Giants/Padres series preview
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 9, 2010 1:45 PM PDT
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PrintThere’s a cliché in movies that is usually written for a character who has been tormented for the first two-thirds of the movie. The character has had enough torment – whether from Jason Voorhees, a predator, a great white shark, or from Chino in "West Side Story" – and he or she starts yelling to no one in particular, "Fine! You want me? COME AND GET ME!" or something like that. Maybe they start firing a gun into the shadows or up in the air. It’s usually a pretty dumb scene.
That’s where the Giants are. They’re in the final act, and they need to start screaming vaguely threatening things about the Padres into the darkness. The Padres are watching the whole thing unfold, of course, as a low, gritty synth track starts to swell. This is the final stand for the Giants (until the next final stand in October), and they need to consider training in a montage format b…
Dang it. There’s no time for a montage. It’s here that I should point out that the screaming to an unseen tormentor doesn’t always work. Sure, Jaws was kind of killed, and Schwarzenegger got the predator to blow itself up, but Jason usually just kills the person who does the screaming. If instead of a machete Jason could kill the character with Q-Tips, marshmallows, and first-grade portraits of Santa made with cotton balls, well, we’d have the perfect analogy for a pending Padres series.
So, screw it. I don’t care that the Padres keep beating the Giants with stolen bases, infield hits, hit-and-runs, bunt hits, 74 unhittable slider-throwing relievers, Hairstons upon Hairstons all multiplying when they have water poured on them, errors, hidden-ball tricks, court orders, and reverse tachyon beams. I don’t care. You want to humiliate the Giants again? Fine. COME AND GET US!
Actually, they’ll just come to you, if that’s alright. During the scheduled dates and times they agreed upon months ago, okay? Good.
I’m sick of the Padres winning, and I’m sick of how they do it. Take those "fundamentals" and cram them. Real men assume that the first pitch of every at-bat is going to be a belt-high fastball and swing accordingly. Real men run like gout-stricken insurance salesmen instead of professional athletes. Real men think that blooping two-out base hits with runners in scoring position is only something that nancy-boys do because their fathers didn’t pay attention to them. Don’t you want to be real men, Padres? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
So here’s when we scream into the darkness. Maybe the shark will eat us. Maybe we’ll harpoon the shark. Maybe we’ll jump over the shark on water skis in a hilarious, never-before-seen bit.
Maybe Giants pitchers will get dinked and doinked for two runs as Giants hitters flail away at changeups, sliders, and sliders, managing a robust four or five hits over nine innings.
Dammit.
Hitter to watch:
Watch when Scott Hairston passes by a clubhouse mirror. You can’t see his reflection. This would explain the dead drifters and hobos he keeps in his trunk. He used them for sustenance. At least they’re not mindless killings. I'm not sure about the disemboweled mules in the back seat, though.
Pitcher to watch:
This guy:
If you have a jar of paste out, he just might eat it. I mean, look at that guy. So watch that pitcher if you value your paste.
Prediction:
A whole bunch of 12-11 games, just to mess with our minds.
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[…] as a low, gritty synth track starts to swell
Zola Jesus!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I was thinking more Giallo
Goblins scoring an Argento movie
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Goblin!!
I have them as Cherry Five. This is a good one…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR4B5Y1Ib4g&feature=related
by iloveddickdietz on Sep 9, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
this calls for the Bluto speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zc0BI7T1LA
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I thought the Cameroonians bombed Pearl Harbor
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Seriously
Giants need to go 3-1 at least in this.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
and he or she starts yelling to no one in particular, “Fine! You want me? COME AND GET ME!” or something like that. …. It’s usually a pretty dumb scene.
Angelina Jolie?
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
AHH
and he or she starts yelling to no one in particular, "Fine! You want me? COME AND GET ME!" or something like that. …. It’s usually a pretty dumb scene.
Angelina Jolie?
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Dang it. There’s no time for a montage.
Au contraire, Grant. We need a montage.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I was thinkin more along the lines of this
http://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/montage.html
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Is this a must win series?
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
WE NEED TO WIN EVERY INNING
/bip roberts
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
WIN ALL 171 INNINGS LEFT!
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Sep 9, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
must-win implies that if we lose, the season if over.
so its a “win if you wanna try to win later” series.
If they go 2-2 or less
I will be very worried about the rest of this season.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
You were already worried.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Yes, but not VERY worried.
It’s all in the semantics
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 a “must break even but probably should try to win” series, it hink.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It was it, not him/her.
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 9, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a draw-the-line series.
They assimilate entire divisions and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
In case anyone’s missing the reference…
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
HEY WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR LUNCH
just kidding, Grant.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
FUCK THE PADRES
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
It just doesn't feel right
even if it’s sensible. Can’t get that BEAT LA hate going. Even if I tile my desktop background with Scott Hairston’s portrait.
FUCK THE PADRES
huh, worked for me
I have seen the future of Major League Baseball, and its name is Buster Posey.
I’ve settled on that the Padres must field the smartest players in baseball. They must be really good at guessing pitches and they seemingly have swings aimed for every non-home run “situation” in a baseball game. I am stuck with sort of marveling at how they do it. I’m talking specifically about offense. Their pitching is great home or away, but their park obviously covers more than half of their mistakes.
I don’t subscribe to the “luck,” BABIP, etc. talk because this “style” has persisted for far too long. Since something like August of last season. They have a ridiculous record going back a year ago, and the only hitter whom other teams might want on their squad is Adrian Gonzalez.
So I expect the Giants to lose at least two of these games, and a third isn’t out of the question.
However, somebody pointed out last night that this is a different Giants’ lineup from the one that faced these same Padres at the beginning of the season. The lineup was something like Velez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Uribe, Bowker, Schierholtz and Wellemeyer, in fact, the last time they faced Jon Garland. So, I actually have some hope that the Giants Giants could manage a split or, gasp series win. I would say a sweep is out of the question, though, because the Padres aren’t a mirage. As fucking terrible, awful, not worth the cost of fielding a team as the Dodgers are now, the Padres aren’t chumps.
By the way, if you pour acid on a Hairston it begets a Russell Martin.
I don’t subscribe to the "luck," BABIP, etc. talk because this "style" has persisted for far too long.
Just because it has happened so long doesn’t means its not luck.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
At the team level I wouldn’t guess the standard deviation of a season’s worth of BABIP is very large at all (that’s a lot of ABs). The Madres do have a bunch of fast guys, so that would be expected to lead to a high BABIP.
I think that was the number I read for pitchers over a career, but I’m having trouble sourcing it now.
You’re right to hone in on the sample size and team vs. player issue; a quick search at Tango’s website turned up this site which seems to think with n>300 AB in a season the std dev is about 0.031, much higher than I’d initially reported.
if that’s the case then the standard deviation for a team with 6000 ABs would be 0.031/sqrt(20) =~ 0.0069. Maybe that’s where your 0.007 came from. In any case, the “true” BABIP of a team with a sample value of .300 would lie between .286 and .314 with 95% confidence. That’s a small enough range to have pretty good confidence in the number.
I predict torture. Lots and lots of torture.
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
The Padres have been the evil spirits
and the Giants have been Bruce Campbell.
Buster Posey is the shotgun that now is our hand.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
by oldjacket on Sep 9, 2010 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
rec'd so fucking hard
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
This is my BUST stick!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
yo, she-bitch
let’s go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeLUi_20Nrg
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
All right you Padres Douchebags, listen up!
You see this? This… is my BUSTERSTICK! The twenty-three year old catcher. AAA Fresno’s top of the line. You can find among your top rookie of the year candidates. That’s right, this sweet baby was made in Leesburg, Georgia. Here with us till two-thousand and thirteen. He’s got a cannon for an arm, and nearly .900 OPS. That’s right. I aint havin it. You got that?
by kudo on Sep 9, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
yeah, well, the internet doesnt make me stupid, it just makes my stupidity accessible to others.
by kudo on Sep 9, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
And so begins the end
Surprise me, Giants.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 1:56 PM PDT reply actions
Im really happy with the rotation right now
Sanchez/Lincecum have pitched well in back to back games
Cain has been a horse basically all year
MadBums got skills far beyond his years
and Zitos not pitchin
The Padres may not know what to expect in this series if the Giants win the first one. So win this one and sweep – lose this one and, uhhhh, ill become a hermit
Who else is happy
That Zito is missing this series completely
by craigcommaroger on Sep 9, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
meh
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This is nerdy and douchey...
… but seeing as this is MCC – it’s an inverse tachyon beam, not reverse tachyon beam.
And don’t tell me there weren’t a good dozen of you who read this and thought the same thing.
we should use the shield generator.
that shit works on everything.
Mark DeRosa is playing exactly the same amount of professional baseball as his adopted father, these days.
This will look silly when Grant edits his post and you cant inverse what you wrote.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
How is that they’re able to modify the deflector dish and/or the tractor beam so much? It seems that Geordi solved every problem that way. He was the Macgyver of the deflector dish.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
How is that they’re able to modify the deflector dish and/or the tractor beam so much?
It’s easy if you have a tomographic imaging scanner onboard.
/nerd overload
/gasps at the reveal of time/anti-time convergence
/screams at the site of three separate tachyon pulses
/is old and doesn’t know what the hell anyone is talking about
/pictures Marvin the Martian and his Space Modulator
Same here, I usually wait it out and someone will say:
LOL inverse tachyon beam! Firefly > [whatever_inverse tachyon beam_is_from]
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I’m not looking forward to this series at all.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Sep 9, 2010 1:59 PM PDT reply actions
I will express happiness this series. I will express anger this series. And I will express sadness this series. The question is, how many objects will I need to punch or throw?
"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 should be home to see the beginning of this game
but that does not mean I am looking forward to it.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Has anyone here watch Bored To Death?
I watch the first two episodes and so far its hilarious.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
fucking hated it
the writing is so lazy. doesn’t help that i’ve mostly loathed Schwartzman since Rushmore.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Breaking news!
BRETT FAVRE IS PLAYING TONIGHT!
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I do not normally wish injuries on a player
so I won’t, I just hope he sucks.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I hope he is great. so great, in fact, that he leads the Vikings the the NFC Championship Game, where he does so well that he has the game in reach if he can only drive another 30 yards down the field for a field goal, AND THEN THROWS AN INTERCEPTION TO PORTER AGAIN.
That’s how great I hope he. Great enough to fail miserably.
I hope he does the exact same thing.
Except for succeeding in the NFC Championship game.
I like those purple guys.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
that was the greatest thing I had seen all year. That is about the biggest mistake you could ever make… until Manning did the exact same thing on the biggest stage.
Well, no, Manning’s wasn’t as bad. The Colts needed points at the time; he erred, but it wasn’t a stupid error. Favre threw an interception in a tie game when his team was already in a position to kick the game-winning FG.
as for Manning, Porter just recognized the route because they have pulled it on him 5 times already, so when the receiver didnt cut back in, he did and was waiting for it. Still, a huge game-winning INT.
For Favre, I think the Viks were down by 1, weren’t they? while they were in FG position, it was a long shot- 40+ yards IIRC. Don’t blame Favre for trying to get closer and make it an easy conversion
Shouldn’t have been passing at all.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
in hindsight, yeah, but remember how good Favre’s passer rating had been all year. the odds of him throwing an INT were pretty low- he just messed up
Replay shows that Farve had an easy run for like 7 yards then could have hit the ground.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
There’s no such thing as an easy run for Favre.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
fuck Brett Favre
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Fuck yeah Brett Favre
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
His name annoys me more than it should.
Farve. Farve, Farve, Farve.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
LargeFarva?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't want a large Farva
i want a goddamn literacola
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
"are at" huh?
I don’t normally get grammared by your posts Grant. Surprised you let that slip by.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 9, 2010 2:07 PM PDT reply actions
not technically incorrect, really, as the “rule” against ending sentences with prepositions isn’t really a rule at all. it is, however, awkward and unnecessary.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Reminds me of my favorite dumb old joke
Redneck visiting Harvard Yard stops a primly dressed student.
“‘Scuse me, can you tell me where the library’s at?” the redneck asks.
Student replies, “At Harvard, we do NOT end our sentences in a preposition!”
Redneck pauses, then says, “Sorry about that, I’ll try again. Can you tell me where the library’s at, ASSHOLE?”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I changed it because I didn’t realize it was there. I didn’t change the tachyon thing because I’m proud I screwed it up. Proves that I’m only semi-nerdy.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 9, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
don't sell yourself short, Grant
You’re a tremendous nerd.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
LUNCH!
/Shift+A
/ignores user
Has there ever been a series that you want to call must-win more than this?
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I was at that game. Last ballgame I attended as a SoCal resident. Sums up my 15? years there.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
If instead of a machete Jason could kill the character with Q-Tips, marshmallows, and first-grade portraits of Santa made with cotton balls, well, we’d have the perfect analogy for a pending Padres series.
This might be the funniest thing you’ve ever written. Also, this series makes me nervous, but then again, what else should I feel?
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Sep 9, 2010 2:10 PM PDT reply actions
Damn HTML fail…
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Sep 9, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man
MUrbanCSN
#sfgiants fans, I’m hosting in-game chats at CSNBayArea.com from Petco Park in all four games of the series here in SD. Tonight: 7:30-8:30
WHO WANTS TO PARTY WITH URBAN?
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.
If the Giants can’t beat the Padres with this much on the line, they do not deserve to be in the playoffs anyway.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 2:11 PM PDT reply actions
Pretty much this.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I must agree.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, duh.
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Don’t want you to get too many accolades
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Holy crap, that is some pretty great writing up there. Good stuff. Loved every word. Kudos.
Seriously though, I do enjoy it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
You’ve set this precedent, so I expect one of these for every one of my posts. It doesn’t have to be you who writes it.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 9, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I like your earlier stuff better.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Like a running back, once he hit his 30s it was all downhill.
Too much?
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Sold out to the man.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I like your pissed off writing better
/awaits Grant’s response; will probably be called an asshole again
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
asshole
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 9, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Girlfriend who is a Dodgers fan just told me she had a dream last night that the Giants made the playoffs.
I am confused and elated all at once. Or she could be mocking me with “only in my dreams does your team make the playoffs.” In any case, LOL Dodgers.
you’re dating a Dodger fan? what the hell is wrong with you?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I'm sure it makes it feel extra forbidden
Therefore, extra spicy.
IT DOES!
/married to a Dodger fan
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Maybe we can buy you some unholy garment that combines Giants and Dodgers colors that she can wear to bed. Like a Mets Jersey.
I’ve often talked about bringing a third party into bed, but that’s not the direction I was headed.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Libertarian?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Bull Moose
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I believe that is illegal.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
If you do it right it sure is.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I can't Teddy bear it
But I dated a Yankees fan for a while. Not a hard-core NYY fan, but still annoying. But she was Bobby Thomsen’s excort when she worked for MLB.
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
Bobby Thomsen’s Escort
Great user or band name?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
not escort
EXcort.
as in “former cort.”
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
She used to be a guitar?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
regardless
You do realize your children are doomed to be Mets fans, right? That’s not something I’d wish on anyone.
Weird
Have you decided how you’re going to raise your children?
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
One son
He’s like the Mets, no direction & all confused.
Actually, he’s a Rangers fan.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Is it Alyssa Milano?
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
Been there, done that, won’t go again.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 9, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
“WHO’S YOUR BASEBALL TEAM”
/spank!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
What is with all these Giants fans dating Dodgers fans? I am offended.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Follow-up e-mail from her:
I know weird…maybe that means IT. WILL. BE.
I would love nothing more….to see you that happy!
Hmm
Might be a keeper. Tell her it would make you happy to see her leave the darkside.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
She nothings the Lakers and is a willing 49ers fan, so, added to her not really caring about the Dodgers, it’s a good situation for me. 49ers colors are a bit more flattering on her than Giants colors, anyway.
Well, she’s okay then. I approve.z
"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 @ random z
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Diamond cutter sighting.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I am married to an A's fan.
But she is slowly starting to like the Giants.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I’m related to an A’s fan. Doesn’t like the Dodgers, but hates all Southern Californian sports teams. I’ve taught my brother well.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant Giants, not Dodgers. Wow.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s difficult to find women who are Giants fans in Southern California, so sometimes you have to put that aside. On the bright side, it gives you the advantage on any argument. “Yeah, I may be wrong on this one, but Russell Martin can suck it!”
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Sep 9, 2010 2:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I had a dream last night.
I apparently had a pet lion, and it was loose in my house. Throughout most of the dream I feel the lion lurking and am scared that it’s going to get me. Eventually, I get it into the car to take it somewhere (who knows). I’m driving on a road through some mountains and decide to pass in the other lane, a car comes at me and I swerve and fly off the cliff. /Wakes up
It was unexpected.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a dream where Joe Pavelski, Clark Kent, and I were in Ancient Rome at the Coliseum when five assassins tried to murder the emperor. Both Pavelski and Kent stopped the assassins, and whenever they tried to stab Kent the knife blade bent. Then we told the Romans about how the future was like, and they were all like, “ooooh, ahhhh.” Then we went to Disneyland with Indiana Jones, and went on Pirates of the Caribbean. Then I woke up because my alarm went off.
It was a very nice dream, for the heroic eye candy alone.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
I had a dream where I was Spiderman and some shadowy guy was paying every famour supervillain to come in the maze I was hiding in and kill me. I had to fight off Killer Croc, the Sandman, The Green and Hob Goblins, and the Rhino before I woke up in the middle with still more villains to off (I realize they aren’t all Spiderman villains nerds)
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
A couple days ago I had a dream that I lived in Jurassic Park
I illustrated for my work’s art blog.
by Natto on Sep 9, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Thats sweet, I also once had a dream where I led an army of Orcs and we kidnapped this attractive young girl from her condo in Miami. Then I had a change of heart and decided to blast away with her on a Jetski. When some other Orcs tried following us I blew their shit up with mad crossbow skills. I think I need to illustrate that.
and your picture makes me laugh more every time I glance up
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
ANGRY BOWKER IS ANGRY
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Emo Natto is always emo?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I like how Pavelski is on par with Superman in your dream.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I do too.
I had another dream where I was playing soccer outside of my first elementary school with Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Devin Setoguchi, Dan Boyle, and Mike Modano. But then we stopped because evils rats were killing people through a death list, including Joe Pavelski. So we took a train up to Alaska, fighting evil rats while on the train and dodging lasers, and then had little woodland creatures line dance to bring all the people on the death list back to life.
I think that’s one of the weirdest dreams I’ve had.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
and then had little woodland creatures line dance to bring all the people on the death list back to life.
Wow.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a dream where I was in Downtown LA at midnight and none of the street lights or any light was working and me and my best friend were really scared trying to get back to my car and all of the homeless people were dressed like scary clowns.
"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.
DAMN CLOWNS
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 9, 2010 2:11 PM PDT reply actions
I'll watch it
Also, I need to re-watch the arrested development DVD’s
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
So watchiing that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
You see Joey Votto broke Cook's leg?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Yeah.
It actually looked fairly innocuous. I was shocked it ended up broken.
IM SO NERVES
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
'I use a various of cymbals'-Dennis Chambers
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
A lot of people will say three of four
And that would be very fine indeed. We would head into a very favorable stretch of the schedule while the Padres get seven straight battles. On the other hand, taking two would put us in that same stretch exactly where we are now, which is not a bad place to be. We would finish a rough ten games in ten days road trip with six wins.
I would be very happy with two wins in this series and ecstatic with three or more. Two would be a victory in my eyes.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 9, 2010 2:14 PM PDT reply actions
im in this camp. anything more than 2 is sweet bonus. like you said, the padres play the ROX and STL next, while we play LA and MIL.
A split is not enough
It may be as much as we can reasonably expect, and it won’t end the Giants’ chances. But it will give the Padres more confidence to have held their ground and kept a 2 game lead. Winning the series will put TEH FEAR into them. The Giants need to make a statement and they need to make it now.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
i totally agree with you, but I thought we were talking about what we can reasonably expect. I can’t say that I expect to win 3 of 4, but 2 of 2. I would LOVE to win 3 of 4 or more, but that may be pushing it.
We have some prime opps to pick up game next week- we play weaklings while they play tough teams. They opened their 6.5 lead on us when they played weaklings and we went on that PHI/STL/COL or whatever road trip
August was the month for reasonable expectations
September is the month for get it done, or book your tee times. Like Giant Torture said – Giants need to make up their minds.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I do not want to split
only to have the Rockies come in and blow out the Padres while we struggle with a suddenly resurgent Dodgers team and have to worry about them both in the division (both being COL and SD)
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 up to the Giants to handle their laundry now. Split this series, go 2 of 3 with everyone before the Pads come to town and we’ve got one hell of a first week in October. Any more winz we take, the better.
Four-gamer
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Yup, I’m okay with a 2 -2 split in this series, but we need the 2 of 3 against everyone else. It’s do-able. Pads should fold after this series, but the Devil seems to value Eckstein’s soul more than most.
There’s ALWAYS time for a montage.
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Sep 9, 2010 2:15 PM PDT reply actions
Jesus FUCKING CHRIST THE REDS ARE ABSOLUTE HORSESHIT
I hope we face them in the playoffs
I really want to watch tonight's game. . .
. . . so I’m already on the phone with Directv to make them fix my broken CSNBA. The things I do for my team. . .
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
And the reply: “That’s odd. I’ve never seen that problem before. I’ll have to pass it along to the techs and hopefully you’ll see a fix in the next couple days.”
Asshats.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Booooo-urns!
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Sep 9, 2010 2:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
OH MY TVC-ONE FIVE!
TVC ONE FIVE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Typo
“Real mean ”MEN" run like gout-stricken insurance salesmen instead of professional athletes"
2 things that I hope happen tonight, Giants win, and Brett Favre gets sacked atleast 10 times tonight.
I hope Drew Brees throws like 8 TD's
/football pokemonz
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
IAWTC
"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 also have Colston & Hartley (the kicker)
and Reggie Bush but I benched him
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
I had Bush but dropped him when I realized Arian Foster went undrafted.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? Wow.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yeah. A lot of drinking involved. I also got Marion Barber with my last pick.
Overplayed memes:
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2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I own Foster in like every league. Im pretty high on him
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
Which one should I start? Johnson is my 1st RB.
Mendanhal
Foster
Overplayed memes:
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by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
With Big Ben out Mendenhall will probably get a lot of touches
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
NO! Actually Meh, the team with Farve isn’t in my Pokemonz conference.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I am in a 2 QB league (8 Teams) so Frave is starting.
Overplayed memes:
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by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Brot Frave
A cheap knock-off Favre that is somehow more endearing.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
I am conflicted about the Pokemonz – the draft was the night of my birthday and so I autodrafted, and I’m not feeling it about the team.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I did a in person draft this year. Actually lots of fun.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
SCREW WESTLAKE
I have seen the future of Major League Baseball, and its name is Buster Posey.
+1
I’ve got Brees, Harvin, and Minnesota D.
I’m a bit conflicted.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Hope for lots of Brees TDs and Minny kick returns.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Kind of what I have to do, plus if Brees explodes I’ll get a lot more than I would if Minnesota shut him down, so I kind of have to hope for that. I’ve got a pretty stacked team though, so I’m not worried.
QB. Brees
RB.Gore
RB. Benson
R/W. Sproles/Jamaal Charles <— KR points
WR. Desean <— KR points
WR. Harvin <— KR points
TE. Vernon
K. Kaeding
D/ST. Minnesota
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t you have another defense?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
New Orleans…
Didn’t really think that one through for week 1.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha. I didn’t think mine through for week 10, since I have GB and NO who have the same bye. I’ll have to trade or pick someone up.
"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 did the same thing in my other 2QB league, picked Alex Smith as my 2nd QB and Garrard as my backup, who ended up having the same bye.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
At first I almost thought your QBs were Smith and Garrard.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Luckily not. Smith is definitely my worst starter though.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That sucks. I just have Brees and Stafford. So if anything ever happens to Brees I lose.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I know the game starts at 5:30
But there’s definitely gonna be at least 15 minutes of foreplay with farve and brees in cheesy interviews.
"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."
Happy Hour
I’ll start mixing the cocktails now. It’s gonna be a long night.
by I argue with myself on Sep 9, 2010 2:21 PM PDT reply actions
Don’t argue with yourself too much.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Doesnt argue about cocktails though.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Corpse Reviver #2
1 oz Lemon
1 oz Gin
1 oz Lillet Blanc
1 oz Cointreau
2 drops Absinthe
shake over ice, serve in a well chilled glass
Excellent drink. Too big a pour though, unless you are a really fast drinker. I always make that one with 3/4 oz of each ingredient, and 1/2 would probably be closer to a historically accurate rendition.
Also, if you haven’t tried replacing the Lillet with Cocchi Americano, I highly recommend it. The cocktailoscenti report that the Cocchi is much closer in flavor to the old (and extinct) Kina Lillet with which this drink was originally formulated.
How is it
that CarGo is 0 for 3 today in a home game? What kind of Vulcan Mind Meld was needed to make that happen?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I read the Real Men part as (and in that voice)REAL MEN OF GENIUS.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
Wasn’t Real Men the title of the movie with John Belushi & John Ritter? Underrated film.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I liked it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies,
Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain;
For we’ve received orders for to sail for old England,
But we hope in a short time to see you again.
I am incapable of channel surfing through that movie.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Looks shop’ed.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Heeeere's to swimmin' with bow-legged women.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
Strike this fucker out Chapman.
"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 White Sox say hi. STRETCH STRETCH MERCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Overplayed memes:
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2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I make fun of them in front of my dad because he grew up a White Sox fan and he doesn’t think they’re that bad.
Right as he said that, we heard the words “OUR dugout.”
"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 CAN PUT IT ON TH BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARD
no.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
After enduring the Diamondbacks broadcasters, I’m not sure if they’re just “that way” because they’re broadcasting a lost season or if they’re just always going to be that unbearable. In any case, they were unbearable these past three games.
I'm reduced to streaming until I get cable in my new apartment
I had to watch their feed last night. The Diamondback’s play-by-play guy is unremarkable, but my god the color guy is horrendous! When Uribe popped it straight up last night, the PBP guy made the tired “The ball’s just not carrying in front of the plate tonight” joke, and the color guy tried to follow it up but obviously couldn’t think of anything witty, and settled for “Yeah! The… ball’s just not carrying in front of the plate tonight…”
Kevin Pucetas: September long reliever extraordinaire?
LOL CARGO
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 9, 2010 2:28 PM PDT reply actions
induced a double play on a 103 MPH fastball. Zoinks!
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I say the a passed ball replay the other night. The catcher was expecting outside and high he went inside and low (still over the plate and not that low) the catcher basically couldn’t move fast enough.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I say the a passed ball
Tells you what kind of day I’m having when this makes perfect sense to me. . .
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
GOD DAMMIT! And I have my first class in a hour. How the fuck am I going to stay focused? I guess it is only the first class.
Overplayed memes:
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2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
No worries. My lack of focus today resulted in first forgetting to put a snack in my kid’s lunch and then forgetting to pick her up from school. So, there’s that.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Please don't get swept
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 envy your sleep schedule.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I woke up at 9:45
fucked up a test. Came back and fell asleep
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Damn. Sorry to hear about the test. But I do envy the nap.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a good nap
when I woke up I thought it was sunday night
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Haha, nice. I fell asleep early last night and when I saw that my clock said 12, I thought I missed my first class. Then I realized it was midnight.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I think I was dreaming it was sunday night
then I saw the sunlight through my window
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
I’m not sure if this college thing is helping with our common sense.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
wait ‘til you start drinking before class, because you didn’t read the book you’re supposed to be giving a speech about.
I've read 1 thing
and I’ve been for about a month
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
freshman year was the best year of my life, second only to sophmore year. 2nd year is better because you have all your friends by that time, youre probably living off campus, on your complete own for the first time.
I’m currently in a class I’ve never read anything for. I should really catch up on that now.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Our prof assigns reading
but then just reviews it the next day, so I just take notes on it
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Hah, nice. My prof just assigns reading and then the class is a lecture where he just reads off the powerpoint sides, that he uploads for the class afterward.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
All my classes are on chalkboards!
:) :) :)
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
LOL OLD.
Wait. Where do you go to school?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Berkeley.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yup. We have so much space in our triple, it’s great.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Damn you. My dorm’s somewhat tiny. Then again, I shouldn’t complain; I have a single.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I had space to bring in my rocking chair this weekend.
And while waiting for the bus, I sat next to a two-star WR football recruit.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
It’s the bomb.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Hey my sister goes there!
That must mean you know each other!
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 9, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually she’s changed a lot, but yes.
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 9, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
What year?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Senior. I know a lot of the water polo team too, if you know any of them.
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 9, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Bad luck, I don’t.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
hmmm
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 9, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
True, true…
I have met everybody already. There are benefits in being in such a small school ;)
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I would make an LOL CAL joke, but meh. I don’t feel like it.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you just did.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Oh, well, snap.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Not gonna do it, it's implied
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You do have a point there.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Cal 52
UCD 3
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Just getting killed in Fifa
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
TBH, I don’t really care about college football. I’m mostly about the baseball and the CWS.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Care. Care. Care!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Nah. Although, I might go to the game on Saturday. I don’t know.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I care more about college basketball, actually.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
It’s college baseball and college soccer for me. (Mainly cause the only interesting sports teams my school has is for soccer and volleyball.)
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d like to watch the college soccer, too.
And baseball, come to think of it.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
There’s a Cal/St. Mary’s soccer game tomorrow (at Cal). I think I’m gonna go to that. It should be fun.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
St. Mary's Rugby is pretty awesome
Womens soccer is supposedly tops, or at least used to be
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Nice.
I might check out a game with a friend, then.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. I often ditch these friends to go back to my hermit-like state of living.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha. Calm down, dude. I assure you, I have a life off the computer.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
K good
i’m happy cuz i was about to scream out “NO CHOP!!!!!!!!!!” but i’m good now
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
/checks McC on mobile phone
"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 tried that once. I got confused so I just said, “aw, screw that. I’ll just check MCC later.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
GO GAELS!!!
sad there isnt a football team :(
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
they SUCKED big time
but they were fun to go to
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I clearly needed to drink a lot more in college, but at SMC there is no buffer between “not fucking douchebags” and “Absolutely awful fucking douchebags.” This goes for the gals, too.
I went to SMC because I could afford it (ironically, I got a full scholarship, no I’m not athletic at all) but quickly discovered that everybody I hated in high school went there. I had the stereotypical high school experience in college. It was sort of reversed for me; hated college, loved high school. Still, not enough fun in either case.
you could afford it?
PRIVATE SCHOOL. haha, but nevermind, you got the full scholarship. likewise with my high school, i hated high school tho… here it’s bad, EVERYONE IS WHITE, NO AZNS, NO BLACK, NO INDIAN, it pisses me off, i’m pretty sure the only reason i got in here is because i’m like 25% mexican
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, SMC was pretty white-washed and it was sorely lacking in people with creativity/interest in being anything more than salespeople or middle managers. Apologies to the ambitious SMC peeps who are also McCoven.
I was close to going to SMC
To play football. Glad I didn’t.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Is it free?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yep. All men’s soccer games are free, apparently.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
AWESOME
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I might be there.
Nice relaxing friday afternoon game after 4 hours of class.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Cool. If you see an awkward chick with nerdy glasses and a telephoto lens on a DSLR, that’s not me.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You got me all excited there for a moment.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Dude, you’re like, a billion miles away from Cal.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t read any of this subthread, so I’m not sure what’s going on. I was just explaining my feelings.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
KEEP UP, MAN.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS!!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
TWSS :(
"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
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
as near as i can figure
PiKa is on a women’s hockey team
chop takes beer to class
and mymclife played football at St Marys
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Ding ding ding!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Miami has a HOCKEY team tho!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
My school doesn’t have the, uh, (insert stereotypical reference to man here) for a hockey team. LOL MILLS.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
there's such thing as womens hockey
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Touché.
I don’t think we have the resources to fund a hockey team, though.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be a dilemma.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently, USC has the only women’s collegiate ice hockey team in California. And it’s a club team where you don’t even have to know how to skate to join, so people like me are on it.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
so... how does that work?
playing hockey and not being able to skate, i mean.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
you could do it
i mean, it’s not that hard really, i did it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
We have on-ice practices once a week, and just try to learn as you go. I have a feeling I might quit since I’m by far the least in-shape person there, but I’ll stick it out for at least one more week.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Yea, that does sound sick
definitely hope you stick with it, and it’s definitely alot of fun regardless
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The conditioning practices are what gets to me. Yesterday we had to run two miles, do 30 push-ups, 100 crunches, and 40 of these intense leg-lift things. I can’t remember the last time I ran a mile, much less do all the other stuff, haha. I still did it (slowly, but still), so I’m pretty proud of myself.
If anything, I’ll get into shape and meet new people. Win-win situation.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
fuck yeah.
do something that scares you, every day, and you will be (more) awesome in no time at all.
high five.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Woohoo!
/high-fives
But really, I’m just doing it for the free tshirts.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
THAT IS AWESOME, i know there’s quite a few schools on the west coast that have hockey, mens at least club teams
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, the USC men’s club team is actually pretty intense; they had try-outs and everything. But then again, that’s why they’re Pac-8 champs, haha.
(SJSU still beat them pretty badly, though).
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
I had no idea some of the west coast teams even had a hockey team. Which is pretty awesome, regardless if it’s club
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, I know both USC and UCLA have club hockey teams (since USC dominates over UCLA, haha), and then SJSU’s team always goes to the club championships every year. Other than that, I’m sure there are other California schools with teams, but I can’t think of any.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
People here are SO FUCKING INTO COLLEGE FOOTBALL OMG.
It’s kind of weird for me. I went to a college that didn’t even HAVE sports. It’s all very foreign for me.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
So does mine!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too. Mainly because I didn’t go to college.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, loading those trucks was the easy way out.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine’s just about gone.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Um, you don’t go to college to learn common sense. Must be a Mills thing.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
I was referring to college killing all common sense.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well you said "I'm not sure"
So all I could think was “LOL U”
"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 got up early today, 12:50.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Damn you.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry, I’m about to be bitten in the ass soon enough.
"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 U.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
kink.com?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Washington Senators First baseman Dale Long
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I got up at 12:15.
Class starts at 12:30 and is a long walk, after shower.
Good thing it was a lecture.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
/shift-A
I just hope the Giants don’t get swept.
I skipped lunch.
FUCK THE ROCKIES
FUCK THE DODGERS
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:36 PM PDT reply actions
sweet
SFGiants
Congrats to Brandon Belt on being selected to all-minor lg team as 1st baseman by Sporting News. #SFGiants
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
They rank him as the second best first basemen in the minors, behind Mike Moustakas.
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 9, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Odd
SN probabaly got Moustakas and Eric Hosmer mixed up because Moustakas is a 3B
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Oh. No that was my mistake. They called Moustakas the best overall hitter in the minors this year, and I thought he was a first baseman.
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 9, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Moustakas with tzatziki dipping sauce is a great Greek dish
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
YEAH BELT
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
BELTED!!!!!!
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 9, 2010 2:41 PM PDT reply actions
Rx’d
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
they came back from 5 down...
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It’s nobody’s fault
But we need somebody to burn
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
GUILLENS FAULT
I have seen the future of Major League Baseball, and its name is Buster Posey.
OT -- Canon T2i, yay or nay?
I think I’m going to order it today.
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 like mine.
I took it to Italy with me for two months this spring. Had a great time with it.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
What happens in Italy between you and your Canon, stays in italy.
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
Nay. If you go DSLR go at least mid range, 50D not alot more but much better. I went cheap with the sony alpha 100 and I have regretted it ever since.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Then buy a frigging 7D super nice camera for a little extra cash. Much nicer camera.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s all about the lenses, man. You could buy a T2i and a really great lens(es) for the same price as the 7D.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s way too much for my taste. T2i uses the same CMOS sensor as the 7D, just not the sealed body.
I’m trying to stay around 1000 for camera + telephoto lens.
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
yeah
that was my logic. The only thing i would say I dislike about the t2i is that the camera body is small, and it doesnt fit into my hand real well. That i miss the display next to the shutter.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I have small hands
I tell women I meet that their boobs look much bigger when I hold them. It works 50% of the time.
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
Yay. Just get good lenses.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
POKEMOZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah me too.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Sep 9, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Me three.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
LAWLS
Who was the guy who said Tulo wasn’t very good offensively?
Just got into SD
wasnt here 5 min and ran into Hall of Famer Jon Miller in the elevator…and yes he had to ask “what’s got peart?”
by Squez on Sep 9, 2010 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Whats got peart?
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 9, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL RUSH
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
/5,000 post thread on whether Rush sucks or not breaks out
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I love how your sig debates you.
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 9, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s awesome you were in the same elevator as Ben Franklin. I didn’t realize he had shaved his beard.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
LOL REDS
The NL Central is fucking awful.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
LMAO REDS
PLEASE LETS FACE THEM IN THE PLAYOFFS
LOL FUCK OFF REDS
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Redtarded
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 9, 2010 2:51 PM PDT reply actions
HE who?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
SOME FUCKING GUY
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Did he just, like, book it home? No double steal or passed ball or anything?
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 9, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, and the pitcher stepped off and looked to 2nd. Also the guys 1st career steal.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yeah they just put the highlight up on AtBat. WHAT THE FUCK REDS PITCHER.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 9, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, you know, at higher altitudes, unless the pitcher has been sitting in a humidor before the game, he’s bound to be dumb as shit.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
So they’re cheating? Bastards.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
K... LOLREDS, not even televised here in Cincy
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Better record than the giants? NL central?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The get to play the Pirates, Cubs and Astros 18 times or something
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
PiKA why aren’t you in Columbus tonight? Playoff baseball, baby!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
NO WAY! clevelands minor league team?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah. You should drive up if they make it to the next round. 10 cent hot dogs, $1 ribs, 50-cent wings.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I just want to tell the Giants good luck. We're all counting on you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmHeP9Sve48
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
by AngeloB on Sep 9, 2010 2:53 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I have a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black and a 24 oz. Wagyu Ribeye
I’m fuckin ready for the Pads
by ThePasswordisWillieMcgee on Sep 9, 2010 2:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
why the hell where they playing in at 3b with ramon hernandez up?
bouncing ball single goes over 3b head
OMG
I hate Dinger so much. I think I hate that abomination as much as the Dodgers.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
DIAF Nick Masset
Thanks for fucking over the Giants and my fantasy team. Blow me.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
SO lets hope the Padres don't hit it to the outfield
Torres CF,
Sanchez 2B,
Huff 1B,
Posey C,
Guillen RF,
Burrell LF,
Sandoval 3B,
Uribe SS,
Cain P.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 9, 2010 3:03 PM PDT reply actions
RIP Cody
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Guillen’s moving up in the lineup?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Well, he hit a lot of balls hard last night
To be fair. But yeah, especially in Petco, Ross should be starting.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
True. And Burrell didn’t hit well yesterday either. I wonder why.
"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 get Bork’s fascination with Guillen. Or at least I sort of do. I do not get his affinity for Guillen over Burrell though. It makes no sense.
But they're both starting.
It’s more like Guillen over Ross/Rowand/Schierholtz, which is still pretty inexplicable to me.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Baggs Agrees with Boch (facepalm)
You know where I’ve stood on starting Jose Guillen. Well, hmmm…despite that big outfield to cover at Petco…
Guillen hit his double in the ninth inning tonight as hard as any double any Giant has hit all season. He’s really making some insanely loud contact right now. Given the Giants’ offensive problems against the Padres, and the fact Guillen hasn’t been part of it thus far, I can almost guarantee he’ll be in tomorrow’s lineup. And yes, he deserves to be there.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
actually, Pablo hit a laser shot double off the bricks at AT&T right after the ASB that was hit way harder than Guillens. Pablos ball rolled back almost to the infield before it was retrieved. I know that wasn’t the point, I just wanted to throw that out there
I’d agree with you, but I didn’t actually see Guillen’s hit.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Oh god Cain’s pitching?
We are fucked
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 9, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not him I’m worried about.
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 9, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not like he's a flyball pitcher, who needs speedy OF's
…wait
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
At least we are not a fly ball pitching staff
AMIRITE?
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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.
Sanchez will run them all down with over-the-head catches.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Not just over the head, but bending backwards. Seriously, that Matrix catch was one of the coolest plays I’ve seen all year.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 9, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That play, on a scale of 1 to 10, is a 9.7 easily. I was a 2nd baseman in HS and college, and can guarantee you that I would have never come close to reeling that one in. I’ve practiced plays that involve basket catches like that (still very tough), but the way Sanchez caught it is near impossible. It’s hard enough to be running in the right direction when you’re literaly bending your head backwards instead of looking over your shoulder.
Fuck.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, good
Guillen playing RF at Petco. That should go smoothly.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
The potential for hilarity (sort of) to ensue makes me think you should consider renting a forklift for the brandy 55 gallon drum.
so will this be the time when he faceplants in pursuit of a ball, and we just decide to dump some dirt over him and call it a day?
Why is Guillen?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Why is Guillen?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I used this meme in real life
The English Department gives its first-year grad students “offices” (it’s really more like a ratty cubicle farm) in the basement of Dodd Hall. The basement is dank and awful and smells like mold and the lock on the door doesn’t work. People write on the walls, which is its most endearing trait. My first contribution: “Why is Dodd Basement?”
Someone answered, actually: “Because if it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be.”
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
That is awesome.
Also, I missed you.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
What is wrong with the Reds? God dammit Dusty.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
GO REDS!!!! REDS IN THE PLAYOFFS!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
6 games up before the game started.... in this game however? yes they're going nowhere
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Killin the cards... NOT worthless
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
True
I do not like the Cardinals, not at all. Double for Tony La Russa.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
What's the deal with LaRussa and Baker?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Got Sierra Nevada Tumbler, ready to drink the game away, and philly cheese steak sandwich
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That is a really good beer.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I like the Tumbler because it’s totally Sierra Nevada. A solid brown ale with probably too much citrusy hops thrown in for it to be a good representation of the style. But still delicious.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Definitely, it’s something different from the pale ale and much more tasty, love it, however Great lakes brews a damn good oktoberfest
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I haven’t had GL Oktoberfest yet this season. Looking forward to it.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It's definitel pretty OK, i need to try other beer
that’s here around southern ohio for fall
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Dont get me wrong
I’ll still drink Tumbler if it’s what’s there. And I’m damned picky. It’s just not particularly special.
But of the mass produced crap that you can find at most bars? Sure, it’s one of the best.
So it doesn’t taste as good if more people are drinking it? Are you a “Give me Russian River or give me death” type of person?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Give me a little more credit than that. I’d say my favorite breweries in California are Lost Abbey and Lagunitas. Prefer dark, flavorful beers, stouts, belgian ales, etc. Most mass produced beers taste like piss… there’s only a few that aren’t flavorless (like Sierra).
Sierra’s ok. But it doesn’t remotely hold a candle to Maredsous, anything from Lagunitas, or Lost Abbey.
Meh… California breweries are OK at best
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hehe, PiKA, that’s not true my friend.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
EVER BEEN TO THE MIDWEST, BRO?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Michigan might be better than California. California is certainly better than anywhere else.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
6/100, supposedly
One of the best spots though. Founders, Bells, Kuhnhenn, Dark Horse, Shorts, Jolly Pumpkin. I can only speak for Dark horse and Jolly though.
I don’t think that’s a fair comparison. All of those beers cost way more, except Lagunitas, and I definitely don’t think that Lagunitas as a whole is better than SN. SN’s Porter and Stout are very good, and Lagunitas doesn’t do much other than hyper-hop everything, which everyone else seems to also do these days.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Oh good, Juan Francisco
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
Who the fuck are these announcers
They are terrible
A couple yahoos.
I forget the one, but the other is Mitch Williams, who should get a room already with the Rockies.
never has the "Hitler to Watch" misread been more appropriate
Also, I am not optimistic. :(
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
The Giants need
either the Padres, Phillies, or Braves to fall down a well.
If they all—and SF—even play .500 ball, the Giants are hosed.
POST!
Needing a parka to watch a night game? Welcome to Giants baseball.
Ugh
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Happy Rocktember everyone.
Fuck.
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
Wake me up for Rockuary
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Not sure how I feel about this.
hankschulman
AGREED. RT @newtwong: @hankschulman jstark reports j.roll may be gone in PHI…he’d look good in black/orange with a home coming party
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I'd feel ecstatic
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
Not sure, either. He’d almost certainly be overpaid.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
This is my fear,
We would have him for the next 4-5 years
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.
Nope Uribe super sub and SS when Rollins go down
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
This
Uribe is way better as a super sub than as a starter.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
yeah, but he’s hit a ton of game-winning or tying HRs this year, I’d hate to think where we would be without him in the lineup every day. He’s carried the team at times.
Or as a super-sub, we just PH for him with the game on the line? I’m sorry, I just don’t see the benefit of him as a super sub, he’s hit very well this year.
Me neither
Is it “new twong” or “newt wong”?
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 9, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Only one way to find out.
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 9, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It's mindbottling
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Sep 9, 2010 3:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m fond of Jimmy Rollins – gotta stand by my fellow East Bay folks and all – but dude’s turning 32 and he hasn’t been a really good hitter since 2007.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
MVP
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.
POSTSEASON LEADER
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
This.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
This isn't entirely true
He’s been a pretty good hitter for a shortstop who plays plus D
Overpaying is an issue, of course, but from 2008-present he’s been worth 10 WAR – that’s pretty good.
My biggest worries are durability and how well his defense will age.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m pretty sure he has much better range than Renteria.
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 9, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
He has much better range than Bengie Molina too
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
like I said, I like him
And I’m not denying he’s a good hitter.
But the past decade has made me very, very wary of the Giants ever giving multi-year contracts to guys over 30 who have shown signs of declining performance.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
At the same time, shortstop is a position of great need for the Giants. Come to think of it, that probably makes things worse.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
And it doesn’t appear that Crawford will be ready. So we either have to sign someone or move Posey there (kidding).
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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 9, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d take .349 with 47 SBs and a Gold Glove. That was his 2008. But yeah, he has struggled since then. I would take him if we could get him for relatively cheap. I like the guy.
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 9, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I would do that. So would Sabean.
"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 only problem is
That Rollins is signed through 2011 – so we’ll have to see how his 2011 season is.
I thought he had a team option for 2011 – hence the rumors of his being let go.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 9, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This is correct.
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"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 9, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
For 8.5 million with a 2 million buyout.
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"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 9, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a little pricey.
He’s had a total of 4.7 WAR over the last two years, which with age decline means we can accept about a 2 WAR value going forward. That’s around $8 million for one year, and the two-year deal equivalent to that is at most $14 mil total.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Fangraphs says
Rollins has been worth 9 mil for 6 years in a row now – and he’ll probably get there in 2010 too.
Exactly
So if he’s worth 9 mil per year, than a multi-year deal with average pay of 9 mil is too much.
That’s how much a one-year deal would be worth. A two year deal would be less, maybe 15 total for 7.5 average, and a three year deal would have an even smaller average pay yearly.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
You’re not considering the power of the market though. Most players in FA are overpaid. If you want pick up a 5 WAR player but pay him 25 million, it’s not a terrible thing. Especially if it’s short-term.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
If this were 2005-2007, I would agree with you immediately. I’m not so sure now. We could probably come up with several players from the last free agent period who were paid less than the formula that I was using to estimate “worth” just now. (random example off the top of my head is Felipe Lopez)
Teams are not so free with their cash anymore, as the trend of increasingly common extensions to homegrown players attests.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
A guy that I do a lot of research with looked into this, and it’s no different from any other year. Haven’t done it for this season though.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
What’s no different from any other year?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The difference between value and FA contracts.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Ah.
Does he look at the effects of positional scarcity? (I’m curious, not skeptical)
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
You mean the depth of the positions that year? I’ll try and find it, but not sure if he put it out for the public.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Yes.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Rollins was worth $11.6 million last year. $8.4 million this year …
Woah, he’s been injured for a large part of this year.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
If it is a pickup like Burrell
then I will be ok, I just do not want to see him for the next 4-5 years.
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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.
No way we get him on a minor league contract. But I would like a 2-3 year deal.
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 9, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
So you're saying sign him for 5/60?
Certified McC lurker since 2006
by DividedByZero on Sep 9, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s old enough for it to be a bad signing now.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I sure hope two teams from the West make the playoffs, because I’m pretty certain the Rockies will make 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
ROX play ARI, SD, LA, ARI, SF, LA, STL the rest of the way.
the dodgers have owned them all year, even since they started sucking real bad in the second half. the guys on purp row and scared about the bums series. and also, we play them 2 or 3, so our fate is still somewhat in control
Fucking Rockies and fucking Padres.
I mean, seriously, could there possibly be any other team that is as filled with “meh” as these 2 shitsquads?
It’s like being nibbled to death by ducks.
that sounds delicious
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Maybe for the ducks
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 9, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
SchLOLman
jaysonst
I never reported that! RT @hankschulman jstark reports j.roll may be gone in PHI…he’d look good in black/orange with a home coming party
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!!!!!!
hahahahahahaha
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 9, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
hahahahaha
GiantPain ( I think)
@jaysonst @hankschulman Jayson Stark reports Henry Schulman best journalist 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 9, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
cheesus
7 in a row for Colorado. They’re going to finish up 98-64.
“Here’s the thing about the Rockies…I mean…I never…You’d have to be….It blows my mind that….There’s really no….What sort of…How can they possibly….”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I always thought that these were really clever, but they never made me laugh-out-loud.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
i love Fred Armisen so much
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Though it's against my better judgment (and blood pressure)
I think I might stay up to watch tonight.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I might not watch this game and go to a club meeting.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought you said clubbing at first.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
She can’t get into clubs yet
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
i mean... if they're 18 and over she cant?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Nah, I just don’t like having a social life.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
your social life is on MCC and on twitter
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
More like MCC, twitter, tumblr, facebook, and anime club.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I’M A NERB.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
If you were a man, white girls would reject you too!
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 9, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
I’m trying so hard not to crack up in class right now. Holy shit. rec’d.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL U
I don’t even do 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
LOL, this class seems so pointless. The prof just reads off powerpoint slides and then uploads the slides after.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never taken my PC to class. My first day of class though, I remember seeing a guy setting his fantasy football lineups.
I remember saying, “man, I’m going to love college.”
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
My Stats class is so slow. We learned summation notation yesterday and I spent the time creating a floor fantasy football league rather than learning what I had already known for 3 years.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Oh my first stats class was so easy last year. I had basically taken it in HS, only reason I went was because of quizzes. The mean score on tests was like 55/75 and I got like 70 on all of them, way too easy.
"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 didn’t even take it in HS and so far it’s laughable.
One hour of lecture discussing mean and median.
Took me 12/50 minutes to finish our first quiz.
I hope I get to learn something this semester in that class.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
It was amazing, in the next class I took, the level of difficulty increased at a ridiculous rate. Everything I learned in the first class was reviewed and almost learned in like 2 days.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
That’s worrisome to me. I wish the jump weren’t so steep, because honestly, this class is like being in 10th grade. Jumping from that to actual college-level work won’t be fun for people who are actually struggling in this class.
Thankfully, my chem and math have been rigorous.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yeah, I noticed how easy it was yet people still struggled. I had a feeling they’d be in trouble. I kinda wish the class was harder, because it would have given me a reason to join more study groups or something and meet people from my class. But I wasn’t going to go out of my way to do something useless academically when I had other stuff to do.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Is it a class for non-math majors? Because statistics was the second-hardest class I took as a math major (the first being multi-dimensional calculus). That might have something to do with the fact that I took it too early, of course.
It’s a pre-econ, pre-business type class.
Does multi-dimensional=multi-variable?
Because I am taking that.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Oh I thought the question was towards me, but I suppose both work.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
They definitely do.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yes, multi-dimensional = multi-variable. And by “multi,” more than two, of course. Most of what we did was 3D, but some problems were more than that. Tough, and not helped by a crappy instructor.
I would guess that the pre-business stats class is pretty easy. I was a double major in finance and math, and not very many of my classmates in the business school could have handled the stats class I took in the math department.
I usually don’t take my PC to class. I probably wouldn’t have if I didn’t want to finish hw for my other classes while the history class drags on.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Laptops are the best for history classes, since I’ve found that generally all the stuff you’re tested on is covered in the textbook and lectures are almost a waste if you do the reading.
Last year I got so much homework done in my US history class, I started going to classes for the sole purpose of having a dedicated period of time to do my homework. I mean, this was a class where 200 students were registered, and maybe 30 would show up. That I was there every day and answered the occasional question made the professor like me, haha.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Haha, this is why, even though I’ve thought about ditching, I always go to class. It’s nice to have an hour and fifteen minutes where I know I can finish up my homework that’s due. There’s at least 80 people in the class and the prof is the kind of guy who rambles, so I know I can get stuff done there.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s why I go to class.
Insert 200 for 80 though.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Replace “always” with “don’t always” and “get stuff done” with “sleep more” and I agree.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Hahaha. I want your life.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah it’s nice. Wonder how much longer I can sustain 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
I’m giving it until the end of your sophomore year.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it will tone down this year, but I’ll pick it up this summer and next year when I’m living off-campus in my own place.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
PARTY AT DRDC’S PLACE!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
NERDS ONLY
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
NERD PARTY!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Drunk nerds are teh bestest.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
TWSS!!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I’ve already ditched a class this semester, but it’s a GE I’m taking pass/no pass, and I had to clear up something with my UNIX account with the tech support people so I could do a lab for my computer programming class, which isn’t easy to do during class.
Also: taking classes pass/no pass is the greatest thing ever.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
I only get to do one of those for GEs, but I’m not sure what I should use it for.
"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 GE I’m taking is the last non-major-required GE I need to take (i.e. not science), so I need to use up the pass/no pass option.
I also took French 3 pass/no pass, which might have not been allowed, I don’t know. Whatever, a foreign language shouldn’t be required for an engineering major anyways.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
I really want to do pass/no pass for my classes, but I heard that if I do that, the class can’t count for my major or something. I don’t know. I need to talk to my advisor again.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
What class?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Cuisine History.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
You’re why I don’t let my students bring laptops to class. :)
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
LOL ME.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Amen.
Our love is all of God's money.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond after a horrific stint in Fresno.
/high five
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m too nerdy for clubbing.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
/high five
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
/awkwardly attempts high five
/only makes contact with part of the hand
/waits to see if a fist bump will happen
/high five
Let’s hit the town…because I have to be in bed by eight.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Eight? What a rebel.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, it’s supposed to be eight. But sometimes I stay up until eleven…usually when I’m here with you guys.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Hawt
Nerds should club.
"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 did
CAL’s Collectible Cards Games Club
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
"Watch that pitcher if you value your paste."
Once again, brilliant.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
man i can't even find paste anymore
paste and quaaludes, casualties of history.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Anyone else making the trip done to a game this weekend? I’m goin on Saturday, and I think with minimal effort and enough emails to us from the Giants, we can outnumber Padres fans at Petco!
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
from Frisco? cuz that would be a hell of a drive
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
yeah thats much better, I’m going from Long Beach so also roughly two hour commute
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Dunno, and dunno so far, my dads getting them now, and I’ll find all that out tonight when I get off work. They should be pretty decent seats cuz they cant be hard to come by in San Diego
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Unlike Dodgster Stadium
You can tailgate at Petco, you just have to park in a special lot. $15 parking.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I love lots like that, same thing at Angel Stadium, but sadly my 21st birthday is still 9 months away, sooooo I dont think ill be able to do that.
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Haha that fan base is pathetic, almost as sad as the Rays
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Umm... if that means to get beer? yea
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Just bought tickets for Saturday
Will be in section 302 with the wife
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 9, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice, we’re representing!
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Where will you be?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 9, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
still waiting to find out from the pops, but I’m just excited that there will be tons of Giants fans around since my only road game Giants experices have been in LA. It will be a nice change of pace
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Mid 70’s. Should be nice for an afternoon baseball game.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 9, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Ironicially the 2 luckiest teams in baseball play in our division
And one of them cheats and the other straight up beats the shit out of us via 2-1 and 1-0 finals.
"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, random but baseball-related
Two of my students are pitchers on FSU’s baseball team. So if, in three years, the Giants draft Evan Geist or Colby Sims, remember: you heard the names here first!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
My friend has a chance of being drafted this 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 9, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
a kid that I knew did get drafted, by the Giants of all teams! But sadly Ray Hanson decided not to sign
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
I hope my friend doesn’t sign. Not until he’s gone through college ate least.
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 9, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You should talk some of your students with weirder names into getting into baseball.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I do have a student whose first name is Yegues; it’s pronounced Yeggy. He’s a musician, though, not an athlete.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
..
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
Heh.
Applied Materials…
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
A guy I knew in elementary school got picked in the 11th round by the Dodgers out of high school this year. I always hated that guy.
Our love is all of God's money.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond after a horrific stint in Fresno.
his name is Joc, and his brother’s names are Champ and Tiger. Not kidding.
Our love is all of God's money.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond after a horrific stint in Fresno.
I know that guy. I played baseball with him.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Brewers drafted a guy from my high school who was the world’s biggest jackass. He washed out after half a season in Rookie League. He drew walks and didn’t nothing else.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
here he is, in fact!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=nohr—001rya
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
and here he is
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=peders001joc
Our love is all of God's money.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond after a horrific stint in Fresno.
If he’d made it to the big leagues, I would’ve called him Jock Pedobear.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
Good to know. He’s 18, and just started playing the the AZ leagues, so there’s still a chance.
Our love is all of God's money.
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Back in Richmond after a horrific stint in Fresno.
My friend is friends with this guy. he will probably never make it to the bigs though.
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 9, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Guy I played HS who had a chance to definitely be drafted as a catcher, but decided to go to college instead. Unfortunately, something he did in HS academically voided the scholarship or something (don’t know the whole details), and now he’s at a JC.
"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 would give Evan the nickname “Zeit”.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Awesome
Also: Colby “The” Sims.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. 0.00 ERA in Salem-Keizer...as a 24-year old.
High school with Bud Norris
I think we were part of a junior golf team together too, but I forget
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I also met Thad Reece, former Oakland A, over the summer
Nice guy… though he wasn’t as good of a hitter as he described
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I swore after the Eckstein game I wouldn't go back, but..
We’re going tonight and tomorrow. I’m both nervous and excited. Go Giants!!!!!!
Drink before you enter the stadium
Otherwise you’ll be deep in debt filled with watered down beer by the 5th inning.
"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."
HI DAVE
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
BILLY NO!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
So if the rockies get a non humidor ball home run and a steal of home to go ahead..
That means the padres won’t bloop any hits inbetween our speedy corner outfielders?
"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."
Hypothetical situation
If the Padres played in Coors, they would win 85 games at home. Yes, I realize that teams only play 81 home games.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Another hypothetical situation: If the rockies played at AT&T park as their home park
They’d be fighting with Arizona for a top pick in next years draft, funny how that works.
"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."
Another Hypothetical Situation
The Giants stun the world and sweep the Padres this weekend…
wait, that’s not hypothetical…
LOL
That’s a fucking dream that will never come true.
Unless of course the giants actually want to go to the playoffs to spite basically playing themselves out against the division leader.
"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."
Especially wirth guillen in right
With his power bat the padres won’t know what hit them!!
/turns agon bloop single into triple
"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."
*ruined
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Okay Giants
I’m going to see William Gibson at 7:30. My phone will alert me if runs are scored. It will be vibrate. Please don’t make me swear during William Gibson’s talk. Don’t worry, I plan to enjoy a beer afterwards and relish in an uneventful final three innings when you will have a ridiculous lead.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
would you ask him a question for me?
some semblance of “when is he going to write another good book?”?
thanks in advance
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
hey i'm just being honest
i’ve literally read every novel he’s written and each one has been less satisfying than the one before it.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Definitely a downward trajectory
But punctuated with awesomeness like Virtual Light and the Difference Engine.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
VL was like ’93, right? And DE was earlier still?
Dude basically peaked with Neuromancer. And yes, for that he is the fucking man, but he’s not helping his legacy any.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Here we go
Think of it like Mogwai. Every new album they put out during the early 00s I wished was more of a faithful sequel to Young Team. Unfortunately, their sound changes and evolves in ways that are farther and farther away from the brilliance of their first work. They aren’t, per se, bad albums, but my extreme enjoyment of their first album sort of ruins their subsequent good, but not brilliant efforts. It wasn’t until Hawk is Howling that I came to the realization that they will never release Young Team 2, and even if they did, I probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Thus, I take what they give me, and am fortunately they didn’t pull a Salinger and never make anything ever again.
Same goes for Pynchon post GR, I guess.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
i see what you’re saying but don’t necessarily agree. Neuromancer/Sprawl was fucking amazing because it was so visionary and so new and so preposterously original. Nothing WG’s done since then has been nearly as ambitious or original or, in short, good. (I’m using “good” to denote value, to me, as literature.) Neal Stephenson is an even more extreme case of this, insofar as he’s done NOTHING good since Snowcrash. (If you liked Diamond Age and Crypto et al, then save it. I’ve heard all the arguments and I just hate it all.)
So Gibson is to Pynchon as Stephenson is to Joseph Heller, maybe.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
You guys make me want to read more.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Wait, I want to read Snowcrash but not Diamond Age? My sources told me Diamond Age was the best one. I was going to start it next week!
i fucking hated Diamond Age
but count Snowcrash among my top 3 sci-fi books ever. take that how you will.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
It's really amazing
And home to my favorite quote about growing up.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I thought Snowcrash was way overrated
but then, it was hard to live up to expectations after all the people who said things like “top 3 sci-fi books ever” about it.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Wow, Stephenson is probably the best comparison.
I have the exact same feeling. Then again, I sort of attribute that to my extreme affection towards the cyberpunk genre.
Then again, we can’t really expect either of them to create a whole new genre, can we? I really would love it if Gibson came out with something a bit more original, but I’m happy with him churning out passable novels in modern / non-futuristic settings then him going back and raping the corpse of cyberpunk. I hate it when authors / film-makers do that (Lucas).
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
agree with that
artists do this all the time, and so do mathematicians. their careers have peaked before they’re 30, and they’re old and bitter before their time.
i don’t have an answer for it, but there’s a reason that Hendrix and James Dean are icons and Brando and, uhh, other dudes became punch lines.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
It’s developmental/hormonal thing. There have been studies. It’s the same reason guys like Bill Gates do their best work in their early 20s.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
basically
they tryna fuck?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Good point
But I’m trying to think now of continuously inventive authors…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Nabokov
DF Wallace
Calvino
Barth
Joyce
there are myriad.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I'm talking more about genre hopping authors
I wouldn’t classify Nabokov, Wallace or Joyce as masters of different genres. Maybe Wallace, but I find his forays into fiction a bit lacking.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Anthony Burgess
Moved between sci-fi, historical, comic, and experimental fiction, all quite brilliantly.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
BLASPHEMERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Wallace’s fiction is lacking? You read Infinite Jest and you still believe this?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Pynchon? He wrote his most accessible yet whacked out thing last year
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
I wouldn't necessarily call IV up to the standard of most of his work
Or a mastery of hardboiled fiction. I did enjoy it though.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I loved it, maybe not as great as gravitys rainbow but man it captivated me, and it wasn’t as egregious a fall off as many other authors experience. I’d read a sequel just to read Doc Sportello in action again
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
I'm partial to detective stories and wouldn't necessarily mind a series of sequels.
And it was fairly impressive turn in style from his traditional oeuvre. Then again, I loved Vineland, which I believe showed that the dude can tackle “light” fiction fairly well.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Yeah I dig his lsd style. I did like Gravity’s Rainbow and recognized its brilliance, but it took me damn near 2 months to read. I liked that both Vineland and Inherent Vice I could (relatively to Pynchon) zip through
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Meh
Dude’s got favored tenure status for me. He could write 500 pages about unicorns cavorting with bunnies and I’d still like it.
But, yes, it would be awesome if those unicorns plugged into a deck on a Jamacian space station though. Also, Pattern Recognition was pretty awesome though.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
ya think?
i didn’t love it.
last thing I can even be charitable about was Virtual Light.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
I'm just impressed that he radically changed form.
Now I’m stuck trying to think of other authors with similar career trajectories…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
what app sends push notifications when there is scoring?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 9, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yahoo Alerts
It’s kind of annoying, but I don’t have a smart phone.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Wow the cardinals don't want to do us any favors tonight either
Jesus christ this is pathetic.
"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."
Non humidor action
Random guy stealing home
Reds suck.
LOL weak division.
"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 at least the fathers don't cheat
Although they do destroy the giants worse than the 2008 and 2009 dodgers combined.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
And denorfias, hundleys, cunninghams, salazars, and a lot of other dinkers
Did I mention they have a bullpen full of mediocre arms having unreal years?
"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."
pika plays women’s field hockey
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
DrDC brings wine to science class.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
mymclife got drafted by the Browns but decided to go to college instead
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
Adam wainwright does not like the giants
Neither do the cardinals apparently LOL mailing it in.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
First as a brave
and of course its an oppo taco on a hanging breaking ball.
"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."
OT: thank you to everyone who rec’ed Uncharted 2 for the PS3 to me a few weeks ago, I finally got it and every spare second I’ve been playing. Sorry Red Dead I’ll get back to your expanses in a bit
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Yeah it's sick
Did you play the 1st one by chance? Also a great game, but makes U2 even more amazing since it was better in every aspect.
"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 did not, I just bought a ps3 and am workin on limited game funds. All I gots are madden, uncharted, arkham asylum and red dead
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Oh well the first one should be pretty cheap by now, and it’s still excellent.
But man, that whole train sequence in U2 is absolutely phenomenal.
"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 first one? I just started playing it and I’m already hooked, its so cinematic
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Oh I thought you said you didn’t play it. The other good games to get eventually are AC and AC2 (although AC isn’t great, it’s good to play it before the 2nd).
"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 meant first train sequence, I was assuming since you woke up in one, there would be another.
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Ohh I thought you already beat the game. I guess that shows how good it is that you’re already hooked. Anyways, I’ll say no more, have fun!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
thank you sir, and yeah I do want to get on assasins creed next
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
I only played the first Assassin’s Creed, so this may have changed for the sequel, but it got very repetitive for me.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It did. Everything that was wrong about AC was perfect in AC2.
Of all the games I’ve played for the PS3, AC2 undoubtedly has the best gameplay, and might have the best storyline as well (behind MGS4 of course, but that’s more because of the series).
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Red Dead Redemption is pretty fucking sick. As a longtime fan of westerns, I think it has a phenomenal story that lets you recognizes what it plays homage too, but also finds its own way
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
In a way it’s pretty similar to Uncharted, lots of jumping and exploring (much more so in the 2nd, the sidequests are fantastic). Only difference is the weapon and environments. AC is cooler.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Ye-haw
All tied up between StL and Atl.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Yeah i just saw that
thank you brian mccaan one of the worst defensive catchers in the game!
"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."
Maybe this is a sign of things of come for the giants.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
The cardinals will not make the playoffs
Simply because they are playing 25 straight games to end the season.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
This is 100% irrelevant.
Buster Posey ain't havin it... He aint.
by Caine Black Knife on Sep 9, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That's true
But with the reds easy ass schedule and the lack of head to head match ups left with the cardinals really makes it all to favorable for 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."
id rather the cards get hot, smoke SD and ATL, maybe go to the playoffs, if that means we will get in b/c they beat the crap out of SD while we play MIL.
we cant say we’d rather have CIN make it than STL, when we won’t make it if STL doesn’t beat ATL and SD.
see what I’m sayin?
I'd rather the giants actually beat the teams their competing with
Instead of you know, choking against a inferior team like the padres and rockies.
"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."
Yea, niners AT Seattle? i'm scared
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Turner field crowds sound like an A's game
Apparently people in atlanta don’t appreciate playoff teams LOL hawks attendance.
"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."
Fellow McCoven!
I see in your comments the same fear that would take the heart of me.
A day may come when the courage of the Giants fails.
When we forsake our hats and jerseys
And break all bonds of fandom – but it is not this day.
A day of broken bats and flapping tendons when the age of the Giants comes crashing into fourth place
But it is not this day!
This day we fight!
By all that you hold dear, on the good earth maintained by the Petco grounds crew
I bid you stand! Men of the National League West!
by GiantPain on Sep 9, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
LOL rec'd
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Green’d.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Oh, it was an imposition.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
This needs to be a FFFFFFFFFFFFF face.
Take it back and redo it!!!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
If our rotation was filled with characters from LOTR, who would be who? I think Cain would be Samwise.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito=Boromir?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I was thinking Theoden, but then he’d need a seriously ass-kicking moment of redemption. How about Radagast the Brown? Most over-rated member of the council of wizards?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I think Cain is Faramir.
Remaining stoic no matter how often he gets screwed over.
Torres, Fontenot, and Timmy have the stature to be hobbits.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Just saw that kid who stole home against the reds today. that pitcher totally fucked up. he started running while the pitcher was in the set, then the pitcher stepped off and looked to 2nd, and the kid was already across the plate.
What the fuck kinda shit was that?
It's called being a giants fan
Where unexplainable happens everyday.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Padres Lineup
Durango (CF)- if he makes contact on the ground, 50% chance he beats it out
Eckstein (2B)- nothing needs to be said
Ludwick (RF)- was finally benched for a game; has been awful lately; swings at 1st pitch a lot
Gonzalez (1B)- on fire
Tejada (SS)- streaky, but hitting well lately
Headley (3B)- absolutely cannot hit right-handed; playing pretty tired
Torrealba ©- fighting sore back, not been doing much lately
Venable (LF)- KKKKKKKK
Garland (P)- not very good last two outings, called his teammates out last Saturday
Durango
Will not hit a line drive this entire series but will reach base 15 / 22 times.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
LOL
Looks like 10 infield singles and a ton of dinks on paper to me.
"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."
great assessment
sad that if have to come here to get the lineup as no one would bother posting it on gaslamp prior to 5 minutes before first pitch.
watch out for yorvy rispy hits up the middle vs cain.
dudwick should have been given another day off today. he sucks!
Well
At least your smart manager doesn’t put some clanktastic molina speed shitty hitter in right.
"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."
Bud Black can suck it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
But then what will Russell Martin do?
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 9, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Continue sucking buster
And wondering why he’s being non tendered by the 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."
Ludwick for 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
GET ER DUN SABEZ!!!
/sabean states that guillen is the better option due to his veteran track record and strong arm and that he “gets everything thats hit to 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."
Posey swings and he hits it high… HE HITS IT DEEEEEEEEEP. Ludwick looking up… OUTTAHERE and the Giants take the leade in the 8th…
Thats how I envision the Giants winning this game
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
Is this Sabes on KNBR?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 9, 2010 5:08 PM PDT reply actions
Did he use the phrase ‘Lord knows’?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LORD KNOWS
lord knooowwwsss
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Did he use the phrase ’kick tires?"
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I say Sandoval has a good series and finally gives us the offensive edge.
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
Isn’t he like a .500 career hitter at petco?
I’m sure he’s damaged his career numbers with his horrific performance this year but it’s still gotta be up there.
"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 career numbers aren’t very careerish.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah he seems pretty good at Petco
But I finally think this is where Panda turns around!
I hate the Dodgers, Patriots, Dolphins, and terroirsts
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Sep 9, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
i wonder if the other members of the dave matthews band think, “our band is named after one person…and its a group effort. fuck this guy”
Probably wondering why they’re in such a horrible band.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Sep 9, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re thinking ‘how far can I ride this gravy train? I don’t want to go back to playing in front of 200 people at best’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I think
They’re pondering new ways of dropping a bus-load of shit on innocent sightseers.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
but the Padres would do something like that though
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 9, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate the Padres
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 9, 2010 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I spit on the Padres.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate the rockies.
I also really hate the reds, hopefully they make it up to us against SD.
"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."
Rox are to be feared.
6 vs Dbacks, 6 vs Doyers, last 4 at Cards who may be eliminated by then
The rockies are always to be feared
Especially with what their on the field staff does.
"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."
Albert pujols
Is a pretty cool guy, suck that rockies fans LOL CARGO TRIPLE CROWN THREAT~!~~.
Then again with all the non humidor action that happens at coors in september he could very well reach 50 homers.
"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, Fuck the Dodgers. Worthless bums (redundant?).
"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 DODGERS
Can’t wait to see them come at us hard when we play the final 3 games against 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."
Wouldn't doubt it
And when the dodgers play us in the final 3 games you’ll see torre managing like he’s in the hunt.
/uses kuo for 2 innings 3 days in a row
"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."
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND=AWESOME, SUCK IT
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
They have a couple good songs.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Crash into me, live version is the sexiest song ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw_x8XtngGM
♥ NATHAN ♥ Posey ♥ Eugenio ♥ Andres ♥ Sergio ♥ Eli ♥ Travis ♥ LarsTheWanderer ♥
Buster Posey ~ "He’s like a hot, Georgia-bred Stonehenge." TheLetter2
I agree, that, i like Ants Marching, and i do like Satellite
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
/makes mental note
/starts learning how to play “Crash into Me”
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
They are very good
I hated them growing up…But they won me over. I still don’t listen to much, but they are pretty awesome
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 9, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you usually in the press box?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Sep 9, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Expected Attendance of padres fans at petco tonight: 5,000
Giants fans blowing out petco per usual.
"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."
Ugh, Holliday tossed
Umpires need to get rid of their goddamn egos.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Umpires need to stop making biased homer calls and then getting butt hurt because people aren’t blind to their fraud.
"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 on GLB and they linked this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Winters
Wow.
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Check out those two pitches the umpire called strikes on gameday
LOL mark wegner’d.
"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."
GG
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
Fuck the MLB
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Fuck the Commissioner
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
OMG EWWWWW!
OMGOMGOMG
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Can't post titles or tags using real names
of MLB teams of players. Just use generic names. They’ll never find your stuff if you do that.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Or put make the videos unlisted. I have one that says, “Amusing Giants Dugout Tomfoolery” and it mentions Uribe, Sandoval, and Bochy in the description section from May that hasn’t been taken down yet.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Yeah, I put the Renteria Grand Slam up last year
labeled it as “Rent-A-Salami”
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
FUCK
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 9, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT PIRATE?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah because baseball is so rich they don’t need any positive free publicity….
Hockey doesn’t mind, football doesn’t seem to mind…
Baseball needs to get over itself… Hello Fox stupid Saturdays….
My favorite NFL YouTube
OT: Adrian peterson has been waiting forever to get his fumble on
Definitely at least 2 tonight.
"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 playing his owner in Football Pokemonz, aren’t you!
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 9, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't play pokemonz
All I know is AP cost his team a trip to the super bowl but then again brett favre with his massacred ankle wouldn’t have done anything in the super bowl.
"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."
Fuck the saints
But yeah I just hate adrian peterson for blowing it for the the vikings.
"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."
WIN THE WEST!
Or this will be one of the most embarrassing years in franchise history.
"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."
OT
what am I supposed to do on Sunday? Giants vs Padres and the Niners opener both start at 1pm
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Niners
You already know what’s happening on sunday with the giants against mat latos.
"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."
MLB.tv and Fox 11
/problem solved
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Live in LA
Fox 11 isn’t showing 49ers. Problem not solved
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
wait me too, what game are they showing? Fuck fuck fuck
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
That's the sunday night game
Ya know since the cowboys are apparently going to the super bowl. I’m pretty sure you’ll get the niners but who knows.
"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."
Packers/Eagles
You’ll have to go to a sports bar unless you have NFL ticket on Directv. Good luck finding a sports bar to show Giants/Padres on NFL opening weekend.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
NINERS
follow the giants on mlb.com
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
sportsbar
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 9, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Off to class
I’ll try to keep an eye out on my phone but I’d prefer if the Giants defeated the Padres at baseball.
Bye!
"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'd like to see the giants score more than 5 runs tonight
HAVE FUN IN CLASS
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I'd like to see double digits
And the entire padres bullpen being shelled.
"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."
DAMN STRAIGHT
FUCK THE PADRES!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Who needs good defensive corner outfielders when you can have dingerz and RBI's from the kansas city royals?
"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 don’t know if I even want to watch. I have to be at a kids house at 7am tomorrow morning for a visit… maybe I’ll just go to bed early tonight….
Watch a few innings… there’s a high probability of yakkity sax in the outfield tonight.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
“Jose has had some rough nights but he’s been through it and we need his presence in the line up and the outfield to win, we’ve scored more runs since he got here!!!!!”.
"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 don’t think anyone hates Guillen as much as you.
"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 hope that's not the case
The dude is a fucking tanker.
"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."
Right there with you
Got no sleep last night so I should be able to escape torture tonight.
"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."
BREES!
Pokemonz!
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
Wow, can someone tell me whether my probability calculation of a sweep is right or not?
(-109%)(-109%)(-109%)(-109%) = 141,158,161%??
So you’re saying we have a chance?
"There was hatred. And they had some hatred. And then there was some more hatred. And then the Giants won. Woo hoo!" - Mike Krukow
xeifrank?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants just need to win tonight's game.
then worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. don’t need to concern themselves with winning 3 of 4 or splitting. just win tonight.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 9, 2010 5:51 PM PDT reply actions
Win Now.
Win Forever!
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Just win tonight
Lather, rinse, repeat.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I just got here, but I’ve already gleaned:
football game time conflicts
pokemonz
lolineup
and MLB sucks
YEAH!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 9, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m excited, I want it to start already. But Brees scoring TDs for my pokemonz is keeping me busy.
"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 ROCKIES
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=11890833&query=%26game_pk%3D265903
What’s a humidor?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
It's nice that bud selig is to busy counting money and watching yankees games to notice
Even john smoltz said the humidor is ridiculously unfair and has no place in baseball and allows “mix ups” to happen to benefit the home 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."
One of these days they’ll get a ball so dried out that when a Rockie hits it in the late innings, it’ll just go poof like a dandelion.
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