On Brandon Crawford Starting
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 16, 2011 1:41 PM PST
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Print"The trunk of the car looked like a crappy middle infielder factory. We had two bags of Miguel Tejada, seventy-five pellets of Orlando Cabrera, five sheets of high-powered Jose Vizcaino, a salt shaker half full of Willie Bloomquist, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored bunters, divers, gamers, mover-runners-overers, . . . and also a quart of Manny Burriss, a quart of Kevin Frandsen, a case of Eugenio Velez, a pint of raw Yuniesky Betancourt and two dozen Brian Bococks ….… The only thing that really worried me was the Yuniesky Betancourt. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of a Yuniesky Betancourt binge."
- Hunter S. Sabean
After spending quite a bit of time thinking about what the Giants were going to do this offseason, there was a moment of clarity. We'll call this the Brandon Crawford Theorem, then. It's so obvious, but I've ignored it until now.
The Giants, who usually don't trust young players to begin with, trust Brandon Crawford so little, that they were willing to trade for Orlando Cabrera and play him in meaningful games last season.
It's a take-off-your-glasses kind of moment, possibly while muttering "my … god …." The Giants, who aren't flush with young outfielders, traded a young outfielder for Orlando Cabrera. Then they played Orlando Cabrera. Then they kept playing Orlando Cabrera. This was at the expense of Brandon Crawford.
And now there's supposed to be a chance that the Giants are going to sniff around this offseason, ask about various shortstops, and then say, nope, Crawford's our guy. There isn't anyone out there who could improve on ol' Crawffy. Stand down, boys. Let's save our money for the Zito extension. Does that sound plausible in any way? Even in the Year of the Rainy Day Fund, the Giants aren't going to give the job to an unknown like Crawford. My proof is that they were willing to trade for Orlando Cabrera and play him in meaningful games.
A history of unproven players getting starting jobs: Pablo hit .345 to get his gig the next year. Posey was blocked by Bengie Molina. Belt wasn't exactly anointed as the starter in the offseason, but when he won the job, the experiment lasted all of two weeks. Even Fred Lewis had to wait behind Dave Roberts; Nate Schierholtz had to wait behind Randy Winn. John Bowker was supposedly the starting right fielder to begin the 2010 season, but he lost his job after a few days.
If the Giants give a young player a starting job to begin the season, it's because he has a good spring training. And if he doesn't hit well in April, best of luck. This isn't typical McCovey Chronicles cynicism. It's just how it is. If you think it's cynical, that's because you're reading too much into it. You're probably letting your own opinions on spring training stats cloud your judgement. Sad, really. But there has been a pattern, whether you like it or not.
The last time that the Giants gave a starting job to a young, unproven player without looking for a replacement in the offseason -- like, really said, "Okay, show us your stuff, kid." and left him alone for more than a month -- was Lance Niekro.
…
Lance Niekro.
…
And after 91 games and two trips to the DL, he was replaced by Shea Hillenbrand.
…
Shea Hillllllllllenbrand.
That's what happened the last time the Giants gave a job to a rookie in the offseason and left him alone. They won't do it again. And I'm on record as being in favor of Crawford starting in the minors. It shouldn't be an option. He's had 107 AAA at-bats in his career. He's had 196 mostly terrible major-league at-bats in his career.
Even for a team that's used to plugging rookies straight into the lineup during the offseason -- the Pirates or Rays, say -- that would make for an unlikely starter. On the Giants? No chance. Brandon Crawford will not be the Giants' starting shortstop in May. He almost certainly won't be the starting shortstop in April. There will be a veteran. There is always a veteran. In this case, it's probably a good idea, with one exception.
Just a guess, of course, but it's one based on a long tradition. Now let's all sit back, hold hands, and pray that Yuniesky Betancourt isn't the starting shortstop next season.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 16, 2011 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
I'm fucking scared
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by satyricrash on Nov 16, 2011 1:47 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Let's get down the the brass tax
How much for the Tejada?
by Myemail21479 on Nov 16, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
You don't want that stuff
It’s way past its shelf life. I was going to dump it out back with the Aaron Rowand.
HEY!
Don’t just dump that stuff anywhere!!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
The headline of today is still
The Athletics met with Sidney Ponson’s agent today, a source tells Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times (via Twitter).
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Sigh. It doesn't matter who they start, they're gonna suck.
by Every6thDay on Nov 16, 2011 1:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Matt Cain makes the weirdest faces sometimes.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure what this means. I think it’s a compliment but I honestly can’t tell.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Muppets and Matt Cain are awesome.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
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by ResDog on Nov 16, 2011 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s why I assumed it was a compliment.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I know
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
And his hair.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Only when cut short.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Pictures of Matt Cain with long, bouncy curls is your secret shame and you know it.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
No, that was an observation.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
You’re just gonna keep yelling this at me, aren’t you?
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
See? Weird faces sometimes. I think he’s a bit goofy when he wants to be.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
There is a gif of Matt imitating his bobblehead. It is my favorite Matt Cain gif ever.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
timmy's bobblehead!
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by shanghaijim on Nov 16, 2011 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 21 recs
YES!!
This is wonderful and captures all that is really cool about Matt Cain.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Green this
"This is almost certainly a terrible idea. But I won't know for certain until I've actually done it." — Jez from Peep Show
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Nov 16, 2011 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
isnt that when he commented about the silver cy young o the bobbie?
kind of made me feel sorry for him . i like cain
by orange velvet on Nov 16, 2011 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Tim looks like a kid at fanfest, lol.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
In middle age, Cyclops let himself go.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
possibly the greatest gif ive ever seen
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 16, 2011 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
try though I might
I can’t disagree
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Nov 16, 2011 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Cain's look right there is my favorite part of the entire series of ads
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
I have a bad feeling about this.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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The difference between Crawford and those other guys is that Crawdad fields his position in spectacular manner, thus deflecting attention from his faults.
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Hey now. Even Crawford outhit Bocock.
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
Brandon Crawford is a handsome man, and very good with the glove
But I do agree with Grant. AB’s in the PCL are where he should begin the season.
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Yeah, this is like “The Bubble” on 30 Rock, except all his fans are distracted by his looks that they can’t see how awful he is at hitting a baseball.
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Oh my God, yes. Great analogy!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
The expression on the girl’s face in the background always makes me laugh when you post this picture
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
STAMOS
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Nov 16, 2011 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
I'm okay with Crawdaddy + Beltran
But just Crawdaddy to save $… Boo.
You forgot to mention that Crawford was anointed the player to be played as much as possible in AFL. He also had a 12+ or so game hit streak there (pre- SP hot streak!). The writing is on the wall.
The writing is on the wall.
And it says: asians.com
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
woh you saw my wall
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It’s weird how you have it stitched into your underwear, too.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Isn't that where he buys his underwear?
by Myemail21479 on Nov 16, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
I think you just solved the mystery.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
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by troymccluresf on Nov 16, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
A classic www.timlincecum.com quote
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
This propellering brought to you by Nike. Just do it.
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The sound of silence.
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yep
He’s gonna start the season, hit poorly cause he’s not ready and may never be, and they’ll trade for Yuni, Punto, etc.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 16, 2011 1:59 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Painful yes
But he is better than TJ or Cabrera. Better OBP than both, better glove.
The whole new simplified swing he started since last two weeks of season.
Crawford will not be a WAR monster, but I would think he would give 3/4 the value of a glove first CF, like say Torres.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 16, 2011 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
i’m going to sit this one out, pull up a seat, and grab some popcorn for this one
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 1:53 PM PST reply actions
That opening passage is gold.
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Crawford shouldn't start anyway
There is a pretty good FA SS on the market. The Giants won’t sign him, but that is who should be starting for the Giants at SS in 2012.
If it isn’t Lolniesky by spring training, it may end up being Figgins by May.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 1:55 PM PST reply actions
So Grant stole the last post from GiantPain’s tweet and this one from my post a couple of days ago. Nah, Grant reads the comments as much as we read his posts.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Nov 16, 2011 1:55 PM PST reply actions
Throwing babies down stairs?
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
That was supposed to be me throwing myself down the stairs rather than a baby. But sure, whatever floats your boat.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
I couldn’t find a better gif! ::sobs::
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I made this to be more specific:
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
(although it was meant to represent last August)
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
It’s clearly a baby in the image, though.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Perhaps it represents her inner child.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Babies are for kicking into space
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
I really don’t like the way that kid’s head hits the stairs. Very upsetting :(
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
"The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the life of an infant or catching a fly ball, a woman will automatically choose to save the infant, without even considering if there’s a man on base."
— Dave Barry
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Yes, my reaction was based solely on my sex.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Did you mean based soley on your gender? If not, please go on.
/shows self to door
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Touchy
It’s a baseball blog, you mentioned compassion for an infant, it’s a funny quote basically about saving infants’ lives and baseball.
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I would argue that it's Dave Barry's most famous quip, even.
I am also quite partial to his argument against the monarch butterfly being the national insect:
I have no problem with the monarch butterfly per se. ("Per se" is Greek for "unless it lays eggs in my salad.")
It’s a witticism that has regular opportunity to cross my mind here in New York.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 16, 2011 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Favorite Dave Barry line
That guy’s got so many great ones, but if I had to pick one I’m partial to, it’s from the first column of his I ever read, back in the mid-80’s when he was syndicated from the Miami Herald. He was talking about the proposed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and how wrong it was that it was supposed to close in the early evening.
[t]he other businesses in Cleveland should have to call the police constantly to demand the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame be turned down"
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
by achiappanza on Nov 16, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
Oddly enough, this tumbling image is not from tumblr.
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Also, from the above "Around SBNation" section
Don’t Sleep on Aramis Ramirez
Nov 2011 from Roto Hardball – 2 comments
I never knew that was an option.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 1:59 PM PST reply actions
Doesn’t sound that comfortable.
Sleeping on Panda or Prince sounds more comfy.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t Sleep on Aramis Ramirez
Didn’t Rich Aurilia walk up to that?
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by troymccluresf on Nov 16, 2011 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
#sfgiants trying to lock up cain as well as lincecum, says team prez larry baer. team may favor deals of about 4 yrs
by TBRMKane on Nov 16, 2011 2:02 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Not that I believe anything Jon Heyman tweets.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I don't see why Matt would take a 4 year deal
Unless the AAV was pretty huge. I am sure he would get a better offer from another team after 2012. He may want to stay a Giant and give the team a small discount, but I don’t think it would manifest itself in a shorter contract.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
I believe he stated the obvious.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 16, 2011 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
In this case I’m inclined to believer him. Not only does it sound logical, but I don’t see Heyman putting in the “says team prez larry baer” bit if he didn’t have a direct quote or an ironclad source that was repeating the quote.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Said in his voice
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Duh
I guess bogus trade rumors from unknown sources just doesn’t cut it this week, maybe next.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 16, 2011 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
take that east coast bias
They’ll throw away the key and you’ll never get them!!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Hey tumblrers, have you liked this yet?
http://goneforsoldiers.tumblr.com/post/12895676771/tumblr-memes-sf-giants-edition-omg-i-am-a-bad
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Wow the photographer managed to make Crawford look not-pretty
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
I love how he just pauses for a moment and stairs at him like “You have no idea what’s about to happen to you”
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Crawford’s uncomprehending glace is also good.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 16, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It is because he doesn’t know how to win.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Matt is sending a text to Ian Kinsler
“LOL YOUR ALMOST HR!”
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Where are these pics from??
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
I have no idea! They’re all holding cellphones! What?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
It must be an ad but for what and from where. Also, Mota, really?
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Metro PCS? They ditched them for Ranjit and Chad?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
How those ads ever made it on air, let alone continued to be shown is beyond me. They’re so offensive.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
I think Indians are a small enough minority throughout enough of the country that they’re still just a Simpsons character to most. It wouldn’t occur to most that there’s an actual “they” around that is being insulted.
(This is a reason I’m proposing, not an excuse.)
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by troymccluresf on Nov 16, 2011 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I get that, what I don’t understand is how no one, not even some really small group, has called them on it.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Are they offensive?
They have accents, but it’s not exactly “Ching ping sing ling” insulting. Other than the accents, the only stereotype they’re playing is that they’re into technology. I’m not sure that so offensive.
I guess they’re kind of nerdy, but still.
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
OK
I’ve never asked the Indians I know.
Is Apu from the Simpson offensive too?
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
yes
or so I have been told.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
really?
all the Indians at work tell me they totally laugh about it. It’s definitely stereotyping but, in Manish’s own words :
“It’s totally true. some of us ARE exactly like that.”
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And not entirely man-like.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Muddy Waters says pay up.
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Other than the accents, the only stereotype they’re playing is that they’re into technology.
I think to most Americans, accents & IT encapsulates the entirely of Indian culture, aside from the occasional person who remembers the Kama Sutra or Gandhi or something.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 16, 2011 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, because nobody has heard of Yoga.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
I actually doubt that most people associate Yoga with Indians. Most of the folks I see doing and teaching Yoga are white.
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
Yeah.
Most people probably think the Papyrus font invented Yoga.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 16, 2011 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
I may have been misled by the chants we did in Sanskrit at the beginning of class.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
2! 4! 6! 8! Who do we appreciate?
Nehru! Nehru! YAAAAAY NEHRU!!!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
“WHAT ! you mean yoga wasn’t invented by oprah for weight loss and stress reduction? It’s actually a millenia-old Hindu religious practice? OMG!”
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
or
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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
can of corn
that is actually what happens when I eat curry
(non-JP curry)
On an odd note
There are quite a few very funny Indian stand up comedians. This guy is pretty funny. Netflix has a good selection in their library.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSXRdr6fBEU
As a warning, I cannot view You Tube at work. Unsure of content.
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Ha!
He’s funny.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 16, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
Russell Peters is awesome.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I really wish they had named it something else, though.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty meh on Russell Peters at this point
His first comedy special has little rewatch value.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
GRANT
Except it should be a llama
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
So true
A history of unproven players getting starting jobs: Pablo hit .345 to get his gig the next year. Posey was blocked by Bengie Molina. Belt wasn’t exactly anointed as the starter in the offseason, but when he won the job, the experiment lasted all of two weeks. Even Fred Lewis had to wait behind Dave Roberts; Nate Schierholtz had to wait behind Randy Winn. John Bowker was supposedly the starting right fielder to begin the 2010 season, but he lost his job after a few days.
If the Giants give a young player a starting job to begin the season, it’s because he has a good spring training. And if he doesn’t hit well in April, best of luck. This isn’t typical McCovey Chronicles cynicism. It’s just how it is. If you think it’s cynical, that’s because you’re reading too much into it. You’re probably letting your own opinions on spring training stats cloud your judgement. Sad, really. But there has been a pattern, whether you like it or not.
I think I’m just going to curl up in a ball. Thank you Niners for giving me something else to focus on.
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
MARCELLO IS ACTUALLY A POKEMON
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 of corn
What was what?
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
I’m determined to hate Teddy Bruschi but it’s hard when he’s so sexy. Also, his name is Teddy, which is basically just advertising you’re a cuddler.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:18 PM PST reply actions
Tedy, actually.
You can hate him like Mat Latos since neither can freaking spell their own names.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
BREAKING NEWS: TEDDY ROOSEVELT WAS A CUDDLER!
Bully!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
CUDDLED SOFTLY AND CARRIED A BIG STICK!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
John Madden’s very obvious erection when talking about Bruschi made it fairly easy for me to dislike him.
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
That’s partly why I dislike him – the Pats. I don’t even care about the AFC, I just hate the constant discussion of the Patriots/any team from Boston.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
Your whole post is brain poison.
I HATE YOU!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
My new username
John Madden’s Boner
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 of corn
intheass
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
SCHPROING!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
HAHA
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
OMGROFLMAO!
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
We just have to hope Milwaukee re-signs Betancourt.
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
PLEASE BREWERS SAVE US FROM OURSELVES OMG
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 of corn
In an unprecedented move a collective made up of San Francisco Giants supporters have donated money to the Milwaukee Brewers to help them bring back SS Betancourt.
“We don’t want anything in return, just trying to help out a fellow National League Team”, said spokesperson Goofus.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Giants supporters rule!
Athletics supporters drool
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
Something is very wrong
if your athletic supporter is drooling.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 16, 2011 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
Good luck with that
mlbtraderumors MLB Trade Rumors
RT @SI_JonHeyman: Cj wilson seeks 6 years for close to $120M.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Yeah, he isn’t getting 20 a year.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
I really thought C.J. was more grounded than this. Shame.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm. What's the going rate for 1 WAR now? He was a 5 bbref WAR last year.
/GiantPain signal
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
Also,
Whoa, dude is 30. He will be 31 in 2 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
Pssssh.
Old man is OLD. I won’t be 31 for until THREE days from now.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 16, 2011 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
Happy almost birthday!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
~$5 million
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
Fangraphs has a nice little WAR to $$$ conversion if you like fWAR.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
FYI
keithlaw keithlaw
Not useful. RT @john_ricco: @keithlaw what are your thoughts on the current $ per WAR estimates?
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 of corn
Either one really is fine with 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
Also fWAR has him at 5.9.
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
You could always
backload the deal.
/dons sunglasses
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
by speckops on Nov 16, 2011 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Shit, did I screw the order of that up? Was I supposed to don the sunglasses prior to the punchline?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Bill James has him pitching better than he did in 2010, but not as good as last year.
Next year might be worth 20 million. But the subsequent years are most certainly not.
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 think Grant is totally right
The question is, then, why is there this effort to fool us on Crawford… I see three options:
1) Reporters reading too much into off the cuff remarks about how the Giants really like Crawford’s potential, or somesuch
2) Smokescreen because the Giants really are planning on making a run at a FA/trade for a shortstop and they don’t want word leaking out to the media
3) Laying the groundwork for an eventual mediocre veteran acquisition, so that from a PR standpoint it looks like “hey, the Giants spent money instead of going for a cheap, unproven player” rather than “the Giants didn’t splurge for a top SS, they’re therefore cheap”
I hope for no. 2. I fear that no. 3 is probably true.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 16, 2011 2:32 PM PST reply actions
4. because they are the Giants front office and they never do what you want them to do, what makes sense to do, or what they tell you they are going to do.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
this is true
but the question remains— why are they lying to us in this particular instance? They were pretty clear on their intentions of keeping the bullpen together and they did so. They’ve been pretty clear about looking for a CF (and we wound up with Melky Cabrera… who I guess in Sabean’s mind is a CF). Why would they say they’re confident in Crawford doing the job when they really aren’t? What’s their particular motivation here?
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 16, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Because they'll "try" for Rollins
but fall out of it quickly, and they’ll believe that IF they can land Grady, they’ll be done and can afford Crawford’s (lack of) bat.
Don't believe everything you think.
because they are pathological liars and it’s just what they are used to doing.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
So you’re saying sometimes they lie out of habit. I could buy that, but other times they are just painfully transparent. For instance the CF thing. There was no need to announce to the world that you were looking to upgrade over Andres Torres. It would’ve maybe even been better to lie about your intentions there rather than at SS, because giving out hints that you intended to stay with Torres would be at least somewhat believable.
Listen, I understand we’re not exactly dealing with evil genius masterminds here, and I’m not saying I think there’s some deep ulterior motive to every message the team puts out there. But someone here put out something that is clearly a lie. Unless they just randomly spew BS that is sometimes truthful, sometimes not, I’m thinking they may have had a reason for it. Might not be anything more substantial than trying to get Crawford hyped up to compete for a spot this spring, even though they don’t think he’s going to need it. Might be a more insidious message meant to throw other teams off the scent of Giants offseason intentions. I have no idea, just curious. What I’m pretty sure it isn’t is totally meaningless… but I guess it could be that too. Time will tell.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 16, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Reyes, Rollins, Nakajima, Crawford
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Nov 16, 2011 2:44 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Hire Pat Burrell as a coach
Re-sign Beltran, stick him in LF
Have Belt start at 1b
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Nov 16, 2011 2:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Reyes ss
Belt 1b
Beltran lf
Posey c
Pablo 3b
Melky CF
Sanchez 2b
Nate rf
ZITO
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Nov 16, 2011 2:54 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
If only.
Also if the Giants were to sign Beltran, he seems like the kind of guy who would put some provision in that he stays in RF. If so, I would shift Melky over to LF and put Torres back at CF.
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
Agreed but I don't think we'll get Carlos
Even so, don’t want Melky in CF. Prefer Torres or Grady, if he’s in one piece.
Don't believe everything you think.
I don't trust people names after hackers!
by Myemail21479 on Nov 16, 2011 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
believe
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Nov 16, 2011 2:59 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
GIVE ME THIS MAN RIGHT NOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhJbgwup3LE&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
can of corn
Is it Bengie Molina?
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I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
nobody is as slow as Bengie Molina
not even Bengie Molina
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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
can of corn
Dude hits for the cycle
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 16, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Without looking, let me guess...
…he’s Asian
/asians.com
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
PtB goodbye via Yahoo Sports
LOL Huff and Burrel story from the U
Well, here’s one story Huff has told:
After two weeks at Miami, I wanted to go home… So my mom flies out, trying to convince me to stay. I was living with two seniors and they ragged me, too. I just didn’t understand all this baseball ragging nonsense. She’s in my room one night and I’m sitting on my bed and she’s telling me to give it another two weeks. Anyway, there’s a knock on the door, and before I can even get off the bed, Pat comes barging in with a six-pack in his hand, dripping wet, buck naked.
WOW IVE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE
Except for the other 12 times I heard it
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I still love this story. :) It doesn’t get worse with repetition.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
LOL A photo of Pat showing Cub Scouts his bat.
“That’s a very fine piece of lumber you got there, Mr. Burrell.”
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 16, 2011 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
There should be thought bubbles for everyone in this image
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Oh dammit, that pic is kinda big. I’m sorry. How do you make images smaller again?
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
The middle kid looks like he's about lick his lips
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
Big bat needs big image
Add height=“250” after the link.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 16, 2011 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Kid on the left already looks like a middle-aged man
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
Looks like the kid from “Up”.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
He wasn’t tiny though. How is that possible ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
LOL
Nice save.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
looks like Tommy Joseph
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 of corn
ha.
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
PSA
danieltosh daniel tosh
WARNING! only 3 more days to break up w/ your girlfriend or else ride out thanksgiving, xmas, new years, valentine’s, & black history month.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I think you can break up during black history month.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
then she’s history!
"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.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 16, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
wow
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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
can of corn
zing
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
My Black wife and I usually celebrate ML King Day by going skiing
…because snow skiing has played such an important part in black history
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
That’s actually probably something that Dr. King would have approved of—-chipping away at a stereotype.
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
Do you follow it up with seeing a Wes Anderson flick?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Wouldn’t that be golfing?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
From my observation, African American representation in the following sports
Golfing>Skiing>Surfing
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
(it was a chipping reference)
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
ahhhhhhhhhh
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
CANADA
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
TIM HORTONS
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
How do you celebrate it with your White wife?
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
I was tempted to ask this, but I decided not to.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That's a pretty low bar though
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
Praising with faint damnation!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Fainting with damn praise
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
also there's pretty much all of January
no rules against that, so far as I’m aware.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 16, 2011 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
You’d break-up with your girl on MLK Jr. Day?
Damn.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
true
I am a heartless bastard
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 16, 2011 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Or you could just not care, be an unemotional jerkface and break up with them on one of these days, scarring them FOREVER.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
What about Hannukah??!!!!!
That’s eight days in a row. Suck that Christmas
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Won't work
Now let’s all sit back, hold hands, and pray that Yuniesky Betancourt isn’t the starting shortstop next season.
Not enough girls on this site and no guy will want to hold another guy’s hand once I remind him that the hand he’s about to hold had a dick in it within the last couple of hours.
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
by Goofus on Nov 16, 2011 3:11 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
hours?
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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
can of corn
In Howie's case. couple of minutes
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
I don't even know why guys shake hand with each other
I mean, what’s the point? Just go straight up, say hi, and grab each other’s crouch. I mean, it’s the same thing anyway.
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 of corn
take it one step further
mutual masturbation greetings
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 16, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
IT"S LIKE PUTTING YOUR WHOLE MOUTH
IN THE DIP
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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
can of corn
To be fair,
girls’ hands might have had dicks in them within the last couple of hours, too…
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Yeah, but chances are it was my dick in the girls hands
And who wouldn’t want to hold the hand that’s held my dick? It’s a brush with greatness!
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
Why not cut out the middle hand?
Let’s all sit back, hold…no…just no.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
I've cleaned my hands the Moises Alou way.
Tough it out
by Lunkus on Nov 16, 2011 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
There’s some kind of Rush marathon on the local radio station here. If only I could share it with you all.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
iheartradio.com
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
Good thoughts, Grant,
but minus points for a Crawford post with no picture.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
SL
sorry
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
You just have to look up. I guess I could photoshop mrs. nvsfg out of the picture if you want.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
OT - More about the McRib than anyone should ever want to know.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 3:47 PM PST reply actions
It’s how Ronald McDonald created women.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t tempt me. That’s not even close to the worst Ronald McDonald image I could drop.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
/Ronald McDonald strips naked and takes pictures of himself inside of a dead horse
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
McCovey Chronicles
Come for the baseball chatter, stay for the Food, Folks, and Fun.
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
I suppose
you can call it “Chronicles McCovey”, sure …
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
“Reconstituted pork offal slurry” is my new favorite phrase.
by Monkeyking42 on Nov 16, 2011 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Fast food involves both hideously violent economies of scale and sad, sad end users who volunteer to be taken advantage of.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
OK
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
It's hard to disagree with Grant but
unless we get Rollins (doubtful), it will be Crawford at SS. There isn’t anyone except Barmes that fits, and he will be overpaid this winter. Hey, wait! That’s a Giant prototype.
Sorry to interrupt your glam boy session. . .
Don't believe everything you think.
No problem. Sorry to interrupt your passive aggressive posting session.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Crappiest superhero since Bouncing Boy.
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
CRAWFORD TRAINING LIKE BABE RUTH
bcraw35 Brandon Crawford
Hot dogs and nachos for pre-game spread tonight. Babe Ruth did it, right?
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
There wasn’t anything the Babe didn’t do.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 16, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yoga?
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 16, 2011 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
Actually he did, but he didn’t chant in Sanskrit beforehand.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Om bur buva svaha, tat savitur varanyam.
That’s probably wrong, it’s been a few years….
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
It sounded a lot different in class.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
I recommend checking one of the classes with a full traditional Indian orchestra next time :)
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Fire!
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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
can of corn
For the lovers of
“hot yoga”
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
LOL Paulie Mac spot for khaki pants on KNBR
“sometimes you need to wear something more formal than jeans…”
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the X-Men animated series, it’s that Mister Sinister is really lame.
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so
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 4:02 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
ahhh
So was Morph.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 4:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Morph has a pretty good storyline, and it’s small enough that it doesn’t consume the show. And he brings out the best in Wolverine.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Morph and Jean Grey are similar in that regard. Throwaway characters that create depth for Wolverine.
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
One of our favorite storylines around here so far was the One Man’s Worth two-parter, because that Wolverine/Storm pairing was so nice.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
I like that he’s somewhat vulnerable, though. Watching the X-Men attempt to harm Apocalypse is just boring.
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
Yeah, Apocalypse is boring and also makes no sense in the series. If he’s essentially immortal and invulnerable, and can make himself huge, why all the shenanigans? Just take over the world, already.
The thing with Sinister for me is that he’s no just vulnerable; he literally has other people do absolutely everything for him.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
It’s too bad that there isn’t a single enemy that is half as interesting as Magneto.
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
I’m about 60 episodes in, and Magneto has been seriously underused.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
In the show, he’s basically portrayed as a completely unstoppable force (which runs away for no good reason whenever his needlessly complex strategies get blown, even though he could simply employ the backup strategy of kill everyone). In the comics it seems like he’s much more vulnerable.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
.
I watched the show in the early 90’s and recall really liking the character.
But you had this going on in the comics at the same time:
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 16, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
In my imagination, that is GP and he’s yelling ‘WAR!’.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
Apocalypse must have been citing VORP.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
RsBIOPS
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, hey, he’s back in comic-verse. He just took over the Marina district. Seriously. UXM vol 2 #1.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
How is he in the comics?
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Big Crawford scandal!
http://nineplanets.tumblr.com/post/11763947587/crimsonkitty-so-basically-the-entire-team-is
so basically the entire team is sleeping with Brandon Crawford
O..M...G
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 16, 2011 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
That Craw/Ford hug lingered forever
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
This is why baseball is great
The equivalent of NLCS Game 7. Bottom of the 9th. Down 2-5. Pinch Hitter summoned. Bases Loaded.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FIHcy0A0y3U#t=118s
You don’t speak Japanese, yet you understand exactly what the announcer is saying and what just happened.
I love baseball.
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 of corn
When I was in India last year
I repeatedly wished that the billion plus cricket fans in the world were all watching baseball instead. The games are so similar. Between North America, Latin America, and East Asia, adding the former Empire into the baseball fold would make it truly a global game.
ps random quote from Indian man on train to me: “You Americans always have to do things your way. I’ve heard you even have your own version of cricket, is this so?”
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
i think more ppl play cricket than baseball
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 of corn
THis guy is confused which side to root for
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
His swing is a bit handsy.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
[insert Herman Cain joke here]
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
by SnowLeopard on Nov 16, 2011 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Greensboro Grasshoppers
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yuniesky is our destiny.
Yuniesky is our destiny. Don't you see? HE DID IT FOR THE LULZ!
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
NOOOOOOOOOOOO
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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
can of corn
!!!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
This is even funnier if you assume that's Posey on that girl's shirt.
The first six innings are overrated.
Ha! Yes.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
I believe so.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
Grant's alternate title for this post:
“Fear and Loathing in McCovey Cove”
Serioiusly though, I agree with Grant. There’s just no way that Sabes and Boch hand the job to Crawdaddy outright in the offseason. Now, he may win the job for a week or two to start the regular season if he has a tremendous ST, but Sabes will make sure that he has some competition beyond Fontenot, Burriss and Adrianza heading into ST. Even if the payroll is stretched to the limit by new deals given to Timmy, Cainer and Beltran/Rollins, Sabes will find some veteranny, griterry SS (I’m looking at you Julio Lugo) to sign for around $1M before the end of January.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
I'm getting this weird tingling feeling
it feels like… 2008…
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 16, 2011 4:21 PM PST reply actions
Either that or you’ve been foraging your own mushrooms.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
“These don’t make me extra big at all!”
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
These snozz berries do taste like snozz berries
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 16, 2011 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
STOP IT, YOU.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not listening to you today, Snarf
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 16, 2011 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think the only trouble with the “he was so bad they traded for Orlando Cabrera!” thing is that I think the Giants legitimately thought Cabrera was good.
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 is troublesome, indeed
The Giants finally won the World Series. Now what?
by jordanovich on Nov 16, 2011 4:42 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I think they thought he was better than Tejada at least and that appeared to be the one qualification they were looking for
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
Why they would think that is also a weird thing.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
The only time Cabrera has ever in his life been better than Tejada was 1998. In his life.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
They thought in the way people think Revenge of the Sith is a decent movie but only in comparison to the other two prequels
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
But what was Orlando Cabrera conceivably good in comparison to? Because it wasn’t Tejada.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Or Crawford.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Or Fontenot.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
3rd spot hitter at best
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 16, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
There was a semi-logical argument for the signing when it happened (Tejada was injured and obviously over the hill and Cabrera was better but not falling apart) it’s just that nobody expected Cabrera to suck that much. Or for him to keep playing when it became obvious he did suck and for certain people to not bench him and play others in his place
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
It was a trade though.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
If you think it's bad now,
wait until we learn that Sabes is one of the 8 GMs kicking the tires on Furcal. Entry fee: 2/$16 million plus an option.
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
Perhaps, but he is always broken.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Too expensive and broken ? That’s right in Sabean’s wheelhouse.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
He will be wearing an orange jersey. It will just be in Miami.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I would rather overpay for talent
than underpay for 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
can of corn
you're missing the third and most likely option
overpay for suck.
The first six innings are overrated.
i would be in favor of 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.
via fangraphs, he’s been worth well more than $8 mil a year pretty much every year of his career but 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.
These last few years, so many tears, we had a short a black hole
They could hit, field, or throw, i was starting to think it was all a big troll
sabean sat in his castle, dial up and all, all the while, watching .png porn
while here at mccovey for the times of vizquel we all mourned
but here comes a man of similar skill and who is equaly dreamy
he cant hit worth a damn, but his glove is amazing, and for whom womens pants get all creamy
so throw up you glass and lets examine whats being offered
a decent short stop, who cant hit but who cares he can field, three cheers for brandon crawford
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 16, 2011 4:46 PM PST reply actions
I'm all for Crawford
but I fear that an 0ferApril will doom him forever
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
also
plz make your little pictures stop moving
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Todd Linden
I am the Giants' Traveling Secretary for all their trips to France ... not.
by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 4:52 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Oh.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 16, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Have I mentioned that I hate communal showers?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Oh.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:08 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Todd Linden
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 4:52 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Sorry. Acid flashbacks just got me.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 4:53 PM PST via mobile reply actions
xxx
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
can of corn
He looks like he wants ballroom dance lessons and needs a rabies shot.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 4:59 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
He looks like he wants to smack your nuts over the right field fence.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Just let me duck first.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:04 PM PST via mobile 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
can of corn
Yeah yeah yeah I know. Add Mel Ott to that list while you’re at it.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
He looks like he would be proud of Brandon Crawford for skipping a level, but disappoint that he not in AAA league
The first six innings are overrated.
he should have been the face of
high expectation asian father
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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
can of corn
that look is perfect for it
The first six innings are overrated.
he should have been the face of
Toshiro Mifune
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:12 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
How can Craw be so bad if the outfield is reasonable (translation: we sign Beltran)? Hell, it’s Johnnie Lemaster 2.0.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 4:56 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Stupid Selig
Brewers: NL
Astros: NL
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
He obviously drinks better booze than we do.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:06 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Crawford = Lemaster
But better looking. Though I don’t care. I don’t care if he looks like Spiro Agnew in a Godzilla suit as long as he picks it at short and can bunt.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:03 PM PST via mobile reply actions
If:
We get healthy and productive Posey, Huff, Sanchez, Pablo, Belt, Melky, and Schierholtz . . . then yes.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don't understand this at all.
LET ME FANTASIZE BUT NOT TOO MUCH OR OH GOD THINK OF THE KITTENS.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Throw kittens into Beltran Deal.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:15 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
/Beltran signed to Giants for 4 years, $10 million and 20 kittens per year
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
Like it!
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I feel like the Sharks fans who post here will appreciate this
by mymclife on Nov 16, 2011 5:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
It’s so sad when cousins marry.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:13 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
A list of the players, from left to right
Sharkie; Jason Demers and Brent Burns; Dan Boyle and Torrey Mitchell
Patrick Marleau; Jim Vandermeer, Colin White, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic; Thomas Greiss
Todd McLellan; Douglas Murray; Antti Niemi
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I still usually can’t recognize Vandermeer and White.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
White has a very blocky, protruding face, where as Vandermeer has a sort of generic white guy face.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Doug Murray would do anything for love, but he won't do THAT.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
So Greiss is the one with the tasteful headwear?
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Swedish Style
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Last offseason was much more funner…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Pho for dinner~
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 of corn
I will be having leftovers: roast leg of lamb, minty peas, and a buttery kabocha squash puree.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
Grilled Chicken and Bell Pepper Sandwich on Focaccia
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Before what should be a very long meeting tonight….a red pear and a Gogurt from my office fridge.
I would rather be having Pho
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I think I will also be having a yogurt (plain, Greek) from my office fridge for dinner. :(
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I’m sure one of your co-worker’s left something better in there than that.
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.
Ha, I’d get a strongly worded email if I were to do that.
O/T: How’s 2nd floor girl?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
No one would be the wiser. For the past week I’ve had peanut butter & bread in my office. I “borrow” the jelly from the work fridge. Who’s gonna miss a spoonful of grape jelly every few days?
Haven’t seen 2nd floor girl. Saw her park right next to me a few times but never ran into her. Her schedule seems pretty wonky. If I were in full-on stalker mode I could probably track her down in the elevator by now.
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 keep the Gogurt in that little freezer section. Adds to the shelf life and deters me from eating stuff that’s worse for me. I stockpile the TJ’s Hony Greek Yogurt at home, right next the raspberries.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
You know what else is good for a little snacky-poo… TJ’s sells fruit “popsicles” that are basically just pureed fruit. Peach and strawberry. I keep a few in the freezer, then when I don’t have fruit for lunches i can just pack one of those.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
pasta (lemon/butter/herb/garlic) and sausage…OK.
But dessert? Chocolate cake with mousse filling, vanilla frosting and drizzled with caramel. Oh. Yeah!
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
strangely enough i really like the pasta more than the dessert in this scenario
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
My GF does patisserie. Home-made choco cake, not boxed. Homemade mousse, made with Calebeaut, and homemade caramel.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
ohhh
she likes to keep her menz bigboneded
like TL2 does
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Roxie Market
Salami and swiss on dutch crunch. I win.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Whatever hubby brings home from the West Side.
I’ll report back.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Melky cf
Sanchez 2b
Pablito 3b
Huff 1b
Posey c
Belt lf
Schierholtz rf
Craw ss
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:20 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I just threw up in my mouth.
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Better yours than mine, my friend.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
That wasn’t my dream lineup. . . That’s what I think we’ll get on Opening Day.
I am going to go have more rum, watch Moneyball with French subtitles, and go to bed. 2:25 here.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Is the French word for baseball just baseball with a French accent?
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, I have no idea.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:26 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
According to Wikipedia, it’s “le baseball.” Also, apparently, the French aren’t very good at it as they think the main point is to surrender a lot of runs.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Tonight is the night of nights.
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hahaha
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
I second this.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
My PI is Dutch, and he’s mentioned it once or twice.
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Obviously.
Cake is not on the number line, once again demonstrating pie’s superiority.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Agreed
It’s science!
Paying Willie Bloomquist $4.6 million, the rumored amount of the Giants' offer, is a bad idea. The whole idea of letting Bradon Crawford run free at shortstop, bat be damned, is to get top-notch defense at rock-bottom prices and spend the cash on offense. Not on Willie Bloomquist.
-El Lefty Malo
At first I was like ‘do they have a different name for parole officers in the midwest?’.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
He quite frequently uses idioms in unusual ways. It’s always a good time when he does.
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I suppose the crux of the biscuit is that I’m unclear about what PI refers to. Private investigator?
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
Principal investigator. The person in charge of submitting the grants for a particular lab. In academia, that’s usually a professor.
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Thanks. I never would have guessed. My next one was going to be penis immolator.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
That’s Lars.
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I didn’t realize you could propellor so fast it would actually catch on fire.
by free f.p. #14 on Nov 16, 2011 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
It depends on atmospheric conditions.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
PUPAE IRRIGATOR
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
PIE INGESTOR
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
PARTY INFILTRATOR
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All I know is, I wear my 2010 series cap and home jersey on the street here, and no one salutes.
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:29 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Luh behz-BOLLLLE
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by I live in Paris and you don't on Nov 16, 2011 5:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
What do they call a Whopper?
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"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
I know!!!
Le Royale with Cheese!
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
/shakes head
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.
/accidentally blows head off
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
/dances the batusi
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.
/ That’s thirty minutes away. I’ll be there in ten.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Oops.
Los Hwhopperz?
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Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
You're killing me, Smalls.
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.
lol
“restaurant”.
They don’t even locally source their buns!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
/grabs crotch
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Unlike CJ Wilson.
All of his buns are locally sourced.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Thank 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.
But you know what they put on french fries in Holland instead of ketchup?
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
Hollandaise
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
LOL at Belt starting!
Come on people, I thought we went over this already
On TV tonight
I’m planning to watch Mythbusters, Nova: Fabric of the Cosmos and Top Chef. And you?
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
REVENGE
I just got into it and am now totally obsessed. (Plus Mythbusters, obviously)
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
How could I forget about Psych?! Did you watch last week’s baseball-related episode?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I just LOVE Psych. One of my favorite shows! Crime solving and banter!
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Originally Gus was supposed to only be a supporting character. Once they saw the chemistry between the two actors they knew they had to promote Gus to a co-lead
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
CHARLIE!
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Go Dule Hill!
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
I think I’ll just dick around on the Internet tonight, since I don’t have any homework. Maybe I’ll work on my University of California essays.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Did you end up finishing all 8 questions?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I did
I finished seven before going to sleep at 5 (which probably isn’t too far from when you woke up, come to think of it). I discussed the last question with my friends while doing physics problems in the morning and then at brunch I typed it out and printed. It took me all of ten minutes to do as good a job with that one as with the other seven, which probably means something.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Brunch on a weekday? I still don’t understand how you retired at 17 but I’m envious.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
heh
For some reason that break stopped being called recess after fifth grade.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Don’t courts have recesses?
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And architectural works?
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Alcoves!
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
Lynbrook High in San Jose. It’s like that at every school in the area.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Do you call the last bell “Early Bird Special”?
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not some fancy schmancy private school with lexuses in the students parking lot?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
One of my friends drives to school in a Mercedes convertible with an Obama sticker on the bumper. There’s something I’ve always found hilarious about that.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Why?
San Francisco has the highest median income of any city in the country and Obama got 85% of the vote. While wealth is correlated with a propensity to vote Republican, the correlation is far from perfect.
Oh, certainly
But then the relationship between class and political affiliation in this country is the funniest thing of all.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
I don't think there is much relationship
Race and religion are better vote predictors than class.
That’s what’s funny about it! The United States is the only developed country where that’s the case.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
All other developed countries are more homogeneous
As Europe becomes more diverse I think we’ll find that the US was just ahead of the curve on this score.
Also, the US is not the only country where this is the case. Look at Belgium. They’re essentially all white, but the country still manages to be almost perfectly divided along cultural lines.
Also
Of course, Northern Ireland, which is sort of a country.
Yeah, Northern Ireland is certainly a weird place
The working-class Prods vote for the far-right DUP overwhelmingly. There was a left-wing unionist party for a while in the PUP, but really that was just the Ulster Volunteer Front with makeup on. The one notable Protestant politician on the left is Sylvia Hermon, and she associated with the respectable unionists until they threw in their lot with the Tories. I wonder how rich Catholics vote.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
ONE LEG AT A TIME, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
That’s a possibility, of course, but if we look at Canada, which is quite heterogeneous (albeit with a history of cultural homogeneity), we can see non-whites in prominent positions in all three parties. The determinant in elections there is class to an extent that would be unimaginable here (Quebec excepted because Quebec is weird).
All the political parties in Belgium are monolingual (which is stupid, methinks; if you’re going to have a completely stratified political system, it’s better to split the country), but rich Flemings tend to vote N-VA or CD&V and poor Flemings SP.A, while rich Walloons tend to vote cdH or MR and poor Walloons PS. It’s not a perfect fit, but there’s something there.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Canada is not diverse
At least not compared to the USA. It’s 84% white! And where you do have a substantial cultural minority, in Quebec, you have voting along cultural lines.
I maintain that the evidence seems pretty strong that class tends to be dominated in voting patterns by other tribal factors when such tribal factors are present. I’d say the hierarchy is something like race, language, religion, and then class.
That's fair
Of course the order of those factors can vary depending on local conditions. My favorite example of that is how Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s government referred to its citizens as Bengali, emphasizing their language, whereas Ziaur Rahman’s subsequent government instead called the people Bangladeshi, prioritizing religious affiliation.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Interesting
What do those words mean, exactly?
During British rule, the majority of the area that is now Bangladesh was governed as part of the province of Bengal, which included all Bengali-speaking areas. In 1905 there was an attempt to divide the province into West Bengal for Hindus and East Bengal for Muslims, but that was rescinded when it met with universal popular resistance. In 1947, when India was partitioned, Bengal’s future was problematic; a few politicians, most notably Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, even advocated an independent Bengali state separate from both India and Pakistan. In the end, the British decided to divide it and put one half in India and the other in Pakistan. Obviously this did not sit well with the people of East Bengal, who formed a numerical majority of the Pakistani population but were completely deprived of any political power or governmental attention; being classified as a “non-martial race”, the Bengali people were not fit to hold military power, which translated to political power in Pakistan’s eternal military dictatorship. Naturally, Bengal revolted in 1971.
That overly long digression aside, the first government of Bangladesh tried to assert its Bengali identity, as distinct from the coreligionists in Pakistan. After it was deposed in a coup d’état, the next government decided instead to emphasize its Bangladeshi character, as distinct from the Bengali Hindu population of India.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
OK
I was at least dimly aware of most of that. The part I didn’t get, and still don’t, is what “Bangladeshi” connotes about religion. I understand that Bangladesh the country is overwhelmingly Muslim, but I don’t know what the word itself means.
The word itself means nothing in particular
In Bengali, “Bangladeshi” means “of the Bengali-speaking country” (“Bangla” is the Bengali language and “desh” means "country), whereas “Bengali” means “ethnically Bengali”. Bengali has no religious connotation, but Bangladeshi has a mild Muslim connotation; this derives from Bangladesh’s Muslim character, which distinguishes it from West Bengal, which is also Bengali but is not Bangladeshi.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
So
Was the government that emphasized the country’s “Bangladeshi” character doing so out of Muslim pride, or in order to reduce tensions with India, which might fear (especially given its relationship with the “other” Pakistan) that the nascent “Bengali” state would have designs on West Bengal?
The former. Pan-Bengali sentiment was anti-Pakistani in nature, and thus it was in fact preferred by India; Mujib’s secular Awami League (the first governing party) has always been relatively pro-India when in power, while Zia’s conservative Bangladesh Nationalist Party (which deposed the Awami League government) has taken a line friendlier to Pakistan in its time in office.
While both sides are essentially nationalistic, linguistic nationalism is the tradition of the left (historically friendly with India and the Soviet Union) and religious nationalism is the tradition of the right (historically friendly with Pakistan, China and the United States).
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
We didn’t have a break at Leland. Well, unless you count the 6 minutes between classes a break. Which its not.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
And then we only had a 30 minute lunch. And teachers wondered why we always ate during class…
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
On the school website it says brunch is from 9:57 to 10:07, which is remarkably short. The 30-minute lunch is shorter than any I’ve ever seen, too. Is the campus open? 30 minutes doesn’t seem like it would be enough to go off campus to eat.
Also there’s a period that starts at 7. Yikes.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
The brunch thing is new this year. And no, campus is closed. Which is annoying as hell because they also didn’t have any good lunch options to buy.
And yeah. Leland’s schedule sucks all the way around.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
don't worry
by January 1 that will be rolled back to 9 or so!
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
they dont have breaks at my current school
and the passing is only 4 min
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Less time for them to get into fights.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I had three minutes between classes in middle school. One year I had consecutive classes that were on opposite ends of the school. I got written up for excessive tardiness several times that year.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
UC Berkeley officially has no time between classes. Instead they have “Berkeley Time” which means that everything starts 10 minutes after it says that it starts.
Which people then start to carry over into other parts of their lives and wind up late for everything.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, we called it “break” at Lincoln High (San Jose)
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
Is it bad now? It was pretty good when I was there.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
RECESS!
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"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
American Horror Story
The League (Last week’s episode)
Always Sunny (Last week’s episode)
And maybe the first two episodes of Hell on Wheels. It looked intriguing.
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 have to catch up on AHS
Hell on Wheels is ok if you like Westerns, probably not if you don’t. I liked it ok.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I felt like it started in the middle of the second season or something. It was weird because pilots are usually much more action packed.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s one of the things I liked. There was plenty of action in the pilot. I counted two deaths of characters that seemed to be set up as major.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I still don’t know if I like it- sometimes it’s really good and sometimes it’s like they just throw crap out there just to throw crap out there even if it’s totally ridiculous.
Also last week’s Sunny was fantabulous
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t see how AHS can keep up this pace over a few seasons, but it’s got some creepy moments and a few new twists every week.
I do like Westerns. Okay, I’ll give it a shot.
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"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
Criminal Minds and SVU.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I can’t watch police procedurals or lawyer shows anymore. They get so much wrong it takes me out of the story.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Would a realistic procedural or courtroom drama be entertaining? This is a real question; I have no idea.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
I watch a ton of crime documentaries on Investigation Discovery. They’re fascinating.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I get enough of that shit at work. When I get home, the last thing I want to hear about is murder or child abuse.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
You work for a college athletic program?
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
/door bursts open
surprise witness enters! With incriminating evidence and a smoking gun! Judge pounds gavel! Smash cut to credits!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
Law and Order: Antioch Property Unit!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
Nah
Although our local lefty anarchists can be a hoot. There’s one lawyer here who went all Al Pacino and I was privileged to have to listen to the proceeding. And we get some fun pro per litigants in appeals. Most people don’t have a clue what an appeal actual is.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I see what’s wrong, but it doesn’t bother me for some reason. I don’t like lawyer shows that aren’t crime-related, though. Too close to home.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I wouldn't have pegged Sherman as your type.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
In my defense, he is beefy.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I suppose. Is it wrong that I ship them?
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
omg arms
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Hatosy isn’t a bad looking guy at all.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Agreed
I have a thing for well toned arms.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
He hates Winters too. Which is just un-American.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
who ate my sandwich?
WHO ATE MY SANDWICH??
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Oh, don’t worry. My rage issues are all better now— what? No. No! GET OFF MY SISTER!!!
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
But they have really hot sex with each other. So dysfunctional but I ship it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
The latest twist is that maybe he isn’t a terrorist!
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
I want him to not be a terrorist but somehow wind up using his inside knowledge to be her sidekick or something.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
I fucking love that show.
Easily my new TV obsession.
by free f.p. #14 on Nov 16, 2011 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
together
at the same time
With DETECTIVE SAMMY IN HIS SUIT
omg
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I liked Southland. Not loved it, but liked it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
It’s still on, isn’t it? Didn’t TNT take it over? Or are those just reruns?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Yeah. But it is the season break now.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
That’s part of the fun of it for me
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
Nope, graduated and unemployed and living back at home. Go me!
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
Living at home!!
^5
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.
Massively in debt!!
^5
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
I really need to file my deferment/cancellation forms.
^5
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.
Same
^5
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
We’re always thinking of both you. /grins
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I think he means together. You know, sexually.
/eyeroll
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
Can’t live with ‘em, can’t have heterosexual sex without ’em.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
not THIS boy.
I read things like this instead:
I do think the clear preference among club officials is to extend Cain and Lincecum at the same time. Then they can have a big, happy news conference full of wet kisses.
And think thoughts and feel feelings.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 16, 2011 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
sounds ok to me
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t see how he didn’t want us to read subtext into that. I mean, come on.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
Not at all!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I started watching the fourth season of 30 Rock on Netflix last night. Oh, that Liz Lemon. Things went downhill a bit when Julianne Moore showed up attempting a Boston accent.
by non sequitur on Nov 16, 2011 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
Still working on season 7 of West Wing
Time for the election 2-parter. I know what happens and I expect a whole evening of manly tears.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 16, 2011 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
I did cry a little when I saw the series finale.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
this show fucking gets me, man
Bartlett for America, Noel, and whichever one has Sam writing the speech about the students who ran into the fire to save their classmates. Just an hour of pent-up bro-tears.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 16, 2011 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Oh God, the speech in “20 Hours in America,” absolutely.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Thank you, TVTropes
44 people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kennison State University. Three swimmers from the mens team were killed and two others are in critical condition. When, after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out. Ran into the fire. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They’re our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we’re reminded that that capacity may well be limitless.
God damn it.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 16, 2011 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
I’m still a sucker for the “You get Hoynes” speech at the end of Two Cathedrals.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I just started! Although I know the general plot outline of each season, I’m actually sitting down and watching each episode now. Watched the pilot this morning!
by free f.p. #14 on Nov 16, 2011 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
Josh shoots Donna because she slept with Ed and Larry.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
It would’ve been pretty embarrassing when she started yelling out Ed’s name while doing Larry, but nobody really noticed.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 16, 2011 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
I missed all this Sabean bashing
I’m too tired to counter. The level of despair is hilarious though.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 5:50 PM PST via mobile reply actions
You have once again reaffirmed my beliefs! Thank you!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Glad to help!
Hilarious in part because there is a reasonable chance that the despair could become reality
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:01 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Doesn’t that just make it even sadder?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Some of the laughter is to hide the pain.
I still think the despair is a little early and extreme. I waiting until Beltran signs with the Marlins.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:10 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I have despair penciled in for January.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
too tired to troll?
Rhetoricile dysfunction
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
That is a little unfair. I do believe in the things I argue. Not a troll. An ogre at times but not a troll.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
CalKappa949
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
I recently read Akutagawa’s Kappa. It got a resounding “meh”.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 17, 2011 6:50 AM PST up reply actions
This place gets all strawhat-ish in the late afternoon
BUNTS!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 16, 2011 5:50 PM PST reply actions
Who will we stupidly leave available this time?
The Giants face one immediate action date on Friday. They must set reserve lists, which means protecting those players who otherwise would be eligible to be taken in the Rule 5 draft. You protect eligible players by placing them on your 40-man roster.
Charlie Culberson, Roger Kieschnick and Nick Noonan are the most recognizable names of minor leaguers who are eligible to be snatched up by another club unless they’re protected. You might not know about right-hander Hector Correa, but I consider him the easiest slam dunk to be added to the 40-man. He’s a potential impact relief arm and will be graded appropriately on Baseball America’s top prospects list. (Huge extra credit points if you remember that the Giants got Correa two springs ago when they traded Jack Taschner to the Pirates for Ronny Paulino, then flipped Paulino to Florida.)
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Maybe the end of Torres
But there is a way the club can create more space to protect some of these prospects: By cutting ties now with others on the roster who are not in the plans for 2012. The Giants have a slew of arbitration-eligible players and they don’t plan to offer contracts to all of them. Officially, they don’t have to tender those contracts until midnight on Dec. 12. But if they already know they aren’t going to bring back players like Eli Whiteside, Jeff Keppinger, Mike Fontenot, etc., they might as well do them a favor and let them loose by Friday. That way, they can have more time to catch on with another team.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
/brushes up on comforting skills
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
face in the crowd
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 16, 2011 6:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
There’s a Kevin Correia joke to be made here, but I don’t have it.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
So instead I will point out that Kevin Correia is an All-Star. Kirk Rueter was never an All-Star.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
At Trader Joe's
Someone explain to me why I have to choose betweenn OJ either with no pulp or extra pulp?
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:12 PM PST via mobile reply actions
You don't. Buy both, and mix thoroughly.
You can thank me later.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That’s too much work!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Nov 16, 2011 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
Hell, pour them both into the same glass. No need to even mix the larger bottles.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That’s double the effort!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
Also…who has the fridge space?
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:37 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Because TJ's is the boss of your pulp.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
wait, don't tell me
You like extra pulp!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
I like a regular amount of pulp.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:15 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don't believe you
Sounds like pulp fiction.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
You’ve really been performing well today. Extra coffee?
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
Simmering resentment. And a slow work day.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
It’s just one of those problems that us American’s have to face every damn day until someone puts an end to the madness.
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.
Oh, and I’d go no pulp over extra pulp. But I agree, regular pulp would be nice, those bastards.
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.
OCCUPY FLORIDA
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
smug store filled with berkely and stanford grads at the checkout counters selling only store brands
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
yay
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
and attractive women.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:21 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Well, why didn’t ya SAY so? SIGN ME UP
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Someone who is new here
Would get the wrong ideas about you.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
That I’m a Yankee? I certainly hope not.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Those damn Yankees
Why can’t we beat them?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That was a good day. I’ll never be young again.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
He’s from Union County! The Knoxville metro area is the center of the universe.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
SFGuy would tell you about the gay rumors involving him and Peyton Manning.
He sure does hear a lot of gay rumors.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
And has an odd vendetta against Tim Tebow. He’s a complicated man.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
How did I come up here (and above)? and yes, I hate Tim Tebow. I don’t like athletes who shove their religion down my throat.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
You must dislike a lot of them then
Although I do find it irritating that so many athletes begin post-game interviews by thanking God for their performance. Do you really think God cares about football?
I know it’s irritating, but a lot of Christians feel they should always thank God for anything they achieve. Not that he favored them, but that he made them.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I think it is interesting because you don’t hear this in hockey. Even though there may be religious players, they generally don’t tend to talk about God in their post-game interviews.
I guess you could put it down to cultural differences in Canada v. the US
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe it has to do with the evangelical and black churches. A lot of African-Americans raised in their church culture see outspoken “testimony” as a natural thing and/or a statement that they must always make, whereas, you know, a mainline or Catholic wouldn’t.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
and Canadians
a lot of them are Canadians. I don’t think the evangelical movement has had much penetration north of the border, at least in any public fashion.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
Or Russian/Swedes who also don’t have much exposure to the evangelical movement.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Well, aren’t all Europeans essentially godless? ;) It’s part of their innate superiority.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
LOL Vatican City
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, like anybody in Europe pays attention to Vatican City!
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
How about the San Marino Inquiry?
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
I used to wish I were a ruling bishop of some tiny German principality.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Sorry, I forgot to adjust my size and wealth meters to HOW TINY EUROPE ACTUALLY IS lol
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Andorra says
size doesn’t matter!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
It really is amazing if you think about it how this peninsula managed to spawn the dominant civilization of the planet. Must be guns, germs and steel.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
But then you can’t ascribe intentionality to the horrendous massacres of indigenous natives caused by weaponized smallpox!
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
environmental determinism!
Our germs are better than their antibodies! LOL INDIGENES
And not just a small peninsula, but even smaller subsets in turn… England, Spain, Holland, Portugal…
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
Starting in college it’s always amazed me how much scorn and contempt 18-and-up people can have for the things that created them. Especially in the U.S.
But then, look who’s talking. The man who despises the Philippines.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Without that willingness to question the past, you get the Niall Fergusons of the world.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Well that’s the young person’s dignity speaking. I just see it as hatred of parents.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
English economic historian
In the last decade he’s branched out into other forms of history and general crazy talk, which has predictably resulted in bestsellers. He lives in America now.
This is an entertaining read if you’re interested in this sort of thing.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Oh, but if he’s nostalgist for the British Empire, no thanks. The only good part of the British Empire was my childhood trips to Hong Kong.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
It is kinda weird in that it is the largest city in the country, the seat of political power, the center of the entertainment industry, and the center of finance.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Hearing Chinese people speak English with British accents is really disconcerting.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
lol french
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I just was reading about Belgium
43% of Walloons believe in God.
them too
and even the US guys are probably from northern or NE states and I think they’re underrepresented too.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know much about Canadians but I hear they’re very humble.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
that too
a lot of the NHL fellers seem to be from small towns and are not particularly into chest-beating. At least, not their own chests.
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
In hockey interviews saying anything interesting (ie something other than “They were a great team, we just got lucky” “It was a group effort” “I just got a great pass”) is seen as blasphemy.
Players who show too much “personality” face a lot of criticism from the mainstream hockey reporters
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
So grandstanding a la touchdown dances and sack dances in football? no?
I’m liking hockey more andmore.
If only their uniforms weren’t so amorphously protective.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Well, they fist pump and then group hug after goals.
The group hugs are actually kinda my favorite part.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Super late, but whatevs
Not only do hockey players do a group hug after every goal (and they include every player from their team on the ice), everyone who was on the ice at the time goes through a fist bump line even if they had nothing to do with it. It’s a very team-oriented celebration.
I mean, there are some more excess celebrations – like Joe Thornton sliding across the ice, or Teemu Selanne throwing his glove in the air and pretending to shoot it with his stick – but those happen rarely and usually only in HUGE situations. And there’s always a debate about whether it was excessive or not afterwards.
And to address the whole religion in hockey thing, probably the most overtly religious NHL guy is Mike Fisher, and even then people only know because his devout Christianity is why he was introduced to Carrie Underwood.
There’s also a prospect who plays college hockey who is extremely religious and tends to preach on his Twitter, but even he doesn’t take it super seriously – after he scored his first goal, he Tebowed in celebration.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I don’t recall if he was specifically evangelical, but Bible Bill Aberhart had that name for a reason. I think W. A. C. Bennett also had some ties to churches of that sort, although I’m not sure about that. In general the Socred movement in English Canada had a strong Protestant element, although it was confined to the West where nobody lived.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
I should hope
English Canada had a Protestant element!
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
Well it could just be an American thing too. Ever read wuzziz name…Douglas Adams interview with American Atheist?
https://atheists.org/Interview%3A__Douglas_Adams
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
See, that’s what’s weird. He’s not. He’s playing for a whole different team in a whole different market that has nothing to do with you, or so I should believe. If you’re mad at overexposure, you should just not pay attention. That’s how I treat men with loud motorcycles.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I'm not sure that's entirely fair
It’s often pretty hard to avoid when we’re getting it jammed down our throats. Derek Jeter comes to mind.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Yeah we’re not big fans of those that overly play the religion card.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
You’re really not gonna like me then!
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Of course. That’s what my religion is all about. I think it’s a particular kind of religion that offends SFGuy and Merope – American evangelicalism.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Well, and fuckiing altar boys, I guess.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Fucking altar boys, how do they work?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Well, I guess … I mean, I understand most people here probably listen to KNBR when there’s no Giants game on, and watch ESPN.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I guess I’m more of an exception than I realize. I don’t even pay attention to other baseball teams unless they’re playing the Giants.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
For the most part I only watch or listen to Giants games and the playoffs.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 16, 2011 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
who, Kenny?
It’s not like he took Anderson Cooper into his equipment box before a concert or anything.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 16, 2011 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
There are attractive people of ALL genders there.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Nov 16, 2011 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
that’ll be me in a week :(
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I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
just don't wear your school gear
I got a buddy of mine a job while he was getting back on his feet, and he wore his Stanford sweatshirt to work while making $10.50 an hour to open mail. He was the subject of great mockery.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 16, 2011 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, my mom really wanted to get me a Cal Alumni license plate frame but I pointed out that it would just look sad on my old and busted Saturn.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Raises for Cain, Lincecum, Wilson, Panda, etc… will eat up increase. As reported, big-name bat is highly unlikely. Goal is keep pitchers.
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 all, this team would never be able to win without Brian Wilson.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Sure enough, the Phillies tanked in the regular season because Madson couldn’t step in to fill Lidge’s shoes.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Should have stuck with a proven closer. You can’t just turn a regular reliever into one of those.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Dude had never pitched in the 9th inning.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Trade Wilson and Sanchez for prospects and you get Reyes’ 2012 salary. Good golly.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
No, I think you’d get Jason Bartlett, a lower-tier 5th starter, and another centerfielder.
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’m not gonna buy this bs
they are spending 9+ mil on just two LOOGYs and were going to spend ~2 mil on a utility infielder
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.
Please keep buying merchandise and tickets.
Think of the starving rainy day funders!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I concur. I do not think the Giants are going to give Wilson a long term contract.
Beltran is still the canary.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
So when he dies, run?
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Pretty much
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by CalBear949 on Nov 16, 2011 6:42 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
OT: Yep, called it, he was lying
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#Penn_State, city police depts say asst. coach did not file report alleging abuse on.cnn.com/v3jWSM
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:08 PM PST reply actions
Um
While I don’t necessarily believe McQueary, this is not dispositive. If he reported it and the police department just decided to throw the report in the trash, they wouldn’t have a record of it.
It will be a real problem for the prosecution, though, if McQueary told the grand jury that he didn’t report it and then told his friends that he did. But we only have the grand jury’s report, not the transcripts, so we don’t know what he told them. The report just contains the grand jury’s findings of fact; it might be that whether or not he reported it was in dispute, so they left it out of the report.
Any grown man that didn’t physically put an end to that needs to be beaten and jailed. Who could walk in on that and not intervine? Disgraceful and unacceptable on every level.
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Giants Baseball: increase the dosage, count back from 10.
by cain1rstballothof on Nov 16, 2011 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Um
Police departments don’t just “throw away” reports of child rape. And while we don’t have the actual transcripts of the grand jury report, it’s pretty telling that they mention every other instance in which someone reported Sandusky to proper authorities and what came of it. Why would they bother to explicitly state in every other instance and then just skip over it in regards to McQuery?
This email was sent out days after the grand jury report became public, once McQuery began to be roasted in the media. It’s more likely it’s a desperate attempt to save face among friends than the grand jury, which was so thorough in other parts of
All of this may be circumstantial and not 100% dispositive, but McQuery is the only one who has motive to lie here.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
Either way
why would he even let it have come to this? How he could have left without that little boy is just insane. And he’s been sleeping on it for what, 8-9 years?
Fahk that dueschbag. As a father I’d like to walk in on him somewhere.
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Giants Baseball: increase the dosage, count back from 10.
by cain1rstballothof on Nov 16, 2011 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
I have and will continue to defend his leaving. Life is not an action film. I have not and will not defend his not pursuing the issue.
In most instances I would agree, but not when children are involved. If you would not step in to help a child who ’s being raped you are not right in the head.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
Giants Baseball: increase the dosage, count back from 10.
by cain1rstballothof on Nov 16, 2011 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
Asking people who are not trained to intervene physically to do so is asking a lot.
Asking them to call 911 to report a rape is not.
Training? You break them up and take the child with you. There is no other choice. Even if you got hurt in the process, although it’s a 60+ yr old naked, unarmed man. Not that sketchy really. I just could not look upon a kid getting sodomized up against the wall, and leave without him. If I did I’d never be able to live with myself.
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Giants Baseball: increase the dosage, count back from 10.
by cain1rstballothof on Nov 16, 2011 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
We like to think it isn’t that much to ask, but the literature suggests it is. We’re not talking about what you or I expect from your- or myself, but about what to expect from a third party. What I expect is an immediate phone call.
No doubt
but after you have the child safe. If it wasn’t a kid I’d agree, but I just couldn’t have left the kid in there with him. I don’t think any adult male in their right mind would. That’s just to heavy of a situaish, and either way you don’t just call your dad, then tell a coach the next day. I can’t understand how mcqueary slept that night, knowing what he knew.
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by cain1rstballothof on Nov 16, 2011 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Probably all one would have to do is make their presence known. The perp would stop, and then you could secure the kid. What did he think, that a naked guy was going to murder him or something?
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Exactly
it’s actually a situaition where, as the person who would be breaking it up, you’d have the upper hand right out of the gate. I’d have gotten the child, no doubt in my mind.
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by cain1rstballothof on Nov 16, 2011 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
I can see both points
But I lean towards action as necessary.
I’m not trained for anything and I’ve broken up an armed robbery from 30 feet away by yelling that I was calling the cops. It was scary as hell, but I did it.
As a father, no way I’m leaving that boy there. This assistant coach was younger, clothed and in better shape than the 50 year old, and should be ashamed of himself.
If for some reason this guy couldn’t, he should have called 911 immediately.
Yes, there’s no way to justify leaving that boy in there with that old man. None.
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by cain1rstballothof on Nov 16, 2011 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
They’ve done studies that essentially demonstrate this. People will often stop socially unacceptable behavior (either criminal or simply obnoxious) simply by be confronted on it as they are doing it. The confrontation doesn’t even have to be active (like saying something or physically intervening), it can simply be awareness of another person’s presence. Public shame is a very strong conditioner for behavior.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t mcquerry(?) claim that the perp made eye contact, and was aware of him?
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by cain1rstballothof on Nov 16, 2011 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, so apparently that wasn’t quite enough in this instance (or maybe he stopped right after that). But I would imagine Sandusky probably figured out that nothing was gonna happen to him when nothing did and decided to go back to doing what he was doing.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
The capacity of the human brain to fuck everything up at the time of crisis may astound you.
Fucking things up after being able to collect yourself is the indefensible thing here.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 17, 2011 6:56 AM PST up reply actions
Truth.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
This is much better than the thing about how easy it is to be a hero from the safety of one’s keyboard that I decided not to write.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
As an expert put it,
While it isn’t known what happened in the shower between McQueary and Sandusky, Turner said that given her expertise it would have been “100 percent normal” for McQueary to freeze, panic and shut down after seeing what he said he saw.
Turner said most adults have never even seen a photo of a man having sexual relations with a young boy, much less witnessed it. Further complicating things, Turner said, was the fact that Sandusky was seen as a role model in the community and someone McQueary had known nearly his entire life.
“You’re trying to comprehend something your brain can’t handle,” Turner said. “You can’t rationalize it. Compute it. Handle it. Most people turn around and walk away. And then they try to figure out, ‘Oh my God. What the hell did I just see?’ The people who say they would go in there and break it up? They’re wrong. Nine times out of 10, that’s just not how the human brain works.”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
I'd like to think so
It seems far-fetched, it’s true, and I said as much on here yesterday, but I can’t rule it out when we clearly have a case where a pedophile was running around abusing kids for 30 years or so.
McQuery from the pics looks like a rather big man.
i tend to think he could have easily stopped it and gotten the boy out.
by orange velvet on Nov 16, 2011 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
Still < pie
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
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Its so big!
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I like caramel, but I’m not big on frosting.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Ther's also mousse.
I WILL MAKE YOU EXCITED ABOUT MY DAMN CAKE, JIM!!!
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Auuugggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Headgames are so annoying. JUST SAY WHAT YOU REALLY MEAN!
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Yes. Flirt flirt flirt tease tease tease.
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Women don’t know what they want. Men don’t know how they feel. And thus, the war between the sexes continues.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Oh, I know exactly how I feel about her. She just loves to play the game.
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If you would say that you are the more masculine and she is the more feminine
(not always true between a man and a woman), then this book chapter from a book by my favorite tantra teacher may be relevant to your current challenges …
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by SnowLeopard on Nov 16, 2011 11:27 PM PST up reply actions
Foreigner song.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 17, 2011 6:57 AM PST up reply actions
Hmmm
Which one could it be…..
Paying Willie Bloomquist $4.6 million, the rumored amount of the Giants' offer, is a bad idea. The whole idea of letting Bradon Crawford run free at shortstop, bat be damned, is to get top-notch defense at rock-bottom prices and spend the cash on offense. Not on Willie Bloomquist.
-El Lefty Malo
I just went back and zipped through several scenes of a previous episode of West Wing
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 16, 2011 7:27 PM PST reply actions
I have totally watched shows for a minor character actor/actress and fast forward through much of it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
After becoming a Band of Brothers fan, this became pretty much my entertainment life.
OMG WEBSTER WAS ON CSI
OMG LIEBGOTT IS ON GHOST WHISPERER
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
YES!
I do that all the time for BoB actors. And sometimes even Generation Kill actors (but to a lesser extent).
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
Then Colbert became a naked vampire.
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Yes. Which was amusing. He really is the Iceman.
For some reason I love the actor who plays Ray Person so if he is a guest star on a show I have to watch it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
PJ! I searched him once and found his scene from Ken Park. 0_o
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That Larry Clark sure has a particular slant, doesn’t he.
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Very much so, yes. He loves his teenage sex and violence.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
Shift-A
1000+ new comments since 2:00 or something for the second day in a row. What do you people do all day!?
Also, what’d I miss?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Smart alecks.
At least no one said we signed Betancourt.
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I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
For a moment I was going to say “Tweet”, but I actually didn’t get around to that today.
So… work. And refresh MLB Trade Rumors.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I worked on my new old 3-cylinder automobile
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Toyota Tercel?
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Mine gets pretty good gas mileage too. Usually around 36 mpg
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Geos represent!
Mine looks like this (pretty much): 1995 Geo Prizm
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Rambler’s…always thought they were the ugliest cars ever
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mmmmmmm coffee shop....
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True. I didn’t make it but I was amused.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
I hope one day he smacks Shane & Rick upside the head.
And one day Rick is going to be in a dark place. And it’ll be real cheesy. Like when Superman has a rough day in Superman 3 and he bends a mirror and straightens the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Except Rick will be clean shaven when he’s bad instead of the 11 am shadow Christopher Reeves grew. It’s gonna be bad. Laughable bad.
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YES
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Introduced Marvin Benard to Eugenio Velez tonight. Watching their routes to the handshake brought back memories. BS
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I didn't know Dale Sveum's agent was Scott Boras
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Capitalization of proper nouns is our friend.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 16, 2011 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
heh my mother has spent her life trying to never use capital letters. even as the creative director of several ad agencies.
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Needs a
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by SnowLeopard on Nov 16, 2011 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
wow apparently my fav waitress had an extremely rough childhood
I asked her how she got into the coffee business..
I ran away from home at 16
Been independent since then had no choice hahha
Um my real dad is somewhere my step dad moved us to NY then I didn’t get along with him so my mom moved me to Cali with my uncle and aunt but she hated me so I ran away gaha
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can of corn
yeah I wasn’t expecting that at all when I asked.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
can of corn
LOL
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can of corn
I swear this isn’t the first time I’ve seen this.
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by speckops on Nov 16, 2011 8:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Actual LOL.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
Where does he say this? pgammo is Peter Gammons twitter account but I can’t see it.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
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it was awhile ago
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oh no
they just found Leo McGarry in his hotel room
trying to keep a stiff upper lip but augh this episode you guys
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 16, 2011 8:26 PM PST reply actions
okay people with experience working, i want to know
is it really awful to work in a mcdonald’s type environment?
Because I’m THISCLOSE to desperate.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
actually it has its' pluses
you never have to think. you never take your job home with you. you get free food well if you can eat it. you dont have any expectations to live up to!
customers for the most part dont expect it to be any good. so there are no expectations to live up to. same for your performance
by orange velvet on Nov 16, 2011 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Alternative suggestion
My first job was at a movie theater and it was pretty good. You always know when the rush is coming and there is a lot of down time, especially on weekdays. Down side is that you will not have any weekends because that’s when they need people.
Also, stay as an usher. Concessions sucks because you have clean everything and you smell like stale popcorn by the end of the day. It can make you more money though since they usually give you an incentive for selling combos.
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FANSHOT
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/11/16/2568105/astros-to-the-al-ap#comments
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I don't understand the outrage
I think the Astros moving to the AL is fine. Interleague all the time is a little weird, but whatever. It’s better to have the same number of teams in each division, so that balances that out.
The real outrage is the extra wild card team. Now that’s truly terrible.
I need a book or magazine suggestion
My parents are out of the country so I have to take my brother to the infusion center tomorrow. I’ll have to wait there for about three hours while he gets his new blood and chemo. What book or magazine should I bring to read. (No Game of Thrones)
Out of It: A Cultural History of Intoxication by Stuart Walton
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
OT
This may make one person happy here. Long Beach St. basketball upset 9th ranked Pitt in Pittsburgh, 86-76
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Just went to a performance of Whose Line is it Anyway at my school. It was hilarious, even though Colin and Wayne and Drew weren’t there.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 9:47 PM PST reply actions
I saw that in the spring for Sketchfest. It was very, very, very, very funny
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah it was. I left class early and ran to the ticket window. Me and my friends got the last 3 seats.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
i saw colin and brad do a show once
shit was HILARIOUS
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Brad wasnt there. It was Ryan, Greg, Chip, and one other guy I wasn’t familiar with, but he was hilarious.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
America's youth
The Korean War was a battle between North and South Vietnam. They were fighting over who would contain the other in a mad game of Dominoes.
http://shitmystudentswrite.tumblr.com/post/12844388773/game-of-war
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can of corn
Pretty obvious trolling.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
This one, I don't know though.
Racial profiling has been around forever and can happen to any race, of any kind, at any time. However African Americans, Hispanics, and descendants from the Middle East are far more likely to complain about it than any other race.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
can of corn
Interesting word choice
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds suspiciously like Ann Coulter. I’m not even joking, pretty sure this is verbatim.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
I was gonna say Michael Savage
But the point holds.
Either way it's pretty much like this
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No, I mean, I believe I’ve read or heard this somewhere from her before. I used to read her blog every week because I thought it was funny and I’m fairly certain she made this argument. I think she found another way to say “complain” though.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not surprised
It’s along the same lines as “white people are the real victims of racism” that you hear so much from her ilk.
You read this website every day?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Talk about missing the point
When I was reading David Sedaris’s book Naked, I was really confused about why he made the main character so gay. I don’t think he should have done that.
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 16, 2011 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
CODMW3 SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIP my brave comrades Grinch, Truck, Sandman, Yuri and of course, Soap.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 10:45 PM PST reply actions
By the way
Where the hell did Frost go?
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"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
He took the road less traveled by.
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I don’t remember him dying. He just disappeared. Also, Yuri shot Makarov like 4 times. What the hell.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 16, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Trying to finish watching moneyball
but just realized that Damon was not very good as an A’s.
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No, but as an opponent playing in Oakland, he gave us this
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 16, 2011 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
You are correct sir.
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That's why I'm watching it now.
BTW: Have we talked about scene with Sabean?
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You mean where Sabes wants “Michaelson”?
by non sequitur on Nov 17, 2011 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
Venefro
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and
Rincon
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Still better than Terrence the Terrible.
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 6:30 AM PST up reply actions
Fucking hell
Actual quote from Tim Kurkjian (talking about NL CY candidates):
This season Kershaw beat Tim Lincecum head-to-head four times this season, winning 2-1, 1-0, 2-1, and 2-1.God damn that is irritating. I think I knew this on some level, but having it spelled out that way… gah.
I don't actually think Kurkjian said "this season" twice like that
I might be drinking.
If they had each been pitching for the other team
Timmy would have shut out the Giants four times.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
The MLB? Really?
What the fuck is “the MLB”?
I don’t think there’s any combination of three letters I hate more than those.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
‘the’?
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 7:40 AM PST up reply actions
Look, nerd, just go the ATM machine, take out some money, buy an RPG game or two, and chill out. Leave sentence structure to the grownups.
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Pierzinski Voted Baseball's "Meanest" Player
Sports Illustrated recently conducted a poll of 215 Major League players to determine baseball’s meanest player. The results were given in the form of a slide show, but here’s how the voting went.
1. A.J. Pierzinski
2. Chase Utley
3. Milton Bradley
4. Carlos Zambrano
5. Vincente Padilla
6. Alex Rodriguez
7. Chris Carpenter
8. Albert Pujols
9. Nyjer Morgan
10. Kevin Youkilis
11. Josh Beckett
12. Kyle Farnsworth
13. Prince Fielder
14. Jason Kendall
15. Mark Teixeira
Comment from “lost hat sports blog”:
Mostly predictable selections I would say, although I had no idea players felt that strongly about Utley. I’m not at all surprised to see Milton Bradley and Carlos Zambrano holding down the next two spots. My overall reaction is that the list seems more made up of players you would probably have success getting results for if you typed their name into Google followed by the word "jerk" than of ones that are flat out mean. That being said I’m obviously not a player and don’t have the type of interaction with those listed as the guys who voted so I’ll take their word for it.
Outside of the Orioles the White Sox are the team I follow the closest and I’d have to say I agree with A.J. Pierzynski being #1. He’s been known to get into scuffles with teammates so I would imagine he wouldn’t be thought too highly of by opposing players. His manager, Ozzie Guillen, seems to be a part of the majority.
"If you play against him, you hate him. If you play with him, you hate him a little less."
It goes without saying that Michael Barrett approves of the results.
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
NO MATT CAIN?!!?
Fielder and Tex kinda surprise me, though.
Carter Jurica!
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