Post-post-game thread: So Brandon Crawford ...
by Grant Brisbee on May 28, 2011 9:53 AM PDT
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PrintThe thing about writing down your opinions and projections every day for a decade isn't that you're wrong on a regular basis, it's that you're wrong all the time with a searchable and sortable database to chronicle your wrong. After Kevin Frandsen's four-hit debut, I know I wrote something breathless -- if "like a mechanical Robby Thompson riding a centaur to fight for our freedom!!" wasn't in the post, I'm sure I was thinking it. After Brian Dallimore, official utility player for Waiting for Boof, hit a grand slam for his first major league home run, I'm sure I wrote a timeline for the next decade of his sure-to-be-successful career as a utility player.
So there are two paths: I could a) give in to the excitement of a rookie hitting a grand slam in his first game, risking the embarrassment of that Frandsen post-game write-up, or b) start prattling on about Brandon Crawford's strikeout rate in the Eastern League or something equally as dour.
I choose "c." This is the weaselly path that is also known as the Andres Torres Out Clause.
If a 31-year-old career minor leaguer can become the top-of-the-order spark plug for a championship team in his first year as a starter, any player can do anything.
Ryan Vogelsong is a pitcher with a mediocre record as a pANDRESTORRESOUTCLAUSE.
Oh. Man, Vogelsong looks good. Hope he can keep it up.
Brandon Crawford had a crazy-hot start in the California League, but he hasn't been able to master the Eastern League, so it's way premature to expect him to pANDRESTORRESOUTCLAUSE.
Oh. Right. Dude looks like a fantastic defensive shortstop, and his lefty swing is sweet, especially against looping, hanging, slow breaking balls. The Andres Torres Out Clause tells us that it's okay to believe in anything. Crawford was once projected to be a first-round pick. He has tools. He's fast, he has a great glove, and he has a little power.
I'm in. I know he doesn't project to be a plus major leaguer right away, so I won't expect anything, but Andres Torres Out Clause. There's magic inside like so much creamy nougat. Maybe Crawford is a bit of a late bloomer, like Chase Utley. And if you think I'm comparing Crawford to Utley, that's not what I'm doing. That wouldn't be fair. Utley could never have sniffed Crawford's 1.833 OPS in the majors.
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He's not in there today
#SFGiants lineup: Rowand cf, Sanchez 2b, Burrell lf, Ross rf, Huff 1b, Tejada 3b, Burriss ss, Whiteside c, J Sanchez p
Bruce Bochy, un-phased by grand slams.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 28, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh dear.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 28, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
According to this thread
Crawford should be able to handle third, no problem. You disappoint me, Bochy,
by OnDeck_Matt on May 28, 2011 9:58 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Good grief.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on May 28, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Eff you Bruce. You do you play Burris but not Crawford or Belt?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Burris hits from both sides of the plate,yea?
Leaves secret weapon for ph appearance. I do really want to see more ryu.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on May 28, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Burriss’s hitting sorta reminds of what Kuip said about Atlee Hammaker
“When he hit the ball, it didn’t really make a sound.”
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
lol Belt
Grant, you’re absolutely on fire lately.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
@productiveouts | Productive Outs
I was kind of surprised to read
that he’s gonna be sitting and pinch hitting most of the time while he’s here. Hard to imagine they can’t find a spot for him in the worst lineup I’ve ever seen.
by Stoned Slacker on May 28, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
"Hard to imagine" is kind.
It’s stupid, IMO. I don’t understand why you would bring up a developing player and get him 0.7 AB per game.
by AllHailMightyBruins on May 28, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm big on benefit of the doubt
I’m not one to tell Bochy who to play and why. He knows a bit more about baseball and Belt than I do. But I’ll stick with “I don’t get it”.
by Stoned Slacker on May 28, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
If Bochy wants to sit him, fine.
I just don’t get why they would have brought him up if that were the case.
by AllHailMightyBruins on May 28, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
You lack focus and commitment. Rant and rant and rant until you get it right.
Kids these days.
Proud father of Barry Bonds.
Seriously
This is the interwebs, not polite society, say what you will, but say it with conviction even if it’s rooted in nothing.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I honestly don’t think that Bochy’s benefit of the doubt comes with what he knows about hitters and lineups. There seems to be ample evidence that he doesn’t know much about those things.
I give him a hell of a lot of the benefit of doubt as a manager of people, though. I don’t know what he does between the last pitch and the lineup card, but he seems to be a fucking genius about it. That other four hour period every day seems downright suspect, though.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
THIS^ cubed and then multiplied by at least a bjiliion
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he should get thrown out of every game, or just let Wotus deal with the BP management.
Get well soon, Buster.
If Wotus had brought Affeldt in last night I was prepared to withdraw my support and pull the "Wotus for Governer" signs off my lawn.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you really believe that Wotus was calling the shots?
You do know that when a manager is tossed from the game he still almost always sits close enough in the hallway to communicate directly with the assistant coach, or he sits in the clubhouse, watches the TV feed and sends a runner when he wants the asst. to make any changes, don’t you?
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
Of course, but I've never liked to look behind the curtain.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, yeah,
but he hasn’t managed the BP that well all year. Why wait until he gets tossed to do it?
Get well soon, Buster.
That's the point.
The pen management was most uncharacteristically sane.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
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Telephones: do they exist?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I say leave crawford at short until its obvious he can't handle it (hopefully this won't be the case)
by brandonbelt on May 28, 2011 9:57 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Good to see you lifting another man's career over your own.
And what should we do with you?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
No answer ? He is too busy getting ready to sit on the bench.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
No wireless or 4g at Miller Park.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
The idea of one of our youngest rookies riding the bench while interacting with us here via phone modem and laptop makes me laugh.
And then it makes me cry because it could happen.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Seriously, though, on the extreme off chance you truly are THE Brandon Belt, I’m just as pissed about your circumstances as most others around here. Hang in there, we all want to see you do well.
And if you’re not currently riding the bench for the SF Giants, brace yourself for quite a bit of teasing about your chosen name.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Today's lineup is an abomination
It is an abominable snowman.
With a carrot nose and coal for eyes.
It is a canary in a coal mine.
It is a coal miner’s daughter.
It is the daughters of the American revolution.
They called up Belt so he can sit on the bench rather than get regular at bats in AAA.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2011 9:59 AM PDT reply actions
Bochy said Belt “is gonna make us a better club.”
He didn’t say how.
Bochy will take those assumptions of yours,
Twist them into a gnarled mess,
And put it at third base.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
We need an updated “Buster morose on the bench” picture from Natto for Belt.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Morose Buster is more valid now than ever
"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!"
Jezooks
Left. Handed. Opposing. Pitcher. It’s not rocket science, it’s a management style.
But Belt should be starting when there’s a RHP.
Get well soon, Buster.
He’s our top prospect. He is going to be an everyday player, whether Bochy likes it or not. You might as well start him now against lefties so he can improve.
Oh I agree
I was just saying it’s Bochy’s style of management, whether we like it or not. By HIS standards, he should start Belt when a RHP is starting, especially the way he went on about Belt at the start of the season. But I guess “gritty vet” trumps everything to him.
Get well soon, Buster.
Aubrey Huff
your 1B in every game since April 30!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been really down on Huff myself
but he did everything right last night, plus he’s hitting lefties well. If only these were the real reasons he’s in the lineup. I don’t understand how Bochy can go from bringing Belt up out of ST to saying “we need Huff.” Unless Huff has been working on him psychologically bigtime.
Get well soon, Buster.
I'm not (necessarily) bagging on Huff
but it’s been a month, and there’s 20 straight games without a day off, or whatever it is.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He's gonna have to sit sometime
they’re in teh middle of 20 straight days wiht no day off. I just don’t think it’s gonna be when there’s a lefty.
Get well soon, Buster.
Huff has been beyond awful this season
He’s at like -1.3 WAR. Yes, he’ll get better eventually, but how long do you keep throwing him out there while he gives you negative production, especially when you’ve got Belt in the wings?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
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Huff isn’t gonna be benched in favor of Belt. No way in hell. Bochy might drop him down in the lineup, but that’s about it. He helped us win a world series and Sabean signed him to a 2 year deal.
Tejada is staying in the lineup.
Zito will replace Vogie as the 5th starter (maybe even go back to 4th starter).
Huff will be given as much time as he needs to right the ship.
Rookies will not take playing time from veterans.
This is our reality. I hate it too, but we might as well deal with it.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Zito will not get his spot back if Vogs keeps pitching like this. Your other points are logical and true, though.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 28, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you kidding me?
Hello, Brandon Belt would like to introduce you to Bork and Savvy Sabes, maybe you guys haven’t met.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope you’re right, but I think you’re wrong. /sad face
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the long time they’re taking doing anything with Zito right now indicates that they are perfectly willing to ride the Vogelsong train until it breaks at the expense of Zito starting.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Zito is the least flexible player on the list. The ONLY thing they can do with him is delay, delay, delay. Once the charade can no longer continue they have no choice but to demote him or start him. I think we’ve all heard the reports that he wouldn’t work at all in the bullpen.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He takes about 3 hours to warm up
(literally) He’s not gonna be in the bullpen.
Get well soon, Buster.
Let him eat innings in blowouts then
He only throws harder than a handful of little leaguers, seems like he would be able to give you up to 9 innings every time out then.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
huh?
Even as a starter, you’re lucky to get 5. I never understood why he gets called an “innings eater.”
Get well soon, Buster.
Maybe we should put up a fence
You walked right. into. the. chasm.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
This is a great idea
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll take two dozen unpredictable innings from Zito in the bullpen over 100+ from him in the rotation, regardless of how much he wouldn’t “work” there. And the team should be willing to do that, too.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
As long, as I said, as the Vogelsong train doesn’t break.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I fully support putting Zeets in the ‘pen. I don’t care if he makes $1 million or $18 million, he should be willing to play whatever role the team needs from him. That being said, I don’t even want him taking up a spot in the ‘pen. I’d rather see him stay fresh, getting starts in Fresno, and ready to come up if there’s an injury to one of the other 5 starters.
Will that happen? No.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I realize I just contradicted myself there. I guess what I’m saying is I’d rather have him in the ‘pen than starting, but I’d really rather not even have him in the ’pen.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry about it. If Vogs continues to do what he is doing Zito won’t show up at all.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 28, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
This.
I don’t care how much Zito is getting paid, but Vogelsong is one of 6 starters in baseball right now with an ERA under 2.00. Even Bochy and Sabean can read that stat. If he falls apart Zito will be up fast, but not before then.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
people that say this
do not have to write $50+ million dollar checks.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
But Zito's paycheck is a sunk cost
Whether or not Sabean and Bochy understand the sunk cost fallacy, I don’t know.
by Here Be Giants on May 28, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I understand it perfectly well
and have no idea whether either of them do. They are also not writing $54 million dollar go-away checks.
I guess some of that is Sabean’s money, technically, but not enough to get his name on the signature card.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
best way to recoup that 50 million is to put a product out there that wins games. I would have to believe that the Vogelsong wins gives at least some relief to a zito loss.
They’re not paying $50M for him to stay home. They’re not.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 29, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant, Champions League today
Twice as big as the Super Bowl, decent chance it will be twice as boring as watching paint dry.
But if you haven’t watched Barcelona play before, they’re definitely worth checking out.
by Stoned Slacker on May 28, 2011 10:00 AM PDT reply actions
Thanks!
I forgot to set my DVR. Doing that now.
by Grant Brisbee on May 28, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Vamos, Messi!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
can't wait
if you’re only a casual soccer fan, you should check this game out, it should be soccer at its finest
by FluLikeSymptoms on May 28, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of soccer
Hamilton Academical has been relegated. Time to win the First Division, I guess.
"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!"
Rio Americano Girls' Soccer . . .
ranked 8th in the nation, 1st in Nor Cal.
Defeated those buggers from Benecia this week. RAH.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 28, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Meow! The clause come out!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
The key thing to remember
In 422 PAs during his 2009 season in AA, Crawford had a BB-rate of 4.8%
In 339 PAs during his 2010 season in AA, Crawford had a BB-rate of 11.2%
In 69 PAs during his 2011 rehab in SJ (A+ league), Crawford had a BB-rate of 123%
He went to the AFL in October of 2009 with the express intent of working on his plate discipline after his disastrous season at the plate in Connecticut. He hit close to .300 and had a BB-rate over 10% in the AFL that year, and he’s continued the trend ever since then. That shows me that he’s coachable.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
I’m not saying that he’s going to be a hitting star, but he’s clearly not an unrepentant hacker like many in the organization (minors and majors).
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
REPENT, HACKERS! THE K IS NEAR!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Now if a rapture existed for hackers, I would gladly speed its arrival any way I could.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Except the Giants would have 4 position players, one with a broken leg, and a bunch of pitchers.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey! Hotdogs with mustard seed faith! Get your mustard seed faith!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Hah!!!
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 28, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
but he’s clearly not an unrepentant hacker
This is a major step forward for the organization. I’m sure Shawon is beside himself.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
123% BB rate, what does that translate to wOBA wise?!?
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
In 69 PAs during his 2011 rehab in SJ (A+ league), Crawford had a BB-rate of 123%
Time to get that bat off of his shoulder.
Proud father of Barry Bonds.
Oops - should read 12.3%
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
All I know is, Crawford must start
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s better than not knowing anything.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 28, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
SFGiants San Francisco Giants
RHP Santiago Casilla has been reinstated from dl. LHP Dan Runzler has been optioned to triple-A #SFGiants
FREE KROOOOOOONNNNNN
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
Didn’t Kroon have a June 1st decisionline?
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Not exactly correct
It’s not a hard deadline. He can choose to opt out of his contract at any time beginning June 1st. The Giants have already said that they’d love it if he stayed, and no changes have to be made to the existing contract if he does stay. Basically the ball is in Kroon’s court. Bobby Evens did say that they have given him some reassurances that he’s on the top of the list to be called up should a roster spot open up and they need a reliever.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
yup
So I guess they’re giving up on that.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
There's one silver lining here.
It means they are not letting Showtime run the team.
Get well soon, Buster.
don't worry
Alex “I Opened Al Capone’s Vault First” Hinshaw is still available!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
and inexplicably taking up valuable space on the 40-man
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
@productiveouts | Productive Outs
Yeah
Too bad Runzler’s not money late in games like Affeldt.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL CONFEDERATE SPECIE
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
this is fucking bullshit.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
As Groucho remarked when Margaret Dumont entered the room . . .
. . . “Here comes more bad news.” My, my.
There is a need around MLB for relief help. No superstars or superprospects would come of it, but I do wish they’d move Casilla and Affeldt.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Sorry Jonathan, maybe next week
#SFGiants lineup: Rowand cf, Sanchez 2b, Burrell lf, Ross rf, Huff 1b, Tejada 3b, Burriss ss, Whiteside c, J Sanchez p
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
First!
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
or
Giants win 10-0, set lineup for rest of the season
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
From the mind of BOOOOOOCHYYYYYYYYY
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Guys, why are we panicking?
There’s only one non-WORLD CHAMPION in this lineup!
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
True
But there’s a lot of fail in that non-World Champion.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
There’s also a lot of fail in Huff
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Mos-def
Huff is dangerously close to DFA territory and shouldn’t be hitting in the middle of the order.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh no, not all
Rownads passed DFA territory a long time ago and he’s still on the team, I meant more along the lines that he was approaching the territory where he should be DFA’d.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, management never DFAs veterans
They DFA rookies, even when the veterans are worse than the rookies.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
The thing that fries my cheese about all this
is that Huff basically kept his job at first by TOTALLY SUCKING in the OF. If he hadn’t , they could have afforded to give Belt more time to find a ML stroke.
Get well soon, Buster.
Mmmm… fried cheese.
I had some amazing fried cheese curds in Wisconsin a few months ago. Can’t wait to go back and clog my arteries again.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
This is a punch-line to some funny joke, right? I LOL’d!
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
It made me a little madder at Bochy
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Why in shit is Tejada playing?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Like substances attract?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Going to the Mariners game tonight...
King Felix vs. Yankees!
Also, I really want “BEAT MAN-U” to have the same effect as “BEAT L-A”.
It doesn’t.
Fuck ManPoo.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 28, 2011 10:23 AM PDT reply actions
Any Safeco Field tips?
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on May 28, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
There’ a blog for that!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
The guy that plays the saxophone outside the gates is pretty cool. Oh, and if you’re driving get away from the stadium a few blocks. It’s worth it.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
Oh, and I’m jealous because I’m going tomorrow which is great but it means no Felix. :(
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
Snarky Baggs
Brandon Crawford is not in the lineup. Hey, his fault he didn’t hit two grand slams in his big league debut.
I’d prefer a snarky comment of how Tejada is somehow always in the lineup
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Tejada is a slow starter! You just wait until Sept. 17th when he'll REALLY start to heat up!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Have a rec
This made me laugh.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Better yet
Have a Spotlight!
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone have a picture of Migsucky holding up the spotlight?
I think we should have a caption and photoshop contest with said picture.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
only a 4 on the KLaw scale
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington: 25.1 IP, 17 BB, 29 K, 1-1, 3.55 ERA, .193 BAA
M-M-M-M-Mad
Mad to the Bum
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 28, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
KLaw's take on Belt
“It’s criminal misuse of perhaps their most valuable young asset. It won’t help the team, and it won’t help him develop. They might as well sign Michael Tucker to take his roster spot.”
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn't know it had already been posted
He just tweeted that earlier today.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
The way they’re handling Belt is really pissing me off.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on May 28, 2011 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
It makes last year's WS championship seem like such a wonderful catching of lightning and a rainbow colored unicorn caught in a bottle.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Impact of a manager
I was listening to an old episode of the Freakonomics podcast, and among other things, they were asking about the impact of a baseball manager. Most of their job involves managing the personalities around them, whether it be players or front office personnel. They can’t really control anything that happens in a game. Baseball economists determined that most managers do not have any statistically significant effect on their team. With all the bitching about how Bochy was to blame for Buster getting injured because he deliberately made Huff suck until the 9th inning, this was quite interesting. Remember, Tejada deliberately ignored the take sign on a 3-0 count earlier this season. Bochy can’t really control that. He can punish Tejada for ignoring his orders, but any one of these guys might decide to “go rogue” randomly.
They came to the conclusion that managers are necessary because there needs to be one authority figure to make sure all hell doesn’t break loose. I think if a manager runs a tight ship or commands a lot of respect, players will not step out of line like Tejada often. And I think Bochy does keep them motivated to play hard. Also, a manager acts as a lightning rod for criticism, for us to vent our feelings on.
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by Murray, Present on May 28, 2011 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
I’ve long been of the opinion that a manager can have only a limited positive impact on a game. But there are plenty of things he can control that can negatively impact a game. He can, for instance, leave an extreme LOOGY in against one of the best young right-handed hitters in the game with the bases loaded. Or he can, for instance, refuse to play any number of what are clearly the team’s best players, including one of the best relievers in the league.
Those would be extreme cases, though.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
You have hit the nail squarely on the head with this post, except only a moron would do those things that you mentioned, but for dramatic effect they were good points.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha, would a manager ever really be that stupid?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
and
there’s certainly evidence that they can have a bad effect on a team. Cf. “Hornsby, Rogers” or “Geren, Bob”.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
if they throw in Dotel
i’ll consider it
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
@productiveouts | Productive Outs
If my name were Dotel, I'd open a chain of motels and call them the Dotel No-tell Motel
And rent rooms by the hour.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Don't ask, Dotel
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit!
-Doc Brown, Zito fan
by jordanovich on May 28, 2011 11:02 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I have a question!
Does being a team built for close games lead to unnecessary injuries?
In other words does it lead to more close plays and guys playing a bit harder toward the end of games? It seems we had many close games last year and we didn’t have too many injuries. I don’t know, what do y’all think?
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
correlation does not equal causation
im gonna say no
I don't think so
But it’s certainly true that a team that plays a lot of close games can’t afford to lose its starters to injury.
by Here Be Giants on May 28, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Bruce Bochy's big head
is inversely related to his managing intelligence
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
This is an observable scientific FACT!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
PTB
I love how our 5th outfielder is also our 3-hitter when he does get a random start.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 10:48 AM PDT reply actions
I can't wait until our REAL 3-hitter, Fontenot is back.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t wait until our REAL 3-hitter, Fontenot is back.
Or as mrs. nvsfg says " Because he’s not Tejada, he should be called Fontenyes"
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
wooo, my son is back
Hope he doesn’t suck!
Hoppin on a jet plane. Might see some of you cats in SF.
by Lies and Perfidy on May 28, 2011 10:50 AM PDT reply actions
127 Hours
He hasn’t cut off his arm yet, but I like this movie.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
Are you watching "Coyote Ugly"?
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m watching 127 Hours.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, I know. It was a feeble attempt at "obscure, old joke" humor
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I figured. I just didn’t get it.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's the joke-
A friend of mine met a man in a bar a few years back. My friend and the man struck up a conversation, and somehow the conversation turned to a discussion of the man’s missing left arm. My friend asked the man how he lost his arm. This is the man’s story…
“I was celebrating my divorce a while back by hitting all of the bars in town. I was quite drunk and picked up a young lady in the last bar I made it to. She invited me to her apartment and I spent the night with her.
The next morning, I was wakened by my left arm which had fallen asleep. I was quite hung over, and when I looked to see why my left arm was asleep, I found that the lady I had picked up the night before was sleeping on my arm! BUT, she was so incredibly UGLY, that rather than wake her up, I chewed my own arm off!!”
Hence the term “Coyote ugly” has come to mean a man or a woman of extreme bad looks!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, ow.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Yow, that electric sound effect really sells it.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
i didn't like that movie
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
There were some things I didn’t like, but I thought it was really good on the whole.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Can we just start calling him ryu?
Exhibit a, haircut
Exhibit b, super uppercut given out last night
Time to repeat in '11!
Sure we can.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't even call this a lolineup it's ridiculous
I know it’s a left hander but now belt will not have played for three games and Bochy talks about keeping players fresh the only guy who hasn’t played yet out of the call ups is belt. I was calling for belt to be promoted again but now if this is what’s going to happen I’d rather have them call up Eldred to sit the bench than belt…ok I’m done now
*waits for huff to go 0-4
by Falconer88 on May 28, 2011 11:09 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
its the blackhole lineup
spots 5-8:
Huff, Tejada, Buriss, Whiteside
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on May 28, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing gets past the Accretion Disk
Not even the suck that is known as Huff, Tejada, Buriss, Whiteside
"For science. You monster."
by KINGofCRA5H on May 28, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Somewhere inbetween a Burriss and a Whiteside is the Event Horizon.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
You break all the laws of physics, and you seriously think there wouldn’t be a price? You went and killed the last fucking crew, and now you wanna kill us as well!
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Just for tat
They will go 8 for 16 with 4 walks, 7 runs and 6 rbis
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on May 28, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
One good thing about the Giants lineup as presently constructed: The production from the corners is truly offensive.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on May 28, 2011 11:12 AM PDT reply actions
At some point next year Rowand should be gone, too. Once this happens the lineups should be much more palatable. Bochy has proven that if given over the hill POS veterans he can’t resist starting them. So..yeah.
Can’t Belt lead off and play LF?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 28, 2011 11:15 AM PDT reply actions
Just checked Baseball Reference… and it’s horrifying. We are starting two guys, on a daily basis, who have a combined -2.3 WAR. And it’s going up.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Whichever way is more negative
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Lineup I'd like to see today...
Torres – CF
Dirty – 2B
Ross – RF
PTB – LF
Belt – 1B
Huff – 3B
Whitey – C
Crawford – SS
When Pablo and The Lilliputian Punisher come back I’d replace Crawford with Fontenot, and rotate Huff, PTB, and Belt between LF and 1B.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:25 AM PDT reply actions
i just can’t get behind huff at third base. too much fail in my mind. i’m just prepared to live with the tejada suckage until panda gets back as painful as it is.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on May 28, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
If it gets Tejada off the field and out of the lineup, I am on board. I am not only on board, I’m at the wheel, steering us out of the path of that giant iceberg.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Mole = Dirty
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
No
Mole = Freddy Sanchez aka Franchez
Dirty = Jonathan Sanchez
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been calling him Freddy Dirty since he came up with the Pirates. I will respectfully disagree with you. haha.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s fine, so long as you realize that no one here calls him that.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Like I give a shit.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't care if you do
Just expect that absolutely no one will know what the fuck you’re talking about.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
You see that X at the top right corner?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 28, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This made me LOL, have a rec.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you guys seriously getting all bunched up about me calling Freddy Sanchez, “Dirty” instead of Jonathan Sanchez?
So fucking lame.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s about respect for the other members of this site which you basically said you didn’t care about. Twice.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 28, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
This is such a weird conversation.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, there’s all kinds of respect for other members of this site on this comment string.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Mmm, incongruity.
I will respectfully disagree with you. haha.
Like I give a shit.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The Internet
Where context is SO 1990’s…
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, context:
You say you’ll respectfully disagree. I say that’s fine, so long as you realize that people here in general won’t go with that. No problem, right? So why the hell do you come back with:
Like I give a shit.
That doesn’t seem respectful. No need to bite any heads off.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Context would be the rest of the comments leading up to that, all of which sounded dismissive and snarky. I just happened to respond to your comment.
More context… it’s a baseball player’s nickname! It’s of no real consequence what I call Freddy Sanchez. Anyone on McC who can’t deal with that should get over themselves. Is it really that important to you to make sure everyone on McC uses the “right” nicknames. Sheesh. I still don’t give a shit and neither should you!
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There is common ground here
I love this movie and it’s possibly my favorite line.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone on this comment string, including me
Are douchebags.
I got your fucking respect right here, bitches.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
:(
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel douche-baggy and I really hate that, so I’m going to stop now.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I would like to point out
that I am only now posting in this thread! LOL 75% less douchey than Lars!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Lols
As long as the Giants win and you all are forced to read what I type…..BOOM!
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on May 28, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
So...how many plate appearances will Brandon Belt have with the Giants this year?
Bowker got 350 in his first year, back when we didn’t have anyone better. Will Belt exceed that, or fall short?
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Falls well short
And causes at least one total freak out on McC
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Brandown Crawford and Chase Utley do have one very important thing in common
by FluLikeSymptoms on May 28, 2011 11:31 AM PDT reply actions
HUZZAH!
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Bochy says Belt will start tomorrow. Crawford too.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on May 28, 2011 11:34 AM PDT reply actions
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on May 28, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Start… the game on the bench?
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
pics or it didn't happen
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 28, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
/commence 6-day rainout string
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Finally
Bochy incompetence is working in Matt Cain’s favor. He thinks he’s trotting out the B lineup for Cain’s start, but it’s actually the better lineup now.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll believe it when I see it.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 28, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Photo Caption Contest!
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Thank you
Although I think this may deserve it’s own thread.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
And if you pull down on the Tejada action figure’s arm, his mouth closes.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fielder’s Choice, bitchez!
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on May 28, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
“Finally, I wasn’t the back end of the double play!”
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Miggy hits A above high C while singing the anthem,
but can’t hit baseballs.
by mrs. owlcroft on May 28, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I REACHED ON AN ERROR
WORSHIP ME
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.
Wtf is that thing he does? It looks like he’s reaching up to grab something.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 28, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I got to first
Throw me a beer damn it
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on May 28, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Nay
AZ vs CO I believe
"For science. You monster."
by KINGofCRA5H on May 28, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously?
So I actually get to watch baseball on Saturday and Bochy doesn’t fucking play Belt or Crawford? WTF Bork, I’m right back to hating you like I never stopped.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Watch Barca vs. Man U
We’ll probably have a similar scoreline, but those teams aren’t putting out a LOLineup.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 28, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
CSNBA apparently
I guess if Fox shows night games, their exclusive window doesn’t work during the day?
I like that better than showing one game during the day and forcing the rest of MLB to play their games at night.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Its on the MLB channel here
I think I will do MLB TV anyways, to get the Giants broadcasters
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on May 28, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL BURRISS MORE VETERAN THAN CRAWBABY
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Bochy also said he had to go against his “hit a grand slam, you play the next day” rule. He told Burriss yesterday he’d play SS today.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on May 28, 2011 11:37 AM PDT reply actions
Only shaving cream.
"For science. You monster."
by KINGofCRA5H on May 28, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah
Too much rookie in him, not enough veterany grizzle.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Hello
Freddy is the only consistent hitter in the lineup right now. Look it up.
Get well soon, Buster.
benching Sanchez vs a LHP would be awful
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.
Burriss
He’s got more gamery grizzle
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Burriss gotta go.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 28, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought he'd been playing well
I have no issue with Crawford at SS and Burriss at 3B. I’m sure everyone saw the ball Migsucky couldn’t come up with last night.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL FOX
Curt Menafee just referred to Barcelona’s “goaltender.”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
He's so terrible.
He just said that the players and the crowd perform the Champions League anthem.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 28, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
This broadcast
was beyond awful until the match actually started and Martin Tyler took over. Now it’s fine.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
The irony is that people in the UK hate Martin Tyler
And Andy Gray, who I like too.
Makes you kind of reevaluate Tim McCarver.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 28, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
According to Menafee
Today’s ref is from Hungaria.
by Stoned Slacker on May 28, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Great puck-handling outside the crease!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Who?
You mean tennis? Do people still watch that?
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the first I've bothered to watch the French Open.
I used to be glued to this shit, for my whole life. From Laver to MacEnroe to Sampras to Federer, I loved the shit. And now, I have no interest whatsoever. At least there’s still baseball.
Get well soon, Buster.
I'm just not a fan of snobbery
Elitism definitely, but not snobbery.
I still believe in Santa Clause and Bowkermania!
Proud adoptive parent of Brett Bochy, he's my boy now Bruce!
by Giant Torture on May 28, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s a San Francisco thing
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 28, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Romo?
@SF_Giants
San Francisco Giants
Q: Which #SFGiants reliever leads the team with the most Ks in a single outing (4Ks)?
"For science. You monster."
Mota did have a 3.2 IP outing, right?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah, Mota picked up 4 K in his 4.1 IP relief outing when Zito broke himself.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I was gonna guess this
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on May 28, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t really like the unis that Man U are wearing today. Barca’s are way better.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
The fact that Barcelona doesn’t sell the space on the front of their shirts makes their kit automatically 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!"
Don't they have the UNICEF logo on their kits?
CORPORATE WHORES!
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Starting next season, they have sold the front of their shirts to the Qatar Foundation for 50 million euros per year.
Wow, does it count as getting chopped if I’ve opened the front page 10 times and not noticed that this was even here?
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.
Nope…that’s getting ponry’d.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 28, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I have nothing to add.
You’re welcome.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
by TheLetter2 on May 28, 2011 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This post is really amazing. Not being sarcastic. It’s so simple, yet so useless at the same time while still being polite.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 28, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I was kind of stuck. I hadn’t planned on even visiting today, then I decided to swing on by and see what you guys were up to. And I haven’t seen 127 Hours, so I had nothing to say.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
Nothing about Brandon Crawford?
"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 went to Knoxville's Biscuit Festival today.
But that seemed way off-topic.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
He seems like a nice kid. He hit a grand slam that one time.
Oh, wait! I have a media guide. Hold on.
Here we go. No hobbies listed…6’4", 215. From Pleasanton, but we talked about that last night. He was drafted fourth in 2008. He’s single.
Brandon Crawford.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
6’4"!?
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.
And Belt eats clouds for hydration.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Poor Brandon
Forever an uggo.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
he's adorable
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.
Noonan is still cutest
Unfortunately he’s the worst.
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.
/waggle
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on May 28, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
/follows down the street in full waggle
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on May 28, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
/waits quietly in the corner until you see him. approaches, smiling, waggling.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on May 28, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
/hides in water closet, preventing drainage. springs out slightly damp, waggling, when you attempt to fix the drain.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
South, I'd imagine.
No offense, using in the metaphorical, rather the geographical.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude is pretty handsome. With Posey on the shelf he may well be the handsomest Giants
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
.
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 get the feeling I’ll be seeing a lot of this image before the All-Star Break.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
.
"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!"
curly hair!
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 mean seriously
Crawford is cute, but he’s not even the prettiest middle infielder they have right now.
Get well soon, Buster.
If he carried you to bed
He would drop you in the hallway, pick you up and then throw you over the bed.
And as far as hitting it? Well, just assume that won’t go well also.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
is it distracting if he keeps saying "swing and a miss"
while propelloring wildly?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
And...
strain his hamstring in the process.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Burriss is adorable
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.
As GiantPain told us earlier, this is the logical outcome of CurrencyBaseball.
"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 could never be a GM.
I would be utterly unable to accurately assess the value of a player as attractive as Culberson. Although, at ST I did notice his glove first, then the curly hair, and then the pretty face, so I get some points.
Get well soon, Buster.
El Guapo no entiende
porque no le menciona?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
this
is an attractive photo of him
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on May 28, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t understand Tejada.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I don’t understand soft-tossing Casilla either.
/checks Kroon’s numbers.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yeah, I don’t get it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Soft tossing Casilla?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That was a reference to the 93 MPH that Casilla showed earlier this year. My sentence was poorly written.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
PEDRO!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOAL BARCELONA!!!!!
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
PEDROOOOOOOOOO
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 28, 2011 12:13 PM PDT reply actions
I set the GDT to open a little earlier than it was scheduled because I didn’t realize this was here.
I’m sure to demodded.
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.
And just like that, the putsch collapsed under its own incompetence.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
More beer for everyone else!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Bide your time, Iago. A chance will emerge…. And then YOU shall be in charge!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Will you still be trusted by the end of the day?
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I did not see Man U coming back that quickly. Heightened drama!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Question for the prospect gurus
Was Belt down in the minors long enough to get the extra year of team control?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
bruised my right hand pretty bad today while batting.
is this a grip/timing problem or am I just a weakling.
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series.
The first time I swung a wood bat, I hurt the crap out of my hand. That was a grip problem.
Where’s your bruise on the palm? And are you a lefty or a righty?
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d say if it happened all at once (swing – “ow” – bruise) I’d guess grip problem. If not (swing swing swing swing swing swing swing – go home – “Oh hey, bruise”) it could just be the wear and tear of forceful repetition. The latter is especially likely if you don’t swing the bat often.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
appreciated.
It’s definitely the former. I read recently (here?) that Belt focused on just being relaxed and comfortable in the box to improve his swing. I think I tried to take that too far and got a little sloppy. Did it to myself 2 ABs in a row. Luckily, my 3rd AB they just hit me.
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series.
i am going to continue to vote for posey on the all-star ballot. i want him to be chosen even if he obviously can’t play…
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on May 28, 2011 12:45 PM PDT reply actions
stranger things have happened
Won’t the Red Menace vote Yadier back in though?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't get chopped
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/5/28/2195061/open-gamethread-5-28#comments
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Huh?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 28, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Woops. I thought you posted this at the bottom of that thread.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 28, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Too late. Should I not get drunk either?
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 28, 2011 1:09 PM PDT reply actions
Hello, Brandon Crawford!
I did not realize until watching the highlights just now that Brandon Crawford got Chris Speier’s old number, 35.
That’s it, I am on his bandwagon!
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Think of it as Rich Aurelia's. More recent.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
You can
My heart belongs to Speier. Then Richie. It’s Omar who threw a wrench into the works. The most glorious of them all, yet would not be choosing an SF cap if he got in to the HOF.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
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