Reds Trade Edinson Volquez, Three Young Players To Padres For Mat Latos - Baseball Nation
Will it be harder to hate Mat Latos as much when he's not in the division? Not sure, but I'll try! I'm not a huge Alonso fan, and Volquez is like Jonathan Sanchez without all that control. But I have a feeling that Yasmani Grandal is going to annoy the Giants for a while. He could hit .220/.310/.410 for the Padres (OPS+ 140) for a decade.
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Beneath all the Rookie of the Year jokes, I’d thought that Edinson Volquez was actually still good. But I just looked at his stats for the last three years. He’ll no-hit us a couple of times, but the Snakes and Rockies will probably bomb him out of the majors.
A couple no-hitters with 8 walks
Edwin Jackson Style
Imagine. Lincecum still hitting 99-101 with the gun. Greatest pitcher of modern time??
Ya
but take a peak at his xFIP and he’s getting out of GABP and going to PETCO
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 18, 2011 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
Seems pretty lopsided for sure...
Not sure I’d make this trade with Madison…dude wins WS and stuff.
by MoreroidsforZito on Dec 17, 2011 10:01 PM PST reply actions
woudn't dare
MadBum is pretty much untradeable in my eyes. I think outside of Mike Stanton, it would be nearly impossible to get equal value for him. And that said, I’ll take a 21 year old who had the 4th best FIP in the majors over pretty much anybody.
MadBum is worth far more than Latos was/is—especially because we have MadBum for 5 years of control, and he is already an elite pitcher.
lolparkfactor
He could hit .220/.310/.410 for the Padres (OPS+ 140) for a decade.
subtle, but effective. Well done, Grant.
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Wait, the Reds did what now?
And I’ll probably still hate Latos no matter where he goes.
Of course, the delicious irony is he has become what he hates the most. A mercenary.
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
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by scout6 on Dec 17, 2011 10:07 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Maybe he’ll refuse to get paid, so that way he’ll be a volunteer.
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by speckops on Dec 18, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Latos Intolerant
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
by SnowLeopard on Dec 18, 2011 4:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
the delicious irony is he has become what he hates the most. A mercenary.
This should be green just for this comment. Of course Latos will not see it that way.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
So I here Ryan Braun has herpes.
This off season has just been weird.
Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, and Madison Bumgarner,
L2WIN.
FFFFFFFfff...
This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen
I didn’t think Neil DeGrasse Tyson could be any more awesome, yet here we are.
The first six innings are overrated.
WITAF IS ILLEGAL SKIMMING?
/aztec alumnus haz a sad
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Fuck Mat Latos.
My first rec’d comment?
Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, and Madison Bumgarner,
L2WIN.
FFFFFFFfff...
by _Jag_ on Dec 17, 2011 10:28 PM PST reply actions 9 recs
self rec = no rec
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by son of ggf on Dec 17, 2011 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
double-reverse rec for being a contrarian-contrarian
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by son of ggf on Dec 17, 2011 10:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Seems like I thought this way once...and we won a WS for not doing it thankfully!
by MoreroidsforZito on Dec 17, 2011 10:37 PM PST reply actions
what is it about climate change that people don’t understand? sheesh.
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Volquez seems so shiny
But he really is wildish. So that means he’ll shut the Giants out a few times.
And yet, I’d love to see him implode at Petco. I’m mean that way.
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Can't wait for Dusty to have his way with that asshat
Say bye-bye to your arm, Mat.
by Bar None on Dec 17, 2011 10:50 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
My one baseball fantasy would be to have Buster smash a line drive off of Latos' head and have the ball ricochet out of the stadium and land on Latos' windshield, breaking it.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
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by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 17, 2011 11:18 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
Ugh, I tried to rec this comment, which already had one rec, and my rec became a flag and turned the other rec into a flag! Grrrr.
no no
don’t panic
reload, it’s just the stupid way they have changed the SBN actions section
If you really were to flag something you would get a whole little pop up window about why you are flagging it and until you hit the “submit” button on that window you ain’t flagged nuthin!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 18, 2011 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
15 yards and loss of down
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
Hello third place my old friend...
We will inhabit you again.
Because our GM and his tire kicking
has left McCoven noisily freaking
And the fund saved up for a rainy day
Will only pay
For another fa-iled lineup
Sabean, he’s no one’s fool
He knows that old vets are the tool
For catching lightning in a bottle
As the offense he will throttle
While the pitchers, stew in silent agony
And dream of being free
And watch the fa-il lineup
And in the stadium lights I saw
Nine thousand people, maybe more
And they remembered Kent and Barry
And the teams those boys could carry
Then they laughed and ordered another beer
And tried to cheer
For the fa-il lineup.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 17, 2011 10:56 PM PST reply actions 10 recs
Yes, but that would have screwed up the meter of the first line.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 17, 2011 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
Rec'd
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by can of corn on Dec 17, 2011 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
We are going to Sabean’s Fair
Plenty rage, it’s a damn crime
Remember when the lineup didn’t make us swear
Now all we do is weep and whine
by non sequitur on Dec 17, 2011 11:55 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Sabean
You’re breaking my heart
You’re shaking my confidence daily
Whoa S-Sabean, I’m down on my knees
I’m begging you please to retire
Or be fired
Once again it’s the off-season with S-Sabean
And his crappy moves (crappy moves, whoa-ohh!)
I had hope for Beltran’s return
(But) Sabean brings back Whiteside
WILL I EVER LEARN??
(repeat chorus)
Resignation, I’ve given up hope
I fall on the floor and I’m crying
Defenestration, or look for some rope
Too painful to watch this team dying
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
by tobias on Dec 18, 2011 7:25 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
sweet
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 18, 2011 7:15 AM PST up reply actions
April come she will
Our hopes are high and start to rise
May she will stay
Drawing us in with pure delight
June, she’ll change her tune
Injuries, old vets and bad lineups
July she will fly
Taking our dreams of October gold
August die she must
This season’s gold has turned to dust
September I’ll remember
A season once new has failed us all
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by Merope on Dec 18, 2011 8:12 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Volquez really is perfect for the Padres.
He fits all of the requirements:
-Dominates Giants but sucks otherwise
-Very annoying
2012 is going to be great!
Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, and Madison Bumgarner,
L2WIN.
FFFFFFFfff...
2012 Giants: Hope Like Hell
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 17, 2011 11:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, I trademarked that bad boy
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 18, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Pay the man, Dodgers!
The Dodgers are still fighting with Hartford Life Insurance Co. over Paul Shuey’s $3.25MM salary for the 2004 season, reports Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times. The team sued the insurance company in 2006, saying they didn’t honor their claim when the right-hander did not pitch that season due to injury.
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 17, 2011 11:07 PM PST reply actions
I’ve resigned myself to Boxberger becoming their setup man or closer within two years, and then being traded for more good prospects down the road. An article at the time of the trade will call him the ‘key piece’ in the original trade, and will hint that the Padres are some kind of savant when it comes to finding bullpen pieces.
I’m not scared of Yonder. I do wonder if we should get a player named ‘Hither’ in order to compete.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Dec 17, 2011 11:51 PM PST via mobile reply actions
OT
The Bay Area sure loves pro basketball. 16,523 attended the exhibition game Saturday night between the Warriors-Kings. 16,523 for a meaningless game is a lot.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Bay Area basketball fans are suckers
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
this season should go pretty well for them
It looks like they should all be holding today’s newspaper to prove to the negotiators they haven’t been killed.
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Dec 18, 2011 1:32 AM PST reply actions 10 recs
that's a hilarious photo
seriously though, yeah your team is going to suck, but you get to live in New Orleans. There are worse places to be (looking at you, Minnesota Timberwolves!)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 18, 2011 2:08 AM PST up reply actions
Awesome
Kaman looks as if he’s already been in captivity a few weeks. I mean, come on guys—you’re leaving the Clippers.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
by tobias on Dec 18, 2011 7:38 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
The guy in the middle looks like he’s about to cry
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
HATE this trade
from the standpoint of I think the Padres won it by a landslide.
Is Beowulf available to deal with Grandal? /nerdjoke
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 18, 2011 2:08 AM PST reply actions
I really hated seeing Gil Meche retire before I really had a chance to make terrible gilgamesh puns.
The first six innings are overrated.
I still think we should collect all the Gil Meche baseball cards we can find and mail them off to Zito
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
three more losses
And Zito will have more losses with the Giants than with the A’s.
He’s got 60 to go before he matches his wins mark, though.
One of these things probably isn’t happening.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
If I was a Royals fan, I’m sure I would’ve been making Gilgamesh and Enkidu/Gil Meche and Ankiel puns in 2010.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
good trade for the padres
I like Alonso more than most it seems. Grandal will be a monster. In Petco, Volquez can turn it around. Now the Padres can flip future platoon 1b Rizzo for something good while he still has SOME value.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
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"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 18, 2011 7:19 AM PST reply actions
Sadly this was my first thought when I saw the trade. The Fathers should be allowed to get better with no money.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Vegas loves us!!!
Only the Phillies have better odds at winning the NL pennant according to Sportsbook.com. Suck it, haterzzzz, who knows better than Vegas? NL West champs, baby!!
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Apparently, instead of spending money on free agents, Larry Baer has been spending money to up the team’s Vegas odds.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Don't blame Sabes (completely)
Listening to him with Urban yesterday it’s obvious he’s been completely hamstrung by the owner’s inflexible 130 million dollar limit. Melky and Pagan could be enough of an upgrade if everyone is healthy and Belt is ready. The only thing you can fault him for is spending the ten million on Affeldt and Lopez, when we now know that figure probably could get Beltran. However, at the time, you can be sure the agent was asking for a lot more.
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He could have waited to find left handed relief help. That’s like putting the candles on the cake & then saying “We didn’t have enough money for frosting”
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by ResDog on Dec 18, 2011 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
My only regret is having but one rec to give.
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by jhiat00 on Dec 19, 2011 7:13 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d….A nice new twist on an old comment.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
yeah
reading between the lines, it sounded like he was surprised at the midsummer regime change, and didn’t have great plans for dealing with the new inflexible budget reality.
Still spent too much money on the bullpen, though. Nobody to blame for that but himself..
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
He’s given that same off-season speech for almost his entire run as GM. And always with that same pained and defeated look he usually has. Like his parents keep on promising a Wii for Christmas, keeps on getting socks, and has to half-heartedly tell all his friends about the importance of thriftiness over the sounds of his friends playing Wii bowling
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
No GM should have a problem putting together a good team for 130 million dollars.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I guess if you have to count Zito and Rowand in that $130 million, it’s not really $130 million.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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I do not disagree.
I also do not care for the characterization that the budget is set at $130m, when we won’t be seeing $130m worth of players on the field.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
with Latos being traded
I was thinking about constructing the lineup designed to irritate the McCoven as much as possible. Only active players, which sadly means no Eckstein.
Latos would be there, of course, plus Rectum Face, and Scott Hairston…who else?
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Oh duh.
I forget he still exists sometimes. I mean, he’s been a mediocre hitter for so long, and he was a bad defensive catcher even in his 20s…yet the White Sox keep playing him every day? Huh.
I mean, he’s surpassed 1 WAR once in the last five years. Well, according to BR, anyway. Fangraphs seems to like him a lot more for some reason.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
SIRM
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Dec 18, 2011 9:41 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Scott Cousins
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
ROWAND
Everything is RACIST.
by Anonymous1337 on Dec 18, 2011 10:17 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
if we're dragging guys out of retirement
then Spezio deserves a spot on the bench
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by Smoke on the Water on Dec 18, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Years ago, I remember a really annoying guy I knew online who was also a Mets fan ranting and raving about how the reason the Mets would never win another World Series is because they were so dumb they signed a bum like Roberto Alomar but let a great player like Benny Agbayani go.
Also, he repeatedly confused Roberto Alomar with Raul Mondesi, which he called a “typo.”
He was kind of stupid.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
heh. 1987 for me. Fuck you forever, Candy Maldonado.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Mind you, I was a fan before that – I was born in 1980 and was pretty much obsessed with the Giants from the time I was a toddler – but I wasn’t heartbroken before that because the Giants were never good enough for their failure to hurt.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Hey, fair enough. I remember being grumpy as hell in 93
Wouldn’t build legos, wouldn’t play sega, I was beside myself. But true heartbreak wasn’t built in til Agbayani hit that damn home run. That was the first season I went to more than one game, honestly still haven’t gone as many as I went that year.
2000 was a rough one for sure; I think it often gets forgotten because of the overwhelming horror that followed shortly thereafter in 2002
But the 2000 team was better than the 2002 team – aside from 1993, it was the team that really SHOULD have won the World Series. And going against the Mets in the first round…the Mets weren’t even all that good. Jason Schmidt dominated in Game 1, and it looked like we’d cruise to the NLCS.
I remember watching Game 2 from the east coast (I was in college in New York at the time), and Snow coming up in the bottom of the 9th down three runs. I remember sitting there and saying to myself, “Wouldn’t it be awesome if Snow hit one out right now?” When did, I was literally jumping up and down, despite being alone in front of the tv.
And then….yeah. That was brutal. Fuck Timo Perez too.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
I totally agree with all of that- I don’t think the Giants have had a 3-4-5 as good as Bonds, and Burks since then
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
The Bobby Fuckin' Jones one-hit elimination in 2000
was by far the most painful game for me as a Giants fan. I was watching on a tiny little black-and-white TV in a half-sunken basement in-law apartment at Oak and Cole. I spent the whole game shrieking in frustration at the screen.
By the time the ignominious end was official, I had exhausted myself. I collapsed into bed and slept for fifteen uninterrupted hours. After that scarring, my heart became calloused. Nothing- not even Games Six and Seven- could hurt quite as bad.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Dec 19, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
This is going way back, but before he became a Giant, Bret Butler bothered the crap out of me. One of the players who was never that great but was just out and out Giant killer. Everytime you looked up, he was on base and of course, everytime he got on base, he scored.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
You could start with the entire defensive alignment of the 2012 Giants.
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
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Stupid NFL
Rams/Bengals? Really? The Giants are playing the ‘Skins and we’re stuck with this game?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 11:34 AM PST reply actions
I’d rather see the Buffalo game where it’s snowing. Inclement weather games can be interesting. With all the field turf now though you don’t get the mud/snow/slush bowls like you used to.
Mr. Merope is happy about it…. he’s a Bingle fan. A very irritated bingle fan.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Good call. I love football games when there’s snow everywhere and freezing cold- sort of gives it that old timey feel. Beats the crap out of a game played in a dome.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
killing my playoff pokemonz teams is what he’s doing, although he usually sleeps for three quarters and goes all Tom Brady in the 4th.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
It was because the Raiders sold out. CBS had the DH not FOX so channel 5 in the Bay Area HAD to show a 10 AM game. Had the Raiders been blacked out. Channel 2 gets Giants-Redskins and channel 5 gets the 1 PM game, likely Patriots-Tebows.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
F’ing Raiders. Always screwing other people over
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
ummmmmmmmmmm he said a swear!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
And remember, this isn’t like baseball where you can disrespect the officials and get away with it.
The first six innings are overrated.
We’re thinking that if it didn’t get broadcast over the ref’s PA hookup dealie…. it wouldn’t have been a penalty.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Was there a 5 minute review on the call? I missed it.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s my guess too.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Than shame on that player. Why can’t person playing an incredibly violent game, all hopped up on adrenalin, and desperately trying to win not mind his manners. Would Tebow have cursed?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Holy Crap, Danny Boyle’s been playing with a broken foot? How the hell do you play hockey with a broken foot and have it get better?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
hockey players are different from you and me
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
This makes me feel kinda bad for hating on him. But on the other hand, WHY THE HELL WAS HE STILL PLAYING?
by WhatsAMataHari on Dec 18, 2011 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
The Dolphins are breaking open the champagne
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 12:48 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah the Packers need to just forget about history and rest that banged up roster for a month
Zero offensive lineman left on the bench.
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It is weird how
A QB is not as good when his offensive line is bad.
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Tamba Hali
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Apparently my waitress is visiting the coffee shops down in the OC
Ehh, maybe wrong day? Ain’t all that great.
Hahaha went to cutie, offered me a job. I’m at Lu, offered me a job.
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
NFL = National Flag-throwing League.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
LOL Green Bay LOL Titans
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
oh dear, Cincy better not f this up
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
LOL UNPACKERS
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
So who’s watching the Tebows?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Lions and Raiders on my TV
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah the Denver game is on Fox
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I don't think we will get that game here
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Our channel guide dealie says that’s the game we get at 1:00 so we’ll see.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Why would we here in the Bay Area get a good football game to watch? It would set a bad precedent
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Really? It’s not on Fox there?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
For some reason, the NFL won’t let us watch a game that’s opposite a Raiders/Niners game so we’re stuck with the dreary Raiders/Lions game. I never understand why the NFL feels like it’s in their best interest to force people to watch the local team and local team only when there’s either far more compelling games going on or certain residents don’t give a crap.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Why didn’t we get a morning game on Fox today? It’s not like the Niners were playing.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I thought it flip flopped week to week. One week CBS gets the double header, the next week Fox does.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Ah, right. It’s too bad.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
It’s stil ridiculous. And considering how much the NFL likes to wrap itself around the flag, downright unAmerican as it leaves us without the ability to choose which games we want to watch
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
There's more than one?
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 Dec 18, 2011 1:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Somewhere
Jhiatt00 is screaming his head off
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 Dec 18, 2011 1:10 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Cheers to him & LOL RAIDERS!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 18, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
sadly, also LOL BRONCOS.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 18, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Carson Palmer threw a pass that looked much worse than Alex Smith
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 1:21 PM PST reply actions
The Tebows scored?
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 Dec 18, 2011 1:26 PM PST via mobile reply actions
God help us (err…poor choice of words?) if Tebow somehow manages to beat Brady today.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Did you see the SNL bit on Tebow? Moderately funny…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Not yet. Will watch it tonight, though
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
so if there is no tebow orton doesnt get cut and doesnt beat the pack today
so really tebow beat the packers
science
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Dec 18, 2011 1:27 PM PST reply actions
NFL Red Zone has the Pats/Broncos game
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 1:28 PM PST reply actions
It’s on Fox here, but I’m watching the Raiders til the 4th quarter, or until it gets out of control.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Correction… Tebows are on CBS
Raiders are on Fox
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I have some crappy sportstime show on CBS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Man, this is going to be the Penalty Bowl isn’t it?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
another horsecollar…sheeeesh
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Touchdown....Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraiders!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
LOL RAIDERS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 1:42 PM PST reply actions
Kripes, I’m bored, I just realized I was reading the comments on a Yahoo article. Bad, bad, bad.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Uh….something on the Marlins new stadium, and all the shenanigans that go on with “publicly financed stadiums”
I’ll be glad when Mr. Merope is over his bronchitis and I can actually sleep through a night. Maybe I’ll feel like doing something during the day if I’m not so damn tired all the time…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Touchdown.......Rrrrrrrrrrrrraiders!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’m waiting for the day when a Raider player jumps into the black hole and a Raider fan puts his eye out with one of his spikes.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Brady is just picking on Goodman
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
144 comments in 17 hours? Holy shit.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
People have lives and stuff…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Who? Where?
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
This year, not us.
We did go see the muppet movie last night.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
only about 3.5 hours until Next Iron Chef, y'all.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I'm rooting for Falkner
but won’t be upset if Zakarian wins. But then who judges “Chopped”?
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 18, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
If he wins, I imagine he'll still be on Chopped
Both shows are filmed in NYC and he’d only film maybe 5 episodes per show per season. I mean Chopped has like 4 seasons a year but still.
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.
Hurray for the mute button on my remote control.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
My pokemonz playoff games are making me ill
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 2:59 PM PST reply actions
I’m soooooooooo glad the Mr. didn’t do pokemonz this season. What with the strike thingy, and the injuries and junk.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It’s a love/hate thing. I love it when my team wins but I’m miserable when I lose and spend all Sunday doing nothing but checking scores and being stressed out. I’ve even woken up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night worrying about injured players. Sometimes I wish I’d quit playing it but it’s too addictive
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
He still did his pick ‘em league with the guys from work, but not fantasy stuff. I’m kinda tired of watching football myself.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i’ve stopped rooting for teams because of pokemonz hand egg so if I take that away, I got no reason to care about it. Why else would I even remotely care about a Bengals/Rams games (no offense to Mr. Merope)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
What? No flag on that play? You sure?
Maybe you should review the play…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
LOL RAIDERS LOL RAIDERS
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Hey, completely unrelated, but I meant to ask you in a previous thread: do you like doing patent law?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah, it's a lot of fun
I do patent prosecution and litigation-related work (not actual lit), so preparing patents, opinions, reexaminations, appeals – matters before the US Patent Office or preparing docs that might be used in lit. What appealed to me about it was being able to learn about new inventions and the strategy involved in getting patents…and fairly regular hours for most work you do compared to most other practices of law. It’s very deadline based, and it costs money to get extensions (normally in court for example you could ask the judge for a continuation). But because of the nature of the work, as long as you keep the 1-3 month deadlines organized, on a day to day level you have a lot of flexibility in your job – depending on the client of course.
Do you find that your background in chemistry has actually helped you? And what kind of internships did you do pre-law school?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah, definitely
Working in patent prosecution requires a science degree or some equivalent (mandatory for the USPTO examination) but in terms of introducing concepts, terms etc it’s pretty crucial. It isn’t so much for helping with details about the client’s new product – by definition I am working with new art, so what I was taught in school is probably out of date relative to the inventor – but it’s important in helping understand the prior art. Chemistry classes also included a decent overlap of other curricula which are generally useful.
Internships… I actually worked in the District Attorney’s office for a year or two and some civil firms prior to deciding on IP law. One of those things where I made sure I wanted to do patent law.
Interesting. Thanks for the info. I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do after I eventually graduate, and I want to leave all my options open.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It’s definitely a writing based job. If you think it’s a field you might want to work in, you can become a patent agent without going to law school by just taking the USPTO exam, which permits you to prosecute patents; just can’t provide legal advice.
Is it a difficult exam? Becoming a patent agent would have to wait until post-graduate school, but I don’t see a reason I couldn’t take the exam while still in graduate school.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It’s all procedural law. Patent examiners (the USPTO employees who compare the application against prior art) use a document called the Manual of Patent Examination Procedure to provide procedural law for the basis of their decisions.
You can use a supplied electronic copy of the MPEP on the exam. I didn’t find it particularly hard because the questions are usually literally quoted from the MPEP. But it does take a while to study, mostly to figure out how the MPEP is laid out so you can search the electronic copies effectively.
All that’s required to become an agent is passing the USPTO exam; they even tell you right after the exam if you’ve passed.
Wow. That sounds like a pretty bizarre setup for that kind of an exam. What’s the point of even having one?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Touchdown Rrrrrrrrrrrrraiders!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Late, I know, I was feeding the skink.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Skink
We had it’s older relative for a pet a few years ago, we released it back to the patio… this one is younger and showed up about a month ago in the living room. I’ll probably release it to the patio when it warms up again.
We also have a northern pacific treefrog that lives in our patio area.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The first one we had, yes. She caught it and it’s tail came off so we kept it over the winter and gave it some time to grow a new tail. Now we have one of it’s relatives. I guess word got out that we have good grub.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Tebow is a good QB
Andres Torres was a track and field star at Miami Dade, running the 100 meters in 10.37 seconds, the second fastest recorded 100 meter time for all major league baseball players, behind Deion Sanders' 10.26
LOL RAIDERS
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Megatron
Andres Torres was a track and field star at Miami Dade, running the 100 meters in 10.37 seconds, the second fastest recorded 100 meter time for all major league baseball players, behind Deion Sanders' 10.26
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 18, 2011 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
WHAT IF MEGATRON WAS AN ACTUAL TRANSFORMER?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Should I be frightened ?
MEGATRON may be be branching out. I had to replace the batteries in my truck. The replacements are labeled Interstate Megatron
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Does your truck have a beautiful or menacing speaking voice with a inexplicable British accent?
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Wait, how the hell was Tebow sacked for 28 yards? How do you go that far back?!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
194 yards passing and 93 rushing. No interceptions. One fumble though.
Andres Torres was a track and field star at Miami Dade, running the 100 meters in 10.37 seconds, the second fastest recorded 100 meter time for all major league baseball players, behind Deion Sanders' 10.26
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 18, 2011 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Most complete game from him I have seen.
by WhatsAMataHari on Dec 18, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
He threw a lot of balls away.
I saw maybe one poor throw by him in the game.
Andres Torres was a track and field star at Miami Dade, running the 100 meters in 10.37 seconds, the second fastest recorded 100 meter time for all major league baseball players, behind Deion Sanders' 10.26
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 18, 2011 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
Throwing the ball away isn’t always a good decision. He’s throwing a lot of balls away in situations where he should be able to complete the pass. Usually by making throw much earlier. It’s keeping his interceptions down, but also limiting his completions and the teams offensive performance.
by BestHyperboleEver on Dec 18, 2011 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
It was 4th down and he was forced out of the pocket. He needed to make something happen to keep the game going.
Andres Torres was a track and field star at Miami Dade, running the 100 meters in 10.37 seconds, the second fastest recorded 100 meter time for all major league baseball players, behind Deion Sanders' 10.26
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 18, 2011 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
I really hate Tebow now
He made me root for the Pats.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
O M G
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.
Next Iron Chef has started.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
oh man i'm so nervous
almost there…
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.
Wow.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I'm in the middle of it now..
will I be happy with the outcome ? Wait, don’t tell me. One minute of cooking time left.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Man, Majumdar is just a dick.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I think he was looking for things to criticize
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 was always looking for things to criticze
Majumdar go home !!
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I don't remember which one you were rooting for
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Chef Morimoto, who had the best meal…Chef Zakarian
/skips through commercials……..
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
.............FUCK YES
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I want his brussel sprouts recipe.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m with you..I love brussel sprouts
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I’m done cooking for the day though. Just made 14 dozen tamales. I give them out every year for Christmas. Three varities, Plain (pork, cheese), Black Olive ( pork, black olives, cheese blend), Serrano ( pork, serrano chiles, cotija cheese)
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Ha
I was cooking all morning for our family Christmas party, then we just cooked dinner, so I’m pretty cooked out too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I'm out, time to get a bowl of Ice Cream and watch Hell on Wheels
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I'm enjoying a celebratory glass of wine (or three)
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.
Toast !
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Good Choice !
The “white” friends usually like the plain best. The more daring folks like the olive because it’s a little different. The smarts one go right to the Serrano. Just a little heat from the pepper, rich flavor from the roasted meat, salt and acid from the cotjila cheese. The amount of Serrano’s I make grows each year.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Breaking news?
Question mark because don’t know if it’s true or not link (right click to read in new window)
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2011 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
I’m guessing he’ll never be ronery again.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 18, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
per Sydney News
As for Kim Jong Il – he apparently died of a heart attack while on a domestic train journey
Wouldn’t it be sad if Omar Vizquel says he would sign here for $500,000 but the Giants say no because they can’t afford it because they gave Eli Whiteside $500,000?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
No
They’re pretty equally terrible.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Omar would be better than either player they have right now.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Omar would be worse than Crawford
Not by much, but he would be. Crawford is at least replacement level.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Omar might be better than Burriss.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Sadly, this might be correct.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Then again, who isn’t better than Burriss?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
You.
Me. Uhh. Someone else.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
No..I may be better than Burris.
/probably not faster though. I might be able to outhit him.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I’m 52, so absolutely not. Five knee surgeries and a back surgery later..
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Expect a call from Savvy Sabes any moment
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2011 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
He text ( ed ?) me yesterday. Is text a verb now ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Good night, Kim Jong Il
May you continue to look at things.
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
Good Night....
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Apropos that he would find his way into a dumb waiter.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2011 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
**Ding, Ding**
way to read the subtext
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I loved him in Team America.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
by rotorueter on Dec 18, 2011 8:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
mat latos eh?
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Dec 18, 2011 9:17 PM PST reply actions
LOL
favorite mascot ever
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
:'-(
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Dec 18, 2011 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
It really does look like it’s crying.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
i didnt know there was a missus
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Dec 18, 2011 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
Marge Schott?
Andres Torres was a track and field star at Miami Dade, running the 100 meters in 10.37 seconds, the second fastest recorded 100 meter time for all major league baseball players, behind Deion Sanders' 10.26
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 18, 2011 11:53 PM PST up reply actions
I used to do this all the time in the old madden games
The first six innings are overrated.
Silly question!
Demon possessed cart, of course.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2011 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
No, no you don’t, because it’s hilarious.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2011 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
friction.. how does it work?
So sad, yet so funny.
This is awesome.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
This is visual representation of my aspirations in life.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 19, 2011 7:48 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I think it's ok to laugh,
cause some of those people made the conscious decision to work for the Dallas Cowboys
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
It was a high school game played in the Cowboys stadium I think.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 19, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
It was, some sort of state championship thingie.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The worst part is that every unimaginative prankster in the US is going to want to do the ‘ghost ride the golf cart down the football field’ now.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 19, 2011 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khg1Xh70x1o
Andres Torres was a track and field star at Miami Dade, running the 100 meters in 10.37 seconds, the second fastest recorded 100 meter time for all major league baseball players, behind Deion Sanders' 10.26
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 18, 2011 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Why did the guy dive off at the end. I’m laughing so hard at him.
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The thing is called an “EZ Go” wth did they expect?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
A laxative?
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 19, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
I think my favorite part
is there is a guy who gets hit, rides it for like 20 yards, then rolls off it. Instead of trying to stop it or anything.
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 started the polls for the McCoven Awards
Newcomer, Informative and McSpirit are all up. Vote plz!
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
The others will be up tomorrow.
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
The Others?!
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Winter is coming.
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OT: Did anyone see the little 30 second excerpt from the Brian Stow Interview?
It was only 30 seconds, but just seeing how that injury has affected his quality of life – mentally – is just so saddening. I sincerely hope he will once again become the man his family and colleagues knew him to be.
Sergio Romo: The Giants welcome wagon.
Representing the World Champion SF Giants in SoCal since 2009.
Pretty much the only Persian in California obsessed with baseball...
JimBowdenESPNxm JIM BOWDEN
Cards continue pursuit of Carlos Beltran with resolution possible early in the week
Andres Torres was a track and field star at Miami Dade, running the 100 meters in 10.37 seconds, the second fastest recorded 100 meter time for all major league baseball players, behind Deion Sanders' 10.26
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 18, 2011 11:42 PM PST reply actions
SHIFT-A
Good morning everyone. I had a great weekend with my sister coming to visit, great weather, and KC slayed the dragon!!
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We just realized last night that that is an insurance commercial. and only because we both said to each other “You know, I still don’t know what this is a commercial for.”
We had it narrowed down to insurance or bank.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Plus what a dumb concept. “We’ll double check to see if you are getting all of your discounts. Uh nope. You’re good.”
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Hey, We're a better insurance company
because we offer the same kind of discounts other insurance companies are forced by the state to offer too. And we can’t be specific because this is a generalized ad.
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
And even though you didn’t ‘qualify’ for any extra discounts let me talk to you about some life insurance while I’ve got you here!
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I smell
Multi-line savings!
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Damn, it’s foggy outside.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I really can’t stay.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
I've got to go away
Another one of those great although just about cold weather activities not even Santa never mind baby J.C. Christmas songs
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I would have liked for the Giants to put up a bid for Aoki
but the OF is crowded. Nakajima is still my offseason white whale who played in Japan last year.
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Oh
The Diamondbacks have signed outfielder Jason Kubel, tweets Tom Krasovic. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports confirms the agreement, which is for two years with an option. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports says the deal is worth $15MM. Kubel is represented by Wasserman Media Group.
Where is he going to play and $7.5 mil is a little expensive for a backup OF.
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Fangraph does not like the move
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizona-downgrades-with-kubel-addition/
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my thoughts exactly
Overall, this is just a weird signing. The Diamondbacks didn’t really improve themselves, displaced a decent young player, and gave up about 10-15% of their payroll to make this lateral move. They could potentially rescue this deal by moving Kubel to first base (where he could platoon with Goldschmidt), but it doesn’t sound like that’s in the plan.
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Sports!
OT- My damn Chargers finally looked like a Rivers lead offensive team last night. That was awesome.
Also, Kubel- Trading defense for power, and a LH hitter. Dbacks were very RH heavy last year. Kubel is no cleanup hitter, but he can add some LH pressence.
Blerg
But where is he going to play?
the OF is young and crowded. Also, $7.5 milllion a year?
People talk about how good Towers is but I just don’t see it. The guy just spent $20+ million on Kubel, Hill, MacDonald, Bloomquist, Blanco, Overbay, and Saito. That’s Willingham + Furcal/Rollins money.
The Cahill trade is definitely interesting but that could be a wash/slight upside trade as well.
Oh yeah, they still their last arb year with Montero.
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Better or worse offseason compared to Sabean?
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It kinda of depends
on what happens with Cahill. SP was their biggest weakness last year so the trade kinda of make sense.
The the rest of those guys (other than Hill) are basically backups. Sabean’s worst move swas signing two LHP relievers instead of one and not getting a guy like Beltran (but more for budget reasons). I like the Pagan and Melky moves despite the loss of Torres and they’ll both be starters.
AZSnakepit believes that either Chris Young or Parra will be traded so we’ll see.
Also, Dbacks have a $50-60 million payroll, a significant portion of which is occupied by the players listed above.
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So officially on the fence?
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Yeah
None of the moves by either Sabean or Towers made are earth-shattering ala Pujols or Marlins so there is no offseason benefits for the moves. On field performance will dictate which GM was right.
If Cahill can find himself again, that move will have the highest impact. But the odds of that happening is like 30%.
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Willingham is RH hitter
I think the Dbacks were looking for LH bat with Upton, Young, Montero, Goldschmidt.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Dec 19, 2011 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
Good point
but still a bad move.
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Alright…off to walk, or disappear into the fog…
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The Saints have the second bye in the playoffs now
The 49ers really need to win tonight.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
The thing is that
if the Niners win tonight, they’re still not a lock for the no. 2 seed with a road game against the Seahawks next week.
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I understand the importance of that, but as the 49ers have destroyed all my expectations of them over the years, I’m just going to be happy if they win a playoff game. I don’t know if the bye matters all that much in the NFL these days, and for a young-ish team with little playoff experience, the extra week off could work against them.
It’s because of the 49ers that I cough up blood every Giants’ off season because they don’t seem to be particularly motivated to win a World Series. We were spoiled in the 80s and early 90s (I draw the line at Mariucci).
Let's hope the Harbaugh era has a better ending
than the Mariucci era. Let’s not forget that Mariucci went 13 and 3 in 1997 and went to the NFC Championship game.
Geez 1997 was a horrible year for Bay Area teams in playoffs.
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Not as bad as 2002!
Going calendar-year only:
January- 49ers eliminated in first round by A Kid Out There™.
January- Raiders. Patriots. The Tuck Rule game.
April- Warriors mercifully end season at 21-61.
April- Earthquakes crushed in CONCACAF Champions League second round
May- Sharks blow a 3-2 series lead in the second round to Colorado.
May/June- Kings. Lakers.
October- A’s blow a 2-1 series lead in the first round to Minnesota.
October- Giants. Angels.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Dec 19, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Limitless
I can’t decide whether or not I liked the movie, but I can’t remember the last time I hated a main character so much. I was super, super disappointed when he ended up not dead.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I really hated the main character in Social Network
I know that was the point but it was really distracting.
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I thought you were supposed to hate Mark
but then the final scene and some of Sorkin’s comments made me think you weren’t, which was kind of D:
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I think you were
but he was so grating that I couldn’t care about the ending or what happened.
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I hated this character
Ebenezer Scrooge was an an unpopular, grumpy, elderly British male human. He was a banker, and a usurious moneylender. He worked at a counting house. He was disgusted by the poor, and praised workhouses. And he hated Christmas!
He was a banker
I beg your pardon!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
You are rather Scrooge-like. You two would probably enjoy kicking puppies into space together.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
Lars will be visited by the Puppies of Christmas past, present & future. The past will show him exactly why he has the urge to kick puppies into space. He’ll still hold a grudge and kick the puppy of Christmas Past into space. The puppy of Christmas present will show him what his cruelty to puppies is causing to the environment around him. Lars will go into denial, and kick the puppy of Christmas present into space. The third puppy will show him that if he continues at this pace, all puppies will be kicked into space. Having landed on the moon & mutated into superdogs with high intelligence, they will surpass NASAs space travelling capabilities. They will return with a legion of spaceships and take over the world destroying all of mankind.
Lars of course will be happy with this development, and he’ll kick the Puppy of Christmas Future into space causing the end of humankind.
So, no. He’s nothing like Ebenezer Scrooge.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
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by ResDog on Dec 19, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Enjoy your rec.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 19, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
LOLRAIDERS!
I dunno. I was xmas shopping during most of the game. On the Lions last drive I only saw the yahoo play by play on my phone.
So I’ll blame the refs.
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I read something where Sorkin was talking about the opening scene
and apparently we were supposed to be empathizing with Mark and thinking his girlfriend was a bitch. I was like WUT
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I kinda liked Zuckerberg
But I’m probably insane, so it fits.
Then again, I sympathized with Eduardo too, so who knows.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I need to see that link.
That kinda goes against everything I’ve ever known about Sorkin. Not that I don’t believe you. I am shocked.
by Every6thDay on Dec 19, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
well, it's certainly possible I misinterpreted
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.
Especially since if followed with 15 minutes of Mark being a creepy stalker and publicly embarrassing his ex.
Also, the portrayal of women in that movie was horrendous. Even down to the “dumb” female associate.
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I’ve heard that before, but I don’t quite get it. Was the portrayal of anyone in that movie favorable?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Dec 19, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
Sorkin has some earned misogyny baggage. Because the movie was about someone who wasn’t kind to women (going out of his way to mistreat them), that got lumped with Sorkin’s stuff.
by Every6thDay on Dec 19, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Except that in real life, Zuckerberg has been with his current girlfriend since 2003, which obviously includes the time period depicted in the movie. Sorkin did kind of appear to make a conscious decision to make the whole MARK HATES WOMEN!! thing the driving force of the movie.
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 can see that then, misogynistic in the focus. It’s the “that movie portrays women in a terrible manner” argument that has never clicked with me. It’s a movie filled with a bunch of horrible people doing horrible things. I see it almost akin to saying Reservoir Dogs portrays all men as gun waving, lunatic criminals.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Dec 19, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
I think it’s because a mainstream, popular… “thing” has the power to influence thought, and if the influence works against causes of equality/rights, then it’s actually irrelevant what the reasoning behind the piece is.
by Every6thDay on Dec 19, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
I think the fact
that it’s based on a real-life event/storyline hurts the narrative. I mean if the movie was completely fictional, then I get it. But to base it in part on Zuckerberg and then be completely opposite of reality is just weird.
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Happens all the time in film and television, so I’m not really programmed to pick and choose when I have a problem with it. My loss, because sometimes I definitely miss out on the social implications.
by Every6thDay on Dec 19, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
the male characters were type-A assholes in control. The female characters were driveling groupies/nut-cases.
Irony is that Mark Zuckerberg never had a bad relationship like the one in the movie; he had the same girlfriend throughout college and is about to get married to her in the next year.
by SituationalLefty on Dec 19, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Apropos of nothing here but facebook in general
I downloaded the “exfoliate” app for android. It goes back and deletes all your old facebook posts past a specifiable point. I’m enjoying using it. I hope to have all my old facebook posts deleted before this timeline thing happens.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Can you do that after the timeline thing kicks in?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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by can of corn on Dec 19, 2011 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
In all likelyhood, yes.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
What is this timeline thing?
@legaleagle88
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Some new format for facebook that shows everything that everyone has ever posted on a timeline. I hear that it’s really a timeline though. Hopefully someone else does a better job because I just realized how much my explanation sucks.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Dec 19, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
The Dark Side
Conversations between two people are shown as discussions. However, people who are not engaged in the discussion can still see the conversation. It is unclear which messages are displayed on the public timeline, which is available to anyone and which messages are visible only to friends.
Hmmm....
November 14th the WSJ reported that an iPhone version of “exfoliate” was due in “a few weeks.”
I see nothing available.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 19, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I will proudly display my smartass comments from 3 years ago. Also, I’m lazy.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Dec 19, 2011 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I mostly worry about the current girlfriend digging up flirty wall posts from old girlfriends from like 2005.
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Mayor of Smug.
Ah, I’ve been with my wife for longer than I’ve had facebook, so that shouldn’t be a worry for me.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Dec 19, 2011 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
If I remember correctly the book that the movie was based on was pointed out at the time as not being totally factual.
I think this was the book
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
I just realized
that the ex-gf in the Social Network is played by the actress who will be playing the lead in Girl in a Dragon Tattoo…talk about range!
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Yeah, I was basically rooting for the MC to die a slow and painful death for three-quarters of the movie.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
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It was somewhere between hilarious and disturbing. And way too predictable.
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The most interesting idea that movie didn’t explore involved De Niro’s character, when he says that Bradley Cooper didn’t earn his knowledge through experience, which makes all the difference. There was absolutely no downside to that pill in terms of experience and that was a bummer.
Unrelated, Mission: Impossible 4 is surprisingly great. As in… one of the best PG-13 action movies in a good long while. Fun and loose and smart enough to not be insulting. IMAX was fantastic, it’s better than 3D. The Dark Knight Rises trailer made me long for the film’s release.
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The #Dbacks have quietly had a monster of an off-season,now signing Jason Kubel to 2-year, $15 million deal. They are NL West favorites.#MLB
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Giants play better as the underdogs anyways
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While I wouldn't quite word it like Nightengale
And it is a bit of an overpay, Kubel should be a useful player for them.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
How
The guy is a superclank glove and worse than Parra.
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Hsi dWAR over the last 3 season is 0.8
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Fangraph
This shows up most significantly on defense, where Kubel has essentially proven to be so bad that he should probably have been moved to permanent DH by now. In just over 3,000 innings in the outfield, he has a career UZR of -41.8, or about -17 runs per 150 games played.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizona-downgrades-with-kubel-addition/
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Melky’s career UZR/150 is -4.8
Kubel’s career UZR/150 is -17.0.
Also, Arizona already has Upton, Parra, and Young in the OF. Melky is basically replacing Ross or Burrell in the OF.
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Melky has spent time in CF, so you can’t just compare the UZRs.
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Well, I guess you can, but you need to add in +10 for every 150 games Melky played in CF.
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Parra had a pretty damn good year last year too
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Their outfield was really death to flying things. It was fucking annoying.
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YES! There were so many times while playing against them the Giants would hit a fly ball and I’d get all excited and they’d make the catch easily.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Dec 19, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
They should have all won Gold Gloves
But I guess they couldn’t compete with the mighty buzzsaw that is the Dodgers’ outfield.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
that makes Melky look even better though, right?
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’s my thoughts. I mean, it’s not as if he is completely out of place in center to the point where it destroys his UZR unfairly.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Dec 19, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Yes. I was pointing out that Calbear is again doing some illogical.
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Would this be an example
of “cutting off one’s nose to spite the face”
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well geez
Cabrera plays a mean outfield compared to a man with one leg stuck in a bear trap, too.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
According to AZsnakepit
Dbacks made an offer to Kuroda but did not hear back so they decided to sign Kubel instead.
Also, Towers is going to keep Parra…so the signing stands by itself.
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Seriously
the Giants also have a left handed starter with experience to trade.
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I mean, Kubel was worth 5.2 over the last 3 seasons.
Melky was worth 4.1 WAR over the same period.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
lol
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Kubel’s oWAR the last three seasons: 3.1, 0.4, and 0.9 and he is 30.
Melky’s oWAR the last three seasons: 1.6, 0.2, and 4.8. and two years younger.
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Its like argueing turd sandwhich over giant douche
Kubel is probably going to be a minor upgrade and bring a LH bat to a team without any. But it’s not like they signed Fielder.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Dec 19, 2011 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
I disagree
In that the OF (heck most of the offense) is a weakness for the Giants. There is a strong chance that Melky will be significant improvement over his 2010 counterpart.
Kubel is a LH but will at best be a minor improvement. Not to mention he constitutes 10-15% of the Dbacks’ payroll at this moment.
The only reason why I haven’t ripped this move more is that there is a chance that they will move Parra or Young for someone. At this point, it’s a Aaron Rowand esque signing.
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Except the whole 15 vs 60 million dollars thing. That and the 5 vs 2 years thing.
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lol
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
it’s probably a bit of a hyperbole. It’s just not a good move by the Dbacks.
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I started reading Game of Thrones over the weekend.
It is really good and I’m amazed at how closely the show follows the book.
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Also I recommend Google Books.
I can switch between my phone and my pc and it keeps track of my page number for me!
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One of us. One of us!
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I’ve been carrying it around for two weeks, but somehow haven’t had the chance to open it (I’ve probably owned it for a year, but had about 15-20 books ahead of it). I was thinking I better get it started before I get a million new books for Christmas (my preferred gift!).
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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by can of corn on Dec 19, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
RIP Warren Hellman
First Hazel Dickens, now Warren. DDHNM.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Speedway Meadow is now Hellman Hollow.
I’m not a big proponent of name changing…but I can get behind this one.
R.I.P.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 19, 2011 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 2m Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Something else being seen as possible clue that TEX is winning bidder (again, this is speculation): TOR stayed in Latos conversation late.
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Sit this one out Ben
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Ben Roethlisberger is still unsure if he will be able to start tonight’s game against 49ers. Roethlisberger is a true game-time decision.
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Keith Law's tweets
On the Kubel trade:
Nobody. RT @PaulieBallnuts: Who in their right mind thinks Kubel >Parra? #GMFail @keithlaw
Agent Ned’s cover is blown:
Colletti signed Grabow because an anonymous user wrote “Once played for the San Francisco Giants” on Grabow’s Wikipedia page
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Lovejoy passing through the Sun's corona
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 10:54 AM PST reply actions
Still no respect for the Sun
just a medium sized yellow star.
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The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
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How was this taken?
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and
Borg implants.
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That particular image was taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory currently in orbit around the Earth.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Well the new Dark Knight Rises trailer looks pretty fucking sweet
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by DFARowand on Dec 19, 2011 11:11 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
You sound surprised.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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Not at all
My only surprise was how much I enjoyed Hathaway.
I thought this role would be tough for her but from that small bit she seemed just fine
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Bruce Wayne on a cane… he and Gotham’s wealthy appear to be Bane’s prisoner(s)!? Hines Ward outruns the defense!
by Every6thDay on Dec 19, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
So the Astros ZiPS projections came out
And
1) They’re, of course, terrible
But
2) There’s at least 2, possibly three guys I’d rather have that what we’ve got.
I’d definitely take Lowrie over Crawford, and I’d definitely take Altuve over Sanchez. And if we have to have some sort of ungodly LF/RF dude, I’d almost rather have Carlos Lee than Huff.
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I'd definitely take JD Martinez over Huff too, I suppose.
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But not
over Belt.
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That’s true about every team, isn’t it?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
True enough.
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Agree on Lowrie and Atluve
But Carlos Lee had a 2.5 oWAR last year and a -0.5 oWAR the year before. He is also making $18.5 million this year.
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The Giants ZIPS projections aren’t as good as they looked when they were posted if we assume no Beltran and probably no Belt. :(
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how 'bout those pitchers tho
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yeah that shit was ugly
Esp when you consider Wandy will likely be traded.
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Don't worry
Someone’s going to drop some pixie dust on Crawford and he’s going to learn hot to hit
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Freudian typo
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Stamos is pretty dreamy
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Someone’s going to drop pixie dust on Lowrie and his shoulder is going to explode.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 19, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
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aomeone's going to drop some pixie dust on Crawford
and he’s going to learn how to play “River Euphrates” on the guitar.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
Also, let's play GUESS THE ZiPS PROJECTION
.255/.315/.413
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Downs?
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You got it!
Too bad we don’t have any need for a backup 2B, what with ours being all healthy and whatnot.
OH WAIT OPPOSITE
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BURRISS OUTTA NOWHERE
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Downs at 2B with Fontenot at SS would be non-awful.
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Yerp
But you’ll take Crawford/Burriss up the middle and like it, punk.
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Burris gotta go nowhere
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Thank God we still have Hinshaw!
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
What is this organization’s obsession with mediocre to awful left handed pitchers?
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God, I bet if we told them that Belt could pitch, they’d play him every day.
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Wasn’t he a pitcher in college?
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I thought he was an outfielder?
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Doh. 1B/LHP according to Texas’ website.
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JUST PLAY HIM YOU DUMMIES
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Wait, didn’t he sign with the Padres?
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by EliminateMe on Dec 19, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
I know Downs shouldn't have been DFA'd
but why are people so optimistic about Downs and pessmistic about Crawford?
Downs had a one very good1/3 of a year (PA wise) last year but is a below average defender and has had a pretty meh minor/major league career otherwise.
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Granted
if the bar is Burris then there’s nothing to talk about.
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Because he is a Matt Downs : Man of Honor
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/9/3/1667874/matt-downs-man-of-honor
Plus he’s not Burriss
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I don’t think anyone actually thinks Downs has a shot at being a league average starter.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
Poor Reds fans
I know it’s been a while but they gave up Josh Hamilton (who was playing really well) for Volquez, and now they watch him get packaged in a deal with Alonso for Latos.
It’s gotta suck to lose one of the best hitters int eh league for a disappointment.. Must be even worse to watch that disappointment packaged with a prized prospect for an even bigger disappointment.
by Ice Watter In His Veins! on Dec 19, 2011 11:33 AM PST reply actions
But they got some much value for that 1/2 season of Hernandez last year.
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is Latos really a big disappointment?
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Latos is still a very good pitcher
and is just as good on the road as he as at home.
I think the issue is the mental.
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I don't see how
I like that trade for the Reds if they’re trying to WIN NOW.
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yeah I think they gave up a lot
but they are deep at each position at which they gave up a lot and Volquez honestly stinks so it’s not that bad
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Volquez next year
4-15, all wins against the Giants, 2.56 ERA, 87 ERA+
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Seriously
Volquez is pretty awful against the Giants.
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Well..
I’m not saying that they shouldn’t have done the deal.. I’m just saying that it sucks to watch really good players and prospects leave in trades and get back disappointments. Based on multiple posts here, people still seem upset about the Pierzinsksyasd;fljk deal – people still watch Liriano and Nathan and get bummed out.
As a Warriors fan I can make the following not complete parallel – Webber traded for Gugliotta, traded for Donyell Marshall. Logically, yeah, Webber “had to go” and Marshall wasn’t terrible, but it still was always a reminder that we had C-Webb and now we have Marshall.
by Ice Watter In His Veins! on Dec 19, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
I'm projecting
Latos is not a disappointment yet, but if I remember correctly, that park isn’t great for pitching. Plus, I’m not a fan, so I’m hoping he doesn’t do well.
by Ice Watter In His Veins! on Dec 19, 2011 11:38 AM PST reply actions
Football question, since I don't follow too closely
Assuming the Colts draft luck and look to trade Peyton, how would people feel about the 49ers trading for Manning?
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That would interesting
wonder what they would have to give up.
Still think that the o-line and receivers are bigger needs.
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I seriously doubt they would trade Manning
Wouldn’t make any sense to me. If Manning could still play he should stay there for at least a year with Luck at back up.
The first six innings are overrated.
This
Colts very unlikely to trade Manning, unless he wants to be traded.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Dec 19, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I could see him wanting to be traded if they bring in their new QB of the future
And why not? Even at his age and coming off his injury he’ll likely be one of the better QBs in the NFL. Why should he have to sit around and train some kid?
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Maybe he doesn’t want to finish his career the way Brett Favre did.
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by EliminateMe on Dec 19, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
By texting pics of his penis?
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They are going to put a status of his penis in the Hall of Fame
The only question is which hat will his penis be wearing.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 19, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
If your penis had to wear an NFL logo, how could you choose anything but the packers?
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I mean, if he played for the Giants, maybe, but he didn’t. And he’s probably not.
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Posited only 'cause of a Grantland piece
1. San Francisco 49ers
If Jim Harbaugh can’t get Andrew Luck, wouldn’t this be the next best thing? With Harbaugh as coach, that young offensive line percolating, a dominant defense, and the NFC West on the docket for six games a year, the Niners can own this division for the next three to four years. That’s pretty clear. But when they lose in the playoffs this year, the narrative around them is going to become simple: “We need an upgrade on Alex Smith if we’re ever going to win a Super Bowl.” The Niners left $16 million in cap space unused this year, and with a young roster, they should be able to fit Manning under the cap in 2012. And while the San Francisco offense isn’t quite as good as the unit Manning would join in Dallas, Peyton would have enough weapons to justify making the move. We’ve seen how good the 49ers can be with a below-average quarterback this season; now, what could they do with an elite one?
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I like this part
“Does your team already have Tim Tebow?”
Eliminates: Broncos
Should speak for itself.
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I think they were talking about that on KNBR earlier today, so you aren’t the only one thinking along those lines.
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