Around the division: The offseason of the San Diego Padres
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 6, 2011 1:08 PM PST
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The Giants acquired Miguel Tejada this offseason. Thus endeth the offseason roster-building. And, hey, that’s kind of a good thing. The players the Giants wanted to keep were kept, with the exception of a certain middle infielder who previously inhabited a revered spot in the universe before becoming irrevocably corrupt, like Satan or Eric Clapton. Other than that, the Giants’ front office waited for the ink to dry on Tejada’s contract, and they hit the links. Good for them. Burrell is back. Everyone else is back. That’s all most of us wanted, especially considering that Jayson Werth and Carl Crawford can now afford to buy a former Soviet republic or three.
Other teams weren’t so boring lucky. So this is the first of a look at the rest of the division. Did the Giants’ division rivals improve? Deprove? There should really be a better antonym for "improve" than "worsen." I’ll go with "deprove" and see if it catches on because I’m a trendsetter.
First up, the San Diego Padres:
Acquired
Jason Bartlett
Aaron Harang
Brad Hawpe
Orlando Hudson
Cameron Maybin
Dustin Moseley
Minor leaguers in the Adrian Gonzalez deal who probably won’t contribute this year
Lost
Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Gonzalez
Jon Garland
Kevin Correia
Adrian Gonzalez
Tony Gwynn, Jr.
Ryan Webb
Adrian Gonzalez
David Eckstein
Edward Mujica
Adrian Gonzalez
Yorvit Torrealba
Miguel Tejada
Adrian Gonzalez
There are a lot of moves I like. A healthy Aaron Harang is a perfect fit for Petco – he’s absolutely an improvement over Jon Garland. I like the idea of snagging Cameron Maybin when his value is down. Orlando Hudson and Jason Bartlett are tremendous defensive upgrades, and they don’t have to do a lot to improve on the hitting from the middle infielders last year. Even though there’s a chance that Brad Hawpe is going to field first base like Adam Dunn would field shortstop, Hawpe has been good for an OPS+ over 120 for the four years prior to last season. There’s a chance he isn’t finished, and that he can go Huff on the NL. I can make arguments for almost every player.
But, man. Adrian Gonzalez. Gone. For a package that is okay, I guess, when you squint. If the Padres had made all of the above moves – bringing in a new middle infield, getting Hawpe as a power outfield bat, signing a flyball/strikeout pitcher like Harang – and kept Gonzalez? The Padres would have done a ton to improve their chances. As is, a Gonzalez-free team is going to score 500 runs. Maybe 400. Possibly twelve, and all of those in one Zito start.
The Padres didn’t have to trade Gonzalez now. They chose to. They figured that if they waited until the middle of the season and the team was contending, it would have been a PR nightmare to deal him then. They figured they had to get prospects back for him now, and that’s understandable. And it’s fantastic. Because while the Rockies are busy bringing wheelbarrows of cash to their fan-favorites, the Padres are trying to get by with the 2008 Giants. But Randy Winn is such a fantastic defender! And Fred Lewis’s’s UZR! And Omar Vizquel is great up the middle! And…oh, god, we don’t have to watch them bat, do we?
Maybe the Padres can contend again. After all, Fangraphs has Gonzalez as a 5-win player, and it’s conceivable that Bartlett, Hudson, and Hawpe, combined with some improvement from Chase Headley and Ryan Ludwick, could make up those wins. Maybe the Padres will scour the prep school lacrosse ranks for more relievers, and we’ll watch Daniel Pemberton, Mike Jakes, Chance Danders, and Adam Adams combine for 200 innings of sub-2.00 relief. The Padres might be the same annoying-yet-talented team that gives the Giants fits. Maybe they didn't deprove.
But no more Adrian Gonzalez. He gone. That is, without a doubt, the best news of the offseason. The Padres are still a smart organization, but they couldn’t keep their best player because of money. You aren’t smiling because you’re a ghoul who is lapping up the schadenfreude; you’re smiling because you can appreciate beauty. Okay, and maybe a little schadenfreude. Heh. It tastes like truffle butter.
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What if I don't want to switch threads!?
"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."
Hear hear!
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BUT WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR EVEN YET MORE WHISKY RECOMMENDATIONS?
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
I did. Man it was good. But now we only have two bottles left. I guess there’s always the ’96.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Dang it, do I now have to go back and read what happened between going to bed and now? dang.BRB
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ok no whiskey recommendations that I didn't see last night.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Ccrap holdover thread w/whiskey recommendations. BRB again!
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Let me throw my current open bottle on the fire:
Rowan’s Creek.
Not as smooth as a KC, sharp woody flavors.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Worth the cost of entry? I do like the 50% abv for diluting.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
My price of entry was $0.
I have a buddy that we gift good bottles back and forth for Christmas/Bdays.
Bevmo has it for under $40. I think it has been there even under $30.
I think so, it is good. Grown on me, and yes dilution is a must. I was drinking it too straight to start.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"Straight" is a funny word.
The Kentucky style w’skies need d’lution.
A layer of irascibility has grown on me. I blame Natto.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 6:32 PM PST up reply actions
All whisky is best if it’s bottled hard and diluted to taste. High abv keeps lots of interesting things in solution, dilution throws the lightest fractions in the air to smell and turns the odd stuff that bottling at 40% and chill filtering removes into a nice whisky louche with great mouthfeel.
Anyone have one of those old Cadenhead’s Ardbeg 19s lying around?
here's mine
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
that's right!
It’s a link to a picture I could have posted on the board. It get’s its own link! OK! (ok maybe I’m a little rusty with my posts…)
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Up the middle
I like San Diego’s new middle infield. I think I’d rather have Orlando Hudson and Jason Bartlett than Freddy Sanchez and Miguel Tejada.
Hudson and Bartlett are solid defenders with reasonably good upside with the bat.
Yeah, but now they’re blocking Frandsen. When is SD going to get the youth movement underway?
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Jan 6, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Jan 6, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
He said “up the middle.”
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
ehhhh
they’re about even to me
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'll recommend
or decommend one in 5-7 days.
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.
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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.
No mention of the Kevin Frandsen blockbuster?
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
FRANNY BEING FRANNY
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
Kevin Frandsen being Fran Drescher.
But only on the weekends.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
But no more Adrian Gonzalez. He gone. That is, without a doubt, the best news of the offseason.
Timmy owned him. He is sad to see Gonzalez leave the NL. However, Cain is happy to see him leave.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 1:27 PM PST reply actions
Yeah, that is why I included this:
However, Cain is happy to see him leave.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Third best sentence at best.
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.
by yoyomonster on Jan 6, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I agree with you. You make a good point. You’re ugly.
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Jan 6, 2011 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
/The applause sign is lit.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Grant, I was all set to heap praise on you for
Maybe the Padres will scour the prep school lacrosse ranks for more relievers
because we all know what the joke is there and that is a sharp way of using the joke, but then you go ahead and actually do the joke, topping previous efforts:
and we’ll watch Daniel Pemberton, Mike Jakes, Chance Danders, and Adam Adams
Well done.
Crows to high heaven . . .
in agreement about Grant greatness.
/scratches at hard earth
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
/throws gallo a handful of corn meal
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
I want Chance Danders
GITER DUN SABEZZZ
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jan 6, 2011 1:28 PM PST reply actions
THE ONLY FUNNY CHARACTER IN THAT MOVIE!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Oh, I forgot Harry Dean Stanton.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Inching towards Lost
Heath Bell
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."
Now I really really want to see Adam Dunn play shortstop.
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!!!!!!
it would be kind of like an 18 wheeler with no steering while do an obstacle course
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
wow, insert wheel where while is. i am not banishing myself back to my basement
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
and that last one was supposed to be Now instead of Not. i am going to stop now
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
Only thing better
Bengie Molina playing center field
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jan 6, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
I was playing MLB the Show recently
the computer put Matt Stairs in CF. For all 3 games in the series.
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Was it clanktastic?
In MLB 2K9, the slow clankmitt outfielders would always make impressive running and sliding catches. That was only one of many things about that game that irritated me.
Deal with it. Jose Guillen has been there before.
by Tay on Jan 6, 2011 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
I’m tired of Manny running everything in the world down in LF whenever I play the Dodgers. he wouldn’t have caught most of the balls in Cleveland, dang nab it.
Some say that some cannot say because the Stig can make some not say what they want to say and all i want to say is i don't know what the hell i'm trying to say.
Can we acquire Adam Adams? Is he available?
"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 really liked her in Sunshine Cleaning
"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 liked Emily Blunt in it too.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jan 6, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
I read that as Ansel Adams. Back to my darkroom.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
We should definitely get him to do all the team pictures.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Jan 6, 2011 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
ATTN: GRANT
You have a fan of the Dodger persuasion.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 1:46 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
I rec’d it.
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Cool! You only need 2 recs to turn something green.
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High five!
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STEALING MY 2011 SCHTICK!
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It could be recurring later.
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From the profile:
Drunken laser tagging theology student wearing sweats in Tennessee.
This is dangerously close to the episode where Seinfeld dated Janeane Garofalo.
I didn't want to bring it up myself, but...
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 6, 2011 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
HAHAHAHAHA!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Just wanted to put an image in her head that will be there until the grave.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 6, 2011 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
OH MY GOD LOL!
"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.
Running up 36 flights...
or falling down?
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.
FAP
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
HAHAHAHAH
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Well done!
This is why we hang out here!
"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."
My favorite part of that is the shocked Dodger fan responses followed by bondslegend’s “hawt”.
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 Jan 6, 2011 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
This
So hilarious. I actually LOL’ed at that part
San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
Buster Posey: 100% ballplayer, 0% bullshit
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
WHOA!
People still post there?
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
So LA isn’t hell, its really Sodom?
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Jan 7, 2011 5:38 AM PST up reply actions
Adrian Gonzalez is cool; and by cool, I mean totally sweet.
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
OT
Next weekend I’m going to San Francisco again. I know I asked this last time but I wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions about things I could do. It’ll be me and a friend of mine going am not 21 yet – not till April – so I was wondering what are some things we could do out there, places to eat etc. All I know for sure is we’re doing the Alcatraz night tour and maybe going back to Ike’s Place.
"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.
Ike’s the sandwhich place? Didn’t it get closed dowd by neighbor complaints?
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
It’s open for business again. Right now it’s operating out of Lime but they’re moving back to their old neighborhood, just in a different building.
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."
Oh I didn't know
Last April when we were in SF we went there.
"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.
The De Young Museum is free on friday night.
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BriWi says
Gary Danko is Delicious. Fact.
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.
As an out-of-towner I would go to Chez Spencer, then do a pub crawl through the Mission.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Haven’t been to ChezSpencer in a while. Going to try RN74 tonight (we rarely venture north of the ballpark :~).
Been trying to convince my wife to buy me a 1961 LaTache for my birthday.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Now, that is a birthday gift.
Post a snarky aside about rb74. I was pretty disappointed by Mina’s restaurant proper. I mean, it’s good, but for that price I wanted something amazing — Ron Siegel at Charles or better — and didn’t get it.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
oh yes it is, oh yes it is.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Actually never been, but (almost) everyone I know has, and rave about GD.
So I’ve taken it as fact. Just like I’ve never been to Uranus, but everyone says it’s really lovely this time of year.
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’ve been twice, once shortly after it opened, once in 2010. The back-when visit, with one caveat, absolutely put it on my top-whatever food list. Everything was at least great, some things were amazing. Only the creme brulee flight dessert was a little disappointing. There was a lot of it, I guess, but it wasn’t that great. In 2010, things were still good, but I’d say overall quality had dropped from great-to-amazing down to very-good-to-great. The food is still delicious, but at that price point, it has to be more than just delicious.
Hence my rec of Spencer: easy to get in, cheaper, never bad, often very good. Plus close to the Mission, which is more fun when you’re young than North Beach. Or at least was for me, before I got old and crotchety.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Re: Chez Spencer—Great place to get antelope if you dig game.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
I do, I do. I think they served me something very yummy in the fastrunning antlered but not antelope family last time I went.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
I'm guessing a 20-year old is on a budget that prohibits that sort of dining
The thong is, it happened.
Some twenty year olds
have rich parents/grandparents. Some are internet billionaires. Some have credit card debt.
I hate stereotypists. Typing with both hands at 80+ wpm. Hate them.
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.
Unfortunately I’m not rich, I don’t have rich parents I am not an internet billionaire and I luckily don’t have credit card debt. But really that kind of dining is way above my budget. I could eat there but I would be able to eat maybe 3 more times the rest of the weekend.
"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.
Then eat burritos. Nothing but burritos. I am really partial to El Farolito (Mission/24th), but everyone has their favorite. Try them all.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
ok, we have some parameters
You like crepes? Ti Couz in the Mission is fun, casual and not burrito-ey.
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 do like crepes
I like burritos but I’m hispanic and I eat those a good deal as well as Mexican food in general so I’m looking to expand my horizons a bit. I ate some good fish and chips at this place on the Wharf.
"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.
cheap-ass food
Try Valencia St. at 16th. Arinell Pizza, Sunflower Vietnamese, Truly Mediterranean. All cheap as heck and all very tasty. Al-Hamra is there too, a really cheap Indian place, not bad for what they charge anyway.
Ali Baba’s Cave and Naan & Chutney are on lower Haight (you can walk up a couple blocks from Duboce if you take the N or J) and are cheap and good. There’s an Ali Baba’s Cave on Valencia too (I think it’s the original, you’ll see why if you go there).
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 6, 2011 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
You can’t mention cheap food on 16th without Pakwan! Not that there’s anything wrong with Al Hamra, though.
Pakwan FTW!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 7, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Low budget, no bars, and in April:
Ball game, of course.
Primo Patio (Caribbean) is a lunch place just up the street, good cheap eats.
Street Pizza. (no joke)
DimSum Row (Clement)
Sony Metreon is a few blocks up from the ballpark. Seems like a place you can spend big money, but really no need to. Yerba Buena can be fun too.
Cable Car Museum. Free.
DeYoung, a blast. Exploritorium, even more fun.
Frisbee in GGP. Rollerskating in GGP.
Bike in Marin.
Bike Twin Peaks.
Mission, and other parts of SF will be more fun once you hit 21. I was 19, from out of area, going to college during those years, there is plenty to do.
I actually really liked going to the Stanford library, or Cal Libraries for fun.
The Tech Museum is great too.
ok that is the short list.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
PIZZARIA DELFINA!!!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
eh?
Sony Metreon
Target is magical in April, I must admit.
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 6, 2011 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
Not Sony anymore either.
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…just get yourself some pancakes…
Fat Crepes !
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
but
not that sort of dining and dashing. How fast can some guy named Gary Danko run anyway?
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 6, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
In my twenties I made it a point to go to at least one or two really good meals out every six months or so. It’s not that hard to scrape together a little cash for that kind of experience.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
One can go out to VERY nice restaurants in San Francisco
but places like Gary Danko, 5th Floor and French Laundry are pretty extreme. It’s great that you went to the nicest restaurants in town in your 20s, but i still think most 20-year olds aren’t going to want to spend $150/person on a dinner.
Hell, we’re in our 40s love to go out to nice meals, but those super high-end places are still a rare treat.
The thong is, it happened.
this
We took my dad to Waterbar over the holidays, just not worth the cash. Nice view though.
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 6, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Waterbar
Totally agree. Happy Hour might be worth it if you’re into oysters.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Sure. But they’re willing to buy a six-pack for $9. Back in the day, one of the guys I lived with had built a kegerator, and we had a relationship with a liquor store guy who’d sell us his barely-tapped keg returns from frat parties for $15 or so. It doesn’t take a lot of six-pack equivalents at $0.90 instead of $9 to make up $150.
Priorities.
by wcw on Jan 6, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
My nice meal in this situation is this trip. I’ve been scraping together money for a while to pay for it.
"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.
Enjoy your trip
SF is a foodie town, but there are good food at all price points. No need to go in debt, even if you nosh all day.
Like Chinese pastries? Try Golden Gate Bakery in Chinatown. Egg custard.
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.
If the trophy's at the ballpark, go get your photo taken with it.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 6, 2011 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Nyet, mrs. . . .... . . ...
The trophy is in Sacramento and Chico over the weekend.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
I'm still waiting for word that it'll make up north of Medord, OR.
But my hopes are fading fast.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 6, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
Exporatorium After Dark
This may be of interest:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/afterdark/
A cutting-edge evening series for adults (18 and over)
The first Thursday of every month
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Whoa
You get psychedelics with that? Looks like fun!
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
OT: The Wire is even better the second time through
Also, another reason it’s the coolest thing ever:
http://rewiredforchange.org/organization/
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
Vince Young for 3B!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 2:05 PM PST reply actions
Padres also lost that Moneyball guy
who, like, uses his laptop and stuff.
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Not for nothing, but I’d chip in for the billboard fund.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
I would too...
It’d be cool to get all of MCC to collectively finance a billboard for a while like the Raiders fans did for Al Davis on the 880 N telling him to stop sucking.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"I want to hug Uribe. I want to hug Posey. I want to hug everyone." - Torres
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Count me in!
"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."
CBS Outdoor has 2 locations within 3/4 of a mile of Petco.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
How much does a billboard cost?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure. I imagine its more than it would be feasible. I don’t know the details of the Raiders billboard thing. (I assume the billboard company cut them a break of some sort) I’m actually contemplating requesting a quote just out of curiosity.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Artist rendering and Denorfia not to scale....
This actually the location of the billboard on the 5.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Yes....
Like this pic:
But with a crying Matt Latos and the above picture in the “not yours” inset.
For Chavez Ravine, it should be Manny instead of Matt Latos.
For Citizens Bank Park, it should be completely different. List the playoff records of the Phillies Starters against the giants with our starters.
I like it! Actually like the Petco & Chavez Ravine billboards....but I would preserve the McCoven budget and do a Phillies jab after the Giants beat the Phils in the 2011 NLCS.
We could do some type off full backpage ad in the sports section of the Philadelphia Examiner: “Thank You Phillies for compiling a pitching staff that tossed batting practice to the Giants in preparation for another World Series Championship” affectionately, Giants Fans
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Jan 7, 2011 6:27 AM PST up reply actions
Is anyone getting this together?
I maybe close to broke, but I’d like to throw some money at it.
by Ice Watter In His Veins! on Jan 10, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I am glad Adrian Gonzalez is gone.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The Padres are supposed to have a uniform change this season. I hope that’s the most exciting thing that happens to them. Fuckers.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Didn’t they just change their uniforms like 5 years ago?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
When did they change? 2004? Seven seasons has got to be a record for them.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I prefer my team to change after each game. The budget be damned!
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.
You must be a Ducks fan.
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.
Not
Just thought they’d be less stinky with fresh unis.
If you look good, you feel good. And when you feel good, you get good results. Gotta be mint.
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.
They going to change it so it doesnt look like Radres any more?
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
If they do, they’re going to lose the mystery-solving-talking-dog segment of their fanbase.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
More camo?
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 6, 2011 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
Home opener moved to March 31 at Dodger Stadium at 5:00 pm PST
"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.
Actually that should say
Season Opener
"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.
with the exception of a certain middle infielder who previously inhabited a revered spot in the universe before becoming irrevocably corrupt, like Satan or Eric Clapton.
OR DARTH SIDIOUS!!!! /just watched all 6 of those movies back to back to back to back to back to back, which i strongly recommend.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
I've done that before!
Its quite fun…if a little insane.
"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."
yes,
yes it was. It was ridiculous but dammit WE DID IT!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
but then you have to watch episode 1
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 actually don't mind episode one...
Its 2 and 3 that drive me up the wall…
"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."
really?
I thought 2 and 3 were passable, and could even have been pretty freakin’ good with some choice editing and a better actor than Hayden Christensen. 1 was just way too kiddy for me.
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.
Maybe its just because I like Liam Neeson. Christensen threatened to turn me homicidal.
"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."
2 and 3 would have been a good movie had they been called Episode 2:Revenge of the Sith. Leaving Ep. 3 to feature Darth Vader chasing and gaffing Jedi, bits from the Han Solo adventures, and some sword-and-planet adventures for a couple of “lost” Jedi.
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 6, 2011 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Ugh, they really are not even close to passable. Wooden dialogue, awful soulless sets and CGI, a plot that relies on its characters being completely and utterly stupid to progress, boring action scenes, etc.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
SHE LOST THE FUCKING WILL TO LIVE!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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.
RIBE!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jan 6, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
My theory is that George Lucas has never actually been in a relationship with a woman. It’s the only explanation for the inanity of those films and that dialog.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
He has a great one with his dog though.
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His pets must be pretty flatulent, judging by the traits he gives animals in his movies.
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 6, 2011 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
His dog helped provide us with Indiana Jones and Chewbacca!
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I'm guessing that dog died by the time Crystal Skull came out. :/
"I think I'll pat myself on the back. You don't mind, do you?" --Jerry Reynolds
He must have gotten a cat.
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yeah
anything resembling “romantic” dialog is absolutely terrible.
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 you are suffering as much as I, please, tell me!!!
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 6, 2011 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
ANAKIN, YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 6, 2011 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
YOU’RE GOING DOWN A PATH I CANNOT FOLLOW!
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 6, 2011 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
WHAAAAAAT??
Anakin Skywalker: You are so… beautiful.
Padmé: It’s only because I’m so in love.
Anakin Skywalker: No, it’s because I’m so in love with you.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
“I’ll just text her…I…love…you…most. There, that should end it. There’s nothing bigger than most.”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Peep Show?
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
Oh, lord, I think I feel nauseous reading that.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
Because you hate beauty or because you hate love?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
He despises the horrible anti-cow/rhino cruelty when Anakin surfs on one. SURF’S UP SPACEDUDES!
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 6, 2011 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
SPACE-COW-ABUNGA!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
The animals looked like giant ticks
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
so
love has blinded you?
[INTERGALACTIC LAUGH TRACK UPROARIOUSLY GUFFAWS]
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 6, 2011 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
[DON KNOTTS AS DARTH FURLEY OVERHEARS CONVERSATION, GETS BUG-EYED]
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jan 6, 2011 6:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lol Darth Furley!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
Who the hell goes to see Star Wars, or LotR for that matter, for the damn love scenes? If I’m paying for StarWars I want fighting with cool weapons and/or space craft, crazy alien landscapes!!! If I wanted to see a chick flick I’d… I’d…. I’d call Matt Cain for suggestions cuz’ I don’t know of any on my own!!
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I mean, you need a chick in the Saturday morning serial Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon thing, but that’s not what this dreck was. Padme is a pretty cool character and holds her own in a scrap, something else I give Lucas credit for (not much “eek save me” from Padme or Leia). But she’s so cool in fact that I know she’d never get her groove on with a tool like Anakin, especially after baby-sitting him as a podracer.
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 6, 2011 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
Cougar!
Lucas ahead of his time. Again.
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.
Of course, this brings to mind the classic scene of Padme dressed in bondage gear while telling Anakin that they shouldn’t hook up.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
Lucas:
“Okay, in this scene Padme changes into her 47th outfit of the trip, which magically came from the same dinky suitcase she packs for HERSELF (LOL Naboo royal cutbacks) for the trip.”
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 6, 2011 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
Can’t help but notice that he adopted all of his kids. Not that this is a bad thing (quite the opposite!), but, you know. Come on.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL NERD
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Given that Lucas also cowrote Temple of Doom, you could add the Kate Capshaw character as further support for your thesis.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
"By far", cal?
And, though I love and respect you, you are wrong.
Lunch tomorrow?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
oh come on
ToD is terrible.
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 mean, CS is no great shakes
but ToD was so bad on so many levels it really does take the cake
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.
My ex roomed with his niece a few years ago at college. Word on the street is that Lucas’ ex-wife wrote/edited all the dialog for 4, 5, and 6 when they were together. And before 1, 2, and 3, they got a divorce, so she wasn’t around to stop things like “You’re beautiful” “No you’re beautiful.” from happening.
I have a different theory
I think George Lucas wants you to feel what it’s like to be a stupid tortured teenager in love while watching one.
Christiansen is SO PAINFUL to watch, it reminded me of being a tortured youth.
Also, note that his son in the movies is also a whiny little bitch (Luke in ANH). One can only conclude that Lucas directs them to act like that on purpose.
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
How dare you.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
that's the whole point
Lucas (the director) has them act like that. Note that Lucas did not direct 5 or 6, in which Luke is not a whiney little bitch.
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
Definitely
He bitched his way all though his jedi lessons with that fucking muppet.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
He was in a swamp, he was probably chaffing.
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CROTCH ROT
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
but it's not Lucas whiney
it has a point. It shows he’s young and immature and impatient.
I actually think his whole character kind of works in 4-5-6.
4 – he is 16 and hates his life
5 – he is 19 and thinks he knows everything
6 – he is 21 and can hold a conversation, but still thinks it’s all about him.
Note that Anakin gets LESS mature as he gets older in 1-2-3.
In 1 he is a “classic” tiny little grownup.
In 2 he’s a love struck goofball, but generally competent (at being a jedi)— with a side of crazy vengeance.
In 3 he’s a full blown Dylan Klebold psychopath
Note that in Clone Wars he is none of these – he’s classic “Renegade Cop” (solider version).
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
There might be something to this theory. I went to high school with one of his daughters, and it seemed like she was lacking a positive female role model. Among other things.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
like what?
personality?
large boo.. personality?
limbs?
don’t leave us hangin.’
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.
Glad you stopped yourself. Judging someone solely on the boots they wear is pretty shallow.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
well, i'll be...
i, even for one second, did not think about her boots. I would never judge a person by the size of her boots, whether they are too large, too small,too hard, too soft, or just perfect. I wouldn’t care if they were right boot is slightly different than the left, too pointy or too slouchy, hid additional insoles, scuffed, or have been re-soled. I don’t even care if they’re Uggs.
but lacking a decent set of boo radleys cds…
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 had a friend who had a friend who used to do erotic massage in Marin
and I guess it all depends how you define “relationship”
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Yes. And,
The scurrilous rumors were commemorated in the title of a indie-rock/post-rock composition
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
That is awesome
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 7, 2011 12:29 AM PST up reply actions
They are all awful movie
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
wait
all the prequels or all star wars?! YOU SHUT YOUR DIRTY MOUTH
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
The prequels
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
IDK
after watching them all I view the prequels as a necessary evil. They did set up the final 3 pretty well, and the 3rd one is actually not THAT bad all the way through.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
TO BE HONEST
All the SW movies besides the original are unnecessary.
IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, MAN.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
....not really
I mean, kind of. But the story itself is pretty cool IMO
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
I haven’t watched 3 in a while…but I remember the dialog between obi wan and anakin while they’re dueling in the lava river to be really terrible.
"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."
A Mon Calimari fight scene image that didn't make it into the movie!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 5:23 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
LOL drunk octop... lol .... wanna fight... lol
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.
Hayden Christiansen + Natalie Portman = OH GOD JUST FUCKING KILL ME
Scientists are investigating similar effects resulting from Kirsten Dunst and Elijah Wood.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Besides those two characters, I liked Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
1 is just bland
2 is great, but you have to put yourself in an alcohol-induced coma any time anakin and padme are on the screen at the same time. 3 is awesome, 4 was good, 5 is AMAZING, and 6 was OMGWTF awesome. I had no idea 6 was so good
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Empire is the best, and in my opinion it’s no contest. Ewoks irritate me.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
empire WAS pretty awesome
this was the first time I’d seen the "old’ ones all the way through. Something about 6 kicked ass though. Maybe it was just sheer tiredness kicking in
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I think 6 is underrated
It has its flaws, but the climatic scene with Luke, Darth and The Emperor was a pretty awesome payoff.
The thong is, it happened.
empire is the only one that stands on it's own.
1-3 aren’t that much worse than 6. 4 is even pretty meh when it comes to story, plot and dialogue, but the nostalgia alone makes it awesome.
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WHAT
NEW HOPE is the only one that stands on its own. As great as EMPIRE is, and it is pretty fucking great, it does not stand on its own. It needs NEW HOPE as its opener and JEDI as its closer.
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well, yes, the story is not really complete in empire.
I just meant as a piece of quality filmmaking.
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Then it doesn’t “stand on its own.”
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Bonds stands alone!
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THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE
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/Omar’d
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"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 6, 2011 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
Hmmm?
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
I find it intriguing to imagine how it would be received if it didn’t have any other stories bookending it. If, for example, the other films were lost, and Empire were all that was left. Sometimes the hint and possibility of other stories is more satisfying than when those stories are actually spelled out. (Exhibit A: the trio of prequels)
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Jan 6, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
When I get amnesia this year from being hit over the head by Johnny Disaster we can put this theory to a test.
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YOU'LL REMEMBER EVERYTHING IN EXCRUCIATING DETAIL
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
LOL OLD
When people reference “A New Hope” I still find myself trying to remember which one that is. “Ohh…right…he means Star Wars!”
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
(I have to do that, for the kids.)
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mehhhhh
I thought Jedi was better than Empire, but then again, I’m a sucker for DOGFIGHTS…IN…SPAAAAAAAAAAAACE
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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.
The epic space battle is fantastic. But there’s that whole first hour to deal with. And Ewoks.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
?!?!?
the part where luke kicks jaba’s ass is FUCKING AWESOME!!!
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the ewoks didn't really bother me
if you notice, they pretty much just get their asses kicked while the actual rebel commandos use the distraction to recover
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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.
That's my point.
They are irritating and useless.
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ewoks kick ass
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but necessary
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 think they were there...
…too put a face on the empire’s tyranny and too help illustrate that the rebelion was fighting not just for themselves, but for little midget in brown furry pajamas
The thong is, it happened.
rebelion was fighting not just for themselves, but for little midget in brown furry pajamas
Howie?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Himself. Without the codpiece.
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
THEY'RE AWESOME. THEY KNOW THE FINER POINTS OF COSMOTOLOGY.
Observe:
The Ewoks were awesome when I was six. Now they almost render Jedi unwatchable.
"I think I'll pat myself on the back. You don't mind, do you?" --Jerry Reynolds
Tart.
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admit it
You’d smooch her if she were your sister.
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"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 6, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
Only for luck, though.
"I think I'll pat myself on the back. You don't mind, do you?" --Jerry Reynolds
OF COURSE I WOULD.
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In 1983, maybe...
Now? Not so much.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
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This . . .
is for Juan Primo.
Gallo finds it, um, exciting.
/straps on spurs
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t go to her one-woman show though.
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Did that already come through town?
HOW DID I MISS THE ADS?
"I think I'll pat myself on the back. You don't mind, do you?" --Jerry Reynolds
They're showing it on HBO
Entertaining stuff, though she really overacts in it.
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um,
The Ewoks managed to kill (at least disable) troopers and destroy an AT-ST (?) with rocks, logs, viny rope and their cuddly furry bodies.
WTF should we develop lasers, hover crafts and hyperdrives if you can be defeated by little weasels with stone age weapons?
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and?
spear wielding natives in Africa were able to kill some imperial brittish soldiers too, doesn’t mean that gunpowder was useless.
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.
funny though
that snowspeeder blaster cannons were less effective against them than deadfalls and rocks.
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 6, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
meh
both are walker-scale.
For extra credit: why didn’t they use X-Wings to torpedo the AT-ATs instead of using ineffective airspeeders?
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 6, 2011 6:32 PM PST up reply actions
TOO COLD!!
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HOTH IS COLDER THAN THE VACUUM OF OUTERSPACE!
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 6, 2011 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
SOUTH PASSAGE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
LOL!!
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So,
the name is ironic. Kinda like Chile, or The Garden State?
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SPACE IS NOT COLD
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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.
Khan Noonien Singh (commonly shortened to "Khan")
would like to have a word with you
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IT'S JUST POORLY INSULATED
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How come the guy who kamikazes in Return of the Jedi is Asian? Surely I’m not the only person who’s noticed this.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I have evolved beyond the ability to differentiate between human beings of different ethnicities.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
Then this won't make any sense to you!
dAsian/dWhite
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Why are all the capital ships oriented in the same direction? Especially when they all come out of hyperspace, ostensibly from different starting points, they all arrive in the same orientation. Shouldn’t it be random? Or at least, half of them “upside down?”
Bad physics in movies is bad.
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I’m pretty sure any kind of hyperspace is bad science.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
But Han made the Kessel Run in 4 parsecs!
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
by Solidarity on Jan 6, 2011 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I heard a compelling argument for that not being stupid. Say the Kessel Run goes through a field of huge gravitational forces (black holes, for instance. Stars, maybe) that are oriented in a way that makes it difficult to to cross it in a straight line. Going faster would help you escape each individual force more easily, allowing you to follow a more true line to the end, reducing the distance it takes to travel.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
Of course, traveling faster than light would make that whole escape gravity thing really easy, so maybe it’s still stupid.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, Star Wars makes no sense at all w/r/t hard science, and I don’t know crap about science.
Like all the explosions and noise in space, for the most obvious. And the superheated plasma contained in a force field generated by a gem.
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"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 6, 2011 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
I was appalled the other day when I saw how much progress Palpatine had ALREADY made on the Death Star at the end of Episode 3.
It took him 18 YEARS to get the first one operational… and like 6 months for the next one???
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by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
A lot of that time was spent deciding on the color scheme and arguing over bath fixtures.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
You guys have no idea how much Tarkin wanted the thing to be painted mauve.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Periwinkle is too purple for an effective demonstration of the power of this battlestation!
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 6, 2011 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
That’s not a space station. It’s too mauve to be a space station.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Was Tarkin played by Johnny Weir?
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I wish!
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I thought Johhny Weir was Tarzan
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
And tightening up the security in the detention blocks. “Hey, let’s include a garbage chute here, so that all the trash made by prisoners being tortured can just get dumped into a pool and not like, thrown out one of those big launching bays”.
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 6, 2011 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
“Vader, look, all I’m saying is we don’t need those automatic fixtures like at the airport, we can just use The Force® to turn on the faucets to wash our disgusting hands. Let’s try to save a few bucks here.”
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The hard part was documenting and planning the first one. They just followed the directions the second time around.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
The second one was almost 10x bigger. And the thermal exhaust ports were shielded!
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 7, 2011 6:51 AM PST up reply actions
who's to say
he didn’t start the second one a few years after the first. I mean, it’s always smart to have a back up plan.
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Nothing to see here.
Move along.
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, there’s no way Lucas thought it through that much. It’s just stupid.
That is a good fanwank, though.
/looks at word fanwank
/awaits Lars
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
I was going to write something similar, but you seem to have covered it very succintly.
Fanwank.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Well, it’s possible he had a lot of time to think about it between the time the film was made and the time DVDs were invented.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but it makes sense. If every ship can go the speed of light and no faster, then the only way to get an advantage is better navigation to reduce distance.
Is hyperspace actually recognized as exactly the speed of light?
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
I always took it to mean faster than light travel.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
She’ll make point five past lightspeed.
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it pretty much has to be
considering, well, you know, how fucking LONG it would take to actually go anywhere.
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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.
the rationale is basically "magic"
see elsewhere herein re SW and “science”.
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"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 7, 2011 6:37 AM PST up reply actions
no
It’s an alternate dimension, and “going into hyperspace” allows ships to access the alternate dimension and travel to other points in “realspace” in greatly-reduced times.
Since ships in hyperspace did not exist, in a conventional sense, they were largely cut off from conventional radio or subspace communication, since wavelengths of any signal would be massively distorted even if they reached the vessel.
It’s kind of like teleportation that takes an awfully long (hours or days) time to effect.
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 7, 2011 6:36 AM PST up reply actions
you can read more about that
at the website that scientifically demonstrates that Endor was destroyed by radioactive fallout from the Death Star. Nerbs.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Jan 6, 2011 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Quota
At least he didn’t die first.
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because Lucas' spacefights
are based on WWII films
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THE ORIGINAL
Is pretty great. I love it when Darth Vader (“The Lord of the SIth”, “The Chosen One”) is caught by surprise by Han Fucking Solo and whips his head around, as if he were driving a Buick, and yells out “WHAAAAAAAT?”
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although
why didn’t Han just shoot vader’s ship to begin with
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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.
Too dumb!!
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DIDN'T KNOW WTHE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE
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WHAAAAAAAT?!
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lucky he hit the other ship then
also lucky that vader’s other wingman wigged out and completely lost control.
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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.
NOT LUCK
THE FORCE
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by Murray, Present on Jan 6, 2011 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
LOL!!
That’s what he gets for not checking his sideview mirrors.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
IMO the caveat for 2 applies equally to 3.
You also have to mute the last scenes and add your own dialog. “Lost the will to live” and NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO are unacceptable.
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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.
yeah
but god damn the fight scene is pretty awesome IMO
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YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWERS!
One of the great terrible lines in cinema history
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Along with...
ANNIE, YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART!
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
The first time I saw it, it was in German. NEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
German love scene?
Too. Many. Jokes.
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2 and 3 are both awful movies
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i do not share this opinion
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One thing that bugged me in 3
Annkin and Obi are light-saber battling all over the place, riding over molton lava, flinging crap at each other in every position possible, then when they hit dry land Obi’s a liytlle bit above Ani and tells him to give up because he has the higher ground. WTF?
The thong is, it happened.
Also, Obi presumably left Ani to die
If he really did care about him and felt bad, why didn’t he run him through to put him out of his misery?
The thong is, it happened.
would have saved a whole lot of trouble
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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.
ignore . . .
jponry.
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
What a dick.
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YOU LIE THERE AND THINK ABOUT HOW BAD IT IS TO BE EVIL
I’LL BRING YOU EGGOS IN THE MORNING
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
You were like a brother to me! HAHAHAHAA YOU WILL BURN FOR YOUR 8 HOURS AS A SITH
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by natteringnabob on Jan 6, 2011 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
I LOVED YOU ANAKIN!!
LOL BYE!
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He just couldn’t bear to watch it.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
And, presumably, couldn’t bring himself to finish the job. He was pretty emotionally screwed up right then.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
This guy did excellent, but long reviews explaining why the prequels are so awful. They’re a good watch.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
His Avatar takes downs
are pretty epic too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJarz7BYnHA
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Those are LOL worthy.
I don’t really get the hooker in my basement thing though. It’s not funny and has nothing to do with the reviews.
As far as the SW franchise I love 4-6 and recognize that 1-3 are terrible, terrible movies but I watch them anyway because I really like the SW universe.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Yeah I don’t really like the serial killer framing narrative thing, but I don’t think it really detracts from his overall message. I think he really makes great points on why the movies fail on such a fundamental storytelling level.
And in the third one, where he pointed out how basically EVERY conversation in the prequels either involves people walking and talking or sitting and talking was pretty eye-opening.
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Heh I don’t remember that part. As someone who never really paid attention to how stories/movies should be constructed I thought it was great how he explains using movies eveyone has seen and then proceeds to destroy the plot line of the prequels. “WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS MOVIE ABOUT?”
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“Describe the character of Han Solo, without mentioning his job, or his clothes, or his appearance…”
“Now, describe the character of Qui-Gon…”
There’s really insightful stuff amidst the humor and the weird basement junk.
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"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 7, 2011 7:22 AM PST up reply actions
I actually like A New Hope very much. I think Empire is the best. Of the originals I think Jedi is my least favorite. To me 1 and 2 are pretty boring 3 is alright, I liked it when I saw it in theaters because I never saw the originals but after 3 I got into the original movies.
"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.
Rankings
1) Ep 5
2) Ep 4
3) Ep 6
4) Ep 3
5) Ep 2
6) Ep 1
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 6, 2011 4:58 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Reasonable!
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
I agree.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jan 6, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Word
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
I think 3 was better than 6
But it’s surely because I was old enough to hate the Ewoks immediately.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
If you watch them in the actual 1-6 order
It’s like they keep getting better and better.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
IAWTC
And you can fast forward through the “love scenes” and “podraces”, which improves them tons.
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 6, 2011 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
That podracing game on N64 was pretty fun.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
So was Dig Dug
but I don’t want to watch an hour of him squirting silly string on monsters or whatever was supposed to be happening.
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 7, 2011 6:53 AM PST up reply actions
Dig Dug was ok. I prefer Bubble Bobble.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
IT IS NOT THE ACTUAL ORDER
What happened to the great tradition of beginning in media res?
Plus, if you look at what happens, it makes no sense to put them in 123456. In Empire, there are two big reveals: that the funny looking Muppet is actually a great powerful Jedi Master, and that Darth Vader is Luke’s father. If you KNOW all that already, what is the point of those mysteries? Plus, if you watch Yoda as a frail old…frog thing in Empire and Return, it becomes more fun to watch him in his prime kicking ass in Eps 2 and 3. Not to mention the squicky sister kissing stuff. Which is totally NOT squicky IF you don’t know that they are related (which was something Lucas made up for Return.)
These movies were meant to be viewed in the order they were conceived and made.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 6, 2011 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
If you start of with PHANTOM MENACE you might not want to even WATCH the remaining five.
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Come on…episode 1 was not that bad…Jar Jar was pretty annoying but Liam was pretty good and Darth Maul was pretty cool…
There are good points, but 1) Jar Jar, 2) whiny stupid kid Anakin, 3) way too much commercial for videogame podracing
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 6, 2011 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_JNuIN33Wk
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No, it’s an embarrassment. It’s not a real movie, it’s a spectacle.
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The announcers during the pod race were facepalm worthy.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
Greg Proops!
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THAT'S GOTTA HURT LOL!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
were they really that much worse than modern sports announcers?
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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.
Liam Neeson’s character is an absolute moron.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Him inventing Ghost Jedi Technique was a personal affront to me.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
this.
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.
Well he wasn’t very good at it.
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Hey, let’s shoot craps for slaves!!!
The review jp links above humorously speculates that Qui-Gon was loaded during the movie. As in “Qui-Gon Gin”.
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 7, 2011 6:39 AM PST up reply actions
It would have been cool if Darth Maul was never defeated until Vader killed him to prove his superiority.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
But then there would have been no Count Dookie to lead the Separatists and their battle droid factory next to the giant bug arena with giant crabs and bulls and the wildcat that takes Padme’s shirt off. Duh.
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 7, 2011 6:56 AM PST up reply actions
Count Dooku was cool. Christopher Lee FTW!
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 7, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
sure you will
You’ll keep waiting for the next Boonta Eve podrace and you’ll get nothing. NOTHING I TELLS 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 6, 2011 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
2 sucks my balls
6 was decent
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
Whoa. New avatar? I got so used to your “meh.” one.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
I cant be meh after the world series
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
This is very true.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
And the end of 3! Where for no logical reason technology goes from digital to analog.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Jan 7, 2011 5:42 AM PST up reply actions
The rebellion was poorly funded?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 7, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
Better idea:
Watch the Gendy Tartakovsky Clone Wars in lieu of Episodes 1-3.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That series is awesome.
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It's quite an achievement.
Have you seen Tartakovsky’s new show? I think it’s very good.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I haven’t gotten around to seeing it yet but definitely intend to see it sometime.
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Do it quickly! It’s been three weeks since the last episode; I’m concerned.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
R2 units used to have the ability to fly but for some reason forgot how in episodes 4 through 6.
And why the fuck would an astrodroid (whose function is to serve as a nav computer and pilot assist bot) be having “delusions of grandeur” because they decided to fix the hyperdrive?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Well, Threepio was just coming out of surgery when he said that – maybe he was still on space-morphine.
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(nothing about the series is real...)
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
What order did you watch them in?
4.5.6,1,2,3 or 1-6?
I am indoctrinating introducing my 4 yo daughter to them. We chose 4-5-6-1-2-3. We are halfway through empire.
I have been telling her bedtime stories for a few years about the farm boy, princess and robots. Oh, and I guess the story about the farm boy, princess and 6-finger man as well.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
I saw ’em 4-5-6, 1-2-3.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
You killed my father
prepare to die.
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
I’ve said a million times, 5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 1…
4, 5, and 6 are not as good as people remember…4 is incredibly cheesy…
4 was in the campy style of old-timey serial movies that Lucas loved
They got away from that in 5 and never came back to it. My theory is that with the HUGE success of 4, Lucas wasn’t able to have as much fun with it because he was taking it more seriously since everyone else was
The thong is, it happened.
4 was the best movie
I know everyone loves Empire because it was dark, but A New Hope was self-contained and brilliant.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Jan 6, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
also
completely blew everyone’s mind and changed film forever and invented all sorts of new special effects and….
It’s easy to diss now, and it is like the only movie in history where the sequel was better than the original. I mean, I love ESB more and I think it is a better film, but SW was really revolutionary.
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 6, 2011 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
In a historical context
I can’t disagree. If you saw SW when it first came out, it’s incomparable. I didn’t know how they created the scenes until I saw “the making of star wars” or whatever it was called. Awesome.
I like ESB because everytime I see it, I think it’s too short. I want it to keep going.
4 and 5 are the best. I can live without 6, but it’s watchable despite Ewoks and cheesy ending.
When 1 came out, our boss gave everyone the afternoon off and tickets to see it. We were all cool!! Afterwards, we were thinking we missed work for this? So sad.
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Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
I still haven’t seen a single one of those movies. And I never will.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 6, 2011 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve only seen the first one, but I feel I know a lot about them all because I hang out on a Giants baseball blog. Go figure.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
You are broken inside.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 6, 2011 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
I have done that. Just:
1) Fast forward through Jar-Jar Binks (Ep 1)
2) Fast forward through Anakin/Padme rolling in the CGI cow-covered field (Ep 2)
3) Shake fist when Greedo shoots first (GRRRRR LUCAS)
4) Fast forward through revised Jabba’s Palace song (Ep 6) (GRRRR LUCAS)
5) Turn off sound for revised victory song at end, that replaced the AWESOME JUB JUB SONG (Ep 6) (GRRRRRR!!!! LUCAS!!!)
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 6, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
This almost makes Jar Jar worth it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xYDC3t7sss
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Hahah I saw that – hilarious!
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 6, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
your #5
in addition to being a way worse song, is also kind of a big “Fuck yourself very much” to the Extended Universe (and, well, logic)
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 am not a great hater of the re-boots but messing with Max Rebo’s band and that lame ass Peruvian windsong ending are utterly horrible.
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 6, 2011 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
the first time I saw it
I bitched to my friends for like an hour about how it took the rebellion another like 5 years to take Courscant.
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 I had any photoshop ability there’d be a nice “Mission Accomplished” banner behind Lucas as the fireworks go off across the galaxy, while the New Republic spends the next 10 years fighting mop-up actions against Imperial warlords all across the galaxy.
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 7, 2011 6:42 AM PST up reply actions
Did you know that the music they play is called JIZZ???
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Jan 6, 2011 8:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
SL
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 6, 2011 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Woops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiDRgDmXGi4&feature=related
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 6, 2011 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
I start at 4 and end it 3. I get a little burnt out by 1 though.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 6, 2011 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
I'm tired of following along on NN...
it’s too tiring and the people there are too dramatic…
I wonder what the McC equivalent to 49ers trying to hire Harbaugh
signing vlad to bat behind bonds?
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THIS THIS AND MORE THIS
absolutely this. Harbaugh would be hired if they weren’t run by fucking cheapskate pussies.
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11/1/10
I don't think there's a single manager in baseball
Who 90% of McC would want to manage the Giants.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
How much of a percentage does my "no" vote get?
Add the mister’s as well.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 6, 2011 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
The mister couldn’t save my bromiliad.
Don’t see why it should save Bochy.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
Terry Pratchett's "Bromeliad"
was the only one I ever liked. (And my mister works just fine, thanks!)
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 6, 2011 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
oh boy
you clearly weren’t here for the “accidential DFA” incident.
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.
LINCECUM 4 RIOS
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Giants Trade Tim Alderson for Freddy Sanchez
oh boy, does that thread look silly in retrospect
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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 recall some Pirates fan hopping on the board to say that we were gonna love Freddy Sanchez. I’m notcertain if he was roundly hooted, but there was certainly a bit of hooting. Dude was right, though. I absolutely adore Freddy Sanchez, injuries or no.
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HOOT!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
HOOTER!
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I love Moley, it’s just I’m frightened of possible fragility. Frankly though he was awesome in the postseason and the Series with the glove and the bat. LOLEE four straight doubles.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I didn't hate the deal at the time
But yeah, Sanchez is a player you like more and more as you watch him play. I had no idea how good his defense was, no idea at all.
The thong is, it happened.
Same, I didn’t know that he was so good defensively. It was a very nice surprise.
"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.
His oooozer is pretty good
Though, weirdly, worse than Mike Fontenot’s.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
But it's not just his range
It’s the brilliant turns on double plays, the perfect feeds to the SS, always making the right play, etc
The thong is, it happened.
Oh, sure
He’s good. I was just saying that he had good defensive numbers before he came here – it was part of his appeal.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I’ve said this before, but every time he takes a grounder and backhands the ball on a rail to the second baseman for the 4-6-3, I fall in love all over again. it’s beautiful to watch.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
IAWTC
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
He backhands the ball to himself?
That sounds obscene.
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 think he bacame a better defender
when he started hitting. :)
yes, franchez is good. Not Kent good, but WS good.
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.
Watching him play defense was one of the pure joys of this last postseason.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
Yep.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
Also
nice range to RF.
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.
Game…4? Of the World Series. With the snowcone catch and the double plays and the diving grabs.
Plus the doublez, he was my vote for WS MVP going into Game 5.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
LOL US
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Hey jed york
FUCK. YOU. “money is no object unless, you know, we have to spend some. Then it is” Can you imagine eddie D pulling this shit?!!?!? YOU REALLY LET ANOTHER TEAM’S OWNER FLY INTO YOUR BACK YARD AND STEAL YOUR GUY FROM IN FRONT OF YOUR GODDAMN FACE YOU SPINELESS PUSSY?! No wonder this team has been a bunch of fucking spineless cowards for 8 years. Jesus christ.
Oh sorry, wrong place.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
"Money is no object"
was stupid, but so is paying Harbaugh $8M/yr.
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.
it wouldn't take that
I bet you anything he would take less to stay here.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Agreed.
The mistake was allowing a bidding war. The niners had first crack at Harbaugh. They met for six hours. If Harbaugh had 8 mil as his target, that meeting would have lasted six minutes.
Indecision kills.
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.
If Harbaugh wanted a bidding war, what could the niners do to prevent that?
The thong is, it happened.
JUST MAKE HIM SIGN! EDDIE WOULD HAVE MADE HIM SIGN!!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
we'll see
current rumors have the dolphins offer around $7.5, and the Niners willing to go up to $6.
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's true
and they wont pay that, then fuck them. That’s what a good coach costs.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
And if he takes the 7.5
then fuck them too, like yoyo said, they should have closed the deal sooner. COFFEE IS FOR CLOSERS MOTHER FUCKER.
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Thanks to roger
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from Maiocco
Highest paid NFL coaches
(Yearly salary)
1. Bill Belichick, Patriots, $7.5 million
2. Mike Shanahan, Redskins, $7 million
3. Pete Carroll, Seahawks, $6.7 million
4. (tie) Jeff Fisher, Titans, $5.75 million
4. (tie) Mike Tomlin, Steelers, $5.75 million
4. (tie) Ken Whisenhunt, Cardinals, $5.75 million
7. Andy Reid, Eagles, $5.5 million
8. Tom Coughlin, Giants, $5.25 million
9. Jack Del Rio, Jaguars, $5 million
10. Lovie Smith, Bears, $4.8 million
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.
so
the niners offer of 6 would make him the 4th highest paid coach in the NFL. Without ever having coached a game in the NFL. The dolphins offer would pay him the same as a guy with 3 rings.
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.
Harbaugh's a good coach
But this is getting silly. Being a good college coach does not make one a lock to succeeed in the NFL. Cowher or Gruden would be cheaper and safer choices
The thong is, it happened.
Looks at Nick Saban
Stares at Steve Spurrier.
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
Especially when most of his success has come from his own few batches of recruits. Major props to him for hauling in Luck and Gerhart and getting the most out of them in a pro-style offense, but the NFL is a different game with drafting, and the type of player you’re dealing with.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
well, we don't know that
he could be better than all of them, he could be worse than singletery, we don’t know.
Which is why they shouldn’t give him $8M
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.
Exactly
Those coaches have proven themselves and deserve the money…Harbaugh has had one really good season with the best QB in college football…
well, I'd say two pretty damn good seasons
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.
7-5? is a good season or are you talking about when he was at SD…
I draw a similar parallel with Tedford in 2002…he took a 1-10 Cal team into one that was one play away from a national championship game…reason…Aaron Rodgers..Tedford was another Riley brain cramp to Cal to another championship in 2008.
Yet Cal has struggled recently because their QBs are inconsistent. QBs play an even bigger role in college football.
well, 8-5, but
I thought Stanford’s season last year was better than that. I don’t follow them closely at all and I just remember them beating Oregon and slaughtering USC.
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.
and losing to Cal!
Seriously though…I think he’ll be pretty good but definitely no better than Billick…
Good luck trying to coach up Henne…
Go Bears!
I was at the Big Game last year, and, trying to be objective here, Stanfurd should have won that game. Gerhardt was unstoppable, and Vereen and Riley played their best game of the season. IMO, Harbaugh made some questionable play calls (the bombs from deep in his territory in the 4th, iirc) that may have cost them. Oh, and forgetting Gerhardt was on his team.
But that’s his style. Go for the win. Could’ve been 9-4.
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.
Back to baseball
he Carlos Gonzales could be better than all of them, he could be worse than singletery Jeff Francoeur, we don’t know.
Which is why they shouldn’t give him $80M
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
it's like you just copy and pasted.
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.
Comparing his salary to other coaches would be silly
I mean, Jayson Werth has a bigger contract than Chase Utley or Ryan Zimmerman. That doesn’t mean he’s better. Sometimes you pay the worse guy more because of the timing. I’m sure when Belichick’s current contract is up, he’ll make much more that 8.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Also
they are rich. They can afford it. If he’s your guy, PAY YOUR FUCKING GUY
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11/1/10
No. Right place.
We shouldn’t have to observe “site decorum” when discussing this shit.
"I think I'll pat myself on the back. You don't mind, do you?" --Jerry Reynolds
decorum is off in those threads
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 feel like I’m on twitter now.
I'm still in the old thread.
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"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
RT @FrankConniff Not that Bristol Palin isn’t smart, but she bought an Arizona home so she could take University of Phoenix online courses.
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LOL
I'm still in the old thread.
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"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
Needs to include the concept of getting the residency break on tuition.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF TV FRANK'S CONCEPTS!!
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Steady . . .
myster.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
on a slightly related note
how would you feel about acquiring VY?
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.
LOL
marcosbreton
As they walked downtown Sacto, #SFGiants owners Neukom & Baer were showered w/love. Fans shouted their names, cars honked
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."
Sac is a Giants town, even if the ’Cats play there. KNBR, CSN, etc.
Giants get a lot of love in Reno too, though the Aces are getting pretty popular too.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Yeah I know there are a lot of Giants fans in Sac but I didn’t realize that they were popular to the extent that Neukom and Baer would be recognized.
Bowtie
dead giveaway
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'd have gone, dammit,
but for this job.
And Alex is out of town.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
"showered with love"
has an entirely different meaning in SF than Sac apparently.
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
/Dore’d
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jan 7, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
not on K street it doesn't
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
by oldjacket on Jan 7, 2011 5:50 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Padres were supposed to suck last year while LA had the same team that dominated
Who knows. I like our guys tho. I like ’em. :)
It's better to be lucky than good.
From what I've heard
They won some kind of league or tournament thing.
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
Help praise me. Give me suggestions.
Over the next couple of days can everyone send along what you think to be the best one or two posts from your site in the following categories:
1) Writing quality. A great example of research, commentary, or analysis. Example: Graham MacAree’s 24-part Sabermetrics 101 series (Lookout Landing)
2) Popular/viral. A post that was unusually popular, had tons of Facebook likes/retweets, possibly went viral on national sites (if it went viral, list some of the bigger sites that picked it up). Example: Carl Crawford To Open Antiquarian Bookstore In Boston (Royals Review)
3) Clever/unique/interview. Something that wasn’t necessarily news-related but that was still amazingly executed or otherwise really popular. It could be something quirky, or a piece of fan fiction, or even a really great exclusive interview. Example: “R.A. Dickey Face” Photoshop Contest (Amazin’ Avenue)
Llamas?
for number #2
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For all three.
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Too much trouble. Busy eating lunch.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
yeah that moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
post was pretty awesome. Most rec’d post in MCC history (pre WS victory edition) I believe
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.
For number one, definitely that Eli Whiteside hitting 5th?! thread.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
one of these has to be a Choose Your Own Adventure.
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
No...you're kidding me...
NEW YORK – Never a fan of labels, Johnny Weir is giving himself one: He’s gay.
The figure skater comes out in his new book, “Welcome to My World,” but said in an excerpt published in the Jan. 17 issue of People magazine that being gay “is the smallest part of what makes me me.”
Next you someone is going to tell me is that Elton John, Clay Aikens, and Ricky Martin are also gay.
Grab for attention?
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Well, he’s selling his book.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
BREAKING NEWS
Jose Canseco is a douchebag.
This is revealed in his new page-turner…
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I AM SHOCKED. THIS IS LANCE BASS ALL OVER AGAIN
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 6, 2011 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Good thing they repealed DADT
Weir stayed in the closet all this time because he hoped to someday serve in the Army Ice Capades.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
WELL THAT EXPLAINS A FEW THINGS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
SON OF A M****F***ING BITCH
I just received an email from the Giants letting me know that the WS Trophy will be on display in Sacramento TODAY until 4:fu**ing30
HEY THERE THANKS FOR THE ADVANCED NOTICE!!!
It’s not like I haven’t been looking EVERYWHERE for information on this.
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The one bloody time I’m out of town.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I received the email today at 1:24pm, real handy since one of the stops this morning was at the capitol from 1030 – 100. I wonder if they were standing there wondering where the hell everybody was and then realized they’d never sent out any times or locations.
Here’s the link, for those of you on the Giants email list, the WSTrophy tour info is a blurb at the bottom of the “Purchase Spring Training Tickets” email
Redding on the 10th
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/the bastards . . . releases the gallinas . . .
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
Gee, shame it wasn't posted at SFGIANTS.com for, like, a month now
Now if you’re looking for specific locations rather than cities, well, then you might have a point
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
I was looking for times and places… Sacramento’s a little big just to wander aimlessly around looking for a trophy
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They've added some details... but not much
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Only information I see on that page is:
We are sorry, but you have reached this page in error.
Please try the action again and if the problem continues contact Customer Service.
404 Error – Document not found
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Crap
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/fan_forum/trophy_tour.jsp
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
So they take it to New York, then back out west
for a couple of months, then back to New York? Who’s making up this itinerary?
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 6, 2011 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
EAST COAST BIAS!
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
also
till 4:30. Good thing I don’t work a 9-5 job, like, oh, well, you know, most of America. Oh wait…
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 could have made arrangements to be there if I had known before 4:24!!! You’d think they’d never won a World Series before or something!
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They'll do a better job
Next year.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Apropos of above discussion
Coming to America + Star Wars = Coming to Alderaan.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Dodgers/Giants on March 31st.
The articles I’m reading are implying that it’s still being played in LA, but I know what the original push was was for LA to visit SF.
Of course, these are AP articles, which have slightly more errors than your average second grade essay of late.
Anybody have a source that doesn’t make me wanna scratch my eyes out?
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 6, 2011 4:56 PM PST reply actions
Everything I’ve read and heard (knbr) says that the game will be played IN LA.
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wtf why
"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!"
Graft. Corruption.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
WHAAAAAAT??
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Looks like the Nationals have hired F.P. Santangelo to be their TV analyst. Must’ve been the name drop in the Ashkon video that boosted him.
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CONGRESSIONAL OPPO TACO
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
FP has to pretend to like the Nats now.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
so wait… does this mean he gives up the KNBR gig?
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Yep. He’s a quitter, just like Nixon.
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You won’t have FP to kick around anymore!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
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by Natto on Jan 6, 2011 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
rec
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.
AA is for quitters
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
Unlike.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
More importantly, does he adopt Stuart Scott’s ‘Natsies’ nickname?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
Is Larry Krueger still available??
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Thank you, Nats.
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I can’t wait until he calls Strasburg a pussy.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
*arm falls off*
SUCK IT UP
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by Murray, Present on Jan 6, 2011 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
To the most beautiful moment in life:
Better than the deed, better than the memory, the moment… of anticipation!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
I thought you didn’t mind FP?
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
That was before I heard him say that Jonathan Sanchez is just as good as Cliff Lee.
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It’s amazing that this is an indisputable upgrade for the Nationals.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
He's taking Dibble's place?
Bless you, F.P., fightin’ hydrant!
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 6, 2011 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
So they traded Rob Dibble for F.P. Santangelo?
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
What, all other former Expos turned down the job?
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."
I totally forgot about that connection, although I suppose since like no one on that team played in Montreal there’s not much connection anyway.
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 6, 2011 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
Cheeseburger did!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
"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
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Oh well... can't say i'll miss him much
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Tell them to take Byrnsie with you, F.P.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
You think Byrnes takes his place?
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If that happens…
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
LOL. If that happens, I’m gonna go to a CSN pregame thing at the park if he’s there then storm away on a bicycle.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Hopefully not
It would be nice to have an intelligent host for Sportsphone 680, for once.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
I’m going to have to watch a Nationals game sometime.
"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!"
God
I had the displeasure a few times. The good news is that FP isn’t actually a downgrade – when you consider he’s replacing Dibble.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Lolololololol
"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."
...
reply fail
"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."
HOLY SHIT
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
This is legitimately tripping me out.
1/9 = .111111…
1/9 × 9 = 1
.11111... × 9 = .99999…
.9999… = 1
HOW CAN THIS BE?
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll never look at infinitely repeating decimals the same way again. I feel the same way I felt when I learned that Christopher Columbus did not discover the Americas.
Why would they even teach you that he did in the first place? Fuck you, school.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
"Fuck you, school."
couldn’t agree more
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I know!
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2112#comic
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Think about it
You take an inch, and you divide it into 3 parts. Each part is now .333… of an inch.
But .333… is an infinite number. How can a third of an inch be an infinite number? A third of an inch is clearly not infinite – it starts at a clear point and ends at a clear point. How can the number representing it go on forever?
.333… only “exists” because of the decimal system, which is 100% arbitrary. It can’t be used to represent all (or even most) numbers, because they can’t all be divided by 10 or one of its powers, so sometimes we settle for something that is just very close.
by Cookyman on Jan 6, 2011 7:38 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
.99999999 is about 1, not equal to 1.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 6, 2011 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
Really? I always thought it was just really close.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 6, 2011 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
Or to look at it differently…
1 – .9(bar) = ?
Technically, .9(bar) is really really really really close to one, but because it never runs out of digits, and each new place moves it closer to 1, it will get closer to 1 forever. So close, in fact, that or all intents and purposes, it is 1. That is how 1/9 * 9=1.
In other news, asymptotes are awesome.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I guess that’s what I meant by about, it’s essentially 1 because it’s so close, but it’s an asymptote that never touches like you say.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 6, 2011 11:51 PM PST up reply actions
is this a discussion about Rowand’s 2011 batting average?
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
of course not. This has numbers in it.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Only finished numbers exist, as it were
.999… is a concept, not a number.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Does this mean 9.99999999999999…. = 10?
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve never understood why you’d multiply time and money in Step 1. Since those are two different things that they cost, wouldn’t you add?
Obviously, the whole proof falls apart after that.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Well… If money is expressed as a rate that is dependent on time, rather than a lump sum, it makes sense.
Which is why there are purple lightsabers! …Wait.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Also it’s the love of money that’s the root of all evil, not money itself.
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work backwards from the conclusion
And actually this makes more sense (as a rate as Sol points out above). Since Girls require not a fixed amount of time AND a fixed amount of money – but they can trade off. If you have only a little money but a lot of time or vice versa – you can still get girls.
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I would like to hear this debate.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
THIS WHOLE COURTROOM IS DEBATABLE
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TWSS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
DID YOU EVEN SEE THE PROOF?
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by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
I JUST GRADUATED COLLEGE, DUDE, I DONT WANT TO DO MATH ANYMORE
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This became a much weirder conversation at Niners Nation.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
Sure did.
Happens when a couple of people are wrong but refuse to believe it.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
OT: LETS GO MIAMI OHIO REDHAWKS!!!!!!!
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just started watching this game... already giving me problems
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AND I CAN FINALLY SAY THIS!!!
MIAMI OHIO>>>>>>>>>> CAL suck it CAL
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LOL CALOL
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Love won’t save you, Padme. Only my new powers can do that.
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Miami Ohio bowl game>>>>>>>> GIANTS WORLD SERIES+CAL FOOTBALL
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/banned
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
HOW
HOW IS THAT BETTER THAN THE GIANTS
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
because college sports OWN EVERYTHING
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LOL NO FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
2012 4-Loko Rose Bowl
Valdosta State v. Montana A&M
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 6, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
that would not surprise me one bit,
played in Columbus, OH
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AT LEAST I HAVE MY PRIORITIES STRAIGHT
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
UR COLLEGE HAZ NO SPORTZ!!!!
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WE HAVE SPORTS
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
Stalking is a sport?
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"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 6, 2011 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
ZING
and what sports at Millz?
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Soccer, volleyball, crew, track, and swimming, I believe.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
Hahahaha. This is why I root for Stanford and Fresno State.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
K, i'll agree with you on Fresno State! that's it
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LOL okay.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
If it is then someone owes me a letterman jacket.
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A velcro jacket?
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 6, 2011 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
There is no off-position on the Disaster switch!
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OH SNAP
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
Because he’s still a child and doesn’t understand the ways of the world!
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ALSO, it's not everyday your school goes to a bowl game
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Because going to a bowl game every day would get boring
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
Bud Selig's BCS Playoff Plan
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 6, 2011 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
Sponsored by Vizio!
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Why are Miami and Ohio playing in a bowl game? That’s like the worst matchup ever.
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 6, 2011 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
DON'T YOU DARE START WITH ME MAN!!!!
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I'm right behind you, PiKA,
holding your coat and rooting you on. Get him!!
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 6, 2011 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
I was just about to ask… “WHO THE HELL HAS EVER HEARD OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE!?!?!?!” but i kinda look at my school, and ask “who the hell here has ever heard of Miami University?”
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/raises hand
But then, I went to school in Ohio.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
yea, haha, and i know Merope has heard about it too, and jponry
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Yeah I think it was on the Mister’s short list of colleges back in the day. He decided to stay closer to home though and go to school in Kentucky. [Crazy mid west geography]
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LOL. I think a cousin of mine goes to Middle Tennessee State.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 6, 2011 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
I've actually been to Miami (OH)
and I’ll be back there in 2 weeks. Beautiful school, but as a UCLA student I’m not looking forward to being in Oxford OH in the middle of January.
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by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
why on earth would you go to Miami Ohio?
i was there like 3 weeks ago, and was there for 4 months
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also for school the past 4 and a half years
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My fraternity
My frat’s national headquarters are there. I had to go for some leadership conference BS, and that’s why I’m going again, for some other conference.
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by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
BETA THETA PI!?!??!?!?!?!?!
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Yep
nailed it.
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by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
not a big fan... haha, just of the chapter there
i’m a.. well you know what frat i’m in
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Haha
yeah I don’t really like the guys from there that I’ve met either.
and I never got that from your screenname but now its obvious.
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by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
ha, they think theyre too cool for school! yep, pi kappa alpha
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speaking of BETA
i just saw a Beta Theta Pi member at the game just now… wearing a pink polo, aviator sunglasses… TYPICAL
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TOUCHDOWN MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY FUCK
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well..... .That just happened... unbelievable
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FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGAIN
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YEA!!! FUMBLE RECOVERY!!!!!!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
This game is giving me a headache
UNBELIEVABLE
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Stunning. Absolutely stunning.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
Woah! Did you see that one play! Wow.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
How exciting!
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
I’m just messing with you
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
Just sayin, you dont even know how it feels right now with the Redhawks winning a bowl game, feels amazing
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You should start the SBNation Miami page. I’m trying to think of a clever name for it.
“Redhawks Nation”. Yeah, that’s it.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
ha, and i'll be the only guy there...
although it would be cool
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I'm not normally one to get into media criticism
But they just wrapped up a show on the ‘Top 10 Right Fielders in the game right now’.
Number 10 was Justin Upton. Number 10! Are you serious? He’s in contention for #1!
9 Markakis
8 Stanton (what?!)
7 Heyward
6 Cruz
5 Ethier
4 Bautista
3 Werth
2 Choo (props to them for knowing this)
1 Ichiro
Look, I love Ichiro, but he is not the #1 right fielder in the game. I’d rather have Upton, Heyward, Cruz, Werth, or Choo if I had to put one guy, right now, in for one game – which I think fits the definition of the list.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I guess it depends how they are defining it
For the future? Currently? Best Career?
Best Right Now based on that list
1. Werth
2. Choo
3. Heyward
4. Upton
5. Ichiro
6. Ethier
7. Cruz
8. Bautista
9. Markakis
10. Stanton
I don’t know. Ichiro has averaged 5 WAR a season for the last 10 years. That’s pretty compelling to me.
It also depends on who I already have in my lineup. If I need a power hitter from my corner outfielder, then yeah, Choo or Werth. If I need someone to play defense, I put in Ichiro and smother Ethier in his sleep.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
i think Eithier gets smothered in his sleep no matter how you cut it.
well, if I needed an overrated, underachieving RF then I’d pick him
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btw
Spring tickets for Giants go on sale Jan. 13
Just so you know.
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nom nom nom
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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Good point.
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
Shift-A
Did I miss anything? Anyone want to sum up the last 2 days?
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9ers grumbling
Star Wars kvetching
and the dessert equivalent of turducken
aside from that I haven’t been here much either.
oh and
LOL FP
LOL Reds
LOL Padres
sorry Lars.
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LOL REDS!?!??!?!??! GAR!?!?!??!!? my friends are probably very happy
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3 mil? 1 year? I stand by my LOL
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Edgar got signed by CIN for 3M?
makes sense. that 3M tape he’s getting will hold his body together for 10 games or so
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why the lol FP? I’ve been out of it
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
he's
signed on to be the analyst for the Nationals
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by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
OHHHHHHHHHHH....
…lol Nationals
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
also
BUT WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR WHISKEY RECOMMENDATIONS
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by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah, I don’t drink so I didn’t read that whole bit.
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Yeah
I skipped it too
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by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like those of us who don’t drink have been missing the point of this site.
"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!"
oh I drink
just not whiskey. The beer conversations are great though haha
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by free f.p. #14 on Jan 6, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve been enjoying New Belgium’s winter ale, “2 Below.” Nothing brilliant, but a nice compliment to a tasty snack on a wintry night.
Doesn’t compare to their 1554, of course.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Jan 6, 2011 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
So the new mayor of San Francisco
Is he just some dude?
"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!"
Cliff Lee
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 6, 2011 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
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So the price of Edgar spending time with his family...
is 3 milllion bucks. That’s basically what he is saying.
Kinda disrespectful to put a price on your family, eh?
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I just want to drop in to say "Thank You" to everybody
I never imagined that A Tale of Two Cities — Episode Three would end up the most rec’d fanpost thus far in MCC. My wife has been telling me for the last month “I don’t know why you are spending so much time on this, do people really watch this stuff you make?”
If nothing else, I just told her that I’ve got at least 81 ppl appreciating it :D She was surprised haha.
Thank you all.
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Our pleasure. We are all looking forward to the episodes after next years trophy.
I have seen the future of Major League Baseball, and its name is Buster Posey.
Whiskey.
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
WTF is going on
After meeting w Jim Harbaugh, Dolphins have decided to forgo that route and retain Tony Sparano. More to come
Glazer’s twitter
It’s all smoke and mirrors… more smoke than mirrors though.
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exactly, who knows what the hell is going on
so i’m just going to wait until it’s all said and done
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It's not our job . . .
to explain “what the hell” to you, PiKA.
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
They didn’t have much of a mirror budget after throwing all their money at Harbaugh.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
Whoo Stanford!
My favorite part (besides him going back to Stanford) is now bondslegend is making tweets trying to convince everybody that he doesn’t want Harbaugh anyway.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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He met with Stanford, but I don’t see any news on him actually accepting anything. He’s still playing their bid against the 49ers, as far as I can tell.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 6, 2011 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
Nobody seems to think the Niners are really competitive.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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I heard Denver was involved too.
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I mean, if he’s not taking the insane money from Miami, it has to mean he wants to stay in the Bay Area
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Or because they tried to convince him that sharing the head coaching job isn’t all that bad.
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Why is bondslegend meeting with Stanford? Professor in the new Expletive Science discipline?
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 6, 2011 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
YACKITY SAX
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Don’t talk back.
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by gallo del cielo on Jan 6, 2011 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
TOUCHDOWN!!!!! MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!
A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN QB IS WINNING A BOWL GAME!!!!!!!
Just saying… Miami Ohio>Stanford in terms of best turnaround team, Niners should go after the dude that turned the Redhawks around in ONE YEAR
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Maybe the stupid Sharks should go after him. Man, this team blows biscuits.
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Well, there’s your problem.
Stupid Sharks is a terrible team name.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
who puts a hockey team in SAN JOSE
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Who puts a football team in Fremont?
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Where's mym???
LOLSHARKS, thats what they get for sending a Miami Ohio player back to Worcester
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She’s at the game, or so I hear read.
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yea, SAW that actually on twitter
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Well now he’s available… if he’s not in jail.
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The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
BOOM!
Just watched Game 1 of the World Series again. Now I’m pumped up to go run around and wave my arms in the air wildly.
LOVE AND HONOR TO MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BIGGEST TURNAROUND TEAM IN THE COUNTRY!!!!!!! AND A BOWL WIN!!
SUCK IT CAL, and every other team!
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Why Cal, specifically?
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I don't know why I keep going over to Niners Nation
I just end up annoyed
this
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 you are a Bay Area sports fan looking for something annoying, I’d suggest the Sharks game.
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no thanks
the Devils have been giving me plenty of hockey-related annoyance this season
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.
Between the Kool-Aid drinking homerism
The random “site decorum” threads and the debate squashing it’s just terrible.
i just stopped
decided to come over here and disturb the peace
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The kings need to stop sucking
because the warriors are tired of being the best team in Nor Cal ;D
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Kings - OK
at least for tonight
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.
OK, i'll give you this one time
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
To many threads posted, to many rules and people don’t think or discuss they just talk repeating points.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Jan 7, 2011 6:19 AM PST up reply actions
That guy really is an asshole. Consider yourself lucky.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 6, 2011 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
Dear Padres
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 Jan 6, 2011 10:42 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Have a rec!
=D
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OT:
I have seriously conflicted feelings about this t-shirt:
http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10860017&cp=1452365.1452881.1565193
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
What the hell.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 7, 2011 4:09 AM PST up reply actions
Me too. It is terribly ugly or just ugly?
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 7, 2011 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
I go with "absurdly ugly"
Also bad caricatures. I can’t even figure out who some of those guys are supposed to be.
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by Natto on Jan 7, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
WOW
holy shit
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
Football Q.
I’ve read from multiple sites/comments that defering OT possession in the new playoff rules is stupid…
Why is it stupid? I probably would.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
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