Post-post-game thread: Giants explode for three runs, beat A's
by Grant Brisbee on May 22, 2011 12:45 AM PDT
Email
PrintThere are a lot of young pitchers out there that I'm enamored of. My sinker fetish is starting to make other people uncomfortable -- the wife found the "two-seamer" folder on my laptop -- and I love watching pitchers like Kyle Drabek and Zach Britton. I love watching a kid with a live arm and an uncertain future.
Every once in a while, though, I need a kick in the butt to realize what it's like to watch Tim Lincecum. Here's what it's like watching Tim Lincecum: It's really, really neat. Cool, even. Spiffy. Sublime. Amazing. Lincecummy. Mmmmm. A game like today's was a proper kick in the butt.
When Lincecum came up in 2007, he was still wild -- he walked four or more hitters in over a third of his starts. He was one of those boy-if-it-ever-clicks sort of guys. Not sure what happened after that. It's like in the offseason he went to the ace store, picked up a box of Ace-O's, came home, poured some ace milk in a bowl, chowed down, and woke up as a future Cy Youngs winner. Also, at some point, he snorted Walter Johnson's ashes. The things you can find on eBay ...
Point is, he went from unknown to forgone conclusion so danged quickly, it's easy to lose sight of how spectacular he really is. Are you surprised when Roy Halladay pitches a good game? No, because he's Roy Halladay. Lincecum entered that same club so fast that it's almost possible to take him for granted. Almost. Every time he goes out there, you're expecting really, really good things. He's Tim Lincecum, and you're not. Sometimes it's worth stepping back and thinking, whoa, how did that happen?
And while I'm a pitch-count agnostic, I'm still a little grossed out by the 133 pitches. After Lincecum threw an extra five starts in October and November, it seems like discretion is the better part of valor. After an extra-long season, and in the middle of a season that the Giants hope will be as extra-long, it should take a great reason to extend a pitcher that far. A complete-game shutout isn't one of those reasons. It's awesome, it's exciting, and it's thrilling. But he's had them before. Statistically, Jeremy Affeldt would be able to hold a vast majority of three-run leads in the ninth.
That's just an aside, though. The real story is Tim Lincecum, who is good. He's a good pitcher. He was good before, and he's good still. He might even be -- forgive me if I'm leaving your orbit -- really good. There's a chance. And he's absolutely fascinating to watch. We didn't watch Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn duel for 1235 innings. We didn't watch Carl Hubbell strike out Nikola Tesla, Teddy Roosevelt, and Henry Ford in the same All-Star Game. But we get to watch Tim Lincecum.
And Tim Lincecum is good.
305 comments
|
1 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Not really the same situation.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
five more days till another Timmy Day
Boooooooooooo pitch him everyday hes the freak for crying out loud.
96 in the ninth after ~125 pitches. Fuck Yeah!
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
This was my first thought after seeing the .gif. I missed the game and came here for the recap.
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
I never doubted you, Grant
I knew you’d post something eventually. You have a family to take care of. Entertaining us is very kind of you, though and we all appreciate it.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 12:55 AM PDT reply actions
We didn’t watch Carl Hubbell strike out Nikolai Tesla
That’s because anybody who did see it were immediately killed by Tesla’s death ray.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Tesla’s crazy!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
Not sure what happened after that. It’s like in the offseason he went to the ace store, picked up a box of Ace-O’s, came home, poured some ace milk in a bowl, chowed down, and woke up as a future Cy Youngs winner
Cy Youngs = ace hardware
this is exactly what i was thinking
-------------
Adopted father of Sharlon Romans Emederio Schoop, Dutch national, and Flying Squirrel extraordinaire.
95 MPH final pitch
Boioioioioioioing
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 12:57 AM PDT reply actions
wait what?
"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!"
Also, correction
Nikola Tesla, not Nikolai Tesla.
"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!"
Dammit. I meant to google that before I posted. Next time, I’ll just put “David Bowie With a Bunch Of Fucking Hats.”
by Grant Brisbee on May 22, 2011 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions
If Tejada tried that bouncing a ball between two doors trick, the ball would get past him both times, to say nothing of how his identical twin would do.
Tejada’s been very good defensively since they moved him to third. We’re winning, stop hatin’.
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 May 22, 2011 5:17 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m really surprised you messed that up, given your abiding love for the band Tesla.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page and Twitter in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on May 22, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
A man . . .
. . . who was very, very strange, and lived a very, very strange life. And was an astounding genius.
He has been a character in not a few novels.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Just noticed: "The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS"
Is that because people insist on the right to arm them?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
That would indeed be frightening, but in my case it’s just a nice combination of my love for the Colbert Report and the California Golden Bears.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Godless killing machines.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
The real Nikola Tesla over time:
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
He’s no George Clooney
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions
His last years were . . .
. . . rather pathetic, I gather. Spent in some mediocre hotel in New York City.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I have a copy . . .
. . .. of The Invention of Everything sitting on our coffee table right now, about third up to be read (Snotty Saves the Day, then the latest Pat McKillip, then that).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Thomas Edison was a HUGE douchebag to him.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup – and he’s still writing them (though the actual title is Nukees)
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
TESLA! TESLA!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
/slightly drunk
slowly dying, one giants game at a time
by SirPsycoSexy on May 22, 2011 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Grant sure has one thing solid:
Do not ever take watching Tim Lincecum for granted. You are watching one of the great all-time treasures of the game in his prime. I think I first realized that—belatedly—in Pedro Martinez’s day: some day, you will tell people, yes, I saw him pitch.
Cherish it.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
by owlcroft on May 22, 2011 12:59 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I have no idea why this amuses me so much. I am reposting it anyway:
I worked it out. If they go 24-12 they will be at 50-31 at midseason and on pace for 100 wins. Math!! :D
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps more significant:
If they go 20-16, they will, at the half-way point, be on pace for 92 wins. Both are fairly reasonable expectations.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Yes. Statistically your outcome is more likely. I always find the stats fascinating but more in retrospect. When it comes to baseball and predicting the future I find them a little less intriguing. My gut feeling going into this season was 100 wins. I still think it will happen. Pablo getting hurt and Belt being demoted are, in my mind, the two biggest obstacles to overcome.
It’s not that I don’t understand how the stat models work and pythag and all that. I also know that they can be good predictors. But who would have predicted how anything has played out this year?
I already do have a prediction for next season, though. MLB will juice the balls again. They will view the lack of HR and offense as bad (even though the game is probably more interesting now than it has been in years.)
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions
The juicing . . .
. . . in 1993 was, 99.44% probable, an accident, a “minor” change in technique at the Latin American factory that is the only place they are made. Let’s face it: MLB is far too dumb to orchestrate something like that, especially in secret.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
93? I was thinking more 87 and 98 and 30
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
No, no, not at all.
The ball was openly changed in 1977 when MLB switched official makers. The only subsequent juicing was in 1993. Power factors (TB/H) and general run-scoring, were remarkably flat from 1977 through 1992 inclusive, and again from 1994 through the present; but there was a jump of something like 13% or 14% over 1993, as the new balls came into play during that year.
There was a change in the size of the strike-zone (actually an MLB mandate that it be enforced more strictly) in 2000 that slightly reduced run-scoring in that year (and., to a rapidly diminishing degree, in the few years after), but the MLB PF was unaffected.
See the article The “Silly Ball” (a title that sounded clever when the phrase “Billy Ball” was still reasonably current, but still applicable in the abstract).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I defer to your knowledge. What about 1930, though?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:49 AM PDT up reply actions
That's harder to say.
Historically, the first “juicing” was in 1910/1911, when they introduced the cork-center ball; it wasn’t really much of a jump.
The most famous is the so-called “rabbit ball” apparently introduced in 1921, presumably in consequence of the discovery, through Babe Ruth’s celebrity, that chicks dig the long ball. Some historian question the “juicing”, and the arguments get complicated, but I think most still accept it.
The reason to doubt a juicing in 1930, despite the spike, is that the effect did not last.
You might find this page of interest.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
What about 1987? Everyone was crushing it in 1987. I think Boggs had 24 in 1987, and Jose Uribe had 7.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by Aaronstampler on May 22, 2011 3:41 AM PDT up reply actions
A relatively minor spike.
It looked big at the time because we hadn’t yet seen real “big”. In any event, as with 1930, the crux is that it didn’t stick—it was just a one-season fluke.
(Mind, it is not impossible that there was some change in the manufacturing process that caused it, but was detected, understood, and somehow fixed as soon as its effects were noticed; but it seems improbable.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I started feeling that at some point last year
I think it was during July, cause it was originally sparked by Buster going into beast mode. But I looked at the team during that month of domination and went “In thirty years, I’m going to be talking about Posey & Lincecum the way my dad talks about McCovey & Marichal. And I’m going to be just as fucking insufferable, and I cannot wait.”
by Lies and Perfidy on May 22, 2011 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure you can. I'll prove it.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Ya know…this might sound weird..but I don’t think he is in his prime yet.
I think he is getting closer. I made a comment about his velocity earlier. What if he continues building velocity and starts hitting 98 again. I think it is very possible. Now what if he does that and gets his walk rate under 2.0
That’s where I see him in his prime.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
For most Bay Area residents . . .
. . . it’s AT&T Park.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
IF he got to 98 and got his walk rate down, he’d be late Expos/early Red Sox Pedro, but pitching to weakass NL lineups in a pitchers park. That’d be sick.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by Aaronstampler on May 22, 2011 3:43 AM PDT up reply actions
att isnt a pitchers park
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
A few years ago I would lament that all the good players I had seen in San Francisco were old and past their prime. Of course I couldn’t complain too much because I had seen Barry Bonds, but it did make me wish that Sabean weren’t so enamored of old players.
"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!"
At least you saw Barry. I think the biggest source of all the vitriol against him is straight up jealousy. Twenty nine other groups of fans wished they had him to root for.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions
It's all jealousy and bitterness
But when you play for the yankees or the red sox you’re treated like a god. Alex rodriguez does smug direct tv commercials and is treated like a icon. Manny ramirez and david ortiz are considered national hero’s and you don’t ever hear a peep about that 2004 red sox team being loaded with PED’s from top to bottom.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Perhaps, just perhaps . . .
<p.
. . . because that doesn’t matter?
Perhaps they’re “heroes” bcause they appear on national tv all the time described as heroes? Maybe if the networks were smarter, and gave every team some air time so there would be no “unimportant” playoff series, we’d have more “heroes” than those in the Atlantic northeast?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Amazing concept
But then what would become of the atlantic northeast double standard that everyone loves to abuse so much?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
the steroid thing by Bonds is an excuse. The fact is he’s treated like a pariah by the media because he treated each and every one of them like absolute shit for 20 years. The stories I’ve heard, the extent of it, is kind of obscene. I’m not saying it’s right or fair, but Bonds made his bed. I stuck up for him for a long time, and I still don’t think it’s right that he’s treated like the face of steroids when so many others did it, but I can understand him doing the steroids a lot more than I can understand him being so openly rude he had no reason to be that way to for so long.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by Aaronstampler on May 22, 2011 3:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Not fair and balanced.
An excellent case can be made that the media started it. There is also the issue of how the media treated Bonds’ dad, which may have predisposed him (and if so, arguably with good cause) to antipathy.
I think it is noteworthy that very few around baseball outside of the media have ever seemed to have any problems with Bonds the person; he has a fairly large ego, but so do the vast majority of outstanding ballplayers (it can be argued that it is almost a necessaity if one is to reach the heights of achievement). His teammates everywhere seem almost to a one (“almost” allows for the occasional Jeff Kent, not a sterling lad himself) to have found him highly congenial.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Disagree
I think most people including teammates found Barry to be largely self-centered and rude. Clearly, the media has helped fuel this sentiment and probably made him out to be a worse person than he actually is but there have been numerous teammates that didn’t like him.
I believe the entire Arizona State team minus two players once voted to expel Barry from the team because of his attitude.
And Tim Lincecum is good.
He’s all right.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
ACE-O'S, lol
all day baby, alllllllllllllll dayyyyyyyyyy
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
happy Rapture everyone
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
I went to Game 1 of the NLDS
And watched Tim Lincecum strike out fourteen to win a 1-0 game en route to winning a world championship.
I remember thinking at the time how great Lincecum was that day, but I think it was a little lost in the fact that we won the game. It was only around the start of this season that I realized that that is probably the single-greatest pitching performance I will ever personally witness.
And I still say that someday his statue will fit right in next to Marichal’s.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I went to my first Giants game when I was four. I’ve been to, oh, like 300 or 400 since then? And that was the best game I’ve ever been to. No doubt in my mind. I saw Bonds break Aaron’s record (thanks, Goofus!) and I saw Damon Berryhill win a game in the 10th, but I knew that what I saw in Game One was the best.
by Grant Brisbee on May 22, 2011 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Game 1 was incredible to say the least
I unfortunately let my dad have the game 1 tickets so I could go to game 2 on friday with my friend and best believe I’d rescind that trade.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I saw 73 and 715, to name the notable ones.
There are so many things that can be said about Bonds. He was, for a time, unquestionably the greatest player in the game of baseball. He crushed opposing pitchers; he was ruthless, almost charmingly arrogant in the way that he knew he was the best man on the baseball field on any given night. But part of that was his confidence, the fact that he would step up to bat and nobody would have any doubt of what he was there to do and how he was going to do it. He was that feeling of holding your breath before impact.
Lincecum is different. When he pitches it’s a special night, it’s different than other nights. When he’s out there on the mound, he’s really weaving a story before your eyes. It’s like your favorite piece of classical music, or your favorite monologue from Shakespeare. No matter how many times you listen to it, no matter how many times you read it aloud or see it onstage, you always find something new. Something that makes you shake your said and say, “How did he do that?” You’ll never wrap your head around it fully. But that’s okay, as long as you get to bask in it for a little while.
I witnessed Bonds. But I experience Lincecum.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
by Solidarity on May 22, 2011 2:14 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Make this green.
"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
Amazing
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
by jctGamer on May 22, 2011 1:14 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
After giving it a moment of thought…I suspect that the grooms attire is traditional
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:23 AM PDT up reply actions
The real question is
Where’s Pippa?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I saw this on Snopes… shopped.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
holy shit
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
even if it is shopped
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I did see Mays and Marichal and McCovey and Cepeda and Koufax
Lincecum and Posey bring it all back. This is a sustained thrill. These are the good old days. Enjoy.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
Ditto, Rolfy.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 22, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard that God postponed the Rapture
So he could watch Timmy today.
That was sublime. Maybe not his best stuff, but great to watch nonetheless.
by Gitaroo_Dude on May 22, 2011 1:25 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
God postponed the Rapture
so He could pitch for the Giants.
by Natto on May 22, 2011 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
Whoa
Rec’d
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on May 22, 2011 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh
Trippy. I’m gonna spend a few minutes tonight in bed pouring over that.
by Gitaroo_Dude on May 22, 2011 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Literally, perhaps?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I must have misunderstood. I thought Timmy prevented the rapture.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:31 AM PDT up reply actions
So if we're building a Giants Rapture Prevention Tribulation Force
Who do we choose?
by Gitaroo_Dude on May 22, 2011 1:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Oy.
The mrs tells me Carl Steward reports that the Giants are working Buriss at several positions, grooming him for what was supposed to have been De Rosa’s role.
Hey, boss, I don’t got no pliers, but I got this nifty little tackhammer. Sheesh.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I think Burriss could definitely fit DeRosa's role.
(assuming we are defining DeRosa’s role by the results he’s put up thus far in 2011).
Not nice.
De Rosa was a pretty good ballplayer who fell on hard times through no fault whatever of his own. Look up what his teammates have had to say about his value and influence in 2010.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
+1 pilling on
I really didn’t like the contract because I didn’t think he was fit enough to deliver near to it. But read the story about World Series pay out votes. Only players that had been on the 25 man the whole season had votes. Before the votes are cast Derosa was arguing for the minor league coaches to get a partial share. He was never a Giants farm hand and he is use the time that could be used to persuade people not to get a bit share for himself but to share the money in a bigger way. If he wants to stay around baseball I hope the Giants always leave the light on for him.
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
Oy vey
A contending team should not have either Emmanuel Burriss or Darren Ford, let alone both.
"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!"
I would not go that far. But the shouldn’t be getting over 450-500PA’s between the two even is 1 of them is playing MI.
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
I would.
Note the key word contending. The Pirates or someone can always use a Burriss or a Ford, but not a supposedly serious contender.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
You know, pliers can function as a hammer. Hell, anything can be a hammer, though screwdrivers do it badly. I once dislocated my thumb joint (trapezium bone) by using my palm as a hammer on a 2 X 6 that lacked just an inch from being in place. Doctor said, “Nothing we can do. It’ll get better.”
Still hurts.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 22, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we both agree ...
It curtaining is not the preferred use of playing time.
But dig through the Rooster of most contenders (call it the top 4 records of league in season) and there will be a few dozen PA’s ( may I say a Gross here?) being chewed up by those that contenders should not consider good enough to be cannon fodder. Maybe this drowse is more pitchers, on some clubs and maybe it is more position players ( I refuse to use the term hitters in this case).
Barring a Head love affair is it survivable.
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
I think I see what you’ve done here.
But I could be wrong.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 24, 2011 3:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Unfortunately I am mostly a lurker this season. SO post when i cannot when i want. More is the pity for me but it does improve the grammar in cite! And base basically I am just reconfirming your explanation.
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
This is such a fucking ridiculous idea
I know the media’s job is to inform and not editorialize, but it would be nice if somebody would point out just how stupid this “experiment” is, rather than using one 9-pitch AB as proof that Burriss’ offensive game has completely changed. He is fucking awful.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Like Bruce Bochy would know that?
Incldeintally, whole article here.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
More Bochy:
“I couldn’t tell you right now which way we would go.”
Right: after these people play professional ball for years, you will make up your whatever-it-is-that-you-have-where-most-people-have-a-mind based on a couple of games’ worth of eyeballing.
Yep, that’s the Bruce Bochy we know.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
This is a terrible idea. Shouldn’t they be doing this with Rohligner?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
not a switch hitter, no speed
never mind that burriss is a FUCKING TERRIBLE FUCKING HITTER. He can be terrible from BOTH sides of the plate1 VALUE!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Thank you for putting it so succintly, bl
You manage to both express why the BRASZ is doing it and why it’s a terrible idea. Manny Burriss is not an ML-caliber player. He just isn’t. He really isn’t even good enough to be bench-player. What does he do well?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
I don't know...his speed perhaps?
I have no idea why, but I had loftier expectations for Burriss when he was drafted. Shows what I know.
Win, Lose, Or Tie, Raiders Til I Die!!
Independence=Nobody Likes You UTAH 17 byU 16
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2010 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
Yes, I'm kind of a Twit
by UtahSilverandBlack on May 22, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
it's his speed and his switch hitting-ness
and the fact that recently he had a big AB. That’s literally all they are looking at, I’m sure.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
that
or they are trying to look less desperate for when they need to trade for a SS. But that would mean they’re being savvy…and I really doubt that.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Great line in AAA this year, too.
He’s still just 26; he might have improved substantially. Crazier things have happened. I’d much rather see Rohlinger, personally.
I guess we all were thinking the same about torres
but yeah, I’m not sure burriss is going to be anything more than what he is
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
He has zero power, so to be a real major-leaguer he’s going to need to (a) play great defense, or (b) draw a tremendous amount of walks. And so far there’s no sign that he’s doing either.
yeah
pretty much. I really can’t believe they are stupid enough to think he’s good. But this is the team that hit Molina cleanup for an entire season
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
In sumamry
I went to the game today as a part of a bachelor party. We started pregaming around 1 and I just made it back to my apartment. Tim Lincecum is good at throwing a baseball for the San Francisco Giants and I survived. Today was a good day.
Adopted Giant - Carlos "Don't Call Me Wallaby" Willoughby
this explains the strippers
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 1:47 AM PDT up reply actions
My me hurts and I have to be up in 5 and a half hours
Adopted Giant - Carlos "Don't Call Me Wallaby" Willoughby
The great ones play hurt, jj.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 22, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
so that was YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 9:52 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh hey remember those people worrying about lincecum?
yeah
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
The red sox interleague series last year was hilarious
All those chumps and experts saying he was done and would “be a major league average pitcher at best” for the rest of the career. Must have been the same guys who said the carl crawford deal is the best in the majors and he’s bound to hit 30 bombs 50 doubles and steal 60 bags a year because “it’s fenway”.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
133 pitches in 9 innings while dominating with the vast majority coming with no one on base bothers me a lot less than 118 pitches in 5 2/3 while struggling with stuff, command, and lots of baserunners did last week. Of course, I’d feel even better if those starts didn’t come back-to-back. Still, dealing is dealing, and Timmy was dealing.
Moral of the story: Tim Lincecum =/= Porcelain
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page and Twitter in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on May 22, 2011 2:18 AM PDT reply actions
The first inning did not bode well it seemed that the A’s were in eckstein mode and were planning to bloop him to death. Then the A’s decided to hack away which was great because his 2 seamer had great life and was creating all sorts of weak contact I was loving all the pop ups. It was ridiculous to see him blow away barton in the 9th with a 96 mph heater and then finishing off sweeney at 95 on the corner it was yummy.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
The pitch count didn’t concern me that much because he was throwing 96 at the end and he will have an extra day off before his next start. I’m more concerned that he had Wilson warming up in the ninth. Romo can’t hold a three run lead against a lineup filled with .230 hitters?
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 May 22, 2011 5:27 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
chasm?
save situation?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Who cares? Romo’s just as good.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I mean, yes, Wilson is the closer. But really, he shouldn’t pitch in every single save situation if it means his arm is going to blow up. Right now, he’s on pace for something like 75 innings, which is a hefty amount of work, and he had pitched 3 days in a row. A 3 run lead is a pretty easy save situtation. I’d prefer to save Wilson’s arm for a higher leverage situation, whether tomorrow or somewhere further in the future.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I didn't know Wilson had pitched that much recently
yeah, Romo would be better. But apparently he banged mrs bochy or something
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Bingo: "leverage" is the key word.
Aside from placating the shade of Jerome Holtzman, why use up your best reliever in low-leverage situations? Especially when he may be somewhat fatigued anyway?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
“Romo can’t hold a three run lead against a lineup filled with .230 hitters?”
Not if he has to face more than 1 hitter apparently.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
Proud owner of the saddest looking IMDb page and Twitter in the world.
by Josh from Hollywood on May 22, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I think some people are missing the point.
That he still had high velocity at the end is almost completely unrelated to how much wear and tear the performance may (or may not) have put on his arm for the long term. It’s not whether he is fatigued to the point of panting and having trouble making speed: it is what it may have cost him to achieve that.
The notorious 100-pitch limit is somewhat arbitrary, but there is evidence—not probative, but highly suggestive—that there is long-term cumulative wear from outings as they get longer and longer. The 100-pitch thing was a compromise between the needs of today and the needs of tomorrow.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I wonder if pitches from the stretch are worse
A’s take a lot of pitches and foul a lot of pitches off.
By my count, Timmy threw 11 pitches from the stretch before the 9th inning, then 17 in the 9th after De Jesus’ single.
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
Incidentally
That gif goes down real smooth, Grant. Nice work.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
OK, nite nite, bye.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
The Porch - Weekend Edition
CBS Sunday Morning is really good today. You should check it out.
The forecast here calls for highs around 90°, while San Francisco is on track for 59° this afternoon. Once again demonstrating the region knows not the first thing about late spring/early summer.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
85 degrees here. Made it a little hard to sleep last night, but I’ll get used to it.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m assuming there was a lot Gingrich thrashing on there.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
The show rarely talks politics of any sort. Today’s edition was a special about architecture and interior design.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
/Unhappy hipster’d
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 10:33 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Heck with that, I just heard this morning that Liane Hansen is “retiring”. Boooo!!!!
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Oh, gosh. I thought you knew. Her last show is next Sunday. Audie Cornish will replace her this fall. We’ll have subs on WESun through the summer.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
I guess with all the hubbub around here I haven’t listened on Sunday for awhile.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Though a longtime WESat listener, I rarely hear any of WESun. So I"m right there in the same boat.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
There are times I want to haul off and punch you in the nose.
Now, for instance.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
/titters
Too slow. Know why?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Hint: it’s because you’re a sl_gab_d.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I was up at 7:51 today. I don’t typically listen to WESun because I have other things going on.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
Everything ok? “I have other things going on” sounds somewhat ominous.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I mean Sunday is one of two mornings out of the week where I actually have time to do other things. I read, or watch Weekend Good Morning America and Law and Order reruns, or make breakfast. Or nothing, if I so choose. So I don’t switch the radio on first thing. My activity is more in tune with Scott Simon and the Saturday crew than with WESun.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
Fair enough. I’m hardly one to criticize, since I woke up only about an hour ago.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Will this placate you?
No? How about this?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I always confuse gnocchi with spaetzle.
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 10:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Good Morning
I’m thinking about going to the game on Thurs afternoon, can someone help my sleepy mind figure out who might be the starting pitchers that day?
Tuesday is Nolasco vs. Cain
Weds:
Thurs:
and his hair!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
He’s also pretty bend-y.
The San Francisco Giants are the World Champions.
by The Enchanter on May 22, 2011 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Lots of girls are jealous of his hair. And a man who eats like that and remains so lithe.
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 9:54 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
My Posey obsession has lead to an intervention of sorts by my girlfriend
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on May 22, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
POSEY POKER
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 22, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
BUSTER ... BUSTER
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
DEMP DONKER
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
SCHIERHOLTZ SHAVER
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
DEMPSTER DIVER
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 22, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster and Timmy?
Anyone know how they get along or care to speculate? Reading buster’s expression in above gif I get the feeling they aren’t buds but they’re cool, ie are figuring out how to work together and they respect each other. Not trying to start any nonsense I am just interested in pitcher catcher relationships and wonder what people know or think about how this one works.
by iamwhatiam on May 22, 2011 7:45 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Well and don’t fall into the playoff trap either. I just said last night to the Mr. “I’m still not used to Buster ending the game so nonchalantly.” After the playoff run I kind of got used to the ecstatic jumping into Brian Wilson’s arms to end games. The regular season is just a regular day at work.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Yeah, keep in mind that
these guys play a lot of baseball. I don’t think we can expect Posey to get emotional enough to jump up celebrating after every win.
Fortune favors the lucky.
by BusterHomerun on May 22, 2011 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
It cuts off before they walk out to the middle of the field together with the rest of the team trailing them at a distance.
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 10:01 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I seem to remember reading something about
how Timmy had to be called into Bochy’s office because he was having trouble accepting Posey as his catcher at first. Obviously, they worked something out. They do seem to be very different people so I’d imagine they don’t hang out, but you can still work well with someone as a teammate and not hang out after the game.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Plus they’re having an affair, so they can’t be all showy on the field.
Oh damn I’m gonna get in trouble
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 10:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You might be referencing this Schulman article.
Fortune favors the lucky.
by BusterHomerun on May 22, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
They made an arrest in the Stow case
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 22, 2011 8:35 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LANewsSource SoCal News
(LA Times) Suspect in Dodger Stadium beating of Bryan Stow is in custody: Police this morning took into custody … http://bit.ly/jfO5AD
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
Hope they’ve got the right guy, and that he’s brought to justice swiftly.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
also
I hope he gets the shit beaten out of him in jail.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Good news.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I suspect that they got one guy who had the bad sense . . .
. . . to tell a “friend” that he’d been there/saw it all/participated, as if to brag. Well, that friend has now squealed, and this guy is going to be “encouraged” to point a finger and name a name. Others will follow, among them the principals in the event.
I doubt it’s the guy they arrested, but maybe.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 22, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Just watched the game highlights on mlb.tv
They showed Tejada’s sliding stop on Kouzmanoff. The announcer then declared “Like a fine wine, he just gets better with age.”
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 8:37 AM PDT reply actions
or turns into vinegar… one of the two.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
seriously
fox announcers. Fucking awful. Also, the color guy yesterday was the douche backs’ regular color guy. Good call having him do another NL west team, morons.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't like it when the Giants run up the score
it shows a complete lack of respect for the other team. It isn’t like there are BCS points on the table or anything.
Say what you will what CB Bucknor’s strike zone (and it is quite crappy). Dude has a good punchout move. Seems appropriate, given the “FINISH HIM” exhortations.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I like how he never once turns back around. He just keeps walking away on the last call. Clint Eastwood (young version) should play him in the movie.
You are already dead.
Damn I’m not sure how many people get this.
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
Seriously nearly makes up for it
I actually find it a lot harder to hate him than that young dude from the previous night.
Bucknor . . .
. . . has been the hands-down loser when players vote (in secret, mind) on umpiring quality (I think Jim Joyce won last time as best). You could look it up (too lazy to link).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Anyone else watch Wild Kingdom on Animal Planet?
This morning’s episode centered around a dolphin and her baby and how this other bitch dolphin tried to steal her child.
I think that’s hosted by a penguin.
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 9:55 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah
We were watching that when we interrupted by a visitor….I was firing up the grill when we found this guy in the bottom of the box where I keep my charcoal and lighter fluid…
By the time we got back to watching it, it was the end when the family of dolphins all reunited.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
megas timotheos
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 10:00 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
anybody else notice the time change for the Giants game on Sunday June 12th? 1:05 start moved to 5:05? For ESPN I guess… stupid ESPN …I hate them sooooooo much!!
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
I wonder if we could work in a trip to the Cal Academy before the game. We’ve been wanting to go since it reopened, but every time we are in the area they are having some special “Take your neighbor and all of your relatives for free” day. Well, or Outside Lands…
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Do the platinum tour if you go to the Academy
Tickets are $99, but there is a promo code available for 2/1 pricing.
Includes:
General admission
Behind-the-scenes guided tour including staff-only areas and secured collections
VIP access to Rainforests of the World
VIP Planetarium seating
A commemorative gift DVD
If it’s two of you – that’s a great deal for $50 each. Best part is you get to go right to the front of the lines for both the Rainforest AND the Planetarium exhibits. I’ve been a number of times, and it’s the only way to “see it all” in an afternoon.
These tickets for the 11:00am tour are available for June 12th.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on May 22, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
not what i was expecting!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I likey
Boch said he was giving Nate another day because he tweaked his shoulder. With the off day tomorrow, that will be 3 days off. That sounded to me like he still wants to start him over Burrell.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
the fact that they’re pitching a lefty makes it easier to start Burrell. The way he swung the bat yesterday was pretty bad though, although that clown of an ump didn’t help.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
Sure didn't.
I admire Burrell’s restraint. Not a few other veteran players might have ended up being tossed on some of those calls.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
huh
ok
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Huh. The A lineup.
Dad of Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on May 22, 2011 10:14 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Is Bochy ever get to understand lineups?
Order is admittedly not a big deal, but still. Posey has a higher TB/PA number than Burrell, chiefly because Burrell walks so much; Tb/PA is the chief desideratum for a #4 hitter, while high OB plus power for #3. Duh.
That is quite aside from Bochy’s 19th-century ideas about what kind of batter should be #2.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
"going to"
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Doesn't comcast post the previous day's game on OnDemand anymore?
I only saw 3 innings and I wanted to watch the rest of that Timmy gem.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Where do I rec Timmy?
I loved in the 9th, when Wilson went to the bullpen to warm up, Timmy was all like: F that, gurfriend. This is MY game!
Needing a parka to watch a night game? Welcome to Giants baseball.
Oh dear, another one of those days… Sharks? or Giants?
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Tim is divine.
But today’s battle of the 3-pitch, lefty, stuff-having headcases should be fun.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Hey remember yesterday
When you guys were all hand-wringing over CB Bucknor? He presided over a 3-hit CGSO. So much for that.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Turns out...
…he likes calling pitches seven inches off the plate for our guys! Yaaaay!
by Grant Brisbee on May 22, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
C.B. "Confirmed Blind" Bucknor
Fortune favors the lucky.
by BusterHomerun on May 22, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
ClownBall Bucknor
That is one of the most egregious zones i’ve seen. Whats up with that
by posey yaknowsy on May 22, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
.....wow
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
OT
Sometime the way AP articles are written, and the quotes they pull, just crack me up. From the article about the sad Save The Thrashers fan rally in Atlanta with about 200 participants:
It hardly helped the mood that Harry the Hawk, the mascot of Atlanta’s NBA club that is also owned by the Atlanta Spirit, rode up on a scooter, hopped off and handed out some high-fives before stopping to put his mouth over the head of Zanna Huff, a bystander wearing a Thrashers jersey.
“Now he’s trying to eat my girlfriend’s head, which is disgusting,” said Bryce McNeil, a 33-year-old professor at Georgia State. “Having Harry the Hawk here — it’s not that I have anything against the Hawks, but it’s the Atlanta Spirit shoving their other asset in our face, which is just deplorable.”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
To be fair, did you see his girlfriend’s face?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
if only Harry the Hawk's beak was a paper bag
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Atlanta should not have a fucking hockey team
worst goddamn fanbase in sports. They barely support their baseball team even though they’re good.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair
It’s not the kind of place you’d want to go outside for 3 hours in the summer though. If the weather wasn’t absolutely amazing in San Francisco the attendance would definitely be worse.
That is cray-z.
They barely supported the falcons, too
they are a really bad fanbase. Bandwagoners of the highest order. Also: tomahawk chop
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
But here's the thing
They also had some of the best attendance in the 90’s, while the Giants were almost the worst in a lot of seasons.
That is cray-z.
oh, you mean when the braves were good?
there’s a shocker. I think the shitty ballpark in SF had something to do with that too, though.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Atlanta is a terrible sports town
That team will be better off in Winnpeg, and the wretched hive of scum and villainy known as Atlanta will be better off not being guilted into supporting a sport they dislike because they’re in the American Deep South.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Winnepeg would be awesome
I’d have a pro sports team within, like, 3 hours finally.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Is Winnepeg closer than Minneapolis?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
They're about the same I guess
but it’s fun to go to canada. It’s like another country up there or something.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
WHOOPS NOTHING HERE BY THAT NAME
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
works for me
Not as bad as Holliday thinking he had a prehensile dick
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
oh snap
for those who it didn’t work for, search for “kempcrotch”
rhianna would be proud
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
ASDRUBAL CABRERA
dude is ON FIIIAAAAAA.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
LOL NOT EDUARDO PEREZ.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on McCovey Chronicles
Related FanShots on McCovey Chronicles
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- Get a grip: Reds’ Todd Frazier loses bat, still connects for home run (Video)
- Eric Hosmer redefines the Baltimore chop with infield double (Video)
- College player makes impossible over the fence catch to save tournament game (Video)
- Security!: Camden Yards guard collides with Royals’ Mike Moustakas
- The Juice: Nelson Cruz matches career high eight RBIs, Pujols stays hot in Seattle
