Post-game thread: Was anyone surprised by the 1-0 final score?
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 20, 2011 3:59 PM PDT
Email
PrintA lot of people in Las Vegas lost their shirts on this one. The over/under on total runs scored was 0, but the Dodgers and Giants blew past that mark. Live by the 1-0 bubble-wrapped sword, die by the 1-0 bubble-wrapped sword.
Let's get straight to the debate. Which kind of loss makes you feel worse?
a. The Brandon Backe Special
You remember Brandon Backe, don't you? Of course you don't. If Brandon Backe was your first college boyfriend, you still don't remember Brandon Backe. Yet he owned the Giants. He'd show up, throw 89-mph fastballs in the general direction of home plate, and the Giants would gladly dribble balls all over the diamond.
Reason it's bad:
Because it's Brandon Backe, a guy who won a roster spot at a carnival by getting a dime to stay on an itsy bitsy saucer.
Thing you can say to attempt to make yourself feel better
"Boy, don't you fellas hate that B-A-B-I-P? Hmm? Who is with me? Confounded letters!"
Thing that actually makes you feel better
Alcohol
b. The (Ace Pitcher) Does Ace Pitcher Things
This one reminds you that Clayton Kershaw, or whatever ace-type pitcher is going nutso against the Giants, is really good. And the Rowand/Burriss/LeMaster middle of today's order was a travesty, but it's not like there was an All-Star team on the bench. Pablo was banged up, Burrell's on the DL, Keppinger was being weighed by customs, and Huff is a lefty with a back problem. What was the magic permutation that was going to break through against Kershaw? Aurilia/Kent/Bonds in 2001 couldn't have hit Kershaw today.
Reason it's bad:
Because you can't blame anyone. Baseball doesn't make sense unless you can blame a scapegoat. So confusing.
And in this specific case, we have to think about Clayton Kershaw being on the Dodgers for a long, long time. Dude's good. He isn't Billy Rowell or Tyler Colvin, who would have been much better options for the Dodgers on draft day.
Here's something I didn't notice until today. Kershaw's walk rate is twice as good as it was in 2009. When he was 21, he had Jonathan Sanchez-like control. Now he's 23 with the same walk rate as James Shields, Matt Cain, and Tim Hudson. We need to pass the hat and fly out Grant Desme to convince Kershaw that there are better things to do with your life. Striking out Giants hitters? What kind of fulfillment could that possibly give you?
Thing you can say to attempt to make yourself feel better
"Mumble mrrrmph tip your cap mmmmrrmrml one of those days herp herp herp buzzsaw nothin' to do murmble mmrrm"
Thing that actually makes you feel better
Alcohol
I think that a. is almost always more annoying, but this game made me think that there's an asterisk. When Kershaw is the good pitcher -- or any Dodger -- it's far worse because, hey, Dodgers. And when the pitcher is going to be on the team for the next forever like Kershaw, it's about as frustrating as a game can get.
Bah. They won the series. Nine wins in their last 12 games. This isn't a game to whine about. I just wish that Kershaw didn't remind us of how good he is. So rude and haughty.
Matt Cain pitched well today, but he gave up a single run, and that's why he deserved to lose. He ... wait, what do you mean, Lincecum? But the Giants lost 1-0. Check your facts before you respond like a jackass. Obviously Cain pitched today.
1254 comments
|
1 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
BANNED
Aurilia/Kent/Bonds in 2001 couldn’t have hit Kershaw today.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I disagree
It wasn’t like they didn’t have runners in scoring position. One of those guys would have come through. This was a great pitcher against a shitty lineup. A good lineup would’ve had a shot, especially considering the Dodgers scored once.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
So then you agree on the ban.
Aurilia/Kent/Bonds score on any Dodger.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
2001 Giants were shut out 4 times
Never by a lefty. Twice by AZ (including the 18 inning game where Vogelsong took the loss).
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Definitely a ban. You take over, I’m going to Atlantic City tomorrow.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
BAN EVERYONE
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Warning: Link to Encyclopedia Dramatica
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
There are some players I would like to ban at this point
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Everyone has underarm odor?
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
Riding public transit every day, some more than others.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Damn straight
the 2001 middle of the order of Aurilia, Kent, Bond, would have definitely yielded a couple of runs against that haughty, arrogant 14 year old, voice crackling 8th grade pitching ace, Clayton Kershaw. I like our chances.
"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 Jul 21, 2011 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but the 2000 Giants...
ELLIS BURKS
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Fuck yeah!
Ellis takes him deep.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Yeah a HR and 4 BB 7 IP will hurt.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Never question the holy trinity!
But yeah, Kershaw may be one of the 5 best pitchers in baseball today.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
by Aadik on Jul 20, 2011 4:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
We give DC a lot of shit for his trade collumn.
But I can’t really blame him for having Kershaw as his top SP.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
It wasn’t until maybe a week ago that I actually looked at Kershaw’s numbers and saw just how damned good he was.
Just another one that wilriv got right.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
i always clung to the fact that at least he didn't have very good control
well, that’s no longer 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.
You're not a Giant until you've lost 1-0 to the Dodgers with Kershaw pitching
Jeff Keppinger got his initiation early.
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
I liked that they had time to put the correct hat on him in his gameday picture.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
looks shopped.
Should have left the Astros lid on his melon and maybe he would have hit Clayton.
"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 Jul 21, 2011 1:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, this may be blasphemy, but on a purely neutral context
As a 3rd party observer, one might well take Kershaw over Lincecum going forward.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Do you think most?
My guess is something like 8-10. Went 390~ish feet?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I was looking at Gameday and they showed it at the very back corner of triples alley
so I could be wrong
The thong is, it happened.
I don't think it was at the warning track, coulda been close tho.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Ethier caught it maybe ten or so feet in from the warning track, and was not quite in the far corner. Which happened to be about fifteen feet from where he was position.
Yup
That sounds about right to me. I was sitting club level, as far down right field as you can go, so I had a good line on distance to the fence. Probably off the wall at best at a park with normal alleys.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
by achiappanza on Jul 21, 2011 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
lol Kepp
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Priceless, dumbstruck look on Jeff Keppinger’s face when reporter asks, “How do you feel about going to the White House on Monday?”
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
What do you look for when choosing a story line for the series?
The word that comes to mind is compelling. That’s the gauge that we use – is there an unlikely story that has emerged? Is there an expected story line that hasn’t developed? Is there a unorthodox training method? A family story that viewers could relate to? Is there unique relationship-based access? It always comes back to the compelling.
So, I’m guessing no parts of today’s game will be on Showtime, unless they have footage of Jeff Keppinger leaving the bathroom door unlocked by mistake.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Giants' offense today = this pic
Translation: It was all derped up.
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
Eff that with a boat. No thanks!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
by waelwulf on Jul 20, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Be fair, young girls should be allowed!
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
>Ignoring the fact that most likely more 18-30 guys watch that show than young girls
I like Bay Area sports teams. I like computers. I like ponies.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Jul 20, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly, it has meaning too deep for mere mortals to grasp!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Can somebody just make a “macro” of this so we can just hit F6 and post this same old argument all at once and get it over with quickly?
i’m just glad the guy / girl uses subject lines at least.
is there a feature on here to exclude seeing someone’s posts?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You have to know what the "derp" face means
if you want to get what I posted in this thread.
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
You could get the message across without the picture.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I keep hoping that will happen
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I am offended on behalf of the Giants offense.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what everyone else's problem is
But I think these are awesome.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
by marcello on Jul 20, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hell yes I mean the MLP pics
And I don’t watch the show, nor did I even knew there was a show until you started the pics, but they always make me laugh.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
/rejoices over TL2’s injured keyboard
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
+1
Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention.
Mark DeRosa is more than the sum of his tendons.
it’s kinda the weirdest thing to come around here in a while. I have no idea what to make of it.
WWRWD?
I think the weirdest thing about it
Is how vehemently it gets defended when anyone makes a joke about it.
“YOU JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND!!”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
The reactions are what make mocking them fun.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
This is how I feel about children sometimes.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
And to some lesser extent, cats.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm fine with it
I mean it’s no Joe Mauer selling shampoo but it’s fine
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
TIP YOUR CAP
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
ROCK THE BOAT
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
by nothingbutnet003 on Jul 20, 2011 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
♫ Our love ♪ is like ♫ a kayak ♪ in McCovey ♫ coooove …. ♫
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
I wasn’t wearing a cap, so I had to scalp myself and tip my scalp.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA TIP OVER YOUR BARSTOOL
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Again,
At least we only lost 1 inning today.
My Photo Blog: http://eyeprints.tumblr.com,
SIGN UP :D http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/ch3zyp00fs
I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
Proud Adoptive Parent of one of the best Five Tool Players, The Machine.
And, umm
the game
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Eh, that lineup wasn’t gonna score in that game. Sucks to be Tim today, tho.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
You think he saw the lineup this morning and cried a single, manly tear?
He is blaming this loss on himself, naturaly:
I flinched first.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing I could even say about today’s lineup was “holy shit”, because, really, Nate was the only guy missing who should have been in there.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants have computers?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Win
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
“SUSAN, WHERE’S MY DAMN FLOPPY DISK THAT REBOOTS THE OPERATING SYSTEM?”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
“Mr. Sabean, I thought I made it clear that we updated to Zip. Please, sir. Just use the Zip. It’s like a floppy disc. It just doesn’t flop. Maybe some day we’ll even make it to flash drives.”
“Lady, in my day, a flash drive wasn’t even legal.”
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Mr. Keppinger Goes to Washington
Atta babe, good pick.
Silver Lining
More evidence for Big Head that Rowand is the Giants worst OF, and once the Giants trade for Cuddyer or Beltran will ride perma-pine. Or, hopefully, at least in time for the playoffs.
Also, Burriss will be back in AAA soon, plox.
But Showtime says he’s compelling.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
So is Kroon. That doesn’t save him from AAA.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
you mean the reapers from Firefly?
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 Jul 20, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Reavers.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
NERD
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I read what Grant wrote today.
I think the worst losses are 1-0 losses that go on the record of Timothy Leroy Lincecum when the opponent is the Dodgers. It simply is an affront to everything I treasure and hold dear, and I want blood. Fire and blood.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
It’s unjust. It’s about the most unjust thing (that happens within the bounds of legal play) in baseball today.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I’m angry at the SYSTEM. Find me someone with a camera phone. This shit’s going viral.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Ruining Timmyday is never good.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
As I said on the Showtime thread
Better to lose this way than have to field this lineup against a pitcher we “should” beat.
You’re going to lose at least 62 games in a season, this was bound to be one of them. Although though 1-0 score makes it tougher to swallow
The thong is, it happened.
Very true
However, it would have been nice to sweep the Dodgers with the Brewers coming into town. The really terrifying stretch of games against Really Good NL Teams starts on Friday.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Yeah, and I'd like a Maserati
But I don’t get one and you don’t get a sweep….or a pony.
/deal with it.
The thong is, it happened.
We get terrible pictures of ponies, though.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
by rotorueter on Jul 20, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Looks like I need to find better pictures
but Giants will need to win games in order for me to do so.
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
Hunter Pence
@Buster_ESPN
“Sources: HOU shows willingness to trade Pence; rival executives expect he will move. Braves have prospects to make deal happen; we’ll see.”
Is he worth the damage?
WANT ::grabby hands::
But he is going to be costly.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Critics say his BABIP is too high this season or something.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 20, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really, no.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 4:18 PM PDT reply actions
Last year, Zito got the 0-1 loss against Kershaw
So next season is MadBum’s turn unless they decide to get it over with this season
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
lol Kepp
JaymeeSireCSN Jaymee Sire
Keppinger said he doesn’t remember ever receiving a standing ovation ever. Also never played on a winning team or even .500 team.
Bye Bye Belt
JaymeeSireCSN Jaymee Sire
Bochy seemed confident Sandoval and Huff will be ready to go Friday, especially with day off tomorrow.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
I'd rather Huff not be ok
but Belt not getting a hit today will be the excuse. Because Huff clearly would have been a star against Kershaw.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
err, that came out wrong
Obv, hope his back is fine, but I’d rather BORK simply didn’t play him.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Didn't Huff say last year was the first time he'd been on a winning team at the ASB?
The thong is, it happened.
What are Ross' #s with RISP?
I just want to know if my frustration is in line with reality, or I’m letting the bad overshadow the good (like on Monday).
Because, God, Rowand/Burris/Miggy aside, there’s no one I’m more hesitant to see at bat with RISP than Ross right now.
At least he tends to SO rather than GIDP (based on my unscientific recall)
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Low leverage: wRC+ 114
Mediam leverage: wRC+ 118
High leverage: wRC+ 116
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Hella unclutch.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Not this shit again
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
Hella unclutch.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
This year he has been awful.
Particularly with a man at 3rd with less than two outs. A constant stream of Ks or pop ups. Now, leading off an inning is a different story. Against lefties, I’d much rather see Cody leading off than Scott or even Andres from the right side. Just my opinion.
"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 Jul 21, 2011 1:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Unclutch like a fuck.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
how do you actually measure that?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
are there different degrees? Porn v Cinemax?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
With a ruler.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants have scout at CitiField tonight watching Beltran. Really? Are they trying to figure out if he’s good?
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Or that he is healthy
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
He had the flu though
Not an injury. They could possibly be figuring out if he can still play CF.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
How do we know it's Beltran, tho?
I believe nothing until it happens.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
That didn’t work when Tejada was asked for his birth certificate!
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm headed to the game tomorrow at Citi with the Mets & Cards.
all over the radio here in NY, the Beltran rumors are flying around. The front runners appear to be the Phillies, Braves, Brewers, Red Sox and even the Pirates are in the discussion. Giants are in the mix, but it appears the Mets are examining the minor league cupboards of the prospective Beltran receivers. Personally, I’d stay away. The dude has all sorts of knee problems. Granted, we would probably only be renting him and the Mets will pick up most of the remaining portionof his contract, so money wise he could be cheap, but will still cost a prospect or two. I’m all for winning today, but this deal feels wrong.
"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 Jul 21, 2011 1:39 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giants will only trade for him IF he is injured.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
They like to shop at the dented can store.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably trying to evaluate how well he's recovering and his defense
There’s been a lot of talk about his declining defense. If it’s that bad, it could be disastrous at AT&T.
To a larger point, would you want your team trading for a guy without scouting him first? Seems like a no brainer.
The thong is, it happened.
Things that will actually make you feel better, but not drunk:
Having Clayton Kershaw as your prized Pokemon, on a day in which he faces the Giants.
Meh. Meh. Meh, I say. This is Clayton Kershaw. We cannot beat him and we will not beat him anytime soon. Clayton Kershaw vs. the Giants is not so much a game as it is a force of nature, a universal truth. We’ll play another game tomorrow, so lose no sleep.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Not really, tomorrow is an off day.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
GO DIE IN A FIRE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
/shoots you with a laser beam
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I would never pick a player against my own team. Shame on you!
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
I can't have Dodgers on my pokemonz. I just can't
But I do have D’Backs. Which almost feels as bad right now.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont remember any NL west players on my Pokemonz aside from Tulo
And I root for 0 for 4’s when he plays the Giants. He can rack up #’s vs the Phillies for all I care.
Pokemonz=something to do when not watching the Giants.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jul 20, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Stephen Drew, Kershaw and Daniel Hudson. And I don’t draft Giants so I can actually enjoy the games.
I have Matt Cain. Because MATT CAIN. But that is the only Giant.
I have the only other NL West players I have are Kelly Johnson, Ty Wiggington. So not exactly curse-their-name type players
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
err..there is an extra have in there that should be ignored.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I have Giants on some teams
But not on my MCC points league team. That team is doing quite well…
Kershaw is the only Dodger I can suffer on any fantasy team. I knew Kemp would be good, but I passed on him intentionally.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I have a ton of NL West guys...
Sandoval, Vogelsong, Romo (our league counts holds), Stephen Drew, Kelly Johnson, Brandon Allen, Daniel Hudson, Clayton Kershaw, and Heath Bell. Blech. I feel dirty.
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
So if I read the Twitterverse correctly
the Phillies are currently trying to sign every hitter in MLB
And they're the favorites to get all of them.
Because they’re the Phillies. They’re the best. WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO PLAY ON A TEAM WITH THAT KIND OF PITCHING IN THAT GREAT BASEBALL CITY WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE?
Wow, seriously? I thought Phillie fans were proud of their thuggishness.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
I’d be shocked if the Mets send Beltran to the Phillies. Their fans would throw a fit. The Phillies (or Braves) would have to give the Mets a package ten times better than what the Giants would offer.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
It does seem like if the Giants just match any offer from the Phillies,
between the two teams G’s would get Beltran
Logic is sound but
Alderson & DiPodesta have already been on the radio here in NY and they could care less about who gets Beltran or any of their other players as long as they get the best value in return (words straight from Alderson). They aren’t winning this year anyways and Beltran is probably out of baseball or greatly reduced by the time the Mets are good again. And more than likely, the team that trades for Beltran is really probably only renting him for the rest of the year so it’s not like trading for a player who is under team control. Alderson is looking at making the Mets HIS team and will do whatever it takes to make them better even if it means trading intra-division.
"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 Jul 21, 2011 1:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Under all those tweets
#SFGiants #RedSox #Detroit all looking at same players
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jul 20, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not every pitcher?
Oh, wait. They do.
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
I actually bet this game under 5.5 runs -1.25
I won $30
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
Eldorado sportsbook
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 4:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
BOOKIE BANGER
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LINE LICKER
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
FACE FUCKER
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 5:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
VIG VONGLER
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Eeeeeewwwwww
You go downtown to bet? That’s such a pain in the ass. I feel like you either have to valet, which takes ten to fifteen minutes to get your car back, even if you’re only in there for five minutes, or use the parking garage, and the Eldorado’s garage is always such a clusterfuck. I guess it wouldn’t be as bad on a weekday afternoon, but I’d just as soon drive out of my way to the GSR to avoid downtown.
by JSing on Jul 20, 2011 6:56 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was there for a seminar
I usually bet at the Gold Dust or Sands if I’m just running in
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
9 now.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
10!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
13-0
But they finally ended the inning after giving up 9 runs.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Padre hitting shoes: ON
14-for-19 in this game so far
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
The Giants only have hitting flip flops
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Hudson
Only Padre without a hit. Just flew out to start the third inning.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Two Words
Bobby Jones
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
Two Words
Jan-Michael Vincent
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 5:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
So Apparently this was my 20,000th comment on MCC
I’ll drink to that!
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
MLBFakeRumors MLB Fake Rumors
Report: Clayton Kershaw is taking Tim Lincecum’s girlfriend out to dinner, too.
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
Coulda used Nate today, but if the extra rest helps him for the upcoming gauntlet
I’ll take the 1-0 loss in a series already won every time. I think.
Our offense today in convenient GIF form
I like Bay Area sports teams. I like computers. I like ponies.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Jul 20, 2011 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
I do want to add an observation as I watched the last 3 innings on my late lunch break
This game felt familiar. I felt like I’ve watched this game before. When Navarro hit that HR in the 7th, it dawned on me why it felt so familiar.
This game is what would it would have been like if Edgar Renteria hit that ball 10 feet shorter. Cliff Lee would have won that game 1-0, and all the pundits would praise what an invincible performance that was by the greatest playoff performer in our era and how Tim Lincecum flinched and couldn’t match him pitch for pitch.
This was World Series game 5, alternate ending.
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
except they already kicked Lee’s ass in game 1 and would’ve won the series at home anyway.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by Aaronstampler on Jul 20, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Except
Lee’s mistake was not how far Renteria hit the ball in the 7th inning on 11/1/2010, it was even throwing a pitch close to the strike zone on a 2-0 count with a base open and Scott on deck. Clayton was better than Cliff at the compared given times.
"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 Jul 21, 2011 1:54 AM PDT up reply actions
PAY THE DOCTORS, BOI!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:10 PM PDT reply actions
Anyone know of any job opening around San Jose?
Anyone? Please?
Maybe jctgamer knows of a Vietnamese cafe that’s hiring.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a degree in PR and media relations
by BrianIsAwesome on Jul 20, 2011 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll do anything, probably
I have a master’s in PR. Let’s do this
Jaquet?
Pablo's not fat. He's just got body.
by LeMasterBlaster on Jul 20, 2011 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I will not!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You will eventually.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
What idiot thought batting Aaron Rowand third was such a good idea?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
At first I read that wrong and was like BAN HIM FIRST!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Boner check.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure even Rowand thought it was a good idea.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by Aaronstampler on Jul 20, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants had 3 hits today
2 by Stewart, one by Burriss. Where Aaron Rowand bats had next to zero effect man =/ (not that it was a good choice, just saying it wouldn’t have mattered)
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 think we could’ve scored if Stewart had one of his hits the same inning that Burriss had his hit, but that’s being nitpicky.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by Aaronstampler on Jul 20, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Now the fun part begins...
Happy to take 5-2 after the ASB against the NL West patsies. Now we’ve got a 26 game stretch against pretty much all the good teams in the NL. 13-13 here and we’ll win the division pretty easily I suspect. If we go something like 8-18, then it’s gonna be very hard (twss).
I suppose, given the pitcher today I should’ve just said 27 game stretch, but oh well. I hate Kershaw.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Yep its gonna get tough fast
Which is why I thin Sabean made the Keppinger move now and hopefully will do another move within the next few days.
WINZZZZZZZZZ
The first six innings are overrated.
DFA
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
ahahaha
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
One of those four things is mediocre.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by Aaronstampler on Jul 20, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Mediocrity must be the brand that endorses this segment.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Chronicles Live! with Keith Olbermann
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’ve always said Timmy really needs to work harder at improving in areas he has little to no real control over.
The first six innings are overrated.
Needs to take his game to the next level
Timmy must now become a 忍者
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
LOL sorry for exploding your twitter feed
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
Free Hits!
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
puff puff pass
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
This will never stop bugging me.
What really kills me is when you have people (like, say, Giants commentators) mention at least once a week how a pitcher’s loss was undeserved, and then in the very next breath they start talking about the importance of the w-l record.
by Seasick fish on Jul 20, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
i can't see this, what is 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.
Yeah, it appears to have vanished
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
i feel like twitpics always disappear after a time
REUPLOAD TO IMGUR YOU BASTARDS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
it's probably in your cache
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 it true that ...
The Giants have not scored a run with Lincecum pitching in 8 of his starts? (I[’m not saying they were shut out 8 times that he pitched – just that on 8 occasions while he was in the game they have not scored. I ask becasue I thought I heard that it had happened to him 7 times prior to today.
wow I read divorce on first pass
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
heh
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Hey, hey, hey. Give me ten years, at least.
Or at least let me get married first.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Get to work and have kids. Then, wait about 25 years.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
In my trailer park it’s closer to 15.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 20, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not home ’til you take the wheels off.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2011 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Mr. Keppering Goes to Washington
Atta babe, good pick.
why do you keep posting this?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
That Mr. Keppering is a hilarious guy.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Attention, Lars. Attention Lars T. Wanderer.
Are you getting up early/staying up late to watch Atlantis land at KSC? I’m setting the alarm waaaaaaaaaayyyyy early tomorrow.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Staying up late
I’d kick myself if I missed it.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:40 PM PDT reply actions
err...yeah
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Miss what?
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 deleted a comment about dong. Classic reply fail.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
reply fail to Mr. TL2's post
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Matsui!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:41 PM PDT reply actions
Yay other Bay Area team with good pitching who can’t score.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
drawing a blank, help me out here
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He hit # 500
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Will hugs cheer them up? Because I volunteer.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
the downside of marijuana addiction!!!
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. We sad faced about it a bit above ^
Poor Timmy.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, no problem. That wasn’t meant as a criticism.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
loser
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mets broadcasters doing the game from Citi Field bleachers.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Good thing they are being used for something, finally.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That's kind of cool
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
Ledger_NYMets Andy McCullough by Gobroks
Man rushes onto the field, in the direction of Carlos Beltran. I do not think it was Brian Sabean.
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
LOL
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
looks like it is more closely based on the original story. i suspect he’s gonna have to choose between Gwen and a bunch of other people in the climactic scene.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa. Full bore origin story.
It looks fine, despite that CG sequence they used to close out the trailer. I just can’t get myself up for another Spiderman franchise right now.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s kind of amazing to look back at Burton’s Batman and think, “in the first scene of that movie, Batman is holding a criminal over a ledge.”
He’s fully hero-ized in the very first scene. I’m not sure that I can think of another one that’s even bothered to try skipping the origin in the first half-hour.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
It interesting
I mean, most of the time, you re-boot a series if your first attempt didn’t go so well, right? But the Spiderman’s of late (excluding 3) were 1) Pretty good 2) Well received 3) lucrative.
I mean, I still think Spiderman 2 is the best superhero movie that’s yet been made.
This looks good too, but it’ll be weird to see.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I just this month saw 2 and 3 for the first times, and I think you are correct, sir.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 20, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Two is really, really good. I need to watch it again before I rank it, though.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Which I say because if I had never rewatched Spiderman, I never would have realized how kind of lame it is. I really liked it the first time.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Not me
I agree Spider-Man 2 was the best of the three, but I think the Iron Man movies are the best of the superhero bunch. Robert Downey Jr. simply can’t be topped when it comes to nailing the secret identity side.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Marvel has just done a good job in general.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
True
Even the relative failures (first Hulk, Daredevil) were pretty good tries.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
It’s the only Spiderman movie I own, which is why it’s weird I haven’t watched it again yet.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Too soon to really attract any interest
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jul 20, 2011 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Another origins story really makes it a big letdown for me.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Currently having a macgasm
holy shit lion is awesome. So awesome that it makes up for getting shutout by horse face mcgee. WHOOOOPPEEEEEEE
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
what the hell does this mean
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
Apple OS?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
ding ding ding
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
what's up with Apple OS?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
30 bucks, any idea if it will go down in price?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Nah. Besides, that’s hella cheap. A whole new system version used to cost $129.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Is this something i purchase at the store?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
You and Kuip can head down there.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It looks like you can only download it…? I got a hard copy of Snow Leopard last time.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I was only joking. I know there are hard copies of OS’s’s’s? but I don’t know if there are hard copies of upgrades. If it’s one that they’re charging for, there probable is.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
probably*
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Lion crashed our server. Not so awesome just yet.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 20, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
EVERYTHING MADE BY THE DEAR AND GLORIOUS LEADER IS AWESOME
YOU TAKE THAT BACK, HETHAN!!!!
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
30 bucks?
yeah, you can’t really go wrong. It can’t hurt to wait, especially if you use specialized applications that aren’t compatible yet (chrome is a bit wonky right now, but they’re fixing it), but overall it is a pretty awesome improvement. It functions a lot like an iOS device. Very smooth and clean and putty.
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
like 3.5 GB
takes awhile. And takes about 35 minutes to install, but the upgrade is totally seamless.
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
holy shit you can have a different desktop wallpaper for each workspace
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
i love Spaces. Increased my productivity at work by a lot.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
What the hell is a workspace?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Multiple desktops
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Like, different users? Or a button somewhere that lets you bring up your “serious business” desktop that only has shortcuts to business stuff, one for sports stuff, video games, etc?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
.
I was assuming Jim was referring to Spaces. I could be wrong
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Do go on
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I’m missing the concept, but it just lets you view all your opened programs in a nicer fashion?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
For my personal use (shown above) it really isn’t that exciting, but where it really helps out is at work. For example, i can have our MRP program on one space and my emails in another. But when i need to view the MRP screen while answering an email (I work sales), i can drag that email to the desktop that has my MRP program on it and view them both at the same time.
I just find it more convenient than minimizing windows or stacking a bunch of windows on top of each other to get them out of the way.
Also very convenient when i have multiple spreadsheets open at the same time for different projects.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Hasn’t my craptastic xwindows window manager had virtual desktops absolutely forever?
Intertubes confirm: first such dates back to swm in 1989.
1989, people.
I have no idea. I do not remember the last time I used Windows, and i believe the first Apple OS to have this was Leopard(?)
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
have you seen the recovery partition?
restart holding down command-R and you can format, repair, and partition your hard disk and then reinstall Lion.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Yeah
but there’s no point, it upgrades from snow leopard with 0 difficulty. Everything looks exactly the same, just with extra awesome
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
Im about to update to linux mint 11 tonite. I hope i have a similar reaction
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jul 20, 2011 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
lolinux
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’d dl it but then I’d have to dl XCode 4.1 on my terrible, terrible connection too =/ I’ll just wait for my new Macbook Air to arrive with it preinstalled :D
Dewgongongong
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Jul 20, 2011 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
good plan
Those new airs are mighty tempting
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
Tropical weather OT
Apparently, Tropical Storm Cindy formed in the central Atlantic today. It’s expected to dissipate as it moves northeast over the next 72 hours.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I kinda wish it were more notable. That’s my mom’s name, and I’m always looking for new stuff to tease her about.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I don’t believe I have any relatives named Cindy.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 20, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I have an Aunt Cindy!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I am secret cousins with all of you!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Tropical Storm Cindy → North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean → Forecast responsibility under National Hurricane Center
NHC → Based in Miami
Miami → Marlins
Marlins → SCOTT COUSINS
Damn you, National Hurricane Center!
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
by TheLetter2 on Jul 20, 2011 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
DeMarcus?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
We probably could have used that two run homer that Beltran just hit.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Astros
sounds like we should win the 7 games we have with the Astros. Not clear they will have 9 guys left by then given all the chatter
They have won a couple against the Nationals.
Finally passed the 30 win mark.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Belt went 0 for 4 with 2 Ks
I guess that means he won’t play this weekend.
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 heard Aubrey
5/5 every game or he’s out
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
Funny you mention Desme
Kershaw is married so he can’t become a priest (and I think he’s Methodist or something), but you could try to convince him that he wants to devote his efforts full-time to being a missionary in Africa.
That game sucked, so instead let's answer GP's hypothetical
If I had a need to purchase a car and a budget around $9,000, I would buy a _____________________?
Note: not actually hypothetical. I need to do this.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
are you buying new or used
because if youre ok with used that there are some really really nice low milegae luxary cars for around 9-10k
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jul 20, 2011 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I'm certianly not buying a new car with 9 grand
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
certainly
Or whatever. Also, that was more snarky than I intended. My bad.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
there are new cars for nine grand
the dodge caliber comes to mind
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jul 20, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
haha my math is gooder than your math
i’m gonna go calculate VORP now /dons rimmed eyeglasses ironically
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
shit i remember when those were under 10k
well the nissan versa is under 10k i think hyundai has one under 10k too
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jul 20, 2011 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
the hyundai accent should be under 10k
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jul 20, 2011 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a mid-90s Mercedes sedan for sale around the corner from me for $3,200.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Not super useful info, considering geographic issues
But I’d rather buy from a dealer, too. Not comfortable with craigslist buys.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
1997 or 1998 Lexus LS
should be in your price range. V8, lux, reliable as heck.
Usually not driven hard by the previous owner.
Look for one with as few miles as possible (~120k).
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
I see the blank
And all I think of is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXo9wAWn-hA
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Shallow thread is shallow
I guess he is slightly less twinky now, but he still looks skinny. Is it just me or have his teeth gotten better?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly I have no problem with being shallow either, I was jsut putting up a warning for those who choose to focus on the player’s abilities rather than their looks. Those silly people.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
well i have to admit being teh awesome is part of the whole lincecum dealio
except now it’s mediocrity!
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
I am amused at the number of young ladies at the park with Crawford shirts now. Something tells me that it is not his amazing fielding that made them pick his shirt…
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I visited Rangers Ballpark in 2009 in search of an Ian Kinsler tchotchke for my best friend. The sales guy was pulling out all sorts of Kinsler stuff, and completely apropos of nothing, he says, “Yeah, Kinsler’s real popular with the ladies,” and looked at me.
How did he know?
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I have a Crawford shirt.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
But… why?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a sucker for good D.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
twss
"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 Jul 21, 2011 2:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Also a reply fail to the deleted dong comment, I take it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that game was more spiritually and emotionally exhausting than I initially realized
As soon as I got home I fell immediately to sleep and awoke two hours later in a cold sweat. I guess Kershaw will do that to you.
Is that for misleading the pubic?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Don’t care about the Rockies until they reach .500
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 will stop caring when they are so far out that no matter what kind of run they go on, they can’t catch us.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Brian Wilson, leading Cy Young candidate
http://espn.go.com/mlb/features/cyyoung
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
MORE GUTS THAN STUFF
"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!"
.197/.244/.295, that’s what Navarro was hitting.
by non sequitur on Jul 20, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
lol pouting kid at arizona game
gets the ball after he’s crying in his mom’s arms from the person who caught it. classy.
new trend
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
kripes people…
stop doing that!!!
Reinforce to the kid that acting like a pouty little brat will get you what you want. Yeah we need more people like that in this world.
But it’s just easier to give into his behavior for the instant relief of the crying than it is to raise an adult! Someone else will just parent him!
by JSing on Jul 20, 2011 8:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Bless you. Seriously. Children are terrible anyway, but with the current trend of parenting I can’t imagine what your job is like.
by JSing on Jul 20, 2011 10:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Must've read the article
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If you’re an adult and catch a ball, you should immediately give it to the closest small child anyway.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
The thrill for me is catching the ball, anyway. Unless it could nab me $50,000 of debt relief, I have little need to keep it out of a child’s hands.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Shit
Jeff Passan
“Source: Padres owner Jeff Moorad last week told setup man Mike Adams “you’re not going anywhere.” Demands for Adams higher than Heath Bell."
I’d rather they keep Mike Adams then trade him to a desperate contender and somehow wind up with Adrian Gonzalez v2.0.
Paging anthony rizzo
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
..chasm?
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
of course it's chasm
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 thought he was the one who posted this fanshot
who reads those things?!
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
OT
why have helicopter(s) been flying over the Western Addition / Lower Haight / Alamo (or just my house) for the last 30 minutes? WTF is going on out there?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
nvm
http://sfist.com/2011/07/20/3-alarm_residential_fire_burning_in.php#photo-1
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
crazy. it feels like there is a fire on that block every six months.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Inge DFA'd
The Giants should totally get him; he’d be a lot better than Castillo.
"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!"
/shutters thinking about it
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
His shutters are baseball fans.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
What we really need is a Brandon Sanchez.
by belilaugh on Jul 20, 2011 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We need another Brandon!
All-Brandon team.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Just watched The Franchise
Bochy during the ASG was basically the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Eff. How long do you think it’ll be before it’s… “available”?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
It was a good episode
Look forward to next weeks.
SPOILER!!!!!
My favorite part was when Matt’s daughter crapped her diaper during the HR derby.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Broken ankle
done for the season. Gomez is out for the Brewers – broken collar bone.
"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 Jul 21, 2011 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Yikes
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s a DBack, but Drew is one of my favorite players. Sucks to see him go down, even if it’s going to help the Giants.
Last time I turned my ankle the wrong way I couldn’t put pressure on it for three days and wasn’t pain free for months. of course, i didn’t seek treatment either.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
and you probably didn’t have professional trainers, access to the “best” medical attention and lost of medication / steroids, etc. to speed up your recovery I’m guessing either?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh God, just saw the replay
That was horrific. He had to reach down and re-set the ankle himself, that injury is catastrophic.
Oof. What, are you saying it is closer to Theismann/Taylor than Posey/Cousins?
by non sequitur on Jul 20, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, is his foot like totally the wrong way, or am I seeing that wrong?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
if his shoe is still on his foot
then he has a problem
"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 Jul 21, 2011 2:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I once had my foot pointing in completely the wrong direction, but it was my knee that was wrecked and not my ankle… it’s not good at all.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
holy balls that’s insane
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
now i dont want to click on it
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
It’s not something you need to click on.
"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!"
might just watch it real time, not a still photograph
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Just watch ESPN or MLB Network and they’ll show it.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
just watched it on at bat just like Jim... i just seriously put my hand to my head
and just shook my head… WOW that’s bad
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
holy fuck, his ankle... the wrong way big time... FUCK
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I made the mistake of finding a still picture. it was like something out of an HBO series.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
And you watched the video... you see him literally twist it back into place? WOW
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That type of stuff gives me chills
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I will not watch it based on these descriptions alone.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
chrissake, i just watched the replay on mlb at bat. i was all, is his LEG BENT
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
bout to do check that out on my phone then
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
really can't think of anything I want to see less than that
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
The only thing i didn't want to see was the still image, i wanted to see how it happened
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Did it look like Matt Williams was telling to hold at 3rd?
I saw him kind of flapping his arms, but then the shot goes off of him
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what I thought
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn shame. I like Drew.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I supposed as a parent you are pretty handcuffed in naming a baby.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Oh Lordie, no.
mrs owlcroft would, in the days when we got a Major Metropolitan Daily delivered, read the birth announcements daily, and scarcely a day went by without some jewel of disaster. The handles with which some poor lads and lasses will have to go through life! Wow. (In some countries, law requires approval of names by some panel, so parents cannot, in effect, torture their children.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
He is on that amusing list . . .
. . . of people whose names are both first names. (Other amusing ballplayer lists are players with two last names, and—my favorite, from Roger Angell—players whoe names are a complete sentence, ala “Pete Rose”.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I saw on Nova that there is an archaeologist named Willy Cock…
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
At the risk of seeming too prosaic...
…isn’t the discouraging thing about today’s loss the fact that it exemplifies just how weak the offense is and how it actuallydoesn’t exist at all without Sandoval in the lineup?
I mean, Kershaw or no Kershaw.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Jul 20, 2011 8:00 PM PDT reply actions
Nate, who’s been hitting well of late, wasn’t in there either. I think todays loss could be foreshadowing what will happen in the playoffs if the Giants faced a similar caliber pitcher like Cliff Lee.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 20, 2011 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Not unless . . .
. . . Bochy runs a white-flag lineup out in the playoffs. Even for him, that would be rather extreme.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Lest we forget
http://www.azsnakepit.com/2011/5/26/2191846/buster-posey-and-the-joy-of-schadenfreude
But we’re better than that.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
let's not start sucking each other's dicks yet
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Oh yeah?
Go die in a dick fire.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Graphic!
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, I'm just trying to end the night on a high note but now I can't have fun because
another team’s shortstop blew out his ankle in a freak injury that really bothers me?
Guh!
I hope so. I don’t even want to hear oblique comments about what it means for the Giants.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Some interesting comments over there......
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
interesting thread over there. didn't see it the first time around.
at least some of them called the others out
As much as I hate the Giants, I can’t in any way be happy about a young player’s injury in his first full year. I think having these all-pro young guns in the game is great for baseball as a whole. I don’t know if it’s because it’s the first batch of players I can really "grow up with" or what, but watching Posey claw at the dirt due to the incredible pain he was suffering makes it just about impossible to feel an ounce of happiness. Just my two cents.
My value over a replacement poster is approximately 10.5 runs.
by Wailord on May 26, 2011 4:24 PM PDT
It’s not all about numbers. It’s not all about the Giants losing 4.5 WAR or whatever. It’s about a kid breaking his leg and being in severe pain.
You can’t separate such things. If we were in the same division as the Angels, would you have celebrated when Nick Adenhart was hit by the drunk driver?
by DbacksSkins on May 26, 2011 5:15 PM PDT
but still:
let’s not start sucking each other’s dicks yet
by jponry on Jul 20, 2011 8:09 PM PDT
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup... there were some good comments
some weren’t too awesome, but whatever, what’s done is done
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
OMG I just saw the pic
Too bad I really like Drew he’s a great young player. hope he heals fast
One of the best young infielders in the game... looked bad
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
just saw the video :(
That does not look good at all
I’d pay to see Montero get nailed really hard, but not get hurt or anything. Just nailed, really, really hard.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 20, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops, that might have come out wrong to some. Like me be more specific, something along the lines of what Rose did to Bochy, but even more devastating.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 20, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
?!
montero seems like a super cool 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
Grant_ME_MERCY = foot in mouth disease
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
McLennan being McLennan
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
man, that BustaThaRippa guy sure doesn’t like Grant
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
fuck off, snake pit. God damn I’m still pissed about that.
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
NEVER FORGET
Fortune favors the lucky.
by BusterHomerun on Jul 20, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Arizona announcers are talking shit on the Giants
Calling them the “G-nats”. What the fuck is that all about?
Classless, just classless.
A lot of other NL West teams do that
Or the Gints.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Considering they call themselves the D-Backs, it might not even be derogatory
They might just be using a similar naming convention for the Giants
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
where's that INFERIORITY COMPLEX thing Every6thDay made
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Fangier fangs.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Mark Grace barely speaks English.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
but is he graceful?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Really?
Mark Grace, the ex-cub and legendary coiner of “slump buster” on the Jim Rome show? That can’t be right.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
I think the GIants need to send Randy Winn down there are give them a few pointers on how to be classy and not so douchebagy.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 20, 2011 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
be classy AZ
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
8th inning?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
@dbackswriter
#Dbacks Drew suffered fractured right ankle. Surgery likely.
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
damn... :(
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
:(
hope everything goes as smoothly as possible and he heals up fast
That's horrible.
Man, the broken bone epidemic can end now, please.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
SCHADENFR-
no wait, that would be rude and insensitive….
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 Jul 20, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Suck it, AZ Snake PIt.
Suck it long.
And suck it hard.
Fortune favors the lucky.
by BusterHomerun on Jul 20, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
So he derives no satisfaction from Posey's injury, but feels that justice was administered. Got it.
That’s a very important distinction. My satisfaction does not stem from Posey’s broken leg. It’s the weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth and beating of breasts to be witnessed coming from Giants’(1) fans. Their agony is my ecstacy(2), and I don’t feel very guilty about wallowing in that at all. I’m pretty sure they were hardly sending over baskets of fruit when the Diamondbacks lost the – arguably more valuable – Brandon Webb for two seasons. And they enjoyed almost freakish health last year, becoming the first NL team since the ’97 Braves to have four starters make 33+ starts. Turning that luck into a crown makes this feel like the baseball gods administering justice.
Well, it seems the Baseball Gods don’t appreciate having words put in their mouths. I’d like to think that Drew’s injury wouldn’t have happened if that post hadn’t been written, through the magic of karma or chaos theory (or the Baseball Gods! All due respect!) or whatever.
I’d feel schadenfreude, but apparently it’s an envy thing. And I’d have to care about Diamondbacks fans (or even be aware of one existing outside of the intertubez) before I could envy them.
(1) LOL extraneous apostrophe.
(2) LOL spelling; he meant, of course, “Their agony is my ex, Stacy.” ‘Cuz that girl’s crazy.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jul 21, 2011 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t get how what he did derive pleasure from is any better.
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.
Taking pleasure in the failure of professional athletes is one thing—for the most part, these guys live a pretty charmed life.
Taking pleasure in the sadness of a fan base is another thing entirely. Sports might be considered the American “opiate for the masses.”
What I’m trying to say is schadenfreude towards LeBron is one thing; as he famously said in his presser, at the end of the day he’s still LeBron James and has more money than God. His family and his family’s family will be taken care of. He has no material concerns.
But I’m sure there are plenty of Giants fans out there who are barely scraping by in their day-to-day lives, and dealt with the Posey injury like it was the death of a family member.
Thing C
I’d like to think that Drew’s injury wouldn’t have happened if that post hadn’t been written
This is an amazingly disturbing sentiment. The mere thought that one guy saying something stupid on a blog makes an injury like Drew’s okay… good lord.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
The mere thought that one guy saying something stupid on a blog makes an injury like Drew’s okay
I think it is even more weird than that. I believe they are not saying it made what happened to Drew okay. I think they mean that the blog post made it happen!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I can’t quite wrap my head around the whole thing because it’s such a weird, unnecessary, malicious, abstract thought process.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s like karma, but without any sense of justice or proportion!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Karma
And we distance ourselves from it immediately. Can the auditors hear me?
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
The thought process at hand seems to be quite a bit divorced from the idea of karma, though, except, as I said, in a weird, unnecessary, malicious, and abstract way.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The Baseball Gods
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
When's the last time bondslegend and i have been on MCC at the same time?
feels like it’s been like 5 months at least
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
YOU AREN'T THE SAME PERSON?!?!?!?!
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?!?!?!?!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Well for one I'm WAYYY better looking
and more charming. And I smell better
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
WHO THE HELL SAYS YOURE CHARMING
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Bochy's pre-game speech to Lincecum:
Unless you throw a no-hitter, we have no chance with this lineup.
Follow me on Twitter @MTLJosh
by Montreal Giants Fan on Jul 20, 2011 8:37 PM PDT reply actions
Looks like Texas might make it 13 in a row or whatever their ridiculous run has been.
Even as a Giants fan, I hope they don’t match/beat the A’s run
They're running away with that division now.
But I agree, that A’s record was unbelievable. I’d rather not see it shattered.
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
So grant
when’s the front page post coming with the picture of Drew slumped on the ground and a gigantic “SCHADENFREUDE” headline?
Oh, you mean we’re not a bunch of classless assholes? That’s cool.
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
We’re Giants fans, nuff said
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
vaseless and kyle?
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jul 20, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Assless Chaps and Bile?
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I see a lot of that at the motorcycle rallies i work at throughout the year (on women). Sometimes good, some times baaaaaad
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
So
you can’t bowl over the catcher, you can’t slide head first, and you can’t slide feet first….
What the fuck is a runner supposed to do on a play at the plate?!
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
Roshambo with the catcher?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW0bb2wxH5Y
"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 bit too late
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Anything Willie Mays Hayes did
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The top play on SC today was some Tiger going around Kurt Suzuki and then diving out to get his hand on the base.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I couldn’t remember.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN has a new Insider Only Recommendations feature to add/drop players in fantasy baseball
WHAT DO YOU THINK, GUYS?
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
is their algorithm broken?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
why does it say "Gain in R" and then "Fewer R"
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.
Pros:
Gain in R
…
Cons:
Fewer R
…
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jul 20, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Cons:
Fewer R
Fewer HR
Fewer SB
Fewer RBI
Oh, that’s all?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, wow, they’re projecting Pablo to hit .273 from here on out.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Today, July 20:
Birthday to Alexander the Great, Gregor Mendel, Sir Edmund Hilary, Natalie Wood, Dame Diana Rigg, Larry Craig, the Moon Landing, and
most importantly,
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jul 20, 2011 8:47 PM PDT reply actions
U R 5
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 5
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jul 20, 2011 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MEET ME OUTSIDE ATT PARK AT 5
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
So Cody Random eh?
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
Cololorado beats Atlolanta 3-2.
With game tied and 2 out in the ninth, ATL 3B commits a two base error. Then Freddy Gonzalez IBB’s PH Wigginton to set up the lefty-lefty w/ CarGo (gasp!). You can only guess what happened next.
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
BRAUN!
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
Stephen Drew has a broken ankle:
PHOENIX (AP)—Arizona shortstop Stephen Drew broke his right ankle sliding into home plate in the bottom of the fourth inning against Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
The Diamondbacks said surgery was likely for the team’s everyday shortstop, the anchor of the team’s defense. Drew and Milwaukee center fielder Carlos Gomez were injured moments apart in the bottom of the fourth inning Wednesday night.
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
jeeze, now it's broken, needed surgery regardless, damn
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I just watched the replay. It looks pretty awful. The ankle twists in a direction that the ankle shouldn’t twist.
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
yup, and Drew legitimately twists it back into the place it should be
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That must legitimately hurt.
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
TULOGIT
TULOGIT TULOWITZKI
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
hey at least Sergio Romo was good
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
his WHIP is down to 0.70
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
his K/BB is 12:1
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.
Only Wilson has it.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Lucky for us, Rob Nenn gave him the secret closer scrolls. Once you read the scrolls, you understand how to have a closer mentality. No way Wilson gives them to Romo.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He gave up that HR that one time.
Can’t pitch in big situations.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate KRod
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
To be fair
he should be out of this inning.
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
I hate his face
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
2002
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
DBacks tie the game
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
FFFFFFFFF
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 20, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
: (
injuries remind me of high school football games, and then seeing your friends lay there on the grass, wondering how long they will be in crutches.
If you are squeamish, no.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
and I saw it live so I don’t need to see it again.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The Mr. watched it, he said if you’ve ever broken a bone and you can still feel the pain of it, you definitely don’t want to watch it. He’s had several broken ankles [3x] and he said watching it made him want to throw up. I didn’t watch it. Haven’t seen Posey’s injury yet, don’t want to, or need to see this.
I am surprised you have managed to avoid seeing Posey’s injury considering the number of times they show it during nationally televised Giants games. More power to you.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve seen the start of the collision, but have averted my eyes before the injury each time.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Was just looking for this in another thread
thank you for posting
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Narverson only threw 87 pitches and the Brewers put in K-Rod in the 8th.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Casilla for Braun.
Final offer
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 20, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Casilla is too important. The Brewers will have to add a couple more players.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Agent Saito
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
Man on 3rd after WP with no out
Sounds like a miracle they got through the bottom 9th, no idea how they did it
Heh
D’Backs had runner on 3rd no out, bottom ninth in tie game. Didn’t score.
And Braun was playing buck(?) short
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
SEAN BURROUGHS
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
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
BALK!
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
Single, wild pitch, walk, balk.
Runners on 2nd and 3rd, no outs.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Is Flem calling the game?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I somehow missed the balk. What did he do?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Can’t tell; following on GameDay.
Sorry.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
/flinched first
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I didnt really see what was actually called
I think he took his foot off the rubber, and put it back without resetting his motion?
I am unfamiliar with the technicals of the balk :(
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
good luck making heads or tails: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/pitcher_8.jsp
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of the DBacks coaching staff might be better than half the Giants lineup: Don Baylor, Eric Young, Matt Williams, Alan Trammell
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
NYJER!!!!
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:44 PM PDT reply actions
BRAUNN!!!
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 20, 2011 9:48 PM PDT reply actions
Apparently Cody Ransom will be called up to replace Drew.
"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!"
LOL
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
not to make light of Drew's horrible injury, BUT
Agent Cody Ransom is activated.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Jul 20, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
CMON Cody you finally get a chance to help the Giants win
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
So I'm playing with Apple's new OS Lion
Pretty cool. Like lots of Apple’s stuff there’s a bit of a learning curve.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
First 2 hours of this day was spent trying to get used to the new scrolling.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Jul 20, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Honest question.
Do the AT&T folks count opposing batters’ splash hits on that LED thingie on the right-field wall?
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 9:58 PM PDT reply actions
nope
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
despite what they said on SportsCenter – “splash hit #56”
I guess they didn’t realize that the number didn’t change at the ballpark
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
Well even that would be wrong, wouldn't it?
Haven’t the Giants had 57 of their own?
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
you guys will, however, get an honorary mention in the list at the bottom:
http://mlb.mlb.com/sf/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=splash
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum, after today, is squarely in the lead with 4 splash hits given up :/
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
this is, of course, if they ever update that list
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
First splash hit at AT&T, non-Bonds division, belongs to a Dodger!
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the small, moral victories that count, right?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Look, this season, I'll take what I can get.
Clayton Kershaw winning today helps also.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't be mad.
Kershaw’s amazing.
by Every6thDay on Jul 20, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
fair enough
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Look, I think I speak for everyone here. We like you. We think Kershaw’s good. Let’s make it a package trade: Kershaw and you for any Sanchez you want, non-Mister Eff division.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I feel like the throw-in to get you guys to pay the Sanchez's salary in that deal.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, Kershaw’s the throw-in. ;)
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Wow! Wait 'til I tell everyone I'm worth the same as a wild lefty who threw a no-hitter!
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Kevin Elster
Thus baseball makes fools of us all
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Jul 20, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Geeze
BLB hit like the first 25 of those bastards
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 Jul 20, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot about Felipe Crespo
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL! Fred Lewis!
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Greg Papa with the call!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
You may be right – SC may have said 57. It was said earlier today after I got home from the ballpark.
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
Screw SC.
It’s right up at the top of the page. Unless that counts postseason splashies and the counter doesn’t?
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
there was one a week or two ago
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think there have ever been any.
"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!"
Postseason splashes, I mean.
"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!"
Ankiel?!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Opposing homers don’t count.
"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!"
K, just checking. That one’s seared into my brain.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I had a football game that day. It was depressing to hear the PA announcer keep telling the score, with the lead shrinking each time. Right after the game ended, as I got into the car and turned on the radio, Ankiel did his thing. It sucked.
"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 position do you play?
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
by nothingbutnet003 on Jul 21, 2011 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
nope
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
No.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jul 20, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok Axford
Dont suck. Pls.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
He's actually been pretty good this season.
Except for the two times I’ve been aware he’s been in the game. Then he’s shat the bed just to spite me.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
GReat.
Maybe third times the charm?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully.
He’s my only option at closer.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
His lack of calf muscles kind of worry me.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Two!!!
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
Brewers win!
Now if they could just lose their next 3 games :D
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
Ah nvm,
They need to win tomorrow still. Then lose their next three :D
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, forgot tomorrow was an off day for the Giants.
Let’s hope for an 18 inning win for the Brewers?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Brewers 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
everyone drink!!
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
But preferably a microbrew instead of Miller.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Too late. Already cracked a Miller when Axford nailed it down.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Boo.
Wisconsin has several beers better than Miller, although you wouldn’t know it the way Walker is trying to squash them.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
YEAH! Rangers lose
A’s win streak is safe.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 10:19 PM PDT reply actions
If you make noise he will cum
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
woo!
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
meh
Screw the A’s and their fans.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Holy fuck!
We agree on something
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Aren’t we both Giants fans or no?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Me? Yes
EVERY DAY AGAINST EVERY OPPONENT IN EVERY SITUATION
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Say it's the last day of the season.
The fate of the Giants is already decided. They’ve won the division. Or they’re out of it. Doesn’t matter. The Dodgers are in second, and one game out of the wild card.
The Giants are playing the wild card leader, and can guarantee that the Dodgers miss the playoffs… by losing the game.
Who do you root for?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Cuba
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have to think the Giants fan roots to win the game, because then the worst case scenario is the Dodgers getting forced into a one-game playoff.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus
I want the Giants to beat you guys in an NLCS someday.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean you want us to recover from the McCourtian hell we're in? That's sweet of you.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Is he ever gonna sell?
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
by nothingbutnet003 on Jul 20, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Not by choice.
I mean, if YOU had a magic cookie jar you could take money out of whenever you wanted to, wouldn’t someone else have to pry it from your cold, dead hands?
Someone’s gonna have to force him, be it MLB, the bankruptcy courts or the divorce judge.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The hell I'm recommending may be worse
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm picturing a hell where realignment happens, we beat you guys in the NLCS and then lose in the Series to the fucking Phillies.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 20, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I never want to see a Dodgers-Phillies World Series. That sort of realignment would be wrong on so many levels.
"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 would be.
But you know ESPN would lose its shit over an AL East that had the Red Sox, the Yankees and the Phillies in it.
And that means Selig would at least consider it for half a second.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 21, 2011 4:49 AM PDT up reply actions
WE!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
That poster is actually Jamey Carroll’s facial expression coach. So you can understand how he has a hard time separating himself from the team.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Obligatory
What fans?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If a fan claps in o.com coliseum, does it make a noise?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 20, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, I think of it as a Bay Area record
and screw the Rangers and their superiority complex.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Rangers win streak is over.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
This makes me happy.
Not as much as AZ losing, but still
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Man... i'm getting myself all emotional over these My Wish segments on ESPN
just reminds me of what quite a few of my family members went through with some of these things. Very uplifting and motivating to see these kids stay incredibly strong
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
immediate family members in fact
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
so i saw taylor swift tonight with my gf, she was awesome.
Adoptive father of 18th round draft pick and future ace, BRANDON ALLEN
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jul 20, 2011 10:29 PM PDT reply actions
you guys are dirty.
Adoptive father of 18th round draft pick and future ace, BRANDON ALLEN
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jul 20, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Where is everybody?
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
by nothingbutnet003 on Jul 20, 2011 10:30 PM PDT reply actions
Hello
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
where's the Lionel pic?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
________________
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 20, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
AHAHAHAHAHA
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
This is really strange
Did they really need to produce a mono 45 of the live Before the Flood version of this song? Did Asylum really think it might chart?
by Duelling Brandos on Jul 21, 2011 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Finally finished Dexter Season 5
Was expecting one particular question (not saying to avoid spoilers for others) from Season 4 to be answered, but it didn’t even get addressed
Was a good season, though. Julia Stiles was great.
Glad to see someone else say they enjoyed Season 5 too
I loved it, thought Julia Stiles did a terrific job. And I think I know which question you’re referring to, but I think they covered it in an oblique manner. Season 6 looks… interesting.
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
The neighbor was in a few episodes, but, other than that....
You think that was all they were giving us?
Yeah
We won’t hear from him again, I’m pretty sure. I mean, Dexter doesn’t even go there anymore and producers have said that they’re taking Dex back to his roots. We’re not getting anything else from that arc.
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
Don't know if this was posted already
But buster set to have screws removed on Friday
by Falconer88 on Jul 20, 2011 10:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Cool.
Thanks for the info.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
hopefully, he doesn't have any screws loose.
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 Jul 20, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Also per baggs
Not only has not gained weight he’s lost 5-10 pounds with core work and exercise bike
by Falconer88 on Jul 20, 2011 10:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
panda?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Barry Bonds getting ready for his comeback?
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jul 20, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Baggs.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 20, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
The Continuing Life of Matt Cain
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Jul 20, 2011 10:47 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW
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 Jul 20, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Ummmmm?
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jul 20, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
HAH. I just realized how that sounded. I mean watch the episode.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 20, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I had to think about that one lol
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 20, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It happens to the best of us.
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jul 20, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Reminds me of this GIF
"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!"
Neil Walker is pretty slick with the glove
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Really?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I mean, from everything I’ve heard/seen, he’s a bit of a clankmitt at second. DRS, Total Zone, and UZR agree on that point; the fan scouting report seems to think he’s average.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
who was it that made the top play today for the pirates? Was it Neil Walker?
Regardless, dude is a talent at 2nd
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Anybody see highlights of Reds-Pirates?
Look for Johnny Cueto doing the Luis Tiant on the mound.
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 was too busy checking out Neil Walker at 2nd, sorry bout that dude
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Holy shit, Stephen Drew out for the season...
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
by nothingbutnet003 on Jul 20, 2011 11:07 PM PDT reply actions
sucks for Drew ......
hope he gets better soon.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Jul 20, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
just bought my tickets for the ring raffle
im sorry for anyone who also bought some because they are wasting there time
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 20, 2011 11:09 PM PDT reply actions
MLB Division Races
I know it has been done elsewhere, but as a side project, I graphed the division races with each team and their +/- games in relation to .500 over the course of this season to the present.
Here is the NL West race to this point:
The picture will take you to the rest if you’re interested.
by MySpoonlsTooBig on Jul 21, 2011 12:01 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Awesome.
Bookmarked.
I linked you to the Alex Reisner graphs, didn’t I?
"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!"
COLORADO'S GONNA WIN COMFORTABLY
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
by nothingbutnet003 on Jul 21, 2011 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Things
were looking pretty rocky there for a while
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Man, the Mariners sure picked a bad time for a losing streak, huh?
from 2.5 out to 12.5 out in 10 games flat.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jul 21, 2011 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Looking at that chart
the Giants screwed around near .500 through April, then put the pedal to the metal. They were all set to pull away from the field when the Posey injury sent them into a stunned tailspin for a week or so. Then, they started steadily making up ground … and the Freddie injury sent them into a stunned tailspin for a week or so. Then, they regrouped, and have been basically kicking ass ever since. The end.
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Just read the "Buster Posey and Schadenfreude" piece on AZSnakepit
Jim Mclennan is a dick. As are the majority of posters at AZSnakepit. That is all
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
by nothingbutnet003 on Jul 21, 2011 12:16 AM PDT reply actions
I just don’t understand how someone could make a schadenfreude piece after an injury to another team’s player.
I have not watched the Drew injury; frankly, I don’t care to. The only thing I would want to do less than watch it is to gloat over it.
Thing C
Been posting on that site for sometime...
Not all of them are assholes… Granted, some of them probably are…
All I gotta say is karma is a bitch. Stephen Drew is NOWHERE Near the level of Buster Posey’s importance or impact on the game. So they SHOULD be fine because hell, our Giants lost a franchise player and we’re still winning…
Yes
Also, a little thing on that thread that bugged me: the insinuation that there is something questionable about us for having cheered on Barry Bonds. Yeah, like Luis Gonzalez suddenly added 200 points to his OPS at age 31 just by eating his spinach.
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Luis Gonzalez is like the most obvious steroid guy ever
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Yup
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
by SnowLeopard on Jul 21, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Fuck that dude.
“There will never be a perfect storm like this again,” wrote Grant Brisbee. “Posey is a guy who helped break an organizational drought for hitters and championships, he played a position that the fans were repeatedly told was almost impossible to do well, and he is possibly the most likable personality on the team, combining perfect amounts of seriousness and charm in a goofy clubhouse.” To which I reply, succinctly: “Suck it, Giants fans. Suck it long. And suck it hard.” I didn’t notice an angst-ridden piece from Brisbee when divisional rival Jorge de la Rosa was lost for the year, So don’t expect any sympathy when you lose your young stud.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I don't see Lars
but I presume he was in front of his TV, cup of coffee in hand, to watch Atlantis land, near the top of the 3:00 a.m. hour, Pacific. What a beautiful, bittersweet sight it was.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
The Atlantis crew just took a final photo in front of the vehicle.
Here’s the TV version of it.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Bleary eyed and in my office
The end of an era. Not just for the folks that worked on it, or those of us who followed in fascination. It represents the incremental fading of our country’s spirit of exploration. The loss of jobs and the additional blow to our economy is one thing, but the fact that we as a country would rather gaze at our own navels is quite another.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions
...
One-half of 1% of the budget.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Evan’s a bright guy, so I’m thinking the odds of him being sarcastic are extremely high here.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
You're right, of course
It is just a sore spot for me.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions
HEY WE CAN APPLY THAT 1/2% TO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS!!!!!! JUST LOOK AT THE STATE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL GYM OR THAT BRAND NEW ROAD IN WEST VIRGINIA THAT NEEDS TO PAVED AGAIN!!!!!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 21, 2011 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Agree completely. One hears that line a lot these days from politicians of a certain stripe, but what it means in practice is an embrace of smallness and solipsism.
Excellent phrase, except . . .
. . . that those to whom it applies won’t have a clue what solipsism is (too many syllables).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
You’re absolutely right. Ours should be a spacefaring species. But our distracting, glowing little toys may very well keep us tethered to Earth, ignorant and blissfully so.
I got up at 5:45 to watch the landing, with the plan to catch an hour more sleep afterward. But I was so keyed up after watching the landing coverage that I just decided to go ahead and get up for the day.
I’m going to be toast this afternoon. ATC should be an adventure, and not in a fun way..
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
There is every reason . . .
. . . to believe that America at least, and arguably the western world, is now in the declining phase of its existence. Toynbee, among others, lays out the concepts of rise and fall quite well.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Funny bit in the post-landing press conference
Cdr. Ferguson said that the door to the bathroom popped up during re-entry. Heh
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Shit jut got real
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
Shift + A
Haven’t been on MCC much since my vacation two weeks ago. I hope everyone picked up their TWSS games in my stead. Did someone save me a seat on the porch?
I advised a friend to take the under on this game. “It’ll end up being 1-0”. I also told him to bet the Reds & Cueto. Let’s see, what else was I right about? The new HP movie did indeed suck. Parachute pants would be a fad we’d all look back & laugh on.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
SHIFT-A
BORK UNF UNF BORK BORK NOM NOM BORK BORK FUCK SHIT COCK BALLS NOM NOM BORK
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Sounds like a country western tune.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jul 21, 2011 6:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Writers here in NY are convinced that the Giants will blink and give up Zack Wheeler for Beltran before the deadline.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
I played Bar Trivia with this Mets fan last night
He said he wanted Brandon Belt 4 Beltran.
I laughed. And then I laughed some more
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
“Then I asked the bartender for another longneck and laughed some more.”
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I'm terrified of the Braves at this point
Go ahead and add Johnny Gomes but please stay away from Upton, Pence, or Beltran
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I fail to see where Pence and Beltran would slot in. Would Prado move to 3B and they would take over LF?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 21, 2011 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Rosenthal said theyd consider sticking Beltran in center
He updated the article after I posted my comment and said they werent in on Pence
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Pretty much any team the Giants would face in the playoffs would be scary so whatevs.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Plus, even if the Giants somehow faced the Pirates I would still be scared shitless.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
A Giants-Pirates NLCS would be one of those rare situations where I would be okay with it if the Giants lost.
"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 would be pretty bummed but yeah I’ve always had a soft spot for the Pirates.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It's all but guaranteed that we play them in the playoffs if we get in
So any upgrades they make scare me.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That's just silly.
Of all NL teams, only Philly is putting up better combined (pitch+hit) stat lines than the Giants, and they not by much. The reason to be afraid in the first round is not the quality differential, it’s the reality that in a ridiculously short series, one piece of stinking bad luck can turn the whole thing. Even in a 7-game series, luck usually means a lot more than the inherent qualities of the teams.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
I think they have to be favored over the Phillies to be the NL rep in the World Series at his point. They are a very balanced team.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m still holding out that the Braves beat the Phils for the East. I think we have a better shot beating the Phils in a 5 game series than in a 7 game.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I am most terrified of the Brewers. I know they aren’t even in 1st place but I don’t think that team has really hit there groove yet and but when they do I don’t know if you can stop them.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 21, 2011 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes you can.
It’s called BABIP!
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
Tim Lincecum has one more win than John Lackey.
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
MEDIOCRITY!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A: Yeah Shuttle
get to drive out to Ventura today…
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Yes
NASA is not using it anymore anyways.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
LOL GAS HOG
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
ITS OK CUS HE CONVERTED IT TO ELECTRIC SO NOW IT RUNS OFF COAL!!!!!!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 21, 2011 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
LETS USE CORN ETHANOL INSTEAD BECAUSE PUTTING FOOD INTO YOUR CAR SOLVES EVERYTHING LIKE WORLD HUNGER
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'd rather feed my tank than those good for nothing third worlders.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I hate off days.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
More time for rosterbation
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Beltran update...
The Mets and Giants are having trouble matching up for a trade, according to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News. San Francisco is willing to take on most or all of the $6MM or so remaining on the outfielder’s contract, but won’t part with a high-end prospect. The Mets are willing to absorb salary, but are insisting on high-end talent in return for Beltran.
Kickham where it hurts
Good.
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
Sorry Mets
You’re not getting Wheeler, Brown, or Surkamp. And I’m not even sure Id give u Hembree.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Dang you
I was just about to post that.
I can add this from mlbtraderumor:
The Brewers will acquire Beltran if they can scrape together a package for him, according to ESPN.com’s Buster Olney (Twitter links). Olney, who repeats that the Mets are still insisting on a high-end prospect for Beltran, likens the Brewers’ pursuit to “searching for nickels under couch cushions.”
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
The Brewers farm system is a desolate wasteland
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
NY POST Reporting that Mets are asking for Braun or Weeks in return for Beltran.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 21, 2011 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
The trade would be done by now but they were deleting them too.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Fine.
I’m over it. I think I was over it a couple days ago.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Are you really? If Carlos Beltran came walking into those doors, you’re not going to forgive him for everything he did in the last month or so?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I wouldn’t say that. But I’m done calling him.
At least after 8pm.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
But then that one time you are out at the bar and a little drunk, and calling him (just as a friend!) seems like a really good idea…
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
My idea for an app is to somehow invent an iBreathalyzer that hooks up to your phone. If it hits a certain point it doesn’t allow you to call or text certain numbers.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Gmail has something like that. Once you enable it, if you can’t do some simple math problems, it won’t let you send email.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha that's awesome.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
But he’d contribute, what, some fraction of a win over the remainder of the season?
He could be a difference maker in the playoffs, but that’s so far from a sure thing that I can’t see the wisdom in banking on it.
It’d be nice, sure, but jamming up the outfield at the cost of a Wheeler-grade prospect? That could look pretty bad in a few months.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Giants are not trading him for a Wheeler like prospect…C+ prospect maybe.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Yeah, I wouldn’t think so. I’m just thinking about even wanting them to do it.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I’m just waiting for his knees to explode. Plus, the Giants never do what you think they are going to do. At the deadline they’ll trade for some back-up grandmother who it turns out bakes the best chocolate chip cookies ever, thus propelling the Giants into the playoffs.
Are they special cookies? Because that might be what Timmy needs.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I laughed myself silly when I heard about the Keppinger deal, because it was a totally unremarkable choice that I’d mentioned a day or so earlier off the top of my head.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
If the asking price is really Wheeler
I’m over it as well.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
If Mets is really asking for Dominic Brown, then Wheeler may not be enough.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Then he can go to the Phillies
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
I cannot believe that the Mets even ask for Brown. Beltran is very good this but why would the Phillies trade a decent OF who is 23 and has a good chance to be as good if not better than Beltran.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Holy Fuck ESPN
The main page picture is the Miami Heat with links to articles and clips discussing whether Shaqs comments calling them the Big 2 are justified.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Usually this time of year they start with NFL training camp.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy. Welcome back Frodo. Please, please send Belt back to us.
Football’s already soaking up the Knoxville News Sentinel’s sports section. Its thick, hairy fingers are already choking the life out of the anemic baseball section.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I'm surprised baseball is even recognized there
I would assume it’s Volunteer Football 90% and Volunteer Women Basketball the other 10
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
It could be worse. You could be a hockey fan. At least ESPN is somewhat aware MLB exists, even if they think it is a three team league (Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies) ::sobs::
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Well
with the NBA season quickly approaching…who wouldn’t get excited for that 2011-2012 NBA season
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Buy your season tickets today!
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 21, 2011 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL WARRIORS!
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Jul 21, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Montero was a very late scratch in Columbus today. Trade?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m assuming he’s getting brought up. No ways Montero gets trade for anything that is out in the market…well maybe except Ubaldo
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I thought that the Yankees didn’t get Lee because they wouldn’t include Montero.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I like imagining that you forgot a comma after the first word there, because it doesn’t change the meaning at all.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Both Jesus and Montero were late scratches.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
TOO SOON!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't worry
He will be back in a couple of days
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Are the Yankees having issues at C on their big league club?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
You mean SIRM just isn’t enough for them?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
The Scranton Yankees called up a third catcher to Triple-A yesterday. This, combined with the late scratch, really makes me wonder if something is going down.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Kinda sounds like it
Interesting. If it is a deal to a NL team, I suppose he can play 1B.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Day game after night game
They might just decided to hold him out last minute because he isn’t feeling too well or something.
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
How available?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Offday OT: My assistant is a big Comic-Con but could not go this year
I know there are some people here who are there or are going…live updates?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
His assistant is also a comic convict.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 21, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
You wouldn’t let her go? Jerk.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
He finally gets a job and becomes a tyrant.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
The Padres didn’t learn how to score. They just forgot their oaths of celibacy.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
It doesn’t count if it happened in another state right?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
What happens in Florida
Retires in Florida.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
From the department of "No? Really?"
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A high-end prostitution ring catering to Wall Street clients who often would spend over $10,000 for a night bingeing on sex and cocaine has been busted and 17 people indicted, authorities said on Wednesday.
“The business of high-end prostitution is enormously profitable,” Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes told a news conference, adding that the ring earned more than $7 million over three years
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I could pay off my student loans with that kind of money! But only just.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
/offers a night with Howie to Jeff Sullivan
//Grant finally sees what he’s been taking for granted
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Howie is Demi Moore?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Except with more facial hair.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
When did he get fake boobs?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
It’s part of the loan application process now. Just before the MPN.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
There is no act a woman can perform that could possibly be worth $10,000 a night.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Well…part of the money went to cocaine
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
When you’re that rich it’s like Monopoly money anyway.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Lets say a person makes $5 Million/year, $10K would be .2 % of their income. That’s like $120 to me. Of course, many on Wall Street make much more than that.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Suddenly, my splurging nine bucks on a sturdy to-go cup for my car doesn’t seem quite as egregious as I thought it was.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
You have to wear a cup in your car? Or does the car wear it?
Me/my car, we’re into seat belts/airbags.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
First of all, my truck has internal genitalia and therefore no need for a cup.
Secondly, I meant this.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Take a lot of blow to fill that baby, but the straw’s included and it looks like a good design. Let the white line fever commence.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
No truck nuts? I’m slightly disappointed.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you kidding? Think of the refill opportunities; it pays for itself!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
If I had that much money, I’d never keep it at CapitalOne. Hate those bastards.
Almost BoA-like.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
If I had that much money I wouldn’t be sitting here stressing out over where to work or where to live… I’d build my own damn school out in the country somewhere.
Single room schoolhouse!
Merope will be the Schoolmarm!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
This is applicable to the first couople chapters of Dan Ariely's book
Predictably Irrational.
Explains some of these pricing issues in an interesting way.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Jul 21, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard the women are being prosecuted for Trading Insider Information.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 21, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Insider? I barely knew her (but I gave her $10K)!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Have you ever seen the Ping Pong ball trick done with a wad of $100 bills? It’s a hoot.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING!!!
The Giants are still having trouble scoring (Cy Young candidate Clayton Kershaw didn’t allow a single run against San Francisco).
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
There is so much internal conflict/contradictions in that statement
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Clayton Kershaw didn’t allow the Giants to score runs that the Giants are struggling to score.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giants’ offense continues to struggle after Cy Young Candidate Kershaw shut them out for 8 innings. This follows an abysmal 4.83 runs scored/game by the Giants offense after the All-star break.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Hmmm...
scouring Cots trying to find trade targets.
Is there ANY chance the Dodgers would dangle Ethier? OPS+ over past four season, 132, 131, 135, 133. Super consistent and effective production in the NL West. That’s like a 155 OPS+, AL East adjusted. He has Arb 4 next year then FA after 2013. I would give up a substantial amount of prospect booty to acquire him.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Cody!
How does it feel to be called up?
And I doubt they trade Ethier; they don’t want to totally punt the season. He’ll probably be on the market next offseason, but let’s not forget how rare trades with the Dodgers are.
"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!"
They called me up? WTF?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Jul 21, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. You’re an Arizona Diamondback now.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
What happeneed?
Did Drew break his leg or somthing?
Did anyone tell them I’m like 37 or something?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Jul 21, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A.
Big PG thread after a loss. It was a pretty amazing afternoon of baseball. I was sure it wouldn’t be decided until we got into the bullpens.
I liked the welcome Keppinger received. Gotta make an exAstro feel good.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
It must have been like twice as many people as he has ever seen at a game before.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the two injuries in the Arizona game, especially the one to Drew, provided fuel for the angsty fire.
I havent heard—who’s the other and what happened/how serious is Drew’s?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
From what I’ve heard, Drew’s ankle was severed clean off in a slide at the plate and he’s out for the year.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Carlos Gomez also broke his clavicle
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 21, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
That sounds painful.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
He basically got Buster’d.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
That’s not my understanding. Other than ankles, the only similarity I’ve heard between the two plays is that they both took place at home. It seems like a thoughtless comparison to me, especially thanks to the way some people appear to be choosing to think of it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I meant the season ending ankle injury part.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I think the way others are making it out to be some sort of divine justice warrants the rest of us taking care with using the comparison at all. Even then, Drew’s ankle sounded much more horrific than Buster’s.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Drew's ankle got caught underneath him sliding home, there was also some contact with the catcher legs, he was tagged out.
Ankle turned 180 degrees. He had to turn it back into it’s correct position.
The collision isn’t as brutal as Buster’s was, but dare I saw the injury itself looked worse.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 21, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
This is my first birthday in a while where the Giants aren’t playing. I don’t know what to do today.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Applebee’s!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Or is that not a possessive? Chain names sometimes are and sometimes aren’t.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I got a little apostrophe gunshy after doing an “it’s” on reflex in another thread where no “it’s” should be.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL is Thursdays karaoke night?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I have never gone to Applebee’s. TGIF, Chili’s, and Black Angus.
Also never been to Spoons.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
For not going to Applebee's?
I didn’t realize it was that bad.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I’ve been to Applebee’s and Black Angus plenty, and Chili’s once, but never the other one.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what Spoons is.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I think there’s one in Sunnyvale near the In-N-Out, although I might be confusing it with something else.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
There used to be one in San Jose. It is a Hooters now.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s a band, but I’ve never been able to tell if I really want to get an album or just listen to them on Pandora.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Chilis makes the best queso dip ever
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Interestingly
Islands has a great Chicken Tortilla Soup but awful awful “smoothies”
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
mmmmmm tortillaaa ssoooouuuppppp
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
get a happy birthday gif from natto
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
They lost to the Dodgers last year :(
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I didn’t get a happy birthday GIF last year!
But the Giants won, so it was cool.
"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!"
Now my birthday is complete, almost nine months after the fact.
"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 are you going to name the little tyke?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giant's didn't win on my Birthday.
But they wond the World Series the day before, so I guess I can’t be too mad…
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I totally forgive those apostrophes when typing because so much of typing is muscle memory, and it just happens. Now, if you were handwriting that, that would be a different story.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Chili Davis interview
from Fangraphs.
LOL
DL: Another former player told me that Mike Scott cheated better than anybody he ever saw.
CD: He went from a guy that was very hittable, with the Mets, to a Cy Young award winner with the Astros. It wasn’t because he gained velocity. Scotty is a good friend of mine; I play golf with Scotty. He’ll probably never admit it, but we had balls, when I was with the Giants, that they threw out of the game and there were scuff marks.
There was one game with Scotty — and he’ll probably remember this — when we were playing in Houston against him, and we were just screaming, "Check the ball! Check the ball!" Roger Craig went up to the umpire and said, "Look at these dang balls." The umpire went out to the mound to check the ball, or his glove, or whatever. Scott walked off the mound toward second base, stopped between second base and the mound, and you could clearly see that he dropped something [on the mound] before he walked off. Billy Doran came in, grabbed the rosin bag like he was putting rosin on his hand and picked up whatever [Scott] had dropped. Now they can’t check Billy Doran — he’s not pitching. When they checked Scotty, they found nothing.
I was at that game.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Needs to Learn How To Cheat
DL: How prevalent was doctoring the ball in your era?
CD: It was big, very big. I played with Mike Krukow and he tried it — he didn’t cheat all year, but he tried it a couple of times. I remember him almost killing Manny Trillo with a fastball that he lost control of, because the ball just ran like crazy. Manny and Mike were good friends; they played together with the Cubs and Giants. From that day, he said, "I’m never going to do that again." But, you know, you’ve got the Gaylord Perrys and guys that did stuff — wetting the ball up. That’s why they have that rule. You can’t go to your mouth on the mound. Guys with spitballs, and with sandpaper… there were catchers that would scuff for their pitchers and throw it out there.
It has crossed my mind to wonder if the lack of hitting across the board might be due to the rule change in being allowed to go to your mouth on the mound.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
No prospects for Beltran, please.
I have seen several complaints that Wilson is actually throwing spitballs because he tends to lick his hand before throwing.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Is that how you get Wiffle Ball action on a 94 mph FB?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Jul 21, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Wilson?
I’ve noticed Vogelsong lick his fingers a ton this season. Though I supposed it still doesn’t explain his newfound control.
I actually can’t recall Wilson doing it very much, but hey, who knows what the hell he’s hiding in that beard.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 21, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what Dave Cameron is talking about!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Did you say Douche Cameron?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Jul 21, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Based on what I remember of his typical motion,
He tends to get his sign, lick his fingers, crouch down a bit, and then pitch.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jul 21, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s just accessing the snacks left in his beard from the last meal he ate.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 21, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: Car people
Synthetic v. Regular
I get oil changes every 5,000 miles per maker’s recommendation. Have always used regular. One car has 65,000 miles and no problems and the other just hit 10,000. It will cost me about 50% more to get synthetic but I don’t really want to pay extra if it’s just hype.
I would like to keep my cars for a while.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Make and year, please
Some older cars can’t use synthetic. You should probably use synthetic if you are driving a newer car.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
2007 Lexus RX350
2010 Lexus ES350
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Use a synthetic
I believe you are in Southern California. Synthetic will be less likely to thin out at higher temps. And your cars are made for it anyway.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 21, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know a lot about oils, but my car is high-mileage and I noticed a clear positive difference when I started using high-mileage oil in my oil changes.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Yours are not high mileage, so I don’t know if that helps at all, though.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
If you plan on trading or selling the car before 120,000 miles
it probably doesn’t make that much of a difference. Especially in bay area driving conditions.
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 am…about 25-35% stop and go traffic. 30% city/70% highway
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Mostly it is because of oil leakage through the seal.
Don’t get full synthetic. It doesn’t do that much. 25% synthetic will net you almost all the benefit.
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’m playing LA Noire, and a surprising amount of that game is spent driving around LA. Like, driving legally around LA.
It’s very, very weird stopping at a stop light in a video game.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Is that what sirens are for? I remember playing Police Quest and just have the sirens on to avoid the speeding/traffic violation trap.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I don’t like using my sirens unless I’m responding to an emergency call. Even with sirens, though, you still have to keep an eye out for jerks who don’t get out of the way.
You can skip the driving altogether by having your partner drive to a set destination, which saves time and trouble, but I think there’s a benefit to actually driving (at the very least, you get some cool cars), and it can be an entertaining diversion.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Just wait until you unlock the level that allows you to signal and gradually change lanes in a courteous manner.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
“Congratulations: You may now take unprotected left turns!”
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Breaking? (not likely)
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Whatever.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I mean, at least the NL won the game. This isn’t quite like when LaRussa held Pujols out “in case we needed him in the eleventh” at the cost of home field advantage.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 21, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Mediocrity!!
That didn’t stop him from choosing them, though, over arms that some believed more deserving – particularly Florida’s Anibal Sanchez, who was 6-2 with 117 strikeouts at the All-Star break.
Lincecum was 7-7 for the Giants.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Jul 21, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Most important part about that article
was the ad for the William Shatner movie about all the Star Trek captains.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
If Lee & Halladay didn't pitch
they would have bitched about that.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
No prospects for Beltran, please.
Chop chop
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/7/21/2286892/quick-note-on-cody-ransom
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on McCovey Chronicles
Related FanShots on McCovey Chronicles
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- Get a grip: Reds’ Todd Frazier loses bat, still connects for home run (Video)
- Eric Hosmer redefines the Baltimore chop with infield double (Video)
- College player makes impossible over the fence catch to save tournament game (Video)
- Security!: Camden Yards guard collides with Royals’ Mike Moustakas
- The Juice: Nelson Cruz matches career high eight RBIs, Pujols stays hot in Seattle
