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Who's Your Go-To Obscure Giant?
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 12:12 PM PDT
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Everyone has one.
If some schmuck comes up and calls you out on being a band-wagon fan, you come out and say
"Oh yeah? Would a band-wagon fan know why ______ is so important?"
No. They wouldn't. But you do, because you're real, and you've been following the Giants since you were born. And you were flying back to San Francisco during the earthquake when you were 6 months old so you had to land in San Diego and throw your dirty diaper on Mrs. Latos' porch, forever scarring that two-year-old Mat Latos into hating San Francisco forever.
Because you know that Ruben Rivera is the worst baserunner on the face of the planet. And that Bill Mueller was a Giant before he won the Silver Slugger (WHY) and batting title with the Red Sox. And that there is no explicable statistical reason that Felix Rodriguez went 9-1 with a 1.68 ERA in 2001 (OUTLIERS!).
Because you know that the Giants went through a phase of picking up players that the Indians threw away (Joe Carter, Ellis Burks, Orel Hershiser, Julian Tavarez, Omar Vizquel) and that most of them ended up producing.
I've got a couple. I'll usually go with J.R. Philips, for some reason. Probably because he was part of the bridge between Will Clark and J.T. Snow.
If someone counters with Brian Dallimore, I'll go to the bullpen, bringing up that awesome late-inning rotation of John Johnstone, Rich Rodriguez, Doug Creek, Doug Henry, and Jim Poole that led up to Rod Beck closing it out. in the late 90s.
Who's your go-to guy? And what's one thing that they did that you can actually remember? It's the only way to prove you're really a Giants fan, by the way.
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Brian Dallimore
For some reason, I have the clearest memory of sitting in a Pasadena parking lot in 2004, the 50,000-watt blowtorch on my car radio, as he hit the grand slam.
Oh, and I always enjoyed caring about Felipe Crespo, for some odd reason.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Crespo
Crespo is also a goodie. Jon Miller (and Renel) had a lot of fun with that one. Fun fact: Felipe Crespo has just as many Splash Hits as Aubrey Huff, Michael Tucker, Andres Torres, and Barry Bonds (on May 18, 2002).
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You can say that again
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Apr 12, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
wait
You can get KNBR in SoCal? Or only at night/clear weather/etc.?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 12, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Night times in the Autumns are best, especially with a decently high marine layer. I find that older analog radios work better. I can play with trebel and base and antenna on my old Pioneer system with the wood and aluminum body and get a consistent signal. Don’t need to do it as much now that I can stream KNBR over the net, but in the 80s and 90s it was the way to go.
Proud father of Barry Bonds.
Interesting, in the Sac Valley I remember occasionally getting stuff from Denver and Utah but I figured the coast ranges would mess with the signal too much.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 12, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I can get it in Hawaii
If I point the antenna just right, hold onto it with one hand and pose, and listen through a lot of static.
Dead serious.
was driving over the Grapvine listening to a playoff game one year, couldn’t get SoCal station or the blowtorch, but picked up some station out of Salt Lake. Love stuff like that.
Some say that some cannot say because the Stig can make some not say what they want to say and all i want to say is i don't know what the hell i'm trying to say.
As I understand it, KNBR has to point their antenna away from NYC, to avoid conflict with a really strong 680 AM there.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Apr 14, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
must be an urban myth or something
non directional antenna
http://www.radio-locator.com/info/KNBR-AM
plus there’s no atmospheric conditions quite good enough to get a 50,000 Watt AM signal all the way across the country, over the Rockies and Sierras, etc. (When Wolfman Jack got popular in the 60’s he was on a station in Mexico where they could broadcast at a lot higher power and really could be pulled in from coast to coast)
by missmycharterseats on Apr 14, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
one would think we’d be getting Chicago AM radio if that were the case.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 14, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah might be the Rocky Mountains play a part too….KOA 860 Denver is about farthest east station i ever heard from here in Sacto, and 720 KDWN Vegas and for south the mighty 690 out of San Diego or Tijuana with that Hacksaw Lee Hamilton nut….i don’t recall getting too many stations out of Oregon or Washington for some reason…
by repeat_in_2011 on Apr 15, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I was getting KNBR now and then in Camarillo when I was just there. No TV for me, but I could get the game on the radio.
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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.
I can get it further than that at night
I lived in Wyoming back in high school and in those days (read: before the internet) KNBR was all I had available to follow the Giants and everything else in the Bay Area. I’d call into the post game shows and the call screener didnt believe me when I said I was calling from Casper, Wyoming.
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by UtahSilverandBlack on Apr 15, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember you!
I’ve told people about you for years as proof of the 50,000 watt flamethrower!
Man, the interwebz is cool.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 16, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Crespo
Crespo is also a goodie. Jon Miller (and Renel) had a lot of fun with that one. Fun fact: Felipe Crespo has just as many Splash Hits as Aubrey Huff, Michael Tucker, Andres Torres, and Barry Bonds (on May 18, 2002).
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
double-commented
/selffail
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Stan Javier
When I first arrived in the US and watched a game of baseball. I found out that Javier is pronounced Hah-vier and not Jah-vier.
Not really a baseball moment, but it was that 97 team that got me into baseball.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Stan the Man
I was so confused when I found out the Giants had someone on their team who played for the A’s AND the Dodgers. Also had a book cover from a giveaway with Brian Johnson hitting his homerun to clinch it. That would have been…second grade.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Ron Fairly used to say the same thing every time the Giants played against Stan Javier — that Fairly had played against Stan’s dad, Julian Javier (pronounced Hoo-lian Hah-vier), and that he’d named his son Julian after himself, because “then his name would then be Julian Javier Jr. (pronounced Hoo-lian Hah-vier Hoo-nior)”. Man, did Fairly think that was funny.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 12, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I also mentioned Stan Javier downthread.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 12, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Somebody, somewhere
is STILL waiting for Tomko to “get it” and become a #2 starter.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Waiting...
sorry what? I was also waiting for the Giants rotation of Moss, Ainsworth, Foppert, and Jerome Williams to win a game.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
They won games!
…just not, you know, together, and not much for the Giants. Or for anyone else.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Same
He tops my list of “most frustrating player” as well.
by WasabiTorture on Apr 21, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE BANDWAGON FANS? THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF KEEPING THIS CORE OF PLAYERS TOGETHER LONGER THAN ARB YEARS!
I
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Apr 12, 2011 12:53 PM PDT reply actions
not hating on bandwagoners
just hating on people who doubt my authenticity
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
JOE PETTINI FOR LIFE
Went to a double-header (remember those?) against the Mets when I was around 12. He hit a bases-loaded triple or some such thing and I went completely apeshit.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Apr 12, 2011 1:15 PM PDT reply actions
Mike Aldrete.
A great career that never happened because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
This
Aldrete was awesome.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 12, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Loved Aldrete. Coulda been a Keith Hernandez at first if breaks had gone right for him.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Apr 13, 2011 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Aldrete is mine too.
I loved watching that guy play. Sweet swing, good outfielder/1B. He’s my go to obscure Giant.
Uhh... what just happened?
Ask me about my... Machine.
/auto-anti-defenestrates?
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Apr 13, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Bobby Estalella
Not all that obscure, but I saw him hit the first grand slam at Mays Field. Probably my earliest baseball memory is sitting in the upper deck at night and watching that ball sail into the left field bleachers.
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Estalella was RIPPED
It looked like he couldn’t hit well because he was liable to squeeze the bat into kindling before getting the chance to swing at the pitch.
Okay, I exaggerate. Some.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Boy, them steroids is effective, huh?
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Well, yennow, I wasn't gonna SAY that
But it’s sort of implied when I say RIPPED as opposed to just…ripped. =)
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty Sure
that he wore an extra small jersey just because.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus it made his last name
stretch across his broad shoulders. E—S—T—A—L—E—L—L—A
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought everyone was in agreement to call him Chestalella?
I believe it was just the sleeves that were tailored to sit comfortably over the gunz.
Better than Breastalella, I 'spose
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 14, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There was a spring training where the Giants had four catchers with four-syllable surnames.
1) Santiago
2) Estalella
3) Mirabelli
4) ???
5) Profit
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 16, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the year was 2001 and the 4th catcher was Giuseppe Ciaramonte.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 16, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoops, typo — Chiaramonte.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 16, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember Giuseppe. He was a Fresno St. boy. I always remember the Bulldogs.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
I would have severe trouble
pronouncing his name normally. I’d have to throw extra emphasis onto those last two syllables, like I inexplicably do w/ all Italian food dishes. GuiSEPPE…spaGHETTI, fettuCINI…
And he would’ve ended up punching me for it.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 18, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
estallela and rios in the clubhouse comparing biceps, that was fun
I wish I could capture the entire 2010 season in a bottle. It will never feel THIS good.
by housethatbondsbuilt on Apr 13, 2011 2:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Terrell Lowery
Poster boy for SSS thanks to his ultra-hot hitting in 42 PAs for the Giants in 2000. In my imaginary world he now runs Terrell Lowery Appliance Repair. So, y’know, if you ever want your dishwasher fixed by a guy who hit .441/.548/.647 in a Giants uni, Lowery’s your man.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Adoptive dad of Andrew Romo. Hope he's half the beard-grower his big brother is.
Yeah, I figured coaching was more likely in the real world.
But in my imagination? Definitely appliance repair.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Adoptive dad of Andrew Romo. Hope he's half the beard-grower his big brother is.
I stopped playing after my freshman year
But according to the kids on the team, he wasn’t a very good coach
Yeah but
I coach high school baseball. Oh how the mighty have fallen. And Terrell Lowery too.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Other early Naughties OFs?
Jelly Ellison? Brian Horwitz (CAL GRAD!)? Diggin Lowery and Cal Murray.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Burks was not an Indians throwaway
The Giants picked him up from the Rockies (for Daryl Hamilton) and he signed with Cleveland after.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Adoptive dad of Andrew Romo. Hope he's half the beard-grower his big brother is.
I would say they didn't throw away Carter, either
They traded him to SD for Sandy Alomar, Carlos Baerga and Chris James — a pretty good haul.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 12, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Not saying they were on the trash heap
but all picked up post-Indians dominance. Remember how at one point they had Richie Sexson and Manny Ramirez in the same lineup? Man…
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
They had a lineup with Alomar Omar manny Thome sexton lofton justice it was nasty
by skunk5150 on Apr 14, 2011 11:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
But enough about your junk, tell us about Damon Minor.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Adoptive dad of Andrew Romo. Hope he's half the beard-grower his big brother is.
and Kruk saying "three beer grin"
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Apr 12, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, he sure did look goofy
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Brendan Fraser, goofy
Same thing.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 13, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, Calvin Murray
Because I remember being at the game the day he scored from first base on a pickoff attempt. First game I ever attended at PacBell.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Adoptive dad of Andrew Romo. Hope he's half the beard-grower his big brother is.
All those who thought Calvin Murray might be somebody, raise your hand
…
raises hand
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Dusty coming out and saying “well, Calvin has to hit” after he played a good game kinda clued me in he wasn’t going to be the next Brett Butler.
Some say that some cannot say because the Stig can make some not say what they want to say and all i want to say is i don't know what the hell i'm trying to say.
Thanks for Randy Winn
Sorry about your arm trouble. Converted SS that went to USF.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
'Twas a hot prospect at one time...shame 'bout that.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Guy Sularz
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
as I remember, he came up with the name “Hack Man” for Jeff Leonard.
OK I will nominate Leonard below.
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
by foothillsfan on Apr 13, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Damon Minor
and Charlie Hayes
Proud adopted parent of Miguel Tejada. No rings, but dude won the AL MVP once.
That brawl
With Randy Johnson right? Jon Miller shouting about “Hayes throws a haymaker!”
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
How stupid do you have to be to fight Randy Johnson?
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Right?
He killed a bird. With a baseball. And had a biker mustache.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
That's not even the worst of it
He was like eight feet tall, and he looked like he had been in a lot of fights already, and he typically looked pissed off enough to just wail on somebody for awhile.
Plus, his name was RANDY JOHNSON. Anyone who went through life with that name has been in a lot of fights and won most of the time. He probably just came back from banging someone and is a little drunk – you know, enough that your punches don’t hurt quite as much as they might and he’s a little crazier than normal, but not so much that he’s falling all over himself and thinks there are three of you.
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
wasn’t he fighting Todd Stottlemeyer? Randy just came out when the benches emptied.
by BrewsterApollo on Apr 14, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly
…and put on Sonny Jackson’s hat.
It was Stottlemeyer who Hayes had it in for so much he charged the mound from 1st base
by missmycharterseats on Apr 14, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
How long until a guy qualifies as obscure?
I guess Greene qualifies by now. I had to look it up to see he hadn’t been a Giant since 2006.
What about Brandon Medders? By late last year I’d already forgotten that he was actually on the 2010 opening day roster.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Adoptive dad of Andrew Romo. Hope he's half the beard-grower his big brother is.
Yes
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 13, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Another dude who was apparently on the 2010 Giants without my noticing
Waldis Joaquin
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
right?
he was there at the beginning of the season, claimed off waivers by the White Sox, and is now back in the Giants system
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
But actually, David Aardsma. I always thought he was memorable for being alphabetically listed first.
Knocked Hank Aaron into 2nd place in the all-time baseball encyclopedia.
Proud father of Barry Bonds.
Well, except they separate players and pitchers into different sections.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
LOL pitchers aren't players.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 16, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Jeffrey Hammonds
any other RF from … what? 00-05
Mohr
hit an inside the park homerun. And that was all.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
He had a pretty good throwing arm, too
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
hurt his leg catching a foul ball that turned into a game winning sac fly for the rockies that eliminated us from the playoffs in 04. i remember yelling “let it drop”
I wish I could capture the entire 2010 season in a bottle. It will never feel THIS good.
by housethatbondsbuilt on Apr 13, 2011 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Ouch
I remember that one
shakes head recalling painful memory
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
Mohr
I remember that one too. I still cringe whenever I see folks chasing popups near the bullpens at AT&T, especially the left field one. There’s something about the way his step was shortened by the rise of the mound that just makes you know that it was unbelievably painful…
Reggie Sanders was another one
Ripped. And did not get cheated on his swings. And he could fly ’round the bases, too.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Rick Lancellotti, Randy Kutcher, Francisco Melendez, Greg Litton, Rick Parker, John Patterson, Steve Scarsone, Rikkert Faneyte (duh), Joe Price, Donell Nixon, Pat Sheridan, Tony Perezchica, Ed Jurak, Bill Bathe, Felipe Crespo, Ernest Riles, F.P., Jalal Leach, Chad Zerbe…
I could go all day (TWSS).
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 12, 2011 2:43 PM PDT reply actions
You know, not to scratch a sore spot, but I was actually mental telepathy begging Dusty to bring Chad Zerbe in to game 6 when Fifi came in. Not that there was anyway it would happen, but the soft tossing lefties (Zerbe and Rueter) were really the only guys who had had a lot of success against the Angels lineup in that series, and Zerbe had had a great appearance in Game 2 where he settled things down. And, frankly, I never ever trusted Felix in a playoff game, a lot of our worst postseason moments took place with him on the mound.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
by Roger on Apr 12, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
A rec is not strong enough to show how much I agree with this comment. Being in LA, I watched a lot of Angels games that year — I’m ashamed now to admit that they actually became my 2nd favorite team that year, and I was proclaiming my love for their clutch, never-say-die play (I actually said they were the best comeback team of all time to a friend before the postseason began. I was familiar enough with their lineup to know they feasted on hard-throwers, and that Spezio in particular was a dead fastball hitter. When Felix came in, the first thing I thought was “A guy who only throws fastballs against a guy who only hits them”.
I can only assume you would’ve started Rueter in Game 7, too. I know I would’ve. Not that it likely would’ve mattered when with the whole stomach-punch hangover thing. It’s funny, all the times I’ve been over these decisions in my mind, it never got any easier or less painful for me. Then TGWTWS, and it’s more of a nostalgic curiosity than a morbid obsession. There’s still some residual pain left, and I’m sure someday when I’m old and counting my team’s rings I’ll wish they had one more from 2002, but that spot’s not so sore anymore.
I’m not even 100% sure it’s my most painful Giants memory anymore. The older I get, the more I mourn that ‘93 team. The 2000 and 2002 teams broke my heart, but they took their postseason shots — and blew them. The ’93 team not only never got their shot, they’re the best team ever that didn’t (a record they’ll likely hold forever).
Aw, who am I kidding? 5 outs away still takes the cake.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 13, 2011 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
remember way back...
in 2010 when the Giants beat all those skeletons back into the closet and WON THE WORLD SERIES
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 13, 2011 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
TGWTWS = The Giants Won The World Series
So, yes. But I never mind being reminded ;)
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 13, 2011 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
That thing below was supposed to go here
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Hey
The Giants won the World Series.
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
My Dad still gets irritated about the 49ers loss to the Lions in the 1958 conference championship game (which was the biggest blown lead in an NFL playoff game for decades).
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
It was '57
I’ve heard a lot about that game — the Niners were up 24-7 at halftime, and were whooping it up so loud in the locker room that the Lions overheard, got pissed off and motivated, and came back for a 31-27 win.
My personal Niners nightmares are from 1983 (my first heartbreak as a sports fan) and 1990. ‘83 hurt more than I realized sports could, but then they went 18-1 in ’84 and won the Super Bowl, which I was not only able to attend, but was able to walk to from my house on Stanford campus. No such solace for 1990. I still think about the 3-peat that wasn’t more than I should.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 13, 2011 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
One of my very best friends is a lifelong who NY Giants fan who I met for the very first time on the day of the 1990 NFC Championship game (his girlfriend, later to be his wife, was a colleague of mine and was throwing a football party essentially for everybody to come meet Andy). It’s truly amazing that we ever managed to be friends after that experience although in a smaller way I did get to repay him: they were living in Philadelphia for awhile and I went up to visit him the weekend of the 2002 playoff game when we were down 24 points and came back to win when the Giants long snapper screwed up the last second field goal. THAT felt good. (course then we got rolled by Tampa Bay the next week).
The threepeat has always haunted me, and really from both ends, because to me winning in 1990 was just going to make up for the threepeat that already should have been after losing to the Vikings in ‘87 when they were clearly far and away the best team in the league. I hated that loss! Although getting benched for Young really did seem to put the fire into Montana over the next couple of years so perhaps it was necessary. At that point they’d 1 and outed three years in a row.
BTW, not surprisingly, since he seems able to present himself at any disaster, my Dad was at the Niners-Lions game in Kezar.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
I was proclaiming my love for their clutch, never-say-die play
Josh is a closet Eckstein fan!
I agree about the ‘93 team. That was a sad, sad fate. Although I’ll always remember it fondly as the last great pennant chase. And I really loved them for the way they got off the mat the last two weeks after falling to 4 games out, and forcing that final day by a torrid 14-2 stretch. That was beautiful baseball.
However, I must sadly correct you on one thing: the 93 Giants are not the best team ever to not make the playoffs, not statistically anyway. Three other teams could claim to be better. The 1909 Cubs (104-49), the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (104-50), and the 1954 Yankees (103-51). Interestingly, none of those teams was terribly close to making the post-season. The Cubs finished 6 games back, and the Yankees 8 games back. The Dodgers only finished 2 games back but I think they were eliminated on the final Friday of the season. Toss in the 1961 Tigers, who won 101 games and finished 8 games back and the history of 100 win teams who missed the playoffs isn’t really fraught with pennant race tension. The two exceptions are the two 103 win Giants teams: the one that was eliminated on the last day of the season in ’93, and the one in 1962 that went into the final game of the season down by a game, and caught the Dodgers that day* before passing them in a three game playoff.
*My love of Stan Javier is associated with that game, as we turned on the end of the Dodgers game after the Giants victory, and Skully’s call of the final play “and he POPS UP to Javier” was a staple of our backyard baseball games for many many years.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
Well, technically speaking, the 1909 Cubs and ‘42 Dodgers couldn’t have made the “playoffs”, since there was no such thing back then — just a World Series. But I said “postseason”, so I am indeed wrong. (Damn my semantic shortcomings!) Although I would certainly put the ‘93 Giants against any of those teams on the field to see who was really the “best” — and don’t think for a minute I haven’t done my statistical research on those clubs to back up my opinion. Really, don’t.
And how about Stan Javier — he’s really getting around in this thread.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 13, 2011 1:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Bill James has a really interesting bit on the old Cubs teams in the Historical Abstract. By record they are without a doubt the best (at least the winningest) team in baseball history. They hold the records for most wins in a season, and over 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 season stretches (I hope I remembered that right). And yet looking at their roster and stats its virtually impossible to explain why they were so successful.
Its a great little read, one of the untold many in that book.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
That '54 Indians team was ridiculous
Really all the Indians teams of the ‘40s and ’50s were, what with Feller and Lemon and Wynn and Score. It’s unbelievable that they only won two pennants.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
woooo
Willie Mays!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 14, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I know nothing about Game 7
I didn’t watch it. The series was over after Game 6 for me. To this day I can’t say what the score was, nor can I say who did what in that game.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Zerbe was good. I was pissed when we let him drift away in a roster move or somethin
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
by foothillsfan on Apr 13, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
RE: Bill Bathe
back in 88-90 (or whenever he played), one of my favorite Candlestick scoreboard things was when Bathe would get a hit. It would read:
Bathe Hit!
When he’d get a double, triple or HR, it would read:
Extra Bathe Hit!
This made my 11-year-old self laugh uncontrollably every time!
by BrewsterApollo on Apr 13, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Bill didn’t have much of a career in terms of length, but he also homered in his first World Sewries AB in ’89. Not many big leaguers can say they ever homered in a WS game, let alone in their 1st AB.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 13, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually have a picture at home of the scoreboard reading “Extra Bathe Hit!” after that home run.
Yes, I was at Game 3 in 1989. :)
by BrewsterApollo on Apr 13, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Randy Kutcher is mine. He hit a hr in the first ever game I went to.
I also have fond memories of walking around stanford before the superbowl. My parents lived in College Terrace.
WWRWD?
quoted in a news article once
saying that his career was’t going anywhere, stuck in the minors. Decided to do a thousand situps a day or some crazy goal like that. Then he made the majors.
Note to kids: find a better exercise goal than that.
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
by foothillsfan on Apr 14, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Tony Torcato
Future All-Star at the hot corner!
…
300 hitting right fielder!
…
OK pinch hitter/ backup at first.
…
they play baseball in Italy?
Imagine you could have a do-over with Fred Lewis, without the bad routes and melancholy. I grant you Chris Lofton.
Good one!
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 13, 2011 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Marvin Benard
He hit a HR to beat LA once. Winning!
Win, Lose, Or Tie, Raiders Til I Die!!
Independence=Nobody Likes You UTAH 17 byU 16
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by UtahSilverandBlack on Apr 12, 2011 3:14 PM PDT reply actions
Joel Youngblood
Imagine if Bochy decided that the solution to the Aaron Rowand dilemma was . . . to put him at second base. But Frank Robinson thought the extra offense made it worth trying.
Otherwise, Dan Gladden?
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Joel’s my pick for best utility player season in Giants history. But not the year he played 3b; the year before that (83?)
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
Youngblood could play any OF spot, 3rd base, and even a little 2nd. Also had some pop, played hard, and did it all with a smile on his face. Also belongs in the ‘pre-maturely bald guys’ all-star team, with Will Clark and Matt Williams.
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by Giantsfan4life on Apr 13, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Boof Bonser
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
As in Waiting For...?
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Waiting For... was before my time.
I’m a young-un.
But sure!
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
Oops. Swingandamiss
Waiting for Boof was Grant’s blog before all this McCovey whatnot thingamajig.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 13, 2011 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
they had blogs?
in 2005?
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
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by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 13, 2011 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
2003 even.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 13, 2011 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions
and black!
As was the style at the time!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 14, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey now!
Orange and black are never out of style, haha.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 14, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss that
The Giants’ new purple and gold aren’t really doing it for me.
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
I know.
Waiting for Boof was before my time.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
I was too young to follow baseball on blogs back in the time of Waiting for Boof.
So Boof Bonser as in waiting for Boof, which was before my time? Sure, I said.
Comprende, amigo?
Swing and a hit!
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
Look
I’m really good at misunderstanding, okay? Don’t knock my hustle!
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
;D
You’re a good ’un in my book.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
My Giants fanhood has been questioned probably 3 or 4 times in recent memory. I counter by reciting Bonds’ BA, OBP, HR, BB, SLG, IBB, and OPS numbers starting in 2000 then I go into Lincecums different pitches and statistics. I don’t think I’ve ever made it past Bonds 03 or 04 numbers before the other person conceded.
I have seen the future of rock n' roll, and its name is Buster Posey.
"Practice is a crutch for the talentless."
Check my sig.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 12, 2011 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
And then all of a sudden
he’s 35 and playing for the phillies.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Check your sig?
How about “Check my user name”??
by PositionPlayerProd on Apr 18, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Gary Alexander.
I loved me some Dallimore at the time, and Scott McClain. I love the MiLB career guys getting a shot. KROOOOOOOOOOOOON
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
F Rod
to name one
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Also kinda famous
for not 2002.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I was a huge Stan Javier fan back in the day. I dunno why. I just liked him.
I was in love with Shawn Estes as a 15-year-old. He was my world. It’s good to see him on the CSN broadcasts from time to time. He still looks good.
And I once had high hopes for Calvin Murray. He made a great diving catch in center on June 4, 2001 and Bonds hit a home run while I was in line for garlic fries. Boo. It was my first trip to Pac Bell Park and it was my birthday gift that year.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 12, 2011 7:58 PM PDT reply actions
You and your Shawn Estes!
:)
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Apr 12, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I always confuse
Stan Javier and Luis Polonia. Yes, I know it’s dumb.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 12, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Think jheri curl
Polonia had a bad, bad one for many years. Greasier than a mechanic, lemme tell ya.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Heckling Bob Welch
I had some seats right behind the A’s dugout when Bob Welch was pitching once. He was throwing a great game, but after Luis Polonia got his second hit of the game and it got quiet again, I shouted out to him, “Bob, you just gave up two hits to a guy with jheri curls.”
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha
Yeah, I’d have been ashamed.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 18, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Jason Ellison
I really thought he might catch on, until I remembered he couldn’t hit. But hoo boy, he could fly.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
Hm, actually, that's kinda recent, so I'll back it up with
Kurt Manwaring…my brother and I used to crack ourselves up by saying his last name and following it up clothing. As in, “Manwaring…a jersey! Manwaring…some cleats!”
…okay, so we were goofy. And nerds. But it cracked us up something fierce.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, you’ll fit in just fine around here.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Adoptive dad of Andrew Romo. Hope he's half the beard-grower his big brother is.
I think it was an old Hank Greenwald joke
That Kurt should open a women’s clothing store and call it “Manwaring Women’s Clothing.”
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
My brother and I were a bit too young for that joke
But I’m glad we weren’t the only ones thinking along those lines. =)
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 18, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Ron Pruitt
Brian Johnson before there was a Brian Johnson.
Also John Tamargo because he hit the only Opening Day walk off HR I’ve ever seen live, but I feel like I can’t lay claim to Tamargo because there’s another of our community has him in his username. And Heity Cruz, who I saw hit a HR in his first Giants game and took a liking to (and then he mostly just flailed for the fences after that.)
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
yeah, Ron Pruitt
maybe 4 ABs on the season, a little dunk over the infield won a big game in the 8th or 9th inning in late 1982…
by repeat_in_2011 on Apr 15, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, I love this thread. Also...
Andres Galaragga. No, not obscure, really, but I used to affect this sort of Russian-ish, Cuban-ish accent when Big Cat was in the box and would do that slow bat rotation…
“C’mon, what do you think your a man? Pitch it down the plate and I’m-a gonna smack it over de fence. You are nothing…you are puny…I will smack the ball to September and they will have to count it for two home runs…”
And he also came the closest I’ve seen to someone hitting the Big Glove in LF…he hit it to the bottom of the stairs below the 500ft. sign. I was in awe for quite a while.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
I remember a long, long HR he hit in late 2001, and Kruk started to say “he killed it” and caught himself in mid-sentence. Such an odd, scary time.
Some say that some cannot say because the Stig can make some not say what they want to say and all i want to say is i don't know what the hell i'm trying to say.
In my mind’s eye Andres Galarraga is always hitting an impossibly long home run.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
In my mind
Andres Galaragga keeps putting on Mike Fontenot’s helmet and nobody says anything because he’s bigger than them. A LOT bigger.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Joe Pettini, Steve Scarsone, John Patterson, (hmm, I see a trend here). OK, Gary Thomasson, John Rabb, Tony Perezchica, Ed Goodson, Jim Willoughby, and perhaps my all-time favorite one-year wonder: Kevin Rogers.
The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day. ~Gabe Paul
I gotta get on my Giants history.
But is doing so on one-year wonders a waste of time?
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I really liked Kevin Rogers for some reason. I’m not sure why. I think because I liked playing with him on Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball for Super Nintendo.
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 Apr 17, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember all of those guys, except Perezchica
I had such high hopes for Ed Goodson. Never knew what it was that the pitchers figured out about him.
I suppose I’d have to say that I memorized Dirty Al Gallagher’s complete name at age 8 and still know it. Alan Mitchell Edward George Patrick Henry Gallagher.
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Goodson stepped in a poorly discarded catcher’s mask while going after a routine popup between 3B and home and I think broke his ankle and messed up his knee both. This was in 1974 right after his sort of breakout year and he was never nearly the same hitter afterwards. Of course, we know now that his production was too BA dependent for it to be sustainable, and he had really fringy power for a corner guy, though at 25 or so that could still have developed, but regardless that catcher’s mask was effectively the end of his career as productive major leaguer.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
Jerome Williams
Jonathan Sanchez Beta. Had all the talent in the world and some crazy stuff but just never seemed to get it together.
Puka shells...
And I thought he was going to be good, too. Sigh.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 12, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
also...
that pickoff move.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 12, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
Russ Ortiz was my random inexplicable favorite player when I was young.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
who was then cut
with $48M left on his contract. But boy, did he dominate (when he left for the Braves)
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 13, 2011 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
He dominated for the Giants
in between walking half the planet.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 13, 2011 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Roger Metzger
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That guy was 117% game.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
man
I still remember hearing about his accident on the radio. Uncool.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 13, 2011 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions
mark leiter...
not obscure i guess, but he made me think that his 1995 season (first one i consciously followed at 9 yrs old) was what a great pitcher looked like, until estes blew my mind in ’97. same with gardner, made me think 12 wins was the shit!
I wish I could capture the entire 2010 season in a bottle. It will never feel THIS good.
by housethatbondsbuilt on Apr 13, 2011 3:12 AM PDT reply actions
john johnstone was the man that one year. then wtf
I wish I could capture the entire 2010 season in a bottle. It will never feel THIS good.
by housethatbondsbuilt on Apr 13, 2011 3:14 AM PDT reply actions
Lofton’s RBI of David Bell is pretty etched for me, pennant in 2002. Not obscure players, but both just short time Giants.
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
Watching Gary Herndon glide around in centerfield around 1980 or so.
Workmates and I would frisby in a nearby park on our lunchbreak and compliment good long runs with “Herndon racing over, and he tracks it down”
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
right, Larry
Terry Whitfield was another promising OF then. He went to Japan.
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
by foothillsfan on Apr 13, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Back when the League Leaders were the only non-local stats you'd get
1978… there was a week or two there where Jack Clark, Larry Herndon, and Terry Whitfield would hold three of the top four slots in NL batting leaders.
Man, I thought that was going to be our year.
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Mike Matheny
Just sucks with the concussions, good backstop tho
I had to think about this one.
I chose Rick Wilkins. I remember being super excited about him becoming a Giant as a kid because of the 30 homers he hit as a Cub in ’93.
by OnDeck_Matt on Apr 13, 2011 10:29 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Desi Wilson
First baseman for the 85 Giants. One of their worst teams ever. Just before the slogan “you gotta love these kids”.
Ahh, Candlestick, watching the Giants lose at night, and drinking a beer slushy.
My two favorite teams are the Giants, and whomever is playing the Dodgers!
by World Series or Bust on Apr 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT reply actions
Masanori Murakami, Tito Fuentes and Kevin Rodgers
Murikami – came over from Japan and pitched in relief for the Giants in ’64 & ’65. Homesickness, not poor production, ended his 2 years in San Francisco. I love the way his name rolls off the tongue; I remember being a 7-year-old and saying his name over and over because I liked the way it sounded. Go ahead, try it: Masanori Murakami
I also love that the Giants were some 40 years ahead of the rest of MLB with regard Japanese players. I think the team should promote this part of its heritage. Bring Murakami over to throw out a first pitch. Let the world (and particularly promising J-league prospects) know that the Giants weren’t just the first team to sign a Japanese player, they were the first by 40 years.
Tito Fuentes - The ultimate in style. I loved the way he settled into the batters box: hold the bat at the barrel in one hand, with the handle pointing away. Then a continous motion: tap the handle on home plate, flip the bat, and catch the handle. Then touch the plate with the barrel end as he got his feet set. Probably the coolest approach to getting set up in the box that I’ve ever seen. Can’t believe I’ve never seen it copied. Maybe the team should have a Tito Fuentes day where the entire line-up settles into the box a la Tito. Also a great rolls-off-your-tongue kind of name.
Kevin Rogers – A lights out lefty reliever on the ‘93 team that won 103 games yet missed the playoffs. No other team ever has (or ever will) win 103 games and miss the post-season. Rogers had a 2.68 ERA, a 62-28 K/BB ratio, and a WHIP of 1.227 at age 24. I thought ’93 marked the beginning of a great Giants’ career, but he was basically one and done. Injuries, I think.
by betterthanbochy on Apr 13, 2011 11:10 AM PDT reply actions
Rogers
Also know for dropping a charging Charlie Hayes.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Nitpickin'
More like 30 years ahead…Dodgers signed Nomo in 1995.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Adoptive dad of Andrew Romo. Hope he's half the beard-grower his big brother is.
Ti-to Ti-to!
Remember the scoreboard flashing that? Big block letters… that’s all the scoreboard animation you’d get in those days. Forget video.
The other thing about Tito’s stance was that it was entirely different from the other side of the plate. His righty stance was kind of normal. His lefty one was ridiculously closed, and had that weird bat angle you mention.
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- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Edwards Guzman
Just for the fact that his name is plural.
Kurt Ainsworth, remember when he and Ben Sheets were the future of baseball?
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Apr 13, 2011 11:28 AM PDT reply actions
I remember being so excited that Guzman used Ironman as his walk up music. Not even sure why at this point or if he even used it. Oddly enough, I liked Ainsworth too. I was at the peak of my wrestling fandom and thought it would be cool if he used Kurt Angle’s entrance music as his warm up or walk up music. Since both of them are Olympic Gold Medalists.
I recall Doug Mirabelli using Ironman too. That’s why for awhile I wanted triples alley to be called Ironman Alley
WWRWD?
I’d forgotten Doug Mirabelli was on the Giants. ESPN has entrenched him as Tim Wakefield’s personal catcher.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Apr 16, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
*win
Favorite part is that he’s white.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Greg Litton
Played every position in a HOF game and I think he played every position in regular season at some point in his career (including pitcher and DH).
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Jim Weaver
Jim Weaver may be too obscure for this list but WTH. He had a major league cup-of-coffee in September 1989 and my dad took my brother and I to his first game – a night game against the Mets:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN198909010.shtml
I was 11 and my brother was 12 and we thought this was hilarious – for some reason the rowdy Candlestick crowd kept chanting his name throughout the first few innings “WEA-ver, WEA-ver, WEA-ver!” No idea why but my brother and kept laughing our butts off that the Candlestick crowd would be chanting the name of a seemingly random September call-up.
In the top of the 8th, with Weaver in RF, Dave Magadan hit a big fly ball to deep right. Weaver charged after it and ran face-first into the right field wall and had to be taken out of the game. As soon as he hit that wall the Candlestick crowd went apeshit and chanted “WEA-ver, WEA-ver, WEA-ver!” louder than they had all game. AWESOME! He had to come out of the game but hopefully the rowdy Giants fans lifted his spirits a bit.
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by BrewsterApollo on Apr 13, 2011 12:47 PM PDT reply actions
Courtesy of the Way Back Machine
Rich Gale. One season (1982), 7-14 as a starter, and he stood 6’ 7’’. Came over with Bill Laskey in the oft-lamented Jerry Martin trade. Oh, you early 80s Giants, how I loved and loathed you. Thank the baseball gods for Roger Craig and the Reawakening…
"Mow bwiefings?" "More briefings."
Laskey looms large for me; I went to a decent start of his at the Stick
but not obscure really. Doesn’t he run a fantasy camp? Baseball that is
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
by foothillsfan on Apr 14, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I think to many young Giants fans or newer Giants fans, they may never have heard of Laskey.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
More from the Pre-Cambrian Era
Yeah, Laskey and Hammaker, they were the (not really) Lincecum and (no way, no how) Cain of the 1982 staff. Both young and both, seemingly, with potential, which, as it turned out, didn’t materialize into real talent. Also, re: Gale, I remember coming out of a showing of “The Empire Strikes Back” during the summer of ’82 (probably my third or fourth viewing) and being pleasantly surprised at Gale winning a start. Not bad for a night out in the 80s.
"Mow bwiefings?" "More briefings."
Bill Laskey
Laskey was part of the Bobby Bonds Trade Chain. That particular thread linked Bonds→ Murcer → Madlock → Breining → Al Oliver → George Riley → Bill Laskey. I thought Laskey had enough potential to keep that leg going, but it died with him.
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Royce Clayton
The only foul ball my family has ever procured was in ’95, against the painfully good Braves, off of Maddux.
I'd go Royce Clayton as well
Mainly because when I was a little kid I thought he had a cool name. Actually, I still think it’s a pretty cool name.
coming soon, as Miguel Tejada, to a theater near you
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Apr 13, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That boy could play some D
But the whole hitting thing mostly escaped him
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
Scott Munter
:(
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I save my :('s
for Noah Lowry.
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ohhh
that was too bad. it really was.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Rick Rueschel
Let’s hear for the chubby guys who can get major league hitters out with a 83 MPH fastball!
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
Probably because he was part of the bridge between Will Clark and J.T. Snow.
This made me immediately think of Mark Carreon, amid that stretch of awful first basemen.
Plus:
Jim Poole, for the deer-in-the-headlights look he ALWAYS had on the mound
Julian Tavarez, for intentionally driving onto the sidewalk in front of Scotttsdale Stadium to nearly run down his teammates
Jacob Cruz, for pretending in AAA that he could hit in MLB
Stan Javier, Rich Rodriquez, Bill Meuller, Kirk Reuter, Cody Ransom… for being really really nice
by missmycharterseats on Apr 13, 2011 2:14 PM PDT reply actions
I was hoping somebody would mention Lewis
My 9-year-old self thought he was pure awesome.
Mark Portugal
said what?!
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I should of read the rules.
He was in my opinion our best pitcher after we lost Burkett and Swift. Good ole’ Mark.
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
Proud Adoptive Parent of one of the best Five Tool Players, The Machine.
Bill Swift!
Portugal is a good catch though.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Swift was pretty darned good
for the Giants.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 18, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Boof Bonser
And how trading away Joe Nathan was one of the worst moves ever.
And the first giants game was in 93 with John Burkett, I think we beat the Marlins that day
It would be Mike Benjamin
only Grant mentions him like twice a week, so I’m not sure he qualifies as obscure. So I guess it’ll have to be Jim Deshaies and Scott Sanderson, the other two options to start that last horrible game of 1993. Nothing obscure about the guy who (technically) pitched that day.
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
Salomon Torres
because why not
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
In a good mood, Mark Carreon and Rykert Fynete (or however you spell is name)
In a bad mood, the unstoppable bullpen Batman and Robin of Mark Dewey and Rich DeLucha. God they were awful.
Some say that some cannot say because the Stig can make some not say what they want to say and all i want to say is i don't know what the hell i'm trying to say.
I liked Mark Carreon...
well I liked his facial hair. LOL dude had a stache.
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Proud Adoptive Parent of one of the best Five Tool Players, The Machine.
de Lucia among the worst signings ever.
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
by foothillsfan on Apr 16, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Mike Felder
He was my girlfriend’s, now wife’s first favorite Giant when she was forced encouraged to become a fan.
by I Am Curious Lemaster on Apr 13, 2011 5:21 PM PDT reply actions
was he the guy who got several base hits in his first few days, all of them ending between the mound and second base? Or was that another lite hitting CF?
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
by foothillsfan on Apr 14, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Felder! Excellent selection.
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 Apr 17, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Ellis Burks
I really liked that guy – probably my favorite non-star Giants player who wasn’t on the team for long. Dude could hit.
He was a good RF, too
when his knees allowed him to be. Which…wasn’t very often. But he had a good arm and still retained some speed during his time here.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
Gary Carter
HOF player, but who even remembers him as a Giant these days? You can lump him in with the other “token appearance by HOFer in the twilight of their career” guys the Giants have had in the past, with Randy Johnson as the latest version.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Mike Laga! Bill Bathe!
Clutch performances during comebacks in ’89 (Bathe in the World Series)
by craigcommaroger on Apr 13, 2011 10:52 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Wayne Franklin
I’ve managed to suppress the memories of Game 6. I’ll never be able to suppress the memories of Game 161.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
David Bell
He was huge for us against the Cardinals. And though he didn’t perform as great, I loved Kenny Lofton for his toughness in that first game.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Apr 14, 2011 2:31 AM PDT reply actions
These guys aren’t that obscure though since they contributed to the 2002 team bigtime. I loved El Gato Grande hitting it to the glove almost, and trusted Jim Brower more than Felix or Eyre or anyone.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Apr 14, 2011 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Jim Brower!
who led the league in appearances in 2004 (89).
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Tony Perezchica
He always has been… since 1988, which was the first year I really obsessed over the team, although I had followed them since 1982. Bill Bathe is also a good one.
BTW, Ellis Burks didn’t play for the Indians until after he was a Giant… But Joe Roa was another Indian junkyard claim.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
Junkyard claim?
I thought Joe Roa was the PTBNL in the Matt Williams trade.
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Lance Niekro
I am still holding out hope that he masters the knuckler and makes a comeback as a pitcher.
I was also a HUGE William VanLandingham fan.
Staunch Defender of Cake
Van Landingham
pulled his hat lower than anyone I’ve ever seen.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Very surprised...
That Tsuyoshi Shinjo hasn’t come up yet. With all the 2002 talk, no one remembers that he played center-field? /orangehair
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 10:32 AM PDT reply actions
Seriously Dusty? Your best defensive outfielder is your World Series DH?
This would still make me angry if not for the fact that TGWTWS.
He didn't want to hurt Lofton's feelings.
Similar to how Bochy played Rowand in CF and Torres in RF during most of last year. Thankfully Bochy ditched the “feel-good” management in the postseason and went with whoever was most productive.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Apr 16, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I was jealous
of his legion of cute, die-hard followers that he garnered with…I’m seriously going to take a wild guess at his career numbers with the Giants w/o looking…what, a .241/.279/.350 slashline?
He could play some outfield, though, and I’d venture to say that could be the best CF arm the Giants have had in the last 20 years.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 14, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, so I looked
His actual Giants line was .238/.294/.370, so I shorted him some on his walk rate and ISO power. Still, he was fun to watch play CF.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 14, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I really liked him
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
And an awesome name
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Luck of the draw
I still feel bad for the kid doing the fan PA intros that drew Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Yorvit Torrealba back to back.
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
At least the Giants never had Doug Mientkiewicz.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I want to say
his name came up during the awful time that led to getting Shea Hillenbrand, but I could be misremembering that.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 18, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing the Jays play in the AL
So some poor kid doesn’t have to try to pronounce Marc Rzepczynski.
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
That whole 2004 team was weird
Deivi Cruz and Michael Tucker having (iirc) career years out of nowhere were especially weird
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
looking at that roster reminds me of
Dustan Mohr! I remember he nursed a horrible batting average through much of the year, but he had a nice glove and ran well until the unfortunate bullpen mound incident.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 14, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Keiichi Yabu!
The Giant so obscure my nephew asked him who he was at Photo Day. Um, yeah, 6’ tall Japanese guy. Blended right in. Yabu just laughed. I loved his array of junk pitches.
YABUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
Not even running on the pitch
I still haven’t forgotten seeing Todd Linden scoring from first on a single.
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Not a player but
Joe Angel, anyone?
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 14, 2011 11:11 PM PDT reply actions
Last Season
Was my first full season as a Giants fan (Have always been a Niners fan, but never watched enough baseball to have a team), does that makes me a bandwagoner? D=
Thanks for posting guys!
I assembled some of the best posts here, which I hope y’all check out if you’ve got the time. Thanks again.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
Dan Peltier
Top that one, nerbs.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Apr 15, 2011 3:08 PM PDT reply actions
Mike Woodard
Reserve infielder in the ‘80s. I saw his first career home run. He hit it in the late stages of a blowout against the Padres, against we-surrender mop-up man Dane Iorg, the outfielder. (The next batter, Mike LaCoss, also homered off Iorg. That may be the only instance of a pitcher homering off a position player, but I’d have to do several years of research to say for sure.)
After the game, Woodard was asked if he had gotten the ball back. He said no, he didn’t want it, that he’d wait till he hit one off a real pitcher.
Of course, that turned out to be his only career home run.
Twenty-seven years of waiting has come to an end.
I saw Travis Denker last night
He’s currently with the Dodger’s High-A team
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
how about Senor Smoke?
aka Juan Berenguer
by repeat_in_2011 on Apr 15, 2011 10:26 PM PDT reply actions
That's a very, very good one, there
I had forgotten him completely
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
by DanielSmith on Apr 18, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The new breed of fans at AT&T is a little disappointing. Will Clark was signing autographs last Sunday and these fans didn’t even know who Will Clark was.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I wasn’t even born when Will Clark was doing his thing and I know who Will Clark is. For shame, bandwagon fans.
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Who is this Baby Ruth?
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 Apr 17, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Know the great Giants. You don’t have to know who Gary Alexander or Dennis Littlejohn is but know who Will Clark is.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Poor Denny.
Nice man, mediocre catcher, terrible hitter.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
KEN OBERKFELL
Entirely too obscure? Perhaps, but those 116 ABs of .319/.367/.431 down the stretch in ’89 were superb.
Like my diamonds? The Devil himself gave them to me...
As an 8-year-old, I loved his name.
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 Apr 17, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Mike Jackson
Because every fifth Day, I knew- knew- that Swift-Jackson-Beck would embarrass some mu’fuckers. Like, I would wake up and think, “yay! Happy Shutout Day!”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 16, 2011 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
Although now that I check,
That exclusive trio only actually occurred once in 1993, in Swift’s first win of the year. LOL 12yo me.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 16, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
ah, the Kevin Mitchell trade
that got us Swift, Mike Jackson, and another pitcher. Or am I crossed up?
Marvin Barrios, come on I'll show you your bedroom. Don't stay on the phone too long to Panama, please.
by foothillsfan on Apr 16, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
The trade that ended the drought
I think that’s probably the first trade in SF Giant history that the Giants conclusively won.
Here’s to you, Al Rosen.
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Oops
I was thinking of the trade that GOT Mitchell, not the one he was traded away for.
But now that I’m posting, that is probably still the best double-fleece (coming and going) in SF Giant history.
"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
by achiappanza on Apr 18, 2011 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Yamid Haad
The worst player on an awful Giants team. Only saw him play live once and he went 0-3 with a 9th inning catcher’s interference which let the Rockies take the lead.
Later fingered for PED use and retired with a .069 career average.
“Later fingered for PED use”
Talk about your cruel and unusual punishment.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 16, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember him being a Sept call up and going 1-20
also, Justin Knoedler.
Dude 1st PA was a HBP by Brian Fuentes. Not sure how I know this
Dante Powell
Because he signed a ticket stub for me at a 1998 game (potentially 1997 game, I’m not sure). Also, I’ll admit it – I like some vrooom and he had it. At least I remember him being fast.
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 Apr 17, 2011 11:31 AM PDT reply actions
Better yet, he had the vroom/pow combination punch. His first AA year in Shreveport was one of the first great prospect season’s that I followed avidly (21 HR, 50 XBH, 43 SB). I had such high hopes for Dante. I thought he and Carlos Valderrama were going to be the heart of our next great toolsy OF (a la Maddux and Matthews and Bonds).
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
Valderrama
is mentioned once in this thread. Props.
"Ludwick's not gonna get it! Let's watch Sanchez go!" - Duane Kuiper
Archway Number Nine
by ArchwayNumber9 on Apr 17, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Damon Berryhill
The whimper of a last out of the 1997 Division Series.
Glenallen Hill and Stan Javier
1997 Baby! Giants win the West after 3 years of darkness – Sabs comes in and shocks the world with ridiculous moves but ultimately the deals set up the run up to some success and the 2002 World Series berth (had a hand in acquiring snow, kent and reuter).
They had to have had the shortest centerfielders ever in the league
with stan and marvin pine tar bernard.
Kurt Ainsworth!
How many people remember him? Wasnt he supposed to be the hottest pitching prospect we ever had, traded him for some fat white pitcher who actually didnt do too bad on the team. I cant member the guys name, but i remember saying we should extend this fat “mad all the time” pitcher
ugh… Sidney Ponson
Deal was kind of a wash though I guess, Ainsworth never really recovered from his shoulder issues and pitched like crap for the O’s a few times in relief. Last pitched in MLB in May 2004. Moss was traded along with him and didn’t fare much different. Last pitched in MLB in 2004 and floated around the minors ever since. Ponson threw 10 games for the Giants in 2003 and went back to the O’s the next year… thankfully. Somehow he managed to keep getting jobs in the big leagues until 2009, despite pitching pretty poorly
by missmycharterseats on Apr 19, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants fan from birth
But I really became obsessed in the 92-93 range. Darren Lewis was a good go-to guy. Also could never explain my love for Mark Carreon and Dave Burba.
I remember playing the old Ken Griffey baseball for the SNES that wasn’t officially licensed, but you could change the names of the players manually which I of course did. The stats were based on ’93 and the Giants were beasts. I loved playing with that team in that game.
November 1, 2010 at 7:30pm PST GIANTS WIN THE WS! 13 hours later my twin girls (Grace Posey and Ana Cristina) are born. You can't beat that stretch.
ROY > Roy(s)
by RingAroundThePosey on Apr 19, 2011 3:51 PM PDT reply actions
That was my favorite baseball video game as a kid. I was 12 in 1993, so the timing was just right when the game came out for my 13-year-old self. I downloaded a ROM for it a while back and still play it occasionally. I love the ridiculous numbers that game produces.
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 Apr 19, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to add someone
who shouldn’t have been obscure, but sort of ended up being, I think
Edgardo Alfonzo. Remember him? He was supposed to be the answer at 3B once upon a time.
You want optimism? My glass is half full of emptiness.
I thought they had installed a profanity filter here that blocked those words.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"I stick to my strengths as opposed to going after everyone’s weaknesses. If you can hit it, come hit it."- Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Apr 24, 2011 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I really liked Edgardo
And for some reason remember him being good even though he really wasn’t (with the Giants). But I’m a Mets fan too so getting him was fun.
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Edgardo Alfonzo was my favorite baseball player when I was a kid.
He was a very good ballplayer with the Mets. I remember him having a back injury which caused him to miss time. When he came back his power was sapped. When he went to the Giants I was so happy because my childhood favorite player was joining my favorite team. Unfortunately it didn’t work out.
I will never ever Blame Alfonzo for what happened. He worked really hard to get back to his glory days, he was just done. The only people to blame are the Giants FO for not realizing it.
Adoptive father of 18th round draft pick and future ace, BRANDON ALLEN
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Apr 24, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Kurt Manwaring
Maybe not that obscure … he won a gold glove, and the willie mac in ’93 … but I mostly remember him from the dark days of 94-96
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Adopted father of Sharlon Romans Emederio Schoop, Dutch national, and Flying Squirrel extraordinaire.
Danny Darwin
that dude looked like he was 55!
What an amazing trade in 1997. Trade like 5-6 minor leaugers for 3 pitchers(Roberto Hernandez, Danny Darwin and Wilson Alvarez). Sadly one of the minor leaguers actually panned out- Keith Foulk. And then the Giants ran into the Marlins in the playoffs.
That was a crazy ass trade deadline in 1997. Mark McGuire goes from the A’s to the Cardinals and has a shot at breaking the home run record. I remember being at boyscout camp and when my dad took the 3 hour drive to pick me up he brought all the sports pages from the mercury news from the past week. I read the entire trip home and hardly said a word besides repeating stuff from the newspapers. He wanted to hear how my week at camp went!
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on Apr 23, 2011 9:47 AM PDT reply actions
John Vander Wal
just edging out Chad Zerbe.
Adoptive father of 18th round draft pick and future ace, BRANDON ALLEN
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Apr 24, 2011 11:51 PM PDT reply actions
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