Community Projection Rejections, Part I: Aubrey Huff
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 10, 2011 8:56 PM PDT
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PrintIt's time to look back at how awful our predictions were before the season started. Yeah, you. You too. Don't pretend you didn't make awful projections. You stunk it up with the rest of us.
The easiest way to set the tone for this series is with Aubrey Huff, who was terrible. Just awful. Just one season removed from the best season from a Giants first baseman since Will Clark, Huff had the worst full season by a Giants first baseman since Enos Cabell thirty years ago. There was just no middle ground, was there?
The middle ground is what most of us predicted, actually. Here's a link to the projection thread earlier this year, and here's what I was hoping for:
AB: 510
HR: 22
AVG: .279
OBP: .373
SLG: .466
Reasonable enough. Was he going to continue to be a fringe MVP candidate? Nope. Was he still going to be useful? Oh, of course.
This is why I can't get too angry with Sabean with how the season turned out. Other than Orlando Cabrera. Which I will never, ever let go. Because I'm a petty man. But the roster construction to start the season didn't bother me in the slightest. Huff was overpaid, certainly, but he was supposed to be okay. Good, even.
Instead, he was the least valuable player on the team, if not the league. His hitting was way below what teams need from a first baseman, and his presence caused the Giants to screw around with their best prospect. And the worst part was that he was merely bad without runners on, but he really ratcheted up the ol' suck-o-meter with runners on base. It was uncanny.
I don't believe that we can tell the difference between clutch hitters and unclutch hitters, but danged if that belief wasn't tested by watching Huff for a full season.
With each one of these, I was thinking about putting a subheading at the end that read "The Lesson," in which I'd impart some faux wisdom about the follies of projecting certain players. Starting the first one with Huff, though, made me realize that there aren't any lessons here. Aubrey Huff was good until he wasn't. They Giants gambled that the wasn't wouldn't come until later. I, for one, believed that too. The wasn't was right now. Dang.
Maybe there's a lesson to be learned with Huff's conditioning or lack thereof. Maybe the even/odd thing he does isn't a fluke, but rather something that happens because he feels like he can coast in the offseason following a productive year. I have no idea. The quotes from the postmortem press conference indicated that the Giants felt it could have been a concern.
What I do know is that Huff was wretched this year, and that it completely and totally caught me off guard. In retrospect, maybe it shouldn't have. But it's worth looking back at what we all thought then, so we're fair in our assessment of how the team was built.
Well, we don't have to be fair all the time. Like remember that Orlando Cabrera deal? Totally ruins all the good that was done by drafting Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum, for example. Stuff like that.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he means about Sandoval’s power being sapped for 12-18 months following hte hamate removal?
Though I wonder if Sandoval’s shoulder injury has something to do with compensating for reduced wrist strength. Admittedly, I don’t remember where the shoulder soreness popped up in the first place, so it’s just a shot in the dark on my part.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Yep, he said he was to be a singles hitter for a year, minimum.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Although, to be fair, he most likely said it in a way that allowed him to weasel out of it if that turned out to be wrong.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he also had a qualifier that Tulowitzki had a relatively quick turn-around.
I think he was more projecting based on what is typical. As we can see, Sandoval and Tulowiztki are not typical hitters.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
by Solidarity on Oct 10, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
awesome thought:
This was what Sandoval is like when his power is sapped.
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Oct 10, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I got burned by some rare optimism
AB: 521
HR: 21
AVG: .283
OBP: .360
SLG: .470
LOL ME
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by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 10, 2011 10:41 AM PDT reply actions
HR: 21
AVG: .283
OBP: .360
SLG: .470
I think you just got your excel lines mixed up: Move them all down one and you get:
AVG: .21
OBP: .283
SLG: .360
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by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
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by calgiants86 on Oct 10, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm beginning to think Huff wasn't too good this year.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I have a bad feeling about this series (of community projections).
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
We all forgot to factor in the fact that 2011 was an odd-numbered year
Only good as a DH
My projection was apparently correct…
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I would like to forget about that thread
I hit rock bottom of my OT addiction on that thread
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You’ve improved since then?
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by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I would like to think a TMZ-esque posting about celebrity is bottom…
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Huff Sucked
Torres did about the same thing. I still think the odds of Huff bebounding are higher than Torres. Huff has a longer track record of mostly being a good player. Hopefully this year he comes back in shape.
Since he started getting 400 PA.
Huff has posted 4 goods seasons, 1 average season, and 6 below average seasons.
He has averaged 1.8 fWAR in that time.
Now I’m no expert, but it sure seems like Huff’s track record says he’s a below average player. And well below average more often than not.
by BestHyperboleEver on Oct 10, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, Torres’ defensive prowess in a defense-important position makes his hitting struggles a little easier to take.
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Both were horrible
Considering 1B defensively is not the same impact as CF, and Torres played a good CF, Torres added more value. We can’t really hope to compete with either guy having an offensive year like they did.
Huff is more likely to bounce back, but both players I put in the 30-50% bounce back range. I would not want both as starters on same team.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres was a 2-win player in 2011
despite costing the Giants half a win with his bat.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
what part
of “runcocoacrispian.exe” do you not understand?
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Beltran
Nate
Belt
Torres
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FTFY
Beltran Swisher
Nate
Belt
Torres
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
actually
I would not mind Swisher especially considering the price
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If Swisher’s option is declined by the Yankees, he is younger and probably available on a deal that is less risky than what it will take to sign Beltran.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Except Torres is better than Nate, so...
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"I put"
Based on what evaluative techniques? (Other than a dartboard.)
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Maybe he makes up his own stats.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
By wRC+
Huff has had four below-average seasons (‘01, ’05, ’09, ’11), one average season (’07), and six above average seasons (‘02-’04), if we are regarding 100 as “average.” I’m not sure if you are setting the benchmark at 120 (-ish) as a positional adjustment.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I wasn't using wRC+ at all.
Though the outcomes are almost the same if we were to use 120 as average for a 1B. I was simply using WAR and assuming 2 WAR to be roughly average.
Admittedly, I don’t have a nuanced grasp on all of these metrics. For all I know WAR could be the exact wrong stat to use in this case.
by BestHyperboleEver on Oct 10, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
The defensive jury seems to still be out on Huff, and with UZR calculations being very temperamental from season to season they can have a big impact on value one way or the other. If we are just looking at him from an offense standpoint, wRC+ is giving us a park-adjusted picture of his run-creating ability with 100 as the baseline. We can also look at his batting runs, which show five seasons in which he provided at least two wins at the plate (‘02-’04, ‘08, ’10), three very bad seasons (’01, ‘08, ’11), and three meh seasons which we would probably regard as below average for a first baseman (’05-’07).
He’s a tough read, but I think anyone who watched Huff regularly in his tenure as a Giant could tell you that he did not look like the same player in his approach. He saw the lowest percentage of strikes int he zone in any year in his career, and he also swung at those non-strikes at the highest rate of his career. Obviously this is somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy, but it’s clear that Huff will have to adjust to get back to being at least an average player.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
On the other hand, Huff was walking at unprecedented rates in 2010. I’m not sure what’s going on.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
We saw the same from Cody in his first season in San Francisco (and Freddy to a much lesser extent).
I would wonder if it’s just noise or if there is some influence from Meulens there. Uribe also had a walk spike in 2010, as did Nate. (Disclaimer: Sanchez, Uribe, and Schierholtz regressed to their career averages in 2011, just like Huff did.)
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
In 2010 . . .
. . . indeed many players had high—sometimes career-high—walks rates. And in 2011, an awful lot of men had well-below-normal performances. I was, and still am, inclined to attribute 2010 to Meulens; regrettably, it is fairly well established that coaching improvements in things like strike-zone judgement have a tendency to not stick. “Natural” walks rates are quite sticky, but late-career (meaning in the majors) improvements much less so. But even with that, the overall collapses are bizarre (and I doubt strongly anything to do with Meulens). I’d suspect it also signifies that 2011 was probably a freak, and that (as always) the best predictor of the future for each man is his cumulative career past.
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As I said, the 2011 values were merely regressions to career averages, with the exception of Ross who was only with the team for three months in 2010 and had his career year for walks in 2011. If these late-career improvements are not “sticky,” as you say, it would seem to fit the model and we might not count on Ross to walk in 10% of his PAs next year if we are looking to re-sign him.
I would credit Meulens with the improvements in 2010; the question is, how can he continue to build on that foundation moving forward.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
It's difficult.
As someone here—I apologize for forgetting whom—put it, it’s analogous to meeting with your dentist and resolving to floss and brush faithfully. It always starts well, then a month later it’s back to bleeding gums.
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If the anlogy holds
the team should constantly cycle through players on 1-year deals, so they can benefit from the BB bump and dump them before the players suffer from coaching fatigue.
Of course, I don’t really think it works that way.
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Nonsense.
Excluding his first season, 2000, Huff has played reasonably regularly—meaning over 400 PA—every year. Of those 10 seasons, two have been awful (2001, 2011), two mediocre (2005, 2009), and two pretty good (2006, 2007), and four excellent (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010). His cumulative career is roughly mid-pack for first basemen. If he has an awful year every decade, his next one will be in 2021, so there’s reason to think 2012 will be something other than awful, with (I jest here, but only a bit) a 40% chance of its being excellent.
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Meh
I don’t think I’d call 2007 “pretty good”; .779 OPS for a poor-fielding first baseman is in fact pretty bad. But OTOH you omitted his 2008, which was his second best year and excellent by just about any standard. Still, though, you’re talking about an inconsistent, hard-living, 35-year-old first baseman with career OPS of .808.
Since I was among those who was spectacularly wrong about him prior to the 2010 season, I can’t confidently predict he’ll be terrible, but I’m certainly not expecting “excellent.” I just hope he can manage his career average, which would make him a roughly average player overall. The only problem with that is that he’s only hit close to his career averages twice, in 2006 and 2007. Every other year he’s been either much better or much worse. So strange.
And Giants ticket buyers get to spend an additional $11 Million to find out. Thank you Brian.
by Roy Hobbs Jr on Oct 10, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Signing Huff was completely reasonable and defensible
the contract was pretty team friendly as well.
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I’m not sure it was particularly team-friendly, but I don’t have any problems with that deal.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
2 years with a club option 3rd is pretty darn team friendly. The money was a little high but $11 million is about a 2.5 WAR.
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I don’t think I did, either. In fact, the whole thread was a little unusual, in that most of the comments were off topic. Thank God those days are over.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I see that I didn’t make a prediction, but I did lol at a caption that I don’t even see anymore. I didn’t make a projection and I was still wrong.
by non sequitur on Oct 10, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Nor did I..
I did make a few useless comments however.
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Wouldn’t it make more sense to project how much beer, cheese burgers and cigarettes will be consumed during the off-season?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 10, 2011 10:52 AM PDT reply actions
I really hope that Huff goes through a Panda-esque transformation this year…he’s not super “old” at 35 and should still be able to put up 2-3 oWAR.
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I’m hoping he learned his lesson too and he puts all those 4-3 grounders on a computer and has somebody connected to Giants management hook him up to a chair ala Clockwork Orange to brainwash him into getting into shape and work on his hitting.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 10, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Pitchers ERA in full effect
With the double entendre. Huff was victimized by his own lack of discipline in a time when pitchers are getting more and more specialized to get guys like him out.
Evidenced by the fact that he hit lefties better in the 1st half, and tanked in the 2nd. By the time they figured out the full weakness of Huff he was a dead man rollover to second.
My prediction was the same as the previous year
which I copied from Ryan Klesko’s year with the Giants.
/has a sad
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
fucking Klucko
Grimaces after striking out: 1,000
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair to Aubrey, his fWAR for 2011 was hurt
by his nightmare stint in RF at the beginning of the season.
To be fair to everyone else, he sucked just as bad when he moved back to 1B.
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Impressively
Even with his huge 2010 season, he has managed to average 1.2 WAR over the past 3 season. Fun with data points, I know. But still.
by BestHyperboleEver on Oct 10, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I talked about absolutely everything except Aubrey Huff in that thread.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
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I may have strayed a time or two.
Did you ever figure out that RPG?
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Oh yeah, I beat that one a while ago but by the end I was none too happy with it.
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by howtheyscored on Oct 10, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Projecty
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I particularly like that Huff is .071 after going 3-0
Granted, he drew 27 walks on that count but how do you have 1 hit and 2 strikeouts in 3-0 situations? Good god man!
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I don’t see how it could possibly go wrong.
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by howtheyscored on Oct 10, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
It's apparently camp. I actually hope it isn't, so it will be inadvertently camp.
For instance, there’s a Dr Pepper Ten Facebook page for men only. And TV commercials are heavy on the machismo, including one spot that shows muscular men in the jungle battling snakes and bad guys and appear to shoot lasers at each other.
SO. STRAIGHT.
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by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
STRAIGHT CAMP IS AWSOME, STFU!!!!
Now get these motherfucking snakes off this motherfucking plane!
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Why is KNBR so awful?
I want to go there to listen to discussions about the Niners and then realized the Radish is on.
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by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Who cooks radishes ? and the KNBR “Radish” is way overcooked.
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He was bad, but others were worse
Eli Whiteside pretty much neutralized the contributions of half the offense around him. Tejada, Cabrera, and Rowand weren’t far behind.
RE24/boLI (context neutral ability of a player to contribute to runs)
Aubrey Huff +0.5
Chris Stewart +0.0
Mark DeRosa -1.0
Mike Fontenot -2.5
Brandon Crawford-4.7
Jeff Keppinger -5.1
E. Burriss -6.2
Orlando Cabrera -7.5
Andreas Torres -8.5
Aaron Rowand -8.6
Miguel Tejada -10.3
Eli Whiteside -11.9
WPA/LI (context neutral measure of a player’s contributions to wins)
Aubrey Huff +0.0
Mark DeRosa +0.0
Mike Fontenot -0.2
Jeff Keppinger -0.5
Brandon Crawford-0.6
E. Burriss -0.6
Orlando Cabrera -0.7
Chris Stewart -0.9
Andreas Torres -1.0
Aaron Rowand -1.0
Miguel Tejada -1.0
Eli Whiteside -1.3
This is the part where I bump Belt
WPA/LI: +0.00 (average)
Clutch: +0.2
RE24/boLI: +2.3
WAR difference between Huff (-0.9) & Belt (-0.3): half a game.
Difference in run production between Huff (0.5) and Belt (2.3): enough to show you who was better
I don't think we've adequately expressed how bad Eli Whiteside was this season.
O-Swing of 38.4%; league average was 30.6%.
Z-Swing of 73.8%; league average was 65.0%.
74.0% contact rate; league average was 80.7%.
Swung at 54.4% of all pitches; league average was 46.2%.
SwStr% was 13.3%; league average was 8.6%.
He had an IFFB% of 18.9%.
He cost the team more than a full win with his bat (-11.6 batting runs) in only 236 PAs.
So. Goddamn. Painful.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
fun fact
none of those numbers involve defense. The terrible, horrifying defense.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Every time I tried to defend Whiteside....
he went 0-4 with 7 Ks and 5 passed balls on 3 pitches. Thanks a lot, man.
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Maybe the even/odd thing he does isn’t a fluke, but rather something that happens because he feels like he can coast in the offseason following a productive year. I have no idea.
This is perhaps the only reasonable explanation for players with weird year after year splits.
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by deuce deuce on Oct 10, 2011 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
More like...
He was a crap rookie
Then he was good 2002-2004
Then he was meh in 2005
Then he was average until 2007
Then he was great in 2008
Then he sucked in 2009
Then he was great in 2010
Then he sucked in 2011
And now he’s getting fat & old… are we expecting a Beltran-like 2012?
you want me to WHAT?
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That prediction thread was pretty fun. I posted a lot, but made no prediction.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
oh you Barack Obama you
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Best thing in that thread
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Feb 16, 2011 1:34 PM PST up actions 5 recs
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by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Be Green
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also...
I am flagging every single comment in this whole thread
I feel like setting all of you on fire.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 16, 2011 2:11 PM PST actions
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
by bgunn on Oct 10, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Lars, I guess. I had something like thirty posts in that one, none about Huff playing baseball, but one inserting Burrell, Huff and Sabean into the screenplay for Sweet Smell of Success.
What is it with this website and obscure playwrights from the middle of the century?
You guys are wigging me out, here.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
He's obscure to most Americans born after 1960.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Not Most. Some. Some who are culturally illiterate. :)
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/guilty
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too.
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 10, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
This cannot end well
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
In other BP news: Miguel Cabrera taking some grounders at 3B again. #Tigers
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Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
Desperate times call for stupid decisions.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
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basically,
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Wasn’t it usually Gob who said that?
by S. Pickford #25 on Oct 10, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
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by calgiants86 on Oct 10, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Free Bob's Donut
Get it while you can
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Sigh
Comment From Jesus Montero
What do you think of the recent rumour that I will be traded to San Francisco for Matt Cain? Wouldn’t that be incredibly stupid of Cashman? Cain would be awful in Yankee stadium facing the AL East.
I can’t even figure out this proposal. Like, part of me is thinking 1 year of Matt Cain is worth so much less than one of the top hitting prospects in baseball with 6 years of control. But, where do we play a DH? And why would we make a trade that makes us worse in 2012? This trade idea makes no sense for both sides.
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What do you think of this rumor I just made up?
by chilibean_3 on Oct 10, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
A major league scout said the same thing! It’s verified!
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
What do you think about Cold Fusion?
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Fun fact
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Response
I don’t think Cain would be awful, though his numbers should go up a bit. Remember, in New York he doesn’t have to face the Yankees.
Remember in San Francisco, Cain does not have to face the Yankees
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by CalBear949 on Oct 10, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It also bears pointing out that if moving Matt Cain to the AL would inflate his ERA by a half-run over his average over the last three seasons, he would still have a better ERA than every start not named CC Sabathia.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Matt Cain would win 22 games a year as a Yankee
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
The added ERA would be more than offset by the run support he’d get.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 10, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
AJ Burnett went 11-11 with an ERA of 5.15.
The Giants top four starters, whose combined ERA was under three, collectively went 51-45.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Well…Burnett is clearly better than that sub .500 pitcher Lincecum.
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Obviously. Also: Nova 16 wins, Lincy 13.
Tim Lincecum: 2.74 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 9.12 K/9, 23 QS, 3.82 Run Support
Ivan Nova: 3.70 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 5.33 K/9, 16 QS, 8.82 Run Support
http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/baseball/flb/story?id=7067611
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8.82
What the shit is that?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I don’t like.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I was referring to the idea that the AL East offenses would kill him. Even if we accept that thesis, the Yankees are one of the two scary offenses in the league, so he wouldn’t face them.
I’d probably put his ERA at 3.30-3.50 range, but that’s still really good. But again, I don’t think that’s actually going to happen.
by D.Szymborski on Oct 10, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Pitching in that park, I’d put Cain’s ERA in the 4.00-4.50 range.
That short left field, and Cain’s natural fly-ball rates wouldn’t project for him to keep the runs down.
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On the other hand
Joba Chamberlain would win the Cy Young if he pitched in the NL, so there’s a sizable difference.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
+1 for using “size” and “Joba” in the same sentence.
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 10, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He had to buy the sail barge with the enhanced repulsorlifts.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think it’s a silly rumor too, but I try to answer most questions that I can.
by D.Szymborski on Oct 10, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Dunno if this was posted in another thread
Amazin’ Avenue has a collection of Rectum Face failure gifs!
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2011 12:16 PM PDT reply actions
Half of those aren’t even his fault.
The dude is a great player, I’d love to have him on the Giants as the leadoff/centerfielder.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 10, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Aubrey's all greased up and ready to go
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Where’s TheLetter2 when you need him?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Oct 10, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s hilarious to imagine Beetle saying this.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
“Are you ready for me?”
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by howtheyscored on Oct 10, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting question
For the sake of argument, let’s say both relievers reach the open market. That’s not hard to picture with Madson, who will certainly cost a draft pick to sign. For Bell to reach the open market, the Padres would probably have to decline to offer him arbitration. So in this scenario Madson costs a draft pick to sign and Bell does not. Working under these assumptions, which reliever gets a bigger overall contract, Madson or Bell?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
Bell is great but 33…Madson is better long term choice.
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Heath Bell is the better choice
because he doesn’t give a draft pick to the Phillies.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Not sure age is that big of a deal, Madson is 30.
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by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
33 years is a pretty big deal for a pitcher.
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3 years age difference for a relief pitcher? Color me meh.
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by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Teams shouldn't be signing either one long enough for age to matter much.
But I’m sure some dumb GM will give Bell 3 years, so I’d go with Madson.
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is the “actual fucking mail” delivered on columbus day?
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No
Federal, state courts and offices Federal offices and state and federal courts are closed; state offices are open.San Francisco city and county offices ClosedBanks, savings institutions OpenPost offices Closed. No mail delivery. Public transit— BART, MuniRegular weekday schedule for BART; weekday, nonschool schedule for Muni— Golden Gate TransitRegular weekday schedule— SamTransRegular weekday schedule— CaltrainAll trains running— AC TransitRegular weekday scheduleSan Francisco parking Regular meter enforcement. Commuter towaway zones, residential parking and Monday-through-Friday street sweeping not enforced.
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pretty weak excuse for a “holiday;” are public schools closed, as well?
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May I join Italian-Americans across the country in proudly telling you to suck it.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Celebration at the Olive Garden!
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In the Garden of Olives, Baby
Don’t You Know That I’ll Always Be Full?
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Random story
As a kid, I once went to Olive Garden with my family and they were out of olives. I found it hilarious.
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I HATE YOU. The Garden has the worst “Italian food” i have ever had.
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by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
you are clearly racist
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Agreed. And misogynistic.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I DON’T CARE WHAT BIG WORDS YOU USE IS TILL HATE YOU FOR SUPPORTING FALSE ITALIAN FOOD!
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by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
All the Olive Garden cooks who went to Tuscany for intensive culinary training will be crushed.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
From Wiki
Although Olive Garden advertises heavily of having a cooking institute in Tuscany, many news outlets have reported that, in fact, there is no institute or even school. Olive Garden does send all of its managers to Tuscany each year, but they stay in a rented hotel and spend only a few hours at a local restaurant in its off-season.
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SCANDAL!
/eats more stuffed chicken marsala
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
That would be a good NPR report!
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by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
which part?
I would tune in to hear TL2 eat chicken marsala…
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Yeah, I’ll call Siegel on my special red phone.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I thought there would be a Siegel signal…
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A seignal
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
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Love that place.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I rented a zoot suit for my senior prom there
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That place is great
Unfortunately, typical zoot suit customers must be very large men, because I can never find anything that comes even close to fitting me.
I bought a suit there that fit a skinny 16 year old girl.
They have all sizes.
Find something you like, and then ask if if they have your size downstairs in that style….
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http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Oct 10, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s where I got my orange “World Series” suit!
And about 8 other suits.
Yes! I DO have Nate's number tattoed on my ass. It's a long story.
http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Oct 10, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's the 8 other suits...
1:
2.
3.
4. (yes, thats holly black in the foreground. Sorry)
5.
6.
7.
8. (Yes, this one is different then my other three black and white pinstrip suits… You can tell by the double button holes)
Yes! I DO have Nate's number tattoed on my ass. It's a long story.
http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Oct 10, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, at least you’re clothed.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Oct 11, 2011 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
That’s awesome. I bet they eat at a Chili’s.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh. It’s less of a lie than I had thought. Seems like a pretty sweet deal for the managers.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 10, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I AM OUTRAGED AT THE LIES AND PERFIDY
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
god damnit i was trying to sleep in
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
OUTRAGEOUS!
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Each region of Italy has incredibly different food…. so learning about “Italian” food in Tuscany is stupid to begin with,,,
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
you mean
there’s a different Olive Garden in every town?
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
MY SPAGHETTIOS ARE CALABRIAN!
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FROM A SICILIAN RECIPE
COURTESY OF CHEF BOYARDEE!
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
BOYARDEE IS A LIGURIAN NAME!
You are ignorant and/or racist!
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
hahaha
Tuscany, Ohio doesn’t even have a culinary school!
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s behind the Applebees, next to TGIF. The locals refer to it as “Denny’s”.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
As somebody who has lived in Italy…. most “Italian” food in America is pretty bad.. but Olive Garden sets a new low…
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by calgiants86 on Oct 10, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
CAN YOU SMELL
WHAT THE RALPH IS COOOOOOOKING!!?!?!?!?!?!
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Then you’ve never actually eaten Italian food. I’d probably rather starve than eat there.
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My guility non-italian pasta place is Cheesecake Factory…Chicken Bellagio and Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta yum
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Pasta Pomodoro for me.
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Pasta Pomodoro is pretty decent
It’s nothing fancy, but it’s competent. I want one in the FiDi.
I thought there was one in Embarcadero Center but maybe that’s some other pasta outfit. Across from the movie theatre?
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently
That is Fuzio. They have some kind of weird pastas.
oh yeah Fuzio
it was entirely cromulent for lunch when I ate there 5,000 years ago.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2011 6:28 AM PDT up reply actions
May I join Italian-Americans across the country in proudly telling you to suck it.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
good idea
which is why it’s Indigenous Peoples Day in Berkeley.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
My 2010 prediction would have been much better
AB: 300
AVG: .240
OBP: .302
SLG: .398
HR: 11
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OT: mad paleontologists
Someone has developed a theory that mysterious icthyosaur fossils are the remains of a malevolent kraken’s arts & crafts project.
I don’t care how ridiculous it is. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever heard.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2011 1:05 PM PDT reply actions
Prehistoric Bowerkraken.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the link. That is an interesting story.
by Comrade Conrad on Oct 10, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHA wow
This story almost seems like a prank it’s so crazy.
The ifs of the offseason
If I was the GM, I would give Pujols 8 years, 200 mil (25 mil a year). Put Huff at a corner OF spot to compete with Nate and Belt. Keep Torres and find a dirt cheap CF (Ross or maybe Nate moves on over), and put Crawford and his .288 OPB and gold glove square at SS, in 8 spot.
I would do this for a couple reasons. First is the park, it plays more fair to RH power hitters. RF and the wind seem to kill so many balls in the air. Maybe they will board up that wall to allow the ball to carry some more. Second is you know what you will get, a 3 or 4 spot masher for 4-8 years, and even could be Helton like dangerous when he is old and over 25. Few other FA I would project to be decent north of 35, Pujols is as pure a hitter as there is. I am not GM, but I say lets do it. Pujols or bust for 2012.
Maybe they will board up that wall to allow the ball to carry some more.
Geez, I really hope they don’t. The knothole area is a great feature of the ballpark, and while I suppose that it would still “work” if they used plexiglass or something…ugh.
All those folks trying to yell at the opposing right-fielder would end up yelling at themselves and spitting on the plexiglass.
Few other FA I would project to be decent north of 35
I agree. Pujols still looks very good, and when he turns 35 in 2013 he’ll probably still be able to swing it.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 10, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe they will board up that wall to allow the ball to carry some more.
I would be pissed. I walked over there to watch an inning of the last game of the season on my lunch break and being able to do that made me happy.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
The wall
I hope they don’t change the appearance. They might be able to board it up from the fan side.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I would rather have Bonds.
He’d be cheaper, and there is no other player in history would be confident in from age 45-55.
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I kind of like the running hand gesture he makes, because I do that all the time.
by WhatsAMataHari on Oct 10, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/seasons-are-arbitrary-endpoints/
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Saw this article
Don’t agree with it
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“Let me establish that these endpoints that don’t show a strong correlation are arbitrary by demonstrating a different set of endpoints that are selective and even more arbitrary!”
When you take alternating good seasons and bad seasons and split the middle, the resulting numbers are closer to one another. No fucking duh. The whole premise of this article is fundamentally flawed unless it can demonstrate why this June-July endpoint is significant in any way.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Every endpoint is arbitrary!
There is no beginning! There is no end!
by BestHyperboleEver on Oct 10, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Derek Holland is not exactly cute, per se.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Also he’s the worst pitcher ever, based on the sample size of the one game I’ve seen him pitch. He is also worse than all the position players that have ever pitched. I think I’m better at pitching than him.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
The Fox guys say he’s been “dealing,” which I took to mean going through a great personal crisis. I hope he’s all right.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Maybe
he works as a blackjack dealer in the offseaon
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or
he hosts a public-access cable production of “Let’s Make a Deal”.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 10, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
or just maybe
He’s Dustin Ackley’s coke dealer.
Always remember him from
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12926567
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
It was within seconds. I say it counts.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
TWHS
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 10, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I wuz there!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
My favorite part (in a later video) is the announcer going
“The Giants are winning with pitching again. But not theirs.”
by WhatsAMataHari on Oct 10, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparantly, the only projections I did were the snuff films I was showing in my basement
I’m just bummed I didn’t get to post very many “that’s my boy” pics this season.
Also, I got a new sig. The thong is now dead.
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of 2010 post season was a fluke.
LOL EVERYONE INCLUDING ME
Good, but not as good as last year.
AB: 534
HR: 24
AVG: .281
OBP: .350
SLG: .460
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Suck it, Rockies
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/
San Francisco Giants 90 72
Los Angeles Dodgers 87 75
Colorado Rockies 86 76
San Diego Padres 79 83
Arizona Diamondbacks 73 89
THE THING IS, IT HAPPENED – 11/1/10
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Feb 16, 2011 7:11 PM PST actions
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I kind of hated the move to bring Tejada aboard more than the [resulting] Cabrera deal.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 10, 2011 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
i know nothing
AB: 550
HR: 23
AVG: .281
OBP: .368
SLG: .477
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
LOL YOUNG PERSON!
Huff can play right well enough.
“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!”
by El Person on Feb 16, 2011 1:39 PM PST up actions
I don’t know that he can. He seems to be able to play an OK LF, but RF at AT&T park is a different animal.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment’s notice—-just like his adoptive father.
by rotorueter on Feb 16, 2011 1:39 PM PST up actions
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
AZ Giants posted a bunch of pictures of our new top prospects from Instructional League
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I really enjoy his/her work.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Now if only these photos were labeled so I could tell who anyone other than Gary Brown is.
I assume the catcher is Tommy Joseph, and the olive-skinned LHB is Panik?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Olive skinned LHB wearing 48 looks like Ricky Oropesa to me – 3rd rd pick this year.
Catcher is Andrew Susac I think.
I misread (or assumed) at first that these were the AFL, as opposed to the instructional league.
Both those would make sense. Any idea if Crick is in any of these, and if so which one? I’m quietly very excited about Crick/Susac.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
The lesson seems pretty clear to me. Signing a player coming off an improbably bad year in his early 30s is a good plan; signing the same player when he’s coming off an improbably good year is not.
Only sign bad players!
Get Better Travis! Ishikawa - 2009 Tops All-Star Rookie and World Champ 2010!
No
But signing good players who’ve had bad years is probably the right strategy.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Luke Scott would be interesting if they could figure out if he's healthy, for instance.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
(Note: Also applies to playing good players you already have who have had down years)
See: Andres Torres.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I get the sentiment, although the wording is funky
BudNorris20 Bud Norris
Does Brian Wilson play baseball or work in Hollywood? I can’t tell but his Taco Bell commercials are a joke.
16 hours ago
HATERS GONNA HATE
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
If he worked in Hollywood they would probably be better.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2011 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey Bud Norris if you played baseball better you might get your very own commercial.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Oct 11, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Aren’t most commercials a joke? I mean, he’s not really in any kind of Black Ops, sir. As a matter of fact, I believe he would be in breach of military protocol for announcing such a thing.
by JSing on Oct 11, 2011 9:45 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I would be happy if I didn’t see Wilson all offseason.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
“Hi again everybody, Bud Norris here for WhoamI.com.”
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
His own catcher telling him the truth
BrianEspo41 brian esposito
@BudNorris20 pretty sure that world series ring makes @BrianWilson38 a ballplayer. Taco bell commercials just show his fame #donthatebud
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
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Oct 11, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol Astros
Now is a good time to point out that former Astros Jeff Keppinger, Hunter Pence, Roy Oswalt, and Michael Bourn collectively made it as far as the Division Series. Who saw that one coming?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Fat Elvis
is currently in the NLCS and perhaps headed to the World Series!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 11, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but he technically went there as a FA from the Yankees.
He’s already tainted.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I think he meant the LCS.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Umm but Keppy and Bourn didn’t make the playoffs. Also he forgot Lidge.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Oct 11, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Lidge won a ring with the Phils.
I’m mostly talking about the players who have been mostly playing in the latest era of Astros futility, and were traded out to contenders. Around August, there was a lot of talk of, “Well, at least one Astro will be in the world Series!” regarding Pence, Bourn, and Keppinger specifically, given the teams that they were traded to seemed like they were all playoffs bound.
Oswalt and Pence did not make it out of the first round, and made it father than anybody, unless you want to count Berkman who has a degree of separation from the Astros at this point via the Yankees.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Haters gon hate?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Lance Berkman is really, really ugly.
That is all.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’ve been trying to tell all of you this for months now.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
How can you, of all people, dislike Lance?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Because I'm a stickler for accuracy, actual comments I've made about Lance Berkman:
May 30: “Lance Berkman: He Has A Large Face.”
May 30: “You mean Big McLargeFace?”
May 31: “Let us not forget Berkman has a large face. That immediately makes me dislike him.”
May 31: “Well, if isn’t old Largey McLargeFace.”
June 1: “Yeah, and I think his face is too large for current zoning laws.”
June 7: “NASA created Lance Berkman in a botched experiment. They were trying to create the Large Face Array, and he just kind of gestated.”
September 22: “His face is too large.”
September 28: “Lance Berkman’s face is too damn large.”
October 4: “His face is too large, and that could have something to do with it.”
October 9: “HIS FACE IS TOO DAMN LARGE.”
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
by TheLetter2 on Oct 11, 2011 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Man, the beard sans ’stache is really popular in MLB, even though nobody in the world thinks it looks anything but terrible.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Oct 11, 2011 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
KILL IT WITH FIRE
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Best shape of his life!
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Mewbs
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 11, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Uh, at the risk of making a fool out of myself, what the hell is happening in this picture.
by non sequitur on Oct 11, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Strectching, adjusting his cup and removing a shirt all at once?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Oct 11, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I FEEL MUCH BETTER NOW ABOUT MY BODY
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Oct 11, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
If only his face were smaller….
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Science has no cure, no answers to be had. No knowledge to be gained from all of man’s little sensors and devices meant to pry loose the secrets of the cosmos. And so one man continues his journey in life, burdened with a face too large even for the apex of science. A mystery, a terror — an aberration? Yes, perhaps, to all of those things. However one describes it, Lance Berkman’s face is filed under “L” for “large”…in The Twilight Zone.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I know. He is very galooty. But I maintain not every galoot is hot.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
BTW
You (and anyone else interested in galoots) may find this, on the etymology of galoot, interesting. I still am troubled that none of the dictionary definitions I can find allude to the oafishness that I tend to associate with galoots.
What a detailed exploration of the word. I use an ad hoc definition that merely describes a sturdy gentleman, typically cuddly in nature. Whether cuddly or oafish, we both appear to be off the mark with respect to its possible origin describing a sailor of some kind.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
If I could rec this more than once, I would.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
So you're saying that little button nose is killing you, is that it?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
He has a face like a fist.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 11, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I posted in it before it was cool.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Mod burn
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 11, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, tomorrow I’m interviewing a planetary scientist here at UTK about his work searching for moons orbiting asteroids. It’s going to be a neat conversation.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Excellent!
Let me know if there will be alink available, please.
Also, even with the retirement of the shuttle, the Air Force had a remote operated smaller version of the shuttle called the X-37B. No one knows what they are using it for (it is all very hush hush), but it recently completed a 200+ days mission in orbit.
Boeing just announced that they have designs completed for a X-37C which is slightly larger than the B model (still way smaller than the Shuttle) that will carry up to 6 passengers. Instead of side-mounting the aircraft like in the original shuttle stack, this new craft will be placed right on top of an Atlas V.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 11, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I read this as "moobs" orbiting asteroids.
Must have gotten it confused with the Berkman thread.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Concept Alternate Giants Road Jersey
From Uni Watch
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
No. No, no, no and no. Alternate Jersey’s of any type should be banned. The only team’s that have them are teams so lacking in confidence about their franchise or either have no history or don’t care about their history to trash on them like this.
And, yes, I hate Orange Friday
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 11, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t mind the Sunday orange-bill caps, but that’s about as far as I’m willing to concede with alternates.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I hate them too. Willie Mays did not play in no orange billed hat.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 11, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
He also played in New York at the beginning of his career.
Sometimes, change is good.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Also more jersey variants = more money for the Giants…
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s why alternate jersey exists and the Giants have been really good at holding the line against them. All the old, traditional teams in baseball and football have shied away from them for the most part and as we’re one of the oldest and most traditional teams, we should wear that with pride. We ain’t no Diamondbacks
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 11, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
lol Padres
I do like that we have a respect for tradition, but I also like that we let ourselves have a little bit of fun.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I think it would be pretty cool if they had some throwbacks…
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I find a lot of throwbacks to be pretty ugly, though.
Again, donate the money to the Community Fund, instead. Wearing those things for one game is a complete waste.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
what about donating it to the Rainy Day Fund?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 11, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Is that tax deductible?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
donate what money?
Those goofball alternate unis are advertisements for additional revenue-generating hat and sale jerseys in the team store. Why else would MLB pimp all that stuff so much?
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not a true barometer of anything because Willie Mays looks fly in anything
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 11, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I love the orange-bill. It's one of those changes that makes me think,
“Why wasn’t this the norm?”
by Every6thDay on Oct 11, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Fan Concept. He did some for all of the teams. They are actually pretty good. Link
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
An improvement IMO.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
That San Francisco script is patented and trademarked by KOBO Sports for use in tourist jackets.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Oct 11, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
The ones they have in Walgreens! LOL I knew it looked familiar!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/10/giants_trademark_san_francisco.php
Oh, it’s Gogo Sports Ltd. My mistake.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Oct 11, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the script.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I love it. It’s elegant and aesthetically pleasing.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
If you don’t like the script than we are truly Yin and Yang.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
IIRC it was used on Mr. Tanner’s jacket on Full House. Who could deny that?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
OH BOB SAGET!!!!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I'm surprised
they still use it at all then.
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather have my team's player be ridiculous in commercials
than have them be in commercials take themselves way too seriously (see: Howard, Ryan).
At the end of the day, they’re entertainers no matter how you slice it. It’s not like he’s doing anything else right now.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
in a way, it’s him branding himself which helps brand the Giants which helps brand teams that aren’t in New York so I’m okay with it. That beard, though, is just ridiculous. He needs to do something else, like braid it or go with mutton chops or something
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 11, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the beard but not the brand.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I like the pitching, think the beard is gross and think the brand can be pretty funny.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 11, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Just looking at his beard makes me feel itchy
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 11, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
The brand isn’t as funny as it thinks it is. The beard I don’t give much of a damn about, but I do think it’s ridiculous. The pitching is what I care about and I’m a bit worried.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Starting earlier than I thought, really.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 11, 2011 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
So sick of somebody supporting a team they grew up loving?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
He's getting pretty annoying.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Like most things, it’s not annoying when he’s pitching well and the team’s playing well. The team didn’t play well and he…God only knows what was up with him— he could have been injured all season and nobody said anything. If he comes up with a new schtick, the 2012 Giants is a return to normality, and he’s back to 2010 Brian, we’ll love him. And if not, off with his head.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 11, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he’s pretty annoying either way. Hopefully he continues to pitch well for my favorite baseball team though.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
So which one am I?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
We're back to the default hating Brian Wilson I see.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Oct 11, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
HIS ACT IS OLD!!!!! AND HE'S JUST BEING A BIG JERK
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
IONLY LIKE HIM WHEN HE IS STRIKING OUT RYAN HOWARD AND NELSON CRUISE
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think it’s hating to hope that he’s traded for a good return (regardless of why you hope he’s traded).
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
“so sick of this crap” isn’t hating?
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Oct 11, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I somehow missed that part. I’m 1 for 2 on sentence comprehension! I could play in the big leagues!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I INHALE ETHER WHAT DO YOU EXPECT
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’m kinda joking, but the Red Sox could use him. The Giants need offense. Wilson isn’t cheap anymore and Romo or Casilla could fill his role.
Besides, what team do you think he was a fan of growing up?
Still, he’s an iconic Giant, and SF loves him.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 11, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Casilla can't fill his role.
Also, this has been mentioned before, but for all the money Wilson is making from the Giants, one has to wonder just how much money his shenanigans are making for the Giants in return.
I’m not saying it justifies the price tag for true-talent 2-3 win player, but it certainly softens the blow.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
But didn’t Casilla fill the role? He had a problem with losing his release point at times, but he got the job done every time. Certainly he was no worse than Wilson this season.
As for the merchandise and all the attention Wilson brings to the team, maybe the team should spend the money they make from it on improving the lineup.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 11, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
He got better as the season progressed. Better control. Who knows what he’ll be like next season. His stuff is electric and he added new pitches this season.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 11, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he’ll be what he has been: a serviceable reliever who’s prone to wildness. If Wilson is gone, Romo should be next in line.
Romo should be. It remains to be seen if Bochy will let him be a closer though..
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Romo is the rightful heir.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
That kind of thinking results in Stannis on the throne and nobody wants that.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
STFU Davos thinks he’s a really good guy deep inside it’s just he’s a middle child and nobody loved him
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Oct 11, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
/grinds teeth
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/Maester Righetti loved him!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Oct 11, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
He did fill the role fine, just like Burrell was fine in left field in 2009. However, that doesn’t mean that Burrell is a good defensive left fielder.
I’m not as skeptical of Casilla as it seems many people at McC are, but lacks consistency even more than Wilson does. He’s better off as a 7th/8th inning guy.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
2009, DH. 2010, left field.
Isn’t the 7th or 8th a lot of the time even more important to the outcome of a game? He’s got closer stuff, but his command has been a problem in the past.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 11, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
His best assets are he can get a strikeout and has a good sinker, so he can induce ground balls. He’s our right-handed Affeldt, but instead of a backdoor curveball he can throw 97. Like Affeldt, he’s useful if used properly, which is against mostly same-handed (in this case RH) batters with a contingency plan if he can’t get it over the plate.
He’s not Denny Bautista, but he’s not Mike Adams, either.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Was his the one that gave up the Spilborghs HR?
Or was that Merkin?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
That sucked.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Garko sighting!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I’m looking at his left/right splits, and he is definitely much better against righties than lefties, but his numbers against lefties seem very solid to me.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 11, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Again, not unlike Affeldt.
But flip-flopped.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I admit, I am tired of his act as well
But he should be traded because he is going to be too expensive and the Giants have already have a replacement that is better.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 11, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL A day or two after Larry Baer was announced as Neukom’s replacement, he did an interview with Bloomberg where he called Wilson a “genius”. I’m assuming he’s referring to the crazy kind, but he probably was talking about Wilson’s ability to market himself.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 11, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Wilson 4 Lowrie pls
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Romosexual
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 11, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
still not tired of any of his acts
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Probably under the "BREAKING NEWS!" category, but I just saw this...
From Bryan Stow’s website:
Bryan had an exciting week. On Saturday, Bruce Bochy came to visit. He gave Bry his signed SF hat that he wore in. He spent about 45 minutes talking to him and telling him that he wanted him at Spring Training! As he was leaving, Bryan said to him, "Bye. I love you." Mr. Bochy said I love you too!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
If Bochy wore that hat in, then there is no way Bryan or any other human being can ever wear it. Bochy’s head is huge.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Touching.
Now that Billy the homeless guy is a flake, maybe Bryan can show up from time to time to boost the spirits of the players and coaches.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 11, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
How do they expect me to study for Geology when theres the internet.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 11, 2011 10:53 AM PDT reply actions
Uh, because the geology is the funnest thing ever?
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I’m so screwed. I am completely incapable of focus right now. Much too early.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 11, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
this was pretty much me when i brought my laptop to class
i was too busy browsing MCC and youtube
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
YET I CANT FIND A JOB IN IT YET... god dammit
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
My friend who graduated with a degree in Geology wound up working the graveyard shift at an oil rig in Pennsylvania.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
woa....
well, that is pretty valuable experience though. My thing is finding out how to really look for those types of jobs, where it’s environmentally focused. Applying over the internet seems just pointless now really
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
From what I hear there are a bunch of oil jobs in ND right now. Maybe you could bunk with BondsLegend.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
oh God... there'd just be fights everyday...
fuck living in ND
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
No shit. Their southern neighbor is a place of magic and wonder though.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I'll be just south of there when i drive out to Chicago in about 2 weeks
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Maybe we should meet up in North Platte and fuckin’ party.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
PARTY AT JHIAT00'S HOUSE
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’ll stock the fridge! Just stay the fuck away from my tiramisu!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
YES!!!!!!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS BUT I'M EXCITED!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
My understanding is that this is a big problem with Geology and ES majors.
They study the subject because, ostensibly, they like the environment, but wind up working for oil, lumber, and energy conglomerates, because that’s where the jobs are. It’s a real tough racket.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Yup!
pretty much, i just am looking for jobs with the city, government. Also looking for land restoration jobs and landscaping, maybe construction. I did get a call about working at some energy conglomerate and it was unpaid, in Chicago… LOLNO
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
All my friends from college moved to Chicago to be starving artists. No thanks.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Yea.... definitely not into that...
Mostly i just want to go into urban planning, Chicago is pretty big on that. Also looking at marketing, we’ll see what happens.
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Nyjer Morgan gets profane on KNBR
http://blog.sfgate.com/sportsevents/2011/10/11/nyjer-morgan-gets-profane-on-knbr/?tsp=1
When the hosts(Murph and Mac) told him he couldn’t curse on-air, Morgan elected to leave the interview rather than clean up his language.
"T-Plush is out," he said. "Thanks for having me."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Oct 11, 2011 11:14 AM PDT reply actions
LOL, that's awesome
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
haha
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
So goddamn punchable.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Clotheslinable, even.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Huh. Why wasn’t I aware of this nonsense? Alter egos for everyone!
by chilibean_3 on Oct 11, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
You see, it’s his first initial, followed by his… no, wait… the first initial of the street he grew up on, followed by… no, that’s something else… an affectionate nickname he got when his high school girlfriend mentioned that he looked like this T-Rex plushie that she won at the fair. That’s it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Oct 11, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty sure he just doesnt care
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
2012 MCC Meetup location
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Thundercats! I have found Mumm-Ra’s lair!
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Oct 11, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Mumm-Ra died of testicular cancer.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Oct 11, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s weird is that I always read that one of the reasons they didn’t originally finish it was because it was so structurally deficient. Somehow I doubt that that has changed.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
I honestly don't want to look at what my predictions were for Huff
because i already know it was full of fail
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
NICE, almost spot on
Commenting from 35000 feet in the air, here’s my projection
AB: 503
HR: 24
AVG: .278
OBP: .385
SLG: .489
Whatever happened to Brock Bond, with his .311 BA? Oh well, sigh, always goin to be my adoptive son!
11/1/2010 if you dont know what occurred on that date, we got issues.
by PiKAgiant on Feb 16, 2011 1:03 PM PST actions
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Gee, OT: Map for ASOIAF nerbs
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2011 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
AWESOME! But this also brings up a question I had. Does the Wall go coast to coast? I thought it didn’t, but wouldn’t that make the wall somewhat useless?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Oct 11, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it buts up against the coastal (and presumably impassable) mountain range.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
would hate to end up in the Shivering Sea
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Huh, I thought Winterfell would be closer to the wall.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I always think that about York.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
And Hadrian’s Wall, natch.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Hanarahel would be farther from the trident.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Oct 11, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: LeBron James...
KingJames LeBron James
@
@ClaytonESPN When is the deadline for a team to sign a free agent?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
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