Best Seasons in San Francisco Giants History, Part One
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 4, 2011 10:00 AM PST
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- Only San Francisco. I don’t want to bother New York because, hey, they’re walking over there.
- As tempting as it might be, I can’t justify putting Barry Bonds at shortstop, second base, and six other positions. That’d make for a quick post, but it wouldn’t be intellectually honest. Not that I’ve cared about that before.
- I'm not just pulling up a list of WAR leaders and taking the top name. There has to be a spot for the author's discretion, such as with...
Oh, this will stir something up with the Dick Dietz fan club. Dietz hit .300/.426/.515 for the 1970 Giants, racking up 612 plate appearances. He was a beast. A fluke and a curiosity -- he only played two full (fantastic) major league seasons before he disintegrated -- but a beast.
But Buster Posey won the World Series. Your argument is invalid. He bolstered a weak offense, and he managed a strong pitching staff. And then he won the World Series. This isn’t a list of the best WAR by position; it’s a list of the best seasons, and in 2500, Posey’s is the one they’ll carve on the side of a spaceship in an attempt to communicate with an alien civilization.
If you’re looking for Bengie Molina, he’s down there. Lower. Still lower. By WAR, every single season he had is below Rick Wilkins’s 183 plate appearances in 1996. WAR isn’t the definitive statistic to end all arguments of course, but wow.
Honorable Mention: Dick Dietz, 1970
1B - Willie McCovey, 1969
There’s something about his 1968 that fascinates me. The mound was high, ERAs were low, and McCovey still hit .293/.378/.545 -- good in any era. But his ‘69 was transcendent. Mystic crystal revelation, and the mind's true liberation. A 209 OPS+ with 45 intentional walks. Surely, the City would never see that sort of combination again. Will Clark’s defense might put his ‘89 over McCovey’s best season, but this ain’t Clark Chronicles.
McCovey was another Giant who had his best season when he was 30 or older. Mays did it. Bonds did it too. Must be all the paganism and vegan living.
Honorable Mention: Will Clark, 1989
2B - Jeff Kent, 2000
It was the last time that a player legitimately competed with a healthy Barry Bonds for the MVP. After applying positional adjustments and ignoring clankmittery, Kent was almost as good. Almost. He was a worthy MVP winner, and it was still one of the greatest seasons ever from a second baseman.
I’d like to remind you to check out The Amazin’ Avenue Annual, in which I write about the Giants and haphazardly relate it to the Mets. All I could think about while writing it was 2000. That was the best team I ever watched. Bonds/Kent/Burks was a ridiculous middle of the order. All five starting pitchers were above-average (once Russ Ortiz got on track in the second half, that is). Fantastic bench. And Bobby Jones shut them down like they were a team of beer-leaguers. I know 2002 got the emo seal of approval, but 2000 almost hurt just as much.
And then 11/1/10. Never forget.
Honorable Mention: Jeff Kent, 2002
SS - Rich Aurilia, 2001
Every time I look at these seasons, I wonder, why wasn’t that year the one that featured a parade down Market Street? And there’s always an answer. Oh. Hal Lanier’s 46 OPS+. Oh. Livan Hernandez’s ability to deliver bulk quantities of regurgitated innings. Aurilia’s season stands out because it didn’t lead to world domination. Sure, the cynics can point out that his teammates were on on the chemical express, but, what, he forgot the chemist’s number the next year? His 2001 looks like one of the great outlier seasons in baseball history, and it’s fantastic. Davey Johnson. Brady Anderson. Roger Maris. Rich Aurilia. Oh, and the last guy played a pretty good shortstop.
Honorable Mention: Chris Speier, 1972
3B - Matt Williams, 1994
The big surprise is that Jim Ray Hart had the two highest WAR numbers for third basemen in the San Francisco era. Well, it’s not that surprising -- Hart was a good player. But Williams seemed more iconic. Maybe that’s just because I was around for Williams but not Hart. I put Williams up because a) it was close enough that tie went to the player I’ve watched, and b) if I had to slight Will Clark, I needed to throw my weight behind Williams.
His WAR was higher in three different seasons, but ‘94 was the year that Williams was a nightly story. He was pursuing Roger Maris’s record, and he might have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling billionaires.
Honorable Mention: Jim Ray Hart, 1967
LF - Barry Bonds, 2004
One hundred and twenty intentional walks. One two zero. A .609 on-base percentage -- that’s two Cody Rosses duct-taped together. A .362 batting average, which was the second-highest in San Francisco history behind Bonds’s 2002. More home runs than strikeouts. A home run every eight at-bats. Two hundred and three runs created.
And six stolen bases!
He was obviously laboratory-infused, and that’s a shame. But I never saw Manny Alexander do this, or Jason Giambi, or any of the thousands of hitters who used. He was taking chemicals to improve strength and stamina, not sending up an android in his place. But his stats suggest the latter, a Robocop-like freak of robotics who was programmed to take pitches outside the strike zone.
Honorable Mention: Barry Bonds, 2002
CF - Willie Mays, 1965
Heck, I don’t know what it was like to watch Willie Mays play. I really don’t. I can watch footage, and I can listen to old-timers wax rhapsodic, but I’ll never know what it was like to watch him take over a game or a series.
My best guess: Imagine what Buster Posey did last year, but even better, and for about 20 straight seasons. No big whoop. There’s a reason he’s considered the archetype, the all-around player by which others will be measured for the next couple of centuries. My time machine’s first stop is at the Polo Ground or Seals Stadium to watch Willie Mays play baseball. Well, after a quick stop to poke Paul O’Neill in the eye for breaking up Scott Garrellts’s no-hitter.
Honorable Mention: Willie Mays, 1962
RF - Bobby Bonds, 1973
So, so unappreciated for how good he was. The stone-tool users back then couldn’t stop focusing on his strikeouts, and he was constantly in the shadow of Mays. Thirty-nine home runs, 131 runs scored, and 43 stolen bases to go with an OBP of .370 and great defense. The Giants were able to create talented outfielders in the ‘60s and ‘70s by cutting a piece off one and growing another in a petri dish. Bonds, Garry Maddox, Gary Matthews, Jr., George Foster, Jack Clark...and it was Cody Ross who helped the Giants win their first World Series in San Francisco. The answer was Cody Ross. That will never fail to make me shake my head and smile.
Also of note: Stan Javier’s 1997 was the 14th best RF season by WAR. I had no idea.
Honorable Mention: Bobby Bonds, 1969
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Impressive list
This would take me hours to complete on my own
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Don’t tease me with pictures of Pedro Feliz!
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
It was. He was just that bad.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Just because you mentioned it
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
by nvsfg on Mar 4, 2011 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
This is rec’d because I do not have to watch that team.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Feliz drove me crazy
Sabean in the 97-03 Bonds era had this “can’t grow own position players” stigma. Sabean, in order to prove the sport media wrong, gave us Marvin Bernard and Pedro Feliz. Thank god he got rid of Bonds and learned how to draft. Well that last statement was a little sarcastic.
I like Sabean, he obviously learned something on the job. Team in ’10 looked better than ’09 and I hate to say I feel more confident for ’11 at the start than I did in ’10. Team looks good.
Time to repeat in '11!
Dick Dietz is one of my favorite Giants and his 1970 season is really an interesting year for him. He had so much success on offense, but his defense (-20 runs below average, 25 passed balls, 19% CS rate, 63 wild pitches) was really extremely bad. He was a catcher in name only, but he could hit.
You have to wonder if Dietz would have been pushed to 1B if McCovey wasn’t around?
Ask me about my blog.
I loved Dietz, and I was devastated when they traded him to the Dodgers, of all teams. They were right though, he was done.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
by rxmeister on Mar 4, 2011 11:30 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
So, so unappreciated for how good he was.
My dad has been telling me for years how good Bobby Bonds was.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
I wish I'd been born sooner so I could've watched Mays and McCovey and the gang
San Francisco Giants, 2010 World Series champions.
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Mar 4, 2011 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Same
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
But you were born just at the right time for the Giants to win a World Series.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I was raised in L.A.
And I loved the Giants from the age of 9 because of Say Hey Willie Mays. Got his autograph, he was signing a bunch in LA that day. I moved to SF as soon as I was of legal age, thank you very much. Willie made me a Giants fan for life.
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
by GiantMalcontent on Mar 4, 2011 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Bobby Bonds
he was my first and lasting inspiration as a young ballplayer. Something went haywire with him after the Giants traded Willie Mays, IMO.
Bobby Bonds, my first adoptee
It’s exhibition season, 1968, I’m 11 years old listening to Russ and Lon describe the action on my transistor radio. Throughout that spring, the name “Bobby Bonds” kept coming up. Here was Bobby Bonds ripping sharp singles up the middle. There was Bobby Bonds stealing second and continuing on to third on a wild throw from the catcher. Here was Bonds ripping line drives into the gap and legging them into triples. There he was belting home runs over the left field fence.
As long as I could remember, Mays, McCovey and Marichal were ever-present, ever-reliable mainstays of the San Francisco Giants. To an 11-year old boy, Mays, McCovey and Marichal had Always Been, and they would Always Be—hitting homers, winning 20, being awesome. But as much as I revered those guys, they were a bit larger than life. They were public domain. The more I listened to the games that spring, and pictured the sleek, powerful young rightfielder whose exploits Russ and Lon so vividly described, the more I felt as if Bobby Bonds was mine. I felt as if I was in on a secret that was only known to Russ, Lon and me.
When the Giants broke camp without Bonds, I was stunned and outraged. Jesus Alou in RF? Three Alous and we kept the wrong one! By season’s end, Chub Feeney would finally come to grips with this truth. But 1968 would see the Giants frequently giving their corner outfield starts to not one, but two punchless hitters, one righty (Alou) and one righty (Ty Cline). They made a perfect set of bookends: Alou’s SLG for 1968 was .278. Cline’s was .275—not batting average, Slugging Percentage. And still, Bobby Bonds languished in Phoenix.
Finally—and it took until June 25 (remember what an eternity it was last season, as we waited for Buster to get called up May 29?)—I guess the Giants had seen enough of Ty Cline, Jesus Alou, Dave Marshall et. al. Bobby Bonds was hitting .370 in Phoenix, with 16 doubles, 7 triples and 8 HR’s for a slugging percentage of .616, in 219 AB. Bonds was called up, got an immediate start in RF and was placed in the number seven spot in that night’s batting order against Claude Osteen and the Dodgers.
I was astonished when Bonds grounded out in his first Major League at bat. I had been certain that every at bat would bring singles, stolen bases, extra base hits and home runs. In Bonds’ second plate appearance, he was hit by a pitch to load the bases and lead to the Giants’ first run when Hal Lanier predictably grounded into a run-scoring double play. It was the sixth inning, however, when Bobby Bonds truly made his debut. Ron Hunt had singled to lead off the inning, followed by a rare double from Alou. McCovey was walked intentionally by the tiring Osteen to load the bases for Mays. Mays then worked a walk to force in the game’s second run and signal the end of Osteen’s night.
On came John Purdin, a right-hander who would end up pitching for the Dodgers in parts of 1964, ‘65, ’68 and ’69. 1968 would be Purdin’s best season, but this would not be one of his best nights. Purdin would enter the game with bases loaded, no one out and the dangerous Jim Ray Hart at the plate. Purdin proceeded to walk Hart, forcing in a third Giants run, but then recovered to strike out Jack Hiatt and bring Bobby Bonds to the plate.
I don’t remember the count, but I remember everything else: where I was, and the delirium I lapsed into as I listened to the description of Bonds’ grand slam clearing the outfield fence. It was at that moment I knew three things: I KNEW that the Giants were going to easily overtake the St. Louis Cardinals and win the NL pennant. I KNEW the Giants would then go on to win the World Series. And I KNEW Bobby Bonds would one day be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Oh, and I also KNEW that I was a genius at picking can’t-miss prospects. Glenn Adams, Pete Falcone, and Bill Bordley would eventually help disabuse me of that notion.
The career and life of Bobby Bonds turned out to be bittersweet, with great successes and failures, and ultimately a son who achieved all that Bobby’s talent had promised, and so much more. And maybe it was merciful that Bobby lived long enough to see his son accomplish so much, but not long enough to see the fury that would ultimately be unleashed upon him.
But Bobby Bonds will always be one of my favorite Giants. Now just felt like a good time to pay tribute.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
by tobias on Mar 4, 2011 8:29 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Thank you for the story, tobias. I remember that span of odd events pretty well. Keeping Cline and Marshall was, indeed, mysterious. They also kept an infielder named Frank Johnson who hit .190 in 174 AB’s. SA? .218, based on two doubles. Granted, it wasn’t a hitter’s year or era. Still, the advantage would seem to go to a team that kept a hitter like Bobby in the lineup, especially with three starters under 2.50 ERA (which matters, btw, because they all pitched over 250 innings). Bobby could possibly have supplied the +1 WAR per month that lead to catching the Cardinals.
As it was, he came up on June 25 (wasn’t that the same day as Buster?) and played in 80 games. Yes, he struck out too much. Everyone did in 1968. But he also showed the following year that he could produce an .826 OPS and get 90 ribbies while mostly batting lead off. (Mays played in only 117 games in ‘69, and I seem to remember that when he wasn’t in the starting lineup, Bonds hit third. Please check me on that if I’m wrong.)
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Mar 4, 2011 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
Another slow clap post from tobias
Very well-written, particularly the description of the feeling you can get watching a great young prospect rake in spring training, especially when you’re a kid (although Brandon Belt is giving a little taste of that this year). But the highlight for me was this McCovey Chronicles Hall of Fame-worthy pull quote:
“And maybe it was merciful that Bobby lived long enough to see his son accomplish so much, but not long enough to see the fury that would ultimately be unleashed upon him.”
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Mar 4, 2011 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
I understand the sentiment, but I always feel oh-so conflicted about making or hearing those kinds of statements. It makes sense, feeling a measure of relief that the elder Bonds never had to experience this ongoing, bitter hailstorm. But, I don’t know… I also think both Barry and Bobby would likely have been happier sharing this terrible experience, even if the only difference were Bobby having more time in this world.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
Well, he did say “maybe”.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Mar 4, 2011 11:43 PM PST up reply actions
It's a fair point
And who really knows? Personally, and coming from a place of full-on conjecture, I feel as if Barry would’ve liked to have his father with him now. But I feel like this would have been harder on Bobby.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
terrific
thanks for the follow-up, man. I wrote up something on him, too, last year:
From link
mine was from that year, also. I’d been to a few games prior, but this is the one I remember well. For my bday, my pops got a few tickets to the Pirates-Giants playoff game, and we sat in the newly constructed right field bleachers (rarely used for baseball in those days). So, there was some novelty, and nice proximity to the field. Anyway, Bobby Bonds was my favorite player (5-tool), but he was nursing an injury and not sure whether he’d play or not, but he was in right warming up before the game. I got my buddies to chant something to him, and when he was done, he turned and tossed the ball to us, but it didn’t quite get there and ended up under the stands. I ran down there, and a security guard helped me recover it. Sweet. But there’s moar….
The next year, there was a guy my dad knew who threw BP for the Giants, Terry Christman (some of you might know the name, he was a Pac10 hoops ref for several years, and baseball coach for Burlingame High), and he arranged for me to get into the Giants dugout before the game, where I was able to get Mr. Bonds to sign my ball—which I still have! Unfortunately, I also had to observe him in the dugout tunnel smoking a cigarette.
Side note—while waiting to get in the dugout, they had me sit in the tunnel which led from the player parking lot to the clubhouse entrance. While waiting down that tunnel, a large figure entered through the opening from the player parking, virtually blotting out all the light—of course, that was Willie Mac!
I really appreciate stories like this being posted here. Thanks.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 5, 2011 6:41 AM PST up reply actions
You know, I could be here for 100 years
and never get used to getting silently chopped.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
You’re a gleek? o_o
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Gleek has a different meaning where I come from.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t worry, it was more of a West Coast immature middle school thing
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Wow...the gleek
Something I haven’t thought about in 15+ years.
I could really never do it properly…
Maybe I can do it now? I’m gona go gleek on my wife, man will she be embarassed and all my friends will totally laugh. Then I’ll wear my overall backwards.
Brian Sabean would return more calls if he wasn't so busy being the greatest baseball mind in the history of the game.
I still do that on accident from time to time.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Given a fresh Mountain Dew, I used to be able to hit a person in the eye from two paces.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Spitting cobra?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
My having that ability to gleek poison in high school would have been a terrible, terrible thing.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
Any kind of soda will do.
Or gum. Jeeze that was fun, I miss middle school.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
I was strictly a Mt. Dew man.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
I loved Code Red.
But I think no one else did, because they don’t really sell it anymore.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
It’s still in very common circulation here in the South. I drink it pretty frequently.
LIVE EST
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
cartoon fail
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
Eric sounds like an asshole.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
the best is when you find the new thread on the twitterz or something right after its been posted, and for the first 10 minutes or so there’s no one here. I always think to myself, “Suckers. I bet they’re all back on the old thread.”
San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
Buster Posey: 100% ballplayer, 0% bullshit
Why is no one talking about Jose Flores? .831 OPS in High-A last year! Keep fighting, my boy!
by free f.p. #14 on Mar 4, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Pitcher?
Tim Lincecum 2009 vs 2008 vs Juan Marichal vs ?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 10:20 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Jason Schmidt 2003
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I definitely want to compare Lincecum to Mathewson, but Grant said no NY.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 10:25 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
20-game winner mike Krukow?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 10:28 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
It’s really hard for me judge players from early parts of the 1900s.
In Ken Burn’s Baseball, it talked about how they used like 2 balls the whole game so the pitcher scuffed, sandpapered, spit, and even cut the ball.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I’d cut it in half and frisbee it up.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Kirk Rueter.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Damn, Benton led the league in 1928 with 25 wins but ended up with 127-128 W-L record. He’s like the Jose Bautista of pitching.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Jack Sanford, 1962
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Mar 4, 2011 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
I’m still pissed Eric Gagne won the Cy Young that year.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
We got our revenge. He’s gone and Schmidt took the dodgers for every cent.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 10:33 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
LOL
Is he still getting paid?
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
I've always considered Rich Aurilia my "Favorite Giants" of the Bonds Era.
That 2001 season was magical for me. The most prolific Home Run hitting tandum in a single season in Giants History. (73 Bonds, 37 Aurilia).
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
that should say in MLB history
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
Maris+Mantle?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
emphasis on the term “Giants history”
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Don't hate me
But I’ve always considered Aurilia overrated. Sure, he hit well for a SS, but I’d rather have amazing D out of that position. Omar forever.
I don't hate
the mentally disturbed.
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
Is Omar Vizquel the most overrated player in baseball history?
His longevity doesn’t make him good. He was an above average hitter in 3 out of his 22 seasons.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Nah, he’s great. Above-average bat for a shortstop together with a superb glove, for a long, long time.
by Evan on Mar 4, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
Would also have accepted “better than replacements actually obtained since”.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Vizquel personifies a perfect baseball player for me. He plays the right way, is a thrill to watch and loves doing it. For that, he will get my HOF vote.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 4, 2011 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
The HOF is kinda bogus. I’ll take “Head of Latin American Player Development”. Or (if he will ride the buses) minor league manager/roving instructor.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
PLAYS THE RIGHT WAY
THROWS THE BALL INSTEAD OF A BAT, RUNS TO FIRST INSTEAD OF TO THE BULLPEN, STANDS IN THE ON DECK CIRCLE INSTEAD OF THE VISITOR’S SHOWER
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
He's at less than 50 WAR on both fangraphs and Baseball reference
When typical HOF level is ~60. He’s just never been that good, and I don’t think being consistently mediocre is HOF.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Even if you don't care about WAR
In order to say Vizquel is a hall of famer, you’d have to ignore his offensive mediocrity and believe that his defense was the best ever at shortstop, and also believe that every single metric that has measured his defensive and overall value is wrong.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
OK, I was being flippant. I’m not a big fan of WAR, but giving a general sense of career value is exactly what it’s good for.
I do think that his fielding has been substantially better than defensive metrics would lead you to believe. In his peak years, 1992-2006, Total Zone (which is the number from which WAR derives) has him at four or five runs above average per year. Doesn’t that seem low? His UZR numbers (2002 and after) are +8.7 per year, and that’s from when he’s in his late 30s and early 40s.
I don’t know that he’s a Hall of Famer for me — he’s borderline — but I don’t think he’s been drastically overrated.
Sabermetrics is above me
My Dad taught me, HOF is 10 year streak of being the best. I agree.
Vizquel was awesome 95-00 and very good 05 and 06. 95-00 he was getting on base, stealing 30-40 (mostly) a year, playing great D. Next to Alomar, tremendous up the middle defense for Cleveland. Outside those years, I can’t say I would put Viz up there with the elite SS, and just a great player, not HOF.
Time to repeat in '11!
he’s borderline — but I don’t think he’s been drastically overrated.
This is the correct answer. Personally, in my opinion, I would vote him in.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Because of the fanciness.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
That’s why it’s the “Hall of Fame” and not the “Hall of OBP”.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
I think I prefer “style.” But, yes.
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by gallo del cielo on Mar 4, 2011 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
He would make the Hall of Style on the zeroeth ballot.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
Simply by a voice vote or the raising of hands.
^ ^ ^
The motion passes.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Mar 4, 2011 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
The fanciness rocks
I’m very impressed with this list because I absolutely agree it took Rich Aurilia 2001 to eclipse Chris Speier 1972 in my heart. But I was making an all-time great SF Giants team from peak years, I would want Omar on it.
You can argue that he’s not Ozzie Smith defensively, but you can’t argue he doesn’t smoke Richie and Chris. I still have visions of that play where he turned from second and nailed that guy off third. Who makes that play, really?
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
when you've played more MLB games at shortstop
than any other player ever you are doing something right.
I’d vote him in for his defense.
Judging shortstops by their offensive production is a questionable practice.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
so is ignoring it
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
It’s more like ‘is his hitting acceptable?’. If so, that’s all I really care about (although if defense is similar, it’s the tiebreaker). In general, I want my shortstop to make the maximum number of outs defensively.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Run scored=run saved.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
1 run saved > 1 run scored (although it's really close)
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
See here’s the thing, tho: which team WTWS? The one with the best hitter who ever lived who cant be bothered to move forward 10 feet to stop a Troy Glaus double? Or the one with pitching and defense?
I know I’m flowing against the tide, I just think pitching and D are really what baseball is all about. Seen one homer, you’ve seen them all, but great glove work is what makes baseball entertaining. IMO.
I think you just maligned Mr. Barry Bonds. I challenge you to a duel!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
You just knocked Bonds when he was worth 12 WAR.
You sir, are insane.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
you’re referencing 2002. Bonds was still able back then
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Because he was too busy thinking about kicking puppies after the game
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Of all the people to blame in 2002, Bonds is not one of them.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I dunno. Someone who didn’t put up a 1.994 OPS in the WS?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It’s not Bonds’ fault the rest of the team wasn’t as good as him.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
I'll post this quote again.
As the Giants left the stadium after game 7 in 2002, a reporter asked Bonds about the results. Bonds said, “Hey, I can’t pitch, man”. But he certainly did everything else.
by mrs. owlcroft on Mar 4, 2011 5:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Is there an actual need for a scapegoat?
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Scapegroat.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
Scrapjenny.
The kind of girl that gallo likes.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Mar 4, 2011 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
This so so much.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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Why would you describe Pat Burrell as the best hitter ever to live?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Mar 4, 2011 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
I really don't think superior defense
is given enough respect. Omar could save you many runs with his glove and he had a decent bat for a shortstop.
Could not disagree more
Stealing home at age 39 (?), that play to Feliz for a 6-4-5 dp. He KNOWS the game, the reads all the signs, he brings knowledge not measured in batting average. If we had been able to transplant Omar’s brain into Eugenio (which way do I run again?) Velez, we’d have … Omar young again!
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
by GiantMalcontent on Mar 4, 2011 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
Your daily why we should be so so thankful for Buster Posey
Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro will be sidelined for most or all of the season following surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Castro, who earned the Astros’ regular catching job as a 22-year-old rookie last season, was injured Wednesday while trying to avoid a tag by Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera in Lakeland. It was Castro’s second game of spring training.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
You know what I learned last week? That the ACL does not repair itself. Most tendons heal from injury by themselves. But an ACL just stays, and I guess that’s why it has to be fixed surgically.
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no, it does
just not if it’s completely torn, which, I believe, is the case with most tendons.
You’re thinking of the meniscus, which is the cartilage in the knee. Most of it receives no blood flow, so it’s unable to heal itself.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
What about Alex_Lewis’ penis? Does that heal itself?
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
It has healing powers, but I don’t think that’s the same thing.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Does it also have an adamantium core?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That’s absurd.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
No it doesn’t, since no blood ever reaches it.
Ha.
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Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
by WalrusMan on Mar 4, 2011 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Your not the boss of what my penis reaches.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LET'S ASK VILIPHIED!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
I forget how this whole thing started, but looking back, I don’t want to know.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
You really don’t.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I rec’d this because it’s the first comment I’ve seen from you in a while, and it made me laugh. I love that the first time I’ve seen you in a while, you’re making a penis joke.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
Gallo del Cielo cannot be embarrassed.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Mar 4, 2011 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Wow. That sucks for him (and the Astros).
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Oof
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
ouch
I’ve torn both my ACLs (separately). I feel for the kid.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
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by nostocksjustbonds on Mar 4, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve pulled the MCL in my knee and that shit hurt I can’t even imagine what tearing them feels like.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
I tore my ACL, MCL and meniscus all in one go playing flag football. That wasn’t fun.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Oh Dear God, that happened to me while playing baseball….worst day of my life.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
shock stopped a lot of the pain
I heard a loud pop, crumpled into a heap, rolled over and saw everyone sprinting towards me. Apparently they all heard the pop too, which was pretty impressive since some of them were 25-30 yards away
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
/shudders
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s usually how it happens. The pain didn’t hit me until my teammates tried to lift me….that was incredibly painful.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Injuries with sound are pretty terrible.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
I’m reading Jane Leavy’s new book on Mickey Mantle, and she wrote about the very same phenomenon in reference to a terrible knee injury Mantle sustained in October, 1951. I didn’t know such was possible.
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Didn’t he trip over a sprinkler head in the outfield? That’s the way I remember the story, anyway. Sportswriters thereafter were convinced that, even though at one time he was the fastest timed RHH going to firstbase, if it hadn’t been for that injury he’d have been ultra-phenomenal (insert your hyperbole here).
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
—Rogers Hornsby
Also, if his preferred workout exercise hadn’t been lifting highball glasses to his mouth, that might have helped his longevity some, too.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
He was 20 when he blew out his knee.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
OK, I’ll admit I was a Mantle fan as a kid. As a teetotaler myself, I certainly don’t condone what he did to his body (nor to his family). I merely point out that, as good as his career was, even as a drunkard, he could have been even greater.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
—Rogers Hornsby
There are so many of those old guys like that. Jimmie Foxx I think was the youngest player to get to 200, 300, 400, and 500 HRs back when we were kids (before Griffey and Arod blew all those marks away), but he was done by the time he was 34 and a large part of that was that his signal to go home at night was when he fell off the bar stool and hit the floor.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
I’m pretty sure I partially (like, really partially) fractured my collarbone in middle school playing tackle football. I didn’t tell anybody about it, but it bothered me for 4-6 weeks, which always seemed about right to me.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
I did the same, but when I went into the orthopedic guy’s office with my x-ray he said he’d never seen it broken the same way as mine was. It wasn’t a snap it was diagonal along the bone.
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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
When my brother broke my arm the break was totally straight, right across the humerus. Looked like someone ran it through a table saw. The x-ray dude was astonished.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
I broke a rib at practice my senior year
the trainer told me it was just bruised, so i played the last 4 weeks with a broken rib.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Ouch
That’s tough….coughing, sneezing, stretching and even just simple breathing must have felt like torture.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
pretty much
now imagine blocking on kickoffs…
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I blocked a punt once. It hurt my hand.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Our stupid kicker hit me in the back of the head with a field goal “attempt” at practice one day.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Either you did something to piss him off, he was drunk, or he just sucked
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Those are not mutually exclusive.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
Sober, and horrible. It was at the end of practice, so I think he would have sweated it out even if drunk.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
/winces
I’m surprised you didn’t sock your trainer when you found out it was actually a broken rib.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I kind of wanted to
but the doc said he wouldn’t have caught it on the X-Rays before the season ended anyways because it was broken in a weird spot
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Fair enough. That still sucks. Rib AND knee? Tough luck
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
well the knee was 5 years later
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I've had surgery on both knees
Completely obliterated the meniscus in one knee, tore the ACL and laterally fractured a bond in the other.
I also have what my doctors said is commonly referred to as “catchers knee” from the wear and tear of playing, well, catcher.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
What the hell have YOU…oh catcher…I see. And THAT is why I moved back to 2B instead of continuing to play catcher…too bad those couple of years had already taken their toll.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I’ve had two surgeries on both knees (plus a final one to remove screws from both), mainly to re-seat the kneecaps to avoid scraping the cartilage off with normal wear and tear (which was enhanced with athletic activity). Final set of surgeries involved hinging a chunk of bone where the patellar tendon attached on the leg bone to lift it up and over to a new location.
I learned that morphine is pretty damn awesome.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Heh….not as awesome as Fentanyl
/goofy grim
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Un Possible!
Fentanyl is like 100 times more potent than Morphine. More bang for your buck yo! Too bad it’s not as freely administered as Morphine =(
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Fine fine….is it hidden in the Lupus book?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
You don’t watch House do you?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
My mother was on morphine the last years of her life. She said it pretty much trumped everything, she was a fan of it.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Oh morphine is awesome, I guess I just always liked fentanyl because I didn’t need all that much for a similar effect
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
know what's better than both?
Heroin.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
well now this is going somewhere...
: /
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Gonna have to go with PCP. That way you can get stuff done. Break down doors, keep running when shot, break out of handcuffs…. Good times…. I mean… A friend told me once…
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Got any?
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Mar 4, 2011 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
This is how I describe morphine to people: if you’re taking it, it’s not that you don’t have pain, it’s just that that pain is somehow on the other side of the room from you and you don’t care about it anyway and maybe you’re just more interested in serenading yourself anyway.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
EXACTLY.
And also, one may tend to announce to everyone whether one is or is not wearing underwear. Mostly if one is not.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Who needs morphine?
I do that all the time.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Awesome
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
I remember after my first surgery (freshman year in HS) they gave me morphine and 800mg tables of Ibuprofen. My mom said I’d never be able to medicate myself so she’d handle it. Well she got the pill amounts screwed up and I ended up taking an extra morphine and two extra Ibuprofen every day. She finally figure it out after about 4 days but there is about a week + of my life I have absolutely no recollection of.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
If you’re going to lose a week, that’s probably the one to lose.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, but I have no idea what I did during that week. I’m told there was signing, which makes sense because that seems to happen to me when I take morphine (even when I’m not being over dosed), but it wasn’t like I was in a medically induced coma for a week, I was conscious. Or semi-conscious at least. I’m told I did a lot of laughing.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Just because you lose a week doesn’t mean your family can’t be entertained by it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
I think this is the only thing keeping us together at this point. We always gang up on the drunkest/most drugged out person at the get togethers.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
sounds like you’ve got a stable family relationship going there.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
We sure do!
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Morphine frightens me.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
When i had it when i was recovering from knee surgery, it made me forget to breathe.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Hard to argue
I can’t come up with a better argument anywhere for any player
As a 22 year old the 53 year wait seemed like 530 years, now still being the same 22 year old (or 4 year old, really no difference) I expect that Tejada will be launching a three run homer in the 7th off of Sabathia in Game 5 of the 2011 World Series to send the Giants home victorious again. Oh and Justin Bieber sucks
by David Zuckerman on Mar 4, 2011 10:22 AM PST reply actions
STOP SUCKING UP!
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I miss Matt and his chin-wipe on the sleeve before standing in for each AB
San Francisco Giants, 2010 World Series champions.
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Mar 4, 2011 10:23 AM PST reply actions
What about Will Clark’s twitchy sleeve plucking?
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Loved it too
But Matt was always my favorite player.
San Francisco Giants, 2010 World Series champions.
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Mar 4, 2011 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
2000
That stretch of baseball from June – Sept 2000 was the most amazing stretch of baseball ever. If that lineup had the 2010 pitching staff they could have won 130 games.
Yup. And I think Snow even said that after the WS! That early September stretch when they completely put the rest of the division away … Goog memories.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 10:27 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
they had a run differential of 175+
i hate you bobby jones, benny agbayani, and timo perez.
but little did i know that my disdain for edgardo alfonzo and armando benitez would soon skyrocket to a different level.
I really thought they’d win the World Series that year. They were just better than everyone. I was shocked that the Mets beat them. I think that’s why 2002 frustrates (still does) me more — I’m still in shock about 2000 because…Agbayani? What? That’s not even a real person, right?
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
Shocking and brutal. I was up at the tippy top of Shea for the Bobby Jones game — took like an hour to get down the ramp after the game, amid a sea of elated longislanders. What a rotten day.
Uhhh Ellis Burks in 2000
Should at least get an honorable mention I think. Dude RAKED that year
I’m still pissed the Giants didn’t resign Burks.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
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Still raked for the Indians the next two seasons.
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Was that a 2 or 3 year deal? I don’t remember. And I don’t remember who replaced him in RF after that
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t he originally replaced by Armando Rios and then Jose Cruz?
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There was some Reggie Sanders in there, too.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Him as well in 2002.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
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Reggie Sanders was my favorite one year player.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Mar 4, 2011 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Isn’t he a porn star in Japan now? I thought I remember seeing hilarious gifs of him posted
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
He’s no Shingo Yamamoto, that’s for sure.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
I’m also ashamed that Shinjo is on the banner of Giants greats on the concourse level. I get that he was the first Japanese Giants player but he played one season with the Giants…
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Actually
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murakma01.shtml
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
What was so hilarious about that signing was that they relied on Bobby Valentine for a scouting report
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
I'm proud to say I have this baseball card
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
—Rogers Hornsby
Yay for rookie combo cards...
Interestingly, when you Google “Bong Puffer Card” one of the results is a John Bowker card.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Oh shit
Jose Cruz. Thats why I don’t remember. Lol gold glove!
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
But he played mostly as a DH in Cleveland.
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I would have still signed him.
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How can you pay Burks $5+ million when he could not play OF.
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Because he can help you win a championship.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Kinda of hard when he only pinch hits.
Besides, Giants made it to the World Series in 2002.
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Could have helped them in 01.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
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Again, not if he’s basically a pinch hitter/spot starter.
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I would still take that risk to help Bonds and the Giants win the World Series.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
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Also, his home run in game 1 of the NLDS got me laid my freshman year at UCLA. I was in such a good mood I took home an uber hot sorority chick
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
You only take home uber hot girls when you’re in a good mood?
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Well it improved my game and I felt invincible after that win.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
also, pic or it didn’t happen
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You’ll have to Johnny Mnemonic my head for that
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
What about Strange Day your head?
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They did not foresee that most tech companies would be focusing on netbooks at that time.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 10:57 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Actually end of 1999 (Y2K)
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Also, Johnny Mnemonic had to get the data out of his head because he was dangerously over his 1mb of capacity-limit.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
His capacity was 1 mb? They should have just bought a thumb drive.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
It was actually 80 gigs or 160 gigs with a doubler
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FUTURISTIC!
Nobody could ever carry that much data!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
and now you know...
why William Gibson doesn’t write futurist fiction any longer.
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
Confidence. It’s all about confidence.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Oh 2000
Where you can go .344/.419/.606 with 24 home runs 96 RBIs and an OPS over 1, and that’s only good enough to get you ranked FIFTEENTH in MVP voting.
Bonus points: You were ranked fourth on your own team.
Also, after looking at the voting
How in the hell did Helton not get MVP?
Easy
Colorado was never really in the division race that year. Also, Coors.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Todd Helton and Larry Walker
Are two phenomenal players who will never get their due because of the park they played in.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
As only a semi-recent fan, I can't really comment on your choices
So here’s the first in what should be a long line of gifs (as the background image is easily changed).
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
by mymclife on Mar 4, 2011 10:28 AM PST reply actions 15 recs
But what about them Sharks!
Of course, it’s probably a setup for the inevitable failure in the playoffs.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Also
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
by mymclife on Mar 4, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 9 recs
Have a greenie.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
Wrecked so hard.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
rec’d
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Mar 4, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
you will fit in juuust fine.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Aurilia 2001
That team was fun as shit to watch. The 2-3-4 of Aurilia, Bonds, and Kent was something fierce.
My fondest memory of Aurilia’s season was the game where Barry hit 71 and 72. I think we were down 10-8 in the 8th and Aurilia hit a booming 2-run jack straight down gthe left field line. I swear that the place was going even crazier for that homer than Bonds’ 71. Even though we got eliminated form the playoffs in that game, that is still in my opinion the best game I’ve ever watched.
you ever been on a real shrimpin' boat?
no, but i've been on a real big boat
Random
I keep forgetting Mike Matheny was a Giant
by Gobroks on Mar 4, 2011 10:34 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Always sad how his career ended.
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Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
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it makes my head hurt just thinking about it
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
Zing!
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
You sir are history’s greatest monster!!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 10:39 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I feel bad that I laughed at that.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Agreed
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
I was pissed when we signed him.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
He had the best offensive year of his career I think. I’m too lazy to look it up so I’ll just believe it
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
I was actually pretty happy about that signing. Really hated how he got knocked out of the game.
Is he coaching anywhere, or working in anybody’s organization at this point? He would have been good at that.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I really liked him.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
McCovey was another Giant who had his best season when he was 30 or older. Mays did it. Bonds did it too. Must be all the paganism and vegan living.
And Torres!
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 10:39 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully more to come!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Did not realize this
2000 Giants oWAR ranking
Barry Bonds: 13
Aurila: 6.0
Kent: 4.7
Bernard: 0.9
Pitchers should have just walked the three of them every game.
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I remember Marvin benard hitting a home run in 2000 that went over the farthest portion of the brink wall at the 420 sign.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
I have Bernard’s autograph. One of my prized possessions.
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He was such a disaster in CF though. For all you youngins, picture Fred Lewis in center at AT&T….yeah
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
He was a grease fire in CF.
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I'm on the Twitters
Also in 2002
Russ Ortiz had a 1.0 WAR as a batter
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Slash Line for Ortiz 2002
.246/.299/.406 2 homers and 5 doubles
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He had an even better slash line for 2003 if I recall.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
.257/.303/.400 2 homers and 4 doubles but only a 0.8 WAR
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What kind of war did mike Hampton have that year in Colorado?
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
1.1 with 7 homers
but his best year was with Houston in 1999 (1.2)
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Damn. 2001 Hampton hit 7 HR’s with a slash line of .291/.309/.582
.891 OPS…. Crazy
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Hit 3 of the 7 on the road
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=hamptmi01&year=2001&t=b
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Mar 4, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder who has the greatest offensive season in the past 20 years. That has to be close
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Close
.257/.303/.400
1 fewer double and an extra RBI, I guess he decided to hit for average that year…
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Slash Line for Ortiz 2002
.246/.299/.406 2 homers and 5 doubles
he might as well have outhit Rowand last year as far as I’m concerned
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Nice. Livan Hernandez had 0.8 in 2001.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That’s when he had 10 straight hits or something, right?
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe. It was the next year that he hit that triple—-does anyone else remember that?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Vaguely. At some point I think Livo had the highest batting average on the team
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
The triple was hilarious, because he had to sit down and catch his breath for like 5 minutes after he chugged into 3rd, losing his helmet in the process. The announcers were ribbing the hell out of him, and Baker was laughing at him.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I remember a double he hit and he was loosing oil going into second. Then it seemed on the next pitch the next batter hit a double and Livan barely made it home it seemed. Kruk and Kuip replayed that time and time again.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
I think i was at that game
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 4, 2011 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Ortiz hit dingerz…
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
More precisely...
2 HR’s in ’02 and in ’03
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Cain hits dingerz as well
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
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Before they had to amputate his right arm from the elbow down
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Before his elbow exploded.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
....and banned....
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
I am old enough to have seen Mays
It’s just as they told you, he could just take over a game. And the indescribable grace and easy athleticism.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
The closest I’ll get to seeing Willie play is reading Emile Hirsche’s book
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
It's a GIRL!
Jungen machen Jungen, Männer machen Mädchen.
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series.
by Bret1110 on Mar 4, 2011 11:01 AM PST reply actions 8 recs
I’d say congratulations on your little peanut but I’m afraid you might take it the wrong way.
So, just…CONGRATS!
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
thanks, no offense taken. I was going to apologize for making yet another post that had nothing to do with baseball/Giants… but then I realized it would just be another post that had nothing to do with baseball/Giants.
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series.
It is Giants related… You’re increasing the number of Giants fans by 1. Besides I’m sure Natto or someone could photoshop a Giants hat on there to make it a more direct relationship to the Giants.
Congrats.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
At this point, pregnancies are on-topic.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
A lot more on-topic than things we’ve been talking about recently
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
That reminds me of this great Today show kinescope I saw the other day. Let me take you back to October 13, 1955…
LIVE EST
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
Wait, I need to know if this violates an honor code that violates the separation of church and state, and how it relates to Turkey entering the EU.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
But it violates the honor code!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
LOLMarinCatholic
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
SACRED HEART
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
DR. COX
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
COURTNEY COX
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
CLINT COURTNEY
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Congrats
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Congratulations!
Yay another Giants fan on the way!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Congrats!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
HAWT!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Congrats dude! I’m going down the same road right now too!
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Congrats to you as well. Our date is set for 7/25.
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series.
ours is a little less than 2 months later. Sep 17th.
Whats your situation? are you married to the girl or what?
I knocked up my gf, but we’ve decided to have the baby since we have means to support it.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
We’ve been married since January 2007, been together since 2004. This will be our first kid. She went off the pill in September, and got knocked up in October (either after the Cain or Bumgarner start).
Sketchiest part is we’re having the baby in Germany. Doctors and everything are great, it’s more dealing with medical forms and figuring out what German products to buy.
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series.
if it’s born in Germany, doesn’t that make her a German citizen and not US?
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
no, Germany doesn’t recognize citizenship by birth. (Plus I’m active duty military, she’ll be American).
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series.
Active duty? Thank you for serving our country sir.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I thank you as well.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
so are you having moments of clarity/10 second panic attacks or is that just me?
When I found out I was having a girl today my immediate thought was how I was gonna deal with would-be suitors…
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series.
I’m not really one to lose my cool, so I’m actually dealing with it pretty well. My situation was kinda crazy in that I knew Britney one month, and a condom broke and she got pregnant, but we’re doing it and I’m doing my best to keep a level head through all of it.
Ask me again in a couple months and my answer will probably be different, though.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Congrats!
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Mar 4, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Oh! Congrats of the new little nugget of joy!
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
Congrats!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Aww, many congrats!
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
That’s one hot girl.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Mar 4, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
He’s not sorry,
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
All five starting pitchers were above-average (once Russ Ortiz got on track in the second half, that is).
LOL ERAs – fifth best starters on the 2010 Giants at best!
Livan Hernandez - 3.75
Russ Ortiz - 5.01
Shawn Estes – 4.26
Kirk Rueter – 3.96
Mark Gardner – 4.05
Joe Nathan - 5.21
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I’m going to assume there were way more runs scored overall in 2000, and that the Giants 2010 defense was much better.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Zito compares pretty well against those guys.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
INORITE
Send the entire ’00 rotation to Fresno!
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Is it a league-wide progression that most ERAs are lower now, and if so, how much of that is better pitchers and how much is less PEDs in the hitters?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
So these guys are a lot better than these ERAs would appear.
I just remember at the time I thought any ERA under 4 was awesome. Of course I thought that because Krukow told me so.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:15 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Lots of factors
Like less steroids. Also less steroids.
Brian Sabean would return more calls if he wasn't so busy being the greatest baseball mind in the history of the game.
If it’s steroids and nothing but the steroids, then you need to explain why run scoring peaked several years before they started testing. In the first couple of years of steroid testing, run scoring actually went back up again.
I'm of the opinion it is more the balls being used
than anything to do with steroids.
Testing out this sig thingy …
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Adopted father of Sharlon Romans Emederio Schoop, Dutch national, and Flying Squirrel extraordinaire.
Wasn’t Williams on pace to beat the HR record in ’94?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Yep he was.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Also, LOL EXPOS!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He was on pace to hit 62 and had 43 through 112 games if I recall.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
That is exactly right. Good memory.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It was the first year I was old enough to legitimately remember stat lines. Also, I went to games with my father and scored the games on a notebook I kept.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
One of the eidetic memories of my childhood was when I went to a game with my dad that year and he turned to me and yelled “34 home runs!!!” (how many he had at the time)
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Yes
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
LOL didn't read the OP.
’94 was the year that Williams was a nightly story. He was pursuing Roger Maris’s record, and he might have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling billionaires.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Takashi Miike directed a Yatterman movie two years ago??? Whaaat?
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
Is that the same person who directed Audition?
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
And Ichi the Killer.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Audition might be my favorite horror movie.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
I hated it. I was okay with Ichi the Killer.
One of these days, I’m going to watch Miike’s non-horror/murder stuff.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Although, favorite horror movie is an interesting question. I’d need to think about it…
American Werewolf in London comes to mind immediately. And… oh!… I loooove John Carpenter’s The Fog.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
The Fog is one of my my aunt’s favorite movies. I remember my cousin and I watching it frequently as children.
LIVE EST
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
It’s so good. Suck it, modern horror movies.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
I’m not big on horror movies at all, and even I like it. It’s a good, solid film.
LIVE EST
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
They never explain where it comes from, though, right? Or am I thinking of The Birds?
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
The explanation is that it’s a revenge thing for the victims of a shipwreck exactly 100 years prior.
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Hmm, maybe I didn’t see this movie, than, because I don’t remember that. Or maybe I just saw it while I was on morphine.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
I stayed away from that one.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Mine is The Shining, I think.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I personally think that’s the scariest movie ever made. No one can convince me otherwise.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t exactly know why, but the twin girls in the corridor is the most frightening image I’ve ever seen on the screen.
by non sequitur on Mar 4, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
I know its been the subject of satire, but the scene where jacks wife walks in to read his novel scared the shit out of me. “I’m not gonna hurt ya, I’m just gonna bash your brains in. Im just gonna bash your brains the FUCK in!”
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
I think it’s freaky that the opening credits to Bobby’s World are a clear homage to The Shining.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
So true
Riding the bike down the hallway
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Dammit
Now the theme song is stuck in my head
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Ah yeah. An easy pick, but hard to argue.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
I have other directors whose entire body of work I like more (Cronenberg, for instance), but I always go back to The Shining as far as a singular film.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Existenz!
The scene where Judd Law assembles pistol out of lizard bones was epic
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
It’s such a weird movie genre. It seems like it’s almost impossible to make a watchable horror film. When you get one that’s not only good, but really, legitimately great, you have to stick by it. Shining is a great one.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Another excuse to post a link to the spoof trailer.
by non sequitur on Mar 4, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
The Thing!!!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Wait, Audition is the one where the chick gets medieval with the piano wire?
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
It’s the one where absolutely nothing interesting happens for an hour and a half, and then somebody vomits in a bowl.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Note: This might not be how 49er16 would describe the movie.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Thats how I remember it. I fast-forwarded it until I reached the torture scene. And then my roommates mom walked in and she thought I needed therapy
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
There was a little more to it than that.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
I know, but we have to remember the dynamic here.
49er16: Loved Audition.
howtheyscored: Hated Audition.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
I have no idea what Yatterman is, but “Takashi Miike directed a ______movie” can usually be followed with “Whaaat?”
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yatterman is an old Tatsunoku franchise. I know the character from playing Tatsunoku vs. Capcom. I guess it’s a kids show? The movie looks like the Mario Bros movie mixed with Power Rangers, all on steroids.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Oldboy
Best Korean movie ever. The fight scene in the hallway is the best I’ve ever seen…and its all in one take!!!
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I didn’t like Oldboy very much.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Also: Takashi Miike is in the Japanese film industry.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah I was about to admit that mistake. I confused Audition with the revenge series
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Yea…it’s a hard one to like. It’s easily one of the most disturbing films I’ve ever seen and ive seen pretty much everything
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
I’m just to redirect this topic slight to best Chinese movies:
1) Crouching Tiger
2) Infernal Affairs
3) Red Cliff
4) Eat Drink Man Woman
5) Lust Caution
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Hard Boiled? The Killer?
I never saw red cliff but when I visited Beijing they Forbidden City was so restricted because they were filming it.
Also, I really liked Hero.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
I would like it more if it wasn’t pseudo-propaganda for the CCP (maybe a little strong but definitely pro-CCP)
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Referring to Hero.
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Zhang’s later movies aren’t as good for me cuz he got tired of being banned in China. Raise the Red Lantern is an excellent movie and a very nuanced look into Chinese history.
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Interesting because I think its the highest grossing film in China
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
No Yimou Zhang? I know his more recent forays into martial arts like Hero and Flying Daggers can’t touch the list, but he’s a pretty important Chinese director.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Zhang’s best work was raise the red lantern…it would probably be no. 6 on the list.
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Yeah, I always thought that was a little odd. Zhang made politically/culturally critical movies in the 80s and 90s and then he switches to arty martial arts flicks. I thought Raise the Red Lantern was mesmerizing.
by non sequitur on Mar 4, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Ip Man?
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
Haven't seen it yet
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It’s very CCP propaganda-y but the movie is still quite good if you are capable of suspending the underlying political message, which occurs in many Chinese films.
"It’s like being a kid when you get orange slices and kool-aid, except tonight we’re nailing champagne" - Wilson
"It's gonna get weird tonight." - Huff
This is delicious (Exchange at Purple Row)
What about Friedrich in the #5 spot?
Isn’t he the closest-to-MLB SP prospect we have right now?
SOMEBODY doesn’t believe in Greg Reynolds.
Someone who pitches in the same style of Aaron Cook, bit is actually worse at it?
Sign me right up.
/this Greg Reynolds train has already left the station.
But…but…
Three scoreless innings!
Please note: i will happily eat a plate of delicious tasty crow if he is the #5 guy and manages to win 12-15 games 200+ IP in a season as the #5
Sounds more like a #3 to me…
If you’re drafted that high, with whom else was in that draft class, you better be able to do it
Recap:
With the 2nd pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, the Colorado Dinosaurs select Greg Reynolds
With the 10th pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, the San Francisco Giants select Tim Lincecum
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I like the Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner draft threads better.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
These are guys better than Greg Reynolds.
3. Longoria
5. Morrow
7. Kershaw
10. Lincecum
11. Scherzer
14. Travis Snider
18. Kyle Drabek
21. Ian Kennedy
28. Daniel Bard
33. Emmanual Burriss (had to throw that in)
36. Chris Coghlan
41. Joba Chamberlain
42. Chris Perez
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Nailed the lineup
The only possible change, and it would be cheating, would be to move Barry to right and insert Kevin Mitchell during his MVP season in left. 47 HRs 192 OPS+
by Andrew Hutchinson on Mar 4, 2011 11:25 AM PST reply actions
I’m just kind of surprised Bobby Bonds isn’t in the HOF. IMO he has a pretty good case.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
I was looking at this last week
and he profiles significantly better than a lot of guys in the Hall already.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Disagree
Buster only played, like, 75 games at catcher. You shouldn’t qualify for a list like this if you played less than half of the games at the position.
And as far as the ‘but he won the world series’ thing goes, well, uhh, then why isn’t there a 2010 Giant at every position?
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
You forgetting how awful Giants catchers have been.
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As a catcher
Buster played 76 games and hit .297/.356/.503 in 2010
Dick Dietz played 139 games and hit .304/.429/.523 in 1970.
That’s not even particularly close.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don’t know what to do other than point at the part where the choice is explained and all of that is accounted for.
Look out. I'm having a thought.
“He bolstered a weak offense”
Yes, he was better than the average hitter on the Giants. Aubrey Huff also bolstered a weak offense. So did Pat Burrell.
“He managed a strong pitching staff.”
The Giants had a team ERA of 3.34 before July 1st, which is roughly when Buster took over full time catching duty.
They had a team ERA of 3.38 after.
Sure, he managed a tough pitching staff. But it’s not like the results were drastic or that Buster was better at managing that staff than Bengie Molina. This reminds me of the whole ‘calls a good game’ silliness.
“The Giants won the world series”
Well that’s just magic inside, and it’s a fantastic reason to make Aubrey Huff’s 2010 the best 1B season for the Giants, Juan Uribe the best shortstop, etc.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
But it just happened and we all saw it. Must be better than something that happened before many of these kids were born. (Including Grant, IIRC.)
Including me too
But when it happened doesn’t change what happened.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
If Posey would have played all year, he would have came close to the 5.8 WAR Dietz put up. Also, World Series.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
We don't know what would have happened if Posey played all year.
Because he didn’t.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
But if you take the talent of 2010 Buster Posey and compare it to the talent of 1970 Dietz, which is what we are doing, they are similar. Posey is now, and won a WS, so he gets the nod.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
DEFENSE
Dietz was rated as a -20 that year, that’s abysmal.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
So your argument is that
IF Posey had completed a full season, which he didn’t, then he WOULD HAVE been AS valuable as Dietz was that year?
So why in the hell would you rate the guy who might hypothetically have been as good as someone else over the guy who, you know, was actually that good?
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
With this whole discussion we are talking talent not value.
We use value in most cases (like WAR) to quantify talent. I believe their talent is equal. Since Posey plays now, we all love Buster, and he wont the WS, I would take him on my all-time Giants team.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
I believe the list is called
“Best Seasons in San Francisco Giants History”, not “Most Talented Players at Every Position In San Francisco Giants History”.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Well it looked like I didn't read the title.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Your testimony doesn’t count because you were tortured.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
and clearly delusional.
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as a result of torture
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
If he’s a slave, that’s the only way it counts in the Roman court.
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses a lamp-post - for support rather than illumination. - Andrew Lang
Buster Posey transcends mundane considerations such as logic and statistics.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
Brandon Crawford will put them both to shame. SS is a spectacularly weak position these days.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on Mar 4, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Being so objective about a list like this really just takes the fun out of it, if you ask me. I think the McCC community gets more excitement thinking about the past, present, and future awesomeness of Buster than sifting through the offensive numbers of Dick Dietz.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Why do you hate Buster Posey?
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
To paraphrase Lt. Winters
He doesn’t hate Posey, sanfrankid. He just hates us.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
The difference between Posey and Dietz was 1.5 wins.
Substantial, but then, yes, I took into account that he rejuvenated a lineup that won the World Series.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 4, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
I like you, but contrarian post is contrarian.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
OT
I wish this was fake.
Sirius XM will on Saturday launch “Tiger Blood Radio,” the company announced Friday.
The station will be totally devoted to “breaking news, facts, fallout and career implications of the Charlie Sheen controversy,” according to the statement.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
I hope its channel 200-something, I never break the 100 mark
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Also, im pretty sure my subscription ended but they must have lost my membership info in the Sirius merger because i still get it
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
They are padding their stats.
Newspapers do this too. Keep delivering after you quit…don’t charge you…everyone’s happy.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Well, that explains that. Must be magazines too, I kept getting New Yorker and I forget what else long after we cancelled them.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Yup.
They just want to keep their circulations up so they can base their ad rates on higher circulations.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Dear God
End all things, please. Now. TGWTWS. There is no further necessity for the cosmos.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
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Used to love XM
Pretty much went to shit after the merger.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Mar 4, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
It was a little expensive to me. Had to make some budget cuts.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
It used to be part of DirecTV but now they have some crappy off-brand radio stations.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
This is awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pVyOCssIXgQ#at=623
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:50 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Am I supposed to watch the whole video or just the last 15 seconds?
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I watched the whole thing. I think the best stuff is in the first half, though.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Is this real? No acting could be this bad.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
I’m too lazy to look it up but is Resident Evil a remake of a Japanese game or an American original?
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I could only watch 2 minutes, can't laugh out loud at work.
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That was #1 on a top 5 list I found after watching Howie’s link.
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Wow
I know porns that should win oscars compared to this.
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by Giant Voodoo on Mar 4, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Well “The Road Home” was very impressive in the acting of its lead and in its location shots … I mean, yeah, whatever.
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by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Also
Where did this idea that Dietz was “done” or “disintegrated” after he left the Giants come from?
He hit .295/.474/.432 in 191 PA as a Brave in 1973, two years after he left the Giants. Admittedly a small sample, but that’s a gaudy OBP.
Why it was that no team would give a guy with a career slash line of .261/.390/.425 a contract in 1974 is a mystery.
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Xanthan points out above that his defense was atrocious. That’s a solid line for a 1st baseman, but it’s not world-shattering.
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He could've been a Victor Martinez type
But his stats play at any position. No, it’s not world shattering, but it’s still above average, even for a 1B.
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Must have been too few RBI.
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by Gobroks on Mar 4, 2011 12:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yes, how foolish to note that a player who played 100 more games after he left the Giants had physical problems. He was truly a god among men for those two partial seasons before never playing again.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 4, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
None at all. Grant is always serious.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Where did this idea that Dietz was "done" or "disintegrated" after he left the Giants come from?
the fact that he only played two more seasons after that, neither of which was a full year?
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But was that up to him?
In the two half seasons after he left the Giants, he hit .256/.435/.374 in 260 PAs. He wasn’t hurt, he was still a productive hitter.
Just because baseball teams didn’t properly value his talents and thus he was unable to find work doesn’t mean he was “done” as a productive baseball player (he was 31!) nor does it mean he had “disintegrated” – whenever he was given the opportunity to play, he was an above average player.
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Correction
He was hurt during the 1972 season, which lead to his lack of PT that year. But he returned from injury in 1973 and hit .295/.474/.432 as a reserve first baseman in 1973 as a brave. Most teams would love to have that production from a full time 1B, and yet Dietz was unable to find a contract for 1974.
It wasn’t that Dietz was done as a productive player. It’s that no one gave him the chance.
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He did hit well in 1973, but it was in less than 3 PA per game he appeared in and he was very heavily platooned (two thirds of his PA were against LHP) – he was very much a bench player and it would appear as though he couldn’t play any position at that point other than first base due to deteriorated defensive skills at catcher (due to, it sounds like, various physical ailments).
Maybe he ought to have been able to get a job the next year on someone’s bench, but players like that often don’t get picked up. (I’m not sure why you seem to be operating under the assumption that not only should he have been signed, but that he also could have played full time as someone’s first baseman the next year, that seems like a pretty huge stretch of logic).
Do you always have to be this pedantic? I am fairly certain Grant only meant it in the sense that HIS CAREER WAS OVER WITHIN TWO YEARS OF HIS ALL STAR YEARS WITH THE GIANTS. I don’t think it was a personal attack.
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Grant said that Dietz ‘disintegrated’ after he left the Giants. I don’t think the stats tell that story. That’s all.
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I don’t really see how they exclusively don’t. You’ve been able to prove that in 200 at bats over 2 seasons, Dietz was able to do one thing effectively from, primarily, one side of the plate.
That’s a damn limited player. It seems very weird for you to assume that the thing limiting him was the league.
But more than that, I don’t really understand why you’re looking for evidence that he disintegrated in a small sample of heavily platooned batting stats. That’s pretty much the last place you’d find it.
I mean, let’s put it this way: Think of Barry Bonds on the field when he was 42 years old. There’s a guy who was extremely limited on the defensive side of the ball, and whose body would not permit him to play more than 126 games. More than that, he was probably one of the worst baserunners in the league. Do you even remember watching that version of Bonds? The pure bat was fun, but every single other part of his game was a tooth-grinding affair that was damaging to the team. The only reason we even discuss his being blackballed is that his OPS was over 1.000, and you didn’t have to platoon him to get it.
Now: Take a guy who, by all accounts, had every single one of those same problems, except that you have to platoon him and he can only play about 80 games, and also he’s not putting up that shiny 1.000 OPS.
It’s not hard to see why he was out of the league. It’s really not.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
there’s a certain arrogance to your belief that you can judge his fitness to play better than people who, you know, saw him in person. Playing.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
I'm basing my opinion of his fitness solely on his production
He hit extremely well whenever he was allowed to play. Maybe there was something I don’t know about holding him back, but it wasn’t reflected in his stats, which is all I have to go on.
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This is my point though. You say that no one gave him a chance and that no one properly valued his skills in a tone of certainty, but there may well have been injury issues (limitations in playing time, or a risk of re-injury that was deemed unwise to take on) that were plainly obvious to people watching him, or even well known among the community of talent evaluators, but not well publicized. Or he really was that bad defensively that there was nowhere to hide him and he wasn’t worth the veteran price to be a clamkmitt bench guy that can only play first.
He actually seems like a DH waiting to happen… that was the first year of DH right?
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
I had the same thought, and IIRC some of the first DHs were not exactly stellar. Maybe it was an injury.
Also, although I like your penis jokes I like your long posts better.
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The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
Sure
But no matter what, can we not all agree that a player who is able to put up a .474 OBP in a reserve role is not “disintegrated”?
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Assuming that ‘disintegrated’ carries an connotation of physical decline rather than erosion of pure skill, I think disintegration is the thing that makes the most sense for an otherwise productive player to leave the game like that.
It was a wrist injury, which is odd in that his hitting seems not to have been affected… I wonder if he broke his glove hand or throwing hand?
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
For the sake of pedantry, can we not all agree that a player who is technically still perfectly integrated in body and form is not “disintegrated”?
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Sighs and agrees that we all cannot.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Mar 4, 2011 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
Double Dog Dare Anyone to do this
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No way, Starbuck is just crazy.
someone with more free time than sense.
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by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I think I can get used to noon games.
Gives me something to listen to @work.
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I wish I could listen to it instead of lecture
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Just replace certain words with baseball terms and Giants players’ named
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by calbearjd on Mar 4, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lol rec’d, but it’s hard to do that when we’re talking about how to assess patients
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“The patient’s anterior Buster Posey was impacted to the point that it began to Travis Ishikawa the superior Aaron Rowand.”
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Beautiful
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Really? I’ve been doing it wrong then.
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I always thought you had to paid for even the ST games, so I never tried.
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you do
is anyone actually getting this for free cause i didn’t think that was possible?
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Mar 4, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
I am
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Did you have to register first?
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IDK, I was already registered. It just recognized me.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
I should register then.
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Okay I registered. I’m always nervous about registering for anything because of the e-mails they send. You can decide though if you want the e-mails.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
I listened yesterday and then come the 7th inning the audio cut out and I got a lovely popup window with a “Buy our product and/or services” message.
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Hmm, I’ll have to let you know what happens.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
All the cool kids get to listen to the feed for free, you’vejustbeenCAINED!
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Just got off shift
did I miss anything on Matt Cains arm? I’m not wading through 1800 comments in the last thread.
Oh, by the way, we responded to a gnarly crash late last night on the 101 in San Rafael… another DUI driver, this time he took out 8 cars with him. Rediculous.
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The only way I know you’re not serious is the title of this thread is not “Hop Off A Ledge, McCoven”.
But no new news?
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
His elbow has a serious problem with hookers and blow.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Was Matt Cain’s elbow the one driving?
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hopefully not. If so, his elbow has got some ’splain to do.
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
It just won’t calm down!
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I’m sure Barry Zito is playing a guitar and singing to his elbow, against medical advice
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
BTW
One of the worst experiences in my life was to be transported in ambulance on a backboard and neck brace. I felt like I was going to throw up every 5 seconds.
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Now I’m curious, what happened?
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Nothing serious, I rearended a car on the freeway and another car rear ended me. I wasn’t sure if my neck was okay and they strapped me down. Worst decision ever.
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eh, better to be safe than sorry. Almost everyone left in ambulances last night. Dude hit the median at 80mph and created 5 accidents around him.
The scene looked like a warzone. Glass and car parts all over the freeway, completely shut down.
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
People keep trying to run into me on the road. It’s really pissing me off. I’m not even sitting in blind spots or anything. They just seem to think it’s a good idea to change lanes when there IS A CAR THERE.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
It’s because you’re famous. But yeah it sucks when they make eye contact with you, then try to push you out of your lane.
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My car’s been rearended so many times…. and usually when I’m sitting stopped at a freaking red light. I keep saying I’m going to find a drill, like one of those “Journey to the Center of the Earth” dealies… and attach it to the back of my car.
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I think that was called a “Pinto”, but the pointy bit faced the wrong way.
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by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Anybody else's MLB At Bat audio not working?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
It's not working on mlb.tv either tho.
Something could be wrong with MLB.com.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
It’s because Aaron Rowand is at the plate
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Mar 4, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
his poor play is making me so, so happy.
Bork can’t possibly think about letting him play CF over Torres if he keeps this up all spring
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
he's got just enough rope to hang himself
and wellllll…
Select the brewers cast, as I said that feed is working.
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Email me your username and pw and I’ll test it out for you.
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isn’t the game at 6pm?
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
oh, ss
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Could be a problem with the prostate.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
You got there first. Well done.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
Jr. FTW!
Bonds, Garry Maddox, Gary Matthews, Jr., George Foster, Jack Clark…
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Is our all time team the best all time team?
I mean would take this lineup over the yankees/red sox/ a’s/reds all time lineup?
I think I would.
It’s indredibly well balanced with speed and power.
Some great outfield defence too.
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by operation carrot on Mar 4, 2011 12:18 PM PST reply actions
well… I might take Guillen over Bonds in RF
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Yankees would be pretty crazy.
C: Berra
1B: Gehrig
2B: Cano?
3B: Arod?
SS: ARod/Jeter?
OF: Mantle, Ruth, Dimaggio
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I’d put Graig Nettles at 3B but the spreadsheeters/ ARod luvvers will tell you ARod. Something about 600 HR.
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by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
I argue this with my Yankee-fan friends a lot. Certainly our all-star team is the only one that can hang with theirs.
red's are close too
C: bench
1b: Perez
2b: Joe Morgan
ss: barry larkin
3b: pete rose
of: Foster, Rousch, and Frank Robinson
Thats pretty damn good
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by operation carrot on Mar 4, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
lol Joe Morgan. what a tool
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
a tool who once ops’d 1.02 in a season
while playing some fine D
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by operation carrot on Mar 4, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I know. but still a tool
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
NO YOU
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
YES ME
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by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
The greatest second baseman in history.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
indeed
absent larkin and 2/3 of the OF those guys were all on the team at the same time. Ick.
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by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’m kind of surprised how weak 1st base is compared to some of their other positions. Tony Perez isn’t awful, but he’s nowhere near as good as the top 1st basemen of all time.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
George Foster’s pretty weak in this company as well. But yeah, that’s a hell of a team.
I still think if we get to count Mathewson, Hubbell, and Ott, we win.
foster's 76-78
were pretty fucking great.
Perez isn’t what I would call an all time great though, I agree
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by operation carrot on Mar 4, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
can I interest you in
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The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
yankee's all time outfield is pretty insane
C: Berra > Posey for now
1B Gehrig=Strech although if i had to choose i would choose Gehrif
2B Kent>Cano
SS Jeter over Aurillia
3B Arod> Matt Williams
OF is close. Bonds> Ruth, Mays> Mantle, and Dimaggio> Bonds sr.
So i guess the yankees take us
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Mar 4, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
but it would be close
and I favor our pitching so thats where we would get the advantage in a real series
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Mar 4, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
We’ll see about Cano. He’s still pretty young, and a better defender than Kent.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
I'd say Mays = Mantle
At their best, Mantle was probably better, but Mays wasn’t brought down by injuries.
Mays’ best OPS+ was 184. Mantle had six season that topped that, include three season above 200
The thong is, it happened.
I thought Mays' defense was insane tho
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
From what I've read/heard, so was Mantle's
He might have been the fastest white guy ever to play the game
The thong is, it happened.
LIES!!!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I know!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
the 50s supreme court rules unanimously
Mantle: Mays was best
Snider: Mays
Aaron: Mays
Mays: Mays
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not sure if this was for their careers
or, like I said, “at their best”.
The thong is, it happened.
If I were to compare I would expand it to the NY days too
(length of years would be fair)
NY/SF Giants:
C: Posey
1B: Stretch
2B: Hornsby
3B: Williams
SS: ?
OF: Bonds, Mays, Ott
SP:
Perry, Hubbell, Marichal, Matthewson, Lincecum (?)
Yankees:
C: Berra
1B: Gehring
2B: Cano
SS: Jeter
3B: Arod
OF: Ruth, Mantle, Dimaggio
SP: ?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Too lazy to look up Yankee starters.
Also, Yankees would have an advantage with the CL
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
If Mathewson was pitching, we wouldn’t need a CL.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
with mathewson we would really only need one other started
he could just pitch every other day
a la the 1905 world series
he pitched a shut-out every other day
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Mar 4, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
SS would be filed by George Davis: 77.4 oWAR in 20 seasons 13.3 dWar
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisge01.shtml
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2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Someone already did the work for us
http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/att/default.php
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
LOL Rowand
hitting .077 after starting nearly every game
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
COME ON PEOPLE!
Dented cans in the back, on the junk shelf!
When you go to a new car lot, do they park the 10 year old used clunkers along the street? No, it’s the convertible Mustangs and tricked-out SUVs and whatever else.
Bargain hunters/bottom feeders are desperate and will seek out their “bargains” tirelessly. Especially where there is someone nearby with the “Can I help you? Oh, you don’t want that nice shiny Torres. We’ve got just the thing for you out behind the service department…”
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
I’m of the opinion that they shouldn’t be “showcasing” Rowand, because it’ll only make him look worse.
Can they send him to the minors to start the year, if they please?
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Or he’ll end up hurt. Not that I think anyone is taking this year anyway, but if he runs into a wood chipper in the OF or something no one will ever take him.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
if he runs into a wood chipper, that will solve a whole lot of problems.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I could finally put something down around the plants in my yard!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
It was caught or not.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Flappy is bouncing them off the wall!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Bah
I just listened to Kuip’s interview on Murph & Mac. If Kuip hadn’t voiced his concern, I doubt Murph would have asked about Cain’s elbow. So either he hasn’t been keeping up or he thinks it’s less important than Wilson hanging out with Charlie Sheen, Brandon Belt’s chances of making the roster out of ST or Posey’s ability to hit 450-feet HRs.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
NARF
Not A Real Fan
Real giants fans panic at the slightest provocation.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:30 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Following these games on MLB.com is great
Two out rallies in games that mean nothing still mean a lot for me having a smile this afternoon.
BELTED!
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Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:27 PM PST reply actions
BELTED!!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
the first 3 plays I've listened to this season
were all scoring plays. I have a good feeling about this season.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Only one holds the key...
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
The Machine?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
ummm... I think it looks even MORE uncomfortable to wear if it was for a guy.
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I meant he had the key
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Oh... Right
It was a chastity “Belt” connection that was less than humorous.
Althought It may have been educational .I had no idea those things had holes for #2. That seems unsanitary.
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
apparently, you can still get STDs or herpes or whatever through the urine holes on those things.
I believe CSI: Las Vegas
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
note to self...
Although you should probably not mess with a chick wearing one of those. You may get the iron maiden.
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
or shot.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by her dad.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
and brothers
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
and possibly the family cat
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
how about the hamster and gold fish?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
The hamster is like the Fredo of the family.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
That is clearly a gopher.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
I couldn't find any pictures of hamsters with "Safe Search" on
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Well, OBVIOUSLY hamsters are naughty because they just keep running through the tubes and turning the wheels. But seriously? Why are they blocked?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I’m so happy I just read this sentence. It made my day!
Also, LOL RIchard Geare
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Lemmiwinks!
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Geez Louise
If Gameday pitch location is any indicator, I think I could hit these pitches.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Mar 4, 2011 12:30 PM PST reply actions
Can't really tryst gameday during spring training
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Figured as much
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Mar 4, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Or at least Dillard can hit one spot, consitently well
He needs to be traded to an NL West team soon
It's just some guy's opinion.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Oh game day!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:34 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Wow Belt is really forcing his way
into making this a difficult decision.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Pie or cake?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
otherwise known as Bush or Obama
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
pleasepleaseplease
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Tim Dullard = Not very good
Which makes it more hilarious that he struck out Rotwand on 3 pitches
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 12:33 PM PST reply actions
Rotwand… I like that.
This dude sucks so bad, it’s hilarious.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
excellent...
(rubbing hands together)
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
LOL SCOTT
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Showcase. Makes first and last outs of innings.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
GREAT SCOTT
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Can we please just put Rowand in a barrel somewhere deep in McCovey cove?
Do we have to pay his estate or did the lawyers get a lawyer clause in there?
Finally a signature worth having:
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Rowand OPS in ST: .244
Can he be sent to the minors after they break camp?
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Not unless he agrees to go. Which he wouldn’t.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
If his spring winds up being this terrible, I’d say they just cut him loose.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Agree to go in the barrel or AAA?
Someone like Burrell or Affeldt might be able to trick him into the barrel.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
“Hey Rowy, wanna go for a drink after the game?”
“Sure skip, let’s go. Wait, what’s that empty pillowcase for? Why is your trunk open?”
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
“Hey Scott, can you sniff this rag for me?”
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
“Hey Aaron, this guy from public radio wants to interview you.”
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
At bat is confusing me.
Rowand (0-2, .210 OPS)
At first, I thought, well 210 avg isn’t THAT bad this early. Then I realized at bat is showing OPS now as the general stat. I love when my leadoff hitter has a .210 OPS.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Why bat him anywhere else?
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Maybe we can have him pitch the next game so he gets hurt and needs surgery
Insurance would cover the cost of his salary and we can get him off the 40 man roster. Sounds terrible, but better than paying him to develop oral cancer elsewhere.
He's so bad
That I’m starting to feel sorry for him, to be honest.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I’m probably less bothered by salary than some people. It sucks, but the contract is signed, it’s done, nothing we can do about it. Also, it’s not my money. And finally, if it wasn’t for Rowand, Sabes would have probably traded Timmy for Rios or signed an equally decrepit FA for $60m.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
yes, if he doesn't feel bad about it, why should we?
Now if he pulled a Gil Meche and walked away because he wasn’t living up to his contract, then I’d feel bad for him.
by BusterHomerun on Mar 4, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve made it policy to not feel bad for people who make that kind of money, barring physical injury.
He’s making $12MM a year to play a kids game. Living every kids dream. Nah, I don’t feel sorry for him.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
I feel bad for him. Money isn’t everything.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
No, it’s not. But considering the position he is in:
He can have anything he wants and never has to worry about money again.
He’ll be retired by 35 or whatever.
He plays professional baseball for a living.
I’m sorry, but it’s hard to feel sorry for him because he’s having “a tough time”. Life ain’t fair or easy. So why feel sorry for him?
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
feel sorry because he’s sucking like crazy? he put himself in that position when he signed the contract, he agreed to be a public figure.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Yes he should be set monetarily for life. I guess it’s more that I imagine being in his shoes and I don’t think I would enjoy watching my job slipping away from me.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Its the nature of the business as an athlete
I just personally don’t have any compassion for the guy. Yes, it would suck watching your job slip away from you, but its completely different circumstances.
If I had to watch my job slip away from me, I’d be in trouble because how do I feed my family? Same for you, I’d imagine.
Rowand, he has it very, very good as it is. He signed up to be a public figure, so I don’t feel empathy for that when it goes south.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Oh you people and your money hate.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:45 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I agree, I don’t think he wants to play bad, same as Zito. They both seem like proud dudes. Rowand in LF would make my like him more.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, what bugs is his insistence on playing CF. He should be hustling for any place he can legitimately fit.
My off-the-cuff psych guess?
He’s so averse to the prospect of performing even worse that he’s afraid to move out of center.
Look out. I'm having a thought.
well, in the real world, people have to bite the bullet and take a chance everyday. why should he be any different?
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
yes, you were. sorry to jump at ya there.
as a FF, usually if someone has to see me, its on one of the more worse days of their lives. so with that in mind, i dont feel much empathy for someone who is not physically injured.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
That’s fine.
I have to be honest, though: I have no idea what it’s like to be overpaid for a job I want to do but can’t.
It doesn’t sound like fun.
I don’t give him a pass, but I don’t want to treat him like he’s doing it just to be a dick.
Look out. I'm having a thought.
oh, of course he’s not trying to suck.
but he should also realize that his options are dwindling down fast, and he needs to adapt more to the needs of the team than his own pride. And since he’s not appearing to do that, and not talking about why (playing other OF positions), assumptions get made.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
another reason I don’t feel for the guy. He refuses to play another position, yet people feel sorry for him when he’s not doing EVERYTHING HE CAN to attempt to keep his job.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
He is doing everything he can. As we’ve noted, he’s just not good anymore.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:10 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
ROWCASE
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 don’t see why it wouldn’t be better for the team just to pay him to go away. We have so many outfielders.
Because, friend, you are not the one signing the $24M check to make that happen.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
I mean, I think that's basically what might happen
I think they really hope he picks it up and can be traded with another team eating at least some of the contract and sending back a middling prospect. But if push came to shove, at least when Belt eventually gets called up (and assuming no injuries have occurred at that point) it’s hard to see how Rowand would keep a spot on the 25 man roster at that point.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 4, 2011 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
Rowand
Thinking positive, if he really IS this bad in ST, there is no… gee… do better bounce back gettem next year this year.
Even Boch can’t be that delusional.
Gritty Vetrans have to at least hit two balls in ST.
I hope?
Finally a signature worth having:
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But he’s Aaron Rotwand, superstar of Borks dreams!
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
CRAIG COUNSELL???!!!?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:38 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Tejada D?
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Huff clank!
Remember when we thought that would be a typical occurrence?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:41 PM PST via mobile reply actions
It’s not too late!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
/necessitates calling up Belt
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:42 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
STFD beer maker
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:42 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I’d love Brandon to make it, but I think that has more to do on whether or not Huff looks great in Left.
OT
Anybody here know just how hard janitorial work is? I like cleaning and scrubbing …
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:44 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I think you just answered your own question
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
by giant4life83 on Mar 4, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I imagine it differs based on where you are doing the work. I imagine a school would be harder work than, say, an office building.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
The CL ad said “Fisherman’s Wharf”.
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 12:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Seagull poop?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I did it in high school. It was swing shift in an office park and we would go up on the roof for a toke and a beer between floors. It wasn’t too hard physically, but it didn’t pay all that well and it’s kind of nasty. Cleaning out the women’s rest room can be interesting.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Omg I never even thought about women.
/runs screaming far away
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:12 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I will spare you the explanation of what a caviar box is.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Shift A
Way to knock on my boy repeatedly, Grant.
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
DeRosa too.
He is pushing his way into gee we might have to take him serious zone.
Is it possible we might actually have an offense this year breaking camp? One that other teams do not laugh at?
Or am I ST/AZ delusional?
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We were pretty average from July on.
So I don’t think we were laughable last year either.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
I agree post mid year, but breaking camp for 3(5?) years we have been, including last year.
I have always been in the camp that the team 2nd half last year is a much better team than the 2010 numbers show. Which makes me optimistic for this year. Everything I am seeing so far in ST says this might be the case.
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I agree
though the team did become a little to reliant on the long ball towards the end.
if they didn’t hit HRs, they didn’t win. Need some more OBP to go along with the power.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
he has a 1.402 OPS so far
the thought of ’08 DeRosa to go along with ’09 Panda gives me goosebumps
by BusterHomerun on Mar 4, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
’08 DeRosa
’09 Pablo
’10 Torres
’10 Posey
’11 Belt
I feel Huff won’t have quite the year he had last, though. He’s the one I expect regression on.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
'06 F. Sanchez
(I’m perfectly fine with ’10 Sanchez)
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
2008 Fontenot
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What about Grant
2010 Grant? 2008 Grant?
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may as well wish for '02 Bonds
the other expectations are realistic
by BusterHomerun on Mar 4, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't realize how much UZR hated Tejada.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Some explain to me how
Tejada got 5th in MVP voting in 2004 with a 7.0 WAR behind Manny (3.8 WAR) Ortiz (4.3 WAR) and Sheffield (4.2 WAR)
Ichiro got 6th had a 8.1 WAR.
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I coud never understand it other than that MIggy is a really nice guy and everyone loves him. I think it messes with people’s heads. He’s not very good on D at all.
so if he’s not even good on D, and his hitting has gone in the toilet, what good is he to us?
I have a feeling DeRosa may be SS by June. BUT I WANT STEPHEN DREW
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
He hasn’t for like 7 years.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
hasn’t played SS consistently for 7 years, I think.
He last played SS in 2007, for a limited # of games I iirc
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
I’m too lazy to look it up again. People need to let it go. It’s not happening.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
DeRosa may get a spot start.
But there is no way he is starting consistently for any amount of time at SS.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
I think we should reserve judgement on how bad Tejada could be first.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
I still think they go to Fontenot – Rohlinger – Manny before they go to DeRosa
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Pretty sure it was
East Coast Bias.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
I am in the camp that Huff will regress, but I think 09 was the outlier. 2011 looks more like 08.
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Let’s not make too much of spring training (good or bad). It is spring training and doesn’t mean anything generally.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 4, 2011 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
I thought that was Twenties talk. There was a movie about when Hearst shot that guy on his yacht by that name. Had Kirsten Dunst and that cross-dressing English comic.
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:13 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It is.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
You would be correct sir
I noticed that 1 second after I pressed “Post”. I was hoping nobody would notice…
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
-dances the Charleston to make up for profound dissapointment.
Stops mid step with arms open for applause…. ?
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
You hipsters and your lingo...
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:02 PM PST reply actions
add this to the previous post “reply” section
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Torres
Franchez
Huff
Panda
Posey
Belt
Burrell
Tejada
DeRosa
Damn that looks sweet right now.
Too early Too early Too early….
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I was thinking the start Burrell, pull him for nate/DeRosa/Cody relief.
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nah cause it's either huff or burrell in LF, so burrell loses
i don’t trust them in our RF. cody’s got that shizzz
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Mar 4, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Torres
Posey
Huff
Panda
Ross
Belt
Tejada
Sanchez
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
I like yours better than mine.
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and like Torres, he can score from first on balls hit into the gap
Torres
Belt
Posey
Panda
Huff
Ross
Tejada
Sanchez
by BusterHomerun on Mar 4, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
somehow my subject line vanished, talking about Belt having speed
by BusterHomerun on Mar 4, 2011 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
I had Belt lower just because I don’t exactly know how good he’ll be in the pros.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
I like this one, it looks best. Hence, we’ll never see it from Bork
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
A similar lineup like this actually happened a few times in July. It was something like
Torres
Posey
Huff
Burrel
Uribe
Don’t remember the end.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
yes, I do remember Posey hitting 2nd for a while. Good call.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
that was a good lineup
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
I still kinda like him behind Torres out of the 2 spot, but if he’s gonna hit 40 bombs….
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
the only disadvantage of Posey in the 2 hole is his speed.
you usually want a faster runner there, which is why Belt would be FANTASTIC
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Eh, I don’t know about the speed thing. You need a guy who can work the count and allow for Speedy Lead-Off Man © to steal a few bases.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Belt apparently has excellent pitch recognition and great plate discipline.
It’s so great to have great hitting prospects to talk about!! FINALLY
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Posey 4th! It works!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I don’t know about Huff as the 3 hole hitter. He’s not the best hitter on the team
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
but best athlete!!!!
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
LOL U
last years meme
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
subscribe to the logic that 2nd, 4th and 5th are most important spots?
IMO the #3 hitter should be the best one on the team
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
1st, 2nd and 4th.
The 3rd hitter, in the first inning has a decent chance of coming up with no one on and 2 outs. Getting a hit there is the worst time to get a hit.
4th hitter either starts the 2nd inning, or comes up in the 1st with a runner on and 2 outs, or runners on less than 2 outs, or runners already in.
Your first 2 hitters hit more often than any other hitters.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
got it. So in the Giants case, Torres should be 1st, Posey 2nd, and Sandoval 4th (assuming bounceback yr).
Then when Belt comes up, Torres 1st, Belt 2nd, Posey 4th (and Sandoval 5th)
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
it actually was this:
Torres
Posey
Huff
Panda
Ross
Belt
Tejada
Sanchez
…but it’s all good.
"I only have one flash of greatness a day, and I already used it at 12:30am- Me"
I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE A FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Ah yeah I had Belt in there but not in the 2 hole. I was just playing it safe that Belt isn’t 300/350/500 yet.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
If you have high OBP guys hitting 1 and 2 you would want your best overall hitter at 3.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Even if you have 2 guys with OBP's at .400 (which we don't)
Your third hitter comes up 36% of the time with no one on and 2 outs in the first inning.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
But he is also guaranteed to hit in the 1st inning (right in front of the cleanup guy).
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Like I said earlier tho, the worst time to get a hit is when there is no one on and 2 outs. You’d rather have your best hitter hit with someone on and 2 outs or no one on and less than 2 outs.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
You make a good point I just disagree. Regardless of the “worst” time to get a hit I think you want to give your best hitter as many opportunities as possible and good things will happen. Plus even if your 3rd hitter gets a hit with 2 outs and nobody on at least the next guy has (in theory) high slugging.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Managers like the “guaranteed to hit in the 1st” thing as an intimidation factor, if your 3rd hitter is someone like Pujols. I can buy that, but the math doesn’t really support it.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
this line
I am in it
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Why is no one talking about Jose Flores? .831 OPS in High-A last year! Keep fighting, my boy!
by free f.p. #14 on Mar 4, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
STFD!
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The more I see of Suppan and Vogelsong, the more I think those Zito rumors are true.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
by rxmeister on Mar 4, 2011 1:07 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Fears for Willie E. Coyote moment
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I agree with this.
Suppan’s parachute might have some holes in it, but Vogelsong’s might be fulll of dishware.
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
As much as I would like to dump Zito’s salary, I cannot see those two delivering what Zito can. Zito will be average worst case. Best case he looks like stretches of last year. Suppan can erupt in a ball of smoke and fire at any moment. I would hate to get to June 18th and realize how wrong that decision might be.
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If they’re good they can be good insurance if/when Zito sucks. I don’t trust their health/ goodness to the point I’d accept them as season-long replacements unless at the uttermost need.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:15 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ssory Doc!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Let's FAIL Rowand!
Clap Clap CLAP CLAP CLAP
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:12 PM PST reply actions
but alas
.067 Avg.
Keep up the good work!
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
The crowd made that sound like a homer.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Rowand
A purple mountain of fail right now.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Mar 4, 2011 1:14 PM PST reply actions
He should just retire.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:15 PM PST via mobile reply actions
bring a big picture of Gil Meche to Giants games
with DO THE RIGHT THING ROWAND written on it
by BusterHomerun on Mar 4, 2011 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
"IM THROUGH"
FOR LOVE OF THE GAME
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Rowand?
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Muammar Qaddafi
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Saw Battle: LA last night
It was CRAZY intense. Think Independence Day plus Saving Private Ryan, with an emphasis on the first scene in Saving Private Ryan. Thought it was really good for a war/alien invasion movie, I recommend seeing it. And there’s a distinct lack of Jeff Goldblum downloading a virus onto the aliens’ computer, which is a plus.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
Out next week
I’m in a class at USC where we get to see movies before they’re released, and then have a Q&A session with someone who helped make the movie. It’s a pretty awesome class, I must say.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
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That sounds amazing.
Good to see your insane tuition money goes to something good.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
It’s taught by Leonard Maltin the film critic, as well. I didn’t know who he was, but my parents freaked out when they found out, haha.
And yeah, it’s pretty awesome. Last week we had Josh Radnor (the guy who plays Ted on How I Met Your Mother) as the guest for his indie film happythankyoumoreplease. This week we had the producer of Battle: LA and the co-president of Sony Pictures.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
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Geez
For my college drama class all I got was the lady who played Marty’s mom’s mom in Back to the Future.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Mar 4, 2011 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
I hate that guy.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Not very specific.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I hate Leonard Maltin, and his stupid face.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
/signs up for your blog
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Gotta say, there’s this one girl who absolutely HATES every movie we watch and makes a point of raising her hand to rant about it every time he asks for opinions on the movie, and he handles it pretty well. So I give him props for that.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
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Protip
She doesn’t really have an opinion on these movies. She just likes to hear herself talk.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, this is probably what it is.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
SHE SHOULD GET A LIVEJOURNAL
and let me know her username so I can block her
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Well I should say, I’ve never taken a class from him. My assessment is really only of his as a critic (which I think he fails miserably at) but he may be a delightful teacher. Sometimes people aren’t so good in one aspect of a field but are quite talented at others.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
You never heard of Malton?
The guy is a huge Disney fanatic. Does all the intros to the the Disney Treasure Collections.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Well, now I have
And I don’t exactly know my film critics – I know Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael, and that’s it.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
Mick
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:50 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
The great iconoclast
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:51 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
so in this movie, does Dodger Stadium get destroyed so it collapses...
… and exposes the entrance to Hell?
by BusterHomerun on Mar 4, 2011 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Lol brewers
Only Craig COUNSELL can save you
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:19 PM PST via mobile reply actions
LOL ROWNADS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:23 PM PST reply actions
I wasn't paying attention and just saw the boxscore
I was obligated to LOL him.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
Talking to a friend last night in Chico
He said Kuiper was at Chico State last night giving a speech to their baseball team.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
The speech was titled: "Booze: how fucking great is it?"
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Or
The Greatest Night of My Life: Drinking on the Esplanade.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Shift-A
Wow what a shitastical day.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
That's it?
Why not shitabulous?
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Mar 4, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
It’s never a good day when it starts out with your oldest, brightest, and most mature student having a 75 minute meltdown, including kicking, screaming, crying, and running out the door unless physically restrained.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
I didn’t know you were a college professor.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 4, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
What grade do you teach? I hope you’re not a high school teacher.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Oof
My aunt teaches that grade as well. Good luck.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
I think it’s too late for luck.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
The Yankees do not want Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito.
by natteringnabob on Mar 4, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, sorry about that. I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night and I was crank-y.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
I just come home and look at my countdown timer [ http://countdown.onlineclock.net/ ] 105 days left…. job hunt, and eat chocolate.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Getting out of teaching completely?
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
im sawwy missus merpie
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 1:51 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Is that a comment on that student or the rest of the field?
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
I’ve got 22 kids this year, 5 different languages, 7 kids on IEPs and no admin. support. The last time I went in and said… “You know this probably qualifies as a full inclusion class, maybe I need a special ed instructor assigned to the class too.” I was told “Oh really? One year I had 12 of 24 on IEP’s. Have fun with that.” Thanks. Real helpful.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Wife teaches 4th graders: 90 percent are ESLs :(
But Scott Walker thinks you’re living it up!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
The language stuff I can deal with, I’m really good with that. It’s the 2 tasmanian devils that make things difficult. We started the year with 4 Taz’s but 2 of them have been “tamed”.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
YOU WILL GET BUDGET CUTS AND LIKE IT
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I am guessing we have it good with our daughter. There are 42 in the PreK, about 20 of them in class on any given day. There are always three, sometimes up to 5 teachers/admins in the room any day. I don’t know of any IEPs, and the worst kid in class is a spoiled bratty bully girl. Guess we got it good.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
What happened?
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
naturally:
The kid is sitting tied to a chair with rope and has a gag in his mouth.
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
Bochy managing both games?
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
AT THE SAME TIME
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He’s more talented that I thought.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
His huge noggin can handle it
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
The big head comes in handy for once.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
He punked Mattingly didn’t he?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Indeed
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Shut up Wilson!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
His first true hit of the spring.
Remember, his only other hit was a dying quail off the tip of the bat that landed on the foul line. That souldn’t have counted…
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
So is this the same Almonte that was 25 when he played in the Little League World Series?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2011 1:47 PM PST reply actions
Is his first name Danny?
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
@mymclife
I bet you’ve never seen this side of Jody Shelley. (NSFW)
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
I saw that being retweeted earlier, and was stupid enough to open it in class.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
Did you show your friends?
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Do I really want to show people I know naked pictures of Jody Shelley?
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
How’d that even get on twitter in the first place?? Did he put that up himself?
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
His teammate did.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
Wow. Some teammate.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Oh it's a man?
/clicks
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 2:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I’ve showed everyone.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
ROWAND WITH THE RBI DOUBLE!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
He’s close to batting .100 now, folks! Just you wait!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
if they hadn't just changed left fielders
I bet that would’ve been caught
by BusterHomerun on Mar 4, 2011 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
YOUR ANTI-ROWAND BIAS IS SHOWING
/GRM’d
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
MCC: Serious thought provoking questions don’t come flying out of our sarcastic brains quite as quickly as flippant answers
by Prussian Creole on Mar 4, 2011 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
GREAT SCOTT!
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
ROWCASE
RBI DOUBLE
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
Great Scott!
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
SELL ALWAYS!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
DON'T BUY EVER
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
ABANDON SHIP!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
WHAT ABOUT THE DECK CHAIRS!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Mark DeRosa
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
AUTUMN
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Mar 4, 2011 2:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
LOL BOGGS
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
Mole
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
OK, are all of you who were mentioning Rowand’s spring training numbers going to change your minds if he has a decent spring?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
absoultely not.
When he’s leading off in June and is batting .120 I will still wish we got rid of him. Even if he does end up batting .500 this spring.
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Mar 4, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Just got back to my desk
Doug is talking about Tommy John surgery in a small talk kinda way, right?
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Javier was awesome
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Mar 4, 2011 7:22 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
The answer to this question will be provided pending an inspection.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
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I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
You want to inspect Grant’s member?
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Mar 4, 2011 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
When you open the dropdown box, the only choices are Yes and Yes.
I have just now conceived of a world in which Barry Zito is Lestat. But who is Armand?
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2011 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
Yes means Yes.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Mar 4, 2011 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
I loved their first album.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 4, 2011 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
I'm confused
How did Grant join in 2008? He has posts dating back to 2005.
My Adopted Giant
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
The site was reformatted in 2008 and all the memberships had to be started from scratch. To see the real date he joined, you have to scroll down a little to the membership boxes below.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Mar 4, 2011 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting.
I’m too much of a newbie. I just wish you guys would stop hazing me! It’s been like a year and a half.
Gigante. Campeón. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
/points and laughs at noob
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Mar 5, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Made a new discovery, drinking beer is pretty awesome
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
UHHHHHHHHHHHH
Arsenal game at 7 tomorow!
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 5, 2011 12:21 AM PST reply actions
yea? cool bro
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
No. It sucks.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 5, 2011 12:31 AM PST up reply actions
My computer is OK
Must be the huge collection of dick jokes on your computer.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
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