On the patience of fans.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 16, 2011 12:33 PM PDT
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PrintUsually, this site isn't big on science. It's more about typing out the first thing that pops into my head, like the time I ran into a guy I sort of knew from high school at a post-Series celebration at a bar. We made eye contact from across the room, mutually decided, nah, not worth it, both being fine with it, and then being shoulder to shoulder as we both ordered drinks a few minutes later.
Weird. And awkward. And weird. Also, he was wearing a Marlins hat. That was the weirdest part. It's weird enough to see a Marlins hat, much less know the guy underneath it. That's like turning on the news, and there's a story about "Man fits entire kitten up nose for charity," which makes you go, "Wait, what?", and then you see the guy, and you used to work with him at the car wash. Just like that.
That's pretty much this site, distilled into two paragraphs. Research takes time. Typing stream-of-consciousness nonsense: easy.
But here's an effort to categorize the patience fans have for certain Giants. It's hard, cold science. Or it might be pulled from my nether regions again. Here goes, from least patience to most.
Player who wasn't on the team a month ago
example: Orlando Cabrera, Carlos Beltran
It's a little weird to lump those two players together. One is good, and one is terrible. But they both cost a prospect to do good right now. Now now now now. And when they don't, it takes about a week for fans to turn.
Player who wasn't on the team last year
example:: Miguel Tejada
Tejada has the stink of the old days upon him, the broken-veterans-are-the-new-market-inefficiency Sabean years. His best years were in the AL, which we didn't see. He's probably the guy in the clubhouse who says, "Ah, that Mat Latos isn't so bad once you get to know him," based on his time with the Padres last year. And he didn't hit at all, so it took about a month for him to be the worst everything in the history of everything.
Player who wasn't homegrown, but helped the team win the World Series (with homegrown player fighting for time behind him)
example: Aubrey Huff
Huff shouldn't take 95% of the crap he's gotten from fans this year. If you think Belt should play, all of the vitriol should be directed at Bochy. But Huff still got a longer leash than Tejada from most -- about two months before the angry mob started in. The extra time was because he was a freaking World Series hero. But what have you done for us lately?
Player who wasn't homegrown, but helped the team win the World Series (without homegrown player fighting for time behind him)
example: Pat Burrell, Cody Ross, Andres Torres
All of those guys have struggled this season. At some point, they've all looked lost. That point might have been from yesterday back to April. But they've all received a healthy amount of patience. We all want Torres to be what he was last year. Ross can be a very good player. The Burrell from one year ago is exactly what this team needs. The patience for all of them is running out. With Burrell and Torres on the DL, it's pretty much gone already. Took a while, though.
Homegrown player who didn't help the team win a World Series
example: Brandon Belt
If Belt hit .188 for the rest of the season, I know I'd dig for reasons to still support him. BABIP! LD%! ZiPS! There'd be something for me to champion, and if all else fails: small-sample size, baby. He'll be good! Just give him time!
Homegrown player who helped the team win a World Series
example: Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Sergio Romo, Buster Posey
They can struggle for years, and I'm pretty sure I could never be upset at them. These are the untouchables. Pablo's between this category and the last one, but closer to this one.
I'm reading a book about the history of the periodic table, and there are a lot of anecdotes about the elements that didn't fit into the early attempts at categorization. There were elements that were different enough to screw everything up. Jonathan Sanchez is one of those elements with this. Just ignore him, and those classifications work fine. Just ignore him. Except, for, you know, tonight. I'm sure if he walks four guys in the first couple of innings, we'll have all sorts of patience.
Horrific control is like that strip of lanthanoids at the bottom -- screws up all of the classification efforts. It's where Brian Wilson is heading. Also, Rowand and Zito contracts are the actinoids. If I'm screwing up the chemistry, it's because I'm an English major.
But that's my attempt to place players on a sliding patience scale. It's why Tejada became a scapegoat before Huff, why Huff came before Ross, and why Buster Posey can hit .250/.290/.340 for the next four years before we complain. It's science! Except for the parts that aren't.
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Please get well, Carlos Beltran.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Aug 16, 2011 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Should be fine just in time for free agency.
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by bgunn on Aug 16, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think there might some cross-categorization for likeability
Huff got/gets bonus rope because he chugged beer during the victory parade and then gave himself a thermonuclear wedgie.
That might just be a familiarity thing, though; generally, we can find stuff we like about almost any Giant once we get to “know” them.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 16, 2011 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
There is probably a like factor in this as well
Fans like Torres and Huff because they came out of nowhere and seem to give it there all.
Tejada did not warm himself to the fans with his comments and stupid spotlight thing.
The prime example of this is Kroon.
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This is not too far off from my own feelings, though my rationale is more childish and unstable.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I agree with everything in the post
but why is Grant talking about Belt’s small size?
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OT Giants Fixie
My adopted son, Brandon Crawford. Dude hits grand slams and plays defense.
by josematan on Aug 16, 2011 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I still need an explanation for the proliferation of "fixies"
Why not just a customized bike with a few gears, you know for when you have to climb mountains or hills?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 16, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
too mainstream.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
The above bike is both pretty and street legal (handbrakes).
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Aren't front-wheel breaks inherently less safe?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
But you also brake by pushing back on the pedals.
My adopted son, Brandon Crawford. Dude hits grand slams and plays defense.
Like I used to on my Schwinn?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 16, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
No, that was a coaster brake on your Schwinn
Fixies, as I understand it, can’t coast. It’s just one fixed gear. It sounds incredibly unpleasant.
The thong is, it happened.
It really isn't bad at all
It’s a lot more exercise though
My adopted son, Brandon Crawford. Dude hits grand slams and plays defense.
last time i did that i was 8
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Really?
I thought that was only on kid’s bikes. Huh.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
i thought the way they worked
was that your feet moved with the gear, so as long as the bike is moving forward, your feet are moving forward
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
This is what I thought,
This would mean you would have to expend nearly as much energy keeping your bike undercontrol going downhill as you would just keeping it moving going uphill.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 16, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah that seems dumb
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Well I'm not saying it's dumb...
It’s just a lot of work to ride a bike like that. I guess if you are looking to get gigantic legs, this would be a good way to go.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Hey it’s better than the …I dunno what you’d call them… “chopper bikes” ? " lowrider bike"? Where people have to hold their arms up 3 feet over their heads to steer. I commuted by bicycle for 10 years … so I guess I prefer practical over fanciful.
well that's true
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
close but not quite...
tho’ it’s something like that, the ones I’ve seen around here the front wheel is smaller or the handle bars are higher or something…
I assume you mean one of the chirldren’s bikes that try to mimic a motorcycle chopper. Where the front wheel is raked way far out.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 16, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
except now they make them for adults too.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I did not know… I have only ever seen kids riding them. I always think ‘that doesn’t seem very fun"
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 16, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I had one like that when I was a kid
It was pretty comfy to ride.
NorCal passion trapped in SoCal pain...
I wanna rage.
Works fine for stupid flat areas.
Grew up in Lodi. Never even had to learn how to properly use the gears on my bikes. High gear, start to finish.
But if you push back on the pedals, you slow down.
From Wikipedia
The sprocket is screwed or bolted directly to a fixed rear hub. When the rear wheel turns, the pedals turn in the same direction. This allows a cyclist to stop without using a brake, by resisting the rotation of the cranks, and also to ride in reverse.
My adopted son, Brandon Crawford. Dude hits grand slams and plays defense.
Like a unicycle with two wheels.
I think we’re on to something here.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
yes
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Not sure.
I could wager a guess, but then you’d be getting physics information from a Cultural Anthropology major.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Only if you don’t also use the back brake. The main reason the front brake can be dangerous is that it’s extremely effective.
right
if you use them both in conjunction with each other, you’ll probably be fine, but if you put disproportionate pressure on the front break, you can go flying over the handlebars.
Momentum is kind of a bitch.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
There seems to be two hand brakes, but only a brake mounted on the front wheel. Is the rear a drum brake?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
I haven't mounted my back brake yet.
I have a flip flop hub so I’m deciding if I want to keep it fixie or go single speed.
My adopted son, Brandon Crawford. Dude hits grand slams and plays defense.
Gotcha. It is a dope lookin ride.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
It’s pretty fresh.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't get me wrong...
it looks totally cool. But why not 3-5 gears, you know just for fun, or just in case?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 16, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
you
will never be a real hipster if you keep asking these questions.
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 16, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
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Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
..
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I had to buy dog treats at the food co-op last weekend. Fookin tofu and sweet potato flavor. Nico seems to like them though—not as much as the snouts and taints flavor, but who would.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
your dog
is obviously straight. The neighbor dog eats only premium cat food….
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Aug 16, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
My german shepherd eats fish food
My adopted son, Brandon Crawford. Dude hits grand slams and plays defense.
gross
neo-luddite bullshit
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
... Brilliant. Just... brilliant.
If I’m screwing up the chemistry, it’s because I’m an English major.
This belongs on a T-shirt or as the site’s subtitle.
LOL English major
Lanthanides and actinides, not lanthanoids and actinoids.
"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!"
Lanthanites.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what I just did. Added an oxygen?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Created a biblical tribe to fight the Hebrews.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I had to take a test on that in sophomore year chemistry. I would have gotten about 25% if I hadn’t cheated.
"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 tried doing the sporcle periodic table test. I did poorly.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to have the damned thing memorized, too.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember the weirdest things from HS chemistry: -gens and -ines are diatomic.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Cations are positive, because cats have paws.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That works better off paper.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I rocked this part of chemistry
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 16, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
oh fuck
I just realized Sanchez is pitching tonight. THE END IS NEAR.
Will we see Surkamp if Sanchez has another meltdown?
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 16, 2011 12:41 PM PDT reply actions
They called up Runzler
I’d guess we get him before Surkamp
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
You thinking Runzler as a starter? I was pondering if the “experiment” as a starter was complete or successful.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
It was not particularly successful, but he is already on the roster, so…. Personally I would DFA Edlefsen and call up Surkamp if they decided they needed a starter.
Runzler
started 10 games for Fresno (14 Gs total), 49.2 IP, 4.17 ERA with a 1.570 WHIP, lots of Ks and lots of BB, keep the ball in the ball park though (0.4 Hrs/9IP)
It’s PCL numbers so I don’t know how that translates.
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but without the anger
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I like Runzler
But I hope he does Casilla AB’s. He was the reason for Casilla to do what he did.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
chopped just as the Jane Says parody was getting going
oh well
"Bruce Wayne is the Brian Wilson of Gotham." -DrDC
If the right people get healthy, the lineup in a few weeks could be
Torres / Keppinger / Sandoval / Beltran / Belt / Huff / Fontenot / Stewart
Which, you know, isn’t that bad, really.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don’t see Cabrera there.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
LOL U! Fontenot plays over Ocab. HA!
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
/Fixed
If the right peoplegetstay unhealthy, the lineup in a few weeks could be Torres / Keppinger / Sandoval / Beltran / Belt / Huff / Fontenot / Stewart
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
by Cody_ransom on Aug 16, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
In the meantime...
Ross / Keppinger / Huff / Shierholtz / Belt / Cabrera / Fontenot / Whiteside… with a chance of Tejada instead of Fontenot.
/barf
i think i'm in the minor when i say . . . .
I’d rather have Orlando Cabrera over Fontenot
by big logs Johnson on Aug 17, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
npr linked to Sullivans article on the casilla at bat
Excellent work, agent TL2
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Aug 16, 2011 12:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
So did MetaFilter. I imagine that’s probably how it spread across the Tubes.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
There's another factor in our patience scale
Our patience with a player is inversely proportional to what we perceive Bochy’s patience with that same player to be.
Example: last night, after Belt botched that ball in LF, I knew that nothing short of him hitting a HR in a subsequent AB would keep Bochy from benching him tonight.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I don't know
Torres was given a lot of time this year and Rowand got benched last year. Of course Guillen but also Ross.
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Nah, Bochy thinks Belt is swinging a hot bat.
Did you see the weak ground ball to 2nd? That’s what a vet would do.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
OT:
It really annoys me that Rectum Face is one of the best players in the NL this year.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 16, 2011 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
So how is it considered good site design/development
or acceptable ad placement when the target ad covers up the entire nav bar?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
lately ive been of the mind
hit strikes giants hitters
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Aug 16, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
OT:
So I’m a month late getting into this song, but I thought I’d share anyways. Its not my usual style, but the shit quotient of being stuck in an office on a beautiful day can be slightly reduced when I listen to it:
I had the patience to wait 32 Years for TGTWTWS
This year seems more like recovering from a really bad hangover the next day. We’ll be fine, and even if this year is completely lost, cloudy, and unproductive, tomorrow we’ll be healthy and back at it.
If we don’t even make the playoffs this year, it’s not going to ruin my entire summer like years past. It will suck, don’t get me wrong, but the “I want to jump off a bridge” thought will never cross my mind.
I think the sad thing for me this year is the what if factor…Buster getting injured so early and then Freddy goes down. The Giants go out and get a big bat and then he gets weirdly injured.
It could have been another magical season especially with the rise of Vogelsong but everytime it looks like the Giants are about to start winning, another injury or two hits.
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MOTHER OF GOD
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Miguel Tejada is still here, not in Richmond for rehab assignment. So it’s all but official: Beltran to the DL and Tejada activated.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Teja-ja!
He’s just completed a course of steroids, so you can expect the 2002 Tejada bolstering the lineup.
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
by Woody'sShed on Aug 16, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
at least put a condom on first, Giantz Brass
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington. Will your team regret passing up on my boy 50 times?
by TimLaser and MattyC on Aug 16, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm officially over this season.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Tejada at short tonight?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Tejada in RF.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably 3rd
Panda is probably out today.
Cody
Keppinger
Huff
Nate
Belt
Cabrera
Tejada
Stewart
Sanchez
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Tonights Lineup
Rowand
Tejada
Huff
Rowand
Cabrera
Tejada
Whiteside
Sanchez
by iHateBochy on Aug 16, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
and
Rowand
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Sandoval said he expects to play tonight.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay then.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 16, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
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May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually JPMorgan did very well in the financial mess
Citibank/B of A/Lehman Brothers on the other hand…
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I thought I remember reading that JPMorgan played a big part in causing the CDS problem. They’ve definitely fared better than some of their counterparts….
JPMorgan and Wells Fargo mostly stayed out of the CDS and bought up all the pieces afterwards for pennies on the dollar.
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I stand corrected
This is why I’ve replaced all other news outlets with McCovey Chronicles. The real news is too sad and depressing. I need some optimism in my life
LOL
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 16, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I will remember this tweet as the moment I wrote the season off
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
by DFARowand on Aug 16, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fairley gonna be disappointed
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 16, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
jejejejejeje
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
This season just gets better and better!
I’m actually shocked that Panda’s x-rays were negative.
Well…the xrays were negative…just wait til he’s still feeling pain by Saturday and he goes for an MRI
Ah ok...been having email issues
Did you include your number in the email?
The thong is, it happened.
LSD
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Why?
IF anyone makes sense to get DFA’s it’s Tejada and Derosa. They make the team worse, and they money left on their contracts, isn’t much by baseball standards. I guess the team isn’t at much liberty to DFA guys with so many injured and a threat for Pablo to get DL, although unlikely.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Maybe he can help in some way. Welcome back, Miguel
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
are you back on the vicodin?
;-)
I’m in this line, would be nice for him to catch fire and rake for a week or two. Stranger things have happened (TGWTWS)
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
no, I just cleared my mind, threw out all the 2010 trash, so to speak. I’m not going to complain about the injuries piling up. I’m just going to root for whatever is left of the team.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants basically traded Zack Wheeler for Miguel Tejada (plus are paying Tejada $2 million more than the cash they got from the Mets). Fantastic.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
We couldn’t have seen Beltrans injury coming. Serenity now, serenity now
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
it's true
he’s been a rock his entire career. no injuries.
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Your mom's a girl
come on…it’s a risk. but a worthy risk. the wrist injury is completely new and could not have been foreseen.
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exactly. had it been his knees again, well… this would be a diff story.
but it’s an injury he’s never had.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I can still be annoyed that it’s happening now.
Also this:
Serenity now, serenity now
Is really condescending.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I don’t think he meant it to be. I’m pretty sure he meant it as a mantra that he’s repeating.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
It sounds like, “calm down, crazy.”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
oh, no. sorry, I never meant it like that. I was saying it to myself to keep my optimism in check
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
did you ever see that Seinfeld episode?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
No, not a Seinfeld fan.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
what? maybe you are crazy…. ;)
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
seinfeld was way overrated
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For some reason, I never found it that funny. But, I realize that I’m in a minority on that one.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Mr. Merope suggests that maybe it was a guy thing. I never liked Seinfeld either… then again after going back and watching them now….
“Seriously hon, I think you’d like it….hmmmm that didn’t hold up very well nevermind”
it was pioneering
most of today’s sitcoms wouldn’t be close to the same without it. Look at it in today’s context though, where so many shows have taken what they did and built on it, and it looks really dated.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I didn’t care for the show…I felt like it was a lot of inside jokes that fans like telling to each other.
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me either
again, I guess if you’re watching it in today’s context it can seem like that, because you’ve heard all the jokes already
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Yeah. That's the *only* way it makes sense to me.
But absent that context it seems like a needlessly dismissive statement intended to provoke.
I totally don’t get that reference, either! ;-)
I think I wasn’t a huge fan because I was relatively young when Seinfeld was in it’s heyday — it ran from when I was 11 to when I was 20. Teenage girls weren’t really the demographic.
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
How about shows with Melissa Joan Heart?
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Your mom's a girl
I saw an ad for Melissa & Joey. WTH is that?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
"Hey, remember these two people?"
they’re familiar to you! watch them!
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Based on the hit made-for-TV movie!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 17, 2011 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I usually don’t like shows about people who work in law offices. Go figure.
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
but they're so reeeeeeal
especially Ally McBeal, with all the fancy clothing and sleeping around. Yeah right!
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s funny because it’s true.
Seinfeld is real humor that you can relate with. George may be the best TV character ever invented.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. I miss that endearing know-it-all.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I still watch the reruns, and when I have a bad day/when the Giants lose, Seinfeld always puts a smile on my face. The entire cast is the best ensemble ever on TV.
It’s from Seinfeld.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
“Serenity Now” is something that you mutter to yourself as you are going insane.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
pardon my insanity after this team somehow makes it back to October.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Lloyd Braun is better than you!
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
serenity now, serenity NOW!!
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
meh
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Meh-guel Tejada
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Your mom's a girl
yeah pretty much
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
GET BACK WHEELER!!!!!!
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 16, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
My fear is this:
Tejada gets a couple of hits (now stay with me here), perhaps an extra base hit or, ZOMG!!, a HR. Bochy will see him as the savior and his soon-to-revert-useless ass will be in the starting lineup until season’s end.
Freakout is on?
Come on, last 3 games we saw the real Giants play. Everything minus 2 cheezy early runs and the 9th yesterday was awesome.
Nate on Saturday had energy run (2b, 3rd on E, R on PB). Sun, Homer and almost another and a deep deep out opo field. Yesterday, yes another homer.
Pablo is not hurt
Yahoo sports (laugh goes here) just declared Giants have easiest schedule of all contenders here on out. 3 vs ATl and 6 vs AZ are only 2 above .500 teams. Of course losing those 9 will hurt, since they are direct competition for the only 2 spots we can get, but at least it isn’t Philly or any of the NL Central contenders.
I don’t really freakout until I read this site.
by City Girl on Aug 16, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There’s nothing to freak out about. We’re only 2.5 games back, and probably a slightly better team, even if we are carrying the walking dead on the DL.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tejada is back!
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Looking forward to "The Walking Dead"
Which can refer to both the AMC show and the upcoming homestand.
Life is so much sweeter ever since TGWTWS
There's an 8% chance I enjoy watching today's game.
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if you round down
it’s 0% chance
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Watching in a bar increases the percentage.
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East coast game, can't get to a bar soon enough
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can’t get to a bar soon enough
It’s 1:11 and that’s what I’m thinking!
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
LOL, if only it were the weekend..
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Just remember
You can follow along with Eric Surkamp’s start at 7pm eastern. That will undoubtedly be more happy.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
In the span of two hours we just exchanged on our active roster
Sergio Romo and Carlos Beltran
for
Dan Runzler and Miguel Tejada
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Seeing as you put it that way, I’ll use the rusty razor on my wrists.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
make sure they're extra rusty
and filled with tetanospasmin
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Beltran to the DL for sure?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
99%
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BUT
DeRosa is still available!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
OT - I just bought 49ers/NY Giants tickets.....
…mostly because my friend is a big NY Giants fan….and so I can return to Candlestick.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 1:08 PM PDT reply actions
I went last year
for the first time since 9/30/1999. It still sucks.
But it is still fun in a weird way. Just a blast from the past. Worst part really was that we were in Upper Reserved in centerfield, so we couldn’t see the JumboTron, and the sun was directly in our eyes.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
November 13th
Don’t think I’ll have to worry about sun in my eyes. ;-)
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
You just want to cut down attendance next week.
i see your mind
you would take the ring to sauron
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
What happened to the Romo Appreciation Thread
I tried to start?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
But he's no Bernie Williams...
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Well, I do love Bernie
but pitchers and position players are not comparable.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
Who is no Brian Williams
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Keep Brian Wilson out of this
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
It has nothing to do with Bernie Kosar's porn star daughter
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
You have failed me for the last time.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Weeeeeee. The good news keeps comin
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Sergio Romo has gone back to SF for tests on his elbow. He had tests a few days ago that showed just inflammation. Bone spurs possible, tho
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Just read that
at least he will be back when rosters expand. We really got bit by the injury bug this year but no worries, Huff and Tejada are fine.
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by Giant Voodoo on Aug 16, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Rowand is also healthy.
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Nice
we’re really in good shape, somehow these injuries only hit unproductive clogs in our system like Posey.
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by Giant Voodoo on Aug 16, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You have to play to get hurt
Rowand plays an annoying half the time. Huff is superman. Tejada was hurt, but now behind Cabrera. The irony.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I went for a run this morning. I don’t ever run anymore; I’d rather swim. Running is tough on my joints. But damn it, did I run, and run and run. I had things on my mind, dammit. I ran until my legs burned. I ran so hard and for so long I forgot to circle back, so I ended up 8.5 miles from my house. I was really far away. And that sucked.
Why did I run then, you ask? And what was on my mind? That was 3 weeks of shitty baseball I’m trying to get out of my system, and it worked, too. It’s August 16, and we’re 2.5 games out of first place. I’m forming the line for a fresh start, with the team we have now. No expectations. Just have fun. Who’s with me?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
I’m with y- wait, what? Who? ROMO NOW, TOO!?!?!?!?!?!! Fuck this, I’m out
Nate Schierholtz wasn't born, he was built.
I love the optimism man, just can’t right now
by posey yaknowsy on Aug 16, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Half a season, half a season,
Half a season onward,
All in the valley of Sun
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, Giants Fan!
“Charge for the bats!” he said:
Into the valley of Sun.
Rode the six hundred.
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I'm In!!!!!
Schedule looks a lot brighter after ATL….and 6 head to head vs. the snakes
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Aug 16, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Even though it's topical, given one of our players...
Is the originaly maker of that shirt a racist?
We arent alone
hagenp Paul Hagen
by Buster_ESPN
Amaro says Hamels MRI showed inflammation behind rotator cuff, will miss at least one start.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
…with our luck, against the snakes.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
But on the counter,
Halladay was rained out and pushed to tonight. So a bit of a wash.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Lee Halladay Worley were lined up for AZ, I believe.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Starters injuries are the 1 thing that would Doom the Giants so fast
Instead we just walk around gimpy and fighting 2-1 games.
Honestly, very thankful no Cain, Lincecum or Bumgarner injuries. Relievers have short shelf lives by default. Position players, just crazy unlucky.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies actually have bad issues with injuries as well
Oswalt
Polanco
Lidge
Contraras
Hamel.
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Also Utley
Still don’t care. I’d rather lose Utley for 2 months in April\May than Posey how we did.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Romo > Lidge + Contreras
Length of Poseys injury > Utley
Pablo > Polanco
Oswalt was replaced by a 2.5 ERA (a la Zito)
Hamels will miss a start or 2 < Torres/Ross/Sanchez/Belt/Burrell+Forced to watch Rowand
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I would say that:
Lidge = Romo
Pablo = Utley
Polanco = Sanchez
Oswalt = Vogelsong + Zito + Sanchez
Hamels (pretty minor so far)
Contreras was pretty good but probably minor.
Posey is definitely the wild card…it would be like the Phillies losing both Utley and Ruiz for the season.
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I don't see a universe where Romo = Lidge.
Romo > all relievers where Lidge is basically replacement level since 2009.
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yeah seriously
Lidge isn’t good.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Romo is great but as a reliever, his effect on the game is limited to 1 to 2 innings.
Romo pitched 62 innings last year had a 1.7 WAR
Lidge pitched 45 innings and had a 1.1 WAR.
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Say what?
In Lidges past 111 innings dating back to 2009, he has a -.4 WAR.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
this
Lidge isn’t terribly good. Romo is very very good, Bochy’s stupid use of him notwithstanding
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
you ever stop to think that Bochys “stupid use” is protecting a reliever who may have been compromised? sliders are tough on the arm, and Baggs has alluded to Romo being compromised several times this year
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
you ever stop to think that Bochys "stupid use" is protecting a reliever who may have been compromised?
I have actually been wondering that today. I think it makes sense.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Felipe and Dusty laugh at this idea.
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He's been used in more games for less IP each game.
I think that’s actually worse on your arm.
90 games, 60 IP < 70 games, 70 IP
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
What's more likely
That Bochy is overinfatuated with platoon matchups and undervalues a very good relief pitcher because of some ill timed HRs..
OR
That Bochy had secret information that he told no one about, and thus devised a secret plan to use Romo only a little bit but not very much in order to save him?
I mean, hell, how hard would it have been to say “Well, we like Romo a lot, but we’re holding back on him because we’re a little worried about his arm.”?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
you don’t want to let your opponents know that a reliever is pitching injured, or that he isn’t available unless you have to.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They didn't have to say either of those things.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
if you’re putting a guy on the DL then it speaks for itself
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
well sure he's injured NOW
but postulating that because of this injury, he must have been nursing one all season, or they were using kid gloves trying to avoid one (they really weren’t, the way they were using him) is a pretty big leap
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
this
they say things like “oh we’re being careful with him” about pitchers all the time
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I think they say nothing even more often.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
BECAUSE YOU DON’T ADVERTISE YOUR WEAKNESS
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Teams say stuff like this about pitchers All. The. Time.
‘Oh, we’ve used closer X for a few days in a row, we won’t go to him unless we have to, blah’.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Saying ‘his elbow is fucked up and we’re keeping him on a low pitch count’ is a lot different than ’he’s been working a lot lately’. A team might respond if asked about it, but it seems like most would prefer to keep things as close to the vest as possible, and especially so with the Giants.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
This lineup decision must surely be based on valid underlying reasons of which we are incapable of knowing!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
he had one horrible year (-3.3 rWAR) but a really good year before that (2.8 rWAR)
he had a 1.1 rWAR last year and only pitched 6 innings this year.
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last year
he completely outperformed his peripherals, largely owing to a .250 BABIP (career .306)
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
he was the same pitcher last year he was in 2007
maybe a little worse
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Shits official
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Carlos Beltran and Sergio Romo on the DL; Miguel Tejada activated bit.ly/qGzs9u
8 minutes ago
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
/slits wrists with scissors
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
rusty scissors!
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Well, they were paid for by your tax dollars, so yeah.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
just try
not to bleed on the pleadings.
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pretty even talent swap
this is 2001 right?
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by Giant Voodoo on Aug 16, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
this just presents more of challenge, is all.
I’m not gonna freak out. I think I freaked all I could freak last night
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that's a shoc-
FUCK I DID NOT READ THE SECOND PART
nobody wins here. except maybe AZ
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It's over
They’re just not capable of putting a competitive team on the field any more. We can question certain personnel decisions all we want but you can’t expect any team to overcome this many injuries. If they somehow do we can all celebrate a miracle.
This is how I would have felt if Pablo broke his leg.
To be honest I think the injuries have helped as much as they have hurt.
Zito, Tejada, Derosa, all these injuries made the team better because the player was replaced by someone better.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Sorta
But nothing has made up for Posey. Beltran hurt has been nothing good either.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, yeah.
We are definitley on teh negative side of the ledger.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Well, they were in 1st place before getting Beltran
If Romo isn’t out too long, they might be able to work around not having him. Casilla, Affeldt, Ramirez, Lopez and Affeldt makes it a pretty deep bullpen. Mota probably moves up a notch and Runzler becomes mop-up man.
The thong is, it happened.
Chances Belt starts tonight?
About the same as the chance he will get a hit last night?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
I think at this point
Bochy will be lucky to put together a starting lineup with healthy individuals.
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LOL
keithlaw keithlaw
Sergio Romo is hurt, so the Giants will probably send Brandon Belt back to AAA
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
by DFARowand on Aug 16, 2011 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
It would be funny
But bork is probably thinking this with sabez
by Falconer88 on Aug 16, 2011 1:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
actually, when Beltran comes off the DL, they’ll have to make a position player roster move. I’ll bet it’s DeRosa back on the DL
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m being positive. No more negative thoughts.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s why my optimism won’t last. You will all trample my serenity
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
NOT A PREDICTION. A FORECAST.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
doubtful
The offseason will obviously help this team too much so it is being sent down to AAA.
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by Giant Voodoo on Aug 16, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Can we talk about WTF Kroon has to do to get on the roster?
Nate Schierholtz wasn't born, he was built.
September 1st
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by Giant Voodoo on Aug 16, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
No thanks…he’s pretty awful. I rather see Surkamp and Humbree (?)
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oooo, that’s intriguing.
call up Hembree to take Romo’s place? also, get our ass in my line to reboot the season from here. You’ll be happier
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
'Shop'd image idea.
I have not the time nor skill to pull this off, but I would love to see a pic of some dope snapping his suspenders with Bochy’s head shop’d and a caption reading, “No Need for Belt”
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
....second
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by Giant Voodoo on Aug 16, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Hrm.
Who’da thought that GISing “suspenders” would lead to so many pictures of attractive women?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the great GIS truth. No matter what you search for, you will find attractive ladies wearing little clothing.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 16, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Rule 34.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Even moreso if you GIS “attractive ladies wearing little clothing.”
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have Safesearch on (at work). Maybe you do, too.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope. It’s “the use of quotations”. Still a very strange image.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet, more The Franchise
S.F. Giants Reality Series ‘The Franchise’ Adds Two Episodes http://t.co/FCU6QEq @SFGiants
I hope for it to run through whatever the Giants have left in contention to defend the title.
It’s the last week of August, the Giants have promote their entire AAA ballclub to replace injuries on the team.
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PILLAPALOOZA
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
This week on the Franchise...
Brandon Belt begs his landlord to rent him an apartment for the 8th time this season.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
adding episodes means the show is being well-received. I’ll take it
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Article says 760,000 viewers
On par with HBO Hard Knocks series
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s clear that the show has put a curse on the team. I am not into it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
look at the bright side. We’ll have paid the price for 2010 by the end of the year, and should start 2012 with a clean slate to the baseball gods.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
ACTINOID = nice high probability Scrabble bingo
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 16, 2011 1:30 PM PDT reply actions
I feel the impatience with Beltran and OCab
Comes from the fact they are rentals and that is something Sabes never did before to this extent. He traded away a player many felt could become a top of the pitcher in a few years for a banged up, overpaid outfielder. I know Beltran can be great when healthy and I still would want the same move made, but he needs to be in the lineup to get value from the deal. I hated the Carbrerra deal and still do. Feels like Sabes is getting desperate and slipping into his old habits again.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 16, 2011 1:31 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I liked the Beltran trade and was meh on the Cabrera trade.
Watching Beltran hit compared to all the other Giants (except Panda) was so refreshing. The guy drove the ball and actually look like a threat. I don’t mind them taking their time with him.
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Same here.
But if he never plays while they’re in contention then the real anger of the fans will come out and show a lot of distaste for Sabean. I still want him at 100% instead of getting hurt again while at 80%.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 16, 2011 2:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
A look at the starting Giants by age
Cabrera: 37
Tejada: 37
Huff: 34
Rowand: 33
Fontenot: 31
Keppenger: 31
Whiteside: 31
Ross: 30
Schierholtz: 27
that is cherry-picked.
Posey, Pablo, Crawford and Belt turn the tides. and we’ll see all 4 together next year.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Obviously young players are more injury prone than old ones.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 16, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing is though
the team you posted isn’t the team the Giants went into the season with.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
not to mention the entire pitching staff is probably under 30 except for Mota
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
No kidding
Anyone who, at this point, still talks about the Giants in terms of their opening day roster is either senile or suffering from delusions. I can’t say I blame’em… the truth is painful.
Also, when talking about the Giants problems it isn’t the pitching staff that comes to mind 19 out of 20 times.
well, right
what I’m trying to say is that the Giants’ problem isn’t that they’re all old, it’s that their good position players are injured. The average position player age would be normal if the actual starters were starting.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Non-Homegrown Players Given Ridiculously Long Term Contracts For More Money Than They're Obviously Worth
Example: Barry Zito, Aaron Rowand
They were given more money than they’re obviously worth. The only way fans were going to be onboard with their signings was if they performed like Tim Lincecum and Barry Bonds. Fans wouldn’t have revolted as quickly if they performed at least like Jonathan Sanchez and Cody Ross. Instead they performed like a bottom of the rotation starter who should get replaced and a fifth outfielder.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Rowand was approximately average for a couple of years
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Where does Nate fit on Grant's periodic table?
Seems like he doesn’t get much support here. He’s quietly putting together a nice season at the plate and his defense is superb. Seems like he’ll never live down swinging at pitches that hit him.
The thong is, it happened.
I like Nate.
It seems like he is always trying hard and hustling even on hopeless plays.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
hustling even on hopeless plays.
and how is this ever a bad thing? are you kidding me? Huff didn’t hustle, in fact, stopped running yesterday, and the CF misplayed the ball. Huff has stopped running on a few groundouts and it turned out the 1st baseman couldn’t pick the ball, but he was out for not hustling down the line.
never say that about a player as if it’s a bad thing
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he meant it as a bad thing
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
yeah I think I read that wrong. sorry, dude
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by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
No, he was extremely careful about avoiding injury, rightly so, and as his Godfather taught him.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That was the story
But I also remember his saying in an interview that he knows he should run everything out but sometimes gets so frustrated that he just can’t do it.
I believe it was after a question from Tolbert on KNBR.
The thong is, it happened.
And honestly, there was never a time in Barry’s life where he had a coach who could force him to run out grounders, it’s true. But I remember hearing Willie say the same thing about his value to the team and how being in the lineup is more important than the very small number of bases that type of hustle yields.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
well, for Barry, I’d make the exception. he’s the biggest game-changer I’ve ever seen, and I feel damn lucky to have watched him play all those years.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Willie put it in terms of great talent bringing great responsibility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't Willie hustle though?
Taking extra bases whenever possible, forcing throws and such?
The thong is, it happened.
Maybe it’s just my nate-tinted glasses, but I think he gets lots of love in these parts.
/abs_joke
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
i think he def. gets more love here
but it’s not just swinging at pitches that hit him, it’s that even with his good year this year, if he produced at his career MLB level, he’d be one of the worst hitting corner OFs in all of baseball.
For me, he needs to sustain this level of offensive performance for a while longer
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I guess the question is what is "a while"?
340 PAs this season is creeping out of SSS country. I wish we could pinpoint how last year’s shoulder injury affected his performance, because I really want to believe he’s turned the corner.
The thong is, it happened.
That’s still a pretty small sample compared to his career, even given sporadic playing time. I like Nate, and I hope he has figured it out, but I’m doubtful about that.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 16, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
another 600 PA or so maintaining this level
before it becomes what I expect of him. I do like that his defensive numbers are being brought down to something that’s more reasonable though. He’s not a true talent +20 defender. No one is.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Seems like he’ll never live down swinging at pitches that hit him.
I’ve complained before about how he continues to be thought of as “that guy who swings at pitches that hit him” and basically nothing more, and am still getting shit about it. But, I have always been a fan of his because of his attitude, speed, hustle and defense (see my sig). Even for the five minutes when Beltran was playing, I wanted him in RF at AT&T. That he’s starting to put it together at the plate somewhat has really been the bright spot in the season for me.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I have always liked Nate!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I just think he’s ok. Not bad, but not amazing.
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I love Nate.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 16, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t fully understand the logic behind having Nate in left and Beltran in right.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
not ever admitted by anyone with the Giants
but actions speak louder than negative covenants.
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 16, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He said he would be more comfortable in right.
Unless it was stipulated as one of the terms of the trade, I don’t know how realistic it is to assume that he has that kind of leverage.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Is this “he said he would be more comfortable” as in conversation, or as in delicate diplomatic negotiations implying absolute demands?
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
I could see how it would be the latter if Beltran had that kind of leverage, but… how.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
OT: Hey, Schoenfield used my chat comment
Al (CA)
Don’t like the one-game wild card playoff idea. I’d like to see other methods used to increase a team’s motivation for winning the division. Like, say, making the wild card team play ALL of its LDS games on the road.
David Schoenfield (2:12 PM)
Personally, I like that idea more than a one-game playoff.
I’m not even really that high on that idea. I just, well, I really don’t like the single-game WC playoff.
BTW, my name isn’t really Al, so you may not call me that.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 16, 2011 1:38 PM PDT reply actions
A one game playoff is a terrible, terrible idea. Baseball is too random!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
But if it's two wild card teams, they should have a disadvantage
…compared to the division winners. “Win to get in” makes sense to me as it gives the WC a “half chance” compared to the division winners.
The thong is, it happened.
well
they already don’t have home field advantage, and the top 2 division winners would have a bye (the 2 WC team system being discussed has 4 divisions, right?). There’s a good chance that the 2 WC teams actually had better records than the 2 division winners.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I thought
2 WCs play a one-game playoff and play the top division winner, kinda like the NCAA basketball tourney.
The thong is, it happened.
I like that idea less than the NFL-esque system.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I like it.
Baseball’s “modern” disadvantage is the rarity with which it can hype a single game. Hyping a series is a lot harder to do, given people’s interests.
ONE GAME PLAYOFF is instantly exciting.
I disagree
the only sport that can really do that (hype one game) is football
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
ugh
the basketball playoffs are terrible.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Hello...Football?
“I have a Bucky Dent on line 3?”
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck that shit i don’t need hype
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
The game’s been dicked with enough for ratings. Baseball doesn’t need to be the NFL.
"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!"
by El Person on Aug 16, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Those are only when two teams are exactly equal.
It doesn’t seem right to me that a team can be 10 games up near the end of the season and have to prepare everything for one game to decide the season. At any rate, there shouldn’t be any one-game playoffs. In case of a tie, there should be a three-game playoff, the way the NL used to do 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!"
IMO, the real problem with baseball’s playoff setup right now has to do with the competitive/payroll imbalance in the American League, where the Yankees and Red Sox have been the AL representative in 9 out of the last 14 World Series. They’re pretty much the baseball equivalent of Rangers and Celtic in the Scottish League.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
flagged
Make it a 162-game round robin playoff.
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 16, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
So, like basketball.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
no
A 162-game round robin, with teams organized into two pools, and the winner of each pool meeting in a 7-game series.
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 16, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe
In addition to making the WC play its entire first round on the road, get rid of this business of not having divisional rivals meet in the LDS.
OK, Boston, you’re OK with the wild card? Fine. You’re going to Yankee Stadium and you’re gonna win there THREE TIMES before we let you advance.
Same to you, Braves. Go to Philadelphia and beat Halladay, Lee and Hamels in their park before you move on.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 16, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
This whole argument is rather silly
It’s all trying to solve a non-existent problem. There shouldn’t be five playoff teams to begin with. After a 162-game season, it’d be easy to argue that four is already too many.
The change I would make is eliminating divisions entirely and playing a balanced schedule. Top four teams in each league make the playoffs. None of the unfairness of the current wild card, no more hopelessness for the O’s, Jays, and Rays. If it’s really necessary to have more playoff teams, have six and give the top two teams byes. It’s better to reward the best than penalize the worst.
aww look at you!! you’d fit right in!
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Only if you are hitting
If you suck you stay put
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Via Baggs
Wow. Huff is doing his cry-laugh thing.
CF Ross
2B Fontenot
1B Sandoval
RF Huff
LF Belt
SS Cabrera
3B Tejada
C Stewart
P Sanchez
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 16, 2011 1:52 PM PDT reply actions
Hopefully Sanchez K's everyone.
That OF defense is shhhaaaakkyyy
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Imagine the epic meltdown
When Huff misplays a fly ball and it goes by him for an inside-the-park homer.
LOL
“Typhoid Mark” DeRosa, who infected Beltran with wrist-rot when activated and has ridden the pine since.
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 16, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s definitely well-rested!
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 16, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHA
THIS IS GOING TO BE SO FUNNY
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
WHY ISN'T BELT STARTING
Oh, Belt is starting. Also wait, is Huff really in right field? Is this a typo?
Did I miss an announcement about an injury to Nate?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
He had the hip flexor thing but he played yesterday. Maybe he got worse? I’ve ben inclined to think the same thing about Groiny.
oh yeah
I forgot about that.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
They may want to give Panda a ‘day off’ at first, for the foot.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you prefer Rowand or DeRosa?
"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!"
Fun fact
In France, MDR (standing for mort de rire) is used instead of LOL.
"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!"
At least Belt and Sandoval are in there. The rest is just… WTF?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Good thing the only player hitting, Nate, is on the FUCKING bench
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Need to make sure Huff gets in there, so have to keep RF open. Basically, Nate is riding the pine so Tejada can play. I DON’T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I think it’s more that Pablo’s foot is bothering him and they don’t think he can play 3B. Also, Huff getting hot/swinging the bat well/having good BPs
Adopted Father of Marc Kroon. He better make the roster.
I would rather see Nate in right than Huff, but I agree. They don’t want Pablo moving that much, so they stuck him at first. That leaves left field for Belt and Huff in right.
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 16, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
why the fuck not put Fontenot at 3rd or SS
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 16, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Despite my saying that Kepp will need days off here or there, it should be Panda 3B, Fontenot SS, Kepp 2B, Belt 1B, Nate RF, Huff LF.
Also, if Nate can’t play, can why can’t Belt play RF? I am so confused.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
someone said that Belt looked lost in RF at Fresno. Granted, Huff isn’t much better, but… let’s just hope it doesn’t burn us.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s the worst player on the team.
"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!"
kinda like he sat Nate in favor of Belt, actually. otherwise Huff would be playing LF and Nate RF.
there’s gotta be something going on with Nate that is recurring, like the hip flexor.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, I think benching Nate for Tejada is dumb
but Nate’s not the only one hitting.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Nate hurt
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
ah, makes more sense
but re: the hitting thing, Sandoval, Fontenot, Belt and Huff have all put up good numbers this month (SSS of course)
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Giants waiting to see if it calms down before adding him to DL.
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 16, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor Nate
Two straight games with a homerun. BENCHED
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The game before it he just missed one
And scored by himself after hitting a double
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I will say this
I like that Bochy has Belt in there.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
For the love of god
I hope so. Or at least today’s game.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Slight complaint.
Wouldn’t Belt be the better RF due to him actually having an arm?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Probably.
But I think Bochy probably sees himself using Belt in LF a lot this year and next, and wants him to get used to it.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
my powers are already working!!
and yeah, looks like Bochy is trying to get Belt comfortable. I like that, a lot.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Well..
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
LINEUP CHANGE: Belt in right field. Huff in left.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
CABRERA-TEJADA-STEWART-PITCHER’S SPOT OH MY GOD IT’S A NIGHTMARE!
If Rowand were hitting lead off I might have given up the Giants forever.
This is what I don't understand.
How is there a lineup which sports both Tejada and Cabrera?
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
there isn’t. you are not on earth anymore.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Well it could be Cabrera Tejada Belt Stewart Pitcher
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 16, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Tejada/Cabera at SS and 3rd?
Every baseball hit in the 5 hole will be a hit tonight.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
um, where’s Nate?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
BAGGS:
Good reason Schierholtz not playing. He might have broken his right foot on foul ball in 8th inning yesterday. Seriously. Going for x-rays.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
however
he probably doesn’t notice the hip injury as much.
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 16, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
nevermind, I get it. the game is an auto-loss anyways, so let’s rest some guys
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Where am I?
What is this place? Is this a dream? or is it a nightmare? Am I real? Is anything real? It it all just an illusion?
=*=*=*=
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
by bgunn on Aug 16, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
my eyes!
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
0 recs
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I'm not familiar with the thing I'm seeing.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
Belt 5th!
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
he got major grit points for the 4-3, HBP and K yesterday.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure I wouldn't rather see Sandoval in right than Huff
At any rate, I’m just appreciating this season for the hilarity it provides.
"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!"
This is really about as good as it can get right now
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
wait what Huff in R?
I just assumed Sandoval was out for today.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
OKay let me see if I can discern the logic...
Ross- Torres injured, Nate isn’t a CF (according to Bochy) and perhaps has a hip injury bothering him.
Fontenot-IF already has Tejada and Ocab, so there is a need for a defensive improvement somewhere on the diamond, consequently Fonty gets the nod over Kepp.
Sandoval-he can swing the bat but he can’t run much so I’ll hide his lack of mobility due to the nasty bruise he got last night, at 1B.
Huff- Gotta keep it gritty even if Sabean has threatened my job if I don’t play Belt
Belt- See above.
Cabrera- better defender than Tejada
Tejada- we always play our vets as soon as they are available after DL stints.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Well
Nate hurt, Torres Hurt, Posey Hurt, Sanchez hurt, Beltran hurt, Pat hurt.
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
Kepp hurt!
"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!"
Huff has been one of the team's top 3 hitters over the last 30 days.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
and the other 2 are in the lineup
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
...
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 16, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 14 recs
What. the. fuck
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 16, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Something to take the sting off yesterday: BP's playoff odds
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/ (updated today)
Giants 74.1%
D’backs 30.3%
The thong is, it happened.
This is one of those times...
where probability can go fuck itself. Seriously though, there formula is weighing something wayyyy too much. Like its correlated with grit^2 or something
Remember when if said the Giants would win by ten games?
"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!"
Agreed, but we're 2.5 out and still have more than twice the chance of the division leaders
The thong is, it happened.
I wonder if the formula takes into account injuries
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s why the %s are so high then.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
We need more of this in the majors:
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
Anyone know what happened to Kepi?
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by Montreal Giants Fan on Aug 16, 2011 1:57 PM PDT reply actions
what I'm afraid of
the Giants feel like they didn’t get enough out of Beltran this year so they sign him to another deal
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Exactly like this
Gotta justify the trade.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
hey, works for me if they win another WS.
Plus it makes Nate a 4th OF, which is the role I think he’s best suited for
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I feel like he’s played well enough this year to justify a starting spot.
"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!"
ehhhhhh
He’d be an approximately average corner OF if he kept hitting at this level or slightly below. Beltran and Belt are better options
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
+1
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 16, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate's cheaper and plays better RF
I’d prefer they take that Beltran money and get a better SS
The thong is, it happened.
well, sure
I’d prefer they get a SS first, and I’m sure they would too. However, if they can’t, I won’t be upset if they re-sign Beltran.
And Nate MAY play better RF, but I bet it’s closer to a wash than you think
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
5/75?
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
3/42 with 13~ish mil option for the 4th year or a 3 mil buy out.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
seems reasonable
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
LOLGIANTS
A LF in CF, a 1B in LF, a DH in RF…
Adopted Father of Marc Kroon. He better make the roster.
To be fair
Ross has been a perfectly average CF for his career.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I was just going to say that. Him being in CF is about the last thing on my list of complaints today.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
You realize you only have 1 more option at CF
Give you a hint
Paid 12 mil a year
Has Gritt
Can’t hit anything that has breaking movement to it
Randomly hits HR when game does not matter
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, which is why I’m saying that Cody playing CF is the last thing on my list of complaints this year.
Not sure why this was directed at me.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
fail
*this year = today
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Better than the alternatives on the roster, sure. It’s still funny to see how the Giants have hamstrung themselves.
Adopted Father of Marc Kroon. He better make the roster.
Not sure who you're blaming there
It’s still funny to see how the Giants have hamstrung themselves.
They built a team with a lot of flexiblity. The amount of injuries would’ve hamstrung any team.
The thong is, it happened.
Dolphins swim with him
He thinks there is never enough hot sauce
He wonders what parachutes are for
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do I get the feeling he’s waggling his bat at me in the rest of this photo?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Totally shocked he's not in the lineup.
THis lineup seriously seems to have been pulled from a hat.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
6 runs. I’m booking it
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I predict
That Randall Delgado’s ERA will be THREE RUNS LOWER at the end of tonight’s game.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
gotta have Marky ready to go off the bench
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 16, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A
LOLINEUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s funny that we gnash our teeth over Bochy’s lineup construction even though at this point it’s all deckchairs on the Titanic.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
maybe
it’s better to talk of re-arranging barnacles on the underwater wreck.
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 16, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Ah shit, it got cold. Sorry, Jack, I’m gonna swim to this boat while you float away.
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 16, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
WTF WTF
Good reason Schierholtz not playing. He might have broken his right foot on foul ball in 8th inning yesterday. Seriously. Going for x-rays.
by TBRMKane on Aug 16, 2011 2:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
oh dear god how what why
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
/fixed
Look at the brightside… We’re only 3 more injuries from watching Gary Brown play sit in the dugout!
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
It’s at the backstop, near all the baseballs.
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 16, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh holy shit.
I might cry.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
LOL TORRES
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 16, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Baggs
extrabaggsAndrew Baggarly
This wave of injuries is just unreal for the #SFGiants. Never seen anything like it.
WTF IS THIS!!!!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Is this team made of Pixie Stixs or something?!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
what the actual fuck?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 16, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
When did the Giants turn into the Warriors?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
This literally made me LOL.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
hey, they didn’t confirm the x-rays yet.
we don’t know for sure. relax, folks
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m holding out hope. something has to go right
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh good lord. This just keeps getting worse.
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 16, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I just laughed and cried at the same time. This is so ludicrous that it’s like a dream. There’s no way we can be this unlucky with injuries, but i know it to be true
Feed the Panda some bamboo
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Aug 16, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It is a Sanchez start
Should pull the Panda and put up the white flag. Best thing about this lineup is giving Belt At bats vs AAA pitcher.
Alright, trying to get in the mind of Bochy:
Here it goes:
Playing it safe with Pablo’s injury → 1B
Keppinger scheduled day off → Fontenot at 2B
Tejada 3B → Would you rather play DeRosa?
Huff RF → swinging a hot bat, vet, etc
Belt LF → Would get burned alive by fans if he didn’t play
Ross CF → Better than Rowand-2
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
and Nate hurt
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
Yeah I wrote this up before hearing about Kepp/Nate.
Makes a lot more sense now.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Will the Braves stop bullying the Giants and let it get better?
Its good to see other teams have gotten involved.
Have you noticed whos in the Giants video:
Zito: DL/suck big time
Romo: DL
Bam Bam: hitting coach of almost worse hitting
Torres: DL/ leave of absence
Cain: whos named after a term to discribe a pitcher getting screwed
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
LINEUP CHANGE: Belt in right field. Huff in left.
Adopted Father of Marc Kroon. He better make the roster.
That's what I woulda have done.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I dont even care anymore
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I am putting
my TV-watching eyeballs on the 15-day DL. Just preemptively.
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.
Cain won’t come out of his hotel room. He just keeps watching Lifetime movies and crying.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
God damn right?
And Madison. Keep the 3 kings alive and we will be okay for next year. Just going to play gimp ball this year.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
All of this makes the Beltran Wheeler Trade look even worse.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
We were 4 games up when it happened, making move to repeat
You can only judge a trade decision at the time it was made.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No no, not at all.
Y’see, when Beltran comes back off of the DL it’ll be like the Giants traded for him again, but for nothing this time. Bonus Beltran!
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
LINEUP CHANGE: Belt in right field. Huff in left.
by ExPFCWintergreen on Aug 16, 2011 2:08 PM PDT reply actions
I’m guessing that since you didn’t throw this lineup change away, it means you like 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!"
Suppose so. “Compared to what” might be a question to consider.
by ExPFCWintergreen on Aug 16, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Small solace for me, at least
I’ve thought for a long time the Giants should make Belt a corner OF instead of a 1B. It’s happening!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
LOL NATE
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Good reason Schierholtz not playing. He might have broken his right foot on foul ball in 8th inning yesterday. Seriously. Going for x-rays.
Follow me on Twitter @MTLJosh
by Montreal Giants Fan on Aug 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
well they both suck
going with the grit factor here
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 16, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I think right now, Cabrera is clearly a superior defender
but might be worse with the bat. Who really knows.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
OH WOW..... When will it end...
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
At least they signed most of their top draft picks yesterday.
Adopted Father of Marc Kroon. He better make the roster.
What? Stop it.
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Not making this up: Jeff Keppinger is getting an MRI on his wrist. Jammed it in collision with Freeman last night.
He's got to be playing with us. Right?
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Initial read on Keppinger is not good. Nate hoping like heck he’s just got a bad bruise.
Clearly we are being attacked by a super villain.
Or a team of super villains.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
this insane....
what’s next I’m ready bring it baggs
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
The Giants really did sell their souls to win the World Series last year. Now the bill is coming due.
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 16, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Low low teaser rate for the first year of the World Series!
balloon payments in year 2.
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
wait there's more!
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Not making this up: Jeff Keppinger is getting an MRI on his wrist. Jammed it in collision with Freeman last night.
Yeah
but then you would just get a bunch of demi-gods trying to prove that they’re better than their dads.
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
For fucks sake
Andrew Baggarly
@extrabaggs
Not making this up: Jeff Keppinger is getting an MRI on his wrist. Jammed it in collision with Freeman last night.
41 seconds ago via Twitter for iPhone
by Falconer88 on Aug 16, 2011 2:16 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
WTF????
Not making this up: Jeff Keppinger is getting an MRI on his wrist. Jammed it in collision with Freeman last night.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 16, 2011 2:16 PM PDT reply actions
WHAT THE HELL
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Not making this up: Jeff Keppinger is getting an MRI on his wrist. Jammed it in collision with Freeman last night.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Not making this up: Jeff Keppinger is getting an MRI on his wrist. Jammed it in collision with Freeman last night.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
OMG HE SAID HE WOULDNT SHOW THIS
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Not making this up: Jeff Keppinger is getting an MRI on his wrist. Jammed it in collision with Freeman last night.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
BREAKING:
Entire 40-man roster is currently jammed into a single MRI scanner
by capn on Aug 16, 2011 2:17 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Giants install CT scan technology in new stadium roof at AT&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.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
the guy in the truck drove off the roof. he landed on his wrist tendons
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Groupon
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 16, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA
UP THE PUCKS!
"This is a good time to come together and raise our middle finger in the air." - Dan Boyle
by TheSoundOfHockey on Aug 16, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
sooooo...
available bench tonight…
Rowy
Whitey
Typhoid Mark
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.
Not Rowand!
@extrabaggs Again, not joking. Aaron Rowand is out with a strained intercostal (side) muscle. Giants bench is DeRosa and the backup catcher. That’s it.
holy shite
If DeRosa doesn’t play in this game, they may as well bring up more pitchers from Fresno and cut him loose.
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 16, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I am cannot stop laughing at this point
only coping mechanism left
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’m still in shock.
so to recap, that’s Kepp, Nate, Romo, and Beltran in one day? we’re losing the backups to the backups at this point
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m serene now. this can’t get any worse.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s can’t possibly get any worse
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I must have typed that before Nads went down.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
…..eff me.
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Aug 16, 2011 2:19 PM PDT reply actions
I'll be Showtime is glad they added some episodes now.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
this is darker, more depressing and grittier than Dexter, a show with a serial killer protaganist
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Breaking Boch
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Aug 16, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tonight: The Atlanta Braves takes on the San Francisco Grizzlies.
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
by CalBear949 on Aug 16, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Remember Darren Ford
They’ll all just get hurt after stepping off the plane/bus.
THIS IS FUCKING RIDICULOUS
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Baggs just took this picture in the Giants clubhouse:
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Aug 16, 2011 2:20 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
a Giant player just got hurt as you typed that. Literally.
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
/hand falls back off while he’s hitting
dammit, shouldn’t have used Elmers
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Kenshin still on 40-man roster
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 16, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
No, that's WalrusMan
Kenshin was let go to free up roster space last fall.
"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 tears it
Screw today’s game. I’m gonna watch a movie instead, one that’ll take my mind off all these injuries.
Like, say, Saving Private Ryan.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 16, 2011 2:21 PM PDT reply actions
This is when Twitter just adds to the torture
In the old days (2008), you would just get a single blog post about all these injuries at the same time. It would have been a much quicker death
LOL CHW and St. Mary's
official healthcare providers of the SF Giants, likely bankrupted by season’s end.
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.
Giants already resorting to Bochy's cranky elbow diagnoses
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Probably all those condoms they sent to the Twins to commemorate Thome’s 600th homer.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Who needs condoms when you can have the Pill...
(BRETT PILL)
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Just switched to the healthcare providers of the San Jose Giants.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 16, 2011 2:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Travis Ishikawa
has a sad.
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 16, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
boo
I hadn’t heard he washed out completely for the year.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Uribe and Ish both went down for long spells this year, too.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
So what if more than 15 guys on your 40-man are on the DL?
You can’t DFA guys on the DL, so do you just play with 24 guys?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I remember talking about someone during the Burrell DFA fiasco
About the possibility of having 15 guys on the DL, and someone basically said that would never happen.
That is cray-z.
Right now on 15-day:
Romo, Zito, Beltran, Torres, Burrell
Soon: Nate, Keppinger
I guess it would be pretty hard to get up to 15.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Posey, Freddy. that’s 8 now.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
how many do we have on the DL right now?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
well, i DO have that many toes.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
You could DFA someone
Or put someone on the 60-day DL. But even as it is now, how many do they have on the 15-day DL? Six, possibly two or three more after today? Still a long ways from 15.
TWSS!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 16, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If we make it to the Playoffs,
TheThe Giants starting rotation should win the MVP.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Today is like this scene from Old Boy
The Giants are on the left. The DL is on the right. If you’ve seen the movie, you know how it ends.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Um, so we gonna be raiding AAA soon? This is ridiculous
Feed the Panda some bamboo
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Aug 16, 2011 2:31 PM PDT reply actions
not
without getting players off the 40-man roster.
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 16, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
They could get somebody from Richmond tonight
Is anybody there on the 40-man?
Fuck you, baseball injury gods
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
His name is Darnelle he lives on the corner of Turk and Leavenworth
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Just for fun
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Again, not joking. Aaron Rowand is out with a strained intercostal (side) muscle. Giants bench is DeRosa and the backup catcher. That’s it
This game is totally going into extras. Runzler in LF.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Madbum!
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
CASILLA
MAN CAN DO EVERYTHING
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
GREAT APPROACH AT THE PLATE
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
more accurately
GREAT APPROACH AT THE PLATE ROUGH VICINITY OF THE BATTER’S BOX
by non sequitur on Aug 16, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont even care anymore
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Giants bench is DeRosa and the backup catcher. That’s it
accurate for the next 5 minutes
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
Bumgarner at SS!
I wonder when the last time a lefty played SS was. Probably dead ball era.
definitely
MadBum, and I’m sure he’ll be ready.
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 16, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
this is the same injury that wiped out Zimmerman for a long time, I think
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Apologies to anyone else who has mentioned it,
but this is just like that bit in “Homer at the Bat” where everyone from Mr. Burns’ dream team gets injured or waylaid or both.
Except for Straw, obviously.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
Absolute laugher.
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Again, not joking. Aaron Rowand is out with a strained intercostal (side) muscle. Giants bench is DeRosa and the backup catcher. That’s it.
I initially didn't care what happened this season, because
TGWTWS.
But, then the thought of them not making the playoffs after that started to feel really embarrassing. These injuries are sort of sucking my will to live, but, on the bright side, if they don’t make it they have a really damn good excuse.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
LOL
extrabaggsAndrew Baggarly
Again, not joking. Aaron Rowand is out with a strained intercostal (side) muscle. Giants bench is DeRosa and the backup catcher. That’s it.
I mean, ever, but especially not now.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Not liking a player is fine
Wishing for or celebrating an injury to a player is well beyond unacceptable
The thong is, it happened.
Fodder from MLBTR
# Zambrano to Giants for Barry Zito and $46MM. I’m putting this here because the idea is a favorite of many Cubs fans and was even tossed out there by ESPN’s Buster Olney today. Let’s think this through though, because it makes little sense for either side given the huge contract difference. The Cubs would exchange one year of a problem veteran pitcher for three? Releasing Zambrano would be simpler. From their point of view the Giants would have to send even more money to compensate for having to have Zito through ‘13. And on the Giants’ side, would they really want to be free of Zito so badly that they’d send another team over $40MM to make him go away?
# Zambrano and $6MM to the Giants for Aaron Rowand. This, I can see, because the Giants might like to keep the money a wash and at least have the chance of getting some back-end innings out of Zambrano next year. If not, they could release him as they might Rowand. Plus, the years match up.
I’d rather have Zito than Zambrano.
"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 just don't see any use at all for Zambrano on this team.
You really can’t trade starting pitching to the San Francisco Giants these days.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
I'd probably do the Rowand one
SP Insurance is more valuable than a 7th OF
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Thing is Zambrano would be a time bomb
if he wasn’t starting.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
worst case you release him
and he provides just as much value as Rowand would
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
But he would be starting
I’d rather send him out there than Sanchez at this point. (I’d probably rather use Surkamp than either, though.)
Carlos Zambrano has announced he is going on the 15-day DL, as this rumor sprained his sense of well-being.
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 16, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that is already guaranteed.
Sanchez will likely be done by the 4th or 5th inning. Maybe Mota will hit a homerun.
by chakdephatte on Aug 16, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
omfg i can’t believe this. This is like the Lowry in OF Feliz as catcher thing but worse. I don’t know whether to laugh, cry or just die
Feed the Panda some bamboo
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Aug 16, 2011 2:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
do we even have a bench for tonights game?
Whiteside, and that’s it, right? all available players are playing
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
MDR
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I'm completely serious when I ask this question:
Aren’t the Giants better off just forfeiting tonight’s game and getting reinforcements from Fresno for Wednesday and Thursday night?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Nah, there's a nonzero chance we win today.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
DeRosa in LF, Stewart in RF?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
So we are now going to win 8-2 tonight right?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Batting sixth and playing right field for the Giants, Matt Cain.
Adopted Giant - Carlos Willoughby, 2011 Sally League All Star
We're going to have to go Little League style
When Sanchez is pulled, he’s going to have to go into the outfield.
by freesia39 on Aug 16, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Geez...the pre-game interview with Bochy aught to be fun.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Kruk and Kuip will be out with laryngitis
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
haha
that was the missus’ response to the last one.
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 16, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
So summarizing.
Romo to the DL with inflammation in his elbow
Beltran to the DL with a strained wrist
Nate getting xrays. Maybe a broken foot.
Keppinger getting an MRI. Looks bad according to Baggs
Rowand with a strained intercostal muscle.
Pablo seemingly ok
Tejada and Runzler activatd
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
At least Pablo is ok.. GAMER
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Pablo would probably sit a few games if our offense was better and half our team was healthy.
Feed the Panda some bamboo
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Aug 16, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I suspect this 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 16, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
god I hope not
I think coming to MLB would destroy him.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
He has 3 BBs in 200 PA in AA
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I'd rather have Ford up for the limited PA he'd see
than completely ruin his development by having him face MLB pitching
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I don’t really buy the argument that hitting off big league pitching for a few weeks would destroy his development.
That said, I’m not saying calling him up would be some great boost to the Giants chances, it would just be interesting to get a look at a prospect.
WWRWD?
I think even in limited PA
it could really entrench some bad habits he already has.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
For comparison
Pablo had 8 in 175 PA at AA
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Peguero is Pablo Sandoval!
Science!
/rolls eyes
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
(I was agreeing with you)
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Fixed
So summarizing.
Romo to the DL with a crankyinflammation in hiselbow
Beltran to the DL with a agitatedstrainedwrist
Nate getting xrays. Maybe an dysthymicbrokenfoot.
Keppinger getting an MRI. Looks horridbadaccording to Baggs
Rowand with a hystericalstrainedintercostal muscle.
Pabloseemingly oknot dead
Tejada (LOL) and Runzler activatd
Not necessarily
Both of the other first basemen are needed in the outfield.
The most incredible part of this
Is that when Beltran was acquired, the question was where does he fit. He was the sixth outfielder on the roster, seventh if you count Burrell. Today Huff and Belt are playing in the OF corners because Cody Ross is the only healthy outfielder on the roster! They’ve gone from six to one in two weeks! It’s amazing, really.
This
Feed the Panda some bamboo
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Aug 16, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You know it is bad when...
…Giants fans are Anybody is lamenting an injury to Aaron Rowand
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
LOL GIANTS
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 16, 2011 2:37 PM PDT reply actions
Can we DL Rowand for 15 days?
And call up Ford, anyone from AA? Burriss? Anything better than letting Bruce Bochy have Rowand around as a shiny toy.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Rowand sucks
But he is so, so much better than Ford.
Torres will be back
in about 13 days!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
At this rate looks like September call-ups are going to come earlier
You follow me, I'll follow you
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SF GIants Baseball 2011 = Torture Pt. 2. Home of 6 World Series Titles
SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ???. Home of 5.5 Super Bowl Champs ( Aaron Rodgers should of been a Niner)
I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
Bad news
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Beltran went to Cleveland for another opinion and MRI. Had another cortisone shot, too. Bochy said he might be OK when eligible Tuesday.
2 minutes ago
Another shot?
lol
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
I’m feeling great today, in case you were worried.
54 seconds ago
Why Cleveland?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
It’s moments like this that I miss Pedro Feliz.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 16, 2011 2:40 PM PDT reply actions
oh well
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Aug 16, 2011 2:40 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Why is Brandon sucking on the baseball?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Fitzgerald and Rod are pretty good
commenting on the Giants injury.
Latest theory: MDR is a serial injurer to get playing time.
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coming up, what’s left of your San Francisco Giants!
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Add ‘positive’ to the end of that… Don’t expect anything positive to happen.
by chakdephatte on Aug 16, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez
I’m really afraid to drive home now.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 16, 2011 2:42 PM PDT reply actions
CSN reports
Stuttering John Tamargo injures wrist #Injury
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 16, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, BAGGS IS FUCKING WITH US, RIGHT?
We didn’t just lose Kepp, Romo, Beltran, Rowand and Nate within 2 hours, right?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Baggs is wrong
It wasn’t within 2 hours, more like 90 minutes.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
loltwitter
@sususuza
Suzanne
Aaron Rowand has the most beautiful elbows….. I have ever seen #fact. I bet he’s never heard that but its true :)
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Rowand gets an elbow strain, out for season
Feed the Panda some bamboo
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Aug 16, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Gary Brown > Ford?
40 man issues aside
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a bunch of athletic rookies
might do better in a small sample size than the bunch of disabled vets the Giants are playing now.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 16, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
No confirmation of the rumors that a C-5 transport plane was seen departing Fresno headed for Atlanta.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Stoked for the Grizzlies – Braves game tonight.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 16, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
$5 says Sanchez doesn’t make it out of the fifth inning.
(note: I don’t actually have five dollars… BUT I feel confident he doesn’t make it through five tonight)
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Distraction OT LULZ:
LOL Niners:
“My decision came down to San Francisco or Tennessee,” Hasselbeck said. "At the end of the day, that was my decision, and San Fran would have been attractive for a whole bunch of reasons … but at the end of the day, I think my conversation with (Munchak) and the offensive line here and a lot of stuff … just felt really good about it.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ninerinsider/detail?entry_id=95488#ixzz1VEN020Hv
Is TheLetter2 our only Tennessean?
"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!"
His wife is so annoying...
but not as annoying as Joy Behar.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 16, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
but
hawt
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eh
Hasslebeck isn’t very good anyways.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Smith has been better than Hasselbeck
since 2009
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
And Culpepper would be the emergency QB
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I have no idea if this is ’chasm, but I also know that when you are arguing about the 6th standard deviation from the mean, it probably does not matter.
I have no idea what you're talking about with the SD stuff
but Hasslebeck hasn’t been good by any measure since 2007. Smith has been slightly below average since 2009.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
It’s perfectly true.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 17, 2011 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
2008 if you give Smith even the slightest benefit of the doubt.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 17, 2011 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Bochy literally could not construct the line up in any different way
Except exchanging the catchers
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Devil Flanders
Theres a perfectly good explanation for all of this: Sabean sold the Giants soul for a championship. Now the devils collecting up. Remember the movie The Omen? Is Lincecum going to get his head sliced off? Maybe.
So that Torres to the DL decision...
…is looking really smart right now.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Any extra bench players would be welcome at this point.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
what part
of “not enough players for 13 days” do you not understand?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres is so bad that it would be better to play with 8 players than have him out there.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
He also infected other players with injuries.
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 16, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably similar to Pablo. I didn’t read anything about him getting an MRI.
He should consider himself lucky to have gotten out alive.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 16, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Supposedly, it wasn’t a big deal and he should have been fine in a couple of days. What I understood was that they were trying to avoid having to put Beltran on the DL, so they DL’d Torres instead so they could call up Belt (to, essentially, have coverage in the outfield since Beltran couldn’t play). That might be just speculation, but Baggs reported Torres was unhappy about it.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I felt that it was more of a mental injury rather than something physical.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Hey, I just went to the restroom for two minutes
Anyone else go on the DL while I was away?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
NOOOOO, KRISTEN!!
mccoveychron McCovey Chronicles
Great. Just got a tip that Buster Posey’s wife is suffering from abdominal pain and soreness. WILL THIS EVER END?
Sorry in advance, but
Buster, ease up on the girl.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 16, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
she had a C section for the twins?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
by giant4life83 on Aug 16, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa
Talking Chop getting all technological with their GameThread
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 16, 2011 2:51 PM PDT reply actions
I swear, someone's playing bingo using the Giants DL somewhere.
Hopefully Pablo really is healthy enough to take a Buster day off and not putting himself at further risk.
Man, remember when it was impressive that the Giants had DL’d enough players this year to field a full team? Think we have enough for two now.
"I hate that mountain. I love baseball."
by Four Point Nine Eight on Aug 16, 2011 2:52 PM PDT reply actions
He sucks but we dont have anymore players
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Bochy and Rags both have uniforms so all they have to do is activate themselves et viola- new starting pitcher and catcher.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 16, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I blame it all on the honey badger
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So wait
Huff goes to LF and Belt goes to RF?
This could be interesting.
Meh
it couldn’t be worse than PtB and Huff.
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Rally Boobs?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 16, 2011 2:55 PM PDT reply actions
Someone should watch the Grizzlies game tonight to see who isn’t playing/gets pulled out early.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Lanthanides, you nerd.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Way ahead of you.
"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, I didn’t search for that before I posted. And you beat me only because I was away from my desk, busy doing science.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I didn’t see anything in the posted link saying that he was right.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
True, he cited his source. A+ for effort! Hurray journalism!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The Giants could always ask Brooks Conrad to play for them this series
at least until things blow over
He gives us a better chance to win with the Braves.
No doubt he would isntantly tranform to a pile of broken suck in a Giants uniform.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
so who do you think gets the callups?
we don’t even have 3 OFs anymore
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Ford and Peguero are the only OF’s on the 40 man. Burriss or Crawford will probably get called up.
Other non-pitchers on the 40 man are:
Peguero
Adrianza
Gillaspie
Hector Sanchez
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
wooops. Burris "plays OF"
Is how that should have read
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Burriss "plays" OF
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
if by "play" you mean wear a uniform and stand out there then yes
play a “good” OF now thats different
yes that's pretty much what I meant
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
We need that kind of pitching right now!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Academic
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Okay, for the last time, knuckleheads.
You stick the pins in the dollies that represent the OTHER team.
by maysian on Aug 16, 2011 3:00 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Whose bright idea was to let Tejada have the dollies anyways.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 16, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
So THAT explains today
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110816&content_id=23282702&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
Fuck you, A.J.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Maybe Brian McCann will choke on his fifth hot dog of the night. Fat fuck.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
ooooooooh
Are you off galoots now?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
If he does choke, it will be because he's eating and running at the same time.
And during his home run trot, his foot hitting one of the bases could cause the dog to lodge in his throat.
Can’t wait to see who breakstomorrowtonightin the next 5 minutes.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
It’s all part of De Rosa’s master plan to be made a starter again.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 16, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to trade for him just because
BMcCarthy32 Brandon McCarthy
I’m sure no one noticed or cared but I changed my twitter name. Will be interesting to see the ripple effects of this in financial markets.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 16, 2011 3:08 PM PDT reply actions
His twitter avatar remains my favorite thing ever.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
hahah
I’d never looked at it close enough to see what was going on. awesome.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Vogelsong is SICK!
nicolevogelsong Nicole Vogelsong
Ok, now I’m sick! RT"@extrabaggs Romo too "@justinobrien9: @extrabaggs Wait. So Kepp, Beltran, Pablo, Schierholtz and Rowand are all out?"
2 minutes ago
Morning sickness?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
mourning sickness
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Giants Baseball: Make sure you have healthcare.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
He’s like a cockroach— he’ll be starting at third in 2015 before we know it
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 16, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants Baseball: Watch your step. No really.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants Baseball: What Is This I Don't Even
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 16, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants Baseball: The good ones are always taken.. By the DL.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Giants Baseball- We’ve fallen and we can’t get up
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 16, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Purchase a life alert!
UP THE PUCKS!
"This is a good time to come together and raise our middle finger in the air." - Dan Boyle
by TheSoundOfHockey on Aug 16, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants Baseball...where pitchers get to play in the OF.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
You guys seen the new hip club?
SFGIANTSDL? Where all the cool kids go, I heard they have a line out the door everyday.
A's fans:
Our players went on the DL before it was cool.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
from baggs
DONT WORRY GAIZ
"Desperate times call for desperate measures, "Bochy said. "We wanted to get him some at-bats. But you know what? I think he’ll surprise you. He’s been working hard and swinging the bat well in batting practice."
also I would LOL if I wasnt crying
The irony in all this is that Giants head trainer Dave Groeschner isn’t even here to treat the wounded in Atlanta. He traveled to Cleveland with Beltran to get a second opinion on his strained right hand. Beltran had another MRI and another cortisone injection. He’s seeing Dr. Thomas Graham, the same guy who did Mark DeRosa’s last wrist surgery.
Wow. So, Beltran's done for the year.
And he will still get a $70+million dollar contract from the Cubs in the offseason.
Considering how fast DeRosa came back
this doc sound good.
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he did play in the minors and he was supposed to be done for the year.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
yeah but
13 of his 14 hits were singles and he isnt playing now
yes…but was he was supposed to be done for the year…finished…done.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
yes and that is amazing for the injury
but he is done right now and a waste of a roster spot
I’m just talking about the medical aspect of it. MDR should have been DFA’d
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true
sorry Just mad he is still on the roster
Hi, Dr. Nick!
[singing] The kneebone’s connected to the… something. The something’s connected to the… red thing. The red thing’s connected to my wrist watch… Uh oh
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 16, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
:backs away slowly:
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a fine line between tragedy and comedy
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 16, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes me wonder what the hell happened after the game last night in Atlanta
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Mark DeRosa dragged his wrist all over the postgame spread.
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 16, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Freeman broke out hearts
and our Keppinger
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Drunk and stoned, Lincecum challenged them all to do cartwheels like he could.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Aug 16, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Again I'd LOL if I wasnt crying
from bagss
Aubrey Huff put it another way: "Hey, maybe this is the lineup that scores 15."
Huff was crazy-right last year when he predicted the Giants would rough up Ubaldo Jimenez to break a seven-game losing streak. Maybe he’ll be right again.
Jonathan Sanchez and this defense could give up 16, though.
I just posted the same thing
I lol’d too
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
ok, so
tonight’s game is bad, a loss. we knew that already though, in our hearts, when Sanchez was slotted. but these injuries may not be long term…right???
we need Philadelphia to do their thing. and it might be okay.
sigh.
by wearingmyrallythong on Aug 16, 2011 3:32 PM PDT reply actions
Considering yesterday and Sanchez
Today is bonus. If we lose, at least Halladay is pitching. If we win, we get yesterday back. Cain and Timmy pitch, and I think the Braves are bringing Jurgens back from DL (I always think all non top 5 starters back from DL have bad start).
Hopeful tomorrow we have Ford, Keppinger and Nate back on the team, and the sun comes out.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you!
this makes me feel better. Kepp & Nate, we’ll keep our fingers crossed.
the next 5 pitchers AZ faces: Halladay, Lee, Worley, Lowe, Hudson
by wearingmyrallythong on Aug 16, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight is little league rules
When Bochy pulls the pitcher from the mound, he is going to SS, SS goes to 2b, 2b goes to OF, etc etc
Yeah, we had the best record in MLB the previous 35-40 days or so.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
This team has had an awful lot of rock bottoms.
Posey, Pablo, Sanchez, Belt sent down (upteen million times), and probably lots of others that I’ve blocked out = /.
After all this, I'm just amazed Pablo is playing today.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Over/under on Matt Cain pinch hitting tonight?
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Shoulda set it at this: over/under 1.5 pitcher pinch hitting tonight.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
The Giants have played with one hand tied behind their back, then one hand tied behind their back while hopping on one foot,
now it’s both hands behind their back, hopping on one foot. D’Backs, if you can’t knock them over, the playoffs were never meant to be for you.
WHY DOES IT HURT?
Baggs continues to bring the pain…
+ Keppenger is undergoing an MRI for a jammed wrist
+ Schierholtz may be out for the season with a broken foot
+ Sandoval is playing first base
/surrender
No Schierholtz for the rest of the year means a lot more Rowand, which makes the injury even more painful.
if he doesn’t go on the DL…Torres!
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See you in 13 days.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Baggs blog
Aubrey Huff put it another way: "Hey, maybe this is the lineup that scores 15."
Huff was crazy-right last year when he predicted the Giants would rough up Ubaldo Jimenez to break a seven-game losing streak. Maybe he’ll be right again.
Jonathan Sanchez and this defense could give up 16, though.
LOL
It's okay
we are all blinded at this point.
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Geezuls Weezuls, guys....
What’s going on with your players? That’s brutal.
As a Braves fan, this makes me nervous, because this sort of puts even more pressure on the Braves…
So maybe that perspective makes y’all feel a litter bit better?
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
i mean
I can see what you’re trying to see about the pressure thing. But in practice, the Braves are playing against an AAAA lineup that’s 3/8 out of position. Sure, you’ll feel goofy if they lose, but the odds of winning are much higher.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 16, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
just promise
that after sweeping us, you’ll also sweep AZ. only fair.
by wearingmyrallythong on Aug 16, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't see how that makes us feel any better.
Thanks for trying tho.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I'm a middle child.
I want everybody to be happy.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
The sky is falling
But it said it was sorry
So it’s okay
by Myemail21479 on Aug 16, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe the whole game will be like that Casilla PA.
Rookie pitcher will feel more pressure since the opposing lineup is so much worse than he thought.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
LOL you
complete game perfect game
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I have a bad feeling
about everything
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
I'm just glad I'm meeting a cute girl at the bar for the game.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 16, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
pic
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Good luck.
and I mean that in a nice way.
Seriously, I hope all these injuries are not nearly as bad as they seem at first glance. Injuries make me sad.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Well uh
He has a cranky elbow, and Nate he has an uh uh angry wrist. What was that oh uh Carlos well we’re still waiting on results but the top of his hand uh its a bit grumpy…….
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
we’ll continue to evaluate these guys and uh yeah it hurts…. but we’re taking it one day at a time uhhh and yeah
/off mike: Can you believe this happy horseshit??? All in one week…you gotta be fucking kidding me!! And now I’m stuck having to blow sunshine up Tejada’s ass just to soothe his ruffled feathers. Motherfucker. He boots one ball tonight and I will personally see to it that he never plays another day in his life….bastard. And that fucking Beltran. You know what? He has wart on his hand. A goddamn wart. But he doesn’t want it shown on t.v. so he says he can’t swing a bat. Asshole primadonna….
and that fucking pussy DeRosa. He can’t hold a spoon, but he could fucking get out there if he really wanted to. And if Schierholz would spend less time doing sit ups, maybe he would not “break” his fucking foot. Sandoval faked his fat ass through that broken wrist and the pretend surgery he had in the Spring and he tried to do it again now, but I told him no fucking way so he is playing.
Hey mlb at bat
what does “feed ended” mean?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
Beltran to DL
per Bochy
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.
He was already there.
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
Going to watch "Unbreakable"
with Samuel L. Jackson as the appropriately named Mr. Glass.
Life is so much sweeter ever since TGWTWS
yeah
good start…bad ending
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I would like to take this opportunity to apologize fir having put forth the proposition that dicking around with DL assignments would result in the baseball gods punishing the Giants with actual DL stints. I didn’t know what I was doing.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 16, 2011 3:56 PM PDT reply actions
LOL Runzler is brought up for long relief, but he just pitched so he can’t really go more than maybe an inning today.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
All of these guys are goofs. - G. Brisbee
Bochy
said a starter might go who is due for bullpen throwing today.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 16, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
No
heart is still red
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