their ERA—only Bumgarner is lucky (but by almost a run on the ERA0. Thus, most of the “miracle” originates in the bullpen—for example, Wilson’s ERA is about a run better than expectation.
(I am well aware that ERA is not a good measure, but here we are just using it as a proxy for runs allowed, noting that the actual runs allowed are far fewer than would be normal with the various men’s stat lines as they are.)
There is not, in my opinion, much room for dramatic improvement in the pen, which even deflated to reality is pretty good—it’s mostly a matter of using the best of what is already available. What’s need for 2011 success is to pump the offense up beyond average by enough to equalize the very probably increase in runs allowed, with maybe 60 runs’ more offense needed. That also is not anything easy to accomplish, because with the lard plug gone there are no obvious black holes in the offense—in fact there is a very good base for growth (if some key re-signings take place). But that’s best reserved for a future Fanpost.
Sabean delenda est!
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Pinch-1st base coach.
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Flannery is a gamer, he’s not going anywhere.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
/waves home Guillen on a flyball hit to medium RF with no outs
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
VIVA LA REVOLUCION
somebody make a Che Decker shirt
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Third base.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking maybe Bochy could go fishing for a month and let Decker take over.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
That works, too.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
GM
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t be obtuse.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Damn straight
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Surely Euclid.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
My complements.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 7, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
The boy hit by Buster's bat last night
is doing well. Apparently, he is a big fan of Buster’s and is honored that it was his bat that hit him.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
/apostrophe fail
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
i'm not seeing it...
the fail, i mean.
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well, I wasn’t sure about the second Buster’s….but maybe I was right after all. The fan is the possessive, I guess.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
I like the sound of that.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
TWSS!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
haha
I actually meant it that way this time!
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
TWSS!!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
OMG
wow, that was a good one.
DO NOT say it! It really was good, though. I mean, the twss, not what you are trying to make it say. I thought it was really clever.
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
Hahahah thanks :-D
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
best comment from the article
How could Obama have let this happen?
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It's Arizona's governors fault
Jan Brewer
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
seriously
we should put the illegal immigrants to work by protecting LEGAL AMERICAN CITIZENS from flying objects at baseball games
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THAT BALL WAS AN ANCHOR BALL THAT ALLOWED OTHER BALLS TO IMMIGRATE ILLEGALLY
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LOLOL
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
was kinda going for that video of her making absolutely no sense on some news channel
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that was hilarious/terrifying
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‘hilarifying’
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It is a little interesting the country didn’t care about Jan Brewer when she was promoting a tax increase to save education.
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what’s your point here? i’m failing to grasp it.
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No point, just an observation.
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i never heard about a proposed tax increase, that’s why i didn’t care about it.
her debate gaffe, otoh, was on every tv channel and website on earth. that might explain the discrepancy?
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Well I have a feeling the gaffe wouldn’t have made the news if she hadn’t become this villain figure from SB1070.
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oh, i agree wholeheartedly.
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So I guess my observation is people are too quick to make people into villains.
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The Duke lacrosse team agrees
although to be honest, Nancy Grace is responsible for 90% if the aforementioned societal problem.
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Nancy Grace is an odious human being.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I grant her membership in the species. Others may disagree.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I also feel this way
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
blowhard ex-prosecutor talking head who made a name for herself during the scott peterson trial. she thinks every accused person is guilty and talks all sorts of nonsense. she’s generally unlikeable and has smarmy look on her face most of the time.
WWRWD?
Watch The Soup sometime.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
ok
your point is starting to crystallize for me.
thing is, she’s way on the wrong side of history on this one. if she shows up in the history books at all, it’ll be with the Orval Faubuses of the world. in short, she really fucking blew it.
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LOL
Nice Orval E. Faubus III reference
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Name me someone who's ridiculous, Dannie
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In my mind she deserves all the negative attention she got for SB1070. She may do OK in other capacities, but that doesn’t automatically make up for her bad behavior.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
SB1070 has a 70% approval rating, by the way. Andi n the end, it’s not as bad as the edia portrays it.
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I know that’s the approval rating in AZ. I think it’s pretty close to that around the country.
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Gallup Feb 2009
“In fact, Charles Darwin is noted for developing the theory of evolution. Do you, personally, believe in the theory of evolution, do you not believe in evolution, or don’t you have an opinion either way?”
.
Believe in
Evolution 39%
Do Not Believe
In Evolution 25%
No OpinionEither Way 36%
No Answer 1%
I suppose “don’t care” falls under “no opinion.”
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Seriously, it happened billions of years ago. Why is it such a passionate issue?
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it's a religious issue
that makes it passionate
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THIS
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It didn’t just happen billions of years ago. It’s still happening.
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this really isn't the right place for a debate on evolution
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I never understood how there could be a debate about evolution.
It’s real. End of debate.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 7, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
1.) I don’t care if its 100% approval rating, I still think it’s terrible
2.) I had to read SB1070 for a a seminar class this summer. I stand by my assessment of her and it.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I find modern opinions on democracy to be quite interesting.
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Not really sure what this has to do with what I said
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s saying if enough people want to violate a group’s civil rights, it should be okay. Because, you know, the majority.
/really should stop with the sex in the champagne room
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 7, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Direct democracy is a pirate ship
A republic is the only way to have a free country with millions of people.
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And yet, how many people believe that, yet are still pissed about the 2000 election?
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The electoral college as we know it is not a prerequisite for a republic.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
And yet democracy doesn’t trump basic civil rights or contravene the Constitution, no matter how hard some people may try.
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And yet there’s a very legitimate case that 1070 does not breach civil rights.
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Yeah, no there’s not. There are about 8 ways it can be found unconstitutional and a whole lot of case law to backup that ruling.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The way it was likely to play out is a person gets pulled over, the cop asks for license and registration, and if the person does not have license and registration, they get their legality verified in a computer system. Doesn’t seem like a civil rights violation.
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Here’s where you reading a little case law first would help: the cops may not pull you over without reasonable suspicion. Your argument premises reasonable suspicion on little more than a person’s perceived race. That is absolutely a violation of the constitution.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
fixed for accuracy.
The way it was likely to play out is a person brown person gets pulled over, the cop asks for license and registration, and if the person brown person does not have license and registration, they get their legality verified in a computer system. Doesn’t seem like a civil rights violation.
If you want to interpret it that was, sure.
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Whatever. I’m at the point where I just want this to go to the Supreme Court. I’d love to see Scalia try and figure out a way to deem SB1070 constitutional in spite of all SCOTUS opinions to the contrary.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, she kinda made stuff about headless bodies to score political points. She kinda deserves it.
/I know, no sex in the champagne room
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I never heard about her proposed tax increase for education. I think that’s a great idea. I still think she’s bigoted.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It already passed. Back when she proposed the increase, she was deemed as a lame duck for the upcoming GOP primary, and thus was about to be unemployed. Then SB1070 happened.
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OK
I never heard about her proposed passed tax increase for education. I that’s a great idea. I still think she’s bigoted.
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by Prussian Creole on Sep 7, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t it about time MLB requires a strap on the end of bats to stop this from happening?
no. because then the guys would have to run the bases with their bats?????
goddammit
comments on news sites make me despair for all of humanity
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I was reading comments from a Baggs article the other day
And they were calling Wilson “Gas Can”
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
I don’t see how having a strap on at the end of a bat would solve this problem.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
It would just make hands detach and fly into the stands.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
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Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 7, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
It worked for the Wiimote!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
There already exists a product to solve this problem.
It is called simply the “Bat Glove”, and could be in use right now. That it is not is, more or less literally, a scandal. Read all about it right here.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
The kid had to fight off the strong temptation not to thank him after the said event.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I don't often hit spectators with a bat
But when I do, I hit fans of me.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
LOL
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 7, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL!
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Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
"I GET KNOCKED DOWN
BUT I GET UP AGAIN"
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Sep 7, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I GET KNOCKED UP
BUT I GET DOWN AGAIN
I cannot be the first one to think of that, can I?
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
Jose Guillen....
is turning into the new Aaron Rowand, IN that I wonder what dirty pictures he has of BORK and or Sabean to keep getting his name into the lineup/
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Schulman
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"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
LOL
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 7, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Gotta go cover a city council meeting instead of watching Tim pitch. Yay me!
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
“Mike Tyson is telling me to calm down, I better calm down”
Tupac
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
seen it a million times dude
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I know, do you understand Mike Tyson was on all the time on youtube last year because my big loved his quotes?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The dude talks nonsense, but lately seems to have been kept in check
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
personally, i think he is humbled by the world a little bit now. i saw this thing recently and he really let it all spill… dude had a rough life.
Was Tupac really that crazy? sometimes?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Shift A
Was "z"ing through, made it to the circle jerk discussion and just decided to Shift A it all.
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.
Any highlights?
Other than the magazine?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
It’s important stuff, scout.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 7, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I just control f'd that name
I am indeed enlightened.
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.
Ronnie Belliard DFA'd
LOL DODGERS
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Aren't baseballs made in Costa Rica?
Don’t most of them go to the United States?
Aren’t most of them carrying drugs?
So, why can’t I open your trunk because you look Mexican?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
Incidentally . . .
. . . Akinori Iwamura appears to be available. He had a terrible 2010, but a pretty good career till then. Considering that his BABIP was .211 this year versus well over .300 before, I wonder if he would be a reasonable risk. Yes, we already have not one but two second basemen, but one wonders . . . .
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
That would be a good pickup.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
A good buy-low pickup
BUY-LOW, Sabes… not market value please
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Sadly, Iwamura has never hit .300.
So he will not be considered.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
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