Post-game thread: Randy Wells keeps rolling, only 50-1/3 innings away from scoreless-innings record
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 29, 2011 9:54 PM PDT
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PrintThere are only 27 games left in the season. There's a chance for this team to be really, really special.
The 1968 Giants scored 599 runs. It wasn't a bad team -- they finished second in the National League -- but it was 1968. That's the year that pitching dominated baseball so much, they changed the rules. They lowered the mound because no one could score.
I used to be fascinated with the 1968 team pages. I wondered what it would be like to follow baseball that season. Bob Gibson led the world with a 1.12 ERA. Steve Carlton was also on the Cardinals that year, and his 2.99 ERA was good only for a 97 ERA+. A 2.99 ERA wasn't even a league-average performance in Busch Stadium that year. No one could score that year. No one.
Gee, I wonder if you see where I'm going with this.
The 2011 Giants will have to score 5.3 runs per game for the next month to surpass the runs-scored total for the 1968 Giants. They have to score only 16 runs over the rest of the season to score more than the worst offense in baseball in 1968. So they'll avoid that shame. This team wouldn't have the worst offense in the worst hitting environment since World War I. Good for them!
The Giants are on pace to score 545 runs this season. Let's hop into the wayback machine and see when the last time the Giants scored that few runs.
1994 (504 runs)
Well, sheesh, that wasn't that long ago. What's everyone complaining ab ... oh, right, the strike. There were only 115 games that year. Before that, then.
1981 (427 runs)
That's not that long ago. So it won't be so histor ... oh, right, the other strike. There were only 111 games that year.
Non-strike years, then:
1956 (540 runs)
1918 (480 runs)
1901 (544 runs)
1902 (405 runs)
1883 (530 runs)
Swell. Most of those teams were dead-ball teams. The 1918 Giants, for example, hit 13 home runs as a team that season. Also, they played with one baseball all season, and it was made from a sheep's bladder stuffed with shredded newspaper. Different times. Teams also played 124 games per year back then, and the '18 Giants averaged 3.87 runs per game. The Giants have averaged 3.36 this season. It's unfair to the dead-ball era teams from the early 1900s to compare them to the 2011 Giants.
This is the worst offense the city will ever see.
The Astros, Padres, and Cubs have dominated the Giants over the last four series. This isn't a team that deserves to contend. This isn't a team that deserves to sell out games. This isn't a team that deserves three hours of your time every night. There are Pauly Shore movies you could be watching. You could finally beat Superman 64 after all these years. There are things to do in this beautiful world.
Whoa! That was Randy Wells's stat line before this game? THAT'S TOTALLY CRAZY THAT HE SHUT DOWN THE GIANTS, THEN. WHAT ARE THE ODDS?????
A month ago my house smelled like cat urine. I was pretty sure this was because one of my cats had sprayed urine all over my house. So I got on my knees and sniffed the carpet all around my house. Couldn't find the source, but I could still smell the urine. It was strong. I took off my shirt, but that wasn't the problem. Frustrated, I took off my Giants hat to scratch my head. The Giants hat was soaked with urine. It was then that I realized that Orlando Cabrera had peed on my hat while I was sleeping. He's probably still in here somewhere. I bet if I set the place on fire, he'll come running out, and then I'll know for sure. It was probably him.
Nope. That sure as shit doesn't make me feel better. But if you want it, there's the schedule for the Niners this season. I'm thinking that game in Philly is going to be a real crapstorm. The best part will be that it's during the NLDS, so we can watch the Phillies in the playoffs at the same time.
The Diamondbacks have a fake sausage race during their games. One of these things runs around the field:
Holy crap, we need to steal that thing and make it tell us its secrets. It probably knows where the map is, and once we have the map, we'll have the gold. With the gold we can buy all sorts of foodstuffs. We'll just hunker down for the winter, me and foam phallic Randy. We'll just ride the winter out. We'll feel sorry for ourselves later. Right now is all about surviving. Our kids will be beautiful. Our kids will be beautiful. Our kids will be beautiful. We will repopulate the earth.
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My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
Season over
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
Yep
That’s the “Turn out the lights” game.
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
by achiappanza on Aug 30, 2011 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Gary Brown 4-5 with 2 doubles and a triple
Can’t wait til 2013 when we have a real major league offense
I was saying that about 2011
circa 2008.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Minus injuries
This should be a real major league offense.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
Can we punt?
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Tip your cap!
Congratulations to Randy Wells for his first game pitched this year without an earned run.
Congratulations to Randy Wells for his first career shutout.
Congratulations to Randy Wells for his first career complete game.
Randy Wells!
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.
At any professional level
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I can't believe I thought the Giants would get 3 hits tonight
what was I thinking?
"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.
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 29, 2011 9:57 PM PDT reply actions
Clearly irrational. I look forward to 3 hits in an inning without scoring a run.
It’s possible.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy said fuck it
and I don’t blame him one bit
I wonder what Schneider has to say right now. I know Hanks has lost patience.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
Schneider is a big (bandwagon) Giants fan. He was all over KNBR last year fellating the Giants roster.
Now playing: Miggy Tejardust and the Spiders from Mars
by Swamp Thing on Aug 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Bandwagon? He’s been a Giants fan since at least 2000 when he was at the ballpark opening.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Bandwagon? He put a Giants hat in the opening shot of his terrible movie “The Animal.” (which came out I think about 2000). Dude’s legit.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrong person to attack
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Rays fan in 2008 World Series
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/article871677.ece
St. Petersburg Times
“You can do it …” he proclaims…
Simply put, the 44-year-old Californian has adopted the Rays…
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I root for the Rays. If I was rich, I’d be happy to own a jersey.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the Rays too though
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Public figure commits treason by wearing jersey of local sports team when making professional appearance!
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 29, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah... wow. That's it.
I will continue to love watching the certain players that I love and will continue to root for this team, but they’re done.
Well, I guess I’ll watch the Niners.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
I trust Jim Harbaugh
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
But do you trust Alex Smith/ the offensive line that refuses to protect him?
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 29, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I support the Niners. If they start losing, I might stop watching (again). But I’m holding out hope. Harbaugh is smart, unlike Mike Singletary
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Bah. Plenty teams were chasing him. He’s good.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Just the sucky ones.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The future
Stanford coaches taking over the 49ers tend to coach their way to the Hall of Fame. Science.
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
by achiappanza on Aug 30, 2011 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
It was then that I realized that Orlando Cabrera had peed on my hat while I was sleeping.
That sentence deserves an award.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
weren't we just talking about people peeing on your hat, Grant?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
oh that was the story, only with Cabrera as the punchine instead of your cat
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
For those that think they still have a chance...
Tragic number is now 23, with only 27 left to play.
They now need to play .200 ball better than AZ over the next month, to catch them.
In other words, LOL.
It is.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It was officially over when Soriano homered. The rest was ruled an exhibition.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
After Soriano hit that I assume Timmy said to himself, “Ah well, I’m getting another loss. I wonder if anything good is on tonight. If we hurry this up I can be home by 9.”
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 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I was listening on the radio
I contemplated turning it off after Soto’s dinger made it 2-0. I really did pull the plug after the botched DP ball was followed by Dewitt’s 3-run job. I don’t think there’s any Giants fan left who thinks they might score five runs in three innings.
watching was worse
Timmy looked beaten, and that was pretty depressing.
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 30, 2011 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I turned it to Antiques Roadshow in the 8th. ANTIQUES FUCKING ROADSHOW. Gah.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d really like it for a position player or Bochy to come out and say, “Ya know what? Bats aren’t getting it done. Bats are fucking rubbish. Some people should be losing their jobs. Nothing is proven here, and that asshole Tejada doesn’t even run out ground balls. Jesus Christ.”
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on Aug 29, 2011 10:00 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Where do I take this pain of mine?
No more can you hurt anyone.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
Metallica: Until It Sleeps
wooo old skool musik videos!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I thought it expressed the feelings of the fans right now. An inner torture we are trying to shake off. Sorry if it’s too much.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Giants can just manage to score less than 12 runs the rest of the year, they’ll have the worst runs per game average in franchise history!
I BELIEVE
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
We're in this thing!
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 29, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
we were in this thing
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I was referring to the Dead Ball Era.
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 29, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh snap.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i bleed orange i bleed orange
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
too many carrots
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the sound of “worst in 109 years.”
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
You can’t say we haven’t accomplished anything this season
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Randy Wells?
Him?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The Giants must bow and worship their new god.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
-
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
by kiririn on Aug 29, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I pray to Jobu. I offer him cigars, rum. He will come.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
hey
you might be able to do just that very soon! Gotta be a Jobu temple at one of the ML compounds.
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 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Def. cigars and rum there.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
been a while since I busted it out
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Jason Marquis Tom Gorzelanny Mike Leake Charlie Morton Mike Minor Jordan Lyles Henry Sosa Randy Wells?
Him?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Remember
There is no such thing as rock bottom. It can always get worse.
See you tomorrow!
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
An old internet joke about employee reviews
“This employee has not only reached the bottom of the barrel, he has busted out a shovel and started digging.”
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
DFA all of the vets.
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
Unless you want to make sure that person is never on the field, let alone penciled in as a starter.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
DFA all of the vets.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Not all of them just certain ones.
This season is starting to resemble one of those games…
You know the type, the Giants are one or two runs down and then they put Alan Embree in and BOOM!!! game over.
Ok not all of them. It would be a great consolation to see Rowand, OC, and Tehaha DFA’d though.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Fair point
I could certainly see releasing Rowand for that reason.
I might be mistaken.
I might be projecting.
But after the Cabrera error,
I feel like I saw Timmy give up the ghost.
Maybe not so much give it up as feel it wrenched away.
“Shit,” I thought, which I don’t often think,
“He’s going to give it up.”
And there it went.
It was awful.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
by waelwulf on Aug 29, 2011 10:02 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Your bleak poetry is perfect for the mood
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
> modern offense
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants are on pace to score 545 runs this season.
jesus christ
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The Mariners passed us in runs per game about a week ago.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Our offense is better at sucking than Seattle’s offense!
by chilibean_3 on Aug 29, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess it depends on how you were raised, but people generally pray to Jesus much more than they pray to the Mariners.
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 29, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Even Mariners fans won’t pray to the Mariners. Last time they did that, they got stuck with Bill Bavasi as GM.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Good fucking lord.
I’m a mariners and giants fan, so I’ve been through the Bavasi era. An “era” to forget.
"Being number two sucks."-Andre Agassi
what the hell
happened in 1956? Mays OPS’d .926 and Bill White hit 22 bombs.
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 29, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Stoneham desperate to get to the other coast. Traded White immediately.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
but he was there in 1956 for the apparently-worse offense of that 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 29, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
2011 is worse
1956 was more of a 2008: 82 wRC+.
The scary part
Is that I don’t give them much chance of getting to 545. They’re only averaging three runs per game since the ASB. I think 525 is a more realistic forecast.
I’m starting to become very curious as to how I would fare pitching against this team.
I’m starting to think I wouldn’t do so bad.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 29, 2011 10:02 PM PDT reply actions
2011 Giants
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 29, 2011 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I think I’m broken.
This team needs to come with a warning label.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Go to hell anyone who is claiming the issue is Timmy's lack of concentration
dumbasses! Sure, he is looking over his shoulder because he can’t make a mistake, then he has some of the most rangeless and unathletic infielders playing defense behind him with O-Cab, Keppinger and Huff. Excuse Timmeh for losing his concentration and fuck you position players for not giving the starters more margin for error. Fuck off Beltran and O-cab, give me back Crawford and Nate and let’s move forward.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Not Beltran’s fault. I’d take Crawford over Cabrera though. Would have the whole time.
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 29, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
beltran needs to move his ass to left field
nate is far better in right field. not just in the plays he makes, but in the reputation he has, teams don’t want to run on him taking extra bags…
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 29, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't think the question is whether Beltran should move over..
But rather Bork making the move
"Being number two sucks."-Andre Agassi
Bork won't make the move
we are stuck with Betran for the remainder of the year. Nice test drive for both sides. Gladly reserve our $60mm over 4 for other talent.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
At this point, I wonder if even Belt would be better in right than Beltran. Beltran’s range seems Huff-esque. But maybe that is more perception than reality, considering I was expecting Beltran to at least be a decent fielder.
I think Belt's future is at first base, although
I could see the Giants playing Buster at first and keeping Belt in left.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Beltran is not the weakest link - but he is not someone you can build an offense around
just my opinion.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
This
never understood the OCab deal.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
by Cody_ransom on Aug 29, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
IT WAS ACADEMIC!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
This is the worst offense the city will ever see.
Not so fast, my friend. We haven’t even got to next year.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
There’s always the Niners
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I never would’ve believed we could have a worse offense than 2008, when we opened the year with this lineup:
1) Dave Roberts LF
2) Rich Aurilia 1B
3) Randy Winn RF
4) Bengie Molina C
5) Ray Durham 2B
6) Aaron Rowand CF
7) Jose Castillo 3B
8) Brian Bocock SS
9) Barry Zito P
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
I’ve never understood why Rowand was hitting sixth.
"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!"
When I saw that lineup, I pretty much knew for sure thatRowand was going to suck. In his first game after they gave him that much money and with that lineup, they still had so little faith in him as to bat him sixth.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
BOCOCK
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT A BOCOCK
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I can’t even look at that. That’s terrible.. and somehow this lineup is worse
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Was that really that long ago? Feels so recent.
by chilibean_3 on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I blocked that from my mind.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
As I said last night, this team might have a really bad offense, but how could it be this bad? That lineup is pure unadulterated suckiness and yet they’d outscore this team
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually
I think that lineup is still worse. The 2008 Giants hit (marginally) worse relative to the offensive environment at the time. By one point of OPS+, granted, but still worse.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Well, BB-Ref hasn’t updated to factor in tonight’s game yet!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
already worse by wRC+
2008, 82
2011, 78
Yep, we are 4% worse this year. Before tonight.
BABIP flukery at all?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Maybe some, but I dunno what this lineup projects. It may in fact be a bunch of guys whom we expect to do worse.
Well, at the beginning of the year, I think this offense projected to be league average, if not even a shade above. No idea what it does now.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
You remove Posey and Sanchez from the lineup
Both probably projected to be well above average for their positions. Now you’re below average. Then Torres and Huff, projected to be a little above average for their positions, turn out to be well below. All of a sudden your league average offense is the worst in baseball.
This
total domino effect
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I don’t usually buy into such things, but I can completely believe that the entire team is pressing at the plate, which has turned into a nasty feedback cycle.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I was curious to see if other people would feel this way. There is something going on that is hard to explain.
This team is bad, but is is not this bad. I agree with Dingoes. It is mindblowing that they are playing this poorly.
I think a lot of us thought that the offense would get it going in the second half, right? Not only have they not, but they have gotten worse while adding some decent upgrades?
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 5:14 AM PDT up reply actions
This was the Baggs post that signalled to me that the end was near
The afternoon prior to the Aug 16 game. (Also the two posts previous on that day.)
The injury reports coming in bit-by-bit like water torture.
The bench consisting soley of Whitey and DeRosa.
Beltran and Romo on the DL.
And this was before the Whiteside mini-concussion the next game.
It was hard to imagine the team recovering from this series of events; even with the Dbacks losing on the road.
Hey, at least Baggs was ok.
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
I think I meant that the lineup today doesn’t look like they’d be worse than the lineup above. In fact, they’d look a bit better because that’s one craptastic lineup yet somehow, they are worse
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah. So not only was I wrong, but I misinterpreted the comment I was replying to. What a giantsoffense thing to do!
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
we’ve all clanked a response now and then.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Bengie Molina would be an improvement for this team offensively.
His .767 OPS that year would rank second on this team regardless of playing time. His OPS+ of 98 would rank second among regular players this year, behind Sandoval and Schierholtz, fifth if we include all players currently on the roster.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
His .767 would also be higher than a 98 OPS+ this year.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess if we’re time travelling him to the future anyway, we might as well make him a better hitter.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Time can be rewritten. Which is especially useful if the first draft has typos or gaping plot holes.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure you can see the A's on local TV
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Fun facts
Darren Ford has played in 17 games for the Giants this season.
Carlos Beltran has played in 17 games for the Giants this season.
Darren Ford’s fWAR for the Giants this season is 0.3
Carlos Beltran’s fWAR for the Giants this season is 0.2.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
And a hearty Thank Sabean! for fucking us so hard.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 29, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
@extrabaggs
Andrew Baggarly
Bochy cancelled session in interview room. Encouraged reporters to ask hitters what’s going on. Called today low point of the season.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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SHIT HIT THE FAN NOW
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope that he at least did a little yelling at people. Gotta lose your shit eventually.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yeah, I think it’s a fallacy that this season bottoms out somewhere. If they could find a way to aim even lower, they’d make some real money.
"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!"
Come on
Appreciate my Calvin and Hobbes reference!
"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!"
/fails to appreciate
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Look in the mirror Bochy
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Maybe Bochy will get mad and quit.
LOL BOCHY, U MAD?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Aug 29, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
there was a nice shot
of him and Rags sitting on the bench at the back of the dugout as the nightmare continued. And by “nice” I mean damned depressing.
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 29, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
sl?
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
by jordanovich on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
What the?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
reply fail, maybe?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
No idea.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to the site
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Get your welcomes in quick
This guy looks like he might be the shortest-tenured McC member in history.
Meh. Maybe there’s a good contextual situation to tell someone to STFU…..no?
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Misinterpreted SL as an acronym for some garish Shakespearean insult.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
:D
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
by jordanovich on Aug 29, 2011 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Fuck you Bochy
Where’s the grit and gamership? At least send in Rowand as a sub.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
This is like the 10th low point of the season in the last month.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
by Cody_ransom on Aug 29, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
WHO?!
Who dares blame Timmy?! They think we wont cut them?!
by chilibean_3 on Aug 29, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy could give a shit at this point...
fuck it, why should he
Wow
That’s right, last year the Giants went from 10-1 to 11-10 vs the reds. That would truly be a miracle.
I will never tire of references to Superman 64
The Giants Offense of videogames.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 29, 2011 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I wonder what the worst game I ever played was.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
And while I’m at it, “Ultimate Duck Hunting”: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gt-review-ultimate-duck/11580
For the Lulz: 10, 20, and 30-day moving averages of runs/game
Current values after tonight’s game:
- 10-day avg: 2.6
- 20-day avg: 2.75
- 30-day avg: 2.57
Where's that graph showing the division race?
The Giants line must’ve taken a face plant since July.
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 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I find this amazing
The 10-day average isn’t even close to its season low.
Yeah, I was a bit surprised that the current numbers weren't even lower
The 10-day average is being boosted by a couple of 5 and 6 spots from last weekend. The season low for the 10-day average was 1.9 runs/game on Aug. 8 after being shut down by Charlie Morton.
by minesweeper on Aug 30, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
right now, the Giants are 5 games out of first place
One month ago today, they were 4 games up.
Perversely impressive!
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Lincecum could have given up eleventy runs, and it still would not have been his fault
because the team couldn’t even score one single goddamned run.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Obligatory post
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:07 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
there’s one thing to look forward too- three more weeks until we get new P&R
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not optimistic about Season 3. The second half of Season 2 was not good at all, and the plot for this season sounds really stupid.
"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 imagine your name is CalPerson when you are writing things like that.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
And the Office…and Sunny. See….everything will be alright
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL PG show : Was that Kuip who said to Bochy
“be glad it was Cliff Lee who started WS Game 5 instead of Henry Sosa”
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
LOL
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
:(
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Lincecum was calm. Blamed himself for “three (crappy) pitches.” But also said “it’s hard to keep your head up.”
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
He’ll go crazy one of these days
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
You could tell with his body language that after the 1st HR he knew it was over, as did all of us
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It seemed like he thought it was over even before that. Wells did the same thing last season.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I swear MadBum did that a couple of games too, after he gave up a run due to poor defense. And Cain sort of went postal in that game a week ago where they called the runner safe at first after a few crappy calls on pitches, something I don’t think would have happened if he wasn’t frustrated as hell.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, Timmy stands in front of reporters but Bochy wont?
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
really good point. of course they make the payers take shit
by boyessprings on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The payers, too.
I’m sure a lot of the people who have attended this last homestand want their money back.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
I am more upset about the position players bailing early than I am over Bochy taking Q’s in his office rather than the press room.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 30, 2011 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair to Bochy, he didn't disappear
He was in the clubhouse, he just said that he had nothing new to say on the issue.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don’t think fairness was a concern.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
/cries
Timmy’s our warrior prince. Must be hard not to suffer a broken heart in a mess like this. As massively pissed as I am at the flaccid offense, I’m still so damn proud of Tim…
/looks for another bottle of cabernet to dull the pain
NorCal passion trapped in SoCal pain...
I wanna rage.
/steps up to wine bar > > >
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFff i hate this
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 29, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me or is anyone else tired of seeing Beltran play Triples Alley instead of right field?
Standing in front of the red State Farm sign is one way to make sure balls hit to right land for base hits and often they turn into doubles or triples. But playing the alley prevents all those extra base hits — except for the ones that bounce up against the wall when he can’t get to them.
by mrs. owlcroft on Aug 29, 2011 10:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
He belongs in left.
"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!"
yep, or finish his career as a DH
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he gets some unfair shit for not saving the offense, but yeah, he should be in left field. Put Nate in right (when he isn’t hurt) and Belt at first.
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 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
He's comfortable in rightfield
now if he can just figure out how to PLAY rightfield, we will be in good shape.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not just you.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No.
It’s you too.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
There was a Pauly Shore movie on tonight?
Was it Bio-Dome?
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 29, 2011 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
yep, already looking forward to the future
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
they were saying he was gonna pick Andrew Luck lol
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
<3 Stanford
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
quoth dave
“I was killing some time late in the game…”
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 29, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
On McC!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Kuip's Pick: Will Clark
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 29, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Best broadcast crew always and forever.
by chilibean_3 on Aug 29, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
EVERY DAY, LOVE ME YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY!
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
by Cody_ransom on Aug 29, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Time for the division leader to go on their obligatory 10-game losing streak...
Come on, AZ, what’s taking so long?
Just in time for the Giants to go on their own 11-game losing streak…
by Fulton Street on Aug 29, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hate to break this to you
but we went on a six game losing streak and you failed to capitalize
One of these days, Upton is going to pay a visit to the mound... And it ain't going to be pretty
by imstillhungry95 on Aug 29, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Of all the comments in this thread, this is the one that you choose to reply to?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Makes sense, really. There has not been a lot directed at the D-Backs in this thread. Also, a reasonable point. Most of us expected that the Giants would need to do some catch-up while Arizona was playing Philly and Atlanta, and the Giants didn’t.
Sure, but this seems pretty close to trolling.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I seem to be in the minority in not seeing it that way. Even looking at it that way though, generally trolls reply to comments about their team, so this seems like the right place for imstillhungry to have popped his head in.
Well, his/her reading comprehension might have helped. Wasabi made a clearly sarcastic comment.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I don’t see this as a troll. It’s a perfectly valid response.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 30, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giants actually did catch up while AZ was in PHI/ATL
Then the suck readjusted itself.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Yeah
The only problem I have with his post is that the poster is right. The truth hurts this year.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 5:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, okay.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 29, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
WE?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
So Billy Crystal is gonna be the Fresno Grizzlies announcer in a movie, eh? That’s odd.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
mccoveychron Love him. One of my favorites is “Come Back to Me.” RT @Wheelerpro45: How many Frank Sinatra fans do I have out there?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
After 10 years and a stint in Japan, Wheeler will make it back to the Giants.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
This is just pouring salt in the wound
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
There’s a joke about weak grounders in there somewhre, but I’m not clever enough to make it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Ba dum crash
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
2009 was much better
In 2009 we were rising from the cesspools of suckdom. 2011 we’re sinking back into them.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
"He's gonna get a big hug, and I'm gonna hang on for a while." -Duane Kuiper
That felt good
Now I finally don’t have to care anymore.
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
I watched my DVR of Sanchez's no hitter last night
Do that if you are able. It was so fucking amazing, even 25 months later.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
LOL Pablo
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
His bomb was Bondsian
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 29, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of that game,
I believe it was on July 5th. I went to the game before that. God dammit.
"Being number two sucks."-Andre Agassi
Me too.
I’m still pissed about that to this day
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 29, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
This.
I heard about it on espn, then thought about breaking down and crying
"Being number two sucks."-Andre Agassi
I watched the game and as each inning went by I was kicking myself for going to the game the day before
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 29, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh? Pretty sure it happened on my birthday, July 10th.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It was, I’m not going crazy.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I turned down my roommates’ invitation to that game to go to Speakeasy. Even sat on the T in front of the ballpark, enjoying watching the crowd stroll in.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 29, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It really is.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Thankfully the wheels are falling off in a big way right at the beginning of the semester so I can concentrate on research and my thesis.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
Good point
If I had to leave the country with the Giants Still In This Thing! I’d be angry that I couldn’t follow along.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
wait.. where are you going?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Dominican Republic
Doing a semester abroad. Journalism research project on baseball and a few classes at university down there. Leaving Friday morning.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
wow! congratulations and good luck!
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 29, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks! Good luck to you with your thesis. What’s it about?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
roughly: phenomenology and anarchism: a libertarian socialist reading of Heidegger’s Being and Time nonsense
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Most of academia is nonsense. My technology textbook is a load of horseshit. So goddamn wordy. They could cut the word count in half by eliminating superfluous shit and get to the damn point already. But then I suppose they can’t bend students over the table on textbook costs that way.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a self-important scene like any other scene but (depending on your goal – particularly if it’s a so-called profession in academia) you must jumped through the necessary hoops. But yes, mostly you read this shit and just think “who farted?”
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 29, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a self-important scene like any other scene but (depending on your goal – particularly if it’s a so-called profession in academia) you must jumpedthrough the necessary hoops. But yes, mostly you read this shit and just think "who farted?"
See.. I could never be a journalist because I absolute hate proofreading anything.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 29, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry, journalism has ruined my life. I can’t spell on my own anymore thanks to spell check. I let dumbass errors go through, like the Pacific Coat League or incest-repellent crops.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Incest repellent crops are more important than you might think.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS
a good idea whose time has come.
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 29, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
THEY SURE WOULD HAVE SAVED THE LANNISTERS A LOT OF TROUBLE AMIRITE
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
“Dammit, Cersei, how many times must I tell you I don’t want to meet in the saltpetercorn patch?”
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 29, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The Targaryens banned them early on
Everyone knows that
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It is known.
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 29, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Incests sometimes carry diseases, too
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Your Facebook friends seem to say a lot of wrong things about the Giants.
"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!"
/high five
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 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
And here I thought shanghaijim was secretly Antonio Alfonseca.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
high seven!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 29, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
friends are overrated
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 29, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I have friends who do that. I usually leave the room to go scream in the hallway when I hear them start this shit.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t Beltran basically on pace for 30 HR before we got him?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I hope
at some point they break out his Giants stats when they show them during his AB.
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 29, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Mets: .289/.391/.513
Giants: .303/.324/.439
Awesome. So he basically stopped walking and stopped hitting for power when he got here. What. The. Fuck.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
In the air.
The sourdough yeast.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
When DeRosa’s wrist doubles in size, punch it down again and let raise in a warm place for 2 hours.
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 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Layer with marinara, cheese, and fresh basil for a delightful summer dinner.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup, it certainly is. I make no claims as to whether this is going to continue, but you can’t really argue with the assertion that he stopped walking.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
sure
I just see the “15 HR” flashed up there when he comes to bat and think… mmm hmmm.
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 29, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The guy is pretty typically close to a 1:1 K/BB ratio.
Since joining the Giants? 14 Ks, 2 BBs, 7:1 K/BB ratio. WTF?
I agree with wcw, there is something in the water, some sort of hackteria.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 5:16 AM PDT up reply actions
THE PITCHING IS THE PROBLEM!!!!~~~~~!!!!!
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
Hitters say
“fuck this shit, damn starting pitching going and giving up a home run to Soriano, fuck it how can we be expected to overcome that? we are outta here!!”
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT IS THIS SHIT, THREE RUNS???
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Vogelsong gave up three runs in his last start.
What a dick.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Puts himself before the team.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I don’t understand how it’s possible to even think this.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Maybe something like this
“Alright, let’s take a look at the morning’s paper. Hum di dum. Earthquakes on the east coast?! Zounds! They must be all a flutter. I had thought their stretch of earth to be more stable than tin!
“On to the day’s sporting encounters! … What’s this?! The San Francisco Gigantics were defeated in a game of stick and balls?! I shall investigate the scoring tabulation. … Aha! Blurry, old boy, you’ve sussed out the problem. Son! Son, over here!”
(son sits down wearily)
“Observe this series of numbers, boy. Note the opposing squad, the…. Cubes, I believe. Do you detect the relevant information? It is the score, of course! The Cubes outscored the Gigantics! Through applied, infallible science, I have deduced that if our boys allow fewer runs than their opponent, they will greatly increase the likelihood of victory!
“Well now! What do you think of that, hrum hrum, good bit of reasoning old sport?”
(son drowns himself in his cereal bowl)
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on Aug 29, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
What is this I don’t even
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Facebook is where the Giants people don’t want it to get negative because it’s where most go to express their feelings with each other. They cant let it happen or they will have lost the propaganda war.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t even… what the…
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Bonds, Mays, McCovey, Ott, Terry, Clark, Brewington, Hinshaw
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
We know Surkamp and Sanchez for sure. Peguero is likely. Waldis Joaquin’s probably coming back. Adrianza probably won’t until the little Giants’ postseason is done.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
at this point they may as well just go for guys with funny names
I’m going to go with Ydwin Villegas, Sharlon Schoop, Skyler Stromsmoe, Demondre Arnold, Keurin Feliz, Christopher Marlowe, and Michael Mergenthaler.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
by jcb9 on Aug 29, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Poops McBride
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t forget the MVP, Sundrendy Windster.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I couldn’t find him on any of the rosters, so I thought maybe he wasn’t with the organization anymore. But I see he’s been in Augusta.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
My stats database says he pitched 22 1/3 innings in the AZL this year, from June to the end of August. What the hell?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
wat
Maybe that’s why he’s so terrible in OOTP, he’s really a pitcher!
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 29, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
The last time he played as a position player was May 9. I totally missed that.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Team realized his upside with the bat is worse than the big club features already, so they are trying his arm.
I hope it works out for him.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
He was so terrible as a hitter that they’re trying to convert him to a pitcher.
maybe
this strategy will work in reverse with the big club.
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 30, 2011 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if this is how the front office fills out the later draft rounds.
“Hehe, this guy has a funny name, let’s take him.”
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
The boyfriend found my copy of the Baseball Encyclopedia
And opened to Cum Posey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Posey
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 29, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
:Sullivan furiously takes notes:
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 29, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Basques in glory.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
everyone on the 40-man ad I would add in Brett Pill and screw it Gary Brown
Brown CF
Keppinger 2B
Beltran RF
Panda 3B
Belt LF
Pill 1B
Hector Sanchez C
Crawford SS
(I know this will never happen)
by 49erEmpire on Aug 29, 2011 10:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
screw it..
call up Panik, Duvall, Decker (he can still catch right?)
by bernardking on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Decker (he can still catch right?)
No. But he can manage.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Can he?
He’s giving away a whole lotta outs on the basepaths down there. My hunch is that people would be just as frustrated with Decker as they are with Bochy, very quickly.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Havent followed the Griz close enough to say. Two points about Decker:
- Not Bochy
- Unlikely to be married to broken down sucky vets
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Point one is unassailable, but you’re not recognizing the possibility that he’s worse.
Do you have any evidence of point two?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Crawford
Burrell
Burriss
Ford
H. Sanchez
Surkamp
Runzler
Zito
Anyone else on the DL who’s coming back this year? If so, him too.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Twin Creeks got some players
Saw this one guy on Larry’s Towing Service All-Star’s get a base hit. He can rake. Call him up too
by bernardking on Aug 29, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell, I wish we could call up the guys on the Astros 40 man roster
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
im starting to wonder
if this is all my fault. i gave up watching the giants on august first. i still check in here and box scores and stuff. but i havent watched a single inning or listened to a game broadcast. maybe i broke the offense…
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 29, 2011 10:13 PM PDT reply actions
Dead puck era teams that outscored the Giants:
2000-01: New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins
1999-00: Detroit Red Wings
1996-97: Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Rockies
1995-96: Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks
12 teams from the era of hockey that some say caused the year-long lockout had a better offense than the Giants.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
by mymclife on Aug 29, 2011 10:13 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
And Recchi, Francis and Stevens
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 29, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
so you're saying that the Giants should use hockey sticks instead of bats?
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
The Rockies actually played hockey that year and still outscored the Giants. I believe it.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 29, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Crap
I meant Colorado Avalanche. But I’m sure the NHL Colorado Rockies outscored the Giants during their short existence as well.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Well, they didn't
Their best offense only scored 3.26 goals per game. Then again, they only made the playoffs once and only existed for six years, so that the Giants are only scoring .1 runs per game more is kind of pathetic.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
they were a pretty terrible team
only slightly improved by dressing like Christmas trees after they moved. And at first I thought you were being silly, but those numbers really are horrifying.
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 29, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I was being slightly silly, but the Rockies also came about during a time of rapid expansion, diluting the talent level in the league, meaning it was easier to score. IIRC, the average game had 7 goals scored, which meant the average team scored 3.5 goals per game.
I really did mean to type the Colorado Avalanche initially (they had damn good teams in the 90s), but that a team such as the Colorado Rockies could almost rival the Giants’ offense is kind of pathetic.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Yup
Sharks can’t get here soon enough with the Giants dead in the water and the Niners looking like they’ll be joining them as quickly as possible.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
Jon's pick: Randy Wells
I kinda wish they would have all picked nobody.
Randy Wells
first CG shutout in his career at any level. LOL Jon “he never even got one of those 7 inning CGSO that you get in the minors sometimes”
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the Giants offense starting to skew the park factors?
I just noticed the multi-year park factor on baseball-reference is down to 95, and the one year is now 91.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Yes, meaning that hitters won't want to come here which will reinforce the low park factor which will mean that hitters won't want to come here, etc.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 29, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm resolved to watching the Bags running off and win the division by 10 games
but let’s just bench the “rentals” and start playing the guys who at least could be the future. I want to see Crawford in there every day getting his 4 ABs, I want to see Belt continue to get his starts, it won’t happen, but I’d like to see Gary Brown up and getting playing time.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:15 PM PDT reply actions
Yes.
Every day. Dammit.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Well it caught up to them.
All season long they were winning games they had no business winning by scoring runs they had no business scoring (remember the balk, anyone?). It just goes to show what FANTASTIC pitching can do for you. Unfortunately, August was one gigantic statistical correction. It just goes to show what fantastic pitching can’t do for you if you don’t score runs. Hell, the Giants are probably 6 games back right now if Timmy doesn’t drive in a run himself in his last start.
I’ll keep watching, but maybe out of the corner of my eye in the periphery. I don’t think I can look directly at it anymore.
I run my trains like Barry Zito throws his fastball -- with a maximum authorized speed of 79mph.
by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 10:16 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions 1 recs
We are the 2010 Padres.
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
by hautecouture on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
We should sign David Eckstein to replace Cabrera.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
/hopes for 2010 Padre level > > >
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd for exactness to what I have felt for the past month
somehow we were going to squeeze some magic out of the every day position players who are defensive liabilities, below average hitters who are station to station baserunners. Rangeless infielders with this high quality pitching staff which is a groundball inducing machine are a bad combination. At the very least, give me Crawford at shortstop (preferably Reyes) and a healthy Freddie at 2nd base, with a 2011 version of Pablo at first base, then at least we have a framework for a valid defense to start the season. At first base, I’m ready to play Buster there and go and get a middle of the road offensive catcher with solid defensive skills as my every day catcher.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
*Pablo at 3rd base
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
ummmm we have an EXCELLENT defensive first baseman who can hit too
he’s already on this team… playing left field.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 29, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, but once the dust settles on Buster's re-hab
I will be shocked if they put him back behind the plate. And after watching Huff this year, I don’t expect the Giants to be willing to let Huff do again next year what he did this year. Actually, this is a credit to Belt who has the athleticism to play an outfield position. I just hope they are patient with him and don’t continue the bizarre treatment of his development.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Not as valuable, concurred.
But much more valuable than what they have. I’m interested in seeing what Posey will do with the rest of his career. For the sake of argument, he is still developing with barely one full season of MLB under his belt. It is not impossible seeing him develop into a good first baseman. If he isn’t there next year, I predict he will be within te next three years.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree for this season (and maybe the next), Posey might play first base, because it’s not worth it for the Giants to risk Posey’s legs while he is one of their best hitters. It’s also pretty sad when hitting “league average” makes you one of the best hitters on a major league team.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This team would be running away with a league average offense.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Imagine how bad the team would be with this offense and a league average pitching staff.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
If Posey is physically capable of playing catcher, he should do it. He was one of the top 3 catchers in baseball when he went down, and he’s a below average 1st baseman. If it takes him 3 years to reach “above average” at first base, then it’s a massive loss for the team.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Except for the fact that nobody else will probably hit close to league average except Panda next season, making Posey’s bat pretty important. The Giants will want to protect him from injury.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Belt is hitting league average right now, even in his slump. So is Cody Ross. Schierholtz is over league average, and Torres can be expected to perform at an even higher level, mental issues aside. Freddy Sanchez is above league average for his position, and Huff is approximately average for his position (when he’s not ridiculously mercurial). Pat Burrell is above average if healthy. There’s a lot of potential for “league average” there.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I think Ross’ slump has dipped him under average, especially considering that the true park factor is probably not as low as the measured park factor. That said, I agree with your general point. This roster definitely has the potential to be average, which is all it really needs with the pitching.
Ross is putting up a career-high walk rate. His average is dipping in large part due to inconsistent playing time (not that his PT would increase if he stayed in SF). As it is, Ross is an average to below average player today, with a track record of slightly more and peripherals pointing to much more.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I don’t buy playing time as an effect in this case. He’s had almost 400 PA, and spent the first couple weeks injured. He’s been getting 5-6 days a week for most of the season.
He did have a good stretch, but I’m not sure why you would choose to look at that and ignore his season totals.
Oops, a little too small. That is wOBA, the rightmost panel is 2011, and the y-axis is 0.150, 0.250, 0.350, 0.450, 0.550.
Wait, let me get my good eyes in (haha).
Well, Ross has a pretty marked decline on there. It doesn’t coincide perfectly with his benching, so it looks like I’m somewhat wrong. Still, Ross has shown a definite improvement in his walk rate, and it doesn’t make any sense that his ability to hit for any semblance of average would have just disappeared. Normally, a higher walk rate would improve average (which I conveniently forgot), so his hitting woes are rather more impressive than I initially thought.
Anyway, I stand by my original point that he has the potential to be above average, especially for a CF, and probably average for a corner OF.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Sure, he has the potential to do so, and was there earlier this season. I guess my point was that he has been among the underachievers, and you (seemed) to be lumping him in with the guys who are performing.
The BB% thing is weird. I remember early in the season when he was hitting 8th, I figured it was because he was in front of the pitcher, but it has kept up for most of the season. Looking at his peripherals, the LD% is a bit down, but the only big difference is his HR/FB is way down. That may be the park, may be a decline in skill, or may just be bad luck.
His peripherals are in line with better performance. I’m not going to argue that he has been “good” this season, because he hasn’t. His drop in BA looks like a combination of BABIP, a lower LD%, and the low HR/FB. I think he can be good, so long as he doesn’t take a page from Huff’s book and completely lose his ability to walk.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
What peripheral are you talking about other than BB%? His BABIP ought to be down, given more FBs, fewer LDs, and fewer GBs.
LD% is subject to a great deal of confirmation bias, in that hits are more likely to be called line drives. The 2% drop in LD% isn’t enough of a reason for me to say that he’s hitting the ball with less “authority,” since his BA is down.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
That sounds reasonable. However, his BABIP still ought to be roughly where it is. And since his BB% is counted in his wOBA, I don’t see where his peripherals indicate his “true” wOBA is better than his “observed” wOBA.
His wOBA this year is right where it should be. If he regresses to the mean, his “true” wOBA for next year should be better.
I feel like we’re sorta arguing diagonals on the same side, lol.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Is this his 10 day moving average? There’s no way it’s his seasonal line, since his wOBA right now is .309.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Whoah
Every year he starts out terrible, gets really hot, and then loses it completely. Weird.
Playoffs 2010! Whee, ssory Doc.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
And don’t discount Posey’s D. He can throw out would-be base-stealers, is a good ball-blocker and the guys like throwing to him. Add that to his offensive production and he’s hard to replace. See 2011.
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by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster Posey is one of the top five catchers in baseball, starter or backup. He’s terrific defensively.
"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!"
SO LET’S MOVE HIM
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Even Buster says he's not as valuable a player at first.
It was a recent episode of “The Franchise”.
by mrs. owlcroft on Aug 30, 2011 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
It's quite valuable
As long as they get to pay him minimum salary. League average for free is the stuff dreams are made of. But yeah, nobody becomes a star putting up a .850 OPS as a first baseman.
Considering Posey would displace Belt AND Huff, the cost definitely outweighs the benefits.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I'm not arguing for Posey
but the Giants have had terrible problems trying to find a 1B of the homer-crushing galoot variety for an awfully long time.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 30, 2011 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions
mmm . . .
/squeeze some magic > > >
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by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
We all sort of knew it was going to happen but this quickly and in this fashion? It’s almost insane how fast the wheels came off when they did
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It's an illusion.
What’s actually insane is that the Giants were in contention for so long with square wheels and a lawn mower engine.
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by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 10:44 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Huff and Rowand are indestructible.
It is known.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
considering how it doesn't matter if we have all star and cy young pitchers pitching for us
why are we using them? shouldnt we save them for later when we have a real team with real batters?
just seems such a waste> and what if they get injured?
Giants fading
Just in time for the college football season
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Football in general
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by Murray, Present on Aug 29, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift A
Was at dinner with friends, checked the score moments after Timmy gave up a homer to bring us down 0-1 in the 5th. Came home to catch a hapless ninth where we were down 7-0. What the hell happened in between?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Timmy looked around and realized he was wasting his time trying to pitch properly.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Giants baseball happened.
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
by deuce deuce on Aug 29, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I’m pretty sure there were baseballs involved.
Whether or not that was classified as “baseball” I can’t say for certain.
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
by deuce deuce on Aug 29, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Mayhaps
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Same reaction to this game as reading ASoS
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
But I thought I was the only one who hated ASoS?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
ASOS Spoilers
The thing that really got me was the next chapter where Martin made it seem like Arya died. That was when I had to put the book down and make a valiant effort to not break some shit.
Then I remembered that his language was vague like the end of Theon’s last chapter in ACOK, and I checked online and Arya was okay, so I came back.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Yeah, I did a lot of online checking/cheating for that series. Cant imagine what it was like for fans reading it the first time.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
trying to avoid the spoilers
Did you cheat just because you were an eager beaver, or were there things that you missed or thought you missed while reading through?
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 29, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
… I’m one of those awful people who like to know what’s going to happen before it happens.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
gotcha
I’ve done pretty well in the series not cheating, but I think some of you have said GRRM does a lot of leg-humping in ADWD.
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 29, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew she’d make it because Martin couldn’t be that heartless of a souless SOB. Also because I skimmed ahead like five chapters to find out
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I need GoT acronym guide
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Thought he meant the Real World. But, yes, the Red Wedding would be more approriate.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The Red Wedding/Road Rules Challenge was the best MTV show of the last 10 years.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
/claps faster
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
You are welcome. However, I’ve lost any contact with your reference, as have most readers.
The answer is “Not likely.”
And 109.
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by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re just lurking for 7 more minutes.
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 29, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy gave up two more bombs, one after Cabrera clanked an inning-ending DP to set up a 3-run homer.
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 29, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
His error yesterday was with two outs.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 29, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It wasn’t an error! Hurray fielding percentage!
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What in the fuckstick, how was that not an error?
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 29, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, are we talking about the DP tonight, or the one that hit him in the mitt yesterday?
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 29, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yesterday's.
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THATS WHAT MAKES IT A HARD PLAY
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 29, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I've seen 70 year old retirees with 2 hip replacements make that very same play
in a slow pitch softball league in Leisure World. “Hey O-Cab, don’t jump, don’t move. Just stick your fucking glove up and catch the fucking ball!!!” HOW IN THE HELL IS THAT NOT AN ERROR?
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Because their definition of “ordinary effort” was calibrated by watching Tejada.
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good point
hopefully the official scorer is rotated and not just watching Giants games at AT&T. If so, Stamos probably made his/her head spin with his rangy defensive skills after watching Tejada, O-Cab, Uribe and Rent the past couple of years.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s hard to keep all these errors straight!
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 29, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
If only we had Dick Stockton.
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I’ve had Dick Stockton, but I was a young man at that time.
Don’t judge me.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 29, 2011 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
oh sorry
it sounds much better that way. hahahahahahahahahaha
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 29, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants’ offense scored negative runs. Tim was nails.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
WARNING
Eric Byrnes has killed Ray Woodson again and taken his radio show. Again.
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 29, 2011 10:21 PM PDT reply actions
I sometimes dont like Ray Woodson. He lets his callers keep on talking after they have made their point
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I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
he's a little too nice
He’s also the last hope for decent radio post-game for this team on weeknights.
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 29, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
shift-A
I tried watching part of the game tonight. And the score promptly went from 1-0 to 5-0. I turned it off and watched vampires on the DVR. Now I will pay my car registration and go to bed early. Holy hannah, this team is unwatchable.
Wow...forgot to turn off the radio
And I hear Byrnes doing the baby whine voice. Oh god.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
that wasn't a one time thing?
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on Aug 29, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
This time it was the full on
“Whhhaaaaa whaaaa” stuff. Sheesh.
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 29, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait until he gets fired when the season ends
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on Aug 29, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
still?
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
by jordanovich on Aug 29, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 29, 2011 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Byrnes hasn't hit in 7 years
dumb Bags had him hitting 3rd the last time they made the playoffs.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
How can a team with the
highest O-swing percentage, 2nd lowest OBP, 3rd lowest SLG, 4th lowest ISO, and 5th lowest BB percentage not score runs…?
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
I mentioned this a while back...
what if the giants start crowding the batters box in an attempt to get hit?
cheap way to get on base
They should all stand in the back of the box and swing really big to get catcher’s interference.
"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!"
fuck it
stand right in front of the plate
by bernardking on Aug 29, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
we'll always have 2010, Giants.
never forget
"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 29, 2011 10:30 PM PDT reply actions
I stare at the framed front+back page of the Chronicle from Nov 2 and I start crying. in pure nostalgia. ITS NOT A WHEEL ITS A CAROUSEL
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I DONT LOVE YOU ANY MORE PETE. ITS JUST GONE.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
THAT’S WHAT THE MONEY IS FOR!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Aug 29, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I WILL SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE TRYING TO HIRE YOU.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Aug 29, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That Cheez-Its commercial where they talk about how they wait for their cheese to mature is a total “It’s toasted” thing.
STOP BRAGGING ABOUT THE BASIC PROCESS TO MAKE YOUR PRODUCTS, ASSHOLES. I’M ONTO YOU.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
‘we’
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
This might apply to McC deadheads
Cherish all your thoughts, keep a tight grip on your booze, ‘cause thinkin’ and drinkin’ are all I have today! bgunn’s sig is probably better.
Rally Jerry!
Greekfro (insert unnecessary scribbles)
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by greekfro on Aug 29, 2011 10:32 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
TGWTWS
That’s all I can think about to make me feel better. And by “better”, I mean not punching a hole in my bedroom door.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
Add another "TG" in the front for "Thank God"
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we were told that our pitchers were good-not great.
no body said that our batters were shit-not crap
The guy I feel the worst for is Vogelsong.
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by Montreal Giants Fan on Aug 29, 2011 10:34 PM PDT reply actions
True Story:Went to the batting cages for the first time in literally 20 years on Saturday.
Father-in-law that it would be fun(ny) as neither of us had been in so long.
I started out in the 60 mph cage and made contact (weak foul grounder) with 1 out of the first 19 pitches.
Humbled, I went to the slower cages and gradually worked my way up to 70 mph (the fastest this facility was offering at the time) and was making consistent contact, possibly even getting a few hits.
After an hour, my hand was blistered all to hell, and two days later I can still feel it in my back, obliques, and forearms.
Sabean’s signing bonus should help soothe it nicely…
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I always start myself at 70 and swing through my first 30 pitches. Then, I slowly figure out my mechanical problems (which are the same ones they were last time, when I went a year ago). Then, I make contact on one pitch the rest of the day, because even though I’ve fixed my swing, I spent so many pitches blowing out my muscle groups with shit mechanics that I just… can’t… anymore….
Then I stop, and spend the rest of the day telling people how I figured it out at the end there and would have hit a bunch if my arms weren’t so tired.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I also always stay at 70. Some strange, stupid pride keeps me from going below that.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
last time I went, a small crowd built up behind me as I resolutely swung and miss for minutes on end. They didn’t make a sound. It was like a wake or something. Finally, I turned around and took a bow. A family of young Latino Americans gave me a round of applause.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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by Alex_Lewis on Aug 29, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
*swung and missed
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Giants fans!
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 29, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Do it!
The last time Wells shut down the Giants, it was in a 2-0 Cubs win on Sept. 22 of last season. The Giants held an emotional hitters’ meeting after that loss, led by Edgar Renteria, and the emotion spilled over as they scored 13 runs the next day.
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 29, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If the emotion spills over this time, they might score 13 runs in the next week.
"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!"
Hey
It’s still improvment
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 29, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't really get upset anymore because
it’s been clear over the past 6-10 months that this offense was no longer in “a slump” in as much as it just plain fucking sucked. I think it was the Cubs series in Chicago where I fully realized it.
The second one, where we beat the Cubs something like 13-7 in the day game and 6-2 in the nightcap? That one?
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And then got beaten in rather heartbreaking fashion the next two games, which I suppose may be what Into the Void was referring to.
Sure. Just seems odd to call out the offense for putting up 19 runs in the first two games. I almost crashed my car twice during the extra inning game—first when the Cubs announcers lost their shit when Pablo did the Panda smash, and then again when Ramirez did his best Casilla impression.
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Didn't see the game
Can I get an objective assessment of the Cabrera error? Total clank of a sure DP or something a little tougher?
Hard-hit ball, but he only had to move a couple of steps. Hit off his mitt.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 29, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
wait
a couple steps? AND catch the ball? thats pretty difficult to do. i mean maybe we are asking too much. i just took a couple steps and vomited all over myself thinking about HOW FUCKING BAD THIS GODDAMN OFFENSE IS FUCK YOU ASSCLOWN SHITCOCK BALLS DAMN JIGGLEMONKEY
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 29, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just took a couple steps and ended up with $3,000 fewer than I had at the start of the day.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’ll never step again. I’ve learned the dangers.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry dude
is that the repair bill, or the “new” car?
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 29, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, no. This is actually a good thing.
New car! Yay!
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
well good
happy commuting.
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 29, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Scion. Technically, I don’t have it yet, as it has to come in from a different lot.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I only pretended it was a bad thing because of the thread.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
this made me happy because it’s so true and i couldn’t help but laugh really hard.
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Aug 29, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Does it really matter?
This team couldn’t score with the drunk school whore on prom night.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
are you saying, just like a baseball
they wont hit that?
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 29, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
the drunken whoriest skank
whom says yes to anything with a pulse, would vehemently object. The Giants have zero game.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I think I met her once
She said I wasn’t her type.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
your genitals
thank her for refusing.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Stamos makes it in his sleep
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Not the easiest ball ever.
But perfectly playable, was hit right at him.
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 29, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Total clank of a sure DP
It was hit hard but literally right at him
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Fuck this
I’m selling all my shit and hitchhiking to Mexico. Lose myself in ceviche and bullfights.
"He couldn't remember where he was. The thought made him smile."
And they will call you La Flama Blanca
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That might be the best description of the Giants offense
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 29, 2011 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
So the Orlando Cabrera deal is even worse than we thought it was. Wow.
"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!"
jct wuz rong
Dewgongongong
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 29, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I really didn’t understand what he saw in it.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I feel like he just supported it to be contrarian.
Dewgongongong
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 29, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Still can't get over giving up a warm body to get him
Let alone Thomas Neal.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 29, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
seemed like
an overpay to me, but I hoped that Cabrera would at least be better defensively than Tehaha.
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 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
He was such a good shortstop that not a single team wanted him to play 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!"
The Giants Way™.
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 29, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit just got Real.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought he would catch the balls hit to him.
Had no expectations of him ranging left nor ranging right to make plays. Now I know why the Indians were anxious to dump him while in the middle of a pennant race and go with a completely unproven rookie in Jason Kipnis. Because “Iron Mitten” can’t do either.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe Orlando Cabrera hasn’t helped solve our hitting woes
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 29, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
probably breaking up with my girlfriend of 6+ years
and just came to the realization that i probably cant afford to live alone… wtf am i doing with my life
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 29, 2011 10:45 PM PDT reply actions
i have a year and a half old german shepherd whom i love
and have no intention of removing BOTH of them from my life. but its hard to rent when you have a dog. i dont know. blah
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 29, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
funny thing
i was shopping for a ring like 3 months ago
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 29, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It fucking hurts
I had an engagement blow up in my face, plus a breakup while ring shopping as well. Regroup solo for a little bit. Spilled milk is spilled.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
:(
Very sorry… that’s a little worse than watching the Giants play horribly.
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 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. That put this Giants loss in perspective.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
is this a "knee jerk" due to the depression suffered through the Giants losing streak?
if so, I can relate. I find myself depressed, but usually go to the fitness center or stay on here long enough until I finally cross the line and have Jponry issue me a suspension notice for “lack of suitable behavior”. There are ways to work it out. Stay upbeat, positive and remember your priorities. I’m reminded of what the Ragamuffin Bitch says, and it has always been true. So stay strong.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
food for thought brother
ask not what you’re doing with your life, ask what life wants from you
by bernardking on Aug 29, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m with slapsy. Look at your options and be open. I know a lot of people out there who often let pride get in the way of asking for help. If you reside in sf, perhaps you can relocate to a cheaper city/community? That always helps. It’s always worked for me and my fam.
I hope things work out for you, Brother. Take care.
by Waiting4JoshMorgan on Aug 30, 2011 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Move out of state. CA is awful right now.
Also, rebound like crazy.
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Crawford/Burriss/Ford/Belt
maybe next year…
this season is OVER
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
Belt!
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
if Burriss is a part of next year, then I'm not looking forward to it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Did anyone hear boos?
‘Cause I sure as shit didn’t, though I wasn’t exactly glued to the set. I mean, no one could balme the fans now if they vented.
"He couldn't remember where he was. The thought made him smile."
*blame. Or give balm.
"He couldn't remember where he was. The thought made him smile."
by thebeliever on Aug 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
Comcast tries to muffle the sound, cause they blow.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I guess I'm naive
I didn’t think they could/would do that.
"He couldn't remember where he was. The thought made him smile."
by thebeliever on Aug 29, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
it serves their interest
to blow smoke up the Giants’ asses
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I can usually hear them on the radio. The booing of Rowand last week was pretty loud
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 30, 2011 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions
no
but I think they headed for the exits there after the 3-run bomb.
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 29, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
On the radio
I heard some booing after the botched DP.
I was at the game
and heard a rare smattering of boos in the first inning after Kepp failed to get Andres over to third.
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
Superman 64
Why did I spend so many hours on this pointless, needlessly difficult game?
I'm sorry
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 29, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Your video game life has been ruined
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.
Superman 64?
I beat it in one night.
/grabs crotch
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 29, 2011 11:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
You don’t need to show up how.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
I think the AK is broken, or something.
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew.
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 29, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
SL
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 29, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you, gifbin.com!
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 29, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops, worked for me originally. Try again...
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 29, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Two fails in a row. Cmon now
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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.
WTF???
Alright, I’m giving up. It was only the MO NAKED HOES Samwise gif.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 29, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know why Niners fans need to be negative BEFORE the season starts
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
To get in shape for the regular season
"He couldn't remember where he was. The thought made him smile."
by thebeliever on Aug 29, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Forty WHINERS amirite!?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
(dead silence)
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Like the ViQUEENS and CowGIRLS
eh? eh?
Rally Jerry!
Greekfro (insert unnecessary scribbles)
"Stupid dog, you make me look bad!" -Eustace Bagg
(crickets chirping)
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Not exactly like those, actually.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Forty VAGINERS would be the one you’re looking for.
I wouldn’t recommend it, though.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
/howtheyscored gets burned at the stake by women
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I was simply pointing geekfro to the more apt example.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not, for example, going to say it in class tomorrow.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Just copying my Dad's old puns
It’s GREEKFRO, dammit!
Rally Jerry!
Greekfro (insert unnecessary scribbles)
"Stupid dog, you make me look bad!" -Eustace Bagg
Heh. I made the same mistake with Bob St. Clair.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, the opposite same mistake.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't blame you
I often just skim usernames and pronounce the weirder ones as jibberish in my mind lol
Rally Jerry!
Greekfro (insert unnecessary scribbles)
"Stupid dog, you make me look bad!" -Eustace Bagg
Pat Burrell smirks. “That’s all ya got?”
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
by speckops on Aug 29, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
IDK why but for some reason
Im starting to think the reason why he sucks he in SF is cause of the O-line
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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.
DING DING DING
plus a garbage organization
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Trent Baalke and the York's have to get out of here
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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.
And the ten or twenty sucky people who’ve coached him in the few years he’s been here.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
So far this pre-season, when he’s not getting sacked before the can receive the snap, he’s looked pretty decent.
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 29, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe that, seven years after drafting him, he’s still operating behind such a pathetic offensive line. I’d have thought it would be fixed by this point.
"Can Manchester United score? They always score... Peter Schmeichel is forward... Beckham, in towards Schmeichel- it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with a shot- SHERINGHAM!"
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 29, 2011 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Hard to succeed without decent QB play
hard for your QB to succeed when he’s picking himself up off the ground every other play.
That guy in the back is picking up a blitz somewhere.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
/scrambles, looks down field, throws the ball to a referee who suddenly mutates into Bo Jackson and runs the interception back for a touchdown
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
ELEVEN!
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 30, 2011 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions
At this point, my only (realistic) hope is that the Giants finish with a winning record. Going from WS to below 0.500 would be pretty rough, considering there was no fire sale post WS.
LINCECUM WAS DREADFUL-the headlines from chronicle
made the mistake of looking at the sporting news-
you know other pitchers pitch badly at times but i think that language is kind of harsh.
kind of like some want lincecum to fail
It now says “A dreadful 7-0 loss to Cubs.” Don’t think anyone’s going to go after Timmy to that degree
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
it's John Shea
he knows dreadful.
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 29, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
poor journalism if they do
definitely only slightly his fault
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Click through to the article
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/29/SPSB1KTETM.DTL
“SF Giants, Lincecum dreadful in 7-0 loss to Cubs”
Didn’t watch the game but it didn’t appear like he pitched a really good game. And he included the entire team in that comment and sports is a team game so it’s not like he’s calling out Lincecum in general.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 29, 2011 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum was up and was getting a lot of BABIP help in the early innings. However, he was continually getting squeezed by Danley, and Cabrera’s gaffe didn’t help. This loss isn’t on Lincecum.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
That walk to Wells was unbelievable.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
As in: the ump should be fired just for that. Holy shit.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah, I’ve wanted to look at the strikezone map, but Brooks is inexplicably missing Wells’ AB and Castro’s AB.
The one down the middle is the one from the Wells AB I think.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I have no idea what Danley was thinking on the ball four call to Wells
Flem even said on the radio, when a pitcher has the bat on his shoulder with no intent on swinging, if the pitch is anywhere in the neighborhood, the umpire will ring him up. Not in this case. We have had a lot of umps missing calls this past week.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 29, 2011 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
PitchF/X cut out for the middle of Well’s AB on Gameday.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That’s too bad. I suppose that means the pitch down the middle called a ball in the plot above was in a different AB?
I’m guessing changes in the lineup tomorrow which will include Aaron Rowand, Miguel Tejada and Cody Ross and no Brandon Belt.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
And benching Torres. He only got one hit!
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 29, 2011 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
you know he gave up 4 runs- bad but there have been many a lot worse.
i really dont get it. my dogs want me to go to bed. good night all
You know, the no-hitter has to be coming soon
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 11:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Randy Wells might start on short rest.
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 29, 2011 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Gonna be Ian Kennedy. Calling it now.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Gawd
I wonder if we’ll score 5 runs or more the rest of this season. (And I mean in one game. It had to be said.)
"He couldn't remember where he was. The thought made him smile."
by thebeliever on Aug 29, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Time to start watching the Yankees again. In the NL I’ll root for the Brew Crew.
by Gendarmerie Green on Aug 29, 2011 11:09 PM PDT reply actions
If you take the last name of the add and put it in front of the last name of the corresponding drop, a few of those transactions form coherent thoughts.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Weeks young, for instance, is how old you need to be to shut out the Giants.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we all know that wasn’t the one you meant.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
And that, my friends, is called style.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yours? Or someone from your league?
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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.
6th place in my league…
A guy named Steve Delabar will get called up someday.
by Ken O'Brien on Aug 29, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Just Back From the Game report
man, that cabrera guy sure sucks
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
HYPOTHETICAL
Assuming Zito and Sanchez are “healthy”, how many runs would the Giants offense score in 9 frames against a combined effort by Zito and Sanchez, assuming no other pitchers were allowed to throw?
Can the answer possibly be zero and infinity at the same time??? Did I just break math?
I run my trains like Barry Zito throws his fastball -- with a maximum authorized speed of 79mph.
by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 11:14 PM PDT reply actions
Zito and Sanchez are both the type of pitcher that can no-hit the Giants. They have a nose each.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
You said no-hit...
That doesn’t account for an infinite number of walks scoring an infinite number of runs.
I run my trains like Barry Zito throws his fastball -- with a maximum authorized speed of 79mph.
by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait, what am I talking about.
The Giants don’t walk.
I run my trains like Barry Zito throws his fastball -- with a maximum authorized speed of 79mph.
by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
In the long term, this might be the best thing to happen to the Giants. Bochy and Sabean won’t make it through the season if the Giants finish below .500.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
They both stay through 2012, if not beyond. The only way either goes, is if they resign.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’m not really sure about that. There’s only so many ways Bork can fuck up the lineup. Sabean going out and getting Cabrera as the solution seems an awful lot worse than that.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The Cabrera trade was awful, but Sabean generally shows some aptitude for player development (Brandon Belt aside).
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
examples?
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Not at all
Bochy plays shitty players, but Sabean gives him that choice.
"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!"
Sabean has given him many good toys, too. The pitching side of scouting in this organization is fantastic.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Sabean has good underlings, yes. Sabean’s decisions have generally not been good.
"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!"
Are you saying that Sabean’s successes are due to his associates, but his poor moves are always made unilaterally? I imagine that the “braintrust” has made mistakes, but has also done a fantastic job cultivating internal talent post-Bonds.
Either way, I’m not defending Sabean’s job. I want both Sabean and Bochy to go, but, if I had to choose one to leave, it’d be Sabean.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I am saying that, yes
Sabean’s successes have come as a result of developing young talent, which he has people for.
"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 sure of what point you’re making. Is there a GM that doesn’t have people?
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
This equals 5 yrs of job security
This yr. is about total offensive underperformance and catastrophic injury. Players have to play well. I can’t put this on Bochy.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Then tell me why he plays Rowand
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither does Bochy, to work with.
What manager would succeed with this lineup? If we’ve got to have scapegoats, there are several players currently applying for the position.
"He couldn't remember where he was. The thought made him smile."
by thebeliever on Aug 29, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Players can be released until the cows come home. That does not fix a broken system.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
That makes some sense re Sabean
But I have a hard time blaming Bochy for this. He’s not perfect, but I’m seriously trying to imagine who would be doing significantly better than him. Who were you thinking of?
"He couldn't remember where he was. The thought made him smile."
by thebeliever on Aug 29, 2011 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Baseball has created a ridiculous system in which only “baseball people” get hired for anything. I would much rather have a bunch of McCoven running the team, to be perfectly honest.
Bochy is the figurehead of a dead philosophy. Basically, he completely ignores what is going on around him, and puts a firm belief in what Howie excellently stated: that a walk is a failure on part of the opposing pitcher, not a victory for the hitter.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I never played with anyone who felt that getting walked was a failure
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
I phrased it badly. Basically, the organization clearly thinks that a walk drawn by the hitter is really just a failure on the part of the pitcher. They believe it’s dumb luck and not a repeatable skill, and that’s just hogwash.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I hope you realize that this skill of working the count is mastered by only the best hitters
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I don’t want cows playing for the Giants.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 30, 2011 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I liked his recent lineups. What I didn’t get were his lineups earlier in the season. Today was all on the batters. But earlier in the season, his lineups did not put the best players on the field.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
wut?
Rowand says Bochy isn’t playing him.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Earlier in the season he played Rowand
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on Aug 29, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
ah, the annual Rowand Dance
/small sample size success
/Rowand leading off!
/backfoot slider
/morose benchsitter
Every 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 30, 2011 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Rowand was banished to the 6th outfielder last year
When our other outfield options were actually hitting.
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 30, 2011 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions
What is he supposed to do?
Nobody is hitting. Nobody. Rowand and Tejada are on the bench now. Professional hitters need to start earning their paychecks. Period.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Recent lineups have been that
nobody is hitting. Belt, Beltran, Panda, Huff, Ross, two catchers that hit like pitchers, nobody. Shift lineups a billion times-does not matter.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Recently, he has been starting Cabrera over Fontenot. Basically, throughout his career, Bochy has shown he has absolutely no idea how to write the best possible lineup.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I like Fontenot. I share a birthday with him
but both options are not optimal.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
that will probably be the plan starting Sept 1st
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
The best available players are in the majors, and they don’t get the proper PT.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
it’s desperation time and I bet they’ll see if one of the call ups can get hot
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
hahahaha
"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!"
World series title and injuries to key players would have be think, no.
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 30, 2011 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Sabean isn’t choosing to start Cabrera over Fontenot though. That’s all Drawl.
by diamondnerd on Aug 29, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
lets see; we got one guy who should be better vs. other guy that just isn’t all that good.
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So it’s justifiable to play someone who is markedly worse than another just because they’re both bad?
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
the problem with Fontenot is that the more he plays, the worse he plays
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
You made the generalization. The burden of proof is on you.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
And to think
I used to complain, but I would gladly take Renteria’s 2010 right about now.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Seriously
these arguments are pretty much bad hitter A vs bad hitter B
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
it’s just pathetic that we can’t come up with a decent shortstop
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Well, Fontenot has a career OPS+ of 91. That’s pretty decent for a SS.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I understand
but the eye metrics indicate Fontenot, similar to Ross, is best used often when hot and benched when not.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
as are overvaluing stats
in games played by humans, often equipped with emotion.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Let me be clearest: if we played only the hot players and never the cold ones, we’d win every fucking game!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
clearing the clarification
Fontenot/Ross’ cold streaks are Antarctican and letting them play through only hurts a team.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
And, pray tell, how do we know when they’re over? Are they supposed to get hot again while on the bench? Should we hire Blyleven to give them hot feet while on the bench?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Perfect example
Cody Ross is feebly swinging through fastballs and looks totally fried at the plate. Notoriously streaky he is. How should he be handled?
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
they surely are frustrating
and are the downside of acquiring streaky players.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
McCovey Chronicles
Where the turdburgers and crapsandwiches are fought over!
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 30, 2011 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
I don’t see Fontenot clanking the ball all over the infield. And I like his ABs better too.
I run my trains like Barry Zito throws his fastball -- with a maximum authorized speed of 79mph.
by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
Haven’t heard of that one before. DRAWL. That one seriously made me laugh out loud. I agree with your comment about Sabean. While some fans argue that he needs to be fired, I feel he’s done a good job. After all, he was responsible for putting together a team that won the World Series last year. Bochy, meanwhile, is well known for managing poor offensive clubs. He had a bad offensive team with the Padres all those years, and he carried more of the same over to the Giants. I don’t know of any other manager who changes his lineup as often as he does (and that’s even when his players are healthy).
by Waiting4JoshMorgan on Aug 30, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see this at all. They definitely both need to go, by Sabean is a lot closer to the realm of common sense.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
for sure
these guys just can’t hit, period. It is fucking pathetic. The Cubs, yes, the Cubs come waltzing in here and pop the ball all over the park. We get our hopes up over warning track fly balls and occasional walks or two-out hits.
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CSN Bay Area of Bochy postgame Q&A
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/video?PID=hXWM2-sQs8EUp5qGG4AWQMAw8NE8nZ0meS1zYE
He did end up talking to reporters in his office. He was asked if this was the lowest point of the season and he said yes. I think it was the Posey game.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 29, 2011 11:22 PM PDT reply actions
I was there. Some thoughts
This was the low point of the season.
I can remember some bad Giants games at which I was in attendance:
2nd to last game in ’82. Blown out. Left early, went to arcade on Market at 7th. Went home. Game was not over yet.
8.24.93 (my birthday) lost to Braves. Demoralizing.
Some game in early ’96 against the Dodgers at the stick. Nomo shut us down totally and we got blown out and were drinking screwdrivers out of a jug.
And tonight.
I think tonight may be the worst game I’ve ever attended. When it was 1-0 I truly felt it was gonna be tough to win. At 2-0 I told my gf we should leave. She said let’s watch some more. At 5-0 she agreed we should leave. A few moments later she just started laughing. At 6-0 it seemed that 1/2 the crowd stood up and left.
Bottom of the 7th it was clear that Huff had quit. The team didn’t seem to care any more. This was just awful.
I really hope they were booed off the field in the 9th.
Another note: Timmy went through the first three in 29 pitches. I was impressed and thought he had a chance for an epic start. That error by Cabrera really seemed to shake him. Game was over at that point for sure.
Only reason I went tonight was cuz Timmy was pitching. Anyone else I would have rejected the free ticket.
Also, I saw Neukom walking on the ramp before the game. I didn’t get a chance to tell him to fire Sabean. I may regret this the rest of my life.
Uuuuuuuugh. Beltran is awful, btw. I’m sick of watching his shitty range in right field. He has a good arm but little range. I nominate his trade as the worst of Sabeans career because it destroyed this team. SSS is past. Beltran was a bad deal.
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by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2011 11:25 PM PDT reply actions
18 games isn’t a SSS? This is news to me.
Check out Catch-28.com, a blog about Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants.
Well...
Sabean was also the guy who put together a team that won the World Series last year. And, he’s the guy behind all these solid arms that the Giants have. He’s also the guy who drafted Buster Posey, Sandoval, Belt, etc., etc. I’d advocate for the firing of Bruce Bochy, not Sabean. Bochy, if you’re aware, is notorious for managing teams with horrible offenses. Recall his days with the Padres. I actually really like Sabean, although I’m biased, simply because I’m a huge fan of pitching, which is his area of expertise.
by Waiting4JoshMorgan on Aug 30, 2011 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
We drafted high enough to get Posey due to Sabeans failures as a GM. He was also an obvious pick. Sabean can be credited for not fucking it up. It’s not like he is finding diamonds in the rough…other than the MadBum, of course.
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by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Jonathan Sanchez, Brian Wilson, Sergio Romo, Juan Uribe, Andres Torres
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Um..high upside pitcher that hasn’t put it together. Every org has a couple. Wilson was not a high pick but due to his upbringing has turned out to be a force, Romo is awesome, yes…Uribe was not a draft choice, neither was Torres. So 1 for 5 out of that group.
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Once again, Sabean put together the team that won the world series last year, and he did so by making the right moves. I don’t know how anyone can argue against that. If people are gonna criticize him for his mistakes, at least be fair and give credit where credit is due. The Giants won the freaking world series last year, dude! Is that not registering?
And as far as the Posey pick, people who don’t like Sabean have to realize that other GMs failed as well and were given picks ahead of the Giants, but they chose not to take Posey, whereas Sabean did. Tim Beckham, Pedro Alvarez, Eric Hosmer, and Brian Matusz. Yeah. Who are they again?
Sabean has done a good job as Giants GM.
by Waiting4JoshMorgan on Aug 30, 2011 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Good results do not mean good process.
"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 late and I should be going to bed, but I'll try to elaborate a little
Just because Brian Sabean won a World Series doesn’t mean his method of getting there was good any more than Oakland’s not winning one under Billy Beane meant that on-base percentage was unimportant.
It’s true that the Giants have drafted well in recent years. Given that the Giants were awful at drafting early in Sabean’s tenure (until the emergence of Vogelsong, the 1998 draft, in which the Giants had 7 of the first 72 picks, had yielded absolutely nothing), I’m more ready to credit that to Tidrow and Evans, who are in charge of these things.
For years, every big Sabean signing has been a failure. Zito and Rowand stick out, but there are also smaller ones like Roberts and Renteria. When a player has been brought in and thrived, it has been luck; for every Andres Torres, there are half a dozen John Bowkers.
Sabean hasn’t been good for this team. A World Series doesn’t suddenly make him good.
"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!"
Lucked into Burrell and Ross. Huff was a desperation signing. Started the year with Molina. Blah blah blah.
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by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions
This
It’s exactly right an bears repeating. You can have good results even if your process is wrong.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
But you’ll rarely have long-term, consistently good results with a bad process. That’s what we’re seeing now.
It’s like hitting on 18 against a dealer with a 5 showing, getting a 3 and saying you’re a good blackjack player.
by BestHyperboleEver on Aug 30, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
World Series Last Year
The 2010 Giants got hot at the end of the season. That isn’t a crime. But resting on your laurels wasn’t the way to go.
The 2008 Phillies got hot at the end of the season and they kept trying to improve. Now they compete every year with extra revenues from increased fan interest as well.
It was a good post until we got to this
I nominate his trade as the worst of Sabeans career because it destroyed this team.
what
"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!"
17 games over, headed for the postseason > exactly one month over, season is done.
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
And clearly correlation implies causation.
"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 does imply it….
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Back from the game
I blame the young woman from WA, who plopped herself down next to me and started yammering about a "beergarden and where was it?’ It was the fifth inning I was trying to watch the game and she insisted on telling me about Timmy in high school and what he was known for. Then the first home run came, really it was all her doing.
On the other hand, I met a very nice man with the sweetest smile tonight. This is what I’m taking away from this game.
McCoven: A Heinous CircleJerk
Proud Parent of Adopted Giant: Crazy Crab
How can the Giants score 50 fewer runs than the next to last NL team?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
By upgrading their offense.
I run my trains like Barry Zito throws his fastball -- with a maximum authorized speed of 79mph.
by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
ouch
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 30, 2011 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Beltran is hitting a respectable .285 for the giants
I’m ok with this.
Fuck his play in the OF though
by posey yaknowsy on Aug 29, 2011 11:32 PM PDT reply actions
what is his OPS?
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by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2011 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t you expect more walks if he couldn’t really swing?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Good point
Ultimate conclusion: he’s infected
Call me crazy but I think it’s legitmate
by posey yaknowsy on Aug 29, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
and that’s NOT legitimate… it’s legit, m8
by posey yaknowsy on Aug 29, 2011 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Beltran, infected with the Giants’ curse or not, is still the best hitter on the team.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Other than Panda and Giraffe
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by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
No. Beltran is miles above Belt, and better than Sandoval by a nonzero margin.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Ok...here we go
Down 1, bottom of the ninth, no outs, no one on. Who do you want up, Belt or Beltran?
Down 1, 1 run on, who do you want Panda or Beltran?
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by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
In an attempt to make sure he’s not putting too much stress on the wrist, he might be starting his swing earlier. He’s committing earlier to pitches. He’s doing the opposite of what DeRosa did, because DeRosa put immense stress on his wrists by continually being late on the ball and making a ridiculous effort to avoid pain by hitting it to right in early 2010.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
It's sad to think that we were doing ok with Crawford and Nate
and now this
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Youth and energy
vs Over the hill
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by positiveuphemism on Aug 29, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, I so agree.
I really have been pissed with the whole Beltran move – just knew Nate’s range in right field was superior. Bah!
Also, give me Crawford ANY day over the pathetic defense we’ve had at SS since he got sent down.
Crap, crap, crap. And I agree with whoever said that Beltran was one of the worst trades ever.
Beltran is better at baseball than Nate Schierholtz. The Beltran trade was a bad one because there was no justification for a gain that was marginal at best. There is no argument for Nate over Beltran, though.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Nate’s defense is nowhere near Beltran’s offensive contribution. An OBP or nearly .100 points higher trumps pretty much every other factor.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
it’s only a matter of time until he gets hot
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
So what is your argument?
Check out Catch-28.com, a blog about Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants.
an argument can be made that Nate + Wheeler > Beltran
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
I could get behind this, but there’s no reason to play Beltran over Nate in the meantime.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
sounds like you are contradicting yourself
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
I just said that I wasn’t a big fan of the Beltran trade, but he’s a better player than Nate so he should play every day. I don’t see the contradiction.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Don't be stupid
Correlation does not imply causation.
"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!"
WE WERE DOING BETTER WITH CRAWFORD, BURRISS, AND FORD
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
When you try to win with pitching and defense
You can’t forget that it’s pitching AND defense.
by ABIJXY on Aug 29, 2011 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
shut out by randy wells! #pantsdownSF
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by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 29, 2011 11:37 PM PDT reply actions
My sister, the nouveau baseball fan:
“is it normal to have so many twenty two and twenty four hitters?
[ie, batting average .228 or 242]
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
same
the missus was intrigued to notice that the Cubs had 3 guys in the lineup with 23 homers. Maybe they should stop showing the other teams’ stats.
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 30, 2011 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
nightmare
Huff, Tejada, Rowand, Cabrera
Huff, Tejada, Rowand, Cabrera
Huff, Tejada, Rowand, Cabrera
Huff, Tejada, Rowand, Cabrera
2, 3, 4 are nightmares yes
1 is like restless leg syndrome
by posey yaknowsy on Aug 29, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry
but I’m gonna say it….
I BELIEVE!
by Waiting4JoshMorgan on Aug 29, 2011 11:48 PM PDT reply actions
In life after love?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Finally Cher
someone that has scored…a lot
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I just read an essay that referenced her a lot, so…
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
“I can feel something inside me say,
I really don’t think you’re strong enough”
hahaha, thank you for the humor. People don’t laugh enough. But, I’m serious, I still have some hope left. There’s 6 against the D-backs if I’m correct, and over 20 games left. Anything can happen. I’m not about to throw in the towel just yet, especially not after seeing what happened last year. I gave up on the Giants and Bruce Botcher, and they proved me wrong.
by Waiting4JoshMorgan on Aug 30, 2011 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
a shitload of players
are going to play to the numbers on their baseball card to make that happen
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
5 games out. Let’s wait and see.
by Waiting4JoshMorgan on Aug 30, 2011 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
wait we shall
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Josh Brolin, at least.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Last rumor is that Christian Bale might be in it
Husband loves “Oldboy” and he vigorously approves of Bale.
Why?
Who cares if it has subs. The movie is fine the way it is. Spike Lee is turning into Tarantino!
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by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
NEEDS MOAR WHITE PEOPLE
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 30, 2011 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
How many of us just waiting for the Baggarly blog?
by posey yaknowsy on Aug 29, 2011 11:59 PM PDT reply actions
Yep.
I run my trains like Barry Zito throws his fastball -- with a maximum authorized speed of 79mph.
by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 30, 2011 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m straight thug watching the series finale to Star Trek: The Next Generation
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Warf is going to lay a monster kiss all over Troi.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Picard with his interruptions.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You're moving back and forth through time?!
That’s absurd and ridiculous. This has never happened before. Captain, I restrain you to quarters.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I like how his ace is all, yeah, you know, it happens. Like an acne outbreak.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
VRRRROOOOOOMMM
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
STARRING
ACTOR NAME
playing
ACTOR
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
HOLY SHIT G'KAR IS IN THIS EPISODE
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Let’s have some tea and talk about it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
tea made from our poop
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
HELLO GEORDI I AM FRENCH HAVE YOU SEEN THE WINE?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
We only replicate tea, not wine.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Geordi becomes a novelist?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That Tasha Yar is well-preserved.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Adjust the tachyon field and be done with it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I forget if we’re more neutral zoney against the Romulans or the Klingons.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Patrick Stewart is the king of playing crazy.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
how in shit do you have an android as a professor
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That Federation knew how to dress a lady.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
ETYMOLOGY
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The old memory scanning device.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
And by dinner, Riker means BOM-BA-BOM!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I like the idea of the ready room. A person is like, damn, I’m not ready. And then they’re in the room. All is well.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Unprofessional, Picard.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Such as chin whiskers.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Is hiring a spaceship a bit like going to Alamo?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Torrellian plague! That’s the worst kind of plague!!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I KNOW A G'KAR WHEN I SEE ONE!!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
is underscore ok? someone check on underscore
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
From Bagg's postgame notes:
Bochy said Huff was fine after fouling a ball off his shin. Just a contusion.
Yep. Huff and Rowand are indestructible.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
That would’ve sidelined a weaker human being for two weeks.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Andres Torres
to the DL because Huff has a shinburger!
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 30, 2011 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions
oh well
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
2.9
Off the coast of Daly City.
I run my trains like Barry Zito throws his fastball -- at a maximum authorized speed of 79mph.
by Locomotive Engineer on Aug 30, 2011 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss playing the 2nd one.
You follow me, I'll follow you
http://ayeyooojerm.tumblr.com/
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.
Just watched this weeks True Blood
Jumping the shark?
This was horrible, yet funny as hell. Totally ridiculous in just about every storyline. At least Eric is back, even if he is acting like a petulant bitch.
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Aug 30, 2011 12:25 AM PDT reply actions
cheese factor growing
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
OK guys, today has been quite a day. I’m going to finish my HW then hit the sack. I’ll see all y’all around tomorrow for another round of torture!
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
there’s no time like 1am to start finishing up your homework
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
procastination
“One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow.” ~Vincent T. Foss
Sabean's_Folly:(on why we watch Giants baseball)
"Just accept the fact that you are a masochist, like most of us here."
by DudeDontTazeMe on Aug 30, 2011 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Can I add one more thing I don't like about Beltran?
He’s “helping” Sandoval and Torres with their hitting. So far, Panda’s lost 15 points on his batting average and Andres is still struggling. Maybe Beltran should just keep his trap shut and do his outfield drills.
SSS
"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!"
Panda's dinged up and Torres is fresh off the DL
Beltran’s loafing is irritating. Methinks the knee is barking.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Loafin'
100% this. He’s a lollygagger. A lollygagger, I tells ya. Seriously, even our oldest and creakiest outfielders (hi Pat!) have shown more hustle than Beltran on defense.
He’s selfishly sabotaging their swing so he looks better in comparison.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 30, 2011 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Shift+A from the UK
Howdy, folks. Apparently I picked the perfect time to take a vacation. Looks like all I’ve missed was continued offensive suckage and jponry getting hit in the face by a foul ball. Ugh.
Could be worse. You could be an Arsenal supporter right now.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Or you could be really screwed
by being also an Arsenal supporter.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
I just started being a fan of the EPL and decided to adopt Arsenal as my team. I chose poorly.
by TakeTheBlack on Aug 30, 2011 5:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Hunter Pence
Pence > Beltran I’m sure Pence could have helped…giving up whatever to get him this year AND for 2 more years….
One month later:
If you had told most of us on the morning of July 29, with the Giants 61-44 and having added Carlos Beltran to their lineup, that the team would go 10-20 over their next 30 games, even the most pessimistic and relentlessly negative of the McCoven probably wouldn’t have believed you.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
very true
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 30, 2011 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions
The internet is pretty cool
I really, really like winning the first game of a series. You are kind of playing with house money the rest of the series as chances are you will win at least one of the remaining games.
The Giants are now 0-12 in their last series opening game. I have been keeping track of this streak for awhile now. Many of you, I am sure, have seen my lame posts about it.
Anyways, I started tweeting Baggs about the streak and he then brought it up in his postgame notes a couple of games back. I don’t know if he read my tweets and that’s why he wrote about it, but let’s pretend. In last night’s postgame notes he implies that he mentioned the streak to Bochy, who then made sure to tell the team about it.
I am just some dude in Durham, NC, the possibility that you can have some of your thoughts communicated to the inside of the Giants’ clubhouse in San Francisco, CA, well, that is pretty fucking cool.
Long live the internet.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 5:50 AM PDT reply actions
/buys stock in tinfoil hats
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
be careful
they’re watching you. Better buy your own hats and cover them in tinfoil in the garage when you get home.
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 30, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Let's talk about who we're rooting for in the playoffs!
I think I’ll be pulling for the Brewers. I love Zack Greinke, and Prince is fun as hell to watch.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Fuck Prince
I’ll pull for the team facing the Phillies. If that happens to be the Brewers, so be it.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
The Brewers have two of the top 7 hitters in the NL by wRC+
And also two of the bottom 4 by the same metric. They are a fascinating team.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I’d certainly rather them go to the WS over the Braves, Phillies, or DBags.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
My preferences, such as they are, I think,
Brewers > Braves > Phillies > Tigers > DBacks > Rangers> Yankees/Red Sox
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Mine
Brewers > Rangers > Tigers > Braves > Phillies > Yankees/Red Sox
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Oh and DBags probably between Tigers and Braves
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Far too much American League for my liking.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Rangers > Brewers > Phillies > ALC > Other NL teams > ALE
Maybe the NL West/Wild Card is ahead of the AL Central team.
Do the Tigers have that locked up?
I guess that’d be interesting.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
The only team I don’t want to see win is the Yankees. My grandparents raised me to despise them.
I liked the D-Backs (which is a weird thing to say for an opponent in your own division, but I kinda like them) a lot more before they got ride of Kelly Johnson. Don’t get me wrong, I despise the Padres/Rockies/Dodgers, not necessarily in that order.
I like the Phils, like the Brewers, like the Red Sox(I went to school across the street from Fenway).
I like the Braves team, I just despise their fans and announcers.
I think I would have to go…
Red Sox>Phils>D-Backs>Brewers>Rangers>Tigers>Braves>Bud Selig>Aaron Rowand>Armando Benitez>A.J.>Yankees
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
EVEN MONEY NERBS!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Math can change again
That’s the funny thing about math. I’m holding out hope until the DBack series. After we get swept, then I’ll surrender.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure
The Giants still have an OK chance to make the playoffs. It wouldn’t surprise me. When you have 6 head to head games remaining with the team you’re trailing, you’ve got a shot.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Shift A
I’ve never seen a team fall so completely apart before. This is an amazing spectacle. As absurdly horrible as last year was sublime.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
Welcome to my new adopted Giant, Carlos Beltran. Well, actually, you're more like a foreign exchange student staying at my house for the summer. Regardless, win us a world series!
It's pretty fascinating
I’m just pretending the whole thing is an installation piece on shattering dreams.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Part of the reason last year was so special for was that I had no real expectations (mayyybe a WC spot). This year is the opposite. I never expected them to win 100 games or anything but I definitely expected more than this.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I thought they'd be better
But eh. If they lose, they lose.There’s always next year.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Oh they'll lose.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It’s kind of humiliating to go from TGWTWS to this. I know the injury bug has hit them hard, but that doesn’t excuse the terrible play of the players who are not injured.
That said, this would hurt a lot more if it were not for TGWTWS.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I'm a little frustrated that they're not going to learn anything from this season
The only thing that will be remembered is that we lost Buster and and Sanchez.
But even if we hadn’t, we would likely still be behind the DBacks right now. They won’t learn any lessons about overpaying veterans or refusing to acknowledge sunk cost, because they can just blame it on injuries.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It's still well within the realm of possibility that they make the playoffs.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Right now it is.
“Cray-zier things have happened” —> “Mathematically they are still in it.” —> /watches DBags in NLDS
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
it's all up to AZ
they need to suck worse than the Giants.
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 30, 2011 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions
They tried. Then they decided to start winning again.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
all NL Worst
except 3 against the Pie-rats.
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 30, 2011 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions
There is one non-NL West team…the Pirates.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
yup
the Giants need help from the Diamondbacks. A lot of help.
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 30, 2011 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Your tune really changes when Jose Reyes isn’t in the conversation.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Next year
Assuming Buster and Freddy come back 100% healthy what does everyone think the starting lineup will be in 2012?
by rpm164 on Aug 30, 2011 7:13 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
SS is, as ever, the big question
I think the outfield will end up being Belt / Torres (with a transition to Brown if Brown continues to hit and Torres struggles) / Schierholtz
3B is set, as it 2B with the return of Sanchez (though Keppinger will be around next year too, I believe). 1B will be Huff. C will be Posey, and I’ll go out on a limb and say they go with Stewart as the backup.
They’ll also have to do some significant re-tooling of the bench, as a lot of those guys are gone after this year. Fontenot will return as the utility guy, but things are up in the air after that, as DeRosa, Cabrera, Tejada, and Burrell should all depart.
It will be an interesting offseason. If I were Sabean, my priority list would be -
1) Getting a shortstop
2) Trading Jonathan Sanchez
3) Filling out the bench
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I heard the Cubs and Marlins both have troubled SS
Maybe we can snag one of them (drools)
But I agree here. The problem with 1 is, Reyes will be the best available, then Rollins, then… If only Fontenot hit a little more consistently, I would have have him at his price over most those guys. Still no slouch with the glove and good enough 8 spot hitter as anyone else.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 30, 2011 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants are quite set with 8 place hitters
It’s the 1-7’s we’re missing.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
With the return of Posey
and a leadoff hitter somewhere in the OF+Nate+one other decent OF, the lineup 1-7 should be all slotted to have decent hitters in each spot.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 30, 2011 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Still
Reyes would make everything wonderfuller.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yea, that would be ridiculous
Can Nate play CF? I would not mind a Belt, Nate, Beltran OF. I guess that is a this year question, but applies to next year too.
Reyes
Sanchez
Beltran
Posey
Panda
Huff
Belt
Nate
Pitcher
WOW
by Myemail21479 on Aug 30, 2011 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather play Torres than Nate in CF.
But that does a good job of illustrating how adding a Reyes would extend the lineup.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Beltran AND Reyes?
We can’t have such nice things.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
God that would be sweet though.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Only if Zito does the right thing and pulls a Gil Meche.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Anyone thought about Ross next year?
On the cheap, maybe 2/12. We could use a solid RH bat, if Torres, Belt, Huff, Nate are going to be filling out the OF and 1B.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 30, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I let him go
He’s been declining with the bat for years now. There’s no need for us to pay him as a starter if we’re using him as a platoon bench bat.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think he’s going to have to be a lot cheaper than that for the Giants to sign him at this rate.
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 30, 2011 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the idea of Ross coming back a lot more now than I did a couple of months ago. I’d rather re-sign a player after a bad year than a good one.
Surprised people are penciling in Torres, though. I assume he’s gone next year.
Torres is the only thing leadoff like we have until Brown arrives
I am not excited about his bat, but he is fast enough and patient enough, he might be mostly productive, with a great glove. Even a 240/320/400 line would be mostly useful with his speed.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 30, 2011 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
If he has a .320 OBP
He shouldn’t be leading off no matter how fast he is. But, yes, he would still be a useful player with that line. Just not at leadoff.
Is Ross a FA?
Or does he still have an arb year left?
I’m inclined to let Beltran walk.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It did wonders for the Mets.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He gave them value on that contract.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Factual refutations really suck the life out of sardonic humor.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it was more a comment on how I find it amusing that we’d have two players from a disappointing Mets team move over to a disappointing Giants squad. Not that they are bad players or it was their fault the Mets didn’t win anything.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
OK
But that should be irrelevant to the Giants decision to acquire them or not.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Everything I say should be irrelevant to the Giants decision to acquire them or not.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
You meant to say that Susan reads this to Sabean.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Aug 30, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, sure
But that’s independent of whether or not it’s a good idea for Sabean to consider the team success of players he might wish to acquire.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Lets talk contracts. We have $73M committed to 7 players for next year…players included are:
Zito SP
Rowand OF
Cain SP
Huff 1B
Wilson CL
Franchez 2B
Affeldt RP
That leaves +/- $30M for the remaining spots (3 SP, 3B, 3 OF)…I’ll ignore remaining bullpen since the numbers are fairly negligible
Timmy gets arbitration after making $14M this year…so lets say he makes $18M next year?
Pablo enters his first Arb year after 2 solid seasons…$4-$5M?
Pretty sure Voglesong has Arb next year so he might pull in $2-$3M
That means we will pretty much have around $6M to sign another SP and a couple of OF (not mentioning relievers, like Romo, who are Arb eligible).
With all that being said, I think internal options will be used heavily next year. I think Surkamp will break camp as the 5th starter, Belt will be in the OF, Crawford will be pulled up and we might resign Fontenot or Keppinger for a utility player. I honestly don’t see us making a splash next year…but thats just me being realistic.
The optimist in me? Come on down Prince Fielder!
I wonder what kind of contract Beltran will get.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
3/45 is my guess
I wouldn’t give it to him. But I’d give him 3/30.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
3/30 is more team friendly than 2/25.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
None of those seem too bad. I can’t help but think how much he would help over the course of an entire season.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Ew I didn’t want him at the trade deadline and I don’t want him now, or at any time in the future. So I don’t care what kind of contract he gets with the Cubs.
You'll learn to love him.
EAT YOUR DAMN CARLOS BELTRAN
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I saw him hit a curveball 2 inches off the ground
And serve it into RF. He is pure and smart. We could always use another one of those bats. Also a good influence and Panda, who I want to be a good Giants for about 15 more years.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 30, 2011 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I can see people’s frustration with him being in RF but the dude can hit and that is what the Giants need most.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
SSS and all of that.
Over time he will warm the cockles of your heart!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
What about the sub-cockles?
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 30, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
If the Giants want a clubhouse cancer...
they can tell their clubhouse to stop exercising and to start using a cellphone. THATS FREE /KNBRd
I forgot to mention
as you could probably guess, all my numbers above are either from Cots or estimates I made off the cuff
One thing
I don’t know why you’re pegging payroll at 100 million when it was closer to 120 this year.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I was definitely being conservative at $103M. However, we just came off a WS victory and all the spoils that came with it. Next year, we very well could be coming off a non playoff season. If you look at the progression, this year was a big jump…so I guess I was just accounting for the fact that we might not be so eager to spend next year.
Hopefully Im wrong!
That's fair
I’d bet payroll will fall, but hopefully not that far.
I really hope that the owners are so fucking embarrassed by the on-field product that they slap Sabean and say, look, we’ll give you money to get a good player, but it has to be someone who IS ACTUALLY GOOD.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Raul Ibanez is a free agent.
Raul Ibanez is a free agent.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 30, 2011 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
sorry, sl
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Who has the Ibanez gif where he’s throwing the ball straight into the ground?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
my favorite is the one where he goes cartwheeling after a ball that he misses fielding by a mile or so
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Thanks. I had to show the BF. He asked how Ibanez is still in MLB.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh the power of guaranteed contracts.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
So many outfielders running after that ball only to have it roll right by them.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Proven RBI bat
Looks like Voldemort
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Little did Whiteside know
His faceplant and injury, would be the perfect metaphor to the entire season.
Where's Minor Lines?
I want to talk about how awesome Gary Brown is.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
We can talk about that here.
I think Gary Brown is good at baseball.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Last night
4-5, 2 2B, 3B.
Also,
@JoeRitzo Joe Ritzo
Gary Brown with a triple and a double in his first two at-bats tonight has set the SJ Giants single-season hits record (177).
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
LOL still no walks
I hope one of the “doubles” was one of those where he hits a single and runs to 2B.
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 30, 2011 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m okay with that line. If he were 0-5 with no walks, I’d be irritated, but if he’s hitting instead of walking, that’s fine.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
need a rope?
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 30, 2011 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Did I fall in?
I never know around here! People were mad at Tejada for hitting a home run once, because he did it on the first pitch and didn’t take any pitches!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
The anti-Gary Brown voices have gotten quiet. It’s a lot easier to enjoy his mashing without worrying about what he’s going to do in Richmond in 2012!
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 30, 2011 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not that worried about what he’s going to do in Richmond.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
he's been
a lot of fun to watch this year. A fun team for sure. /sads
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 30, 2011 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re all going to leave me next year! :(
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
We’ll get a good group next year. Adam Duvall, Joe Panik, Brett Bochy, Shawn Sanford, and someone I really want to see, Ydwin Villegas. Who knows, maybe RafRod will show up.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait for Panik! at the Fresno
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I hate you.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, how does one pronounce Ydwin?
Whenever I see that, I just make a chirping noise in my brain.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Eed ween, if you’re stressing the vowel sounds (and you should be) /Spanish nerd
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Y not?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe
some of these guys get skipped to Richmond? That would be good for the Giants, but bad for me because I wouldn’t get to see them next year in SJ.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 30, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I could see Panik getting skipped if he tears ass through the Cal League. I took a quick look at the GreenJackets roster and saw guys who could come up in 2012. I’ve also heard good things about Jesus Galindo in Salem-Keizer, so maybe he’ll be in the SJ mix too.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
He's going to be good.
I’d like to see him in AA, but the Giants disagree, obviously. I want to know how he does against better pitching.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He’s certainly proven himself.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Tough to tell
Obviously, good results are good, period. Brown’s having a great season. But he is a 22 year old college player. They’re supposed to be good in A ball (not this good, of course, which is why Brown is still our top prospect).
He’s certainly proven himself against the competition in A ball. And that’s good. Great, even. But I’ll be very nervous whenever he ends up getting promoted.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That’s what I meant. Proven himself at this level. Maybe the Grizzlies will add him for the playoffs and he’ll do something cool.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Maybe the Grizzlies will add him for the playoffs
I might be misunderstanding this, but the Grizzlies are 22 games out of first place. They’re not going to the playoffs.
They’ll probably leave him in San Jose for the playoffs. A three peat would be nice.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Huh, I was under the impression that Fresno was good. I haven’t paid any attention to their record.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Why would they be good?
We don’t have any high-level talent anymore.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
how dare you!
There’s…. um… Burriss?
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 30, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know anything about the farm (other than the prospects talked about here).
They have to be playing some other depleted farm teams, no? 22GB seems pretty rough.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
They had a lineup featuring 4 1B for a good part of 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 30, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
oh you will
he’ll be in Fresno for a week, they’ll call him up in mid-April, go 0 for 4, and then be in Fresno again.
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 30, 2011 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish I knew what their plan was for him. I’m worried they don’t have a good one.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Giants One Size Fits All Rookie Plan:
Come up, take over or get put on the yoyo express.
by Merope on Aug 30, 2011 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh
I hope that’s not what his 2013 looks like.
I hope they send him to AA next year, and then promote him to AAA halfway through the year. It would be fun to see him as a September call up.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Yeah
I think if he mashes in the AFL and ST next year, he could end up in AAA. Otherwise, probably AA with a promotion when he deserves it.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Jinx (ish)
I posted my comment about AA with a promotion to AAA before I read yours.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Please tell me I just woke up in some alternate universe where my baseball team is good again….
Please?
Merope said
“baseball team is good”.
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 30, 2011 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Did anybody listen to KnK on M&M this morning? I’m just wondering if talking about the Giants caused anyone to stroke out.
I was just about to post this:
@knbrmurph Brian Murphy
Kuiper on #SFGiants: “It’s dwindled into: No offense, starters frustrated and DBacks don’t lose. That’s a really bad combination.”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Why yes, yes it is
knbrmurph Brian Murphy
Kuiper on #SFGiants: “It’s dwindled into: No offense, starters frustrated and DBacks don’t lose. That’s a really bad combination.”
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Shoot!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
LEAVE BELTRAN ALONE!
/runs away crying, arms flailing
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Scott Cousins before anyone else.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Why?
He’s not even in the majors anymore.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Damn shame.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Where has Lars been???
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Yea I miss Lars too
He said he was going off grid for a couple weeks
by Myemail21479 on Aug 30, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Merely for humor value
Carlos Beltran has been worth 0.1 fWAR with the Giants (18 games)
Orlando Cabrera has been worth -0.5 fWAR with the Giants (26 games)
Jeff Keppinger has been worth -0.2 fWAR with the Giants (34 games)
Keppinger has been walked 4 times in 137 PA
Beltran has been walked 2 times in 72 PA
Cabrera has been walked 3 times in 94 PA
It is weird the way Beltran basically doesn’t walk now that he’s come to SF. What is the deal with that?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I mean, obviously. I’m not an idiot.
It’s just funny.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
LOL, I expected him to not take a walk very often. The Beltran thing is just funny because it’s like the Giants have some anti-walk force field around them.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Pitchers don't pitch around him if nobody is on base
Remember, Beltran used to have Reyes hit in front of him.
by Myemail21479 on Aug 30, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Why can no one take a joke?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Really, I just love the absurdity
The Giants, having some outfield depth but otherwise being plagued by poor hitting and injuries, trade for a great hitting, sort of healthy outfielder, who, thus far, has become mediocre hitting and injury ridden.
This is basically what I was trying to say, but I did it so poorly.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
You did it just fine
We’re all just sourpusses today.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Force fields don’t actually exist.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
YOU TAKE IT BACK
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Pitchers are afraid to pitch around Beltran because of the dangerous batters hitting behind him!
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
SHAWON DELIVERED THE WELCOME BASKET!
"And you fueled and energized this group, all the way through the crazy month of September. And into what was an epic month of October, and what was one glorious day of November." - Kruk
Shift-A.
This is the worst offense the city will ever see.
There’s always next year.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
by bgunn on Aug 30, 2011 8:44 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Switching Buster with Whiteside/Stewart alone
Accounts for at LEAST 80 more runs.
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 30, 2011 8:54 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
800 more runs!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 30, 2011 9:26 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
We’re a part of you! Like fungus!
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 30, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
What's the Giant's address again?
I need to send them a package of prunes. They surely need the runs.
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Aug 30, 2011 9:06 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I’ll take that Hershey bar if you aren’t going to eat it.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
by jhiat00 on Aug 30, 2011 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I just called a business and got a busy signal.
It is 2011 and what is this?
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I can't believe I was so dead set against aquiring Michael Borne
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 30, 2011 9:31 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Bourne
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 30, 2011 9:33 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Bjorn
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Ach.
I hope I didn’t yell at anyone last night.
I woke up feeling like I owe someone an apology.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
That son of a bitch?
IS HE STILL HERE??
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
You know…
Think about your job.
If you had a day like Timmy did yesterday, or in this case a summer like he’s had. Wouldn’t you call in sick to work for a day or two? Take a little vacation? Something?
I’d send out a vicious Email to my elder co workers that have not been pulling their wait. Then I’d get high and go to Five Guys
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 30, 2011 9:36 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
WEIGHT
WOW
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 30, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d drink on the job.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I wondered what was in the cup last night in the dugout. Maybe hemlock.
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 30, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
My nephew’s facebook status made me sad:
Dbacks game was AWESOME!!!! we did the wave 6 times around the whole stadium oh and we are 5 GAMES AHEAD OF THE SF GIANTS!
Not because he points out that the d’backs are 5 games up, but that he did the wave 6 times.
/gonna need to talk to my sister about that
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
That is perfect. I feel like your nephew just slapped us all in the face with a big fish, like that Monty Python sketch.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Meh. He’s just a kid. The part about the wave made me laugh.
Can’t blame a kid who was raised in Phoenix for being a Diamondbacks fan.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Aug 30, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I don’t blame him at all. I just find it sadly amusing how he came up with quite possibly the perfect status update to throw in our faces, and probably did so completely unwittingly.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
well
maybe they were trying to stick together, kinda lonely there last night it seemed.
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 30, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s things like this that make me despair for the future of America.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 30, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Well there's some perspective...
Just caught up with an old internet buddy… come to find out his brother lives in one of those little Vermont towns that got clobbered by Irene.
far too optimistic
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I know this has been echoed before
But of all the teams to choke to, I’m happy it’s the Dbacks intead of the Pads, Dinosaurs, or Bums.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That’s probably true. My own approach at reconciling this shit-storm is that any of the NL West teams (including the Giants) will be blown up by the Phillies or the Crew, so I am effectively saving the money I would have wasted playoff tickets and will spend it on meth instead.
I told the wife last night “Looks like we’re $5800 richer than you thought. Plus, our October calendar just opened up.”
I still believe we can win the west though highly unlikely.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Plus interest!
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 30, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Dancing with the Stars cannot start soon enough
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
It’s true. I forgot about October. As for winning the West, that would entail winning games and if I recall correctly, one must score at least one run to win a game. So yes, while there is a mathematical chance, I would put it at small. BPro now has it at about 25% while a week ago, it was 75%. I think 25% is generous. The dbacks seem to be winning all or most games against non-phillie/atlanta teams and they are done with such teams. So even conservatively if they go 15-12 in their remaining 27 games, that puts them at 91 wins. The Giants would then need to go 20-7 just to tie.
Oh hell yeah
Necktat is kinda irritating, but everybody else, announcers included is OK in my book.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Hi Everyone
I’m heading to my first game at AT&T tonight and I am curious if I’ll have trouble getting a small backpack into the stadium. The website gave some dimensions but it was still rather vague. Thought I’d ask here. Thanks!
No problem, remember no glass or metal bottles.
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 30, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Bring a bodybag for the Giants as well. I am sure security will understand.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
they let that huge stuffed giraffe in. that was a missed opportunity for a flask
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
room for both!
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Hey Doc
Schlough is the new interim SJ Giants CEO.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I stash contraband (tiny bottles of booze) in my bra. Then we party.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
When they look at you do you just shrug your shoulders and say, “Hey, it’s San Francisco; it’s cold.”
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 30, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Guys looking at my chest? Well I never!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve gone in there with my Jansport several times and had no problems.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember
The old Yankee stadium wouldn’t let me bring my backpack in. I am sure the new one does the same.
I had to rent a locker across the street in a bowling alley for $10.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Yuck. I like AT&T more and more with every other ballpark I experience or hear about.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 30, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
At the Old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore
You could bring in as much beer as you could carry on your person until the mid-80s
/Fires up time machine and heads to the 410 for the weekend.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 30, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/8/30/2393746/assigning-blame
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
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