Post-game thread: Giants sweep doubleheader, move a full game ahead of Diamondbacks
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 1, 2011 10:23 PM PDT
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PrintJust pretend the headline is accurate. Man, how happy this place would be!
It started with an 0-2 single. Dang, how I hate 0-2 hits. It's not like Cain threw a meatball -- Justin Upton is a talented man-beast -- but it caught enough strike zone to allow for good contact. It was the mistake that started the avalanche. Then came a four-pitch walk:
Well, that's frustrating. It's not like there's an egregious, black-and-white travesty in there. But Matt Cain is a good pitcher because he can live on the corners. Tighten up the zone a bit, and it'll futz with him. It's not like he's Tom Glavine redux, but he's not Justin Verlander either, blowing people away. He needs a couple of those pitches to be called strikes.
Then came a double-play ball ... but away from the defense. Ryan Roberts hit a solid single, and at that point, it was 2-1. Cain had a great battle with Paul Goldschmidt, finally getting the rookie on a funky 3-2 changeup. It was a 59-pitch at-bat, by my own count, and Cain lost six pounds of water during the at-bat. It was a struggle, and it gave the Giants a much-needed out.
Then the play.
I never saw a definitive replay -- where Keppinger set up, how he reacted, and the path he took to the grounder -- but it was the weirdest looking play I've seen this year. It was a 39-hopper, and Keppinger came out of the bottom-left of the screen ... it looked like something from a crappy baseball movie directed by a German dude who'd never watched baseball in his life. And when the dust settled, the Giants were down by two runs. At that point I -- and you, certainly -- thought, "How in the hell are the Giants supposed to score two more runs?"
They did get one more! That was swell. Of course, it was a home run that guaranteed that Aubrey Huff was going to start nine out of every ten games from now until the end of the 2012, especially because it came in the same game as a three-pitch strikeout to Brandon Belt.
Those first two were called strikes. Come on, rook! You need to hack at those pitches six inches off the plate if you want to make it!
So now what you have to hope for is last year's Huff. Hey, it could be worse. He's likable. He's a guy you want to root for. He's a World Series hero. But it's on him now. Don't root against him getting hot -- it's the Giants' only chance. And that home run really was a fantastic at-bat.
Nothing worse than losing three games in the standings in three days. Except for four or five games! So stop the bleeding, Timmy. Stop it good.
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LOL GIANTS
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
Adopted Giant: Chris Stewart
by nothingbutnet003 on Aug 1, 2011 10:24 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Seeing those pitches the umpire called balls on Cain and then seeing the ones he called strikes while Belt was batting is pretty infuriating.
by Rhapsody in Teal on Aug 1, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
^^ This is what we call evidence of a fail strike zone.
by Rhapsody in Teal on Aug 1, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going by the pics above. The pitches that were called strikes against Belt were factually worse than the pitches he was calling balls from Cain.
by Rhapsody in Teal on Aug 1, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Flem has the weirdest laugh.
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
On April 1st..
If you told me the D’Backs would be on pace for a 90 win season on August 1st, I would of s*** my pants laughing.
It's all going perfectly
Rough August followed by a dominating September. Couldn’t be more perfect.
This fucking offense ......
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 10:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
WTF is going on???!!
please Timmy get us a win tomorrow
by 49erEmpire on Aug 1, 2011 10:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Wish I could’ve seen Jon in a parka and shorts.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Aug 1, 2011 10:29 PM PDT reply actions
he put his hood up
which is what really got them laughing, you could only see about half his face.
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 Aug 1, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The defeatist in me can't help but feel that this was a turning point in the NL West race, and a disastrous one
The one thing standing between the two teams in my mind was that the Giants owned the D-Backs. Swept them at home and won two series on the road against them, and made the D-Backs look bad when doing so.
But this? Ack. The offense still isn’t showing any signs of geling. The infield defense still leaves me uneasy. Beltran is hitting tripples at the wrong time, a sure sign for alarm if there ever was one.
Any sense of security about the D-Backs creeping up on the Giants is out the window now as far as I’m concerned. I was mildly worried about them but now I’m near panic mode. If the Giants lose tomorrow then it’s time to sound the alarms.
And Belt needs to stop striking out.
Combined with a seeing-eye strike zone
I’m calm
"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
The Giants have never lost 4 in row this season
I choose to ignore that stretch in June.
by Gitaroo_Dude on Aug 1, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't worry, I'm of the belief that
“My one consolation from the Reds sweep is that
Is that the Giants always seem to bounce back in a huge way after everything seems darkest."
I choose to engage in knee jerk’ing right now though when things look darkest.
by Gitaroo_Dude on Aug 1, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
actually Giants have lost 5 in a row before
it started with the D-Backs, got swept by the A’s in oak, and then the first Minny game with Bummygate vs. the twins
by big logs Johnson on Aug 1, 2011 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Beltran is hitting tripples at the wrong time, a sure sign for alarm if there ever was one.
i don’t quite understand this sentence.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 1, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Not clutch.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I have a new hashtag: #bitterwheelerfan
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Beltran used up his hits at the wrong time and GIDP'd when he needed a hit
Clearly, the guy is a bust.
In all seriousness though, today was reassuring in that he was hitting even if he hacked at the wrong time. I can’t say the same for O-Cab yet.
by Gitaroo_Dude on Aug 1, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
BELTRAN 4 UPTON
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.
Instead of watching the game, I watched the Dr. Who episode where Rose Tyler dies and it ends with about five minutes of crying. From reading about the game, I think the episode was probably less depressing and painful
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 1, 2011 10:31 PM PDT reply actions
I watched half of the first episode of Fawlty Towers but then I remembered that I don’t like cringe humor, laugh tracks, or England.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
That’s our El Person!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
You mean the series 2 finale?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep. From what I hear it’s the first of many weepy farewells with the Doctor.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 2, 2011 1:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Tomorrow: Reverse August Timmy
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
Adopted Giant: Chris Stewart
by nothingbutnet003 on Aug 1, 2011 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
Barry Zito to the DL with Erectile Dysfunction.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Pulled suckstring
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 1, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Broken talentbone
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
He had that removed when he was acquired by the Giants
HARDYHARHAR
Rally Jerry!
I’m not sure that’s the problem because he seems to have no problems getting his balls up in the zone.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 1, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants purposely losing to go into 2nd place and get Ramon Hernandez on waivers?
by 49erEmpire on Aug 1, 2011 10:36 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Science!
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 Aug 1, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
TANKING FOR LUCK
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, did I pick a good night to have a singing lesson!
Well, at least it’s the ump’s fault, I guess that’s good, right?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
=(
Depression lasts another day. See you guys game time tomorrow. Game summary said it all.
Time to repeat in '11!
My "glass half full" take on the situation:
Our next fourteen are against Philly x4, Pittsburgh x3, Florida x3 and Atlanta x4.
Their next thirteen are against LOLDodgers x3, LOLAstros x4, and LOLMets x3 and Philly x3.
Make or break stretch, to be sure… BUT, if we manage to go 7-7 during that stretch (pretty big maybe, I admit) and they go 9-5 during their stretch (which is quite doable), they will gain two games on us. So, if we split the next two with them, they’ll be in first place in two weeks, but only up by one game. I can deal with that since, after that, we play Houston x7, San Diego x2, and Chicago x3.
If, during that stretch, we go 6-8 and they go 10-4, they’ll be up on us by three games. I’d basically call that close the worst case scenario, and we’d still be within striking distance.
Moral of the story? The Giants just need to keep their heads above water through the next two weeks.
by Rhapsody in Teal on Aug 1, 2011 10:39 PM PDT reply actions
Gallo now feels better and will keep his beak up ^ ^ ^ …
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 1, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, no one else commented. But, if I made one person feel better, I’ll take it ;)
by Rhapsody in Teal on Aug 1, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Ian Kennedy throws strikes, but...
Lots of bad luck the last few games. Line drives at the opposing teams’ fielders, fly balls to the warning track, ground balls that go for double plays rather than singles. Diamondbacks scored five runs in an inning on five singles, only one of which reached the outfield on the fly. Such is baseball. A scornful mistress whose every favorable look is still, somehow, like a sea breeze in the summertime. Here’s to the sea breeze in San Francisco for the rest of the week.
I'm still angry about the game
not about the ump (anymore) not about the LOLOFFENSE or the 26-dribblers through the infield for the D-Bags but rather the defense played in the 6th inning
keppinger with his LOLRANGE (although I cant really get too mad at him right now since he is our only really good 2B right now, I want grant at SS)
but the beltran throw and ocab’s range still have me fuming right now, I’d rather have crawford up here hitting .180 and playing acceptable to great defense to what we have now in CabrerLOL right now
That kid is a good reminder of a great lesson
If you pout, you can get whatever you want.
Rally Jerry!
Congrats, TheFreakSFG ......
You’ve just been Natto’d.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Then TGWTWS.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
wow. reply fail at its finest.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL
stoned kid looks stoned.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with all of this. Good points, Falconer.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 1, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
The ocab flub was the worst IMO
I can to a point see a OF being aggressive and trying to gun a runner down but yeah beltrans throw didn’t help that inning
Also his GIDP was a spirit-breaker :/
by Falconer88 on Aug 1, 2011 11:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Where was Huff on that play? That ball seemed awfully close to first base as well.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Did it? To me, it looked just a couple steps to the left of normal 2B positioning.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 2, 2011 6:24 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I thought it was Belt’s ball, failing that, it should have been Huff. He was holding the runner, but got his typical lazy break off the bag paired with indecision. We sit about 10 rows up from 1st base, and have noticed his indecision many times before on balls like this.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Punk ass Ryan Roberts is the reason i did not renew my Reno Aces tickets
I fucking hate seeing him beat the Giants
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
God, even the Mariners scored seven today
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
Adopted Giant: Chris Stewart
by nothingbutnet003 on Aug 1, 2011 10:42 PM PDT reply actions
Not to be a downer...
But I’ve noticed after wins, there’s 300+ comments by now, 20 minutes in.
Currently 56.
I was at Trivia until ten minutes ago.
But I’m clearly a bandwagon fan since 1958.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 1, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Quite astute
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 1, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn’t ring a bell.
/ name blocked from memory
by Rhapsody in Teal on Aug 1, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
wow, reply fail at its finest.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
My phone really hates me tonight.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 2, 2011 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I can put Star Wars in the DVD player if you want...
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
the Force is strong with this one.
I’ll make the popcorn.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
With all due respect...
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2011 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, now I’m depressed.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't worry, the sun will come out tomorrow
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 1, 2011 10:48 PM PDT reply actions
NO ANNIE NO GINGERS
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Aug 1, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Fuck you Annie!
Ragamuffin bitch
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 1, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
great name for a band
Maybe a girl tribute band for some 80s metal outfit.
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 Aug 1, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
She did sweet talk some rich capitalist job creator into supporting FDR’s communist New Deal thus further enslaving people to government social programs.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 1, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Even more reason
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 1, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha wut
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
OH NO YOU DIDN'T
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
Adopted Giant: Chris Stewart
by nothingbutnet003 on Aug 1, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck you Larry Baer's love child.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd like to thank Jim Kozimor for sending lots of bad juju our way
“If I’m a Giants fan, I’m not worried in the least about the DBacks. The Giants own them.” – This evening on Chronicle Live.
by randolphforpresident on Aug 1, 2011 10:49 PM PDT reply actions
If you don't like that post
You don’t like NBA basketball
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 1, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Milhouse Rally Pumps
Needzzzz MOAR Pumpzzzz
by big logs Johnson on Aug 1, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got home from the game
First, Dave Groeshner (sp?) head trainer is growing a beard. With that beard up on the big screen, he looked a lot like Ricky Gervais.
On to more serious things.
1) I think this offense is going to be better than what we have seen recently and most definitely has the potential to be better than what we saw in the first half. We had our 3 big hits come at the wrong time. If two of them come at different times, we win. If Aubrey’s homer comes with two on base, and if Beltran hits his triple in the 8th, we win the game. Unfortunately, you don’t get to pick when the hits happen.
2) Bochy may have found something with Ross at leadoff. I feel like it’s the right spot for him right now.
Go Bears!
I'd be cool with Cody CF/leadoff against lefties
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 1, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
what about just 2011?
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I was at the game too
1. OCab didn’t look that bad in the field
2. The Giants tattooed a bunch of balls, right at people. Many of the DBags hits could have been groundouts/GIDPs, if fielders were shaded otherwise.
3. I like the idea of Cody in CF (more offense). I don’t know how he’d do with tough plays though. The only one that really tested him was Goldschmidt’s lineout.
4. Seemed to me Cain was sharp until the fifth/seventy pitches, and then was simply gassed. Some days, it happens like that. I am generally a Bochy fan, but one of my biggest issues with him is that he sometimes tries to squeeze a little more out of starter when it seems clear to me that it’s time to think Speedy Oil Change.
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
They hit nothing but singles, but bunched them all together in the sixth. Giants hit two home runs and a triple, all with nobody on. Line outs everywhere. Just one of those nights.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
So many people falling off the Andres train….
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
you must admit
he played terribly last night. Just terribly. He didn’t get on base once, or even record an out. He stinks.
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 Aug 2, 2011 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants baseball; DEPRESSING
And boring
:GSW-707:
by OaklandsFinest30 on Aug 1, 2011 11:01 PM PDT reply actions
Giants Baseball: If we give up more than 3 runs, we’re going to lose.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 1, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Boring? No. Anti-climactic? Yes.
They had the tying run at the plate twice in the late innings. Alas to no avail.
I can’t wait until we have a PGT where Grant bans everyone who doesn’t post anti-Diamondback words.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 1, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No, no. He’s not actually breaking. It’s probably a fake injury.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish my girl understood baseball
She really wants to know why I’m always cackling like a madman in the corner after games; especially losses.
Grant you funny, funny man. If I wasn’t laughing I’d be crying.
Why is Zito going on the DL when he isn’t hurt? The Giants should just cut ties.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
They's probably rather pay him to do nothing than to pitch for another team.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
pay his entire salary
and send him to the diamondbacks
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
if I were Zito ......
I would announce my immediate retirement and have the Giants agree to release my rights since already received over $90 million of a contract I never earned. Then go home in time for avacado, eggs, and yoga.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure you would.
Yeah, I would totally walk away from 30 million dollars.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
but according to "The Franchise" Zeets wants to open his own restaurant!
Filled with avacado, eggs, and yoga! ……. herbal tea? lol.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I would take the $30 million, and use most of it to pay off the debt from my student loans.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
What would you do with the other $1.79?
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Buy some Junior Mints.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
that's a great sale!
I worry about student debt loads on folks.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
you should.
they have become extremely ridiculous.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
and
not dischargeable in bankruptcy!
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
stupid doctors
ruining it for everyone else.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
By 2013, my monthly loan payments will be about twice what I’m paying for rent right now.
It’s going to be interesting.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
And, in my case, I believe it’s completely worthwhile. It’s still freaky, though.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
blargh
I assume you know about consolidation loans; I don’t know how they work these days but you can lower the payments by extending the term (paying more in the long run obviously but it has nice effects like keeping you out of debtor’s prison).
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. And there’s ways I can get some of it forgiven over time, too.
As long as I’m employable, I’ll be fine. I just won’t take any vacations for a while.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
good
chisel away at it for sure, every chance you get.
I’m assuming here that the rates are higher than bank accounts (not much of an assumption these days but still). At one point I had a Perkins loan that was at 3% or something and I was making 5% or more in whatever account I had the money in that could pay it off. I think that is another thing that disappeared in the great banking massacre of ought-eight.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Have you considered consolidating with Govt? I don’t have any loans, but my wife does and she just did this and saved about 100 bucks a month.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s going to happen, yeah.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what you owe, but my wife owes a little less than what a new 370 Z would cost and here payments aren’t horrible…anymore. Also the break we get from the tax man on the interest is nice.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I forgot about that too
BITD I never qualified for that write-off, if it existed.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I make too much money to get the interest deduction. I’m not complaining, but it would have helped out.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Huzzah for going to school in the dinosaur days!!! Fees were maybe $600 a quarter? I should have kept some of those receipts! Of course we did registration by standing in line, in the gym, and collecting and turning in our punch cards…. but hey.
My undergrad fees were $1,300 a semester, and my parents paid my room/board/etc. No problem! Law school tuition and living expenses, on the other hand, killed me.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the first that I am married and filling taxes. I think we might have to file separately to get that discount.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I paid all that money (though it was way less than what a UC JD costs now) to get a better paying job, but now I don’t get the tax break. Lulz. I’m okay with those tax breaks going to other folks, though.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I’ll owe somewhat less than what another Nissan model will cost new.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s what I get for going to private school. Like I said, though: Totally worth it for me, and it will be perfectly fine in the long run (if obviously not ideal).
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
More like 60 mil, no?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
I think at this point it's closer to $50M since this season is more than half over
The thong is, it happened.
What is your worst nightmare than Zito on the DL paying him $18.5mm?
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Answer?
Somehow, some way, Barry winding up on the D’backs roster beating the Giants down the stretch. Sound impossible? We have done a lot of cap tipping to shitty pitchers who have completely shut down the Giants this year. I can think of several annoying ways to lose the Division, but this scenario would cause me to throw myself down the stairs.
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito on the mound being paid $18.5 mil
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
This.
I don’t see why people are upset about wasting the money on a DL guy. The money was wasted years ago. This was a move to improve the 25 man roster by removing a player who was not as good as the one you added.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
OT: I never knew Kobe played soccer.
Yeah, I decided to read and watch something on Yahoo news to make me a bit happier.
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
I don’t get the ESPN power rankings. The Giants lose 3 in a row (before the rankings were posted) and they move UP 2 from 6 to 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
They traded for Beltran.
That’s probably the total basis for it.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
They didn't even lose with artistic merit
fuck the polls. Give me a ring.
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Even though it seems like a lifetime ago
They did take two of three from Philly and kind of sort of embarrassed them enough into panic mode.
by Gitaroo_Dude on Aug 2, 2011 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm watching the last Showtime episode
Seeing the stuff about Sanchez is even sadder since I know he’s getting surgery.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I wish he never dove for that stupid ball.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Shit happens
The baseball gods are extracting this price for last year.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Yeah.
It sucks, but I can’t gnash my teeth too much this year about all the injuries, considering the only big injury last year ushered in Andres Torres.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 2, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Not as bad as Rockies mascot Dinger...
who looks like a ripoff of Barney. Barney’s all like, “LOL this guy.”
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 1, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
i just punched my computer screen ......
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
He should be banned from behind home during the 9th
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
He should be banned from behind home during the 9th
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
He should be banned from behind home during the 9th
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2011 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i thought the mascot would at least be a snake?
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently its a bobcat named and I quote D BAXter
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Dumb mascot - looks like Uncle Roy the pedophile from the old SNL skits
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
again
Go away, Arizona franchise. Go away. Take your warehousey ballpark and ugly unis and abbreviated team name and Luis Gonzalez and go away.
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 Aug 2, 2011 6:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, that game sucked
And I am now 1-2.
However, I am also now 1 for 9 in terms of interviews to job offers!
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.
1-4 for me, including tonight ......
Congrats on the job offer!!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
lucky .....
The one win I went to was against the LOLdgers when Belt came back from the DL.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 2, 2011 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Nine job offers from one job interview?
Work it, Girl
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
dammit, i was trying to make it baseball-y
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 would have phrased it
“1 for 9 in terms of job offers to interviews” then.
Anyway, congrats, hope you soon have a job you enjoy.
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Sweet
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 2, 2011 6:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Way to go!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2011 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yay! That's great!
Is it what you were looking for?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Yay! Hopefully it’s a site that begins traditionally after Labor Day! Some of the schools around here start next week!!! Yipes!
This one starts on 8/18!!
I’m not entirely sure if I’m going to take it quite yet, I have to make some phone-calls to another school I was suppose to interview with tomorrow. But finally, something!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yeah, the process is frustrating and dehumanizing. But hey foot in the door! foot in the door! Go You!!! Even if you take the position for a year … you’ll have that all important “real world experience” that will make getting the next job easier.
I have an application packet I’m mailing out today. I’ve no hope of actually getting the job but it’s one of those “I’m doing it for the experience of interviewing at a college” things. The Mr. says I don’t have to get a job til Jan. so I’m trying not to freak out that for the first time in over 25 years school is starting soon and I don’t have a classroom to set up!
This seems like a good school and I’d love to teach there, but the other school would be a good fit too and maybe better socially (since I’d be closer to a lot of my friends from my program). But I don’t know. AAAAH. I need to make some phone calls.
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.
LOLEVERAGE
We make fun of “confidence” for ballplayers, but IMO having an offer in-hand is a fantastic confidence-booster for someone trying to get a job placement.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully so for JP’s sake!
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Feast or famine!
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.
your current reading list
suggests which you will soon enjoy!
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
A few more, and you’ll be up to .300!
Of course, your jOBP is what really matters.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
so the 'disabled list'
Giants are sure finding some very handy timed injuries. Right when they need to make a roster move.
So I am not saying
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
It would be hilarious if when Sanchez starts sucking
he goes back on the DL and Zito comes back.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
sanchez’ first inning, at latest
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
At least Sanchez usually gets out of the trouble he creates.
If only by the skin of his teeth.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
you say that now...
:)
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Oh don't get me wrong I still hate watching him pitch.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
he’s not real fun to watch. I hate watching zito even more for some reason.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I can think of 126 million reasons why.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Really? I can only think of 109 million reasons. You’re good.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 1, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
"usually" is the key word
but at least we know what we are getting: 5-6 innings, 6 Ks 5 BBs, 105 pitches, hella baserunners. But right now our options were to bring Dirty back or more Barry. I’ll take Dirty.
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s called enamel.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Never
I never had faith in Zito, and have always been a strong Sanchez supporter. Just don’t let me down Jonathan.
That is cray-z.
6.59 ERA/1.68 WHIP in three minor league rehab starts
does not leave me feeling inspired
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Fair enough
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Unless he starts giving up 7 runs a game, you won’t hear it from me.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2011 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Creative use of the DL
god forbid they DFA Zeets then he gets picked up by the Snakes and he ends up propelling them into the playoffs. Instead they say, “yes, really Barry, you clearly are injured – did you not notice your balls elevated in the zone? clearly a case of testicular altituditus”
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Key to the game?
in ranked order:
- - when up 1-0 and with runners on 1st and 2nd, Huff and Nate K
- - Kepp running in quicksand trying to field 15 hoppers in the hole (see Grant’s diagram above – that is exactly how I saw it in my mind’s eye)
- - Beltran swinging at two Kennedy curve balls out of the strike zone instead of working the count for a better pitch to hit. Ultimately GIDP right when we needed that clutch hit after Cody and Kepp singled in the 8th.
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:25 PM PDT reply actions
numbering fail
*1,2,3
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There all number one in my book
by Falconer88 on Aug 1, 2011 11:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Didn't you say you were going to bed 45 minutes ago?
what? can’t sleep?? Just watch the MLB Quick Pitch Live replay of that debacle we saw tonight and you may not sleep for a 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 Aug 1, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
number 2 didn’t look better in person. I couldn’t believe my eyes.
But, now with Sanchez out, He’s definitely the best option at second.
Go Bears!
Is Sanchez officially done for the year?
I heard that he was possibly going to get some playing time today in the Arizona League. Was there an update on his progress?
"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 Aug 1, 2011 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
May possibly be out
into 2012 season as well
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
With our pitching staff
we need all of the defense we can get. I will miss seeing Mole turning seeing-eye single into outs….this one hurts.
"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 Aug 2, 2011 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup
I also think he added more to the offense than I was that aware of.
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
I blame satyricrash...
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
Stop it *Well*
So stop the bleeding, Timmy. Stop it good.
mehhh i was at the game. i have to out this one on Matt. something about 0-2 and 1-2 counts that just happens. even when Beltran killed that rally by hitting into a double play in the 7th or 8th inning, i couldn’t be mad at him. nor Belt with the three-pitch K.
c’mon offense, i’ll be seeing u blow it away tomorrow!
by big logs Johnson on Aug 1, 2011 11:25 PM PDT reply actions
Interesting, though dense, point.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 1, 2011 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
How long does that crap stay up there? You got one person posting the same crap over and over to a point of spamming.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Posting from my phone without AdBlock I finally understand the Head & Shoulders thing.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 2, 2011 6:33 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I liked it before it got all mainstream.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2011 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Tomorrow’s lineup?:
Rowand, CF
Keppenger, 2B
Beltran, RF
Huff, 1B
Sandoval, 3B
Ross, LF
Cabrera, SS
Stewart, C
Lincecum, P
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Switch Sandoval and Huff and you’ve got it.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I put that on purpose for the facepalm of Huff hitting 4th again. He’s on fire.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The Giants need to stop using Belt off the bench
Send him back to AAA where he can play every day and either activate DeRosa or call up Pill/Ramirez.
Giants are waiting to sign Jamie Moyer before sending him down.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Boss > Rownads.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 2, 2011 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Same as yesterday besides catcher.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2011 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
By the way, fellow McCovens ......
I’m not sure if this is BREAKING or if anybody really cares, but Brandon Belt will be signing autographs at Sports Authority tomorrow from 12-1 pm in Daly City (the one near Serramonte).
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
At this point, I wish they would. They’re stunting his development and it’s really frustrating to watch.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Aug 2, 2011 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 2, 2011 1:05 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m too old to get autographs (at least with current players).
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
and by tomorrow I mean later on today ......
Aug. 2nd. 12-1 pm. Just wanted to clarify.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 2, 2011 1:05 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually, the Giants just pulled Belt from that appearance. It’s going to be Huff instead.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sun came out this morning
So I guess we got that going for us.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 2, 2011 6:19 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
The good news is that the Giants only have to win one of the next two to stay alone in 1st place.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Player A .305/.353/.465/.818, 11 HR, 88 K, 32 BB, .364 BABIP
Player B .272/.326/.464/.790, 14 HR, 3 K, 30 BB, .293 BABIP
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Give me a little clue..
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Player A: Sought-after trade chip
Player B: Frequent laughingstock
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Whoops, that "3 K" should be "73"
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Hmmm
I want to say Ibanez for B but the average is too high
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Whoa. Player B is Frenchie.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Now that you mention it
They kind of remind me of each other. They kind of look like each other, too.
I have never had any fear to face Hunter Pence, because, I feel like he will hack at slop.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 2, 2011 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah just figured it out. Damn he is having a nice year.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Who is frenchie?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
THEY DON’T PUT OBP ON THE SCOREBOARD!!!!!!!!!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Credit for inspiration to Phillies blogger Mike Meech from The Fightins
Who said this on twitter:
meechone Mike Meech
I’m not saying I’d prefer Frenchy, but the difference between the most hated man in baseball and Philly’s newest pop sensation is slim.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Meh
Still not worried. Their hits were bunched together and ours were not. They are a good team, though, they are not going anywhere.
Dingle notes:
-I think it might be a good idea to throw Goldschmidt a lot of offspeed slop, until he proves he can hit it
-Ian Kennedy has the most hittable looking unhittable fastball I have ever seen. I remember hearing Cody say, on a postgame, that it cuts. It doesn’t look like it on TV or gameday, but I am going to take his word for it.
-We all saw the Keppinger play. I am hoping it was an optical illusion. If it isn’t just be glad that we don’t have to pitch against Aubrey Huff.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 2, 2011 6:46 AM PDT reply actions
Well I got lucky
I went to sleep around the 4th inning because of my mono. Sounds like I got out at the perfect time.
This is not a signature.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Aug 2, 2011 6:54 AM PDT reply actions
One time I thought I had mono. It turned out that I was just watching the A’s.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
by jhiat00 on Aug 2, 2011 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
So I went to the Bon Iver show last night
Glad I missed that awful game.
Doesn’t seem like the freakout was too bad though
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I was freaking out before the game. You can ask people.
I’m still freaking out. I think I’ll post about it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Pythagoras's revenge!
Run differential = 0.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Porch
The weather from Walter Cronkite:
" I just want to begin by saying to Roosevelt E. Roosevelt, what it is, what it shall be, what it was. The weather out there today is hot and shitty with continued hot and shitty in the afternoon. Tomorrow a chance of continued crappy with a pissy weather front coming down from the north. Basically, it’s hotter than a snake’s ass in a wagon rut. "
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
Shift-A: Didn't see or follow the game at all
But I am glad to see:
1) Huff and Cody show some power. I know it was in a losing cause but we like the Giants better when Huff and Cody are good.
2) The real Beltran is here! 2 for 4 with a triple that would have been a homer anywhere else.
Cain had a hiccup (like Madbum did) but it’s cool.
Come on Timmy!
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soooo...
any way to kill (in firefox) the box on the right side with teh twitterz?
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nope
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 Aug 2, 2011 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Has nothing to do with the Giants but I watch the Phillies game on TV last night and the color commentor said “that would have been a homer in any other park” about a warning track shot….at Coors field.
Kickham where it hurts
Just tried kuchen for the first time. It was really good. Reminded me of cheesecake.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
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So, is anybody actually going to watch tonight’s game?
I’m thinking maybe a root canal or sextuple bypass surgery instead…
It's Timmy day!
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Lately that’s been more of a concern than a rejoicing. “Will he have it?” “Can he pitch?” “Will he get any defense?” “Any run support?” I still think the Giants should contact Zoloft about a give away day at the yard. Rolaids ring night, Tums t-shirt night, Valium valise day….
by Merope on Aug 2, 2011 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pepto Pennants!
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Sometimes we forget that players are people
The anti-Miguel Tejada crowd, which is most of Giants Nation right now, won’t care about this. But Tejada gathered the media at his own request to effectively apologize for his Sunday outburst in which he blamed reporters for spreading the notion that he no longer had the range to play shortstop anymore. Tejada said he was simply frustrated in the wake of the Orlando Cabrera trade and that his role with the team had been further diminished. But he said he supports the Cabrera move, doesn’t want to stir up trouble and added that once he’s healthy, still hopes to contribute wherever and however he can — at second, third or off the bench.
It struck me while he was talking that Tejada is pretty much in the same boat as Zito now – a once dynamic player with the Oakland A’s trying to come to grips with diminished skills and stuck in an unsalvageable situation in San Francisco. Both men are desperately trying to hold on to whatever pride they have left as major-leaguers, and it’s painful to watch, knowing firsthand how good they once were.
Carl Steward for Baggs
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Hard to have much sympathy for guys making 6.5 million and 18 million dollars respectively.
Nice of him to apologize. I’m over it and him.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Seems like pro athletes need to be hit over the head with the Bay Bridge before they realize it’s time to go. Maybe they missed this important PSA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyooALwfxO8
It's not sympathy for Tejada or Zito specifically
just about how players hang out even when it’s time to go.
Also reminds me of stories about Mays with the Mets.
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The problem is GMs like Brian Sabean
Handing deals like that to washed up veterans. I might still think I was good too.
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by DFARowand on Aug 2, 2011 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I dunno
how much bidding there was to drive his pricetag up to $6M.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a thin SS market
However, Sabean jumped in pretty quickly to grab Tejada.
Not getting JJ Hardy is one of Sabean’s bigger mistakes.
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The Riot got $3.3 million
enuf said
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I see
Tejada must be 2x better.
Sorry I didn’t reply right away, I was at the store buying oranges. It’s still three months until orange season starts, but you can’t be too ready. I paid $50 instead of $5 to make sure I got the best oranges that have been in cold storage for 5 months.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Using the $4 million matrix for War
$6.5 million is about 1.5 WAR. Tejada had an oWAR of 2.7 in Houston in 2009 and had a 1.1. oWAR in 1/3 of a season with San Diego last year.
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Oranges last year were very delicious! I’m sure these oranges will be great even though they’ve been in cold storage for 5 months.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Come on
Signing baseball players are semi-gambles to begin with.
How many people wanted the Giants to sign Crawford and/or Werth.
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wait
this orange is all dessicated inside! It’s not succulent like the ones I ate in January!
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
You never sign players based on their actual value. You sign them based on their market value.
Tejada had an excellent year in 2009. Baltimore signs him to a $3M, 1 year deal. He then has his worst season in ten years. What does Sabean do? Doubles his pay.
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You could argue that that was his market value. Have you seen the SS market?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
So they both kinda sucked?
Is this enough info to determine that one is worth 6 times the other?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
some players aren't as good
when they’re off the junk, too.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Carl Steward is really, really bad. He doesn’t even know where the phantom injury on Zito is supposed to be and he makes up stupid stuff* to get excited about. Does anyone know if Baggs being gone so much is just his book, or is he sick or something?
*Not a comment on the Zito/Tejada thing here, but other stupid stuff he’s said.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
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A lot of times it’s just regular days off.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I blame Sabean and, when it comes to Tejada, Bochy. That said, while I obviously am not a person who doesn’t remember that the players are people, Miggy probably could have handled some of this better. Zito, on the other hand, has showed more class and grace all along the way than I probably would have been able to. I hate how people talk about him. I know he should be able to handle it because he’s a multi-millionaire public figure, but it bothers me anyway.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate the money argument.
He’s making multiple millions of dollars so you can’t feel sorry for him!
There are people far more deserving of sympathy.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
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I'm not saying I feel more sorry for Zito than anyone else
I just think though it is a dumb argument that you can’t feel sorry for an athlete because he’s making millions of dollars.
indeed
sure, there are plenty of good things that come with that money. but he’s still trapped in this situation.
I’m sure he’s baffled as to why he cannot pitch as well as he used to. He had years as a very good pitcher, and now, nada.
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Your mom's a girl
I have enough sympathy to go around. Feeling bad for Zito doesn’t mean that I’ve used up all my “feeling bad for” time and energy, and that orphaned crack baby in the NICU can just eat shit and die.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
exactly.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I mean
I haven’t been wanting for things to feel depressed about. :-)
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Your mom's a girl
Sure
but I’m just talking in the sporting world. I mean the emotions expressed and time expanded on this blog are probably a lot more beneficial if used elsewhere.
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He’s making multiple millions of dollars so you can’t feel sorry for him!
Yep, pretty much. 99.99999% of the people on earth have worse problems than Barry Zito and Miguel Tejada.
On the other hand, maybe they don’t.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Screw reporters.
Was listening to Kuiper this morning tell a story about some idiot writer, he would not name names, who after the Molina trade was going to write a story about how much the staff missed Molina and was underperforming because he was gone, and that they planned on placing the blame on Buster Posey.
It pisses me off that such a person gets paid to write about baseball and the Giants.
Any guesses who it was?
I’ll put my chips on Jenkins.
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That sounds right. The whole Jenkins/Zito thing was a disgrace. He should have lost his job.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
being an out of market fan and relatively new here
What was all teh hubub about. I only read Jenkins when is ridiculous drivel is posted here and I may have missed it.
I have it on good authority that Jenkins is a Padre fan.
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Here's the article
http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-03-02/sports/28645050_1_pablo-sandoval-spring-training-at-t-park
The gist was that he had a “source” who indicated that the Giants were “exasperated” with Zito and considering releasing him (this was in March). The worst part was this quote:
There is concern that Zito hasn’t been properly diligent in maintaining his physical conditioning…
None of it was true.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
In essence, Jenkins wrote a column in the spring
(based on an anonymous source in the Giants organization — or so he claimed) saying that Zito was fighting to stay on the roster and would probably be released. Bochy called Zito into his office to say this was all news to him and not to worry about it, then spoke to the press about unfounded rumors being unprofessional and even cruel. Jenkins later wrote a bit about the situation, never apologizing but saying it turned out not to be as well-founded as he thought.
by mrs. owlcroft on Aug 2, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay I remember all that
but must have missed the connection to Jenkins. What a douche.
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just this
but must have missed the connection toJenkins… What a douche.
It wasn't worthless.
It will have the effect of keeping him in the LOLinup FOR-EV-ER.
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Also
I like it as a sign that he is getting better. He has definitely elevate the ball in the last few games and the homer is a good sign (obviously). I feel for Belt since he is not getting any calls at the plate but he may need to expand his strike zone.
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Belt needs to swing at strikes. Changing his approach would be a bad thing IMO.
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True
but this was the issue Belt had in the beginning of the year, having too good of an eye. It’s great when you’re barry bonds but not if you’re rookie.
Belt’s PA in the beginning of the year always seems to start 0-2. It makes it really hard to succeed that way.
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I think it is easy to say that right now. However, if he isn’t a bad ball hitter than it probably won’t help much to start swinging at balls. Maybe he could be more aggressive early in the count but I don’t want him to turn into another slop hacker.
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I don’t want him to be a hacker either but if the book out there on Belt is that he won’t swing at thing borderline, that’s where they’re going to pitch him. Again, in AAA pitchers are not as fine with their control and often make mistakes when trying to nibble. In MLB, especially with a pitcher like Kennedy, they live on the edges.
People know that Belt can hurt them so why make any decent pitches to him.
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he won’t swing at thing borderline, that’s where they’re going to pitch him
Aren’t 90% of pitchers looking to throw borderline pitches pretty much all of the time?
If Belt is striking out looking too much (is he?) than maybe the change should be to expand a bit with a two strike count (like he did last night).
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Depends
some are nibblers but others are deceptive (mixing eye level, throwing breaking pitches in a fastball count, in/outside), others live of a couple of pitches. Some are just bad.
The problem is that Belt seems to fall behind the count a lot. Facing 2-strike counts are never a good thing.
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This
It’s a hazing ritual. Eventually the umps will start to call things properly. Please Belt, look at where the pitches actually were, not where the umps called them, and don’t let them mess with your good eyes.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I like it as a sign that he is getting better. He has definitely elevate the ball in the last few games and the homer is a good sign (obviously)
People have been saying this after every home run he hits.
It's not just the homer
we all know that Huff was basically K or 4-3 just about every AB for about 2 months.
He had a few doubles and elevated a sac fly during the road trip. The homer is just another data point.
He’s had an OPS of .880 for the past two weeks…hopefully that continues.
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I don’t either but it’s a start. Hopefully 2 weeks will become a month.
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Hope is all we've got, too. Because Belt will never be given serious playing time
with Huff on the roster.
I know it’s minority opinion but I don’t think Huff has as much rope left as people here thinks.
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Oh.
I think he gets all of August and if the Giants are still somehow in the playoff race he gets part of September, too.
Good morning, folks
I listened to the game on the radio last night and the one, single thing that really infuriated me was the first pitch of Huff’s AB in the bottom of the 4th. Pablo had just walked on FOUR PITCHES. Maybe Kennedy was pitching around him, maybe not, but isn’t the golden rule that when the pitcher isn’t throwing strikes, keep your fucking bat on your fucking shoulder until he does? Besides, according to Flem’s call, the first pitch that Huff swung at (and fouled back, he was lucky not to pop up right there) was wayy out of the strike zone.
In fairness, he made up for it with his 11-pitch AB later in the game, but by that point it was too late.
Also, methinks Bochy left Cain in too long in the 6th, especially given he had about a two minute rest in the top of the 6th. But whatever.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
he had about a two minute rest in the top of the 6th
That has got to annoy the pitchers so much. It’s bad enough the offense can’t score any runs but they can’t even keep the opposing team on the field for more than a few minutes.
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not even that much rest time
he had to bat that inning too, and eLOLi swung at the first pitch and popped it up.
I honestly think they pitched around Pablo as well they should have
I listened to the game on the radio last night and the one, single thing that really infuriated me was the first pitch of Huff’s AB in the bottom of the 4th. Pablo had just walked on FOUR PITCHES. Maybe Kennedy was pitching around him, maybe not, but isn’t the golden rule that when the pitcher isn’t throwing strikes, keep your fucking bat on your fucking shoulder until he does?
I think Huff doesn’t have to take pitches there. If he looks for one pitch and sees it, swing away. Might be the best pitch he sees the whole AB
The thong is, it happened.
The last 4 games have been really frustrating
It has been hard to watch.
I think what has frustrated me lately is the defense
A lot of runs have been scored lately against the Giants on infield hits that the defense just isn’t getting to. That’s frustrating as hell to watch.
This
grant pretty much nailed it on the head with that diagram of keppinger going toward that ground ball. then there is the beltran throw that advances a runner and then cabrerLOL at short
We have a company-wide day at the ballpark on Wednesday
I really hope Timmy comes through tonight, because if tomorrow’s game is a battle for sole possession of the NL West lead, I’m going to be extremely cranky and my co-workers will find me unpleasant to be around. Even more so than normal.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Ray Ratto(aka man boobs): "Zitobsession"
“And that is what this entire exercise is still all about, much as the Zitophiles, Zitophobes and Zito Irish Dance Troupe might wish it otherwise. Winning the day’s game.”
LOL Whenever the Giants are struggling you know theres a Ratto article on the way.
Ratto is totally out of touch with reality. It’s kind of sad.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
I noticed him on Comcast the other day talking about soccer coaches. I assume he is as much a soccer expert as he is a hockey expert.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate his whole self-deprecating schtick. He clearly has a massive ego.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
The weird thing about Ratto is that, when he talks, he obviously knows things about Sports.
When he writes, that goes away.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
You have to sign up for the Ratto Insider subscription plan to get the real info. Then you can get CSN’d(misinformed) like the pros do.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 2, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Worst part of yesterday's game
the big hit came off the bat of Willie Bloomquist
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I mean seriously
Look at him…he doesn’t even care!
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and they walked willie fucking bloomquist twice
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yep
But I didn’t realize until just now how bad Kelly Johnson has been this year. He used to be good, right? .217/.297/.429 right now. The power’s still there, but that’s about it. Last night he was 0-5 with the hat trick.
Many of you are already aware...
But I’m freaking out about Andres Torres.
I’m losing it.
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I was not aware
until the 5th time you mentioned it
I’m not happy about the situation either. Since they have eleventy billion outfielders right now, and will probably pick up 2 or 3 more off of waivers later on…. I’m trying to think of other things.
Jose Guillen!
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I’ve decided to be patient and see if we get any news other than that management’s confidence is eroding.
At least until today’s lineup, when I’ll turn back into a blubbering child.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
There’s got to be something going on that we’re not aware of. There’s no way they can actually think Rowand is better. They proved last year that they were willing to sit Rowand for Torres.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
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Rowand hasn’t changed and Torres has declined. But Torres is still hitting better. We all know who the better defender is.
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me too
especially when Burrell comes back, I don’t know that they’ll keep both of them. Maybe they just make Torres fake an injury too which will make me madder than the fake DFA of Burrell did.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I really think Burrell is going to sit on the DL until September. He might start rehabbing 20 days before rosters expand.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
It's easier to handle if you just assume the season is over
and the Giants are just going to release or trade him during the off season.
The seem to hate Torres.
Maybe he does terrible things in the clubhouse. Maybe he licks all the food on the postgame spread. Maybe he smells.
Who knows…but you’d think last year never happened. It’s mind-numbing.
They’re all tired of him saying “hi” 8 times a day.
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it's a bless
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Your mom's a girl
Anyong.
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who's pitching tonight, head and shoulders box?
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Where are the Hatfields when you need them?
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
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the Hatfields?
clearly a country western condom.
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Seems to be one person with 4 twitters.
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paid spammers
They probably got wind of what we were doing with the advertising.
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at this point if we were to aquire R. Hernandez from a waiver deal (That's a BIG if) I want to see eli go and keep chris stewart
I know that he can’t hit a lick but at lest tim can throw breaking pitches in the dirt to them without worrying if it will be blocked or not. maybe if eli were to go to fresno and then return when rosters expand if not than that’s too bad he did good as a backup last year he got a ring but his defense and first pitch outs are killing me
I’m pretty sure they love Eli, whether they should or not. I think Stewart will go.
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by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I know I would just rather keep stewart for his defensive purposes
but eli would stay for sure
it's ok
Stewie is perfect for the emergency C in Fresno kind of role. In that way he’s kind of an unsung hero this year, although I suppose if they had no one but Jax in Fresno they might have been more willing to get an ML-caliber fill-in.
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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 Aug 2, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL WUT
I thought the posts yesterday about Gary and Dumbon Bruce were just reporting a one-off show. They are doing this permanently? I know people hate Gary, but listening to him debate with Dumbon is on par with listening to Byrnes. Utterly terrible. I’ll miss listening to KNBR while driving around, but I can’t do it. Can’t.
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.
Hey
it cuts down the amount of time that Radnich talks.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
yeah but that time gary isnt talking DAMON BRUCE IS
still terrible
jeebus
It’s not worth it. Actually the other people on his show (Dibley, Ray Woodson, Bruno) were some of the best stuff, so adding blabberBruce is just driving all of them to the margins. Terrible.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
There is no worse talking than Radnich
Razor is a close second but no one.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
right
call me when they start talking BIG 10 BASKETBALL!!!
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
kinda wondering
what the idea was. Gary Radish’s ratings going down? He’s tired of morning work? I figured KNBR was an important gig for him as KRON fell apart.
Maybe there’s a lot of overlap in the sets of Radnich-haters and Dumbon-lovers
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
x
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=164213&title=Radio%20drama
While soap operas make their last gasp on television, there is some drama percolating in the Bay Area sports talk radio arena. Big changes are afoot at KNBR 680 and 1050, just as the new kid on the block — 95.7 FM "The Game" — comes out with a new name and a new lineup.
Listening to their promotional commercials, "The Game" has the KNBR juggernaut squarely in its sights. Whether the "Bay Area’s only FM sports talk radio station" can make any inroads on "The Sports Leader" turf remains to be seen, but it appears 95.7 is making a serious go at it.
Don’t know if it’s just coincidence or not, but the same day "The Game" hits the airwaves, KNBR had a slew of shakeups of their shows. Add to the fact a number of KNBR "correspondents" — the various beat reporters from Comcast Sports Net — hooking up with 95.7, one has to wonder if KNBR feels threatened.
The biggest change at KNBR is the pairing of KNBR 1050’s Damon Bruce with longtime morning host Gary Radnich. Equally as big was the fact the show — and more precisely Cumulus Media, the stations’ owners — cut ties with Tony Bruno, who teamed with Radnich at 11 a.m. for what many considered the best half hour in sports talk. Also joining Bruno on the outs was Radnich’s producer, Patrick "P-Con" Connors.
ah I see
the radio equivalent of batting Rowand leadoff!
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting. I have been finding KNBR’s recent pandering to the female demographic rather interesting.
I assumed that’s why they added Kate Scott, I’m not crazy about her but I understand the idea, at least.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I hear she’s good with the morning frat boys, I’ll take their word for 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 Aug 2, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, she’s okay, I like her better than wuzzername? ESPN’s token woman Amy Lawrence?
And then F&B doing “Female Fridays” Hell, it is a large underserved %age of the demographic. I just find it kinda funny and disingenuous that Mr. “Get in the kitchen woman and make me a sandwich” Bruce was all gushing over Kate yesterday about how he was such a big fan of hers. SHUT UP PIG!!!
srsly
Such a creep.
Maybe the pool of female sports radio broadcasters is even more shallow than the pool for sideline reporters/commentators. Or those that would, as you say, be willing to venture into that studio. They did very well/got lucky with Jaymee Sire and Amy G, IMO.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
But isn’t she the ONLY woman on ESPN radio?
I’d love to be on sports chat radio but I’m not cute, skinny or young enough. If I was a highschool kid now… maybe.
I don’t like her voice, either.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I will listen to ESPN Radio while trying to go to bed because I do like the host Jason Smith. But I immediately change the station when I hear Lawrence’s voice.
Jason Smith is pretty good. I do a lot of late night driving, and I end up listening to him.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
He’s good if you like hearing about the New York Jets all the fucking time.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Yeah extremely ECB
and a tad condescending. But he kinda has to be that way because he is basically a one man show.
I usually listen to coast to coast am late at night for the lulz.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
I find it kind of amazing how much he can manage to talk about football in the offseason.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
If ESPN didn't have a contract with the NFL
we would not have to suffer through Brett Favre Watch part VIII during baseball season.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
This is very true
When they ditched their hocky coverage, they stopped talking about the NHL all the time.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL HOCKY!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I am the Omar Vizquel of posters
No E’s.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
take that hock home with you
baby, you got a stew goin!
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confession
I kinda like Brooks. Not for any sports knowledge, just that he’s fairly entertaining to listen to. Fitz is pretty terrible, though.
The first six innings are overrated.
I don’t mind Rod either, he’s no baseball expert but he’s a very good radio host and clearly a sports fan.
Fitz and Bruce would be a perfect combination. On ESPN8 the Ocho!
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
They can be rather funny. I probably like them the best of all the hosts… then again that may be because they are associated in my mind with coming home from work!
ha
I never thought of that, I usually only hear Gary when I’m doing something fun or close to fun.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, Bruno was let go of his show here in Philly too.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
wow, rough
I thought his nighttime show is pretty good, as such things go.
Listening to this “sports radio” makes me think I hate “sports radio”.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
They brought him back for 1/2 hour segments twice a week, but he used to have a two hour daily show here.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I see
was he traveling there for that? Or did he move back and do the night show from there?
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
He did the Michael weiner Savage thing where he basicaly did a remote broadcast everyday
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
I remember at one point they had a feed on CSNCA with him from his house, it was a home office kind of thing that literally had been furnished from Home Depot in 5 minutes, obviously plastic plants, etc…
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 Aug 2, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
whoa
I hadn’t heard they got rid of Bruno and P-Con.
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 P-Con is still on Murph and Mac’s show, at least according to his Twitter.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I think he is still doing the pre- and post-game shows with Urban on the weekends, too. That was another weird thing. They fired Urban from that after last season, but have now brought him back. Lurie is bookending Urban’s shows again like he did last year.
Side note: I love PCon. He’s a really cool guy, though I don’t agree with a lot of his opinions.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe Urban is gone as well. He’s a part of panel that will rotate with other CSN reporters on the A’s flagship.
I wondered about that, but he told someone I know that the weekends on the Public House patio, etc. was a permanent gig.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 2, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d take 5 minutes of Bruno over any amount of time with Bruce.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I see it as a good thing that the CSN guys won’t be on KNBR anymore.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 2, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
hah
I didn’t think y’all were lying, I just didn’t know this was a permanent plan until I heard the ads last night publicizing this atrocity.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
It was so bad…. I turned on the local SACRAMENTO sports station. 1320? Egads… And then I just gave up and put on NPR. I normally do not like tales of death and destruction whilst driving but lately the way the Giants have been playing… what’s the dif?
if you did not know, btw
Gary’s show is broadcast on CSNCA. So you can watch in real-time the great Gary-Dumbon talkover death match.
It reminds me of stories of those Yardbirds concerts when they had Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck both playing lead guitar at the same time. Wall of noise, and not the good kind.
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
actually
she has a nice radio voice and delivers the news break stuff well. I think it’s just desperation to try to get a word in amongst the others… good luck now that Dumbon is there too.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
The biggest problem is that there is no alternatives during that time slot (9-12)
the alternative is to listen to Jim Rome (gag me)
Not biggie..I’m all about Madeline Brand and Airtalk in the mornings anyways.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Jim Rome is the worst radio and/or TV personality ever. Seriously. I hate his show and his callers and the whole stupid schtick.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I like when Gary cracks on him
apparently Rome is like Ron Burgundy, with literally everything written out for 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 Aug 2, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Not shocking that his only talent is talking with weird, unnatural pauses thrown in every few words. I think Byrnes is trying to copy that and it drives me crazy.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Rack that girl!
I think the [pauses] are in the script too!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Rome's never ending references to Giants fans as "Battery Chucks"
looks damn stupid considering what happened to Bryan Stow.
"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 Aug 2, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
well Dumbon and KNBR
even I do not like Gary Radish enough to put up with this.
I have discovered a rerun of the Rochester Red Wings and Buffalo Bisons game from this weekend.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
Eric Hacker pitching for Rochester!
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 Aug 2, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
wow
Rochester also running Steve Holm! out at catcher…
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 Aug 2, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I totally forgot about that guy!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Steve Holm!
scoooooores!
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 Aug 2, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss him and the ability to make an Arrested Development joke any time he did anything.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
is he gone?
at least I still have him in my video game
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
batting for Buffalo
Luis Figueroa! It’s like a museum of Fresno all-stars!
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 Aug 2, 2011 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
The best thing KNBR could do would be to
1. NEEDZ MOAR KRUK, KUIPE, JOHN AND FLEM
Not a lot more, just a little more. Maybe an uninterupted 30 minutes every day from one of them.
2. NEEDZ MOAR LARRY KRUGER AFTER THE GAME
Screen callers better and if you don’t have any good callers in queue have someone smart enough on the mic to give incite rather than just react to CAIN 4 FEELDUR proposals.
3. NEEDZ MOAR INTELIGENT CALLERS
Screen out more CAIN 4 FEELDUR types
4. NEEDZ 2011 DIGITAL AUDIO TECHNOLUGEE
They need to learn how to podcast every show and put it up on iTunes within an hour or two of completion. The Dan Patrick show puts up their podcasted show hour by hour. I can get the first hour and sometimes the second before the origninal broadcast is even over.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
WSJ: Baseball's Weight Problem On-Deck Routines Hurt Hitters' Bat Speed; Giving Up Doughnuts.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903341404576482291550957386.html
“Coop DeRenne, a physical-education professor at the University of Hawaii, frames his findings in hard numbers: Increase—or even decrease—the weight of your bat between 10% and 13%, and you decrease bat speed from three to five miles per hour…
Science has refined players’ conditioning, training and diet. But DeRenne, in reaching into the on-deck circle, may have crossed into inviolable territory, the hitters’ last safe haven.
Using a photo-sensor-measuring device, he gauged the bat speed of a series of college players. Each hitter took three practice swings before facing either live pitching or a pitching machine. Each pitch was thrown at roughly 75 mph. DeRenne repeated the exercise several times, changing the weight of warm-up bats.
The results, he says, prove that deviating from a normal swing just before hitting activates slow-twitch muscle fibers. Marathon runners rely on these for endurance, but they deprive hitters of the explosive burst of energy they need, he says.
That hasn’t stopped the sporting-goods industry from selling weighty warm-up gadgets, though."
Yeah
I saw a very similar study on Discovery channel or something.
Smart teams my ban donuts, but, there is no doubt the bat “feels” lighter in your hand after using a donut. I can’t imagine a team like the Giants instituting a ban.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 2, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
My high school coach banned us from using batting donuts for this exact reason.
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
Co-dad of Ryan Scoma with waelwulf, because we're progressive like that.
by free f.p. #14 on Aug 2, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
fuck doughnuts
just grab three bats at a time and swing them around like Dave Kingman
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by Penitentiary Face on Aug 2, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
ick
went to mountains over the weekend. one ear will not pop. now I’ve got pain in my jaw and I have a hard time chewing.
going to be a long day.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
odd as it may sound, try a decongestant [disclaimer….disclaimer…. you would do so at your own risk, this is not medical advice, if you have a heart condition blah blah blah] sometimes it’ll fix that.
hot shower too!
chew gum!
/has bad ears
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 Aug 2, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
trying that.
also, just went and bought a pack of gum. Chewing it seems less painful than breakfast was.
Really, I’m just using the forum as a platform for my bitching. :)
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Your mom's a girl
some combination of gum and ibuprofen seems to be helping!
I can almost close my jaw completely!
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Your mom's a girl
We’re all rooting for you.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
thanks!
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Could be early signs of an ear infection.
Get professional help if it doesn’t improve. I don’t get infections, but I had a really bad ear infection several years ago – don’t screw around with it.
"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 Aug 2, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
IUf I was closer to your location IRL, I would offer to punch you in the jaw and see if anything improves.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know how the extra ‘U’ got in there….
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
very punk rock of you
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Your mom's a girl
FUCKSTICKS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 9:48 AM PDT reply actions
WTF
AmazinAvenue Phillies starting pitchers have a cumulative K/BB ratio of 4.10. No Met starter has a ratio as high as 3.00 strikeouts per walk.
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 MY BAD
I read that as “a cumulative K/BB of 4/10”
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Ask Cliff Lee how not walking people helped him win the World Series.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
"Hey Cliff, Super Genius"
“I know Rent doesn’t seem like much of a hitter at this stage of his career, but you have two outs, you are 2-0 on him, you have a base open and you have Scott on deck – are you sure you don’t want to re-think your options?”
"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 Aug 2, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That staff is insane.
FYI
Philadelphia as a team 269 BB’s
Sanchez, Tim, Matt, Vogelsong, Wilson, MadBum 262 BB
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: Debt ceiling bill
Passed through the Senate.
"My father's name is art, and my name's pride, and while my destiny reads a recipe for confusion I'm looking for whoever writes, so empty inside." -Slug
Sign of a good compromise
everyone is ticked off.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Yeah, the intention of my post wasn’t to kick off a champagne room discussion, merely to inform.
"My father's name is art, and my name's pride, and while my destiny reads a recipe for confusion I'm looking for whoever writes, so empty inside." -Slug
Yeah I know and thank you
I try to stay updated on current events but this damn team makes it hard lol
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
They are ticked off regardless.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Haven't been following too closely because it's depressing as hell
But did they pass that ridiculous one where after it happens Congress gets to vote saying they dont approve and it’s all Obama’s fault?
The first six innings are overrated.
Yep
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 2, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll just say that I don’t like the bill.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I'm just a bill sitting on capitol hill
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I’m kind of ashamed to say I’ve been avoiding knowing anything about it. Washington has become worse than the Giants in its unwatchability.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
boehner swinging at slop
Obama starting Harry Reid over Al Franken
49er 'til I die! (if they don't kill me first)
I don't see this team surviving in the playoffs
thats my 2 cents
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
What, you mean the Diamondbacks? Once they win the division?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Actually
I like the Giants’ chances in a playoff a lot more than in the regular season.
The playoffs highlights the Giants’ strengths (pitching) and devalue its weaknesses (poor hitting).
Giants have probably the best pitching in baseball and all they need is a Cody Ross to be the hero to succeed.
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Pitching strength has not exactly been on display in the last 4 games. If this keeps up, it’s curtains for the orange & black.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
We’re spoiled.
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we are definitely spoiled with our pitching I agree but..our defense was spoiled last night
I truly believe that if our defense plays decent to good in that inning its only 3-1 or 2-1
sometimes the Giants don't get the breaks.
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I agree it's not time to panic.
but it’s no fun watching them play when the defense and pitching are off.
Hey, what ever happened to your new handle?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
3 hours left in the waiting period
I could have bought an automatic rifle by now.
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Defense has been bad since game one.
Not a good omen for the playoffs — haha, if the Giants even make it that far.
I think they'll be okay
Panda is much better at 3B than last year. The OF is equal/better than last year. Huff/Belt is basically Huff/Ishikawa. Freddy is better than Keppinger/Fontenot. Cabrera is a little worse than Uribe/Renteria. C is a glaring hole but not much you can do.
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I agree and I'm not saying that every break must go our way
my point is that I believe that Crawford gets that ground ball last night and its only 3-1 still pretty insurmountable for the giants but its not 5-1
Maybe but maybe not. It’s just bad luck. Keppinger probably gets to that grounder if he wasn’t in DP position. It’s just part of the game.
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but at the moment keppinger is our second baseman
I want grant at SS where he might get to it too, point is cabrera is a statue and he will not hit to cover up those mistakes
Or we could play better than them
But sure, try PsyOps if you can.
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Solution to the Giants catcher problem...
Pedro Feliz. Bare with me now because this takes some imagination, but his grit stats are through the roof. Bochy can’t help but stick his hand in that cookie jar.
That's the solution to every problem.
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"Bare with me now"
Perv.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
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OH FSN BAY AREA...
I REMEMBER YOU
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
BREAKING (CSN Bay Area):
Tonights lineup:
1. Feliz CF
2. Feliz 2B
3. Feliz RF
4. Rowand 3B
5. Feliz 1B
6. Feliz LF
7. Feliz SS
8. Feliz C
9. Zito
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 2, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure the Camden Riversharks are willing to part with him.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giants are in first place. Big Time Timmy Jim is pitching tonight. I’m comfortable with all of this.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 2, 2011 10:02 AM PDT reply actions
Any word on the Wheeler start last night?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
who?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Zack Wheeler
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Not ringing a bell.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Zach Wheeler?
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He said on Twitter that it didn’t go how he wanted it to go. Also talked about the humidity and how it’s “hot as crap” and his hands and uniform were wet the entire game. He mentioned the time difference, too. He’s from GA, though. He’ll get it together.
He later tweeted some cheers for Parker and Cavan in the SJ game. I love that kid so much.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Maybe he'll sign with the Giants
once he becomes a FA!
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I like the Rangers a lot more now
The Rangers took it one step further, decreeing on the video scoreboard that there are no waves allowed at the ballpark. It’s not meant to be taken seriously as you can tell by reading the message the Rangers show fans on the scoreboard (photo above, from stopthewave.net). There are no penalties and no official team policy against the wave.
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/31035757
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hear hear!
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LOLOAKLAND
I watched them for a few minutes last weekend, and they had the bases loaded against the twins when the WAVE broke out, sort of, in the Colosseum. WOOO REAL BASEBALL FANS
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Tarps
Yeah, but have you heard about this tarp thing? Apparently its a big deal with the young generation.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 2, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
That was more a wake.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
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The Rangers are now my AL Team
This is the greatest thing ever
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They were doing the wave at the Red Sox game last night….when the game was 3-2?!?!?
WTF Beantown?!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 2, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I was at a Rangers game not two weeks ago
When the crowd did in fact do the wave, when the other team (Jays) was batting and rallying to take the lead over the home team. It was pathetic. Maybe that was the tipping point.
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 2, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Grant
Your power rankings were really fucking funny.
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Stop sucking up.
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Hahaha
I give credit when credit is due!
I laughed out loud at my desk when I read the Kenny Williams part
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You should never praise Grant
even if he deserves it.
The guys is barely tolerable as it is with his razor blades and vodka promotions.
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that's right
razor blades are for cocaine
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Duct Tape and Benedryl?
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Took me a while to figure why the rankings jumped two each time.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
the power rankings are always amazing
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 know we ban suck-ups here, right?
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 agree with Jporny
We can ban suck-ups here.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Because it is not the truth
You merely are. You exist. You consume space in the world around you. There is no need to attach adjectives to it.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Apropos of Lars, I had a delicious breakfast pie at a food truck in Portland called ‘The Pie Hole’. I’ll post a picture when/if I can.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
This brings up an interesting point.
The saying, “Shut your pie hole” seems to be more prevalent than “Shut your cake hole”. Witness even further the aforementioned food truck.
Thus, pie>cake. Science.
Whenever CSN says "MLB INSIDER"
all I think of is Alyssa Milano.
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Happy WiFi Day
8.02.11
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Fun Game. Who you guys think are Top 5 highest earning actors?
Then.
Who are the Top 5 highest earning actresses?
This is not per film. But total earnings from May 2010-2011
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I liked it better when Uggla was awful.
.337/.400/.698 with 9 homers in his last 95 PAs
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he will hit at least 4 vs the Giants in Atlanta
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Question: If the White Sox offered Dunn for Zito right now
would you guys do it?
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What’s Dunn’s contract?
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They're about the same
Dunn is 4 years $56 million
Zito is 3 years $57.5 million
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Actually they would not be the same
one more year of Dunn but I doubt that year would be worth anything.
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Wow so much fail here
Dunn has 3 years $44 million left
Zito has 2 years $39 million left
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They are close to the same in remaining value but Dunn's is a year longer.
through 2014 at 48 million
I think Zito is 52 million left through 2013.
But if he pitches 200 IP in either 2012 or 2013 his option vests and he gets another 14 million. So that’s going to become a circus next year or the following.
Man, I have no idea where he’d play if he ever desrved it though. You’d either be using him as a PH only or you would be giving up on Belt at 1B and moving him to LF permanently.
That’s tough.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Zito's option isn't vesting.
He hasn’t hit 200 IP once for the Giants (even though he was never on the DL before this season), and he’s getting worse, not better.
But you're probably right
citing those two points. Never done it, and getting worse.
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Yes, yes, a thousand times yes
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
GALOOTS!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I mean, they're owed the same amount of money
And which guy do I think is more likely to be good? The guy who was good 5 years ago, or the guy who was good last year?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Can Dunn play SS?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 2, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Without a doubt
Dunn could still have something left. Besides, he might even retire!
That is cray-z.
I just got a bad random distribution on my rice cracker mix
and had a mouthful of wasabi ones. My nose is on fire.
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Wow
Rubby De La Rosa has a sprained UCL? Does that portend TJ Surgery in his future? He looked really good against the Giants a few weeks ago, that’s too bad.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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wrecked my fantasy team
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We catch all the breaks, they just catch sprains and strains =/
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That movie looks awful.
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LOL
I guarantee it will be awesome.
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Maybe
the pics look awful so far. I didn’t really like the first two.
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If you didnt like the Dark Knight
You should probably get your head examined
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Sorry
was that the first one or second one?
The plot of the first one was horrible.
The second was worse the first with the exception of Heath Ledger
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Well I now know to never trust your taste in movies
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done
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Is this like a hipster/contrarian move?
Do you only like romantic comedies?
I just don’t understand.
What are some movies you like?
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I like all types of movies: Infernal Affairs, Citizen Kane, Airplane, the first Transformers, the first Bourne movie, Red Cliff, Blazing Saddle, Star Wars, Shawshank Redemption, Glory, etc.
The plot of the first one was completely nonsensical to the point of distraction.
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You just said you liked the first Transformers
I don’t think this conversation needs to go any further.
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It was a fun movie. It’s not a classic by any stretch of the imagination but is a pretty darn good adaption of the cartoon.
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LOL LOL LOL LOL
Two words. Michael Bay.
And to hate on the Batman movies for having a “nonsensical plot” and then praise Transformers is absolutely laughable.
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I dont doubt that you enjoyed it
But there’s no way you didn’t throw Transformers in there just to fuck with people. I approve wholeheartedly.
The first six innings are overrated.
I thought that transofrmers 3 was ok but
the dark knight was AWESOME and I cant wait for Dark Knight Rises
I actually didn’t. I grade movies based in part on the type of movie it is. With Transformer, I knew it was going to be a no-plot all action movie with some nostalgia. That’s exactly what it was. The Transformer cartoon had no plot anyways.
I have higher expectation for Batman since the comic book was fair deep and the story was good.
The same reason I am disappointed with Xmen films. Beside the fact that they are horrible, they do not delve into the whole theme of discrimination. The X men cartoon was great in that.
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Ahhhh got it
You’re one of those who needs it to be word for word from the comic
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That’s not what he’s saying. I agree with the discrimination themes being what sets X-men apart from other mindless comic fare.
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This
But I did think that First class was a very good movie
this year the best movies I saw
1.First class
2.Thor
3.Captain america: first avenger
4.battle LA
Big flop: green lantern talk about a turd sandwich
I almost walked out of Battle LA
I’ve never walked out of a movie, not even Eye of the Beholder.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 2, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
definitely meh
I watched it on a plane, and didn’t switch to another one. I guess that’s slightly below replacement value. But when you’re wondering why the Marine wing is supposed to be flying A-10s, you’re probably not paying attention.
Walked out of: Hall Pass. Utter crap.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This year the only movie I’ve seen in the theater has been HPDH: Pt.2
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Your Chris-Evans’s-Shriveled-Torso fetish is disgusting.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
It has been awhile
the first one was definitely the best at doing. It started with the concentration camp scene right?
I don’t really remember the 2nd one and have not seen the third.
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No
I just put Batman at a higher level of expectation than Transformers.
It’s the same reason I didn’t really like Crash or Hotel Rwanda.
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My expectations of Transformers were that it was goind to be a turd sandwich
And I still found it to be laughable.
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Okay
For me, it was a fun movie with lots of action. That’s exactly what I expected and exactly what I got.
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Ok
Well this should be right up your alley then.
Green Lantern is getting a sequel!
/vomits
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/the-green-lantern-sequel-_n_916279.html?ir=Entertainment
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Really the comic book movies need to stop
But I guess it’s kinda like the Rolling Stones going on tour one more time
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow
you are really taking this seriously.
I was never a green lantern fan. I was a big transformer fan when I was young.
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As serious as one can take an argument in favor of the Transformers movie over Dark Knight
Yes
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I never said I would pick one of another. I just said I found one terrible and the other as expected.
There is no objective scale here. It’s like a discussion about music. I like pop music but I am under no delusion that it’s Mozart.
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You said you liked Transformers
You also said you didnt like the first two Batman movies and the first one had a horrible plot and the second one was even worse.
Not sure how I’m supposed to take that other than you believing that Transformers is better than Nolan’s Batmans
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Because
I understood Transformer to never have a plot.
Batman has a plot in the comic and it was completely butchered in the movie.
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ugh...
I just threw up in my mouth a little
most ridiculous thing about transformers
not the anthropomorphic alien robots who turn into vehicles.
that Shia LeBouf’s character has not one, but two superhot girlfriends.
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Well, Crash isn’t a good movie. So there’s that, too.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
srsly
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
all the batman movies before the nolan series were bad (exception of jack nicholson as joker) all the george clooney and val kilmer moveis were awful
The first batman with nicholson and Keaton was very good. Keaton was surprisingly good as both batman and bruce wayne.
The rest were pretty bad.
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terrible movies
but things to like, Nicholson unleashed, I liked Jim Carrey as the Riddler too. The women’s roles were pretty terrible in all of them.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the nicholson keaton batman
jim carey was good too but val kilmer and the rest of the movie…yick
no doubt
and I’m glad Chris O’Donnell is out of style now. Blech.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate all version of Robin. That was a character that never needed to exist.
FUCK ROBIN!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Under the Red Hood is pretty cool.
It’s weird not to have the Timm voice cast, but they did a good job with replacements.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
why do you think he’s always taking the bat pole to the bat cave, anyway?
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Carey as the Riddler was great because he had something like two riddles that he spoke in the whole script. 100% of the rest of his dialogue was just crappy jokes.
“Do you like my jacket? It keeps me safe when I’m JOGGING AT NIGHT!”
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry
but Jim Carrey is awful in every movie
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Jim Carrey is one of those actors like Jack Black
They can only be the same character in every movie.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
too bad he stopped playing that character in movies
I thought Ace Ventura was his defining role, both times.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait
You didn’t like the recent Batman movies because
Batman has a plot in the comic and it was completely butchered in the movie
Yet
The first batman with nicholson and Keaton was very good.
Do you also hate spaghetti because it mixes pasta and sauce, but also find yourself a big fan of rotini?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 2, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay…one last time. The plot for the first Dark Knight movie was absolutely absurd. A secret clan decides that Gotham sucked and wants to eliminate it. Sorry, it was just a poor plot.
The nicholson/keaton batman movie was dark and yet not depressing. Nicholson was a great joker and Keaton was good both as batman and bruce wayne. It was style more like a classic batman comic.
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They still completely butchered the plot from the comic, at least as far as I can remember, the Joker didn’t shoot Bruce’s parents.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 2, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Rotini is excellent.
"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!"
hah
that was just odd.
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 Aug 2, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I watched the reruns with my dad as a little kid
they were really funny and also it was hilarious that caesar romero would not shave his mustache for the joker role and would just cover it with makeup
there was a "movie"
which had all the villains and, kind of, a plot. Not as good as the shows, IMO.
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 Aug 2, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I met and spoke with Lee Meriwether. She’s cool.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Fun fact
Meriwether was the first “Today Girl,” the title given to women in the early days of Today. She gave weather forecasts (though she admitted she didn’t know where all the states were), chatted into and out of segments with host Dave Garroway and performed other light duties. She held the role in 1955 and 1956.
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The Naked Gun is funnier than Airplane.
And it’s not particularly close.
I finally got that off my chest.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree with this comment
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This is so wrong
Airplane is probably the funniest movie I have ever seen. So many lines and scenes from that movie.
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The Naked Gun has a gag every 30 seconds, and Every. Single. One. Of. Them hits the mark. Every. Single. One.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
The I Love You, from Caracas
A Panamanian ship!
My friend and I were the only ones in the theatre laughing at this, which made it 50x more funny.
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 Aug 2, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
The Naked Gun/Airplane “type” of movie was funny once.
Once.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I will rewatch it cuz you guys seem to like it so much.
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The words Terrible, horrible and awful are kind of tip offs
that you’re not being completely honest. I’d believe you more if you used phrases and terms like, “That movie sucked mad dick”, “Shit was BOOTY WHACK son!!!”
I'm just telling you I did not like it at all
I also did not like the Departed, Usual Suspect, and Gladiator. All those are very popular.
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Gladia-ur sucked
and I don’t like those Dark Knight edgy hipster Batman movies either. But I’m Bronze Age comics or GTFO too.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually agree that the plot to Batman Begins was extraordinarily silly, though the movie was executed quite well. An ancient organization that was behind the fall of Rome suddenly takes it upon themselves to destroy some rinky-dink Chicago-gone-haywire? In a movie that supposedly prides itself on being rooted in real life? Ha. And even with that, the movie was good.
The Dark Knight was great, though.
My only reservations about Dark Knight Rises have to do with the plot circling back around to Batman Begins just to tie up the package. If the story is about Wayne’s emotional journey, it doesn’t literally have to twist back around to Liam Neeson’s funny goatee.
I expect it will be good, though.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the next Batman movie should have break dancing scenes in it.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Emo Dancing Batman.
I’ve always wanted to see Christian Bale in manscara.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
You forgot Velvet Goldmine. Best movie evah!
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
JCVD would be happy to oblige.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of awesome movies.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
It's up there.
He’s right that the plot was silly, though.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The Dark Knight was okay, but after hearing from everyone for months how great it was I found it sort of underwhelming.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Maybe it was this.
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could be for me too
but I never made it through the first one IIRC. I forced myself through the DK.
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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 Aug 2, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I couldn’t make it through DK the first time, because I had to pee so bad.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
DK?
makes me think there was a Donkey Kong movie I missed.
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It was directed by Peter Jackson.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Now I’m wondering if you made that or found that.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That T-Rex should shoot eggs out of his mouth like the level bosses of Super Mario 2
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Super Smash Bros movie?
FINALLY
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 2, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure
it would be better.
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 Aug 2, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Is he talking about Pat the BAT?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I'm going to be pedantic and point out that that's both a to do list and a grocery list
The first six innings are overrated.
he's gonna do the milk
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 MONSTER
The first six innings are overrated.
that that's
that that’s
that that’s
This phrasing has always looked strange to me. I always try to avoid it when it threatens to enter a sentence I am constructing. Mind, I think it is technically correct, but I do not like it anyway.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
would a colon work better?
I’m going to be pedantic and point out: that’s both a to do list and a grocery list
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I always try to avoid doubling words. There’s almost always a better way to write the sentence.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
it's weird that there are so many images of this one already
i remember for the first two, everything was kept really tightly under wraps
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.
her role is "miranda tate"
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I have a friend who knew a guy that did something on set, so I got to see this among other things before the movie came out.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't tell me
You forgot to wear argyle. That is why everything is going crazy.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I’m actually wearing an undershirt right now, because my actual shirt somehow got pollen or something all over it and our receptionist did a quick wash job in our break room sink.
What the actual hell.
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My day sucks too
Wake up in foul mood I could not shake. Everything going wrong or annoying me.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Aug 2, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
seriously
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 imagine a job off to be something very similar to a dance off
The first six innings are overrated.
Old School Rules
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Thanks!
And hopefully in a few hours, I will know exactly where I’m going to be 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.
What grade are you planning on teaching—or do you just take what’s offered?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
The one I’ve been offered would be 6th grade.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The other one would be 10th grade.
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.
those would be pretty different experiences, I’m thinkin
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they would
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 pretty sure the vast majority of 10th graders are terrible people
The first six innings are overrated.
I was a terrible person when I was a 10th grader
I am a terrible person now, but I was worse back then.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
You guys knew me when I was in 10th grade
I was a pretty awful person.
"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!"
don't be too hard on yourself
you’ve got an entire lifetime of self-loathing to get through.
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Your mom's a girl
You still are
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
You are the protector of Athena!?!?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I don't have much of an issue with them
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
this is how we know you should be a teacher and we should not. :)
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10% of 10th graders are terrible people?
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
decimate them
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I remember having mandatory sex ed in the sixth grade. I recall the awkwardness of hearing my teacher say, “The man has to actually put the penis in the vagina. It doesn’t just happen.” (True story!)
I never considered what it must be like to be the one saying those words.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
6th grade!
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
And she had the gall to ask us to be mature about it.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
grow up howie
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grow up howie
This was part of the sex ed discussion.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
To be clear
Howie was used as a visual aid.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The kids in the back of the class didn’t get much from that demonstration.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
damnit howie
you are drifting to the left! I said grow up!
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Your mom's a girl
I have this weird thing where I always try to
put a face a voice. Whether it be audibly or something I read. The funny thing is, when I try to picture you I keep seeing that funny Tiger face.
Until proven otherwise, jponry will always be a asian guy in my mind.
The first six innings are overrated.
Wow, that is a self portrait
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It's: Portrait of Jponry
By a completely wasted Paul Gaugain
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
You would love my voice.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't even get me started on today
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never got the hang of Tuesdays.
fucking eustachian tube
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I’m taking off at 3 and going to see Harry Potter. By myself. Tomorrow I’m going to the Giants game. So, today is fine with me.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
/kicks your fine day into space
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, the Giants will probably fall out of 1st place tomorrow and i will be there to witness it.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
All it took was one email in my inbox for me.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 2, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Damon owns your face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFHJkvEwyhk&feature=share
Make sure you watch till the end.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Maybe you're a shitty cameraman!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
hahaha
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 Aug 2, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
That is awesome. I love Matt Damon. Also, what was that cameraman expecting, just completely making shit up. “10 percent of teachers are bad!” “Where’d you get that number?” “I don’t know. Maybe 10% of everyone in all professions should be doing something else.”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I hope Will Arnett can find a hit show
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Arrested Development Part 2 PLZ
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
It is probably my day talking
But I want to smack all 3 of those smug bastards.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
anyone notice that nate's line suddenly looks a whole lot like nate schierholtz
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.
obviously it's better bc of the offensive context
but still
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.
Maybe with Burrell coming back…he can sit on the bench while Rowand supplants Nate.
Seriously though, how about Belt if Nate continues to not be so great?
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 2, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s a good thing they moved him to left, where his defensive value will be maximized.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk showing love to Grant Frisbee
It’s good for a couple of more hits(three at most).
Grant spelled Zduriencik wrong
he sucks
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
yes, it's the "end times"
so stupid. Yes, make sure that is covered in the story. Gotta get all sides.
End Times? Texas Lake Turns Blood-Red
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OT - Who knew
I apparently attended the All-Star game with a perforated appendix. Got to watch the last homestand (4-2 vs LA & MIL) with a morphine drip, hoping this homestand won’t have me feeling nostalgic for narcotics.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 2, 2011 11:57 AM PDT reply actions
Holliday was playing outfield five days after he had HIS appendix out, slacker. :)
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Mine is still in! Too inflamed to remove…probably September.
I’m hoping for a get well card from Andres. ;-)
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 2, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
get better
also, it wouldn’t be perforated if you’d stop picking at it all the time.
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 Aug 2, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
o_O
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 2, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
that isn't carlos beltran?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
it looks like SplashingPumpkins' old twitter avatar
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 Pirates will now win the WS
The Phillies traded shortstop Brian Bocock from their Triple-A team to the Pirates’ Triple-A team, according to the transactions page for the International League. Bocock, 26, has MLB experience with the Giants and Phillies. In 2107 minor league plate appearances over the course of six seasons, he has a .227/.302/.307 line.
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I can't believe that his line would be an upgrade
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Indianapolis getting set for the stretch run!
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 Aug 2, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
White Whale Ahoy!
The Orioles have released Justin Duchscherer, who never appeared in a game for Baltimore, MLBTR has confirmed. The Orioles have since announced the move with a press release.
The 33-year-old right-hander spent the entire season on the disabled list with a strained left hip after signing a one-year deal in February that paid him $700K plus incentives. He made five starts for the 2010 A’s, posting a 2.89 ERA with 5.8 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9 in 28 innings, but didn’t pitch at all in 2009. The two-time All-Star has a 3.13 ERA with 6.9 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9 in 454 2/3 career innings.
Duchscherer will have hip surgery Thursday and intends to continue his career, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun
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Would be a good guy to get on a minor league deal in the offseason
If Zito gets released or Sanchez gets traded or something.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Is that when he won the sunflower seed flicking competition?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I think so.
Or the Cy Young.
Or the World Series.
Or Cups.
Or Playstation.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
How anyone can argue that anyone but Jose Bautista can be the clown-ball MVP is beyond me.
"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!"
Is he hurt?
18 games in last 28 days…so “slumping” for his standards.
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HOW CAN YOU SAY HE IS AN MVP!!!!!!!!??!?!?!?!?!? HIS TEAM WON’T EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!!! WHAT KIND OF MVP LETS HIS TEAM NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 2, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW MANY WINS DOES HE HAVE?
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HOW MANY SAVES DOES HE HAVE?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Uhh, Dustin Pedroia is pretty close.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Also
Gonzalez
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You're right
He’s only third in oWAR on Boston…
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Uhh, RBIs.
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.
something I did not know
Merope was Sisyphus’ baby-momma
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Your mom's a girl
When did Sisyphus find time to make a baby?
What a slacker…couldn’t even push a rock up a hill.
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well, I think ‘slacker’ is a bit harsh. He got it up the hill.
He just needed to find a way to stop the rock so he didn’t have to do it again.
And I think the baby making came before he was sentenced to rock rolling. Different than our rock stars.
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Your mom's a girl
Don't try to defend him
Clearly can’t get it done:
King Sisyphus was made to roll a huge boulder up a steep hill, but before he could reach the top of the hill, the rock would always roll back down, forcing him to begin again
Also…the dude was a jerk
However, before King Sisyphus died, he had told his wife to throw his naked body into the middle of the public square (purportedly as a test of his wife’s love for him). This caused King Sisyphus to end up on the shores of the river Styx. Then complaining to Persephone that this was a sign of his wife’s disrespect for him, King Sisyphus persuaded her to allow him to go back to the upper world and scold his wife for not burying his body and giving him a proper funeral (as a loving wife should). Back in Corinth, King Sisyphus’s spirit scolded his wife for not giving him a proper funeral. When King Sisyphus’ spirit refused to return to the Underworld, he was forcibly dragged back to the Underworld by Hermes.
This is pretty funny thought:
Zeus then ordered Thanatos: God of Death to chain King Sisyphus in Tartarus. King Sisyphus slyly asked Thanatos to demonstrate how the chains worked. When Thanatos did so, King Sisyphus secured them and trapped Thanatos. This caused an uproar since no human could die with Thanatos out of commission. Eventually Ares (who was annoyed that his battles had lost their fun because his opponents would not die) intervened, freeing Thanatos, and turning King Sisyphus over to Thanatos.
Wiki
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Torchwood Spoilers. Geez.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The rock was just a metaphor for his crippling Male Orgasmic Disorder. That baby never would have happened except for the miracle that is pre-cum.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That baby, and thousands more world-wide.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the sex ed class.
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Pre-cum is why the pull-out method is even stupider than you already thought it was!
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Coming soon to a PhD dissertation near you!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 2, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Wikepedia disagrees!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus_interruptus
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 2, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Where does it disagree?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I certainly hope this theory will be explored in your thesis.
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 Aug 2, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
My Thesis is tentatively titled, Sisyphus: “His Penis Is the Rock, and It Leaks a Little”
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yack! Messed up the quotes.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Athena wishes that Hephaestus had just gotten that far
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
news
the guy who hit Rupert Murdoch with the shaving cream pie sentenced to 6 weeks in jail.
fair trade
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Is that 4 weeks with good behavoir?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Six weeks?
…
Well, okay.
He should probably have to take a class that covers the reasons why throwing things at an old man during a hearing has a detrimental effect on public opinion and sympathy.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I thought it was shaving cream.
What a poser.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
just got Brandon Belt's autograph!!!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
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“LOL ME!”
Sincerely,
Brandon Belt
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i sincerely believe it says ......
“One day.”
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 2, 2011 1:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Caption!
“Hey, Brandon! What is the chance you are in the lineup tonight?”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Nice ass-grab in the background.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 2, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
whoa
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Amy G!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
TdaddyNeal Thomas Neal
Columbus where is the best mall at ?
I can help him!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
do you get to meet the players?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I occasionally run into them as they are coming or going. I got to talk to Brian Horwitz and Matt Herges a bit a few seasons ago.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
“Hey! What’s up Matt?”
/points to the sky
“So how long will you be in town, Matt?”
/points to the sky
Matt: “What are you doing?”
“Sorry, I think I just saw one of your gopher balls that haven’t landed yet pass overhead.”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
GoT OT: SPOILER!!!
Was just reading this article about how there was a huge outcry over what happened to Ned. Really? It’s not like the writers came up with that out of left field.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
It makes me laugh to think there were people who thought they should have changed it for the show. Yeah, that would only change EVERY GODDAMN THING that happened afterward.
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.
Hodor becomes a Master!
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 Aug 2, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
ADWD
I should have known Rickon would be chilling with cannibals.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Well, at least at this point, that’s where Davos is going to look for him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
speaking of which
I wasn’t sure for awhile, but I <3 Davos
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
So far, the only plot line I have no patience for whatsoever is Quentyn. Who does he think he is, a Greyjoy? (Disclaimer: Asha and Theon are actually enjoyable.)
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 and Dany is pissing me off too
But she gets some slack.
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.
/shit is bad
/dany makes poor decision
/dany angsts over blue haired asshole
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
So Evan, should I bother beginning the cycle?
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 2, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m probably the wrong person to ask, since I cheated — read volume one a few years ago, never got around to volume two, but skipped to volume five when it fell into my hands.
My feeling is that it’s pure plot, without the crazed vision or sublime prose style that kicks the greatest fantasies, like Mervyn Peake or Gene Wolfe or the best of Moorcock, up to a higher level, or the callback to childhood you get from Lewis or Rowling. That said, he’s pretty great at spinning that plot. The pages fly by, the twists keep twisting, the world of the book starts to colonize your brain.
For sure you need to read at least volume one in order to keep up with McCC these days.
I love me some Gene Wolfe.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, its like those people who where excited for the last Harry Potter to see how it all ends.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 3, 2011 6:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Long time reader first time poster
I just want to say go Bear and Orlando Cabrera will be more important to the Giants than Carlos Beltran.
Also, who’s this Calbearjd person? Seems like a jerk.
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That seems a little harsh.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
A fire on a raft in a pool of dicks.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
than Chabot college? Maybe…
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Stanfurd < Bangladesh University
Besides the Golden Bear can destroys puny trees.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
/writes down Azmanz on list of "people who could be useful when the rebellion begins"
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 GOD ANOTHER ONE
Stanford is really slacking on McC. I blame Dave.
Hi!
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
fresh?
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
You may have a new name
But your taste in all things is still broken.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, changing your name is a bannable offense
bye
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 hope you actually banned him.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
;)
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 was never banned before…it hurts.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
then again
I never got a welcome .gif either
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I WANTED TO SEE THE CAL MAN FLY
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.
Give him the kangaroo gif!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
What are your views on canned fish and ny style pizza?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
lulz
almost as good as the Phantom Menace!
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 Aug 2, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate twitter right now:
@NotoriousOHM: The @Giants announce they’ve signed DT Gabe Watson, previously from Arizona.
IS THIS A GOOD MOVE FOR US?!
Oh.. nvm.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Eli did go to the Alex Smith school of Throwing
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Except the opposing players never catch Eli’s throws.
We should be so lucky.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Wait, Craig Counsell is ACTUALLY 0 for his last 45? I thought that was a joke when I saw it on twitter yesterday.
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 next Giants SS!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
BELTRAN 4 COUNSELL
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 Aug 2, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
"Carlos, do you think we have any grounds for a lawsuit?"
“Jess. You are looking at a yiant settlement offer.”
He was David Eckstein
before David Eckstein
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Also after David Eckstein
"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!"
baseball is so weird
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.
a guy with
a career slash line of .255/.341/.344 and an OPS+ of 79 can play 16 years in the major leagues and make $20 million
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
If only he had hit .272/.318/.392, with an 84 career OPS+, he could have made more than $50 million.
Lost himself a cool 30 million by taking a few walks instead of hitting a few home runs.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
and
not with the Giants.Seriously, him and Stairs, it sort of strains the imagination.
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 Aug 2, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
OT - For you space nerds (and Earth People)
N.A.S.A.
by Syd Garon
An excerpt from the upcoming film “N.A.S.A. The Spirit of Apollo.” Sam records
Kool Keith in his studio while Tom Waits literally phones it in.
http://vimeo.com/27182239
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Reading Green Mars makes me wish we were terraforming shit right now.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, we should just go into space and terraform some shit. Titan, I’m looking at you.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Methane lakes!
Titan smells like farts.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Those are really cool books. Well, at least Red and Green are really cool. Blue kinda got bogged down IMO.
I’m already a bit intimidated by Blue’s length.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I listened to a podcast of Neil deGrasse Tyson being interviewed by some teenage left winger atheists the other day. Neil made them look like their brains were ant-sized, yet without being condescending. I guess it takes a genius do this.
(btw, I want to have Neil’s babies.)
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
As a condescending genius, I would love to hear this adorable exchange.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Here. I find the hosts ridiculous, but the clip they play before the interview of Neil going off is epic.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Yeah, the Noam Chomsky pull quote they put at the top of the site gives me an idea of the content. This should be good.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I only listened to it because I was randomly auditioning podcasts and Neil was on this. It comes off as a Portlandia skit to me, which isn’t a bad thing. Once.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Also
Get your nerdfap on. Everything is here. EVERYTHING!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
ATTN JIM
Sweaty, tanned Southern boys are wandering around on a ramp outside my office window. Some kinda football camp, I think. I’ll have more on this story as it develops.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
lol niners
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 happened now?
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apparently at the last minute, the saints swooped in and signed franklin
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 confused by this deal
Niners didn’t offer more than one year to Franklin?
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Luck Sweepstakes!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
i would not put it past Harbaugh and given the absurdity with which he is putting together the roster, it is the only reasonable conclusion to draw
1) It’s a ridiculous thing to think.
2) Harbaugh isn’t putting the roster together.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
My expectations are right around last year.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Bocock going to the pirates via MLBTR
The Phillies traded shortstop Brian Bocock from their Triple-A team to the Pirates’ Triple-A team, according to the transactions page for the International League. Bocock, 26, has MLB experience with the Giants and Phillies. In 2107 minor league plate appearances over the course of six seasons, he has a .227/.302/.307 line.
slow newsday is slow
also not breaking
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Read that as Bocock going to the privates
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
Can we burn this thread in effigy
And start a new one. Nothing but bad memories in the game recap.
Time to repeat in '11!
funny you should ask
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.
/joins in
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 2, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Read this as "labial surgery"
VanCanucksVancouver Canucks
by ESPN_NHL
Media Release: Ryan Kesler has successful labral surgery.
How dare you!
He has beautiful lips.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 2, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
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