Post-game thread: Vogelsong remains the same
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2011 3:49 PM PDT
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Juan Marichal never had a run of six straight starts allowing one earned run or fewer. Neither has Tim Lincecum. Gaylord Perry or Carl Hubbell never did it.
Andres Torres's emergence last season was probably the most unexpected performance I've ever watched. He was a 30-something, career minor leaguer who became a lead-off force on a championship team. But that might have everything to do with a medical diagnosis of ADHD. There might be a very good reason why he performed better than ever before.
With Ryan Vogelsong, the explanation is that he's good now because he's good now. Maybe he ate the control taffy that Mike Murphy usually keeps for himself, and now he can spot his pitches like he's Greg Maddux. Maybe he tried keeping his eyes open when releasing the ball, and look at this, he's good now. Maybe he moved away from the neighbor who was secretly storing his solvents underneath Vogelsong's bedroom window.
All of those are better explanations than "he's just good now." But I'm not really caring as much about what's under the hood these days. I don't really care why he's good now, just as I didn't really care about taking a magnifying glass to Torres when he emerged. The only thing that matters is that he is good. And I'm sold.
Remember the Zito-is-an-average-starter-and-those-have-value arguments? Those were cute. Absolutely logical and appropriate, but they do sort of seem more and more embarrassing and awkward -- something like a high-school haircut -- as the weeks pass. It's time for Zeets to start taking grounders at short
It would be a ridiculous story if Vogelsong were just a guy, but he's also a former Giants prospect. This might be the most amazing story of the year.
Also, Bruce Bochy picks the pitchers for the All-Star team. Ryan Vogelsong, Giants All-Star representative, might actually happen. Ten years after we thought it might, but if he even has a couple of average starts leading up to the All-Star Game, he'll be in fine position.
I'm also glad that Vogelsong might get a chance to get the Harry Hoch monkey off his back. He's been in that guy's shadow for far too long.
Seriously, Ryan Vogelsong. They told us there'd be flying cars right now. They lied. But Ryan Vogelsong is back in the majors, back on the Giants, and his ERA is something like -1.93. That makes up for it. This is the strangest, most awesome stretch I've ever seen. I promise, I'll only use that title for five or six more posts this year.
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WHOLE NATTO LOVE
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Rowand and Tejada
(Dazed and confused)
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
What Is and What Should Never Be
(Zito contract)
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
The Giants absolutely need to start a PR push to get Vogelsong in the All-Star game
He’s not going to get the votes, but at least then it would look less unexpected when Bochy picks him.
He’s not going to get the votes because they don’t vote for pitchers.
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 5, 2011 3:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
5 starters spots are taken
HALLADAY
LEE
HAMELS
OSWALT
HALLADAY AGAIN
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Oswalt in relief for a tie game in the ninth!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It's quite a wonderful Vogelsong of Ice and Fire Sunday
by PaceCar on Jun 5, 2011 3:51 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
= Vogelsong
He is the Prince that was Promised
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Vogelsong.
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.
Woot Led Zeppelin reference!
And yes, Zito at SS may not be a bad idea…
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I don't even know what to say about Vogelsong at this point. Like, how am I supposed to respond to this guy?
All of his starts I’ve gone in to with skepticism, expecting him to walk 5 in 2 innings and we’d all be like “yup, that’s Ryan Vogelsong.”
Instead….We get this guy.
I like it.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Suck it Purple Row!
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jun 5, 2011 3:52 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
KKKKarGo!
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
by bgunn on Jun 5, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Tulo!
What is up with Bay Area kids taking cheap shots at the Giants anyways? You see that elbow to Huff’s face while running on the fair side of the line?
Time to repeat in '11!
When I first saw it live
it looked like Tulo tried to hit Huff. After the slow-mo replay, I am certain that he tried to hit Huff – not necessarily to hurt him but to try to knock the ball loose.
Still – a dirty play.
This game was too close, but Tulo needs to get plunked next time the Giants play the Rox.
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 5, 2011 4:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Agreed
And he was running fair side of the line… There is not self defense or anything… it was so obvious he was trying to do a BB or Soccer “accidental” elbow
Time to repeat in '11!
I agree. And I have been one of the solid supporters of the validity of Cousins’ move since the moment it happened.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Echo that, exacttly.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I'm withholding judgment until Sabes chimes in.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
...
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
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by Josh from Hollywood on Jun 5, 2011 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
My power and cable were out
is there video of this somewhere?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jun 6, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
HEY HEY WHAT CAN I DO
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
My favorite Hootie and the Blowfish song.
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I am not clicking this, just so you know.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Not clicking.
I have my career to think of.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pXxVm-hdEo
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I dunno about you but
I’M GONNA CRAWL
After Further Review.........
The Bears Still Suck
by smackwaterjack on Jun 5, 2011 4:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Speaking of Zito,
Can the Giants keep him in the minors indefinitely, even if he’s not technically hurt? Or do they have to call him up at some point?
I don’t care how much the Giants owe him, if they replace Vogie with Zito, the fans are gonna riot!
by Abby Normal TS on Jun 5, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I would imagine it would be more of a "lingering injury"
sort of thing that would put him back on the DL.
It will be really interesting to see what happens with Zito.
Zito’s left-handed. Can’t use him on the IF or at C. Gotta be a OFer.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
FIRST BASE NERD
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Eyre
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
by oldjacket on Jun 5, 2011 4:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Seems somehow sadly gay
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The glory that was Rome
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Is there a reason you’re being a dick?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
agreed
winning is boring
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Me
I do not deny it.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Still you. If you don’t like it, don’t participate in it.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That's right.
Cody is.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
If only there were some way to ignore it!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
by groug on Jun 5, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
THE ‘Z’ BUTTON IS STUCK. WHAT DO I DOOOOOO
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
tsk-tsk . . .
giving girls a bad name
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been terribly alone
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
and forgotten in Manhattan
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I'm going home to my city by the Bay
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I left my heart in San Francisco
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It calls to me
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
To be where little cable cars
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.
Climb halfway to the stars
"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!"
Does everyone actually know these lyrics?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The morning fog may fill the air
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 care
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't care
"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!"
But I actually do care
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Or chill, even, but
I don’t care!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
in San Francisco
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
and windy sea
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
when I come home to you San Francisco
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
your golden sun
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.
will shine
"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!"
Ryan Vogelsong
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
MIGG-EEEEEEEEE
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Who wasn’t chosen as player of the game by any of the boys even though he had a hit as big as any.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
HA HA
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
flagged
for falsely implying the sun shines here.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jun 5, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
You seem really mad.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m sorry one thread per winning post game thread bothers you so much, but with all due respect, deal with it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The only person setting you up is yourself by dropping these passive aggressive comments all over the place.
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.
How am I being passive aggressive? I am dealing directly with you.
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 MACHO
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 5, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this is a question worth asking, and I truly mean no disrespect in asking it:
You do know that at the ballpark, they play the song after every win, right? That’s why we do it…
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, I am aware. Also, the first behavior that humans learn is how to imitate. That’s why it’s boring to me to see it cut&pasted here. no biggie, really. I’ll shut up now.
WE'RE ALL GIRLS
I dunno…I wouldn’t be surprised to know that a lot of us have the entire song memorized. It’s certainly a common song…
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
And we've been winning . . .
Quite frequently of late!
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m actually not. Just saying.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I could probably relearn the harmony part I knew twenty years ago.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m 12 and what is this…?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
It’s only a Northern Vogelsong.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The Yeah Yeah Yeah Vogelsong
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.
69 Love Vogelsongs
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.
VogleBirdSong
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
The Thong Vogelsong
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah my friends are gone and my hair is grey
I ache in the places where I used to play
And I’m crazy for love but I’m not coming on
I’m just paying my rent every day
Oh in the Tower of Vogelsong
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.
One Vogelsong, Glory
One Vogelsong, before I go
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
If you want to write a Vogelsong about
The human race
Write a Vogelsong about the moon
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 you can tell everybody this is your Vogelsong
It may be quite simple but now that it’s done
I hope you don’t mind
I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
rings true
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.
Many a time I’ve been mistaken
And many a time confused
. . .
But it’s all right. It’s all right.
May we be forever blessed.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Just an old fashioned Vogelsong
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 5, 2011 4:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm just a Vogelsinger in a Rock'n'Roll Band
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The Mariner's Revenge Vogelsong
I guess that one would work better if he was in Seattle
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
I am music
..and I Vogelsongs
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Jun 5, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This Is Not A Vogelsong
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 5, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The Yeah Yeah Yeah Vogelsong
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
(Damn it, I misspelled northern, so my search came up empty. Then I thought “I’ll just run with the joke.” Then I realized that was a stupid idea.)
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
I'm confused
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He repeated one of the songs that was already used, song I repeated the song that originally followed it. Then he did the same. Then he probably realized, before I did, that creating an infinite loop of repeating Vogelsong titles might break the machine.
Now I’m going to go listen to Vogelsongs In The Key Of Life.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Did you have to Grant?
Ryan Vogelsong is now doomed.
Dave says
BOOOOOOOOOM!!!
"For science. You monster."
You've used this pun before in a PGT title, Grant, you hack.
Also, between May 2, 1944 and May 28, 1944, Bill Voiselle had a stretch of seven straight starts allowing no more than one earned run. He went 1-6 in that span, probably because he allowed 12 unearned runs in that time.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
The other title had "The Vogelsong remains..."
Totally different.
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it was actually regains, not remains.
"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!"
In Plaunt's case,
Rogaines.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Between 1982 and 1993
The Blue Jays drafted three different right-handed pitchers named Rusty.
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 5, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s start calling him “Rusty.”
And, let’s imply that a Rusty Sullivan has a Urban Dictionary entry.
If you know what I mean.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I LOL'd at both these ideas
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
These are both fantastic ideas. I wonder what Rusty Sullivan thinks.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
It doesn’t matter what he thinks.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I don’t actually care in regards to the plan. He’s Rusty and that’s that. However, his reaction does have the potential for humor, so that could be good.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
A “Rusty Venture” is when you take your finger and run it around a guy’s-- while you-- the guy off into his own--.
I love Mad Libs
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man. Love that show.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
You win, sir. You win.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
And he got us the 2003 Cy Young winner!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Well if history repeats
Some asshole like Joel Hanrahan will win the Cy.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Secret Agent Schmidt!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Gagne being Cy Young is as non-upsetting as a reliever winning the Cy Young can be, short of 1950 Jim Konstanty. Gagne was the most dominating pitcher I’ve ever seen.
"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!"
If there hadn't been a starter worthy of the award that year I'd agree
But there were two— Prior and Schmidt both had amazing seasons with over 200 IP to Gagne’s 82.1.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jun 5, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, he still shouldn't have won.
But it wasn’t like Dennis Eckersley being named MVP.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
It was pretty bad.
A starter contributes way way more to a team, and it takes a lot of skill to pitch all those innings, so a starter should be weighted higher naturally.
Tulo: classy
(postgame)
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
He apologized
Now it’s up to Aubrey to accept it or he’s a dickhole.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
by jponry on Jun 5, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aubrey hasn't accepted yet?
Classless.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Vile.
"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!"
SUSAN!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Or how about not doing dickish things in the first place?
That you’ll later have to apologize for? Shocking, I know.
he did not really apologize
that was a joke.
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.
Dickish behavior is okay as long as you apologize for it.
However not promptly accepting the dickhole’s apology is apparently vile.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Jun 5, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I just read an article that was suggesting that this whole thing is tougher on Cousins than Posey.
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 definitely see that
Posey is getting smothered in love while Cousins is getting death threats
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Posey is getting smothered in love by Giants fans, but the rest of MLB fans seem to hate him now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Also his leg is broken.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Well, theres that obviously
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
I’ve kind of been ignoring all the Posey-Cousins talk, but I hadn’t picked up on that.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I've seen it.
It’s stupid. And sad. And people suck.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
The rest of MLB fans can suck it
(Except the nice ones)
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Just that: They doubt he threw an elbow at he, because he’s…
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Wait, 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.
Oh, the announcers said that about Tulo
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.
Schierholtz is going to Pearl Harbor Timmy tomorrow
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
D-Day!
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 4:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Kuip picks Posey
/great call
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Kuip picks Buster
"For science. You monster."
Zwuh?
This was the first Giants game I’ve had the opportunity to watch since April 8. This Vogelsong situation is even more surprising if you haven’t had access to almost any Giants news in about two months. (If only all the unexpected Giants news of the last two months were so pleasant…)
FREDDY FREDDY FREDDY
"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!"
Seems like he can do no wrong if they chant his name. It’s awesome.
by fishmicmuffin on Jun 5, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, this IS sweet!
Remember the Zito-is-an-average-starter-and-those-have-value arguments? Those were cute. Absolutely logical and appropriate, but they do sort of seem more and more embarrassing and awkward — something like a high-school haircut — as the weeks pass. It’s time for Zeets to start taking grounders at short
This is sweet indeed.
But actually, Vogelsong also handles the bat better than “Zeets”. His numbers as a hitter are more comparable to Tejada’s than are Zito’s. So I’m not sure about the shortstop idea.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jun 5, 2011 4:03 PM PDT reply actions
You truly are a master of subtext.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Absolutely logical and appropriate
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
There's something called "respect"
If you were wrong about Vogelsong, how would you like it if McC poked it in your face every single day?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
So you’re saying that you do not think Zito would be good at short?
How dare you.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
LOL SMUG
I thought we’d be seeing you sometime soon
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
I was actually more worried about Zito being a lefty myself, but you raise another good point…
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
C'mon Storen
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Small correction:
While 2010 was Torres’s first full season, I think it safe to say that he emerged in 2009. It was plain by the end of 2009 that he should be the Opening Day 2010 center fielder, and it was vigorously so stated here by not a few observers.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I wasn't that bold
Though I did vociferously argue Torres over Bowker.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yah, I agree
He put up some great numbers while playing excellent in the field in 2009.
I actually remember quite a few people here wanting Torres released after he started like 2 for 20, because they thought the previous year was a fluke and we didn’t have space for him on the roster.
by kingofthacove on Jun 5, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you stand alone with that call, actually. Grant wanted him in left over Freddie Lewis … the rest of us were arguing over whether he should be fourth outfielder, fifth outfielder, or in Fresno.
How about a vote for “anyone but Rowand”? I didn’t really think he would ever play bad enough, or Torres good enough, that they’d sit all those millions. Gracias, Andres.
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 5, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
This is one of my favorite posts from last year:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/4/20/1433067/defending-the-indefensible
Torres looked like GARBAGE the first month of the season. It wasn’t until Rowand went down that he turned it on.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Larnac the Wanderer, future-seer
Notice that I didn’t include DeRosa? That is because he will go all Mole on us and won’t play more than 70 games this season.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan – The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 20, 2010 12:54 PM PDT actions
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 5, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I just ran into the weather balloon ad on Yahoo!
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.
CLASSLESS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
At a 50 IP minimum
Ryan Vogelsong has the second lowest ERA in the major leagues behind Josh Johnson.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
dat guy injerred
we gon catch him
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
14th in the NL in WAR for pitchers coming into the game
In about half as many innings as most of the guys ahead of him
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Josh Johnson is kind of ridiculously under rated I feel. Seems like he puts up ridiculous numbers every year and almost never gets talked about.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
he seems to be injured 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.
He is, and I’m sure that contributes to it, but the point stands.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The other part is that he plays in an empty cavern of a football stadium in a market that doesn’t care about major league baseball. No big deal, though.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
unf
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.
Ripped
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
Amy G, doing what she can to get noticed.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jun 6, 2011 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Anybody still watching Postgame Live?
Amy G interviewing Andres in the locker room. Andres isn’t wearing a shirt, but he is wearing his necklace.
np. sorry you didn’t find it amusing. i wasn’t picking at you.
by shaggingflyballs on Jun 5, 2011 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Voglesong sure, whatever
TORRES SHIRTLESS INTERVIEW. swoon
This is why we need Amy G.
Get well soon, Buster.
Whiteside had his own shirtless interview
Not as impressive
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
WHY IS NO ONE POSTING SCREENCAPS?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
that was a joke
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Thanks
I thought maybe someone had the Rockie broadcast.
I just found out today that that “phone call” was made that night. OF FUCKING COURSE HE DIDN’T TAKE THE CALL. I guess he should’ve changed his voicemail:
“You have reached Buster Posey. I’m getting an X-ray on my broken leg right now, but if you leave your name and number and a short message, I’ll get back to you as soon as I’m off my painkillers and capable of engaging in a coherent conversation. BEEEP*”
by Nivek5150 on Jun 5, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
GODAMNIT STOREN. STUPID STANFORD.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
shit sandwich in the making
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
Is anybody watching the Arizona game?
Sheesh
by sarf_london_niner on Jun 5, 2011 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
God dammit Storen
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
THIS GUY...
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
by LincecumFTK on Jun 5, 2011 4:10 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Nationals, get it together you assholes
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
You like the Nationals?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Meh
Too early to be worrying about the D-Backs
I’ll worry after maybe the all-star break
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Games in June count just as much as games in September
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah, but it’s pretty much useless to worry about September while you’re in June.
So many things can happen.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
We play on a Giants blog an hour after the game. What the hell else are we going to worry about other than June games
Let's bring the...
You could spend that time working on a razor sharp wit
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Sick burn.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
Our magic number is 104
I would very much like to clinch a playoff spot in 72 games. This is not possible unless the dbacks lose their games.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Every game counts.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
No doubt
and I do hope they lose, but I’m not going to stress out about it like I would if it were September.
We all like the not-Diamondbacks
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Yeah, now excuse me while I go to HR to get you fired for using company electronics to access my personal information.
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 5, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I always side with him. That chick is such a bitch.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You talking to the Friends monkey?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
My professor’s name is Marcel and he said the first time he saw that commercial he thought he was going crazy, he was jumpy and freaked out the whole day it was pretty funny.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
The Solar Company nstalled solar at my house!
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
your electicity bills are going, going, gone!
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington. My Dunning is better than your Dunning, by a ton.
M-M-M-M-Mad, Mad to the Bum
BECAUSE HE IS GETTING CAIN'd
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jun 5, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
*electric
ugh
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington. My Dunning is better than your Dunning, by a ton.
M-M-M-M-Mad, Mad to the Bum
BECAUSE HE IS GETTING CAIN'd
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jun 5, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
NOT JUST ANY SOLAR COMPANY
THE SOLAR COMPANY
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
LOL CAL
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 5, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
We’re watching and chatting about Cal/Baylor over here right now if you want to join us, Son of GGF
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
DP NOW PLEASE
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
TWSS
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
true ’nuff
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jun 5, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I see a walk-off for the D’backs coming
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Maybe so . . .
but not in the 9th.
I’m now looking for the win-win. 17 inning game won by Nats where they burn their entire bullpen.
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I could've told you the Nats would blow it
My pokemon are clutch at getting QS but not wins. I have Marquis.
/end pissed pokemon rant.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
Ugh
I have to write a 2 page analysis of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest from the psychological critical perspective.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
I remember doing something like that
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
It shouldn’t actually be too hard. I just don’t want to do anything.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Crazers gonna craze
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Also
You misspelled “cray-z”
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That makes perfect sense. I bet you don’t remember a lot of things from that night.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
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!"
pppfffffffffffffffffffftttttttt
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Its more about the author.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
he was a cool dude.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
He did a lot of drugs, which I will have to include.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
If the subject of Ken Kesey at all interests you, please read Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
What is it?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Gonzo journalism account of Kesey and his Merry Pranksters from about 1963-1968.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I might have to look into that. You enjoyed it I’m guessing?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah. Also, it’s really well written. Plus a lot of ’60s Bay Area history.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
FROM THE ALWAYS RELIABLE WIKIEPDIA
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a work of literary journalism by Tom Wolfe, published in 1968. Using techniques from the genre of hysterical realism and pioneering new journalism, the “nonfiction novel” tells the story of Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters. The book follows the Pranksters across the country driving in a psychedelic painted school bus dubbed “Furthur,” reaching what they considered to be personal and collective revelations through the use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs. The book also describes the Acid Tests, early performances by The Grateful Dead, and Kesey’s exile to Mexico.
In 1968, Eliot Fremont-Smith of The New York Times called The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test “not simply the best book on hippies… [but also] the essential book.”1
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
LOL WIKIEPDIA
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
IF WIKIPEDIA RECOMMENDS IT, IT MUST BE GOOD
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
I, Gallo del Cielo, also recommend it.
The Wiki review isn’t inaccurate, but it doesn’t really capture the virtues of that piece of writing.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Tom Wolfe is a very compelling writer. I haven’t read Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, but Bonfire of the Vanities is a really fun read.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
+1
It’s a great book. But then, all of Wolfe’s non-fiction stuff is great. “The Right Stuf” is righteous stuff, man!
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
Fiction-y ‘non-fiction’ is really his genre. EKAAT is the best, natch, but he’s always good at that.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
TWO WHOLE PAGES??
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
AND NO PICTURES?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
pretty good story, could be better
where’s Armando Rios? Sign him too!
SJGiants San Jose Giants
Wheeler done after seven innings…allowed just one run on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Threw 102 pitches.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
NEEDZ MOAR Ks
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
won without his best stuff
i’m going to make that the narrative
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 his hits were singles
And Wheeler’s GO:AO ratio was 2.2:1. I think this is the 4th time that Wheeler has pitched against Stockton in the past 3-4 weeks. It’s impressive that he can still get the hitters out even after they’ve seen his stuff so often.
Can anybody that saw the game on TV give us a review of Wheeler’s performance? Pretty please.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
That's not where our McC premium dollars go, is it?
I always assumed they went towards paying Grant’s writers.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
LOL
I don’t get Bay Area telecasts, living in Florida. And I neglected to listen to the radio broadcast today.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
I’m not sure how often they actually show the minor league games. I know one was on yesterday and I’ve seen a few others being broadcast this season, but I dont think they’re shown regularly.
They seem to be on Fridays, when they happen. At least for SJ.
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 5, 2011 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Sergio ends every sentence on twitter with an exclamation mark.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I LOVE IT!!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
It's "an" exclamation mark, not several exclamation marks!
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
sometimes it's multiple exclamation marks!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
OMG!!!!!!!!11111!!!!111!!!!
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Aw, I just think it's cute.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
MOST of the time!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Oh really!
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
sample tweet
we just landed! Oh my what a flight! Not crazy just long! Haha @Olivia_Lyn nope not from bay area! Was born in Super So Cal! Outside SD!
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.
In other words brian wilson still leading the espn nl cy young prediction machine
in related news the sf giants online shops continued hatred of female brian wilson fans continues
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 4:28 PM PDT reply actions
that was supposed to say in other news
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Why does Google Docs hate me? Every time I start a new one, it won’t save properly.
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.
Are you using an old version of FF? I saw some blurb (which I ignored since I don’t use it) about GOOGLEBOT not supporting pre-FF4 versions after some date I also ignored.
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 5, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm using Chrome!!!
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.
Sorry, I got nuthin.
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 5, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
All I can think is that I was pasting in a large amount of text at once.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Is there a text/character limit on your word processing software? Or a clipboard size limit or something?
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 5, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
When I used Google Docs, I remember getting a warning once where it said
I was pasting too many cells at once. That was for the spreadsheet, but it could be the same for text.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
It’s super annoyed by Tony Bennet, winning, and especially the cutting and pasting of lyrics.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 5, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
igno
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in for the Vogelsong! I’ll have another serving, please.
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I CAN’T HELP IT!! I’m swarming in Vogelsong!!
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
Ryan Vogelsong, Comeback Player of the Year?
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It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
“Came back” from sucking?
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Samurai Champloo > Macross
Japan, too.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t Giambi come back from sucking?
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he didn't suck at one point though
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Well this keeps getting better.
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Brandon Belt is now sporting a cast on his left wrist.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
Not worried
he’s got a fracture, after all. Last time I got a fracture, I also needed a cast.
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Samurai Champloo > Macross
Ooh that would be nice
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SABES: “What?! NO! This isn’t happening. This cannot be happening. First Posey, then Fontenot, now this? God, could it get any worse? I can’t —Wait, who? Belt? Oh, thank God. I thought you said Miggy there for a minute. That’s a relief.”
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I saw him running before the game without one, he must have got it after.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Mota for Pudge
When Zito comes back he’s gonna be the long man. That opens a spot. I can’t believe the Nats will ask for much in return for someone taking on the salary. Let see if Pudge plays a couple games this upcoming series . If so, I think its obvious they are giving the Giants a look.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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That was pretty funny
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ok - why the laugh?
pudge is 39 getting a few mill. No one is going to give up a prospect. Nor should they. Its eating salary.
Problems:
1. Zito is not a bullpen guy. He will suck.
2. Who in their right mind would trade Pudge for Zito? Zito is basically untradable thanks to his contract.
3. If the Giants want an aging catcher, they could just sign Molina or something.
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Reread my post
I SAID MOTA FOR PUDGE NOT ZITO. Zito is untradeable. And he either goes to the pen or gets released. So its the pen. Who gets sent down? Do the math.
Whoops. Still, I stand by my point that Zito will suck in the bullpen
Zito doens’t have hit-and-miss stuff. And the Giants could still sign Molina. So the trade makes no sense.
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Samurai Champloo > Macross
Agreed
But the guy has to pitch somewhere. Unless they just release him. They aren’t going to eat THAT contract!
He can re-learn how to pitch in AAA
Zito isn’t being released, because his contract is too big. He’s not a bullpen guy. AAA is the only option, really.
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He can’t be sent down involuntarily.
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by natteringnabob on Jun 5, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
His “rehab” can take several months
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Unless they make up a setback which would require more DL time
They have 30 days after his first rehab appearance.
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He's like Grant, but fun size.
Hmmm. I stand corrected. Didn't know that.
I pray that he suffers a minor, non-life threatening injury that sends him to the DL again.
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Samurai Champloo > Macross
Even voluntarily, he can’t be sent down without clearing waivers. And those would be waivers where the claiming team pays minimum salary and the Giants eat the rest.
He’d never agree to it.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jun 5, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I know. My point is that even in the alternate universe where he would, it wouldn’t be possible because of the waivers.
You’re right, I think that’s the third most likely thing- they’d pay him to go away before they pay him to play somewhere else for the minimum.
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 5, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't we just waive him and hope somebody bites?
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
You missed the point there:
If someone bites, the Giants are still on the hook for all of his salary minus the major-league minimum, which in this case would virtually be just a rounding error. They can get that effect by just DFAing him.
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well, luckily it isn't my money
Get Zito off the team by hook or by crook.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Problem: Pudge is not good.
Neither is Whiteside, but Pudge is more not good.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Im curious - what do you base that on.
Whiteside is hitting a buck seventy and has throw out 3 of 19 baserunners. Pudge is 6 for 15 btw. And yes I know the Giants pitchers do not do a particularly good job of holding runners on. But Buster was 15 for 42. Three for Nineteen is a huge dropoff. Plus Pudge obviously can handle pitchers. Eli can as well.
You don't make major moves for minor improvement.
It’s not “catcher of the month club”: whatever move is made—if any—is it for the year. You don’t get a catcher for June and July and later another one for August and September. If they’re going to make a move, it would have to be for a substantial upgrade. This isn’t baseball trading cards.
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I don’t get why everyone seems so worried about Matt Cain.
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
his average fastball velocity is almost exactly the same as last year
best K/9 since 2008
best FIP and xFIP of his career
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m not sure I like these new “friends” of his.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s been running around with a bad crowd. He didn’t used to be this way. His grades are slipping, he’s skipping out of class…I don’t know what to think.
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It’s all these damn kids with their lead paint huffing and their red meat parties!
by JSing on Jun 5, 2011 5:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I wacky parsed that as “red meat panties” huh?
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Who’s worried?
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I guess people on KNBR have been saying it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
People on KNBR say a lot of 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!"
Tim the Trucker is very concerned! /honk
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 5, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Nats are gonna ask for more than Mota for Pudge.
And Pudge is projected to hit as well as Whiteside for the rest of the year.
And all signs point to Zito being utterly useless out of the pen. he’s a headcase already and has a ridiculous routine for days he’s slated to pitch. From what I’ve heard, he doesn’t have the mentality needed for bullpen pitching, in that he can’t be ready to pitch on a moment’s notice.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Projections are crap on this
Whiteside is used to 25 starts a year. He is just going to get worse. Under ,.200 and not good behind the plate. They need hel[p and they can’t give up anything. nats won’t get more than Mota for Pudge and they know it.
Zito may be useless in the pen – but what else are they oging to do with him ?
Mike
Rizzo
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Or he could respond to consistent ABs and get better.
We honestly have no idea what Whiteside will do getting ABs everyday. I’m also pretty sure the consensus is he’s solid behind the plate. There’s no upgrades out there that aren’t going to cost an arm and a leg.
The reason this lineup isn’t scoring runs isn’t because we’re getting no production out of the catcher spot. It’s getting almost no production from the corner positions, the ones you expect to get offense out of.
And I have no idea what they’re going to do with Zito. I just don’t expect him to perform well out of the pen.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
HIs bat is slower than mud
No fucking way he hits consistenly. He has no bat speed. And his defense has not been very damn good either.
Basically, what I'm saying is without our strawhats
We have no idea what Whiteside is going to do with consistent playing time, and there are no players available that are sure-fire upgrades that won’t cost an arm and a leg.
I’m content to wait it out and if he’s THAT bad, swing a deal at the all star break. Lets see what he can do first.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Almsot all batters . . .
. . . do significantly better with regular play. It is bizarre to postulate the opposite (unless a man has been very strictly platooned).
But a significant upgrade at catcher would help, because it would provide a serious backup for Posey next year, allowing him a couple of days a week off catching (one really of, one at 1B). And it is insurance for what we will call “the unthinkable”. There may be one or two men who would fill that slot and yet not cost an arm and a leg; just offhand, Texas is said to be looking for relief help and has Mike Napoli available. It would be a nice place to ship GasCan and Affeldt (should the Rangers be naive enough to take them).
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He means Casilla.
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by natteringnabob on Jun 5, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Whose 2011 stats . . .
. . . strongly indicate that if he were pitching whole innings, he should have an ERA right now of 5.30. Sure, it’s less than 4 innings, but it does suggest that he is pitching to his norms—it is all very much as he pitched in 2008 and 2009.
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Not gonna happen.
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Oh, I know. I don’t like seeing people lose such a huge amount of velocity so quickly. Someone else comes to mind…
If he still had his 2010 velo he’d be fine. He doesn’t.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not just the velocity.
In truth, I doubt velocity has that much to do with it. He simply has no control. On occasion, he can have a dominant outing; but most days, bringing him in is playing with matches around an open gas can, hence my nickname for him. On a career basis, his Quality of Pitching is 4.41, and that’s with the quite uncharacteristic 2010 season.
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2010 stands out like a sore thumb
2007 92.9 2008 94.1 2009 94.7 2010 96.6 2011 93.7
And adding 2+ mph matters.
Being really fast helps, too.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Not surprising.
What surprises me is that anyone thinks that adding 2 to 3 mph in mid-career is likely to be a reproducible result.
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eh?
Most pitchers lose velo. Some don’t.
You predicted Casilla’s velo drop this year? Whose velocity do you predict to drop next?
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
You misread me.
I believe that the past best predicts the future. His past comprises several years of quite similar average velocities with one outlier. Which do you think best predicts his next season’s velocity—the many highly similar years, or the one outlier? This is not a multiple-choice question.
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Velocity, unlike performance, strikes me as a stationary process. Your single best estimate for the next season will, I assert, be the past one.
I have not tested this assertion, but without a shred of evidence I would bet cash money that past-season velocity outperforms prior-N-years average as a predictor.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I would guess it depends in part on the value of N.
Certainly someone in his early 20s might be expected to add a little as his body matures, and someone in his middle or later 30s to lose some. But I don’t think someone 30 years old is going to reproduce a fluke age-29 phenomenon.
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Gallo del Cielo . . .
. . . would be the exception.
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by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Almsot all batters. . . do significantly better with regular play.
While on the whole I agree with you, I think that teams are going to start scouting Whiteside a whole lot more than they used to (which will almost 100% be to his detriment), because he’s now the starter, while Pudge has spent his life being scouted, and you know exactly what you’re getting.
Also, Pudge’s defense will be better, that much is guaranteed.
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I think there is an exception because with Pudge, you know what you’re getting, while with Whiteside, everyday play may most likely be to his detriment.
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
Except Whiteside has neve hit and
more importantly he has no bat speed. He won’t reach the Mendoza line.
Whiteside has never hit
Further, his bat is slow. Finally, he will tire. No way he hits better playing more.
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CAIN 4 BRIAN SCHNEIDER
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CAIN FOR ZITO
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doubleteapot learn how to read
laughs on you. MOTA not Zito.
I don't think this comment has anything to do with you
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.
Sure it did.
He did the hahahahah thing misreading my post above.
But saying “CAIN FOR ZITO” has nothing to do with the discussion you were having above.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
So say we all!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
GIANTS NEED A JUSTIN MORNEAU TYPE HITTER.
THEY SHOULD FLIP RUNZLER AND BURRISS FOR ONE.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
TroyRenck Troy Renck, Rockies
Tracy on what cargo needs to do to improve “have a strike zone.”
1 hour ago
Wow, way to throw your player under the bus
by Hyoton on Jun 5, 2011 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
He's been doing this all season.
Was he this big a jerk when he managed the Dodgers or the Pirates?
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes you have to call people on it, but I’m hoping he directly confronted CarGo about it a while ago.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Jim Tracy is not smart.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I’ve heard it on good authority that he is, in fact, a fucking idiot.
Numbers are not available.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
DICK TRACY
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jun 5, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Whoa whut? There must be some context missing.
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 7:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Damn
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Because I am a rec whore
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by jctGamer on Jun 5, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
needs more golden sombrero
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jun 5, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
/flagged
Except not really…I have to ask, is actually flagging things as a joke okay? Or does it bug the mods. I see people post that they’ve flagged people all the time but I’m never sure if it’s a joke. (lolnewbie)
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
I mean
He’s still playing half his games in Coors. That’s not why he’s playing poorly this year.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
His "breakout" season was last year
and his home / road split was ridiculous. I am not saying the coors field effect is why he’s doing poorly this year, I’m saying TCFE was responsible for his “OMG BEST PLAYER EVA” status last year.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
He was still very good in park-adjusted stats.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Very Good =! 80M pre arb deal.
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
Don't get me wrong, I don't like his contract either
But in park-adjusted wRC+, he was the 7th best hitter in baseball last year.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I hear what you’re saying. What I am trying to say is that he took advantage of Coors Field last year way more than other players because of the tendencies of pitchers to throw fastballs in fastball counts at coors (it’s not that he hits breaking pitches better at Coors, but pitchers throw less breaking pitches at coors, and he simply CRUSHES fastball at coors).
Whatever it is, it seems to be over. The world is a better place because of it.
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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
Isn’t Coors better for sinking and breaking pitches, anyhow?
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the air at that altitude caused decreased movement on pitches.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
The washed out ones are the movement locations of the same pitches on the sea level. The bigger the distance between the foreground and a washout mark, the bigger is the “Coors effect” on that specific pitch.
This is in line with what one could expect based on calculated models of movement. Four points can be said about this:
Pitches move differently in Colorado
Pitches move less in Colorado and overall dispersion is much smaller (the visible rectangle versus the washed out one). Therefor, the element of surprise due to the pitch movement is smaller.
Fastballs lose much more movement than curveballs and sliders
Pitches are faster in Colorado (not visible from this graph, but have a look at Ubaldo Jimenez table below)
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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
Expected but yay
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Bruce Bochy: Ryan Vogelsong "isn’t going anywhere" whenever Zito comes back http://bit.ly/lhWpBm
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Bochy says Vogelsong isn’t going anywhere when Zito is ready to come back. “We might have to get creative.”
"For science. You monster."
Ryan Vogelsong, the Lou Seal-ebrity of the game! Look at him fling those pizzas!
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 5, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
"Any experience I had in the big leagues before this was as a long man, pitching when we were blowing a team out or getting blown out – usually getting blown out. So to be on a team like this and be counted on to win games, it’s a great feeling. It’s a role. It’s not just hanging around, being a sideshow."
-Vogelsong, on Baggarly’s blog
I beg your pardon
Riding on a golf cart with an anthropomorphic seal is really more 3-ring circus than sideshow.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jun 5, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Sideshow Ryan!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jun 5, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy has some high pitch counts lately
I don’t think it would be the end of the world to give Zito a couple of starts and give the other starters an extra day’s rest just to see what Zito’s got.
Ok, maybe just one start and one extra day for everyone one time.
Yep, once we get . . .
that ten game division lead in August, Timmy can skip a few starts.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
High pitch counts aren’t worth letting Zito pitch and pushing the rest of the rotation back one day, especially since Timmy has had no issues with fatigue or injury whatsoever, save for last August, although that appears to have been several issues appearing at the same time. If you’re going to give a man extra rest then you let him skip a start and let him benefit from the extra week of rest. I do worry about that, however, because I know how important rhythm and consistency is for ball players. Creatures of habit and what have you. Apart from a noticeable issue of fatigue or injury, I say we let Zito rot in the bullpen and bring him in for mop up duty or very long release. I know he’s been terrible out of the bullpen in the past but that’s no reason to push back any of the other five starters that give us a significantly better chance to win.
by JSing on Jun 5, 2011 5:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Pretty long paragraph to say “Zito sucks”
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Nearly tl., which isn’t to be confused with the too long release.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, sorry
It’s been building for a long time. Someone had to know.
by JSing on Jun 5, 2011 5:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh.
That might clarify things
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops
release=relief
Although, maybe “release” isn’t such a bad idea.
by JSing on Jun 5, 2011 5:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I typically equate release with relief, yes.
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 7:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
5 man rotation until September, 6 man in September to keep Bum’s arm fresh?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Inserting Barry Zito into the rotation in September sounds like a really, really bad idea.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
It’d be nice if we could just keep Zito hanging around to sprinkle in a start every time we have a stretch without off days or the starters are overtaxed. Would be a waste of a roster spot though.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
/cue loljada comment
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Ya that intrigued me as well
Trade Sanchez? 6 man rotation?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Decent starting pitchers (that are not attached to $50M millstones) are very, very valuable.
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 5, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just speculating what "get creative" means
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
no I was agreeing with you
6 starters means someone will pay for one. It’s too valuable a trade chip to waste, especially the way the position players are dropping like flies.
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 5, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
They probably are going to be forced to trade Sanchez.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
…and then someone will need TJ surgery.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Probably!
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Can the someone be Sanchez?
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
It’s a weird situation, because if we traded Sanchez we’d want an above average position player, right? But how many contending teams that would want Sanchez would also want to trade away something like that?
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I keep saying it - NO
on Sanchez trade. Too valuable. Plus as great as Vogelsong is going, who knows how long it lasts.
I’m talking about being forced to trade him. No one WANTS to. But they can’t get rid of Zito without losing 50 mil.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Well, we’ve already lost that 50 million. Getting rid of Zito doesn’t change that either way.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Easy to say when it’s not your dough.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
No one who suggests this has ever seen (or made someone write) a check that size.
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 5, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
What does that have to do with anything? I don’t work in a bank.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I’m agreeing with you.
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 5, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah! Sorry. Please acknowledge and accept my apology. IMMEDIATELY!!!
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It's not theirs, either.
It’s Zito’s. And nothing will change that.
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WE?
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US!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 5, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito becomes the long man
and insurance in case one of the starters gets hurt.
Zito = bad bullpen pitcher
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
What evidence is there of this? I realize he has no interest in doing it, but why is he a guaranteed failure at this as opposed to Oliver Perez or Affeldt?
If you’re saying Bochy is too likely to use him in close games rather than in mop-up, that concern I understand.
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 5, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That's partly my concern
Honestly, I don’t want Zito and Affeldt getting innings over Romo
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Still, I can't see Zito being a good bullpen guy
but I guess I can wait and see
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
He’s not going to help much when there are already runners on base, so that sure limits his spots out of the pen.
Among all the other stuff you mention.
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 5, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s had a few bullpen appearances over his career and they’ve all been absolute disasters. There’s also been mentions of how he also has a ridiculously long and drawn out routine before he starts his games that he won’t be able to do as a bullpen player.
I mean, just imagine the kind of disaster you could get with Zito going into a game he’s not mentally or physically prepared to pitch in.
You mean, as opposed to the sterling starts he puts up on 4 days’s rest?
I’d just as soon he turn 4 run deficits into 8 run deficits as creating the 4 run deficits in the first 4 innings of a game.
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 5, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, if he were being paid a few hundred grand, nobody would hate on him so much. The man is still capable of putting up quality starts, or at least eating innings.
But since he’s taking up an insane portion of the team’s payroll, we want him to win the Cy Young every year. We have to let that go, because the money is gone no matter what. He’s not a bad #5 guy, and I’m not sure but I might be more comfortable with him out there than Sanchez, especially if the bullpen is tired
That would be absolutely great if that happened. But I’m not convinced that is something Zito, Bochy, and Sabes would all agree on it.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Weird sentence construction!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Too valuable = high value. Sure, I wouldn’t give him up unless we got solid value in return, but I’m sick of his constant middle ground. Either figure it out or stop randomly sucking. I’d rather have Zito and solid hitters than Sanchez.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
True
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If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Not sure his value is that high
If I’m looking at SAnchez, I tend to think he won’t be as good on another staff. He is not a No. 1 or 2 guy. Doesn’t have the mental makeup. And I think he benefits being squeezed in between Lincecum and Cain. Plus he’s a 6 inning guy. And I dont’ see that changing anytime soon.
Now I could be full of it. Maybe you get a big time regular for him. But I doubt it.
I don’t see him succeeding with another team, but I can see a different team seeing him succeed with them. Which is why I want to trade him.
Sanchez4JayBruce!
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
WEll if they got Jay Bruce for him.
I’d meet you at the bar of your choice and buy you your favorite libation!
Well, he is a veteran!
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Yes, he’ll be the designated pinch bunter.
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 5, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Cutting him is silly
Then you’re losing 60 million for nothing.
Instead, eat 50 million of it and trade him, that way you get 10 million and maybe something in return. Zito isn’t great, but he’s worth 10 million over 3 years to someone.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
One would think so.
The greatest obstacle is not that the Giants won’t see the general idea, but that they’ll niggle themselves out of any potential deals by being too greedy on how much they do or don’t eat.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Actually
The greatest obstacle is Barry Zito’s no-trade clause.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That was easily the best part of that contract.
And the greatest evidence that it was Magowan who negotiated it.
Though, I think
If the Giants put it to Zito in terms of: ‘You waive your no-trade clause, or we put your ass in the bullpen and you pitch to one lefty a week’, then maybe he agrees to it.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Being who he is . . .
. . . he might well just waive it unless the other team is some outpost of Hell.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I doubt either the Rangers or Astros would want him
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
That's a completely different question.
What fairly high-payroll teams, legitimately (in their own minds) in contention, badly (or fairly badly) need another starter?
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
You missed the joke I think
The Rangers and Astros are the two Outpost-of-Hell teams, as both are located in Texas.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I thought of that, but . . .
. . . it seemed that there are several others that might also fit that definition. (Remember that Dante’s version is solid ice at its core.)
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Dante never drove on I-10 through Texas twice like I did
His version may have involved tumbleweeds and overnighting in Fort Stockton.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
yeah but there's lights and shit round those parts
at least some of it is interesting.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I've done it.
If you think that was Hell, wait till you cross the border to Arizona. Texas at least had gorgeous rest stops with bathrooms cleaner than many homes have; Arizona offered 55-gallon oil drums sunk into the ground and half-filled with chemicals, plus filthy walls and sinks, no lights, and hardly any running water, all in a squat, gorgeously vomit-colored-paint cinder-block structure.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
This is what I always think about those things. But doesn’t that end up as a grievance with the PA?
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 5, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If he had some incentives based on game starts and they couldn’t point to his ineffectual performance and lack of better alternatives, perhaps.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
No, I meant if he has a sitdown with FO staff and they tell him “you will sit until you agree to be traded”. That seems like something the PA would take to arbitration.
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 5, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
On what basis? I don’t think they can mandate how he’s used like that.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Benching him punitively, and explicitly, to force him to waive a clause in his contract? If they were dumb enough to do that, it would look awfully strange to an arbitrator.
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 5, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
If Vogelsong and the rest are pitching how they are, and our bullpen is pretty well established (plus his SSS but terrible track record in relief), is there any way they could actually prove thats why he was benched?
If they told him, to his face, they were benching him to force him to waive his trade clause, and the arbitrator believed him, then yes.
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 5, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes they do
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Man, I saw the lower case “wil” at the start of your username and I got all excited that wilriv was back.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
I miss wilriv. He was a great foil to a lot of arguments and a lot of fun to banter with.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
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He was kind of weird at times, though.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Oh definitely. And could be frustrating to converse with. Still he passionately defended his points, which were often in the minority.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
I still feel like he thought the warning he got was a ban and never came back.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I thought the same thing. They’re confusing.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean I thought my warning was a ban.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Howie warned me as a joke. I think Natto warned me as a joke once, too.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t remember what happened.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I said I didn’t like something. And apparently you really liked it. Asparagus or something.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice to see the mods are using warnings as jokes
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
On some SBN boards (maybe this one, I dunno) some posters use the “flag” to make wisecracks about posts. So, maybe that’s related.
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 5, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this sarcastic?
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.
O NO I JUST GOT BAND
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Yeah I think the mods do a good job
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Did you like your warning!?
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.
Yep
I always wondered what it felt like to get warned
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Natto warned me as a joke and Goofus warned me but just to tell me that this guy in the thread that was calling me names and getting really disrespectful to me was banned and not to worry about him and the thread was deleted.
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It's Posey time!!
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I thought I got banned one time.
And I was right!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
If a groug is banned in the forest
does anyone hear the grougthink?
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 5, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
and I'm still very sorry about that!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I think I was warned once
But I think I was threatened with it first, so I knew it was a warning.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I accidentally banned you once
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 switched it to a warning immediately so you never knew
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
oh I remember now
I found it: http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/7/22/1583674/post-game-thread-cain-dominates#42721488
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That’s all you did?
Shitfuck.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
ha
You and Mr. Alex Lewis, Esq. must love Bouton’s book… he busted out a reference earlier in the week.
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 5, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I read passages of it to him when he was in a crib.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 6, 2011 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember that
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Yeah, that was funny, mostly for your flip out about it, though. That and GiantPain’s reaction when he was finally let back into the boards.
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I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Goofus almost banned me
for that heated argument with GRM 2 years ago. That would have been awful, I’d be forced to make all kinds of tulo videos for purple row
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
As did I when I got warned. It’s kind of weird.
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If you don't get warned, you're not doing your job.
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by Penitentiary Face on Jun 6, 2011 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I got warned for asking kenshin where he was moving for residency. I was actually pretty pissed, though I never said anything about it.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
He posts on minorleagueball
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He’s been back sparingly, though.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He hasn't posted on here since more or less the day he got the warning.
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 could of sworn wilriv posted here a few days ago.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
*could have
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 warn you that you’ll have to stop warning me.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
No, last comment was on June 15, 2010.
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 his most recent comment I could find:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/6/14/1518622/minor-lines-6-14-10#39803701
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
It's getting kinda weird
are we e-stalking him now?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
I don’t think using the search to find his last comment is too stalkerish.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
This is just what a stalker would say.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 5, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s one of the first points in the stalker handbook: always play down potential stalking as completely normal behavior.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
His status still says "Warned" too, so I really think he never accepted the warning.
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.
When can we trade for Andrew McCutchen?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
you'd have to trade the farm for him
but i might be ok with trading wheeler for him
by panda revival on Jun 5, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
As soon as he's arbitration eligable
And if history is a judge, we can trade a couple prospects who won’t pan out. Except is they come back 10 years later. Pirates. Love em.
Jason Werth up for the Nats, two on, two out . . .
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 4:56 PM PDT reply actions
Oops . . .
they quasi-intentionally walked him to get the lefty lefty matchup. Bases juiced.
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
lolol snakes
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LOL SNAKES!!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
HE WALKED A RUN IN
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Paterson, please be sucking intentionally so we can get you back.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
Not 40-manning him was dumb.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants weren’t going to have any use for him.
"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!"
Alex Hinshaw.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s established that Hinshaw has incriminating photos of Sabean.
"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!"
Alex “Teats on a Boar” Hinshaw!
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 5, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Already been said, but Hinshaw. I am appalled that he’s still on the 40 man.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
WALK-A-THON
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
LOLOLOLOL SNAKES!!
GRANNY!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
GRAND SLAM NATS
lolol snakes!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
LOL GRAND SLAM
umps blew a call earlier though..
Watch out for Morse
He’s been damn good for them. Gotta be careful with him this week.
He had an ERA of 0.00 up until today, didn’t he?
"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!"
0.63
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Jun 5, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
What about Barry Zito do a 90-day rehab assignment?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Max he can do is 30 days
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
30 days then..
“Hey Barry. You’re still hurt right? RIGHT?” Shut him down for 15 more days..30 more days on “rehab”.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ray Ratto on CSN Chronicle Live
I was filpping through the stations and I caught a part of a discussion on Chronicle Live about the Cousins/Posey/Sabean mess and Ray Ratto was essentially saying that Posey was at fault for this whole thing because Sabean and the Giants organization were taking their “cue” from him. Ratto said that because Posey hadn’t reached out to Cousins, he was allowing hostility to fester and grow.
To say the least, this made me very angry. I also was angered by Mark Grace saying on Fox yesterday that Posey was blocking the plate and didn’t allow Cousins a path to score.
Mark Grace is simply wrong
So screw him. Ratto likes to be controversial. I’m sick of the whole damn thing. I just want Buster back next year at 100%.
Ratto is stupid
If a guy breaks your leg, how are you NOT supposed to be angry at him? Of course Buster isn’t returning his calls. He’s has his post rookie of the year season come crashing down.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
How can you
Also with his “I farted” face
by Falconer88 on Jun 5, 2011 5:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
This is what I was talking about the other day
Ray fatto and schulman were basically saying posey was the puppet master behind sabeans comments it pissed me the fuck off. But then buster had his statements and proved why he’s always been a class act
by Falconer88 on Jun 5, 2011 5:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah
I don’t like Ray Ratto much either in his coverage of the SJ Sharks.
That said, there is a time and place for everything… and I’m not sure that Cousins has his timing down right when trying to apologize to Posey… everything is still pretty fresh and raw at this point… he’d do better to wait, IMO.
Posey has handed it quite well, I think.
IMO, he looks a lot like Sanchez.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
A Larry Bernandez thing. Jonathan switches arms and pitches righty. Fewer strikeouts, but more control.
looks like Victorino to me
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 5, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Needs thinner more manicured eyebrows and goatee but other than that yes.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
He’s a Phillies fan. Grew up watching them.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7176413
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jun 5, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL SNAKES!! LOSERS!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Mock draft
13. New York Mets
The Pick: Matt Barnes, RHP, Connecticut
I can absolutely picture them somehow getting the wrong one and drafting a douchey, tattooed NBA forward. Because LOLMETS
So we are in 1st place again, right?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
Fuck Rooney
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
This guy?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Rule #1: no nipples
Rule #2: no nipples
Rul2 #3: more cats
"A specter is haunting the Bullpen- the specter of Affeldt."
Rule #4: No more than 250 pixels or I cut a bitch.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
I am going to post a cat a day from now on. Watch me.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That reminds me that I haven't posted my election map for today.
The recent Winnipeg North by-election:
As usual, Liberals in red and NDP in orange.
"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!"
Flaccid district.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 5, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL i still follow weathergirls!
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 appreciate that very nearly that exact forecast has held true in San Francisco for the past half year.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Ello luv.
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 7:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Found on BB-Ref
Bronson Arroyo’s nickname is apparently “Saturn Nuts” Huh. I was not aware.
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.
Wade is absurd right now
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
So awesome
I was worried for a while that Vogelsong was gonna pitch another gem and lose a 1-0 game. I can’t believe Tejada, Torres, and Sanchez all came through. How often does the top of our order come through together?
But yeah, Vogelsong, he’s cool.
I feel like its been a long time since I’ve seen Torres play a game where he didn’t do at least 1 thing to help the team.
I realize your post wasn’t criticizing him at all, but I felt like I should mention how awesome Torres is.
Yeah, not bagging on Torres
Just remarking upon how rare it is that our 1-2-3 (mainly due to Tejada) all contribute together in one game.
Can we do this everyday?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Thank god we won this series
The Rockies were really starting to run away with the division
/Dave Cameroned
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Andy LaRoche DFA'd
Worth the risk? I kinda don’t think so, I think Burriss and Big Bad Craw Dad(patent pending) have the same cumulative effect.
Better than Tejada
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I would agree but I think it's worth a try
I mean unless you plan on giving LaRoche 126 mil :p (not snark just telling a joke)
by Falconer88 on Jun 5, 2011 6:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I can’t see him waving the no trade clause to go to the Yankees.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
They do not want him in a car. They do not want him in a bar.
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 5, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would we want Carlos Lee?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Carlos Lee is now a bad hitter who plays terrible defense.
I’d rather put Zito in the bullpen.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
This Carlos Lee sounds like a perfect 3B candidate!
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 5, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Even if he hasn’t, Ross, Torres and Burrell have. Plus Belt. And honestly I’m not sure I would take Lee over “Holtz”
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Burrell hasn’t proved he can be an everyday OF?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Heat look pretty unstoppable right now
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
LOLMORRISON LOLMARLINS
LoMo 0-4 marlins 3rd straight loss
by Falconer88 on Jun 5, 2011 5:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
lol second hand information
From purple row:
Well Ryan Vogelsong has suddenly become a good pitcher I think
apparently he was diagnosed ADHD and now that he has that under control he’s been ridiculously good
“I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It’’s playoffs or bust”- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover’s Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
by SDcat09 on Jun 5, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
PURPLE MONKEY DISHWASHER
No need post this stuff.
We hate them. They hate us. You don’t need to pour oil on the fire.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Because the rockies have been so great
against any of the giants’ starters this year overall.
We’ve crushed em in the season series so far. Let em mope and whine about it
Hi. I made that post.
It wasn’t a slight against Vogelsong. Maybe you didn’t read the rest of my post. I was actually defending him as being a good pitcher. I had read that Vogelsong was treated for ADHD. Is this incorrect?
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
by SDcat09 on Jun 5, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Torres had ADHD
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Ah, I see it now, Gynocracy. I operate under the assumption everyone on the internet is a male until picz or voice
even then…..
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
How many times we gotta tell ya:
There are no wimminz on the interwebs!!!!
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Vogelsong has Bell's Palsy, not ADHD. Torres is the one who has ADHD.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Man, you guys ind this stuff quickly.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
How did you find out?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
I had read it somewhere, I think on Yahoo. It's been awhile
Obviously it was incorrect. My mistake. Thanks for clarifying my error.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
It's okay!
We’re all trying to figure out WTF is going on with Vogelsong too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Heh. I don't think I'd try and figure out
I would just enjoy the ride while it lasts.
Well anyway. You all have a good evening!
sorry for the mixup
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
I’m appreciative that you know anything about him at all. You’re a good egg.
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 5, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I follow the Giants
I figure its good to know thine enemy….as it were.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
I like scrambled eggs.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Same.
But eggs over easy make me vomit.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
And full disclosure
I hate losing to the Giants more than any other team.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Again, good on you. I can’t abide watching the Dodgers, at all, unless the Giants are playing them. There’s too much chance they might win a game.
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 5, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
haha...
Well, I’m gonna scoot on outta here. You guys and gals have a good evening.
"I think I speak for everyone in here when I say: It''s playoffs or bust"- Jason Hammel : Feared Slugger
BigGiantHead of the Ubaldo Lover's Club;OG Thugget Loyalist #4, QPU Emeritus, Proud member PR Gynocracy
Awww, you even made it purple for her :)
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Good to know
Maybe the people over at Purple Row aren’t so bad after all…
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Don't ever say that
I mean, they ROOT FOR A DIFFERENT BASEBALL TEAM than we do.
Those monsters!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Ergo they are evil and must be destroyed!!!
/raises banners
/identifies by sigil
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 7:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It was Torres, our other recent guy who suddenly became good after a long history of replacement level play.
I didn’t mean it as anything against you and I know you were defending him, I just thought it was funny how things got mixed up in translation. It’s basically something thats only funny to obsessive giants fans here.
If Zito retires, doesn’t that absolve the organization of paying the rest of his contract? I mean, if I’m 33 and can’t break 85mph on a fastball, first stint on the DL, my spot on the roster is quite likely gone…
Would you just leave 50 million dollars on the table?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
If I just made 80 million and got a World Series ring, in addition to the above reasons, then yeah I might. I mean, if I don’t feel I can compete at a serious level then I would stop risking my body. Plus, it would help my team.
I’m not saying he will, but there are certainly legitimate things to consider, even from his perspective.
And I’m pretty sure he can compete at a serious level. Being a fourth or fifth starter in the majors is pretty amazing. Unless his recent injury has somehow destroyed his pitching ability, I’m pretty sure he can still perform at that level.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
by cornball on Jun 5, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m worried because he was down to 81 mph the day he got injured. In his 3rd start of the year. How do you have dead arm after 13 innings of throwing in the 80s?
Can’t really answer that as I didn’t have the chance to watch that game or really any of the early season games.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
One hears . . .
<p.
. . . albeit with the obvious caveats about reliability of sources, that his velocity seems to be up in his current tossing.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I am pleased to hear that, with the obvious caveat that it is true. I like Zito, and it is definitely in spite of his contract. I am rooting for him. But I also have to consider that I’m rooting for the team more and he does make me nervous.
If he can throw his curve for strikes and make that a real threat for hitters, then you can sneak that 87 mph fastball by them. So when he’s doing that, he’s a solid pitcher and fun to watch. But if he can’t and falls behind, then hitters can just sit on that fastball and rope one.
I remember them throwing a stat around last year a lot about Zito’s record when getting 4+ runs of support. Like, ridiculously good. If the Giants could actually score that many for him I wouldn’t mind his struggles so much. He just doesn’t seem to be built as a 1-run game kind of guy anymore.
Just glancing at the stats . . .
. . . it looks like Zito with 87 would be great:
For his Cy Young season in 2002 – the season we begin to have velocity data here at FanGraphs, Zito was averaging 87 MPH on his fastball. That’s consistent with his seasons in Oakland from ’02 through –’05.His average velocity last year, just from eyeball of the graphs, looks like maybe 85 or so (which FanGraphs called “pedestrian”). The reason for hope is that it may be a matter of mechanics; at least Righetti is saying so:
He’s always been a big wrapper. We’re trying to get him to keep it to a minimum, but it’s not easy. He’s been throwing that way for a long time. It affects the arm speed on his curveball.(“wrapper” = “wraps” the ball when he cocks his wrist)
We will see.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Home game update
We’ve played:
9 less than the D-bags
7 less than the Bums
4 less than the Dinosaurs
8 less than the Madres
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Excellent schedule to celebrate the championship
By showcasing the team across the US
/sarcasm
The bums because they're bums.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
That’s an old nickname from their Brooklyn days. I think it was inspired from a loud angry fan who sat behind home plate and yelled that they were bums when they made out. Later, a sports cartoonist drew pictures of a bum to represent their team.
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 5, 2011 5:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
hence
“What’s the matter with Whatshisname?!”
“HE’S A BUM!”
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 5, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
What? All of his stand up is about how he’s a nerd, and he seems to be trying to force himself to sound intelligent by using convoluted sentences and big words. He’s a lot more entertaining as a guest star, like when he played the Dungeon Master in Reno 911.
Can all the morons in America stop paying to see these terrible Transformers movies?
Really tired of these awful commercials every summer
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I caught the first ten minutes or so of X3 last night and laughed
because it’s pretty clear the producers of all the X-Men movies and even FOX are basically saying with First Class, “X3 never happened. Maybe not even X-Men: Origins: Wolverine.”
I'm not a comics reader, so, my emotional investment in the property is nil.
I mean, it took me 5 minutes into X2 (which was on just before X3) to realize why X-Men was called First Class. “Oh, because the X-Men change! It’s Professor X & a rotating cast!” I always thought it was the same group of characters.
Don't bother
It’s awful
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 Jun 5, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yet the tag on it is "disappointment"
Because it “only” made $54 million opening weekend. It’s the best-reviewed movie of the year so far with great word of mouth, but all the bean counters see is “no Wolverine, no $100 mil weekend” and turn their attentions to making sure Transformers is so saturated they will make their 100 million weekend even if it’s only with people throwing actual tomatoes at the 3d IMAX screen.
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 5:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I remembered that after posting
Should be interesting to see how Green Lantern does. Lesser known DC character and more sci-fi than the other properties. Then again Ryan Reynolds.
Green Lantern rules. Still waiting for Deadpool.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think Ryan Reynolds is much of a star. I don’t think the numbers support that, anyway. As much as I think Green Lantern looks like the most interesting superhero movie (after X-Men) in the Thor-Captain America-Green Lantern summer trio, everyone I talk to, in and out of the industry, are pretty down on it.
It might do well, but I’m not sure I’m gonna like it. The trailers don’t make me think he’s less playing Hal Jordan and more playing Kyle Rayner. That’s not a good sign.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, this is what I read about FOX's internal thought process before the first BO results appeared:
“Given that we are reinventing the X-Men franchise with a critically acclaimed director and top actors who are not really widely known to audiences, we’re hoping to be somewhere around Batman Begins ($48.7M) and X-Men ($54.4M). That seems to be a good target area for us,” said a Fox exec who was right on the money. The studio is hoping this prequel sticks around as moviegoers discover it.
Smart
I’ll probably go see in theaters because of the good word of mouth and reviews
Had no plans to before hearing it was good.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I’m probably not going to see it because I’m not an X-Men fan and I’m getting really sick of all the comic-book movies. It has nothing to do with doubting its quality as a film. But that’s just me.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
So they’re hoping the sequel will be huge.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The cynical take is they were lowering expectations. Still, it is a surprisingly well-received movie, especially since it wasn’t the most talked-about summer flick. I’m almost tempted to see it in the theater.
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 7:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd say it's worth seeing in a theater.
Also, I just finished X-3: The Last Stand. What an impressive waste of time and money.
I still can’t believe they killed off Cyclops for no reason.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m still not clear on what happened to him, exactly. Maybe the FX version I watched omitted this?
The whole Phoenix thing was completely, totally wasted. That movie was somewhere between Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Star Trek: Insurrection in terms of quality.
Atomized by Phoenix. Meh. Marsden wanted out.
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 7:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Seeing a movie in a theater is a big deal with me
Since I tend to have panic attacks while watching movies in theaters
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 8:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I learned today at work that it was pushed forward a few days. They want to use the exploit of advertising a large opening weekend gross by counting Wed-Sun, like the Hangover just did.
Hangover 2 was really mediocre
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Bridesmaids was way better.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
Saw the first one on DVD and it was a bad choice. Didn’t see the second one and it was a great choice. Not planning on seeing the new one.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
You should tell the rest of the world
Because apparently Transformers made much more money overseas than in the U.S.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
HEY! I love those movies. Cannot wait for the new one to come out
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Your Oakland Athletics
vs. NYY: L, L, L
vs. BOS: L, L, L
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.
Gives me a chuckle.
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 like it when the A’s are competitive. Nothing wrong with little brother getting B+’s in school.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
they're competitive
They might win the PCL this year!
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 5, 2011 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
foul off the inside of the foot by a Met
Shot in mets dugout shows Jason Bay and some other met laughing about it
so, so, SO glad we didn’t sign Bay in the ‘09 offseason. He’s been turrible
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, Bruce Bochy picks the pitchers for the All-Star team. Ryan Vogelsong, Giants All-Star representative, might actually happen. Ten years after we thought it might, but if he even has a couple of average starts leading up to the All-Star Game, he’ll be in fine position.
This might be the greatest thing I’ve ever read.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
If he keeps it up, he’s worthy of it just like any other pitcher who puts up great numbers. I know the ASG is about name recognition, but it’s the managers started putting the guys with the best numbers on the team. Also, it helps when your manager chooses reserves.
Giants that should be All-Stars: Lincecum, Cain, Vogelsong (at the rate he’s going), Wilson, Sandoval (if he continues to hit), Franchez. And if Posey gets voted in, so be it.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Jun 6, 2011 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
crazy CWS
so, Cal beat the 1 seed in their regional, and now has to play Baylor tonight, again, who they lost to 6-4 earlier in this regional. So, if the Bears beat the Bears, then they play the Bears, again, tomorrow—winner advances.
WE'RE ALL GIRLS
The NBA dunk contest is going on in Dallas right now
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
About 6-Man Rotations:
Just as a warm-up, I looked at the 2010 National League “Days or Rest” splits for starters. There was remarkably little difference between results with 4 days of rest and 5 days of rest.
Days OPS PA/G R/G 4 .733 25.64 2.96 5 .721 25.42 2.86
None of the differences look significant.
But if a 6-man rotation doesn’t hurt, neither does it help. And it has the drawbacks of reducing the bullpen staff by 1 man, and of making most or all of the starters feel weird. Plus it takes some innings from the five best and gives them to the 6th-best.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I don’t think its a good idea at all.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a more succinct way of putting it.
But it’s nice to see that the data do not disagree.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
But if Zito pitches well, it would be awesome
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
In what respect?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
It's almost always better if someone on your team pitches well, heh.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Plus it takes some innings from the five best and gives them to the 6th-best.
This is usually the bi deal, and probably applies when adding in mediocre starts from Zito into the mix of awesome, as much as it might normal affect a mix of normal when a crappy 6th start is put in the rotation.
I do agree with Zito as a innings replacement for Bum and Sanchez though. Let them skip a few starts to keep them better rested into September and maybe hopefully beyond. Also, less exploding arms.
Please don't cut Ishikawa! 2009 Tops All-Star Rookie and World Champ 2010!
Is he your new Nick Johnson?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
He's kinda like opposite Nick though
Doesn’t walk very much, but hits for a high average with power.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And has played in 10 straight games at one point in his career.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Morse actually has had some freak injury trouble as well
Which is why he’s only now getting regular PT – and raking.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Whoa
I didn’t realize he was that old. I don’t even remember ever hearing about him before this season. I thought he came out of their system.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He's following a Werthian career path.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Well
Good on him, then.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
But he’s one of those players you’ll mention a lot for a while, right? ;)
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Absolutely.
And I wuz right about CarGo.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Speaking of Giants related songs (Sort of)
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
Watching Mets-Braves . . .
Reyes just doubled home the 5th run off Hudson. Reyes did that weird arm motion I associate with the Rangers from the WS. Thought it was some antler thing. But maybe it’s a “push ’em up” motion? Tejaja does it too, every other week when he gets a hit. What is it exactly? I don’t like it.
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 6:24 PM PDT reply actions
It’s American Sign Language for “I’m a douchebag”
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 5, 2011 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Tejada came up with it
And Reyes started doing it when he played with Tejada in the Dominican league. I think.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Is this different than the Rangers thing?
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
What's the origin?
“I’ve just clawed out a hit”?
It’s not the worst thing in the world. I just hate to see NBA style showboating sneaking into baseball.
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently it’s just some shit Tejada started when he was in Houston, and it has since spread around to various players. I see it as kind of a long distance high five to the bench anytime you get a hit or make a big play. In JTG’s Juggernate vid you can clearly see him clawing to Nate after he made a throw to get Willingham out.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
Didn't Huff do something similar
after he hit a RBI double in that last game against the Padres last year? Like an underhand push to the bench celebrating the RBI?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
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Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Jun 5, 2011 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That is the one I was thinking of, thanks.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I always figured this was a big, triumphant ass slap targeted at Pat Burrell. I could be wrong though.
by fishmicmuffin on Jun 5, 2011 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, look at his face.
That is pretty clearly a “Fuck you” if ever there was.
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Eh
Here’s the highlight: http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12738425
Looks more like he’s super pumped but just expressing it weirdly.
It’s not like he’s doing the shove towards the Padres or anything.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
My thoughts re-watching that highlight: LOL Denorfia. Ah, memories.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It has been a while since I’ve seen the video of it.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
That GIF always upsets me because I was sitting just outside of the frame to the left of that lady in orange, but it never pans to me. =(
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
My girlfriend thought it was Huff's version of the slow jerk
I slowly have come around to this viewpoint?
Chuckie Jones: soon to make Salem-Keizer look like Child's Play.
That was vicious sarcasm, aimed at the other dugout.
If you have a replay, observe the look on his face.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I totally do not remember who he was facing when he did it. (Oh no! Does that make me a bad fan?)
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
Oh noes! My MCC membership card is going to get revoked. Then how will I waste hours of my time?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a revokable offense
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
that’s the worst part about it. there’s nothing you can do to get rid of yourself from MCC. we all slowly trudge along towards a slow death, blog-style.
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions
The other awesome thing about Vogelsong
The giants now have a dominant and completely home grown rotation, plus their closer and best reliever.
look what i found!
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6FgzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c3ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6000,7674492&dq=ryan+vogelsong&hl=en
Dave Littlefield . . .
A truer friend to the Giants you could not find. I still can’t believe he ate the final season and a half of Matt Morris.
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
re Zito: Why is this crazy?
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/yankees-should-trade-for-zito/
I cant see playing Zito on the Giants, who labor to score 2 runs. But on a team that can reliably score 4-5 a game, why isnt he a pretty good option, if the price is right?
It isn't
But it all comes down to how much money the Giants will eat, and whether or not Zito will waive his no-trade.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He would get pummeled in the AL East
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I doubt it.
The “AL Superiority” legend has been exaggerated. But it is indeed correct that it would come down—as with any potential Zito deal—to how much of the otherwise sunk cost the Giants would willingly eat. My guess is that the moment they become convinced Vogelsong is for real is the moment they pick up the telephone.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I think the overall AL Superiority is overblown
However, the lineups in the AL East are far superior to those in the NL West. Thrown in a DH and I would posit Zitos ERA in the AL east would be over 5.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
This
Plus, just taking a look at the top 5 offenses in the NL, they all coincidentally play in hitter-friendly parks. Zito isn’t going anywhere because of his salary, but even if he did, the team acquiring him would be playing with fire counting on him to give them that extra little push to get into the post-season.
by JSing on Jun 5, 2011 7:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
oh my god
The Yankees Do Not Want Barry Zito™.
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 5, 2011 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Vogelsong has been worth more than any of the other starters minus Lincecum, and in far fewer games too.
and he left a ton of money on the table (well, a ton to us non-rich people) to play for the Giants.
even went to the minors when he could have had a starting ML job.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Jun 6, 2011 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
KROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Just got back from the game.
I was genuinely scared of a Jason Hammel no-hitter.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
Also, Dirty in civilian clothes.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice to see him sporting his hat at the douchey 45 degrees angle
"I don't get out of bed, for a million bucks!"
- Edgar Renteria or a hooker bribing a family man?
by Scooter Ellis on Jun 5, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I read that as
“dirty clothes”, and I think I was right.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jun 5, 2011 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Gym Tanning Walks*
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The latest in douchebag wear
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 5, 2011 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
vogelsong
he comes from the land of the ice and snow
from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
One of my fav Led Zeppelin songs.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
Did you see
The trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yUwXwrR35U
They recorded a cover with the lead singer from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It sounds pretty awesome.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This is an amazing trailer.
I didn’t really love the books but that trailer makes me REALLY want to see this movie. Whoever created this trailer deserves a raise.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Amazing trailer, awesome cover. Definitely going to be seeing that.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
Sweet cover.
I saw the Swedish version and I really enjoyed it. I’ll be checking this film out too.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
I still feel like the Heat win this game / series
But I wouldn’t be surprised it they didn’t.
Also, the stream I found is in spanish. Not helping.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
11 times the NBA Finals has been tied at 1-1
The team to win Game 3 has won the series every single time
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Yeah, and I think I saw the stat the other day that in all 7-game series, the team that wins game 3 wins 73 or 78% of the time. In conclusion, game 3 is important
by JSing on Jun 5, 2011 7:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
BINGO BINGO BINGO
Is apparently what is yelled when one makes a three pointer.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
BINGO NOWHISKEY
Is how this sounds.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That's a bingo!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jun 5, 2011 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I've picked up like three words of this entire analysis break
“Rapido grande Bosh”
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Prints are available once again
I liked this poster before it was mainstream, back when it had it’s original watermarks.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I prefer my posters subbed, not dubbed.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jun 5, 2011 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Uhhh
You realize that your deviantart page has the image up there and nonwatermarked right? It’s pretty big, too.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
???
So subtle I can’t see it.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Just wanted to let you know so you wouldn't get ripped off again
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
GET IT WHILE YOU CAN, BOOTLEGGERS!
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
And wear our hawks
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 5, 2011 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Who’s the SUPERWONDERFUL!! guy?
"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!"
Ordered.
Thank you.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
NOW YOU KNOW WHERE OWLCROFT LIVES
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It's no secret.
Or, in more conventional form, here.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I just use Facebook to tell the world where I live.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
We, on the other hand, just don't use Facebook.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I was just looking at the Cal Poly class of 2015 Facebook page and apparently I’m going to school with a bunch of idiots.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots and lots of my friends went to SLO
At least one is doing 5 years so he’ll still be there.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
You make it sound like a prison.
"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!"
A lot of dormitories are
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
NOT RITZVILLE!
Got a super lame traffic ticket there
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The area is famed for it.
It’s at the junction of I-90 and US 395, and the home of a State Patrol office. One web site said no one can drive much in eastern Washington without spending a day in Ritzville Traffic Court. (Nonetheless, we have lived here for over 13 years without even a close call.)
I have been told that tickets are given frequently as an excuse to stop vehicles, because a lot of the regional drug traffic comes up 395 from California, headed for Spokane via I-90; I don’t know whether that is so, or just local urban myth.
Considering that the freeway limit is 70 mph, I daresay freeway speeding tickets are not unwarranted. It is the side roads, which—being straight and mostly level—cry out for speeds over the nominal posted 55 (80 is not unusual—locals just tell the cop they’ve got to get to a sick cow).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Yea, smaller towns like to flex their authority muscles for whatever reason, even profit.
My ticket was for driving east in the fast lane of the highway with no other cars on the road at 1 am. I was going the limit but apparently there is a law in washington state that you shan’t drive in passing lane when you’re not passing a vehicle. LAME!
Of course, I had no identification having left my wallet at a cle elum gas station 2 hours previous and was cuffed, taken in, photo’d and fingerprinted.
Not fun! Especially learning you have no wallet right in front of a cop. I swear it was right here officer!
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I can understand the cops actions after pulling me over. He even mentioned something about not taking chances again. LOL
But it was lame to be pulled over. I lived most my life in California and no such law exists.
Still have to make to over from Seattle someday soon and get my day in court.
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Be careful in Oregon too, my extended family has ended up making much larger monthly extortion insurance payments after getting lit up for various minor indiscretions that state and local troopers here don’t bat an eyelash for. And some real flagrancies.
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 5, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Can’t park 30 feet within a stop sign. LOL
Can’t park where UNMARKED CROSSWALKS would lay. LOL
that was 2 infractions in one ticket. Ok I understand, no near the corner but an unmarked crosswalk? Thats just a street man!
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad’s town has a whole mess of stop signs totally obscured by vegetation, and for some reason doesn’t bother to/can’t pay for painting lines on the pavement. He’s been nailed more than once for those.
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 5, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Unmarked crosswalks are crosswalks for all purposes of the vehicle code, parking included, in California, too.
Don’t park in them. Don’t run down pedestrians in them. Thanks.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, your DMV-Nazi attitude is unappreciated and unwarranted.
I don’t think its illegal, and can’t remember ever receiving a ticket for, parking within 30 feet of where an imaginary crosswalk would lay, in california.
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
it's not just a good idea, it's the law
Blocking Crosswalk: Prohibited
21970. (a) No person may stop a vehicle unnecessarily in a manner that causes the vehicle to block a marked or unmarked crosswalk or sidewalk.
Note, please, that neither I nor the vehicle code say anything about 30 feet. That is your conflation.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, unappreciated
Please note that the 30 feet is no conflation. It is written on my citation.
Maybe you are experiencing some reading comprehension fail. I received a citation for parking within 30 feet of the crosswalk. NOT in the crosswalk in any manner.
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Can’t park 30 feet within a stop sign. LOL
Can’t park where UNMARKED CROSSWALKS would lay. LOL
That read like two separate violations to me. I responded only to the latter.
As a pedestrian, I find parking in umarked crosswalks a real impediment. Please don’t park in them.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok
It was meant to read, LOL parking within 30 feet of intersection- regardless if its stop sign or imaginary crosswalk.
I don’t make a habit of parking within a crosswalk, marked or otherwise.
And if I come up along one in real life, well, I just walk around it!
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s ridiculous that every little jurisdiction in the United Stats gets its own law enforcement. That’s what leads to things like these.
"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!"
Washington State Patrol
Note the first two words.
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We have this one: http://www.deviantart.com/print/14855252/
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Wow, we’re watching MLB’s plays of the month for May. And man, about half of 80-69 were Giants plays.
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Which ones?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Too many to count.
Nate’s defense, Sanchez defense, some walk off goodies.
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saw that too. I was surprised they didn’t show the walkoff vs the A’s (game 3- it’s awesome how I have to point out which walkoff, haha). If you’re gonna include walkoffs, that was the best one the Giants had.
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by giant4life83 on Jun 6, 2011 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting article relates HBP to weather:
From Scientific American.
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Main reason I think this is bunk:
Games don’t mean very much in April and May.
There are cool days in other months and warm ones in those.
Also:
The findings jibe with results from previous studies on the psychological effects of heat, which have shown that people in hotter rooms have a lower threshold for revenge and are more likely to view others’ actions as hostile.
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I already moved to San Francisco. Does this mean I need to go to Yellowknife Canada?
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 8:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Dirk and Wade have both entered beast mode
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
One thing has been decided by these Finals
Wade: Batman
Lebron: Robin
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I don't think they care who's who as long as they win
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
FUCK
Heat win
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Damn
Heat win
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 guys think I can eat 21 chicken nuggets?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
Yes.
Adopted Giant - Carlos "Don't Call Me Wallaby" Willoughby
by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
"Though that reminds me of a quality razor and mr. t story
he said once nellie was freaking out in locker room telling them how badly they sucked in first half. And he was so made he didn’t realize he hadn’t zipped up from his pee and his junk was hanging out." -Tafkasam
by Badly Browned on Jun 5, 2011 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Go for 109
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Shit
I’m out of ketchup.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, this is a new twist in the situation. Can I change my vote?
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by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You say that like it was a bad thing.
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Use horseradish.
"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!"
Nvermind.
I found some.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Just how much pot did you smoke 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
None
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Edibles
Adopted Giant - Carlos "Don't Call Me Wallaby" Willoughby
by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't often ingest weed
But when I do, I prefer edibles. Vaporizers are nice too, but I only know one person with one.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
When do you leave for school?
[Trying to get an idea of when to plan the McCovey’s meetup.]
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I’d like to vote for before 7/16
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by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, really? Where the hell you going? Usually it’s Augustish…
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I’m hiking the John Muir Trail from 7/22 through 8/14, then I’m probably (finger crossed) traveling around Russia/Asia for a few months.
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by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude!
I’m hiking the JMT from July 17th to August 8th!
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet! How many are in your party?
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by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
10 ish.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
wow that’s a huge group, we only have three
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by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Its with the Venture Crew, which is a more extreme off shoot of Boy Scouts.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah. I’m assuming that you’re going north to south but if you happen to be going the other way we should have a mini McC meetup when we cross paths.
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by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yosemite to Whitney
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Whereabouts in Asia?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
The basic plan is to follow the route of the Trans-Siberian Railroad from St. Petersburg to Beijing via Mongolia. From there tramping around China for a month or two. Then, depending on time, money and homesickness, maybe dropping into Nepal and/or India.
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by j14 on Jun 5, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds cool
I’ve never been to any of those places, save for about an hour in an airplane on the tarmac at the airport in Kathmandu. I have been to Dhaka, but you don’t want to go there.
"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!"
September 14th
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
now I know where all the home games are… August. Using the usual criteria for this meetup: weekend away game that is played in the late afternoon there are not many dates! July 16th is a 4:35 games against the Padres… aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnd kripes…. Sept 17 or Sept 24?
Does McCovey’s serve breakfast?
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Tomato sauce + beer + sugar
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by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 8:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
BBQ or sweet and sour sauce
Ketchup is gross except on a burger.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Jun 5, 2011 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
This should definitely be taken out of context.
by apistat on Jun 5, 2011 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Definitely
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
Yeah
That’s cake
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I ate 35 today
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 5, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
caller to marty lurie (i know, i know): maybe the cardinals will trade pujols for vogelsong
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
then suggested the possibility of zito for posada
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by zodiac_chiller on Jun 5, 2011 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Do not want
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
You know
It wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.
He’s a better hitter than Eli. His ZiPS projections are very good. He has a tiny BABIP that will come up.
I don’t know what the state of his defense is. But if he can pass at all behind the plate, it’s not a terrible idea.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He doesn’t play against lefties at all and he’s not even a backup catcher anymore. I don’t pay much attention to the American League, but my impression is that he wouldn’t be terribly useful.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
He's better than Whiteside, by, uh, a lot
He has an awesome BB% and an above average ISO. The only thing he’s been missing this year is AVG – which is because his BABIP is under .200.
He’s not a great defender, but is he any worse than, say, Napoli? Probably not.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
you know
Whiteside is not really thrilling me with the glove at the moment.
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 5, 2011 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I'd want to sit there and ask the callers questions:
“Have you looked at Jorge Posada’s stats?”
“Do you know Jorge Posada’s age?”
“Why do you think the Yankees would trade him?”
But that would be tiring, doing that every night.
“Why would he waive his 10/5 rights to go to SF?”
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 5, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a big issue.
I’m just saying, in the abstract, it is not the worst idea in the world. The Yankees don’t need him because he’s a below average DH. We could use him because he’s an above average catcher.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Is he an above average C though?
And don’t get me started on Zito anyway. They do not want him in a boat. They do not want him in a coat.
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 5, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
His ZiPS rest-of-season projection is .229/.330/.432
That would make him one of the better hitting catchers in the game. Even coming somewhere close to that would be wonderful, and pretty far above Eli.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I was not asking if he’s an above average hitting C.
And he’s at .169/.285/.338 now before coming to AT&T. I think the Yankees would like to be rid of him, but I doubt he wants to go.
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 5, 2011 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I know he's been bad this season, yeah. But he's been unlucky too. The RoS accounts for that.
And I don’t think he wants to go either. But if the choice is starting C for the defending World Champs or benched on the Yankees? … maybe.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He just strikes me as one of those guys that really, really does not want to leave NY. He’s going to have to at the end of the year, and I don’t think he’d want to accelerate that.
Worse, I really think giving him a mask again would be a lot like running Tejada out at SS. Say what you want about the Yanks, but they took his catching gear away (literally) for a reason.
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 5, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
They had better options
We do not.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I’m just surprised people have been negative about Pudge. I’ve only seen him play once this year, so even my strawhat doesn’t have much to say about him, but his actual line is more like the Zips projection you posted for Hip-Hip-Jorge.
If Pudge is such a horrible plan, I don’t see where Posada is so compelling. Not that you said anything about Pudge, but at least he can still “catch”.
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 5, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh, his actual line is way worse than Posada's projection
As is his projection.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to sound like I thought Pudge was a good idea, but at least he’s caught recently.
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 5, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Pudge's actual line is just like Posada's ZIPS
minus 60 points of OBP and 80 points of SLG
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
sorry
their actual lines are similar, and one plays in Yankee Stadium.
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 5, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what you guys are freaking out about
I would totally do that
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah that’s what i’m saying!! sounds like a good deal.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jun 5, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Neat:
Lincecum needs five strikeouts Monday night against Washington to become the eighth pitcher in baseball’s modern era (since 1900) to amass 1,000 strikeouts in his first five Major League seasons.
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I hope he does it tomorrow.
I’ll be there as well.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 5, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Just call my name
THE ROCKIES TOOK MY BOY.
by shanghaijim on Jun 5, 2011 8:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Should I just call your name?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don't think that's a lyric to anything
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Me too!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 5, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
How are "seasons" measured there?
I mean is there some cut date in-season, or does he just need 5 more in all of 2011 to come?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights
In cups of coffee
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Jun 5, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
In five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes…
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
How do you measure a year in the life?
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Jun 5, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
How about love?
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
How about STFD
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
(questioning, not telling you, Ceora, to have a seat)
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
How about not killing the song!?
;-)
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
ot: I know Im a little late on this
But holy shit alan wake is good
also kind of scary to play alone in the dark with a dog that likes to kick things and really bad times
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 8:14 PM PDT reply actions
.#27 Nate’s catch against the dodgers.
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Is there any way to watch this online?
by MySpoonlsTooBig on Jun 5, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know… does the mlb channel have it’s programs on the internet? I guess not huh ‘cuz then who’d pay for cable if they could get it for free. Check the mlb network’s website?
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I looked through mlb.com and apparently they don’t stream the MLB Network broadcasts.
by MySpoonlsTooBig on Jun 5, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: how to spend a productive minute or so.
There is a web site where one can click for eight different charitable causes once a day each and thereby provide some minim of income to those causes at no expense to oneself save the few seconds the click takes. The link takes you to the first one (hunger); after you click that, you click-select another cause from the top banner, and repeat. All seems to be quite legitimate. (We have been doing ti for a long time now.)
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
there somethign similar to this where you install custom google searches are you default web searcher. That way they get a percent each time you use it. I do one for the linux mint developers to help contribute to making the os but i think there are some charitable ones like that.
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
.#14 Brandon Crawford’s grand slammo
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Did anyone notice
that we now have a better record than the Marlins and we’re only two behind Philly in the loss column? It feels like sort of righted the ship (as much as we could) after the Marlins series.
Considering that they are doing this without Posey, and without Pablo, and without Belt, and without Frodonot, and even without Zito, it’s downright unbelievable. I’m very proud of them.
And best wishes to the newly-depleted Fresno Grizzlies. Thanks for all the players. It’s like September callups, but in June.
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 5, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
From earlier, DH=doubleheader:
TdaddyNeal Thomas Neal
10 active players today for a DH. where did our team go lol
8 hours ago
But things went ok:
TdaddyNeal Thomas Neal
Swept the DH today. And we had great fan support today #WeSupportThat … More fans= More Wins #Fact
2 hours ago
Shane Loux pitched a CGSO I think
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
But I think it was rain-shortened
So only like 7 innings.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
<3 Neal
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.
Have you seen Shane Loux's twitter?
His bio is:
Do you know how good you have to be to be in your 15th year of professional baseball with only 2 years of Major League service?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I concur
we are still winning without the drivetrain of the offense, and our top prospect. also still winning with 2 players that start every day and have had horrible seasons to this point.
It’s the pitching, baby. That’s the only reason we haven’t lost 40 games already.
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
It's all pretty wonderful
Vogelsong was terrific today. But don’t forget we were being no-hit through 5.2.
Reminds me of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which was historic and glorious. We marveled in the technical achievement. We felt invincible. Turns out, it came within 17 sec of running out of fuel and catastrophe.
Well, luck is the residue of design, as Branch Rickey famously said. Still, we cut it pretty thin…don’t we?
Better win percentages:
In the NL, not many—St. Louis and Philadelphia, Milwaukee tied. In the AL, New York, Cleveland, Texas, and Boston tied.
Not too shabby.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Imagine St Louis losing Pujols and Holliday. Or COL losing Gonzalez and Tulo. Or LA losing Ethier and Kemp.
that’s what losing Pablo and Posey is like. and still winning. amazing.
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
None
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jun 5, 2011 8:42 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Think this describes the game:
Hammel got Cained!
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by Montreal Giants Fan on Jun 5, 2011 8:46 PM PDT reply actions
in colorada, they call that being Christian.
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
So like
I’m really excited for the draft tomorrow. I’m actually a little pissed it’s going to be happening at the same time as our game. I’ll be watching both.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yeah, it should be fun.
I have to write an essay on As I Lay Dying at 7:35 tomorrow, but after about 8:30 I’ll be free to indulge in baseless speculation the rest of the day.
"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 it only goes until 9 tomorrow.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
9 in the morning?
"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!"
What’s a good way to keep track of it?
Or should I just wait for a thread to show up here?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
They're streaming the draft on mlb.com
I’ll have that one and the game on mute =P
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Oh, cool.
Sorry to be a pain, but is there a breakdown somewhere of who has what picks?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
http://www.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2011/
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
The funny thing is that I don’t feel bad for asking
Because I looked and I was not able to find that.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
it feels like it came out of nowhere this year
probably because we have the 29th pick.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I am pretty interested in this year, because the draft is so deep, especially in pitching.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Usually Grant does like 10 preview posts
This year, just one.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That I can’t help. I think it’s a fascinating year.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure it is!
I just didn’t know.
Though FLA-Giant has been doing some great work.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That fellow is a machine. The llamas should totally have hired him as pre-draft analyst.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the surprise hug Burrell gave Vogelsong after Andres’s go ahead hit.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
that was nice
it was his BB that scored right?
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Atleast Burrell is still producing without being able to square one up lately.
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Happiness. Although the fact that everyone is referred to as a Bear on the radio is confusing to me.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Update?
or was this 3 up, 3 down referring to the Baylor Bears in the 9th? ESPN.com still has the game as being in the 7th.
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone moved over to GoldenBlogs, but the score in the bottom of the 8th is 6-0 Cal.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you . . .
Go (Golden) Bears.
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Jun 5, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
(Golden) Bears win! 8-0
Face Baylor again tomorrow.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jun 5, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Almost done with the first page of my paper!
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
We get a comp pick for Uribe and we didn't have to pay him 21Mil?
Its like Christmas came twice this year!
No one here gets out alive.
20.9 mil
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
I don't think we give Tejada enough credit
He was so valuable last year:
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12742655
The worst thing is
He was actually good for the Padres last year. He hit .268/.317/.413, which in Petco is phenomenal. Then he had to come here and suck up a storm.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Ol' Rusty at it again
LookoutLanding Jeff Sullivan
Is Dustin Ackley sufficiently attractive to be the Mariners’ Buster Posey?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
dustin ackley is a beautiful man
almost as beautiful as Jeff Sullivan
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.
Too bad he uses coke
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 must be the only person on the intertubes who doesn’t think this is funny.
by wcw on Jun 5, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you remember what the original joke was?
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.
We all were hoping and praying Ackley would fall to our pick in the draft, so we jokingly were trying to start “drug” rumors about him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It is entirely out of respect for Ackley’s considerable talent!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I have a foggy memory of arguing with someone here he was a good prospect. Was it Fla-Giant? Someone argued that for a #2 overall he looked pretty weak. In fairness, he hasn’t set the world on fire, but for a middle infielder he seems to be hitting fine.
I like how much he gets on base.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The stellar walk rates and pleasing K rates look pretty sweet. Ld% is good. Power okay. Babip seems low.
He is a good prospect still
but the fact that he couldn’t stick at 2B at all diminishes his overall luster. He might still hit enough to compensate as an LF, but he’s gonna need more power to justify the #2 pick position.
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
Huh?
He’s only played 2B in the minors so far. I haven’t heard of him playing anywhere else.
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 heard Law talk about it on the podcast last week. The 2B experiment is near its end and they gave it an honest effort (1 year+), it just isn’t happening. They’re going to move him to LF
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
yeah but the Mariners are not going to move Franklin Gutierrez to LF
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
Law went over that one too
seattlebruin85
Keith, in regards to Ackley, does he profile as a potential centerfielder blocked by Gutierrez or do scouts see him as not being able to handle center anymore?
5 Days Ago
· Reply K_Law
Had work to do there to begin with. I think that ship may have sailed already.
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
Those are the rumors but Zduriencik has come out and said they have no plans to move him to LF.
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.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/marinersblog/2015193710_dustin_ackley_adam_kennedy_won.html
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.
Perhaps Law misspoken then
Again I’m citing my source as him on baseball today podcast. He said he is just not good at 2B and multiple sources have told him he won’t stick in the majors at 2B.
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 don’t know when the podcast was, but it’s possible that that article is responding to whatever rumors are circulating about Ackley moving.
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.
DUSTIN ACKLEY LEFT FIELD
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok here is the full thing
12. Dustin Ackley, 2B, Seattle: He’ll hit and gets increasing raves for that tool, but no one is buying him as a second baseman anymore, and I believe he’ll end up in left field where his value takes a hit. But he’s so good at the plate that he’ll still be an above-average player, just not the franchise guy I expected when he was at second or in center. Previous position: No. 7
apsvensk
As far as Ackley goes, I haven’t seen or heard anything that says the M’s are giving up on Ackley at 2nd base. When he gets the call, presumably this month sometime (June), he will be starting at 2nd. And he almost certainly can’t be as bad as Neil Walker or Skip Schumaker.
4 Days Ago
· Reply K_Law
He almost certainly can be that bad. Or worse.
Why is Ackley a non-starter at second? Insufficient range? Error-prone? Can’t turn the double play?
5 Days Ago
· Reply K_Law
Range, hands, etc. Scouts are killing him.
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=law_keith&id=6609563
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 then presumably they asked Jack Z about it later and he denied it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Probably. Like I said my information was from a week ago
And if they refuse to move him and he really is a butcher, his value also takes a big hit anyway. Not the franchise #2 pick. Still a very good player, just not the 2 way superstar you thought you were getting at #2 overall.
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
Getting a very good major league player at #2 overall is still a great pick.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I don’t think we are arguing the same thing so I’ll just stop here. I’ve said all along he is a nice player. I’m saying he’s not the OMG SAVIOR PLEASE FALL TO US pick that we thought he’d be when he was taken at #2.
Make it this way, knowing what we know today, I’m not sad that he didn’t fall to us.
Is 100,000 nice? yes. Very nice. I’ll gladly take it. I am just a little sad that it isn’t 1,000,000. That’s all.
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 like having Wheeler but I’d still be pretty happy if we had Dustin Ackley at Fresno knocking on the door.
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.
We can all agree though
LOL TYLER MATZEK!
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.
remember us killing Sabean
for “going on the cheap” and passing Matzek because Wheeler is an injury risk?
LOLUS
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 sounds substantially less than conclusive. ‘[J]ust not good at 2B’ has been the line for a couple years now. I’ve got no reason to doubt anything has changed: his upside is adequate glove and good bat. That ‘multiple sources have told him he won’t stick’ doesn’t tell us anything. Now, multiple sources in the M’s org telling Law that a switch is imminent, that would be something.
My SBN profile was like #4 in (my) google searches for Dustin Ackley coke for a while. Kind of scary
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
The joke was
“hey, if we start a rumor about Ackley using Cocaine, maybe he will fall to us at #5” Since then, whenever his name came up we’ve been linking it to coke for the last 2 years.
No he doesn’t use cocaine. yes we beat the living shit out of jokes. no i should not have spelled this whole thing out like a humorless fuck.
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 R dumb
I never knew this. I thought he really had a drug problem. You are all monsters.
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 5, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
/sheepishly shuffles into this line.
Oops.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Haha
Wow!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It worked!
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
uh
if jponry is playing along with a joke like that, you know it’s not offensive.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
I am laughing now.
Well done. And here I thought I was good at keeping track of the serious talk around here.
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
oh god
"Voggy is not going anywhere," Bochy said.
Voggy
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Voggy
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Voggy
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Voggy
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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.
OTOH
First GIS result for “Voggy”:
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Vog is a form of air pollution that results when sulfur dioxide and other gases and particles emitted by an erupting volcano react with oxygen and moisture in the presence of sunlight.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Is Mt. Diablo erupting or something?
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 5, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Writer of bad poetry?
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jun 5, 2011 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
she concurs
After Further Review.........
The Bears Still Suck
by smackwaterjack on Jun 5, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Soju + Lemonade
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 to MCC
for hitting the 33 million page views mark. Hot damn.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
It’s just Jponry and I hitting refresh
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
Is there a place where we can compare all the sbnation sites against each other? I think MCC would rank way up there.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
LSB and LL are strong. I think they have more traffic from different sources. We have a lower total source count but some sources that are seriously hardcore campers.
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
Vogelsong and Crawford
2 absolutely stunning developments this year. I still can’t believe either is for real, but dammit they just keep being not just NOT terrible, but actively GOOD. I THOUGHT I KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT BASEBALL
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
good evening sir
It’s been interesting seeing Crawford get pitched around or walked intentionally. I hope he’s for real (and fortunately/sadly the bar at SS for replacement level seems to get lower every year for this team).
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 5, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Everytime I see your username
I keep thinking you are Bob Nightengale
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 don't know who that is
but it’s better than somebody (Cplanelawr?) who thought I was a Nixon fetishist.
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 5, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Only marginally.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I would be ecstatic
with a guy who was a great defender (check) and could at least work the pitch count a little bit (so far, check). I really have a hard time believing that somebody who struck out at DOUBLE A as much as he did will be able to keep being good in the majors.
But I also hold my breath for every vogelsong start expecting the meltdown to come, and it still hasn’t. So who knows.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
I’ve been pleased at the number of loud outs. More pleased with the doubles and grand slams of course, but still.
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 5, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m a lot higher on Vogelsong than Crawford. Sample size and all.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I'm high on LIFE, dude
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
yeah its like the Giants have the Midas touch right now in their farm system. We fucking deserve it!
No one here gets out alive.
and
it’s time to recognize (again) Tidrow or whoever is picking these guys off the scrap heap. Holy crap.
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 5, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, Fernando Martinez is still only 22 years old.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I thought he was yesterday’s news like 2 years ago
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
Wow
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Where are GiantPain, Howie, and Owlcroft???
I have a style/punctuation/whatever question that needs their help!!
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 10:28 PM PDT reply actions
FINE
NOBODY HELP ME
/runs away crying
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
/sigh
Girls
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
Shoot
And we’ll see what we can do.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Ok, I have a sentence that requires quotation marks, a comma and a footnote. Specifically, the footnote should be attached to the term bracketed by the quotation marks. The problem is that because there needs to be a comma in there, I’m not sure what the order should be and I have absolutely no way to look it up.
This is the sentence (or part of it)
…the exchange of human organs for "valuable consideration",[Footnote]
But is that really the proper form?
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by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
what citation style?
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
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Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not really sure what you’re asking? It’s for a law paper, so the footnote needs to be in Blue Book form.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like it would look like this
…the exchange of human organs for “valuable consideration,” [Footnote]
But I’m no expert.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Yeah, I mean, I guess in the long run it’s not that big a deal, but she said she’s a stickler for this kind of stuff so I’m freaking out a bit.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Jun 5, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Groug’s right — footnote goes outside any punctuation except a dash.
And for heaven’s sake, get that comma inside those quotation marks. We’re in America, folks.
In fact . . .
. . . an article I read recently pointed out that American writers are moving more and more to the British system of punctuating for quotation marks; I have been using it for years, because it is logical and not crazily arbitrary as the American system is.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
That really depends on the approved style guide.
That said, my instinct would be for—
…the exchange of human organs for “valuable consideration”[Footnote], &c &c—because the footnote conceptually attaches to the material preceding the comma, not whatever likely follows it.
Ah, but Google finds else:
In most cases, the footnote goes after the punctuation EXCEPT for a dash ("-") or colon (":"), where the footnote goes before the punctuation.
—The Blue Book Blog (U. Pa.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
LOL
From the Rockies blog:
Isn’t that just like the baseball universe to crap more gold on the Giants
Ryan Vogelsong wasn’t good enough for the Giants 10 years ago…..
Ryan Vogelsong wasn’t good enough for the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 years ago…..
Ryan Vogelsong wasn’t good enough for the Japanese League 2 years ago…..
Ryan Vogelsong wasn’t good enough for the Phillies’ minor League last year…..
And now he’s magically good enough to have the secondlowest ERA in the NL!?!?!?!?!?!?
That’s asinine!!!!
Can we lay off of Cargo and Tulo until their BABIP numbers get with 50 points of their career averages?
NO, we are NOT going to fire Jim Tracy midseason!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jun 6, 2011 9:46 AM ChST up reply actions 1 recs
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Brian Sabean shits gold like Tywin Lannister.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I have to feel like
losing Sandoval, Posey and Belt all for significant amounts of the season cancels out any “good luck” the team allegedly gets.
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.
True
But nothing cancels out good scouting and great pitching voodoo from Raghetti.
by posey yaknowsy on Jun 5, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what cancels out good scouting?
Sentries.
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 know what cancels out sentries?
Snipers.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I can't believe we just did that
fucking nerbs, we are
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 thought you were talking about Stratego. Old nerb is old.
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 5, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Stratego?
Oh man
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Awesome game.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes
When it’s a long game
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I hate it when all your 5s die and both flags are surrounded by bombs, though.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I always would surround my flag with bombs and lock my 9s and my 10 in with them. Evidently this was a bad idea, because I tended to lose.
"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!"
One time, I put my flag near the beginning of my pieces
With all my marshall, general, and bombs. I thought I would be juking out my friend (or sister? I forget) with my strategy. I lost pretty quickly.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Yeah, I’ve had an opponent do that before. It resulted in a bizarre situation; I ended up losing about ten pieces (thanks to my aforementioned strategy) to his two, but I won.
"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 you mean 1s and 2s (marshals and generals)? That would be bad.
And using your scouts back there is a bad idea, they’re the Tejadas of the board and should be sacrificed early.
The bomb-fortress thing is not bad, keep one big piece in there and some middle-level pieces to clean out the miners.
I haven’t played that in eons.
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 6, 2011 6:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I had some Sentinel Nodes removed surgically last month.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 6, 2011 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
You know what cancels out Snipers?
rocket launchers and air strikes
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
i wonder when raghs will get put on the same pedestal as whats his from st louis in terms of pithcing voodoo
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Martin St Louis?
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
dave duncan
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
honestly
this is better than crack.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Methinks that Stanford is going to make it to the super-regionals. Huzzah!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
LOL
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.
NHL.com is the worst
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, the playoffs are still going on, but I meant for the Sharks
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
YESSSSSSSSS
http://twitter.com/#!/SergioRomo54/favorites
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
Link Failure
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
AWESOME
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 means way more to me than being linked on BLS lol
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
WOO
Vroom. Walks. Five positions. Justin Christian
I've been fully suckered into the Twitterverse. Oops.
Great video. And that’s awesome that Romo favorited it!
by fishmicmuffin on Jun 5, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I love how completely non-plussed Nate is on that first throw. He’s all “yeah, that’s what I do. No big deal, man.”
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Proud parent of Javier Lopez: southpaw, poltergeist, haunter of dreams.
Did you see the first Tweet he favorited?
Haha holy shit! Thats awesome.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
ominous Baggs is ominous
Pudge Rodriguez will be in town with Washington, of course. When the Giants dealt for Freddy Sanchez two years ago and Mike Fontenot last year, they did so when those players were in San Francisco with their former clubs. I’ve received no indications that Pudge will be walking across the concourse and trading in his uniform. But you never know.
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.
Ryan Vogelsong collapses has officially began
I just added him on my fantasy team
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:07 PM PDT reply actions
Wooot
Same haha
"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain Kent Huskins!" - Randy Hahn 2/13/11
by pooponastick on Jun 5, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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 didn’t want to jinx him cause I’ve been doing so well, so I passed
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
Picked up Vogelsong on my last place fantasy team (thanks Carl Crawford!)
Too soon? Nahhhh
"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain Kent Huskins!" - Randy Hahn 2/13/11
Aaaaand my last week of high school begins. Here we go.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:22 PM PDT reply actions
Whoo whoo
/haz half-sad
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Are you graduating too?
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot I'm moving on Wednesday until you said that!
Thanks jerk!
….
In all seriousness, my original post came because my senior year was one of the best years of my life; at the same time, I was pretty immature, so I’m glad I’m not that young anymore.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Yeah I had fun this year. This summer should be crackin, though.
Carter Jurica!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jun 5, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you gonna be at your homeboy's place tomorrow for the draft?
That dude from Alhambra High?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
so the summer will be Crackalackin?
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
I just read my students' last set of weekly journals
I’m going to miss them. ;_;
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The other day I saw a picture on Facebook of four girls holding their fingers above their lips like mustaches captioned “what we do in am lit honors.” Sounds like your class is interesting.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
The Am Lit Honors class my friends are in is in an ongoing war with a freshman lit class. They went and sprayed water on their chairs, fed them toothpaste filled Oreos, and tied all their stuff together. The freshmen retaliated by drenching the juniors with spray guns. (God damn, those are some ugly sentences.)
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Last year my class had a dance-off with a senior Contemp Lit class. We won when a couple of guys in our class started a haka (or at least what passed for one). Fun times.
"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 my Calculus class is going to challenge the class next door to a game of CTF tomorrow.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
And, as we all know, random shit is the best shit.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Well, if we're talking about real shit, random shit is the shit you want the least.
I like to know when shit is coming, so random shit goes down when I want random shit to go down.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
You kind of lost me there.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I’m glad It’s my summer now, I don’t have to worry about that anymore.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 5, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm almost there.
This is my last real homework assignment for the year.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Exactly one year from now I will be studying for my last finals ever. Not sure how I feel about that to be honest. The whole ‘becoming a legitimate adult’ thing hasn’t really sunk in yet. Could always just stay in school for a 5th year….
by fishmicmuffin on Jun 5, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
This is how I feel every night.
"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!"
As I write this . . .
. . . my 1st pd sophomores are taking their final. It is a “Benchmark” test created by my school district. It has 16 pages of very very dry reading and 35 questions based on the reading. They have two hours to finish it, and some of them will use every minute of it.
The teacher is catching up on the sports blog. That’s my privilege.
Tomorrow, I go to Folsom to see the surgeon and the oncologist.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 6, 2011 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Blergh
I need some advice. As some of you may know, my dad applied to a job out in Sacramento that is a city job. He had applied to that job but for the LA offices not the Sacramento offices and was offered the position but ended up turning it down, so I believe that he would be a good candidate for the job. Things haven’t materialized yet but it should happen soon and my problem is with school. I am going to start Cal State LA this summer and begin the Microbiology Program. I am going to be graduating in about 3 years now that everything is going to plan. If my dad gets the job, he wants me to move up to Sacramento with the rest of my family and transfer to Sac. State. But honestly I don’t want to purely for the reason of the academic programs being so completely different. So my questions are has anyone worked full time and been a full time student and what was your experience like? I want to stay so bad but I’d obviously need to find a way to support myself or stay with family but I don’t want to intrude for 3 years. Any advice as to what I should do?
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Oh and his job offer was a few years ago, just to be clear.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Giant: Heath Hembree
Supporting yourself through school is possible, although it’s definitely a challenge. Financial aid for school can help out immensely, although it’s pretty tough to get in the state school system. Student loans have their own positive benefits and future burdens so you might want to avoid those.
Unless you have a high-paying job, you’re probably going to need roommates. If you’re just looking to rent a room from someone or look for people to live with, your school might have a link where students post listings so you’re not living with a completely random person.
If you can find a paid internship, that would be a gold mine since it would help educationally and financially, but it’s very difficult. I’ve paid my way through college working mostly restaurant jobs and it hasn’t been that bad. A lot of my co-workers go to the same school and I just work weekends and some weekday nights during the semester. It ends up taking a lot to pay all of the bills, but during summer I pick up more shifts and try to set a certain budget to save up for tuition and all that. It’s not easy, but if it’s where you want to be, it can be done. Hope that helps.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
I spent 5 years in college working part time as a server in a restaurant (which paid very, very well) and taking 16 units a semester.
Go to FAFSA.gov I think it is, and apply for the grants. I was getting $2000 per semester for free, not loans or anything. Paid my tuition, and the $600 a week from work went to my car, apt, food, bar tabs, etc.
It’s totally doable, and learning to live on your own and look out for yourself is valuable, too.
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
Depends how serious your academic workload will be. If it’s at all painful, I wouldn’t also work if I could avoid it. ‘Support yourself’ off a mix of scholarships, grants, part-time work and loans if need be that you titrate so part-time work responsibilities plus school work is not onerous. I managed to get through Cal this way with zero debt, but I had a few scholarships and that was back when tuition was a couple grand a year and you could cough up an apartment for under $500 a month (one year, I had a room for $120; lived with a crazy person, but shit, $120).
If your family is there to help and you take your academic career seriously, take ‘em up on it — but if you’re serious, transfer to a UC.
by wcw on Jun 6, 2011 6:40 AM PDT up reply actions
If you are serious about keeping the GPA up I recommend living with the parentals. You can do it while working full time but it will certainly be harder.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Sac State is a fine school that offers anything LA does. And the town will grow on you. It’s not LA. That’s a virtue.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jun 6, 2011 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Has this been posted yet
hair-itage? really?
Seems dangerously close to the wilson bear shirts
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:36 PM PDT reply actions
this is pretty sweet
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Quoth Grant:
“[T]he handlebar mustache … [is] nature’s way of letting you know something is either Rollie Fingers or evil.”
"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!"
thats a fine use of brackets there son
by panda revival on Jun 5, 2011 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I still haven’t decided whether using brackets to denote a change in capitalization is proper or just douchey.
"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 dunno
I’ve never used them in college. Never been yelled at by a professor
by panda revival on Jun 6, 2011 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Proper.
What you put beetween quotation marks had best, for honesty’s sake, be exactly what originally appeared there unless you expressly mark any changes made.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I got a vaguely-similar outline-type Reggie shirt off a discount rack at the Yankees store a few years ago, they’ve been around.
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 6, 2011 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Doctor Who
makes the most bad awesome entrances ever.
I also continue to be impressed by how well Smith can transition from fun and goofy to intimidating in just an instant.
the cyberman destruction was amazing but smith wasnt really apart of that
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
As much as i love how badass the doctor is, its totally out of character. I mean from baker not being able to kill the daleks in genesis to tennant not being able to do the same thing in journeys end (although meta crisis doctor did it for him) the doctor would never kill like that. I wonder if thats what the falling so low line is about.
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It is the essence of the Doctor.
Those who can turn on a dime from light to deadly serious (and back) are the good actors: Pertwee, TBaker in excelsis, Eccleston, Tennant, and now Smith. The others are runners-up at best.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I love when bran and osha and hodor are all together in book three
and there is that raw raw type speech from bran
and there is this line i will never forget
“Hodor” Hodor hodored!
fucking love george r r martin
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Jun 5, 2011 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Today we got the honor of being last on quick pitch right after padres astros west coast bias yo.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Whoops
They squeezed in royals twins at the end damn thief’s stealing our spotlight.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
No coast bias
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 6, 2011 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Anyone scared about tomorrows lineup?
Facing a lefty, which could mean no Andres or Crawford. And probably Rowand leading off, too :(
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
those were my thoughts the moment I saw we were facing lannan
Expect something like
Rowand CF
Tejada 3B
Sanchez 2B
Ross RF
Burrell LF
Huff 1b
Whiteside C
Burriss SS
/shudders
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
For the Nationals, 1 run on 2 hits and 0 errors. For the Giants, 0 runs on 1 hit and 1 error. The winning pitcher is John Lannan. His complete game takes him to 4-5. The losing pitcher is Tim Lincecum, who pitched a complete game, falls to 5-5.
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 actually just picked up Lannan for my fantasy team, so he’ll guaranteed suck tomorrow.
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, seriously. Though Andres hasn’t had a day off in a while, right? So maybe Rowand playing isn’t such a bad thing, so long as he doesn’t hit leadoff.
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Rowand has hit LHP decently this year
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 Jun 6, 2011 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Also amazingly has accumulated 0.7 WAR which is strange considering he only played a lot when andres was out.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
he stopped playing before his numbers went completely down the toilet. also, premium position at CF.
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
The Giants faced Lannan on April 30
Giants won 2-1, and scored off a solo HR from Eli Whiteside and a bases-loaded walk from Aubrey Huff. The lineup was:
CF Rowand
2B Sanchez
1B Posey :(
LF Burrell
3B Tejada
RF Ross
SS Grant
C Whiteside
P Sanchez
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
oh, that was the game we won v the Nats?
I have faith in tomorrow, then. Also, Timmeh is nails at AT&T.
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
Please note that the above statement does not mean I won’t be freaking out in the GDT.
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
Yeah, Sanchez pitched 5 innings, striking out 7 while allowing 2 hits and an unearned run. His problem was walking 6.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
by Tay on Jun 6, 2011 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
His problem was having like 9 base runners in the first 2 innings
And if not for an error he somehow wouldn’t have given up any runs.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
on the plus side
Rowand, Sanchez and Ross are all much better hitters vs lefties. If you just benched Tejada I wouldn’t hate that lineup as its probably a good time to get Torres a day off anyway.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
so, i got this new station, HDMOV, and it seems to show high visual quality movies. anyways, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and there’s a scene where Eva Mendes points her gun at Johnny Depp and goes “pew pew”
WE'RE ALL GIRLS
Stealing from video game slang yo
I saw a article the other day after the mets got blasted and it said “PWNED”.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
but whyyyyyyyy
…. is he good now?
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Cy Young
Lets say Vogelsong keeps putting up the same Greg Maddox numbers, will he be eligible to win a Cy Young this year even tho he had a late start and is considered a no buddy outside of SF.. I’m sure if you ask anyone other then a Giants fan who he is they will blankly stare at your and say nope…
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