The Giants and the Gold Gloves
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 1, 2011 12:54 PM PDT
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PrintLast year, all I wanted was for Andres Torres to win a Gold Glove. That, and for the feeling of the post-championship bliss to hum and course through our veins forever and ever as we never grew old, never grew bitter, never had to face reality again. That, and maybe a bag of pistachios. Those things are expensive. But Andres Torres winning a Gold Glove was high on the list.
It didn't happen. Shane Victorino picked up sympathy votes, Michael Bourn deserved one, and Carlos Gonzalez … was dating Francine Gold Glove, the heiress to the Gold Glove fortune. If you can think of a better explanation, I'd love to read it. Gonzalez isn't even one of the finalists this year, being left off the final ballot of left fielders in favor of Ryan Braun and Matt Holliday, the latter of whom is famous for trying to catch baseballs with his groin. Yet last year, Gonzalez was supposed to be better than Torres. Okay.
The Gold Gloves are a little bit different this year, in that there's a televised awards ceremony (7:00 p.m. tonight on ESPN2, I think), and there are a list of finalists. Coaches and managers vote, and I'm guessing the top three become the finalists, which allows for a drumroll-please moment for the broadcast. The other difference is that the outfield category is split up into the different positions, so there's a LF winner, a CF winner, and a RF winner.
Torres isn't even on the list of finalists this year, which isn't that big of a surprise, even if he deserves it. He wasn't as superlative as he was last year, though, when he was one of the better center fielders I've ever watched in a Giants uniform, up there with Darryl Hamilton, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, and Darren Lewis. He was even better than Marvin Benard at times.
But even though I pretend to be too cool to care about Gold Gloves, invoking the travesty of Rafael Palmeiro twice a year, I secretly care about Gold Gloves. And this year, I care about two of the awards very deeply.
Hope #1: Pablo Sandoval wins
And he was the best third baseman I watched in the National League this season. He wouldn't have a chance in the American League with Adrian Beltre or Evan Longoria, but he had an amazing renaissance with the glove this season. Truth is, when he was yoinked from starting duties in the playoffs mostly because of his defense, I thought it was a huge overreaction. Turns out it indirectly led to Edgar Renteria starting, which led to us hopping around like fools 365 days ago, so it all worked out. Even better, it might have also led to Sandoval having a come-to-Buster moment, where he realized that he needed to take better care of himself.
He worked hard in the offseason. The exact pound count doesn't really matter, nor does the fact that he put a little of the weight back on by the end of the season. What did matter was that he was clearly more agile all season. He had better range, he had quicker hands, and his arm remained a huge asset. Look at this guy:
♥♥♥♥Pablo♥♥♥♥
So I care about him winning a Gold Glove. It would be a validation of his hard work. And that's before you even check in with the UZR rankings, which had Pablo as the bestest third baseman in the NL. By rate, at least. When you take into account the month Sandoval missed, Placido Polanco saved more runs. Polanco is also nominated. Polanco will almost certainly win.
So that squashes that hope. But there is another.
Hope #2: Carlos Beltran wins
This is very important. Because here's what I remember about Beltran's defense:
I want Beltran back, remember. He's still a good player. But when I think "best defender at his position", Beltran isn't on the list. I think the phrase "an indifferent Glenallen Hill" is way, way, way too hyperbolic. But I did just think of it while trying to describe Beltran's defense! So it must mean something.
Beltran should win so there can be a) more awards for the Giants, and b) another benchmark with which to acknowledge the Gold Gloves, so that when people we like (such as Torres or Pablo) don't win, we can just say "Beltran!" to acknowledge the silliness of the awards in the first place.
I hate Gold Gloves, and I don't care about them. I hope you enjoyed this article about how much I care about Gold Gloves.
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I have a bad feeling about this.
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When you said: "What I remember about his defense."
I thought you were going to go with a reference to his hitting, because that is one of the major criteria for the Gold Glove awards.
Also, he's not as good as he thought he was.
But I still think Alex Gonzalez would be a pretty nice buy-low shortstop pickup, as depth or if all else falls through.
I’d like Crawford to develop for another half-to-whole season before delivering a verdict.
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I was at that game! Pablo threw out another runner after he Tejada'd a ball
It was hit hard, right at him, and he fell over while fielding it and threw the guy out from his knees for style points. He had a great defensive game.
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Question: Will Beltran be wearing a Giants hat or a Mets hat
when he accepts the Gold Glove? He should do it via ESPN ala high school football prospects
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He will wear a Carlos Beltran hat.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Artist's rendering:
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
hahahaha
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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!
Great touch with the half-Beltran head on the jersey.
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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!
Team Beltran!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Beltran would abandon that team due to his selfishness
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The Beltran City Beltrans
…of Anaheim.
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I'd root for that laundry.
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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!
DEREK JETER!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 1:05 PM PDT reply actions
IS A BIG FAT CHEATER!
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Ugh, I hope Beltran loses
But first, I do want Pablo to win, even though I agree he probably won’t. He deserves major, major credit for turning it around defensively this year. Still smile when I think of that game-ending play where he threw himself at the runner trying to get back to second, barely tagging him. No style points there, but so, so Panda.
Beltran’s nom makes me mad for two reasons. First, he was only the second-best right fielder on the Giants, and he displaced the best one, weakening a team that couldn’t afford to get one iota weaker on defense. Also, though he could still put it in gear and make a play, he clearly chose his spots, and when he chose not to, we saw balls sailing over his head as he strolled over to field them. Conserving energy, just like one B. Lamar Bonds back in the day. I get it, but I can’t really say I respect it, and it certainly doesn’t scream “Gold Glove” at me.
Humph.
I always liked the way that Bonds conserved energy. He may not have had much range by the end, but he always played the outfield intelligently. Compare that to, say, Vlad Guerrero. I’d take conservation of energy in a heartbeat.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
by El Person on Nov 1, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"an indifferent Glenallen Hill"
redundant
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry if this has been mentioned
Mlbtraderumor posted some salary arb projections:
Giants (13)
Tim Lincecum – $19.2MM
Jonathan Sanchez – $5.2MM
Pablo Sandoval – $3.2MM
Jeff Keppinger – $2.7MM
Andres Torres – $2.5MM
Ryan Vogelsong – $2.5MM
Ramon Ramirez – $2.3MM
Santiago Casilla – $1.9MM
Sergio Romo – $1.3MM
Mike Fontenot – $1.3MM
Nate Schierholtz – $1.2MM
Eli Whiteside – $700K
Emmanuel Burriss – $600K
Seems lower than expected…with the exception of Burriss.
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If all those players return for those exact amounts and, coupled with the Affeldt + Lopez contracts...
Then the Giants will have actually raised payroll by ~$4 million.
It’s pretty easy to forget that Torres had the second highest WAR of a position player on the Giants last year. I’d like to see him starting in center next year.
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Thank you.
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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!
Torres’ WAR was mostly based on single-season UZR though. Just sayin’
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It depends on how much you trust the fielding metrics, but a run is a run.
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in Torres’ case, I believe the metrics, I was just pointing out the flaws in looking at single season UZR-driven WAR
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He did have a 3.1 oWAR
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are you talking about 2010 here? There’s no way he was worth 3.1 oWAR in 2011
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Oops
misread the first post…if we’re talking about dWAR…he’s done it two years in a row.
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I’m certainly not saying to cut him. But making him starting CF shouldn’t happen, keep him as 4th OF have him work his way back in
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I’d rather have Nate play CF flanked by Beltran and Belt, but we all know that won’t happen.
I suppose I’m just of the belief that Torres’ ship has run its course. He was average last year mostly because of his defense, and this team needs hitting. I’d love to be wrong, but if not Nate in CF I’d rather they acquire a consistent hitter with speed.
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This is a line I would stand in. Nate’s offense plays within expectations for a CF. His defense would seem a good fit for RF or CF. I love the arm and it would be a shame to lose his defense in RF.
It always seems to “my eyes” that RF at AT&T is a tough place to play. Is there you know, actual facts or statistics that support that thought ?
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Torres might be a better hitter than Nate.
And there is no consistent center fielder with speed who hits better than Torres does on the open market.
Torres is a model of inconsistency. Nate is surely the better, more consistent hitter as well.
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I'd tend to agree with this
One of these years, I’ll think Nate’s a good bet to be a better hitter than Torres. Not this year though.
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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!
Like when Torres is out of baseball?
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Nah
I mean, if I had to project out, I’ll peg Nate as the better hitter in 2014 at least, and maybe 2013. But Torres recent history is much better.
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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!
average and mean are two different things. from a consistency standpoint, Nate is the better bet.
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oops, median not mean
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A 'choose consistency' argument isn't necessarily wrong in itself.
But not only is Torres a better hitter, he’s also a better fielder.
And I don’t even think you can claim Nate is consistent without any evidence.
Oh, of course I want that. But I don’t think that the people whose opinions matter do.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
He will probably stay if not for the fact that he is the Giants’ only CF right now. His defensive prowess allow would be worth the $2.5 million.
RamRam is just another RH reliever..
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Well...not everyone is coming back
Keppinger, Whiteside, and Burriss are likely done. I would think that Torres and RamRam are on the border.
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Also
it’ll be interesting to see how the FO treats Rowand’s salary…as a buyout or as payroll.
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Should be listed as a write off and not salary. Mr. Baer are you reading this. You sent him away. Do not use this as an excuse to cheap out on the payroll.
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I think as long as the Giants are paying him money to play at the ML level, it’s going to count.
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I want Kepp back.
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I’ve never seen an emptier batting average from someone who actually has played baseball for an extended period of time. Note: Burriss does not count
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They are gonna want either Ford or Burriss on the roster for late-inning VROOM, and seeing how Burriss isn’t the stupidest baserunner I’ve ever seen, I’d pick him.
I’m not saying I want Burriss on the roster. I’m saying since it will happen, pick the lesser of two evils
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They are gonna want either Ford or Burriss on the roster for late-inning VROOM, and seeing how Burriss isn’t the stupidest baserunner I’ve ever seen, I’d pick him.
I beg to differ since Rubin Rivera is no longer in baseball.
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I think Ford is worse. Much, much worse
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Ford is just too aggressive…he is also much faster than Burris. Burris has no baseball sense.
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Ford has no baseball sense, Burriss can’t hit but at least he isn’t a bad baserunner. Speed is worth nothing if you don’t know how to use it.
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Ford vs. Burriss
Shit Sandwich vs. Giant Douche
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Giant Douche...
…would imply he has some sort of problem with his personality. Everything I’ve seen/heard about Manny makes him out to be a pretty good guy. Ford, on the other hand, has a criminal record.
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
I believe its a South Park reference, basically “the lesser of two evils.”
It was from an episode that aired around the 2004 presidential election.
by free f.p. #14 on Nov 1, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure it was a Jane Austen reference.
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Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley Cage Match
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Clearly
a GoT reference
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Darwin Barney?
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He’s still in his 2nd or 3rd year though right? Kepp has been around the block
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Kepp also has a significantly higher ISO than Barney.
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Also, Juan Pierre, future CF for the Giants.
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YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW !
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I will take it back and replace it with Yuniesky Betancourt, future SS for the Giants.
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That would make me cry less, maybe more like a sniffle. But neither would be my preferred choice.
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Giants will be at $120 million if they don’t sign Keppinger, RamRam, Whiteside, or Burris. If Giants keep RamRam…Torres is probably gone.
How much for Beltran and Rollins? $20 million a year?
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That appears to depend on who is doing the rosterbating
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
What's awful is that
Zito and Rowand combine to make $32 million…I cannot imagine how good this team could be if the Giants had an additional $32 million to spend.
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Don't worry
if GP has his way, the Giants will be paying Reyes and/or Beltran to sit on the bench and cheerlead for years to come!
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
If they get hurt, they get hurt
But either one of those guys has a better track record than Zito or Rowand did.
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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 believe Beltran is older than Rowand/Zito were, and I think Reyes is younger.
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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 bad, I was thinking
Rollins/Beltran instead of Reyes/Beltran
Nearly every team has that
Such is free agency. Don’t hate the players hate the game.
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I know
it’s just that the Giants have so many young players that will get expensive soon…at least they won a WS during this time.
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False dichotomy.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sanchez vs. Sergio
So Jonathan Sanchez, who was beyond useless to the Giants last year, should not only get a raise but make almost five times more than Romo, who had a historically great season as a set-up man AND was incredibly valuable to the team. What a crazy, idiotic system.
Well…considering Panda will make only 700K more than Torres…
It makes sense though…otherwise teams would be forced to commit to player with very little history.
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To be fair
Jonathan Sanchez’s 2010 was much more valuable than any season Sergio Romo has had or will have.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Also
Considering he made $4.8 million last year…$5.2 million is basically a pay cut.
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It is because a player is expected to get a lot of more when going up one arb year.
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Jonathan Sanchez has had a way better career than Romo
But sure
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Tony Romo is not even as good as Alex Smith
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That’s a lie. Alex Smith is doing one thing, and one thing well only. Not throwing INTs. Who knows if he’s improving or just getting lucky.
Smith can’t hit a wide open receiver 20 yards downfield without overthrowing the ball (which may be why he isn’t throwing INTs- he always overthrows instead of underthrows. I still wish they’d drafted Cam Newton.
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What?
1) Alex Smith has been average/above average for most of his career
2) Cam Newton was the no. 1 pick and Aldon Smith already has 6.5 sacks.
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1) I do not agree with you on Smith. Despite this success (and I totally get that he had injuries and 5 head coaches over 6 years), I still don’t think he is anywhere good enough. If the run gets shut down in a game or god forbid Gore gets hurt, the Niners will lose because Smith cannot carry a team. There’s a reason Harbaugh uses Smith the way he does… I’m tellin ya, if the team really has to rely on his arm for a whole game, I don’t feel good about that.
2) good point. I forgot we wouldn’t have Aldon if we’d traded picks to get Newton. Aldon Smith is gonna be ROTY.
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Above average? He can really only throw short passes with any sort of accuracy. Maybe you were implying he’s above average at throwing little dinky short passes?
He is not, and never will be, a threat to throw down field.
The team’s success this year is likely due to Harbaugh essentially coaching around Smith’s failings.
/still waiting for the 9ers to get a real QB
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I have not seen BL around here in a while
He is still actively tweeting though, so I know he’s not dead.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
you’d think a woman would keep tabs on her husband
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That’s such a 20th century thing to say.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
also, with a power run game like the Niners have, you need to have a threat to go downfield so teams don’t load 8 in the box to protect against to run. one could argue that Smith’s ineptitude is costing the team more yards that people think.
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Yup
Smith has no touch and looks directly at who is going to throw to. I totally agree that they have done a superb job at coaching around his many weaknesses.
Including his O-line weakness?
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s way too much for Jonathan Sanchez.
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He’s a 4th year arb guy and had a 3.1 rWAR/2.4 fWAR in 2010…$5.2 million is pretty cheap for a no. 4/5 starter.
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I’m just not sure that Jonathan Sanchez is worth 5million to the Giants. To another team, it’s a bargain, but the Giants have a wealth of back end starters who are either making the minimum or already committed to a contract.
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You would not get even close value for him at this point.
He’s basically BoA stock right now.
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Free agent after this year
If they’re going to dump him, they have to do it now.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
He's more of a mid-season trade guy
if he can recover and pitch well…someone will go after him.
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If a lefty reliever is worth 5M
then yes, Jonathan Sanchez is worth 5M, because he would be one of the best left handed relievers in the game.
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You're totally forgetting
about the $19 million LOOGY the Giants have.
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He’s got a lot more potential value as a trade chip, methinks, than as a third lefty reliever.
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I'm just saying he is worth 5M to anybody, including the Giants
Because we have established that 5M/year is fair compensation for lefty relievers. See : Scott Downs.
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Just because the FO shells out 5million to Affeldt doesn’t mean that it was a good idea, or fair compensation.
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See : Scott Downs.
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doesn’t mean that it was a good idea
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
It’s a okay idea…Affeldt would have gotten $5 million on the open market thus the signing wasn’t bad per se. It’s just that it may have been a luxury signing for the Giants.
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Sure, but that is the going rate for top flight lefty relievers. You may not think it is a good idea, but that is the price. Pedro Feliciano got TWO YEARS and 8M for crying out loud. Because he throws left handed.
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Yeah
but he had that Feliz Navidad song…the royalties from that song alone would balance out some of that salary.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants have a wealth of back end starters
Eric Surkamp just walked someone as you typed that.
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Jonathan Sanchez just hit Eric Surkamp with a pitch.
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Surkamp was pitching.
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
Sanchez was warming up in the bullpen when he hit Surkamp (who was standing on the mound) with a ptich.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah Jonathan Sanchez
Forever an Jah Ith Ber.
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But that one day against the Padres, though
he was such a Ber Tir Um Mal Lum
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1.0 WAR = ~$4.5M value
$5.2M = 1.15 WAR
I think that’s a bar he can clear fairly easily even given his struggles this year.
by Royce Clayton as Miguel Tejada on Nov 1, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I just think that Zito can turn in a similar performance, or maybe even Surkamp.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
I’m pretty sure we all can agree that Jonathan Sanchez >>> Zito
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Surkamp might
I just have zero faith in Zito at this point. Even Surkamp, I know it was SSS, but man he was terrible in the majors last year. Hopefully he was tired or something.
It was SSS
So ignore it. It is meaningless. There’s nothing I hate more than people saying “SSS, but…”
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
The walk rate
That stabilizes pretty quick, right? If he’d just been BABIP’d to death, I’d easily overlook it, but walking people….
BB/PA takes 550 batters faced to reach a reliability of 0.7
Eric Surkamp faced 126 batters.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Why? Sometimes a small sample is all you have.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2011 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, in that case, as rueter points out, it’s probably to go with the larger sample.
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Naturally… this is in response to the ‘SSS, but…’ hatred and wasn’t meant to be Surkamp specific.
Regarding Surkamp specifically, I don’t think “I know it was SSS, but man he was terrible in the majors last year” is that egregious. He did look pretty fucking awful, and I have to admit that the contrast between what I saw and what his MiL track record indicates I should have seen is concerning.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2011 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
But it's not all we have here.
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!
SI's top 50 FA in MLB
CJ Wilson at 4 seems very high.
Aramis Ramirez at 9? 34 years old and a cement block at 3B. Had a very good year last year but two poor years before that.
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Ugh. Papelbon and Bell waaaaay overrated there.
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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 like this
CURRENT TEAM: GIANTS
BEST FIT: GIANTS
Beltran was excellent after the Mets traded him to the Giants — in 44 games he hit .323 with seven home runs and 18 RBIs. But his overall .910 OPS was baseball’s 15th-best, and he would be higher on this list if not for his age and fragility. Still, the Giants desperately need offense, and are said to want him back.
CURRENT TEAM: PHILLIES
BEST FIT: GIANTS
J-Roll’s roll has slowed, and he is no longer nearly the player he was in 2007, when he won the NL MVP award. Still, he remains intelligent and effective both at the plate and in the field, and the Giants haven’t had that type of player at shortstop in at least a decade. They could turn to Rollins, a Bay Area-native.
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LOL, "Best Fits" for the Giants.
age and fragility
slowed, and he is no longer nearly the player he was in 2007
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Intelligent and effective at the plate and in the field?
Omar Vizquel was that five years ago, so I’d say it’s been a wee bit less than a decade. In fact I’d be thrilled if Rollins could replicate Vizquel’s 2006 for the Giants.
TRADE BRIAN WILSON!!!!
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Yes.
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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 think advocating a trade of Brian Wilson might've hurt my first impression with a notable TV writer I might Saturday night.
He said, “Wow, you’re total ‘Moneyball’” and seemed a little surprised. I tried to add that when a team hits as bad as the Giants, paying $10 million to a closer with arm troubles doesn’t make much sense. That might not have softened the blow enough.
I would like to do this except Wilson’s stock is at an all-time low. Injury and poor season.
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Trade him at midseason, then. Don’t hold on to him too long. His salary will only get higher.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
That’s where I’m at…let him come back and do well and trade him mid-season for a bat.
Although if he does well, it’s very unlikely that the Giants will trade him. Both Bochy and FO seem to love that bullpen.
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Also trading Wilson would be unconventional, so the Giants would never do that.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Trading Bengie was pretty unconventional…
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Unconventional? I didn’t know “You don’t trade an obviously declining veteran to make way for a young player with high upside in the middle of the season when it’s not clear if your team is even going to make the playoffs” was conventional wisdom.
But no one does it. Very few catchers get traded to begin with especially a veteran one that allegedly had rapport with the pitchers.
Also, Buster was not hitting that well just before the trade.
It was a smart move but definitely not conventional.
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a veteran one that allegedly had rapport with the pitchers.
bork bork bork
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Yeah Bochy
but also a lot of other teams.
AA (Blue Jay) committed the same faux pas by trading away Napoli because he “promised” Molina the backup job.
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Trading him at midseason would be pretty tough
You’d have to do a three-team deal where you traded Wilson for prospects and then flipped said prospects for a hitter, since clearly teams in the market for a closer at the ASB are not generally simultaneously unloading their good bats.
Does this tv writer think he’s better than Ken Tremendous?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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You should have told him you were into Moneyball when it first came out, but that now all the bandwagon kooks make it unbearable.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Name dropper.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Totally!
Also, I mentioned it to demonstrate that when it comes to my Giants fanaticism, I will absolutely shoot my career in the foot.
I’m in this line.
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After this morning, I almost wish I was.
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Rosterbatory urge taking over.
If Reyes goes to the Nationals as suggested, should the Giants consider trying to trade for Desmond or Espinosa?
by BestHyperboleEver on Nov 1, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
No chance they give up Espinosa, but Desmond might be a buy low trade proposition.
Then again, pretty much every GM is smarter than Sabean at this point and has more leverage than he does in virtually any trade scenario, so, I don’t see this happening.
PleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePlease
should the Giants consider trying to trade forDesmond orEspinosa?
You are correct and this won’t happen. I can dream though can’t I ?
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YES
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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!
Did anyone see the Chargers/Chiefs game last night? I just saw the highlights. LOL CHOKERS
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I mean, jesus. It’s always something with that team.
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It was impressive
My GF hates Rivers for some reason, so she really enjoyed it.
I like baseball too much
And I have no desire to watch tonight’s ceremony.
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TUMMY
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Apparently we are still world champs
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Why are they all wearing home uniforms?
Also, isn’t advertising on uniforms against major league rules? It looks awful.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
I think the Taiwanese audience would have a much higher likelihood of recognizing the team names rather than the city names that adorn away uniforms.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s going to be a Kardashian divorce story this hour on ATC. I can smell the avalanche of hate mail already.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Apparently one of the Kardashians got divorced, and it’s news.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
OoooOOOooo I’m gonna write up some angry hate mail for y’all.
“WHY WOULD YOU WAIST EVERYONES TIME WITH THIS SO CALLED “NEWS”???
I’m already anticipating Wednesday’s letters segment.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
My tax dollars r funding this librul filth!!!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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Maybe the news story is about the comedian who is going to sue some Kardashian over some divorce cuz it will mess up their jokes or something… I saw the headline somewhere and I’ve no idea who these people are or what they do, so I didn’t read anything else about it.
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Rob Delaney
Wrote that for Vice Magazine. He’s a f’n hilarious voice on twitter, though tbh the “Sue Kardashian” piece wasn’t even near the top of the funny stuff he churns out.
Here are some of his tweets about marijuana.
What’s the right age to tell my son his mother has a history of drug abuse? (She did pot on a ski trip in high school)
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I am afraid that I will have to send you hate mail as well
Do not stoop to that level, TL2! DON’T DO IT!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not a local piece; it’s Guy Raz interviewing an entertainment reporter.
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Give me his cell phone number
I will call him right now!
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Dear TheLetter2,
I hate you.
Love,
Goofus
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
I DONE SAID IT ISN’T MY FAULT!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
What are you talking about?
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
It’s a national segment. You needn’t send me the hate mail.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
National segment what now?
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
The Kardashian thing was a national segment on ATC, not a local one. So I wasn’t responsible for it…
…though it occurs to me I may be talking to you from the bottom of a very deep chasm.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Goofus doesn’t know the meaning of the word sarcasm.
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YAY! The first hate comment on the website
Kim Kardashian? Really???? Ask YOUR twitter fans if they are Kim’s twitter followers! NPR really needs to learn who their supporters are and stop trying to get other demographics to listen to NPR. They won’t and I am not interested in People magazine headliners.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
WE ARE LATTE-SIPPING ELITISTS WITH NINA TOTENBAGS DAMMIT
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Well...
Your hate commenter there pretty much hits the nail on the head. NPR just has no comparative advantage over TMZ when it comes to this kind of story, and to the limited extent to which their demographics overlap, well, that’s why there’s internets, you can follow both.
OTOH
Might some listeners want a small daily dose of “pop culture” so that they at least have a clue what people are talking about around the water cooler?
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
Reggie Bush had a good game Sunday. He should be back in the picture pretty soon.
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You made me do this.
October 31, 2011: MediaTakeOut.com just got an EXPLOSIVE bit of information. According to a person close to NFL star Reggie Bush – the NFL star and Kim Kardashian met up on Saturday afternoon – when her husband Kris was OUT OF TOWN.
The insider, who spoke to MediaTakeOut.com on the condition of anonymity, tells us that Kim and Reggie met up at BAR MASSA – a high priced sushi restaurant in NYC. The insider explained, “[Kim] knew that Reggie was in town to play [the New York] Giants, so she asked him to meet for lunch.”
At first Reggie told her NO – because he didn’t have time. You see the TEAM JET was scheduled to arrive late Saturday afternoon, and that wouldn’t leave Reggie with enough time to hang out – before meetings and curfew.
But things changed. A freak SNOW STORM in NYC causing the Dolphins to MOVE UP the flight – and give each team member 2 EXTRA hours of downtime in the Big Apple.
The insider explained, “Reggie called [Kim] and they met up. Kim was very excited.” The two ate in one of the restaurant’s private booths.
So where’s Kim’s hubby KRIS HUMPHRIES, you ask? Well he’s back home in Minnesota with his family.
UPDATE: WELL, lookie here. According to TMZ, Kim Kardashian is getting divorced!!! To see the story, click here
It’s not REAL journalism unless it features GRATUITOUS capitalization.
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THAT’S how I always WRITE my SCRIPTS.
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I need to start doing this in work emails
That would totally trump the weird guy who always types all of his messages in ALL CAPS.
I don’t care what he does now that he doesn’t play for my team.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll always care because Bush helped Nawlins win their title.
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Eh, it’s more like he was there when they won their title. I’m not saying he’s the Eugenio Velez of the Saints, I’m just saying.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
you know how people say if we didn’t have Aaron Rowand, maybe we don’t win the WS because he made that throw in the NLCS?
It’s the same idea for Reggie and the Saints, except Bush did even more for them. Personally I think he was an underrated part of their team.
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Since I’m still in the “Rowand got extremely lucky on that throw/thank god for Buster Posey making a good catch on a bad hop” your argument doesn’t really hold a lot of water with me.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe
but Rowand has always been a decent CF.
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I think you totally missed my point on purpose so you could spew more Rowand hate.
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That is quite the accusation.
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Not to mention super rude.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
‘Rowand got lucky’ when you know that isn’t at all what I was saying isn’t exactly angelic either. but I appreciate the effort
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Well, yeah, but it’s nowhere near rude.
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Actually, it kind of is, because it takes what I said and spits on it. but whatever, its done with
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You are totally overreacting. She merely pointed out that Rowand got lucky in his throw, which counters your comparison.
There was no spitting.
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I honestly didn’t really care until everyone said how rude it was. Obviously, whether or not Rowands throw was lucky or not was not at all the point of the example I made
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You don’t think it’s the point? You’re talking about contributions of players to team play. If you are comparing Rowand to Bush, the value of the throw is up for discussion.
You can’t control where ideas go here. If you toss something out, people will find different ways to discuss it.
But the general rule should be to not go into instant attack mode. PC didn’t say anything offensive, but you reacted as if she did and kept going with it.
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You’re right, I probably did overreact. I’m not a person who is well-suited for internet blogs as it is- the other 90% of communication that is not verbal is kinda important to me.
Had this exact conversation taken place in real life, I surely would have responded differently.
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You have an incredibly bizarre idea of what constitutes rudeness.
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Generally, if I guess aright, any contradiction is rudeness.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I would beg to differ, but I would not want to appear to be rude!
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NONE OF YOU ARE THE BOSS OF WHAT IS RUDE!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
IT'S RUDE OF YOU TO ASSERT THAT I AM NOT THE BOSS OF WHAT IS RUDE BECAUSE I AM THE BOSS OF THAT
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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I'M NOT SAYIN BUT JUST SAYIN
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
and you think this because you know me so well or something? guess what, people people have different perceptions of things in life.
shocking, I know
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
She disagreed with your assessment in a polite manner. You accused her of doing so that she could “spew more Rowand hate,” and when she called you on that, you said that she was rude for disagreeing with you.
So no, I don’t think I need to know you really well to think that you have an odd idea what constitutes rudeness.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
let me just dismantle your weird post for you
my argument was NOT whether Rowand made a good throw or not. It was a metaphor for something else, which I felt the point of said metaphor was completely overlooked for another purpose that had nothing to do with the topic. that said, I admit I did overreact as it came off differently to me at first.
secondly, if you think that you don’t “need to know me” to have an idea of how I perceive things, especially based on a couple posts, then you’re just being ignorant and stupid. Not are, being. I feel sorry for the high horse that you rode in on. before you say it, yes, I am combative towards people who think they know me when they’ve never even shook my hand. Sorry, that’s who I am. but I know you’ve already judged me for that, so its ok.
lastly, I never said she was rude for disagreeing with me. That was actually your word, believe it or not. But thanks for putting words in my mouth! It really lends you credibility there.
Look, I admitted I overreacted. But you just made up a lie and judged someone you don’t know, for seemingly no good reason. So… I dunno man.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Nov 1, 2011 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
UNPACK UNPACK UNPACK
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Ooh, can I do some dismantling, too?
PC: Bush was lucky to be a Saint when they won.
GFL83: No! He, like Rowand, made a solitary, season-changing play.
PC: Like I said about Bush, Rowand was lucky to be a Giant when they won, and moreover, he got lucky on that specific play.
GFL83: You are intentionally misinterpreting my analogy, hate-spewer!
Chorus: Chill, brah.
PC: I am saying your analogy reinforces my point about Reggie Bush.
GFL83: SPITTING! SPITTING! YOU ALL ARE BEING IGNORANT AND STUPID! I’M NOT RUDE, YOU’RE BEING (NOT ARE!) IGNORANT AND STUPID!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 2, 2011 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions
There's a Time Cube joke in here somewhere
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Well I’m done talking to you today.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe if you didn’t want Rowand hate, you wouldn’t have used him as a comparison.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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TL2 SWOOPS
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
it wasn’t even a comparison. I used Rowand as a metaphor for a player who one made a bigger impact that people give them credit for.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
you know how people say if we didn’t have Aaron Rowand, maybe we don’t win the WS because he made that throw in the NLCS?
It’s the same idea for Reggie and the Saints, except Bush did even more for them. Personally I think he was an underrated part of their team.
No, not a comparison at all. Wait – it totally is.
And also – Rowand.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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I wonder if Scotty
has been invited to Spring Training with anyone
ANTI ROWAND PROPAGANDA
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
Is there some sort of shortage of beautiful women that chase athletes?
Why are they passing her around?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Alyssa Milano
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Elisha Cuthbert?
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She doesn’t exactly go for the smart athletes out there
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there’s also that tricky situation where certain women have so much of their “own thing” going on that they can be picked up and dropped at a moment’s notice without doing much damage to the “relationship.” These celebutantes or whatever are so deep into self-promotion or their own “projects” that it actually gives these athletes exactly what they think they need: (their particular sport) time, personal time, sexy time.
No!
“They were tripping pretty hard,” Snellville police Capt. Harold Thomas told the Journal Constitution…
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The funniest thing about this
Is that there is a place called Snellville.
I bet that is where Dr. Seuss is buried.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I know a couple in Snellville.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Are they naked?
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
They are not. In fact, they’re big dog lovers, so I imagine they’d be horrified by this story. What an awful thing to do.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Someone once said that giving someone LSD without their consent is psychic rape. I couldn’t agree more. And to dose your dog? That’s just nuts.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I know a girl who did it to an ex (or at least said she did) to get back at him for cheating on her. Whether or not the punishment fits the crime in that case might be debated, but there’s absolutely nothing an animal could ever do to deserve something like that.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That poor dog. Those people should never ever be allowed to be pet owners again.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel that way about parenting.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d say they should be forced sterilized but the Supreme Court wouldn’t like that idea. Damn stare decisis.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
One day
I will develop an orbiting spacecraft that will be able to shoot a sterilization ray down on the Earth.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope your first shot is at the Octomom. Your second should be at any and all of the Kardashians; we don’t need further generations of those.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
eh, they’re entertaining, and fun to laugh at.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
That doesn’t mean the world needs more of them.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
The dog is recovering with a new found fondness for the Allman Brothers Band.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This is probably my favorite news clip ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgiwkcZxj7c
I love you so much for that, Cafferty.
The first six innings are overrated.
SOON.
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Buster Posey had a successful rehab session today where he ran the bases, turning corners for the first time since surgery. #SFGiants
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
by scout6 on Nov 1, 2011 2:15 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I guess you could say...
(puts on sunglasses)
…he’s turned a corner
Cha-chung – Yeeeeaaaahhhhhh!
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
TWSS!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I reached on a fielder's choice
Not every swing is going to result in a home run
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
Fielder’s choice would be tofu.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
/golf clap
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
From Matt Klassen
devil_fingers Matt K.
Tremendous. No comment needed. RT @SI_JonHeyman: glad to see ryan braun is a gold glove nominee. well deserved. #thecrew
Oh My God
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
Ryan Braun has been one of the world outfielders in the league over his career
we are talking negative UZR. Every single year.
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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
wow, I was under the impression he was pretty good. I still remember that snowcone catch he made robbing Ross of a HR in 2010.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
He just did that to set-up the Grand Slam by Jose Guillen!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
Then Raul Ibanez also deserves a gold glove.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=17312753
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my point, kind sir, was that every time I’ve seen Braun in the OF, he’s been real good.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
SSS?
;-)
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
it must be. that’s really wierd, every time I’ve seen him play he’s done great in the OF
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
Every game I've watched him
he’s looked a little weak in the outfield without any range.
While that’s not quite true, he was in fact one of the worst third basemen ever.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
That's true
He’s merely bad as an outfielder. The sad thing is that LF is such a clown show that it’s not clear who should get the award. I’d say Rowand would probably be the best choice.
The Diamondbacks could have gotten all three and I wouldn’t have complained.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Oh yeah
Fangraphs has Parra as the best for 2011 except for Carlos Lee (!!!). I’m thinking Parra is actually better than Carlos Lee.
Is there a way to get fangraphs to give you stats over the last n years instead of just single-season or career?
Ryan Braun is well known to be an ultra clankmitt, one that was moved from 3B to LF to prevent clankmitt history and suffice with clankmitt atrocities.
Jon Heyman is well known to be an idiot.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
I am waiting for Ultra Clankmitt 2: Bobblemania
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
He is certainly no Lem Ko El Eld
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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
/joffreyclapping.gif
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
Makes you wonder if he'd go to 1B if Fiedler goes elsewhere
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
I assume they're going to try Gamel there
But if he fails, it wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
FTFY
Your 2012 SF Giants starting SSRyan Braunis well known to be an ultra clankmitt, one that was moved from 3B to LF to prevent clankmitt history and suffice with clankmitt atrocities.
I don’t watch Braun play on a regular basis, but the numbers would seem to suggest he has poor instincts and hands, and an inaccurate arm. That sounds like a really bad combo of skills for third base. Left field is, indeed, where those defects would be best hidden. Arm matters the least there out of all the outfield spots, and he has enough time for his natural speed to hopefully balance out his below average reads. UZR claims he was sort of OK there this year, but pretty bad the previous two.
I would think a guy that was notoriously bad with the glove who then substantially improved, while also being one of the most well-known players at his position, seems pretty likely to gain a lot of Gold Glove consideration. Which means Braun shouldn’t be a surprise, even if he doesn’t really deserve it. At all.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Nov 1, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He would not be the worst GG pick of all time though
Not even close. 1999 Palmeiro has to be the worst pick. Ever. Apparently the coaches and players think he was so spectacular with the glove at 1B that he won it with 28 games played.
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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
This is the one everyone brings up when mentioning how much the Gold Glove sucks. He had a Total Zone of 1, in 28 games played. Absolutely ridiculous.
by free f.p. #14 on Nov 1, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I propose a new twist on Gold Glove voting. All coaches and players vote with ostrakon, and whichever player garners enough of the vote at his position, is exiled from that position for 10 years. He can play anywhere else on the diamond, just not there. Then add a Gold Glove for DH, and watch the hilarity commence.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Nov 1, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Palmeiro winning the Gold Glove was on par with Kissinger winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
what about Obama?
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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
Not Gold Glove material.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Defensive Runs Saved, career, OF (5,250 innings played): -7.0
Defensive Runs Saved, 2011 (1250 innings played): -3.0
UZR/150, career, OF: -6.0
UZR/150, 2011: -4.7
dWAR, career: -4.8
dWAR, 2011: 0.6
by free f.p. #14 on Nov 1, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
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by marcello on Nov 1, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is that Johnny Weir?
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
It totally is. He looks like Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
@legaleagle88
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know how you feel about him, given what a fan you are of ice skating, but I think I’d be much more likely to watch tournaments if there were more people like Weir. I like people who are serious about their profession but don’t take themselves so seriously.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Get ready for a TL;DR
I think if he were more serious about skating, he would have been unbeatable. But, he was well known for not training hard enough. Evan Lysacek’s coach, Frank Carroll (who also coached Michelle Kwan), admitted that Johnny was more talented than Evan, but that Evan just worked harder. I think I respect the workaholic more, but that’s just a personal preference.
That being said, I’ve met Johnny twice and he was nothing but sweet. Very accommodating and good to his fans, and that goes a long way with me.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with you about the respecting someone who works hard, has less talent than the person who has more talent, doesn’t work as hard, but I wouldn’t have known that without you telling me cause I’m I don’t follow the sport. Very interesting. But yeah, he seems like a really good guy.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
My baseball player stalking has nothing on my ice skater stalking.
@legaleagle88
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
......
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Some people don't like to work hard
Dedication to your craft can be admirable, but it can also be obsessive.
If Weir found a personal a comfort zone in the work vs. reward equation, more power to him.
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
He didn’t though. He constantly whined and blamed the judges, US Figure Skating and whoever else he could for his failures. But, in the end, they didn’t make him fall or fail to have difficult enough content in his programs.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Sigh Johnny.
I always loved his programs, and wished he would push the envelope in more ways than just his costumes. A slightly more difficult spin, better combo jumps… even better looking jumps…
He is a beautiful skater, but the new system is all about playing the game and racking up points. (For better or for worse.) He didn’t get it done.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Johnny Weir. I have missed your ridiculousness
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that real?
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
Got it from Brew Crew Ball, it sounds like it is and that they are as baffled with his nomination as anyone else.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
Those actually aren’t terrible numbers. Not gold glove worthy by any means, but he’s not as bad as a lot of people make him out to be.
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
He's not, like, the worst in the league
But, for perspective:
There were 12 players who played at least 600 innings in left field in the National League in 2011. He finished 9th in the league in UZR/150 and in Defensive Runs Saved, and his career numbers indicate this is one of the best defensive years ever.
by free f.p. #14 on Nov 1, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That's only because there are some TRUE BUTCHERS in left field.
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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
Yes
and Ryan Braun is one of them.
Although Raul Ibanez is a special brand of bad. Lookout Landing has a whole cache of Ibanez-related gifs to illustrate how bad his is at fielding.
by free f.p. #14 on Nov 1, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
but he takes pride in his defense
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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
HE ROBBED THAT ROSS HOME RUN THAT ONE TIME
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
Jon Heyman
votes for the Hall of Fame.
Last year he voted for Don Mattingly.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
For those without the DVDs
SFGiants San Francisco Giants
Relive the #SFGiants World Series Game 5 Clincher tonight at 10pm on @KNBR – Played in it’s entirety – Happy 1 Year Anniversary
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’m staying up to listen to that. I don’t care if I am sick and own the DVD’s, I still wanna listen.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Feel better!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you!
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Did the Rams make you sick?
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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
>:(
No, I was already sick and fortunate enough to miss that
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
/sends over some iSoup
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Aww, thanks. :)
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
WOO
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Completely OT: Just in case anyone missed this on SFGate
(scroll down for the slide show)
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Make fun all you want but I’m fairly certain some of the people in those pics are McCoven.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I figured.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Usurper
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2011/11/1/2530889/vernon-wells-makes-his-decision
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
God can you do anything right
That was very Grant.
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
Wow
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Sources: LaCava turns down #Orioles’ offer of GM job. #MLB
Nevermind players. The Orioles can’t even get assistant GMs to sign with them. With a promotion.
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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
Better or worse then
Jed Hoyer leaving as the Padres’ GM to be the no. 2 guy with the Cubs.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7178453/chicago-cubs-introduce-gm-jed-hoyer-jason-mcleod
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs continued their overhaul of the front office on Tuesday when new president of baseball operations Theo Epstein introduced Jed Hoyer as general manager and Jason McLeod as senior vice president/scouting and player development.
Do you think
that Hoyer is the actual GM?
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Robinson Cano is popular with the ladies on the plane
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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
???
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
...
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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
EVA or Cathay Pacific?
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EVA. Cathay is Hong Kong man.
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
11-some?
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
A Balester always repays his debts
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Nov 1, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's Pablo with his balls
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
CUT YOUR HAIR, HIPPIE
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
What about
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so lickable and thirst-quenching
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
He’s loaded with vitamins and nutrients.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
dude
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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
Looks like the Heat Miser
from the old holiday cartoon
Oh sure
but if I sit on a plane playing with my balls they make a federal case out of it.
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
Must be all that serpent blood.
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
Good stuff about the Lopez/Affeldt signings.
Didn’t catch this bit before, but this is fantastic news:
A hearty congratulations to Susan Slusser, the A’s seasoned beat reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, who was elected president of the BBWAA.Good for her, she’s one of the good ones.
That is great news for Susan, and the BBWAA as a whole.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
All the faux Sabean/Susan conversations can take on a new dimension now!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
/cut to Sullivan sitting in a big leather chair, calmly petting a cat
“Soon, my friend. Soon.”
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I don’t get the exactly get the reference but I appreciate the visual
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not reference. Just a gag about Sullivan wanting the BBWAA gig.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Oh, got it
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
In what world is Beltran not getting a 3rd or 4th year?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
What kinda of chip would that be?
(Yes, I do believe the Lopez/Affeldt signings will turn lefty Dan Runzler into an almost certain trade chip.)
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Dorito
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
DRAM Chip
totally worthless
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Poor kdl
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a question: is Dreamy Dan a galoot? He kind of seems like it, but I’m still not sure exactly what the definition of galoot is.
Also, just because:
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve defined “galoot” like, thirty times. I"ll try to dig up one of the old threads about it.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
How about the Potter Stewart definition?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Good point. I believe there are some men for whom galootiness is in the eye of the beholder.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I think Dan is a galoot because he’s kind of soft around the middle, with a big behind, and has a cute face. He’s like a teddy bear.
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by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Hm. Then he would be a galoot. The pictures I saw didn’t reflect that.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
flip-flopper
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
You’re already on notice. Don’t push it.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Wait, I am? What did I do?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
He has put on some weight lately, and is very tall.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Question
is the definition of a galoot different with respect to a straight woman v. a gay man?
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I saw all of those threads, and still somehow don’t get it. It’s obviously just me.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
kdl=adorkable
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
Still has not been seen in the same room with Claire Danes
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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
I do sort of, maybe, a little teensy, tiny bit look like her in that particular picture.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf0lt2RdLVY
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 always thought she resembled Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica).
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Nov 1, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That seems like a compliment, albeit a backhanded one. ;-)
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It was meant to be a totally front-handed compliment.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
I know, and I appreciate it. :)
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally agree. She’s super cute (both physically and personality wise) and has just enough dorkiness to her to hang with the nerds without being one herself. Kinda like Zooey.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh you.
I <3 you so much. In a “kdl = Claire Danes” discussion on Twitter yesterday, xanthan said, “I had no idea that Claire Danes was such a nerd.” I pretended to be hurt, but I actually took it as a compliment.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t sure so I looked up the definitin of galoot with just said a foolish, awkward person, which isn’t really what I think of when I hear the word galoot. My definition of galoot would be more like big, loveable, maybe a little on the simple (but not stupid) side kind of a guy, which I think suits him. But I’ll wait for the TL2’s final word on this.
If I had to call him something, though, maybe “handsome bloke?”
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Evidently I got all my information on the subject from Bugs Bunny cartoons, but I always thought of it as sort of a big, affable, simpleton. The etymology, though, is apparently (from galleon) in reference to an inexperienced/incompetent sailor, the FNG of the Age of Exploration.
They call hot prospects a “blue chip” right? So maybe Runzler is, like, fuchsia? Or something?
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Nov 1, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG NO
Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard Split
OTOH though:
drgrist David Roberts
Boy, I hope this doesn’t make Ben Gibbard write a bunch of sad songs.
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!
Oh no. If they can’t make it, then what hope do the rest of us have?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
Lots?
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!
LOL at that quote, too bad about the split though
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
So you're saying I have a chance!!
BTW, did you see her on Craig Ferguson last night.
Good fucking lord what a cutie.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
I once sat in front of her at UCB-LA. Her eyes are overwhelming.
I’ve never held in farts that long before or since.
by Every6thDay on Nov 1, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I blame the Mariners
It was harshing Zooey’s 500 days of summer to listen to Ben’s bitching about that horrendous offense.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Nov 1, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG NOOOOoooooo
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
LOL
commnman The Common Man
Bonus thought: Even Tony LaRussa thinks Kim Kardashian should have left Humphries in longer.
Bill_TPA Bill
@commnman that’s disgusting.
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Let's play a game of BRANDON CRAWFORD OR RAFA NADAL
RULES: NOT ALLOWED TO GUESS BASED ON WHICH ONE IS AT A BASEBALL FIELD AND WHICH ONE IS PLAYING TENNIS.
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!
CUT YOUR HAIR, HIPPIES
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
iawtc.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
KING IN THE NORTH
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
.
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.
SHE ... COMFORTED ME, MOTHER.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
euphemisms
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
This was funny
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
They are essential to the fairness of the game.
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!
God DAMN Bruch Bochy's head is huge
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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
Who is the dude on the far left?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
LaTroy Hawkins
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
not Jerome Williams.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Not dirty enough
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
they look like goombas from the Mario Bros Movie.
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
His head looks
superimposed.
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I was gonna say – it looks shopped. But I know it isn’t. His poor mother.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Like an orange in a toothpick
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
by ResDog on Nov 1, 2011 7:45 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
TWSS
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
TWIS!!!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Granderson looks like Beetlejuice next to him
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 1, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
HODOR
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
OT: K-Pop top-ten
Grantland is quite the eclectic site. Today they look at this week’s top 10 K-Pop songs.
I mention this only because K-Pop comes up here occasionally.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
All you need is #1
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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
I don’t really the “The Boys”
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don’t really like “the Boys”…the only SNSD song I liked was Gee.
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2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
sounds like you don't like the girls either
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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
I love this sentence
Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention.
Mark DeRosa is more than the sum of his tendons.
I don’t even know what K-Pop is.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
BUBBLE BUBBLE BUBBLE POP
BUBBLE BUBBLE POP POP
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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
Yes, I just tweeted that link to @Soshified
I am now fully ashamed of myself
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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
I'm so out of the scene
I remember when BoA was the new girl on the Kpop block. H.O.T. and S.E.S. were my jams, yo.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Nov 1, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
s.e.s.
damn that’s old school.
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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
i mean, what's next
FinKL?
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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
I was much more of J-POP fan than K-POP fan in that era.
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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
Forgive my ignorance, but what are the major differences besides country of origin?
(serious question, not chasm)
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
KPOP is way more manufactured and packaged than JPOP. Typical KPOP artist are discovered at ages 12-14, then put through intense training for 3-4 years before deciding whether or not they can “make it” in the industry. During this time they study dance, language, singing and other artistic talents rigorously and is paired in groups.
JPOP artists usually are more “natural” as in, they record company do not invest as much into the artists, but rather rely on the natural talent of the artist. That’s why there is such a high turnover rate. You’re almost too old for the JPOP scene as soon as you turn 18. The next 16 yo takes over your spot at the top.
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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
Remember SPEED?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Nov 1, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually liked Chinese artists better in that time period
Like A-Mei, Coco Lee, and Jacky Cheung.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Nov 1, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
JACKY CHEUNG FOR LIFE YO
Coco Lee, not so much.
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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
I heard she's kinda dumb
There was a rapper who called Van Ness who worked with her. LOL naming yourself after a street.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Nov 1, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
She was smart enough to marry rich
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8294079&ticker=494:HK
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That’s a list of my listening habits back in college :O
I still occassionally listen to Jpop when something perks my interest from the few anime shows I’ll attempt to watch. Though most of the anime from the last 3-4 years have been pretty awful so I don’t end up liking the OP/ED or insert songs like I used to.
then Courtney turned you white
sigh
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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
Oh, I listened to rock and alternative music before the first year of college
But it was mostly grunge rock like Nirvana and early Smashing Pumpkins from high school. In freshman year of college while in the dorms, I started listening to more prog rock like Tool and A Perfect Circle as well as get exposed to more anime beyond the Gundam and Evangelion I was aware of.
Brandon Crawford is getting married?
waaaah! Now my imaginary boyfriend is even more unobtainable than before.
Charlie Culberson is getting married this weekend, too. Another hottie off the market.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like the Giants have a “must be married” requirement for Rookies to get the chance to play
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Bruce’s secret evaluation system is finally revealed.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
It just seems like so many Giants rookies get married just before / during their first year.
Buster, MadBum, Belt, Crawford come to mind.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s best to lock up your best prospects to long term deals early
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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
Sometimes
Braves woulda looked really dumb if they’d given Heyward a long term deal last offseason.
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 bet they’d look smart in the long term. I bet he rebounds significantly next year.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That's why
Some Mexico City lawmakers are proposing “renewable” marriage contracts instead of lifetime commitments so that newlyweds could avoid the often torturous process of divorce.
Under the proposal, couples planning marriage would decide on the length of their commitment, with the minimum contract being for two years.
If they decide not to renew the contract, they would be able to opt out without a legal hassle, Reuters reports.
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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
I mean, it makes sense but....
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 1, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
wait till they add vesting options and buyouts
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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
And a slotting system.
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
Sounds good to me. But I am a heartless law student.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Still wouldn’t’ve done Kim K any good.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Bradley Cooper: "Wait. I'm married to you for 7 YEARS?!?"
Jennifer Anniston: “With a child bonus and full no chores clause.”
Bradley Cooper: “What do I get out of the deal?”
Jennifer Anniston: “ME!”
TRADE
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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
That is what Brad Pitt did.
Followed the money and demanded a trade to Angelina Jolie.
People still call him a sellout for going after the big bucks.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a lawyer wrote that law
can you imagine the fights over property when each contract ends?
So Crawford will be able to hit next year. Yay!
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the ladies are like, “I better lock this shit down before they get famous and leave me for Alyssa Milano.”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point. Plus, getting married in California is a great plan for them. Marital property FTW.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but most of them get married in their home states where the property laws are much less favorable to the wife.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man. Those wives need better agents. When getting married to your soon-to-be potentially rich/famous significant other, get married in California.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, where they get married is less important than where they actually live and accrue wealth.
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Yes, but many of them keep homes in their home towns in the offseason and rent during the season, so they can get screwed depending on the jurisdiction. It’s probably why many don’t file for divorce, even in the face of obvious marital infidelity.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I have always wondered about the accrue wealth aspect for athletes. Is it where they play games (so only half in their home park) or where the team is headquartered that matters?
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always wondered how they even determine the amount of dividable wealth. Say some chick marries Barry Zito now in CA. Does she have claim over the remainder of his contract yet unpaid or is that considered to have been earned prior to their marriage (even though it’s not even paid out yet)?
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I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm ….interesting. I guess it depends on how much the court wants to distinguish athlete’s upfront contracts from regular salaried positions that any joe schmo might have.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I was actually reading about this not too long ago. For non-guaranteed contracts, the moneys to be received are typically considered future income, not a marital asset.
For guaranteed contracts, it becomes less clear. Since nearly all pro sports contracts, even those guaranteed, have an out for certain behaviors or situations, then it’s not actually definite that the athlete will get that money. Yet in nearly all cases, they do. It’s interpreted differently in different courts.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it
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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
if you like it then you shoulda put a ring condom on it
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Travis Henry soon realized his mistakes, but not soon enough.
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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
Imaginary forbidden fruit is the tastiest of the imaginary fruits.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
iFruit
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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
This is how I felt when Zooey and Gib got hitched.
Keep the faith. One day you may be rewarded.
Off to L.A. to bag me those eyes! Toodles!
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
"She said, 'You have your Mom's eyes :)'. I said, 'Yes, I do. They're right here in my pocket.'"
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
OT: Nerds (the candy) are delicious and amazing
Thank you, Wonka Candy.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
try nerds rope
life changing
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Andre Ethier got nominated for GG LOL
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.
The NL RF nominations are pretty hilarious. Bruce is generally pretty good out there (7.3 UZR/150 career) but even he had a negative rating this year.
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Nov 1, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that lou seal has his hat backwards and is wearing sunglasses
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Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:15 PM PDT reply actions
Lou Seal is clearly the coolest mascot there.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i hope the rabbit realizes its scary as hell
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Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Not as terrifying as 6’8" Zdeno Chara in a bunny suit.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
IF IT HAS A TAIL USE IT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f_i589lwCg
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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
parrot doesnt look happy to be next to dinger
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that the Parrot’s normal expression? It is amazing
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m struck with the notion that the Yankees’ mascot should be a big foam pair of calm eyes.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I thought Jeter was their mascot. It is incredibly progressive of them to allow their mascot to play on the field.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always thought that their mascot should be the Monopoly guy
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Nov 1, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Or this calm-eyed dollar bill
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Go Yankees!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 1, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
a whoo ooh!
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.
In the Burns sister's basement
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
would be so much better than their former irl mascot
dandy
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
yes!
he could wear a tophat and monocle, and carry a cain. A servant could carry a sign reading “Occupy a job” and “I am the .000001%”
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 1, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how the parrot has a perpetual look of horror.
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
needs more crazy mr. redlegs
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.
this is why bochy shouldnt do meth
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
When Jeter won one last year
it was the pinnacle of how absurd the Gold Glove award has become
How dare you
besmirch the name of the Captain
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
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Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
After careful consideration ...
I’ve decided to buy Skyrim instead of MW3, and that Natto will send me his copy of Arkham when he’s done with it.
i want to play skyrim
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.
I'm not a big RPG guy ...
… not since FFVII, but I’ve started playing Oblivion a little and I like it. I usually buy only one game a year these days because i don’t have time for more, and it’s usually COD’s latest whatever. This is a big decision for me.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 1, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved Oblivion. I was nearly done (just doing some of the add-on content) when my PS3 ’sploded and I discovered that my husband had been only backing up his game data.
I’m thinking of starting it over, because it was a pretty great game.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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I’ve been playing Gears of War 3. Seems a little repetitive.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
He posted OT in the comments section! He is just like us!
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You might see more of me now that baseball is over.
Or you might not! I’m cagey like that, and I also hate all of you.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 1, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That almost rhymed!
Got bit / World gone to shit / fever hit / might as well quit
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
FU
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
BOWCHIKAWOWOW
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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
HOW NOW BROWN COW
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Can i just say I didnt like oblivion
i put in prolly 65 hours into that game
and at the end I realized it stopped being fun a while ago
and started seeming like a job
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
this
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Nov 1, 2011 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait
you guys know each other in real life?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
couldnt find the suck it kenshin one
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah
at a meet up but any other time?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Is that Mrs. D next to Johnny? What patience and understanding she has.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Who are all the girls??
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Yes, she’s a trooper. Trouper?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
She is a real delight.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I only spoke with her briefly, but I concur.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Super trooper, lights are gonna find you….
dammit now I have ABBA stuck in my head
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
GROUG STARE!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
Are we getting a gamethread tonight?
it will be short :x
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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
I want Beltran to lose
Because I want Beltran to have one less thing for his agent to bring up in negotiations.
The first six innings are overrated.
I like where you’re going with that
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Woohoo Clipper Card! I have 1600 new friends!
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
OT: Movember
Which of you man-types are doing Movember? My fella is going to try. I’m looking forward to see what sort of failstache he produces.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
my brother is
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.
DAMMIT
MORE ILL-ADVISED HAIR GROWTH??
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
The worst part of Movember is the high number of failstaches
Some people just can’t grow mustaches and should not try.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh. I’m not sure why Carl Sagan was always trying to preserve humanity. I don’t think we’ve earned it.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
now those are some calm eyes
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
First of all, that you and J came up with the same answer — that’s chilling.
Secondly, I stand corrected.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
It’s this. My guy is doing it with some dudes at work. I need to sponsor him, I guess. He can only grow patchy facial hair, so this should be fun.
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I am passing
For the good of the community. I cannot grow a mustache or beard, it looks horrible if I let it go for even a few days.
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
Not a chance. I’m pretty sure that I would win the failstache award.
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Nov 1, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
.
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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 like that it was the only win in that series
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 1, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
was that the second game of a single admission double header or something
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.
Yes.
It was promoted as part of 80s flashback weekend in Oakland.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Which should have been a blast for all the young fans who remember the A’s most recent World Series victory…
OH WAIT
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
The 2010 World Series is the only Bay Area championship I remember.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
The 2010 World Series is the only Bay Area championship I remember.
Oddly enough, I know where I was during the Niners-Chargers Super Bowl, though.
Oh god! Don’t throw the football! Put it down!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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eeeeee munchkins
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Someone should wrap him in bubble wrap for the off season.
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
OT - What a headache
I use avast! It worked fine until today when someone there caused my computer to get a blue screen. Took an hour to fix.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
10 min till BASEBALL
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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
There is no way we can beat Lee twice in one series!
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
CHINESE TAIPEI
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
OMG
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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
wait who the fuck are these shits
I want Panda and Andres
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Taiwan scratched their original starter due to flu
Lefty on the mount = no Panda
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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
Lefty on the Mount
That was my favorite part of ‘The Greatest Story Ever Thrown’
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
dammit
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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
just trying the new app
I hate being stood up.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
by Tortured on Nov 1, 2011 6:01 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
iDate
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
well it's just a girl friend
But thanks
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
by Tortured on Nov 1, 2011 6:13 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
LOL BUNT
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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
STFD
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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
I’m really enjoying it. Did you see Sunday’s episode?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Me too.
Reminds me of that old adage (potential spoiler, so adding a spoiler buffer):
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“I don’t have to outrun the bear; I just have to outrun you.”
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Nah, I’m just going through the first season.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I wonder if all those researchers in the Arctic are like “WTF”
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Ah, so you have met my favorite, Redneck Daryl
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed. He is like a dirty redneck Swiss Army knife.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been wondering why zombies don’t yell like normal people. All, you know, like “ARRRGGG!”. Instead they’re all “BBBLBLBLWWARARARAEGAGARGAEEFAREAF!!!” with all manner of warbles. Zombie disease must do something to your voice box.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Perhaps the lack of higher brain function makes one unable to do much but grunt/snarl
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps the lack of higher brain function makes one unable to do much but grunt/snarl
This is typically my excuse.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I was getting at that their growls sound kinda funny.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
THOSE GUYS STOLE GLENN!!
WTF GIVE HIM BACK
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Get your own Glenn! That one is ours, dammit.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Listener-supported National Zombie Radio would be an utter failure, is what you’re saying.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Put some guitars behind it, it could sound like Black Metal.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Zombie Ira Glass should be pretty entertaining
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Always. And we already have a zombie in the public radio family. He’s been dead for years, and no one seems to have noticed. He just keeps cranking out folksy commentaries about a fictional town in the upper Midwest.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Where all the women zombies are strong, all the zombie men are good looking, and all the zombie children are above average
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I found Season 1 a little slow, but still enjoyable.
Season 2 has been stellar so far though.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
I find the comics to be much better
but still, the show is pretty decent. Maybe not up to the standards of AMC’s other original series, but still a fun one to watch. Honestly, though, I almost think it would be hard to screw up a zombie survival series on TV. Kind of amazed no one’s tried making one before this.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 1, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I never knew Arlo Guthrie was a pitcher
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 6:16 PM PDT reply actions
Man they are struggling with these names
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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
… Matt Holliday, the latter of whom is famous for trying to catch baseballs with his groin.
but had he succeeded, he probably would have deserved a diamond glove.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
or a gold glove ribbed with diamonds.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 2, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn the fat guy is hella loud
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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
For the record, Matt Holliday is a good outfielder.
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!
As are his testicles.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone tell the guy on the PA to shutup
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 6:20 PM PDT reply actions
He's not on the PA haha
he brought his own. A very famous fan in taiwan. But yes, he can be hella annoying
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
Where are the cheerleaders?
I need to see some bounce!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Raining :(
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
Wimps!
Get out there and wet t-shirt!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LoL
Buck’s mouth is moving but Kruk’s voice is coming out.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
That sounds unpleasant for Kruk…
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Andrew Luck. Hmm.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
The Niners are winning!
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
/jumps on bandwagon
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
I have returned to the bandwagon for the first time since the departure of Steve Young.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m wearing a slutty Niners fan get up, as apparently all bandwagon jumpers must do, and smiling at cameras while ignoring the actual game.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
The new Homeland was so good
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
TatMan!
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
/scorching guitar solo
Little known fact: Actually performed by Paul, not George.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Paul could play every instrument. But sadly not all at once.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Through the miracle of overdubbing he kind of could
“You bounder, you cheat!”
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
The Gold Glove Award show is supposed to be on ESPN 2 at 7 PM but it’s college football right now and it’s only the 3rd quarter.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Could it have been 7 Eastern? That could explain it.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
No, you’re right. MLB’s website says 10 Eastern, 7 Pacific. Huh.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Why is it on so damn late? I assumed it was on at 7 eastern too and confused why it wasn’t on earlier. West Coast bias?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 1, 2011 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I am SICK and TIRED of the West Coast getting all the media attention!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
We need to burn it down.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 1, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
They tried in 1906, but they built the damn thing back.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
HAHAHAHAA
Meanwhile, a 4.5 makes the Laurentian shield ring like a BELL!!!
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
So we have to wait for goddamn NORTHERN ILLINOIS and goddamn TOLEDO to finish before we can find out? This can’t be right.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 1, 2011 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit the PA announcer is fucking annoying. Is this bush league crap normal?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 1, 2011 6:46 PM PDT reply actions
He is not the PA announcer
he brought his own loudspeaker. That guy is the “cheering squad leader” of one of the Chinese fanclubs. But yes, even the Chinese guys were pissed at him after this game.
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
Can we deport the Stow attackers and have them visit this guy?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
man that's tough
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
Two birds and so forth….
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I see. Is he outside the stadium? If not, why wouldn’t they just kick him out?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 1, 2011 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah that's how it is
Sometimes the full band shows up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfgRn72zbws&feature=related
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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
ASIA! FUCK YEAH!
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Of course, I prefer this version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7AoDzRoazk&feature=related
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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
I don’t think a band would be nearly as annoying. Also, there is no way I could watch 162 games of this.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 1, 2011 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, a sniper needs to take that guy out.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 1, 2011 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Mathis sucks
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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
Jeff Ma this sucks
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Agent Ned is hard at work
With free agency set to begin on Thursday, Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers and Juan Rivera are closing in on a new contract. The two sides are discussing a one-year deal with a club option for 2013
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
FP Santangelo is on KNBR. He got a World Series ring.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
have to admit
i listened to him a lot last year
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.
I BLAME YOU
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah as bad as he was
he was way better than byrnes
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.
this is 100% true
didn’t love f.p. but damn… byrnesie was somewhat tolerable in small doses. But it seemed like he very quickly ran out of things to say.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 1, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants were just giving them away, weren’t they? Did I not get the email about where to pick one up last year?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, the waves were pretty good today. As usual, they cave quickly and tunnel a lot, but, hey, Ocean Beach.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
I want to learn to surf.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
the waves were GREAT today. I got quite a few sets in this morning
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
Was that you??? I thought it was Kelly Slater!!
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
heh, I was actually at Bolinas.
there was another shark attack a couple days ago at Reservation Beach in Monterey though… a buddy of mine (Todd Endris) got bitten pretty good back in 2007 at the same beach
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
#GOTHEEM
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
Nothing on ESPN here but Sportscentre in espanol, and some thing about cars. Sad day. I want to know if Pablo’s going to win.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 1, 2011 7:05 PM PDT reply actions
Nothing on yet here due to college football. Baron, have you seen any DR games yet?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I went on Sunday night! I saw Licey and Escogido play. Brandon Belt played first. It was awesome.
Mira: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150341942941373.342840.731621372&type=1&l=eff0520225
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 1, 2011 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
How did he do?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Looked fine to me. He had a solid hit to RF but was thrown out trying to take second.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 1, 2011 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL AGGRESSIVE
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Saw some other good prospects: Jerry Sands, Brett Wallace, Starlin Marte.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 1, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and it's obvious at this point
But there was a piece on ESPN insider about the teams with the biggest holes to fill and which free agents could fill them. Don’t tell anyone I’m showing you this:
San Francisco Giants: shortstop
It’s something of a minor miracle that the Giants were able to win 86 games and notch a second-place finish despite ranking 15th in the National League in wOBA. As you can imagine, that was due to a systemic failure on offense, but the most obvious need going forward is an upgrade at shortstop. Last season, Giants shortstops combined to “hit” a measly .210/.265/.299. Suffice it to say, that’s an unacceptable level of production. Since there’s little in Brandon Crawford’s minor league dossier to suggest he can hit at the highest level, an external solution is necessary.
The free-agent gold standard is, of course, Jose Reyes. While the Giants certainly have the resources to afford him, it figures to be a crowded fray of suitors. The next-best option is Jimmy Rollins, who can still provide above-average production by positional standards and plus fielding. Down-ballot options include, for the most part, Rafael Furcal. So if there’s any team that needs to be committed to paying the going rate for Reyes, it’s San Fran. This might be the best fit in term of need, resources and solution in this year’s market.
I mean, has ever a team needed a man as much as the Giants need Reyes?
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 like the term wOBA. it just sounds cute. woba. wobawobawoba.
Also, on topic, I see nothing in Sabean’s track record that will lead me to think he will make an all-out effort to get Reyes.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 1, 2011 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Do you pronounce it Woh-buh
Or Whoa-buh?
In your head, that is.
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!
The latter, but come to think of it, the former is cute too. wobba. wobbawobbawobba. wobba.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
WOBBA CHAMBERLAIN
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Newsies!
And finally there’s the Buena Vista Street News Boys, that Newsies knockoff show that will use the Red Car Trolley as their main prop.
Yay!
The News Boys will be joined by an additional newsie in the form of News Boy Mickey Mouse, who will feature the new talking and blinking headpiece for both the musical act and the sidewalk meet n’ greets after the show.
GOD DAMMIT. Talking Mickey is super creepy.
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
This is a new thing in Disneyland??? OMG
funny what a rave review in the NY Times will do for a property
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
I sent you a tweet but you didn't answer.
Figured I could get you here. I have been looking forward to this every since I saw a Red Trolly concept art that looked like it had Newsies on it. This was like a year and half ago.
I am just glad they are going with it, even if the time period is a little off.
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
OMG I didn’t see that MiceAge had updated! /runs off to read everything
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Yes.
Also: how can you live down there? Just driving through all that crap on the way to and from Disneyland drives me INSANE
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
First of all, I don’t have a car so the whole traffic thing doesn’t really affect me.
Second, I rarely go further than a mile from USC’s campus (except for hockey practice on Wednesdays, but then I’m in a car someone else is driving after rush hour).
Third, I’m getting the hell out of here ASAP because I hate the shithole that is LA.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Oh.
Well good on ya.
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
A year, six months, and two weeks left… One year, six months, and two weeks left…
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Dear lord, that is still a long time.
Godspeed.
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
This is ridiculous. Waiting for the Gold Glove Award show to come on. I see football with a score of 53-49 with 10:30 left in the 4th quarte.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
4 cups to a quart, so how long is that?
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
Who the fuck plays football on Tuesday?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 1, 2011 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
And where the fuck is the defense?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Playing next Tuesday.
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
ESPN’s got to put something on TV, damnit
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, Ryan Roberts is there?
Nice move, Bonifacio.
SHOWCASING AMERICAN BASEBALL
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
TATMAN
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
I like that ESPN would not dare to pre-empt the World Series of Poker
so that it could play it’s much hyped Gold Glove award show.
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 know my mom would be pissed if ESPN didn’t show the thrilling conclusion of the World Series of Poker.
/joking
/but only kind of, she really likes the WPT for some reason
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Who cares about poker or the Gold Glove?
Brian Cashman contract got extended by the Yankees. ESPN has to have 30 minutes of analysis.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
49ers success
Here’s an interesting thought: What if the Niners success this season, and possibly postseason success, is affecting ownerships plans on the rainy day fund. Maybe ownership assumed that they’d be top dog in the city for awhile at least so they could milk the fans enthusiasm of the championship. Now the Niners are threatening to drawn a large chunk of attention, and cash, away from the fake beards, panda hats, and stoner hair.
I can’t lie and say my lifelong loyalty the 49ers isn’t starting to pull me away from all things Giants.
competition breeds better sports teams!
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Nov 1, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
NPR hate mail update
Seven comments so far on the Kardashian story, and only one even vaguely defends the show. The rest boil down to this: “RAR RAR NO KARDASHUNS MOR KLASIKUL RAR RAR NO MORE PLEDGE MUNNY”
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
BROADCAST THE STORIES I WANT OR I WON’T PAY YOU, ALSO WE DEMAND AN UN-BIASED MEDIA.
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 remember listening to NPR one time and hearing the host reading some emails from people who were really upset about them reporting on Mel Gibson’s legal problems with that Russian lady he had a child with. You can get a micro snap shot of the type of people who tend to listen to them on a regular basis.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 1, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
One my favorite Slate articles of all time
The Tedious, Annoying Complaints of NPR Listeners.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
This is only teaching me that the Mid Atlantic Conference sucks.
Dear God, there is still 8 minutes of this.
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
pikagiant says fuck you
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Same rule
Dinner first, then we’ll talk
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
Ok, Well done, overlord
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/11/1/2531805/gold-glove-awards-college-football
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
HOLY TOLEDO!
See what I did there?
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
Night 'errbody
I’ll be back for more McReyes Chronicles tomorrow.
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!
Renteria is up in the 7th with 2 outs and runner on 2nd and 3rd?
I think the Giants are dooooomed.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It may be that the Rangers are relucant to pitch to Renteria, considering how he’s been swinging the bat.
Especially with Scott on-deck.
Unless Clifton Phifer just refuses to walk anybody.
wait where is this on
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Just saw Belt fly out at the wall. Watching Escogido/Cibao on TV.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 1, 2011 7:35 PM PDT reply actions
Torres is pinch running in Taiwan.
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
just checking in
happy greatest-day-ever anniversary to everyone as well!
TORRES!!!!!
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
Wow, Torres could have cartwheeled home on that shot.
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
Oh this is great
TrippingOlney Not Buster Olney
THE GOLD GLOVE SHOW IS BEING DELAYED BY A FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN TWO TEAMS INCAPABLE OF PLAYING DEFENSE. APPROPRIATE.
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
lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 1, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
TrippingOlney Not Buster Olney
APPARENTLY, WE WRITERS THINK ALIKE RT @TheRealNedT: @TrippingOlney #trippingbaggarly @extrabaggs
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
trippingolney is my favorite baseball-related joke twitter
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.
WHO WANTS DRUGS
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
Succop
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
So Larry Baer was on the radio and said something to the effect of:
“LOL OFFENSE!!”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 7:38 PM PDT reply actions
BAER TO FANS: DROP DEAD
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Larry Baer is singing this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll3uipTO-4A
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
happy Giants day everyone!!!!!
I’m currently getting wasted and watching Game 5 on repeat …… swimming both in alcohol and in the memories. Hope you are all doing well on this joyous night.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
November 1, 2010: Best/craziest/drunkest night of my life.
by GIANT stoner on Nov 1, 2011 7:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I THINK I'M GOING TO TAT-MAN-DO!
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'm sure this has been discussed and I've missed it
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 1, 2011 7:40 PM PDT reply actions
if it's jose oquendo being the new manager
probably him.
if it’s someone from outside the org… good question.
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.
Ron Roenicke?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
On the other hand, they might just have La Russa do it. It’s not like he would be unavailable.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
just like that Honorary Tommy Lasorda management job this season? blech
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Nov 1, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
by default, it goes to the previous NL champion manager. nah, just kidding.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Nov 1, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
PABLO!
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
SEES ONE PITCH
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
LOL ME
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
MLB.TV and MLB Network
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Oh wow, that stage looks so fucking stupid.
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
wasn’t it already announced that Molina won it.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2011 7:53 PM PDT reply actions
MATHENY!
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
Wieters?
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2011 7:54 PM PDT reply actions
....Wieters?
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
after Matheny announces Matt Wieters wins it
he’ll announce that Matt Wieters wins it
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2011 7:54 PM PDT reply actions
I lol'd, then felt bad.
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
Oh man
I actually wanted to watch part of the NIU-Toledo game. No defense and all offense is so different from what I normally watch.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Hey, the Midwest Sharks (Wild) beat the Red Wings again on a Seto goal.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
They must be having nightmares about Seto on the ice during OT. I think he’s scored at least two OT goals on them, possibly three.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I think you are right.
Guess what. They are bitching about the refs! Something new and different from them.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAAAAAA????
That is something that has never happened before, ever.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I know! I am shocked shocked at their outrage.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I, for one, believe we should truly look into this supposed disparity of officiating, because the Red Wings nor their fans have never once complained about that and thus must have a legitimate point.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Totally!
And we get lovely quotes like this. Sharks hate when they aren’t even play the Sharks.
Whaaaat?!! Homer got shoved into Harding….and Harding dove well!
by wingsluver4ever on Nov 1, 2011 5:51 PM PDT reply actions
He’s got plenty of Sharks to learn from
by MuleRules on Nov 1, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is a fantastic amount of win
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 1, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Did they just use passed balls as a reason he won?
Molina gets the NL one.
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
Wieters.
Of course Molina wins 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
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Squirrel: Heath Hembree
Christ Stewart was robbed!
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2011 7:55 PM PDT reply actions
Eli Whiteside is hopping backstage. Hey, they should give awards to the worst defenders too.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Nov 1, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
So the winners aren't even going to be presented with the awards here?
This show fucking sucks. Who gives a shit what John Kruk thinks?
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
it was funny seeing Ravech trying to give credit to Kruk for helping other guys win gold gloves.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2011 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh,so they are bringing in some of the winners.
I guess that’s better, even if it is a lousy Dodger
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
Wieters is a good choice
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.
Every time I see that name, my brain reads it “Wieners”.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
HUGE FLOPPY DONGS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Buehrle AL pitcher.
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 really want Pablo to win.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Squirrel: Heath Hembree
These awards are all about avoiding LOLworthy picks
So far so good
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
if kershaw wins
then i think this site already has all the winners on it tbh
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.
which is hilarious
because Ethier and Kemp LOL
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.
Seriously Andre Ethier?
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
i don't get it at all
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.
Blame the managers and coaches
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
"Braun? Never heard of him. Sounds like he could play defense though!"
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
He has the higher uzr of the 3 finalists
LOL
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
the problem with letting managers vote is from their vantage point, every bad fielder that takes bad routes looks like he’s making great plays.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Nov 1, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
he was an awesome hitter this year.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
But will he make his Jewish mother happy and marry a nice, Jewish girl?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously... Some intern in the media relations department is going to lose his job over this...
What idiots!
right?
put it in alphabetical order!!
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.
Yeah, it's the font that really gives it away.
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
Failbeard wins
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Squirrel: Heath Hembree
nice of Kershaw to get out of bed for his interview
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2011 7:59 PM PDT reply actions
Fast Times in Kershaw's Den
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
How does Justin Upton not even get nominated for RF
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Hopefully to his skull.
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
Upton made 13 errors this year. That might be a reason.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Did I just get rxmeister'd?
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
Expected
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Per AP, Polanco beat Sandoval for the award.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I hate everything.
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
He doesn’t even finish 2nd.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
how the fuck did daniel descalso do so well?
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.
he didn't hit well
and he didn’t field well
how did he finish second??
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.
East Coast Bias.
Giants play late games that no one sees for a team that didn’t make the playoffs this year.
What's great about BABIP becoming mainstream is now the fan never actually has to admit his team flat-out lost.
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Nov 1, 2011 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLOLOLOL ETHIER WINS HAHAHA
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Squirrel: Heath Hembree
Wow,
These are HORRIBLE
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
Well I needed a reminder of why the Gold Gloves are a joke.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Squirrel: Heath Hembree
Alex Gordon, Jacoby Ellsbury and Nick Markakis
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Brett Gardner is the best
And he’s a Yankee. I have no idea anymore
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Lots of Dodgers winning. I guess there’s no relationship between winning Gold Gloves and winning baseball games.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Anyone know what Baer said on Chronicle Live that made Lars so angry?
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
http://www.sfgiantsnirvana.com/larry-baer-chronicle-live-keep-pitching-intact
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
The AP have also put up the list of winners.
Probably on a timed release. This program was supposed to be over by now.
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
Nick Markakis's last 3 years by UZR
-6.1, -5.5, -4.7 (although to be fair his career is positive…barely)
That document was posted yesterday. We could have saved the time and posted the winners here.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
....This guy just said either Left or Right field is the hardest defensive outfield position.
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
To reiterate, John Kruk just said of Eric Aybar
PEOPLE ON THE EAST COAST MAY NOT HAVE SEEN HIM
I hate everything
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
People don’t get to see him because he is out on the west coast. garble garble. You know, people on the east coast don’t get to see him
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 1, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to set Baer's nads on fire.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 8:25 PM PDT reply actions
And the final score: “The Diamondbacks 1 and the Giants 0. Winning pitcher is Ian Kennedy. The losing pitcher is Matt Cain, who has now pitched 7 consecutive 1-0 losses”
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Look past Baer to the Council of Elder’s who pull his strings.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Those people don't have nads
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 1, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
At least Joe Panik just went deep in Arizona.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
I got lost in B-Ref's Top 1000 WARs
916.
Ossie Bluege 24.7 R
Joe Harris 24.7 R
Johnny Hopp 24.7 L
Ramon Martinez 24.7 R
Mario Soto 24.7 R
Chris Speier 24.7 R
Butch Wynegar 24.7 B
923.
Tim Belcher 24.6 R
Matt Cain (26) 24.6 R
High Pockets Kelly+ 24.6 R
Dode Paskert 24.6 R
Manny Sanguillen 24.6 R
Red Smith 24.6 R
929.
Luis Castillo 24.5 B
Jack Doyle 24.5 R
Davey Johnson 24.5 R
John Morrill 24.5 R
Dustin Pedroia (27) 24.5 R
Hank Sauer 24.5 R
Snuffy Stirnweiss 24.5 R
Sam West 24.5 R
Old-timey baseball names are the best.
PS- Stan Javier awaits at 913th place!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 1, 2011 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
Oh, and...
1. Babe Ruth+ 190.0 L
2. Barry Bonds 171.8 L
3. Ty Cobb+ 159.5 L
4. Willie Mays+ 154.7 R
5. Cy Young+ 143.2 R
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 1, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
babe ruth's pitching and hitting combo is overpowered
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
I don't know what you guys are doing, but...
I’m watching Glee.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I'm baking corn bread
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
Yum!
I love corn bread. You’re not putting jalapenos in it, are you?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh. I hate when stuff gets added in. Just the bread, so I can put my honey and butter on top, please.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Thank you! Why does anyone put stuff in it?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
it's for my daughter!
no jalapenos
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
You mean my daughter?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
!!
!!
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
I thought you were ready to unload her. I’m met with my adoption attorney today and everything!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
How can I give this up
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
I HAVE BEEN BLINDED BY THE CUTENESS.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I have that bathing suit!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s pretty stylin’.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
not as stylin as my cap
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
Nice.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, she’s a very en vogue 3 year-old.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes me sad that the hockey players are the meanest of the mean kids.
Plus this Irish kid is not exactly the best actor.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
His voice is nice, but otherwise I’m not a fan.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That made my day.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, now I kinda want Puck to hook up with Idina Menzel’s character. The fact that he looks waaaay too old to be in high school makes this not sketchy to me.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
We can fanwank that he’s 18.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh crap!
They kissed!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m trying to decide if there was enough build up. I might be forgetting stuff because of the hiatus, though.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
No, there really wasn’t enough build up. But this is Glee. They might not even remember they kissed next episode
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
By the looks of the preview, it looks like they don’t even mention it.
In real life, she would get SO FIRED for that.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally. I think there should have been tons of UST. Then when he drops out / graduates he can be her manny/boytoy
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
They should probably hire us to write for the show.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds good to me. But I do love Burt running for office.
Burt Hummel might be the most likable political candidate ever. He’s a blue-collar worker from middle American who owns his own business, has a wife with a cute haircut, a gay son, and step-son who is the quarterback of his high school football team. That may just be every demographic.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Totes.
My big problem with the show is that I’m an education lawyer, and I’m always like, “that would never happen!” Like, I was screaming at Sue, “special ed is a federal mandate! Even Ohio has to have special ed! That could never happen!”
Kind of ruins the mystique.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That is why I can’t watch Suits. All my friends love that show but the central premise makes me want to tear my hair out.
I just sit there going:
“He doesn’t have a law degree and he hasn’t passed the bar, but is telling all his clients he is a lawyer. He is soooooo liable for so much.”
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I never even tried to watch that show because the premise was so absurd.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
He hasn't even passed the bar?
All he has to know is that the top bar is Cold and the bottom one is Super Cold.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Hey, the age of consent in Ohio is 16
But the fact that she is a teacher wills still be enough to get her fired.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
At least she’s not doing anything illegal. But, yeah, FIRED FIRED FIRED.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
i just finished watching chopped
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.
I don’t watch much Food Network. Maybe I should start, and I can figure out what to do with this new food processor I ordered.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I mainly use mine to make breadcrumbs and to whirl chunky salsa into smooth salsa.
I’m trying to decide if I should get a slow cooker. Everybody seems to have one.
And I need a new coffee maker.
I hate choosing appliances.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Mine has a million attachments, like a juicer (!) and other random crap. I can make pretty much anything in it, I think. If, you know, I ever cooked. I have a crock pot that I have never used. I should probably start making stuff in it that will be ready when I get home.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
My fav shows on food network are Down Home with the Nealys and Barefoot Contessa, but honestly the best food shows are on PBS, like Chef Pépin and America’s test kitchen because they really teach you about how to do things and the chemistry behind recipes (i.e. how to perfect recipes for staple food), not just about how to prepare particular recipes.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
barefoot contessa brings the lulz
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.
That woman makes great tasting food but dang, all her recipes are super rich. You just can’t eat like that every day.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah nothing wrong with her cooking
but the show itself with all her quirks and whatnot is hilarious. i mean, i love it, but it’s hilarious.
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.
Oh yeah, she’s in her own world. But so is Paula Dean and the Nealys and everyone else with a cooking show now that I think about it. You need to be watching America’s test kitchen, that guy is something else.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
My gay friends are coming over so I’m going to make some veggie wraps. Start by creaming three sticks of butter.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Exactly
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
YESSSSS
Ina and her dinner parties for her gay friends!
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.
A new gay couple is moving in next door so the lesbians and my husband are going to throw a party. All we’ll need is brand new tablecloths for the garden setting, a chandelier, and some butter for the drinks.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
I love Ina. She reminds me of my mom.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
I love her too.
Her show wouldn’t be nearly as entertaining if she wasn’t… her.
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.
With her vast herb garden and party-sized recipes and Martha’s Vineyard life
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
And that insane store she always goes to to buy her ingredients.
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.
RP?
Recruit practice?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It's when you put on your robe and a wizard hat
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
roleplay
with characters and shit.
i type everything in an incomprehensible edinburgh accent because i hate my guild and want them to suffer.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 1, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
So I found this again
Still one of my favorite thing ever. More dots more dots more dots
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
Yeah there is no replacing Sebudai
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
/totally judging
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
watching walking dead, over thinking things
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
about life or Walking Dead? I’m not sure which one hurts the brain more
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
the life thing is the over thinking; in an interesting twist, walking dead distracts from that
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
5 year girl?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
oh no. I made a command decision to put that on the back burner for a week. No thoughts on that subject.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That’s probably a good plan.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a good talent to have.
I’ve got a buddy who is in the pits over a girl right now. I remember when that used to happen to me, and boy did it suck.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I thought only girls did that.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
HAH
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’ve written some embarrassing emails in my time.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
If you prick us, do we not bleed?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I just mean, it seems like women are the ones who over-analyze everything to death. I’m sure I’m totally wrong, though. It’s never smart to generalize about entire groups of people.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
women are the ones who over-analyze everything to death.
Counterpoint : GRM
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
Women Are The Ones Who Over-Analyze Everything To Death
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I bet there is no suck
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
Polanco winning OK. But Pablo finishing behind Daniel Descalso? The 3rd baseman in the World Series for the Cards was David Freese.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
less arbitration $$
so oh well
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
I'm pretty sure Pablo got penalized for missing significant time
Then again, the voters are so stupid that I don’t even know if they took that into account
who the eff is daniel descalso?
trollin’
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
i seriously don't understand how descalso finished so high
he showed no bat and no glove this year and didn’t play that much. he’s not established. it’s bizarre.
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.
And you can name a few who warrant consideration over Pablo and Descalso.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i can't name anyone who deserved it more than pablo
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.
well
polanco was an ok choice
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.
Maybe not over Pablo but you could name several over Descalso.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
oh definitely
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.
The only conclusion I can reach is that MLB managers are idiots.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
HE PLAYS SS AND 2B SO HE MUST HAVE A GOOD GLOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Nov 2, 2011 5:39 AM PDT up reply actions
BUT HE'S A CARDINAL AND THE CARDINALS WON THE WORLD SERIES SO HE RULEZ.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
wait a minute
wait just a god damn minute
wait for one fucking minute
AAAANNNDDDRRREEEE ETHIEEERRR?!!!?!!?!?
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
WWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT???????????
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Wow
The 49ers are #2 on ESPN’s NFL power ranking.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Well, they do have the second best record in the NFL
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Celsius X VI II Papillon Tourbillon
275,000 cell phone
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
Me, too.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
This is what I thought it was
Fuck Everything, We’re Doing Five Blades
http://www.theonion.com/articles/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades,11056/
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That was like 2 years before they actually did release a 5 blad razor.
The Fusion. And it is wonderful.
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!
hey who broke netflix
what the fuck is this I want to watch things instantly IT IS MY RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
my dog just trotted into the room
with a phone manual in his mouth.
for a phone from 1986.
1. where did he find that?
2. why was he interested in that?
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.
He’s got to make a call, obviously
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
He probably get fed up with Tech Support
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 1, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, Keith Law really hate the McRib
keithlaw keithlaw
The people who voted on the Gold Glove awards also believe the McRib is real food.
keithlaw keithlaw
No. Does it have to do with the McRib’s manufacturing process? "@jhwoytek: @keithlaw have you ever heard the phrase “beating a dead horse”?"
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
Well he's right
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Speaking of McRib: http://news.yahoo.com/whats-mcrib-made-anyway-125300382.html
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
In addition to chemicals like ammonium sulfate and polysorbate 80, the most egregious may be azodicarbonamide — “a flour-bleaching agent most commonly used in the manufactur[ing] of foamed plastics like gym mats the and soles of shoes.”
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’m shocked, shocked to find out the McRib is made up of completely unhealthy and nonorganic things
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching The New Girl now
I think I have as big a crush on Zooey Deschanel as everyone else does.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I can’t handle it. She is just too twee. I don’t mind her in smaller doses, but a whole show is too much for me.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see that, even though I don’t agree. The show is actually pretty dumb, but she’s just adorable, IMO.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That is totally fair. I don’t mind her, but she is just so much the Platonic ideal of the Manic Pixie Dreamgirl that it is kinda crazy.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That is very true.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
This episode is actually pretty good, the last couple made me want to drop the show, but this one was back on point.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just at the beginning, but good to know it’s a good one.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a whole scene where she and nick have a back and forth about penis that is totally worth it.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I like all the different names for it she has.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, well, you won’t like her word for vagina. Yuck.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
i was gonna ask and then i read your twitter
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 1, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You think that’s bad? I actually have a pot I specifically use to make gumbo. NOW I CAN NEVER CALL IT THAT AGAIN!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Somehow “shrimp-sausage-rice-everything else stew” doesn’t really have the same ring to it.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 1, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don’t know what I’m gonna do.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
You could decide you like girls
But man, I dunno, I like girls and that’s still just an association I don’t want to make at dinnertime.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 1, 2011 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The noise that Nick made when she used that word was perfect.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’m just gonna pretend I didn’t hear it.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
My mom gets so freaked out when I say “vagina.” (Sometimes I just say it over and over to upset her.) It reminds me of Jess and her inability to say “penis.”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, my mom hates the word “moist.” I say that to drive her away when she’s annoying me. Sometimes I even text it to her (she really hates that).
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
If my mom ever read my texts, I would try that!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Well my mom has an iPhone now so she has no choice, it’ll automatically show up with “MOIST”
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
My mom has a crappy old Blackberry, and never looks at it.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
My 6 year old loves that word right now. She skips down the hall singing “Vagina Vagina”. My husband is a bit uncomfortable about it.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
This is why
I love that kid.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
I am six.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
U R 5
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Oh man.
Haven’t seen that maymay in awhile.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Aww, I think you and I are the only ones who still call it maymay. More people need to say maymay
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss Heimy.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
No
You’re thinking about hymens. We’re talking about Heimy, the girl who used to post here.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah :(
He’s still on twitter, but it’s not the same
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the best things ever was “Rally Animals in Casts.” Were you here for that?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
No, but I was here for “HEY GUYS I HAD COME CHICKEN FOR DINNER”
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHA! That was almost as good as “Hey Gays!”
Also, there was my favorite: EAT YOUR DAMN EGG ROLL.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
NO, YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGG ROLL
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
<3 Heimy
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
She thinks it’s a beautiful word. She wants to name a flower “vagina.”
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I remember one of my friends in high school really loved the word gonorrhea. Like, he wanted to name his future daughter Gonorrhea. He was… strange.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
"You know what? I don’t want to express myself. I don’t want to sit in a room full of people and say… the p-word! I like being repressed. I am totally comfortable being uncomfortable with my sexuality. And maybe, just maybe, if everyone were a little bit more like me, we wouldn’t have to have an STD fair!"
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
SO YOU MEAN BEN GIBBARD IS SINGLE
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
I read one line on Wikipedia
that made me conclude I’d never be able to stomach the show, Zooey or no:
Together, this group of friends tries to help Jess learn a lot about love, life and mostly about herself, while at the same time learn a lot about themselves.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
If there were a zombie apocalypse, I would so head to Utah.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
This guy gets paid to write about baseball
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
glad to see ryan braun is a gold glove nominee. well deserved. #thecrew
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
He’s half the defender that Andre Ethier is.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Andre Ethier is half the defender that Prince Fielder is.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
He’s like 4 Fontenots.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Accidentally clicked on the sitemeter for this pl
Favorite stat: average time per user spends
at MCC is about 4 hour per day
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Nov 1, 2011 9:48 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Oh, holy shit.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Nov 1, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. This place is worse than facebook at its heyday
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAAHAHAHA
yes
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
some of us leave it open while we do other things!
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 1, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I learned that someone on here is posting from the Berkeley dorms/campus.
Hi you!
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, which of you slackers is dragging the average down?
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Really
I pretty much leave it open all day.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 1, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s me, sorry. I just started working again and no longer spend 10 hours on the couch playing around on McC
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 1, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh. I discovered over half the people here use Safari, and also that someone found this place by searching Google for “uncircumcised penis.”
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
It was a happy accident
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is from Lyons, Oregon?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It’s not me, although I just checked it out on the map. There’s a town a few miles to the west of Lyons called “Sublimity”.
by non sequitur on Nov 1, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone visited from Shanghai.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
and Canton…..Georgia
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
What would someone in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec be interested here?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Isn’t there a user named GiantsFanInMontreal or something of that ilk?
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I’ve actually been dragging that average down these last few months.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 3, 2011 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
BOOM
@BillShaikin
Bill Shaikin
McCourt agrees to sell #Dodgers. Team to be auctioned in bankruptcy court. More soon at latimes.com/sports.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
We could buy them and turn them into the Washington Generals of baseball!
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Jim can put in $300, I can put in maybe $200. According to Shaikin’s most optimistic estimate, we could do it with as little as $841,999,500 more dollars.
by non sequitur on Nov 1, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 52 YEARS, OR 56 YEARS DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR REFERENCE IS, THE GIANTS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!
by non sequitur on Nov 1, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Just finished watching The Magic Inside.
Huff and Timmy were much skinnier, Panda was fatter. Dirty and Torres didn’t suck. Buster and Madbum were just awesome.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Timmy were much skinnier
sob
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Buster is never just awesome.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Reading the Sunday Chron article on him was like wrapping myself up in a warm Buster blanket. Sooooo comforting.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m listening to the KNBR rebroadcast right now
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Same. Gonna take my last dose of NyQuill, down some wine and knock off pretending it’s one year ago today.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 1, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
DODGER AUCTION FANSHOT
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/11/1/2532096/dodgers-to-go-on-auction-block-shaikin
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
Damn. Tomorrow is my birthday and I forgot to remove my birthdate from facebook.
My email has already started to be spammed with people I haven’t talked to in years giving me the perfunctory birthday message.
happy birthday whatsamatahari
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
thanks! The Giants gave me a really good birthday present last year.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Birthday somebody say Birthday?
Greetings mcovens, I was reading the other thread earlier and….wasn’t able to get my 2 cents worth in. so here…My Bday is today and 1 year ago was the best ever. My 60th, I was here in my home watching with my daughter, holding a ticket for game 6 in my hand (birthday present that I received about the 6th inning) and was preferring not to go just wanting it to end that night!
Being a native San Franciscan and lifelong Giants fan. 62 barely remember, 87 playoffs went to the home games (Candy ex dodger and never trusted him),89 attended game 4 A’s suck! 2002 game 6 need i say more and finally last year .
Emotionally drained and cried just a little after the last out. yeah we won.
Thanks for listening
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Nov 1, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
and right back at ya
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Nov 1, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Just for shits and giggles .........
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
November 1, 2010: Best/craziest/drunkest night of my life.
Pablo is like 2 flagpoles smaller now
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
i've got an idea! ..........
whoever has taken a picture with the trophy, post them here!!! i’ll start it off ………….
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
November 1, 2010: Best/craziest/drunkest night of my life.
by GIANT stoner on Nov 1, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Does everyone on here look like Fontenot?
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
MCC = bunch of cloned Fontenot’s. lmao!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
November 1, 2010: Best/craziest/drunkest night of my life.
by GIANT stoner on Nov 1, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
all the straight men do
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
I’ll have you know that I am a dead ringer for Pat Burrell, minus the sketchy leer
…
so no, not really Pat Burrell.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 1, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
does just being a short white guy count?
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 1, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
ALL WHITE PEOPLE LOOK ALIKE.
//racist
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You look like one of those two in now shelved Metro PCS commercials?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
FOR THE SHIRE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 2, 2011 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
"It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were ......."
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
November 1, 2010: Best/craziest/drunkest night of my life.
by GIANT stoner on Nov 2, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I already posted mine. Everyone made fun of me.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 1, 2011 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a white guy with longish blonde hair
But I’m about twice as tall
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 1, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
and also looked stoned
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
this describes every white guy with longish blonde hair, though.
The first six innings are overrated.
2 different people asked if I was stoned yesterday
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 1, 2011 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet you look really alert and competent when you actually are stoned.
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
No. I just look really, really stoned.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 2, 2011 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm on the left
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2011 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Im the one who is not the baby
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 2, 2011 6:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah really.
Crazy shit.
Addicted to Quack, #1 Oregon blog among female Duck fans, including the ageless and ever-radiant daisyduck.
And some fire going on in the North Bay and East Bay. http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/firefighters-battle-blazes-north-and-east-bay/nFScZ/
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
A fire in Blackhawk. That will be some pricey structural damage.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 1, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
CMON TIMMY SIT THIS GUY DOWN
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
FUCK YEAH STRIKES OUT THE SIDE
Romping with my school chums in the fens and spinneys while the twilight bathed the hedgerows like a lambent flame.
The resemblance is uncanny.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Geeez it’s dark outside….
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
day lights saving next week right?
falll back an hour.
that should make it lighter in here
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 2, 2011 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions
2am sunday morning I think. That’ll help.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
If mark cuban buys the dodgers.....
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Nov 2, 2011 6:58 AM PDT reply actions
luckily there are lots of bridges in the Bay Area….
I wish he’d buy the A’s instead, and move them to Tacoma!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
MLB seems pretty determined to keep Cuban away from it.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 2, 2011 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Is Damon a free agent?
Cuz he is almost old enough for the Giants. He fits the aging former star on decline therum they adhere to regularly.
I do believe so
He could probably put up an above average OBP at least. Sign him for two years and watch him chase 3000!
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!
Looks like Magglio will be FA too
Also in this model. Extra savings with 1 bad year last year. Looks like 2009 and 2010 were reasonably productive.
Damon's wRC+
2010: 109
2011: 109
A SIGN!
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!
Reyes+ Damon+ Beltran
Reyes
Damon
Beltran
Posey
Panda
Belt LF or 1B
Sanchez
Schierholtz LF or Huff 1B
Cool with me.
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!
You’d be cool with an OF of Belt-Damon-Beltran?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
Hmmm
Torres CF
Damon LF
Beltran RF
Belt 1B
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 saw 1 Pablo at bat
He swung at the first pitch and popped out to CF.
Also, I have a theory on why Pablo is still not taking at bats against lefties. I believe he needs surgery and the Giants are doing the whole “let it calm down” thing. I believe this is going to be a problem all year.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 2, 2011 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
LALALALALALALALA
Can’t hear you
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
He hasn’t taken at bats against lefties since August. If no surgery was required, it would be better by now.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 2, 2011 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
So have we begun to take a collection to buy the Dodgers?
I got 5 on it.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Let's buy the Dodgers and run them into the ground
… too late
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
I am not done being outraged at Larry Baer.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 2, 2011 7:59 AM PDT reply actions
Yes
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 2, 2011 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I dont think that will be Beltran or JRoll's price a year
It just sounds like to me, No Pujols, No Fielder, probably no Reyes, everyone else is a definite maybe
Have to wait until after free agency
I would be happy enough if we resigned Cain and Lincecum and put in some fillers in there. Not super happy, but Rowand and Zito’s money leaving in 1-2 years, we have 2 superstars to build a lineup around, with Belt hopefully getting up there soon.
I’d rather be the Giants than the Rangers. Harder to get pitching when you need it.
I'd rather be the Rangers
Position players are less likely to get hurt, less volatile. And their hitters are as good or better at hitting as our pitchers are at pitching.
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 mean come on people!
They won the WS with Burrell, Huff & Cody Ross. I’m sure they’re still thinking scrap heap.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Carlos is gonna run about $13M for maybe 2 years+option year
JRoll will, of course, be for less.
Don't believe everything you think.
I missed this
What did Darth Baerius say?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The GiantsNirvana post summed up my thoughts basically
http://www.sfgiantsnirvana.com/larry-baer-chronicle-live-keep-pitching-intact
My takeaway from this is that Baer is emphasizing a pitching and only pitching philosophy with the team. It sounds almost as though he doesn’t care at all about the offense, and is completely oblivious to the fact that their issues extend far beyond the injuries to Buster Posey and Freddy Sanchez.
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 agree
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 2, 2011 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I think “completely obvious” is pretty a slight exaggeration. He basically said that the pitching is the strength and he’s not going to break up that strength to acquire hitting, whether it be trading a pitcher or not signing one of the important pitchers to save money for offense. He didn’t say “screw offense” or “Mike Fontenot is going to have a great year and save us,” he just said he’s not going to spend wildly and he’s not going to break up the staff. Not that unreasonable
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 2, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
They should do both
The Giants have enough money to keep the pitching staff together and at least try to sign one of the premium free agent position players, it not two.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 2, 2011 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
So sign all pitchers (the most volatile injury position in baseball) to long term deals
And then bargain hunt and trade prospects for hitters midseason….
What could go wrong!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Well, it’s a marketing line, too.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 2, 2011 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
HOW DARE YOU!
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
---
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
Australian for Cock.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 2, 2011 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
No weather map yet. I’m filing for the network. Hold the line, please.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
/crosses his fingers for no Face of Boe
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
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