Orlando Cabrera for Thomas Neal
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 30, 2011 8:34 PM PDT
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So amazing.
Thomas Neal probably isn't going to be a starting outfielder. He's injury prone, and his K/BB ratio is moving in the wrong direction as he advances. His breakout year in 2009 is the outlier. I can accept that.
But think of what the Giants are really giving up. Three years of a competent backup making the league minimum, and that's a pretty pessimistic outlook. There are better scenarios for Thomas Neal's career -- he's still just 23, and I could see this being as awful as Shin-Soo Choo for Ben Broussard or Asdrubal Cabrera for Eduardo Perez when the dust settles. The Giants are giving it up for a slightly worse Edgar Renteria. Bill Hall with better defense. Brandon Crawford with worse defense.
Cabrera adds nothing. Nothing! It's amazing to think of a player who could do as little for the Giants right now. If they want a defense-first shortstop, they have Brandon Crawford. If they want a guy who can play every infield position, they have Mike Fontenot. What in the world can Cabrera add?
And this assumes that his defense really is good. His UZR over the last two seasons has been horrible. Small samples, and I'm not wild about UZR, but still.
No, this is a veteran-presence trade. He's been there before. Brandon Crawford hasn't. Cabrera knows what to do because he knows what to do when he did it that time it was done. So he'll start. He'll start at shortstop. When Tejada comes back, he'll be the super-utility guy. Maybe Tejada and Cabrera will pick up some starts at third and second. Maybe Tejada will start a couple of games at first against a tough lefty. Anything to make room for Orlando Cabrera. Cabrera's a veteran. He's been there before.
You know, there.
Just when I'm okay with Sabean as a general manager, he does something like this. It's not going to drop the Giants out of contention, and when it's all said and done, it's probably going to look like the LaTroy Hawkins for Jerome Williams deal -- awful at the time, totally meaningless in retrospect. But what in the absolute hell is the point? What does Cabrera add? For what? For whom?
Veteran presence. A calming calm. Steadiness. Some crap like that. But then here's the real question: If he's so damned magic, why is a team that just mortgaged the farm to contend giving him away for a prospect?
Weird. Hilarious. Awful. Sabean! I always said that if he won a World Series, that I'd put up with his crap for another 20 years. I'm not regretting that Faustian bargain yet. But check back with me in 19 years.
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This would all make more sense if it also solved the Zito mystery.
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Whoa
Not that big of a deal. Giants had no answer for SS, so they brought in a guy who they think can do better overall than what they have.
In 2012, we can rate this move. You know, like the Ramon Ramirez and Javier Lopez trades of last year.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jul 30, 2011 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Umm..
Go look at their stats from August to October last season, and this season’s stats- tell me if you still feel the same way
huh?
RamRam and Lopez were, at the very least, unproven quanitites simply because their relievers and are volatile. Cabrera is a known quantity; he sucks on offense and defense. Neal ain’t a terrible prospect either.
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by MadBum on Jul 30, 2011 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
They thought wrong, and wasted their time.
Ramirez and Lopez were serviceable major leaguers, Cabrera is not. People argued about how those relievers fit into the team, not whether they even deserve to be in the league.
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I’m disappointed, because when I heard trade I got excited. This was quite a letdown. However, I’m with you. This whole freakout is kind of ridiculous.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
It’s an extremely sideways move, at best. Classic SavvySabes.
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Sideways? He gave a prospect for a guy who is worse than what they have already. I wish it were a sideways move.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jul 30, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hence the at best part.
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Yeah, I'm saying I don't consider that a possibility, not even at best.
That’s like taking a shit and say “24 karat gold at best.” Nope, it’s not gold, it’s shit.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jul 30, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Sideways at best.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are all minor leaguers prospects? Because Neal isn’t much of one.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I think some here think Neal will be a major leaguer.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I'm more POed about the wasted opportunity.
As in the opportunity to make and actual upgrade. I don’t really care about Neal, I care that this move means they almost certainly won’t go out and get an actual upgrade at SS. It’s a trade deadline white flag.
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Cabrera no more than depth. If you like your depth to be less mobile than a 100 year tree.
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OR at C!
I mean, if they felt Neal was worth nothing more than a backup SS or, at-best, a “veteran presence” than I’d rather they used Neal as a piece to upgrade at catcher (Ramon Hernandez/Pudge). This is a waste of a prospect who had some value.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
I doubt Neal’s enough for Hernandez (the Reds are bent on this contention thin, we’d have to really blow them away) and Pudge is the catching version of Cabrera.
The problem I have with the Neal angle on this trade is that anyone we could get for him isn’t likely to be an actual upgrade. No team out there is looking at Neal and offering anything more than bench filler, a player with an atrocious contract, or maybe a relief specialist.
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he certainly would be
in the sense Grant uses, namely filling a roster spot as a 5th OF for ML minimum money.
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by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya'll can freak out whatever
It is just not worth the energy.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jul 30, 2011 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I just looked up Cabrera's stats
Can I freak out now?
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jul 30, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
A little late,
but hop aboard.
"Pablo Sandoval, coming around third like a runaway beer truck." - Kruk
Okay, I'm freaking out
But I dont care, Neal was never going to be better than 4th outfielder. Especially if we get our FA money back from Rowand and DeRosa, we can get 1-2 pretty sweet guys for 18mil a year.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jul 30, 2011 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
4th outfielders can be useful
ours makes 12 million
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Ross makes 12 million?
LOL you!
Rownads is the 5th outfielder. He makes 12 million.
/weeps
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This reminds me of the last SF-Cle trade
SF has a big need and gave up a decent prospect to fill that need. Hopefully Cabrera will be better than Garko but I’m not optimistic
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by Gobroks on Jul 30, 2011 8:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
We also did
Matt Williams for Kent, Vizcaino, and Joe Roa.
Pretty pretty please.
Is Cabrera a type A or B free agent?
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Type D. You have to give up a prospect for him and get nothing in return.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 30, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
rec.
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Actually, you get negative in return
From Fangraphs
Runs Above Replacement (5.9)
Wins Above Replacement (0.6)
Dollars – (2.8M)
WAR converted to adollar scale based on what a player would make in free agency
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As it stands he's a Type B.
So if he pulls out a small-sample .300 average, we might be able to get a draft pick…
oh wait, that assumes someone will sign him next year.
upgrade from Mega Maid Cabrera
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He's making 1M
so it’s worth the risk. if he accepts oh well he replaces fontenot on the roster
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has 2 more years of arb, right?
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by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
How is Scott Barnes doing anyway?
(serious question)
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by Gobroks on Jul 30, 2011 9:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He is gonna be a good big leaguer
Unfortunately, he fucked up his knee and is out for the rest of the year. I saw reports that he is up to mid 90s in some of his starts.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I can already here it my head tomorrow
Great American Ballpark’s Public Announcer: “Batting 8th, Shortstop, Orlando Cabrera!!”
Great American Ballpark’s crowd: “LOLLOLOLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOLLLLOLOLOLOO!!!!!!!!!!”
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 30, 2011 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
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Problem is not trading Neal but damn they probably could have gotten something more valuable than an Orlando Cabrera.
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Haven't eaten dinner yet...
that sounds a lot better than Cabrera.
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I’m trying to decide that, if the Indians called up and just gave the Giants Cabrera, if I would want him on the team. As Grant points out, he adds absolutely nothing. But if the result is that Crawford gets sent down and gets regular ABs in the minors it might unintentionally provide value in the long term.
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stop making sense
It also helps Fresno for the PCL playoff push!
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by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
More good news!
via Baggs:
According to PCL transactions wire, Giants added RHP Scott Munter (!!) to the Triple-A Fresno roster. Wow, the bowling ball sinker is back.
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by gallo del cielo on Jul 30, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Kemp!!
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by jctGamer on Jul 30, 2011 8:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Banned?
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Jul 30, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh.
A guy who probably won’t make the majors for a guy who probably won’t make a difference.
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I would be willing to bet that Neal makes the majors at some point in his career
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Not unless he completely reverses the trajectory his stats have been on for two years now.
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I didn't mean that he'd stick, or anything like that
but he’ll get a September call-up somewhere down the line.
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and may stick eventually
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he looks like a 4th OF to me
and that’s not valueless
even 5th OF
if they’re really pinching pennies for next year, they could save on a position quite easily with Neal.
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by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Darren Ford made the majors!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 30, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
See: Coffee; cup of
Although Ford did steal a few bases.
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Lots of player make the majors.
The question is whether he’ll be good enough doing it to pass the threshold of utter fungibility. There isn’t much value to making the majors if you can’t out play a league minimum NRI.
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Well, from the player’s point of view, you really want that healthcare for life.
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Isn't that reason for management NOT to want more new players to get some big league time?
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Why? Is healthcare not mostly union funded? Even if it’s team funded, they only have to pay 1/30th of the true cost, so there’s essentially a free-rider effect.
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Yeah, but we’re talking about maybe a couple of players each year. From each team’s perspective, there’s no reason not to bring up those 1 or 2 players since a) it costs them little, and, b) hey, everyone else is doing it too.
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he takes away playing time from the superior SS. And Neal could probably be a good 4th OF.
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is this superior SS, and why has he not shown up this season?
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by Little Napoleon on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
His name is Mike Fontenot. He’s been injured.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I don't know
I think he’s been a bit unlucky, but he is still no great shakes.
Orlando Cabrera played 8 seasons with the Montreal Expos…the Expos.
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Wow.
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by troymccluresf on Jul 30, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
aaand i just realized
this means tejada AND cabrera on the same team! we really have a surplus of gamery grittiness
continuing here with you, GiantPain:
Jonathan Sanchez should not be traded, unless we get a huge piece back. He was money down the stretch last year, and could do the same this year. Zito starts are like automatic losses. Those 7 more starts Zito makes this season are the difference between potentially 3-4 wins or more.
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Zito starts are not automatic losses
And the degree to which Sanchez is better than Zito, when you consider that it’s only over two months of regular season play, is very small.
And answer me this, honestly: Is Sanchez one of your 4 playoff starters at this point? Really? Really?
Because if Sanchez isn’t one of those 4 starters, then his value is basically his value over Zito for 2 months, or 7-8 starts. That’s not a lot of value, and if the Giants could get Ramon Hernandez or something, I think it’d be an upgrade, value-wise.
And next year will be Sanchez’s last arb year. Pegging Sanchez as somewhere between a 2 win player who will probably be paid somewhere around what he’s worth, he won’t be providing a ton of value over salary next year either.
So if we have a chip who won’t be providing us a lot of value over other options this year, and who isn’t going to be providing us a lot of value over his salary next year… why shouldn’t we trade him? Especially since there are a lot of teams who really need SP help?
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Corey Hart for Sanchez to
Ramon Hernandez for Sanchez?
I was in favor of the former, FWIW.
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I agree
but Sanchez is way too valuable for Hernandez.
Sanchez probably has pretty close to 0 surplus value at this point.
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Yes at this point, but
he is certainly going to bounce back. Vogelsong hasn’t been pitching good as of late and Zito just plain sucks so you want Sanchez as insurance for that stellar rotation.
BUT WHAT DOES JPONRY THINK?!
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There there, Jim. I was more impressed by your seeming familiarity with liquid He in the last thread.
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That was in the last thread?
I wanted to be a scientist before I discovered fiction. I devoured a lot of facts about chemicals and elements and astronomy and astrophysics-as-it-was-then (1980s).
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Well, it certainly wasn’t in this thread.
Probably the most depressing and interesting book I read that was vaguely chemically related was The Periodic Table by Primo Levi. Also, you should be careful about which elements you devour. Some of them are dangerous.
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Yeah. Holocaust Lit tends to be.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Is it wrong to consider his response to the Holocaust to still be Holocaust Lit?
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Did we read different books? Periodic Table was his book of stories about being a chemist. Some of these necessarily involve the holocaust, but like Moments of Reprieve it is an essentially cheerful, happy book, full of stories about the career he chose and apparently loved.
Hmm. Perhaps I’m conflating it with The Drowned and the Saved. Memory is somewhat hazy on the matter.
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I suppose one of the things that made reading everything he wrote depressing was knowing that he eventually took his own life.
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I’ve heard conflicting stories about that. He didn’t leave a note. But the betting money says he did. He was certainly deeply and seriously depressed.
Chemists have a way of offing themselves, whether intentionally or not. Jason Altom at least left a kind note.
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I think it all depends on the return that we could get for him.
just Ramon Hernandez or just Bourn isn’t enough. You’d be better off waiting until the offseason to trade Sanchez. Sanchez’ value has never been lower than it is now. We won’t get a full return on him.
and don’t forget that Sanchez was money down the stretch last year, while Zito sucked ass. If Vogelsong regresses significantly, which is a real possibility, then yeah, we’d need Sanchez in the playoffs.
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by giant4life83 on Jul 30, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to go ahead and forget about anything that happened in the "stretch"
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You can go ahead and forget
about anything Vogelsong has done so far as well.
while you’re at it, don’t forget that if Vogelsong regresses, you’d rather have Zito pitch than Sanchez.
it’s about selling off assets too quickly, and if they trade Sanchez for a short-term C, then you’ve basically sold off a ML SP and a top prospect P in a matter of days, and now you suddenly do not have that SP depth
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by giant4life83 on Jul 30, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Great arguement
This time of year is time to trade 5th or 6th starter if you have depth. We can land a serviceable 5th starter for 3-5 mil in makeup contract or some other cheap option.
Think having a good bat at C will significantly upgrade the lineup presence.
But, big risk, trading 200k a year .200 BAA pitcher, for a rental catcher
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Jul 30, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m okay with Crawford going down. He’ll be back (unless he’s traded for a 41 yr old outfielder tomorrow)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Sabean on the last Cleveland hitter he acquired...
“Professional hitter, really punishes left-handed pitching,” Sabean said. “It complements what we’re trying to do to develop Ishikawa. The timing was right. He can drive in a run. He can hit a three-run homer.”
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Can anybody recall a hitter the Giants have acquired through trade or free agency that they didn’t describe as a “professional hitter?”
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by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Jul 30, 2011 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, Garko did do both those things.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Tejada can hit a three-run homer.
Doesn’t mean he does it frequently
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Trick question.
This would require…let’s see, carry the 1, divide by 0…yes, 2 men on base.
The Giants…2 men on base at the same time.
I know this
but we could have jumped on him
JT Snow and Robb Nen are my heroes.
But then 2010 happened.
We just didn't have what it takes to get him.
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by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jul 30, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like what the Giants just did for Cabrera WITHOUT GETTING THE CASH !!
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And they got cash from the Dodgers no less.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Where did the Dodgers steal the cash BTW ?
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uh….Dodgers and Giants rarely trade with each other?
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 30, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Pirates just got Derrek Lee
for a High-A first baseman
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If the Giants don't repeat
I would really like to see the Pirates win.
JT Snow and Robb Nen are my heroes.
But then 2010 happened.
Assuming Crawford is too terrible of a hitter to play at all
I am ok with Cabrera as the RH side of a SS platoon with Fontenot. After Tejada comes back, I’m not ok with Cabrera being on the team at all.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 8:46 PM PDT reply actions
when rosters expand in September
the Giants may finally be able to field an all-platoon team!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh trade for me too..
Nothing is added because of this trade and not too much is lost. This doesn’t change much. At least maybe it will help crawford to work on his swing everday at AAA, which in the end might make a difference.
Grilled ham & cheese sandwich > all
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Jul 30, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
with bacon
You follow me, I'll follow you
http://ayeyooojerm.tumblr.com/
SF GIants Baseball 2011 = Torture Pt. 2
SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ???
I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
THE TURKEY'S A LITTLE DRY!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jul 30, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sabean must really love old shortstops worn past their prime.
San Francisco is where old shortstops go to retire.
No.
It’s where they go to make Giants fans wish they would retire. A key distinction.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Jul 30, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
except for Omar
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 30, 2011 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't a big fan
For some reason, people around here love him.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 30, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
We're going after Jeter in a few years
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Jul 30, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Chris Speier could be pried away from the Reds.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jul 30, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Sabean felt that maybe he could catch molasses in a bottle again.
by younghutch on Jul 30, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I thought that was funny, I guess no else did. Rec’d
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I liked Thomas Neal
Damn you SABES! Damn you to heck! Unless you get a waiver wire pickup who wins the NLCS MVP you will pay dearly for this trade.
@SergioRomo54
Sergio Romo
Yeah brother i wish u the best! RT @bcraw35: @TdaddyNeal good luck bud. LDRC
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
WHY CABRERA
9:48pm: The Cardinals are likely to receive cash in the deal and they’ll send a minor league outfielder to the Dodgers, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The outfielder is not currently on St. Louis’ 40-man roster, Goold reports.
and we got cabrera
#FIRESABEZ
probably
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Furcal could have vetoed?
Because of 5 years of Dodger blue making him hate Los Gigantes?
Basically anti-Uribe?
Just a guess.
by 24 Willie Mays Plaza on Jul 31, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Ned was your Secret Agent, though. Shouldn't that not have mattered?
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 30, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe, but given the circumstances – bankruptcy, city on strike in terms of attending games (so who’d notice?) it would seem like the perfect opportunity for some overt assistance if he were so inclined.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 30, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Neukom is holding the money sack in the closet.
"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 30, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate to be one of those people, but
Jaws is kind of a boring movie. AMIRITE?
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 30, 2011 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
Totally read that as Jews at first.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Like Jews have anything to do with movies
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli
Bowzer from Sha na na and Arthur Fonzarelli
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 30, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR JEWS?
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Jul 30, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 10 recs
Oh my
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Jul 30, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
WELL, YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Actual LOL
rec’d for political incorrectness
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Very suspensful
with the tension building slowly
It’s really a different era movie
The thong is, it happened.
Different era is key.
It’s a boring movie if you were born since 1990, in the same way that mid-century glacially paced 5-hour epics are boring to people born since 1970.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Nah
I was born post-Star Wars, but I still appreciate old movies like Chinatown and Lawrence of Arabia.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 30, 2011 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not falling for this!
Why would I want to see some movie about a guy who works with newspapers and has affairs?
Nah
I liked Jaws.
Citizen Kane is an example of a boring ass movie.
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 30, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
flagged for wrongness
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Jul 30, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
You meant Kane the Wrestler in See No Evil
Right ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
A joke amongst who, precisely?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdeUDjuldtU
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Jul 30, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wanted to find the actual scene
But it isn’t anywhere I could find =P
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
They weren't even savvy a couple of days ago.
All of the trades, save the Keppinger one, have been net losses of value.
I just can't wrap my mind around this.
We basically have two Tejadas. Does Sabean know what stats are?Because Tejada’s and Cabrera’s are almost completely the same.If we were going to get a SS, why not Jamey Caroll or Furcal before he got traded to the Cardinals?
I… I just don’t get it.
Rally Jerry!
Rise of the Planet of the Tejadas
2011, starring Shia LaBeouf
But Shia LaBeouf would be in 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
No no no no no
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Jul 30, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Context
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXCK1EyP4s
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Jul 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Every time I see an ad for the new planet of the Apes film
I think “that’s, like, 20% of the world’s ape population against .0000000001% of all humans.”
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Tejadas are older models. This way, when one of Sabes' Tejadas isn't working properly or breaks,
he doesn’t have to play some untested young guy with his whole future ahead of him.
Why would Sabean do this?
Maicer Izturis is kajillion times better and doesn’t even start for the Angels. Unlike catcher, SS is a position we NEED a long term answer. So they sign a 37 year old barely hitting .240? What the fuck
Walter White is Heisenberg.
what kind of fuckin stupid ass bullshit piece of shit worthless trade is this crap? I’m officially in full on freakout mode why couldn’t we at least trade Neal for Furcal or Neal and someone else for Ramon Hernandez shit!!
by 49erEmpire on Jul 30, 2011 8:53 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Brandon Belt should start forever, in unrelated news
(315) SF Giants and NY Jets
Giants baseball: TORTURE
...and the home of the... JETS!
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 8:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
After this fucking trade
it better happen! I like Huff, but he just sucks, this is so similar to Bengie situation. FREE BELT! Trade Huff to the rangers!
OT: Jet crash in Guyana
And you think taxi cab drivers in the United States are assholes.
When the plane crumpled to a stop, Ramsingh said she hopped onto the wing and then onto the dirt road outside the runway fence.
Nobody had yet showed up to rescue her, “but a taxi driver appeared from nowhere and charged me $20 to take me to the terminal. I had to pay, but in times of emergencies, you don’t charge people for a ride,” she said, sitting on a chair in the arrival area surrounded by relatives. She was returning to her native country for only the second time in 30 years.
http://news.yahoo.com/cheers-screams-jet-ny-crashes-guyana-185128270.html
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
If there is a hell,
I think that guy may have just purchased his ticket.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
Babs in big trouble. Bases loaded and no one out for AZ.
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 didn’t realize Barbara Streisand was pitching for the Dodgers now
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
dude fucking walked in a run. 5 straight walks
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Jul 30, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Only three, according to Yahoo.
single, walk, walk, walk, F9.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 30, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
4 walks, my bad. Allen, Roberts, Parra, Johnson.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Jul 30, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, the 4th happened after I posted the above.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
whatever happened, it all went to shit.
/turns off mlb.tv, sad Giants will be swept
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Jul 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Congratulations, you've just written the epitaph on the Dodgers' 2011 season.
whatever happened, it all went to shit.
by giant4life83 on Jul 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 30, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Billingsley, WTF are you doing?
walking the bases loaded with no outs?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
At least Adrianza be ready to hit 8th behind Brown, Panda, Posey, Belt and Nate in 2013. If we don’t trade them for Jeff Cirillo and Brad Radke.
by Punch Rockgroin on Jul 30, 2011 8:56 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
It's gotta be because they needed a MI that could hit LHP
Year OPS
2011 752
2010 804
2009 659
2008 754
That’s not so terrible
The thong is, it happened.
He’s going to be the everyday shortstop.
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there any reason to think Cabrera will be better at any aspect of baseball than Fontenot?
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 8:58 PM PDT reply actions
Hitting left handed pitching?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Have you guys seen what's out there?
The Dodgers apparently decided they are not going to enable the Giants, which, given the state of their franchise and their fans, I can totally understand. There are 28 other teams to do business with, you don’t have to do business with the Giants.
What else is out there on the market? Nothing. The D-backs are looking for infield help. They got Ryan Langerhan. This is a fucking frozen wasteland out there for shortstops.
I saw Law’s tweet. I believe it is a strawman argument.
The Giants, tired of playing a statue (Tejada) or an automatic out (Crawford) at short, acquire Orlando Cabrera, who is both
I believe Cabrera is a better defensive shortstop than Tejada, and I believe Cabrera is a better offensive player than either Crawford or Tejada. Cabrera had a POSITIVE UZR AT SS as recent as last season. In season UZR for 2011 is not a reliable tool at all. This is an upgrade.
I love Thomas Neal’s enthusiasm. I love his attitude. Dude is a great person, but he is not the shiny top ten organization prospect that he was 2 years ago. He is 23 years old in AA, and is missing power. He profiles to be a 4th/5th outfielder type. His minor league number doesn’t even match up to Bowker or Ishikawa.
Do I love the move? No I don’t. But I understand the move. We got stuck in this position by signing Miguel Tejada. At least Sabean has the guts to go correct that mistake. I don’t like the remedy, but really, there is just nothing out there.
I’ll live with this.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jul 30, 2011 8:58 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
If cabrera comes through and helps us out legitimately for the rest of the season than I'll be the first to admit that I was wrong and it worked
but until then we just traded for a 37 shortstop…as much as I want to pound into my head to wait and see I cant I think is a horrible deal
Well.
Is having Slow-Cab, Kepp, and Fontenot as your middle infielders any better than having Kepp, Fontenot, and Billy Hall as your infielders?
If the answer is, it isn’t, which I believe is the case, then Sabean just threw Thomas Neal away to make the team worse, and then start the downgrade.
Screw. That.
by dregarx on Jul 30, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bill Hall is a better player than Orlando Cabrera. Should have kept him and DFA’d Hinshaw.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
HINSHAW FOREVER
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jul 30, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a significant difference betwee a guy that can sometimes play SS and an everyday SS
Orlando Cabrera is an everyday SS. Bill Hall is a dude with a glove at SS. Mike Contenot is a guy that can sometimes play SS.
Orlando Cabrera has never play any position other than SS until this year. They didn’t move him off SS because he couldn’t play it anymore. They acquired Asdrubal Cabrera so they moved him to 2B.
Make no mistake, Orlando Cabrera is an actual shortstop with a position UZR at that position last year. I cannot stress this enough.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jul 30, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t understand. Why can Fontenot only sometimes play SS? Does he fatigue quickly?
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
But we can still play him at SS every day, and he’d be a better player than Cabrera.
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Fontenot does not have the arm to play SS everyday, and his range is questionable at best.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
he's only played
15 innings at SS this year.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
3 games total
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 if the next answer is
“just because he hasn’t doesn’t mean he can’t”, may I add that the very same words have now been said on this very board about Tejada, Hall, Frodonot, Keppinger, and…
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Look, Slow-Cab is not only a rangy shortstop, he has a far worse bat than ALL of the Giants alternatives.
ZiPS rest of season projections
Orlando Cabrera: .258/.296/.340
Jeff Keppinger: .291/.340/.390
Mike Fontenot: .242/.311/.389
Miguel Tejada: .277/.310/.383
Seriously, now. That hitting disparity makes any of these guys better shortstops, unless Slow-Cab approaches vintage Omar out there, which he will not.
by dregarx on Jul 30, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Everyone who has watched him in the last couple years seems to think he’s Tejada-level awful at SS. Fontenot appears to be at least serviceable at the position from what we’ve seen.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I mostly agree with this, minus Cabrera being a better offensive player than Tejada. I think that’s a push.
Adopted Giant - Carlos Willoughby, 2011 Sally League All Star
This trade isn't bad enough (or, perhaps more accurately, isn't impactful enough) to be worth freaking out over
But I’m not going to bend over backwards trying to rationalize it either.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Thank you
and have a rec
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 30, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
No better options != stupid trade must happen
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
It’s like only having Instant Ramen at home for dinner, but not feeling like it, so you go out to the store and pick up some Cup Noodles.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't get
why you think Cabrera is a better offensive player than Tejada. He’s worse this year and was worse last year as well.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The last time Orlando Cabrera had a superior offensive season to Miguel Tejada was 1998.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 31, 2011 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s due then!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
You're a smart and funny guy
But I’m so depressed that you actually think this and that it has been rec’d this much. Hopefully Cabrera magically turns into a positive for this team, but the team treaded water today and the franchise got worse.
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
Man, Daren Sutton and Luis Gonzalez are pretty bad announcers.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Sutton is actually quite progressive. Pro-sabr, and pro-replay.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
by cheno on Jul 30, 2011 9:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
someone called on KNBR and said trade brown for bourn
uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…NO
Before I learned of MCC
I listened to sportsphone 680 and valued the caller’s opinions. I’m so ashamed.
Rally Jerry!
Even 20 years ago, the callers were awful. People calling saying trade Jim Petersen for Michael Jordan and they were serious.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I've always liked the hosts,though
(excluding Byrnes) but the callers always ask for weird trades and don’t seem to have much knowledge of the Giants or any other Bay area teams.
Rally Jerry!
I’d say we need a catcher, but I don’t trust Sabean to make that move anymore.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
/Giants trade IF/OF Brandon Belt to the Dodgers for C Rod Barajas
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 idea makes me vomit
(315) SF Giants and NY Jets
Giants baseball: TORTURE
...and the home of the... JETS!
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Meh.
I mean who cares? It’s probably nothing for probably nothing. Maybe this clears up our farm system for some CF promotions? Don’t Brown and Parker both need regular time in CF? Obviously we have all the OFers we’ll need for as long as we would have had control as Neal. Maybe Sabean plans on using one of our middle INFers for a trade chip and Cabrera makes any of them expendable? I dunno.
I have seen the future of rock n' roll, and its name is Buster Posey.
by atxgiantsfan on Jul 30, 2011 9:03 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Neal plays LF
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh.
Move the current CF to LF? Is that Ford?
I have seen the future of rock n' roll, and its name is Buster Posey.
by atxgiantsfan on Jul 30, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Your Fresno Grizzlies OF
Tyler Graham, Terry Evans, Brad Eldred, Edgar Gonzalez. Ford is on the DL.
There’s plenty of crap to clean out without getting rid of Ford, which I thought was your argument.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck
I guess Sabes thinks 2 Tejadas are better than one. So depressed.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Mark Shapiro is having a very good day... (As I said in the PGT)
I am happy for him. Little known facts:
1) His dad is Ron Shapiro who was a major sports agent in the 70’s-80’s and represented Eddie Murray among others.
2) His sister is married to Eric Mangenious.
3) He and I graduated from the same HS in Baltimore (he two years ahead of me).
So much p!
"I'm physically awkward. I'm emotionally awkward. I'm socially awkward. Anything you can think of, I'm awkward at it. And I'm very good at it, too." - Awkward Baby Giraffe
There is totally a “plop” in there!
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jul 30, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
you know...
usually I enjoy and even look forward to Baggs’ tweets, right now, every time I see a new one pop up I’m just not sure I want to go find out what it is.
This could be positive...
Freddy Sanchez could get at-bats as a designated hitter in rookie-level Arizona League games as soon as Monday, trainer Dave Groeschner said.
Sanchez and club officials will have to decide very soon whether to continue rehabbing his damaged right shoulder or undergo season-ending surgery. Recovery time is six to eight months. So if he has surgery at a later date, it would impact his availability for the 2012 opener.
Though the way I’m feeling right now, all I can see is “ impact his availability for the 2012 opener”
Anything else is always something better.
yeah
Lurie or somebody was assuming the Cabrera thing was partially an acknowledgment there’s no way Freddy is back this year.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
finally some good news..I hope its true
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
#sfgiants San Francisco Giants update: Aubrey Huff will get much-needed rest http://bit.ly/n7Yy1P
2 minutes ago
early retirement? a long vacation?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if there is a DL stint coming for his back
I really want to see belt play but I want huff to be healthy if he going to play
He’ll be back to playing everyday next week.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I keep getting page not found.
(315) SF Giants and NY Jets
Giants baseball: TORTURE
...and the home of the... JETS!
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I didn't realize that Aubrey Huff was undergoing recreational chemo therapy.
Explains why he needs so much rest all of a sudden after the all star break.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
To quote JCT:
I believe Cabrera is a better defensive shortstop than Tejada, and I believe Cabrera is a better offensive player than either Crawford or Tejada.
If he keeps Tejad’s glove off the field and Crawford’s bat out of the lineup, it’s an upgrade. They can cut Tejada if Freddy comes back at some point this season.
The thong is, it happened.
Fontenot is a better player than all of them.
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
This would be a reasonable point if it hadn’t already been established that Cabrera is the new everyday SS.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be fine if they were going to be platooned (even though we could have just kept Hall), but they’re not. Cabrera is going to be the every day shortstop.
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I’m just going off what Baggs is reporting:
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
If he keeps Fontenot's glove off the field and Fontenot's bat out of the lineup, it's a downgrade.
Guess what the Giants are planning to do?
I believe Cabrera is a better offensive player than either Crawford or Tejada.
How? Why? And if so, by enough to give up anything of value?
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the essential conflict here is whether you believe Neal is something of value.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I totally disagree.
I think the essential difference is between the belief that Cabrera is better than either Tejada or Keppinger or Fontenot as a shortstop, or that he is worse than all three.
I think he’s worse than all three.
I think this is the line
I don’t think Neal is valuable anymore.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Even if he isn’t valuable, he’s still a prospect who may develop into something while Cabrera is the type of stuff you find on the waiver wire.
He’s minor league filler but they could have Cabrera for free in a few days when Cleveland waives him.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
keep in mind
currently filling your minor league OF: Terry Evans, Eldred, Notadrian Gonzalez. Either Gary Brown shows up next year (which would make leaving him in SJ all year seem unlikely) or there’s nothing but Ford in the cupboard.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Ford is in the cupboard?
He might be the worst hitter of any of the people you just mentioned.
I’m in this line, but we shouldn’t even pick up Cabrera given that he would take up space, waste cash, and take starts from other players ala Rowand.
I suppose
if they’re paying Tejada to go away that would be fine, but I don’t think that’s what they’re going to do.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
you don't sell low
Adoptive father of 18th round draft pick and future ace, BRANDON ALLEN
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jul 30, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
No.
The conflict is if you think Neal has a 10% chance of being something more than fungible. Because two months of Cabrera is a sideways move from Brandon Crawford at best.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 30, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Cabrera is a huge step downhill from Tejada
and that is sad
Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein
Look, Orlando Cabrera moohaha, LOL and all that stuff, but the team has been playing Brandon Crawford at shortstop. #upgrade
Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein
We’re alone on this island. RT @jessespector: Guessing I’m the only person on Twitter who thinks Orlando Cabrera still has something left.
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
the last three years he has hit worse than Whiteside
three years is a big sample. he’s toast. burnt, stale toast.
YOU JUST WATCH
MONEY DOWN THE STRETCH NERDS
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jul 30, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
Hokysmokes is Sabean’s assistant GM! It all makes sense now!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Guillen has better range.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jul 30, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I think
Sabean is trying to recreate last year’s magic by replacing Renteria and Uribe with Tejada and Cabrera. Science.
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Jul 30, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to quote the Kenny Loggins song
But I think very few would get 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
Make no mistake
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jul 30, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Ride into the Danger Zone kinda fits
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
According to OPS+, Cabrera is not a better offensive player than Tejada career-wise, this year, and the past few years.
Giants offense overall: .240/.305/.358
Giants offense vs LHP: .244/.314/.361
I don’t see it.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Inflated by Rowand, no doubt.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
wow, what a dogshit offense
really jumps out at you when you actually look at the stats.
I'm okay with this, but here is the contrast
The Indians who still believe they are playing to win by the Jiminez transaction today, hence they are “buyers”. But they think so little of O-Cabrera, that this week they called up prospect Jason Kipnis to pay 2nd base who appears, if he is a better hitter than Crawford, will at least need some time to adjust to major league pitching. Two teams who both are playing the trade deadline as “buyers” who have completely the opposite perspective of Orlando Cabrera.
"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 30, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, yeah, but it would be the same as if the Giants traded Rowand.
We would know that they were getting a turd sandwich and they would think they were getting something great.
Oh wait…
My take on this:
Who cares?
This is like the kid with horrible acne all over his fave who wakes up with a zit on his ass and freaks out.
People liked Thomas Neal
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’d rather have a player that sucks and who everyone likes than one that sucks and is totally redundant/useless/only liked by Red Sox fans.
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NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
As remote as it may be
Orlando Cabrera has at least some opportunity of making a contribution to the Giants in a playoff run. The likelihood of Neal doing the same somewhere down the road appeared to be fading in the eyes of the Giants execs. In fact, Neal’s name was never seriously considered as “value” in trade talks (according to sources) this past week.
"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 30, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Hypothetically
if the Giants execs saw Neal as a minor league filler and really wasn’t progressing past the forecast of a potential 4th or 5th outfielder, then they were not completely out of line clearing space for other prospects to move up. The interpretation here is that the Giants brass felt they could see Neal’s ceiling and weren’t concerned about trading him. I’m losing way more sleep over the Wheeler/Beltran deal.
"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 30, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
they could dump
Eldred and Terry Evans and Edgar G. Plenty of room.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather have a player that sucks and who everyone likes
we already have a roster full of these types
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing we changed it up and got someone who sucks that we can all hate.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
just replacing the one that we already had (Tejada)
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 30, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Thomas Neal wasn’t going to take starts from other players. Not that our middle of the infield is anything to brag about.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the most salient point.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jul 30, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure how I feel about this.
But I’m happy Crawford is going down to the minors and can hopefully develop into a serviceable major league hitter. Not sure if the move merits Hunter Pence levels of hysteria.
Admit it: That kid is you
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Jul 30, 2011 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Reply fail to capn
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I admit
I got confused by the graphic Grant posted and thought “OMG, great deal!!!”
Please don't cut Ishikawa! 2009 Tops All-Star Rookie and World Champ 2010!
Sabes was supposed to but he goofed
Just said give me Cabrera so they gave him Orlando
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Jul 30, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Justin Upton is up with the bases loaded
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
3 run double
DBacks lead 6-4
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Oh, hey, Matt Guerrier.
That has to be French for “suck it.”
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
If there's one thing Colletti does well, it's a ridiculous contract.
But at least this one hasn’t turned into male pregnancy syndrome yet.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jul 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
the DBacks are cheating. you’re not allowed to take more than 2 walks a game, or score more than 3 runs an inning
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by giant4life83 on Jul 30, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew Sabes was old school, but telegraphs?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
makes me think of that scene in the Hudsucker Proxy
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 30, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a new SS!
You know, for the kids!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
AT&T gave him his own telegraph.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Jul 30, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
To go with his penchant for Tejadas
Tejadas have trouble working things like answering machines and cell phones
This is pretty much pointless
(Remind me I said this when he gets a crucial hit in the playoffs.)
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
Remind me I said this when he’s the reason we don’t make the playoffs.*
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I predict that the word used to describe Cabrera over the remainder of the season will be ‘professional’. Kruk and Kuip were basically drooling over him (why, I have no idea) during the last Cleveland series.
PLAYS THE GAME RIGHT!
Ask me about my blog.
It’s Kuiper’s Cleveland bias.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Like I said above, I can’t remember the last player the Giants brought in that wasn’t described as ‘professional.’ It’s very Giants to have a favorite adjective that describes every player in every organization at every level in baseball.
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My favorite is: plays the game right.
Doesn’t try to swing the bat with his feet. Doesn’t run to first while doing the crab. Good player. Plays the game right.
Ask me about my blog.
many, many players
in the Fox broadcast of DET-LAA played that game right, according to broadcasters.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't befoul home plate in the middle of his at bat
THAT"S what you want out of a player. Fundamentals.
My favorite cliche is when someone is described as a "baseball player"
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by Gobroks on Jul 30, 2011 10:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
“Player X is a real baseball player. He doesn’t go out there and try and tackle people or dribble the ball around his feet”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
heh
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I like "professional hitter"
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See Belt, Brandon.
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NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Burrell, Pat
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ESPN's announcers were already assigning him to us during that series.
Said at the time, DNW. Said it loudly and repeatedly. DIdn’t do any good.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jul 30, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss Buster and Freddy :(
(315) SF Giants and NY Jets
Giants baseball: TORTURE
...and the home of the... JETS!
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Who are those two?
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by Murray, Present on Jul 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Another earthquake today. In the north, not sure of northern Honshu or Hokkaido.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
My wifes Uncle died in the Tsunami while on vacation in Miyagi Prefecture
so sad… Don’t make them suffer through Scott Cousins now.
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
It was a clean play, but man I am really pissed at Cousins. He could have easily slid around.
(315) SF Giants and NY Jets
Giants baseball: TORTURE
...and the home of the... JETS!
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That play is causing more and more players to slide rather than hit the catcher.
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 hope this prompts runners coming to home to look Posey, as he stares at them right in the eye saying “Go ahead, try and crash into me.” the runner becomes intimidated and slides as Posey applies the tag. The now out runner looks up and Buster says, “I ain’t havin it.”
(315) SF Giants and NY Jets
Giants baseball: TORTURE
...and the home of the... JETS!
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Miggy?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
/cue six degrees of Scott Cousins.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
More likely scenario is that they BOTH go 5 for 54
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jul 30, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
...combined
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I want my shortstops to be beautiful defensively
and possibly physically, too.
The first six innings are overrated.
I’d be fine with both of them going on a tear, starting tomorrow and lasting until the final out of another World Series victory
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Jul 30, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey apistat, heard you were looking for me..
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
by nvsfg on Jul 30, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hi!
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Please read apistat's comment again. Tejada is neither of those things.
I want my shortstops to be beautiful defensively and possibly physically, too.
by apistat on Jul 30, 2011 9:12 PM PDT reply actions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
In the end, I don’t think this trade really matters one way or another. But it’s still stupid.
by Dan from NM on Jul 30, 2011 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This trade is the epitome of confusing
I just can’t fathom the absurdity. Yeah, it won’t hurt the Giants. But when that is how you are describing a trade, then it’s not a good one.
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Jeter's documentary is pretty cool
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
2009-11 wRC+
Tejada, 92
Cabrera, 78
This might be the stupidest trade Sabean has made in a long time.
I hate making a trade just to make a trade
If that makes any sense
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate making a trade that makes my team worse
and giving up a useful player to do it
But tomorrow's the 31st.
You either have to make bad trades now, or not make them at all.
You can see the position he was in- do you honestly expect him never to make a bad trade again? Come on.
Yes?
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jul 30, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. It’s almost like Sabean watched the last two games and decided that Beltran wasn’t enough of an injection to the lineup.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
If Fontenot didn’t go 1 for his last 24, I don’t think this trade happens.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Clearly
And that may be the biggest reason why I hate it.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
nah, we own them.
they can’t hit our pitching, especially in our park. and somehow we can always get to them for some runs
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by giant4life83 on Jul 30, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2011 9:16 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
sorry dude
all we need is jporny and we’ll be all ready for the rest of the freakout.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Jponry is in love with Neal, right?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
she gets around, what with Bartlett and all, but yes.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
oh
I think kdl will really be crestfallen, I think Neal is one of her favorites if not the favorite.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Late to the party, but I'm cool :)
Neal was not a favorite of mine. I am still rocking back and forth in a fetal position and sobbing over Wheeler, but I was never much of a Neal person. I was not surprised he was moved. I thought his value was dropping. I DNW Cabrera, but I can live without Neal.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
well good then
I thought I remembered one of those patented pictures with you and him.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I had a feeling this day would come, but I hoped it wouldn’t be this season. :(
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
he was
definitely fun to watch in SJ when I saw him. Sorry to see him go but maybe he’ll have more chance in Cleveland where there’s no Rowand/Huff logjam.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
dude when i heard this on marty lurie
i was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOSTOCKJUSTBONDS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Totally fine with this trade...
Cabrera will be a huge upgrade at the position considering offense and defense combined into one player. You all know that Fontenot, Tejada nor Crawford would be acceptable to you in the playoffs at short. Think of the post-season, this is a guy you could put out there and not be exposed in some huge fashion….The other guys on the roster just don’t offer that. I thought there was a chance Renteria might come back for the same reason, but I can live with this.
dude, you're delusional
Cabrera hits worse than Whiteside
Delusional? I have never been called that in my life. He is not replacing Whiteside. My point is that he is trying to replace three guys who have limitations that would be totally exposed in the playoffs.
How many games have you seen Cabrera play in the last two seasons?
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Mr. Outmachine,
I believed that your assumptions are false.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 30, 2011 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Hhahahahaha
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by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
And just think....
the trade deadline isn’t up til tomorrow!
Oh happy day!!!
and then…
then…
there’s waiver season!!!
Ok is Sabean doing this just to make moves? What the fuck does this do for the club?
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Squirrel: Heath Hembree
I just read through a few of the comments, and I am thoroughly disappointed. Orlando Cabrera is worse than Miguel Tejada. The team just became worse. It doesn’t matter what Thomas Neal’s value is. If he is worth more than the lint in my pocket, then this is a bad deal.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Fuck you Scott Cousins
if Buster is in the lineup, we could have kept Stamos playing SS. But with 3 solid innings of “outs” and no production, there is no way we can leave Crawford in the lineup. All of these fucked up moves are attempts to place a band-aid on an offense which appears to be irretrievably broken.
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by Penitentiary Face on Jul 30, 2011 9:19 PM PDT reply actions
Yup. I think about the damage he did quite a bit.
Things would be very, very different if it hadn’t been for his vicious selfishness.
Heh...anyone think Sabean will try to get a catcher rental who has only this left on his contract?
Go Sharks!
So did Cleveland acquire one player from every team in the NL West?
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by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:20 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
seriously
anyone think we make one more deal? I have a feeling for better or for worse one more deal is coming
by 49erEmpire on Jul 30, 2011 9:20 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I’m sayin Bourne, Rodriguez, or Cabera gets dealt for another SS. I’d like That Reds C Hernandez
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by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Remember last year, when Sabean aquirred Sanchez, Ross, Burrell, Lopez and Ramirez
And they were all improbably different varieties of awesome, and TGWTWS?
I think Sabean believes that no luck was involved, and he’s trying to do the same thing again.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Remember last year when Sabean acquired Jose Guillen?
Yeah.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
unless he sets the world on fire in the next 6 weeks~
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Then we would sign him.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
He can probably still get a back-up job., but will we offer him arbitration? How much is he making this year?
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, I didn’t even think of that. I think I’d rather have a sandwich pick than Neal.
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem is that:
a) He’s the ultimate fringe Type B, which means he has to keep playing regularly to keep his counting stats up, thus hurting the Giants
b) He needs to decline arbitration
c) Some other team needs to sign him
The first one hurts us, and the next two are long shots.
If offered, he will gladly accept arbitration.
"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
Giants can then pull the debag move and not pay him, regardless of the arbitration outcome.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I think they still have to pay him something, right?
otherwise all players would be offered arb.
"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
Ubaldo Jimenez
Damn…One bad season and you get traded
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SF GIants Baseball 2011 = Torture Pt. 2
SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ???
I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
OURS IS THE FURY
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The New York Post brought up a rumor that he’s had a bad attitude over not getting a long term contract like Tulo and CarGo.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 30, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Diva attitude?
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SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ???
I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
I think the idea is that he didn’t feel like they appreciated him like they do with Tulo and CarGo. I would assume he thought they didn’t want him long term.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 30, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The Post probably created that rumor.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Because they wanted him to go to the Yankees.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Or how about they knew the Yankess wouldn’t get him because they werent to give up the prospects the Rockies wanted and were then willing to report bad things bout him.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 30, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Lightning in a bottle
I can live with Neal being traded away but I can’t stand the thought of Cabrera being the everyday shortstop. This just seems pointless and a move out of desperation.
The thing about lightening in a bottle is that is can happen to anyone who gets playing time because it’s a random statistical anomaly. Swapping in new players doesn’t raise the chances of it occurring.
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by Bhaakon on Jul 30, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
They released Bill Hall
And then trade a decent prospect to get someone who has played a tiny bit better than him this year. Makes sense to me.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jul 30, 2011 9:28 PM PDT reply actions
they couldn't pretend that Hall is a SS
they can pretend that Cabrera is one, like they did with Tejada.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess they could. they do it with Fontenot.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
yea, Hall’s career UZR at SS is actually really, really good IIRC. I think its a small sample size and his poor UZR numbers at 2B and 3B probably mean its something of a fluke, but still…
Thing A
he’s only played 6 games there since ’06, but as I recall he was capable there.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I realized how I’d be okay with acquiring Cabrera. Not necessarily trading Neal for him, but picking him up. That is if I could guarantee that he’d never never never never start against right-handed pitching. If I knew that, I’d be okay.
You know, sort of how Aaron Rowand should be used.
I’m in this line.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m in this line. I’m sure we would have been able to pick him up for free on the waiver wire next week.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
My Adopted Squirrel: Heath Hembree
Not with AZ looking for a SS and currently behind us in the standings.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 30, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Arizona replacing Willie Bloomquist with Cabrera would have been a terrible move for them. Think about that.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I am utterly fascinated with what has happened in that #HatsOffSF feed
It’s like Head & Shoulders hacked a few twitter accounts just to spam it and block out our vulgarity. I’m sure that’s not the case but it’s what I want to believe happened.
Also, it led me to the greatest twitter account ever:
He apparently half the posts are talking about how much he hates MCC, and the rest are trying to sell domain names and SF tap water through his blog.
The first six innings are overrated.
http://twitter.com/scoutedposey
The first six innings are overrated.
Pretty sure that’s sign posey.
"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 is
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
There’s some contest about them choosing a post from the most tweeted hatsoff tag (we’re in the lead last I saw) and giving the poster money.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
For the record, I didn’t know this when I said “Grant Sucks.” I’m sure they’ll choose it.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah fuck
I got tics for Wednesday’s game because my cousin and his son are in town and now I find out Marquis is pitching the game? This could be painful.
For God’s sake Vogelsong, bring your command.
Im going to that game, too.
Still looking forward to it.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I was, too.
What is up with those Madbum meltdowns? It’s very unsettling.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Me too.
But Marquis instead of Collmenter is unsettling.
by Gitaroo_Dude on Jul 30, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
If we repeat.....god damn IDK what to think of this organization
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SF GIants Baseball 2011 = Torture Pt. 2
SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ???
I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
Those people who say its a fluke may be onto something
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on Jul 30, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Or baseball in general
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Jul 31, 2011 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions
OHMIGODHAHAHA
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by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Something about another player
Two days ago the Giants traded for someone that quite obviously moved him out of his position. He didn’t kvetch, he didn’t sulk, he took his glove to LF and made a fantastic throw and generally played very nicely.
Classy, and awesome. Go Nate.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
Cool! We made a trade?!
Oh……
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 30, 2011 9:34 PM PDT reply actions
It's all clear to me now
This will cause a waiver wire shortstop of some quality to be made available to the Giants after Aug 1 and they will, catlike as all get out, pounce…….. ……. ……… . …….
….
They’ll need to let AZ move ahead in the division race and only acquire this SS to block him from going there.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Looking at Sabes' trades so far in the last few weeks
Kepp: Satisfied
Beltran: Certified bust.
Cabrera: Probably NLCS MVP
Chasm?
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by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
giants baseball
PLATOONS!!!!!!!!!
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 30, 2011 9:36 PM PDT reply actions
We're trading for someone about as old as Tejada and hitting about the same? Whats the point?
.193/.280/.267 Crawford 2011
.244/.277/.321 Cabrera 2011
242/.274/.334 Tejada 2011
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on Jul 30, 2011 9:38 PM PDT reply actions
Cripes
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by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
How funny would it be if Cabrera out hits and out plays both Keppenger and Beltran?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
not funny
that would be great. If he gets 87 gork blooper hits in the next two months, I’ll be endlessly happy.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
LOl Why would that even cross your mind? That would be a disaster and painful to watch.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 30, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
If Cabrera outhits Beltran, that is a very very bad thing for this team.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 games in June 1995).
NEVER FORGET
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Fixed
How funny will it be when theGiantsDodgers give him a three year contract?
"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
Brown for Bourn?
No, Marty. Bad argument.
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington. Will your team regret passing up on my boy 50 times?
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 30, 2011 9:39 PM PDT reply actions
is he really trying to make a case for that trade?
by 49erEmpire on Jul 30, 2011 9:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Someone posted this a day or two ago and I thought it was pretty funny
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Jul 30, 2011 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Il est Japonais!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
FUK U DOME!
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
They forgot Orlando Cabrera.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Daylight come and I wanna Delhomme!
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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.
to get an idea of what the Astros are asking
The Braves refuse to include both Randall Delgado and Arodys Vizcaino in a deal for Bourn, according to ESPN.com’s Jim Bowden
how good are Delgado and Vizcaino?
Thing A
A step or two behind Teheran
Wheeler-esque prospects, if not a little worse.
"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.
BA top 100 for 2010
Delgado #35
Vizcaino #93
Delgado, then, is a bit worse than Brown (TINSTAAP) and the Giants really don’t have any prospects to match Vizcaino. Maybe they can flip Jonathan Sanchez for a part to use?
- and #3 Braves pitching prospects.
Delgado projects to be a mid-rotation starter and Vizcaino was recently converted to a reliever.
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington. Will your team regret passing up on my boy 50 times?
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 30, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Second and third behind Teheran
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington. Will your team regret passing up on my boy 50 times?
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 30, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Are we done freaking out?
Here you go. Having this right now.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Green Tea with Red Bean Paste
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
stop it
I love GT ice cream.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, sfgiants.com I know you just made a trade, but quite frankly I’m not sure why you are sending me an email to brag about it.
i just got the same one
i was like wtf i dont wanna think about this terrible trade
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 30, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be useful, because it saves you the cost of a mouse trap. My sneakers are just a pain in the ass, because then I have to put on my shewed up sneaker, drive to the store in them, and buy a new pair.
Which is almost impossible, because I take size 16 and hardly anybody carries it, so I either drive like 3 hours to the big and tall store to a get an ugly pair that I don’t want, or I order them online and wear torn up shoes for a week until they arrive.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
this
CSN sent me a text message with the delightful news after I knew it happened
by 49erEmpire on Jul 30, 2011 9:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
this
stop fucking reminding me is what went through my head. Sort of like the annoying emails from my bank saying my account is overdrawn. What’s next? My doctor sending me a text message after my checkup saying, “yes PF, you have cancer AND your team makes stupid trades”
"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 30, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
For the D'backs series
Monday: Kennedy vs. Cain, Tues: Timmeh vs. Hudson. Wed: Marquis vs. Vogie. LOL Marquis who owns a 2.47 lifetime ERA against the Giants as opposed to 3.95 ERA for the season….“maybe I just matchup well with their hitters” – wake the fuck up Jason. If you pitched every game against the Giants you wouldn’t have been traded for a Low A ball prospect. You would appear to be a Cy Young candidate like every other fucking pitcher we face.
"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 30, 2011 9:45 PM PDT reply actions
Kennedy, Hudson and Marquis…1-0 loss, 1-0 loss, 1-0 loss.
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 thought our limit
was 2 runs a game?
"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 30, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This was my reaction when I saw this trade on Twitter
Savvy Sabes stuck again.
"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.
whats the story behind this
I assume a fan asked an awkward question?
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 30, 2011 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone posted it before I started watching GoT so it was over my head, but if I remember right someone made a joke about rape.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I could be completely wrong, though.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Jason Momoa answered a question and said something like
He liked playing Drogo because he got to “rape beautiful women”. Cue facepalm.
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.
Neal
Don’t see it. Great 2009, but we are talking about an injury prone LF who has only hit for power once.
Maybe on paper the risk reward looks foolish, but I just doubt it matters even a little.
by hammystyle on Jul 30, 2011 9:47 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Personally, I'm not upset over losing Neal.
But, I don’t want Orlanda Cabrera.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 30, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Scout: “I would not have given either Davis or Hunter straight up for Uehara.” Davis has power, Hunter won 12 last year. #tradedeadline #MLB
This scout sucks.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
This scout should be hunted down and fired.
"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 30, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha
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by GiantsfaninNY55 on Jul 30, 2011 9:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Since I have the unfortunate pleasure of living here and seeing that team play a lot, I can safely say with my unedubakated baseball mind that Hunter needs a change of scenery and Davis was never going to get a chance to play everyday. Rangers need bullpen help. Simple as that.
That’s my long way of saying that that scout is a fucking I.D.10T
Anything else is always something better.
Daric Barton with a lower OBP
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington. Will your team regret passing up on my boy 50 times?
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 30, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
been pulled over my eyes before . . .
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 30, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
This is not a joke
Apparently Rich Harden did not pass the physical and the trade fell through.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jul 30, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But it's funny like a joke.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 30, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My goodness we’re missing the input of Natto, jponry, 49er16 and kdl. I’m sure Mr Owlcroft will expound upon the topic later, if he hasn’t had a stroke or something…
Mr. O is hard at work saving our community hospital.
Just in case he should have a stroke later! (Seriously, he’s unavailable until after his committee meeting Tuesday, but if you want I can rant almost as well as he can.)
by mrs. owlcroft on Jul 30, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Dinner is served at his desk and at the coffee table where I'm watching the game.
The distance is close enough that we can shout to each other.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jul 30, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
And this is why I hate that my birthday is on the trading deadline.
The Giants get me a shitty gift almost every year.
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by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jul 30, 2011 9:53 PM PDT reply actions
G's have really got a huge pile of low-contribution players, now, that they seem to enjoy
continually rearranging.
Maybe they’re thinking they can trade a grab-bag of 3-4 of them for one decent one?
Now it's really clear to me
The Giants are going to continually flood the waiver wire with names and continually trade up. Like the guy a couple of years ago that traded a paperclip for a house.
gotta keep throwing paint at the wall
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
WHY DID WE GIVE UP NEAL FOR CABRERA! IMPEACH SABEAN!
CABRERA FOR NEAL
BELTRAN FOR WHEELER
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
maybe Baggs is just guessing
or maybe I am reading it wrong, but it sounds like a platoon situation:
He’ll be playing shortstop, getting a lot of time there," Bochy said. "With Miggy (Tejada) down, we’ve been using (lefty hitter Mike) Fontenot against left-handers. And Craw, it’s been tough for him. He’s done a nice job but it’s hard for him to hit major league pitching. He hasn’t been at a higher level."
Yeah, sounds like they're thinking about the SS position against lefties
which, to be honest, does seem to have been an issue.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jul 30, 2011 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 10 recs
Nice
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by NuschlerFace on Jul 30, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
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Seems to me like the Giants sold low on Neal.
He’s struggling now for sure, but I still think the talent is there for him to be a passable outfielder one day.
I have no problem with the Giants trading him, but at least get someone in return who will actually make a difference.
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by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jul 30, 2011 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
LOL Sullivan
The Giants might be done, or they might not. They might still have some young players they can replace with older players before Sunday afternoon
It’s sad because it’s true.
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It's Posey time!!
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Sounds like
Burriss for Pujols is still a possibility!
by Into the Void on Jul 30, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
contracts dont add up
we should probably throw in Rowand and Zeets to make up for it.
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by calgiants86 on Jul 30, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA
He knows us quite well.
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Well I'm still hoping for a trade that brings in a catcher.
Runzler for Ramon Hernandez anyone?
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by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jul 30, 2011 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
Oh, Kroon!
Marckroon Marc Kroon
@TdaddyNeal I got my eye on u everyday.Hope this long distance parenting works. I still can spank you son. #believethat twitpic.com/5yn3dq
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yes they are
I really hope he makes it to the majors this year
by 49erEmpire on Jul 30, 2011 10:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Mr. Schulman really doesn’t like advanced stats, does he?
I was kind of jonesing on this Cabrera trade till I found out he had a negative WAR. Now I’m ANGRY.
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I can't believe we are pinning our hopes on Eugenio Velez
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So much for that
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Last trade?
If this is the last trade Sabean makes, at this rate I kind of hope so, can they at least start DFAing some dead weight like Rownads, Zits, Tejada, etc…? That’ll at least cheer me up.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 30, 2011 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
september call ups will make it so they won't need to cut anyone.
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by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jul 30, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
they will not
pay any of them to watch TV. They won’t.
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by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
So, what move do they make when Tejada comes back?
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 10:29 PM PDT reply actions
Absolutely…not.
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Um… what?
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
/looks at Cabrera’s bbr page.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
…
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s exactly what I did, but then I saw CSN found the reasoning behind it.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
…?
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s gone now, (I was going to screencap it) but it was something about him having a chance at being on 5 different, consecutive playoff teams.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Here we go, business!
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty fool proof if you ask me.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It's Business Time.
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Bret looks really weird without his beard
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s weird how much I look like the guy on the left. I’m 90% sure I would pass for his twin.
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by atxgiantsfan on Jul 30, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
oic
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh ok I wasn’t sure the Giants meant business before but this trade really seals the deal for me, they do mean business.
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It's Posey time!!
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Corinthian
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
sl
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
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wow what's not to like?!
He’s a PROVEN VET that KNOWS HOW TO WIN!
So sick of U stat dorks! go away!
by Into the Void on Jul 30, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
"Listen, Bitch...are you for real?"
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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It’s a good thing AZ traded Haren for Saunders last year.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
he's gotta hit better than beltran, right?
by projectmayhem713 on Jul 30, 2011 10:35 PM PDT reply actions
I'm still waitin for Beltran's knee to shatter from that slide in Philly
Like some crazy samurai flick where the one guy slashes and the other guy take ten minutes to realize he’s been cut in half.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Oh David Carradine
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by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jul 30, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously though
whats our official stance on him hitting third and pablo 4th?
by projectmayhem713 on Jul 30, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh better than Huff hitting clean up
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by calgiants86 on Jul 30, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
hard to hit second from the bench
although i guess he starts again tomorrow? how’d he look today. i did not watch
by projectmayhem713 on Jul 30, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m against Orlando Cabrera hitting anywhere in this lineup, let alone 3rd.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 30, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
im sure it was covered up thread. but neal couldnt be part of a package for a bigger player? ramon hernandez? furcal? bourne even?
by projectmayhem713 on Jul 30, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not a big deal as long as the two of them are hitting third and fourth.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Miguel Tejada is terrible.
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by calgiants86 on Jul 30, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
they can platoon!
one against lefties, and the other against lefties!
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by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
sl
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on Jul 30, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That
Is the perfect analogy for our SS situation
Rally Jerry!
and our catcher situation. And our lineup situation. And maybe even our outfield situation
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I’m glad we decided to improve by not getting better. Just like my old high school!
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW.
My old high school no longer exists. It was closed. For sucking.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Addition by fraction reduction!
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, the cool thing about fraction reduction as an example is that when you reduce a fraction, you end up with exactly the same value.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Suck + Suck = Blow?
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guys cant we agree
that BOTH are terrible
maybe sabes got him confused with miguel?
by projectmayhem713 on Jul 30, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably. During a drunken rosterbation session he picked up the wrong Cabrera for the Giants.
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by calgiants86 on Jul 30, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
The only way I can see this becoming a good move is if he get the compensation pick for him.
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain was on ESPN Radio’s Scott Van Pelt Show. Listen here: http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=6816419
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I have no idea how any of these trades will pan out, but last year’s trading deadline seemed a lot less terrifying than this year’s.
Is Sabes just making deals now for the sake of making deals?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
This seems likely
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Kind of like Ulysses
where he can’t but continue to lie. Bryan just can’t stop trading. It endears him so to so many waitresses,
This deal kind of reeks of it, like he lost out on all the guys he really wanted but couldn’t stop himself
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 30, 2011 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like shopping for clothes and you stumble upon the "Clearance rack"
You see this shirt. Now you’re pretty sure you wouldn’t be caught dead wearing said shirt but it’s marked down to $5.00. $5.00!! You need a shirt, but not this one; it will not improve your wardrobe and people will laugh at you for owning it.
But $5.00!! And you haven’t found anything worthwhile all day & can not, repeat CAN NOT, go home empty-handed.
So, SCOOP! You get no receipt and the clerk quickly removes all tags identifying the shit-garment as coming from that store.
On top: Sabes. On bottom: MLB punditry and the MCC.
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...
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Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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So the Giants have Torres, Schierholtz, Belt, and Rowand under contract for the outfield in 2012?
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I feel better now.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Knowing that we have the almighty Darren Ford made me feel safe and secure
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by calgiants86 on Jul 30, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, it certainly helped me figure out why Neal was expendable.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
also +VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
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by calgiants86 on Jul 30, 2011 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
under control, not guaranteed contract will be tendered.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
2012 is Schierholtz's first arb year right?
How much do you think he gets? 1.5 million?
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by RichHerreraHomer on Jul 30, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Ross is technically under control, too, right? Just not likely to be retained?
But barring free agency, that’s the likely rotation, correct?
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
nope Ross is a free agent through and through at the end of this year.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Oh. So I was righter the first time.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Beltran
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Checking in real quick
Yeah. Don’t get this deal either. No upside at all for Hudson and he didn’t even play SS in Cleveland. Hopefully Neal will remain Neal.
BTW: Finished episode 8 of GoT…I still don’t hate the Lannister’s yet. Just seems like Ned was naive and the kingdom would have suffered as a result.
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by calgiants86 on Jul 30, 2011 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Henry Hudson
Yeah my bad…Cabrera
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Hopefully Cabrera isn't set adrift in a mutiny like Henry was.
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by calgiants86 on Jul 30, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I just finished 8, about to watch 9. Fuck the Lannisters, I want to slap Joffrey every time I see him, the queen too, as pretty as she is. Also, I like Drogo.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Lannister Haters Gonna Hate
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
BRING BACK OMAR
There's a First for Everything:
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I heard it was eight, nine guys, and Omar went down firing with an AK.
by non sequitur on Jul 30, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
a hunting we will go...
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Epps
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Lucky Charm?
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The Giants already have in their lineup
on any given day, at least four or five guys who made it to the postseason last year.
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I think it’s funny how people still make the comment of “He could be a nice addition to the lineup and add some playoff experience.” Do they not realize the majority of this team has playoff experience?
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 31, 2011 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Bad fucking trade
I don’t think it’s possible to convince me otherwise
Even if Thomas Neal turns out to be nothing more than the kind of guy you call up three times a year to fill in for injury, he’ll likely be more useful than Orlando Cabrera.
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Literally Miguel Tejada.
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.
.531 OPS vs RHP
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
What do their stats look like side by side?
HAHA! SUCK IT TULO! YOU HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS!
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That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
Tejada: .242/.274/.334, 71 OPS+
Cabrera: .244/.277/.321 69 OPS+
LITERALLY Miguel Tejada.
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 bad that I laughed at that?
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When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
I hope Grant fixes the news of the trade so that it becomes news of a good trade.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
If i close my eyes and go to sleep, it didn't happen.
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When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
Fuck
Tejada: 16 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 12 BB, 31 K
Cabrera: 13 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 13 BB, 40 K
HE IS MIGUEL TEJADA
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He’s been an awful second baseman this year. Let’s make him our starting shortstop!
People will be BEGGING for Fontenot.
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 guys are forgetting the
league adjustment!
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NL=AAAA
HAHA! SUCK IT TULO! YOU HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS!
When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
LITERALLY MIGUEL TEJADA.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Does this cloning raise ethical concerns?
HAHA! SUCK IT TULO! YOU HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS!
When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
I read this as "clowning"
so yes.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
/insert photoshopped image of cabrera in clown suit
HAHA! SUCK IT TULO! YOU HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS!
When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
Keppinger is a clone of Fontenot too
.241/.290/.345 Kepp
.206/.292/.348 Fontenot
I can only come to one conclusion: Sabes is assemblind a clone army to fight the separatists.
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by RichHerreraHomer on Jul 30, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
at least one is LH and one is RH
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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Any character from the prequels is Aubrey Huff-esque in terms of WAR
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
But he’s a Fett.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
he made boba fett lame
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That’s impossible to do.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Finding out the coolest bounty hunter in the world was actually the son of some annoying dude who turned into a lot of clones suckeddd
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.
not son
“unaltered clone”. Which, if he’s cloned, how is he unaltered?
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot about that! And that’s even lamer.
It was cooler when he was just a mysterious badass.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I don’t know if there’s a single case of a mysterious badass being retroactively handed a backstory and not coming away with some loss of cool.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
But Maleficent isn’t going to suck or anything. There’s no way that movie doesn’t make Maleficent fucking suck.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
also
he’s now the “unaltered clone” of a yutz who got off two shots with his pistols and then got his head cut off by Snakes On This M*f*ing Plane Windu.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
That scene was so fake.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
/Snakes on The Plane-wan turns head slowly to look at Baby Fett.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Daddy Issues
Which is clearly why after seeing his Dad emasculated he decided to spend less time keeping his armor shiny and starting practicing some effin bounty huntering. He even turned into the Silent Bob of the galaxy, saving his words of wisdom for the proper moments.
I might have thought about this once or twice before…
Anything else is always something better.
Just like if Mike Nolan had spent less time wearing a suit, he might have won some games!
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
But he looked good in that suit
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 refuse to stand for Nolan Suit whiners. He spent all of two minutes in the morning worried about his damn clothes, and spent the rest of his life trying to be good at football coaching.
Boba Fett didn’t polish his armor because he was lazy. He was probably too busy crying himself to sleep over his clone father to polish his suit.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked Nolan wearing a suit
it’s his inability to be a football head coach that annoyed me.
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Yeah. It bugs me when people associate his being a bad coach with his wardrobe. That’s what he gets for taking two minutes out of his morning to pay respects to his dead father.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
The suit idea would have worked if he was a good coach. If he was a good coach, he would have looked like a bad-ass mofo with old school style. But since he wasn’t a good coach, he came off looking like a bigger schmuck than he already was.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 31, 2011 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
No, he came off looking like a classy guy who respected his father, and was also a bad coach.
FFS.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 31, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
So stupid.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
the han solo books are ok
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
indeed
the Lando books are pretty fun too. All these were before there was an Extended Universe™ to be messed up by others.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He's saving that
For the iPad exclusive Digitally Remastered HD Blu-ray Special Edition Hi-Fi Box Set
Anything else is always something better.
People said the same thing about Vader. But then, BOOM, Hayden Christiansen.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but I can think of Anakin and Vader as two different people. He was once a total wuss, but once he had all of his limbs chopped off he became cool.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be the Clone WAR.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That number is always 0.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
At least for Imperial forces.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
very nice
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
"and now, to business..."
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Super tall, lots of ways to get him out.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
HAHA! SUCK IT TULO! YOU HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS!
When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
Could I be wearing anymore clothes?
Anything else is always something better.
by FenixTX on Jul 30, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Any more is two words there.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll allow it.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a ridiculous trade. It’s the most obviously useless trade I can remember Sabean making.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially when you consider that Tejada says he’ll be ready on August 4 AND Cabrera has started a grand total of one game at SS this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m just excited to see that middle infield when they both play on the same day.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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 they won't
it’s a platoooooooooon
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
They so will.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just looking forward to seeing the 6-4-6 single play.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
They gave up less
soft-tossing righty < potential 4th OF
Sabean: Fuck Yeah!
As bad as this trade is, I like it more than the Beltran trade.
Check out Catch-28.com. A blog about Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants.
At least there’s a chance that Beltran will have a positive impact on the Giants in the next two months.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
How?
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
He probably thinks Neal <<<<<<<<<<<<<< Wheeler even though Beltran >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cabrera
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That’s the only reasoning I can work out.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It's judging the trades by different benchmarks.
The Beltran trade can be considered worse because it’s more of an overpay.
This trade can be considered worse because it makes none sense.
Perhaps I’m the last person who thinks this, but I personally think that anything other than cash or org filler for a player like Cabrera is a huge overpay, maybe worse than a top prospect for a legitimately great player.
Now, some people appear to think Thomas Neal is now just org filler because of a bad year where he’s been injured a lot, which is fine.
But I still think he was okay and looked like he could be a fourth outfielder or something.
But now not only did we trade him for literally Miguel Tejada, Cabrera is going to start every day at SS. We willfully traded for a below replacement level player to start every day.
At the very least, there’s very little chance Beltran provides below replacement level production. But two months of Cabrera could be devastating.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
We could have easily started Fontenot/Keppinger as the everyday middle infield and been much better off.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly this.
HAHA! SUCK IT TULO! YOU HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS!
When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
For all of the Fontenot angst the last few days
He’s still outhitting Cabrera by a decent amount.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I still really like him. Irrationally i guess...
HAHA! SUCK IT TULO! YOU HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS!
When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
Nah
Any player is going to look awful after an 0-20something streak. He’s a better player than he’s hitting right now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
What I mean is.
The overall magnitude of the Wheeler/Beltran value loss may be more.
But the magnitude of the Neal/Cabrera value loss relative to their respective values is much greater than that in the Wheeler/Beltran.
Do you follow that, or is it too garbled?
yeah, i got it
I guess I think there’s a legitimate argument to be made for Beltran, even with the overpayment, whereas I can’t think of any argument whatsoever for Cabrera.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That's exactly it.
The only move that rivals it is trading for Guillen to replace Ross, and even then, that was a month later, through waivers, and for Pucetas, who was never on Neal’s level.
why can't this thread just be over at
Orlando Cabrera=Miguel Tejada? The stats are up there, Sabean is a moron, and the sky is blue
You’re both fools. It’s gray.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You can't see the sky through the fog!
HAHA! SUCK IT TULO! YOU HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS!
When I go to lake Tahoe, I catch Brandon Crawfish.
That's a joke, son! You missed it! Flew right by you!
This is meh/bad trade.
Sabean is not a moron.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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But is he an idiot?
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This trade has absolutely no defense
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
When the best argument for a trade is, “hey maybe he’ll luck into a few good months”, that trade is terrible.
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 absolutely guarantee we'll hear
“Cabrera is going to provide a solid veteran presence for us down the stretch with proven playoff experience. He has shown the ability to succeed in clutch situations and will be invaluable in providing mentoring to Crawford.” or something to that extent
Bla bla bla... Professional Hitter
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Agreed
but Sabean is not a moron.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
He is not a moron, but this is a moronic trade.
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.
GM worse than Sabean, Angels, Baltimore, Dodgers, Rockies, St. Louis, Washington, White Sox, Seattle, Cubs, Phillies, KC
Debatable: Yankees, Twins, Reds, Florida
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I can only imagine the day when
We get to see Cabrera Tejada Huff Rowand all playing at the same time.
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
I wonder if Bochy will bat Cabrera 2nd.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That was actually my first thought.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
duh
he’s not going to play 2B, so no.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Yankees
From MLBTR:
The [Ubaldo] deal, which will apparently include left-hander Drew Pomeranz once he’s eligible to be traded in mid-August, is contingent on a physical examination of Jimenez by Indians medical personnel.
"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
They should fly in the Giants’ doctors and then do the opposite of what they recommend.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
I guess I should have reposted this from the GDT for context:
Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports (on Twitter) that four days ago the Yankees asked the Rockies if they could perform a physical on Jimenez if the two sides came to an agreement on a trade. Colorado refused, so the Yankees backed out.
"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
why is that LOL?
I wouldn’t take him without a physical either. The word you’re looking for here is “Montero” as in “no Montero”.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
it's a LOL
because the Rockies told the Yankees no physical, but they’re letting the Indians do one
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
he is LOLing the Yankees
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 realize
hooray for the Rockies? Take a broken Jiminez?
they wanted 3 of Montero, Banuelos, Betances, or Nova
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
This trade is a lot like me new license plates.
My old license plates were like Miguel Tejada. One got stolen, which is like Tejada going to the DL.
So I went to get new license plates, which cost me $20. The new license plates are just as good as the old ones. Different number, but otherwise exactly the same. They are Orlando Cabrera. The $20 is Thomas Neal.
But then it didn’t occur to me to update my FasTrak account. So now I have a $30 ticket for toll evasion. That $30 loss is Cabrera playing every day at SS.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:28 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
I’m not going to pay the stupid ticket if I don’t have to, because it’s a stupid ticket, but I couldn’t include that in the story because it screws with the analogy.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
perfect analogy
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
what if
you were going to get the one plate back in a few days?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Then you are left with two mediocre plates.
My adopted son, Orlando Cabre...Wait, I don't want this shit!
The law probably dictates that the old one must be destroyed.
"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
Miguel Tejada, report to the Soylent Green room…
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
No, no. Everything's fine... Just fine.
My adopted son, Orlando Cabre...Wait, I don't want this shit!
I had to surrender my remaining plate, yeah.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It was included in the same fee, to my pleasant surprise.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Are these personalized plates?
“US2BGUD”
by younghutch on Jul 31, 2011 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
FUCK
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
If they could at least say, like, they’re platooning Fontenot and Cabrera, I think I’d be more okay with it. But handing the starting SS job to Cabrera when he’s played almost exclusively 2B this year, and poorly at that, and when he cannot hit RHP at all, drives me insane.
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.
Get back in your basement nerd
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
OT - Franchise Episode 3
I’m watching it right now and at the 7:27 mark they show the braintrust in one of their meetings (bow tie, sabes, boch, etc.) and for a couple of seconds there is what looks to be a depth chart or something on the screen with these names and numbers on it:
Burriss # (26.4)
Rowand (33.8)
Torres # (33.4)
Ross (30.6)
Schierholtz (27.3)
Anyone have any idea what this means?
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 30, 2011 11:32 PM PDT reply actions
Age.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Ability.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahhh.....thanks.
Pujols (??.?)
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Jul 30, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
So phillies get hunter pence
We get o-cab?
Also at this point I kind of want us to trade for francouer. I mean why the fuck not at this point
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jul 30, 2011 11:34 PM PDT reply actions
BUMGARNER 4 HARDEN
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
from bagg's blog post
How does this affect Miguel Tejada? Well, it looks like the Giants finally saw what had become obvious to everyone. He isn’t a shortstop any longer. We’ll see if Tejada still has some utility for the Giants as a bat off the bench, or to give occasional rest to Pablo Sandoval, once he comes off the DL. That’s assuming the club will have a roster spot for him, and I wouldn’t make any assumptions right now.
If this happens to be the Giants reasoning too this is fucking retarded. Uh, we realize we made a mistake with Tejada so we’re going to get a player who is just as old and just as shitty of a hitter.
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by RichHerreraHomer on Jul 30, 2011 11:36 PM PDT reply actions
It will become obvious to them after a couple of weeks that Cabrera is the same exact player.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
that they could have signed
in February for $1M instead of the $6M christmas present they gave Tejada.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This is how it affects Tejada
The first six innings are overrated.
Oh Fred, please come back to us.
So that Keppinger moves to SS, and offensive competence is restored.
Please, Fred. Please.
I think this move may indicate that Fred’s dead, baby.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That makes a frightening amount of sense.
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by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
as parroted in the last thread
I heard someone speculate this tonight, either an announcer or Lurie.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe Flem
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 30, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t he supposed to DH in a AZL game or something today? And if it wasn’t working, decide whether or not to shut it down?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I've got a weird feeling that someone in the front office actually believes the "Cabrera = postseason luck and experience" thing
The first six innings are overrated.
they should remind him that Cabrera's teams have only 1 postseason win in those years
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.
Cabrera also has a got girlfriend, which tells me that his confidence is through the roof.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Sign Fabio!
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 30, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I kind of miss the days directly following the Moneyball trailer.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is every tweet in the #hatsoffSF box “Can’t wait for the win tonight! Go Giants.”
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 30, 2011 11:45 PM PDT reply actions
people are spamming it trying to win 25,000 apparently
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.
Ruining the integrity of the great tweet box for money.
For shame.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 30, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
i guess there is a contest where they will pick a random tweet and give that person $25k
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.
If you click the H&S logo at the top of the box, it takes you to their FB page with info about it. Warning, it’ll take you away from this page.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 31, 2011 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I WANT TO LIIIIIVE! #ShatsoffSF
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the freakout still on?
Has ventification control stabilized?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 30, 2011 11:46 PM PDT reply actions
No
check back in the morning…but then Cabrera will play in the morning…so probably never
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Cabrera goes 0 for 4, 4 Ks. Bochy says Cabrera had “a great swing”.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I can't believe I got no traction on my GoT post
but just finished episode 8 and don’t see why the Lannisters are being hated…yes, the queen and her brother are bad people but the dwarf guy is pretty cool
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Ned would have been an awful king.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Lannisters get shit done
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
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Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The seal is for marksmanship and the gorilla is for sand racing.
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Jul 31, 2011 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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by Soulbrother16 on Jul 31, 2011 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Too morally upright. People with too many unbending principles tend to be poor rulers.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
also way too emotional.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
.
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jul 31, 2011 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Fontenot?
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jul 31, 2011 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
It's very simple.
They’re the only known moneylenders in a medieval-esque fantasy world and they’re more or less running the country behind the scenes.
Everyone hates them because they’re Jews (or, more accurately, a collection of anti-Semitic stereotypes). The blonde hair is ironic.
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Not sure myself.
Though I’m sure I’m not the first to suggest it (and some of them have probably read the books, which I have not). “Wealthy guys with extremely insular cultural/social/marriage practices secretly running the country and/or world” is a classic anti-Semitic trope.
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I’ve never seen it before, actually. And that’s not entirely accurate in any case – I don’t think I’d describe the Lannisters as having “extremely insular cultural/social/marriage practices”. And I don’t believe the Lannisters were ever as wealthy before Tywin.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I think they were desribed as being wealthy
But that they were stupid with their money, tywin’s dad especially was taken advantage of numerous times. Tywin put a stop to that
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jul 31, 2011 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Tywin’s dad was meant to have bankrupted them. I think once Tywin took over, he turned it around and then some.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
OK – they were always wealthy because they had gold mines and shit, but I think Tywin is meant to have made them crazy rich and stuff like they are in the book.
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.
Errr….no. Think WASP, not Jewish. Definitely NOT Jewish
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jul 31, 2011 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Anti semitism? jewish wolverine dont play that
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by operation carrot on Jul 31, 2011 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
in any case
Tywin: gets shit done, but awful person.
Kevan: pretty decent guy, tbh
Cersei: fucking crazy
Jaime: not as much of a dick as he appears to be
Tyrion: funny, clever, etc.
Joffrey: fucking sociopath
Myrcella: nice little girl
Tommen: KITTIES!!!!
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.
Since the Harden to the Red Sox for Lars Anderson trade fell throught
Can we say “LOL Lars”?
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 sort of wish that the giants took a play from the niners offseason playbook
and just did nothing instead of all this nonsense
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 31, 2011 12:17 AM PDT reply actions
As echoed by other posters before me
This trade is just pointless.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Shift+A
I literally do not know why Brian Sabean traded for Orlando Cabrera. Literally.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Brian Sabean works in mysterious ways
Rally Jerry!
So my ceiling fan literally just starting doing this
to the point where one of the lights broke off
how do i explain it to my rental company
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by operation carrot on Jul 31, 2011 12:29 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
LOL
HAHAHA.. I think I’m trippin.
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by calgiants86 on Jul 31, 2011 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
tell them the truth
unless you are hosting Pitfall reenactment parties using the fan to hold your swingin’ rope.
Call Sabes, he may trade you Surkamp for your ceiling fan.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Jul 31, 2011 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i sort of fixed it by tightening some parts
and using rubber bands to reattach the light fixtures
that will last me until monday when i can call the company
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by operation carrot on Jul 31, 2011 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah
that needs to be fixed so that wires don’t come loose. If they haven’t already. Turn that bad boy off.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: On the lighter side.
http://youtu.be/RYCT77YNHsk
and
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oops
2nd one
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ARGH!
Let’s put Miguel Tejada and Orlando Cabrera into a food processor and see if we can make a Miguel Cabrera….
Maybe, however it would only be in name.
It would would still be terrible at baseball.
They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jul 31, 2011 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Right
But then we’d only have 1 awful middle infielder instead of 2. And the resulting 33 year old Orlando Tejada might make something of himself.
There is a risk
The experiment could go wrong and you could be left with…
ORLANDO TEJADA! The worst player ever to enter the MLB! /evil cackles
Rally Jerry!
a turdburger crapshake!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
so i guess thomas neal isnt real anymore
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by operation carrot on Jul 31, 2011 12:46 AM PDT reply actions
wow doing a google image search of "sss" with safe search turned off
those are some really terrifying and random results
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by operation carrot on Jul 31, 2011 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions
So...
Dave Roberts.
Orlando Cabrera.
If Sabean is really interested in exhuming the corpses of the 2004 Red Sox, is it just a matter of time before he gets Kevin Millar or Doug Mientkiewicz?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I really can’t remember a trade this pointless, ever. Even Guillen filled a hole in right, even if he only was able to fill that hole for balls hit right at him. The Giants have Orlando Cabrera on the DL. They DFA’d Orlando Cabrera a few days ago. Now they’re trading for Orlando Cabrera? Why?
"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!"
blah, I can't sleep
was just thinking about how badly Sabean fucked up by not getting JJ Hardy in the first place, thereby not filling a real need with a real solution.
by the way, Hardy was hitting .290 with a ton of power last I checked. and GG defense.
:(
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our lives would be so much better if we had jj hardy
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.
or Honus Wagner
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
seriously, look at these numbers
.275, 18 HR, 16 2B, 138 OPS+ with solid defense. I mean, he probably couldn’t have cost too much either, and he would have been our SS for the next 5 years.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Jul 31, 2011 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
they got him for two mediocre relief prospects! :(
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 mean, nobody could have seen this year from Hardy coming, but still… it was the one massive hole on the team in the offseason, and Sabean found a way to completely fuck it up.
and now, he’s given Bork another old, useless veteran to give far too many ABs to.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Jul 31, 2011 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions
But he'll also be taking ABs from an old, useless veteran
So, progress! Sorta.
The first six innings are overrated.
it just feels like there is absolutely no consistency in this lineup. there’s no “starting 9”. it’s always a jumble of random players based on poor logic, often not including the best players.
this shit is in shambles. LF, CF, SS, C are all huge messes. and instead of fixing those messes, Sabean traded for Beltran, creating another mess of playing time with the 20,000,000 outfielders we already had.
intangibles this, intangibles that, but this team’s cohesiveness looks like it’s falling apart with all the random players coming in or going out. the glue is melting.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
How is that any different from last season?
I seem to recall a revolving door on the left side of the infield throughout the playoffs, with a hefty dose of Rowand in center.
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I got to a lot of SJ Giants games, and I’m always baffled at how they basically send the exact same lineup out there every day. I’m like, “wait, don’t you have some platoons or something? Defensive replacements? No? Consistency? Okay then.”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
fuck you Brian
It’s amazing how you can just ruin my Saturday night in one fucking instant
by The Franchise on Jul 31, 2011 2:10 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Huh. It’s classic Sabean in that if he can’t have a good player, he prefers to mix and match as many crappy ones as possible rather than just picking one and hoping for the best. I guess Cabrera becomes the right-handed complement to Fontenot and Crawford at short, and Tejada is limited to backing up third base? Something like that. Anyway, seems like a waste of a roster spot.
So the Giants are reported to be in on Bourn?
Great player but might spell the end for PtB :(
No one here gets out alive.
It’s cute how you still had hope that the team would retain Burrell any longer than necessary.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 31, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Thomas Neal coming to the Columbus Clippers!
I hate this trade, though, BTW
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
HEY SCREW YOU PAL
Will he get a September callup with CLE?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL people on here who thought Sabean was a good GM
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he was lucky last year
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SF GIants Baseball 2011 = Torture Pt. 2
SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ???
I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
well
at least that didn’t take Gary Brown and 4 other guys out of the farm system, and it doesn’t send any prospects to NL West.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions
/pokes head in cautiously
Is it safe? or are people still lighting things on fire and throwing things around?
RRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
I am still holding out hope that this isn’t all there is. Please tell me that you have something more, Lieutenant Caffey.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Our savior!
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Orlando Cabrera is here. He’ll wear No.6. He’s eating breakfast right now.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Damnit
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Orlando Cabrera is here. He’ll wear No.6. He’s eating breakfast right now.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
well
It saves them travel costs AND an extra meal on the road! He just gets one of those little boxes of corn flakes and a banana along with everyone else.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Guillen wore number 6. Just saying.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Sorry to say it doesn't look like Ramon Hernandez will be a Giant
Because Dusty is an idiot:
SI.com’s Jon Heyman reports that Ramon Hernandez will not be traded because Reds manager Dusty Baker prefers to have a veteran during a playoff race rather than a rookie like Devin Mesoraco.
"There's only one god, and his name is Death. And what do we say to Death? Not today!" --- Syrio Forel, Game of Thrones
Looks like he's not gonna get a ring this season
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SF GIants Baseball 2011 = Torture Pt. 2
SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ???
I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
Statements like this are fucking stupid
The GM makes decisions who is or isnt on the team. Dusty decides who gets to play.
Also, the Red arent in the playoff race
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Also, the Red arent in the playoff race
Please tell the Giants this fact.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Sabean on the trade:
He hits. He can hit. He’s a hitter. He can hit singles, he can hit doubles. Then he can run to first. He’s a runner. He can also field and turn double plays. He’s a fielder. He’ll wear a jersey and a cap, because he’s a player and that’s what we wanted.
But really, I’m not angry at the trade. I don’t really get it, but whatever.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
Have the Reds made any significant moves? Have they improved their team? The Brewers and Cardinals have. Give him up you dicks.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree with Jponry
I am not attached to Neal, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t be a useful piece for the Giants at some point. Cabrera is pointless. HE IS LITERALLY MIGUEL TEJADA.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I’m not freaking out, because there’s no freak out left in me post-Wheeler, but I’m just shaking my head.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Since I’m busy and distracted with other things I’m kinda trying to ignore the whole thing! (I did pick up a couple of tsotchkes for the meet up on the 20th, I hope you will make it. )
Yay!
I’m going to make it, but I’ll be there late. Apparently people think baby showers can be planned with only 3 weeks notice. (They probably can be, for people who don’t spend the entire summer doing baseball-related activities ;-). )
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
He could have been a useful piece for the Giants next year. As it stands, our fourth outfielder in 2012 is a first baseman, and Rowand is an everyday starter.
Sorry, Belt. You know it’s true.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 31, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Crawford has been optioned to Triple-A Fresno.
CF Rowand
2B Keppinger
RF Beltran
3B Sandoval
LF Nate
SS Cabrera
1B Belt
C Whiteside
P Zito
woooo
trade for two players to clean up the table set by ROWWWWWYYYYYY!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t mind Crawford going down (TWSS), even though he’s probably a better player than Cabrera right now. Let him regroup in Fresno for a few weeks.
IMO that's the
silver bronze tin tinfoil lining of this deal.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions
OMG
Not only do we have LITERALLY MIGUEL TEJADA playing SS, Rowand is leading off?
I am generally positive and optimistic, but there’s a part of me thinking there is a chance this team doesn’t make the playoffs. Oh well, at least Belt is in the lineup.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Actually, Tejada is apparently statistically better.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
See Jponry’s posts above.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Cabrera actually has a higher wOBA
and he’s better defensively too. He still sucks but he’s better than sure.
Hittingwise, though, this is the first year ever when Cabrera’s been better than Tejada, so I’d expect Miggy to be substantially better going forward.
Rowand had a good month batting leadoff in 2009, and the effects are still being felt.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
maybe there’s a deal in place…if Rowand hits a homerun in his first at bat the Giants trade him to the Reds for Hernandez! Right?
:::sob:::
He’s not going to hit a homer against a RHP. :(
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
especially if he’s not actually playing [according to Schulman] ooooh they took him out of the lineup because they are trading him!!!!!
I would never criticize Sabean again.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
He'd probably screw that up somehow
Like trade Rowand for Soriano or something
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Meh, at least Rowand has been playing semi decently lately
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2011 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
WAIT WAIT
Cueto is right handed. WHY IN THE NAME OF EVERYTHING IS ROWAND STARTING
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Ugh.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jul 31, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
via Baggs:
Oh my
Orlando Cabrera was hoping Indians would trade him. Happy it’s to Giants. Said he was close to signing w/them last winter.
/rubs hands at thought of being re-signed to 3 year extension in January
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Does Cabrera at least have better a better glove or better range than Tejada?
No one here gets out alive.
They are both statues
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Lineup 7/31/11
CF Rowand
2B Keppinger
RF Beltran
3B Sandoval
LF Nate
SS Cabrera
1B Belt
C Whiteside
P Zito
Schulman
Henry Schulman
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Torres CF, Keppinger 2B, Beltran RF, Sandoval 3B, Schierholtz LF, Cabrera SS, Belt 1B, Whiteside C, Zito P.
Tweeted 5 minutes ago.
Then again Schulman tweeted that he didn’t know if Cabrera was in town yet but Baggs was watching him eat breakfast.
hahaha
Schulman was reading the USA Today in his room with the continental door-hanger breakfast.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
not necessarily
just catching up on important stories about cats in trees and enjoying a nice factory-produced crescent roll.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Bochy, unsure if he wants to fuck it up or not.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
What if, now stay with me on this,
Rowand was in the starting lineup but was pulled for a trade?
/believes in unicorns.
HAY GUYS ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE LINEUP IS
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Our amazing beat writers cant seem to figure it out
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The thread had one post
It’s been three games.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
BELTRAN 4 HERNANDEZ AND
oh, forget it.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Hank is wrong like usual
SFGiants San Francisco Giants
Rowand cf, Keppinger 2b, Beltran rf, Sandoval 3b, Schierholtz lf, Cabrera ss, Belt 1b, Whiteside c, Zito p #SFGiants
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Ugh.
I really wanted Baggs to be right.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Rowand hits doubles
They may be foul, but they’re doubles. How about Cabrera hitting higher than Belt? The man’s a genius!
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
LOL Schulman just assumed that Torres would be in there against a righty. Baggs probably did a double take and saw what it actually said.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Neal was on the 40 man, right?
So no 40 man move necessary. That’s probably why they traded him: “Hmm… who is on the 40 man that we can get rid of so we don’t have to make an extra roster move and can keep our most valued asset, Alex Hinshaw?”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
My theory is that Hinshaw’s spot is saved for an emergency, a sort rainy day savings thing.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
What would the emergency be?
In case they changed the rules and we needed some1 who could give up the most runs?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
IDK
Stewie was obviously the emergency 3rd C and I don’t think he was on the 40 man at the time his alarm rang.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Just a scenario for when the Giants absolutely need a spot right away.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
such as...
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
and yes he was on the 40.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Once again for those who didn't click the Bay City Ball link:
Of course, Tejada has played a lot of 3rd and Cabrera has played mostly 2nd, which would mean he’s probably a worse def
It’s like they did no analysis whatsoever. I can’t wait to hear how they try to sell this.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
crunchy
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL placed on spam list
I heard the “OMG BELTRAN!!!” commercial on KNBR yesterday, I bet they’re working hard to find some sound clips about Cabrera right now.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
You know how
Veteran, playoff experience, all star, etc. etc.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Reputation is more important to Sabean, I guess.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
@mlbdepthcharts Jason Martinez
#Braves get OF Michael Bourn from #Astros for J. Schafer, J. Abreu, P. Clemens, B. Oberholtzer.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
that doesn't seem like a lot for Bourn
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2011 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Did anyone see anything obviously wrong in Crawford's swing that he might be able to fix?
No one here gets out alive.
not gritty enough? I feel like the Giants just had an all-glove no bat SS that everyone loved.
No one here gets out alive.
In fairness, the plan was probably to let him get a year in Fresno after being out with injury for so long. They’re just going back to that plan. If they had gotten any kind of remotely decent SS, I would be fine with Crawford being sent down.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I think Fresno is the best option for him to become successful. But, yes, it would have been awesome if he pulled a Pablo and ended up sticking at the major league level.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Oh geez
@hankschulman Henry Schulman
Tejada angry, not at the team, but at San Francisco reporters for questioning his defense. “You forget who I am.”
That’s some veteran leadership right there. Shut up, Miggy.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
yeah
post-traumatic stress disorder induced selective memory loss is like that.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Lets see, lied about his age on a baseball contract, lied to congress about PED’s, etc…
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
What a fucking asshole
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Um, no.
We remember who you were. That is not who you are.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 31, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Just go away
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Tejada: “I’m here. If they want me here, I’m fine. If they don’t, I really don’t worry about it.”
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
LOL He’s make it so easy. “You gone!”
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jul 31, 2011 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, bye!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
OT: Depressing
The 49ers were all about glamour during the decade-and-a-half span in which the team accumulated their Lombardi Trophies. Now, the 49ers hold very little attraction to NFL players who are in a position to choose where they want to go.
Everybody knows it.
“Obviously, when players are looking at their options and where to go, there looking for — a lot of times — situations that bring them into a winning place,” 49ers general manager Trent Baalke said. “That’s what we need to establish. We need to get back to where we were.”
That explains why the 49ers have been “patient” in free agency. Top-of-the-line players who cherish an opportunity to compete for a Super Bowl are not likely to place the 49ers high on their wish list.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
So, wait, the Braves gave up nothing for Bourn practically?
The best practice they gave up is ranked 9th in their system per BA. Wow. I wonder what Sabean would have given up in a potential Bourn trade.
Also, thank god for Ed Wade, the only GM who gets fleeced more often than Sabean.
/head explodes
gehrig38 Curt Schilling
DON’T underestimate Orlando Cabrera’s positive effect on/off field in SF. They don’t need it, but he’s A HUGE value add in the clubhouse
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Oh for Christ’s sake. Especially the “They don’t need it, but…” part.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
haha
CSN reports Giants have acquired 10 bicycles specially adapted to be ridden by fish.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Jul 31, 2011 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure, I didn’t last that long. It’s still on the radio here I guess I could tune in and find out…
I can check the rundown with my Sooper Sekrit NPR Decoder Ring. Hold on.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
yup
she just said that.
Odd, that I don’t usually mind her, maybe it’s just not what I was expecting…
Fact
Good clubhouse mojo = Less bad hops for your defense
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 31, 2011 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Leaked transcript of the Cabrera negotiations
Sabez: Mark? This is Brian Sabean.
Schapiro: Hey Brian, what’s up? How u doing? How is Garko?
Sabez: Good, good. Just polished my World Series ring. Do you have one? Oh, that’s right. Ummm…Garko? I dunno, he is in Japan or something. Listen, I want to talk trade with you.
Shapiro: Oh, ok. Listen, though, I am team Prez now, we have a new GM, Chris Antonetti, let me see if he is available. Who would you like to talk about?
Sabez: No thanks, Mark. I would rather deal with you, not some rookie GM with no experience. I would like to talk Cabrera, really like him.
Shapiro: OK, OK. Well, Brian, I can tell you Asdrubal is not available. He is the cornerstone of our franchise.
Sabez: Asdroobie? What’s that? New kind of reefer or something? I’m talkin Orlando, you know like Disneyworld and where Tiger Woods is from, the little guy with the big heart and tons of playoff grit and experience.
Shapiro: Wait? You want Orlando Cabrera? Why? I mean can I put you on hold?
Sabez: Sure. But, hurry up. I am ready to start drinking.
(Shapiro puts Sabez on hold and calls Antonetti)
Shapiro:What are you doing?
Antonetti:Just dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s on the Ubaldo deal! UBALDO BABY!
Shapiro:That’s great, Chris. But, stop what you are doing. Brian Sabean is on the phone and actually wants to trade for Orlando Cabrera.
Antonetti: What? Why? This is great. I was going to offer to let him join the groundscrew for the rest of the year, just so we wouldn’t have to watch him play anymore. What is Sabean offering?
Shapiro: I know, I know. I was going to ask if he wanted to teach my kids Spanish, just so we would actually get something out of his salary. Does it matter what he is offering? A warm body? 5 bucks? Who cares, we don’t have to pay him anymore! Just get him out of here! Put the Ubaldo thing on hold for a minute, this is more beneficial to the franchise.
Antonetti:K, will do. What a day!
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jul 31, 2011 8:25 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Cards got Furcal for AA player Alex Castellanos
Wonder what his comp on the Giants was.
No one here gets out alive.
dont get chopped
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/7/31/2307242/open-gamethread-7-31
No one here gets out alive.
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