Post-game thread: Giants manage to explode for two runs against formidable Cubs bullpen, lose anyway
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 30, 2011 3:34 PM PDT
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Well, that was fun.
This is not the most unwatchable Giants team in recent memory. This team, see, wins. Sometimes. More often than not. I'm not sure how. Well, I know how -- the pitchers usually don't allow runs -- but that seems like a technical explanation that's over my head. You can explain how lasers work until you're hoarse, but I'll still never know how they work. Same with with the 2011 team winning, but it happens.
No, a team that wins can't be the must unwatchable team. This pitching is too good. Matt Cain is a treasure, and the bullpen is generally fantastic. But there's a level of frustration added by the good pitching. You expected the 2008 Giants to lose when Lincecum didn't pitch. Cain was good, but he was also cursed back then. Couldn't buy a win. Good thing that stopped.
But is this the most unwatchable lineup in recent memory? Let's look at the lineups on June 30 for 2008 and 2011 and compare:
Fred Lewis vs. Andres Torres
I was never a big Lewis fan -- he's the very definition of fourth/fifth outfielder -- but he has a .361 OBP right now, and a .349 OBP for his career. Torres hasn't reached base since November of last year.
Advantage: 2008
Jose Castillo vs. Manny Burriss (2011)
Castillo is a career .254/.296/.379 hitter. Burriss is at .259/.317/.292, but that includes a fluky .357 OBP as a rookie. Considering the difference in power and weighting the recent performances a little more ...
Advantage: 2008
Randy Winn vs. Pablo Sandoval
Winn was fantastic that year, putting up a .363 OBP. Pablo hasn't quite been as good since coming back from his hand injury, but this is a comparison of who I would want to watch right now.
Advantage: 2011
Bengie Molina vs. Pat Burrell
Molina had better be the worst cleanup hitter I see in my lifetime.
Advantage: 2011
Aaron Rowand vs. Nate Schierholtz
Now, this is 2008 Rowand, remember. He was just overpaid, not a shell of his former self. Frustrating, but worthwhile. He had an .822 OPS on June 30, 2008.
Advantage: 2008
Rich Aurilia vs. Brandon Crawford
Remember, this 2008 Aurilia, who finished with a .283/.332/.413 line. Crawford probably won't ever have a season that good in his career (though I'd love to be wrong).
Advantage: 2008
Travis Denker vs. Miguel Tejada
Remember when I thought Denker was going to be a big-league hitter? That was because I'm a moron. Miguel Tejada might be historically bad, but there's no way that Denker could be better than anyone in the majors right now. Even Tejada, though it's close. Denker he does have a .938 OPS between A-ball and AA this year!
Advantage: 2011
Manny Burriss (2008) vs. Eli Whiteside
Oh, man. This is like a Zen koan. If suck sucks in a forest of suck, does it suck more than the sound of one suck sucking? Please, ponder this. But, again, this is the 2008 Burriss, who walked as much as he struck out while putting up a sweet .357 OBP. No contest. Whiteside couldn't get to a .357 OBP if he were 3'2" and facing Jonathan Sanchez six times a game.
Advantage: 2008
Now, which team would I rather watch? Considering that the pitchers for the Giants on June 30, 2008 were Zito (5.99 ERA after that game!), Keiichi Yabu, Billy Sadler, and Alex Hinshaw, there's no doubt that I'd rather watch the 2011 team. I'm not that crazy. But what about the lineups? Tough call, but the numbers have it. I'd rather watch the 2008 Giants hit.
The 2008 Giants, who scored 640 runs.
The 2008 Giants, who are, in my mind at least, the worst offensive team I've ever seriously followed.
The 2008 Giants, who had Jose Castillo hitting second.
Yeah, I think I'd rather watch that team hit right now.
One more important note: the game in question was also against the Cubs, and the Giants scored two runs. Two sweet, precious runs. It took the Giants 13 innings to get two runs today, and that was four innings too many.
Most annoying game of the year from the most unwatchable group of hitters every collected.
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That game sucked
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 30, 2011 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I really hated that game.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
What was the thought on Darwin Barney's check swing?
Because he did NOT swing if some thought he did.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That might have been the pitch right before the hit.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
that's the one
he swung.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jun 30, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
No he didn’t. Replays showed he checked.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
There really isn’t a rulebook definition of what constitutes a swing other than “made an attempt,” right?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
correct
But from what umpires usually call, it was not a swing. WGN showed the side angle. Did CSN do that?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I usually do not get angry after a loss, but I am steamed today!
Y89Y89Y9IUNXHXHH XI34RH
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I don't even know if I can remain optimistic at this point
That Huff will bounce back, that Torres can return to last year’s form, that Cody can find some stability, that this offense will improve in its current state, etc.
It’d be nice to celebrate Romo and Cain’s performances, but now… ugh.
Fuck this.
Torres looks like a career minor leaguer with ADD.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, right now, all the position players do, really.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody was looking more like a minor leaguer on LSD today.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I was very happy watching that pair of episodes. And they wouldn’t have been nearly as cool had I not watched season one.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, those two episodes showed those instances when deep mythology suddenly pays off in real action.
Pease was never an option.
And now I’m almost done with season 3!
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by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That really was a shitty loss.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Remember when we thought we were going to win? And then that other time we thought we were going to win? Dang.
Yes,
you are right.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 30, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
...... uh ......
did that game actually happen???
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 3:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Torres was AWFUL.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
trollin' trollin' trollin' what
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
keep them doggies trollin'
RAWHIIIIIIIDE!
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not worried about Torres.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m mildly concerned.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m worried about his playing time.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Who should we start?
Ross CF
Nate RF
Bat LF
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jun 30, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
We should start Torres.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahhhhh Yah Yah Yah......Yah Yah Yah......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ2mftZpfGE&feature=related
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
bleh
can we agree to trade for a hitter? I mean we cant rely on our pen to put up 0’s always…theres a reason why these guys are bullpen guys and not starters or closers..
Except
you would need to give up something to get a hitter.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
im down..
as long as we don’t have to watch this awful lineup everyday
Mike Cameron just got DFA'd
I am in agreement. We have WS champions, needing 1 or 2 pieces from making a good run. I’d trade some prospects for that.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jun 30, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
noooooooooooooooooo
Not one of the bullpen arms! How can they hold the other team scoreless for 14 innings and have a chance to 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 Jun 30, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm with everyone
Offense sucks
Bullpen… needs to go 1 pitch inside (ball) with 2 strikes on guys. Romo yesterday, Ramirez today both got tagged with 2 strikes to guys just diving. I did not see the Rameriz\Wilson bomb, but I would guess it is the same.
Time to repeat in '11!
BUT CHANGES ARE COMING GUYS
BOCHY CANT SCREW THIS UP RIGHT? HE WILL PUT THE PLAYERS WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILY OF NOT MAKING OUTS IN THE LINEUP, MIRITE?
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
Hung the loss on offense wasting chances. Promised changes ahead.
Like trying to turn lead into gold.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Before anybody makes fun of this or the NFL being in lockout, just remember that MLBs CBA ends after this season and the same could happen there.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
z
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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 Jun 30, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop your nattering, bob.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 30, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Screw tipping your cap
/grabs howie’s crotch
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
[some pitcher on another team] is really mowing them down today!
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Be very careful, E6D. I was once told that K&K were family and that anyone who poked fun at them and their naive pro-management mien was not a true Giants fan. Dude ended up cyberstalking me.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
I loved that dude. Who needs a gyroball when you can throw unlimited junkballs?
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Never forget May 30, 2008 .....
one pitch to Kevin Kouzmanoff ended in a triple play. Amazing.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
i completely forgot about this guy haha
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jun 30, 2011 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
so I think the Giants should probably trade for some offense
At the middle infield and at catcher.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That'd be cool
But as long as we’re dealing with the Mets let’s pick up Reyes too.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
hey
That’s a good idea, but the Ellis sweepstakes are over. All middle infielders are now off the market. Have a nice day.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
All I can say about this game is this:
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
bright side
hey, who else would you rather lose to than the lol Cubs?
pround son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
That's what you think.
I no longer feel sorry for the Cubs. They are no longer on my list of “teams that I want to see win the WS, as long as it’s not at the expense of the Giants.”
I no longer have empathy for Cubs fans over how long they’ve waited.
I want to clone Steve Bartman and put him in every aisle of Wrigley Field.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants wouldn't have won the world series without the Cubs
The Padres second to last opponents in 2010 were the Cubs. The Cubs were well out of the race, and had no good reason to play their stars and risk injury.
But Quade put their best players on the field. They played their hearts out. They went into Petco Park and took 2 out of 3 from the Padres. That meant that the Giants only had to win one game at AT&T on the season’s last weekend…
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Actually, scratch that
3 out of 4 they took.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
You're bleeding me slowly...
…though not with the same elegance that the Giants do.
I have to deliver another mea culpa.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point.
But I suspect that the Giants needed to tune up against the Braves before they could be ready to take on the Phillies. They were probably not going to beat the Phillies in the 1st round.
There’s no way of proving that, of course.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
So yeah. Reminder.
877-CASH-NOW
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 Jun 30, 2011 3:46 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
JT SNOW?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Well, we are talking about the 2008 Giants...
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
YES PLEASE!!!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Heres a rec
Nice!
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jun 30, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I reply to myself
I want my BATS NOW!!
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jun 30, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I submit for your consideration a Burrell-Ross-Schierholtz OF, just to see what happens.
Oh and Crawford at SS and Stewart catching …
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Careful...
You’ll be considered a troll if you even insinuate Torres might need some time off.
Just cut him and get it over with.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Or if you troll about it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
So what will Brad Penny's line be tomorrow
8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
We borrowed tomorrow's run for today already
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Still owe interest on the 19 on Tuesday....
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jun 30, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
CRAP
forgot about that.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
I'd still rather watch Crawford than Richie.
But there may be other considerations clouding my judgment. Like good defense.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
1B mostly…I think. I was drunk alot that year.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
So...Ross
I wonder if he was concerned about Crawford lying in front of him and that contributed to the POS throw home?
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 3:49 PM PDT reply actions
He was so shallow, too.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yeah
That was basically the distance of a long throw from SS to first. Some kind of spaz there.
Right after that, I turned the channel. I couldn’t watch anymore so I missed the walk-off.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I turned on my MLBTV jsut in time to see the swing
ARG…
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jun 30, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Didn’t realize from listening on the radio…that throw was basically from really deep SS position
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Jun 30, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He rushed the throw = overthrow
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Too much adrenaline
But man, so frustrating.
by Here Be Giants on Jun 30, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Kruk
calling him a “pie thrower” the other night.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 1, 2011 4:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Holy cow, that WAS bad. (I was listening on radio.)
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS HURT!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
That was pretty terrible
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jun 30, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Throwdy Miss?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I love me some Gary Brown
I don’t think this is a good idea. I’m sure the folks building the pyre for Torres would love having Brown up here slumping.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It seems like a lot of people regard the minor leagues as some sort of punishment players endure rather than a necessary time for development.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
To thin that I could have watched that episode HOURS ago. Damn it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
Always…
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
he just struck out a lot
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.
LOST
He’s just lost at the plate. Had an at bat where he swung at each pitch and Jon Miller said “I don’t believe any of those were strikes.”
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he also had an at bat where he got rung up on a check swing that didn’t go around.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Baseball Gods be trollin’
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he also had an at bat where he got rung up on a check swing that didn’t go around.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
he went 0 for 6 today .....
And hasn’t had a hit in what seems to be a long fucking time.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 3:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
every time
someone comes on with the “he hasn’t gotten a hit in forever”, it turns out he has. Like 3 for 4 six days ago.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry .....
time always seems slower than it really is for me.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Yeah 13 innings has a way of doing that….
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re a barrel of fun.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s right though
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
He’s being sarcastic.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, more or less, this is correct
Not SUPER AWESOME! just better than Aaron Rowand.
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
Aaron Rowand
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
yes
he’s projected to have the 4th best OBP on the team within the next 5 minutes!
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Does he need a strategic week off?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jun 30, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
640 runs
I remember that. It was awful. The current club is on pace to score 567. And remember, many of the runs that the team has scored so far came with better players than the current group. The lineup simulator tells me that today’s lineup (using updated ZIPS projections) would score 495 runs over a full season. (Granted, putting Huff and Ross in the lineup instead of Tejada and Schierholtz raises that to 517, but still, that’s still 2010 Mariners territory.)
567? Jesus Christ.
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.
Fun Fact
The Reds have scored 108 more runs than the Giants.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
They’ve also stolen about 5 more t-shirts.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Also fun
Last year’s team (the one that depressed and frustrated us so much) had 344 runs in 82 games.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
but we had bengie then
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Lineup simulator?
WE NEED A LINEUP STIMULATOR MIRITE??
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
I do
Cain, Lincecum, Vogelsong, Wilson, Lopez, Romo.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
BUMGARNER
>:-(
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Zeets
he’s not the problem.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
But AZ gains a 1/2 game
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
LOL - Guess who is still rocking a Razor with a WS ring?
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 3:52 PM PDT reply actions
That was the worst fucking loss in the world. You guys are way too calm. I’m at work, and the next customer who crosses me is going to be the victim of a horrible dispensing “error.”
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 Jun 30, 2011 3:52 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Couple questions
horrible dispensing "error."
1. Do you work at a medical marijuana dispensary?
2. If so: address please.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Pharmacy
“Oh, I’m sorry, guy that’s waited too long for his rx. Did your label really say take all your Oxycontin immediately?”
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
“Oh, did I give you Drano instead of viagra? My bad.”
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Not in NY buddy
MD can’t write refills for Xanax in our state. We have the strictest laws in the country. I can almost find a reason not to fill every controlled rx I get on a daily basis. The laws in New York State are ridiculous.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
You're the shiznit, Matty!
He didn’t even scream obscenities at the horrible offense like Tim.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
As he left the mound: Fuck!!!!!!
I think he was really just pissed at himself for giving up a run, but the writing was on the wall that it was one run too many.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
He politely requested more run support:
by MySpoonlsTooBig on Jun 30, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I doubt Timmy was shouting about the offense. I suspect he was upset about giving up the single run because he fully expects himself to do whatever is necessary to win and shoulders that responsibility even when it’s not really his.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Unlike Jonathan Sanchez, who shrugs his shoulders and says, “So I didn’t have any command today. So what?”
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd somehow missed this
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
egads
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
is that a new sig line?
I have no idea why that’s what I noticed out of that post.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
12 X 35 = 420
Plenty more egads at the link!
LOL – sig line – same one I lazily came up with in 2008. I’m not much for maintenance. Same avatar too.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
At the end of the year, the 4 pitchers with the most Ks in Giants history will (knock on wood) be Marichal, Perry, Lincecum and Cain.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I’m not getting that much satisfaction from this information right at this moment.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Matt,
Congrats on 1,000 Ks. Sorry about our offense.
Love,
The McCovens
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that game sucked
But a couple F/A 18s just flew like 100 feet over my head. That was cool.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jun 30, 2011 3:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
where you at?
I’m in Sunnyvale and just heard them.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Yeah Im in Sunnyvale too
They were landing at Moffet I guess. Had their landing gear down.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jun 30, 2011 4:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Very cool. I lived in Sunnyvale for two years and loved the flyovers.
Lived in Laguna Beach and loved the flyovers from El Toro, too.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 30, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Just waking up in China
So glad I slept through that…
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
What time is it there?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Obligatory
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
So you tend to miss a ton of day games.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
True
I’m only here for a month, and there aren’t that many CDT or EDT day games. I think if it was a home day game, I might’ve gotten up early—at least early enough to catch the last few innings…
Anyway, I’m glad I missed this one. I feel bad enough just seeing how this one got away.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
I left work when Pablo went yard. It was 5:00 here. By the time I got home my girlfriend had already texted me 5 updates, all bad. I am so pissed right now.
It’s all your fault for leaving work. Should’ve stayed and taken one for the team!
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Oh, a song and dance number.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You really go from A War Without End to a cheesy soft jazz song and dance number in the span on one episode? Oh, ’90s TV.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, they don’t call him Kosh for nothing.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like not rooting for this team anymore.
I want to go to sleep and wake up on April 1, 2012 when we have Mole, Buster and Panda as three of our top four hitters. It’s funny…it was at the halfway point of last season when I quit watching when we were 41-40. We’re wasting such great pitching.
this is the thing, tho,
you’re no better than a bandwagoner if you can’t tough out the crappy times. It’s a big ole roller coaster, hang on!
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
If that’s the case…please quit watching again cuz the Giants did not do anything after they hit 41-40 last year.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
OK OK, but...
…who’s gonna rescue the Giants crappy offense in the 2nd half of this season?
Who is this year’s “Posey”? Who is this year’s “Burrell”? Probably not Burrell himself. Who is this year’s “Ross”? Probably not Ross himself.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh!
Some day he might “arrive”.
But he hasn’t shown that he can do anything on the major league level yet.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither did Posey
Until he did.
Belt still has the best approach on the team, though.
That is cray-z.
What you say about Belt’s approach may be true, but it has not yet produced results.
Posey got off to a much quicker start in 2010 than Belt did in 2011.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
And shortly after Posey also went into a pretty significant slump. All it takes is patience.
That is cray-z.
on belt?
Fla-giant’s are in the pregame thread. Do you want me to look them up?
well good cause I am tired!
anyway, I just want to watch brandon belt play, successful or not. Is that so much to ask, ye gods of baseball?
They are now demanding payment in blood offerings. Thighbones covered in fat are also acceptable.
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You quit watching at the halfway point last season?
You might wanna go back and watch…you missed a few things.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
I finally bought an MLB.tv subscription in August...
and watched most of the games through the end of the regular season. Guess when I subscribed this year? The first game I watched was the wretched Florida game.
Anyone think that one guy who had the second game tying hit
Should have been rung up on the check swing 0-2? 1st base ump doesnt want to end the game on a check swing I guess…..
Time to repeat in '11!
Was NOT a swing
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Also no. 154
of reasons why the Giants lost today.
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Okay..
As long as I am the only one who might have saw that, I am happy.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jun 30, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: It's GIFs like these that take my mind off of losses .... sort of.
lmao.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
At the Giants are still solvent
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hopefully
their money isn’t invested in securities inversely indexed to the number of runs the ballclub scores.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm actually a bit stoned from that pot on my desk.
In short, I felt worse yesterday.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
..... got any scooby snacks left?
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I predict there will be snacking when I get home from work.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
i hear that!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I almost wish we will face Verlander tomorrow. He would be the type the Giants would hit.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The Cliff Lee thing
But I don’t know if it means anything this year. The Cliff Lee thing occurred in a world in which Buster Posey and Freddy Sanchez and Juan Uribe (2010 version) and Edgar Renteria (one week in 2010) were present.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it possible that Tejada would become one-week Edgar Renteria if the Giants did make the playoffs?
No, probably not.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s possible. All he has to do is hit one home run.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
But yeah, not likely.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, God. It’s not possible.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It is POSSIBLE.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
We shouldn't be talking like this.
It might sound like an argument on behalf of keeping Tejada.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah. I'm not saying that.
But any veteran can get hot for a week, or two. Even Tejada. Remember the back-to-back two double games?
Renteria in 2010 regular season hit 3 homers. He hit 2 in the postseason (yay!).
Tejada in half of 2011 hit 2 homers. Renteria hit 0 hr and is batting .230. (yeah, not advanced metrics, but you get the picture).
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Good points, but for Tejada to become one-week Renteria, he would also have to display amazing range and hit something like .412 over a series of five games.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Very unlikely, I agree.
The left side infield defense was stout in the 2010 playoffs. Stout in a good way.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Exactly.
I can just barely conceive of Tejada finding two home runs in his bag of tricks, but the stout defense…no…
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
they also jumped all over Ubaldo and Halladay last year
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 Jun 30, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
2008 Sabean vs. 2011 Sabean 2008 Bochy vs. 2011 Bochy
I guess that the later versions of each have more of a pedigree — an unimpeachable pedigree — than the earlier versions.
But still…hard to choose right now between which is more tolerable.
Or do the 2011 Sabean/Bochy REALLY have that pedigree? Because for the first time since November 1, 2010, it really feels as if TG NEVER WTWS.
Did TG REALLY EVER WTWS? It never happpened. It feels odd and dumb and made-up. Like it happened to someone else. Or like TGWTWS in some alternative universe -which could be vaguely glimpsed at in theoretical fashion - but not in THIS universe.
Tejada over Denker? Really?
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:18 PM PDT reply actions
Hmmm. Don't know where that crossthru came from.
I didn’t intentionally add it, and it doesn’t appear to add any meaning. Or does it?
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes it misformats when you use dashes in your writing.
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 think 2011 Sabes > 2008 Sabes (especially after Molinagate)
I think 2008 Bochy = 2011 Bochy
Also, LOL people wonder if the passion would be the same after Giants won WS.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I swear; I swear that I'm not greedy
Really. Honestly and truly. My passion doesn’t stem from any expectation or demand that the Giants win ANOTHER World Series in my lifetime.
No. Once every 56 years…is not…anything close to ideal, but it’s…uh…acceptable when that once happens in your own lifetime.
I have no expectation that the Giants win another World Series in my lifetime. All that I ask of them now is that they be ENTERTAINING. And I’ve decided that torture isn’t particularly entertaining, especially after one isn’t rewarded for going through it.
I’ve decided that a putrid sucky-beyond-belief offense isn’t entertaining. That’s where MY post-TGWTWS passion comes from anyway.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
This game was very frustrating.
There were plenty of chances to put more runs up but the Giants got in their own way. This team is so madding at times. I know people expect some big hitter to come in and fix it all, but just remember, Sabian also picked up Guillen last year to be the big offensive piece last year. Also the Diamondbacks are better this year then we all thought and I don’t see them fading any time soon.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jun 30, 2011 4:20 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
To be fair: There wasn’t really anyone else to get as a hitter at the AS break. Also Sabes picked up Lopez and RamRam for basically nothing (with all due respect to all the Bowkermanics)
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Guillen was worse than nothing.
"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!"
however
free hitter via waivers! Let’s do that again. Actually, two or three times.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
True
but he also got Burrell off waivers
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we just ignored drafting and developing hitters for so long
that it is going to take forever to get out of this mess.
Who can we get now that is any good that wouldn’t be an overpay? Nobody, it will be the same old shit—there are reasons that guys like Burrell and Ross are available for a song (God bless Ross for his NLCS last year, by the way).
I don't think so
TB released him. But anyway.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Pitching he did great,
But most people knew Jose was a waste and bad for a clubhouse. I never liked him but I didn’t want him to fail, I never want any Giant to fail. My question is who really is out there this year?
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jun 30, 2011 4:27 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Not unless you want to give up Wheeler, Surkamp and Neal (maybe more)
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Not many trades to occur this year, I guess.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm thinking this as well.
No one I look at and think they might be a good value.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jun 30, 2011 4:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I meant
if every team will only ask for those three prospects, or their equivalent on other teams, no trade will happen.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think someone will trade a top prospect for a player this year, maybe Milwaukee.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jun 30, 2011 4:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL THEM
We will hoard all prospects! Hoard them, preciousssss!
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Francoeur!
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.
Let’s collect all of the guys who can’t get on base!!!
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Preferably with hands of stone.
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
//Cody Ross shoots at Bar None
///misses
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
/kills innocent spectator > >
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 30, 2011 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
//reloads.
//takes aim.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Just went to his FanGraphs page real quick
6/29/2011: Francoeur put on his shiny yellow hat Wednesday, striking out all four times he came to the plate against Pirates pitching.
That is cray-z.
I wonder if they'd trade Mike Aviles?
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.
Tejada for some BBQ and a half-dozen Negro League Hall of Fame t-shirts!
GIT’R DONE SABES
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey!
I brought this up like 3 weeks ago and you were the one disputing it!
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 30, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
what!?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I did no such thing
I just explained why he was only on a one year deal
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.
FESS UP
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Tomato tomato (other pronunciation)
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 30, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
i hear they got some really efficient bat boys.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe the infallible Wilson blew a lead
Onto other news, Matt Cain just apologized to the team and the city of San Francisco for not getting that 2 out hit with a runner at 3rd.
That is cray-z.
Funny thing
If Romo would have gave up that homer in the 9th, how much banter would there be about not being able to trust him because he hangs sliders. Luckily we’ve shifted our blame to the proper area
Also
Wilson has been money all year and last year.
First homer given up this year
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Romo has been pretty fucking money.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
They BOTH are sitting in piles of money a’la Scrouge McDuck as the offense is standing in front of a soup kitchen trying to sell pencils.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, I hate those guys. I’m just trying to get my soup. If I had money for pencils, I’d be in the pencil line. But, no, it’s all “If I sell the most pencils, I get a scholarship to college” or “this pencil pays for itself in three uses”. I DON’T WANT A PENCIL!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. Just watched the replay of Barney’s single. Tejada has less than fall down range, and holy shit if Ross even gets a decent throw Baker’s way out.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
This
Panda would have gotten to that ball
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So
It’s Huff’s fault for asking for a day!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
No
it’s Tejada’s fault for being a statute
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Although it would have been nice if Huff didn't
swing at the first pitch he saw as a PH
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
That was unbelievably bad. If he were a rookie, he’d be sent down to Fresno. Dude just walked the bases full, and you swing at the first pitch?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I was shocked he didn’t ground out to first.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
There is the idea that a lot of hitters seems to have that when a pitcher is having control problems (ie just walked a few guys) he’s going to try just get it over the plate so if you’re aggressive on the first pitch you get a real meat ball. Personally I think you’re doing the pitcher a pretty big favor in that situation but I understand what hitters are trying to do.
WWRWD?
You definitely have to swing sometimes, otherwise you’ll always take the called first strike and put yourself in a hole. And truth be told, I suppose Huff got a mid-plate, mid-thigh slider—he should’ve clobbered it.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I see that thought process
But it’s not a good thought process. When the guy on the mound was pitching to the guy before, the one he just walked, he was really trying to throw a strike in that three-ball count, and he failed. Why would you think that now that there’s a new guy in the box, all of a sudden he’ll be able to groove one, even if that’s what he’s trying to do?
I think it’s more like if they are missing their spots, they might miss into a fat location, a la MadBum’s horrific start.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That doesn't bother me
It was a pretty fat pitch. What bothers me is the fact that he didn’t hit it in the stands, or at least deep enough to get the run in.
That is cray-z.
I think you mean “statute of frauds”
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
not really
cause no one was really deceived by Tejada. He was not going to good. The question was how not good.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
He did get that sac fly..........
Oh wait.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jun 30, 2011 4:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
:(
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I know it was super shallow
But really, I would have sent Burriss, who’s fast. Obviously if the throw is online, he’s out, but if it’s a yard or two up the lines, he might have made it.
I don’t blame Flannery. I don’t think any 3B coach in america sends on a ball that shallow. But still.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Well, it was Ross who was on 3rd. He did all you could really do in that situation without making a suicide run at the plate; he tagged up, ran 10ft down the line and forced the defense to make a throw. The throw was up the line a bit but he’s still out if he goes. But if it’s Burriss I think you’re right when you say he may have a had a chance. It wasn’t a perfect throw by any stretch of the imagination.
by JSing on Jun 30, 2011 7:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Right, Ross, sorry
He might’ve been safe. I might have run on Campana.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
A year ago today was the last game I attended
The Dodgers beat the fuck out of the Giants. Bengie was traded. The Giants won the World Series.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
The first and second things were
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
/reply fail again
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jun 30, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Please, A's, I usually hate you .... but not tonight ....
please, please, help us out!!!!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
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Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
A's are playing the D-Bags tonight .....
I want the A’s to win ….. surprisingly.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The A’s lost to the Marlins today.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
jeebus .....
you’re right. got my dates mixed up.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope the rest of your personal schedule isn’t too impacted by this oversight.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jun 30, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm trying my best to forget that today even happened.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you pick up Susan and called her Vivian?
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
Vivian Ward?
Big mistake. Huge.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
my standards aren't THAT low.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
A's played the Marlins
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
He meant the other Oakland A's team.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
The Oakland AAA’s!
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 Jun 30, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Sponsored by AAA
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The Oakland AAA of O.CO
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
Time to load another bowl.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
or maybe stop.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
sure, i'll stop .....
the day that Aaron Rowand hits for the home run cycle at Petco Park.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
great idea.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The offensive Goat of the game : Aaron Rowand
Aaron Rowand : -.263 WPA
Despite going 0-6, Andres Torres only contributed to a -.192 WPA.
Aubrey Huff, in his one at bat and one pitch saw, contributed to a -.181 WPA. He did exactly what he couldn’t do in that situation, get and out without scoring a run. (I guess he could have GIDP’d for ever worse WPA)
This is not to say that Andres Torres did better than Aaron Rowand. Intrinsically speaking, 0-6 is much worse than 0-3. This is to say that the spots where Rowand was at the plate in far more critical situation and failed more miserably.
If the answer after today is to bench Andres Torres for Aaron Rowand, I might slap someone.
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
You’ll get Rowand tomorrow, and you’ll like it.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
He just needs to play through it! He mashes lefties!
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 Jun 30, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m almost ready fro Burrell-Ross-Nate. I want to give Andres a little more time. He still has a 97 OPS+ with great defense, but I have to imagine that that has fallen pretty far.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 30, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like Rownads needs to go back to his training days .....
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
It’s true.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
If there was a "like" button, I'd be all over it.
But really, Rowand reminds me more of the “Peanuts” sequence where Charlie Brown is convinced that “gritting one’s teeth” is the answer to all baseball ills.
At the dramatic moment, CB himself comes to home plate with a bat in his hand and the game on the line. He grits his teeth, and, of course, he Rowands.
Rowand reminds me of a more-athletically-built very sincere and very determined Charlie Brown.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
there is a "like" button on here ..... it's bigger ..... it's better ..... it's called a "Rec."
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, so THAT's what a "Rec" is.
I could never figure that out.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
we've all been there .....
just click “actions” button and you’re ready to Rec the world of McCovey Chronicles.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I did it!
(Bowing to an imaginary applauding audience).
Never really considered that “actions” button before. This is like a whole new world.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Good job .....
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, you should replace Yoda's "fail" with "suck"
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Kinda cool
Granted, you may not think that getting clocked upside the head with that tiny dimpled sphere sounds like a good time, and in truth, it’s not. But for Chris Logan of West Chester, Pa., a golf ball to the temple actually may have saved his life.
Logan attended the AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club last July 4, as the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, and was struck by an errant shot by Sean O’Hair.
He was — by most accounts — fine, but an examination to check for a concussion also revealed a lump just below his throat. The doctor urged Logan to have it checked out by a family physician, and remarkably, it wound up being a malignant tumor on his thyroid that needed to be removed within weeks.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Sean O'Hair is a hero.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Reminds me of story about a sideline photographer at Candlestick being hit by Tony Gonzalez. The photographer had to go to the hospital where they found a brain tumor that had to removed. It saved his life.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
unfortunately yes.
BUT, the good news is last year’s World Series win DID happen and wasn’t a dream!!!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the only option that you have if you want to see Aubrey Huff mash a pitch.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
And see Cliff Lee make this face ....
I want a Fathead version of this picture hanging on my wall.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
In retrospect, it's a good thing that Huff bunted beforehand
He has said that he thinks he could have mashed the last pitch that he got from Lee — the one that he bunted — but from a 2011 perspective, it’s easy to conceive that he might have hit a two-hop grounder to second base instead.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha, true that.
I want a Fathead of Aubrey bunting because it’s full of win, and a Fathead of Lee’s face because it’s full of fail.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That face was worth another "rec", by the way.
But it’s hard to imagine the 2011 Giants bringing that face back.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
..... Pink Floyd?
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jun 30, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Beams of light.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
A laser is a device that emits light (electromagnetic radiation) through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term “laser” originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.12 The emitted laser light is notable for its high degree of spatial and temporal coherence, unattainable using other technologies.
Spatial coherence typically is expressed through the output being a narrow beam which is diffraction-limited, often a so-called “pencil beam.” Laser beams can be focused to very tiny spots, achieving a very high irradiance. Or they can be launched into a beam of very low divergence in order to concentrate their power at a large distance.
Temporal (or longitudinal) coherence implies a polarized wave at a single frequency whose phase is correlated over a relatively large distance (the coherence length) along the beam.3 A beam produced by a thermal or other incoherent light source has an instantaneous amplitude and phase which vary randomly with respect to time and position, and thus a very short coherence length.
Most so-called “single wavelength” lasers actually produce radiation in several modes having slightly different frequencies (wavelengths), often not in a single polarization. And although temporal coherence implies monochromaticity, there are even lasers that emit a broad spectrum of light, or emit different wavelengths of light simultaneously. There are some lasers which are not single spatial mode and consequently their light beams diverge more than required by the diffraction limit. However all such devices are classified as “lasers” based on their method of producing that light: stimulated emission. Lasers are employed in applications where light of the required spatial or temporal coherence could not be produced using simpler technologies.
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
Grab two beers and jump (into a cab).
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
As opposed to NV?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
get someone to drive you home, then pay for their cab fare back to the bar.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Wait, you’re not an exotic dancer?
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
You can drink at work?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
are you a developer or something?
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 Jun 30, 2011 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
VampireTheMasquerade.com?
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:24 AM PDT up reply actions
If it’s Kabam, you probably work with my cousin.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, then you probably don’t work with her.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and, actually, I know what it is. That would have saved me a comment.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
The champagne of beers?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think I’ve ever logged in drunk. My one regret.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Suuuuure…
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
That is cray-z.
"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!"
Totes cray cray.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I have
But I wasn’t drunk enough to post anything stupid, and it’s no fun pretending.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 1, 2011 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Not really true actually.
They score something like eight runs in the bottom of the 8th after he’s already been lifted. Or something like that. But the runs inured to Cain’s benefit, of course.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Merope, I think you’d be the one to ask, what are the rules regarding adopting recent Giants signees? Because there’s an 18 year old Puerto Rican I’d like to adopt.
"My father's name is art, and my name's pride, and while my destiny reads a recipe for confusion I'm looking for whoever writes, so empty inside." -Slug
I dunno, I kinda asked people to grep around for the adoption rules but so far no one has done so. I’ve got the updated list ready to post and will do so over the weekend sometime.
As for new people I think 1st dibs go to people who have lost their adoptees and there were quite a few McCoven adopters on the list whose adoptees are no longer Giants.
I’ll see what adoption rules I can find. And after I get Mr. Merope packed and on the plane I’ll have more time to get the McWiki updated with the draft lists.
I seem to remember recent draftees don’t count until the next draft (whenever that will be). Recent additions like Bill Hall, I don’t remember.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The adoption draft is a pre-season activity, no?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 1, 2011 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Hello MCC
I am happy to report that I just got a promotion at work, and it is a fairly significant one. I’m opening a pint of Imperial Russian Stout given to me by a friend to celebrate.
Cheers!
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 Jun 30, 2011 6:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Nah, they’re in Natto.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
CONGRATS!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 30, 2011 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
whoooooooooooooooo
Now you can afford to start your own blog and leave all this behind, just like xanathon.
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 Jun 30, 2011 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I LUV U GAIZ TOO MUCH
seriously though nobody would read my blog. I’d rather hang out here!
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
If your blog is what I think it would be about, plenty of people would read. For the… articles.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
GIFS FOR EVERYBODY
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I have a catchy name for it
gifsoup.com! There is absolutely no reason you shouldn’t do this.
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:25 AM PDT up reply actions
You’ll make more money in the coming year than I’ll ever see combined.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I doubt it ~ but I might get more frequent flyer miles! (161K United right now)
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
kudos gamer
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
by yoyomonster on Jun 30, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Which brand of RIS?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Stone
(Thanks Nataku)
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
CONGRATS!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
The team leaders in pitches per plate appearance are Pat Burrell and Andres Torres
Who, obviously, both need to be benched.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That Torres just won’t lurn his lesson!
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 Jun 30, 2011 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
GP, you obviously watch Torres closely
Any idea what’s really going on with him? Some days it seems like he’s just not picking up the ball at all, swinging away all over the place.
I'm not a scout at all
If there’s something wrong with him mechanically, I couldn’t tell you what it is.
All I would say is that sometimes players slump. And when they do, they look bad. Torres easily could have had a double down the line with his first AB. Maybe if that goes through, we’re not worrying as much. I would play him and let him work through it. I don’t think he gets any better on the bench.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
yea
I suspect he’s just pressing, and bench time is rarely the answer in that case. I understand he’s our best lead-off candidate, but I don’t see why Bochy wouldn’t just try moving him down the line-up instead of sitting his ass on the bench.
eh
"Everything goes so quick," Torres said. "I don’t know what’s happening right now, to be honest."
From Baggarly’s game story. At the risk of overly mining these quotes without any context, that sounds like he doesn’t understand what’s going on.
This quote also sounds like a dude starting to trip out.
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 30, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s just be relieved that it wasn’t reported like this:
“I was unable to get a post-game quote from Torres as he was rocking back and forth staring at his hands.”
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't really
ridicule the idea of giving a guy a day off if he’s struggling. But it’s annoying when (1) even after his slump his OBP is still substantially better than the guy who will no doubt replace him and (2) it might be all the other “he needs a day” moments that started the slump in the first place.
And absolutely, I don’t understand why anyone on this active roster deserves to have their name written in any lineup spot every day. If Bonds demands to bat 4th every day, that’s one thing. If Rowand or Burriss sulks because they bat low in the lineup, well…
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:30 AM PDT up reply actions
The thing that gives me hope
Is that Sabean can’t be watching this and thinking “yeah, that’ll do it.” He has to know that we need upgrades. I have faith he can deliver them.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
/hembree for pudge
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
/Surkamp for Cervelli
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 Jun 30, 2011 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
haha thank god
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 Jun 30, 2011 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I really don't think he can screw this up
The stuff we’re running out there is so bad I’d be happy with almost anyone. Almost is a big word, but I believe in Sabes.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Belt, Wheeler, Surkamp for Reyes, extended for 5 years. That’s one of several ways it can be screwed up.
That is cray-z.
They're not trading Belt
And though I’m in the minority, Wheeler and Surkamp wouldn’t really preturb me, much as I like them both.
And if you could limit Reyes to 5 years, that’d be fucking phenomenal.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
5 years 100 million by the way. I would do Wheeler as Surkamp as well probably, as long as they got a catcher somewhere (or a 3B and moved Pablo behind the plate, but that won’t happen).
That is cray-z.
5 / 100 would be perfectly fair for Reyes
I bet he ends up getting more than that in both years and money.
And yeah, they need at least one middle infielder (2 if the don’t think Fontenot will be back soon) and a catcher both.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I would
It’s a premium position, he’s still young, and he’s been worth more than that most years of his career.
Of course, the usual caveats about how it affects our ability to resign pitchers, etc, etc, apply. But do I think he’ll be worth 5/100? Absolutely.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That's all I'm really looking at
Of course, the usual caveats about how it affects our ability to resign pitchers, etc, etc, apply.
Although at second glance at future contract obligations, it actually doesn’t seem that bad. Especially when the Rowand/Zito contracts start coming off the books. Hmmm.
That is cray-z.
The upper reaches I'd go with Reyes would be in the 6 / 120 range
But if you’re going to overpay, overpay for someone like Reyes, who plays a premium position well and who will still be 2 years under 30 when you get them.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
In a slight change of direction, but similar subject
I can’t wait for all the Pujols speculation to begin in the off-season. There will be quite a few lulz provided by some Giants fans.
That is cray-z.
Do we really need another major contract? Why can’t we just develop young players and find success like the Rays do.
The Rays sucked for a really long time, and thus got a lot of top 5 draft picks. It’s much, much harder to consistently find great talent at the end of the first round than at the beginning of it.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
LOL BECKHAM
"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!"
Wasn’t that pick nearly universally praised in the immediate after math?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I don’t know. I still can’t really tell the Beckhams apart.
"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!"
Do we really need a good shortstop?
I guess not, but it’d be nice to have one.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
if we dig through this horse dung
there’s gotta be a horse down there somewhere!
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know
this is related to the argument, every off-season, about how X guy is no good at 1B because “that’s where it’s easiest to find a bat”. Funny that it hasn’t happened very often here in 10 years.
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:31 AM PDT up reply actions
/Trades Javier Lopez and PTBNL to the White Sox for AJ Pierjdfdfjkhjkski
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Oh, well, drag
But emotion aside, a player of AJ’s caliber would be a godsend compared to what we’re getting at C.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
.290/.325/.388 and a 92 wRC+ from the catcher position.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Whiteside's at 82
And A.J.‘s Averaged just under 1.5 WAR the past four years. If you assume Whiteside at his worst is a replacement-level player (even though in his near 400 PA he’s better than that, albeit in sporadic playing time), and A.J. is at his best a two-win player, then what are you looking at? An extra win? Cool. Lopez just as well provides that when utilized correctly anyways.
No thanks. For Emmanuel Burriss or Darren Ford? Sign me up then.
That is cray-z.
Number of times Javier Lopez has been worth 1 win in his career:
Any time you can trade a reliever for a full time starter, you almost have to do it.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And
As bad as Eli’s hitting, I think he’s going to hit worse from now on.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's walking way more than he ever has at any level
Some of that is 8th place hitting, but some of it is prolly aberration.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
We just need, like, Yorvit, and Jamey Carroll. And then we need Fontenot back, and then the lineup can be
Torres CF
Carroll SS
Sandoval 3B
Burrell LF
Huff 1B
Ross RF
Fontenot 2B
Torrealba C
That’s, like, below average. Which would be soooo awesome.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And slide in Belt in LF and RF and 1B depending on who needs a rest
Sigh…
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
If even all the hitters were hitting like they were projected it could even be average.
That is cray-z.
Carroll has a .372 OBP!
.372!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
maybe
too bad his glove and arm seem to be getting 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 Jul 1, 2011 4:33 AM PDT up reply actions
you're right
I guess it’s already about as bad as it can get.
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 Jul 1, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
you're right
he IS still available!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 1, 2011 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
If that's the case
Giants scoreboards are basically porn.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
If Pierzynski was actually good
I would concede that point. But simply put, he’s not, and hasn’t been, since the Giants traded for him 7 YEARS AGO.
And also note what I said Lopez utilized correctly; meaning in high-leverage situations. This year, he’s been at 1.80, thus his performance is magnified a bit more than most other relievers.
Moral of story: Whiteside is not good. Pierzynski is slightly better, but still not good.
That is cray-z.
Sure
But the difference between Pierzynski and Whiteside is bigger than the difference between Lopez and whatever fungible bullpen arm.
Of course, they’d never get rid of Lopez and they’d never get AJ, so whatever.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That seems like market price
Considering the rumor was Casilla for Yorvit, right? Reliver for mediocre catcher seems the going rate.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Perhaps
But I imagine Lopez has a bit more value than a recently DFA’d and recently injured 12th man on the pitching staff.
That is cray-z.
A rumor sets the rate?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 1, 2011 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
It's the only thing I have to go on
If you’ve got insider information, by all means =P
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This just means you have nothing to go on.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jul 1, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, OK, everyone immediately cease and desist talking about what it might take to get other players
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yes, please
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't you take away rosterbating
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Lopez has a shitastic K/BB ratio. His BB/9 is horrific.
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To be fair, most of that is due to him struggling against righties and Bochy thinking that he can actually pitch to them.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Holy crap. This year, Lopez vs righties: .289/.429/.378 (in 57 PA), vs lefties: .107/.206/.107 (in 65 PA). Dude should never get to face righties. Ever.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Sort of like the Aaron Rowand of the bullpen.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Gary Brown AND Zack Wheeler.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Susan!
Get me Brian Cashman! We need that Italian catcher of theirs! What’s his name, Luigi Vitelli.
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:34 AM PDT up reply actions
The nice thing, I guess, is that he can screw up a trade and still upgrade the offense by doing it.
I guess that’s not very reassuring, though.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
That's more what I meant
It’s not that Sabes can’t overpay for a player. He can do that. But he can’t really make the team worse.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I have been agreeing with you a lot lately
here you go too far.
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:35 AM PDT up reply actions
lol baggs
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
POSTGAME NOTES: Really no way to sugarcoat this, but the Giants offense stinks http://bit.ly/jRl0VJ
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Jun 30, 2011 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
In the notes:
Now, cruelly, Bochy must find an extra stick to serve as the designated hitter beginning Friday in Detroit.
It won’t be Andres Torres, who was 0 for 6 with four strikeouts to put him in another 1-for-21 spell. Bochy plans to sit him for a couple days.
Oh, well, good, that will solve everything. Rowand!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
yesssssssssssssssssssss
Rowcase blasts his way into the lineup with an OBP 30 points lower than Yungo!
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 Jun 30, 2011 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Heeeeeeellllllooooooooooooo Scott
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
BREAKING NEWS
I hope Wolf Blitzer will appear before an animated map to explain!
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 Jun 30, 2011 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This actually does deserve credit
But hey, the Giants are still in first place. They were 17-11 in June. Can you name the last time they had a losing month? No? That’s because it was June, 2010, when they were 13-14. (Don’t forget to count November as a winning month. They went 1-0.)
That is a full year of #winning baseball.
WE ARE BETTER THAN .500!
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
He seriously must be the only guy who does that beard stroking thing unironically.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Also the only one in the fucking world still using dumb phones
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I dunno about that. All my phone does is make phone calls. The only time I am able to use my phone during the day is when I’m at home but when I’m at home I have my laptop.
but you don't make decisions for a god damn baseball team!
UPGRADE, SABES!
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 Jun 30, 2011 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I use a dumb phone. Because I want to make calls with it.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 1, 2011 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think so
In the past, when I’ve had a beard, I would definitely find myself stroking it. It’s just natural.
I finished lunch and turned on the radio right when Pablo's HR sailed over the fence.
And I was ecstatic. The same thing happened back when Bonds hit his 600th HR. With Ramirez, who’s been so good, how could we lose now. Surely we wouldn’t blow two saves in a row!
I was wrong :( Ah well. You forget the big picture when you’re watching a game. We’re still in 1st, still 11 games above .500, and still good (at least, our pitching is). And pitching beats hitting.
..
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I saw Denker in a few minor league games this year
He was sporting an ugly mohawk. Please cut that Travis.
AND PLEASE SCORE SOME MORE RUNS GIANTS
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
OT: Education!
CRAP. AP SCORES in JULY. Empathize with me, El Person.
Most of the time, I'm dumb. I'm just playing smart.
empathy empathy empathy
My parents hit the roof when I got a 4 in Euro last year. I’d prefer to not repeat that.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Tiger parents?
4 out of 5 still gets you credit, no?
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on Jul 1, 2011 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I just took the GRE yesterday – so glad to be done with that! I remember AP tests though – those were pretty painful, too.
The GRE isn’t so bad.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it went great, but who the hell wants to have that hanging over their head? I’m just glad it’s over with – one less standardized test to deal with.
The people who administer the GRE have better security than the TSA.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Think so?
Maybe they’ve upgraded, but it didn’t seem all that extreme to me when I took it. The CFA exam, OTOH, those people are completely nuts.
I dunno, at least where I took the general GRE, the security was nuts. Backpack in a completely separate room, everything you take into the room has to be approved by the proctor. Inside, everything is completely cubicle’d off, and you have a camera staring at you in the face the entire time. Literally every cubicle had its own camera staring at the person sitting there. And I’m pretty sure that your screen is monitored by the proctor as well.
Pretty sure if you turned around to stretch out in the middle of the test, the GRE SWAT team would jump you before you could resume your test.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
sounds like the GMAT
Did you get an instant score at the end? That is easily the best part.
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on Jul 1, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
When I took the GRE, all that was true except for the camera. We also had to surrender our driver’s license during the test.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh right
I had forgotten about those. I don’t actually even care.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 1, 2011 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Campana
so, what’s the scoop on this guy? He can’t field or throw. Doesn’t appear to be much of a hitter. I hear that he’s fast. He might be the worst player I’ve ever seen at the major league level [besides Velez, but that goes without saying].
pround son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
rehab and farm update
fontenot gets start with fresno…hits a towering fly ball to deep cf his first at bat…425 to cf
runzler worked out of the pen tonite….but got hit on his pitching hand…out of game
It’s the new oblique.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Lewis over Torres, Grant?
Really?
Also I’m starting to think Torres is turning back into a pumpkin
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
by nothingbutnet003 on Jun 30, 2011 8:37 PM PDT reply actions
Let’s say Torres is really a low-BA player who strikes out quite a bit. Let’s say he doesn’t hit for power like he did last year ever again. Any player who still walks 9% of the time (11% this year) and plays spectacular defense in CF is always going to be valuable, and will deserve a starting job.
Would I like Torres to return to an over .200 ISO? Well, yeah. But he’s still an above average player if he keeps up the plate discipline and defense, which I can definitely live with for another couple years.
I’m willing to address an improvement over Torres once the Giants get a catcher, a 1st basemen, a 2nd basemen, and a shortstop.
(Oh and I’m not saying this directed at you BTW, but the placement fits)
That is cray-z.
by DrDC on Jun 30, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think he means only as a hitter, and I think he means only right now.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jun 30, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
So this kinda must be what it feels like to play against the Giants
This really hurt. No wonder nobody came to our birthday party.
The first six innings are overrated.
My son!
@FresnoGrizzlies: Grizzlies fans, meet Justin Christian. The outfielder ties this one up with a solo shot over the bullpen in left
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I think he has before…
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
But does he have vrooooom?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
READ MY CRAPPY SIG!
:P
85% success rate stealing in US baseball, none of it below AA. The only time he was caught in the majors, he tripped…
I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Woah. Dude is old.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I miss Buster
I sent him a get-well card when he was first injured.
Today I got a thank-you card from him in the mail. Printed/mass-produced, but still such a nice gesture.
Get well soon, Buster!
Your World Champion San Francisco Giants PR department.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’m not sure he even got the cards (he was probably told, though, all of the cards and letters and well wishes). Heck, I don’t think they pass on fan mail to a lot the players anymore.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
But one thing that we can still have faith in
And that is the fact that baseball is a game and the people who own it and the people who play it are in it purely for the love of the game and not for the money.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m not either. I sent Matt Cain a card back when he was getting Cained on a regular basis, never heard back, mass produced or otherwise.
Dear Matt Cain,
Sorry to hear you got Cain’d again.
Love,
Merope
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 1, 2011 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
He really brightened up everyone’s day when he took the field. The day he went down, rays of light instantly disappeared from my life.
That is cray-z.
by DrDC on Jun 30, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.
by imovermyhead on Jun 30, 2011 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
/goes off to besiege Dragonstone
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU SHUT UP AND ENJOY YOUR ELI WHITESIDE!!!!
Hey, I’ve complained about Eli as the backup since Buster got here, and I wasn’t even thinking that Buster might get hurt. I was just worried about the huge drop off because starting catchers need so many days off to rest. Most thought it wasn’t a problem, but it’s sure a problem now.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
classic rx'ing
And very right. And possibly a problem in April or later next year too.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 1, 2011 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions
To honor Cain's 1000 strikeouts
$10 tickets http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/ticketing/cain_1000.jsp?partnerId=ed-4952992-209564610
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
One dollar for every hundred strikeouts.
Using that math, think about how much of a bargain those tickets would REALLY be if the Giants instead chose to honor the five hits that the team got today.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
So... if anybody is interested in splitting 3 Sharks season tickets in Sideline Upper (2nd cheapest section)
let me know. Considering doing this if I can find someone to split half the games (or 2 ppl for 1/3 each would be ideal). It’s tough to sell individual tickets at groups of 3, and I have a little one that requires admission now.
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
bad timing for us, what with the no job thing and all. Fear the Fan has a pretty active ticket trading/selling fanpost section during the season.
Fear the Fin also had this post http://www.fearthefin.com/2011/6/28/2249327/select-a-seat about season tickets, doesn’t sound like there is too much left.
Damn, I guess I will just get a shark pak for 10 games
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's beautiful sports fanning right there, jctGamer:
01. Get promotion!!
02. Spend money on Season Tickets
;-) Congrats!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
That's pretty much exactly how that went lol
thanks
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
you forgot to cut a hole in the box
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 Jul 1, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
What made today’s game maddening was the fact everything happened with 2 outs and no one on.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ramirez homered with 1 out. The Giants sucking with men on 3rd happened with 1 and 0 outs.
That is cray-z.
I meant the final inning
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
BTW
If you don’t play that game site after a long period or log on, at least, they delete your account.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
You think you would play too much, eh?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’ve basically been trying to cut out everything I consider non-essential to my goals right now. I’ve probably missed 10-15 Giants games this year, which is more than I have in a long time.
This site doesn’t help though, but I typically try and post here mostly at night when I’m winding down.
That is cray-z.
Stupid game was stupid.
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
by deuce deuce on Jun 30, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid game was stupid
but I just bought tix for Zito socks night. I am such a fool for the Giants. We’re taking friends who just moved here from MIchigan and have never been to AT&T. Should be fun.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
Even when the Giants are likely to make you angry or annoyed
Seeing a game in the best ballpark in the best city is always a joy.
That is cray-z.
by DrDC on Jun 30, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
The best city
Except for those college kids making a lot of noise outside your window?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Why are you being so cynical today? Aside from the obvious reason, of course. I love San Francisco.
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh there’s so much noise outside my window and above my room this sucks
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Like, there’s a thumping sound coming from upstairs right now. What is that?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
uhh
You don’t want to know
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That’s a good answer to most of my questions, actually.
"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 is still college students around, right? Or are there high school kids up there?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
All high school kids now.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Somebody has a girl or guy up there.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Have I ever told you guys that for a year I shared two paper thin dorm walls with members of the 1995-1996 USF Dons basketball team?
I once stormed out in the middle of the night and dared them all to fight me or shut up. they ignored me ;_; but later they tried to get me drunk and make me try chaw and joe nelson and i shared a birthday
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL basketball
I mean baseball.
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Although come to think of it I once walked in on my roomie using my TVCR to watch porn with 2 basketball guys.
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching porn with other dudes is weird
Unless you’re 13, bad with computers, and those are your friends who have the porn, or you’re planning on sleeping with the dudes.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually have a friend who was an RA for summer college. She and about 7-10 other RAs ended up getting kicked out of housing about 2 weeks before the quarter ended because they hosted an alcohol fueled party. Some random high schooler was jealous that another high schooler got to drink and tattled to the resident director.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
ESPN says
WHO CARES IF THE GIANTS LOST TODAY. DEREK JETER IS COMING BACK MONDAY. NON STOP COVERAGE BEGINS NOW UNTIL 3000 HITS.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
right now i’d rather the giants not be in the national spotlight, unless it’s LOL AMAZING BAD OFFENSE FOR 1ST PLACE LOL
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Tim!
You never fail to make me happy.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I love that this is ST this year, so this is the 2-time Cy Young winner, World Champion, Game 5 winning batboy we have here.
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
probably because of his In-N-Out diet. you ever heard what he eats when he goes there???
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard that he went to a restaurant and he ate all the food in the restaurant and they had to close the restaurant.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yarr. Tis no man. Tis a remorseless eatin’ machine.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It used to be my sig
until every decent position player got hurt.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
No joke .....
Three Double-Doubles. Two fries. A chocolate-strawberry shake.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I had no idea of this information until you told it to me just now.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
one day i will achieve the “Lincecum Run.” one day. everyone has goals, mright?
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
You’re very welcome.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
actually, i was giving the chasm back. so, i think it was you who fell my friend.
/extends hand.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure he has .....
it’s probably all catching up to him now. his Metabolism is probably like, “WAIT, STOP!!! I CAN’T KEEP UP!!!” hahahaha.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
is JUGGERNATE in the middle of a nose-pick?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 1, 2011 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Is this loss have a worst feeling or the “This is not good, folks” game?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
what felt worse
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ok; Ok, now I get the question. I have no immediate answer. I guess the Posey game felt worse because that had an impact on the entire season.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a utter horror followed by a total blur.
I didn’t even realize that we lost the game until I went online the next morning.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
The Posey game was horrible.
I felt like the season ended there. It may even have longer lasting repercussions. Who knows if Buster will be able to play at the same level as before.
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jun 30, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
That is to say, the entire season felt like it was over after the Posey game, and maybe indeed it was.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, hold on
Is the “This is not good, folks” game the one where Posey got hurt?
Or is it the Ryan Spilborgh’s walk-off grand slam?
Because Kuiper said that in the Spilborghs game too. As the ball was in the air. I remember it like it was yesterday. I will never forget it.
Why the fastball, Merkin? Why?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That game is the most painful non-injury memory I have post-Finley.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Did Kuiper say "This is not good, folks" at the Posey game?
I don’t remember.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think so
I don’t want to remember.
"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 think that Fleming said that or something like it. Anyway, that was the first thing I thought of when I read “This is not good, folks.”
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That is the Spilborgh one.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Oh OK
I thought Grizzlie guy was wrong, but I didn’t remember if he said it at both games. It’s possible he did, but I only remember it at the Spilborghs game.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I remember the Spilborgh game NOW, but I hadn’t thought about it in some time. My God, in SF Giant years, 2009 seems like it was back when dinosaurs walked the earth.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Jonathan Sanchez pitched the first no-hitter since John Montefusco!
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jun 30, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I do remember the no-hitter. I was at a Fresno Grizzlies game with a San Diego Padres fan, and I followed both games. I’m not likely to forget that association.
For that matter, I remember some of Montefusco’s no-hitter too. The last out, a fly ball to Bobby Murcer. He joked that if he had let the ball fall in front of him, he — and not Montefusco — would have gotten the publicity from that game.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, if I remember correctly, Pablo Sandoval was a pretty awesome hitter in 2009.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 30, 2011 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s another reason why 2009 seems so long ago.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jul 1, 2011 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus, really?
Even after TGWTWS that game still haunts me, along with Game 6 and the Steve Finley game.
I know which game you mean by “the Steve Finley game”, but I don’t have an intimate recollection of it. Game 6, of course, lives in infamy though not in as much infamy now.
And, as I said, I remember the Spilborgh game NOW and I remember being devastated by it at the time, but for some reason, I haven’t found myself dwelling on it.
I mean, I’m more cynical than most, but all things being equal, I prefer to dwell on the positive memories, as amazing as that might sound.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jul 1, 2011 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
At least, I THINK I remember “the Steve Finley game”. 2004? Cody Ransom — who was regarded as a defensive specialist — made a crucial error to set it up, right? It was Ransom’s last game in the Giants organization.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jul 1, 2011 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
You’re lucky not to have an intimate recollection. I still remember exactly where I was when it all went down.
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 can still picture both plays in my head.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Well, I try not to dwell on this stuff, because over a period of time, more and more is going to accumulate. It would be like remembering each visit to the dentist.
The Buster Posey injury will also live on in infamy because it has long-term implications, but a contending team is born to its share of tough losses as surely as sparks fly upward. The memory of this one will fade, at least as far as I’m concerned.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jul 1, 2011 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Besides, unless and until the Giants fix their offense, this sort of thing is going to happen again THIS YEAR.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jul 1, 2011 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I will never forget the money it cost me
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I just took some benadryl…so maybe in about 20-30 minutes I’ll be ready to sleep. That’d still mean I wake up at 8am so that wouldn’t be too horrid.
I only went to Candlestick once for a Giants game (come to think of it only once for a 9er game too) but my goodness that was eons ago. 93 maybe? We were under the overhang dealie. That’s all I remember.
it makes me sleepy and it stops my allergy itching, hopefully that means I’ll actually sleep. I’ll have to change the cd in the cd player too. Trying to listen to cd#2 in the torture to triumph series wasn’t exactly sleep inducing.
sorry dood
I woke up at 3 and read for a while, then gave up. If it rains every couple of weeks our allergies might keep up until Christmas!
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad you are here.
You are one of the safety “infielders” to watch over us until the sun comes up…
Wierd when I first travel on bis back there and the MNF started at 9 PM. IT was like a real what! 9PM! This thing is over till after midnight.
Anyway, I think I read recently where you retired? semi-retired? Congratulations!! You must be happy and joyful this summer! Nice for you!
I just quit my job, I’m not old enough to retire, unfortunately. We are planning on moving sometime soon and where ever we end up, foothills or bay area it would be too far to commute to South Sac, that and the bureaucracy was driving me insane.
like me
you’re not old enough to retire, but boy are you ready to!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 1, 2011 4:44 AM PDT up reply actions
otherwise it’d start at 3pm here.
I remember when I was a kid, I was 12ish when we lived in PA, it had to be a very special game to be allowed to stay up that late.
I don’t know how the east coast people here can follow the Giants, trying to watch 4PM hockey games on a regular basis when I first got DirecTV really didn’t work very well.
I’ve tried to watch Giants games starting at 10 PM while back east, and that’s not my idea of a good time. Much less people like deleuzian or GF in Singapore…
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 Jul 1, 2011 4:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Me too, I don’t know how they do it. Either they have jobs where they can sleep til 8am or they just walk around in haze all day. When I used to wake up at 5am 7:00 or 7:30pm start times for the Giants or the Sharks were horrible.
I just end up not watching the ends of games.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That was a good game to avoid watching the end of.
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I take this natural pill called Melatonin to sleep. It helps, especially on time zone changes. But it also just me weird dreams. Like everyone I’ve ever know is performing in the Circus with me weird.
I get chased by paperwork. Or I have dreams where I can’t find loved ones. Although one night I dreamed that I had, for some reason, pissed off the letter “E” and it was chasing after me trying to get revenge.
That’s funny… I like dream stories. People try to make a big deal out of them, but I think it is what has been going thru your head the last few day. Simple.
BTW, you missed some good times at the stick. It was not at nice place at all. But memorable.
My first visit was as a kid. Willie Mays Bat day. Real big bats back then. If you can believe it. Willie was sick. Not even at the Park. 20,000 bats pounding the concrete stadium — chanting “We Want Mays” — Too Funny — even as an 10 year old I laughed.
M, suggest you give Krishna Das a try on your CD. He puts it all down for me at these times. He became very popular in the Yoga classes… but nevertheless… Nice Meditation tunes.
We lived in Hayward and Fremont when I was a kid, and so spent way more time watching the A’s. San Francisco was some magical hippy place far far away. An A’s game was a 15 minute ride on BART.
My Dad worked in SF. But my parents made me think that SF was hell on earth. Probably just as well….
It was downright nice
and when the Haas family was in charge, a fun place to go.
The Wolff era is right up there with the Finley era, only without the success.
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 Jul 1, 2011 5:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Really, you are right. the A’s and the Raiders both had a nice run for 2-3 years when I was in HS (late 70’s) that would match up with any of them. Plus the Day on The Greens!
Finley
and more correctly the OACCA hadn’t given up all authority to Davis, so it’s more Bill Graham than anything.
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 Jul 1, 2011 5:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Tell me more.. I liked the old DayontheGreeens back then. I kinda wish there was something similar for today’s generation. But things change,, no?
God, TT, You OLD.
(Me too.)
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 6:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Apologies for interrupting Merope and Turf_Toe's conversation
But I would like to blame the Giants for me getting drunk at happy hour and arguing with a dude in a seersucker who was insulting San Francisco
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
*seersucker suit
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
O it was real
A conservative Texan wearing a seersucker suit insulting San Francisco. It was about as stereotypical as this guy..
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
NO ONE INSULTS SAN FRANCISCO
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 1, 2011 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Except those of us who live here!!! Stoopid supes
/rage violins/
by shanghaijim on Jul 1, 2011 11:28 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I trust you gave him that great line from Sophie’s Choice about looking terrific in that cocksucker suit.
(East coast person, up indeed.)
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 5:10 AM PDT reply actions
When I'm down about the Giants this cheers me up the most
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
by DFARowand on Jul 1, 2011 5:16 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Sad Ryan Howard ought to be shopped into 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!"
that's a great one, but THIS one is my favorite ......
Roy Halladay watching his first allowed hit of the postseason.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
No Country For Old Men, dry. Thirsty. but no water. Until the Bad Guy has it at the end of barrel a gun. That kind of dry.
I lost Merope. He understood me. I think by my issues this morning are deep — and sadly Drugs - yes drugs -- Benie’s — are standing between me and clarity
Trust
I’ll never have a friend like M again. Just when I thought I finally thought I found someone I could communicate to
She downs Benies likes a full grow man.
I feel a bit out of place conves with a full grown wimmins in the middle of the morning. Oh my! Hahaha. Nerb wipes forehead….
Now, my guess is that we won’t see her until the GDT.
Wimmins = lite weights
Ah Shadduppa yu mouf!!!
I’ve been awake, again, since 9am. We’re getting the Mr. ready to fly back to see his dad. Dad’s 75th birthday this weekend.
Month end and quarter end. Weee…..
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 7:09 AM PDT reply actions
Back in the box, You.
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
/slinks back to the box
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Ughhhhh hungover
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
It was really just a hideous suit
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Happy Canada Day!
The day of the year when I thank our neighbors to the north for Emmanuelle Chriqui, Missy Peregrym and Grace Park.
and Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. And cheese curds. And Newfoundland jokes.
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Paula Patton
Rebecca Hazlewood
Rachel McAdams.
hottest women in the world.
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Patton is number uno
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
bulging disk.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Hazlewood is Asha from Outsourced?
Gugu Raw from Undercovers has the goods imo. Shit show though.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
what about Mila Kunis?
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I stand by McAdams
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 Jul 1, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Stevie Wonder
I was Made to Love Her
Is there anything better than that to get you going in the morning?
My baby loves me, My baby needs me…
I should probably be doing some work right now. But lunch is in half an hour, and I can’t very well get started on something just to interrupt it for lunch!
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
hey
I used to work for someone with this exact philosophy. Come in at 11:30, read the mail and yell at me over whatever happened to be in it that I could be blamed for, and then off to the 1.5 hour lunch!
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 Jul 1, 2011 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve worked with a few like, though none currently. We all do put in our work around here, and I’m busting my ass on a couple of stories now, so I don’t feel so badly for the extended lunch break.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
This person, of course, would then come back and work until 8PM or so. You can imagine how well I did in that environment.
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 Jul 1, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh. The folks I knew would come in at ten, take a two-hour lunch and leave at three.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
now that would be optimal
I do my work before the annoyance strikes, they go away, and we lock up together. Just fine.
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 Jul 1, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain’s FIP is under 3.00!
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 xFIP!
/cain_lol_xfip.jpg
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Lunch thread (EDT), Breakfast thread (PDT)
Strawberries and fair scones. Twelfth cup of coffee. Haven’t made any bad decisions yet today, unlike Bochy.
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 9:04 AM PDT reply actions
honey bunches of oats
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.
Coffee, danish and a mountain of spreadsheets!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Frozen TV dinner thing for lunch. It was the last lunchy thing I had in the freezer. Which is why I"m headed to the grocery store after work.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
NOT HERE IT IS NOT
I CAN’T STRESS ENOUGH HOW MUCH THE PERIOD AFTER NOON IS AFTERNOON. MY GOD. LOOK AT A MAP.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Man, these violins are tuning up again. I though I’d be able to get further into the day before that happened.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
RAGE FIDDLE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Funny story
Last night I watched the Parks & Rec episode where Ron’s ex comes back and gets him to cave on giving the pit to the library using the awesome power of her yoni.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
It is just an excuse to give you a hug.
/hug
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
It is Friday. Hugs for everyone!
/hug
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
/propellers
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It is Friday. Propellers for everyone!
/propellers
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
It is Friday. Backs Away for everyone!
/backs away
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Honey bunches of oats
And tried a cantaloupe + banana smoothie – DELICIOUS.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
I’ve been in bed sick the last four days as well.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 1, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
breakfast is the greatest meal of the day!!
sausage, bacon, eggs, oatmeal, fruit, smoothies…. !!!!!!!!
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
oh, and waffles. nom nom nom
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s not good.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 1, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
breakfast:
hard boiled egg
low sodium v-8
1 piece of bacon
and ¼ of a baby carrot that somehow got onto my plate.
wow, you're a champ .....
i can’t have just one piece of bacon, i am the Bacon-ator. hahaha!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
You live in a strange and mystical world
Where fractions of food wander around aimlessly until they happen upon someone willing to eat them.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I was chopping veggies for my lunchtime salad at the same time I was making breakfast so I think it jumped the cutting board.
It was clearly suicidal
It deserved to be eaten.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
V8 is something of an acquired taste. I only know one person other than me who doesn’t find it disgusting.
"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!"
V-8 Splash is pretty good.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that’s totally different.
"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!"
exactly. anyone can make regular V-8, really. just put a bunch of vegetables in a blender. kinda reminds me of the paid programming i fell asleep to last night.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
The fruit juices they make are pretty solid
Haven’t tried the veggie stuff.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I threw up the first time I drank one of those. Chugging it is not the way to go
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
coffee.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh
SavvySabes (Not) Brian Sabean
Damn. Was really hoping to wake up to some trade news this morning. BS #SFGiants
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
SUSAN!
Why didn’t you get me those reports from the Doha Round like I asked?
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 Jul 1, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
OT
I saw the Prestige for the first time last night. Holy shit that movie was crazy!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
That movie is cool. There would appear to be a plot hole, though.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah? What’s that?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
As I recall, Borden tells Angier about Tesla, which doesn’t really make any sense once you get the final reveal on Borden.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
And, I mean, Angier does figure that he’s been led on a wild goose chase, but that remains a hell of a coincidence.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Huh. Maybe he was just throwing him off?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Yeah, maybe “plot hole” is the wrong choice of words. It’s just really hard to believe that he could so conveniently accidentally his rival into exactly what the other was seeking, when that something itself is so particularly singular.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I found if funny that Tesla was all, “Oh yeah just gimme some $ and I’ll build you the very same one!”
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Tesla was Bowie, though, right? So that’s pretty cool.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, plus I’ve always had a thing for Scarlett Johansson.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Rebecca Hall from The Town is also quite comely in that.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Too hard to pick one
Inception, Fight Club, Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange pop into mind
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
had to be the sixth sense the first time i watched it. although inception and the prestige have to be up there.
by projectmayhem713 on Jul 1, 2011 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Although now
I see the SPOILER ALERT it’s really just one person thing a mile away in all other movies.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I saw that coming a mile away. They made it too easy. You knew Durden was his alter-ego after that crazy bitch showed up.
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
The Usual Suspects.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I knew I was forgetting a big one!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Great movie. I love that I can still watch it after knowing the way it ends because I realize how everything fits to the story.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
by Tay on Jul 1, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
hmmm. fight club is one of my top three movies of all time, but i dont remember being blown away by the twist like i was with some others. although to be honest, i didnt like fight club the first time i saw it.
by projectmayhem713 on Jul 1, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s one that’s still sitting on my shelf.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Memento
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Harold and Maude.
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
mulholland drive
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.
HR Puf'n'stuff
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 1, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
When Jimmy used the magical flute to molest one of the Rescue Rangers, it totally caught me by surprise.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah – Chrs Reeve is awesome in that movie!
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I Am Legend, with the alternate ending. (or book version)
The way Neville realizes that as vampires were legends to mankind, he has become a legend to vampires.
not sure if that’s what you meant, but that’s some profound shit right 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 Jul 1, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
3D Sex and Zen
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's a good one.
Plus, Robert Redford and Paul Newman.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
havent watched it in a while, dont recall what this plot hole is you refer to…
by projectmayhem713 on Jul 1, 2011 9:20 AM PDT reply actions
Essay on what you've learned due in 10 minutes
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Matt Cain!
I just wanted to point out that his K/BB rate has increased each of the last 4 seasons, from 2.04 to his current 3.28. It’s amazing to consider all that he’s accomplished and he’s only 26.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
Mad Bum pitched 8 innings of shutout ball in Game 4 of the World Series on Halloween when he was 21.
What did you do on Halloween when you were 21?
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
Well, I'm 21 now, but I haven't yet had a Halloween as a 21 year old, see.
But, more or less, yeah.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And I don't even peak until my late 20's!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Ah, GP is only 20 years old.
This makes complete sense.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
Frankly, a lot of the puzzle pieces fell into place when I learned that.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
haha, word.
I thought he was a 35-year old. This all makes sense 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 Jul 1, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
21 to be precise
And a college graduate!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I wouldn't consider that a tease.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
With liberal use of quotation marks perhaps
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
For shame. Now you’ll never get Grover Norquist to return your phone calls.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Grover!
I haven’t met him, but one of my best friends works for ATR, and my former boss and him used to be close friends.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think I tricked on of my high school acquaintances that I had dropped out of school because of a drug problem. No, wait, that was when I was 19.
I used to be a real jerk.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
You had them dropped out of school? Is that a typo?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Just really poorly written. I tricked them into believing that I had dropped out of Cal because of a drug problem that I was pretending to have.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
The idea was that it was my costume, and they weren’t in on it. One of my other friends helped me do it. It was pretty mean.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s more the “scare your friends with fake drug problem” than “scare your friends with fake drop-out” that’s so bad.
serious shit bro
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it was a dick move.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
you do realize
that if they really believed you had a drug problem, you must have been acting like you’d had one for awhile, too.
not sure how that reflects on your character at the time, but…. yeah, let’s just forget about this, shall we?
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 Jul 1, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve made no bones about the fact that I was a real jerk back then.
Not in the way that everybody hated me. I was actually shockingly popular, thinking about it. But there were key groups of people who I really treated like shit. I imagine it’s not an uncommon experience for the 16-20 year old set.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
It was, I’ll say, a time in my life when much of my social experience consisted of people who were and weren’t targets, and the best way not be a target was to make them out of other people. It’s kind of a sick stage of social development, one that many people manage to avoid, one that I wish I had managed to avoid, and one that I’m still trying to fully retrain myself from, the better part of a decade later.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
This strategy is practically encouraged by the anonymity of the interwebs.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
Try world of warcraft guild drama
like OMG that amount of shit I had to do as officer / guild master, all the babysitting of god damn 16-25 yo boys and girls. Holy shit.
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
used to be?
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I’m less of one now.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember what happened when I was 26
I got married!
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
but TL2, you are brought to us by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and many other “underwriters.” Can Matt Cain say that?
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 9:37 AM PDT reply actions
And viewers like you!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I bet
the trustees of the John T. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation are pretty tired of getting their mail.
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 Jul 1, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
They probably barely have time to read, seeing as how they’re busy creating a just, verdant and peaceful world.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Let’s nominate Sabes for one of their “genius” grants, shall we?
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
someone at work sent out a mass email today where they freak the fuck out. Including an assessment of the water flow in the bathrooms on the exec floor.
spectacular
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Well, don’t keep us in suspense. How is the water flow?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
allegedly
they flow like Niagra Falls in both the mens and the womens.
I’m glad I work in another location. This guy sounds potentially unstable.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
LOL
It looks like they are hovering.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Hearing about the NFL and NBA lockout 24/7
I hope MLB doesn’t have one. That would suck.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
1994 players’ strike wiped out the last eight weeks of the season and all post-season. Poor Expos were in first place by six games in the NL East when play was stopped. No official titles were awarded that year. Let’s pray that never happens again.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
and when I say poor Expos, I always felt sorry for them. They were like the Detroit Lions of the MLB ….. the lovable losers.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
well, if they locked out before this season ended, we’d be World Series champs for quite awhile.
Which I wouldn’t mind
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
holy crap
this is Alex Rodriguez’s 8th year as a Yankee. WTF.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
And he’s signed for like six more.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s played more games as a Yankee than with any other team
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 know why it still seems like he hasn't been a Yankee for very long
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I still think of him as a Ranger.
"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 was the best baseball team ever assembled.
Had Tino & Edgar Martinez, too. If I were a Mariner fan, I’d still be pissed they broke up that team.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
Well, certain announcers for the team still think they are in 1995. Like, that’s the only fucking thing they talk about.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
The secret that weighs on Dustin Ackley's mind
“Mr. Griffey? Why are you sleeping under the stairs?”
“Don’t tell them what I’ve become.”
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
It’s kind of incredible that they won a thousand games the year after he left.
"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 when I moved to Seattle. COINCIDENCE?
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr, Edgar Martinez, Randy Johnson…
how that team never won a WS I’ll never understand
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
A-Rod A-Fraud, A-Roid, A-Wad ….. he will always be a bum in my eyes.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
6. Aubrey Huff’s next double (344) will move him ahead of Mickey Mantle on the all-time doubles list.
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/07/01/14-crazy-baseball-facts/
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
wtf
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
mickey mantle didn't waste his time with doubles
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
this is an unexpected endorsement
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Mickey's favorite things placed upon his Mantle.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
mickey mantle didn’t waste his time with doubles
True, I believe he was more of a drinking triples, seeing double kind of fellow.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Huff's next double will be next year
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
“well, Bengie tried to cut that ball off in the gap”
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 Jul 1, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Shift anus is a pretty bad condition. Just another reason not to strain so much on the bowl.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Victorino suffers from that same condition; thus, why he has the Rectum Face.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I just found six Presidential dollar coins
1 Jackson, 1 Van Buren, 1 Adams and 3 JQAs
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
ALL FOUNDING FATHERS
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
by rotorueter on Jul 1, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Rec'd
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
and the original Mount Rushmore faces!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Fighting to abolish slavery.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM 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.
I get a gallon of milk for less than three.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Coin collectors go into a frenzy after the Mint accidentally issues 3,000 John Calvin dollar coins.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Calvin would think that was classless, vile
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.
OT beer comment
A tip of the cap to owlcroft for the Negra Modala mention, it hits the spot.
it’s good stuff for Mexican. I had my first Bohemia the other day—-great if you want the quality of a Negra Modela, but the lightness of a typical Mexi-lager. Hops are actually detectable!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
*Modelo
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That is a beer I like.
Many people seem sold on this Blue Moon crap, which I found to be crap. Takes like spoiled orange juice watered down with some ungulate pee.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
people lose their shit for belgian style witbeer
I’m not sure why
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Why? There’s a clear difference between the bad stuff and the good stuff.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
As long as it gets me fucked up, I don't give a shit what it is.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
We just have different priorities. Sussing out the differences between the bitterness of hops and the sweetness/toastiness of malt, and how they interact with the yeast, is a lot of fun for me.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I was just playin' my friend .....
you remind me of my old college roommate. he collected exotic beers from all over the world and would keep the bottles, and my other roommate was a self-brewer. it was quite funny because every time he brewed, it looked like we were baking meth. buckets everywhere, hoses all over the place, water all over the floor, etc. good times!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
That can’t be true, or else why would you bother with beer at all?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Sorry. I should have clarified. The implication was not that there is something wrong with a discerning taste. Certainly not.
It’s that I don’t care.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I don't drink beer that often
so when I do, I don’t want to waste it on weasle piss. But sometimes it does pay to try something new.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
It’s also really fun to make your own, too!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I thought I’d try to become a doctor, but it turns out I don’t have the patience.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s about 100x more fun when you do it with someone else. It sometimes feels like work when you do it on your own.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I used to have a shirt that says
Chemical Engineers Make Better Beer
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
My sister is a chemical engineer
She is much, much smarter than me.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Does not compute
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
whatwhatwhat?????
The Rockies got Ellis?? Where have I been?
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
There’s teams that have a lot of fans…
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
For the ladies out there
we also make better heat exchangers.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I’d love a shirt like that….that is, if I weren’t a half-witted liberal arts grad.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Poly Sci Majors Are Bigger Assholes!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Truth!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
He majored in Polymer Science
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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
Multiple Science?
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
..
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 Jul 1, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
You could become the Beer Baron!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I would posit that you are not baffled by beer snobs in that you understand why someone might wax rhapsodic over something, like say Brian McCann.
But that you don’t care enough about beer to understand why someone would get into it like it was something importnant.
Like the way my wife feels about watching dancing. I’m all like, this is no beer.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Pretty much.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I like to imagine that both of the people in the box are jponry.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I saw the exchange on FB. :)
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
“Aaron Rowand’s batting stance in 2008 was clearly superior.”
“I can’t believe anybody could back any stance without a bat waggle…”
“Oh, yeah. I give the man no style points for gimmicks. 2008 was the most streamlined year of all. And, frankly, the squat angle was unparalleled.”
“Unparalleled? It was perfectly paralleled. Parallel to crap. 2010 is like the magnum opus of Rowand stances. He’s worked his whole career to reach this level of refinement.”
“Refinement???”
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I was sad when xkcd stopped being funny for a while. But then I was happy when it started being funny again.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
It was his gf?
Bummer. I admit I stopped going there when it got sad and haven’t gotten back in the habit. (bad fan!)
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
HAHAHA!
But, to howtheyscored’s comment, I daresay jponry would never call Joe Biden by something as low-class as J.B.
Jponry would call Joe Biden, “Baby”.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
J-Beezy
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
After a year in the box, she had to adopt some sort of shorthand.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
$11.99 a twelver at Rite-Aid (yes, bottles!)
pround son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
man
I really want this to be a thing.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
This would be better if Bengie were still on the team
BIG CALVIN!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
But if i had to choose .... my favorite beer from is America's Oldest Brewing Company.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget this one, Mike!
worst hangover from beer EVER.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Also .....
have a few of these and you’ll be Dr. Slurricane in no time.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA
Mike and I are visual people, my friend.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I would recommend the height tag to both of you, though. A screenful of images is less okay for a thread when it becomes a screenful of image.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
noted.
my mistake ….. i get all excited and forget to resize the pictures when beer is involved. lol!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
but i'll resize it next time.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
ima be honest. can you show me how to work the height tag?
I don’t know much about code stuff, but If it helps I’ll use it. I felt like a genius when I figured out how to even post a picture.
[img height=“some number” src=“yourimagesite.com/image.jpg”]
400 is probably a good max number to use.
thank you Natto!
I honestly did not know this existed. You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I celebrated with this last night
(Thanks nataku)
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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
They make a fine IPA
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Isopropyl Alcohol?
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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
LOL ....
IPA stands for India Pale Ale.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
WAS TRYING TO MAKE A CHEMICAL ENGINEER JOKE
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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
/facepalm
i’m sorry.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
whoa! you're right!!!
…….. how’d you do that??? ……
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Your enthusiasm is contagious.
Off to lunch, folks. And yes, I will have that pitcher of Guinness – it’s busy weekend with the non-Kentuckian in-laws..
drink a Guinness for me and also tell them a joke about bankruptcy for me.
LOL.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
oooooooh damn ....
that looks tasty!!!
SPEAKING OF TASTY!!! …. i have a great mixed beer for you fellow McCovens. it’s easy to make and called a Black Cherry. All you need is …..
+
and you’re ready to go. TRUST me, you won’t be disappointed.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Why would I alter my Guinness if I had a Guinness?
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
i’m not saying you would / should …. just in case you’re feeling adventurous.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That sounds really good to me.
I love Black & Tans. You get the Guinness, but then the lager washes out the bready taste from your mouth. Guinness gives worse breath than anything but gin.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
so I take it you're not a Black & Tan fan?
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I would too.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn, now I’m thirsty.
Off to The Old Pro for lunch it is then. $6 pitchers of Guinness from noon to 6PM.
..
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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
niiice!
my lifelong dream is to go to Ireland (I have many relatives in County Mayo and Clare Island), walk into a pub, and have an authentic Guinness.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
It really does taste way better there.
They serve it room temp, too.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
I can't fucking wait to try it!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
If you like authentic Guinness, you can get a more realistic version now. Guinness is finally selling their Foreign Extra Draft here in the US. It’s much richer, more alcohol, and has a lot of cherry and hop notes. It’s pretty solid stuff, much better than the regular stout or draught you’re used to over here. It’s on sale at BevMo or at finer liquor stores.
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
I need to make a trip to BevMo.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
they pour it very slowly
some have half poured glass lined up. Also it is not refrigerated.
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's where Enda Kenny is from!
Map time!
The red areas voted Fianna Fáil, but the blue areas worshipped Fianna Fáil.
"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!"
MY GOODNESS!!!! MY GUINNESS!!!!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
same here, my brother. my roommates and I had an Arthur Guinness Day party.
/raises glass.
TO ARTHUR!!!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
THIS.
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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
Sounds good.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Velvet Hammer
Guinness & Champagne. Not bad with brunch. Particularly a hungover brunch.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
that sounds pretty epic ....
i’m gonna try that!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
That doesn’t sound bad.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
They serve it at brunch at Zachary’s in lovely downtown Santa Cruz.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
JESUS CHRIST!
lockjaw and lead poisoning in every can!!!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s not even like it’s the crack of dawn on the West Coast, though.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
>:(
I am on your side (and part of the country).
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I used to do that when I lived back east.
We can get you back by calling you when it’s only midnight here, tho.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
It’s almost midday…
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
wasn't there
one of those on NBC for a while?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 1, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I am so bored right now.
Friday before 3-day weekends are no time to start big projects. Why can’t the Giants make a trade today to perk us up?
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
Hubby & I are trying to decide
on a 5 or 10 K to train for. This one might do. Anyone have recommendations?
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
Actually
my knee does not allow me to run, I racewalk. /awaits ridicule
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
10k Go big! And I've put about 100 miles on my Nike Lunar Glides so I can
recommend those shoes too!
Are those the weird toe shoes?
I’ve always wanted to try them.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
Apparently, the reason all those Kenyans kick ass and avoid injury
is cause they run barefoot. Who knew God had it right to begin with?
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
Maybe you could learn the height tag.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
You’re becoming one of the stranger posters on this site.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I mean no disrespect. Just a semi-humorous observation.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It’s the others that I worry about.
We all have fears
We need to talk about our Dreams
Life is a Journey…
The Giants can’t hit and the never will.
It is an exercise.
What? you ask?
Learn I answer.
K.
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Jul 1, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
That would be a real achievement.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Listening to Ashkon on a podcast is like reliving his entire arc of internet fame
At first, he was pretty annoying.
Then I grew to understand him and agreed with some of his opinions (especially on burritos)
Then he just got annoying again. Is he still talking?
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 11:13 AM PDT reply actions
yaddadamean, yaddadamean
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I do the fist pumpumpumpump
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 Jul 1, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
NO WONDER HE CAN’T WIN, AMIRITE?
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't Grant have some pimping to do?
This thread is getting really sloggy.
Get well soon, Buster, Freddy, Frodo and Belt.
This thread is getting really sloggy.
Thank you, photo bomb!
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
my brother in law made a cartoon today
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I made a cartoon a while ago.
I should make this a business.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Needs more penis hands.
"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!"
Mr. Scored! Mr. Scored! Jimmy Olsen, Daily Planet. Rumors indicate this needs more penis hands. Comments?
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
This is why I need a script doctor.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
You think everything needs more penis feet.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
This is Lars’s nightmare.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This is true.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
What about foot penises?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 1, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
BPro projected standings
Tm W L GB SF 92 70 CO 82 80 10 AZ 81 81 11 LA 79 83 13 SD 74 88 18
I could live with that.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
These BPro dudes are insane
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
i dunno, i just can't imagine this team winning the division by 10 games
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I can’t imagine them winning ANYTHING by a factor of 10.
(pitching stats excepted)
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
we're 10 games over .500
if we play .500 ball the rest of the way, and the rest of the division finish .500, we win by 10!
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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
oh wait we need to be 20 games over .500 for that to happen I think
nevermind.
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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
Aren’t you like an engineer or something?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
<.<
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I wish I hadn’t looked it up and seen that Cain’s WPA yesterday was .490.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
that includes his batting
if pitching only it was like .580
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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
This I actually know
My Pokemonz!
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
You should have seen how much respect I got in this thread this morning when there were only two people in here!
Shift-A: Anyone seen the new Transformer yet?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Why not…Transformers 2 was bad but fun.
First one was pretty cool.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I really really disliked Spiderman movies…even the first one.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
The first one is great the first time one watches it, and terrible after that. The second one is pretty darned good. The third one is interesting.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Spiderman 3 was THE worse superhero movie of all time.
EMO SPIDERMAN DANCING DOWN THE FUCKING STREET?? ERIC FUCKING FOREMAN WAS EDDIE BROCK? ARE YOU SHITTING ME, RAIMI??
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
oops .... you're right
sorry, for a second there i forgot about Batman & Robin. thanks for reminding me.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
unfortunately, and the one where Clooney gives every fucking line with a smirk and a head tilt to the side.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Clooney was the worst Batman/Bruce Wayne
Val Kilmer was a bad Bruce Wayne but decent Batman
Michael Keaton was probably the best of both.
I am still not sold on the Dark Knight movies.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Mr. Mom!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Gung Ho!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Night Shift!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
LOVE BROKERS!!!!!
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
i’m with you on not being sold on the DK movies (except for Heath Ledger ….. awesome job), but THIS is what Bain is supposed to look like in the next movie.
What the hell is that, Nolan?
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by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not what he’s supposed to look like. It’s what he does look like.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
well damn, where the hell are all of the wires that feed him the roids? that’s what made Bain so awesome! he was continually been pumped with roids! if it’s a one time injection deal, i’m gonna walk right out of the movie theatre. hitting too close to home for a Giants fan, mright?
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Clooney said that he played Bruce Wayne like he was gay.
I’m not exactly sure what he meant by that.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
X3 was pretty bad.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 1, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
i heard the Wolverine movie was just as bad if not worse ......
was it?
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by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Terrible
It was awful.
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
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by free f.p. #14 on Jul 1, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly the reason why i didn't see it .....
and Gambit was / is my favorite X-Men ….. i heard the guy who played him butchered it.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the Wolverine movie was not great
but not awful. Maybe 4/10
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It wasn’t really that bad.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude
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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
TRUE .... THAT ....
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
but that's a super heroin movie!
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
No, Trainspotting is a super heroin movie.
by Natto on Jul 1, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
and a Rec for you.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
i wanted to do heroin after i saw that movie.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
heroin movies are the worst
except Requiem for a Dream
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i wanted to take a shower for 3 days straight after i saw that movie.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Lenny was pretty good.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
That was fast!
/tips cap
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 1, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what Marge said.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 1, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I beg to differ.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
But you knew that already.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It pretty much ruined my recurring Jennifer Connelly double anal lesbian sex toy fantasy, that’s for sure
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
by TMOX on Jul 1, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There’s a 1990 Captain America that sounds spectacularly bad.
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Your mom's a girl
Many of the late 1970s/1980s superhero movies were pretty awful.
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Many of the late 1970s/1980s superhero movies were are pretty awful.
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movies are awful
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Your mom's a girl
mov i es are awful
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U R 5
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
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by free f.p. #14 on Jul 1, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
light the Fantastic 4 signal!
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 Jul 1, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Never saw 3
Stopped at 1.5
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Raimi didn’t even want to do a Venom storyline, so the Venom storyline he actually did was basically a fuck you to the studio. It’s pretty awesome, if you think about it.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
you’re right! i now recall reading somewhere that Raimi was a Spiderman fan growing up in the 60s and 70s. Venom’s first appearance was in 1984. so no wonder why Raimi didn’t want to do a Venom storyline ….. he didn’t grow up with those Spiderman/Symbiote comics.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i absolutely HATED the 2nd one .....
then again, i saw it the night it opened and was stuck in the front row. my neck hurt so bad after that.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 1, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
They made a second one???
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Also
Just saw the trailer for MI:4…looks promising. At least there is more of a team concept this time.
MI:2 was probably the best MI movie.
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It’s not the trailer that makes Ghost Protocol promising. It’s that it’s directed by Brad fucking Bird.
I don’t want to want to watch it, but, damn it… it’s Brad fucking Bird…
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I got really tired of the MI series focusing just on Hunt. The whole TV series was about how the team got together and pulled off the mission. Not one lone wolf.
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I believe they are actually transitioning away from Hunt entirely with this one.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Sad day
The Phillies have outrighted infielder Brian Bocock to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com (via Twitter). The club is now carrying 39 players on the 40-man roster.
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SIT ON YOUR HANDS SABEZ
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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
He got shafted.
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
Co-dad of Ryan Scoma with waelwulf, because we're progressive like that.
by free f.p. #14 on Jul 1, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he was already in Lehigh. Does this mean they just removed him from the 40-man even though they didn’t need the spot?
swoooooop!
Reunite Bocock and Burriss! SF demands an even worse-hitting middle infield combo!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Jul 1, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
College Football OT: LOL Ducks
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So...Grisbee is going to post the Tigers/Giants Preview
20 minutes before the Gameday thread
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