Community Projection Rejection: Freddy Sanchez
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 18, 2011 11:08 AM PST
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Last year's Freddy Sanchez projection was almost spot on. I started with this:
The most important stat to project for Freddy Sanchez is games played. His knees are filled with yogurt, and his shoulders are filled with granola. If medical science could just figure out a way to put his knees in his shoulders, it would be delicious.
But then I blew it with this:
AB: 419
So stupid. Overly optimistic by half. When he did play, he was Freddy Sanchez:
Projected
AB: 419
AVG: .285
OBP: .330
SLG: .409
HR: 10Actual
AB: 239
AVG: .289
OBP: .332
SLG: .397
HR: 3
That is the most Freddy Sanchez line possible. Useful? Sure. Batting-average dependent? Yep. Punchless? Of course. Hinting at an injury or series of injuries? Naturally. Freddy Sanchez isn't a number, he's a free man!, but those numbers are most certainly Freddy Sanchez.
Which brings up the odd propaganda that the Giants are pushing this offseason. Buster and Freddy are coming back. Buster and Freddy are coming back. Buster and Freddy are coming back. The former is coming back from a serious leg injury. The latter is Freddy Sanchez. He's pretty okay! When he's healthy! Which is rarely!
It's easy to joke about a player's fragility and say that he has dried seaweed for hamstrings, or something like that. But are the Giants forgetting how Sanchez's shoulder exploded? He dove for a ball. He didn't even do it awkwardly.
His shoulder didn't catch as he rolled, and he didn't leap six feet into the air and land on his shoulder. He did a very normal baseball thing, and his shoulder exploded. That's kind of a red flag. And now that we're talking about red flags and explosions, I want to play Minesweeper. Be right back.
So what do you do with a player like that? Nothing. There's nothing you can do. He's under contract, and when he's healthy, he'll be useful. What you do with a team that has a player like that, though, is make sure that you have a capable backup. If possible, the backup should be complementary, with a left-handed bat that can spell Sanchez early and often. And if Sanchez goes down -- or, when -- the backup should be okay to start. Not ideal, but acceptable.
Yet the Giants are a) expecting (or at least giving the impression that they're expecting) Sanchez to be a big part of the 2012 offense, and b) considering whether Mike Fontenot is worth the arbitration payday or not. This isn't a huge deal -- either Sanchez plays well or he doesn't, it doesn't matter what kind of quotes the front office will give about him -- it's just odd. Everything about this offseason has been odd. Except for thinking that Melky Cabrera is a lead-off hitter. That's just Giants.
Looking forward to having Sanchez back. He's been a good Giant -- one of the more likable players that I can remember. And while empty-average hitters get a bad rap, at least now we have the perspective of having watched Jeff Keppinger, an extreme empty-average hitter with the range of a tetherball. Sanchez sure looks like an organizational building block compared to that.
But the Giants shouldn't expect too much. They shouldn't expect anything, really. They should put Sanchez down for a repeat of last year's 200+ at-bat season, figure out where the offense can really improve, and treat anything more from Sanchez as a welcome surprise. Because if they don't, you're going to wake up one day and read a Giants lineup featuring Yuni Betancourt at short and Manny Burriss at second.
Welcome the return of Sanchez. Keep Fontenot. Don't expect too much. Anything else is just weird.
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Winter is coming
So too are Buster and Freddy.
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Nov 18, 2011 11:09 AM PST reply actions
Please say there’s video, even if it’s behind a paywall.
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Sorry, $39.99/month is just insane.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll pay for both our subscriptions long enough to download what we need.
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You are a savvy vet!
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve learned a thing or two in my life.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
That’s probably the real economics of it. Most people don’t go month-to-month very long. Once you’ve been a subscriber for more than 3 months some sites bring your subscription down to under $20.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t do it! He can afford it if he dumps those porn memberships.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
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wilriv used to openly post the websites many moons ago
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Nov 18, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
/buster_dick.gif
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
you know what's scarier than Winter is coming?
Winter MEETING is coming. Where Sabean meets Yunie’s agent.
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can of corn
speaking of minesweeper, whats the best you guys have done?
i did it in 74 seconds once. but like a baseball player, the older i get the slower i get
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
this line.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Nice.
Playing the Bruce Bochy add-an-“y”-as-nickname drinking game.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 18, 2011 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
UNSTOPPABLE
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
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his bat is ok
his glove is BLAHRKDSOIRHDSJKFHJJS
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
Prince Fielder has more stolen base!
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
Except
one is a very good fielder and the other has the mobility of a stone.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Marin & Moylan's (they're related) did a Giants beer.
http://www.brewbound.com/news/marin-brewing-company-releases-bottles-of-the-orange-and-black-congrats-ale
http://www.brewbound.com/news/2011-3-9-Bay_Area_brewery_releases_orange_and_black_congrats_ale
Had my last one at BJ’s at Tanforan while watching the last game of the 2011 World Series. :/
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Oh
And Magnolia makes that cask Bitter for Public House.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
smexy
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
on a related subject
Is there any chance the SF world series wine (that’s “on sale” for $25 a bottle or something) is worthwhile? I had a silly notion of buying a bottle and putting it aside until the Giants win it again. At which point I can add it to my all-puree diet in the home.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
It started out at $29, down to $25
Maybe if we wait Safeway out they’ll drop it even further.
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Nov 18, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
T-shirts were down to $9 at the dugout store… too bad they don’t have a liquor license.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Really? Which ones?
Wish they hadn’t moved my closest dugout store from Stanford shopping center to University Ave. I hate going to University Ave.
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Nov 18, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
That must be a heck of a drive from Singapore.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
The ballpark store. I got a grey WS t-shirt, and one of those black ones with the roster on the back. Also a hoodie with the bridge WS logo on the front for $30 instead of whatever they were.
They are also fully stocked with Renteria and Rowand player tees for those that might be interested. Or they were last time I was there two weeks back.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
LOL
for those that might be interested
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I could see a Rent shirt, it’s only $9. I thought a Rowy shirt would be ironically amusing, but I couldn’t do it.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
I'd buy (and wear) a Renteria jersey if it were under $30.
Rowand, never.
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Nov 18, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
There were Rowy and Tejada jerseys there discounted, maybe $35 or something. They sold.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
I think the WS wine is a Meritage from Duckhorn, who makes some decent Merlots, so it might be okay.
I wouldn’t buy with any hope of cellaring it for more than a few years (so you can kiss off opening it for the next Giants WS victory)
Maybe I’ll need vinegar for a celebratory salad dressing!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
With proper storage (on it’s side, cool steady temp, dark), the Cab should last 10 years (even if it’s a cheap mass-produced wine). You may need something with more legs if your going to open it the next time we win a championship.
/hopefully_proven_wrong
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Cool, steady temp? Dark? Good thing the Giants moved to SF so I can store the wine long enough to drink it while watching Harley Cain throw a no-hitter!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
My wine/beer fridge broke and I’m seriously considering put putting everything in a picnic cooler on the back fire escape until I can get a new one. I mean really- it’s cool and humid 345 days of the year; why not?
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
That would work in summer, but you always run the risk of those February weeks where it becomes uncomfortably hot and the mercury rockets into the 70s.
Our basement is above-ground but I’m sure it never gets much over 60 even in Sept.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
I mean, I’d pay fairly close attention to it, but for the most part it’d probably work.
It’s also probably just fine where it is, still in the broken fridge (which is now just an insulated box) at the bottom of my closet.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
I guess
you could get some of those blue ice things and rotate them from freezer to fridge once a day or whatever. Like you say I’m sure it’s cold enough.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
I'm totally ghetto
I keep my wine in tipped-over boxes in a (ground-floor) closet here in SF. I don’t guess it ever gets over 70 degrees, but I suppose that might happen once a year or something. On those rare occasions when I’ve managed to keep a bottle for five years, it’s held up just fine.
Yeah, I dig it too.
And I’m not usually a fan of trying to shoehorn new logos into classic imagery, but this manages to work. Probably because Anchor has a tradition of supporting the Giants, so it’s not like they’re bandwagonning.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
You summed it up pretty well
Freddy’s OK, but not really that good. He’s averagish when he’s healthy, but he’s old and injury prone.
I’ll guess 300 PAs, .270/.310/.390, and million promises from the Giants that, well, once we get Freddy back…
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Also, really bad vs RHP, but will still play against them instead of Fontenot because
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!
Don’t worry, the cleanup hitter will knock him in.
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!
haha, nah
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!
What’s the matter, Sledge? You found out Bob was screwing your girlfriend? Dave wouldn’t give you any more hand jobs? You just fired a short round that killed your friends while Tojo and Fuckface over there are strafing our lines!
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
No
I think Tojo was executed in 1948
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I brought this up last time
Can we stop with that nickname?
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I understand the dislike of Brett Pill but this has gone too far.
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t think you’re going to win this one.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
i summon the puppies
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
/pays $39.99/mo
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Shit, Neyer’s coming over. Pull your chair up against the desk.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
it’s a chain of bondage
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Something like that.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Freddy is pretty much what I hope Crawford could someday become
Except without all the breakfast foods in place of important joints and ligaments.
The first six innings are overrated.
I love Crawford as much as anyone, but that is pretty optimistic.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
too tall
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
no hope no cash no jobs
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Whenever there’s a Freddy Sanchez thread, I’m always hoping for a good Lars vs. Stalker contretemps.
Yay!
My stalker’s favorite subject.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
It has to be more than a year now. He always gets upset when I say Mole is an injury plagued hacker who has no business on this team.
So with that in mind:
“Mole is an injury plagued hacker who has no business on this team.”
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Sometimes in these threads
More often it is via Twitter.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
It’s Henry Schulman isn’t it.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
I made a (what I thought) was a really funny Hank joke on Twitter the other day and he told me to ‘shaddup’. heh.
Ask me about my blog.
That would be pretty funny
But I would suspect Baggs more than Henry. Baggs still has me blocked. Hank took me out of the penalty box a few months ago.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
HEY
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
No place on this team?
Injury plagued hackers ARE this 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!
by GiantPain on Nov 18, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I was hungry
but then Anne Burrell demonstrated how to test beans for doneness. By grabbing 5 beans, one at a time, in her sausagy fingers and cramming them into her gaping maw.
Why do food shows insist on showing the cook eating their product? I don’t even like watching Giada eat.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:21 AM PST reply actions
Giada eats?
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
oh sure
not shown: post-show purgery
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
See, the Barefoot Contessa, she’s a good advertisement for her buttery food.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
the old wisdom of not trusting a skinny chef doesn't apply to Giada
her recipes are legit
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
true
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Ellie Krieger’s stuff is cool too. And Aida whatsherface from SF makes some OK stuff but I don’t like the show format at all.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Her selective accent bothers me a little.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I love Broosketta!
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Because she only pronounces Italian words with Italian pronunciation?
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
I love Proskootoh!
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
If it lasts more than four hours, see your macellaio.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
Correct.
“AmericanaccentAmericanaccentAmericanaccent PAN-CHAY-TAH! AmericanccentAmericanaccent.”
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Should she therefore talk like Chico Marx all the time? Must I keep unpacking?
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 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
My heritage is British, but I don’t call a truck a fucking “lorry.” I live in America. AMERICA.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
This is a laaaaaaawng unpacking.
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 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Meh. I don’t pronounce ‘porchetta’ like it’s hanging off the front of my house.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
And I bet your tortilla doesn’t rhyme with killa either.
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 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
True story
Chino’s Taqueria in the Richmond used to have “TAQUERIA” in bigass lettering on the front. One day, my co-worker went there for lunch and I asked where she’d gone. She replied “tuh-KEER-ee-ya.”
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
It was her duty to butcher the pronunciation! It would be pretentious and threatening to provincial bumpkins that speak only one language!
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 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Well, not only the pronunciation, but she thought the name of that particular taqueria was simply “Taqueria.”
It’s not like it was the only one around. There’s a Gordo’s walking distance.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
I hope you pronounced that Gawrdoos when you typed it.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Somebody told me a story about NY friends of his
Apparently, near their place was a restaurant called “La Taqueria.” When asked where they would be going to eat, they replied “L.A. Taqueria.” Silly yanks.
I remember hearing stuff like that when I lived there. TortiLLa for sure.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Rolls her eyes to the back of head, and says mmmmmmmmmmmmm this is sooooooooo deliciousssssssssss mmmmmmmmmmm
Geeze woman, chill out.
whenever she does that
my wife says: “you watch this show for the recipes? Riiiiight.”
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
She makes really good stuff.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
They dress her pretty specifically to show off her breasts.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
And her entire show is scored with porn music.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
That’s meant to distract you from her freakishly oversized head.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
that
is kind of a Food Network thing. It’s just more effective with some than another.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Did Food Network ever show what’s her name, the British lady with, Domestic Goddess? Long black hair, buxom, gorgeous, made everything sound sexual?
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
That’s her. Unf. Mommy.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Nigella is pretty funny. The gal on the French cooking show on the Cooking Channel reminds me of her too.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
She uses adjectives in the most unusual ways.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Rachael Ray doesn’t seem to display significant cleavage.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Although this GIS says I’m wrong.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
I’m glad to see you’re researching these things sufficiently.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I’m very wrong.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
true enough
but they tart up most of the others a fair bit. Ingrid Hoffman is cooking!!!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
actually
I think I’d prefer seeing either of them in revealing tops than eating the food that they make. NOM NOM HOW GOOD IS THAT
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Now is she the one on, what we call, “Cardiac Kitchen”? A shorter, heftier type woman, always cooking what seems to be southern fare, but would make lemonade by stirring it with a stick of butter?
I haven’t seen the show since I stopped going to the gym where the old ladies “work out”.
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Okay, that sounds right. I couldn’t believe they were watching her at the gym. Everything had at least a stick of butter and/or shortening in it. It was crazy to me. I bet if she made sweet tea she’d use string cheese for a swizzle stick.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
There is not a thing in the world wrong with that. It’s how I was raised.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Doesn’t mean it’s healthy.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Oh, heck. That’s hardly the point. Of course it isn’t healthy. That’s why is tastes so darn good. Patron saint and all that.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I like her
because she doesn’t soft-pedal anything. None of this “gee, this is really rich but you should only indulge once in a while.” MELT THE BUTTER AND GITR DONE!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
I like Paula in small doses ;) Sandra Lee ruins all her recipes with some nasty packaged stuff, and her some of her kitchen/table decor is beyond tacky.
Yeah, but cocktail time!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
oh man
Sandra Lee is the all time winner.
I’ve watched many, many of those shows and never once been tempted to make anything she made. Ever.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
I can't hate on Paula
she does what she likes.
But I think her donut bread pudding was the worst ever. It’s bad enough to add sugar and custard to glazed donuts, but putting butter rum sauce on top was just… blargh.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
that's Paula Deen dude
Anne Burrell is the big sack of starch gal with bleach-blond hair. The female Guy Fiery, and I think they’re about equivalent.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
ah, we don’t watch that stuff here at home, I only ever see it when I go the Howe Ave gym where the old ladies hang out, and I rarely ever go there anymore. Dean just stuck in my head due to the weirdness of watching all these little old ladies pumping away on exercise bikes and taking notes from her show:
2 cups WHOLE milk
2 cups butter
5 pounds of sugar
1 cup of bacon grease
and 2 baby carrots
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hahaha
1/2 stick butter
1 can peas
Melt the butter in small pot and add the peas. Cook over medium heat until peas are warm.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
This, with a dash of pepper, is exactly how I make peas. Damn right.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Jolly good show chap, I trust you pronounced the entirety with the proper accent.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
She should totally do a show with Guy Fiery, then he could do the answer-back. “YEA DUDE PUT ME IN A WASABI TEX-MEX MARINADE AND ILL BE OFF THA HOOK!!!”
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
You would be entirely wrong about that.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Poochie isn’t qualified to be her prep cook.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, she’s significantly more tolerable than he is.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
She studied in Italy, worked for Lidia Bastianich at Felidia and was Mario Batali’s sous chef for Iron Chef, so I’m going to say the has a little more expertise than Guy Ferry. Although their hair styles have a lot in common, it’s true.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
THAT’s who she was! I knew I’d seen her before.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t doubt her creds, but that doesn’t mean I want to watch her eat, either.
And I hope you will at least grant the similarities in appearance. If she had a sweatband on her meaty forearm she’d be set.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
She stole his Ferrari.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
FICKLE FEMALE FINAGLES FIERI'S FERRARI
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
PICKS PICKLED PEPPERS
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Your alliteration joke is better than anything I was coming up with.
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
My favorite description of Fieri was “the human embodiment of chili cheese fries”. Can’t remember where I saw this…
The first six innings are overrated.
IRLLOL
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
No, that’s the red state version. Ina Garten is the blue state version. Cooks for her snooty gay antique-dealer friends with ingredients bought at her local village’s all-organic all-locally-sourced except-where-imported-from-artisans-in-Europe food shoppe. But butter is also her main ingredient.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
I enjoy watching Ina Garten, her voice is soothing to me. Food Network has a newish show with Ree Drummon, The Pioneer Woman. I’ve only seen it once, but her food blog is hilarious. I’ve been using her recipe for brined turkey for years.
I love Ina. She reminds me of my mom.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not much of a feminist, but I think the metaplot of “I’m making a picnic to make to my inamorata” is a little grating after the 400th episode.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
That poor guy. What is he, a hedge fund manager or something?
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
You mean Jeffrey? Something like that.
It’s just weird that she and Giada and Rachel Ray and whoever are all “I’m cooking for my man” while Tyler Florence and Bobby Flay and the rest are all “we’re cooking some food to eat!!”
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
That’s pretty good for a not much of a feminist. Next you should write about how Cersei is just misunderstood and oppressed and Ned is just as bad as her.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Guy Fiery is making some thai chili-infused spareribs to take to his boyz in tha trailer park!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
It’s an age-old advertising convention.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Coincidentally, I just read Hunger as Ideology last week.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I just think
the plots are silly.
Oh, speaking of Nigella, here she is now.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
mike fontenot is getting non-tendered
And Freddy will get injured, and Keppinger will stumble around the infield, and Madison Bumgarner will have an FIP of 2.2 and an ERA of 4, and I’m going to punch a baby.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 11:21 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Nah
Giants are keeping Fontenot and non-tendering Keppinger. Kepp is more expensive and can only play 2B.
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That’s a logical POV and one I agree with. I just don’t think it’ll happen.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 11:25 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I can’t shake the feeling that Frodo doesn’t want to play here. He seemed pretty pissed off at the end of the season with his playing time, and who can blame him. I could defnintely see the Giants being too stupid to live and giving him a pass just because he & Bochy have issues.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
he has trade value though
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. There is another team out there that wishes they could pay 3M for Jeff Keppinger seeing that 2 years is the minimum commitment to Willie Bloomquist.
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Considering what mediocre middle infielders have been going for in the FA market
I wish they’d try to trade him instead.
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 keep hearing this (trading Keppinger). And it makes sense because the MI market is kind of nuts right now, but on the other hand, it’s Jeff Keppinger.
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You know who I wouldn't mind having?
Orlando Hudson.
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!
Is he a free agent? I haven’t heard anything on him. He’d be good 2B insurance, but it stinks he can’t play any other positions — or at least hasn’t player other positions.
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He's on a cheap contract for one more year, but the rumor is that the Pads want to get rid of him.
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!
Buy low, dawg!
Hudson getting a bad reputation around the league, will make it hard for Padres to trade him
Belt 4 O-Dawg!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
His rep I couldn't care less about
But he’s a switch hitting plus defender who can take a walk and is a league average hitter. If they want to dump him, let’s get him.
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 could definitely see how playing in SD in front of nobody your rivals’ fans, and being on a team with Mat Latos could be soul-killing. Sounds like he needs a change of scenery.
Scared about Sabes trading in the division though.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
I'm pretty good at tetherball.
Prittay, prittay, prittay good.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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OT
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by Daver321 on Nov 18, 2011 11:23 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Minor strokes can cause things like this.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Clearly, someone hacked him
pgammo Peter Gammons
Good for D’backs re-signing Willie Bloomquist
9 Nov
Peter Gammons butt text!!!
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Nov 18, 2011 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
OT - End of the world real estate
Starting at around $4 million, you can survive nuclear apocalypse and save the human race. linkage
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:28 AM PST reply actions
But I’d have to sleep with girls.
Maybe I can just clone myself over and over. Like the Spacers in Asimov.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
HEY
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
I like his nose!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
by TheLetter2 on Nov 18, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
INVISIBLE PENIS!
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by xanthan on Nov 18, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Haha!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
No.
Freddy only makes an OOOOOOOOOOOO! face.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
Golden Gate Beer Bars | Tweetybox
by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
invisible bottom!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Molecular biologists have determined at least 73 percent of Freddy’s DNA is composed of adorable amino acids.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
These pictures are why I will never be able to actually complain about Freddy.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
i always coveted him from the pirates.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
I did too!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
inorite?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Banished to the Frontier League. Alas.
by non sequitur on Nov 18, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
TONIGHT MY FRIENDS, IT ALL CHANGES!!!
SOMEONE ELSE IS GETTING INJURED!!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Hmmm
I really, really love this for some reason.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
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“LOOKIT THE BALL IT SOVER HERE”
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
LOL my taste in music
Just bought tickets to see Adam Ant on Feb 15.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Don’t drink. Don’t smoke. What do you do?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
There's a guy
Who I’m genuinely surprised is still alive. I mean, he’s no Keith Richards, but….
Ryan Doumit just agreed to a one year, $3M deal with the Twins. That seems pretty good for the Twins.
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Man, that cut must have been pretty bad. Lopped off an arm and a leg I guess.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Mauer will appreciate the days off.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
NO MLB TEAM WILL EVER EVER SPEND THAT MUCH FOR A BACKUP CATCHER AS WE HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY INSTRUCTED ON THIS VERY SITE
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Twins are on the move!
First Carroll, and now Doumit.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
So they still need a catcher, and now has 3DH candidates?
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I think he's a great fit there
With Thome, Cuddyer and Kubel all likely gone and Mauer and Morneau still banged up the Twins needs included a corner OF, at least a part time DH, a decent fallback option at 1B and someone to take over a portion of the catching duties without forcing them to replace a 1B/DH type bat in the lineup with a backup catcher type bat. I’m a little surprised Doumit didn’t get a better offer considering all the attention that was paid to Napoli’s success this year.
Thing A
Can this post include a lengthy discussion of Star Trek, like the previous Sanchez community projection?
The rumor is that the Tribbles and the Klingons are at war in the Star Trek sequel.
I might quit trying to write for Hollywood if that is shot and put in movie theaters.
They’re warm purring fur balls with wet noses, poo, pee, or attitude! My ideal pet.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
lol “without” freudian slip
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
That’s one of the stupidest ideas I’ve ever heard
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 18, 2011 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
This is such a bad episode of Farscape I’m just going to skip to the next one.
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What makes a good Farscape episode? After SPOILER ABOUT A CHARACTER NO LONGER BEING ON THE SHOW, it’s all downhill to me, other than the leather pants.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
but but space muppets
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
They landed on a planet that had never been visited from space before. The inhabitants of the planet could understand him for no reason. They also wanted… I don’t know… to be Nazis? It was dumb.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
As far as a good episode? One where the sci-fi camp is balanced and Chrichton makes as few pop culture references as possible.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
I loved Crichton's pop culture references
and the sci-fi camp…
Actually what I liked best about that show were the visual design and how little time it wasted on start-of-episode exposition.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
I really like the way it looks. I think the annoying thing about his pop culture references is that he always looks disappointed when nobody else gets it – but disappointed in them for not getting it. They’ve never been to Earth, dude.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
THEY STILL WON’T GET IT
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Well, yeah.
That’s why all the other characters think he’s such a complete moron.
I thought it worked both because it was kinda funny, and as a symbol of just how much he doesn’t fit in and never will.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
I have mixed emotions when some of these free agents sign. A player like Doumit I would love to have, but I know it would take them out of the sweepstakes for a really big hitter so I’m glad when they go elsewhere. Still, he signed pretty cheaply.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Steve Young is black.
It happened to Steve Young, a future Hall of Famer. It happened to Randall Cunningham, Kordell Stewart, Michael Vick(notes) and Vince Young(notes), all of whom have something in common: They’re African-Americans
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
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by jctGamer on Nov 18, 2011 11:46 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
LOL Yahoo Sports.
You can’t get any whiter than Steve Young.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Nov 18, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Chris Mullen disagrees.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Has Chris Mullen ever described fancy bathroom tiles as “manna from heaven”?
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Young’s Moromonism pretty much makes him whiter than white bread so he wins there in a landslide
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 18, 2011 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
But he runs!
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
I like Mike Silver
but he is so wrong about comparing Tebow to Young. Young could throw and threw a lot at BYU. He ran a lot as well but he was a really good passer.
Tampa Bay doesn’t count because their line was horrible and Young had to run all the time. I think Steve even talked about it.
In his first full time year as a Niner (1991), Young had a 61.3 completion rate.
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Before he died, Bill Walsh said though that Steve Young had to be completely broken down and built back up before he could be a NFL passer.
Because of what happened
in Tampa Bay.
The guy threw almost 4,000 yards in his last year at BYU
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Not sure where this article lands
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_18773909
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Tim Tebow, career at Florida: 661/995 (66.4%), 9285 yds, 88 TD/16 INT
Steve Young, career at BYU: 592/908 (65.2%) 7733 yds, 56 TD/33 INT
Obviously Tebow played on a much better team with an offense that actually could and did run the ball effectively, had much better athletes at receiver, etc., but just looking at their stats the scales are tilted almost astonishingly toward Tebow.
I didn’t watch many BYU games as a kid so I don’t really have a straw-hat opinion on Young’s college passing ability.
I wonder what the overall offensive environment was like in college when Young was playing, too.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
It’s always interesting to think about. Somebody mentioned in one of the last threads how Jeff George’s career 57.9 completion percentage was an obvious negative sign of performance – except that during the years he was playing that was actually above average for the league.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Just for a quick comparison… Young was drafted in the 1984 supplemental draft. In the main draft that year, Boomer Esiason was drafted in the second round. His numbers at Maryland: 461/850 (54.2%), 6169 yards, 42TD/27INT.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Well, in my vague recollection
BYU at the time, with Lavell Edwards as coach, was considered a super pass-happy, ultra high-scoring offense. I remember at that time the general feeling was that (much like Houston QBs today) you had to apply a heavy discount to the stats of guys like Young, McMahon, Detmer, and the legendary Robbie Bosco because those teams threw the ball so much.
Which is probably why Young went in the supplemental draft and Esiason went on the first day.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
What kind of offense did they run at BYU, though?
It was pretty clear that the way Tebow succeeded at Florida wasn’t going to fly in the NFL.
The first six innings are overrated.
It was definitely pass-oriented
Way more of a “pro-style” offense than other teams were running back then. Also, though, BYU back then (as now) played a total cupcake schedule.
I am not sure what this means, but this is what I posted in last year's Freddy Sanchez project thread
In an alternate universe
A world series trophy is holding up a Freddy Sanchez constructed entirely of vinyl siding and blueberry jelly while being surrounded by fans with feet sticking out of their left eye socket
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Nov 18, 2011 11:53 AM PST reply actions
THE SNOCONE CATCH. yes.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
He and Delmon Young should have a Home Run Reaction Derby.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
That was a single
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!
Are you hitting on him again?
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
I hadn’t realized I’d fallen off quota.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
See I knew it. Lose a few pounds and all of sudden TL2 doesn’t recognize you anymore. I guess I should just be fat and die of a heart attack.
How am I supposed to know what you look like now?!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
This is exactly how I behaved when I saw Brian McCann at an Arby’s one day.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Methinks he doth protest too much.
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!
He totally doth.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
That catch was maybe my favorite couple of seconds of the whole WS.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
That was when I felt certain we would win.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
I think I could second this.
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The face he makes after the snocone catch is so badass.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Also, this.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
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defense may not matter but it sure is awesome to watch
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
He knew he had to make the play. Jose Guillen certainly wasn’t going to run in RF to get it.
by non sequitur on Nov 18, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
Gary Sheffield's wiki page
On September 8, 2008 in a game against Oakland, Sheffield hit the 250,000th regular season home run in Major League Baseball history, according to research by Baseball-Reference.com. The home run was a grand slam off Gio Gonzalez;8 Sheffield had hit baseball’s 249,999th home run against Gonzalez in his previous at-bat. Despite a late season surge, Sheffield ended the 2008 season with 499 home runs.
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Nov 18, 2011 11:57 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Fuzzy math.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Nov 18, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Okay, now it looks like it’s going to rain…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
LOLU
It’s sunny here now!
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 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
It’s nice and frigid.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Quick
Starship Troopers is on Syfy
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What?
hankschulman Henry Schulman
It appears Panda had some sort of eye operation today. Left one. Brother tweeted it was a success. Will investigate.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
He had a third eye surgically implanted.
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Not sure if this applies to humans
but for some species that would be their fourth eye.
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Nov 18, 2011 12:23 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
BLOODRAVEN
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Had to remove the eyeball because it was damaged. His infrared eye will work better.
/I’ve watched the Terminator way too many times
Great way to lose a few ounces.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
The infrared eye is… umm… superlight.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
I read it was LASIK surgery. Panda sometimes looked like he was having trouble seeing.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
He did require corrective eye something. One of the weird things about his 2009 was all the contact lens shenanigans he doing, wearing them some days but not others, etc., etc.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Fucking, 2010.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
That’s going to be the title of my book.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
I imagine the Giants medical staff finally diagnosed his shoulder issue and operated on his eye as the treatment.
WHY IS MELKY
Mayor of Smug.
by rotorueter on Nov 18, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
rec
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
Oh no! They operated on the wrong eye!
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
McRibectomy
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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 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Ribeye!
(too soon?)
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
These are getting better:
From Barrister Pepe Gonzalez:
Soliciting Your Consent
I am confirming if you received my previous email regarding you having the same Surname with my late client/inheritance.Please email me for more information
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
nothing says "jurisprudence"
like Pepe el Advogado.
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 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
6?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
At the start of their last road trip there was a whole series of photos taken from the plane. I wonder what book he’s reading… hehehe we should all tweet Burnsie “Whatcha readin’?”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
That is a pretty thick book he’s reading. Hardback too. Maybe it’s Harry Potter.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
A STORM OF SWORDS
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
/followed
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Before now, right? It’s my favorite tumblr along with Emotions with Jon Hamm.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
no just now
muchas muchas
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
I am happy to pimp for you, my friend.
btw, did you know that “pimping” and “conspire to pimp” are actual official descriptions of CA penal code sections? I always thought it was a slang term.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
At the risk of being impertinent, aren’t you engaged? You’ve got built-in approval; you don’t necessarily need mine.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
to a woman??
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
You’ve all heard me mention Deb!
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
I want to see Alex reading a book.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
I…okay then. cough
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I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I got another job offer this morning
Now I don’t know what to do.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Earn more money!
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!
OCCUPY
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Take both!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, an embarrassment of riches.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It’s because they asked Viliphied.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Which club will you be performing at?
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Flip a coin.
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TBrownYahoo Tim Brown
by hankschulman
Hearing Pablo Sandoval’s eye surgery was Lasik procedure.
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
KFP48
Now I have good eye!
disclaimer: this is not an actual tweet.
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Double
Yes!
Double Vision
No!
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
by bgunn on Nov 18, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Or, since it's Pablo:
Double
Double
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I wonder if this will help or hurt his hitting… he’s done pretty well so far.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Hope it doesn't resulting in a halo effect, like McCann's did.
by mrs. owlcroft on Nov 18, 2011 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Royals Kansas City Royals
by SFGiantsFans
#Royals make one move in advance of tonight’s deadline to set 40-man roster, adding RHP Ryan Verdugo (@teachmetodugi11). Roster now at 39.
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
Yay him!
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
LOL NBA/NFL
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
Mlb, union new cba deal will be announced tuesday. Done 3 weeks ahead of deadline. Amazing.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Who’da thunk it would be baseball with the labor peace in this century?
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by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
that’s what happens when everybody’s making money
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 18, 2011 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
This animation is so good.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
She is surfboarding on a surfboard made of water!
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
Are the townspeople adequately concerned for her safety in such an undertaking?
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She’s a master waterbender, not a helpless toddler.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Also, there are no townspeople.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
You can’t run away from your problems forever, Aang!
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a fucking lionturtle.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Azula is such a nutter.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
she is a whole new level of batfuck insane
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
She snapped after Mai ditched her for her brother and Ty Lee ditched her for Mai.
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The last straw was being left behind during the invasion. She was still hanging on by a thread before that.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
I felt bad for her.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
oh yeah, they did a good job of humanizing her a little
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
That episode was so weird.
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
She’s a damaged person.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Man, this series is so tightly plotted.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Zuko family reunion! Time to cry.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
I love metal suit Toph so much.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
I feel bad for that guy whose birthday it was, though.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Hey,
for all he knew, the captain was still in charge. And the captain remembered his birthday, dammit.
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
And so beautifully animated.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
And the animation quality actually improves over the course of the show.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yeah, this final episode is incredible. These faceoffs, omg.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
SPOILERS
You know, I’ve heard the argument that energybending is a cheap or tacked on solution to the problem, but I think they actually seeded the possibility pretty thoroughly through the series.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Lionturtles were mentioned in The Library.
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
And there’s more than enough energy setup to fit the internal logic already established (the entire Guru saga, Ty Lee’s ENTIRE character, for example).
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
The Last Agni Kai
so incredible. the animation, the music …
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The combination of animation and scoring during that battle is great. It’s easily, in my opinion, the most wonderfully realized sequence in the entire series. Even moreso than the Aang/Firelord confrontation, which is itself awfully stunning.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t wait for Legend of Korra.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
I am sitting here literally unable to wait.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Thai?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Indian
Curry Now food truck parked in SLU today.
In hindsight, I probably could have just gone to a sitdown place and had a buffet for not much more. Next time I’ll get the “Indian tacos,” which are cheaper and sound amazing.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
Oh man. Indian food is my favorite but it’s surprisingly hard to find.
by non sequitur on Nov 18, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Certainly no trucks set up anywhere. There’s one place near my office, and the food is good. But they take so long. I guess I’ve been corrupted by the fast food industry.
by non sequitur on Nov 18, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Ooooh.
I want some.
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I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
though the best food truck I've encountered here so far is Where Ya At, Matt
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure it’s just a reflection of the economy.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
The ones parked at UW haven't gotten the memo.
They’re still crap. :(
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Don't think I can get over there by 2 :(.
Saving the links though :D
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Larb.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
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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
PPP aren't my favorite pollsters
But they always ask fun questions:
When it comes to California’s favorite major league baseball team the San Francisco Giants win out with 25% to 16% for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 15% for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 9% for the Oakland A’s, 8% for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres, 6% for the New York Yankees, 5% for the Boston Red Sox, and 2% for the Atlanta Braves.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2011/11/california-odds-and-ends.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!
LOL Padres
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
That's actually good for the Pads
Their market share is right in line with their territory’s percentage of the state’s population. (San Diego metro area is right around 3M.)
Well yeah,
But Chicago’s percentage of the state’s population is a bit less.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
lol Padres
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
can of corn
The Cubs, Red Sox and Braves numbers feel low and the Padres ridiculously high. I suspect this is an LA thing.
I have a hard time believing the Angels support is the same as the Dodgers.
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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 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Better and more stable ownership, huge marketing, and an owner who really seems to want to win?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 18, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
Eh, since when do people notice any of those things? The Dodgers must be ahead just on unemployed actors in blue hats.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
I would guess the most recent title factors into this. Some people (certainly not me!) still remember the Angels won in 2002 while the Dodgers last championship was 23 years ago.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
remember the Angels won in 2002
The whuh?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
There was no World Series in 2002. The AL and the NL just decided to call it a draw.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
SD County has 3 million people in it
40 million Californians, 3 million is about 7.5%… so 6% is pretty reasonable, even for San Diego.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 18, 2011 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
BANDWAGON
but hey I’m bandwagoning the niners
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Help
I get to cook Thanksgiving dinner for 4 people. I can do everything except the Turkey. I’ve cooked a mini Turkey breast in the oven before, but never a whole Turkey. Plus I’m not too crazy about digging into the animal and cleaning it out (yuck), then stuffing it, etc. Any ideas? Can I just buy a pre-cooked Turkey somewhere?
Frozen turkeys at the market don’t require much if any cleaning. And aren’t “they” saying not to put actual stuffing in turkeys these days? I stuff turkeys with halved lemons.
by non sequitur on Nov 18, 2011 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
You don't have to clean it out. It comes ready to go.
Just throw some herbs and such inside and you’re golden. No stuffing required, although you’re missing out on great stuffing.
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
Stuffing is the best part!
Turkey doesn’t taste all that great to me.
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Brb, pitching a tent in this line.
Turkey is the lamest of meats. Stuffing on the other hand, is amazing.
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McCC: Pitching tents in line.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Grandmas stuffing is only 6 days away...
mmm sausage, celery, onion mmmm
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
Those are three ingredients to the stuffing I’m making. I just cook it on the side instead of in the turkey.
Garlic?
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you’re talking about that neatly wrapped package of goodies? leave it in if you don’t want to put your hand in there.
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
I think one of the best parts
is pan sauteing that good stuff. so tasty
either way, my point was that it’s not like you have to gut the bird
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
Make a nice stock with them and your gravy will thank you for it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
If only I knew how to make gravy. My family doesn’t eat it much so it’s not worth making. Williams-Sonoma makes a decent gravy, all I have to add is cream and the turkey drippings.
I can’t either, I never make it during the year so I try to avoid any responsibility on Thanksgiving for the gravy.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Holy shit do I love gravy. It is also high on the list of things Mrs. Disaster requests when roasting is going on, so I make it fairly often (although it’s not traditional gravy since gluten is a no-no).
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
What the heck do you use for thickening? Arrowroot?
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
I have… but I don’t like it for leftovers and it makes sort of a clear sauce (which can be nice, just not gravy-like). Usually I use onion, carrot and celery as a roasting rack and not only does it flavor the pan drippings, they thicken the sauce when I sic my immersion blender upon them.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know about the carrot and celery, but pureed onion does this quite well if you’re patient enough to really let it simmer for several hours.
On the other hand, and immersion blender doesn’t take several hours.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
By the time the bird is roasted, the veg is well cooked… letting them simmer for a bit with the stock (or water) would take care of any recalcitrance on their part.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think I ever heard of this kind of sauce described as a gravy but I guess if you mash everything up and the onion is pasty enough it works. I’m sure it tastes better than flour and water gravy anyway.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
It’s my adaptation of gravy. Traditionally I would use a roux or a cornstarch slurry.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
Ah, the only time I’ve used veg as a thickener was when I made a BBQ sauce. The recipe I mashed together called for tomato puree, but I forgot to get anything like that so I pureed some onion instead. It took vigorous simmering to get it where I wanted it.
I made a few mistakes with that recipe, though. I was lucky it turned out so well.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
I’d rather use those calories for deeeeeeezert!
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hahaha
It’s not Thanksgiving if you don’t forget these at least once!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
If you are only cooking for 4, why not just bake a turkey breast instead? Plenty of food for 4 especially if you’re doing all the other stuff.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
There are even places, I think I saw something at Trader Joe’s in the frozen section that was a turkey breast or half a turkey or some such.. I don’t think we’re doing turkey. I’m still contemplating the crock pot lasagna.
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They have all kindsa stuff. I’m partial to their cranberry sauce cuz it comes in a jar [not a can] like jelly and I can use it on turkey sammiches all year long.
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Not to give you more work to do, but making cranberry sauce from scratch is pretty basic and IMO much better than the canned stuff. Dump cranberries and water and sugar in pot and cook.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
My mom was a big believer in the turkey breast-only meal. Highly recommended for small amounts. Plus more room in your belly for side dishes!
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by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Thanksgiving may be the only thing where I’m all TRADITION! about. Not sure why. Feel good memories and what have you I suppose. Not that I care if anybody else does the traditional turkey thing though.
I’d go along with that. I tend to be very traditional about Thanksgiving.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Just like the Kennedys!
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I think it’s interesting how Kennedy has always been viewed as pretty much the epitome of youthful energy, health and strength when it comes to presidents, when in reality he was all kinds of fucked up and sick/injured all his life. The amount of pills he had to take each day just go be able to deal with the pain was supposedly huge.
The first six innings are overrated.
That’s not the only thing, amirite?
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
I’mnoscar
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
WHAT?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I need to plan my Thanksgiving festivities around whoever has the NFL Network.
The first six innings are overrated.
Me too. :( I guess we have to scrap the plan that has us going to my Dad’s house.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Won't the 49ers game be shown on a local Bay Area channel?
If you live in the Bay Area, you should be able to see it even if you don’t have the NFL Network.
Do they do that?
I thought I remember missing some local monday night games back when I didn’t have cable….
The first six innings are overrated.
I just did a search on this very topic.
These guys say it’ll be shown on CBS5. http://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/niners/159864-ravens-game-on-local-tv/
We also got to see the Raiders and Chargers last Thursday even though we don’t have the NFL Network.
Duck.
It’s better.
/not actually helpful
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Yes.
Or Cornish game hen.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
…through these gray drapes.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Noooo.
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I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Well, reasonable folks may disagree on such heated matters.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
WHOEVER SAID I WAS REASONABLE?
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I’M A GIRL.
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Sorry.
Just feeling caps-locks-y. Nothing at all serious :P.
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I don’t really like turkey, but I like turkey sandwiches. I don’t like ham sandwiches, but I like ham.
Turkey sandwiches are good with me. Then again, you have to try really, really hard to screw up a sandwich.
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I eat everything.
Except chicken liver.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
gizzards?
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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 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Splurge and take them to the track!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Go baby, GO!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
/archival footage of Walter Cronkite watching Friendship 7 lift off
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
I tried to look for a photo of Walter Cronkite and some racehorses and got attacked by malware. THANKS ALOT GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
awesome
when my sister lived in Reno, we spent several Thanksgivings at a casino. But the Nugget used to be pretty awesome for that.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
I am overly excited about this. We’re doing the buffet on the early side (11am) and then having a bunch of drinks and betting on the ponies in the afternoon. Then BART back to SF and keep my personal tradition of getting a Crab in Chinatown for dinner.
I REALLY HOPE THEY FIGURE THE CRAB THING OUT SOON.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
I thought you were just goofing around. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. I think getting crabs in Chinatown is a weird tradition, but whatevs dude.
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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 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
lulz
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 19, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
It’s not that hard, unless you’re getting a turkey that hasn’t been pre-cleaned. There’s just this plastic packet of gizzard and stuff for gravy in the neck pouch. Defrost it for a couple of days in the fridge. I like to rub a lot of salt all over it, let it sit for a day or so, then stick some butter n herbs under the skin. I put in some diced apples n onions n celery in the cavity and roast it slowly for some hours and then let it sizzle golden.
Fucker is heavy though.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Cleaning it out?
All you have to do is rinse it off. Stuffing the bird is generally not recommended as it’s a food safety issue. I recommend brining the bird — for example look up Alton Brown’s recipe on food network’s website.
There’s the rain…
and wth I have no Talking Heads and or Boomtown Rats in my music ? Don’t tell me I only have those on vinyl… ugh. Stoopit old ppl problems.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Third baseman Pablo Sandoval underwent LASIK surgery today on his left eye, presumably trying once and for all to solve a vision problem that has dogged him since his rookie year.
Sandoval’s brother, Michael, tweeted that the procedure was a success while the Panda reportedly told a Spanish language newspaper that the surgery lasted 30 minutes.
Sandoval has tried contact lenses and goggles to enhance the vision in his left eye, but has discarded them because they disrupted him on the field. It is believed that the vision troubles in his left eye have contributed to his struggles hitting right-handed.
Giants health insurance picked up the tab...
According to science, all of Pablo’s hitting stats will roughly double….and there is your big off-season move.
You’re Welcome,
Sabes
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Nov 18, 2011 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Lasik can actually help players get better for what it’s worth
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Nov 18, 2011 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Yoenis Cespedes may be looking to obtain more than $60MM on an eight-year deal, according to MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro.
I saw the 60 mil figure on twitter
I would guess he will get 40-50 mil. My guess 43mil for 6 years.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 18, 2011 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
Jon Heyman
The Miami Marlins are said to have a good feeling about their chances to sign Jose Reyes. But even they know they will have to do better than what was described as a "preliminary’’ offer. Sources suggest it was actually less than the reported $90 million over six years by $10-to-20 million. However, Miami is thought to be eventually willing to come up to $90-to-100 million on a five-year deal. People familiar with their situation continue to describe the Albert Pujols offer as a lowball special designed to work only if Pujols has some incredible and unknown desire to play in Miami. While he is said to have a grandmother in the South Florida area, people who know him say he’d prefer to remain with St. Louis, all things being equal. The Cardinals met with Pujols’ agent, Dan Lozano, here, but there continues to be no evidence that they are willing to consider a big boost in their preseason offer of about $200 million over nine years.
Frank McCourt seemed very relaxed at the owners meetings, joking with reporters and being an all-around bon vivant. He might be in a good mood with the knowledge that the Dodgers are apparently going to fetch $1.2 billion, or more.
I seriously need to sell a baseball team.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
To or to not go get mochi?
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Good enough for me.
Noms.
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Hey, it’s C.J. Wilson’s birthday. So, you know. Give it up for the man.
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Birthdonkadonk sounds like a euphemism for pooping.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
DO NOT SULLY THIS DAY
I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.
Wait it’s Aaron Rowand’s birthday too?
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 18, 2011 3:08 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
/tips cap.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
NINE DAY WEEKEND COMING UP
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
can of corn
LOL Rachel Ray
“Macaroni and cheese is a well-balanced meal…” as she fills an entire fucking bowl with 5 kinds of shredded cheese.
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
Cheese is the foundation of the food pyramid
Note: it is a very unstable pyramid.
The first six innings are overrated.
But its heavy bottom ensures it won’t blow over in a windstorm!
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 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
just like Rachel Ray!
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
wow low blow!
For the 5th meal of the week… chili cheese something or other!
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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 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
holy crap
Chili cheese NACHOS. Put chips on top of the pan of chili and cover with watered down refried beans and 80 billion pounds of shredded cheese.
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 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
I now really want some carne asada fries.
The first six innings are overrated.
Her FHM photos are oddly hilarious.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
My impression of her photos at least was that the humor was at least partially intentional.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
I hope you don’t question my assertions about cleavage photos in the future!
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 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
I bow to your expertise.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
This belief of hers
May explain why she looks as though she’s been stung by a thousand bees.
Anybody have an extra 2 million dollars sitting around the house?
I’d like to buy one of these:
http://www.farwestrealestate.com/high-sierra-wilderness-resort/
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
sowwy i just used mine
zeets might have some lying around
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
#RedSox add Drake Britton, Che-Hsuan Lin, Will Middlebrooks to 40-man roster.
Lin was one of the few that hit the MLB team well during their 5 game series. Bochy was impressed.
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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
Probably swung at everything.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
by rxmeister on Nov 18, 2011 4:39 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Indians DFA Luis Valbuena
Valbuena has a career .630 OPS in 806 Major League appearances with Seattle and Cleveland, but has wielded a much more dangerous bat in the minors-he has a career .304/.387/.468 line in 937 plate appearances at Triple-A. With this minor league production in mind, it’s easy to imagine Valbuena being claimed by a team looking for infield depth.
Worth a look? He’s only 26 and has good minor league numbers. Of course, that means nothing to the Giants, so…
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Occasionally, I tweet.
WEEKEND
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.
Were there McC awards this year? I don’t remember those happening.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
NINE DAYS
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 have two days of school next week
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.
shut up you
I managed to shirk all but next Mon and Tues.
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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 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
YAYBALLS
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Been in the field for 2 days
Having MCC at work withdrawls. I can’t wait for the SBN Android app!
I like Freddy. Brings energy and heart. His at bats are spirited and usually above average, even when he makes outs.
Looking at his stats, almost no power, I thought he hit more doubles.
I am not sold on Baer saying him playing, and Buster, with Melky would add to an offense that sucked all year, even with him on it the first half. To be fair, it would have been better if the best 3 hitters were healthy all year, and Huff didn’t lazy his swing away last offseason.
If you have a good smartphone, the app is no better than just going straight to the site.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
by rxmeister on Nov 18, 2011 4:43 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
One thing I noticed recently is that all sbn links are now going to the mobile version if you access on a phone.. I used to click links from twitter and it would go to the normal pages.
The first six innings are overrated.
Ooh… that’s nice.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 18, 2011 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
My phone works
I did post one or two comments yesterday.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 18, 2011 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
Grady Sizemore’s about to re-sign with the Indians. Good, I want Beltran.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
by rxmeister on Nov 18, 2011 4:40 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I want Beltran and Crab.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 18, 2011 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
Quick, someone find a Crabrera to sign
The first six innings are overrated.
The Harry Potter character.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
Tree?
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.
/Signs Damon for 3 years x12 mil a year
by Myemail21479 on Nov 18, 2011 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
I say Cocoa, you say Crispy!
Cocoa! Crispy!
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Nov 18, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
What to do today….
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 4:53 PM PST reply actions
Play Sims 3.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
I haven’t played a computer game in years.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
I heard Sims 3 sucks.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Nah. It’s as fun and addicting as a Sims game should be. It doesn’t improve on Sims 2 nearly as much as it should (especially Sims 2 + Expansions), though, so I can understand the consternation.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
Freshmen more wood!
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yup. We also have an axe tree cutting competition and learn the Berkeley ceremonial Haka
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
For your sake, I hope Kate attends.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Wait holy shit is the big game tomorrow?
My mom would be so disappointed in me.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
For shame.
But Cal is going to get destroyed tomorrow.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
It seems like they upset each other pretty often. At least, recently.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
True. But I thought that last year and was present for one of the most demoralizing games I have ever been to. The rain did not help.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I was really hoping Stanford would win every game and then fall to us in a crushing OT defeat, but since Oregon rolled over them they’ll be out for blood now. Dammit.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 18, 2011 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Yup. It doesn’t look good unless Maynard is suddenly possessed by the spirit of Aaron Rodgers.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
SPOILER: He won’t be.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
Thank you, Zach Maynard.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
What it do, peeps?
Happy Friday, what’d I miss in this thread?
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 18, 2011 5:02 PM PST reply actions
Thanksgiving traditions
and some off topic nonsense about something called baseball.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Hmm, I already went over my Thanksgiving traditions a couple days ago: relatives try every year to see if this is the year that I finally commit homicide.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 18, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
plus
silly Cal won last week, so they’ll be all sated and logy. Fortunately Luck will be gone next year and Harbaugh isn’t there to fill the well again.
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 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
That sounds promising
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 18, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Ew, spam. No.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 18, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
It’s delicious in musubi form. I like it crispy, too. Otherwise, it’s not great – it’s a textural thing.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Definitely. I never knew you could eat spam “raw” from the can—we always fried it. Then ate it in pan de sal rolls or with fried garlic rice. One of the few things my sister could “cook” was cubed fried spam in buttered rice, one of her favorite things to feed to her round little brother.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
I got a pair of job offers.
Just got off the phone trying to turn one down, and the hiring manager countered by offering a big pile of money. I’m really conflicted.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Wellllll……
does one job offer better advancement, travel or benefits opportunities?
have you looked on line to see which company is the least likely to go bankrupt in the next 5-10 years?
How do the commutes compare?
uh…. which one will let you McC from work?
[Can you imagine? Excuse me, before I accept this job offer I need to see how your firewall is set up. And what network capabilities you have.]
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
haha
One has professional opportunities that are more favorable and is much closer to where I live. The other has potential growth opportunity and…. A lot more money. Like twice as much. The one closer to my place will not go out of business; the other is a start up, albeit one with a lot of experience behind it on the professional front. It’s hard to know what to do.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Are you talking cash or equity interests? Those can be a little ephemeral.
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 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
cash money based upon business profit
like a bonus. So it’s not set in stone. But my base salary would be higher as well.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
five year plan!
The first six innings are overrated.
that's cool
if you’re already ahead and there’s a possibility of surprise upside. Assuming it’s not just a law firm-type withheld salary BS bonus.
The whole “won’t go out of business” thing is a drag to figure out. My first job was with a very, very old firm and during the summer (a long time ago) I kept wondering where everyone was. They were dead in the water by Thanksgiving.
Do you have to relocate for that one? I assume the work is basically the same/fungible too.
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 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
I'd say
Take the higher paying job, but spend as if you took the lower paying job, and save the difference in case the business goes caput.
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 congrats! I mean, I know it sucks to do something for the money, but yay bona fide offer!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 18, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
I watched Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
tv show ?
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 cried when Zuko and Iroh reunited.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
me too omg
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
and the tales of ba sing se episode :((
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 sat in iron faced silence.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
But if you’d tried to speak, the facade would have crumbled.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Perhaps. But then I’d have had to murder all the witnesses, so it’s probably for the best that it worked out this way.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 19, 2011 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
Me too, but my lip was quivering, and I couldn’t make eye contact with anyone else in the room.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 11:10 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
omg that moment pulled so many of my triggers
i wept like everything
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
by shanghaijim on Nov 18, 2011 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
The movie is not called Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Dammit it is raining.
Unfortunately all my crazy Cal alumni friends are going to want to go anyway. :( I hate sitting in the rain.
That’ll teach you to go to a school with pride and tradition.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yup. So long all, I will now watch them try to light a fire in the rain. Should be fun/miserable.
by WhatsAMataHari on Nov 18, 2011 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
maybe
they can have it in Zellerbach instead!
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 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
I never went to the bonfire while I was there
It’s pretty high on the list of things from college I regret not doing and don’t know why I didnt do.
The first six innings are overrated.
Found blog on Giants defense 2011 on Twitter
Sorry if is repost, I didn’t scan the entire forum today.
I’m not going to bother with the older SS, we know how bad they were, but Brandon Crawford was as good as we all thought, with 6 runs saved, ranking him 10th in the majors despite playing about 40% of a starter. Projecting over a full season, he would have saved about 15 runs, which is almost 2 extra wins for the Giants, just on defense alone, meaning that, in saber parlance, he is almost an average player (2 wins) by his defense alone, and all he has to do from a sabermetric viewpoint to be an average player is to be a replacement level player as a hitter (which unfortunately varies from one implementer from another, so hard to say what that is exactly, but it is usually hard defined into the WAR calculations as the point where a hitter contributes zero wins via his offense. This is done because when a player is average that is still of value to a team, because average is still pretty good, or so the sabermetric thinking goes.)
I found this compelling pro Crawford argument. Not too shabby compared to last year when the Giants paid 7 mil for Tejada. I believe they hoped for 2 WAR hitting and -1 WAR fielding (or at least Grants initial analysis, which I agreed with). 2 WAR for defense only Crawford playing a full year is not horrible, and not for 500k. I over project his bat compared to what everyone here posts… I know it will not be pretty, but he walks, will bat 8th and hopefully with have a RH platoon mate for LHP days.
Here is to cheap replacements.
I'm not sure who this RH platoon bat is supposed to be, with utilitymen dropping off the market almost daily
But I suppose that article is cause for a little optimism in the event of Crawford’s being 2012 starting SS, which is nice, because optimism is in short supply. Reyes is out, Rollins is probably out, Furcal wants Renteria money (likely for Renteria playtime), Carroll’s off the market, and everyone else is fucking awful.
Blech.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
Yeesh
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Jerry Hairston Jr. has a career 2.3 UZR/150 at short (9.8 in 489 innings in 2010, so he can probably still hack it).
Of course, he’s got a reverse platoon split (92 wRC+ vs. RHP, 83 vs. LHP). Go figure.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of Renteria, did he re-sign?
2.3 mil last year… would he want to come back as platoon mate?
304/354/429 V LHP last year, wRC 110.
Hearing him say the Giants “insulted him” last year for 1 mil doesn’t help.
Also on a cheap Giants note, I read a story on Lincecum and his draft contract. He asked for the signing bonus the team the year before would not pay, but lost 200k in his “slotting” so to say. I wonder if he is a little pissy the Giants were way too happy to save that first wave of money, and now that he has the power, is not too eager to let them off easy. I have a bad feeling. On a good note, the same article posted how Cain made his home in the Bay Area, almost certain is going to be a Giants for life compared to Tim and Bum having homes out of state.
by Myemail21479 on Nov 18, 2011 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
Contemplating a platoon of crappy players at SS in November is as much as giving up on a position upgrade.
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 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
Did you see SS last year
It is an upgrade!
by Myemail21479 on Nov 18, 2011 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Positively Crispian!
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 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Unfortunately
I highly doubt he can be replacement level with the bat. He’d need to get his OBP over .300 and I have trouble imagining that after watching him hit bat last year.
he did have a .228 BABIP
He’s probably never going to have a very high one, but with his batted ball splits he was definitely unlucky.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
I honestly wouldn't be shocked to see something like his 2010 in AA as his career line
.247/.337/.375, 11.4 BB%, .297 BABIP. Not eye-opening, but perfectly cromulent for a ++ defender.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
of course, that's after some time in AAA and easing back into the majors
which he’s not going to get because god damnit
fuck this, i’m going out drinking.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
I think that El Person and GiantPain have made it perfectly clear that anyone who roots for Crawford is worse than Hitler. I’m sorry to learn this about you because you seemed like a pretty cool guy until now.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I'm a Crawfordian
and I don’t care who knows it!
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
then I see no other alternative
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 6:13 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
did some math
With a .297 BABIP Crawford woulda had a 331 OBP this year. Too drunk to figure out his equivalent slugging (which is hard to do cause you can’t assume what those 9 extra hits would have been.)
Of course that 297 BABIP is a pretty big assumption, but point being, it’s not that much of a stretch for Brandon Crawford to be a contributing major league hitter. He’s patient and his batted ball %s aren’t off line.
He still needs a year in AAA to evaluate and catch up, but the potential is there.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 8:47 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
if he could manage that he'd be great.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That'd be an above-league-average OBP
I don’t think he’s ever had a minor league average OBP for a full season.
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
OGC!
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, for one, am shocked that OGC thinks that some guy the Giants are probably going to play even though they shouldn’t is actually better than we all think.
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!
Glad we’re not going to Yosemite this weekend.
The Tioga Road (Hwy 120 through the park) is closed due to snow.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
well
that’s not exactly in the valley :)
Was it closed in October for a while too? I don’t think they opened it until summer this year.
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 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
haha i was looking for late news and then realized it’s only 6 pm
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Serious
It feels like midnight or something.
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
that's because it's pitch black outside FFFF
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 sorta like it.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
I think I have reverse seasonal affective disorder.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I like depressing 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 18, 2011 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
Like watching the puddles gather rain?
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!
No
That’s just boring.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
All I can say
Is that my life is pretty plain.
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 I’m going to go listen to that now.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 18, 2011 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Giants fan
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 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
All of the hipsters who cancelled their Netflix accounts are going to have a tough decision to make.
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!
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
The Indians and Grady Sizemore are about to complete an agreement to bring the center fielder back for 2012.
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!
Thank God
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
Sitting the back seat
Watching my daughter sleep while my wife and MIL shop.
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 18, 2011 7:24 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Exactly.
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 18, 2011 7:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
OT
So I bought a power supply for my Samsung TV that i never got rid of after it started showing the power on/off glitch they’re famous for. It was $40 and I installed it myself. I mean it’s crazy easy. I tested it by leaving it on for 30 minutes, all kosher, so I hook it back up to everything and try it. As I’m programming my universal PlayStation remote, it starts on/off again. Interesting. I turn it off manually, unplug it, plug it into a different socket on the power strip, turn it back on. Now it works from the universal remote. Watching now to see if it off/ons again.
I mean, if it does it again, and it’s a whole new power supply—any theories?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Maybe it’s not the TV?
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 18, 2011 7:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It’s suspicious now because it just did it again, and it was working fine until I reconnected all the stuff and tried to rig it to the universal remote. Let me take the batteries out of the remote.
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Is there something goofy with the IR sensor on the TV? Bad outlet?
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 PM PST up reply actions
If it were a bad outlet, the other TV I’d replaced it with would have had problems too, no?
I’m starting to think the IR sensor is reading something …
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Yeah, unless there’s a random short somehow. You’d probably have noticed it before.
I don’t know enough about them really… some random signal from something else?
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 PM PST up reply actions
Steven Moffat has a Twitter.
Why did I not know this?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
yes plz
Olney: Even though the Giants added Melky Cabrera, their priority is said to be (still) adding an outfielder. Carlos Beltran first on their list.
http://twitter.com/#!/Buster_ESPN/status/137699081127608320
Never in doubt.
by TimLincecumIsGod on Nov 18, 2011 8:34 PM PST reply actions
can they really afford to play belt in left with melky in center and beltran in right? i really feel like if you sign beltran you gotta move him to left and play nate in right. assuming belt at first isn’t an option because they’ll obviously want to give huff a chance to rebound, do you start the season with him at AAA?
Never in doubt.
by TimLincecumIsGod on Nov 18, 2011 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
OT
Something is wrong in the world: http://www.newser.com/story/133650/florida-woman-gets-in-line-at-best-buy-9-daysbefore-black-friday.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
I don't think
Black Friday shopping frenzy is a worldwide phenomenon. FFS, Christmas shopping isn’t even a worldwide phenomenon.
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 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
i seriously don't get black friday
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
i don't understand why every civic holiday is some kind of major shopping sale
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
capitalism
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.
ABOLISH CAPITALISM
replace with love and drum circles
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
OCCUPY BESTBUY
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
SHUT UP AND BUY MASS QUANTITIES OF BAKING SUPPLIES AT SAFEWAY
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 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
omg i went shopping at safeway today and the desperate madness has begun. Maybe people just stress themselves out because that’s how they think they’re supposed to feel?
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
Thanksgiving’s about my favorite holiday but I think it’s freaky as hell to go into a supermarket and see vast pallets of flour, butter, pumpkin, etc… Gigantic cases of marshmallows.
Also, remember you have many zillions of people cooking things they haven’t ever cooked before, or like me, things I rarely make all year. I spend Thanksgiving morning cursing at pie crusts.
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 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
I mean, there’s a national turkey hotline.
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 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
I do my best to do as little as possible around the holidays because I know I’ll be around stressed out people who are trying to do too much all the time, anyway, and that stresses me out.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
Fucking black Friday… all I did all damn day was deal with black Friday related programming.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
Hello Villalona.
Goodbye Darren.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
ANGEL VILLALONA LIVES!
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by sadison bummedgarner on Nov 18, 2011 9:18 PM PST reply actions
TYLER GRAHAM IS THE FUTURE!
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
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Giants added OF Kieschnick, 2B Culberson, RHP Otero & RHP Correa and ANGEL VILLALONA to 40-man roster. Protects them from Rule 5 draft.
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Also added OF Tyler Graham. Darren Ford and Waldis Joaquin have been designated for assignment.
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
RIP Human "I AM GOING TO TRY AND STEAL" billboard.
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
Wow, I am kinda surprised by that one. I really expected them to keep him on the roster as the 5th OF/designated pickoff runner this year.
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 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
I’m very surprised.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
A welcome sign of sanity
OTOH Tyler Graham sends the opposite message.
See, every once in a while
The Giants do something like DFA’ing Ford, which makes complete sense, because he sucks, and it gives me hope that maybe they might know what they’re doing.
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 JUST HATE CRAWFORD
you take away his boo
Don't you dare call me irrational, you KNOW that makes me crazy!
It's a good comparison, actually
Darren Ford career MiLB line: .267/.349/.373
Brandon Crawford MiLB line: .266/.331/.403
Ford’s a year older, but they are similarly bad hitters who play great defense. One gets DFA’d, the other is the starting shortstop.
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
don’t SS as a whole hit worse than CF?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yes
This is true. A shortstop gets about +5 runs on a CF.
Similar theory though. And Ford was a little bit better of a hitter with the OBP.
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 didn’t really notice Ford’s “great defense”. But I haven’t seen him play in the OF a ton either.
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 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
His speed pretty much covered any shortcomes in route takeing, and he seemed pretty sure gloved.
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
Yeah, I don’t call that “great defense” I call that a fast guy in the OF.
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 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
but
if you saw him frequently in FAT I’ll take your word for 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 18, 2011 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
Oh I wasn't agreeing he had great defense.
That was more my take on why he is not seen as a bad defender.
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
If it gets more outs than other people, it doesn’t really matter.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Nov 18, 2011 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, and replace him with a guy who can’t enter the country…
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
He of little faith.
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Angel Villalona might just be a procedural move. Remember, he still needs to reestablish a U.S. work visa to restart his career stateside.
Sounds like it’s just to protect him in Rule 5
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
eh
that’s no big deal if he was exonerated in the DR, is 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 18, 2011 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
Why would anyone take him in Rule 5...
If he can’t play?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Serious question...
Am I missing a legal detail here? Or a piece of news on the DR stuff? Or a Rule 5 detail?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
They might take him anyway, on the off chance he could play
If the Giants like him and are in the middle of getting him back into the country, they wouldn’t want to take the risk of him getting selected by another team and f’ing up the process.
That’s my guess anyway.
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 HE STOLE THAT BASE THAT ONE ILLADVISED TIME!
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
holy crap wtf
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He could be back. The Giants did this once before and bought him back, according to Baggs.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Giants added OF Kieschnick, 2B Culberson, RHP Otero & RHP Correa and ANGEL VILLALONA to 40-man roster. Protects them from Rule 5 draft.
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by sadison bummedgarner on Nov 18, 2011 9:21 PM PST reply actions
bye darren......
im guessing graham can do a pretty good ford impression
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by sadison bummedgarner on Nov 18, 2011 9:24 PM PST reply actions
My Henry Ford impression is only bested by that of Christopher Walken.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 19, 2011 3:13 AM PST up reply actions
You do a great Walken, it’s true.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 19, 2011 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
TEH NEXT TORRES
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
welp, time to bust this back out
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by sadison bummedgarner on Nov 18, 2011 9:30 PM PST reply actions
oh my
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Nov 18, 2011 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Major League Baseball has taken Angel Villalona off the restricted list, I’m told. He is applying for his U.S. work visa now.
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 good news I guess.
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!
and I assume
“baseball skills” are plenty unique enough to get fast-tracked for an H-1 or whichever one that is.
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 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
Giants minor leaguers are nervous
tylerlatorre
@jfitzgerald31 scary if they let him back into our clubhouse.
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!
..what?
This is pretty stupid. Are they thinking he might attack them or something?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I guess.
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 doubt they think he's going to come shoot up the clubhouse or anything...
But the whole thing is a bit…awkward.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
tylerlatorre Tyler LaTorre
I am a firm believer in second chances and pray people learn from their mistakes and are one with God.
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!
Better response.
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
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Giants VP Bobby Evans expects no hangups w/ Villalona’s visa. He’s at club’s Dominican camp getting back in shape. The swing is still there.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
so he can still hit .290/.310/.400?
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.
WE NEED A POWER HITTING FIRST BASEMAN OK?
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
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Evans: “There’s still a lot we have to learn about him on and off the field. He knows he has a long process … and he has a lot to prove.”
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I like to think that somewhere Grant is working on his post he was going to put up tomorrow.
Then he checks his Twitter feed, curses loudly and opens up a new word document.
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
tomorrow's saturday
he doesn’t write on weekends
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.
Let me dream, ok?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
LOL every day is a weekend 4 Bisbee
just not enough fanshots to farm on Sat and Sun.
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 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, he’s still only about 21 years old though…
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.
Exactly.
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
I am still a little intrigued.
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
And so it begins.
Brown CF
Panik 2B
Villalona 1B
Sandoval 3B
Belt LF
Posey C
Peguero RF
Crawford SS
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 9:40 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Gimme Ehire instead and I'll be on board
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 kinda think Crawford is just Adrianza’s non-union Mexican equivalent, or vice versa.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 18, 2011 9:44 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Ehire is younger, a better hitter, and with a similar defensive rep
Gimme.
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’LL HAVE TO WAIT
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 18, 2011 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
Unpossible
Belt will have been traded to Kansas City for some of the infield dirt long before then.
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
Look, when you have a chance to get Jeff Francoeur, you get Jeff Francoeur.
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!
pfft we'll wish it was Frenchy.
It’s gonna be someone like Felipe Paulino.
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
And if we're lucky,
We could get Ryan Verdugo back in the deal too!
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
He's the kind of guy you could slot into the bullpen right now to avoid having to pay 5 million for some lefty reliever.
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
this was a prediction of the Fresno lineup in 2012.
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 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
bcraw35 Brandon Crawford
Sooo glad to be back in the bay #homesweethome, off to Hawaii in 2 days
So glad to be back. I’M OUTTA HERE!
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
back to projections on Freddie
Ouch my shoulder hurts, I need surgery, please get a valid replacement, I wish I were healthy so I could help this team get back to the playoffs with my 330 obp batting in the two hole, despite all my K’s and my scarcity of walks. After I get lucky enough to hit one of a single digit number of bombs on the season I start swinging for the fences and my average drops 30 points. I’LL MAKE SOMe almost spectacular plays, and drop some easy tosses to second in attempting to turn the DP. I will have my 4 for 5 days and my 0 for 5 days. When I am not hitting well, you will wonder how I ever won a batting title, After I have a good game, you will wonder why I cannot do it more often. I am Freddie Sanchez, member of the 2010 world champions, something that was not likely to happen if I stayed in Pittsburgh. Oh yea, and bring back Jonnie Bowker.
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