Post-game thread: Slap, vrrroooom, slap, vrrroooom
by Grant Brisbee on May 22, 2011 5:32 PM PDT
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PrintThe Giants:
- have not scored more than five runs in a home win
- average just under three-and-a-half runs in their home wins
- are 11-0 in one-run wins at home
- plan to win in a walk-off tomorrow during their off day
- are 13-5 at home
It's also worth noting that when you see Darren Ford, the Giants are 13-4. It's not like you can directly correlate Ford with winning, but he certainly does seem to be a good-luck talisman this season. Other things that seem to be good-luck talismans this year for the Giants:
- seagulls
- rosin bags
- round spheres with red stitching
Which is to say: man, this team is just a little lucky. At least, when it comes to everything but injuries, that is, so I'm not going to feel guilty about these one-run shenanigans. A normal team should be .500 in one-run games, all things being equal. A team with a good bullpen should be a little bit better than .500 in one-run games. The Giants are due a little luck..
The Giants are 14-3 in one-run games. You can believe that's because they're doing the little things to win if that's what you want. The world is more interesting when you believe in things you can't prove, I guess. But the Giants won today when a fourth outfielder hit a ball that went over a fence at Mays Field for only the second time in over 400 plate appearances. They won when a guy who hit .250 in the Eastern League last year hit a single, stole second, and scored on a single from a slap-hitter who has seen about 20 major-league pitches over the past two years.
That's just beautiful. I'll worry about whether it's sustainable later. Right now, it's beautiful.
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VRRRRROOOOOOOOOMMMMM
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by Fulton Street on May 22, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants won but..
when I saw Jeremy Affeldt come in the 7th. I turned the game off.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Awwww…..
I can’t talk though, I didn’t even watch the Sharks game today. I couldn’t stand to look.
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Me too. (bad fan I guess) Just watched the boxscore. The painful, painful boxscore
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the Sharks, but I’m tired of them making my allergies act up every year at this time. I’m watching sports to relieve stress and anxiety, not add to it. (Boy, did I pick the wrong teams to root for.) During the playoffs the Sharks just make me sad. All that potential….
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Yup. At least they are losing to a “better team” (rankings-wise) this time. It’s not a choke if you weren’t supposed to win.
Plus, perhaps the Canucks will lose all their depth to free agency like the Blackhawks did. Then the Sharks can take it next year.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
So much potential
I feel like this is one of the best teams we’ve iced in years (although I think I say that every year). They have that resiliency to win, but something is holding them back. They haven’t played up to their potential this whole series. Gahh oh well… It’s not over til its over
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by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
(it's over)
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I think being a Giants fan first, and living through all those years of no playoffs at all, you really kind of understand how difficult it is to have a good enough team that gets hot at the right time, and has the extra luck to win in the playoffs…
So to see the Sharks have the talent but never the “hot” or the “luck” year after year after year…
Three years ago that 4 period overtime elimination layoff loss was exciting, if they did that this year [or next] I’d have to be physically restrained from throwing something at the television.
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I have wondered how this years team would have done if the Blackhawks hadn’t matched the offer sheet for Hjalmarsson in the offseason. The D pairings would have been very different though, so I guess we’ll never know.
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by UtahSilverandBlack on May 22, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Hjalmarsson hasn’t been playing all that well for the Blackhawks this year. And with a tandem of Niittymaki and Greiss (who apparently has played horribly in Germany), I doubt the Sharks would have made the playoffs. Niemi meant that much to them during the regular season.
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The playoffs are just exposing the weakness in the Sharks all year long. The lack of depth on the defense/blue line.
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Would be interesting to see how the series would be now if they called the elbow that hit dany heatley in the head seconds before the crynucks tied it in game 1.
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by sfgiants420 on May 22, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like the defense/blueline is always the issue. With Huskins and Wallin coming off maybe we can get some more quality guys
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by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I took a nap in the bottom of the 7th. Woke up after Nate’s HR. Woke up again after Ford scored.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't turn it off
But I did tell me Dad, well there goes the game. Then I proceeded to scream at Bochy as if he could hear me.
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought I was the only one. Lol
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on May 22, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay
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by GiantMalcontent on May 22, 2011 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going home to my city by the bay.
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Stand beside her and guide her
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
I left my heart in San Francisco
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High on a hill, it calls to me
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To be where little cable cars
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by GiantMalcontent on May 22, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Climb halfway to the stars
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I don't care
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
by GiantMalcontent on May 22, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
My love waits there
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In San Francisco
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When I come home to you, San Francisco
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by GiantMalcontent on May 22, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
The way I see itt
you take these wins. There will be plenty of BS losses in the future, so let’s bank as many BS wins as possible first
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Very true
And the fact that the Giants have been so fortunate in 1 run games is doubly good if you think about the fact that once they get healthy their offense shakes up, they shouldn’t be playing so many 1 run games. The fact that it isn’t sustainable only matters if we expect them to continue performing at this level offensively, and I for one don’t (at least I hope they don’t).
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on May 22, 2011 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe
That we swept a series in which we were 3 for 27 with runners in scoring postion…
I’ll take it….
Affeldt is getting close to DFA territory, btw…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 5:35 PM PDT reply actions
I like that this comment is right below bondslegend's comment about taking 1-run wins.
Because the reality is the Giants have been about even on luck this year.
They’ve been very unlucky in the order of their hits: they’re scattering them more than the average team. Usually more hits are strung together than this.
But they’ve also been very lucky in the timing of their runs: they’re getting the 1-run victories and losing by large margins.
The luck actually evens out. This is about as good as we should expect the Giants to be the rest of the season, especially after Sandoval and Belt return to the big club.
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A most perceptive set of observations, well presented.
Minor caveat: the offense, and thus the results, should improve when Sandoval returns, and also—we hope—when Belt can return. The luck, however, is as stated, very balanced right now.
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Thanks for the compliment on presentation, owlcroft!
I did, of course, get/see proof of the observations on your quarter-year report card.
I probably wouldn’t have said it if I hadn’t read it, so to speak.
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Pick 'em
Kruk – Burriss
Jon – Ford
Kuip – Romo
David B. – Nate
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 5:36 PM PDT reply actions
No Dirty love :(
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doesn't know how to win
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Grant VROOOOOOOOOOOMED writing this post
that was quick
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by jctGamer on May 22, 2011 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 10 recs
Well Fangraphs isn't always right
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by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, I’m not saying they can’t; I’m hoping they won’t; but that can’t be the actual reasoning he used, right?
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Rockies are now one game over .500
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Yes well, they have to be able to back up far enough to make that running leap at the end of August look really really exciting.
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by Merope on May 22, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
shaping up to not even be all that close!
Thing A
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by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Ubaldo today: 4 Ks, 5 BB (one intentional), 1 HBP
Purple Row said he was unlucky to give up 3 ER.
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BUT TWO HITS ONLY OMG HE WAS JONATHAN SANCHEZ
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Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 22, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
To think I was scared of this guy
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by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I just saw how the three runs scored, and I have to say I can't blame them for saying that.
2nd and 3rd, Braun hits a long liner into the gap. Dexter Fowler channels his inner Denorfia and comes up about five feet short on the dive and the ball rolls all the way to the wall. Throw back to the infield gets away from Tulowitzki, and Braun scores from third.
LOL ROCKIES
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Well, so, the part about this is that based on those peripherals, you’d almost expect them to score more than 3 runs. He really had no idea where anything was going. But based on just giving up two hits, you’d probably expect less than 3 runs. So I think 3 runs pretty much evens out—and of course, there’s some howling over there about how this should’ve been win #1 for him, and how he got jobbed out of it. Get back to me once he gets Cain’d.
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You won’t see any sympathy from me; this is kind of tantamount to his start in Florida where his no-hitter was broken up by a 3-run triple. HMMMMMMMMM.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Just watched the replay. He was nowhere near that ball when he dove. What the fuck was he thinking?
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LOL
ubaldo’s face is pure magic.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Boring
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 22, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
THEY NEVER LEARN
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SIDC
With no more SIRM and SICB on the permanent DL, I nominate SIDC as SIRM’s replacement. That or SIFB (Suck It Fail Beard)
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
What an awesome game
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Hrmmm
They’re 11-0 in one run wins? I would never have guessed.
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
Actually
We’re 14-3 but 11-0 at home in one run games.
by WeBelieveInEllison on May 22, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
good luck talisman, -round spheres with red stitching
It’s Magic Inside
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
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Bochy didn’t deserve to be bailed out by his team today. I only hope the fact that they survived this game doesn’t make him forget how horrible Affeldt is.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
Yep. He plays both Affeldt and Runzler before Romo, and still wins.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
and they have the nerve to say in the postgame that fans have been clamoring for Romo and today they got him! If Nate doesn’t hit that HR, Romo doesn’t get in the game.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
Bochy bet on the Giants getting through the 7th.
they didn’t. If ahead, Romo and Lopez would have had the 8th.
He's not going to give up on Affeldt
Nor should he. The guy has been a valuable member of the pen. He stinks right now, I agree. But I’m betting he pitches his way out of it. I suppose you could only pitch him in blowouts. But – there are no blowouts with the Giants.
Romo is going to get his innings. Bochy hasn’t forgotten about him.
You know that 2010 was a fluke right?
2010 Stats
LOB%: 86.4%
BABIP: .250
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Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
He was hurt a good part of 2010
2007-8 he had two solid years. He was brilliant in ‘09. Up and down last year. I never said he was the second coming of Tug McGraw. I just think he’s a fairly solid member of the staff. I odn’t think it makes sense to give up on him in May.
You don't have to "give up" . . .
. . . to confine him to low-leverage situations until and unless he can show that he has gotten a deal better.
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Whoops I meant 2009
Those are his 2009 stats
LOB%: 86.4%
BABIP: .250
That’s why he looked good – because he was very lucky
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by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess that destroys your argument
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by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a Giants fan in Pennsylvania
who doesn’t get to see them on TV all that often…but when I saw them on TV last year, especially in the playoffs, Affeldt was gold. What gives? Was he this terrible during the regular season last year? Were we expecting for him to look at least respectable?
He's not pitching well right now
it happens.
Yes, and . . .
. . . it has happened for a lot of his career.
I don’t mean he’s a Gas Can like Casilla; he’s a decent, but not outtanding guy who can be helpful at the back end of the pen. He is not the first guy you go to when the game is at serious risk.
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I don't understand
How a LHP who throws 93ish and has a big curve sucks so bad, but he does…
I was not happy when he trotted out to the mound in the seventh and those feelings were justified shortly after.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially when the only out he gets is on a sacrifice that he handcuffed Sanchez with.
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by Cant_buy_a_run on May 22, 2011 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate: BOOOOM
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 22, 2011 5:38 PM PDT reply actions
Game Summary
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
by Solidarity on May 22, 2011 5:39 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
XOOOOOOOOOOM
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
EIGHTY EIGHT MILES PER HOUR
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Roads?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That slow?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet
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by jordanovich on May 22, 2011 6:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Except for Affeldt
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
If Affeldt is the worst arm in your pen youre in pretty good shape
Thing A
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And if he’s used in high leverage situations, you’re in pretty bad shape
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Yes, and yes.
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Affeldt would be bad in most pens
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Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how long the Giants will have patients will him. Two pitchers could return within the next couple months. If Vogelsong continues to pitch well, he has to stay so Runzler and Affeldt should be worried..
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’m suspecting a phantom injury for Affeldt before they DFA him
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.
At the press conference...
“Mr. Affeldt apologizes for his absence, but he could not be here today. He went back to his home planet, but he died on the way. We will be casting a replacement shortly.”
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
There is no way they send Affeldt down
Runzler will go.
Affeldt cannot be sent down
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Romo must be exhausted
That’s normally six appearances for him.
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 5:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
The Giants have the 3rd best record in the MLB
with a +3 run differential. Coming into today, BP’s 3rd order wins had the Giants pegged as the 5th luckiest team in the league thus far.
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Who cares about run differential?
This guy:
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Seven walkoffs, seven heroes
5/22 – Burriss singles, Ford scores in 11th. Giants 5, A’s 4
5/20 – Huff singles, Burriss scores in 10th. Giants 2, A’s 1
5/10 – Ross singles, Ford scores in 9th. Giants 1, D’backs 0
5/8 – Fontenot hits sac fly, Rowand scores in 9th. Giants 3, Rockies 2
5/7 – Sanchez singles, Ross scores in 9th. Giants 4, Rockies 3
4/9 – Tejada doubles, Posey and Belt score in 9th. Giants 3, Cards 2
4/8 – Rowand singles, Schierholtz scores in 12th. Giants 5, Cards 4
even weirder
not a single walkoff HR
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.
Is that weird?
This is the Giants after all.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Seriously
the dingerz in general are way down this year. ME WANT MOAR
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/groundattack
"Though that reminds me of a quality razor and mr. t story
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by Badly Browned on May 22, 2011 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Ford scored twice. Coincidence?
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Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants are now tied with the Royals
Most walk off hits this season, 7.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
We need to figure out how to do this on the road.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
There is a 30 way tie for walk off wins on the road with 0.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Hmmm... sort of a road walk-off:
May 14, 2011
SF
1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
CHC
0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 7 3
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Still not because it didn’t happen the last inning.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
But there was jumping around and dogpiling
… in the clubhouse.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Yeah, but the top of the 7th in that game wasn’t a complete 1/2 inning
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
IIRC, Scott was the first batter and saw only one pitch
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
How the fuck did we let ourselves get swept by the Braves at home?
by The Franchise on May 22, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
To create drama for your show.
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on May 22, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Romo is probably the best pitcher in the bullpen
I wish more people understood how good he is.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
I mostly wish Bochy did
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.
Well, yeah
He was the first person I was thinking about.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Bochy does.
You all make way too much over a few games early on. Its a long season. Romo os going to get plently of work. As for being the best pitcher in baseball I assume that was a joke.
He said best pitcher in the bullpen
and he is. Wilson isn’t the same as before right now, and Romo might be the best strikeout guy right now.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Bullsh*t
I’m sorry but Wilson is the man. Period. Closer’s are a different animal.
I love Wilson
I think he’s a really good pitcher. But Romo is pitching better. He was also incredible last year.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
I think you just lit the owlcroft signal
by apistat on May 22, 2011 5:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
1. Wilson’s K/9 rate is down, and his BB/9 rate has doubled.
2. Wilson has two blown saves already. Not fun.
3. Romo is still striking guys out. A lot.
Wilson can improve, and I hope he becomes his 2010 self, but right now Romo is better
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Wilson has not impressed me this year.
Romo, as always, has.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know the updated stats
But before today, Romo had 16 Ks in 10 innings pitched. Oh, and one walk.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
20 Ks in 12.2 IP now
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.
So he struck out 4 in his two innings
Not bad.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
3
he had 17 coming into the game
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Oh, whoops
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Wilson is still off to a rough start
Romo has been cartoony good so far.
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.
This is me and my brother during the game.
Me: So, uh, Sergio, what’s your K/BB again?
Brother: Just 18, man.
…
Brother: Oh, 20 now.
Me: Ope, Romo threw the third ball in a plate appearance. Take him out, Boch!
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
Yes, they undergo genetic adjustment when first made a closer.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
A couple of things
1. The treatment of Romo goes back to last year.
2. I said bullpen, not baseball
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Misread the one.
and Romo got plently of work last year.
Not in the best situations, though
He should be the primary set up man. Or the bullpen ace, if Bochy believed in such a concept. And this year has just been ridiculous. As for it being early, we’re more than a quarter of the way through the season.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
He had 1.2 IP in all of May coming into this game
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.
If you ever wanted to find an audience that appreciates Romo
This is it.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I was mostly thinking of people in charge
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
I hear ya
I fell in love after 2007 in San Jose….
66 IP
35 H
15 BB
106 K
I feel like I have been on Viagra since….My boner for Sergio just won’t go away, nor should it. I feel no guilt.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
/preaches to choir
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Isn't that what we do here
/grougthink
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
It might be different now that he knows how to win.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 22, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Manny Ramirez!!
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
Caaaaaaaaain!
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It really is that
A couple of high profile failures and the vast majority of the time when he is awesome is ignored.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Which is weird
because Wilson has had his share of high profile meltdowns too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
With Wilson, there's a couple of differences I think
1. He struggles but he seems (seems) to always work through it.
2. He succeeds most of the time in his save situations. Sergio was, I think, only 2 for 7 in save situations last year. Or something like that.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Not quite
SvOPP numbers for relievers who aren’t closers are misleading. You have to look at holds.
Sergio had 21 holds in 25 opportunities last year.
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 understand that
But I’m talking about the appearances, not the reality.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
More than double what he had done in the previous part of the month.
by fishmicmuffin on May 22, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
You have to buy McCovey Chronicles Premium membership for that
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
This park
Has become an impenetrable fortress of walk-off wins. I pity the team who thinks they can roll up here and try to outgrind the Giants.
3 straight home sweeps. Nasty.
That Shot by Nate Schierholtz in the 8th
I swear to God I saw J.T. Snow there.
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 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Thank God you didn't also see Benitez
You might have jumped.
so the essay I thought was due at midnight is actually due at five.
fml. at least my professor is only going to take a point off, but still ><
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
btw
NATE THE FUCKING GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
i'll allow it...
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
This show was awesome. Too bad it got cancelled.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Ford got his own hit to get himself on
Progress. Fresno kids doing it.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
Nate 4 Hr's
Perhaps some proof that his shoulder last year really was a major problem. Then again, maybe he hits one more all year.
I want to try an experiment.
I’m going to post a picture. And I want you to do the first thing that comes to mind when you see it. Who is with me?
/unzips pants in anticipation
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 22, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Boobs
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Not that picture please
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
by GiantMalcontent on May 22, 2011 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It's gonna be a penis, isn't it
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Two Questions:
1. How was sanchez’s pitching?
2. Did Shierholtz’s HR go into the cove?
"A specter is haunting the Bullpen- the specter of Affeldt."
1. better control than usual
2. no
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Worth noting that Nate's HR was crushed
But it was hit very high, so the wind knocked it down. Cleared the fence by a good margin, but not near the Cove.
by Here Be Giants on May 22, 2011 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Please do the first thing that comes to mind when you see this picture.
by Grant Brisbee on May 22, 2011 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 16 recs
Punch him
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Just what I needed
Sorry, I have tickets to see The Cars on Wednesday, and I’m a little excited.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
/tries to punch Pierzynski.
YOU OWE ME A COMPUTER SCREEN
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing my pants are already off.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 22, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I see you’re a man of high class
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s why I’m here at McC? Right
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 22, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I threw my arms in the air
But I couldn’t catch them, because, you know, no arms.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
I wanted to see if it would turn green quickly enough for me to catch in a.gif.
Next time, Pierzynski-lovers.
by Grant Brisbee on May 22, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Not honest.
Wanted it to be pure, man.
by Grant Brisbee on May 22, 2011 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sorry boss, I didn’t know that’s what you wanted. On top of that, I reply failed.
/Falls on sword
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on May 22, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
i smiled widely
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.
/faps
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 22, 2011 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Q: "How does it feel?"
A: “Like this!”
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
I’m imagining his hand going into AJ’s face.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I rec'd it
Was I supposed to do something else?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
rec
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Douche
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on May 22, 2011 5:51 PM PDT reply actions
Reply fail
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on May 22, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
A few hours ago someone wrote that “All we have to do is get to the A’s Affeldt, Fuentes, and we will win this game”
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 5:51 PM PDT reply actions
6th loss of the year for him.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 22, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I was at Great America until the 7th inning
So when I came home and the A’s immediately took the lead, I was wondering if I was some sort of curse. And, well, you guys know what happened with the other sport today, so I was kind of pissed already.
Thank you, Nate, for being awesome and hitting that homer. And thank you Ford for being really really ridiculously fast.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
From what I’ve read about ye olden days of beisbol, Lasorda was pretty cool (and accepting) of African American players at a time when that wasn’t the norm.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Its a good thing to be in first place
especially having played the most road games in MLB
uhhh
paintball gun-toting alison brie….uhh….wow.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Better than porn
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 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything sexier than she was in that episode. It was really incredible.
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11/1/10
>:(
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Payback!
;)
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11/1/10
WTF?! You can’t pay me back when this morning you were the one in trouble! >:(
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
but I put on my drew brees jersey for that!
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11/1/10
And I put my Alex Smith jersey on for the other thing, so what the hell are you paying me back for?! Seems to me we were even and then you decided to post this:
seriously
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything sexier than she was in that episode. It was really incredible
Explain yo self
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
oh crap
yeah I forgot about the smith jersey. I’ve been drinking! Also: I’m a moron! That’s my only explanation. I throw myself on your mercy
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11/1/10
Well I’m just miffed because I firmly believe that me wearing a jersey is > Allison Brie wearing anything. You’re free to disagree . . . at your own peril.
But I’ll let this one slide because we’re both drunk and I don’t wanna ruing my good mood.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It was an egregious slip of the tongue by me
What I MEANT was she was second ONLY to you, obviously. I am, as always, a moron.
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11/1/10
LOL
thanks!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You know no one can compete with you!
They’re all 2nd place AT BEST
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11/1/10
Hahaha, well played
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Context in GIF form
"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!"
The stockings! /swoon
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11/1/10
I think I’ll go and watch that again now.
"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!"
Sicko!
/watches for 5th time
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11/1/10
Season 1 is a lot better than Season 2, but Season 2’s Annie makes up for about 90 percent of that.
"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’m lost
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Alison Brie is hot
"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!"
yes
season 2 sucked. Though the ending of the finale was an oddly emotional moment. It kind of came out of nowhere
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
In terms of emotional moments, the ending of the first season was way better,
"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!"
yeah
just saying, after that whole season I wasn’t expecting to have any kind of emotional moment. And it just kinda was like BAM right there out of nowhere
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11/1/10
They actually managed to make it so that I wouldn’t mind his coming back again (something I didn’t think would be possible after the shit around the middle of the season), but then they went and did that.
I believe it’s been confirmed that Chevy Chase will be back next year, though.
"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!"
Yeah
that’s what I hear too. They made him and change a lot less annoying in the last couple episodes. Fine by me, those characters are fine when used properly
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11/1/10
Unfortunately, they haven’t been doing that. Troy and Annie (and maybe Jeff) are the only well-written characters now. Everyone else is either a caricature or nonexistent.
"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!"
yeah
hopefully they can save it and not let it go the heroes route. That would suck
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At least Parks and Rec is still amazing.
"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!"
you know
I should watch that show. For some reason I have a revulsion to it because it’s the “cool” show to watch. But literally EVERYONE says it’s good. So I should stop being a douche about it
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It’s basically the only thing we ever talk about here, so yeah.
"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!"
not just here
it’s EVERYWHERE. That’s half the reason I think it’s annoying
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11/1/10
I actually don't know that many people who watch it
The preferred show among the TV elitists in my friend circle is Community. Everyone else has to settle for The Big Bang Theory.
"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!"
just watch it
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.
Hell no
I love Parks and Rec, but not nearly as much as I love a good unreasonable grudge.
HOLD THE LINE BL. FOR ALL OF US.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It is completely unreasonable for sure
but dammit there’s just something about it
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It grows on you. Before you know it, you’ve fallen in love.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
SHUT IT
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
LITERALLY
I resisted it for some time for this reason and because I really did not like the first 3 episodes at all, but its really the funniest show on TV right now.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Yes, you should watch it. Your wife almost insists!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
we'll have to have a viewing party while wearing the opposing person's QB jersies
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I’m literally LOLing at the idea of you wearing one of my jerseys. That would just NOT look right. At all.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
yeah that’s not what I meant but it definitely sounded that way…I definitely think that would be a one-way kind of thing. I’d have to buy my own
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LOL, yeah. For one thing, I wear WOMEN’S jerseys …
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And actually
the only jersies I have are crabtree and clements…hmmm. We need to go shopping
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YES! I don’t even have a Brees jersey yet! I have two, TWO Deuce McAllister jerseys, though, haha.
Stupid nlf.com promising women’s sizes and not delivering! I want a black Brees jersey, dammit.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
what is nlf.com?
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Oh, shush!
You know what I meant and I’m still a bit beschwipst
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhh
no I actually did think you meant something else!
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Oh, ok
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
do they seriously not have women's stuff STILL?
btw I think the women’s stuff they have/are getting is alyssa milano-inspired /shudder
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My god I hate the Alyssa Milano sports gear. NOT ALL WOMEN LIKE RHINESTONES!!
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by mymclife on May 22, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
THANK YOU
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The only fan gear made for women I buy is from Banner 47. It’s hella expensive, but they tend to understand the whole non-pink, non-rhinestone part of the women’s sports apparel market.
Most of the time, it’s men’s gear. Love the simplicity, love the variety.
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Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I have a feeling there aren't a lot of female sports fans who are ACTUAL fans
but that could just be me talking out my bum.
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True, but I don’t know a lot of girls who would wear rhinestones or pink anyways.
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Guys probably buy it for their girlfriends, thinking it must be what they like.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, I hadn’t heard of that. I’ll have to check them out.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
They make like, half of the women’s section in the USC bookstore. Hell, I’m wearing one of their tank tops right now. So comfy.
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Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
They just started an advertising campaign geared at women saying they have all these women’s sizes available now. As soon as I went on the site, they’re sold out of everything except 1 size, and it’s never my size! I hate you, nfl.
And yeah, I will never buy that Alyssa Milano crap. So ugly.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no clue who that is or what show she is on.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
and Mad Men
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Two shows I don’t watch.
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fail
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/Rowand .gif
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
22 gigantes just got RT'd by the team's official twitter account
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What does RT'd mean?
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Thanks
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
LOL NOOB
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I have very little knowledge of twitter
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Me neither
And I don’t care to.
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You just blew it. I was going to get a date for you with Brian McCann.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He's moving up in the world
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I blocked him a long time ago
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
This is awesome!
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on May 22, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
This probably should start green
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Oh man
This is the best
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
vroom freaking vroom
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
god daaaamn
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This is much better than anything Grant would have done.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice knowing you
You’ve just been banned
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So pretty!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Where’s howie, anyway. I wonder if he’s encountered Bester yet on B5.
by non sequitur on May 22, 2011 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Recommended for a Major Award.
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Just watched the highlight for the eighth time.
Whiteside did indeed get a slap in on Burriss’ butt right there toward the end.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
"this team is just a little lucky"
I take exception to that idea. I don’t have the calculations with today’s data, but coming into today (45 games played), the wins taken from various sources are:
actual: 26
from actual R & OR: 23
from calculated R & OR: 25
from player career stat lines: 26
Not any huge discrepancy there, and the ones we should trust the most (to be indicative of ability and “earned” wins) are the most nearly—or, in one case, exactly—correct.
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what more can you say about this kid?
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
by GIANT stoner on May 22, 2011 6:15 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
That he apparently can't hit?
Famous old saying: “You can’t steal first.”
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This really deserves a whole FanPost.
The mantram “SSS” gets repeated so often hereabouts that it is as well to understand sampling a little better. There are things you can learn from sampling when you know nothing in advance about the outcome and there are things you can learn when you have a fairly good idea what the outcome should be, and they often aren’t the same things.
When a ballplayer has a well-established set of career numbers and, with no known phenomenon supervening, suddenly does much better or much worse than his prior results in a fairly short time span, it is reasonable to assume that the small sample size has led to misleading results; but when he does about the same as we expected, it is not reasonable to assume the contrary, that he has suddenly gotten much better or much worse but that the “SSS” data aren’t showing that change.
Huff has demonstrated that he can perform to a certain level, and there is no reason to believe that that level has changed; Ford likewise. So that Ford’s very SSS results are better than Huff’s is not merely meaningless, it is severely misleading if anyone actually attaches any least jot of significance to it.
Most people here know all that, but it is as well to say it again for those who may have forgotten some of it.
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Huff has had alternating good and bad years in the last few years. Although I am not saying there is a pattern, but I suspect the performance of some players are more susceptible to fluctuation than others. And I think Huff is one of those and we won’t know how good/bad he is this year, based on his career average (especially he’s a bit older now).
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too many hockey games
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also
his babip the last four years:
08: .310
09: .260
10: .303
11: .260
hmmm
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Even out your luck, Huff!!!
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In all seriousness, though, we’re now 180 plate appearances into the season and Huff’s strikeout rate is at a career high, while his line-drive rate is at a career low. These stats become reliable quickly, so some alarm is justified.
Go luck at his L/R splits.
Something weird is going on.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I'm pretty sure he was joking
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you can if the catcher drops strike 3
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
(I know it’s technically not a stolen base)
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Kel Mitchell?
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by NuschlerFace on May 22, 2011 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got back from the game
It was epic as usual. Another walk off. My thoughts:
Ford is really fast.
Burrell has got to sit. He looked awful in RiSP situations.
DFA tejada.
fontenot has no range.
Posey is getting destroyed behind the plate.
Tejada had 2 hits and a run. (not saying he is good, but its odd to say DFA today. Wait a week when he is sucking again and say it)
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to mention
That nice line drive snag late in the game (well, late in the usual 9 innings).
by Gitaroo_Dude on May 22, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Well then I’ll mention his crappy range all game, and botched play in the first that should have been an error
by Sabean_Is_Iago on May 22, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It's weird.
The plays he flubs are the easy ones that involve no special range or quickness or ball hops.
Nonetheless, I will take him at SS eight days a week over any current alternatives. (Incidentally, even at the .220 he was coming into today, his offensive value this season has been very good for a middle infielder—he has a lot of walks, and has shown unusual power).
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his UZR is quite good so far in a sss
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He had very good numbers at 2B for his career.
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yea, his arm is the only worry I have about him at SS. But I still prefer him to anyone else on the current roster by a wide margin.
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even if his arm isn't *that* great
I’d still prefer somebody with range and no arm to someone with no range but a decent arm
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which is basically what you said
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Maybe the range thing came from that single that rolled past him, but it looked to me like he was positioned up the middle or covering 2nd base.
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Correct
He was trying to hold the runner close to 2nd and so was slightly out of position when the ball was hit. LH hitter, 1-run game, it was a reasonable gamble. Can’t hold it against him and certainly not relevant as a critique of his range.
It's orange inside
by TheAntiBork on May 22, 2011 9:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Has anyone ever bought tickets for Safeco?
I’m gonna be in Seattle this weekend, trying to get tickets for Saturday night. Felix’s turn in the rotation, vs. Yankees. Should I try to get tickets ahead of time, or try to scalp? I am well versed in the art of dealing with scalpers, but I’m also kind of a snob when it comes to where I sit. Advice?
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 6:25 PM PDT reply actions
Always look and see what’s available on the team website and on StubHub first, especially this season when every night seems to be “dress like a seat” night.
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Looked, doesn't seem to be anything of good value.
The best (affordable) available are last row in the left field corner for $50 each. Very meh. Starting to get frustrated.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
What?
I seem to recall a statistic saying that the Sounders (Seattle’s soccer team) is outdrawing the Mariners, and that the Mariners are at the very bottom of attendance in MLB….
Maybe, their ticket prices are the reason for this trend…..
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
How can a shitty team with LOADS of empty seats at every game get away with selling tickets for $50 when the World Series champions sells those exact same tickets for $28? I know it’s the Yankees, but still.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Some people . . .
. . . never learn the basic business lesson that some of something is always better than all of nothing.
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Agreed.
A beautiful ballpark like Safeco with empty seats is a complete waste.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Dynamic pricing strikes again. You know they are using that shit to price apartments now? A few places we’ve been looking at say “Oh our rates change on a daily basis.”
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I understand dynamic pricing completely for a team like the Giants. It makes sense. There’s an actual demand for tickets. Mariners? No.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
That . . .
. . . is very, very risky in the light of a possible discrimination lawsuit.
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yes hello my name is graham wellington
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Uh the apartment has already been rented
by riprock on May 22, 2011 9:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
/high five!
I was hoping someone would get that
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I remember this from one of my law classes. They’re running a similar PSA on KNBR right now what sounds like a white woman afraid to rent to a black man.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I've scalped a couple times there for pretty cheap, but they weren't playing the Yankees
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by NuschlerFace on May 22, 2011 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
went to lincecum game last week
got 2 lower box for $20 each, although the first had already started
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
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Went there for Giants/Ms in 06
I bought mine way ahead of time though. Also, I got outfield seats for all three games and those weren’t nearly as expensive. I didn’t mind the seats I got in RF, but I’m also kind of cheap, so to each his own.
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by UtahSilverandBlack on May 22, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone else mildly surprised by the D-Backs?
They’re kind of silently creeping up the standings, have a nice win streak going? Would anyone have guessed that it might be Arizona battling it out with the Giants at this point in the season?
No one; and they aren't.
Best bet is that Arizona will be, down the stretch, batting with Colorado for second place in the NL West.
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"battling"
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They have had enormously bad luck the last two years
Their team really is not as bad as their records indicated from 09-11
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yeah
but they’re not really that good either. I mean, willie fucking bloomquist is their best option in LF
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LF is a weird black hole for them
considering that they have Chris Young in CF and Justin Upton in RF.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
true
I guess you don’t need a great LF when your other 2 OF are total mashers
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You need at least an average at pretty much all fielding positions.
If you want to make the playoffs.
Bloomquist does not qualify.
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Gerardo Parra is the red-headed stepchild of that outfield.
But he gets the job done. If they had gotten, say, Josh Willingham to play left field for them, they would be solid.
Weird that their three worst positions on the diamond are LF, 1B, and 3B. When the hell are they going to wise up and put Brandon Allen at first base? I mean… Juan Miranda and Ryan Roberts in the corners? Really?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I really thought they’d probably be about this good. Hudson is one of my favorite non-Giants pitchers when he’s not pitching against us.
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Yeah
Hudson is filthy and I have no idea why the White Sox traded him…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
because they're kind of stupid?
that trade made absolutely no sense
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has any team ever made a trade for Edwin Jackson that made sense?
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true
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I'd still rather have Hudson
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For cost reasons alone, not to mention actual skills, yes. Jackson has been less awful than traditional recently is all.
That's all I mean
It still makes sense to keep hudson before you even mention talent
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I thought they had a pretty good chance at being .500 this year
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Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
Pretty angry right now. Pretty depressing.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, they are pissed at Beane
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Why? What'd he do?
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
3 games is SSS
But he did seem to be a pretty piss-poor manager, but then again the Giants won the World Series with someone who made seemingly insane decisions.
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I was looking at a box score from a couple days ago and Joe Maddon seemed way too eager to use pinch-hitters. Perhaps it’s an AL manager thing?
"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!"
They don't know how to manage real baseball games
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
This
They don’t play real baseball in that other league.
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
And the anger from AN, who are pretty smart as a community, though sometimes excessively pessimistic, is enough to confirm for me that he is sub-Bochy.
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Wait...
Did I miss something or did he bring in Affeldt to pitch the 7th too?
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, apparently Geren is like Beane's best friend
Which is part of the reason why they think he’s lasted so long.
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.
They were roomies in the minor leagues, I believe.
by mrs. owlcroft on May 22, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Geren has the inside edge
Beanes best man at his wedding = unlimited job security.
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by sfgiants420 on May 22, 2011 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Brad Pitt doesn't represent the East Bay!!!!
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
When you get beat by Nate Schierholtz, Darren Ford, and Manny Burriss … you just got beat by Nate Schierholtz, Darren Ford, and Manny Burriss.
OK, quiz:
Which of those three does not belong with the others?
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Nate
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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Nate is the white sheep of the bunch.
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Thank you; just so.
Remember back to those thrilling days of yesteryear when people not so far away even now were opining, casually and frequently, about how useless he is as a corner outfielder because he has no power at all. (Despite evidences to the contrary provided equally frequently by yet others not so far away even now.)
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I was talking about how you were saying he's had more major league power than it appears in the GDT!
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
People complained that he didn’t hit for much power because he didn’t, in fact, hit for much power, though his MLEs always suggested he had another few home runs per year in him. And people usually then remarked that his OBP was the bigger problem.
But it’s the defense that makes him a viable starter.
He only needs to hit .270/.320/.450 or so to be a legit ML starter.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He needs to hit far less than that to be a legit ML starter. And it’s a good thing, because that line would sorely test his abilities.
How can you say that?
How can anyone—his managers, his team, his fans, even he himself—possibly know what he could do if played pretty much regularly? He never has been, and it makes a significant difference.
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I think there's more evidence that suggests he would not be good than that he WOULD be good
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to clarify
I like him fine, but as evan says- his plate discipline makes me think he would not be that great of a hitter over the long term
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Well, he's certainly not a walk-taker.
He would have to be a two-dimensional success, but heaven knows there have been plenty enough of those. He has power; the question thus revolves around batting average. If he can sustain a decent average, fine; if not, reserve player. But, again: we do not and cannot know.
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IDK
how many players in history that have “had power” have hit as few HRs as Nate does? I know HRs are not the sole measure of power, but still. He really does not ever hit HRs. Even the one today was severely wind-aided.
I do like him, even if only for his defense. I just think it’s not that crazy to think he wouldn’t be a great hitter over the long term given his demonstrated skill set.
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Somebody in this selfsame thread.
Said that the wind slowed it down.
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hmm
looked to me like the banners were REALLY blowing out toward the cove
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The home run today was wind aided.
I was at the game and off the bat, besides the sound, it looked like it was going to be a fly out in the right field corner. The wind caught it and I thought it was going to be off the wall. The wind really took it as it got up there
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
...a .790 OPS and his defense makes him a borderline superstar.
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or .770 even
lol drunk math
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really?
a RF with a .790 OPS and the defense that nate provides? That’s more than just a “legit” starter. That seems like it would be above average. Maybe I’m crazy though.
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but
seeing as how the numbers you posted were a seven SEVENTY OPS, that’s a little more towards the “legit” part. As I said, I’ve been drinking, I can’t be expected to be coherent.
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I'd say a borderline superstar is like a 4+ WAR player
That offense and Nate’s defense is like 2-3 WAR.
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Uh
That offense would make him Cody Ross with plus to plus-plus defense. He’d be a 3+ WAR player.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
that was my thinking
but I wasn’t sure if I was right or not
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I guess.
But again, I don’t consider 3 WAR to be a “borderline superstar.”
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It’s definitely a solid contributor to a starting club, though. He wouldn’t be a star, but he’d certainly be right for the price.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
If he comes up clutch in the post-season, he could be a star with 2 WAR seasons. Witness the “Fred-dy Fred-dy” chants every time Mole comes up.
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I don’t really consider Freddy and Cody stars, just local favorites.
Stars: Lincecum, Cain, Posey, Sandoval, Wilson.
Burrell and Tejada are formerly stars.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
this
when I use the word “star” I really mean “great player”
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WTF
To the ladies of the Bay Area, PtB remains a star. Migsucky is a black hole.
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
From 2000-2006, Tejada was a 3-6.5 WAR player every single year
In 2005, Tejada hit .330/.379/.498 while playing 150 games at shortstop. He’s a former star.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Er, in 2006. He was also very good in 2005.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I think the comment was more about you dismissing PtB as no longer a star
also was a joke
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Yeah, but I have to do my due diligence with Tejada.
People forget that we was serviceable as recently as last year.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
well....
not really. Depends on your definition of “serviceable” I guess.
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But
that said, there’s no doubt that at his peak he was an amazing talent. Also: probably a juicer.
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That's what I said, damnit
You’re not allowed to disagree with me while you’re making the same points as me.
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yeah, but he's way better looking
so
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He what?
His career power factor (TB/H) coming into this year was right around 1.50. What do you call “hitting with power”? Guys without power tend to be 1.33 or so and top out around 1.35, and slap hitters are around 1.20 to 1.22.
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Doubles power is still power.
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Once again:
Power is best measured by Total Bases per Hit. You are not looking for power as such, you are looking for dingers. But the equations of run-scoring are very happy with extra-base hits.
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Qualifying right fielders 2008-11. There are 27 of them. The lowest isolated power belongs to Ichiro, at .084. Next is DeJesus, at .140.
Schierholtz’s career ISO is .135. He’d rank 27th out of 28, if he had enough at-bats to qualify. Ergo: For a corner outfielder, he has little power.
(and let’s not refight the iso vs pf battle … They’re different, but both are legit measures of power.)
Fine. Whatever you say.
But then you have to discard all the successful equations.
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I realized that contact ISO (ISO minus the strikeouts) and PF are pretty much the same thing. I don’t know why it took me so long to realize that.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Well, not all doubles and triples are the same. In most situations, you’d rather have an Adam Dunn double than a Juan Pierre double, since you know Dunn’s double nearly always means he hit the ball a long way. The question is how much of Nate’s power is from how far he hits the ball and how much is from his speed.
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RACIST
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If I were them I’d still be pretty upset about the safe call at 1B with Ross that scored a run.
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Speaking of which:
If you want to know why umpiring is so bad, consider that that disastrously bad youngster the other day, John Tumpane, is an instructor at one of the MLB-approved umpiring schools. It’s a never-ending circle.
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The 6th season of the Wire should have been about dysfunctional umpiring schools.
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by rotorueter on May 22, 2011 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Haha
They do weave in a lot of Orioles reference in the show.
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on May 22, 2011 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
They know us so well!
I’m sure their fans will say it’s “veteran savvy” or “winning experience” or “magic inside”
don't they realize we will be saying that ironically?
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oh FFS
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It's one dumb guy.
Most of them understand how it works.
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Oh, cool.
Giants pass the Marlins and now have the third best record in MLB.
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It's weird.
They were such fluky World Series Winners.
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Hahahaha you idiot
Didn’t you know they had the most WAR in baseball last year?
Fluky my ass.
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Going the multiple-personalities route instead of chasm!
Awww yeah.
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Hey, be nice to him. It’s not his fault that he’s mildly retarded.
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Mildly is putting it nicely.
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You sound like howie
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He smells much better though.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 23, 2011 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the NL East might be the best division in baseball
But the AL East is pretty good too.
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ESPN'd
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The NL East has three legit teams
I guess the AL East might have 4, depending how you view the Jays – who are playing well, after all.
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Yeah.
I don’t think the NL East is that close.
And two of the teams (Yankees and Rays) have farm talent close to the bigs, while the Phillies are looking rather barren going forward.
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The Jays seem pretty legit to me
Bautista covers a multitude of weaknesses.
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why the hell did they do that again?!
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Brett Lawrie.
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Can he play SS?
they seem set at 3B. Or is that not where bautista plays? I’m only going off of pokemonz
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Bautista was originally a 3B but plays RF. Lawrie is a SS, but there’s some concern he might have to move off in the future.
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Lawrie was a 2B who has been playing 3B exclusively since being dealt.
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"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Huh?
Lawrie was drafted as a C, moved to 2B and has now moved to 3B where the Jays are hoping he sticks, if not he goes to the OF….
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
My bad. For some reason, I remember him as a SS.
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Were you thinking of Jed Lowrie
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To sell tickets?
Lawrie is destroying the minors and is Candadian, but they took a hit with that trade in the near future….
To be honest, it might work out in the long run, but for 2011 it doesn’t help.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on May 22, 2011 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the Jays have what it takes to contend;
They may need to patch up a few things sooner than later.
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Philadelphia, Atlanta, and half (maybe 3/4) of Florida?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Red Sox are not facing the Yankees
Not even 2 hours long and it’s the top of the 7.
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FUTURE OF SPEEED
Also, why is “nate schierholtz abs” the second suggested google search when I search for “nate schierholtz”?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
i searched for that earlier
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It might be an German Anti-lock Breaking System Manufacturer.
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“Huff couldn’t take his eyes off teammate Nate Schierholtz’s washboard abs. One day in the spring, Huff used his cell phone to snap a picture of Schierholtz’s six-pack from close range, then sent it to his wife with a message, "Look honey, I’ve been working out!”
Ponyo wants ham!
by deegreentea on May 22, 2011 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lololol
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Instead of paying attention to my fantasy pokemonz, I discovered this:
http://www.playr.org/play/pokemon_-_yellow_version/1362#play
I apologise to all of you because you’re all about to lose a lot of time of your life.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
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this
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always wanted to play yellow and ditch Pikachu as soon as possible, even with the experience he gets up to Cerulean.
Never actually done it, though.
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that's my issue with yellow too
though you do get all the starters
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I already did this when I was like 9, no thanks.
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by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot how much it sucks to not have a bike.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
the GB ones didn't have running shoes either
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Burriss and Ford are still shit hitters.
But fun to watch I guess.
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ALRIGHT EAST COASTERS
Game of Thrones has been over for a full 17 seconds, why haven’t you posted a torrent for me yet?
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by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 7:00 PM PDT reply actions
are there 2 episodes on tonight? I thought I heard someone say that
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Only 1 on HBO, but people with HBO GO or whatever get to see next week’s right after :(
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by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
SO GOOD
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure I could care about anything less than I care about that show
maybe glee.
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This is the foulest comment ever.
Glee is a wretched piece of shit. GoT is brilliantly made.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 22, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Not comparing them
just searching for something that draws a similar level of interest from me
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ahem
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by operation carrot on May 22, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SUUUUUN
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I just noticed your sig. Nice.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty soon now . . .
. . . gonna abandon this thread for a viewing of the first-Doctor “Keys to Marinus”, and maybe even “Dalek Invasion of Earth”. Will be having a bottle of Rkatsiteli, a new varietal for us (though one of the most widely grown in the world), a grape from eastern Europe, notably Georgia. It is said to be something like a cross between Riesling and Gewurztraminer: high acid but balanced, quite floral but different from Gewurz.
Just waiting for mrs to finish up her exercises for the day. (Unlike me, she is not a slug.)
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I don't think any string of words has ever in history been more west coast than that.
like, ever.
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Having just returned from a three-year-old’s birthday party in Berkeley, I can relate that I heard many such in the last couple hours.
omg
I can’t even imagine. I love everything about the west coast…except that stuff
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They got a taco truck for the party, which was cool. Then this one neighbor was ordering tacos. First she quizzed the poor taco guys about the lard content of their various wares, then she ordered the taco-truck equivalent of a crust of bread and a bit of water, something like tortillas with beans, no cheese, no meat, no nothing.
I felt really sorry for her kid.
jesus christ
every time I get annoyed at my parents, I remember they’re not like that. That helps.
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Also
have you seen the show portlandia? It’s about portland but it has a very similar vibe, but in a mocking way obviously. It’s hilarious
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Try acetone (nail-polish remover, I believe).
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Yeah, that sounds right. I can’t use superglue without gluing my fingers together. Just make sure you aren’t using some environmentally friendly non-acetoney nail polish remover.
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Was Ford hurt on the final play? I just saw the highlight cilp. Turned an ankle slightly, or something?
I was wondering about that myself, go listen to the postgame podcast on the knbr website for Jon’s discussion of this topic. [Jon thinks he’s okay.]
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Ok, yeah. Ford sounds like he’s okay.
lol Nate. Asked about Sweeney’s great throw that of course didn’t quite succeed, Nate said he was glad Ford was safe because he (Nate) was already out on the field to celebrate.
by non sequitur on May 22, 2011 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I was watching the clip
And I’m watching Cody hug the kid like he’s about to make out with him, and when someone (I can’t tell who) comes up to celebrate with them you can see Cody going “WHOA WHOA WHOA” which makes me think he hurt himself or was shaken up.
At 6:00 last night I posted the last four lines from The Hollow Men on Facebook because it felt pertinent.
Today, I see the following comment:
this is the way the world ends in san jose because the canucks be fucking bitches left and right!!! NUCKS REPRESENTIN’
Oh, Canadians.
"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 don't think . . .
Thomas Stearns phrased it quite that way.
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Some how I think San Jose will survive their hockey team losing to a #1 seed in the conference finals. They have survived much worse than that.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
If we survived 2009, and if we survived the 71 loss season (NHL record, woo!), we can survive being one of the best four teams in hockey this year.
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71 losses?!?!?
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Hell ya!
71 losses. I don’t think that feat will be repeated again so yay us. We have a record no one can beat!
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by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
92-93 season the Sharks went 11-2-72. Amazingly, they only tied for the worst record in hockey that season (with the Ottawa Senators).
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good lord
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Just imagine winning 11 games over seven months. Think about it.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
it’s kind of hard to fathom. I mean the niners’ 2 win season was pretty awful, but at least that’s only 16 games
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yeah
That works out to a 137 loss team in baseball, which has never happened.
The two most amazing things about that: the Sharks ended up picking 6th that year due to the Sens and expansion teams, and they made the playoffs the next year AND beat their first round opponent (LOL Red Wings).
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There were four expansion teams?
When the NHL expands, it expands fast.
"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!"
It was a crazy time. The NHL tends to expand in waves.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
one of the reasons they were in so much financial trouble
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One team (Phoenix) is still bleeding money
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by UtahSilverandBlack on May 22, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
whoever thought a HOCKEY team in PHOENIX wasn’t a good idea?!
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Years of having an incompetent coaching staff ensuring that they’re never better than 4th in the division don’t help. And then when they finally have competent coaching, they have constant rumors of relocation scaring off the fans.
I’m not saying that the Coyotes would have a San Jose-like fanbase if neither of those things happened, but I do doubt there would be as many relocation rumors if they never had Wayne Gretzky as a coach.
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as well they should
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You know how to get more teams in western Canada?
Start an expansion team in Atlanta.
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Now Winnipeg will beat the Sharks in the playoffs, because that’s what teams in Western Canada do.
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Oh, Burn. Have we been beaten by Edmonton in the playoff yet?
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the last and only Canadian team we beat in the playoffs
was Calgary in 95 with Ray Whitney’s goal in Game 7
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by UtahSilverandBlack on May 22, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
(Psst – Calgary, 2008)
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Yep. Also in a Game 7. Kind of blocked that out
due to the whole Dallas series after that
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by UtahSilverandBlack on May 22, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, but Game 5 of the Dallas series was epic – it marked the point where Pavelski started his transformation into a playoff beast. And then Game 6 was a goalie duel for the ages, with Nabokov’s save on Brad Richards (still the best save I’ve ever seen) and the quadruple OT.
But I will agree with blocking out Brian Campbell’s penalty. Stupid Brian Campbell.
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Oh Soupy. And people wonder why we boo him…
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by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Campbell's penalty still enrages me
I was living in Boise at the time and it was kind of strangely quiet where I lived and when Morrow scored the series winning goal I just hit my fist on the kitchen counter and yelled GOD DAMN IT loud enough that three of the adjacent apartments to mine could hear it. One night where I wished I owned my own home
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by UtahSilverandBlack on May 22, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think I’ve ever felt as dejected as I did after that 4 OT loss.
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by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Duh. I’m retarded. Edmonton has been in the basement so much lately that I blocked that out.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
they're even worse than the wild
not easy
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they're even worse than the Islanders
even harder
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worse than the avalanche. Who seemed to be trying to lose games during the second half.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
TANK FOR… Couturier? Nugent-Hopkins? Landeskog? This draft is a lot less clear-cut than normal.
And woah, Couturier dropped to 6th in the NA skaters rankings. Thought he was still one of the top two.
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They seem to want Landeskog or the other Viking dude whose name I can’t recall right this second.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Larsson? That would make sense, as their D kind of sucks.
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That was it. MHH seemed to be setting their hopes on the shoulders of the Vikings.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Larsson and Erik Johnson would be one hell of a young pairing.
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Take that, Gone With The Wind.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
It helps to bear in mind that the Rockies/Marlins and Diamondbacks/Devil Rays expansions were only, what 5 years apart?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
The Houston Texans and the Charlotte Bobcats are actually the only expansion teams whose creation I remember.
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Wait, nevermind
Sharks were picking second, but then traded down to 6th, my bad. Should have remembered because they could have drafted Chris Pronger with their original pick.
And there were two new teams that year – Ducks (BOOO!) and Panthers. Two new teams the previous year with the Senators and Lightning, and I think the Sharks were the lone expansion team in 1991. But the NHL did expand crazy fast in the early 90s.
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The Sharks have never had a #1 pick. Even in their first year they only got to pick second.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
Thanks to the Lindros rule, in which the league did not want an expansion team to get who they thought was the next great player.
Although, in 1998 the Sharks managed to have the first overall, second overall, and third overall picks at some point during the year thanks to trades. They ended up picking third (Brad Stuart).
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I think that it’s kind of sad that even during the bad years they were never bad enough to stock up with amazing picks and then win ala the 2010 Blackhawks or the 2008-09 Penguins
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, the bad years came before we had Tim Burke and the amazing scouting staff that we have now, so the high picks were guys like Pat Falloon, Brad Stuart, Marco Sturm, and Teemu Riihijarvi. Decent players (well, except Riihijarvi), but no superstars. Marleau, Couture, and Nabokov are probably the closest things to superstars the Sharks have drafted, and only Marleau is a high pick.
And yeah, making the playoffs for 7 straight years makes it hard to stock up on high picks.
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Quite. I don’t remember, have we traded away our first round draft pick this year? It’s only going to be #28 anyway….
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
No, Doug Wilson went away from the “trade all first rounders!” mentality he had for a couple years there.
And the Sharks drafted Charlie “voted USA MVP at the World Juniors, would have been a top 10 pick if there was a redraft” Coyle with the 28th pick last year.
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Yeah, I was v. happy with that pick. I want to get into rosterbation (well drafterbation) already. Is that a bad sign?
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, if that’s how you cope, that’s how you cope. I get super insanely optimistic and jokey, and then I start following prospects.
Of course, the Sharks tend to pick players that no one else targets. EVERYONE thought the Sharks were either going to pick Tyler Toffoli (Ottawa 67s connection) or Emerson Etem (Californian), and they went with an under-the-radar EJHL player. So it’s hard predicting who they’re going to go with.
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Yup. I wonder what the odds are of them keeping Seto. Or White/Wellwood for that matter.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea about Seto – he’s an RFA, but will be due for a raise. White might want stability after being with four teams in two years, and as this is his first time in the playoffs, he could want to stay. I’ve read some quotes where he indicated that he wanted to stay in San Jose after this season.
And I have no clue about Wellwood.
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Yeah, with the way the Sharks are hugging the salary cap now makes me fear for Seto and his raise. My mom would be heartbroken he was traded as Seto is by far her favorite player.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
er I mean “would be heartbroken IF he was traded”
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Wallin and Huskins are coming off the books, which should help with things.
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I remember playing NHL Hockey for the SNES
and always picking the Senators as my opponent because they were ranked 27th or lower in every single category.
Sometimes, I’d also set it to permanent 5-0 power play when I was feeling bored.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
In 92-23
The Senators had a truly sickening record of 10 wins, 70 losses and four ties and managed to win just one game on the road all season.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like the Cavaliers.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
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31? Really?
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I’ve only heard about the one arrest.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I’m sure it’s going to be harder now that they’ve announced it.
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According to this the police believe that Ramirez was the primary aggressor:
http://www.turnto23.com/sports/27982513/detail.html
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Wow. Just read Stow suspect was caught after tip by his parole agent, who noticed new tattoo to cover up old tat in police sketch. Observant
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
god what a total asshole that guy must be
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
something tells me it's not empty
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Here:
The suspect in custody has at least three prior convictions, a source close to the investigation said. He was convicted of attempted robbery in 1998, robbery in 1999, and firing a weapon in a public place in 2005, according to the source.
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT!?!?!?!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
So I’m guessing the three strikes law would apply here.
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Most likely, yes, as it is a violent felony. Usually when the third felony is violent or serious, it’s an automatic third strike, with only a very few cases resulting otherwise. This is of course dependant on him already having two strikes, but with two robbery convictions and conviction for discharging a weapon in a crowded place, I don’t see why he wouldn’t.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
is the 3rd strike life?
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No
It’s 25 to life. It can be life, but it’s not automatically life. It’s just minimum 25 years without the possibility of parole.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
good lord
but “strikes” are more than, say, shoplifting? Right??
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, your first two strikes must be serious or violent felonies, the third need only be any felony, though if it is, it should probably still be in the same category as the other two (there’s no per se rule on this, that’s just how it’s usually done.
If you’d like I can give you the same 3 strikes law rundown I give my students, but it’s only tailored to CA law.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting
I DO love when you talk legal. Fire away!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
K, I’m gonna post it below, give me a sec to type it up
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoops. Been a long time since I took criminal law.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Was that covered in crim law for you? It wasn’t in mine. I just know it because I teach this stuff to at-risk youth.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It was. Somewhat in depth. I just have a terrible memory
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Few people have empty files. Seems like everyone is a repeat offender.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
which is weird because at SOME point they weren't!
but, like, EVERY criminal is
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s just what I think of as the “eyeball” test for recidivism. We’d like to think that we’re doing something to curb recidivism rates – in fact, a lot of the volunteer work I’ve done has been aimed directly at this – but the truth is we’re failing miserably.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
IMHO it starts with the parents and the environment they grow up in. If you watch a show like the Wire you know why these kids turn into criminals. There’s only so much you can do once the damage is done from an early age
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure if this is the exact language I’d use but this has been my experience, yes. Most of the kids I work with who are already repeat offenders have little to no stability in their lives. By the time I’m little more than a BandAid for the bullet wound.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
:( it's sad
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I wholeheartedly agree.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
i am not too sure if my co-worker is full of shit, but he claims that his mother works for the LAPD and she was the one that swabbed the suspects mouth for DNA.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
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If Bautista keeps up his line, he’ll win in a landslide.
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This, so much this
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
haven't seen anything like him since Bonds
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He basically is Barry Bonds right now.
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Yeah
it’s kind of insane.
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would the jays have ever taken that?
they already have a better lefty on their team
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something like that was rumored around this time last year, obviously its not something they’d do now.
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I think I would have been pissed if they'd done it last year
but obviously I would have been dead wrong. It was pretty hard to see this coming
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BTW
Bautista is already a 4+ win player this year. And it’s not even JUNE!! HOLY FUCK
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So I checked out AN, heres my take:
This is for my friends and family who root for the A’s…..
It is not even June yet, the A’s are two games back in the AL West, the A’s are going to be just fine!
If all of their pitchers get healthy they will be one of the toughest teams to beat in the AL.
Bob Geren may need to go.
Billy Beane is being Billy Beane.(I didn’t know he was a part owner now) He will make the right moves if he thinks his team has a shot, but he better hurry.
This A’s team is full of some talented pitchers and gritty hitters, if only some of the Giants hitters could work counts like the A’s hitters. They are very good defensively, and one good run could shoot them into first place in the AL West.
has anybody seen my broom?
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
I don’t know if they could find the money, but adding David Wright would go a long way towards making them a serious contender in the AL.
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Oof.
That would be a great pickup, especially given Kouzmanoff looks done right now.
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And the Mets are the sort of team that will be looking for legit young talent.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Yea, the A’s have the prospects to get that kind of a deal done and I don’t imagine Sandy Alderson in NY hurts either. It would probably just come down to money and whether Beane believes the team could really contend for a couple years if they added a legitimate 4 hitter. If they got Wright, and Matsui and/or Willingham played like their pre-2011 selves the rest of the way they’d have a decent enough offense.
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I wouldn't bet on willingham rebounding too much
even matt holliday was pulled into the vortex of suck that is that stadium
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Sure, but
The Hammer’s park-adjusted stats are down too, he has room to rebound.
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hmmm… yea, does actually make me kinda wonder what it would do to Wright too, though I guess he’s doing just fine now in a park that isn’t a whole lot of fun to hit in either.
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"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
interesting to think about stuff like that
though I suppose what makes a hitter “good” is diluted so much in those parks that even so-called “bad” numbers are actually good.
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He pulled himself out of it eventually though; his final Oakland production wasn’t elite but was still very good.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I think the big question is who Alderson chooses to retain as the franchise icon. Beltran and Santana are moving to their decline phases, so I think Alderson will be forced to choose between Wright and Reyes. Given the market for shortstops right now, he could probably get more for Reyes, but the state of the market could also compel Sandy to hold onto him since it’s such a hard position to fill.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Both 3B and SS are kind of weak positions right now
that’s a good problem to have
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Interesting
You think Reyes being a SS gives him more trade value than Wright’s extra year under contract? I don’t necessarily disagree.
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I think there are just so few good shortstops available right now. It was an awful market last offseason, and it will be an awful market this offseason. If a trade-and-sign could be worked out (I would assume it would have to be a market to Reyes’ liking), they could get a huge haul.
I think that Reyes is overall a more valuable player, but you make a good point about Wright having the extra year.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Ahem:
Not only have the Rockies survived despite tremendous struggles from key players, but they actually own baseball’s best record, having won 16 of their first 23 contests. In fact, their early season success has given them a 4½-game lead over both the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s not even May, but the National League West race is shaping up to be fairly boring.
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LOL
I love when people make predictions based on the first month. The end up looking like huge douches. The NL West will be plenty interesting
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by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, it now is.
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I was at the game! That was incredible!!!!! I’ve never seen a walk-off win before!! I’m gonna go rewatch part of it on demand now just to relive it!!
I literally can’t believe Ford and Burriss got hits in the same inning!
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Chris from Parks and Recs ref!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
:)
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think so! Ask me again when I’m sober!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel cheated by the fact that the one game I went to so far this season wasn’t a walk off.
But I was there for Brian Johnson in the 12th so that should keep me happy another 20 years.
The other game I went to this year was against the Braves. They owed me this.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh.
I’ve been to three games this year: a Braves game and two walk-offs.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
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shush
I’VE BEEN DRINKING!!!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
ME TOO!!!
HIGH FIVES
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Oh, stories before I forget
- When Tejaja missed the routine play in the first a 90 year old man 2 rows in front of me stood up and yelled at the top of his lungs, “YOU’RE WORSE THAN USELESS” at Tejaja.
- The Schierholtz home run was amazing, so much so that I started jumping up and down with beer in my hands which in retrospect was a poor choice because it spilled over the people in front of us a bit. They were good sports about it, though, and everything was good when I paid for their kids’ treats the next inning before they could.
- There was an obnoxious A’s fan seated behind me and to the left who annoyed me so much that I decided to make it my mission to make him cry. He’d been carrying on the whole game saying one stupid thing after another. After Manny hit the walk-off, I celebrated and then quickly bee-lined to the isle to block his path so that we could all point and laugh at him. He was not amused. But we were.
One thing: what the fuck was wrong with the scoreboard operators today? Not a single replay on anything. There were several close plays at the plate and a ball that rattled Posey and we got nothing. Not even a replay of Burriss’ hit. WHAT THE FUCK, ASSHOLES?!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
i don’t think they’re allowed to show replays of close plays
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IDK, other parks do it
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think that’s verbotten.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
but mom, all the other parks do it!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
If all the other parks jumped off a bridge would you do it too?
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by Johnny Disaster on May 23, 2011 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
After Manny hit the walk-off, I celebrated and then quickly bee-lined to the isle to block his path so that we could all point and laugh at him. He was not amused. But we were.
SWOOON
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Hahaha
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
That's awesome
Especially about blocking the A’s fan. I don’t hate the A’s, just their fans. I do, however, continue to hate the Dodgers.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a lot of good friend who are A’s fans. I just hate assholes, and you can just tell with certain people, they’d be assholes no matter what. He’s a no matter what asshole.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Imagine our outfield...
Burriss in left, Ford in center, and Rajai Davis in right… You’d have two above average arms in the outfield, three guys that run faster than 95% of the MLB, and three below average slap-hitters. I have to say… it would be fun to watch. It’d be like 1976 all over again.
I've got 99 problems and the Boch is one
And a Short Stop!!
wait…
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
that would be hilariously awesome
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seriously
I wonder how many XBH that OF would give up
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Do you think we could get MLB
to give them 4 strikes for an out and 3 balls for a walk?
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
I've always been confused as what to call Vacaville
It doesn’t feel like it’s a part of the valley at the same time it’s really not a part of the bay area.
When in doubt, go by what county it’s in.
"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 just group Fairfield, Vacaville, and Dixon into the same group in my head – the 80 corridor. Vallejo is Bay Area, Davis is Sac Metro.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Some might consider it part of the Bay Area if they live there but work in SF, Silly Valley, etc.
by non sequitur on May 22, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant more that the association is cognitive.
by non sequitur on May 22, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Cleveland is the only team in the AL Central with a positive run differential.
They have the highest run differential in the majors. By 16 runs.
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I really sorta love the Indians
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't look at the Giants run differential
It will not inspire confidence in you.
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
not buying them
their pitching has been so lucky this year it literally defies belief.
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I'm kind of in this boat
In any other division I would fully agree, but since the AL Central looks weak I think the Indians will make the playoffs. I just don’t see any other team catching up to the Indians in that division.
I think chicago will end up like 20 games ahead
their offense is due for some serious positive regression. There’s no way Dunn and Rios in that park will not hit way better than they are now. And their pitching is pretty OK
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true dat
that does kind of dampen things a little. But is cleveland’s any better? I’m counting on their starting pitching to fall off a cliff any day now
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Looking at the numbers
The Indians have a top ten bullpen. I wonder though how much of that has to do with them not having to use their bullpen that much?
it's insane
when I look at their ENTIRE pitching staff, the only guys I’d want are Perez and maybe alex white. Josh Tomlin’s ERA is under 3, and yet ZIPS has him at over 5 for the rest of the year. His babip is under .200 in 9 starts! That’s taking luck to a new level.
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seems like it
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Amazing. Like I said. If that division didn’t appear to be awful, I wouldn’t buy the Indians either. That being said, I’m still not completely buying them.
I have a feeling
the regression monster will rear its head. The Twins and Whitsox can’t be this bad for the whole year
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The Twins are starting to run out of time, though. At this point, they have to go 73-44 for the remainder of the season to finish with 88 wins. The Indians have to 59-59 to ear that same mark.
The White Sox have been making a good push, but they’ve got a lot of ground to make up. I don’t know if a productive Adam Dunn et al is enough to make the push.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
The twins have shown the ability to do that in the past, though
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For that matter so have the white sox
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I wouldn’t bet on it, though.
"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!"
That’s where I am with the Giants. We went 51-30 in the second half last year, and that’s great, but I’m not holding my breath for another comparable stretch. It’s extremely to maintain that level of success.
Also re: the Twins, I was selling them even before the season started and they were supposed to have Mauer, Morneua, and Nishioka healthy. I just didn’t think they’d be quite as lousy as they’ve been so far.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
The Twins are just playing awful though
How many teams with the worst run differential in baseball (that’s still true, right?) through 40-whatever games have bounced back to win at a clip like that.
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.
yeah, true
just sayin, it HAS happened. They have been really bad, but I can’t imagine they’re THIS bad.
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I dunno, I seriously doubt it’s ever happened that a team that was LITERALLY the worst in the first half by any measure would be able to make up that ground by the end of the year.
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.
Their pythag is even worse than their actual record.
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 picked the Twins to make the Series and I realized a couple weeks ago that was a pretty silly thing to do. They’re dead. They have no chance.
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 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
when your two best players and biggest offseason acquisition have devastating injuries and your best sp looks nothing like his old self its difficult to live up to expectations.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
oh yeah I didn't mean that part
just that the twins have gone on ridiculous winning streaks before. I think they could very well be done this year already, sadly :/
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Why is jeremy affeldt?
"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."
That game felt pretty good.
And it’s finally time to get back to the Bay Area. 2nd job interview in San Rafael, I’m one of the last three to be picked for the spot. Wish me luck fellow Giants peeps :)
Still can't believe I got Jonathan Sanchez's autograph at Fry's in Sunnyvale 2008.
Giants are the 2010 padres nothing but luck no good players
/purple row
THIS IS MAKING ME RLY ANGRY I MIGHT SAY DAMN!
"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."
PR
Great fucking Purple Row impersonation.
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by Giant Torture on May 22, 2011 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
unf unf pokemonz unf
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So glad he's out of the NL West
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Shit
I have to do a report type thing about Roberto Clemente.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
Really one of the best dudes to ever play the game
In skill and in his own life.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Puerto Rican. 3000 hits. Stud. Dead.
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 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Arm almost as good as Schierholtz
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
but what about his abs?
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Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Damnit
I don’t have any yellow paper to make my poster look pretty
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
ew
This was the Pirates logo in the 1960s
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I find it kind of hilarious that you’re almost done with high school and you’re still doing these types of projects.
"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!"
Me too
But this class is mixed with Juniors, too.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
What class is it?
"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!"
Espanol 4
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, hey, I’m taking that right now.
"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!"
Its dum
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I took it last year too and got Bs. I took it again this year because Spanish 5 didn’t work with my schedule and I wanted to learn Spanish.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't fit with your schedule?
How many classes are you taking?
"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!"
6
They only offered it 7th period and I didn’t want to take a 7th.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? That’s lame.
I’m taking five classes this year (and next) and I would be extremely surprised if I had any schedule problems.
"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!"
Yeah. Kinda screwed me over. Our counselors suck.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Remind me not to go to school in Martinez.
"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!"
Don’t go to school in Martinez.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
"outfielder Darren Ford" anagram
DREADED, TERRORFUL IF ON
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 22, 2011 7:59 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Love it
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 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike bibby and buster posey
I’m probably the only one but they look like cousins to me.
"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."
speaking of
dwayne wade and marlo from the wire- separated at birth
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Wow you are 100% correct there
Great wire reference I wish I sitll had all 5 seasons of that on my PC one of my favorite shows of all time.
"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."
that's a great one too
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Holy shit
They could be twins
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Bodie!
My favorite character just by the way he talks and his facial expressions.
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on May 22, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
posted before but
Manny Burris might be Stacey Dash
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Emmanuel Burriss was walking into the batter’s box when he locked eyes with Darren Ford standing on second, a small sign only the two close friends could communicate without muttering a word.
"It was more so if I get a hit, you better score," Burriss said. "It wasn’t so much I’m guaranteeing a hit."
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 hear Timmy is the 3rd musketeer in their little posse
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d watch this show
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm also pretty sure Buster Posey is Captain America.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Different between Sportscenter and Quick Pitch
ESPN starts their baseball coverage with Cubs-Red Sox. MLB Network is starting their coverage with A’s-Giants.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
well
the cubs/sawx game was ON espn. Kind of understandable.
But that said, they would have started with it even if it wasn’t. So yeah.
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MLB Network had that game on Friday and didn’t open Quick Pitch with Cubs-Red Sox.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
notice the second line
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More people care about those games.
Objectively.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Well, I object.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 23, 2011 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Funny how they did not even mention the giants the entire SNB broadcast gotta save room for those mariners padres highlights.
"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."
San Francisco Giants = Oakland's Rapture
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
by GIANT stoner on May 22, 2011 8:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Other than Pedroia and Crawford, it looks like the Red Sox offense is more or less back on track
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.
seriously wtf crawford
MY POKEMONZ U ASS
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he hit better last year than he did in his MVP year
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.
but he also missed like 90 games
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He was having the best year of his career
and then he fouled a johnny sanchez cut fastball off his foot and that was that.. such a tragic injury for my favorite red sox player.
"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 just found this photo and couldn't not post it.
Captioning this one is just too easy.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
YOU THINK ITS MY FAULT THE YANKEES AND PHILLIES WEREN’T IN THE WORLD SERIES?
"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."
seriously
why is this guy still in charge
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
"let's contract the twins so the brewers will get more business!"
seriously. At one point he was pushing to contract a team that won 3 straight division titles.
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Good question
Seeing as how people like phil cuzzi, joe west, and tons of other incomptent morons are still employed by the MLB when they couldn’t even capably work at mcdonalds.
"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."
To piss off fans?
Joe Po had a good column though comparing Selig to Goodell basically asking if appearance alone is why we hold Selig with such low regard.
I think people point to Selig’s track record to defend his tenure, but I’ve found him to be the benefactor of circumstance, and wonder where the sport might be if we had an assertive, decisive commissioner.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I think the defining image of his term as commissioner
is him throwing his hands up when they decided to let the 02 ASG end in a tie.
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Joe Pos argued that.
Selig has been an assertive, decisive commissioner.
He’s just asserted and pushed through bad decisions.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
I don’t really see him being assertive or decisive on steroids, the A’s stadium situation, payroll and baseball’s underclass, or instant replay. Instead, it seems like he’s putting off these issues as much as possible.
What he have gotten is the wild card, the expansion, interleague, and apparently another wild card. And relative labor peace that has very little to do with him.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
by Solidarity on May 22, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I seriously have to wonder what the fuck he does all day other than drink and play Gin Rummy.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Fucking baseball
How does it work?
"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!"
Way less confusing than magnets.
Section 314 FTW!
by KingofDucks1987 on May 22, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift A
Just finished watching the game. No gif of Cody kissing Ford??
What a win! Yay kids!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
OMG
Cody kissed Ford!?!? Well I didn’t see that at the game.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
HRs and WSs vol 2.0
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no way
Burriss and Ford
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.
yeah, good point
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Cody could be the new Torres in this one – Ford’s adviser as he navigates that harsh waters of angsty love.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody looked like he thought Ford was hurt
He yelled at someone who ran up to Ford to celebrate and tried to keep them off him.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
/lights TheLetter2 spotlight
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
is there a sigh/vault that holds all of Letter2's novellas of true love against all odds?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
awwww
They is so adorable!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I like grahamcrackalaka
That was a dope game.
by ShamaLlama on May 22, 2011 8:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This is my friend from actual, real life.
I’m slowly converting him into a baseball fan.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
ween him off the word "dope"
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He persistent.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure weed is the right substance to use for that purpose.
Oh, wait.
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I'M A GIRL
sup
"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!"
Actually he might just have taken your title as the youngest poster
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Tell him to go away.
"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!"
You’re growing up. Don’t fight it.
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"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
But now I won’t be special anymore.
"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!"
Like I said, growing up.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
do not want
"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!"
You want to stay in high school?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, Graham’s ok. I like your name. Clearly you’ve picked up on some of our inside jokes.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd laugh if it was coincidental
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LOLOLOL
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Perhaps I'm delusional
But this Office finale is making me laugh more than this show has in forever.
I do have an unending love for James Spader.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I loved it
made me think the show will actually be better without micheal. Spader was amazing
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I hope he becomes the new boss
I’d be ecstatic. I love him.
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Yeah, I’d really like them to return to the tone of the first 3 seasons, because those were good. That, or go the way of Parks and Rec – something different but still amazingly fun.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
they ain't gonna go back to the original tone
Now that Pam has become Fozzie Bear, I think that ship has sailed.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Now that Pam has become Fozzie Bear
I have no idea what that means.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Because she wakka wakka!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
She thinks she’s funny now. Wocka wocka wocka!
It’s sad that Jim and Pam have become my most hated characters.
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by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
breaking the will they won't they tension
ALWAYS A MISTAKE.
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I disagree! I think you can do it as long as you do it right!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
it CAN be done, but there’s many more examples of it not being done well than actually working
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I have faith in Parks and Rec in this category
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Andy and April are totally awesome.
"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!"
Yeah, but that wasn’t central, so it didn’t have to carry much.
Also, the only real tension or doubt or obstacle was Andy being dumb and April being… April.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Agreed! And I believe they’ll handle Leslie and Ben the same way.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
not the main characters
so its much easier to do, the Leslie and Ben relationship will be difficult
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
They were still a very big part of the ensemble.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yes. But their relationship was a far cry from Jim and Pam’s (or Tim and Dawn’s), which were the main arc for the first couple seasons. In terms of the burden of the plot and all that.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I still like Jim, but yeah, it’s like Pam thinks she’s better than everyone else, now. She used to be much more unsure of herself.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to think Steve Carrell was way over-the-top
And I was right. But right when he left I realized how much shittier the show had gotten. Totally lame. I just wish they’d end it. But Spader would be awesome.
That is cray-z.
I love him in Little Miss Sunshine because he dials it back so far. It’s the best tragicomic portrayal I’ve seen in a long, long time.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
dan in real life was really good too
kind of underrated
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She ain’t bovvered.
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by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Ray Romano is moderately amusing as well.
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OT: How many people here watch The Killing?
I liked the show at first, but now it just feels like it’s dragging on. If I hadn’t invested so much time watching the show, I wouldn’t continuing watching it tonight. Plus the show feels like too much of a Twins Peak ripoff.
I agree completely, I’m only still watching to find out who the killer is.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Yeah, the whole Muslims Somali terrorist bullshit subplot
was obviously a red herring, I knew the teacher was doing something honorable all the time.. And now the dad beat up the teacher, I have had enough. And the politician is just a douche that apparently I am supposed to root for.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
The mother is a red herring as well
She brings nothing to the show and doesn’t make me feel sorry for her.
I only watch the show for the lead detective. I find her fascinating to look at and she's giving the character
a lot more depth than she’s written.
The show could’ve spent more time developing Rosie so we could come to care about her (and this would bolster the dragging Larsen family drama as well). The political storyline is a complete waste of time, but I’m sure it figures prominently in the story’s closing hours so that its presence is ultimately justified.
Otherwise, AMC should’ve just repeated season one of Veronica Mars.
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I watch it
I like the male detective, the blond guy who is Richmond’s campaign adviser and Rosie’s little brothers. The rest of the characters can go fuck themselves. I do wanna know who killed Rosie, so I’ll keep watching. The show is good, it’s just that the characters all behave so poorly.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
So I have to talk about Clemente for 5 minutes. I’m thinking about talking about things like his wRC+ and spending a bunch of time explaining what that is.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
Sounds like great time filling.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
somebody's trying to pad his comment count...
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit. Clemente was a Rule 5 draft pick by the Pirates?
Was the draft different back then?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
His old team forgot to protect him, IIRC.
"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!"
are you shitting me
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It was the Dodgers…
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
oh that is so amazingly awesome
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LOL DODGERS
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.
They could have had a hell of an OF there for a few years with him and Snider.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
All in Spanish? GL.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not actually that difficult
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
talking about wRC+ in Spanish might be kind of awkward
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.
Awkward?
More like impossible. I would be thrilled if 3 people in the class knew what OBP is.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
on the plus side
you can burn a good 2/3 minutes explaining the stats before you even start. Or you could just stick to BA/HR/RsBI
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
that part would be difficult.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I took 2.5 years of it in high school, 1 semester in college, grew up in a mostly Spanish speaking community, and would have no chance at doing that.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
google translate ftw
it’s pretty reliable. But yeah, you need a foundation to work with, which I’m guessing he has if he’s taken 3 years already
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
4 and a half years actually. But theres no way im attempting that.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
kids these days
I’ve done it. It ain’t as bad as you think
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You’ve explained wRC+ in Spanish to a bunch of kids who have never watched a baseball game in their life.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
oh THAT part. No, haven’t done that.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Each play has a value based on the average number of runs it creates. The values are combined to make a number that shows the ability of a hitter. 100 is average.
Boom, wRC+ explained. Shouldn’t be that hard to translate.
"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!"
Cada obra tiene un valor basado en el número medio de pistas que crea. Los valores se combinan para hacer una serie que muestra la capacidad de un bateador. 100 es la media.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
It might be useful to check if your baseball terms are correct. Baseball-Reference has a nice dictionary.
"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!"
http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/dictionary.shtml
"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!"
Thanks
But Im not actually going to use it. I found a nice poem on Baseball Almanac about him I might read.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Is said poem in Spanish?
"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!"
no
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
sant crap. estas un genius
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
dammit santO
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Good to know.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Darren ford
So who thinks Darren ford should be our starting CF
what about Andres?
what will we do with the body?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You?
Maybe some KNBR callers… ?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on May 22, 2011 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Usually we want our starters to be able to hit.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
GRAHAM!!??
GET OUT HERE!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Graham, what are you teaching this guy?
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.
Haha
I told him to say that. But he pretty much just started watching baseball consistently last month.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Well this is all Graham's fault
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
oh no
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
If e actually had the ability to hit ml pitching consistently, might be able to push rowand out as the backup cf to Torres
by nataku on May 22, 2011 9:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Fail
What I think is that the Giants should score more runs so they won’t need him.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on May 22, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
In other news
keithlaw keithlaw
I think Giants fans should flood the courtroom with a sea of orange in support of Bryan Stow
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
That’s a curious strategy.
To what effect?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
court rooms != stadiums
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Is this supposed to be funny?!
Bad taste, Keith Law. Very bad taste.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
no, I think Klaw actually means it - not meant to be sarcasm
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Well then, what the hell is he thinking?! That’s not the way you behave in a courtroom. And for fucks sake, a trial isn’t supposed to be a public sporting event. The only outcome people should be cheering for is justice. And the only way there’s even a chance of achieving that is if we suspend judgment as to guilt an innocence until both sides prevent the case. It sounds like KLaw is just looking for a good ol’ fashioned hanging. My god.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t even understand the purpose of the tweet
by kingofthacove on May 22, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he means in support of the family and their plight. To show the emotional support of the community to a victim. Not as some sort of amicus curiae or legal maneuver or cheering section. If it were strategy it would be tantamount to members of a union or profession wearing their colors or uniforms in support of a member.
Please don't cut Ishikawa! 2009 Tops All-Star Rookie and World Champ 2010!
it's a trial, not a public hanging
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
jesus christ
I turn on mlb network and of course my volumes way up and I hear “AND THE THROW IS IN TIME AND SNOW IS OUT AT THE PLATE!” jeebus glad I have a quick previous chanel trigger.
"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."
Can't wait for minor lines
ESurkamp Eric Surkamp
good day for the giants at every level huh? no hitter into the 9th in san jose. perfect game into the 7th in richmond. walkoff win in SF.
Also, I like that Surkamp pays attention to that stuff.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 9:23 PM PDT reply actions
SurKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKamp
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
No one cares about Fresno.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
i see belt is in one of his mini-slumps again…
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M-M-M-M-Mad
Mad to the Bum
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 22, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I salsa your face.
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.
You know what happened?
I spilled it.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
THIS IS HOW YOU EAAAAAT IT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m going to go make out with him! On his face!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Rob Lowe? Was this a guest shot or is he a cast memeber. Please say he is a cast member.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
he is a full time cast member in s3
shows up near the end of s2
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Wow.
I thought positiveeuphemism was joking.
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously.
Just watch the damned show, people.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I think positiveeuphemism just started
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I hate that show.
But it’s a funny scene, more or less. I can’t be imaging this, but Lowe’s doing an impression of Robert Downey Jr.’s character from Tropic Thunder, right?
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
FU!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 22, 2011 9:34 PM PDT reply actions
OUT OF NOWHERE
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on May 22, 2011 9:38 PM PDT reply actions 20 recs
never gets old
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.
does that guy right behind howard have his fingers crossed?
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.
No, he has them pressed up against the mesh screen.
That effect is what makes the fingers look odd, suggesting that they’re crossed, but there’s not a big enough gap between the middle finger and ring finger for that to be so.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
/fox execs have nightmare flashbacks
"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 like this cutoff.
I get to imagine that Buster launches up into the air and flies off a la Iron Man.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
If you look closely
Posey catches the ball, stares at his glove, and then, ever so slightly, he seems to wince while he waits for the call. He moves his head slightly down, and it looks like he’s bracing himself for the walk call.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
you just made this so much more epic
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 22, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I always forget how big of a situation that was
3-2, up 1 with 2 on. That series could have been very VERY different.
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In watching those games again
I forgot how close the Giants were to losing. It’s easy to just look at their record in the post season and assume it was a breeze but they were in full-on torture mode.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
True
it felt like it at the time, but yeah. They were pretty safe. But the NLCS and DS could have gone very differently
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
NLDS goes different if the Braves were healthy.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Chipper and Prado would have made a pretty huge difference.
For example, no Brooks Conrad.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
shhhh
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd also make the argument
That if the Braves are healthy they might just win the division instead, changing everything. I mean they lost like 5 of 6 to the Phillies at the end I believe.
Point is, it happened.
That is cray-z.
Just objectively
That was the closest we came to losing. Didn’t we win all those games by one run?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
3 of the Phillies wins were also 1 run though. And we didn’t have the benefit of a last game at home with Timmy on the mound. They were both pretty close.
That is cray-z.
After Game 2
I was pretty damn confident the Giants would win the WS. I would never admit it deep down, but I just knew it was time.
That is cray-z.
I had a good feeling
but I had no confidence. I’d been hurt too many times!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I understand
I was just in this mindset of “fuck no, the Giants will win. If they lose, I lose faith in humanity.”
That is cray-z.
Yeah. Game 6 was not good for the heart.
by non sequitur on May 22, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
that pitch was so perfect
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I love the mariners
I watched pineda pitched last night it was fucking awesome.
"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."
unf pokemonz unf
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He's amazing
Doesn’t even have a bit of gas can in him and keeps the ball down extremely well.
"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."
Yeah he doesn't throw a change up! He has a fastball, a fastball with movement, a slider, and a slightly more sinky slider.
And he still manages to keep guys off balance for entire games
by JamMasterJesus on May 22, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That was the first time I saw him pitch on tv
Before I just watched on gameday and even then it was awesome I can’t imagine how good he’ll be when he adds in a hook and a split to his arsenal.
"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."
by sfgiants420 on May 22, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats
And Felix delivered for my fantasy team (and your real one)
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Really suprises me that his career high in K’s is only 13.
"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."
Striking out that many is really hard! Timmy’s is 15, after all.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Oh I know
I just watch him pitch and his ridiculous slider and change up to go along with his fastball makes me think he should easily top that. Then again he realizes he’s usually pitching in a spacy park and doesn’t nibble as much so he gets a lot of weak contact 2 strike outs.
"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."
How could anyone DISlike the Mariners?
by JamMasterJesus on May 22, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
Maybe ask Angel/A’s/Rangers fans. They probably manage to.
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
We've never done anything to any of those teams to make them hate us.
At least not enough to be legit long-lasting dislike. We’re the lovable losers!
by JamMasterJesus on May 22, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you guys have a main rival?
My son!
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I'M A GIRL
The part of the game where you hit is our main rival
by JamMasterJesus on May 22, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
ROASTED
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LOL
Also, I love your handle
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It's fun to read Lookout Landing with the perspective of a world series winner
I remember feeling how they feel now. It’s fun to not feel that way. I hope they win soon.
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I’d like to see them just get to a World Series. I think their fans at least deserve that much.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
We really do. We've seen more then enough talent be squandered away in different ways the last ten+ years. Makes me sad panda
by JamMasterJesus on May 22, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
this looks like a good year
in that division with that pitching, ya never know. Seriously, if the 2010 Giants could do it, I don’t write anyone off.
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Umm
I think you can safely write-off the Mets.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
ok yes, SOME teams you can write off, ms pedantic
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I am so not pedantic. You just hate that I’m usually right :P
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You're such a lawyer!
note: not a bad thing
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
You might be the first person to say that
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
well
not in YOUR case it isn’t a bad thing.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it really is sad to watch what’s happened to your team. As far as AL teams go I think I feel most for Indians and Mariners fans based on the suffering, but Indians fans are attached to that damn racist mascot so fuck em.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
this
I’m starting to get annoyed with cleveland this year. At least the Ms have legit pitching.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't get your problem with the Indians
5th in the majors in wOBA
9th in the majors in FIP (tops in the AL Central)
Best run differential in the majors
They look like a good team to me.
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part of it is they're annoying (subjective)
and part of it is that I’m not buying their pitching. I think their offense is really good though.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
NOT SUBJECTIVE
THEIR AORTA (ANNOYANCE OVER REPLACEMENT TEAM, ASSHOLE) IS MINUS ELEVENTYSEVEN!
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
hahahaha
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck yeah!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
/goes to study the AORTA of every team
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Indications are . . .
. . . that they are playing well over their heads. From actual team 2011 stats, they look like the best in the game right now, projecting to 101 wins; but from career-line stats, they only project to 85 wins. I haven’t looked under the hood on any of those, but that’s a huge discrepancy.
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by Murray, Present on May 22, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL A'S
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.
Listening to ray fosse groan and call nates bomb a cheapie was the highlight of the series.
"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."
LOL
No way! AT&T is not Yankee Stadium, there are no cheapies!
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by hautecouture on May 22, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool stat:
San Francisco Giants (Last nine home games):
Wins: 9
Losses: 0
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I'll just leave this here
cornerinfielder
LMFAO /cries RT @AczonAczoff: Uhhh…Jonathan Sanchez has a line of .263/.300/.421 — Tejada: .224/.247/.286
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THE LUNCATIC FRINGE IS AWARE OF THIS AND BOCHY AND SABEAN AREN’T? WTF?
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by deuce deuce on May 22, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the headline there is that Sanchez is OPSing .721!!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
cornerinfielder must be a Carl Crawford fan
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Mad to the Bum
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 22, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
What makes you say that?
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
just a half hearted jest, since Tejada’s triple slash line is better than Crawford’s
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M-M-M-M-Mad
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by TimLaser and MattyC on May 22, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Livan Hernandez has had SEVEN FULL SEASONS
With an OPS above what Tejada has now.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And Sanchez also had a nice hit/slap bunt and better AB than Tejada in the 4th
Not that it’s saying a whole lot, but still
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by UtahSilverandBlack on May 22, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
is Thomas Neal ever goin to play again
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It turns out he is fake
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by Lars The Wanderer on May 23, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Looky!
If you want to see a high quality version, email me, and I’ll send you one as long as you don’t distribute it. Serious business. If anyone’s interested in having a physical version, I’ll be making prints of these.
by Natto on May 22, 2011 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 18 recs
Natto, you've done it again!
::freeze frame fist of triumph::
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
What does it say?
Not the watermark, the other stuff above the logo.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok
That’s kinda what I figured. But I wouldn’t want to make it my desktop if it said “I’m a big idiot” or something.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
is this
Tim – Huff – Sanchez – Posey – Ross
Uribe – Ishi – Pablo – Nate – Whiteside
Affeldt – Bumgarner – Cain – Renteria (?) – Lopez
Mota -Ramirez – Romo – Sanchez – Wilson
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 screwed up completely
Tim – Torres – Sanchez – Posey – Ross
Uribe – Huff – Burrell – Renteria – Rowand
Fontenot – Ishi – Pablo – Nate – Whiteside
Affeldt – Bumgarner – Cain – Casilla – Lopez
Mota -Ramirez – Romo – Sanchez – Wilson
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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by jponry on May 22, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
back ground should be a big zito head
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
LOL
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.
like Obi-Wan
watching over and giving glowing blue ghost advice from beyond the grave.
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
Looks good to me.
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by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I was wondering who was in the middle in the second row.
Fontenot and Lopez and the rest of the new ones are great!!! I love this!!!
by non sequitur on May 22, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Affeldt is a actually Fontenot
by WhatsAMataHari on May 22, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah I skipped a line
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m having trouble telling who some of them are because of the watermark. Do you mind making a key?
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh nevermind
Yay jponry!
Also, this is amazing. Just, AMAZING.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I screwed up
See my fixed one
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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I green'd it
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/prints on tees to sell outside of AT&T.
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by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i want one btw
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
the Fontenot is adorbs
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.
What does the watermark say?
“Hey check out this ? watermark ? make t-shirts out of this!”
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by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The first unknown word is obnoxious.
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Ah, large and obnoxious watermark.
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by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
large and obnoxious
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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This might sound weird
But I’d like to buy one, though I’d like to have the logo be in english? Is that at all possible? I get the ethos, but, I’d just enjoy it more, I think.
Was that a weird request?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don't think so.
That was one of my first thoughts as well.
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weirdo
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
hey natto
could you make your aces shirt available in 4x in the black style
you can do 4x for the white but not the black
and if anyone is interest yes I am 6’ 8’’ 350 pounds
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by operation carrot on May 22, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
CALL THE 49ERS!!!
We need a NT!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
(that's whiteside)
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I look forward to getting a print. That you for sharing with us, Natto.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome. Great job
I’d like to have one.
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I'd buy it and hang it on my wall.
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by deegreentea on May 22, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
me too
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
What in the heck happened to Romo’s beard? When I flipped back to the game, I saw he shaved it (or I just noticed it today).
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does he still have the burns?
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Just the chin was gone. Looked pretty weird.
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yeah it's been like that for awhile I think.
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.
Never noticed before. I’ve been to every home game except the last 4 and Romo doesn’t play much anyway.
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it's the dead president look
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
For some reason, his beard reminded me of the Chuck E. Cheese character Pasqually.
Even though that character features an overgrown mustache.
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wilson actually mentioned the idea of shaving down to just the chops for this season to honor Shooter.
Part of me wishes he would’ve done it.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
just the fact that he knows who shooter is is amazing
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I just enjoy it when guys know the history of their team
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Too bad he didn't make it to see last year.
That would have meant the world to him. Nobody left it on the field more than Beck.
I think Brian Wilson’s beard is the subject of many endorsement deals these days. I don’t think it’s going anywhere until the offseason at the earliest.
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
but we're talking about romo
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
oh the "wilson" part probably gave that away, huh?
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
bondslegend brings you this shocking report!
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
He is stuck with that thing.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 23, 2011 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Anyone wanna guess who has the most appearances in the bullpen?
times up! It’s affeldt. Wow.
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Fortunately, he has the 6th-highest Average Leverage Index when entering the game.
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Also related to a certain GasCan.
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What does this mean?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
he enters the game in very important situations
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, if that means what I think it means, he doesn’t enter in very important situations.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhh
I thought it meant 6th highest in the league. Whoops
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
When the game is on the line.
Bochy would rather go to Wilson, Lopez, Romo, Mota, or Ramirez. In that order.
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Well, at least it precludes any suggestion that maybe he just needs more work.
The very least.
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Baggs Notes (Steward's actually) on Romo
For all of those who have posited that Sergio Romo might be in Bruce Bochy’s doghouse for some inexplicable reason, you got your answer Sunday. No, he’s not. Romo got an exceedingly rare two-inning stint and posted two impressive zeroes, finishing both frames with strikeouts and some particularly effervescent Romo mound danceoffs.
Explained Bochy on Romo’s lack of activity of late: "He’s been fine. I know he wants to get some more work. But when you’ve got a guy like (Javier) Lopez there who’s done such an incredible job, now I’ve got two guys there who are very tough on righties or lefties. So that’s probably why his workload’s been down a little bit. I talked to Serg about this, but today he we needed him for a couple innings and it’s probably a good thing that he got some work out there."
To be sure, it’s not like he’s been idle. The bullpen appearance ledger has been pretty balanced, actually: Affeldt 23, Lopez 22, Wilson 22, Ramirez 19, Romo 19, Runzler 17, Mota 16. Innings-wise, however, Romo has been on the low end with just 10 2/3 innings coming into Sunday. But his arm certainly was fresh for two innings.
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Isn't it awesome that our worst reliever has the most appearances
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Again, he's had the second-lowest entering leverage index for all Giants relievers.
So Bochy has been typically using everybody else when the situations are important.
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except today!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
That was not-smart.
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But Lopez isn't very tough on righti- you know what. it's ok.
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the trouble, Carl, is that in 19 appearances he only had 10 2/3 IP
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he mentions that in the next graph
then says “but his arm was fresh for 2 innings today!”, like that somehow justifies it. blarg
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I still need to learn how to answer a question about my decision-making by making it seem like the thing I was deciding on was actually calling the shots and I had nothing to do with it.
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The clamor just keeps getting louder for Nate to be in there every day, especially with the way Pat Burrell is (not) hitting. Tough call for Bochy.
…not really
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I am flabbergasted by the persistent notion that Burrell's not hitting.
So bad was his World Series that people still think he’s not hitting… or he just hasn’t hit a home run in a while?
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s been over a month (April 18th) since his last home run, his K% is right up around his career high from his rookie season, and his numbers are not really average for a corner OF at this point (.230/.336/.407/.743).
I can’t blame people for being pissed when he keeps watching strie 3 go by.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
So, it's mostly because he hasn't homered in a while.
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
League-average OBP without dingerz or good difference isn’t giving us much, and this is while a good chunk of the team seems to be pushing its way out of its collective funk (Posey, Sanchez, Ross, Torres, and Fontenot).
Nate is actually outslugging Burrell right now, to say nothing of the defensive discrepancy.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I’m still stuck on the fact that Tejada’s playing and that Rowand’s on the team at all. I know that there are legitimate reasons to point out Burrell’s lack of production and then, perhaps, call for a change there, but I just see those first two problems as being a MUCH bigger deal.
Certainly, in the case of Tejada, the Giants can at least fall back on, “Well, we don’t have any other options right now,” but, still — he is that bad.
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I accept that Tejada pretty much has to play right now because he’s our only real 3rd baseman, and remain optimistic that if he does not improve he will see the bench at least part time when Sandoval returns.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Certainly, in the case of Tejada, the Giants can at least fall back on, “Well, we don’t have any other options right now,”
by Every6thDay on May 22, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be cool if Nate played, but not at the expense of Pat.
"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!"
Maybe we could play 4 OFs and not Tejada in the hopes that the extra balls caught in the OF would cancel out the balls hit to third base.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Steward does mention Burriss' throw home from left.
And I remember being impressed.
Not that, like, anything. Just that it was nice to see.
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And he looked like a natural in left, nearly gunning down Mark Ellis at home plate on Hideki Matsui’s eighth inning sacrifice fly.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
OT For BL: The CA 3-Strikes Law Explained
Background
The 3-strikes Law was passed in California in the wake of the 1993 kidnap, rape, and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas. Polly’s disappearance was a huge media blitz in California and when the perpetrator was finally caught, there was an uproar across the state over the fact that he had previously been convicted of kidnapping an molesting another girl under similar circumstances but had been released. The writers of 3-strikes eventually approached Polly’s father, Mark, and asked him to sponsor the proposed 3-strikes bill as a ballot initiative. He did and it passed to a pretty sizable majority.
Under the CA 3-strikes law, punishment is delivered differently with each subsequent offense:
For Strike 1, the sentence is normal
For Strike 2, the sentence is doubled (i.e. twice the normal time) and the person is required to serve at least 80% of the time before they can be paroled
For Strike 3, the punishment is 25 to life and the person is required to serve 100% of the time before they can be paroled
So if I’m convicted of arson and get a penalty of 5 years and after that I am again convicted of arson, I will be sentenced to 10 years, having to serve at least 8. If I am convicted a third time, I will serve at least 25. At minimum, that’s 38 years of my life incarcerated off and on.
Additionally, Strikes 1 and 2 must be “serious or violent felonies” for them to be considered for strikes, but Strike 3 can be any felony, provided it is in keeping with the tone of the first two felonies (example: first two strikes are robbery charges, the third is a theft)
“Serious or violent felonies” is a somewhat vague term, but just think of it as anything with the potential to cause harm to another: burglary, robbery, kidnap, arson, rape, murder, attempted murder, etc.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:48 PM PDT reply actions
mmm I see
that’s good. I was thinking it would be easy to be put away for life for trivial offenses. This makes a lot more sense.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
See my comment on the parking ticket. Or if you have time some time that isn’t now (because WTF you should be in bed already!) google Lockyer v. Andrade or Estelle v. Hummel (I think that’s the case) if you want to be horrified.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Sundays are my Saturday!
no work tomorrow.
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s still after 1 where you are! Go to bed!
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
what are you, my motha?
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Eww
Didn’t feel just a little creepy writing that given the way we normally talk to each other???
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
that's a good point
I should think more before I say things
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahaha
Yeah
But just so this doesn’t completely dovetail in the direction of physically upsetting, I’m going to admit that part of why I keep telling you to go to bed is that I’m about to pass out and it kills me that someone 2 hours ahead of me is wide awake. I’m such an old lady for my age.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not really wide awake if that makes you feel better!
just not really into sleeping ATM
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Since you're probably already in the new thread
What are you in the moment for?
/wiggles eyebrows suggestively
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
AH HAAAA
dual threading! Keep this up and we’ll have the mods after us in no time muahhaha
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
do remember that strikes can be struck by the judge; that is, by a romero motion, the strike allegation may be dismissed (see also Cal PC 1385) The prosecution can also “offer” (I use quotes because, judge’s discretion). A dismissed strike can be used, for example, as leverage to obtain the original sentencing, but is otherwise treated as if it had not originally been alleged.
One thing I forgot
Strikes can never be erased. And I mean never. I know several people who have 2 strikes on them who have really turned their lives around but have to be extremely careful. I once met a man who’s third strike, and I’m not kidding you, was a parking ticket.
The caveat to this is, if you’re a juvenile who hits 3 strikes before the age of 18, you will not automatically be forced to serve 25 to life. However, your record will reflect the 3 strikes and if you commit another felony you will be serving the 25 to life.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
wait, what?!
How would a parking ticket be a 3rd strike? Not paying it for a long time?
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Was he parked, by chance, atop a state senator?
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it was just a ticket
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Refusal to pay (in his case the “refusal” was actually that he was in prison and didn’t know about the ticket)
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
oh ffs
so he had to serve 25 years for a parking ticket? seriously? Or did they listen to him?
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
the 2nd strike must’ve been for sleeping with the DA’s wife
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by TimLaser and MattyC on May 22, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not a huge fan of three strikes, or mandatory minimums in general.
But that’s far too political for the board.
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Wow, I’m sorry, I was really just trying to explain how it works, but if you’re objecting I guess it should be deleted.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it’s a good FYI.
And hopefully not a springboard for the yeas and nays.
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I’m really not interested in sparking a political debate about 3-Strikes – I get plenty of that in my life as is – just in giving as complete albeit brief overview as I can since there are quite a few misconceptions and misunderstandings of what the law means.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
!!!
No no no, you misunderstand, I was not at all trying to imply anything about you. It was an idle thought that I just tacked on for no particular reason. Apologies if it came off as anything but.
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you ass
(joking)
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I really went back and reread it because I don't want to make political comments here
And I could actually see how my history about how it was passed might be taken as a particular judgment. For the record, I don’t want people to read it that way, I was just trying to explain the atmosphere at the time to give it context.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't really get any sort of bias vibe on either side
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
And you’re of course completely unbiased when it comes to me, right?
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
:) totally!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I assure you I have no idea what your opinion on the three strikes law is
And would therefore be incapable of disagreeing with it. I just shared my brief thoughts on the issue – one I’ve actually read quite a bit about.
I didn’t mean to agree or disagree with you at all – but I can see how given my penchant for disagreement, you saw it that way.
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Actually it was just the way you worded it and the way I read it. Now that you explained what you meant I could see what you were saying. Either way, I don’t appreciate it when things turn political on here (partly because it’s hard not to respond) and so I don’t want to get political myself.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU REALLY ARE A GIANT PAIN
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
(FWIW, that system does sound a little odd to me too)
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Question
What if you’re first convicted of arson and then say, rape? Are those two separate “first strikes?”
That is cray-z.
Good question!
There’s no easy answer, but this is overwhelmingly the way the judiciary looks at it. Thus, you’ll find people with multiple first and second strikes in different crimes. But try convincing a judge that a first strike murder conviction shouldn’t count for a rape conviction.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I didn't want to go the murder route
Because isn’t murder (in the first degree) at least life?
A couple years ago I wanted to go into law. That was interesting.
That is cray-z.
The sentence on murder depends on the conviction, but often murder is less that life. It’s just that enhancements are often tacked on and California’s Parole board isn’t particularly inclined towards paroling people convicted of violent crimes.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll probably just stop there
Because I could ask “what if” questions for hours. Always interesting stuff though.
That is cray-z.
"what if" questions are the lifeblood of our appeals courts system
That’s pretty much all they do, except the what ifs are real-life scenarios
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I’m done with law school as of yesterday
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m still not sure why I got my.
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I'm sorry :(
Law interests me, but I’m too afraid to invest in it, and figure if I really want to I can come back to it down the road.
That is cray-z.
Why you got your what?
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
About the same
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That doesn't seem to make a lot of sense
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is exactly why I don’t teach it to my students. That and, it doesn’t always happen like that. I mean, people really do get 3 Strikes for three different crimes.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That seems to defeat the purpose
if the goal is to get less repeat offenders, then sectioning it off by the type of crime you commit seems to do the exact opposite
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but at the same time, you have to remember that the law was originally intended to stop repeat offenders who repeat the same crime or the same type of crime.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I see what you are saying
But, I thought the intent was that “violent” crime was generally “the same type” – so that arson, armed robbery, home invasion etc was all linked. IIRC the Klass case the perpetrator had been convicted of a number of violent crimes before and of different types – but not abduction/rape/murder.
The SERIOUS AND VIOLENT thing is what gets really confusing – and I think the voters thought the strikes would be both – but at time the courts seem to have interpreted it as either – so that a felony like stealing a bunch of money from an unmanned register (or a nonviolent felony) has counted as a strike (GP shoplifting example is based on the 2nd offense in petty theft, or possession with intent or conspiracy to sell), or a “non-serious” violent crime might count as a strike – grabbing a slice of pizza out of someone’s hand on a touristy boardwalk.
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Yeah
There’s a lot of sad stories of people going to jail for 25 years for things like marijuana possession or shoplifting.
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Like I said, parking ticket.
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Mr Bumble's observation necessarily comes to mind.
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????
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
"The law is an ass".
Charles Dickens.
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Ahhhh
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by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Re "femme covert" or something like that.
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It was called "intacs surgery" I believe
My left eye is so screwed up they attempted some surgery so I can wear a much lesser contact in it should be interesting to see if it works out the recovery is 6 months at least.
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What did we do before twitter?!
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by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Stalk.
Also during and probably after Twitter.
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But wait, there's more
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@jp_on_rye you said it
I said it.
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She got a weather balloon with points?
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I can’t help it.
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You said it.
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by Soulbrother16 on May 22, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys making sure to vote plenty for the all star game??
by JamMasterJesus on May 22, 2011 11:08 PM PDT reply actions
JESUS MONTERO ON THE ALL STAR BALLOT!!!!!!!!!
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by sfgiants420 on May 22, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
oh. uh. sure. Theres a 25 vote limit, right?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 22, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A: I heard San Jose Giants won today with Burris knocking Ford in for the winning run
And this new reliever name Romo winning.
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2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
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2010 george sherill came in to pitch the 7th with a lead as well
Strange.
"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."
by sfgiants420 on May 22, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
oh that's cold
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on May 22, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure this is a dead horse
But you could taste the 0-2 howitzer coming off crisps bat the moment the count went 0-2.
"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."
by sfgiants420 on May 22, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Andrew Romo
They had to put him in because they ran out of pitchers. I believe his actual position is DH.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
He’s a garbage time ROOGY it was only out of desperation.
"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."
by sfgiants420 on May 22, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
new thread?
my laptop is in a little bit of pain at the moment it seems.
"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."
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
find me a cool giants related link
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.
actually i could just make one for Natto's Li'l Giants
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.
win
Natto you rule
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
my iphone is so much cooler than anyone elses!
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 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
How can I do this, too? I’ve had the lotus flower since I got it but this is something very special.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
You have to re-size the image to your phone's resolution
then just add it to iphoto (or the PC equivalent) and sync with itunes
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 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh…ok. I’m sure I can figure it out. Didnt’ know the un obnoxious water marked version was available.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 22, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He sent it to you without the watermark? That’s so nice of him!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 22, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
he's a pretty cool dude. Just email him and he'll send you one too
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 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
you know it
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 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: birthday gift ideas?
What do I get my going-to-be 5-year-old nephew for his birthday? I suck at thinking of gift ideas.
Eh, that’s more in the 1-year-old range. Or if they’re cats.
by non sequitur on May 22, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Replica bowie knife.
I think 5 is a little young for a full-on sword.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 23, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
AdamWFoster Adam Foster
Zack Wheeler has 9 BB in his last 10.2 IP. I should have my scouting report on him up tomorrow morning. Great stuff. Above-ave. injury risk.
42 minutes ago
Oh the inverted W strikes again
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
"injury risk"
so was lincecum. That worked out OK
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 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
new thread
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.
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