Thinking about backup catchers. (Alternative title: Is it March yet?)
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 6:14 PM PST
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PrintSlow day, so I'll troll through the FanShots and see if I can steal any ideas. Hey, lookee here -- rosterbation about a backup catcher! Sometimes I wonder how this site would be if I had shame, but that's not a problem just yet. Idea stolen.
The idea, though, isn't to talk about Max Ramirez specifically, but rather to ask what a backup catcher should be. The thing I've always thought about Eli Whiteside is this:
Therein you will find just about everything I've ever thought about Whiteside. Or Steve Holm. Or Yamid Haad. Or Alberto Castillo. Unless the backup catcher is better than the guy getting playing time, there really isn't a reason to think about a backup catcher. Every team in the league has a guy who hits about .220/.280/.340 while not swallowing his shin guards on defense. If he hits under .200, there's a good chance his defense is talked about in hushed, reverent tones -- I'm sure someone has come up for a name for that axiom already, so I won't pretend like I invented it -- but for the most part, a backup catcher is a backup catcher is a backup catcher.
Then a name like Max Ramirez comes up, and the brain starts a-firin'. Instead of the standard issue backup, what about a guy who could hit .250/.340/.400 while only occasionally swallowing a shin guard? There's a chance, a small chance, that Cody Ross for a full season might not add 500 runs to the season total next year, so the Giants will still be searching for every offensive upgrade they can get. And catcher is a position in which even the best starters need to take a good amount of rest, so the backup catcher will still get about 150 at-bats. Over that many at-bats, why, the difference between Whiteside and Ramirez could mean...wait...
...carry the two...
Like, a run. Maybe two or three. This is the point that rosterbation stops being fun -- what scientists call "rosterbation saturation." A sure sign is thinking about backup catchers, so we fell right into that trap. The question, then, would be one that's larger in scope: is it better to have a no-field/some-hit catcher than a no-hit/all-glove guy starting? Because that's when a backup catcher is a big deal -- when he's pressed into service as a starting catcher.
If that were to happen to the Giants, of course, their season would probably be in flames high enough to see from space, so that's nothing worth thinking about. So never mind. Forget this whole thing.
Comment starter: No, seriously, never mind. I figured it out. There really isn't a point in talking about a backup catcher when the starting catcher is a key offensive cog. Whiteside? Sure. Holm? Okay. Ramirez? Go nuts. The difference between them might mean something over 500 at-bats, but if they're getting 500 at-bats, the season is already floating face up.
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I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT ELI WHITESIDE!
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THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
God knows we have neurotic-obsessives in the Bay Area
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
Dude hits grand slams and catches no hitters.
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by Natto on Jan 3, 2011 6:15 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm in this line
also: is on world series-winning teams.
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The guys like Eli and he doesn't whine
plus, wanna bet they really work on his hitting in spring training? Buster ain’t gonna be starting all 162 games. He was exhausted at the end of this year. Eli.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
That final sentence kills me.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Succinct.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
by esseffgeez on Jan 3, 2011 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hemingwayanesque-ish?
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
Just, frankly, not long enough by any stretch of the imagination.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 12:14 AM PST up reply actions
Are These Asian Jokes?
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by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 12:25 AM PST up reply actions
They could be the mane part of your routine.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Wait, Buster was exhausted at the end of this year?
In August he hit : .282/.327/.427/.754
Sept/Oct: .233/.313/.505/.818
NLDS: .375/.444/.438/.882
NLCS was his worst at .217/.308/.304/.612
WS: .300/.333/.450/.783
He played in every inning of every postseason game and he looked fine. If that was him tired, he is still better than his back ups. Yeah I do not want to ruin him, but I don’t remember any talk about him being tired.
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Talk of fatigue?
He ain’t havin’ it.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
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I do. And I don’t remember who said it. Might have been one of the broadcasters, and it was after one of the playoff series. Whoever it was had seen Buster in the clubhouse after the game and media dude said that Buster was exhausted.
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Hm.
Well he didn’t seem to show it.
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THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
No, he didn't
For his young age and lack of “big league experience” he’s just the consummate professional.
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I think it was Kruk. I think. Not positive, but I think I know you’re talking about.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Yeah, it was Kruk
It was in the last days of the regular season. There was video of Buster sitting on the back bench of the dugout with the “thousand yard stare” looking beat.
Nobody needed those days off between the season and the playoff series more than Buster. Bochy even said while he wasn’t a fan of long layoffs, “he had a few guys who really needed the time off.” Buster seemed to be one of those he had in mind.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
I saw and heard several in the RoY arguments… “Posey ran down but Heyward was great the whole way”
Funny about those October and November numbers, though. He didn’t look tired when he was pounding the podium at City Hall, although he did (!) claim he might take “even a month” off.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:30 AM PST up reply actions
Plenty of off days in the playoffs.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Indubitable
someone with more free time than sense.
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Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I wish they'd let him catch the ninth inning
of WS game two. What would it have hurt to get him in a game?
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 3, 2011 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
Might need his speed to pinch run in extra innings
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Toss him the game ball, too, while you're at it.
/Dusty Baker’d
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This is exactly what I was gonna say.
Also, the dude is a world champion.
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Rush!
Didn’t he have a season-ending injury last year?
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I believe so
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I think only Arnaz Battle challenges this
for the “most amazing official site for a completely inconsequential athlete” award
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Welcome to the Battle Zone!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 3, 2011 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
yes!
best site ever. I was so sick of that guy though. He sucked so bad.
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I remember stumbling onto that website a few years ago. It was confusing…
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 3, 2011 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
I always liked him, but it’s a huge problem when he’s your leading receiver.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
I would have devised plays for Battle and Michael Robinson that used their QB skillz. Complicated, convoluted, post-Wildcat, flea-flicking nightmares that would have gotten me fired after a week. But what a week! Smith hands off to Robinson, who gives it on an end-around to Battle, who tosses it to Gore in the flat, who hands off to Robinson, who throws it incomplete 30 yards downfield!
It would have been more entertaining than this season, at least.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 9:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
How Soon Is Now?
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
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never seen
The Brian Shouse Fan Club site?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jan 10, 2011 7:32 AM PST up reply actions
(okay...not an official site of the athlete)
but worthy of being in the discussion.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jan 10, 2011 7:33 AM PST up reply actions
You forgot to mention that the Giants won the World Series
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 3, 2011 6:23 PM PST reply actions
That is soooooo 2010
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jan 3, 2011 6:23 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Last night I saw Sports Illustrated trying to snag new subscribers by advertising an SF Giants World Series video and ball and hardbound book. That’s when I figured it was for real.
someone with more free time than sense.
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Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
:D
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Don’t fall for it! It’s an elaborate ponzi scheme!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 3, 2011 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks to all you jerks on this site, the first think I think after reading this: Admiral Ackbar warning Lando of an elaborate ponzi scheme.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:33 AM PST up reply actions
When does that book come out anyway? I feel like I ordered it a year ago.
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It was intended to be one of my Christmas presents, but all I got was a black and white print out of the cover as a promise once it’s delivered in 2016.
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I also ordered that book some time ago…..
/ponzi’d
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jan 3, 2011 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
Oh and
Therein you will find just about everything I’ve ever thought about Whiteside.
This is such a fucking lie, you liar.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/5/10/1466403/eli-whiteside-hitting-fifth
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/search?q=eli+whiteside&btn=Go
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by GiantPain on Jan 3, 2011 6:26 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
YOU'RE A TOWEL!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 4, 2011 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
Sweet victory, it eases the pain.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
The initial anger is justified. The single rec is cowardly. I’ll find out who it was if I have to inspect every member here!
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
You're safe
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I get Audrey…but Emmy Lou and Annie Lennox? Yeeeeeesh.
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by AndOnTheDrums... on Jan 4, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
So full of fail…
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
You misunderstand.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 5, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Howie finally found a way to meet you!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:35 AM PST up reply actions
/propellers
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
I think it's time to sing the Mr. Whiteside song again
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
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by Natto on Jan 3, 2011 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
/inserts Book of Eli picture
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
In all seriousness though, we need to keep Whiteside
I keep finding grey hairs when I look in the mirror and I’m only 21 and Eli is the only thing that keeps me thinking about this rationally.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
You’re sleeping with Eli Whiteside?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I….uh…wait…WHAT JUST HAPPENED
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jan 3, 2011 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
You slept with Eli Whiteside, apparently.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 4, 2011 12:24 AM PST up reply actions
The thing is
it happened
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Jan 4, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
George Clooney and Anderson Cooper
say there’s plenty of play for Mr. Grey!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:36 AM PST up reply actions
Sign Max Ramirez please
I don’t care that I’m still dreaming about his line in AA in 2008. I don’t know what happened after that, but he still knows how to take a walk and I want to believe the power will come back.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Perhaps it will return due to only playing once or twice a week.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 3, 2011 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
Throw a barrel of B prospects at the Angels.
Get Mike Napoli. Science.
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Connor Gillaspie or something. With a Brock and stuff.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Ed Wood and Harvey Corman for Napoli?
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 3, 2011 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
You mean Roger Corman, but very good effort!
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You are correct. I am not a good multitasker.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 3, 2011 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
This is Harvey Korman.
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This may surprise you, but I watched Carol Burnett’s original broadcasts when there were only three channels and cars with fins weren’t uncommon. My mom loved that show.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 3, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
They used to have cars for going underwater in?
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by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
Wait....that would make you about my age
really ? I thought you were younger.
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Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Johnny . . .
cops an attitude. That and chemical enhancements are the fountains of superficial youth.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
Those, and a bit of judicious rinoplasty
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
/ tugs earlobe
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Although, maybe if we packaged him up with Tim Conway…
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 3, 2011 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
What do you reckon we could get for Carol Burnett? Mary Tyler Moore?
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I would want established Major Leaguers for them.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 3, 2011 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
Dorf does MLB
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jan 3, 2011 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Dear Mr. Bochy: I would normally make a wisecrack here like “this would be a clear managing upgrade!!” but the World Series DVDs on my mantle still seem to be interfering with that section in my brain. Enjoy the rest of your winter.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:39 AM PST up reply actions
This is how I felt last offseason. But didn’t Napoli have a shit godawful 2010?
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
113 OPS+
26 homers. I’m down. Mark Reynolds lite.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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But seriously, Bochy would rage bench him just like Scioscia did.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Bench the backup catcher? Say it ain’t so!
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by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
lol
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As a backup catcher?
That seems like a waste.
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ELI ISN’T EVEN IN HIS ARB YEARS YET, THOUGH!
Seriously, I really don’t care. But, I am curious if his starts will be on Sanchez days or if he’ll work with other pitchers.
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The Mayne Event
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 3, 2011 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
Had a much longer career than I realized.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
He wins games.
Well, at least one. I think he’s 1-0 career.
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Yes! And for the bonus round, Tom Lampkin’s walkup music was….
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I vaguely recall
Hearing that song on the radio on my way to the ‘stick, and then hearing it in that very game I was watching. That’s why it stuck with me.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
HENRY BLANCO
Dude only hits home runs, from my experience.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Seriously though
That roster spot is worth way more to us than any backup catcher would be. Let Panda back up!
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It’s only worth it if a valuable player fills the role.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
darren ford?
defensive replacement/ pinch runner extraordinaire.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jan 3, 2011 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
We'll lose Ishi or Nate or someone like that to a DFA.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Ishi is gone
There is no defensible way to keep him on the 25-man roster, including his defense.
Don't believe everything you think.
sure there is
But only if Rowand is dumped for a non-major leaguer. A bench consisting of DeRosa, Nate, Fontenot, Whiteside or other catcher and Ishi probably makes the most sense. Of course, once Belt is called up then you really can’t defend his roster spot unless DeRosa is still flappy or something.
Thing A
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I think at this point even 20 games at catcher would tax Panda’s rotund knees. We need a real back up.
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LOL FAT!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 4, 2011 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
Wait, what?
He’s fat, but Bengie Molina played 120 games at catcher for the Giants in 2009. Why would Sandoval, who’s younger and stronger, not be able to play 20?
Panda will never play catcher again
unless both catchers are hurt. It’s over. Panda is 1b/3b. Get used to it.
Don't believe everything you think.
LET THE FAT MAN PLAY BEHIND THE DISH!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
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Because he’s a bear who’s just right?
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
by TheLetter2 on Jan 3, 2011 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Among your finest work.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:42 AM PST up reply actions
You know
If he was willing to accept the role, Bengie wouldn’t be a terrible option.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That ship has sailed.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
That ship barge has sailed.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
That barge has floated.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
That ship barge Tanker has sailed.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
The junk has de-ported.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
That’s no moon, it’s the backup catcher/assault carrier!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:42 AM PST up reply actions
You made me visualize Bengie's junk
I will have to murder you now.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 4, 2011 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
My first MCC murder threat...
You like me. You really like me.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
/golf clap
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
I've had thoughts about backup catchers!
Eli Whiteside—cool hair, love the grand slams
Yamid Haad—awesome name
Yorvit Torrealbs—see Haad, above
Bobby Estalella—big muscles!
Bob Melvin—went to my high school!
Soooo…yeah, that’s all I’ve got. Is it March yet?
Doug Mirabelli
went on to catch Wakefield personally.
Eliezer Alfonzo- “Bush League” homerun trot.
Life is not about this Dirty Sanchez
Bobby Estalella: Second Best Bobby Estalella in Baseball History At Best.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
Mom's favorite giants catcher ever
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
No steroids here. Nothing to see. Move along.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
i’m pretty sure that’s why she liked him…. BIGGEST MUSCLES I’VE EVER SEEN
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I remember watching foul balls go off his cup almost every game.
Warning, angry Giants fan on the loose.
Only made him stronger.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, enough to carry the bat back to the dugout 4 or 5 times per game. OBVIOUS JUICER IS OBVIOUS
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:44 AM PST up reply actions
aka Bobby Chestelella.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Go Bears!
M-A rules! (Well, Paly actually does, but just trying to be neighborly)
I got one word for you: "youneverknow"
by senorvegas on Jan 3, 2011 8:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Whoo Palo Alto!
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
I'm sure that you now wish to immediately go and vote for him in the Community Prospect Lists.
Heh. I guess we were the Bears, huh?
I’d forgotten.
I saw M-A beat Tracy Murray and Glendora in the 1989 CIF DII final.
I think it was 89 anyway.
Murray had 51 of his teams 52 first half points finished with 64. Too bad the rest of his team sucked, but not too bad fro M-A.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
What the...
How can you forget Steve “Upper” Decker?
I was at his debut game at the stick.
He hit a ball into the upper deck that must have gone 450’! Foul off the 3rd base side.
Turned to my mom and said, “We should call him Upper Decker.”
/CSB
I have a friend who’s a Red Sox fan, and he claims that they used to call Rod Beck “Upper Deck Beck.” Not quite as cool for a pitcher.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
But… they don’t even have an upper deck at Fenway.
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Jan 4, 2011 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
He seems like the kind of guy who might have done the alternate meaning of “upper decker” though
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Jan 4, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Mike Scioscia (sp?)
as a bench coach?
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
“Thanks
Call me if you need anything"
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Jan 3, 2011 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
man... that name
brings back some memories… i actually was a fan of him as well
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Later, I realized that he hit about as well as Darren Ford. And, well, that was the end of that.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
Will the same thing happen to Darren Ford? Gone just like that?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
He’ll always have that one steal.
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I always preferred the animated Justin Knoedler.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
This is Grant contemplating the backup catcher situation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lcO2Zoq048
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Jackson Williams is the backup catcher of the future
Agreed?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Hector Sanchez
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
I'm sure that you now wish to immediately go and vote for him in the Community Prospect Lists.
+1
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jan 3, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
Dan Burkhart
backup catcher of the future
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Tommy Joseph
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
They knew this was his destiny back when they got him in the supplemental round.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Believe the brother will have a long career behind the dish in the city.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 4, 2011 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
I know, I know...
Lets just recast Bochy as a player/manager, let him perform back-up catcher role. Plus he gets to make the decision when to back-up, kind of like removing a redundant level of management, win win and all that.
i think Dioner Navarro could be had for a cheap enough price. He and TB have had a few disputes if i recall. Although I think they were about playing time so that would be a problem.
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jan 3, 2011 8:42 PM PST reply actions
shit. I guess i missed that
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jan 3, 2011 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
lol, youre just trying to start something
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Well
It is true that the BCS system is shit.
Nobody with a brain couldn’t have predicted Stanford to walk all over the ACC champs.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Most of the ESPN guys picked VA Tech
Hilarious
Rangers in 3.
Cliff LEEEEEEEEE
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
steady big guy/girl
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
I also heard on the radio broadcast,
“Stanford has one of the best O-lines on the West Coast”
LOL.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
no doubt
What should’ve happened though with this game was Stanford should’ve been in the Fiesta Bowl, meaning more fans, plus UCONN should’ve been in the Orange Bowl also meaning more fans show up.
I also think the BCS system is BS, it’s absolutely pathetic.
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
How did UConn even make a BCS bowl?
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
winning the Big East
West Virginia although was ranked 22nd, it goes to the winner of the big east… it’s a dumb system
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yes
yes it is.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
there's a better word for it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Because the Big East sucks
and has sucked for 4 or 5 years now. The MWC was better during each of those years.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
WVU hasn't sucked for 4 or 5 years, correct me if i'm wrong
but they did win the sugar bowl vs. Georgia, and that wasn’t more than 5 years ago
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You're right
Occasionally they have had a good team. And once or twice in the last five years that good team didn’t get embarrassed.
Okay I looked it up 3-3 over the past 6 years gonig back to Pitt’s destruction at the hands of Utah which was the event in the back of my mind coupled with this years Uconn effort that emoted my slightly innaccurate response.
But generally this is a one team conference ever since Miami left.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Works for me. Student/athletes my ass.
The whole concept of div-1 college football is built on a foundation of lies and myths. Follow the money.
There’s no way in hell many of the athletes at USC got into that school because of grades
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Plus
Marshawn Lynch… how’d he get into Cal?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Went beast mode on admissions
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
by CB30 on Jan 3, 2011 10:09 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
When I worked at the library at Cal, I once looked up Marshawn Lynch’s address and contact information.
Because as an employee of the library at Cal, I had access to everybody’s address and contact information.
It seems like a pretty major oversight of the system, that students can have access to that information, but I assure you I only used my powers for good.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 11:59 PM PST up reply actions
Also, who knows what his academic record in high school might have been? There’s no doubt that academic requirements for athlete admissions at Cal are relaxed, but there’s no reason to suspect Lynch didn’t meet them. You don’t have to be smart to get half-decent grades in high school.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 12:04 AM PST up reply actions
I mean, it’s not like i’m pissed over the whole deal, i mean, to me, it doesnt matter, because i personally like to see my team such as Michigan (who i used to like before they hired DickRod) do well in games.
But yea, i dont sit there and criticize schools such as USC or academically good schools for getting these damn good players who definitely shouldn’t be in that school
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Stanford’s football team is pretty smart, as football teams go.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I know a Stanford cheerleader.
Not blond though.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink.
PIcs or you dated the Tree
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 6:47 AM PST up reply actions
Not to bash Stanford cheerleaders but they showed a shot on ESPN yesterday of a rather large Stanford cheerleader who had no business wearing a mid-riff…
/backs away from this comment slowly
//still wants to see dregarx Tree-hugging
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 7:57 AM PST up reply actions
Not to bash, but BASH.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Friends don't let friends beer-goggle.
Classic quote on Cal T-shirts (early 90s) featuring drunk Calvin and Hobbes (xx for eyes) contemplating Stanfurd chicks.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Calvin!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
so how many first round picks is Luck going to cost the 9ers
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jan 3, 2011 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
Niners Nation early estimate is the 7th overall this year they have, next year’s 1st rounder, and a little more to sweeten the package.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Dooooo it. Bring Luck and Harbaugh to the ‘Stick. Hell, they don’t even have to leave the peninsula!
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I'd do the Luck part.
I’m iffy on Harbaugh’s ability to coach in the NFL though.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink.
specifically him? Or just anyone moving from college to pros?
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
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Nick Saban
Spurrier… who else?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Pete Carroll (7-9 champs FTW!)
Lou Holtz
John McKay (although he gets credit for turning an 0-26 start to his career into 3 playoff appearances at the end)
Dennis Erickson
Lane Kiffin
Mike White
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 7:04 AM PST up reply actions
a couple notables left out
Bill Walsh (Stanford > 49ers)
Jimmy Johnson (Miami > Cowboys)
[site decorum]
Not just anyone.
It’s that his success has been predicated upon recruiting to a significant degree.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink.
I still want to see how he does without Andrew Luck…
2007: 4-8
2008: 5-7
2009: 8-5 (with Luck and Gerhart)
2010: 12-1 (Luck in full NFL mode)
He beat USC without Luck.
I think he’ll be fine.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink.
OTOH he (unlike, say, Saban) had a long NFL QB career, so he knows the league, and his brother is a successful NFL coach.
That said, I still find it amazing that a coach who has a situation like Harbaugh has at Stanford would even consider leaving for the NFL.
Harbaugh strikes me as a guy who plays out of an innate drive to win, rather than the cushiness of the job. Even if you get paid $5.1 million like Mack Brown or Nick Saban, coaching is still an extremely demanding job that goes pretty much year round.
If he goes to the NFL, he doesn’t have to recruit, travel conditions are better, and your destiny is much more in his own hands, rather than the hands of corporate sponsors and some chess computers.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
That said, I still find it amazing that a coach who has a situation like Harbaugh has at Stanford would even consider leaving for the NFL.
I’m with you here. He’s a couple of steps away from the BCS championship. Why throw that away?
The NFL will always be there. He can move up after cementing a legacy in Red.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Technically it’s cardinal.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Originally it's Indian
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
The color Indian?
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Cardinal falls into the subset of red.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
That might be true, but red is the primary color while cardinal is the specific hue.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
I suppose if he goes to the 49ers, he would be in Red.
Mea culpa.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
BAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAH
/takes breath
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
More like this year’s 1st, 2nd and 4th, and next year’s first
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
if that
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I’d do it because flags fly forever, and that’s how the Saints won a Super Bowl: by burning a dozen picks for one player.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
What did they give up
for Leif Ericson?
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Led the world in Sacks
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
I imagine something like what Mike Ditka did to get Ricky Williams. And then a few more picks on top of that.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 12:05 AM PST up reply actions
I’m excited form Onion SportsDome
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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At Niners Nation
they get all estatic when they get 650 posts and McC already has roughly 200 about a BACKUP CATCHER.
Grant for Mayor.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
What does the Mayor of 311 think of this?
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I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
I have not seen many sites that generate the comment totals that McC does. This place drops a sh*tload of ones and zeros.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
LOL posting in binary
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 7:05 AM PST up reply actions
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I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
converting to hex
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According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Let's try this again
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According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Wouldn’t be the first time.
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i'm gonna go with possibly
Ramon Hernandez?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Re-signed with Cincy
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I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Only to be expected
Their membership is merely normal. We got obsessives and people who like Jay Cutler jokes and Brian McCann lusters.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
They also post faster than the whenever-I-damned-well-feel-like-it rate I’ve got going here. That matters.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
lolthegapoldnavybananarepublic
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by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 12:27 AM PST up reply actions
Yep... everytime i go over to NN
there’s some post every hour, i always seem to get /chopped
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I try to check in every day, but I feel like a miss a lot with a posting schedule like that.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Plus i don’t even think you need to do that much, i personally like the way it’s been the whole time i’ve been here. Even though i haven’t been around lately
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
They are doing it to make you look bad.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
You don’t even make funny captions for the not-funny pictures I throw up every Friday morning.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 12:08 AM PST up reply actions
Sometimes I’ll see that when it’s three or four posts down on the page, and 80 comments in, and think “Nah, not worth the effort.”
This is really just a clever way of me covering for never having anything funny to caption those pictures with.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
The truth is, some weeks there just aren’t any new pictures worth captioning. It’s only rarely that I find a new picture that really seems like it deserves to be lampooned. On those weeks, I sit and wonder why you’re not in there thinking of great captions for my great pictures. But the other weeks, I don’t even usually try.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 12:22 AM PST up reply actions
AND.......
BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It’s not getting chopped if you know there’s anther thread and just choose not to post in it.
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Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
OT: Favre is not mad at you, Favre is disappointed.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
and wearing the #4 hat... wow
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Disappointed Causcasian Father
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
In the future
Men are required to wear hats that display the number of inches their penis is, rounded to the nearest whole. Favre swears there is another .49 in there.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
/looks into catcher, doesn't like what he sees, throws check down to 1st baseman, ball hits ground 4 feet in front of him.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
by scout6 on Jan 3, 2011 9:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nicely done.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jan 4, 2011 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
could be wrong, but HE IS FROM SD
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yes. This is akin to Brady wearing an SF hat.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
We have the best quarterback in all of baseball to go with the best rotation in the division.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Brian Westbrook and the Washington Nationals
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Exactly. Except for the football talent part.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 4, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
This reminds me of a text I got from a Padres-fan friend in August:
Man, if my team was six games back, I’d start thinking about football.
I re-sent the text back to him after the division, after the pennant, and after the Series. The first time I got a “well played.” After that…no response.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
4 weeks out
my boss (padre fan) left a detailed chart of how the season will play out in the NL WEST. He got 162’d hahaha.
A dead fish on the doorstep is your next move. Write “6 games back” on the butcher wrap.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
I can totally see smith
being a back up for Phillip Rivers and coming in to finish off the niners after theyve been blown up by halftime
I think he’ll end up somewhere that isn’t 100% stable at the QB position, myself.
He’s kind of a David Garrard type right now, except he hasn’t had a pro bowl caliber season at the age of 29, and all of the other ways that comparison is inaccurate.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2011 12:12 AM PST up reply actions
I finally shaved my beard today
It’s been a crazy 3 months.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Fail beard?
yea, i shaved mine today… need to look professional!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
heh
no, mine is not a howie, aka failbeard.
I’ve got hair up to the bottom of my eye socket.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
pretty much what happens to me if i dont shave for like a month or 2… it’s bad news
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hey, Stankus.
Good to see you around.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
I was punished when I shaved my postseason Feared Beard
when i got the worst case of razor burn ever.
Katsuya Nomura
google him
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
He has the right hair for a backup catcher.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
Tom Green’s 2001 film Freddy Got Fingered won in five categories at the 22nd Golden Raspberry Awards. Green had to be dragged off of the stage while accepting one of his awards because he would not stop playing the harmonica.
(Just thought that pair of sentences needed a wider audience. Procrastinating on Wikipedia.)
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 3, 2011 11:39 PM PST up reply actions
you know
there are plenty of things that are televised 30 min. per week with laugh tracks that are a lot worse than that movie. Maybe he can gain 50 pounds and star in the next great “fat guy with hot shrewish wife” sitcom.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2011 7:08 AM PST up reply actions
Apparently Miguel Tejada is paying for Alfredo Simon's legal team in the DR
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Follow me: Twitter.com/gobroks
Your way of placing serious issues in their context is just on point. I like the way you handle the "rosterbation saturation" issues, you are simply amazing. I have nothing to say about the Max Ramirez move let nature take its course.
When Michael Jordan Became God
by shontiellestalling on Jan 4, 2011 7:52 AM PST reply actions
Would Mauer like to backup the best catcher in baseball?
Maybe we could trade Zito for him,
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
is anyone else concerned
that Posey might go down the Russell Martin path? Martin was really good but his “off” days were at 3rd base and he burned out pretty fast. Posey should only catch 120-130 games max and that would be too much Whiteside for me.
i vote for Panda as the backup catcher because he is above average offensively there
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
I'm in this line.
I like what Atlanta did to back up McCann. I think we need a good hitting backup for Posey, who on his off days can play first or third. Ryan Doumit might be an option, depending on how much salary Pittsburgh would pick up. I’ll hold my nose looking at his defense.
by GiantFaninDodgerLand on Jan 4, 2011 10:20 AM PST reply actions
Eliezer Alfonso hit a home run off of Chad Cordero
When Chad Cordero was still legit.
And he was Not Edgardo (who got too much hate, but still)
And tk loved him.
So what’s Sabes waiting for?
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
Ctrl+Z. I’m guessing someone already posted this, but Neyer said:
This is the best thing about backup catchers that you’ve ever read, to the point where I’m not sure there’s any point in anyone ever writing about backup catchers again.
while linking to this post. Well done, Grant.
/goes back to ignoring baseball and complete contentment as a fan of the World Series Champion for the rest of the offseason
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