Post-game thread: Of course the Giants scored with that lineup
by Grant Brisbee on May 3, 2011 8:30 PM PDT
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PrintFirst off, I didn't want to jinx it, but the Giants kind of rake knuckleballers. Charlie Haeger...Tim Wakefield...it's like the knuckleballer's modus operandi is to make the ball dance to where the bats shouldn't be, and the Giants' lineup is usually quite adept at putting bats where they have no business being. It's a perfect marriage! More knuckeballers, I say.
But this lineup going into today was one of the worst the Giants have fielded. Separating them into categories:
Probably shouldn't be on a roster
Burriss
Tejada
Probably shouldn't be in a lineup
Rowand
Schierholtz
In the middle of a nasty, yucky gutter-slump
Huff
Ross
Posey
Wait, he's hitting where in the order?
Fontenot
And it worked. By Jove, it worked. The Giants were able to score more runs than they have since the Colorado series. You remember that, right? When the Giants went into Coors Field and took a series, putting all of us on some sort of unexpected orange-and-black high? It's a weird high. Your tongue feels all funny and you can see what Buster Posey smells like. Or maybe that's just my high. It's different for everyone.
After the Giants were lucky to escape with series win in Pittsburgh, they were humiliated in Washington. And the Mets have kinda sorta been hot lately. Didn't like this series one bit. Nope. So when Carlos Beltran drove a Ryan Vogelsong out for a three-run homer, it was pretty clear that the Giants already had one foot in the clubhouse. Heck, look for yourself:
That's from FanGraphs, of course, and when that line is near the top of the graph, that's science saying the Giants don't have much of a shot of winning.
So this might not be the sweetest win of the year -- those Cardinals bearing gifts were pretty danged sweet -- it's one of the most unexpected. It was a down team with a gross lineup that got behind early. Recipe for yuck. But it was quite the game.
And if Aubrey Huff is back, we can drop things to DEFCYNIC 4. One at-bat is one at-bat, but here's hoping....
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I don't think Fangraphs lets you hotlink the WPA graphs anymore
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They did it to all their graphs
Kind’ve a bummer.
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Was there any rationale for this?
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Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
what handsome dashing genius said that?!
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
How dare you steal Buster Posey's title.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
IRL LOL!!!!!
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My Biden collection is unmatched
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OMGGGG
how the hell have I not seen this
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What is this?!
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe Biden is a car
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I think I’m starting to understand your Joe Biden obsession
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not actually THAT obsessed with Joe Biden.
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Lies.
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LOL
Just to be clear, there was absolutely no judgment in that post. I really enjoy Joe Biden.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He might be my favorite Democratic politician.
"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!"
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/sleeping gif
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THAT’S SOME BILLY DEE WILLIAMS SHIT
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LOL
Why have I never seen this before?
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TWSS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Even I understand it.
But then I see his smiling mug every weekday morning and afternoon.
by wcw on May 3, 2011 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't know Huff was in the crowd.
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HAHAHAHAHA
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Teehee!
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This might inspire the award winning sequal of....
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Why I come here:
If I’m feeling bored or, worse, depressed, I can always find easy laughs. This lineup would never score runs. Schierholtz just hits soft popups. Vogelsong has finally learned how to pitch. Fontenot at #3 is nuts. Huff is finished. My, oh, my, the smiles. (And no, I didn’t need the actual game to make them amusing.)
Take-aways: Vogelsong is not (and never should have been mistaken for) an answer; a decent fifth starter is an urgent need—even if they have to rush an unready kid up, is he really likely to be worse than a 5+ ERA? Tejada absolutely, positively needs to be at least benched for the season, if not gotten totally rid of in some way; eat the money, Mr. Sabean, and spare us the damage. It almost doesn’t matter who plays 3B for the next 9 or whatever days—just not Miguel Tejada.
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Team RickRohl
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The people demand Surkamp!
And by the people I mean a person and by a person I mean me.
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I realize that he is a young work-in-progress . . .
. . . but would someone who knows that level of the minors offer an opinion as to whether it would be plausible for him to get some starts at the big-club level? Could he really do worse than a guy projected to, and not even achieving, an over-5 ERA?
(Not a rhetorical question: I realize that the answer might well be “yes”.)
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Not his ERA as a starter.
Relieving is a rather different task.
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Hair-splittery, I say!
It’s a rare team that doesn’t have to devote some starts to someone of Vogelsong’s caliber. He’s got pretty good stuff, and when his command is on he can get outs. He’s almost certainly better than anyone in Fresno at the moment, and not bad enough to justify bringing up Surkamp, who still has plenty of stuff to work on.
Not bad enough?
Not. Bad. Enough. Those really were the words.
He is bad enough to justify almost anything. He, and folk like Suppan and Wellemeyer, are what you get when you have a front office that doesn’t address its needs off-season. One of those needs this past winter was a long-reliever/6th-starter good enough for a team trying to repeat as World Champions. Instead, we got Suppan and Vogelsong. Maybe Joe Martinez is still available for trade.
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3.8% BB, 24.1% K, 56% GB.
Maybe we could use a guy like that, huh?
by wcw on May 3, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This is joe martinez right? THE joe martinez? With a 4.91 ERA in AAA and who hitters are teeing off of?
Um, er, chasm?
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I doubt wcw is being sarcastic. I’d certainly be happy to have Martinez as our fifth starter at the moment.
I’m not sure which chasm I’m in; I have hardly any knowledge but it seems to me more deck chairs. What am I missing?
I think . . .
. . . that my original mention of Martinez was not understood as sarcasm. That is a very sad reflection on the current state of affairs in the rotation. Maybe we should go back after Sadowski, too.
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Martinezitis
similar to, but contracted in different manner, from Bowkermania and Frandsentagion.
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Cream
I think you can get a prescription cream for Frandsentagion. But Martinezitis needs a course of shots in order to settle it down.
As for Bowkermania, that’s fatal…
Martinez isn’t great, but there are plenty of worse pitchers in the majors. He keeps the ball on the ground and doesn’t walk anyone; do that consistently and you’ll get enough outs to keep your team in most games.
Career FIP is 3.04 in AA, 3.83 in AAA, and 4.72 in the majors. He’s a reasonably good fifth starter.
Whom did you have in mind for this long reliever/sixth starter role? Can you name some names?
I’m open to the possibility that there were better candidates out there (and I still expect them to swing a trade for a Pirate before the season is out), but finding a solid sixth starter is harder than people seem to think. Anyone markedly better than Suppan or Vogelsong or Wellemeyer already has a steady gig in the majors, and if he doesn’t, he can easily find a more promising situation than sitting around waiting for one of the Giants’ pitchers to get hurt. He could give the New York Yankees a call, for instance.
Almost every team, even most contenders, ends up handing at least a few starts to pitchers with ERAs well over 5. As some folks like to say, you could look it up.
I agree that the Giants should get started already on converting a couple of their umpteen power relievers into spot starters and long men.
The real point was that . . .
. . . they should have gotten started on doing something the day after the World Series ended. This was a well-known weakness. I will not try to name names simply because I have not worked in a front office for a very, very long time now, and have no idea who might actually have been available from where and for what. But I will not believe that Suppan and Vogelsong were the very best.
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It almost doesn’t matter who plays 3B for the next 9 or whatever days—just not Miguel Tejada.
I agree with the owl
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Four outfielders, no third basemen?
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seriously
my love for darren ford knows no bounds. I would totally be OK with that
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Owlcroft. Unless he changed his mind. And if he is right that Neal is a regular and not a 4th OF, I.
by wcw on May 3, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm . . . .
. . . even if Neal is an everyday player, as I think, he’s not likely to be a star, much less a superstar. If Reyes would agree to a plausible re-up as a condition of the deal, I’d do neal for Reyes one-up in a heartbeart. All you’re losing is 4 years of age, and you’re gaining a star-caliber player.
But I would be utterly shocked by any such one-sided deal. (And I gather that the Mets have made it plain that quality young, and inexpensive, pitching needs to be at the heart of any deal.)
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yeah, I literally would not think twice about that
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Nobody that I know of here said Vogelsong had figured it out. I think I might have seen Evan in a corner lighting some sort of prayer candle.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
there were a few people
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Oh. :/
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
some of those were probably sarcastic.
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Regrettably, most were not.
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somebody was POd at me
for saying something along the lines of “let’s see him make another good start”. And I was duly shunned.
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by natteringnabob on May 3, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
there were some saying he should start over Zito for the rest of the year
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Break out the straw man!
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
It's a little late, now.
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Were you watching the game tonight?
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Eric Something has a something going through four somethings.
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oh you
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literally do not know which Eric this is
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Hint
it’s actually eriK
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he's still alive?
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IKR
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Misspelled to further avoid the jinx.
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Also because he's French Canadian
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it would be hilarious if he lost
but alas, seattle scored too. Damn.
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seriously
half Ks half balls. Guess it worked for francisco
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The something is now a something through five somethings.
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shh
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favorite no hitter is Edwin Jackson
hilarious
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that was insane
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Personally, I liked Jonathan Sanchez’s
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
perfect game
28 outs
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This is how I like to think of it
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got back from the game.
Turned to my friend in the 10th when Huff was up and said “He’s due for a HR” my friend thought I was crazy as he’s had such a bad at bat thus far. I shook my head, looked forward: “He’s Due…”
Also, noticed there were a good amount of Giants fans at the game. Going again tomorrow. Let’s do this!
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Oh and I must add
I just closed my eyes whenever Tejada was up. I don’t even know what to say about his first at bat.
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Just before the HR . . .
. . . Kuiper said “I can’t predict if he’ll break out of his slump, but he’s very definitely not swinging at some bad pitches he was swinging at a week ago.” Next pitch . . . .
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must have been fun
I liked when the “Let’s Go Giants” broke out loudly and the locals started booing.
That kind of thing is good for baseball, IMO, and I’d gladly trade games against the A’s or Padres for more of them.
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by natteringnabob on May 3, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
nicely done
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not bad
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It looks like Wilson is wearing a cape.
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Now we need to make that happen.
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by Soulbrother16 on May 3, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
/golf clap
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Basically this
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they're basically unmodded, so I read them
they have all the wit and wisdom of the mercury news readers. last year a guy posted on every entry about how baggarly wouldn’t properly accent juan uribe’s name
So Tejada probably gets until the end of the month right?
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UGHHHHH
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I'm trying to think realistically how long this can go on.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Has it already been posted that Tejada was the only starter not to reach base at all?
0 for 5 and looking bad while accomplishing nothing.
by mrs. owlcroft on May 3, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
also, when compared with reyes’ line, truly hilarious.
Note: not actually hilarious
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Reyes tonight
Reminded me of the absolutely stunning girl at the party who’s showing off, but knows she’s going home alone, just for the thrill of it all.
Hopefully I’m wrong.
That is cray-z.
dude is really good
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HAWT
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by Murray, Present on May 3, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Pics or it didn't happen
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Rowand has back spasms
Almost as good as the win!
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
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So I guess
Burrell / Ross / Schierholtz ?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
likely, unless Belt is there
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Oh unf unf yes that would be awesome
I have wanted Belt in RF for forever.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Rowand being in the lineup is probably the best thing for us as long as Torres is out of the lineup.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Cannot wait for the "WE WANT FORD" KNBR calls.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I still love the guy who thought Ford would hit better than Belt. All time favorite caller.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
what the fuck
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Would Scott in Marin want Ford?
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VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
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 3, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure why you'd say this
Rowand was one of the few in the line-up who was hitting.
Because that means very little going forward?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
While he’s hitting, he’s hitting. More injured players does precisely zero for the Giants short of Miguel Tejada.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
Bochy’s a decent manager in most respects, and considerably better than many or most of the other managers in the league, but sending Tejada out there day after day is just stupefying and bizarre. I guess Bochy sees him as a seasoned professional who needs to work his way out of a slump, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a player more in need of a few days off to clear his head.
What's truly stupefying and bizarre
is BATTING HIM SECOND. WHAT THE FUCK.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
If playing through it is the best way to get him out of his slump, might as well get him as many at-bats as possible.
that's kind of bullshit though
I’m sure that’s what he’s thinking, but his 0/5 sure didn’t help anything today.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Vaguely reminiscent of Bochy playing Guillen almost every day in RF last September.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
well
as of right now it’s Tejada or Rohlinger, right? I realize Rohl could strike out four times a game and be an upgrade if he catches the ball… but it’s not exactly choosing among Cody Ross, Burrell, and Guillen.
Maybe Kirk Radomski can send Miggy a little sumpin-sumpin c/o Citi Field, just in time for the NYPD inspection.
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 3, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Not necessarily.
It’s only 2008 that Huff played 3B. Schierholtz did so in the minors. The day the team heard about Sandoval’s hamate, both those guys should have been working out there, to see what might still be plausible.
Even bizarre combinations like Fontenot-FSanchez-Burriss (in some 2/S/3 array) might be better all told.
Let us just pray that De Rosa really is healthy again.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I think Randy Winn is available too.
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 3, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Easy
It is so easy to be certain that stats are always correct, that the “best” lineup is really best, that the “best” team will win…that anything logically considered will therefore follow the logic and occur as planned.
Then there is the reality of baseball and the Giants, in particular. It does make being a Giants fan particularly “entertaining.”
It is so easy to be certain that stats are always correct
If this is a person’s attitude, they’re doing it wrong. Stats aren’t “correct”. Stats are interpretable. The interpretation may or may not be correct.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It's so easy . . .
. . . to think that in the long run the casinos make money, not the punters, because the casinos have the “best” odds in their favor. Then there is . . . oh, wait, they really do all make money.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Except the ones that can’t get people inside to bet and lose.
Or as my favorite story goes, a drunk walks up to you, toothless, and blares with bad breath: ‘Vegas wasn’t built on winners.’
by wcw on May 3, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
True enough about the casinos.
But then there were the 2010 Giants, thank goodness. And the fact that the Yankees don’t actually win the World Series EVERY single year. Again, thank goodness that only $$ and stats do not always win in Baseball.
Also, as owlcroft would say, you heard it here first*: Nate Schierholtz is a better player than Pat Burrell.
*not really true but whatevs
Do you want to say that again?
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 awesome as that picture is I dont think it quite captures the full creepiness of how Burrell was staring at him.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
someone should make a gif
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 don’t even have your big toe down the rabbit hole yet.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
WOW
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Some day you will find the woman who will love you in the way you deserve for all the wonderful things you do.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And then he will make make a Creepy Zito .gif out of a photo of her.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
WOW. I read:
And then he will make make a Creepy Zito .gif out of her.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
LOL
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear God
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
this may be better than LSD
If nothing else, you can always click the SL.
by wcw on May 3, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
does huff know?
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on May 3, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
where we're going
WE DON’T NEED EYES TO SEE
by Lies and Perfidy on May 3, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 3, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
/sobbing with joy
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
O_______O
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes me think a tiny Zito is controlling a robot Pat Burrel.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 3, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
DUDE
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on May 3, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
mind = blown
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2011 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions
You heard it here first:
On a career-to-date basis, no current Giant is better than Pat Burrell (offense only considered). Realistically, Sandoval probably is, Posey might be, and Huff isn’t far behind any of them. And if you exclude Torres’s MLB numbers from 2005 and earlier, he’s up there, too. And we don’t know Belt’s ceiling, but most people seem to feel it’s in that zone. That’s why some people, especially me, said that this team will score runs.
That was before injuries.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Career to date, Tejada’s easily the best position player on the team, hard though that is to remember when one watches him take the field in 2011.
Burrell’s long been a fine hitter, and it’s still a pleasure to watch someone who actually knows how to work the count to get a pitch to drive. But at this point his negatives are starting to swamp his positives.
That depends . . .
. . . on how much adjustment you make for position played. With no adjustment, there’s a good chance—though we can’t be sure yet—that Sandoval is the guy, by a runaway.
As to Tejada, if you are referring to his cumulative career stats, he is good but not breath-takingly so, even for a shortstop; he did have some years—say 2003 to 2006—when he was breath-takingly good (at offense) for a shortstop, and a few more when he was still pretty good. But he’s been a an unusually sharp skid for some seasons now.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Well
Pablo’s career batting line is only slightly better than Posey’s, so they’re almost the same without adjusting for position.
Although I didn’t really consider Sandoval’s time at catcher and Posey’s time at 1st, and that’s obviously a huge factor.
That is cray-z.
There are considerations.
There is a common belief, which I share, that Pablo’s 2010 was wildly unrepresentative of his ability, and will in time to come be seen as a freak, one-shot outlier; the causes—if any—for that have been much discussed here. If that belief is so, and we can project Pablo from his time minus that season, he will be substantially better as a batter than even Posey.
As many people said before ever he got to San Francisco, Posey will likely be an extraordinary hitter for a catcher; with position disregarded, he will be a very good but not head-turning batter. I think that is probably correct.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
So then
If you had to pick one player to keep (contracts and service time disregarded), which would you choose?
That is cray-z.
Pablo.
And return him to catching, at which he was pretty good. Oh, I should check ages first, though (and am too lazy to do so). But isn’t it pleasant to not have to choose?
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
caveat emptor
(offense only considered)
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 3, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The chief difference is . . .
. . . that offense measurement is demonstrably rather accurate, while defense measurement is pretty fuzzy. People go round quoting performance metrics to several decimal places, ignoring the marked difference between precision and accuracy.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
what was the deal
with Bochy grousing in the dugout right when he yanked Rowand? Was that just mistaken speculation on Kruk/Kuip’s part?
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 3, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
He likely wasn't happy about Rowand and Tejaja failing miserably...
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I assumed as much
but just saw a frame of that, and didn’t hit the mute button in time to hear them.
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 3, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Pat already has the creepy stare going.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 3, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I get it it
cause you put him there.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 3, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
omg we're going to get so much leverage out of this
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
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.
Who's prettier, tho?
I can’t decide. Perhaps someone should do a fanshot poll. Throw Buster and Ford in there, too.
"He's a better manager than you guys." -Matt Cain
NEVER EVER
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
No!
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
From baseball yes.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on May 3, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Look again!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on May 3, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
both
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 if you see them both, you're dead.
It’s like the velociraptors. There’s a third one waiting to get you.
The bottom of his chin will forever be cut off.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 3, 2011 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
A+
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
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Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
!!!!!!!!!!
So, so good!
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So judging by the comments
am I the only one to notice that Zito is actually in this picture too?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
No.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy was really lucky tonight that they survived that bottom of the ninth. Javier Lopez against David Wright? They’re lucky they held him to a double.
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 3, 2011 8:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
LOL Giants
I had a feeling that the LOLineup would win big time. Plus, I wasn’t watching/listening to the game live, so that would give them extra mojo.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
On the way out of the stadium
Many despondent Mets fans kept repeating: “If only he [Thole] took the hit!”
Don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.
1 Cor 13:13
The Mets were the first team I watched consistently
It’s amazing I’m still a baseball fan, actually.
"He's a better manager than you guys." -Matt Cain
That's part of the joke
I came here and was immediately captivated by the Giants. Lived through a lot of pain, as have we all.
"He's a better manager than you guys." -Matt Cain
I’m still bemused over that.
Why wouldn’t he?
Instincts gone awry?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Instincts correct I would think,
Isn’t it instinct to get out of the way of something coming at you?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
surely like
trying to keep your eye open while something flies straight at it.
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 3, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it was instincts gone right
I was at the game, sitting close (17 rows back). That pitch was fast, and right at his shin. It could’ve broken his leg if he’d let it hit him—not worth it. As a Giants fan, I applaud his instincts for self-preservation.
by Here Be Giants on May 3, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah. I didn’t see it going that low. Never mind.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
This is like me begging for a wild pitch in the bottom of the 9th with Tejada up.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
If this is true. No thanks
Urban hears that Reyes could look to match Carl Crawford’s seven-year, $142MM deal when he hits free agency this winter. The 27-year-old shortstop has two hits and two walks against the Giants tonight, for what it’s worth.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
somebody will pay him that
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
Truth
You guys are underestimating how much money the best guy at a position can command when he’s only 27. All these suggestions I’ve seen of 60 million dollars are unrealistic.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
that's ridiculous
he’s getting huge money
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
I think he’ll get more than 60, but he’s a much bigger injury risk than Crawford and Crawford isn’t really helping him make that case either right now either. The Yankees and Red Sox are pretty locked with big commitments/pretty good players at the middle infield spots for the next few seasons. Who does that leave willing to pay that kind of money?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I’m kind of in this camp. I think people went a little hog wild on last year’s shit-god-awful FA class, and there’ll be less cash to go around for more deserving players this year, especially if attendance stays down for a lot of teams.
I see Reyes making more than $80 million, but probably not more than $120.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
I guarantee there will be more money spent on FAs this offseason than last
=P
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I wonder whether the constant chatter of inflation and hyperinflation nowadays has something to do with the recent binge of crazy contracts and extensions. If you believe that in 2015 people are going to be carting money around in wheelbarrows, as much of the investor class seems to, $25 million for a decent ballplayer looks like a terrific bargain.
I think these decisions are going to look silly in a few years, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them continue this winter.
That's a good point . . .
. . . and one that is frequently overlooked. Quite aside from overall inflation in the economy, there is the inevitable inflation in baseball salaries per se. It is more or less so that at almost any time in the modern era, one can look five years back and say “Whoever would have thought five years ago that salaries would be like this today?” One would think that after a while, the answer would evolve to “everyone”, but that is very far from so. “Ridiculous” long-term contracts (at least to younger players) have a habit of looking a lot better a few years in.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I was going to make a wisecrack earlier today
about the Giants never getting an SS under 30, and was surprised. Seems like he’s been around forever, or at least since the days Deivi Cruz and Joe Castle roamed the earth.
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 3, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I doubt it
who realistically could?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
i hear the Yankees could use a SS
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.
exactly
just going to say that.
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
but, but CALM EYES
CAP’N JEETS
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on May 3, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess
and then they move Jeter to…. leftfield?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Probably.
"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!"
He'd probably ask to be
player-manager.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
I stopped reading at Urban hears
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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crap, brownout at my house :(
"Though that reminds me of a quality razor and mr. t story
he said once nellie was freaking out in locker room telling them how badly they sucked in first half. And he was so made he didn’t realize he hadn’t zipped up from his pee and his junk was hanging out." -Tafkasam
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Tell me about it.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
My last tweet:
I guess this is what I get for having candy for lunch and Chipotle for dinner.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I had Chipotle recently, and it wasn’t as bad as I remembered.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 3, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Howie needs some Chipotlaway.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
then
it’s a good thing you chose that username.
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 3, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
My takeaway from this game
The difference between Miguel Tejaja and Aubrey Huff is that Aubrey actually stands a chance of hitting his way out of this slump.
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and
Huff is not embarrassing himself with the glove while at 1B.
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 3, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He's really not doing as bad as it seems at the plate, either.
A BABIP of .207 will make anyone look pretty anemic. And they weren’t all (or mostly) feeble dinks.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
no more no-no in Seattle
Kinsler with a leadoff double. MAH POKEMANZ
by Lies and Perfidy on May 3, 2011 8:51 PM PDT reply actions
OMG GIANTPAIN
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 jinxed the shit out of Lirano and was very careful with this one.
AINT ON ME
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
the baseball gods could tell you were trying not to jinx 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.
SERIOUSLY YOU SUCK
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
Totally his fault.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on May 3, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
shift-A got chopped
what’s the word on Rowand? did he pull his veteran grit muscle?
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
if you were still in the last thread, you should know!
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.
LOL U
Back spasms
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
You would.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I would like to thank my parents, particularly my dad, for calling right as the game ended, so that I could miss the entire celebration and subsequent PGT. I would like to thank my allergies for being a huge pain in my ass, requiring me to go through an entire box of kleenex (again). Thank you! Thank you all!
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
Here’s your award /hands blank sheet of paper
Now get out! i keed i keed. Duuuude allergies suck
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
So does being durnky!!!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Now whose fault is that? /crosses arms
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I would expect someone ELSE to say that..
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
/shrug
I had a feeling that SOMEONE was too busy getting all congested with allergies
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
srsly, I hate to be a party pooper on an actual WIN game, but I just can’t hang :( I gotta do something before I dissolve into a puddle of ooze.
I am so disappoint! D:
have fun with your creepy bird snacks and enjoy your drunkiness, I am jellie
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
Bird snacks? wth are you talking about? WAAAAIT! Don’t leave! We’re not done poking fun at you yet! Get better soon
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
creepy bird-in-egg things, also, there will be plenty of time in tomorrow’s GDTs to poke fun, I just have no ability to poke back and it’s unfun :( see you tomorrow!
yay, Giants win!
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
I feel as though I’ve been in 50 car accidents from the whiplash I suffer every time I sneeze, it’s exhausting! and can you believe how ineffective my allergy meds are? 2 lousy hours of relief on an overdose!!!!!! modern medicine blows =P
I think I have to go to the store soon, almost outta tissues :(
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
When my allergies are bad, I have to wash my face every few hours to keep them under control.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Washing your face works for allergies?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
It helps. This is in addition to antihistamines.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I wonder what’s the longest a hidden thread has gone on after being hidden.
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 mean if I refresh all that crap will disappear?
/clicks refresh
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry I brought up dancing with the stars
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
TOO CONTROVERSIAL
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ONLY PLZ
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
he was dancing sexy with his mom
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Wait, so anything I say in that thread will be gone forever anyway?
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
no, I can still see 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.
Truly, we are as Gods.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
So, dinner.
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 had a homemade tuna melt. It was delicious.
Now I’m having Jelly Belly’s
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That seems like something I’d think was awesome if stoned, but horrible if sober
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing I don’t have peanut butter in the house
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
me either
:(
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
had it on the list
didn’t stop at grocery.
will get tomorrow
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Go get you some!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I have enough for everyone. PB Party!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Only if Aubrey comes too
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
LOL
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Chipotle.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
this might be what I end up doing
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.
Just as long as you didn’t have candy for lunch
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on May 3, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i had a sandwich
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.
Then you should be in the clear.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
leftovers from last night's barhopping
chicken sammich & fried okra
by Lies and Perfidy on May 3, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Something really soft:
Long afternoon at the dentist’s today. Surprisignly little post-anesthetic discomfort, but not going to push the luck. Home-made muffins for dessert, as a treat.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
That mrs. owlcroft is quite a woman.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That doesn’t sound pleasant. What happened at the appointment?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I'm not 100% sure.
I don’t ask a lot of questions. Replacing cracked or losening older fillings, mostly, maybe 4 or 5. Lots of mouth-numbing. I’ve always had terribly vulnerable teeth. At least nowadays dentists use anesthetic; it wasn’t common when i was a kid. Not fun.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
And I thought dentists were bad nowadays. Well at least there wasn’t anything incredibly wrong. Replacing filling ahh ok. At least the Giants won though! That made it better right?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Uh . . .
. . .well, yeah, but the process could have been smoother.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
The win or the dentist? o.o
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Definitely.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
In unrelated dental news, my cat is doing unbelievably better and it’s only been a handful of days since his rather severe gum problems were diagnosed at least partially as a food allergy. I am very encouraged. The whole thing makes me kind of giddy, in fact.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that’s good, just don’t tell manraj…don’t need any MORE kitteh pictures
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
MORE KITTY
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow,
my cat just grooms himself with his tongue.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Yes, that's one of the charms of cats:
they bathe in spit.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
And it is way more disgusting when they have dental problems.
“Come here kitty let me hold yo— ewwwww…”
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
http://cutegirlswithcats.tumblr.com/
http://cuteboyswithcats.tumblr.com/
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Yay!
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
It’s really encouraging.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy kitties makes me happy.
I am totally a cat guy.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Good news!
Is your kitty happier with you now?
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
He still doesn’t like the oral meds and he’s still acting sort of blasé about the new food, but he’s basically happy with me now.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Aww, I’m glad. Yeah, it took my dog about a week to remember he loved me unconditionally after we snipped his balls, and dogs always like you, so I imagine it’s going to take the kitty a little time. But he’ll come around!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
This is good to hear.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 3, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I skipped a chef war at the dining hall for this game, lol.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You have Tea Shop camouflage.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
HA!
Good job, ninja.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the person I was walking next to was kind of freaked out by the whole thing.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw her reaction. She was.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Charbroiled pork, diced carrots and cucumber, all over cold rice noodle.s
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It’s still nowhere near dinnertime, 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!"
Whoa, when did it become 9:00?
"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!"
many people say this as a joke to exaggerate the lack of tasty vittles, but after coming home to a fridge with no power for a week, there is literally no food in my house…so I guess I’m screwed :(
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
Cake frosting!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Frozen dinner from the store? Bleh Sorry that’s all I can offer
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I needz kleenex and that saline stuff, so yeah, prob that
I just hope my nose stays on my face and doesn’t roll down the aisle while I’m shopping :(
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
WHEEEEEE! We’ll miss you!
/Not
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
baked salmon, steamed rice
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Porkchops and rice
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Chicken, rice, and some other stuff. I’m not sure quite what, but I definitely see green beans and cabbage.
"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!"
Did you take them or administer them?
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It won’t be that bad. You either know it or you don’t…God I hate when teachers say that
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Yeah, I'm pretty confident about it.
APUSH gives me the shivers, though.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
There are essays.
"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!"
Good luck man
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 3, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
you can bullshit you’re way through that one. just make sure you have a clear thesis in each essay.
Adopted Father of Marc Kroon. He better make the roster.
Defintely.
I’m worried that the multiple choice will drag me down, though, even if I do fine on the essays.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I basically bombed the Euro DBQ, which was stupid because it was about the Weimar Republic and I know everything about the Weimar Republic. It was a big enough part of the score to drag me down to a 4.
"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 sure there’s a much bigger amount of people who suck more than you.
Adopted Father of Marc Kroon. He better make the roster.
I did terrible in the class
Studied for a couple nights and pulled out a C. Then again, like 20% of my class passed.
That is cray-z.
The only AP classes in that field that my school offers are US History and US Government. The Asians go for math and science more.
"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 am Nordic
We’re all about history and goverment.
I have AP credit in both. (Also English and Calculus.)
11/1/2010: I had a really good day!
and pillaging
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I'm pretty sure
My Swedish ancestors pillaged my Caeldonian/Irish ancestors.
No proof of this, but it just feels likely.
11/1/2010: I had a really good day!
APUSH was a joke…granted I took it three years ago…wtf I’m old
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Shaddup newb
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Joined October 2009? It seems that you are the newb here.
"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!"
Well, you are too.
"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!"
/never took APs
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s actually the wise decision. None of my AP’s have done me any good. I still had/have to take all my classes XD /LOL me
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Haha, I never took ’em cause I worked full time in high school.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I only worked part-time during high school. I hated every second of it.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Hah. I’m going back to that job over the summer. I like the job. I’m allowed to be on my laptop while working. Which is probably how I managed to graduate high school with a good GPA and work full-time at the same time.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear God woman! You are lucky. I worked at Mervyn’s before it closed down…I hated my co-workers
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I worked for my parents.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I worked for my parents =(
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I lucked out cause my job is one that my parents don’t want to hire someone for.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
i got a 2 on that one
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 turned out ok
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, hi, dad.
"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!"
IRL LOL
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
/laughs silently in the corner of a room
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah Asian parents!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 3, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It's funny because people living under this same roof believe this.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I played soul calibur for the entirety of the weeks leading up to the APs
In hindsight, the look on my parents’ faces was not confident joy, as I thought at the time
Good luck!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I still have not studied for any of them. Either I’ll fail horribly or succeed like my parents expect me to.
"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’ll see if your son goes to school among Asians.
"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!"
Assuming we tough it out in the city, I expect he will.
by wcw on May 3, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL U.
I’ve got a 5 page paper due tomorrow. I’m on page 2.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
(Also. Good luck!)
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s actually remarkably productive for you. Usually you’re writing it the day of, or so twitter tells me. ;)
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s one page papers! Plus, my prof’s helping me out with this paper.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I have 26 pages due on Thursday
PAGE 1 AND A QUARTER
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
my big "getting your credential/masters assignment" is due on Monday
Luckily, most of what I have left to do is editing and formatting.
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 win.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, Flannery O'Connor sure liked talking about religion apparently.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
You didn’t know that?
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It's important to note at this point that I didn't do a ton of the reading upon which this paper is based.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Flannery O'Connor is awesome though
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.
I was so sad that I didn’t get to read any of her work in Lit Studies this semester.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The stories I have read have been very dark
I was being facetious above, I actually did read A Good Man is Hard to Find, which is what I’m writing about at the moment.
But it ain’t exactly beach reading. Unless you live at a very scary beach.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
A Good Man is Hard to Find is so great. I didn’t get it at all the first time I read it though.
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.
She would have been a good woman
if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I’m writing my current paper on Wise Blood.
The first time I read it I was like “WTAF?”
The next time I read it I was like “OMG this is great.”
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, when I first read O’Connor — because my mother bought the book for me (because my mother, while crazy, is @#$%! great) — I was more like ‘WTAF I love this.’
Then I read it again and decided I loved it even more than that.
My mother can walk out of Blue Velvet, but still buy me Flannery O’Connor. Thanks, mom.
by wcw on May 3, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
A Good Man is Hard to Find is fantastic.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Flannery O'Connor
Love love love love love. Love. She is so great.
by wcw on May 3, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys all must be very dark people deep down.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
/that's racist gif
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
She’s amazing.
Her stories have the rare quality of total resistance to distillation;
If someone were to ask me what “Parker’s Back” were about,
I would have no choice but to tell it word for word.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I don’t have anything to add to this Flannery O’Connor discussion, except to say that I highly encourage more of this sort of talk around here.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on May 3, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
She said that she hated being asked what her stories were “about”, advising, in so many words, that if you can tell your story in fewer words, you should have done so in the first place.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
O’Connor is one of those authors I like to fully immerse myself in when I read. I like being able to completely lose myself in the luxury of her storytelling.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on May 3, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Somehow I don't think that my professor would buy this line of thinking
Professor, her stories are resistant to distillation! There’s no way I can write about it!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And this is why I had such trouble when her stories were selected in my classes. I just wanted to read them and do some light riffing in discussion. All of my papers devolved into biographical details and forays into social/historical context that felt, frankly, dishonest.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Stick to the basics:
Plot, characterization, setting, language use. What distinguishes each of those elements in her work as compared to her peers.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
In many of her stories, you could just take the first paragraph and explain how it works as a condensed version of the whole story.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I am pretty happy I never had to write about her. Though if I did, it almost certainly would have come out as something along the lines of ‘the history of philosophy itself as reflected in ’A Good Man Is Hard To Find’.
by wcw on May 3, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I did a paper on Everything That Rises Must Converge
I got a B+ :(
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 have now moved on to Richard Wright
Growing up a poor black man in the South was, shockingly, not an entirely pleasant experience. More details to come.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Black Boy is real good
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 good.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
But I LOVED Native Son
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Haven't read that yet
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.
All I can say is
oh my
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
This is focused on The Man Who Was Almost A Man
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Good luck to him.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Grant
Trying to out do Natto
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
GODDAMMIT I DIDN'T SEE HIS WHAT IN THE HELL
I really didn’t have time to do this, either.
by Grant Brisbee on May 3, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The minions are beginning to surpass the master
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 worked so fucking fast on that the second I saw the picture trying to beat Natto from doing something similar. Didn’t think anyone could have beat me.
by Grant Brisbee on May 3, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
It seems like the consistency of natto would make it unsuitable for fucking.
"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!"
American PIe 5: Japanese Pie
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 3, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
He beats me to everything.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL HOWIE JEALOUSY
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 3, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
you're going soft
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.
TWSS
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU GOT A WEATHER BALLOON WITH POINTS!
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 HE DID
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy gif plz
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
The circle is complete.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
What? No way. Yours is clearly better!
I mean, you’re GRANT BRISBEE. You are the KING of gifs! The KING! How dare Natto even TRY to best you. HOW DARE HE.
Goes without saying...
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Losing your touch
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Natto’s was better
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
we are going to get a crazy amount of leverage out of this picture
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.
2nd .gif at best.
"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 3, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
DAMMIT I TRIED TO LEARN GIFS FOR *YOU* PEONS. FOR *YOU*. AND MY OWN NEED FOR INTERNET PRAISE. AND THIS IS HOW YOU PEONS THANK ME?
Is that my ball? I’ll just fucking take that. GOOD NIGHT.
by Grant Brisbee on May 3, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
You already had Natto, though.
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 Grant wanted to step on people to get to the top
Not bring them with him!
(<3)
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Belvedered.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 3, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
You should untrust 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.
He is very well dressed.
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, they are not
But for that last GIF, we forgive.
by wcw on May 3, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
dr nattwho
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.
Bow ties are even cooler when they are worn with fezzes.
Trust me on this!
by mrs. owlcroft on May 4, 2011 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
/Akbar and Jeff’d
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 4, 2011 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions
alternately
You know what?
Screw you. I don’t need to answer to you. In fact, you’re the worst poster here. You add nothing. I’ll do what I want, and you can go fuck yourself. It’s the little pukes like you who make me sick of this site. Go away, and don’t come back.
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.
by jponry on May 3, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’ve forgotten where this is from.
"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!"
Grant posted it in a thread once, not replying to anyone.
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.
An implied reply fail.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Texas has a pitcher named Strop
“Homer, you left your strop! YOUR STROOOOP!!!”
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
One more win
and we get a .500 road trip. Two more and it’s .600.
Doesn’t seem like it.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 3, 2011 9:25 PM PDT reply actions
I'll take 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 still remember
that first Pie-rat game as a loss.
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 3, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
called it, sort of
http://twitter.com/#!/oldjacket/status/65555560656941056
oldjacket
this crazy lineup will score 8 runs. Baseball works that way. #sfgiants
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
I called 14 runs earlier.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Every remaining game is close, either tied or one run lead.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Thought we were gonna lose after
We couldn’t score one in the 9th, after Burriss and Ford VROOM their way on base. 1st and 3rd no outs, then 2nd and 3rd 1 out, and Rowand and TeHAHA hit popups…
Thank god for that Huff HR, hope that can get him back on track
Giants baseball, torture!
No else will agree
But jim constant posting of the food pics got a bit over done.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
"Vogelsong will be pitching."
Not to be unduly cruel, but I doubt it.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Do you have a better idea?
"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
Not for sure.
But unless someone trustworthy told me that jumping Surkamp up for a few starts was a really, really bad idea—with explanation—I’d start with that as #1 on the list of alternatives. As #2, I’d option down someone useless, maybe Ford, bring up Kroon or Edlefsen as a 13th pitcher, and try a mini-rotation of two or three relievers per start (say Mota/Runzler for 3 IP each, then play it by ear).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Eh...
That seems a little reactive. Neither Surkamp or a committee is clearly better than Vogelsong, if better at all. Might as well give the guy another start or two.
"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
A pitching machine . . .
. . . is clearly better than Vogelsong.
I hate being cruel—I’m sure he’s a nice guy, who gives his all, &c &c—but he’s a pitcher for whom the only reasonable expectation is an ERA over 5, maybe 5.5. It’s hard, without going into comedy, to do worse at the major-league level.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Javier Lopez
Has earned 2 wheelbarrows full of goodwill from me.
11/1/2010: I had a really good day!
I still am pretty uncomfortable when he pitches to righties
especially righties like David Wright.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
YANA
(Clear to Whovians.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I gotcha.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I get this.
GOOD FOR ME
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
But
No matter what happens, he still stays in the ceaseless flow of the positive river. The river that induces bases-loaded double plays.
or whatever
11/1/2010: I had a really good day!
Lopez depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
filled with good
will
from rhythm
ismt.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I pitched
the LOOGY
for an inning
against righties
The fans
were not happy
and he loaded
the bases
rhythmismt
has good will
so sweet
and so cold
Whenever I see something like this I assume that the first letter of every line spells something
It fat wat rhsa
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
last letters
dygs syds tltd
A Syd Barrett fan. Too long to.. dwell?
wayne brady is undoing all the hard work he did
to destroy his goody two shoes image on Chappelles show
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Pirates really suck
HR: E Patterson (1, Bot 3 off J Karstens, 0-1, 1 Out, None on); R Johnson (1, Bot 8 off J Beimel, 3-2, 1 Out, None on); M Latos (1, Bot 3 off J Karstens, 2-1, 0 Out, None on)
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
How come you miserable dickheads didn't tell me
that Parks and Recreation season 2 was good?
by ThePasswordisWillieMcgee on May 3, 2011 9:44 PM PDT reply actions
Ron Swanson
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.
by jponry on May 3, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec’d
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
nobody here watches it
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
How in fuck did Liriano get a no hitter out of that?
Valencia’s play was as good as you’ll ever see.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Brandon Phillips disagrees.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
LOL Oakland
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
you mean
Overstock, CA?
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 3, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL T-REX ARMS
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
...Antti Niemi?
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
BASED BALLS
NOT HOCKEYED PUCKS
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
But it fits for him!
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
RAWR
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
OH MY GOD
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
LOL I went to the same elementary school as him.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
Third Street Kings | Nine Shot First
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Cleveland Indians = unstoppable juggernaut
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
OK I know I'm going to get a "Why are you listening to Eric Byrnes" but
omg he is so dumb. In the two minutes I was listening to him in the car, he said:
“Shortstop is now an offensive position” and “Signing Uribe to a 3 year deal would be a good idea because Uribe is good.”
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.
Brynes really has nothing going on upstairs.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
“Why are you listening to Eric Byrnes”
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
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The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes I do, but I bet Krueger is somewhere laughing. Can we trade Felipe for him now?
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 3, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Me neither, but he’s one of many on a list I’d prefer to Byrnes.
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 3, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I prefer Radnich to Byrnes
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 prefer Radish to Byrnes. Or cilantro.
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 3, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
How does Eric Byrnes happen?
How can KNBR get their baseball broadcast team so right and fail so miserably on their studio hosts?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
I enjoyed F.P. explaining to Byrnes last night why moving Posey out from behind the plate right now was a bad idea.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
see facepalm (f.p.!) immediately below
I can’t laugh at these sorts of things.
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 4, 2011 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions
SS became an offensive position
sometime between Tejada swinging through a stop sign on a 3-0 pitch and him watching that ball go into LF yesterday.
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 3, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I still think that Uribe would have been a decent sign at the contract he got
But I hate Byrnes.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
There's an argument to be made for it
the one Byrnes gave was not 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.
...
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Emo Juan Uribe is a 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!"
Yes.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Russian heritage.
Man of leisure.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I mean
there’s just no point to Byrnes’ show at all. FP would say something useful sometimes, Urban is OK, and Ray Woodson is the Fontenot of KNBR. Just let him do that show already.
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 3, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure Byrnes thinks he's an offensive force
When really his value comes from the fact that he’s a pretty good hitter for a shortstop and he can play a couple different positions, but he really shouldn’t be middle-of-the-order.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yeah
I am not sure Uribe would have fallen off as bad as everyone thinks. But now I would totally be ok with it.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Your 2014 SS!
1 yr/$8M
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 3, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
According to my twitter feed, Miguel Tejaja saw all of 12 pitches tonight in his 0-5
There’re really no words after that.
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That many?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I mean, I knew it was bad, but I didn’t know it was that bad.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I know right
it took those pitchers 2.4 pitches per AB to get out Miguel Tejada. How embarassing.
Monday Monkey lives for the weekend, sir.
Thats a higher number than I recalled…I thought it was 4
by Artimus Clyde on May 3, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
2.4 pitches per at bat. Ugh.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Gotta swing your way out of a slump.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
When your third place hitter is Mike Fontenot...
…why WOULDN’T you expect good things? When I saw this lineup, I knew the Gigantes were in for something special tonight. I KNEW IT!
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
NO U
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 3, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Won't you please lend a hand to those in need?
LOL DODGERS
The Los Angeles Dodgers might not have enough money to meet their payroll through May, according to the Los Angeles Times.
MLB took control of the Dodgers last week after it was revealed that owner Frank McCourt had arranged a $30 million loan from Fox to meet payroll. However, the Times reported the team has enough money to meet the first payroll of May, but not the second, which is due at May’s end.
If McCourt fails to cover, the league would foot the bill and could seize the team from him, according to the newspaper.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
HAHAHAHAHA
I half expect Albert Spalding to step out from behind a door and offer to take some players off their hands.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It would be really awesome if some creditor filed an involuntary bankrupcy petition.
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 3, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, how would that even work?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The law and baseball have this perverse relationship.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It would be a spectacular mess, and very delightful.
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 3, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m willing to lead a group of Bay Area creditors into this fray.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The more I think about it, the more awesome it would be…. What with all the Frank McCourt shenanigans.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
They should have to try to deal all their big contracts in salary dumps.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Said by Bob Fitzgerald today
Maybe he was kissing up to the guest (Steve Stone promoting a book). He said Hawk Harrelson and Steve Stone are a good broadcast team.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I pretty much can't listen to him any more either
I don’t mind Rod at all, but Fitzgerald is like Damon Bruce Sr. Having each of them on opposing channels is programfail akin to showing Full House on two different TV channels at the same time.
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 3, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
agree
I think Fitzgerald is a strong dark horse contender for worst host on KNBR. He’s also a terrible play by play announcer.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
he’s a white sox fan, right? he might not know better
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I would love for Soriano to crush a HR off Broxton right now.
So would my Pokemonz
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Or,
Broxton may be hurt.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Soriano's line: still hilarious
.257/.275/.610
one of these things is not like the other
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It would be awesome of the slugging were .572.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Man. Valencia threw that ball so hard. That’s, like, 140 feet on a line.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Feliz was pretty awesome with the glove.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Russ Davis is one of the greatest entertainers to ever live.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
My favorite Russ Davis joke: Russ Davis has the range of a rusty fire hydrant.
Wait, that’s not funny.
Don't insult rusty fire hyrdants.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I seem to remember that he wasn’t so perfect with his backhand. Good range, fantastic arm, amazing on the charge…. Backhand I don’t recall so much.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’ve seen it like 8 times and it doesn’t get old. That was a fantastic play.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Need a slow guy for those great 3B plays.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
lol Vin Scully
“Soriano is 0-3, struck out twice, and he never walks if he can help it”
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Note
If anyone has cable or sat, you can watch this game. It’s on WGN.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
MLB Network was showing it, and when I heard Vinny and saw the Cubs messing up, I switched over to Caddyshack for a while.
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 3, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
LA is messing up now.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
eh
they might win and make me mad. I don’t like watching the Dodgers unless I have to.
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 3, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
SOTO!!
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Mike Stanton.
Dude has happily taken Dunn’s place as my guilty pleasure mlb.com highlight player.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
My pokemons wish Dunn would get off his ass.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
That home run Stanton hit in Cincinatti is friggin’ amazing.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
To the opposite field no less.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’m not sure what you’re implying, but I resent it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That would 2007 on your voice mail. Four times. I haven’t even mentioned Jason Heyward and Nick Porcello.
Oh.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Don’t make me do a live blog of Persona.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Which one?
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That one where nothing happens for the first 50 minutes.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Back when Carnivale was on the air my wife would complain that for episode after episode, nothing happened.
I liked that.
I liked Carnivale!
Love that guy who plays the priest.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
oh now I 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
I completely erased that guy from my mind.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Hmmm….
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Stanton’s power is ridic.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Shockingly, Uribe strikes out against Carlos Marmol
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
LOL DODGERS
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Dodgers under .500
Rockies increasingly looking like the class of a weak division.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I have made a note of this post and am going to quote it whenever it seems like you hate the Giants.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I said it's what they look like
Not, necessarily, what they are.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Those Rockies are classy guys.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
division is over
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.
Going to be boring race.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL MAY 3RD
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
It is early
And it is, I think, foolish to try to draw too many conclusions based on performance so far.
But it is similarly foolish to deny that the Rockies have, thusfar, looked and played like the best team in the division.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
FTFY
But it is similarly foolish to deny that the Rockies have, thusfar,looked and played like the best team in the divisionplayed two good teams and lost to both of them.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
by Solidarity on May 3, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Baseball Prospectus disagrees.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
Look closely at the "updated" column.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Here's B-Bro's "Adjusted Standings"
Which attempt to display how teams have really played:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/
The top team shouldn’t shock.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Dave Cameron was right.
Armed with this information, I will vote Tory at the next election.
"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!"
Is that term used in Britain? I know it’s a Canadian 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!"
I was going with Canada, yes. Plus, I like the idea of the Red Tory. If real revolutions didn’t suck so much I would wish for one to scare the tar out of the new gilded age and create a few more.
Sanchez had the 5th highest ERA before throwing his no-hitter says MLB Network (Liriano highest).
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Giants fun facts!
The Giants bullpen have been credited with 6 of the team’s 14 wins. Aside from Ryan Vogelsong, no Giants starter has recorded a win since Jonathan Sanchez on April 19—two weeks ago today.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
wow
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
The Lincecum Cain Sanchez Bumgarner
all have around 3.50 FIPs so far. they have all done very well. We just need to limit walks.
Well, the walks are going to happen for those guys (Bumgarner the likely exception).
That is cray-z.
I think Cain and Lincecum can both have days where they have superior control, and they find ways to limit walks. The quadro of starting pitching the Giants have is still young, so I think as they age they will find more comfort with the a little more experience.
It’s because the starters make the rest of the players stand out in the field too long. They need to make the innings quicker so the hitters can focus.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
My ire is directed precisely the other way. The hitters go down on <10 pitches so often the starters barely get a chance to rest, and aren’t as sharp when they have to hurry back out. I’m not sure how much of an issue this really (too much rest can be bad, too), but it can’t help.
by non sequitur on May 4, 2011 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s riffing on Cain’s comments after his last start. Mild ’chasm there by Tay.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
Avoiding the ‘chasm is impossible here. But that’s what I get for plopping down comments after not reading whole threads. Which is also impossible here.
by non sequitur on May 4, 2011 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Very true
I think most of us feel the same way about the hitters being retired so quickly making things difficult. Heck, yesterday’s game between Bumgarner and Gorzelanny had MadBum making good pitches and striking hitters out, and the top halves of the innings seemed to take about 2 minutes each.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
by Tay on May 4, 2011 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the best thing ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjIM0-BoH0o&feature=related
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
I’ll give it a like, but no more.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Not going to click that link.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Holy crap, Vader puts his hands on his hips oh so elegantly when Leia says the line “Darth Vader, only you could be so bold.”
Watch it. I never noticed. OMG.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder who made the character decision to have Darth Vader place hands on hips during every conversation.
Bet somebody could place a montage of that to runway music and get one million youtube hits.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I love how in this clip he not only puts his hands on his hips, but also drops the weight to his other hip just so.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
And I wouldn’t be surprised if “hands on the hip” was actually a practical, cape-based decision.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet back thou cape, wastrel, for the world needs thy crotch bared to it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
“But George, nobody can see my arms behind the cape when I stand normal!”
“Well, we did put some sweet detail work in on the arms. Okay, then. Akimbo it is.”
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
omg
how different is this one from the old one? the old one was my favorite YT video ever.
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 guess Giants fans are never going to let this go
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Not sure how that is the case.
Seeing as my first reaction was to laugh at your chasm.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
you gotta choose sides, there (you’re next reply indicates that you take me dead serious)
WE'RE ALL GIRLS
Who you calling a next reply, bub?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You’re not my pal, buddy.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Shucks, I did it all wrong.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Not if you read it out loud in an amused and chagrined voice.
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I'M A GIRL
.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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And then the Giants won the World Series and Francisco Liriano did not.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
also I’m pretty sure Liriano arm could come apart at any moment
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TORQUE
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
OT-Wow
A $2.7 billion deal.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6471380
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Pac-12 will be getting more money than the SEC or the Big 10.
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I think this is just a matter of timing…SEC’s next deal will be huge.
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Still a good job by commish Larry Scott
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absolutely. Considering the last commissioner barely acknowledged the existence of TV.
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holy crap
The Pac-10 made less than $60 million in media rights this past season but became the latest conference to take advantage of the escalating market for college sports on television.
…
The contract, which will begin with the 2012-13 season, will be worth more than $225 million per year — or $2.7 billion over the life of the deal, Sports Business Daily and The Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
From $60M this past year in media rights to an average of $225M a year. Jeebus.
by non sequitur on May 3, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
still doesn’t seem like enough; ESPN must make tons of dough on something like this.
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I was reading an article about this, albeit about broadcast rights in the pros rather than in college. The basic finding was that the networks often *lose* money on these deals, at least in terms of the ad revenue during the sports broadcasts themselves. But they continue to pay out a ton for these rights even knowing they’ll lose money because it maintains their image as a top quality network and allows them to raise ad fees for non-sports programming. (This was about the major networks; I don’t know how this would apply to a sports-only network like ESPN.)
by non sequitur on May 3, 2011 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Each school will get close to $19 million.
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Wait a minute — are you sure that’s how the money gets distributed?
by non sequitur on May 3, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t it a split?
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Then again
A lot of this may be reinvested in their TV network
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Oh, I have no idea. It’s just that the Pac-10 is a separate organizational entity so the question is how much they take for themselves.
Even if all of that money goes to the schools, I wonder whether it stays within the athletic program or goes into the general operating fund. $19M is a drop in Berkeley’s annual budget, but if it stayed in the athletic department I imagine that would have seriously altered the calculus of what programs got cut and which didn’t. (And as it was, all of them — even men’s gymnastics — have been saved.)
by non sequitur on May 3, 2011 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a press conference tomorrow so more details will come out.
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The Chronicle has picked it up. You’re right — the money all goes straight to the schools. As much as $21M/year.
Actually, according to this Chronicle piece, the Pac-12 is going to be starting its own TV network in 2012. How does that work, selling broadcasting rights to ESPN & FOX and starting your own network?
by non sequitur on May 3, 2011 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of the TV rights, they are keeping for themselves.
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I get it on the seller’s side. But if you’re the network, I wonder why would you lay out this unprecedented amount of money (considering last year the Pac-10 was at $60M) if you knew the conference was also going to be launching its own network.
by non sequitur on May 3, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN and Fox take the big games while the conference network takes other games. Also, the network would do shows throughout the week that ESPN and Fox wouldn’t do. Network would also show non-revenue sports
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oh yeah?
Just wait until you see the Pac-120! All your conference playoff extravaganza games are belong to us!
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by natteringnabob on May 4, 2011 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Ruben Rivera?
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Watching Game of Thrones-Episode 3
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I can't watch this
No HBO.
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if only there were sites online where you could watch tv shows for free…
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I don't like doing that, though
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Here’s how I reconcile that: I watch it online, and then I buy the DVDs later when they get released. Win-win!
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or subscribe to Netflix cuz at some point it will get the DVDs for me to watch
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I only post this because I find it amusing, not because I have any insight into the judgment, which I don't...
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The site still amuses me.
OLD PEOPLE FUCKING, by John Updike.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh. I’ve enjoyed the two Game of Thrones books I’ve read so far. I wouldn’t call it literature, but it’s definitely entertaining.
Also, I find Shakespeare incredibly difficult to read, since so much nuance has been lost. His work (or Marlowe’s or whomever else he stole from) really deserves to be seen on the stage.
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No, a lot of people love them. I’ll probably give the series a go one of these days, too.
It just seemed somehow apropos.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Long article on Mr. Martin in a recent New Yorker.
Is a girl.
by gallo del cielo on May 3, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I picked the first book up in a bookstore and I got pretty bored after the first chapter. Honestly, I don’t have time to slog through another LOTR with worse writing. So I’ll just wait till I can Netflix or DVD it.
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by Murray, Present on May 4, 2011 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, what does this make Shakespeare? Marlowe, plus some good publicity?
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by Johnny Disaster on May 4, 2011 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: 'all my films are mainstream'
Werner Herzog.
Discuss.
I wouldn’t show Fitzcarraldo to my friends.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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You can play the song, though!
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
I was referring to this song, which was inspired by the movie.
For those of you paying attention, the lead singer is Glen Hansard of The Swell Season and, by extension, the lead actor in Once.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
There was something that really bothered me about Once, but I can’t remember what it was. Other than that one major thing, though, very cool film.
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by howtheyscored on May 4, 2011 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah. Dude goes back. WTF was that?
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by howtheyscored on May 4, 2011 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I was kind of glad it wasn’t a Hollywood ending. Broke up the monotony of most everything I see these days.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
Well, I didn’t think it would have made any sense for him to stay and get in a relationship with new lady.
But going back to old lady? That’s weak. Move on, dude.
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by howtheyscored on May 4, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Why
Are the Indians 20-8, and on a 7 game win streak?
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 3, 2011 11:18 PM PDT reply actions
for the lolz
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’ve decided not to suck like everyone else this year
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
For a lot of the same reasons that the Rockies are 17-10.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
This is more expected than the Indians start.
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That’s because there are few good reasons to pay attention to the AL Central.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
I think they will continue to be for real, but their pitching could fold down the line. Could be like this years version of the 2010 Padres
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by giant4life83 on May 3, 2011 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
So, Gallo dropped in on The Amazin' Avenue for some pre and some GDT
and things there are pretty cool, though macho, which takes a different spin when they think you’re a girl. I didn’t think about that until I noticed that my sig says that I’m a girl. I’d forgotten.
Those poor bastards are suffering, and I understand.
Is a girl.
by gallo del cielo on May 3, 2011 11:22 PM PDT reply actions
LOL, I hadn’t noticed you changed your sig to that, too. What the hell did Graham start?
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I missed this whole maymay.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I once put that in my sig because people kept confusing me in the beginning. Then everyone knew I was a girl and I took it out. Then recently some new person thought I was a guy and El Person told me to put it back so people wouldn’t be confused. Then Graham put it in his sig to confuse people on purpose. Then (for reasons I still don’t understand) everyone else put it in their sig as well. Gallo is the most recent.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, I had forgotten you had that in your sig before.
And of course, Graham would. He really would.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a word for kids like him
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I can think of one.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I can think of several
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I did it before Graham. You just might not have noticed.
Is a girl.
by gallo del cielo on May 3, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Graham said he was going to get rid of it. He still hasn’t.
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Of course, Graham would. He really would.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
See, I was being helpful.
"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!"
Your “helpfulness” has led to mass chaos.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess that’s what I get for trying to help.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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they probably have a right to be angry. dude should have taken the walkoff HBP
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by giant4life83 on May 3, 2011 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been mistaken for one in real life.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Because of my first name, I am regularly assumed to be female by various folk. Back when I was born, Kelly was strictly a boy name. Not any more.
Is a girl.
by gallo del cielo on May 3, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I really don’t understand how anyone would mistake me for a guy, I don’t think I sound like one at all.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
But no wommins on the internetz.
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I don’t even understand how this maymay got started, to be honest. Was there really a time when women didn’t use the internet as much as men? Or does it just play into the old assumption that the person who says she’s a woman is actually 43 year old guy in Toledo or a 13 year old boy in Topeka just role-playing?
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This wasn’t actually directed at you to personally answer, SFGuy, I’ve just always been curious about this.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think a lot of message boards have a long history of entertaining such depraved, disgusting, sexist user content that a lot of women would make it a point not to make their gender known by either their handle or their speech. So, while they were participating, their presence was not known as such.
At least, that’s the origin myth I’ve heard. It’s probably mostly full of shit.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, that’s at least remotely plausible.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
All the more reason for everyone to declare their gender as such, rather like all the Danes calling themselves Jews, or all the slaves Spartacus.
Is a girl.
by gallo del cielo on May 3, 2011 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
And as an origin myth, it makes sense until you realize how spineless it makes women out to be.
More likely, I’d just speculate that there is a large, large double standard in American culture when it comes to tech goods. Specifically, the perception that men like them and women don’t. The Internet being more or less an extension of tech, that double standard just assumes women don’t use it.
“WOW YOU PLAY VIDEO GAMES TOO? AND YOU HAVE A JOB? WOW.”
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, I could see it for the earliest chat rooms (which is what I thought you were talking about). But I’d say anything post 1995 and the explosion of AOL makes it super unlikely.
I also find it particularly funny that people think you need to be somehow tech savvy to use the internet. Probably anybody who posts on a board knows how easy the internet is to use, so even if you subscribe to the sexist POV that women are tech-unsavvy, you’d have to believe that a fair number of them are finding their way on to the internet.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, no, I totally see it, understand, and sympathize on and individual basis, even as message board today are concerned. There is activity that, for an individual, just falls into a category you need to, for your own sanity, avoid instead of fight.
But I think the premise that women in total were and have been so universally driven to hide their identity on the Internet that they actually appeared not to exist implies some rather troubling things that simply do not hold up. Individuals? Sure. Totally understandable. The entire population? No ma’am.
I think the double standard theory holds up better to large-scale scrutiny.
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by howtheyscored on May 4, 2011 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I think that historically there has been a gender gap in computer/video game use, but as it’s no longer a “hobby” sort of niche things have become much more balanced than they used to be. So the perception is not unfounded, just antiquated at this point.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
This is the most female place I frequent on the Internet. There are portions of the Internet that are mostly female, but for the most part those are not the places that generate memes.
"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 setup of the internet is set up in a way to support debate, argument, bullshit, etc. typically in the form of politics, sports, video games, etc. and men may be the more likely gender to partake in such activities and prefer the styles.
I say this with nothing but anecdotal evidence, but that’s just the way it has seemed to me.
That is cray-z.
Oh really?
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s this supposed to mean?
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, I’m just giving you shit.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 3, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
DON’T TAKE IT, PC.
THAT’S DISGUSTING.
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by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
This is precisely why I’ve never exchanged Christmas gifts with Chop.
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by Prussian Creole on May 3, 2011 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I would never give shit for Christmas!
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 4, 2011 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
You’re trying to give it to me now for no reason!
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by Prussian Creole on May 4, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
(I can’t believe where this convo digressed to, I actually feel a little gross talking about you hypothetically giving me poop)
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by Prussian Creole on May 4, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 4, 2011 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Did we ever find out if there was anything to Belt being removed from the Fresno game?
I guess if there was, you people would be all over it, eh… I want him back up, and now!! And good god, has something got to be done about Tehaha. Dude is a fucking washed up loser.
Also I’d trade Wheeler for Reyes, even if it’s a rental. It would just have to be done real soon to be worth it.
and as always… /optimism
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It looks like he was just pulled in teh 8th inning of a blowout game.
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Don’t want him to pull a Derrick Rose.
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Et tu, Ribe?
oh. didn’t know it was the 8th inning. thought maybe the 5th.
looks like he won’t be joining the team in NY, then. One can hope for Friday, though!
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by giant4life83 on May 3, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the point of playing in the minors was to develop a player’s skills though? So why would it matter what the score is? Every player should have something to work on and should have every opportunity to do so.
That is cray-z.
That applies for bench players too though.
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Well, if you’re on the bench in the minors it’s likely you don’t have too much more developing to do.
That is cray-z.
That’s true, but I think that makes it more of a reason to put a bench player in when a situation like that arises. Belt can get tired too, I’m sure it doesn’t hurt him him to rest for a couple innings.
Big Ups to Matt Downs
"He told me he was gonna do it"- Andres Torres
If he was pulled in the 8th, I have to wonder how many more opportunities he would have had to work on things. If he’s not playing first base, then he might get one, maybe two more defensive chances. Unless you count backing up plays, which I would hope he already knows how to do.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
I mean obviously it’s not really a big deal. The more I think about it, you do have to keep your players happy, even if they’re minor league roster fillers.
I just find the idea of taking out young kids out in the minors due to a “blowout” kind of funny. You take players out in blowouts to save their energy for a long season.
That is cray-z.
Belt might well have a long season than most of those guys.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
So I had seats at the top row of the stadium, just slightly offset from behind home.
Random thoughts:
There was a group of 15 or so guys a few rows away from me that called themselves the “Citi Field Hooligans.” They had soccer-style songs and chants for each player the Mets trotted out. It was pretty great.
“Guess who’s back from Triple-A
Duda, Duda
Going back to Double-A
Oh, the Duda day!”
They chanted “YOU ARE LOST” at the vast hordes of Giants fans that took over the stadium, and (hilariously) “YOU HAVE CHLAMYDIA” at me and a few others.
The girl I went with- a Phillies fan- called Huff’s shot seconds before he hit it. He was 0-20 before that?!? DAAAAAAAAMN.
Holy shit, Tejada is awful. Did anyone take the time to appreciate the fact that his 0-5 today was one ball each to first, second, third, short, and pitcher? The Infield Cycle of Fail.
We had these old rummy guys all around us who all kept score and seemed to know each other. They reminded me of a) Bleacher Bums, b) the population of the now-shuttered NYC Off-Track Betting parlors, and c) that Lee Elia tirade about old seedy Cub fans (A, B, and C are all essentially the same). As my friend put it, “Yep. Nooooo wedding rings on these guys.”
I like winz, even when they’re really just Not-Losses in which the other team failed harder than the Giants.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 3, 2011 11:26 PM PDT reply actions
There was a group of 15 or so guys a few rows away from me that called themselves the "Citi Field Hooligans." They had soccer-style songs and chants for each player the Mets trotted out.
That’s pretty awesome.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
You could hear them doing a chant for Reyes everytime he was up.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woRE-lDZwGY&feature=related
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That's the famous one.
But theirs was much more complex, praising his speed.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 3, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the story, Willie.
Speaking of Willie, I’m halfway through the bio on CD. I’d be done if I lived further from work.
Is a girl.
by gallo del cielo on May 4, 2011 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
The Infield Cycle of Fail.
This would amuse me more if he wasn’t costing the team games left and right. Ya gotta figure between his Opening Day massacre, the two games in WSH, we win probably 2 of those.
So thanks for that, tejaja
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on May 3, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
"Guess who’s back from Triple-A
Duda, Duda
Going back to Double-A
Oh, the Duda day!"
You would have appreciated my “What in the wide world of sports is going on here?” .jpg I posted in the GDT.
Glad you got a win out of it. It sure looked bad in the first.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
Also
after Reyes tied the game at six, the Reyes-is-fast song was in full throat, over and over and over.
Then Murphy GIDP to end the inning, and I started singing it into the depressed silence. That earned me the chlamydia chant. I shot back with something about rings.
“CHECK THE SCORE-BOARD!
CHECK THE SCORE-BOARD!”
I looked at them like they were crazy, the game being, y’know, tied.
Then I hit ’em with the big guns.
“BER-NIE MAD-OFF!
BER-NIE MAD-OFF!”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 4, 2011 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
you going to be there tomorrow?
Adoptive father of 18th round draft pick and future ace, BRANDON ALLEN
by Nnamdi Asomugha on May 4, 2011 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I like all these posts a lot
and am surprised you didn’t get tossed. Citi Field seems to tolerate more activity (read: presence) of opposing fans than the House that A-Rod Built.
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 4, 2011 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit, Tejada is awful. Did anyone take the time to appreciate the fact that his 0-5 today was one ball each to first, second, third, short, and pitcher? The Infield Cycle of Fail.
LOL Miggy Tragic
He’s been trying to achieve this for years, actually.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2011 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
NBC 11 using SNY's feed to show highlights
Seems strange considering Comcast owns NBC and CSN Bay Area.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Time for NCIS: LA
g’nite folks! catch ya on the flip side
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
So conclusion re Jose Reyes as a Giant.
Still don’t want for Wheeler. Maybe for Sanchez
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Really?
Sanchez is a proven player. We don’t know about Wheeler. You think he’s a lock to be a good or great player?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Sanchez has basically hit his ceiling and will be a free agent. Wheeler is super young and is showing tons of potential
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
So what if he's hit his ceiling?
If you want to trade him for prospects, that’s a good reason to trade him. If you want to improve the team, why have two Vogelsongs in the rotation?
That is cray-z.
J. Sanchez?
I just don’t see them splitting up any part of this staff for any reason.
by BrianIsAwesome on May 3, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't see why they should, either.
They have no replacements.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
What is this
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on May 3, 2011 11:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
He named his bat Orcrist the Goblin-Cleaver!
I very much enjoyed seeing him vs. Frodonot.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 3, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Narsil is reforged!
Renewed is the blade that was broken,
And the crownless again shall be king.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 4, 2011 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s either your worst nightmare, or your worst nightmare’s worst nightmare.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 3, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Chris Capuano notes
NOTES VS. THE GIANTS
Last Win vs. Giants: Beat the Giants, 5-1, on July 31, 2005, going 8.0 innings and allowed two hits and one run, earned…Struck out three.
Last Loss vs. Giants: Dropped an 11-6 decision on August 24, 2007 at San Francisco…Went 5.1 innings and allowed 11 hits and seven runs.
Career vs. Giants: Is 1-3 with a 5.79 ERA (21 earned runs/32.2 innings) in eight games, four starts…Has allowed nine home runs.
Key Matchups:
• Pat Burrell – .375 (3-8, HR, 2 RBI)
• Cody Ross – .429 (3-7, HR, 2 RBI)
• Aubrey Huff – .500 (2-4, BB)
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Last Loss vs. Giants: Dropped an 11-6 decision on August 24, 2007 at San Francisco…Went 5.1 innings and allowed 11 hits and seven runs.
one of these, please.
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’d be down with a slump-buster.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
They really hate Cody Ross on Amazin Avenue.
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
Yeah, I noticed that too. I called him “cute.”
No, I wasn’t trolling. I was a perfect gentlerooster.
Is a girl.
by gallo del cielo on May 4, 2011 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm scanning through their game day thread
and keeping an eye out for your comments
My son!
Man of the Crazy Sink.
Also related to a certain GasCan.
I'M A GIRL
That's sad that you're doing that
But I also do it occasionally. Maybe even frequently.
/lolme
That is cray-z.
From what I can tell from Phillies Fans, Cody Ross was the David Eckstein of the AL East during his prime years in Florida, but with way more dingerz.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
lol Juan Pierre
Juan Pierre entered Tuesday’s series opener with the Twins with just one successful stolen-base attempt in his last nine tries. He was thrown out three straight times since April 21, but manager Ozzie Guillen won’t take away the green light from his top basestealing threat, and that paid off when Pierre stole second base in the fourth inning against Minnesota on Tuesday.
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 it may just pay off again 9 tries from now.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2011 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
/Freddy Sanchez sac bunts
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
Jesus Christ, that's so fucking creepy!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 4, 2011 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That really gets better every time I watch it.
Big Ups to Matt Downs
"He told me he was gonna do it"- Andres Torres
I hope the team sees this and it becomes a clubhouse custom to look at each other creepily after a HR.
Big Ups to Matt Downs
"He told me he was gonna do it"- Andres Torres
Look creepily at Belt whenever he strikes out then.
Fortune favors the lucky.
by BusterHomerun on May 4, 2011 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2011 1:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I noticed he moves his eyes at the last second. It’s like he’s finding all his targets.
That is cray-z.
The shifty eyes make it all the more creepy.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 4, 2011 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahahahaha
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 particular reason for bringing this up now
But it’s such a beautiful swing. (Warning: don’t watch more than a minute of this.)
It was off KRod?!
Still delightful.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That asshole was something like a last-minute injury replacement and he may have been more responsible than anyone else on the roster for the Angels’ postseason run.
Well, still.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
There was a discussion here the other day about Bonds’ swing not being so much beautiful as it was quick and in a way violent. Of course you can define “beautiful” anyway you want, but I kinda agree.
I think it’s beautiful in the way that I find certain weapons beautiful, in that it is ruthlessly engineered to destroy baseballs.
"That’s the sort of pitch that Lincecum throws several times a game — the sort of pitch that made Satchel Paige say: 'I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t been seen by this generation.' Lincecum threw 10 or 15 generation pitches on Thursday." -Joe Posnanski
Et tu, Ribe?
I was firmly in the “beautiful” camp. That swing is pretty as fuck. Yes.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Shawon Dunston sighting.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on May 4, 2011 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Kind of neat...
I’m listening to Volgelsong pitch on midnight replay. I remember listening to the Giants when I was about 10 in southern california when I could only get Giants games on the radio at night. Vogelsong was pitching. He got a hit in that game too. It was that 18ish inning game. Not sure how I remember that,
One of my favorite things about sports is how certain games and events stand out to where I can picture exactly where I was and what I was doing while watching or listening. Baseball seems to have most of those memories. Here’s to hoping Vogelsong’s second go-around is better than Aurilia’s.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
by Tay on May 4, 2011 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s true. There are so many time I can think about a situation, or a place I visited, and remember exactly what the Giants did that day
by BrianIsAwesome on May 4, 2011 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
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"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
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