Post-game thread: Giants take first game
by Grant Brisbee on May 30, 2011 4:38 PM PDT
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PrintFreak stat of the day:
Giants record when scoring exactly three runs: 8-1
Giants record when scoring exactly six runs: 1-2
So everyone’s all agog over Andres Torres’s grand slam, but don’t forget about Brandon Crawford’s RBI single earlier in the inning. Without it, the Giants would have scored only six runs, and then they probably would have lost. This sort of thing is why math is so confusing.
Of all of the surprise players last year -- specifically Burrell, Huff, and Torres -- if I were told that only one could keep his offensive production, I think Torres would be the obvious choice. A plus-defender in center with leadoff skillz and a little power is a harder thing to find than a low-average clomper like Burrell or an offensive-minded first baseman.
As such, today’s a perfect day to give the whining a rest. Temporarily, of course! But a day with Torres reminding us that he’s still pretty good is a good day to reflect on what’s going right. And for a few hours at least, the Giants are tied for first. It can’t all be a smoldering husk. One of the things going right: Torres is back, and he’s the hitter from last year so far. If you followed the preseason projections, that was something that was less likely than Huff or Burrell performing at a similar level. Small victories.
Another thing that’s going right: Madison Bumgarner is the third straight highly touted pitching prospect to come up for the Giants and look like he really, really knows what he’s doing. It’s an easy thing to take for granted, but other teams dicker around with their prospects for season after season, trying to figure out their role, wondering if they’re ever going to develop into something notable. It’s pretty amazing that Cain, Lincecum, and now Bumgarner have come up as good pitchers dripping with potential. Sometimes all that young pitcher potential just makes the floor slippery.
First place again for at least another couple of hours. I'll take it. Now let us never speak of those hats again.
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I was cruelly chopped from the previous without warning.
I was scared. So alone, so . . . rejected.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 30, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone know when Pablo comes back???
by GSkush on May 30, 2011 6:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
about 2 more weeks
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 30, 2011 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
actually they think by the start of the Nats series next monday, maybe sooner. they removed the hamate bone, so there isn’t any real risk in rushing him back.
rehabbing with Fresno on Friday is the plan, they want him to get 20 ABs (less if he’s looking good)
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 30, 2011 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants' site said still two weeks
If all goes well, Sandoval will start taking full batting practice Wednesday. Bochy said Sandoval could start a Minor League rehab assignment as soon as Friday, and that will last at least four or five games at an affiliate that has yet to be decided. If Sandoval feels good after all that, he could be back in the Majors in about two weeks.
Pablo seems to be shortening the time table, thugh
The thong is, it happened.
I’d hate him to hurry unless his wrist is a sure thing.
by wcw on May 30, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this
And I hope I’m at an SJ game where he rehabs! If he goes there. He’d mash 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 30, 2011 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
they removed the hamate bone as opposed to waiting for it to heal (eliminating the possibility it could re-fracture), so really from what I understand it’s all about his tolerance for pain.
his hand has probably been healed for a couple weeks now
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 30, 2011 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
One side of his body weighs less than the other now.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Hamate bones weigh between 7-10 pounds. He’s likely going to be off balance until his hypothalamus adjusts.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Hamate bones weigh between 7-10 pounds.
There’s no way that’s right.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Have you weighed your hands? 7-10 pounds. You can look it up. Heaviest bone in the body.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The average hand weighs one and a quarter pounds.
http://msis.jsc.nasa.gov/sections/section03.htm#Figure%203.3.7.3.1.2-1
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Those links are with the Hamate bone removed.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder how long this will go on.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know. I’m still surprised it started in the first place.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It was pretty weighty
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
This statement is factually incorrect.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
Even if it’s connected to the thigh bone?
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 31, 2011 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions
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Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I have been using this way too much the past couple weeks. Mostly when I’m drunk, but still.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
LOL
hamate bones weigh like 1lb, maybe less. size of a nickel
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 30, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
"I am tired of these jokes about my giant hand. The first such incident occured in 1956 when..."
by apistat on May 30, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
win
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 30, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
nope. removing the bone is SOP for hamate injuries to MLB players.
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 30, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I got my info from The Splash on sfgate.
either way, the timelines are the same. ML assignment by Friday, 20-25 ABs in Fresno is 4-5 games, put that at Mon-Tue, back in SF by Wed the 8th.
It could be even less time in Fresno he’s looking good. Check out the article at sfgate. They go pretty in-depth with it.
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 30, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I was at Miller Park this weekend
And he was taking ground balls during BP. He didn’t make any throws to first, but took plenty of choppers from the staff. He looked to be moving well.
by misterbrister on May 31, 2011 6:47 AM PDT up reply actions
The camerawork on that HR was really shoddy.
We can only imagine where that ball landed.
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Of everybody I’ve seen wringing over, Ross is the one I simply haven’t been able to get myself to wring with others about.
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by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You and me both, pal. He’s made some very nice throws this year in particular.
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 30, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Same
There’s so much more I’m concerned about than Ross
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Well yea, but I think thats mostly because he’s supposed to be a .750-.800 OPS guy hitting in the middle-bottom of the order with good defense and he’s producing as a .670 OPS guy and still playing good defense. Of course thats gonna inspire less wringing than the guy who was supposed to be your .850ish OPS 3rd or 4th hitter who was supposed to provide passable defense at 2 or 3 positions who is now a .620 OPS 1B only. Ross’ numbers are a good week or two away from where we expected them to be. Aubrey and Tejada would need a much longer period of sustained production.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I don't think he should play over Belt
Apart from that, I have no problem with Cody.
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because of Ross’ age, I know he will put up the stats he puts up every year. He’s been remarkably consistent over his career.
Huff’s career lines have been all over the place, and Burrell is still a TBD. Belt should play at the cost of those two.
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 30, 2011 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
because of Ross’ age, I know he will put up the stats he puts up every year.
Because of Ross’ age, he’s actually less likely to put up the numbers he’s put up in past years. And as for remarkable consistency, sure, he has been consistent – consistently getting worse each year since 2007.
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If you add Ross’ postseason last year to his regular season his numbers are almost identical to his overall career averages. And so in each of his three major league seasons where he’s had over 500 total PAs he’s had an OPS between .770 and .804. Thats pretty consistent and I don’t think you should expect to see any sharp decline from that from a 30 year old.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Not sharp decline, no
But not improvement either. And slow decline.
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Tu firma dice “Hola”.
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 30, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we've argued this before
I still don’t think its unreasonable at all to expect Ross to put up something almost identical to his career stats. He’s also farther away from a pretty serious wrist injury that had to have affected his stats early last season.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I don’t know, taking him out of the Marlins’ stadium could help compensate for a guy who’s on the tail end of his peak losing a little bit.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
He declined in park-adjusted stats.
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Contextless statement is without context.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I said he's been hitting worse since 2007.
You said that getting him out of the Marlins park might help him, presumably because you believe AT&T to be a better place for Cody to hit than the Marlins park.
I replied that Cody had been declining in park-adjusted stats as well, which means that moving parks would have no effect on his decline.
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Or, put another way...
We can safely discard 2007 for purposes of comparison, as it is only a partial season of under 200 PAs and is a huge outlier. 2008 and 2009 were more or less identical, with a whopping decline of 1 wRC+ and .003 wOBA. And 2010 was a down season afflicted by injury.
To state with any authority that Cody is in decline is pretty ludicrous.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
It's not ludicrous to state that any player over 30 is likely in decline.
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Now is Pujols in decline?
he’s still going to get a huge contract. I kind of doubt he is going to be worth it, or even come close.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I certainly don't think Pujols will be as good from now until the end of his career as he's been from the beginning of his career to this point.
I believe that’s decline, yes. He probably has a few more great years left in him, though, and not every player ages the same. But I don’t think it’s ever “ludicrous” to say that a player over thirty is probably going to get worse, not better.
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I agree. I think Pujols has a few more good years in him. If he gets a 5 year deal, he may be worth it. If he gets a 10 year…LOL at that team.
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by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
And being traded for the Marlins could compensate for some of this. Ross started in the majors relatively late, so he has fewer “miles” on him, and while he’s not likely to get any better, it wouldn’t be a miracle for him to put up another 3 WAR season either this year or next.
Saying that he’s clearly in decline, based on his “since 2007,” is dumb. Which is what you said. I frankly expect better from you.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I agree that I don’t think he is in decline, but no reason to call other people dumb.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing I didn't call anybody dumb.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
It’s dumb to say that a player who has hit worse for four consecutive seasons has declined? Why?
Just because it’s not a steep decline doesn’t mean it’s not a decline.
No, it wouldn’t be a miracle for him to be a 3+ win player. Players past peak age have big seasons all the time.
But on the aggregate, players get worse as they get older, past a certain age. Cody is past that age. He has gotten worse over time – even if only slightly. I expect him to continue his slow decline. Why is that dumb?
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I don't understand the disagreement here, either.
After all, that decline is related to injury doesn’t mean it is not decline.
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Because the firs season was 200 PAs, the last season was hampered by a wrist injury, and the middle two seasons were effectively identical. All we can effectively conclude from that trend is that 2010 was a down year. Asserting either the start or endpoints as reliable data, especially from such a small set. You need at least one more season after 2010 to establish a clear trend.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
So my argument is that Cody is past peak age, likely to get worse, and has been getting slowly worse over time
Your rebuttal is that, no, not only is he getting worse, he’s getting worse and getting more injured.
And, no, sorry, we can make more conclusions than that. We can see that 2008 was a worse year than 2007, even if he only got 200 PAs in 2007. We can see that 2009 was a worse year than 2008, even if only slightly. We can see that in 2010, he was worse still than the year before, and he got hurt too. And we can see that in 2011, he’s been worse so far than in 2010, and he started the year hurt again.
All those signs point to decline. Decline is not guaranteed in any given year, but it is guaranteed over time. As the great Joe Posnanski wrote recently:
Age is undefeated. That’s not true for SOME players. It’s true for ALL players.
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This comes across less like analysis, and more like bending the available information to make it look like a definitive trend. That’s my problem.
Whether Cody is in decline is not so much at issue as his ability to maintain productivity. Your assertion is effectively he has been in decline since he debuted, which is based on a frankly warped and lazy analysis. The fact that there is a downward trend is a given, but observing WHY that trend is there is pleasantly glossed over to make a point that wasn’t very well supported to begin with.
30 is pretty much the very beginning of the decline phase, and even then not all players begin their decline at the same time. But why acknowledge a spectrum when you can speak in absolutes to try and make a point?
As it turns out, Cody in his career as a Giant is much closer to his Marlin numbers than your insistence of decline would suggest, and a rebound in BABIP this season back towards his career value would have him at more or less the same place as he was in 2008 and 2009.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
On the aggregate
All baseball players over 30 tend to get worse, not better.
Cody is over 30. Therefore, I believe it is more likely that he will get worse than better.
I am not twisting the numbers. I’m not withholding information. Any person who wants to can go to fangraphs or baseball reference and see that Cody Ross has not had a season where he hit better than the one before since 2007.
That is not a lazy analysis. That is not a warped analysis. That is a fact. You can offer all the explanations you’d like, but I see no convincing evidence to believe that a player who hasn’t improved in 4 years will, now that he’s over 30, start improving.
I do not expect Cody to be bad. I do expect him to decline, as I would expect any player in his situation to decline.
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Saying that all his seasons are equivalent, fungible data points is pretty lazy.
It makes broad assumptions and generalizations that do not hold up under anything more than a cursory glance. It necessarily assumes that his true talent level in 2007 was higher than at any other point in his career, that the difference between 2008 and 2009 is statistically meaningful, it assumes that the wrist injury has aversely affected his true talent level for his career, and it assumes that his true talent level is also lower in 2011 based on a 120 PA sample.
Never mind the inherent hypocrisy considering your normal orthodoxy about sample sizes and plate discipline. There isn’t evidence to suggest that Cody will get better – something that you should note I never actually suggested – but the hard evidence to suggest that he is getting decidedly worse remains tenuous at best.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
What I'm saying doesn't ASSUME anything
Because I’m just relaying a fact. If you’re that concerned about the small sample of his 2007 season, then fine, let’s ignore it.
2008: 106 wRC+
2009: 105 wRC+
2010: 101 wRC+
2011 : 91 wRC+ (though fangraphs hasn’t updated yet so this doesn’t include tonight’s HR, which will bump him up a few more points)
I never said he was getting decidedly worse. I said he’s getting worse, and he has been for years. That is backed up both by Cody’s own numbers and the aging curve.
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Uh, if you’re saying that it’s indisputable that he’s been getting worse, which would appear to be the implication by this point, then you’re saying he’s been getting decidedly worse.
And I’ve still seen nothing to convince me that the discrepancy since 2008 and 2009 is anything more than statistical noise that should be ignored, as we would for any player that has had a career of longer than four seasons.
The most that you’ll be able to sell me on is that he’s been declining for year, singular.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Ok
He’s declined for a year. He is past peak age. That is sufficient information to make an educated guess that he’ll continue to decline. That how age-related decline works.
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Emphis on "guess."
Age 30 is still the cusp of the decline phase, and Cody has had a relatively short career to date.
That’s how analysis on a case-by-case basis works.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Well yeah, of course it's a guess
If you have a sure thing, let us know – we can all get rich at the track.
As far as I’m concerned, the onus is on the person who believes Ross will defy the aging curve and his recent trends in performance to explain why.
Did you know that Cody had a career high BABIP last year? And he was still worse than the year before.
His ISO has shrunk from well above average in 2008, to right about average in 2009, to below average in 2010. His power is evaporating. He’s compensated by taking a few more walks, but his BB%s are still below average.
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"Evaporating."
After today, his ISO and OBP are back up to his total from last year despite a deflated BABIP, and his walk rate is sitting at 9.9%. If he creeps back up to a .300 BABIP and keeps walking, I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up sitting somewhere between his 2009 and 2010 numbers.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Well I wouldn't be surprised either
But that doesn’t mean it’s the most likely result.
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Eh
Ross has been nothing if relatively consistent. I don’t expect him to continue hitting .230.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
This graph wouldn't fit over in the side conversation:
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One could infer from that graph that except for one good and one bad year, he has been withing spitting distance of average each year he played. In fact to my untrained eye it looks like his decline is much less significant than his ability to hew to averageness.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
OK
But Cody has not been getting better - he has been getting marginally worse. And he is past peak age, which means we should continue to expect him to get marginally worse over time.
That is all I am saying.
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Nobody’s arguing that Cody’s getting better. Remaining more or less average is an option, too.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
He can get worse and still be more or less average
But it’s likely he’ll get worse.
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This is the ZiPS argument all over again.
On the aggregate, yes, player x over 30 is likely to have a demonstrable decline. That doesn’t preclude individual instances being pushed one way or the other by relevant circumstances.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
All I've said this entire time
Is that Cody has been slowly declining, and the most likely thing is that he will continue to slowly decline.
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Whee, you missed my point.
Stick a fork in it.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
You've yet to present a reasonable relevant circumstance
You’ve provided his injury as an explanation for his down 2010 performance, but injuries aren’t exactly a sign of good things to come in future performance. You’ve said his BABIP this year will rebound and provide a boost to performance, but Ross actually had a BABIP 20 points above his career average last season and he still had a down season.
Let me put it to you this way: If I offered you an even money bet and said that you could bet either that Ross will have a wRC+ lower or higher than he did last season, which would you take?
For me, taking the under would be a fairly obvious choice.
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I have, you’ve just chosen to write it off in favor of blanket statements. I know what you are arguing, I just find it to be willfully obstinate.
Like I said, the argument isn’t going anywhere, so I’m done with it.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Willfully obstinate should be my motto
Internet arguments rarely go anywhere, so your second point is well taken.
Just for fun though, wanna make a bet?
End of season, Cody Ross has a wRC+ of more or less than 101?
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I’ll take the bet. His wRC+ will be over 101.
All I ever said was that he was consistent (which would infer that he will improve this year given his low numbers thus far), if that makes any difference to you guys.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant his age relative to the ages of Burrell and Huff, sorry didn’t make that clear.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now that's not the choice, though
it’s Belt vs Burrell/Rowand. That SHOULD be an easy call, but bochy.
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by rxmeister on May 30, 2011 4:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Meh
There might be something gained from Rowand getting hurt, but I don’t think it’s cool to wish injury upon someone.
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I didn’t wish it, it happened. It’s about time a Molina brother did something productive for the Giants.
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 30, 2011 4:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
This is so deliciously snarky I might need to make 2 sock puppets jut to green it.
Upgrade by injury – It is the Giants way.
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Life is good. Too bad it didn’t happen in acollisionexplosion with Tejada.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait
He’s actually been playing at full health this whole time? My god.
by JSing on May 30, 2011 4:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't we have enough decency here not celebrate injuries to any Giants?
Seriously
The thong is, it happened.
You haven’t been around much recently. The worst thing in the history of ever happened a few days back and a lot of people have lost their god and are wandering aimlessly thought the interwebs, looking for outputs for their anger.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, abandonment of decency for cause is still abandonment of decency.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. We can’t get mad if other people are celebrating Posey’s injury if we are celebrating Rowand’s.
Or, we can, but it would be extremely hypocritical.
there’s, like, one person in this thread who has celebrated Rowand’s injury.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Is this a reference to my unfortunate and accidental ":)" after the injury?
Because otherwise, the vast majority of people on here were not really celebrating that injury, especially since it’s, you know, led to Miguel Tejada being the only viable option at third. I think most people maybe weren’t surprised by it, but they felt bad about 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.
No, it was not a reference to that. But there were definitely a few who took a “good riddance to bad rubbish” attitude toward his injury; I may even be quoting verbatim.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I hardly remember more than one or two comments like that – they were definitely the minority and I would guess that most of them were shouted down if they were made.
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 attitude can be present in a community without being representative of a community. It may have been a minority, but it’s still important to acknowledge that the attitude is there and has a voice.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Sure, but along the same lines, I don’t think it’s fair to behave as though those minority views are representative of the community, which is what often (usually?) happens.
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 grougthink
I didn’t read the original hypocrisy comment as implying that it was a majority opinion, but I could be wrong.
I’ll go out on a limb and speculate, though, that the vitriol leveled at Tejada this year and wishing injury on him isn’t as far apart as we’d like to believe. There’s been some very venomous stuff bandied about.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Fair point.
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.
esp when you consider that was the last pitch Mark DeRosa may ever see. Hopefully he, like Pat, comes back as a coach next year (unless Pat takes another small deal as a PH/spot starter)
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by giant4life83 on May 31, 2011 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
He has been broken, apparently, since mid-2009 and had 3 (?) wrist surgeries. I am not a doctor, and I didn’t stay in Holiday Inn last night, but I’d say he needs to hang them up.
I’d like to see DeRosa go on as a coach somewhere in the system. He might make a good bench coach. I am very amused at the thought of Burrell coaching.
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"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 31, 2011 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s true. I only read one.
But I also find a lot of hypocrisy ‘round these parts relating to injuries since Buster went down. I’m pretty sure that’s not a surprise to anyone.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
I’m not sure I’ve found the same hypocrisy you have. What do you mean by that, exactly?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The reaction over Posey’s injury, I felt, went beyond that of a baseball fan rooting for a team. There was almost a sense of anger around here as if we were all Buster Posey’s friends and family.
Disappointment, sympathy for the player, frustration, etc. are all understandable. But I felt uncomfortable with all the outcry as if people were trying to make this something more than what it was — a baseball injury (Albeit a very unfortunate one for Giants fans and for the league.)
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
Well, that makes sense to me – the reaction was probably somewhat over the top, but Buster Posey is important to a whole lot of people here.
I don’t really see how it qualifies as hypocrisy 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.
Adding on to this
I was talking to the butcher at the store today, and he was talking about upset he was about Posey getting injured, and how Buster is one of his favorite players. Then I had to explain who Eli Whiteside was and that he has, in fact, been on the team since 2009.
When people say that Buster Posey could run for mayor and win, they’re not kidding. Sports are a big deal to a lot of people.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Of course. Buster Posey is — or at least should be — important to you if you’re a Giants fan, as a Giants fan.
I think there was a lot of overblown anger and reaction misdirected at Cousins, at the rulebook, etc. When there is a presence of emotion like this and it is exaggerated to try and make a point, it constitutes hypocrisy on some level.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
Humans are inherently emotional and irrational; it’s hardly a concept novel to McC, Giants fans, or anyone else.
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You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
LOL, thanks for that.
I get it. Emotion and to some extent irrationality are why I’ve been coming to this site for so long. Doesn’t mean I can’t have my own emotion, right? And what I’m saying, is I felt it getting heavy around here and it sucked.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
I feel you on that. I’ve been trying to encourage people to focus on what the team is moving forward and not the coulda-woulda-shouldas. I imagine it will improve with time, but that will be when I am not here, so I’ll be my windbag self about living for today until my internet access goes poof in a week.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
There's a difference between celebrating
And objectively realizing that an injury to a player like Rowand or Tejada may actually benefit the team, or even believing that to be true.
That is cray-z.
I need a game summary in 3 pictures.
"For science. You monster."
awwww shit. sorry :(
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That is one slim, handsome tower.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 30, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Dingerz?!
I like wins. Please produce more of them, Giants.
My other thought is that 7 IP, 2 ER is about what I would hope for from Bumgarner. Kid had a good start today, despite another inept 3B umpire.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
So basically, we just need to hit a grand slam in every game
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by Prussian Creole on May 30, 2011 4:43 PM PDT reply actions
It's sustainable
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I’m gonna go ahead and approve this request.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
DON'T PRESS YOUR LUCK.
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Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
What are you, some kind of wizard genius?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
That game was pretty sweet.
Can haz more grand slams?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
This would be better if the Giants weren’t up 7-2.
"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!"
Recap?
What was with the stolen bases? Was McClellan in the dirt so much the Giants felt they could run (on Molina)? Or were these busted hit-and-runs or bunts or something? I though Crawford was not a base stealer and Huff, well….
Please don't cut Ishikawa! 2009 Tops All-Star Rookie and World Champ 2010!
Well, Crawford ran on a pitch in the dirt....
but it was Bumgarner at the plate, so likely not a hit and run.
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Huff's always been sneaky quick
best athlete on the team…
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Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oldest baby giraffe on the team.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on May 30, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Best route runner in rightfield......skinny post on the way to making a routine flyball a double.
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by Penitentiary Face on May 30, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember last week when Volstad was busy lowering his ERA from 5.73 to 5.40 against the Giants?
And Cousins was busy breaking Buster’s leg and we couldn’t muster much against Volstad the stiff? The D’backs kicked his ass with a line of: IP – 3.1, H – 8, R – 5, ER – 5, BB -1 , K – 2. God, stuff like this pisses me off when we make mediocre pitchers look legitimate.
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by Penitentiary Face on May 30, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Tip the dumpster your cap
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2011 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Just dropped in to say, "Yea!"
It was radio today, that and my grandnephew finagled a beginners guitar from me. That’s what I get for letting him ride along to the Guitar Center for some new string sets.
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You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
by Solidarity on May 30, 2011 4:56 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
When will Torres stop stinking up the joint with all his terrible hitting? O WHEN WILL IT END?!?!!?
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 30, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s turned back into a pumpkin
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by Prussian Creole on May 30, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, if you want to be blatant about it. Mine is more cerebral.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Choke stink tower.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
other teams dicker around with their prospects
gigglegigglegiggle
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
Last time we dickered around with a young pitcher,
…we ended up with a Dirty Sanchez
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on May 30, 2011 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I know it’s dumb, but I’m already sold on Brandon Crawford. When he jumped on that hanging curve, he looked like a man who had walked to the plate with a plan.
He’s made a lot of solid contact, and he’s worked a lot of good counts. He passes the less-than-a-week eye test with flying colors.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
He has looked surprisingly competent at the plate, but my main impression is that I’m starting to have a different feeling about ground balls to the left side than I’m used to.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s that called when the shortstop moves in front of the ball and picks it up and throws it to first? I am getting used to those.
Also, I’m sure he’ll slump off here pretty soon and we’ll be inundated with “haha Bocock v.2” posts.
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 30, 2011 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
wasnt bocock really just cody ransom v2
so crawford would be cody ransom v3
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by operation carrot on May 30, 2011 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody Ransom v3
The horror, the horror
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
like I posted below… I think Crawford is the real deal. He has shown very good discipline in the minors (and here in the majors). Burrell OBPs .100 over his average, Crawford OBPs .80 pts over average, along with .130 over AVG for Belt.
Putting Belt at 1B, Burrell in LF and Crawford at SS for the next week while Huff clears his head would be amazing. That’s 3 very patient hitters in the lineup, which offsets the aggressive ways of Freddy and Andres
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Andres walks a fair bit, 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!"
holy crap. How does it not seem like Andres has an OBP .070 over his AVG?
so to be fair, Andres does walk alot, you’re right. I’m not sure what (if any) MLE there is for walk rates to compare with Crawford.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I know I should be using walk % rather than OBP-AVG, but I’m just used to looking at OBPs and AVGs and doing the math in my head.
As a benchmark, Burrell had a .100 OBP over AVG last year IIRC
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
100% Agree
It’s one thing to be hitting as low as Tejada, Huff and some of the other folks in the lineup. It’s a whole new level to be doing it without an OBP that at least sets the table for other folks. If you’re going to hit under .250, you should at least be adding either a) Excellent Power or b) Ability to get on-base in other ways.
The nice thing about Crawford’s mini-run lately has also been his ability to inject some speed into a position that doesn’t see much of it with Fontenot and Tejada.
by Drug Runner SF on May 31, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Indeed.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I caught the last few innings of the game tonight, and he made some flashy plays.
If Bork puts Miggy back at SS after Pablo returns, I will be very angry.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll address letters to the pitchers of the league asking them to continue hanging breaking balls to him
Crawford is going to have a very ugly streak, and probably pretty soon. A good hitter he ain’t. I hope Sabean isn’t mistaking a couple days good performance for a lack of need to upgrade at short.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
The good thing is, they have a while til the trade deadline. Until then, I am perfectly willing to see how he pans out. He won’t be worse than the pile we have been trotting out there.
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
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by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, since Crawford and Belt seem to be the only rays of hope in this team right now (and Belt isn’t even playing), I’d like something to believe in.
Crawford has been making solid contact off all types of pitches, though. Not just the ones he gets hits on.
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 30, 2011 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
sure, he has things he’ll need to work on, but right now he’s the best option, and he has the potential to be an exciting young player
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
he only walked like 6 times his senior year
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That was also right in the middle of the first lengthy Giants VROOOOOOM obsession, and he pretty much seemed like they drafted him for nothing but VROOOOOM..
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by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
(9)
But yeah he looked like a future Carlos Gomez, but so far he has been legit. I’d like to see him in Richmond soon
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His batting average suggested "Why walk when hitting's more fun and I'm so f..."
(he was already out of earshot before finishing the sentence)
The thong is, it happened.
Meh, we've never been too great at drafting position players...
On the other side of the coin, Heath Hembree (of the 15.9 K/9) really boils my potato.
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I was fine with the pick, but let’s face it: The Giants have weakness for vroom and a big ol’ blindspot when it comes to the importance of plate discipline. It was not unreasonable to worry that they’d drafted Aaron Rowand minus any power.
BRANDON BELT IS NOT AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH
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I didn’t hate the pick.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I've yet to hate a pick since following the Giants
Mostly because I always figure they brain trust knows more than I do.
The thong is, it happened.
Parker was a fine pick in the late 2nd round
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
noooooooooo
One more week in SJ please!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on May 30, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
All that, and more.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
By the by
Do you want a Family Weekend pass? Or anyone else who has kids? I don’t really have much use for it.
might as well just trade him. Not like Bork would ever play the kid regularly unless he hits a GS in his first ML game.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Beautiful
I’d love to be able to transition from Torres to Brown in two or three years.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Andres will age well, IMO. This is just based on the great condition he keeps himself in.
Torres in RF, Brown in CF, Belt possibly in LF if he doesn’t go back to 1B
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s right!
how’s he doing?
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 30, 2011 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
VROOOM
30 SB for the season already.
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It's Posey time!!
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Bring me up to speed on your MM discussions...
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“Sorry I haven’t been able to post any updates until now. Yesterday’s surgery was successful and I’m going to do everything I can to be back better than ever in 2012. I’ve also had some time to read through the thousands of posts and I want to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and well wishes. It has meant a lot to me and my family and we appreciate the support.”
/don’t know how to block text, sorry
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awesome
not the injury, but him
Feed the Panda some bamboo
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on May 30, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
He is well-loved. Posey represented everything that was right with Giants Baseball.
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 30, 2011 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
that doesn’t need to be in the past tense
by FluLikeSymptoms on May 30, 2011 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
rec'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 30, 2011 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s not. I said “he is” not “he was”.
Unless you’re talking about “represented” vs “represent”, in which case I will point out the fact that ever since he was injured, Giants Baseball has felt like the losing days of old, ie, it’s not the same as the New Giants.
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 30, 2011 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Losing days of old? Try the ’70s.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha, very true. They’ve just felt like it’s 2008 rather than 2011 since we lost Posey.
But they won 88 games in 2009 with pretty much Pablo as their offense, and worse pitching than currently. So I’m not gonna say it’s over yet, not at all. The Posey shock has worn off, and I’m looking forward to Pablo coming back/Crawford/Belt.
They can still win 90 games.
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 30, 2011 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
First post
Hi, McCoven.
I did not watch, listen or check for updates at all today. Mainly because I’m in a personal losing streak when paying attention to the games. So I’ll take full credit for the win, right after:
Torres
Ross
Bumgarner
The hot dog vendor who may or may not have distracted McClellan with a shiny hot dog box while Torres was up
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 5:03 PM PDT reply actions
About a year or so. Don’t know why it took me so long to make an acct
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants actually had to start scoring some runs before you could make the account.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I told you he was my nemesis.
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
Some people say Chuck Norris can throw a 100 mph fastball. I can throw Chuck Norris 100 mph. FACT ~ Brian Wilson
Bork Bork Bork Bork Bork. Grumble Bork Grumble Grumble. - Translated Gritty Gamers are Gritty and Gamerly.
by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
interesting. I’ve got giantfansince1976 or whatever, and now you’ve got your nemesis.
I killed giantfansince so I could reign superior
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 30, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
This may end up being a 50 year war between me and that positive new guy haha
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
Some people say Chuck Norris can throw a 100 mph fastball. I can throw Chuck Norris 100 mph. FACT ~ Brian Wilson
Bork Bork Bork Bork Bork. Grumble Bork Grumble Grumble. - Translated Gritty Gamers are Gritty and Gamerly.
by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
In that case, you’ll need soldiers. And lots of them.
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 30, 2011 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t like where this conversation is headed.
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
the nation of can’t buy a run has a strong defense. You are in trouble young one, and WELCOME! Now prepare for battle.
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
Some people say Chuck Norris can throw a 100 mph fastball. I can throw Chuck Norris 100 mph. FACT ~ Brian Wilson
Bork Bork Bork Bork Bork. Grumble Bork Grumble Grumble. - Translated Gritty Gamers are Gritty and Gamerly.
by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
for the record, Cant buy a run will win almost every day for the Giants.
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 30, 2011 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on May 30, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome!
also, your username is a great work of satire
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 30, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks!
It could be a work of satire, but the name itself is not team specific. Even still, one can hope, right?
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Natto ought to be around with a shiny GIF shortly.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Maybe. He’s busy with other stuff, though.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I also take credit. I stopped watching to make a drawing, and when I stopped drawing the Giants had scored 5 new runs.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh look, it’s my username nemesis, in play, run(s). We meet again foe.
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
Some people say Chuck Norris can throw a 100 mph fastball. I can throw Chuck Norris 100 mph. FACT ~ Brian Wilson
Bork Bork Bork Bork Bork. Grumble Bork Grumble Grumble. - Translated Gritty Gamers are Gritty and Gamerly.
by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't_buy_a_run
So, at last we meet for the first time for the last time.
Wait, what?
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd say "Welcome!"
But since you’ve been lurking here for a year, you’re not really new to the party. Now that I think about it, I think I liked you more when I didn’t know you. ;-)
The thong is, it happened.
“Lurking” is the wrong word, really. I’ve been reading Grant’s blog for about a year now, but only recently did I come to the realization that the posters here aren’t as horrid as some of the other Giants sites I’ve visited.
Although, with a “welcome” like that… ;)
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
THOSE GUYS AT BCB ARE ANIMALS
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t want to trash any other sites, except for the main Giants MB. That was fun for a few years, but gave up on it back in ’07, I think.
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Andres <3
MadBum <3
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.
me too dude
Bumgarner is 21. 21. Third starter at best!
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 30, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Madison Bumgarner was drafted 2 years after I graduate high school
I still can’t believe how young he is.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Wait until players are born after you started going to games
It just gets more so.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
by achiappanza on May 30, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
you mean like
when Ken Griffey Jr. retires, and you remember when his dad was a rookie?
Or hear that Sandy Alomar is playing in a ballgame and think, man, that guy must have played for 30 years by 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 31, 2011 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice to watch a game where I don't want to pull out my hair
Bumgarner was lights out, Romo should be banned from the game, and the hitting showed up.
Dare I dream that they might start putting up an average of 2-3 runs a game?!
Romo only had one K? Bochy will promptly forget about him until July
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I misread that as "Fuck you Guillen!"
Somehow, I feel like it still applies, though.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
It really slows down my browser
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 30, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a flaming Romosexual
and I want to shout it from the mountaintops
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit!
-Doc Brown, Zito fan
by jordanovich on May 30, 2011 5:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Madison didn’t allow a HR in May.
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.
Vogelsong I would give that honor to
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 30, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Right may I be as I am.
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 30, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Jinx!
He still has 6 hours and 40 minutes left.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
and pandas due for some rehab games soon? Things are looking up
by 5SB.1WS.NUFFSAID on May 30, 2011 5:10 PM PDT reply actions
I think he’ll be rehabbing over the weekend, and be ready for the WSH series at AT&T next Monday
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 30, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Panda's going to skip the rehab assignmentand go straight back to the big team
And he’ll sing “They tried to make me go to rehab I said no no no”
The thong is, it happened.
while hitting home runs standing on his head and farting the star spangled banner?
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 30, 2011 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Just checked my fantasy teams for the first time in a month
12 out of 12
11 out of 12
Aw yeah.
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 am winning that league
It rules, but Kyle McLellan failed me today. Oh well.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I basically only check mine when I hear about a player getting injured who’s on my team. And then I go and it turns out that like eight more of my players are injured.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
i think my whole teams are injured
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 do this and then forget to do anything by the weekly deadline.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I lost massive production from Posey and Sandoval on my team :(
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 30, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
9th out of 10th
I barely check it out though. I just cut Aroldis Chapman and Adam LaRoche
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 6:55 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
A friend of mine in our league lost 18-0 this week. It was devastating. The thing that made it even worse was that he didn’t have a particularly bad week overall, and his opponent’s wasn’t particularly good, he just got slightly edged out in just about every category.
I always take my most devastating losses to the people who don’t check their teams, and it pisses me off.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
We play in a 12 team league so that usually doesn’t happen, it’s deep enough to where there’s generally not enough players for everyone to be able to field a solid team of reliable starters so if you’re not doing some switching based on matchups and splits with some of your players you’re at a pretty big disadvantage.
whoa, a picture of MadBum pitching where he's not all FFFFFFF
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.
Unnatural.
"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!"
This is him when he’s coasting.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
LOOKS LIKE FREEDOM
or there’s a Red Hat Society meeting at the yard.
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 30, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’ll have liberty cabbage with that frankfurter, good sir! And the caissons go rolling along….
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 30, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
this is a horrible picture.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Too bad it's marred by a pokéhat.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
He’s already released the ball, and is not FFFFFF’ing anymore :(
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 30, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
God those hats are fugly.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
I think these hats are at least better than last years all white with the US flag in the SF, but not by much.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Hey we WON the world seires
Only those who lost should have to wear anyhting like that in public.
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
Ugly hat is ugly
"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
by Badly Browned on May 30, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Gross.
"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!"
There’s a reason I don’t carry them myself.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
“hey!! your bags are a-drippin!!”
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 30, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
How dare you make a mistake!?
Welcome, by the way. :D
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Big time.
mccoveychron McCovey Chronicles
Going on Fox Sports Radio at 5:35 — I think you can listen here. http://bit.ly/ak9aoN Not sure about that, though.
Adopted Father of Marc Kroon. He better make the roster.
I swear to God, if I have to listen to Fox Sports Radio and Grant doesn’t come on, I’m gonna get stabby. Also, it sounds really flangey.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I logged in just in time to hear Grant talk about the Dodgers right before the interview ended.
Talk about disappointing.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Hanely Ramirez on his back
I feel it doing anything. I can’t even put my shoes on. To get up from bed I have to take 10, 15 seconds. I have to do everything slow. That’s the worst pain Ive ever had in my life, in my career, that back…
I’m getting tingles in my (upper left) leg. That’s not a good sign. That’s what we’re worried about right now, to get this thing out of my leg.
Back injuries are terrible. I’ve tweaked my back and been disabled for two days because of it.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
My back is sore right now!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
And the stupidest shit sets it off.
/rolls over in bed, backfucks.
The way I talk about my back, it sounds like I’m hurting it all the time. I’ve tweaked it like three times. They are just awful enough to talk about repeatedly.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I slipped a disk more than ten years ago. This is the second time it has acted up since then. It’s not bad at all..just annoying getting up and stuff. Walking around, running..no pain. Sitting down and standing up feels like any moment it could hurt.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I was basically bedridden for six months once because of my back.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
You did/almost needed shit fused, right?
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they wanted to just do the surgery and get me back to work but I wanted the more conservative approach of rest and lots of PT… I ended up having to resign and do a worker’s comp settlement.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I always think of this.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
..
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
that makes me think of Agrajag
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Oh no, not again.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Agrocrag
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Was this one of those kids game shows?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It was the only one I wanted to be on.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
um
you didn’t want to go on Legends of the Hidden Temple?
I COULD HAVE PUT THAT GODDAMN MONKEY TOGETHER
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 wanted to go on Double Dare, too, I guess.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
NICK ARCADE!
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
I joined the facebook group about that damn silver monkey a few years ago.
Seriously, largest piece on the bottom, medium-sized piece in the middle, and the head with the long-ass pole on top. How freaking hard is it?
And man, I miss Nick GAS. I could watch that channel all day, especially during summer vacation. Figure It Out, Double Dare 2000, Legends of the Hidden Temple, and GUTS were the shit.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
MAGOG
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I so want to believe in Brandon Crawford.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
no one is stopping you. Well except Bodhy, when Panda gets back and you know…
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
And Slash.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
Slash isn’t real!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Except maybe he is…
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
I liked this game
It was good
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on May 30, 2011 5:52 PM PDT reply actions
So I fell asleep right after Scott got dinged by that throw… and woke up in time for Romo. Dudes on ESPN radio were speculating that many many MLB teams would love to have Romo as their closer.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
If wilson wouldnt have become so damn marketable I would actually prefer to trade him and keep romo
People love to over pay for closers
and I think I’ve got a well documented disbelief that being a “closer” means anything more than a really good reliever just the same as any other really good relievers
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on May 30, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love to trade Wilson for Alexei Ramirez if Kenny Williams would bite.
"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'd want gordon beckham as well
We’ll throw in the 2 time wold champion chicago hero all star aaron rowand to!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Maybe they could use a lefty SP, too. Best #5 starter in the game!
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Vogelsong is a righty
oh wait-
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Oh man that'd be sweet
But Alexei just signed a 4 yr extension so he’s likely staying in the South side
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 6:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
if hembree is for real
than wilson could be on the market at the end of 2012
would miss the guy…but he is gonna cost an arm and a leg….and a beard…to keep
LOLD
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 30, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope the Giants realize just how valuable he is, and don’t trade him for a shitty catcher or Reyes.
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 30, 2011 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
?!?!?
Romo for Reyes would be a steal.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
heh
They could even throw in Ishikawa!
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 30, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
For the Mets, yes.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
?!?!?
Madness. The best relief pitcher in baseball is still a relief pitcher. If you can trade any relief pitcher for the best SS going in the majors, even if it’s only for a stretch run.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
4 months of Reyes is not worth 4 YEARS of Romo.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
it very well could be pretty darn close.
If Romo’s not used as a closer, his WAR ceiling is probably about 2.
Assuming best case scenario for Romo, Romo probably won’t do 8 WAR the rest of the year, but he’s on pace for 6 more and I think 3-4 is pretty reasonable.
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3 WAR for top closers who get a lot of mileage in a season is usually pretty fair.
4 WAR, I think you’d have to be pretty bullish on him.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
The second Romo should be Reyes
which should be obvious from the rest of the comment :p
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Got tunnel vision there.
Damn.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Romo is about to obliterate 2 WAR
And he’s barely pitching.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Yeah, but in 16 innings.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
He went like 3 weeks while pitching less than 2 IP. When he starts getting the normal 3-4 IP per inning he’ll reach 3 WAR.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
What?
Romo is a reliever. Reyes is probably a Top-5 shortstop. It’s really no contest.
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Romo, in the middle of a ridiculous season, is worth 0.8 WAR.
Reyes, even with only one HR this year, is worth 2.9 WAR so far this year.
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his hamstring just split in half while you were typing that
TBH, that’s the only thing that keeps me from wanting the Giants to pay whatever it takes to get him. Little freaked out about his health
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by natteringnabob on May 30, 2011 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
For a rental of Reyes? No way.
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by rxmeister on May 30, 2011 6:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
this is the key factor
young, cost-controlled, great reliever for 4 months of injury-prone-but-still-awesome SS. It’s not as obvious as you’d think.
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yes. I don’t think I made the rental part of my statement clear. I wouldn’t give up Romo for a rental SS
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Relief pitchers are too volatile
Joakim Soria was among the best relievers in all of baseball last season. The Royals didn’t want to trade him. They wish they had now.
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Not all relievers are volatile, and Romo has shown consistency
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
So had Soria, probably more so than Romo.
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I don’t even know who Soria is. Clownball league?
I still wouldn’t trade Romo for a Reyes rental, though. He could be the closer of the future in SF if Wilson wants too much money.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Royals closer
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I don't really want to trade Romo for anyone
And the Mets wouldn’t do it
But it would be a steal for the Giants.
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yeah, Mets want prospects or cheap ML players, I see. They don’t plan to be winning anytime soon.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Until Romo Ks Reyes to end a game that eliminated the Gmen from the playoffs. ;)
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Surprised it hasn't been mentioned at all, but I'll just leave it here.
Romo throws a lot of sliders. Even though they do not come in at particularly high velocities, they exert the arm much more than the typical fastball does.
When you look at pitchers who rely that much on the slider, you see a lot of arm injuries. It’s not fun to think about, but the injury risk to Romo is no small matter, and I would trade Romo straight up for Reyes without even thinking about it.
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 11:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It is the hard power sliders (80-90mph range) that really put serious stress on an arm.
Romo, like you said, throws 78mph sliders. And the fact that he doesn’t throw many pitches is far is his favor, too. I’d be willing to bet he throws less than 3 pitches per out on average.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll take that bet
How much do you have to lose?
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even if it was just for a rental it would be worth it. I mean even sans posey we could still in theory contend
and reyes would contribute a lot more to that than romo could
plus if he walks thats two draft picks
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by operation carrot on May 30, 2011 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
ASSuming the mets would even consider this (far from likely),
you’d have to weigh what you get from Reyes this year + draft picks vs. what you’d get from a cheap Romo over the course of his career. I think it’s probably worth it to upgrade a huge offensive need, but hey- if Crawford keeps thinking he’s CARL crawford at SS, then maybe you hold off.
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hell no, not for a rental.
Romo has far more value over his career as a Giant than Reyes will have in the remainder of this year.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
but you also get 2 picks for when Reyes walks. So there’s that.
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hmm… that is true. Though the Mets want prospects, right? Romo would cost them money immediately, and we lose him from the ’pen.
I’d trade Wheeler (someone who won’t affect the big-league team right now) and then take the comp picks if Reyes doesn’t stay.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Wheeler (+some lesser prospects) for Reyes would be pretty fair.
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It would feel like a stomach punch a little at first
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But you'd get to watch one of the best shortstops in the game play for us.
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yeah,
hence the “at first”
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yes, it would. But the possibility of 6 WAR over the remainder of the year sure sounds nice.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Reyes couldn't do 6 WAR in a half season
Probably 2-3. But considering he’d be replacing below-replacement-level production, it’d be a bigger upgrade than that still.
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Well, he’s currently on pace for about 6 WAR the rest of the year. Which he probably will not be able to sustain.
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by natteringnabob on May 30, 2011 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
WAR doesn’t take into account Romo being able to shut teams down for an inning or two in games we usually end up winning. There is a great value to having a guy that you can count on to keep your opponent in check. This is not something WAR can ever hope to quantify.
Reyes gets you there. Romo keeps you there. WAR is a statistic. It has little to do with what is actually happening on the field.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
We’d have more leads if we had Reyes though.
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And we would blow more leads without Romo.
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by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Regardless
an every day player is always going to be more valuable than a 60 inning a year reliever.
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I agree with that. I don’t agree that draft picks balance things out. Romo is special, I think we can all agree on that. I would much rather have the known commodity over a few years than a few months of another known commodity.
IF Reyes guaranteed a WS, that would make things different. Our path to a WS will be harder (in the playoffs) without Romo than it would be with Reyes. Pitching becomes way more valuable in the playoffs.
On top of this. We could potentially just sign Reyes and have both.
Wheeler for Reyes? I’d wait and see what Crawford does first.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Any good every day player.
For comparison, in 2010 Brian Wilson put up an ERA of 1.81 in 74.2 IP and was worth 2.7 fWAR.
Also in 2010, Jose Reyes had a line of .282/.321/.428 in 605 PAs and with a UZR of -5.0, and was worth 2.8 fWAR.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Well, sure.
Again, though, Wilson gets a boost to WAR because of the high leverage innings he pitches, something that isn’t true to quite as great a degree with Romo.
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Which only further proves your point.
Wilson pitched a metric butt-ton of high leverage innings and performed very well. Reyes had a meh season at a premium position, but put together 600 PAs. They were about equally valuable.
The best relievers are only worth so much. Even Rivera’s best season (not counting the one where he threw 107 innings) was only worth 3.3 WAR.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Oh, I thought you were arguing against me.
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Nah
Agreeing with the qualifier that we should limit the rule of position players > relievers to position players of consequence. I love Nate, but he’s not likely to ever have a season as good as Romo would be capable of as a closer.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I’d do Nate for Reyes. Good idea.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL YOU TWO
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
WAR doesn’t take into account Romo being able to shut teams down for an inning or two in games we usually end up winning.
Yes it absolutely does.
Reyes gets you there. Romo keeps you there.
How can Romo keep us somewhere if we never get there? HMMM?
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by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
like for example, the people who say losing Posey will only affect the team for 3-4 wins this year.
I could probably attribute 2 or 3 losses to losing Posey already, not to mention what affect it might have on the staff- many pitchers became better when Posey urgued them to use different pitches more often. (cain talked about the changeup, timmeh about the fastball).
Posey was a pitcher whisperer.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Attributing losses solely to not having Posey is silly though. There at least 8 other players on the field in every game and usually more than that.
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Losing Posey definitely cost us the game on Thursday. Huff said it was like a morgue and the team was just playing dead. Had Posey not been injured, we may have won that game.
Of course, you could argue that had Posey caught the ball on Wednesday we could have ended up winning that game, in spite of the injury.
Statistically Posey’s loss may account for some WAR. Stats don’t mean squat out on the field. Stats measure the past, NOT the future.
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by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That seems like a big stretch. It’s possible that a Posey hangover affected the team. But it’s not as though the offense was tearing things up before his injury either.
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Buster wasn’t carrying the team, and they weren’t scoring a ton of runs.
But it’s impossible to say losing Posey hasn’t had a large effect on the team lately. We didn’t just lose our catcher- we lost our cleanup hitter, too. This lineup is a collection of parts with no drivetrain. Hopefully Pablo gives this lineup a backbone again.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
We also lost the team leader. That’s the most important bit.
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by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just going on what Huff said. If he said the team wasn’t focused on the game, I will believe that. Thursday the team did look pretty dead.
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by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
They looked pretty dead on Monday too, and Posey was in the lineup.
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It just seems like a convenient excuse for the team hitting like crap. The offense has been pretty crappy almost all year.
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And by that, I don’t mean to say that Posey’s loss doesn’t have an effect. But one player cannot single handedly win or lose games in baseball. To say that the Giants have lost 3 games that they would have won with Posey since he went down is ridiculous.
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I shouldn’t have put a number on it, you’re right.
but I also feel like this is one of those “intangibles” that are quantifiable yet have a large impact.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not like the Giants were playing great up until that point.
They got shut out by a pitcher who shut them out last time they faced him. Not having Posey obviously didn’t help, but it hardly is the reason the Giants lost.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
But value accumulated in one season is more valuable than value accrued over a course of years
You’d rather have a 3 win player for one year than a 1-win player for three years.
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depends on the cost
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Ceteris Paribus
What I said is true.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
it is true, without cost taken into account. but without that context, its a blanket statement.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Reds announcers
Are two of the worst in the game. It amazes me that tom brennerman (or however you spell it) gets so many national jobs the guy is worse than joe buck and thats being nice to him.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
The Mr. agrees. He says when he was a kid everybody would just listen to the radio anyway.
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I hate MLB network
It’s either red sox white sox or reds brewers and of course they figure us out in California want to see the reds brewers along with two of the worst announcers in baseball.
/brandon phillips makes routine play
WOO BABY BRANDON PHILLIPS GOLD GLOVE PLAY! WOO BABY WOO!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Grants description of them is perfect
It’s a tie between them and the white sox announcers as the worst in the business. You also have to consider the racist piece of shit michael kay and all the slobbering scum bags YES employs to do color.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
What’s wrong with Ken Singleton?
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by natteringnabob on May 30, 2011 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I was trying to find the video where Jeff Brantley said that Edwin Encarnacion shouldn’t be batting in the bottom of the ninth because he couldn’t get down two bunts, then E5 hit a walk-off home run.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Hehehe Fred Lewis with the RBI single.
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I landed on the game last night right as a ball was hit to LF. The LF’er took an awkward route to the ball and looked unsure of himself when catching, which all seemed so familiar. Cue the announcer: “And Lewis with the catch”. Aha!
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I landed on it during Kimbrel's save.
Unsurprisingly, Lewis was the only Red who could lay off 99 mph heat out of the zone.
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Man knew how to work a count.
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/strikes out on front-door slider
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by GrooveGiant on May 31, 2011 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, yeah.
A consequence of that attitude at the plate is backwards Ks.
But hey, check this out: hitters are actually more productive when they take the close ones on 3-2 than when they try to hit them.
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wow
Fred is 30?
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2011 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions
my self-imposed Giants ban is lifted because of Brandon Crawford
I see in the box score he had a hit, rbi, sb…. looking like an exciting young player to watch. Great defense, an OBP-AVG of .080 in the minors (indicating very good plate discipline). Couldn’t ask for more. He could be a guy who posts a .330 OBP, which is awesome.
For now, that fixes our SS problem, I’d say. Liking what I’m seeing from the kid.
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SSS
He can’t hit at all.
"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!"
saying he can't hit at all seems unfair
he was average-ish in AA last year.
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Oh, wow, I didn’t realize that he had learned to walk.
"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 mind, I got his MLEs and his actual numbers confused
MLE for 2010 is still .192/.267/.288.
"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!"
So Miguel Tejada then?
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by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, that OPS is higher than Tejada's
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
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Bork Bork Bork Bork Bork. Grumble Bork Grumble Grumble. - Translated Gritty Gamers are Gritty and Gamerly.
by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
this
with worlds better defense.
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 30, 2011 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
well, yeah
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.
look at that difference between his AVG and OBP. If he can keep his average around .225, his OBP should stay near .300
With that defense, he’s pretty valuable
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 30, 2011 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The only problem is, that means the back of the lineup is a fairly black hole with Whiteside catching, but if his defense remains very solid, I am ok with it because it won’t be better with our current options
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
Some people say Chuck Norris can throw a 100 mph fastball. I can throw Chuck Norris 100 mph. FACT ~ Brian Wilson
Bork Bork Bork Bork Bork. Grumble Bork Grumble Grumble. - Translated Gritty Gamers are Gritty and Gamerly.
by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
speaking of Whiteside, has he even been on base since Posey went down?
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 30, 2011 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
IBB to get to the pitcher maybe?
I haven’t been watching any games since Posey was hurt.
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 30, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know how you define valuable
But that would be well below average.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
not really, for a shortstop in this offensive environment
something like .320/.370 would be like a 90 OPS+
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
THAT IS BELOW AVERAGE!!!
/rehashes that one argument that one time
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11/1/10
It might not be sustainable but we have to take the current offensive environment into account.
Buster was hitting .368/.389 before he went down and that was a 110 OPS+
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
yeah I know
I agree with you. The all-caps part was sarcasm
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Absolutely for a shortstop
NL Shortstops are hitting .257/ .314/.363 so far in 2011. Lopping off 25 points of BA and 15 points of OBP would make him a well below averaged shortstop.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That average line seems doable 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.
I don't think so
His ZiPS projections and all his recent MLEs are well below that. Well.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
His ZIPS projection of .288/.341 isn’t TOO far off of it. Maybe not right now, but eventually he might be able to have an average bat
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.
20 points of OBP and 20 points of SLG is rather a lot
But I’ve no interest in debating semantics.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
But I think you have to assume his bat continues to develop somewhat.
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 WAY, PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH PROJECTIONS
AND NEVER EVER VARY
by Hyoton on May 30, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I assure you I don't
His bat failed to develop for three years in the minors. Dunno why it would start now that he’s in the majors.
He might become very good. But there’s no precedent for it in his professional career other than 69 PAs in A-ball this year and, uh, 8 in the majors.
Kevin Frandsen had a much better minor league track record, and he too came roaring out of the gate when he first came up. Three hits!
Didn’t stop him from sucking up a storm from then on.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Who is saying he’s going to become very good? I’m saying that there’s a chance he could hit like an average shortstop someday.
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.
Ok
He might become very good an average shortstop. But there’s no precedent for it in his professional career other than 69 PAs in A-ball this year and, uh, 8 in the majors.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He had a .328 wOBA in AA last year. Obviously translated to the majors that wouldn’t be as good, but it would seem to demonstrate to me that he could develop to be an average SS someday.
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.
Plus
haven’t there been reports of a new swing tailored to cut down on strikeouts this year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
pah
I’ll believe it when he does it for 600 PA.
2009, 22, A+ (Cal), 119 PA, 168 wRC+
2009, ", AA (EL), 423 PA, 79 wRC+
2010, 23, AA (EL), 342 PA, 99 wRC+
Never trust a Cal League breakout, in other words, not if it’s only for a hundred ABs.
I know there are definitely reasons to be skeptical!
But I’d rather see what he can do out there than play Miguel once Pablo comes back.
And I’m totally in favor of trading for Reyes, but I do think Crawford could be an average SS someday.
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.
Why do you love Brandon Crawford so much?
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
JASON BARTLETT
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 SNAP
NOBODY SAW THAT COMING!
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 30, 2011 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
(new window, goes offsite to “SF Giants Rumors”, feb 2011 interview)
SF Giants Rumors: Which player at Spring Training would you be most interested in picking their brain and why?
Brandon: I think it would be good to talk with Miguel Tejada because he’s been in the game for a long time and has lot of experience. I talked with Renteria a decent amount last year and picked up a few things and I’m sure I can do the same with Tejada. I want to talk to Buster about his approach at the plate last year as a rookie. I’d like to talk about how pitchers he’s never seen before pitched him and how he handled them.
(well, that didn’t pan out)
SF Giants Rumors: In 2010 you hit .236 between San Jose and Richmond. What have you been doing this offseason to work on getting your stroke back?
Brandon: I’ve really worked on making my swing shorter and more direct to the ball. In 2010, I had kind of a long swing with a lot of moving parts. I actually think I had better at bats last year than in 2009, the numbers just didn’t show it. I’m continually working on my approach and making consistent contact.
So he recognizes what’s wrong with his swing and plate approach
and, also… right now I give the benefit of the doubt to the kid who is not proving his ZIPs MLEs to be accurate.
ZIPs isn’t right all the time. I choose to believe Crawford is capable of being an average ML shortstop with plus defense.
Also, one could make the argument that since Crawfords defense is so good, that he doesn’t need to hit at the ML-average to still be an overall average SS.
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 30, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Jponry said it was “doable,” which seems fair enough. Baseball Prospectus gives Crawford a 30 percent chance of posting a .252/.304/.366 line, which more or less backs her up.
In any case, I think there’s not much reason to be optimistic about Crawford if you’re looking at the statistical evidence. But you can look at him as a toolsy guy (considered a first rounder heading into his junior season at UCLA) and dream that he puts it all together.
an Andres Torres with age on his side, if you will.
I will dream that.
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 30, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Crawford-Whiteside-Pitcher is an ugly 1/3 of the lineup. 1-6 had better be pretty damn good to be able to stomach that bottom of the order every day.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
What, no Rowand/Tejada mention?
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 30, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, I was wondering where you’d got to.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
hey man-
I appreciate what you said the other day, too. I realize I’ve been a jackass lately. Haven’t been in a good mood, but that’s no excuse.
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 30, 2011 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a tough week.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
still no excuse. my mood doesn’t have much to do with Posey, rather me being on crutches for awhile now and getting sour
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 30, 2011 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
So what you’re saying is: Buster Posey is going to be cranky for the next 6 months or however long he’s going to be crutching 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 30, 2011 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
and like me, he has a pregnant woman to tend to as well. good luck, Buster!!
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 30, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Though Posey’s financial situation might make things a little easier for him.
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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 30, 2011 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
This game was more enjoyable since I am treating them like little leaguers.
So the Push Pops will go to Torres for his awesomeness, MadBum for his FFFFFF, and Crawford for looking like he wants to throw the ball through a brick wall (plus I like seeing 35 at shortstop.
The juice boxes go to the team because hey we are all winners here.
Freddy and Aubrey’s parents have to buy Pizza for the team tonight though.
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
Some people say Chuck Norris can throw a 100 mph fastball. I can throw Chuck Norris 100 mph. FACT ~ Brian Wilson
Bork Bork Bork Bork Bork. Grumble Bork Grumble Grumble. - Translated Gritty Gamers are Gritty and Gamerly.
RE: first for a few hours
I’m not at all afraid of Arizona..so sue me.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Are you saying Saunders-Collmenter-Duke doesn’t impress you?
Thing A
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yeah, I'm shaking in my boots
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Thanks to roger
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meh they havnt been living up to their potential for so long now they are hard to but in to
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by operation carrot on May 30, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not either
But I wasn’t afraid of the Padres either.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
They had a good home park
and a bunch of lucky pitchers. The Douchebacks play in a hitter’s park and have shitty pitchers that, given time, will remember they’re shitty.
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
Why is a hitters part essentially worse than a pitchers park?
If playing in a pitchers park was an advantage, every team would have a pitchers park.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That’s not necessarily the case. If playing in a pitcher’s park was a marketing advantage…
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by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
IDK that it's "worse"
but for how their teams are set up it’s not ideal. The Padres were able to skate by on a luck-based offense because their pitching was so good, and their park played to that (though now is where somebody posts their road record, which was probably good).
I just have a feeling that as we get into the year that the Dbacks’ pitching will come back to earth. Their hitting is pretty good, but ryan roberts surely isn’t THIS good.
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11/1/10
Roberts could be another Torres. Or he could just be lucky. I don’t know.
but I agree their pitching won’t last, and their bullpen isn’t this good. They are on a hot streak in a weak division, is all.
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 30, 2011 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
‘10 Padres ruined the whole regression thing for me, at least for awhile. Until the D’bags are mired in a 10 game losing streak while looking up at both Col and HelLa in the standings, then they’re contenders. Hopefully, if/when this happens we won’t be looking up at them.
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not worried about them. And if need be, we can beat them head-to-head, evidenced by our 5-1 record so far this year. The reason it was so close with the Padres is that we couldn’t beat them.
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 30, 2011 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t they also tell the Giants to suck it long and hard for losing Posey?
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 30, 2011 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
So, quick poll...
New Gameday or Gameday Classic?
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Classic
Though the new one doesn’t bother me.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
new classic
Suck it Mat Latos rolls of the tongue so nicely
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by Cant_buy_a_run on May 30, 2011 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Vlasic
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
neww
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
new
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Classic
Because I already know what the ballparks and players look like.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
A agree with you on this topic of skirts. Yes.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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i like new
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.
though
I can’t figure out how to go back and look at an AB that’s already completed after the fact
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.
me too. graphics FTW! though I usually just use mlbtv instead of gameday
unless it’s changed since the original, to look at an AB after the fact, I think you go to summary, then click on the inning and batter.
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 30, 2011 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I try, but it doesn’t do anything.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Does it work on the original? Maybe they eliminated the function because storing all the pitch data was bogging down their servers?
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 30, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
This is why I went back to Classic
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
new
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
New
I really didn’t like the old one.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
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Switch back and forth.
Classic for quick info, new if I want to stick around on the page for a while.
Adoptive father of Jose Casilla.
New.
And my friend, who’s new to baseball this season, really digs it.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
didn't follow game thread,
but if it hasn’t already been done, how about a shopped photo of the Giants’ cap for Game 2:
Princess Beatrice’s hat
cuz that’s the only thing that could be worse than today’s
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Keith Law Mock Draft 2
San Francisco
Robert Stephenson, RHP, Alhambra (Calif.) HS
Also hearing best player available here, with genuine interest in Stephenson beyond geography, as well as Ross and Norris.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
it would be cool because we'd have insider info from graham
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.
Norris would be sic
But I am a fan of Stephenson.
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 6:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
*sick
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 6:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Norris would be sic (sic)
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
by Solidarity on May 30, 2011 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well played
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 11:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
What round would this be?
"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!"
1st
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yeah he's only doing round one's.
Law has MCC favorite Kolten Wong going to the Rockies at 20.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
No supplemental?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
It’s probably best if we don’t draft him, because we clearly wouldnt be able to help ourselves when it comes to terrible puns.
I Wong for the day.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought you were the first to make that pun, but I was Wong.
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by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That makes me so Changry!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
WONG IS WIGHT
every time he fucking does something good. I can’t wait.
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Big ups to Jo-Jo Reyes.
My AL sweetheart comes up big.
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Tornado warning here
LOL midwest.
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
We were watching this thing on NatGeo channel last night about the recent tornadoes.
some real idiots actually driving into twisters trying to get footage.
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 30, 2011 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Just went to the MCC Facebook group just because
Everything is so old. It’s interesting.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
yeah, right.
/baby steps
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 30, 2011 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
OT: Why doesn't anyway drool over The League?
I just watched the Kaboom ep of P&R and and Andre from the league is the Kaboom guy. Is it because The League is on cable and no one knows how awesome it is? Is it because there are only 19 episodes so far and is fairly unknown?
Still waiting for Rob Lowe to show up.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:07 PM PDT reply actions
Rob Lowe shows up in the 3rd to last episode of s2, I think.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’ve got a ways to go then. I’m taking my time. Not burning through it. All I’ve got right now is a couple more weeks of South Park and then True Blood at the end of June.
Leslie has gotten so much better. She is still a Michael Scott rip-off but at least has some gumption now. The first season she was just totally retarded. Now she is just naive. I think Ron is my fav character now.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The Michael Scott stuff fades away more and more the further into S2 you get.
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 saw one episode on a plan ride (they went camping to plan how to use some money they got from an event). I wasn’t thrilled by the episode as a whole, but Ron Swanson was pretty enjoyable. He is a real person! With a real heart!
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
<3 Ron
That episode is good. Like most episodes of the show, I think it’s better if you’ve watched it as part of the whole series 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.
Nick Offerman is a great woodworker in real life. Like, he makes canoes and bedframes for his friends.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It vacillates between awesome and terrible, but when it’s good it’s very entertaining. Also, when it’s good it is usually when Nick Kroll is heavily involved, and that stoner guy is not.
I dunno about terrible. It’s been pretty solid consistently and is hitting very big highs. And Taco is funny as hell. I agree that Ruxin is the best part of the show.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a feeling that
the D-Backs will not lose tonight’s game. It looks as if they might get a win tonight.
Ahead 11-4 right now
UP THE PUCKS!
"This is a good time to come together and raise our middle finger in the air." - Dan Boyle
by TheSoundOfHockey on May 30, 2011 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Are teams allowed to score that many runs?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
That's only 3.75 grand slams
I like this new “grand slam” thing we have in our arsenal. It’s like the team went out to Denny’s and were inspired.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
4th prospect Grant, can't believe you blew that, Dirty as good as any of them
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
haterz gonna hate
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
he wasn't as highly touted as the other 3 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.
Grant covered himself.
Madison Bumgarner is the third straight highly touted pitching prospect to come up for the Giants and look like he really, really knows what he’s doing.
Sanchez was drafted in the 27th round.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
you guys are right
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
grantmaster, damn
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
4 for our last 4
who’s next
or is he already starting, vogelstrong
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
we'll take, we are overloade, zeets on his way back i hear
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
zito is going for rehab starts
they have 20 days to activate after he begins
if his velocity isnt above 86…they will use the entire 20…then stick him on the 60 day
he can use the time to prepare the bachelor party for crawford
I think Grant did that specifically so somebody would call him on it.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
probly, always trying to catch grant, friggin the best
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
Cain was highly touted?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
yes?
Pre-2005: Rated #13 Prospect
Pre-2006: Rated #10 Prospect
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, by BA.
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 can’t believe they drafted and signed him in the Magowan Era. He must not have asked for much of a signing bonus
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 30, 2011 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
he got about 1.375M
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.
Posey got 6.5MM I think it was. Maybe only 6. You can bet the Magowan Era doesn’t pay that.
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 30, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
MoneybaLOLMichaelLewis Draft
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Jeremy Brown would like to know if you want fries with that.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 31, 2011 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Carson: I did not know that.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't cover up for Grant.
Damn you Grant!! Dirty says “hello” as he drips with potential. While not as highly touted as a prospect, was coveted by the Giants nonetheless come draft day and thought they could “sneak” him in the later rounds BUT was not less touted by the Giants brain trust if you were to ask them……go ahead, ask them.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on May 30, 2011 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Related, I just checked Tim Alderson’s page, and he seems to be having a very fine year in relief down in AA right now.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
should have kept 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.
i hated that trade
and now i friggin love MOLE, bad mofo
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
Come to think of it, had we not traded for Freddy Sanchez : Your starting 2nd baseman for the last 2 years — Emmanuelle Burriss.
Please, take whatever you want Pittsburgh. Take them all. Just allow me to purge that thought. BLAHHHHHH
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
Freddy = money in 2011
Dude’s hitting like .305 before todays game
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 30, 2011 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, I forgot he came from the Pirates. I dont know why they still answer the phone when Sabes calls.
The Pirates allow the Giants to take good players off their hands for cheap via trade so they don’t have to explain why they won’t pay said players.
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 30, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
And then they trade for Matt Morris and pay him $10 million!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
you gotta make a splash every once in a while with a FA bust, so the fans become afraid of FAs and don’t complain when they don’t sign more of them.
I swear, the Pirates have a huge fucking book on reverse-marketing.
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 30, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Morris technically wasn’t a free agent.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
that’s not the point, really.
point is they seem to make bad deals so they have an excuse for not making more deals later on down the road.
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 30, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Frankly I'm surprised the Pirates even answer the phone when Sabes calls.
Either that or they are on such a tight budget they do not spring for caller ID.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on May 30, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
did grant see the nice tweet from baggs?
thats right…baggs gets his best stuff the mac
thing is…he didnt know that pill has been playing second for fresno….what up with that?
snuck in during the 9th
everyone there was crying tears of joy
best day ever
highfived all the players, epic
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
I am not a "real" fan without season tickets-The Lacob Rules
Dodgers game?
they are lucky to have gotten out of the top 7th with bases juiced, 1 down, Tulo up. You could tell Mattingley was afraid to go to the bullpen, and left Billingsley out there with over 110 pitches on him.
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 30, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
All of them are. It’s a horrible song.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
/scratchy Kate Smith record makes it worse
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 30, 2011 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
A young lady sang that today at the Baby Giants game, and it was actually pretty damn good. I didn’t hate listening to it for once.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN)
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
MARLOLINS
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Upton raised his OPS like 40 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.
He crushed that HR tonight
He’s scary good
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 11:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Remember that balls fly further in ARI due to the altitude. But yeah, Upton has most of the longest HRs hit so far this year, and it’s not all altitude. Dude can hit.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
How ’bout Stanton?
Hit the bottom of the Coke Bottle in SF during BP- that’s gotta be 500’. Shame the Giants didn’t use their pick on drafting him. Could you imagine? Reyes, Torres, Posey, Stanton, Sandoval, Belt, Burrell, Sanchez, pitcher.
That would be crazy. Ah, how close we could have been to the best offense and pitching in baseball. A man can dream of ‘what ifs’
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 30, 2011 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah the stadium definitely helps
There going to be an interesting team, especially if Jarrod Parker gets a call up this year, he could really help stabilize that rotation
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 11:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Dammit. *They're
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by Gobroks on May 30, 2011 11:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was very :( when I looked at KLAW’s mock draft today and saw that the Diamondbacks have two of the top seven picks this year. They need another Byrnes contract of three to weigh them down.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
One of them's not protected though
So at least it’s likely that they’ll take a signability guy with that pick
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
except it's by the Dbacks
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yeah. Good-for-nothing Marlins.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
they’ll fade. let them pound the NL East while they’re hot. I dunno why the Braves and Marlins swept us and get beat up by Dbacks and Dodgers and such, but its better than seeing them do it to our whole division
Giants just had some bad series’.
They don’t get swept by ATL and FLA if a couple very small things go differently. Two big 4+ run comebacks they didn’t (and probably should have) won in both series.
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 30, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The truth is out there
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on May 30, 2011 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
don’t even joke. I will FLIP OUT if that happens.
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 30, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Look in your heart. You know it to be true.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
JOKES ON YOU!! I DONT HAVE A HEART
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 30, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
/looks at giant4life quizzically and with concern.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
/checks for pulse.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
/realizes giant4life has no pulse yet is still posting on the internet.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
/concludes that, like xanthan, giant4life is a computer. Case closed.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
Don’t worry giant4life, you pass MY Turing test.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
aww, shucks. Thanks, man!
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 30, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Could it be computer that runs on alcohol? A prelude to Bender maybe?
< insert random blernsball remark here>
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
so far, so good
the kid looks good in the field and he has a nice swing. he hits the ball hard. no strikeouts, not playing pepper with the second baseman (like another guy). he hit a grandslam. he stole a base.
and tejada felt enough heat that he ran to cut him off for a grounder and make a play at first
play him till it changes
what did Tejada do? and when was this?
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 30, 2011 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
/facepalm
Tejada trying to steal the plays so Bork notices him, eh?
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 30, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
SS, like a CFer, runs the infield. If Crawford is calling him off, he needs to move off. Seniority has no place there.
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 30, 2011 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
My Ex must have played 3B
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
Jeff Sullivan is a brilliant motherfucker.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
OT: android console emulators
Those really nice emulators (n64oid, snesoid, etc) are all free on slideme.org right now since the Android Market unexpectedly shut the creator down.
15-4 Arizona-Florida
Karma is a bitch, eh Marlins?
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
I'd rather the Marlins had won
Alas.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
True
But it is still cathartic to see them getting snake-raped.
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
this
snake-raped
is a no
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.
My apologies
snake-molested?
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
how about
“beaten by the Diamondbacks”
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, because the language in the game threads are always G-rated…
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
We do have our limits here, and “beaten by the Diamondbacks” seems like it could be way over the line. Let’s just stick with comparing things to rape.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
I was refering to the kid that one baseball team does to another
but I understand how it can be taken in the traditional sense.
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t make a point of pushing this.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not
Just explaining what I originally meant but that I can see now how else it can be taken.
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, “the kind that one baseball team does to another” is not a kind of rape.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Tell that to the Marlins right now
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, you’re on a roll.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
To be clear, I meant the kind of roll where you stop it.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s the references to raping and molesting that are the issue. say FUCK all you want, but…
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 30, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Are we talking about rape now? o_O
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
This website does not take kindly to violence towards women, even in a joking matter.
I hope that is clear enough.
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
Understood
Poor choice of words on my part, my bad.
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Things we don't joke about here:
Rape, murder, arson and rape.
And if you do
I swear I’ll burn this place down.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
hey
Were you at Dodger Stadium this weekend?
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 30, 2011 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Rape is no laughing matter. Or so I hear.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
HEY!!
I have to put that out, yknow!!
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 30, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I say that the Diamondbacks are working up a Number 6 on the Marlins?
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey
My “Number 6” reply was incredibly swift.
San Francisco. This. Is Ridiculous. - Brian Wilson
by TheresTortureInside on May 30, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is rape always thought of as only towards women?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
Because of society.
Doesn’t make it true, but there you go.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Because the shockingly overwhelming majority of rape victims are female.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know the numbers, but I’d be surprised if they make a significant statistical impact.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
In round numbers, a hundred thousand are raped in prison each year, most men, many repeatedly. In round numbers, ninety thousand rapes are reported in the US each year.
Yes, that does indicate that more men than women are raped in the US each year.
I am officially surprised.
Though I’d guess that unreported rapes tip the scales back in the other direction. Which doesn’t make my “shockingly overwhelming” statement true, I understand.
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by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Only if you blame the Marlins for something
Which I don’t.
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eh… 25th man on the roster, avoidable play… I guarantee you do not see any starting player with experience do that, not with a lane to slide in.
Wasn’t a dirty play per MLB rules, but an experienced player doesn’t do that.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Like, say, Mark Teixeira?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Well, Tex is an egocentic manic.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That doesn’t make him not an experienced player.
I think pretty much any sizable corner infielder or outfielder makes that play.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I referenced ‘experienced player’ because any player who creates a collision unnecessarily is stupid for risking their health.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Like egomaniac Teixeira did?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
pretty much. that play of Tex’s looked more like a ego play than a baseball play, in that he didn’t need to do it the way he did.
In Cousins case, well, he just didn’t know any better. But I don’t really want to talk about that anymore. Sorry I brought it up.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
And a face that is Lackey/Harang-esian
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and Latos-ian.
speaking of Latos, has he won a game yet?
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
nm I think he beat the Rockies for his only win this year
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
2-6
But did shut down the Cards his last time out – 8IP -1ER
But no broken windshields this year.
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that’s no fun. he needs scandal to thrive!!
/mad at the world
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Is AZ for real?
Like, for real real?
"For science. You monster."
they look like a .500ish team to me right now
but then, so do the Giants.
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I’m sure most wrote off the Giants at this time last year too. Hate to admit, but AZ looks like the 2011 version of the Pads.
Gibson really has those Baby Backs playing great.
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The D'backs will keep things interesting.
Towers’ trademark is building solid bullpens ad they have assembled a respectable (not great) rotation. Kennedy is pitching well, Hudson has had some very good outings and Collmenter has been the rookie surprise. Mix in Saunders (I know, I’m not impressed – but he chews up innings), and the D’backs have the ability to hang around the 5-10 .500 mark this year and may be good enough to win the NL West if the Giants scuffle. The thing that gets overlooked but yet is impressive, the D’backs have assembled a solid team with limited payroll and have cut loose guys like Branyan and Gallaraga. Gibson and Towers have been reluctant to stick with some of the veterans they brought into compete who haven’t performed. Granted, they don’t have much invested in some of these journeymen spare parts like Mora, Nady, Parra, Miranda, etc. But they have had some high draft picks which have materialized pretty well like Drew and Upton. The Chris Young trade has worked out okay. It is way early, so let’s see how they hold up but I wouldn’t call them the 2010 Padres because their pitching doesn’t compare but their offense is better in my opinion.
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by Penitentiary Face on May 30, 2011 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
AZ is the Slash of states.
i’ve been there, I can confirm it’s just a story.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
AZ sided with the South during the Civil War - 'Nuff Said*
- So says “How the States Got Their Shapes” show on History Ch.
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by apistat on May 30, 2011 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I love Baggs, really, but...is he insane?
Tejada entered Tuesday with the lowest OPS among all qualified NL players. He has been terrible, and his two soft singles today aside, it’s hard to see him remaining part of the everyday picture for much longer. Same goes for Pat Burrell. He can be phased out if he doesn’t get it going soon.
The Giants cannot afford to bench Huff, though. When you’ve got an on-again, off-again track record over your career, it doesn’t inspire confidence. But the Giants have no choice. They must cross their fingers and hope he figures it out.
Brandon Belt says “hi”. The Giants can most definitely afford to bench Huff.
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Not that far-fetched
Huff hitting might be the most important thing that needs to happen to the team right now.
That is cray-z.
It'd be great, certainly but...
They can DEFINITELY afford to bench him for a bit at least, which they’ve been utterly refusing to do. If Belt can’t pull it together it’s a major problem, but if he can that takes a lot of the pressure off Huff.
Don’t get me wrong, I like Aubrey, and I desperately want him to hit well enough to start. But he’s one of, if not THE, worst player in the majors right now, and there’s someone waiting to take his spot. Give Belt a chance.
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He is the worst player in baseball, and it’s not even close. Worst by -.5 WAR
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I have faith...
…That Aubrey can match him.
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Huh?
You mean that Huff will hit as well as Belt might?
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Whoops
I meant Miguel. My bad.
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wow. that was so sad.
I said he’s the worst player in baseball, and we got confused about which of our starting position players we were talking about.
/cries
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d be happy with Belt hitting at 1b and Ross, Torres, Nate around the OF. W/ Crawford and Freddie and our pitching we aren’t going to be giving up many unearned runs, and negating a few baserunners, too.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d go with Belt 1B, Burrell LF, Torres CF, Ross RF for a week.
Then Belt LF, Torres CF, Ross RF, Huff 1B after he’s had time to clear his head.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Burrell seems to be the better choice. I just love the idea of having gold glove caliber players at almost every position. W/ Posey behind the dish and another year of seasoning for Panda our defense could be incredible.
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by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
given the absence of Posey, I’d like to see what Belt can do with more than 60 ABs before I make an assessment on him as a ML player.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Especially given his age. Sadly, giving a rook regular playing time is not the Giants way.
by in play, run(s) on May 30, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This is why Bork was run out of San Diego.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
A – Tejada is playing for his job the next two weeks before Panda comes back. If no “statement of improvement”, then Tejada will be sitting – if not DFA-city.
B – 2-3 games on the bench for Huff may be necessary. He’s just got too much potential offense to sit long term though.
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I think part of it is the idea is that Belt can only replace one of Burrell and Huff at a time.
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by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the distinction there is that Huff, unlike Tejada, can’t be benched long term/indefinitely. With Tejada it’s pretty clear that hes 37-40 and just doesn’t have it anymore, with Huff I think you can hope it’s just a bad skid and he gets out of it eventually.
There's also the fact that Burrell and Tejada aren't under contract for next year.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
and
if the season is 1/3 over, it only costs $4M to get rid of Tehaha now!
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by natteringnabob on May 30, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
To clarify...
Huff is important, obviously and you don’t want to bench him forever. But there is another option right now, and it’s an option that really, really shouldn’t be sitting on the bench doing nothing, waiting for double switches. If they wanted that, the FO should have brought up Ishi. Maybe Belt hits, and maybe he doesn’t, but he can hardly do worse than Huff at the moment, and in the long run he’s more important.
I love Aubrey, really, but he’s not necessarily irreplaceable. If Belt becomes the next Niekro we’ve got a whole new set of problems, of course.
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Would a less drastic move first be to move down the order? Batting 4th is rediculous, but maybe 7-8 position will put less pressure on him and he can focus on his swing?
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I'd be happy with that too...
…though I still think Belt needs to be starting. If they don’t want to sit Huff than give him a job in the OF.
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The mistake is bringing him up, or not playing him in the outfield.
It isn’t not playing him at first base.
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So do the people who owe him $20M, I’m sure.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2011 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Given a lack of a Pokemonz thread
Who wins in a C Young/Weaver/Dunn/Wright for Beltre/Cruz/Pineda trade?
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Pineda is boss.
I don’t know who wins that offhand, though.
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by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think that Weaver’s over performing at the moment, and over the course of the season will only be marginally better than Pineda (who’s got a higher K/9, babip, and HR/FB at the moment). I can’t stomach running Dunn out there any longer, and Wright’s injured and involves too much uncertainty…
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Thanks, my thoughts as well
Stuck on the last piece of this trade. He wants McCutchen instead of Young.
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In that case
Turn it down. McCutchen would turn the deal in his favor.
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Yeah, I'm a huge McCutchen booster
But it looks like I have to sacrifice an OF and am a bit wedded to my lineup of McCutchen/Stanton/Rasmus/Choo
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I just noticed today that…
1. The Giants have no current regulars (Sandoval doesn’t count since he’s injured) with an OPS of .800 or better
and
2. Freddy Sanchez is our current OPS leader. FREDDY SANCHEZ!
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They don't just give out those batting titles, you know.
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LOL Rockies. 14 hits, 1 run. Dodgers with 11 hits, 7 runs.
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There is a noticeable lack of Nasty Nate in these conversations...
and lots of love of keeping Burrell in LF.
Is it because we have all accepted that Boch. will never play him?
Ross to LF, Nate in RF.
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I'd rather have Brandon in the OF than Nate
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I see this logic -
But over the course of the season, over the same # of ABs, you see him doing worse than Burrell? Pat’s bat just looks tired and his D is scary.
Career PH at this point?
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Eh. I'm willing to give Pat a few more weeks of semi-consistent playing time to gauge it.
But, of course, Belt would be the best option. That’s just not going to happen, though.
I agree with this. Nate takes far too many 0-fers to be playing everyday.
At least Pat brings the power threat, something this team is sorely lacking. They lived and died by the HR the second half of last year, and this year, but no one with power is playing. Hence, we’re not scoring many runs.
Get the HRs back, get the offense back.
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I'm in the minority that likes this idea...
But I’m a sucker for defense. Though, if they aren’t going to bench Huff, then this needs more Belt.
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in some universes this isn't a problem
None of them except Torres should be considered to have some kind of lock on any of the positions.
Rowand plays once per week when Torres rests. Everyone else runs out there 3 or so days, unless there’s some special circumstance (playing Nate in RF in Coors, batting Cody against pitchers he has historically driven crazy).
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2011 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions
All this talk of Belt in the OF
Minors
2010 LF 3
2010 RF 11
2011 OF 26
We ready to give the kid the keys to the car in the OF with almost NO experience?
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Yuuuuuuup
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You forgot his 8 major league innings.
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by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is to say: The team has already committed to it.
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by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
LF is not really that tough for a reasonably athletic young guy
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True
Which is why Burrell made LF look like a house of horrors. ;)
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I think we undersell the difficulty of playing a corner outfield spot. Beyond the normal expectation of “see ball, catch ball,” there are issues of taking routes to the ball, playing caroms, keeping the ball in front of you, knowing when to not dive, and which base (or the cutoff man) to throw to. Above that, good instincts will take you a long way in the outfield, and while it’s not the first time Belt is out there or anything, I’m not convinced that he will be even replacement level defensively.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I agree with both you & Jponry here
LF is bad sun field in Maysfield to boot. I just think the bigger evil in this case is haveing Belt ride the pine. Play him darn near every day SF or Fresno but bench rot is far worse. This kid could be a legit 3 War position player and we don’t have enough of those. He will very get there by just watching though.
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I’m certainly not opposed to playing Belt, and I do agree that he should play every day. I’m just not convinced that he’ll hit well enough, especially when weighed against his defense, to make him a meaningful upgrade in the outfield. Thus my hesitance to say, “Oh sure, just throw him out in left field, it ain’t no thang!”
I want Belt to hit well and I want him to be a contributor at the major league level. I’d honestly prefer him in Fresno right now, as i think that the time spent there will be more valuable to the team in the long run than any value he could provide this year.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I can fully go along with that. If they are not ready play him ( 1st, lf were ever) then leave him down.
I wonder if we are seeing is a diffence in views between HIIEEAAD and Sabean or if Sabean think his market value is as good as it is going to get and rather not risk the trade chip diminishing tell after July?
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I think Belt would still be in Fresno if the team wasn’t a walking MASH ward right now. Given the reticence to push Ford to the DL and the dearth of infielders in general, my impression is that they haven’t figured out yet what they want to do with him, and so I am reserving judgment on his usage for another few games. If Rowand is day-to-day, the decision may have been made for them in the short term.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I am not passing judgement yet but the choice and useage is very umm strange.
If the Belt up because the squad is a MASH ward then why not Pill or the 33 year old Edgar Gonzales who has played darn near every possition and is no concern about rusting on the bench or being claimed? It is just strange to have Belt up and not play him. Fishy strange.
As for Rowand his being injuried doesn’t atuomaticaly mean reduced play time. But how this franchise uses the DL is a whole differnt kettle of fish to complain about.
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I just think that if Rowand loses a few days, without Schierholtz or Burrell making any thunder, the window gets wider for Belt to get some playing time.
As for why Belt rather than Gonzalez or Pill, I think it’s quite simply because Belt is our best hitter in the minors, Again, I think the implementation has been problematic, but hopefully the kinks will get ironed out sometime this week. Not having all the information, I try to be pragmatic before making a specific condemnation about philosophy or general practice.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
If the Belt up because the squad is a MASH ward then why not Pill or the 33 year old Edgar Gonzales
Because neither of them are on the 40-man roster.
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I’m still trying to figure out the math on that one. We added Stewart and Crawford to the 40-man, and subtracted Posey, DeRosa, and Sosa. What did we do with the extra spot?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
60-day DL opens up a 40-man spot.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
And neither DeRosa are Posey are on it.
Wasn’t it just adding Stewart and Crawford and losing Sosa and Rohlinger?
That is cray-z.
And neither DeRosa are Posey are on it.
Why the fuck not? Now I’m just doubly pissed about Rohlinger.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I know, it was so dumb
Plus: Alex Hinshaw.
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Who would we use with those spots other than KROOOOOON?
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
KROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
"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!"
Gotta have Sosa, gotta have Hinshaw
Seeing everything, the time is going
"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!"
with Buster
I think they were clinging to any possible shred of hope that he could come back within 59.999999 days.
With DeRosa? No idea.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2011 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions
we didn't put Posey on the 60 day yet
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Hm.
I wonder if they will bide their time on that one, or if they’re even allowed to.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I don’t understand this.
"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!"
And Alex “The First Rule of Fight Club” Hinshaw wants it that way.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2011 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions
There’s probably no rush to do it until they figure out what they want to do with the roster spot (it opens a spot on the 40-man, right?). And since that doesn’t affect the MLB team immediately, they may as well take their time.
I don’t know. Rationalization.
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by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I find it odd because as I understand it, Bork was the one who wanted Belt on the team Opening Day, while Sabean wanted him in Fresno. Now Bork’s got his wish, and he isn’t acting on it?
Also, bigger can of worms… why sign Huff for 2 years if he can only play 1 position, which happens to be the position of your top prospect, who you’re not sure can play the OF well enough to justify it?
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by giant4life83 on May 30, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Have we seen Huff in LF this year? I can’t remember.
He just doesn’t have good fielding instincts. He dives for plays he can’t make, terrible routes, arm isn’t accurate. Burrell is a better OF than him, if only because he’s been doing it forever.
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 30, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think he’s been in LF this year, but he was serviceable there last year. PtB is overall better, and I think Pat’s arm is improved for 2010, but that bat is lacking right now.
Remember, we thought he would be ok in the OF this year, too :(
Pat’s always been a streaky player who really does seem to play better when he plays everyday on both sides of the ball. That said, give him the next 3 starts in LF, bench Huff for the series, and start Belt at 1B, and Ross in RF.
Tejada is, sadly, our best option for 3B right now. Besides, they are going to play him until Pablo gets back next week either way.
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 30, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Does our manager have a head like an orange on teh toothpick?
Bochy loves to play kids in posiotns they have not played scicne high school. So that many games would count as fully prepared compared to some past examples.
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
Yuor speling suckks
Season Tix: Sec. 327, Row 13, Seats 1,2
Come by and say hi; and bring me a beer.
Yup.
If he’s going to be up here, he should be playing. If he sucks we’ll worry about it after a few games.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Because I’m obsessed with how bad the offense is right now…
The Giants are the only team in the NL that doesn’t have a regular (defined as 100 PAs) with an OPS of .800 or better. Here’s a table of all the teams in the NL and how many players they have with > OPS .800
Team #Players Above .800 OPS Cardinals 5 Reds 4 Rockies 4 Brewers 4 Marlins 4 Mets 3 Diamondbacks 3 Astros 2 Braves 2 Phillies 2 Dodgers 2 Cubs 2 Pirates 1 Padres 1 Nationals 1 Giants 0
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D:
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.
Andres is .002 away
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.
ops doesn't adjust for context
wRC+ > 100 110 120 Cards 6 5 4 Reds 5 4 4 Rockies 5 3 3 Brewers 4 4 4 Marlins 4 4 4 Mets 6 5 3 Dbax 5 5 2 Astros 3 2 2 Braves 6 2 1 Philz 5 3 1 Dogs 3 2 2 Cubs 4 2 1 Pirates 5 4 1 Padres 5 3 1 Nats 3 2 2 Giants 4 3 0
And there's this...
I kind of like how Vogelsong, JSanchez and Bumgarner’s combined OPS is greater than the combined OPS of Huff, Tejada and Whiteside.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
That feel a little too much like it should be scene from a Nick Cage movie. Are the filming a new National Treasure?
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
real question: without looking it up, when is the last time Tejada hit an XBH?
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 30, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
IN BAND CAMP!
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
This is absolutely insane/amazing/unbelievable
Those guys are three REGULARS for this season
this would probably make a great sporcle quiz!
on the other hand, wow, that list really shows how down offense is as well.
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 my imagination:
Sabean sees this, somehow understands what it means, and deftly deflects criticism with, “Well, as you can see by the numbers, offense is down across the league.”
Counter: The Giants are bringing the average down.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 30, 2011 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Sabean: (sighs) Ralph, I can’t be responsible for what happens to the rest of the league. I’m the general manager of the San Francisco Giants. It’s the only job I know. So, at the end of the day, if you wan to pin the Astros struggles or the Cubs struggles on me, then I guess that’ll be my cross to bear. But, look, I’m responsible for our ballclub right now and our guys just aren’t getting the job done. For whatever reason. If you want to pin that on me, so be it.
I don't think I've posted Alfonso Soriano's still-hilarious slash line in a while
.271/.297/.525
It’s like in the fifth Harry Potter book, except Umbridge is making him write “I must not take walks” over and over…
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He’s going to make $18M each season from 2012-2014. The Cubs have him until he’s 38-years-old!
Ask me about my blog.
Eh, there's worse contracts
He’s still playing well. And really, other than 2009, he’s been very good for the Cubs. 14.8 WAR since 2007 is, what, 74 million in value? The total value was 136, so he has be worth 62 million from now until 2014. Converting back to WAR, that’s around 12.4. Can he do 12.4 WAR in three and a half years? Probably not, but he might come close. And if he hadn’t had that shit season in 09, he woulda been pretty close to worth it.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
The Cubs have some serious contract pain to eat the next few seasons.A co worker is Cubs fan and telling even if they wanted to move Aramis Ramirez the team getting him would have to want to $16MM, a $1mm assignment bonus and probably pick up the $16mm 2012 option as well. There are not a lot a decent 3b out there but darned if those conditions don’t turn a guy away.
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
Poor Buckos
July 23, 2003: Aramis Ramirez traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Kenny Lofton and cash to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later, Matt Bruback (minors) and Jose Hernandez. The Chicago Cubs sent Bobby Hill (August 15, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
Season Tix: Sec. 327, Row 13, Seats 1,2
Come by and say hi; and bring me a beer.
Maybe, just maybe part of the league stepping in on the Bums is Learns from what happend to the Litlefield era Pirates. That was once proud franchise.
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
I'm curious to see the #s for .350 wOBA.
Just because OPS so significantly undervalues on-base.
Adoptive father of Jose Casilla.
Team >= .350 wOBA Marlins 4 Reds 4 Brewers 4 Cardinals 4 Mets 3 Rockies 3 Diamondbacks 3 Cubs 2 Phillies 2 Nationals 2 Astros 2 Dodgers 2 Pirates 1 Braves 1 <pre>
Ask me about my blog.
I will not.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
On the hand, sorted by regulars with a .300 wOBA, or less.
Team <= .300 wOBA Astros 5 Padres 5 Nationals 4 Dodgers 4 Mets 3 Brewers 3 Giants 3 Marlins 3 Reds 2 Pirates 2 Diamondbacks 2 Phillies 2 Cardinals 1 Rockies 1 Braves 1
Probably a little unfair to the Padres since they play in such a hard park to score runs in, and wOBA isn’t park-adjusted.
Ask me about my blog.
How do you make a formatted table like this?
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
I liked her in the "Simian Line" but she should probably stick to her day job....
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I love spam mail
hello Chris,
Do you have the knowledge and the experience but lack the qualifications?
WHY YES, YES I DO!
Ask me about my blog.
Uh
If you have the knowledge and experience, how could you lack the qualifications?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
One of my co-workers couldn’t make director despite being the most experienced and most knowledgeable person for the job because he did not have a Bachelor degree.
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
Ahhhh, ok, we're talking degrees here
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This is an Official letter from federal bureau of investigation criminal justice and information records department, this is of extreme importance and you are expected to respond immediately or run the risk of being prosecuted.
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
Bank of Nigeria transferred 10,500,000.00 us dollars to bank of America in your favor as the beneficiary by inheritance means. Bank of Nigeria used what we call "secret diplomatic transit payment" s.d.t.p method to pay this fund by wire transfer. Secret diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities.
the question I ask you is this, why must your payment be made in a secret transfer, if the transaction is legitimate, if you are not a terrorist, then why did you not receive the money directly into your account? Why did you instruct them to use a coded means to transfer your fund? Funds like this have always been related to terrorist activities/money laundering, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these funds are credited into your account because you might be innocent, which is my presumption for now, but you need to proof this to the FBI.
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 30, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
A little clean English would probably go a long way.
Then again, anyone who can read can’t possibly be dumb enough to fall for this.
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 30, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
No, wait, when I get those they are always full of misspellings. The capitalization is all wrong but the spelling is too good!
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
“Pardon me, my friend, but I am Nigerian royalty, and I need you to send me money. Please ignore the fact that I can’t spell Nigerian. Or royalty.”
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, Charlie Coyle
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Language too direct & EB white like. It can’t be real.
of coarse if it said “run the risks of being prostituted” I would have something from Balls of Fury about thinking ti was modeling job..
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
NO!!
NOT A LETTER FROM THE F.B.I.C.J.I.R.D. !!!!
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 30, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That's good news Xanathon!
I just bought 1,000,000 shares of webvan.com from some financial wizard that emailed me. I’d like to make you my new vice president!
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 31, 2011 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Paul F. Tompkins
So, I take it he is banned from this site for his views on cake v. pie, right? Just listened to his bit on that.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
PFT isn't going to slow down pie's rise to supremacy of the pastry world
(is pie a pastry?)
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Oreos>pastries
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Actually they got some good Oreo type cookies over at this bakery in Los Gatos, SO GOOD
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I haven't had Oreo's® since like, i was 15 years old
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
SERIOUSLY, FUCK OREOS, making me all fat and shit
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
You should sue, like that one dude.
“And now, my opening statement. Seriously, fuck oreos.”
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
LOL
did someone seriously sue? hahaha
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Vaguely reminded me of this
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-3-2011/san-francisco-s-happy-meal-ban
Daily Show at its best.
Oreos are the worst. Plus, they are a mean insult to a certain kind of black people.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
THAT IS RACIST!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Twinkies are also an insult. But the meanest thing you can say is to call someone a McFlurry.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously? Twinkies is an insult?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Yeah, yellow on the outside, white on the inside.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
ohhhh, ok got it
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
wicked burn
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I hardly ever eat at McDonald’s anymore – basically only when I’m travelling – but I still love McFlurries.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Yup, i think that's the only time i actually go get McDonalds
when i’m traveling
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Oreos aren’t racist. You get the black with the white.
On the other hand, if they sold Oreos with the cookie and the frosting center seperately, asking you to put them together yourself, they would be.
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 30, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re taking preventative measures for when the martians land.
Can’t have ‘em thinking we don’t want their kind.
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 30, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
So Kroon gets to opt out on Wednesday…I hope he stays.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
They still make Hee Haw?
The Giants are 2010 World Series Champs. … And in other news the forecast calls for a rain of toads, heavy at times, with moderate to strong swarms of locust and a high likelihood of a world quake. Details at 11.
CALL HIM UP
he’s a griddy vet Sabes, just one that might not be terrible…
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Casilla is good. Had a great year last year. What’s your problem with him?
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 30, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
he was, yes. But the Rags Touch®
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 30, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 4 of the NLCS says hi. Not that I’m judging him because of that. I’m judging him off of everything he’s ever done.
That is cray-z.
He did not have a good NLCS, you are correct. I’m not gonna look up his periphials (sp?) from last year, but I recall he had a 1.95 ERA with around 50IP.
All in all, of course he’s gonna have to work his way back into a bullpen role, but he still throws 96-100, so he’s got use. Maybe a 7th or 8th inning man when Romo isn’t available.
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 30, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He had a good year last year but I’m thinking in line with his career numbers and they state that he is much worse than what he was last year. He had a 1.95 ERA last year in 50 IP but in 2009 he had a 5.96 ERA in 48.1 IP.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
that comp that immediately comes to mind for me when I think of Casilla is Ramon Ramirez, another Giant who wasn’t great before coming to the team but has shown to be reliable in a big way (although RamRam did have better career numbers than Casilla).
I have no hard evidence other than pitchers becoming good when they come to the Giants, but seems like Rags has the touch.
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 30, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Even last year though, I never trusted him to come into a high leverage situation. He was very good if I recall at cashing other pitcher’s runners in which didn’t reflect in his ERA. I don’t trust RamRam that much either, I’d like to wait for Casilla to have another season where he does as well or slightly worse before I believe that he is completely trustworthy.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
no reliever is completely trustworthy.
except Sergio.
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 30, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
But there are some that you put more trust in than others for instance I trust Ramirez more than I trust Affeldt…
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
oh yeah, of course. I was just sayin’. There are levels of trust, sure, but complete trust is hard to find. I always have a fear Romo will hang a slider, but I never fear a complete collapse like I do with the others- he never lets innings go completely sideways, probably because he has such great control.
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 31, 2011 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, Affeldt is terrible and Ramirez is not.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
This is how i feel about this game
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I throw my hands up in the air sometimes
Saying AYO
Gotta let go
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Is it wrong that I like that song now that Wilson and Ross are associated with it?
I think it’s the opposite of discovering a song on Glee.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, i dont think its wrong at all. i dont mind the song at all, reminds me of last year a bit, in the playoffs
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
this
I will always think of game 162 when I hear 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 31, 2011 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Nope
And I really like “one more time” now, as i associate it with the 2010 G-men. Nothing at all wrong with that.
by Croix de Candy Maldonado on May 30, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m reppin’ my favorite brands.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually like the pitching matchups for the rest of this series.
Hope Huff sits tomorrow vs. Carpenter. Huff’s splits are goofy, but given how he crowds the plate, it’s no surprise he can’t pick up / handle righties running pitches in on him…. time to bring in Belt.
Belt probably should be given a start at 1st with Huff on the bench so he can get himself together
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
…for the next 3 games at least.
Huff needs a mental cleaning
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 30, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
new keyboard, too. because I broke mine throwing it at my computer when he grounded out for the 500th time.
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 30, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Who's your favorite Giant? I could probably rattle off 8 or 10 reasons I think they're complete crap.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Barry Bonds
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
JT Snow
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
This this this
You cannot say anything bad about JT.
"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 supposed to hit the ball out?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
His defense was overrated and he wasn't a very good hitter for a 1B.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
First giants jersey i owned, case closed
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
We would have won the 2002 World Series if he'd been willing to DH
A better defender could’ve gotten to that double.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
you said 8 or 10
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.
His unwillingness to be nice to the media
Though completely warranted, caused unnecessary strife and distraction around the team.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I need 6 more
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.
6 MORE
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
The man had a terrible arm
Sid Bream should have been out. He was one of the slowest players in the league.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don't think we can accept that second one
Dude was fast for more than a decade.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
What?!
That’s not what I’ve read.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Look at the stolen bases from ‘86 to ’98. He was never the fastest, but he wasn’t always slow.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Oh! Fail.
I completely misread that. I was talking about Bonds. Neeeeeeevermind.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I blame Kenny Lofton more for those issues
LOL Shinjo as DH.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
This!
Totally bass ackwards use of the DH. All those balls falling in front of Kenny.
Also, Lofton was revealed (after it was over) to have had a hernia during the Series IIRC.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Never.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on May 30, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Robb Nen
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I mean
He was a relief pitcher, and the best relief pitcher in baseball is still a relief pitcher. I like Robb a lot, and he was one of the best relievers in baseball when he played, but he had a short career.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I count 2.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
you said you were going to prove they were complete crap
this is not convincing
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 never said that
I said I’d give some reasons I THOUGHT they were complete crap.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
i'll give you 10 reasons you're complete crap
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
There's a hell of a lot more than that.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
it's official
jporny has forsaken Jason Bartlett for GiantPain!
Can’t you two see what’s going on here?
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 31, 2011 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Buster Posey
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll probably never be as good as he was in his rookie season
And his bat really isn’t that valuable at first base or even third, so if they move him off catcher, his value will be shot.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
this is what scares me
maybe he could play second
craig biggio
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.
Thanks
I just wanted a good cry before bedtime
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
screw you!
IF he was switched off C, as a 2B his bat would play well there.
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 30, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s go with Willie Mays.
"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!"
Started his career 0-21
Obviously will never amount to anything.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
could you imagine if Boch was his skipper? we never would have heard of him!
by Croix de Candy Maldonado on May 30, 2011 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
“Gee Mr. Bruce, if you think I should only play on Sundays, I’m sure you’re right…”
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 31, 2011 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Why'd he take the game ball?
I know Dusty offered, but he could have said no.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
as a Giants or overall?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
there's a joke here, but i have to find it
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
When I first saw Jim Tressel I thought to myself “that looks like a man whose career will end on a scandal involving a tattoo parlor and drug busts.”
F.U.C.K OSU. But it's going to be crazy, first time since 1929
Both Michigan and OSU will start with new coaches during the same season
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
it was the sweater vest, wasn't 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.
Pretty much
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He needs some new thread, HATE the vest
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He’s a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a sweater vest.
by apistat on May 30, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hmm... Does anyone know if FA Draft Pick compensation is going away next year?
Cause at the moment we’re looking at 2 (Ross / Lopez) supplementals! If someone has a bit of brain damage we could score two additional picks from Tejada and Burrell…
Also, for some reason Casilla is solidly an Elias Type B.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
No way we offer arbitration to Tejada, Casilla or Burrell. Lopez is likely to be resigned.
Ross…hmm. I could see it.
I dunno. If they offer Ross arbitration, he probably accepts, and I don’t think he factors into their long-term plans. They reportedly declined to negotiate an extension this offseason.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I got the sense that he wanted a multi-year deal....
Someone will probably give him 3/12
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
That was my understanding as well.
But I don’t know why they’d sign him to a 1-year deal now unless Nate is dealt or Belt flops.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I wouldn’t be so quick to hand Nate a starting job. He’s a great 4th OF, late-game defensive sub, but he just can’t hit enough to warrant playing everyday.
As for Belt, well, I don’t think he was ever going to be a RF for the Giants. And with his plate discipline, and the talent he has shown, he’ll never truly flop. Guy has a career in MLB, definetly, but whether he will be Posey-esque as a hitter is not known.
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 30, 2011 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Never say never.
And you’re incorrectly inferring that I’m suggesting that Nate can/should start. What I’m suggesting is that Ross would only be resigned the 4th OF, a spot which would be otherwise occupied by Nate. Ross will probably be too expensive for the Giants to resign as anything except a reserve.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I'm not so hot at the thought of Nate over Ross, but it's a thought.
Ross would make a great platoon if we had a LHB who could mash RHP and play RF at the level Nate does. Damn him at his reverse split!!
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 30, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
*and his reverse split
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 30, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Ross is a move valuable player than Nate, but I don’t think the Giants will be willing to pay $6-8 million for a 4th OF. Thus, Nate. That’s $7 million extra that can be spent on Matt, Timmy, etc.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I doubt Ross will get a deal for much more than $5MM a year, but either way, I agree that they won’t want to spend that much on a 4th OF while targeting a starting RF.
But also remember that if they want to keep Timmeh, Cain, etc, they will have to prove they are willing to get the players that will provide ample run support for the pitchers. This offseason will be interesting, hopefully the pitchers get extensions before they hit FA. But, like I said, management showing they can provide offense for the pitchers will be a factor in whether they stay or not.
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 31, 2011 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s making more than that right now in arbitration. If he’s going to sign for less, it’s probably because he’s taking a lower AAV in return for more years, which is unlikely to happen with the Giants.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
Ross got more than $5MM in arb??
I could see him taking a 3yr/$15MM deal, but that’s about the limit. I’d prefer they target someone who isn’t as streaky if they let Ross go to FA. I like consistent players, even if they don’t produce as much in the end.
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 31, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
2008: $2.25 mil (avoided arb)
2009: $4.5 mil (won arb vs. $4.2MM offered)
2010: $6.3 mil (avoided arb)
Following usual trends, he stands to make roughly $8 million per year in free agency. Given market value, that’s actually not crazy money for a ~2 WAR player.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
your 2012 5th outfielder
still Aaron Rowand.
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 31, 2011 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions
But wouldn't the arb for Burrell be like 1.4 mil? Worth the risk if he isn't a complete zombie
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Pat ignored his agent to sign a minimal deal with the Giants himself.
That’s the reward from the Pat Burrell situation.
Responding in turn by playing the arbitration game to try and grab draft picks is a bit of a slap in the face, IMO.
I don’t know how much longer he can be a starter on a contending team, but if he’s willing to accept a bench/PH role for a few more years (wow, I automatically typed PH as pH :/) Burrell’s the kind of guy I’d like to see retire a Giant.
Adoptive father of Jose Casilla.
True true
I’m very happy he took a pay cut to stay, but I think his continued employment is dependent on him accepting a Giambi-esque role.
I like any man who’s willing to go with his heart over his pocketbook.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I like any man who’s willing to go with his heart over his pocketbook.
and with regard to this statement, it’s about the love of the game. He realizes that he’s got everything he’ll ever want, or need. I wish more baseball players realized just how lucky they are, and instead of shooting for the big money, just shoot for being happy.
Jayson Werth is a great example. He shot for the big bucks (maybe not fully aware that he would be losing, losing, losing with the Nationals) and now he’s complaining that the team isn’t winning. Too many spoiled brats in MLB, imo.
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 30, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
now he’s complaining that the team isn’t winning.
Wait a couple of years, Jayson. That team is committing the pocketbook to a contender.
Adoptive father of Jose Casilla.
couple years of near 100-loss seasons is a long time. He’ll be well past his prime (if he wasn’t already) by the time they start winning. At that point, he may be dead weight to the team.
The Nats will be good in 2013, contenders in 2014, somewhere around there. But until then, he’s gotta keep his mouth shut. He took the money and should have known where he was going and what it would be like for awhile.
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 30, 2011 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sooner, in my opinion.
Good in 2012, contenders in 2013.
This does bank on Strasburg and Harper to no small extent, but a front office that has demonstrated a willingness to go for it gets the attention of top-notch free agent talent. Probably not Pujols, but major finds nonetheless.
Adoptive father of Jose Casilla.
my understanding is their owner has very deep pockets- Pujols isn’t out of the question. Though Fielder may work better for them, value-wise.
Alot does depend on their young players panning out the way everyone thinks they will, no doubt. They just drafted a pitcher too, forget his name, but he’s also supposed to be real good.
They’ll be an interesting case study in a worst-to-first kinda way. One would expect that the Phillies window closes by 2013 or so, too, leaving the division more or less winnable.
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 30, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
He said he wouldn’t mind coming back even as a bench player last August. And he held his end of the bargain by only asking 1MM.
I could see him playing a couple more years as a PH deluxe
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 30, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
If I’m the Giants, I gladly offer him a coaches job. He’s a smart baseball player, and had a solid career.
Great presence for the team to have- I’d be all for it.
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 30, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd love to have him as a hitting coach
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
yep. he understands patience. he isn’t in any rush to finish his AB.
I will laugh and hoot at the team who offers Tejada a coaching job.
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 30, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd bet a cool 10 dollars that it's going to be the Astros...
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
If the Dodgers remain under McCourt, they would be my bet.
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 30, 2011 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw the game
And I still don’t know how this team scored 7 runs.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
hint
if there’s a crooked number on the board, think “grand slam”
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 31, 2011 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Because everyone should watch this once a day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3cjgEw-ANw
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.
It’s no dj roomba.
Also, I love that searching on youtube brings up a ton of people who actually made one.
RIP DJ Roomba
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 made him myself. He was like a son to me.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I got the robot to play Dave Matthews!
“Little bay-beh!”
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I was so sad when April's gay boyfriend and his boyfriend made fun of Andy :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m glad she dumped them.
"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 glad they came back to be her [spoilers] 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.
I love this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmhohRXn_LY&feature=related
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
LOL Ron's reaction
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That’s what does it for me.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Yes
Both teaching and learning :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Well I guess I can't really complain
Not that I have a need to, I’m still enjoying myself.
That is cray-z.
I’m completely burnt out and ready for summer.
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 always get burnt out with about 2 or 3 weeks left in each quarter. I can only imagine what a semester is like.
That is cray-z.
I’ve been in school for the past 12 months, basically.
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.
Honestly
I think I would do that. As long as it meant more frequent breaks rather than one long ass summer.
That is cray-z.
I can say that I have not had frequent breaks.
I had about a week off in August. Then Christmas break.
Those are basically my only complete “breaks” since last June.
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.
Real life will be tougher in some facets and easier in others.
At the very least, I won’t have three hours of class a night anymore.
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.
Night class is the worst
I’ve had class at 6 before and hope to never do it again, at least as an undergrad. I’m sure that will change some day.
That is cray-z.
Most of the year, I was student teaching from like 8-1:30 and then I had class from 3-6. I would not recommend 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.
Don't do a one year credential/master's program
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Actually, despite it all, I think this is the way to go
Still: so tired.
As for the energy thing, if you figure it out, let me know.
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.
it was smart of you to get it overwith that way
And at least your classes weren’t 6-9PM. I always hated those worst of all.
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 31, 2011 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Good luck…I had that same schedule about 4 years ago. Once you get a full time teaching position, it does not get any easier.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!
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.
Where are you getting your credential?
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Stanford
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.
Nice!
That’s great that you’re able to get your masters at the same time. Any job leads for next year?
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I should be hearing back from one today or tomorrow and based on what I’ve heard, it sounds pretty promising. I have another interview tomorrow afternoon.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Well, rumors like that tend to end up being true.
Hang in there for just a few more weeks.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I know! The end is in sight! And then it starts all over again in August, haha. But I’m excited to put this year behind me.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
But starting over is a great feeling. You can correct any mistakes from the pervious year, and if you have the same prep. then you don’t feel like you’re starting from scratch again. You have an idea what analogies work, and where students will have problems with concepts. In my limited experience, while the workload itself never lessens, the day to day lesson planning becomes easier with time.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m really looking forward to having more control over my classroom routines/structure (and hopefully having my own classroom). Taking over halfway through the year is so tough.
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.
Me 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!"
you're not a teacher
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.
:(
Finals aren’t ’til next week.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I have a bunch of friends joining us late this summer for work.
Surprise surprise, they all go to SLO.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
THANK FUCKING GOD IM NOT
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Last week
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Until June 22nd
Then again, most people of my age are actually working, so yeah
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Not in school, but summer quarter starts June 20, that is if I ever find out from the school if I got full admissions…still waiting.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Nope. I’ve been done since the end of March. June 20th is going to be a sad, sad day.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
why is andy so dumb? and why was anne with him in he first place?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 10:31 PM PDT reply actions
I can only assume he’s well endowed and willing to please. There’s value in that.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN)
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on May 30, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
willing to please usually denotes intelligence. or vice versa. I guess well-endowed could do it…but Anne doesn’t seem like that sort of person. I’ll just chalk it up to developing the characters.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I have very little good to say about season 1 Andy.
S2-3 Andy is the most lovable dumb manchild of all time.
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.
More so than Hoyt? Hmm..naw.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh no, Wilco just made a tired grunge joke
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 10:36 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah
Live stream from Sasquatch on the NPR Music site. Pretty amazing, until that remark.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, they are playing "Jesus, Etc."
All is forgiven.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Use the time to embed subliminal anti-apistat messages.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't say thwarted.
I have damn good eyes and even I can’t read that sixth word.
Adoptive father of Jose Casilla.
That would have to be a pretty large pool my friend.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
how do you feel?
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.
SORE FROM THE ONANISM
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 30, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The whole alliance thing is kinda weird.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 30, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't even want to vote for most of the Giants position players
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.
Do the Red Socks really need help getting votes?
they’re probably at least the second most popular team in the league and have a bunch of talented guys that get a bunch media coverage.
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's more for our benefit
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on May 30, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
those sweethearts
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on May 30, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
My angle on it is that fan voting for All-Stars makes no sense in the first place.
As the environment is already ridiculous inherently, I don’t see the problem.
Adoptive father of Jose Casilla.
Sperm suicide?
wtf.
And isn’t it about time for a fresh thread?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 10:59 PM PDT reply actions
,
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.
omg this gif is cute
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 has such a good-natured smile. kinda hard not to like.
but he’s a beast on the mound
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that was from the game in LA where they almost blew the game, if not for Nate and his catch.
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 30, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm pretty sure it's from the WS
since the hat has the WS patch
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.
good call, didn’t notice that.
I just remember how happy he was standing on the railing at the game in LA- smiling, joking- after he was taken out, then how over the next 10min the shots of his face slowly turned to sadness. I was thinking “poor guy has no idea what’s coming”
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 30, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
his face when Carroll hit the ball was pure dejection, then suddenly he’s hopping over the rail smiling. it would have been funny if I wasn’t having a heart attack
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 30, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
A quick Google search says that KRLD is Dallas/Ft. Worth.
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I'm sure this has been gone over ad nauseam when I wasn't looking, but in Grant's Series Preview, concerning Batista.
When he comes in to face the Giants, he’ll load the bases, and the Giants won’t score. Look in your heart; you know it’s true.
Was this an edit? If not, HAHAHAHA way to call it Grant.
Adoptive father of Jose Casilla.
I was thinking the same thing during the game. It was not an edit.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: I must say, this LA Noire game is pretty awesome
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
It's awesome...
it’s like playing L.A. Confidential.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
they are way too mean to jerry
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 11:28 PM PDT reply actions
fucking jerry.
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.
DAMMIT JERRY
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Shut up and do more art for me!
This ones racist.
My fav Tom moment so far by far.
I’ve stared at this one for five hours now.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 30, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Your adopted mother was arrested for marijuana possession
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
You’re gonna play someone boring, who only drinks beer. You’ll be named Jerry.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day starting SS?
more OT
there’s an ipad app of SFgate.com now
by Sabean_Is_Iago on May 30, 2011 11:35 PM PDT reply actions
It’s free for a month and then you can pay 5.99 a month if you’re not a subscriber. I’ll probably get the subscription just to support the paper.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on May 30, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
where did everyone go?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 31, 2011 12:31 AM PDT reply actions
going to bed
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.
Observation
While we complain about Tejada, let us not forget that Hal Lanier posted a line of .213/.239/.255 in 1967. This is why we can’t have nice things.
"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'll say it here
What is with the excessive amount of polls lately?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Do you think there have been too many polls recently?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]
109 [ ]
You keep calling in Affeldt. I don't think that means what you think it means.
I'm going to wake up feeling like shit tomorrow
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit!
-Doc Brown, Zito fan
by jordanovich on May 31, 2011 2:11 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Shift-A Weekend:
Good morning everyone. Who is hitting the grand slam for the Giants today? Cuz that’s the only time Giants wins right?
Also, D-Backs in first place…really?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
My stupid DBacks friend kept texting me about it all weekend.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
he’s texting you about it because he’s had those texts saved for 4 years and couldn’t use them
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on May 31, 2011 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Both today's game and tomorrow are on espn
Woof
by Falconer88 on May 31, 2011 8:17 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Red Sox/Yanks must be off.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
worse
The Yankees are in Oakland!
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 31, 2011 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Flood OT
I’ve spent the last 6 days sandbagging and helping to move people out of their homes due to imminent flooding. However, watching the town come together has been quiet a site. It looks like 20% of the population is going to be affected :(
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Yikes. Good luck, and be careful.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Thanks.
It’s a controlled release from the dam north of town so there shouldn’t be any danger.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
ESPN just advertised their SF STL games
and they showed Holliday and Pujols instead of any SF player. World Champions? Pujols!
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
can't believe
they didn’t lead with the shot of Buster getting injured.
I suppose they’ve got the multi-loops all ready for the game(s) though.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on May 31, 2011 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah
along with some nice video of the 2002 WS
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on May 31, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn, Kruk
knbrmurph Bonus Krukow today: “Brandon Crawford is your everyday SS, as far as I’m concerned. I don’t look forward to Tejada’s ABs at all.” #SFGiants
When Kruk has turned on you, you know you’re done.
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.
It's true.
Even is Crawford cannot hit well, his ABs will still be better than Tejada’s. Tejada is one small step above Bocock right now.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
So he is like an enlarged Bocock?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
by jhiat00 on May 31, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well played.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I was gone all weekend—what was the general impression of Crawford in these parts—aside from
being dreamy?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Cautiously optimistic.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Even if he stops hitting, his glove is better than any alternative. And hey, maybe he doesn’t stop hitting!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
He passes the less-than-a-week eyeball test with flying colors. It’s not enough to say anything worthwhile about him, but it is enough to look forward to his next week of playing time.
Hey, is “passed with flying colors” a phrase that comes from the Air Force?
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s a reference to the idea of sailing right by an enemy ship with your flag clearly visible.
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 31, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
That also makes sense.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
And probably more.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
My sense is that Tejada will become a backup when Panda comes back.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I fear this as well, but if even Kruk has turned on you….
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you misread. Tejada will backup Panda and Crawford when Panda returns.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Opps…yes I did misread. I agree that they keep him as a utility backup.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on May 31, 2011 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
until Frodonot comes back
At which point the $4M left on Tejada will be more like $3M…
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 31, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
DFA Tejada? But who will shine the spotlight?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Diogenes?
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 31, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Tejada must not be having good batting practice.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
lol
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Hoping not to see LOL BELT today
Seriously he has to play today…but this is bork we’re talking about
by Falconer88 on May 31, 2011 9:17 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
They've got to give Huff a day off sometime, right?
/Miguel Tejada starts at first
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.
Huff is hitting .133 off Carp in his career
Seems like a good time for a breather
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 saw that Carp is 1-5 with an ERA+ of 78
SSS or actual issues?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Tejada at 1st
Huff at C
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Best athlete on the team!
Seriously, maybe Huff is another one of these guys that won’t say when he’s hurting/tired. Whether or not he starts hitting again he’s going to be terrible in August if they don’t rest him.
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 31, 2011 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Eli Whiteside at 1B for a catcher’s day off.
Currently stifling the bacon, the world.
by howtheyscored on May 31, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy Ryan Day!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Vogelsong ERA+ of 214
Timmy ERA+ of 170
History and context be damned!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
ACE
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Happy Vogelsong Sing-A-Long day!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Huff is 2-15 against carp
He’s in there today he’s due
/bork
by Falconer88 on May 31, 2011 9:29 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
READ MY ARTICLE (Actually it's G-Bris' article)
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Whenever I see G-Bris I think of a ceremony involving a mohel wearing a track suit and a kangol hat.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 31, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it time to trade Mike Murphy for a couple position players?
The reliance on one big homerun to propel this offense over the past week can’t last….can it? I believe the A’s tried this with their stable of young pitchers to less than ideal results. While someone will probably remind me that we are the Defending World Champions (rightly so), I just don’t know how at the beginning of June this can be rectified apart from a seriously monster trade for more than one game-changer like Jose Reyes for some of our excess pitching + zito (all expenses paid by Gigantes) + bags of balls + Neukom’s bow tie. We do absolutely nothing right fundamentally; theyl have a) very little speed, b) very little power, c) very low averages, d) very low walk rates , e) can’t hit to the right side to advance runners and f) can’t bunt.
Is it time to consider trading Mike Murphy?!?!?!?!??! Hehe…..
by Drug Runner SF on May 31, 2011 11:17 AM PDT reply actions
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