Brian Sabean and the Baer Market
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 17, 2011 1:21 PM PST
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Print"We're just looking at other things, some utility players and some other opportunities, but we're not … we're not, uh, necessarily 'shopping,' per se."
The Giants pursued Willie Bloomquist, because he can play short and outfield, before he re-signed with Arizona for two years at $3.8 million ...… Baer said season-tickets prices will rise an average of 5-6 percent, though he acknowledged that a handful of customers will see double-digit increases because the team determined that those tickets were undervalued.
Operation Weird Way To Excite Fans While Raising Prices continues.
Maybe you're still of the mind that this is all a smokescreen, and that the Giants are going to pursue all sorts of quality hitters, but they don't want to tip their hand. Okay, fair enough. I remember that argument when the Vlad derby was going on. In retrospect, the Giants were right to avoid that contract. Four years later they were able to get Aaron Rowand for $10 million less. Win/win, amirite?
This is the reality. The Giants aren't going to spend anything in free agency until Zito, Rowand, and Huff are off the books. I've accepted it. It's tough to complain -- really tough -- about a $130 million payroll. For all the histrionics, which I've indulged in at times, it's not like they're the Rays. They're not the Marlins of last year. They're still going to be a top-ten payroll team. There are worse fates.
Brian Sabean has his strengths. It's easier to poke at the things I don't like, but I've never been a fan of the idea that the Giants won the World Series despite a GM who was completely oblivious. It's an unfair abstraction -- judging Sabean on his obvious faults is like focusing on Pat Burrell's defense when evaluating him as a player. The Giants started the season with a lineup of Rowand/Renteria/Sandoval/Huff/DeRosa/Molina/Bowker/Uribe. Sabean made a bunch of moves to turn that into an okay offense for the playoffs. Sure, a lot of the things he had to fix were his fault to begin with, but adapting is one of Sabean's strengths.
But one of his weaknesses -- one of his horrible, horrible weaknesses -- is that he is miserable at sifting through that second tier. Miserable. The Giants were actually bidding on Juan Pierre. To play center, if I remember correctly. They were actually bidding on Gary Matthews, Jr., and when Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Lee somehow got tickets to the First-Tier Ball, Sabean was right there to chase them down with a glass slipper.
Aaron Rowand.
So when I complain about the Giants not increasing the payroll, its not necessarily because I think that a $130 million payroll is far too low. Rather, it's because picking from a group of second-level guys who will get moderate to semi-expensive multi-year deals is not one of Sabean's strengths. Not even close.
Picking up cheap hitters? He's pretty okay at that. Aubrey Huff was a super-productive hitter for the money at one point. So was Mike Fontenot. Andres Torres worked out better than planned, obviously, but he was still a nice minor-league gamble, as is Gregor Blanco. Juan Uribe was great for the price. Sure, there's a Jose Castillo mixed in every so often, but that will happen.
Given the choice of giving Sabean $30 million for Albert Pujols -- just to pick a free agent star at random -- and $10 million to spread between 10 open roster spots, or $40 million to spread around evenly between a bunch of mid-level guys, I think Sabean's strengths are much better suited for the former. The infamous Vladimir Guerrero quote is the perfect example. Most of the guys he named were ridiculously replaceable.
The Giants need a guy who can spread limited money around well and stay away from top players. That's sort of the exact opposite of what Sabean does best. To keep up with the Burrell analogy, it's like sticking Burrell at third and making him bunt. And I'm a-feared Sabean's going to Dave Roberts this team silly over the next few seasons, and Matt Cain will never get over .500 for his career.
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no it'll be Yunieski Betancourt
and maybe even Raul Ibanez on top of that.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
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I actually kinda liked that signing
I mean, a minor leaguer picked up for nothing whose only discernible skill is getting on base?
What is this, 2002 Oakland?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I think
this depends on whether he or Melky gains weight in the offseason. And how much.
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Gregor Clegane would be the biggest pickup ever.
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Vlad Quote
Come someone help me out with what the Vlad quote in question was
I have an unhealthy obsession with washed out Giants prospects.
Yeah, I should have linked it. Give me a minute.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 17, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Jim] Brower, [Scott] Eyre, [Matt] Herges, [Dustin] Hermanson, [Brett] Tomko, [A.J.] Pierzynski, [Pedro] Feliz, [J.T.] Snow, [Jeffrey] Hammonds, [Dustan] Mohr and [Michael] Tucker—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 17, 2011 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Thank god for aj and jt. They really kicked booty. The Giants inability to have a farm produce modest players for cheap, really hurt them. The farm is thankfully producing better now.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 17, 2011 1:37 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
The soybeans are coming in nicely, and the potatoes are doing well too!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Baer said season-tickets prices will rise an average of 5-6 percent, though he acknowledged that a handful of customers will see double-digit increases because the team determined that those tickets were undervalued.
I wonder how many people they have running the numbers on which tickets are undervalued versus the number of people running the numbers on which players are undervalued.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
by GiantPain on Nov 17, 2011 1:28 PM PST reply actions 10 recs
Or maybe Goldfarb just does 'em both.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I'll have to ask a question in response
is zero a number?
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 17, 2011 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Hopefully Baer just got out of an econ class
And was just thinking of all the utility that Reyes could provide the team.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Marginal utility!
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 17, 2011 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
Sabes is so dumb
[“HOW DUMB IS HE?”]
He’s so dumb, he was asked to pick up a utility player and signed a member of PG&E’s softball team to a three-year deal!
/rim shot
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
He’s so dumb, he traded for Orlando Cabrera to solve his Miguel Tejada problem.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
by bgunn on Nov 17, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
Sorry, no twiter, no facebook. It belongs to the people now. Go forth and tweet.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Done.
Every6thDay Every6thDay
“[Brian Sabean]’s so dumb he traded for Orlando Cabrera to solve his Miguel Tejada problem.” – bgunn on McCovey Chronicles #SFGiants #MLB
Wow, my second-hand twitter cherry!
/honored
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
by bgunn on Nov 17, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
He's so dumb...
…the only reason he signed Tejada last year is because someone told his it was “Veterans Day”
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
I've completely given up any hope of decent signings this off-season
As long as Sabean is in the FO, it’ll be the same crap FA signings with an occasional nugget finding its way through the giant pile of crap by accident.
And no matter who gets put on the roster, Bochy will then find a way to play the oldest and crustiest (and often shittiest) players because they are veterans and thus better than any young players from the farms system.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Lotta feces in this comment.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
Appropriately so.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Indeed.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty much this
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Nov 17, 2011 1:45 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Not to defend Sabean but I’m sure he’d be quite happy whining and dining Reyes to get his contract but he’s using somebody else’s credit card
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 17, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Wonder what the little dude on Baer’s shoulder is whispering in his ear?
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
"That'll work."
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 17, 2011 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
WRONG LEV
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 17, 2011 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Me too.
I think I saw it like three times in the theater.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 17, 2011 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
As much as Sabes misses FA
Rarely does he miss in minor leaguers. Besides to doomed trade for aj, nathan and liarano… how many high value prospects has he traded that turned out to be not magic beans? He also held fast on Cain, Lincecum, Bum.. traded away Ainsworth, Vogey.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 17, 2011 1:45 PM PST via mobile reply actions
90% of prospects don’t pan out, so this is kind of a rigged sample.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
But he did get value in return for perceived prospects.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 17, 2011 1:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Debateable.
He’s made a ton of deadline rentals, some (like Sanchez and Schmidt) went on to sign extensions at more or less market prices. I don’t think he’s traded top prospects for a notable player with years of team control remaining since the halcyon days the fire-sale Marlins. I could have missed someone, though.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Sitting in the Hayward courtroom again
BTW Cheddar, Swiss, and pepper Jack are all good on burgers
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by CalBear949 on Nov 17, 2011 1:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions
The Hayward courtroom has a burger bar in it?
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
No. But it does have a coffee cart inside that serves hot dogs.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 17, 2011 1:50 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'm a big proponent of not judging prematurely before all the facts are in
The offseason has just begun. For all I know Andre Ethier could be non-tendered by the Los Angeles Dodgers. And that has a HUGE impact on the outfield market.
I question the bullpen moves just like you guys do. I question the contract for willie bloomquist just like everyone else do. I am not willing to simply abandon all hope base on a lack of action, a report of a “130M” cap, and perceived indifference from the front office for improving the offense. It’s only November.
I’ll still question the method and criticize their past track record, but until the roster is fully assembled or until Yunieski Betancourt is signed, sealed, and delivered to us, I will try to withhold my most lethal venom.
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
My ignition for rage is when Beltran signs elsewhere.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 17, 2011 1:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
That is perfectly acceptable
Just as long as you’re not in some kind of denial where you think the chances of them doing something great are greater than the chances of them doing nothing or something shitty.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Nov 17, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
Andre Ethier should be liquidated in the Dodger bankruptcy.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
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I't not that disagree with the underlying thought
But the only slim chance we have to avert disaster is to vent our spleen at the possibility of a crappy outcome before it actually happens. Also, I got really, really tired of this argument when I heard it coming from the Warrior’s radio mouthpiece each of the last 10 years.
“Slim” is probably overstating it, though.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Yeah, but The Warriors.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Come out and PLAYYYAYYYY!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
I have a bad feeling about this.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Given the choice of giving Sabean $30 million for Albert Pujols — just to pick a free agent star at random — and $10 million to spread between 10 open roster spots, or $40 million to spread around evenly between a bunch of mid-level guys, I think Sabean’s strengths are much better suited for the former.
Just so we’re clear, Grant, are you saying Sabean’s strength is signing Pujols to a $30 million contract?
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
This could be an epic fall
If the Warriors new management turns out to be strong as well, the Giants could have the worst bay area front office just 2-3 years after winning it all. I’m sure raising ticket prices will be real easy then
by haroldandsivakumar on Nov 17, 2011 1:57 PM PST reply actions
LOL RAIDERS
The first six innings are overrated.
was just gonna say, this is assuming the Raiders just decide to get rid of the front office concept all together
by haroldandsivakumar on Nov 17, 2011 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
LOL _________nd Athletics
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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 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Bobby Valentine? Really?
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
That isn't nearly as bad as hiring Minaya as a front office assistant.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 17, 2011 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Valentine is one of these guys that I just have a visceral, negative reaction to. That and the fact the he sounds like Kermit the Frog.
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
I’m doing my best to spread this rumor on Twitter.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Harangue him over being greedy like everyone else is doing. :(
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
if
this gets him off TV, I’m all in favor of it.
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 17, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
The calm before the watering.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 17, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
I'm starting to question these guys
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 17, 2011 2:12 PM PST reply actions
I am tired of complaining about the front office
Baer is a bean counter. The ownership group put him in place to make sure the Giants maximized the number of their beans. He plans on doing this by limiting the number of beans that Sabean has to spend. When considering how Sabean has spent his alloted beans in the past, this is not always a bad thing. However, it should be remembered that the number of beans that have already given away to players who are not earning those beans is not the fault of the people buying tickets. We didn’t do this to ourselves. Also, their current bean hoarding methodology is going to do nothing but limit the number of games the Giants win thereby depressing the number of beans we spend on tickets and as a result, limiting the number of beans they can spend to make the team better.
Beans.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 17, 2011 2:16 PM PST reply actions
HUMAN BEANS
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Some are white, some are red, some are black, some are pinto
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
some are natto!
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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.
Except the Yankees!
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 17, 2011 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
leader beans
The first six innings are overrated.
the magical fruit!
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 17, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
I’m disappointed you didn’t work in a reference to Alan Bean.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Ask GiantPain about Beane's penis!
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XXXXX
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
Their budget will be 239 beans
Because one more and it would be too farty
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 17, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
wow Goofus is on fire today
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
It's all the beans
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That is Bruce Latimer’s favorite joke.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
Who's that?
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
The host of The Bruce Latimer Show! It’s the longest running live talk/variety cable access show on the west coast! Recorded fortnightly in front of a live audience in the spacious expanse of Pacifica’s own PCT26 television studios…. I used to be the production supervisor.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
You'd think I'd know that
I knew you used to work for PCT26
So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.
We had an audience of dozens!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
More importantly, it will limit the number of beans the ownership group will receive.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Nov 17, 2011 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Matt Cain's going to get above .500 for his career
It’ll just happen after he signs with the Yankees
GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS GIANTS
by J. Frank Parnell on Nov 17, 2011 2:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
/flagged
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
/can’t flag something that is true
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
NO U
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Where did you ever get this idea?
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
I fucking love that episode
I want to be Josh Lyman when I grow up, so bad.
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Isn't it sad that all of us would be happy with the moves that Sabaen doesn't make?
I.e., I would consider this offseason a success if he does NOT sign:
Raul Ibanez
Willie Bloomquist (one down)
Yuniesky Betancourt (biggest fear)
by Sactown_Loyalty19 on Nov 17, 2011 2:31 PM PST reply actions
Grady Sizemore?
He’s young, but he’s crippled.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
You can almost picture Sabaen's quote after signing Yuniesky..."He's a seasoned vet whose been there before. He was the starting SS for a playoff team last year."
Anyone have any better Sabaen quotes in this scenario?
I’m just glad he got off the “Pie in the Sky” when talking about big named free agents.
by Sactown_Loyalty19 on Nov 17, 2011 2:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
“At the end of the day he was the best fit given the circumstances in a perfect world.”
by Clark woulda had it on Nov 17, 2011 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
At the end of the day you’re another day older
and that’s all you can say for the life of the poor
WWRWD?
It’s a struggle, it’s a war
And it’s nothing that anyone’s giving
And while we’re standing about
What is it for?
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.
Orlando Cabrera
Bill Hall
Miguel Tejada
Omar Vizquel
Corey Patterson
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
hahaha
I like the made-up names you people come up with. Corey Patterson’s TV show was terrible once Topanga left!
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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 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Cocoa Crispy!
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 17, 2011 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
those are nummy for rice krispie treats
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
/Snap, Crackle, and Pop sign $50M contracts, all play CF
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 17, 2011 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
All these worlds are yours, except Europa.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Holy shit, she’s been in everything.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I saw The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover in college. That was a trip.
by non sequitur on Nov 17, 2011 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Is The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover In College the prequel?
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Dame was in Caligula!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 17, 2011 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
I am really excited about the latest news about Europa.
Deep ocean/shallow lake/surface interaction was always one of the roadblocks when people talked about potential life. Now that there is some data to suggest that is happening, they need to get a probe there ASAP.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 17, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
I was listening to Neil deGrasse Tyson on a podcast this morning
and he was talking about how private industry never trailblazes because there’s no profit in that, it’s always governments that pave the way for businesses… and yet, the load of bull we’re going to get is that private industry is going to do our exploration. Truth is, it’ll be China. And then when China is ruling us from the moon and beyond, that will get blamed on the poor people and college students who didn’t get jobs and started Occupy Wall Street. I give up.
OTOH, that means the Chinese will be the first destroyed by the giant Christmas tree polyps and space whales.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I heard that podcast, too. I love Neil and want to have all his babies.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
My biggest reaction from hearing him speak for the first time (he's amazing):
Holy shit! NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON IS BLACK?!?!?
Did you see the daily show clip about him and the rubix cube?
The first six innings are overrated.
This seems extremely short sighted.
I know he’s brilliant but he’s intentionally slanting his comments or he doesn’t understand business strategy at all.
It’s true that most large, publicly held businesses are far too conservative and only focus on chasing higher margins in order to maintain stock prices. This is folly and usually leads to incumbant businesses being disrupted and crumbling to dust.
Businesses that create new sustainable revenue are indeed trailblazers who rely on their distinct straegic approaches to integrating and commercializing innovation. The large incumbant businesses that do not attempt to integrate innovation into their business model in some form will usually die.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
There’s a difference between creating sustainable revenue as trailblazing and literally “being the first thing from planet Earth to journey to destination x” trailblazing, however.
Yes.
And I think I just took his comment out of context. I wouldn’t trust private businesses to explore space either. But in general private business out-innovates the public sector because it is profitable. The only areas where you could make the argument that government has been more of a “trail blazer” than private business is with NASA and defense perhaps, although much of the innovation there is outsourced to the private sector.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
But in general private business out-innovates the public sector because it is profitable.
I wonder how much of that is true because of
although much of the innovation there is outsourced to the private sector
So without the government being involved, does private sector trail blaze?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Nov 18, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Private industry isn't just corporations.
It’s collective individual action, really. And in that sense government is an endogenous creation of “private industry,” i.e. if government didn’t exist by other means, it would be “produced” to solve market failures. Whether he knows it or not, I’m sure Neil’s beliefs stem from the observation that knowledge creation suffers from a free rider problem. In that it’s impossible to capture all the economic benefits thrown off from it’s creation, which the dominant Keynesian doctrine that prevailed post WWII would then dictate government action to promote its creation lest it be “under” produced.
The issue here though is that Neil takes it on faith that the output eventually produced through government subsidy of knowledge creation (an aspect of capital formation), actually produces a higher state of utility than would have otherwise been achieved. In fact, a case can be made that a divergence in wealth holdings of the 1% is a direct consequence of this subsidy. And, given that the bulk of the subsidies were primarily aimed at weapons creation, I think it’s highly questionable to assume the world is in a higher state of utility than if the government was not involved in this particular “market failure”.
Nevertheless, it seems from the comments in this sub-thread that some individuals seem to think that if private industry did not produce “space exploration” that this, in itself, is a failure. A hint of petitio principii there, although understandable if it comes from an astrophysicist.
I'm pretty tired of discussing moves the Giants may or may not make (not that I ever contribute much).
And it’s only November!
I think I will mostly just read the off-topic stuff now. It’s half the reason I come here anyway. Who wants to talk about their OOTP franchise? It’s like Pokemons, only more boring to hear about!
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
hey I remember that game!
I sort of burned out by the time OOTP12 was released, unfortunately. I kept intending to migrate my OOTP11 leagues over, but was always too afraid to. Which is a bummer, I was simming an alternate-reality type 32-team league and got up to 2000 I think.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
nerd battle
I always thought OOTP was Order of the Phoenix.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I don’t have anything against Harry Potter, but I seriously could not tell you which of the books I read by title or by plot. I think I read about half the series, and I remember almost nothing.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Oh man, there goes my story about how well my Luna character was doing in the game
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 17, 2011 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
I just started a historical sim with it. Never actually done a historical one before. I always feel like I’m cheating because I know who turns out to be a star. But all of a sudden, I’m like, why not? I’ll build the Giants into this ridiculous juggernaut that crushes the competition every year. And it sounds so, so fun right now. I’m going to fleece the pants off every other GM and field lineups and rotations filled with Hall of Famers. I’ll trade for HOF pitchers I don’t like, and then let them wallow in my bullpen and waste their career. BECAUSE I CAN.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Good luck with that, I know the AI was buggered in prior versions so that was kind of a boring way to play, IMO. That’s one thing that was supposedly made better in the new version.
I like historical play with the Giants starting just before the Willies get traded. But those old divisions are tough and unforgiving.
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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 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
I’m treating it like the baseball sim version of comfort food. I pick it up when I want to see the Giants succeed without much effort. Then when I’m sated I can go back to my normal way of playing.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
It’s very therapeutic in that way, IMO. Although dumping contracts is getting harder and harder each year, so therefore playing the Giants gets harder too.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
what’s OOTP? Is it like that old stat-o-matic/APBA baseball game? I’ve been desperately looking for something like that for my iPhone. I loved that game
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 17, 2011 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Out of the Park Baseball. It’s pretty much the most detailed baseball simulator out there. Pretty much any option you want they put in. It runs a bit slow on my old computer, but it’s still worth it.
I think they are about to or have developed a simplified mobile version.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Oh yeah, it’s in the iPhone App store. I’ve stared at it for the past week or so thinking about buying. I love the idea of the game but it seems like there’s too much involved. I just want to play games- I don’t want to GM and build franchises and what not. Also- the app crashes a lot
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 17, 2011 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
In that case, I don’t think it’s what you want. It would be pretty sweet it Strat-o-matic did a mobile version. (And if it came down in price…)
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
well
you CAN just “manage” games, and let the computer version of Brian Sabean manage your organization.
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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 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Is Siri a better manager than Sabean?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
,,,,
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
You can download an older version for free if you want to try it out: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp8/
think of it
as a computerized version of those things. You can play in online leagues if you want, or just play with yourself. Wait, that’s not what I meant.
It’s a fun game but can get kind of crashy. You might wait for the Christmas discount, they usually mark the prior version down, and that’s about the time to get that version because they’ve usually patched it up.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Looking on Baseball Reference
You look at a good young player, say Andrew McCutchen (Free Agent in 2016! Rainy Day Fund!) – he has OPS+ of 121, 121, 127 in his first 3 years.
Then you look at this guy:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml
Didn’t have these interwebz tools a few years ago. I had never seen Bonds OPS+. That is truly amazing. Best free agent signing ever.
He was aight.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
Bonds
Lead the league in walks 12 of his last 16 years, 2 of those he was hurt major time. Crazy he did that when he was 40 and playing 130 games a year.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 17, 2011 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
It would be gut-wrenching, but wouldn’t a more imaginative GM trade Wilson to Boston for Lowrie and high level prospects. Not too much of a fall-off from Wilson to Romo and Hembree is in the wings. Its the sort of thing Beane often does — sell high and buy low — that Sabes just doesn’t have in his toolbelt. Rip away.
"What makes you think you're Jesus Christ?"
"Well, when I pray I seem to be talking to myself"
Most of the smart people on this board agree with you.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Yeah, I think everyone here agrees with sell high and buy low. Unfortunately Sabes can't quite grasp that concept yet.
What I wouldn’t do to get Sabes in all of my fantasy leagues.
by Sactown_Loyalty19 on Nov 17, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
how is it sell high
when Wilson ended the year injured and only has one year left on his contract?
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Can we stop talking about trading Brian Wilson as if there’s any possible chance it’ll happen? THE GIANTS ARE NOT GOING TO TRADE BRIAN WILSON.
You’ll get better odds in Vegas on “Jerry Sandusky will open a chain of day care centers.”
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
there are probably pretty good odds he tries to do this after prison
by haroldandsivakumar on Nov 17, 2011 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
He has a lot of experience, I think investors might jump on board. It’s like having a CEO from a bankrupt company run another company into bankruptcy.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t really want to trade him either. It’s just that there are tough decisions that can gain offense without blowing up the payroll and they never go there.
"What makes you think you're Jesus Christ?"
"Well, when I pray I seem to be talking to myself"
I agree, it’s just that the Giants are clearly holding onto Wilson (at least through next season) for reasons that have nothing to do with baseball and everything to do with marketing.
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
Beane also has a budget of ten bucks and has to trade players once they’re contracts get close to that. That’s why the team will forever “be smart” and trade off 27 year old stars for 23 year old prospects. I don’t know of many “big market” teams would be imaginative enough to trade Wilson but only small market teams because they have no choice
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 17, 2011 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
“We’ll consider anybody,” Baer said, “but we’re very mindful of focusing on folks that we’re going to want to keep, people like Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Brian Wilson. These are all people who are going to be discussed.”
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
In a way, there’s nothing wrong with building from within (and with Buster, Panda & Belt, plus the pitching staff they’ve done this) coupled with lower tier FA signings as a strategy. It makes sense with the recent history of the team. Spending big money to “prove” you want your team to win doesn’t necessarily get it done either.
Still, as a fan, I covet.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
There's nothing wrong with the principle/strategy...
but it is not being executed effectively in San Francisco.
To me it’s the ideal strategy, and up to a certain point, the Giants have done pretty well.
That point is actually playing the homegrown players.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
and
not throwing pallet-loads of money at the lower-tier free agents.
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 17, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
In the Magowan era, it was basically a one or the other thing, where if they signed a bunch of players, they couldn’t afford a farm system. Don’t know how much that’s changed now (going to stay away from that argument for awhile) but that definitely might be part of the math equation Sabean’s dealing with budget-wise
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 17, 2011 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
But you said it was a good strategy, just not being done effectively. How do you define “effective” other than a championship?
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Ah, fair question!
Because I see 2010 as a fluke. As has been documented, the Giants were saved from themselves with most of their moves and it all worked out well at the end of the season.
Huff was a third choice that worked out, Ross was an accident (they wanted Guillen!), Burrell and Posey were actually very astute moves as was keeping Juan Uribe around (and signing him before ’09 in the first place) and Torres too.
But they were all (and I am being a bit unfair lumping in Posey over Molina here, admittedly) gambles… that was the process.
And I take the building from within to include not just the pitching but the offense, too. If the Giants can post a league average or higher in two consecutive seasons, I’ll start to believe.
BRING ME BRIAN McCANN
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
/brings Brian McCann, bathed and powdered
//shallow bow, heel turn
///exits
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
HES YOUR QUEEN TO BE
A VISION OF PERFECTION
COMPLETELY FREE FROM INFECTION
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Thank you Oha.
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 17, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
/tents fingers
Excellent.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I thought one tented pantaloons; fingers are to be steepled.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Interesting. Well, then.
/steeples fingers, tents pants
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Just a thought after reading all this occupy complaining on twitter
There is no #occupysiliconvalley because we are all too god damn preoccupied with our jobs. I guess we’re a bunch of tech monkeys.
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
Those two make more sense that having one in Oakland. Who of the 1% have anything to do with Oakland? The baseball team doesn’t even have any attendance.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I was thnking, if you want to really get in the face of the 1% in San Francisco, you set up camp at Willie Mays Plaza.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
#OSLT
mrs. nvsfg just texted me that are ten Occupy protesters with signs outside a hotel in South Lake Tahoe. A little off the mark, or is it just me ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
o.0
Oh wow.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I’m marinating my rage by swapping laments and bitching about Occupy with Civil Rights and Vietnam War protests. I don’t think the mentality against protests and protesters has changed in the last ~45 years.
I’ve certainly gone from the little kid whose parents dragged him to every protest to a fascist.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I admit that I’m probably of two minds about too money issues and that probably makes me seem wishy-washy, but keeping an open mind for as long as I possibly can has at least let me see that the Tea Partiers and the Occupy crowd are, on some level, reacting to the same thing, even if their perception/interpretation of that “thing” are 180 degrees apart.
I don’t like the Tea Party either. I just have developed a visceral hatred of protesters. Back in college, I, not an animal lover but not an animal hater by any means, once saw one of those anti-fur protests at Nieman Marcus, and had the overwhelming urge to murder a dog right in front of them, just to spite them.
I guess I react to protesters the way other people react to door-to-door missionaries.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Anyhoo, to me, the Tea Party are Nazis, and the Occupy movement are the Anarchists. (Of course, at least the Occupiers are honest about that.)
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
(In this scenario, the currently weak and struggling US is Weimar Germany.)
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
So the Tea Party will revive our depressed economy! That comparison almost worked though.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Nov 17, 2011 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Comparisons to Nazi Germany are passé
I like to compare America to the French Third Republic.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
LOL CHAMPAGNE ROOM
I don’t think they’re reacting to the same thing at all. Anyone who tries to tell you the Tea Party was about the bailouts is full of shit. It’s pretty obvious that their main problem is/was a democrat in the white house. They’re more than happy to carry the water for a party that is largely responsible for many of the problems in the first place. The Occupy stuff is focused (and I use this word incredibly loosely) on the growth and scope of inequality, in terms of both money and opportunity. I think the biggest difference is the Tea Party supports the Republican party, while I doubt you’d get anywhere near the same reaction from te Occupy folks when it comes to Democrats. Same goes for the politicians: Republicans were falling over themselves to be aligned with the Tea Party, and most Democrats are basically just hoping Occupy doesn’t fuck things up for them with a backlash.
When it comes to issues of inequality and power in the country there’s basically two parties: one that absolutely caters to the rich, and another that is, at best, terrified of pissing them off.
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Nov 17, 2011 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
In either case, they’re reacting to a perception of a power imbalance. When Dems and Reps alike are in the pockets of donors and corporations that is not such a wild idea by either side. Both “sides” feel like they’re having something taken from them unfairly, illegally by the government they want to work in their best interest(s).
If the Occupy people really wanted anything to change
They would be camping in front of government offices instead of places of business. Do they really expect those people to say, “Gee, you’re right. Please take my money and distribute it equitably amongst yourselves.” They will be camping for a very long time waiting for that to happen.
The reason they are not in front of government offices is exactly because of who is in the White House.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 17, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
They will be camping for a very long time waiting for that to happen.
Well judging from the people at OccupySF, that’s what they would be doing anyway. I swear it’s all the Haight “hoodlums” with their harnessed pit bulls.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Can’t they go camp in Walnut Creek? They could go home for lunch that way.
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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 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
OccupySF and Oakland are nothing but homeless camps, at this point.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Will the 1% be feeding them Occu-cake?
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
This.
Also, I hate the whole party thing. It’s just become people saying “NO, COKE IS BETTER, YOU PEPSI LOVING FUCKFACE!” and I hate it. There’s no substance beyond the label(s).
DUDE.
Regular Coke is in WHITE CANS this month.
What the FUCK?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
Golden Gate Beer Bars | Tweetybox
by troymccluresf on Nov 17, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
well said
Down with the Republocrats!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 17, 2011 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
False equivalency
In general, the Republicans actively make things happen, whereas the Democrats merely let them happen.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Down with all of them and let the junta sort them out.
Joe Nobody: The slugging speedster the Giants need, at an irrationally low price.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 6:08 AM PST up reply actions
Sigh
I guess I’m just glad none of you guys live in swing states.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Well, few of you.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Do I get partial credit for living here and throwing votes away by voting against the eleventy billion bond measures on every ballot?
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 18, 2011 6:33 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah I have rule of not voting for more than two bond measures, and if they all suck …none of them. I am hypercritical of boondoggles measures.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
My favorites in the last few years have been: this year’s “road repair” bonds, and the school bonds a few years ago to replace school construction funds they spent on salaries.
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 18, 2011 7:34 AM PST up reply actions
Well the school bond measures were crap anyway. Yes…. good idea, award the contract to the lowest bidder. My school was “modernized” and what a shitty job they did too. Oh it LOOKED nice, for about 5 years. Then it all fell apart.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Part of that problem is being behind all the time… issue bonds to replace portables but by the time you’ve built out more portables are needed… or probably these days enrollment has declined and you don’t have the money to maintain what was built.
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 18, 2011 7:43 AM PST up reply actions
Nah
You’re supposed to vote ‘Yes’ on some of thsoe.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
My vote means nothing in this state.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 7:33 AM PST up reply actions
Your vote means nothing in any state.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
#OccupyLars
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Mine is presumably counteracted by being thrown into the bay or overwhelmed with blank ballots filled in later.
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 18, 2011 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
Good point
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
I mean that purely mathematically, of course.
It’s important to vote. But the odds that yours will be the deciding one in almost any election are so low that they made a movie with Kevin Costner about it.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
You’re talking about the city of Theory in the state of Hypothetical. I’m talking about SF, CA.
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 18, 2011 7:35 AM PST up reply actions
I feel bad either way, because I don’t support the district-level funding of schools.
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
What do they do in OH? Like TX where it all goes into one pot with the state treasurer and then back down?
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 18, 2011 7:38 AM PST up reply actions
There's one in SLO.
Although I get the feeling it’s mostly homeless people who smell terrible.
Brandon Crawford: Better than overpaying for Jimmy Rollins.
I haven’t gotten close enough to smell them, but they look pretty homeless.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 17, 2011 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
Our whole county building smells like a sewer
and they’re outside most of the time.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
says the guy posting on an baseball blog in the middle of the afternoon
The first six innings are overrated.
while on a conference call
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
God she was so hot today
I almost just gave her the wallet and said TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT OMG JUST LEAVE ME ENOUGH FOR GAS TO GO HOME
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
Pictures!
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i posted last time!
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
A lot that does for me today!
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This is what you get for only being on here 90% of the time instead of 100
The first six innings are overrated.
Stupid court and job.
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no way!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
can of corn
by jctGamer on Nov 17, 2011 3:43 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Well that’s not creepy at all!
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by CalBear949 on Nov 17, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
After looking at the pic I can understand the attraction. CalBear is right though, that’s a little on the creepy side.
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 you need the whole conversation to get the context
I goof around with her a lot. Not the “horsing in the shower” type of goof around. We talk about all kinds of things. Like the conversation above, we were talking about implants. That’s where the boobie comment came from. Every girl at the coffee shop has it. It’s like… a pre-requisite or something. That’s not something you normally would talk about unless there is a high level of trust. I think we’ve established at this point that I just go, enjoy my lunch coffee, and not bother her during off hours or stuff like that so there is inherently a lot of trust when we talk.
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 think fakes tits are exactly the kind of thing people would normally bring up there
The first six innings are overrated.
Maybe
But I don’t think most conversations involve the difference between Saline, silicone gel, and medium vs high profile and under vs over the muscle. We were talking about the pros and cons of each.
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
Oh My...
Not the "horsing in the shower" type of goof around.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
/YELLS
/tackles jctGamer
/calls FBI
See, was that so difficult.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I heard that the earlier reports were wrong and he did stop it
If that’s true that must REALLY fucking suck for that guy.
The first six innings are overrated.
So,
What coffee shop is this now?
That’s where the boobie comment came from. Every girl at the coffee shop has it. It’s like… a pre-requisite or something.
by S. Pickford #25 on Nov 17, 2011 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
Monk’s Cafe, in season 4 of Seinfeld.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
Golden Gate Beer Bars | Tweetybox
by troymccluresf on Nov 17, 2011 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
just the tip!
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 17, 2011 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
Proof:
The countdown to the 2012 regular season has officially begun, and we are in full swing preparing for 2012 with one goal in mind: to win another World Championship.
This is how the cover letter to my STH invoice opens; perhaps I should consider it the lube before my annual fucking.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
I said this earlier in the year
But no, you guys, that is not your ONE GOAL. If that was your ONE GOAL, you’d sign Pujols and Fielder and Reyes and everyone. Because if you only have ONE GOAL, you pursue it no matter the consequences.
You want to make money. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. But it is a goal of yours. And if that’s a goal, then you do not only have ONE GOAL. You have more than one. And your multiple goals are often in conflict with each other.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
While true, it also leads to another goal- going bankrupt. Or finding yourselves in three years with Ryan Howard, a bunch of guys in their late 30’s, and about $5 to spend on free agents
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 17, 2011 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Four Giants Get Cy Young Love, But Who Deserved The Most?
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/11/17/2569561/2011-nl-cy-young-giants-matt-cain
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 3:31 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
lin de sujet
None of which is a knock against Lincecum. He’s still a great pitcher. What this really speaks to is the depth of the Giants’ rotation. When Tim Lincecum has a great season and is your third-best pitcher, you know you’ve got something.
This makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Will be even better after Philadelphia trades Cole Hamels to the Red Sox along with a bucket of Popeye’s chicken.
by non sequitur on Nov 17, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
Cole Hamels to the Red Sox along with a bucket of Popeye’s chicken.
It’s Popeyes Crawfish Festival right now. Chicken is so October.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Eeeeee!
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I think MadBum was the best pitcher for the Giants last year.
Then I’d go Cain and Lincecum.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
I have decided to go visit my parents
instead of hanging out with you guys.
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see now you're gonna miss it when I repost the picture
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
Heh. I did that.
Still ended up wasting time here.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
god damn iphone I tell you
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
Tell them I said hi.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
How do I introduce you?
Hi Mom and Dad…there is guy who lives in Tennessee but originally from Alabama who wants to say hi. He’s really cool and does this cool weather maps with headshots of baseball players on them.
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Tell your mom "Goofus says hi"
and then wink.
she’ll know
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 17, 2011 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Wow
that was unexpected from you. But apparently you are on fire today.
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TWYMS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 17, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Now that
was totally expected.
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Unexpected?
You don’t know him very well, do you.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
I expected it.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
This comment deserves a recommendation.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
just throwin it out there
but i would like a carlos pena. thanks.
He’s no Scott Hatteberg.
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Yeah like the Giants don’t have a backlog at 1B.
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it would be so much easier to watch 225/357/472 with 28 homers and 85 rbis then 246/306/370 and 12 home runs with 756 4-2 groundouts
look im going with this,
huff gets benched, belt plays lf and pena at 1st
you forgot
about your Pill
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but tell me this isnt a tolerable lineup
melky
posey
panda
pena
belt
scheirholtz
sanchez
crawford
the word machine
I don’t think it means what you think it means….
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
lol
compared to what we have been seeing i suppose
and throw a rollins in there
i could really like that team
Also, lol you for thinking that they'll ditch Huff and sign Pena.
That was sneaky. I didn’t notice that at first.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
DON"T FORGET TO TAKE YOUR PILL !
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
One last thing: Don't order the Steak Balsamico from Panera
two thin pieces of steak with like 1 lb of baby spinach. I felt that I was eating a salad.
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Anyone want a fuji apple?
I pick it instead of chips but I can’t eat it because I have braces.
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I could’ve recommended several places nearby that would’ve been much better lunch options than Panera near Southland again.
The first six innings are overrated.
Yeah but Panera has wifi.
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So does everywhere else!
Mcdonalds even does that now.
The first six innings are overrated.
I feel like this is where I should be blathering on about a Today kinescope pulled form the vault, but I don’t think I have one available for November 17. That depresses me.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Oh, I found one
Not necessarily for this date, but could be interesting. Hugh Downs interviews Timothy Leary about hippie culture (interview begins at 10:50 into the tape). This is from 1967.
http://www.nbcuniversalarchives.com/nbcuni/clip/51191N041001A_s01.do
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Holy shit ads
So there’s this thing that comes up that’s either an action movie, or a car commercial, and it turns out it’s BOTH. Mission Impossible movie, featuring BMW.
And then I saw this football-based commercial for Blue Diamond nuts that ends with this guy finger-kicking a nut into a woman’s open mouth.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
woah
finger-kicking a nut into a woman’s open mouth.
WTF MAN
jemelehill Jemele Hill
BREAKING: Per ESPNews: Syracuse police investigating allegation that Syracuse asst Bernie Fine molested fmr ball boy
JUST BECAUSE HE IS THE BALL BOY DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN PLAY WITH HIS
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
Dominoes all over the country
are beginning to fall.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Mah Jongg tiles in San Francisco
are being scrambled.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Fish have gone..
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Hey CSN
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
That’s Prussian’s TV twitter, right?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
French Creoles and Prussian ones do not mesh well.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
UNLESS ITS ASKING FOR BAILOUTS FOR GREECE AMIRITE
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Well, certainly not on European Central Banking policy, no
Germans are much more concerned with inflation than the French.
But somehow I feel this isn’t what you were getting at.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
The Germans are concerned that France is going to default. As well they should be.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That’s like surrendering, right?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The problem is they signed on the Maginot line.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
Germans can't get out of taking over Europe this time
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Haha!
Am I the only one nervous about Germany getting antsy about its finances?
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You can’t turn those convertible debentures around and aim them at Wallonia I guess!
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 17, 2011 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
Joe Sheehan on Brian Kenny’s MLB Network show, Clubhouse Confidential says Lincecum probably had a better season than Ian Kennedy.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
why so few comments today
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.
Dunno
But it’s making for a boring night.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Some how this makes me think like
Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein when told
“You haven’t touched your food”
Luis Guzman is guest starring on tonight's ep of Community
I’m officially freaking out. Aside from Bill Hader, he’s the only person who can make me laugh just by appearing on screen. No dialogue is necessary.
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
Somebody better start talking..
I don’t want to do anymore homework.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I'm feeling the same way.
Ummm…reading anything good?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Sharks are on tonight.
It might rain tomorrow
And I think I have an interview in two weeks…
That’s all I got at the moment.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I'm thinking of starting a new game of FFVI
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.
should i do SNES or GBA version!?
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.
GBA it is!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Wait? I'm no waiter!
Son of a submariner!
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I was looking forward to eating this batch of chili I made the other day
But then I decided to put in brown rice and broccoli
And ended eating a rice-and-broccoli-tasting thing. Very disappointed.
So now I need something to satisfy my deliciousness craving.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I’ve been wanting cinnamon ice cream. Don’t have the stuff to make it though so … pooey on that. I might have waffles for dinner.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Can’t go wrong with waffles for dinner. Ever.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I love broccoli, but it doesn’t sound appetizing in chili.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Pie
Curry
Ice cream
Cheese
?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
sloppy joe ice cream!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
/finds,kills,cooks whole cow.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
ugh a 16-oz steak would do me so good right now
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Or Cespedes’s pig.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Hey, you got the job?
Yay for you!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
That’s a great way to go into the holiday season and end this p00ptacular year on a good note.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
If the new baseball CBA is done
let’s see if my hope that that was what was holding big to semi-big FA signings up [MLB-wide]. The previous is a very strange sentence.
hmm. I’m curious what a burger from there would taste like.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Like a you mommy.
(said in a heavy Italian accent)
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
It was the height of blown goats to lose your character to cube dissolving.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Is it considered gauche to name your character Brutalitops?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
yeah well
I’m playing Barbarians of Lemuria on Sunday. So take that.
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 17, 2011 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
So how bad is this football game?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Hard to know yet. It isn’t looking great though
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
Jets are apparently running out of running backs, that can’t be good.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
And maybe the Jets are looking for a new kicker?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Did you hear that Nabby got injured during the first period of the Isles game again?
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
For reals?
Or is he just trying to tank his way out of playing for them?
He hasn’t been doing well there.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
2.89 GAA and .910 SV%. Not terrible. But not amazing either.
Hard to know if it was legit or not. It looked like something could have been pulled/torn.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
I think I only hear about him when he stinks, he got pulled from a game in the first period a month? ago. And I had heard about another injury… poor guy.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
True. He got pulled after giving up 3 goals in the first period in that one game.
Plus he has only won one game this year. But that is because the Isles are terrible.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve got to write some brilliant Mars Science Lab questions. Where the hell is Lars?
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
/grabs crotch
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
GAAAAAAHHHH YOU ARE USELESS
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
What is the rover doing out there? Tell me more and maybe I can generate something vaguely scientific.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Or the lab, whatever it is.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’m not being serious. I can do my own homework.
It is indeed a mobile laboratory. It will drive around on Mars, helping add to our knowledge of the planet’s climate and geology, as well as investigating for possible life.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Can you ask if they have the little pine scented dealy on the rear-view?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
philistines, uncircumsized philistines
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT
Being a philistine I mean
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Oh, that’s right, we talked about this before. You wash scrupulously.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MARS
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
WELL FINE I WASN'T OFFERING ANYWAY
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
What about asking the Russian launch, or how going to mars is the in thing to do?
Russia prepared to launch a spacecraft destined for the Mars moon Phobos
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/335902/title/News_in_Brief_Atom_%2B_Cosmos
scroll down a bit
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Isn’t that the one that got stuck in a decaying orbit and is going to spew poisonous fuel all over the earth?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
TL2! I am surprised at you!
There’s a meteor shower tonight, dude, why are you here?
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
CJ. Hopefully, we won’t see much of JT this winter.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I don’t! I hate actual snow. I’m sure J.T.‘s a pretty nice guy. He did save that orphan from falling off a cliff during the World Series. I think that’s right, anyway.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Orphan
I can’t wait til Darren Baker is ready for mlb. I assume he plays baseball.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
This move by Snow was unnecessary.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Was there a better option?
The throw beat him by a mile and the season was on the line. Time to throw down your best League of Their Own.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
Snow went out his way to knock him over. A slide inside the baseline would have been better.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I doubt there were any good options.
Snow was out no matter what. He was sooooo slow, and Rodriguez had the ball with time to spare. A slide would have made him an easy target for the tag. I think Snow, in the millisecond he had to decide, figured his only prayer was to dislodge the ball.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
Ask him if Brian Glass’ recent livejournal entry is describing a specific problem with the MSL drill.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 17, 2011 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
sick Pelosi burn
Washington (CNN) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi declined Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry’s debate invitation and poked a little fun at the Texas governor while she was at it.
“He did ask if I could debate here in Washington on Monday,” Pelosi said, responding to a question about Perry’s invitation. “It is my understanding that such a letter has come in. Monday I’m going to be in Portland in the morning and I’m going to be visiting some of our labs in the afternoon, that’s two, I can’t remember what the third thing is I’m going to be doing.”
Also, why in the fuck would he propose debating her?
The first six innings are overrated.
Because Pelosi has infinitely lower approval ratings than Obama?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Is there anyone in congress that has a positive approval rating?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
Is he going to try running for President again from beyond the grave?
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
Al Franken?
Actually I have no idea, but he seems cool.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t know individually but: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/congress-approval-rating-porn-polygamy_n_1098497.html
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
How do 16% of people approve of an oil spill?!
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Nov 17, 2011 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
Damn birds needed killing.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
JOBS
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 6:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Everyone in the country likes their own member of congress.
It’s all the other ones.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Speaking on the aggregate
In a public national poll my firm did, we found that 46% of people approve of the job their own congressperson is doing, and just 39% disapprove.
http://www.politico.com/polls/politico-george-washington-university-battleground-poll.html
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Yes
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
lol
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.
it's a pretty good burn
but all too easy
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Ken Rosenthal is reporting a new CBA for baseball. Jon Heyman says no.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
so its confirmed then?
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Nov 17, 2011 6:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
According to this
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/MLB-labor-deal-owners-players-union-bud-selig-111711
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Wow. Tim Tebow has already thrown more passes than Sunday.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Vegas (+/-) was 11 completions.
My KINGDOM on the under…
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
Gee guys, nice tackling….
AND YOU GET PAID FOR THAT?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
ok so this title reminded me of possibly the greatest econ video ever made
An epic rap battle between hayek and keynes
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 17, 2011 6:32 PM PST reply actions
Oh Hayek. How I love you so.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Yeah, that guy has a spectacular rack.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 17, 2011 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
WELP
So much for picking up Sanchez as a bye week QB.
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
MY POKEMONZ
Mark Sanchez uses Perish Song!
Mark Sanchez doesn’t tag out!
LoL -23 yards on the play….
Hehehehe
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
FUCK
That better not count as -23 rushing yards. That would put him basically at 0 for the half.
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
It might depend on your league, but yeah, I think it would count against his rushing yards.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
According to ESPN Gamecast he has 0 yards rushing now
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Sort of
They’re just really bad at predicting who’ll be good.
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
Yup. The Jets looked pretty decent until Tom Brady and the Patriots stole their lunch money and made out with their girlfriend last week.
You could just see their depression after that loss.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
This year has been loopy anyway. With injuries and people not doing what they are ‘poseda …. Mr. Merope does a pick ’em league and every week it’s an ordeal to pick.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
More ratings than Community?
too soon?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Yes, see Chargers-Raiders last week
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I’m confused, what channel is this on?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
The NFL Network
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
There’s a whole channel for that?
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Just like there is a whole channel for the MLB
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
And the NHL and NBA and Tennis and Golf
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, what? A baseball channel? Yeah right, George Jetson. And I suppose we’re all using flying cars to get to work now! Ha ha!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
As a Giants fan, I relate to this comment.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
So apparently being able to kick accurately has no bearing on one’s ability to get a job as a place kicker in the NFL. If this interview thingy doesn’t go well next, next Wednesday maybe I’ll try out. I played soccer in college, I can kick at least as well as these jokers.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Huh
Tim Lincecum’s agent, Rick Thurman of Beverly Hills Sports Council, said he’s not seeking more than a one- or two-year deal for the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner, tweets Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News, although Thurman added that “there are never any absolutes.”
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 17, 2011 7:19 PM PST reply actions
I was going to buy some of that tonight for a Monte Carlo party on Saturday but jeez that stuff is expensive.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 17, 2011 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
I went with Skyy instead.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 17, 2011 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
No no
That is the nice stuff.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 17, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
mix with orange juice!
Or, pineapple grapefruit. ooo
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Eh
You stop tasting it after this first 7 or 8 shots.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 17, 2011 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve got a Costco sized bottle sitting in my fridge. Just sitting there. Gets used from time to time but I’m sure it’s lonely.
Bought it and a Costco sized bottle of Jager for a camping trip a couple months back. We finished the Jager the first night. Didn’t feel like drinking the next.
Hate Jager.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 17, 2011 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
Never had it
I have some Legacy, aged two weeks to perfection, in my freezer right now. Not excited for that.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 17, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
Just turned the game on. Seems kinda blah.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
As much as I find hockey “blah”, it might be better than this Thursday night football game.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Two teams that can't run and can't throw. Whee!
It’s like watching the Rockettes:
one-two-three-KICK!
one-two-three-KICK!*
*Joke stolen from the nineteen-fifties.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
Here's a fascinating OT tidbit
Thomas Edison and his direct current, or DC, technology lost the so-called War of the Currents to alternating current, or AC, in the 1890s after it became clear that AC was far more efficient at transmitting electricity over long distances.
Today, AC is still the standard for the electricity that comes out of our wall sockets. But DC is staging a roaring comeback in pockets of the electrical grid.
TAKE THAT TESLA
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
That is interesting
But don’t forget- If the iIluminati had not suppressed Tesla’s work, we would have electricity transmitted through the air now.
Over
by cybermaldonado on Nov 17, 2011 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
All those trees in Bohemian Grove? Conductors.
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 17, 2011 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
the people over at bleed cubbie blue have been holding out on me
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/2ebdbf7133/monobrow-from-mlbplayers_com
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
So now PETA says
they were just kidding about Mario skinning raccoon dogs alive and everyone needs to calm down.
Cleverly disguised, PETA. Here I thought you were being obnoxious attention whores like always, but apparently there’s so much more to it this time.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 8:06 PM PST reply actions
Next time I see a PETA demonstration, I will buy a hamburger and eat it in front of them.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
And one for me, thanks! For the which I will gladly pay you on Tuesday.
-Wimpy, the saddest end user of all.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
I think I just figured something out
fWAR = WAR stat on fangraphs website
rWAR = WAR stat on baseball reference website
is that right?
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on Nov 17, 2011 8:06 PM PST reply actions
YAY LITTLE JOE!!!!
JOE P WITH A SHORTIE!!!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
LOL THIS GUY!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 17, 2011 8:15 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
There a back story there? Or did somebody just forget what color jersey his team was wearing that game?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
that
looks like something Esa Tikkanen would do. So I approve.
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 17, 2011 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
Geeez I thought we were done with the McD hipster commercials… ugh.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Great
Now I get to hear so more about the greatness of Tebow.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Nov 17, 2011 8:37 PM PST via mobile reply actions
TrippingOlney Not Buster Olney
SKIP BAYLESS WAS RIGHT
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
ALL TEBOW DOES IS WIN.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
TEBOW LO VULT
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
YAY BIG JOE!!!!!
That was pretty, and yay for Joe taking the damn shot and not trying to pass it on to someone else.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
PICKLES!!!!!!!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Shift A
So this post would mean that Melky Cabrera is the big bat for the off season and I can go back to being all RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE about it?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Tim Tebow is the Sakuragi Hanamichi of the NFL
I don’t think anybody will get the reference but what the heck
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 might as well explain it then, I don’t want to look it up.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I will interpret it as being some guy who really sucks at what he does, but keeps getting fucking lucky and succeeding anyhow.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Sounds about right
At first, Sakuragi was known for his poor basketball skills as a beginner and in his first official matches, fouled out every game. However, his basketball skills advanced throughout the series. First he developed his basic skills, such as dribbling and layups. Then, trained by Akagi, he became a formidable rebounder, with his rebounding becoming his claim to fame throughout the latter half of the series
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
OMG RAIN ALREADY!!!!
I’M SOOO SICK OF THE SMOKE!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Revis talked all that shit, and then loses to Tebow
Tebow is horrible but he must feel like a beast right now
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
Anybody here been to Giants-Mets at TaxpayerBailout FIeld?
Hard to get to? Expensive?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I've been to every game the Giants have played there since it opened.
The answers are an emphatic no and no.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
You live in Le Grand Pomme?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
Indeed I do.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Or, as my neighborhood might call it,
Οι μεγάλες μήλων.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 17, 2011 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
Is that Cyrillic? brighton beach?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
Greek
Oi megales milon, I think; I can’t read Greek like I can Cyrillic. I don’t know Greek, but I’m pretty sure “oi megales” means “the big”.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Greek it is. Astoria, Queens.
That’s what a English-to-Greek translator spit out for “the big apple.”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Nov 18, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
You ride the 7 train until it gets there. Easy peasy.
If you have paid for Giants tickets, Mess tickets will seem cheap by comparison. Unless it’s a Yankees game, in which case don’t go.
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 18, 2011 6:09 AM PST up reply actions
Holy crap, what a goal by Torrey Mitchell! Nicely done guys. 4-1 Sharkies.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
This Tebow thing is just getting funnier and funnier.
He’s the Bobo Newsom of QBs.
by BestHyperboleEver on Nov 17, 2011 9:13 PM PST reply actions
Man, The Office is terrible now.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
ESPN love for Tebow is ridiculous
A live press conference by Tebow was covered, at the same time, by ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPNEWS.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
bored. let's post tumblr graphics.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 9:35 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
most read articles on SFGate as of this moment
1. ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1’ review
2. Vallejo cop killed by suspected bank robber
3. Demi Moore to divorce Ashton Kutcher
4. Congress OKs bill averting government shutdown
5. Crotchless thongs for teens-seriously?
6. Fla. Craigslist jobseeker found dead in Ohio grave
7. APNewsBreak: Demi Moore to divorce Ashton Kutcher
WHY DOESNT ANYONE CARE ABOUT THE KARDASHIANS ANY MORE?
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
I hear Mick LaSalle hated it. Does that mean it’s good?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
I like Mick LaSalle’s reviews. I don’t always agree with him, but that’s ok. He’s no Ebert.
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 17, 2011 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
You’d better go read both those articles and figure it out!
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 17, 2011 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Wow Winchester with a goal. I’m shocked, SHOCKED I tell you. It’s like 5-1 now.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
...what the hell is on her head?
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
Exactly what I was wondering
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Stupid glasses, gotta have ears. Rest is fine.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Nov 17, 2011 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
She should be in a fur bikini
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 7:24 AM PST up reply actions
This movie is going to suck isn't it
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Aw, Brodie
“Joe, what can you say about this ultimate team effort?”
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Well, it's about time!
Cain Gets Secret Service Protection
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
im at lax
I saw Roy Halladay, wanted to go neener neener, my team beat you.
by andy25 on Nov 17, 2011 9:59 PM PST via mobile reply actions
u r
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
Doc in LAX?
Trying to find Kershaw and say “April Fools!”?
"I don't get out of bed, for a million bucks!"
- Edgar Renteria or a hooker bribing a family man?
by Scooter Ellis on Nov 18, 2011 12:43 AM PST up reply actions
McCoven pile-on gif
FOR THE SWARM!
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 10:03 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Cuteness Overload!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
by LincecumFTK on Nov 17, 2011 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Is the cat supposed to represent GP?
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
AND WE ARE THE ADORABLE PUPPIES
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Accept Crawford or we will cuddle you to death!
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
/wet noses
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
Herro.
I’m bored.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
can you read japanese?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
Mostly.
Somewhat? The whole kanji thing…I don’t know all of them. But I could look them up.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Not working on your NaNo?
I finally cleared 20,000 words.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yay! :D 30,000 to go! How hard can it be? Don’t answer that.
I was hoping to make it to halfway today but right now I’m staring at a blank page going “mreeeeeeeeeeh what do I wriiiiiiite?”.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I’m cutting out whole passages of my book wholesale!
It’s fun. It’s like work but a lot easier.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll be doing a lot of that if I ever actually take this beyond a very rough draft. And world building. My world building is utter crap. Oh fantasy.
It’s been interesting though. I do a lot of short story writing, some of it vaguely connected, but this actual novel thing is new. The weirdest part has been pacing it. I really have no idea if my chapters are too long or too short, if I need to be moving faster or if I’m not moving fast enough, etc.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I figure if I do 2500 a day I’ll make it.
I’m not even trying to do anything decent anymore. One day I’m gonna work on dialog,next day descriptions, etc…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’ve finally abandoned writing in order. I was trying to be good and not skip around because I’m completely lacking anything resembling an outline so I don’t really know how I’m getting from one point to the next. But…what’s the fun in being organized?
/headdesk
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Yeah, I’m all over the place. I wrote a book a long long time ago, had an outline and worlds created, maps drawn and everything. I’m just doing NaNo to get back into the writing thing. If it’s crap I don’t care, I just want to get the words flowing.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
El Person, please take any critiques straight to the AV Club comments section because...
Community was AWESOME tonight. Right in my wheelhouse for big laughs. Bronze statue of Luis Guzman!
And did anyone else think Jeff wearing a bald wig to play the part of Dean in the commercial made him look like a tall Cody Ross?
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
I thought Community bit. Just awful and everything I hate about the show.
Also, it’s not up on the AV Club so if the internet seems off right now, that’s why
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 17, 2011 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
I'm having an AL/NL argument with a friend on fb.
It started when she whined about the Astros going into the AL West and I said, “no one should be banished to the AL.”
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Five words:
“A’s versus Astros in Oakland!”
There won’t be a tarp big enough to cover all the unused seats for those games.
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
reply fail.
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
#occupythecoliseum
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
good news
the unbalanced schedule means they’ll have 50 of those games each year!
I’m sure Astros fans (hahaha) can’t wait to host the _____nd AAA’s either.
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 6:11 AM PST up reply actions
the unbalanced schedule means they’ll have 50 of those games each year!
With this realignment, isn’t the unbalanced schedule suppose to go away.
I don’t think so.
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 18, 2011 7:44 AM PST up reply actions
Even playoff odds, among other things.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
to bring you interleague excitement™ throughout the season!
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 18, 2011 7:56 AM PST up reply actions
Opening Day!
Final series!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Back in OC
What did I miss?
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Nov 17, 2011 10:57 PM PST via mobile reply actions
It’s been pretty quiet. Most people seem to have been watching football or hockey or the last episode of Community.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Don’t call it 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.
yeah it's THE OC
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
Just saw a clip of Tebow after the game tonight. My gaydar blipped.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
As TL2 says, he is a handsome man. I didn’t get a vibe off him, but my ‘dar isn’t as highly tuned as yours probably is.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
Now Aaron Rodgers on the other hand…
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 17, 2011 11:40 PM PST up reply actions
I haven’t seen him talk.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 17, 2011 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
After just one awful episode of Big Bang Theory, two cast members…..
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
This is what's so annoying about the nonstop Tebow media action
Of course I wish that they would talk about Alex Smith, because his change of fortunes is an interesting story and the 49ers are the second-best team in the NFL, but he’s still average and kind of boring as a person, so I’m willing to accept that he might fly under the radar. But Aaron Rodgers won the Super Bowl last year and he’s having one of the best seasons of all time, and yet the only time we ever see him is in those ads for insurance. Why?
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Good point. Maybe no correspondent wants to go to Green Bay unless they have to in order to cover a game?
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 12:27 AM PST up reply actions
So I just found out that Agent Ned is gonna lock up Kemp for 8 years /160.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Agent Ned: Matt, have you met Kim Kardashian?
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by CalBear949 on Nov 18, 2011 12:20 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
So they've finally found a left fielder.
Who are they going to sign to play center?
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Andres Torres
/ducks
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Gregor Clegane!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
One career year and he gets that contract
Even Jayson Werth is befuddled.
"I don't get out of bed, for a million bucks!"
- Edgar Renteria or a hooker bribing a family man?
by Scooter Ellis on Nov 18, 2011 12:45 AM PST up reply actions
bye, nerbs. have a nice thanksgiving! I’m off for Seattle tomorrow…
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Have fun. Hope it doesn’t rain too much.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 12:49 AM PST up reply actions
Hahahahaha…
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Travel safely!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 7:28 AM PST up reply actions
Giants suck
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Nov 18, 2011 4:18 AM PST reply actions
just finished watching moneyball
Liked it, didnt love it. It kind of irked me that they didnt show any bit of Tejada or Zito and the big 3. Oh well, entertaining flick.
Yea
The longest scene of the big 3 was of Hudson’s giving up run.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 18, 2011 6:14 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
How could they make their point that Beane was such a genius if they show that most of those victories were due to great players?
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Who drafted and developed the big 3? Was it Alderson or Beane?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 7:36 AM PST up reply actions
Well, there you go then.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Moving the Astros to the AL sucks. Why not the Brewers?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
seriously
i think its good when a state has one al team and one nl team
brewers should have been the team to go
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 18, 2011 6:26 AM PST up reply actions
More to the point, having regional teams in different leagues makes interleague play stupid and irrelevant. OMG HOW CAN A RANGERS FAN SEE AN NL GAME WITHOUT SCHEDULING THEM
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 18, 2011 6:28 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder if they’re going to expand to 32 teams soon. Either that or add the DH to the NL.
Having Interleague all year long seems like it would cause more problems. Random series throughout the year where AL pitchers suddenly need to hit? Where your everyday DH suddenly needs to sit?
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.
do people see the dh coming to the nl as an inevitability ?
I really really dont want it to ever happen
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 18, 2011 6:31 AM PST up reply actions
it seems like it to me. :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I think it will either be 2 more teams or NL DH.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I have never ever wanted to stop watching baseball in all my years
not during the strike
not during the steroids outbreak
not when the giants were terrible
I always love baseball no matter what
but baseball with a dh in it just isnt baseball to me
I wouldnt stop watching
but it wouldnt be the same sport to me either
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 18, 2011 6:36 AM PST up reply actions
that's a little much
I don’t hate watching CAL or college or AL games because the pitcher doesn’t hit. Although to be fair in college there’s a fair bit of substitution (closers are often position players, for instance).
But to me the major reason to have it in development levels is to let an extra position player get at-bats. In the majors, it’s just a gimmick and one that makes the bench much less important.
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 18, 2011 6:41 AM PST up reply actions
The argument will of course be “hey, we’ve had all these interleague games for so long, see what a pain it is? WE MUST HAVE DH IN ALL GAMES FOR GREAT JUSTICE”
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 18, 2011 6:36 AM PST up reply actions
It’s a damned mess.
There’s not two cities I can think of that have an economy that can support a ballclub at the moment and the political will to build a stadium for one. NJ would be great but the Yankees and Mets wouldn’t ever agree. Plus you still have the weak sisters in FLA/TB/OAK. Then there’s 5 lead weights.
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 18, 2011 6:35 AM PST up reply actions
i disagree
i think portland could
as well as a city in the carolinas
but really rather than expansion i would like to see tampa moved to one of those two places
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Nov 18, 2011 6:38 AM PST up reply actions
I said "two cities"
Portland is dead in the water and has utterly no interest in baseball or a baseball stadium.
Carolina’s a possibility. Maybe Austin, I don’t know what their economy is like. But TEX and HOU wouldn’t let that happen either, or San Antonio.
Tampa needs to go to NJ. That would be all kinds of cool.
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 18, 2011 6:43 AM PST up reply actions
Portland seems like it would be so, so logical
and then you realize that they couldn’t even support a minor league team. Whoops!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Twice in five years or something. And the last time they remodeled the stadium so it can’t host baseball. JUUUUST to make sure.
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 18, 2011 7:36 AM PST up reply actions
Is that the one they remodeled to support soccer?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Correct.
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 18, 2011 7:38 AM PST up reply actions
Well there is another option, that I’ll see somebody already mentioned after I hit “post,” get rid of two teams! One from each league. For example, make the Royals the official AAAA team of the Yankees…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
You mean like the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics?
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 18, 2011 7:36 AM PST up reply actions
you're so awesome
The whole point of moving the stupid Brewers in the first place was “we can’t schedule 15 team leagues”. Jerkoffs.
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 18, 2011 6:26 AM PST up reply actions
Natural Rivalry with Texas
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
Pull the other one.
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 18, 2011 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
currently writing a policy paper for an IR class
remind me to never get into foreign relations for a career
Oh man, the Raiders are going to make the playoffs, aren't they?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
BAY AREA FOOTBALL
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.
remember in like september when everyone was like
OH BAY AREA SPORTS SUCK LOL
then the NFL season started
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.
Just win, baby.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
not if the tebows can keep this up
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 18, 2011 6:54 AM PST up reply actions
SelfishTebow
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
YES!
And imagine if they had Palmer all year. Once they get McFadden back watch out!
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.
80% chance of rain my Aunt Fanny… when I go pull up that doppler map there’d better be something sitting offshore. It is bright and sunny here right now. wth?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I think it rained a while last night, and it’s cloudy here now. And, of course, my lawn sprinklers came on as scheduled. Dammit.
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 18, 2011 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
Merope
Did you watch the news this morning? The weather lady on KCRA was cracking me up this morning saying she swore there would be rain today in the valley.
Wunderground still has it at 70%
I’m not looking for monsoon. That window upstairs still leaks when we get downpours. Just a nice little rain shower.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
A little rain would be nice. Too bad it’s fucking sunny and clear which is making me laugh because yesterday there was 70% chance of rain.
Yesterday there was 80% chance of rain for today, today it’s down to 70% (according to wunderground anyway)
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 7:49 AM PST reply actions
Not clicking that at this hour…or ever…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
CLICK IT!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 8:01 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry if it's been posted but
The Giants might need to make him a monster offer – one of say, six to eight years – to persuade him to sign a longer deal.
"It depends on how they come after me," Lincecum told the Chronicle. "If it’s aggressive, obviously I want to take that into consideration and talk about it with my agent and see what he thinks is good. I haven’t dismissed anything."
I don’t like the sound of that quote.
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I’d rather see Reyes signed to the long term deal.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
<3
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I thought about prefacing it with, “I know I speak on behalf of GiantPain when I say…”
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Or, hell, Posey. He must have at least some doubt after last year about whether he’s going to have a 15 years-long career. If he agrees to something ridiculous like 7 years/$40-50 million, do it.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Slight tangent
I just realized how awful/longterm that Mauer contract is
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2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I used to think extending Posey would be a good idea
But I dunno any more. If I had to pick one position player to extend now into his FA years, it’d be Pablo, or maybe Brandon.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
BLOGGER REPORTS GIANTS TO SIGN BRANDON CRAWFORD TO LONG-TERM DEAL
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 18, 2011 8:09 AM PST up reply actions
Because of the injury? Wouldn’t that create the perfect buy-low moment?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It's possible
But low could get lower. And I think the Giants impression of Posey’s true talent level is inflated. I doubt he has another season with rate stats as good as good as his rookie year.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
It’s hard to say re Buster. I think just about everyone’s view of Buster is inflated in light of his incredible first year. I am sure that just about every GM would love to have Buster. You, however, could probably say this about Jason Heyward at the end of last year.
A big part of Buster’s value is that he plays catcher and plays the position well. A 4 WAR catcher is incredible, a 4 WAR 1B is very good.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
No, a 4 WAR catcher and a 4 WAR first baseman are exactly as valuable
WAR takes position into account.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Wait
Is it position adjust for defense only or both offense or defensive. I probably should have said oWAR.
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oWAR also takes position into account.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
oWAR ▾ — Offensive Wins Above Replacement for position players
The same statistic as Wins Above Replacement for Position
Players (WAR), but with the defensive value excluded.
Contains the factor for batting stats, a positional adjustment, and the replacement player adjustment.
Factors developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Dumb. How do you get positional adjustments without using defensive stats?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
What?
A positional adjustment uses nothing other than the information about where the player physically played. A positional adjustment does not take into account how well a player plays a position, just that he played it.
The defensive stats are used to give a player credit for how well he plays a position. The positional adjustment is just there to tell us where the dude played.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Oh, ok, so the average is just calculated relative to everyone else who played there. So it’s basically VORP with presumably different linear weights involved?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yes
Positional adjustment is as simple as, oh, he plays first base, he gets minus 10 runs. Oh, he palys catcher, he gets plus 10.
Obviously there are more complex calculation for guys who play some games at some positions and some at others, etc, etc.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
But how do you know how much a third baseman’s position is relative to a second baseman?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
By examining the numbers
And seeing, on the aggregate, how well third basemen have hit relative to second basemen.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I don’t like that way of calculating positional adjustments, but I guess if you’re going to do it and avoid defensive stats entirely, that’s probably the only way to go about it.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Actually, I'd bet I'm probably making that up
It’s entirely possible that the positional adjustment is based on batted ball data and which positions generally get the most play. I don’t know.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I know the positional adjustments that fangraphs uses were developed by Tom Tango
I believe using data on players who played multiple positions and seeing how they performed at each one? Something like that.
I’m completely in the dark on B-R’s adjustments.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
If they’re just measuring offense, seems like they’d have to have eight different scales rather than trying to put them all on one.
The Tango adjustments use a little from Column A and a little from Column B and an extra adjustment when it feels right. It all seems dubious to me, but he knows a lot more about it than I do, so whatever.
The extra adjustment is usually just to make the numbers a little prettier.
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That as well. I’m just speaking about if the Giants had to sign either Lincecum or Cain to long-term deals.
They are the Giants, somehow it will be screwed up.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I really think Cain will be a life-time Giant. He seems like playing for the Giants and living in the city.
Timmy on the other is hard to read.
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Bummer
NY Post:
Cashman not willing to break bank in offseason
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has done his first lap around the available high-end starting pitchers and, well, he is hoping the prices drop in time for Christmas.
"I’d like to do something, but I am not going to do something at the current costs," Cashman said.
If you want a symbol of how unenthusiastic the Yankees are about the requests for top-flight rotation help consider this: C.J. Wilson’s agent requested a New York visit for his client on Tuesday and was told "we’ll get back to you." And Wilson is the top starter talent on the Yankees’ free-agent board.
I see a pattern here with teams this off season. Nolan Ryan, Ned Colletti, Brian Sabean, Brian Cashman,…claiming poverty. I guess we’ll see.
Yankees are supposedly out of the
Yu Darvish sweepstakes.
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Video: MLB Network Clubhouse confidential puts Jimmy Rollins through The Shredder
3-year projections. Stunning results!
The Shredder?
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Much better
SPOILER for a series no one cares about: The Shredder in the more recent TMNT series turned out to be a Krang-like alien.
Haven't watched TMNT in a while
GIS fail.
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These are interesting.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
That's some insane OBP projections for Rollins going forward.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I have no idea what projection system could project such a huge gap between Rollins and Reyes.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Alright, guess I better go take my walk before this supposed monsoon hits us. pffffffft
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
29 too many!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 8:34 AM PST up reply actions
I hope it’s driven by a Teamster!
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
Read this great story from Fear The Fin
Link
When Elise was first diagnosed with leukemia her first months of treatment were frightening affairs. Each new procedure brought on more and more anxiety, coming to the point where fear began to run her life. She would enter and exit the hospital screaming, and even tasks as simple as brushing her teeth and taking her pills were approached with trepidation.
That all changed when she met another brave young patient however. Elise learned that her unique situation was one that allowed her to make a positive impact in the lives of others, and that her bravery could inspire others to fight just as hard as she does.
“Elise met a fellow patient in clinic who has business cards and invites other kids to see how brave he is when he gets IVs. Within a week, Elise was telling us she wanted to be an expert too, and we started filming her brave feats so that she could share them with other kids,” Elise’s mother Heather said. “Nothing about this leukemia stuff is easy, but we all want other families to know that it does get better over time. Elise is about the most dramatic proof for which anyone could ask.”
This story made me cry because my brother is fighting the same disease.
On one hand, that's amazing
On the other hand, how would you even think to do that?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Wikipedia says the release date for the Matrix was March 31, 1999 and the single for Mambo No. 5 was April 19, 1999 in Germany.
Late 90’s music was horrible.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
You take that back
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Was Brandon Belt’s love of the Backstreet Boys and ’N Sync mentioned here?
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
What is that arm doing!?
BRANDON! NOOOOO!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
Blink! 3EB! Eve 6!
Jagged. Little. Pill.
EVERYONE HAD THAT RECORD.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Yeah, but then there was The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, so there.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Not actually a huge Ben Folds fan myself.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I’m trying very hard right now not to murder you where you stand.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I mean, I enjoy him as a person
And I’m a big fan of his judging skills on The Sing Off.
But I dunno. I never got in to his singing voice.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
LOL BEN FOLDS
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
LOL SWEAT TEE
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I’m ashamed to admit I listened to Creed.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
I listen to the Pandora NSYNC station kind of a lot.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I used to also listen to Smashmouth. The music we used to listen too………………..I’m sure we’ll be saying the same thing about listening to today’s music ten years from now.
Hey, Smash Mouth was great.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
That was Beck
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Smash Mouth was great for a year but then became annoying.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
But, I mean, I still listen to that crappy stuff now. It makes me happy.
@legaleagle88
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
90s was a great decade for music
Narrowing down to the “late 90s” eliminates a lot of my favorite stuff from the grunge era, but Pearl Jam and Nirvana still get regular listens on my ipod.
I think we’ve discussed this here before, but anyone else have a last.fm?
http://www.last.fm/user/VVick3d
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Your musical compatibility with natto is High
Music you have in common includes Mumford & Sons, The Beatles, Green Day, blink-182 and Weezer.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Probably not a shock
but I like pop music. I was in high school/college in the late 90s and pop music was fun and better than.
Spears, Aguilar, Nsync, BB, 98 degrees, Jessica Simpson were all pretty darn good pop artists.
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“Genie in a Bottle” was alright.
Young men everywhere wanted Britney Spears.
It got to the point where you couldn’t tell the difference between N Sync and Backstreet boys.
Jessica Simpson was a wannabe Spears.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
I was young and stupid as hell in the 90s
So when I discovered popular music it was, sadly, through the lens of things like Korn and Limp Bizkit. Luckily I realized Metallica existed, bought their cover album, and escaped.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
I was 12
Their incoherent, directionless rage spoke to me. Of course, what it was saying was mostly HERP DERP RWWARRRRR FUCK but that sounded like a good idea at the time.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
I was really into the Red Hot Chilli Peppers
They’re still mostly cool.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
agreed
When people got millions for starting websites, the WTC was still standing, and the big worry was whether our computers would work on 1/1/2000.
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Today's weather
After a stormy midweek, the East will be calm and sunny today. Highs will be at or near seasonal averages in most locations. Very windy conditions will be present in the central Plains, with gusts in Kansas and Oklahoma in the 35 to 40 mph range.
A powerful wedge of cold air is making its way across the Canadian border into Montana and North Dakota today. Temperatures in that airmass will be fifteen to thirty degrees below normal. A series of lows stretching from the Dakotas westward to the Pacific will bring snow to most of the northern Rockies, Washington, Oregon and California. That snow belt will move eastward into Colorado and Nebraska tonight. Winter weather advisories and snow warnings are already in effect from South Dakota to California.
Rain along the Pacific coast today, as far south as San Luis Obispo.
Across the southern tier of states, fair skies and mild weather. Highs in the 50s and 60s for the Deep South, warming to the 70s in the Southwest.
Today’s pick city is Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Pat Burrell’s hometown. Sunny and 59.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I’m trying to figure that out. It’s supposed to be raining there.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
It could be what we call a “bust,” which is when a forecast completely falls apart. Sometimes we know why the forecast failed, and other times we don’t. It’s those latter ones that get me. I’m looking over the data from Sacramento NWS, and it looks you guys still stand a likely shot at some showers today, tapering off tonight. So maybe it just hasn’t rained yet.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
That could very well be it. If it helps, it’s raining in Arcata.
That doesn’t help, does it?
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
DAMN DAMN DAMN
I almost got a job there a few years back.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Yes, I know. Having looked at a map and all.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Alabama Public Radio called me back first. I already accepted the position when KHSU called back. I do sometimes wonder what my life would be like had it worked out the other way.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Okay, so that’s a non-starter.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I’m pretty sure I’d grow weary of that routine in short order.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I would sit down on the edge of my bed every evening and weep. Also, KHSU’s program schedule is a little funky. A little freewheeling for my tastes.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I kinda figured. Plus, there’s no Walmart. Assholes.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
It’s really close to Eureka, which is where the Wal-Mart would be, were there to be a Wal-Mart.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
I dunno
there’s an awful lot of homeless/near homeless folk, voluntary and involuntary, to qualify as smug.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
only relatively
Still a good 1.5 hours at best.
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 18, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
BERKMAN!!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
Oh hi, JT.
I like snow, but please wait until I get home to start so that I don’t spend 309456345 hours stranded on a bus because no one here can drive once white stuff starts falling from the sky.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
The JT on the Oregon/California broder seems to be looking at Berkman with some trepidation. I don’t blame him one bit.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
Lars, you are going to love this MSL interview. Dr. Kah is great at giving narrative answers, and that’s gold in this business. I’m thinking eight minutes on ATC, then a fifteen-minutes extended cut for the website.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Excellent!
I can’t wait to hear it.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
Also
I hope you touched on the rover surface delivery method. That still facinates me.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
She gave a great play-by-play on exactly how that will unfold.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Awesome!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Was she good looking?
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
My current crush is Dr. Amy Mainzer
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
Serena DeBeer
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It is Berkmaning a little bit here now.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Not sure it counts as his hometown just because he was born there.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
IT'S MY MAP, DAMN IT
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I have been catching 95.7 every once in awhile
while it is far from good…I find it more entertaining that KNBR…especially during the afternoon drive time.
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just use commas, dude.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
okay.
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Sez the man who failed to capitalize the J.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Okay,,,next time I will.
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proof positive
95.7 stinks.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Something new to talk about
Today is the deadline for teams to add players to the 40-man roster to protect them from next month’s Rule 5 draft
I remember seeing a few discussions about this earlier in the week but who is on the potential chopping block?
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Noonan
But they may be able to save a few more players by removing some of the guys who are currently on the 40-man who will not be receiving arb offers.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
But
Noonan fits with the Giants’ plan of having attractive minor league middle-infielders
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Apparently the Giants have chosen to expand this plan to other positions
Susac and Crick are pretty good looking fellows.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vp6kpAdtpQ
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.
“I have an interest in both Freddy and Bartolo,‘’ Cashman said. "Those guys all did a good job for us, a really good job.’’
“Absolutely, that’s something we’d consider,‘’ Steinbrenner said when asked if he could see the return of one or both of the Yankees surprise starters from 2011. ’’It worked out pretty well last year. ’’
The problem, of course, is that both are likely to want a lot more dough. Garcia worked for a $1.5 million base salary plus incentives that raised his final check to more than $3 million — as well as a multiyear deal.
Why can't they just go to a playoff system?
Among a handful of suggested format changes being considered by Bowl Championship Series members is an informal proposal that would radically change the structure of the BCS and significantly alter the major bowl selection process.
According to sources with direct knowledge of meetings held in San Francisco earlier this week, the suggested change calls for the BCS to sever its direct ties with the so-called BCS bowls — the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Discover Orange Bowl and Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio — and concentrate solely on arranging a No. 1 vs. No. 2 national championship matchup.
In addition, the BCS title game could potentially be bidded out to nontraditional sites, such as Jerry Jones’ Cowboys Stadium.
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Why can’t they just play bowl games and go back to arguments over who the “real” number 1 team is?
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
Overanalysis?
That doesn’t necessarily mean that Kershaw will meet the same fate — after all, the next man on the list after Kershaw was Roger Clemens, who turned 24 in August of his first Cy Young season in 1986. Still, it is worth noting that the 233 1/3 innings Kershaw threw this year were the fourth-most by a pitcher in his age-23 season since 1994 (a bit of a cheat since 1994 and 1995 were abbreviated seasons), and the 10th most since 1990. Of the nine men who threw more innings than Kershaw in their age-23 seasons since 1990 are early flameouts like Steve Avery, Ramon Martinez, Dontrelle Willis, Jim Abbott and Alex Fernandez. Only Mike Mussina and Mark Buehrle went on to have long careers marked by a combination of excellence and durability, and Buehrle is still just 32 and a radically different kind of pitcher than the hard-throwing Kershaw.
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2 big games in the Pac12
USC (8-2) at Oregon (9-1), 5 p.m., ABC regional/ESPN GamePlan
THE BUZZ: Oregon picked up a huge road win last week against Stanford, and now returns to what should be a raucous Autzen Stadium to take on the Trojans. Oregon has won 19 consecutive league games and 21 in a row overall at home. The Ducks need one more win to clinch the Pac-12 North’s spot in the league title game. Oregon has scored 100 points in its past two games against USC.
California (6-4) at Stanford (9-1), 7:15 p.m., ESPN2
THE BUZZ: This is one of the nation’s fiercest rivalries, and wouldn’t Cal love to extend Stanford’s misery after the Cardinal suffered its first loss last week? Stanford has scored at least 30 points in 13 consecutive games, and has scored at least 40 in nine of those. Cal has won in three of its past four trips to Palo Alto.
Yeah
Cal is going to trounced. I was hoping that Stanford would beat Oregon and have a lot of pressure going into the Big Game. Now, they’ll probably play loose and kill Cal.
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We're going to have a lot of beer on hand, just to be safe
The first six innings are overrated.
Cal Worthington
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Hm, I guess I like those
But I liked the ones they’ve had the past couple of years too, so whatevs.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I guess yeah
But I dug the black-silver-blue arrangement they’ve had. But the new one’s cool too.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Me as well. Those are sharp.
The bird teams, Jays and Orioles, did well this off-season.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Am I missing something
or is Bautista not in the pic? Weird considering he’s probably the most recognizable and best Blue Jay player.
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bird not cartoony enough
The first six innings are overrated.
No, they were taco truck style: meat, onion, cilantro, radish, corn tortilla
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
That is what a taco is.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
NO HANDS IN THE BUNDLER!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Locally-sourced organic tacos made by union hands shouldn’t have this effect!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
Okay...which one of you is Eric Smith?
How do you mend a broken heart? Well, if you ask Eric Smith of Philadelphia, he’d tell you with a Master Chief armor costume from the video game Halo. Heartbroken after his girlfriend left him, Smith wanted nothing to do with the $2,000 canary-yellow diamond engagement ring he’d purchased for her.
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TREAT YO SELF, ERIC SMITH
The first six innings are overrated.
On the bat toilet.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
I’d hate to tel him but that suit ain’t gonna safe him from getting mugged like I did the other day.
#unoccupyphiladelphia
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Nov 18, 2011 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
:(
Are you okay?
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Yup, just a kidney punch from behind followed by the threat off a gun (never actually saw one) and a demand for my wallet. But the joke is on them I carry two wallets when I out and about. One in my back pocket with some old business cards and 5 or 10 dollars in cash and a real one in my jacket but also with minimal cash.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Nov 18, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Geez, sorry that happened to you. I like your strategy. When I traveled overseas I always spread my money and passports and visas around my body. Divide and survive.
That sounds very… sensual.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
So I actually watched UCLA get hammered by MTSU
in person.
It was prety comicle watching Josh Smith try to play post defense with a team that new how to move the ball through the low post and had an athletic big man. The Wear twins look pretty soft and timid. And no one on UCLA can hit a jumpshot. And Zeke Jones plays with his head down.
They didn’t just have a bad night, they weren’t as good as MTSU in any dimmension of the game. They will probably get better, but I’m not sure how much.
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Wow
I did not realize they were 0-2. Weren’t they supposed to win the pac-12 this year?
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But yeah Cal basketball
pretty cupcake non-conference schedule this year.
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Some picked them to.
Most had them at least contending.
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by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
How was the LA Sports Arena. I watched parts of that game and there was hardly anyone in the stands. Also how do UCLA fans feel about Ben Howland now?
I sat by a guy who was a law student. He said
he counted 100 students in the student section. There were a bunch of alumni, but probably only 3000-4000 people in attendance. The Sports Arena isn’t that big—a lot smaller than what I remember the Colesium Arena being pre-renovation.
It’s a dump that looks like it woudl be a perfect place to host roller derby.
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by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
I am not sure why they thought it was a good idea to move in.
They would have been much better off at the Pond. At leas the alumni would still come out.
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by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Probably not
but now they are playing accross the street from USC in a building they abandoned.
They coudl have bussed students in, and they would have gotten a lot better attendance from alumni I believe.
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by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
A lot of them are pissed.
He built a bunch of equity his first five years though. He took them fromone of their worst seasons in I don’t know how long to the final four in a span of two seasons. There will be pressure on him though if this team doesn’t improve much.
Howland over-emphasizes perimeter defense in his rectruitning and as a result usually has undersized guards who can’t shoot. Granted, thsi team should still have Malcom Lee and Tyler Honeycutt, but they don’t. They would be very different with those two guys and I still think they could be a top 5 team next year if they land Shabbaz Muhammed and pair him with Kyle Anderson.
The other issue that puzzles me is how Josh Smith is still “305.” And that’s the same kind of 305 that Shaq claimed to be with the Celtics. How is he not down to 280 or 275. He lost 10 pounds over the summer. TEN POUNDS? The guy probably weighs 340. He could lay off breakfast two days in a row and lose 10 pounds. How does he go an entire offseason and not drop at least 25 pounds? Because of his weight he is completely incapable of recovering on defense because it takes all he has to get to the post on the first ball movement down low, if the offense moves the ball to the other post, it will result in a dunk because Smith cant cross the key fast enough. THey were playing Wear at the 3 and he was trying to cheat down to help the back side and often left the perimeter open. That was part of the reason MTSU shot 91% from 3 point range. Yes, you read that correctly, 91%.
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by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
If I remember, Jru Holiday kind of ripped Howland when he left UCLA basically saying don’t go to school there. Recruiting has been tough for Howland ever since.
But the whole time he's been there,
his guards couldn’t shoot.
Afflalo despite his reputation for clutch shots was not a good perimeter shooter. Westbrook was a horrible shooter, Holiday couldn’t shoot. Everyone thought Roll could shoot ‘cause he was white, but he wasn’t a great shooter at all—average maybe. Collison was a very good shooter and unfortunately wasn’t allowed to shoot enough.
You look at the 2008 team, and it’s shocking that they couldn’t even make it to the finals. They had Westbrook, Collison, Love, Mbah a Moute, All of those guys were effective NBA starters the following season. They had some depth too with Josh Shipp, Alfred Aboya, Lorenzo Mata-Real, James Keefe, Nikola Dragovic and Chace Stanback. That team was completely loaded.
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by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Sad
Oklahoma State tragedy
Women’s Head Basketball Coach Kurt Budke and assistant Miranda Serna were on their way back from a recruiting trip last night when their plane went down in Arkansas. All on board were killed.
This really isn’t our specialty, so I will just offer this space to leave your thoughts and send well wishes, prayers, etc to the families, friends, players, teamates, colleagues, supporters, and all of those affected by this tragedy (all of us included).
Sad day for the Cowboy Family.
XXXXXXXX
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I can’t take it anymore…people are giving absolutely no credit to the Denver defense.
Denver is winning in spite of Tebow.
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by CalBear949 on Nov 18, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
BUT HIS ESPN QBR RATING IS SO GOOD
The first six innings are overrated.
Loved Adam Schefter's tweet about Tebow last night.
LOL WINZ!
AdamSchefter Adam Schefter
Tim Tebow’s passing numbers might be unimpressive. His won-loss record this season — 4-1 — is not.
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by Cody_ransom on Nov 18, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
He win the Cy Young.
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dang it
he will win the Cy Young
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Jctgamer: Have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjTAbFcsNI
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it came across my twitter feed this morning, yes.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
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They speak English so well.
Someone educate me on this.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Jessica and Tiffany are from the US.
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33 thumbs up
AMERICA
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
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Except they actually lost that game…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Nov 18, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
DETAILS
I couldn’t find a better picture to use in the office ok! MSPAINT JOB.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
can of corn
all the other pics were NSFW.
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TELL ME WHERE NAME YOUR PRICE ASJSKJLKSJGHDGALKHJAH
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-qodBTlMtA
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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
Tebow
would qualify as a galoot right?
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In a way, yes. He’s definitely a sturdily-built gentleman.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
but that jaw
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
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and the
nose
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What? I like his nose!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
just needed something to troll my broncos friends at work with ;p
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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
I'm predicting that he will be a hall of fame tight end or fullback
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
First you run for a yard
Then you run for two yards
Then you throw an incomplete pass
Then you punt!
jesus will smite you
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
haiyooooooooooo
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
Ryan Doumit
Free agent catcher Ryan Doumit is expected to make a decision about his next team today, and he’s down to two AL clubs according to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter). Doumit turned down a one-year, $3MM offer from the Dodgers earlier this month.
I was thinking Sabean would get either Doumit or Jamey Carroll. I guess it was Willie Bloomquist or nothing.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 10:45 AM PST reply actions
I think Doumit fits better in the AL as a DH and part time C.
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I find it amusing
that almost every comment about Pat the Bat is a double entendre.
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I’d swing Pat’s ba—
Oh, shit. You’re right.
Damn.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I don’t think that’s a double entendre so much as an entendre.
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COCKPAT!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Didn’t know that. So only catcher and maybe DH?
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Word
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I’m worried about him.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
reyes_photo Michael Reyes
This tweet is more informative than Jon Heyman’s last ten RT @pgammo: Eqqndu
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POCKET TWITTER!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Nov 18, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Has everone seen this story?
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/11/16/london-rippers-baseball-team-denies-reference-to-serial-killer-even-with-mascot-named-jack/
If you’re looking for the professional sports team that thought it was a good idea to name itself after a serial killer, welcome to London, Ont.
Team president David Martin announced on Tuesday that their new Frontier Baseball League franchise, scheduled to start play in 2012 at Labatt Park, will be known as the London Rippers. As in, Jack the Ripper. They even have a shiny new mascot who looks like Jack holding a baseball bat. And as you can imagine, most people aren’t too pleased with celebrating a serial killer who was famous for the mass murder of female prostitutes. It doesn’t help that London, England was his hunting ground.
Now London mayor Joe Fontana is asking the team to change their name, according to London radio station AM980. He released a statement:
"On behalf of London City Council, we want to express serious concerns about the name of London’s newest baseball team. While the team owner’s intention may not have been to draw a connection to Jack the Ripper, we believe this name is unfortunate particularly in light of our focus on ending woman abuse. We will be speaking to the owner today and give him an opportunity to reconsider the name."
that's bloody funny
/sees what you did there
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
"ending woman abuse"
Baseball brawls
Durham Bulls vs. Winston-Salem Warthogs (May 22, 1995)
The occasion: “Strike Out Domestic Violence” night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The catalyst: Warthogs pitcher Jason Kummerfeldt, who hit three Bulls batters before the third inning ended. The charger: Bulls batter John Knott, who was sure Kummerfeldt was doing it on purpose. The end result: fisticuffs and one kick to the face of Winston-Salem pitcher Glen Cullop, who ended up hospitalized with a broken jaw and lost five teeth. A splendid show for the anti-domestic-violence fans who cheered on their Bulls when the punches started flying. Ten players were ejected, and within a few days Carolina League president John Hopkins meted out $6,000 in fines and 124 days of suspensions, penalizing every player on both clubs except the next night’s starting pitchers, who were both in the stands charting pitches.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgKRP4_2-oU&feature=player_detailpage#t=24s
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
New thread in which to talk about Jose Reyes
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/11/18/2571640/community-projection-rejection-freddy-sanchez
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
LOL U!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
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