Giants/Phillies Series Preview
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 4, 2011 1:20 PM PDT
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When the Giants left Philadelphia, things were looking up.
Bill Neukom: Oh, no! Saboteurs disabled the plane we chartered! Look: engine parts, everywhere!Brian Sabean: We'll never make it home!
Carlos Beltran: Do not fear. This is but a minor setback.
Beltran transforms into a golden griffin, six stories tall
Beltran: Climb on my back, my new friends.
Neukom: Hooray!
Bruce Bochy: He's ... beautiful.
Sabean: He smells of persimmons rather than some grotesque half-eagle, half-lion!
Beltran: I will save you.
The Giants left with a series victory against the Phillies on the road, up four games in the NL West. They had Carlos Beltran, who was a legitimate middle-of-the-order hitter. Everything was looking up. Then the Giants never won another game. The losing streak has been so bad, I even had a dream that they broke the losing streak on a win from Ryan Vogelsong, who was a prospect for the Giants ten years ago.
The Phillies haven't lost since then. They've won six straight, and they finally have a full-strength team. Everyone's back, including Roy Oswalt and excluding Joe Blanton, which makes this the toughest the Phillies have looked all season.
Man, it was awesome when they had Joe Blanton.
The thing that scares me the most about the Phillies is something best described with the Aaron Rowand Axiom, which states:
The Phillies do not have Aaron Rowand hitting lead-off for them tonight. The Giants do.
While you might think that's just a cheap shot at Rowand -- and it is! --it's more of a general truth. The Phillies don't have Eli Whiteside hitting. The Giants do. The Phillies don't have Orlando Cabrera hitting. The Giants do. With Hunter Pence in the lineup, the breaks in the Phillies' lineup are Placido Polanco and Raul Ibanez, both of whom would be better options to hit fifth for the Giants than Aubrey Huff.
So while it's cute that there's a vocal minority of Giants fans who like to think that the Giants are "in the Phillies' head!!!!" or some such, this is almost certainly the National League team I want to see the least. And for four games? Cripes.
The good news is that Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Madison Bumgarner are still on the Giants, and they have a way of making the other teams look like they're starting Aaron Rowand, Aubrey Huff, Eli Whiteside, and Orlando Cabrera. That's why I'll never freak out over another team's offense too much. They're always like us, even if only temporarily. And the Phillies have a mighty fine rotation, but at the risk of being one of those weenies who quotes himself, allow me to be one those weenies who quotes himself:
Every pitcher is Roy Halladay to the Giants. You know what kind of pitchers do well against the Giants? The ones with noses.
Still holds true, so there's no reason to rewrite it. And that came from a post before the NLCS, when we were told that the Phillies would completely shut down the Giants' offense. Of course they were: they were using pitchers. Those guys kill the Giants. And they probably will again. But not hitting has worked so well over the past year, it's just crazy enough to work again!
So the Phillies scare the bejeepers out of me, but so does baseball. I probably could have picked a better hobby or interest.
Hitter to watch:
Hunter Pence will eventually give some sign that he's an insect in some sort of humanoid suit. Whether it's wings jutting out of his jersey, or a face covered in pollen or feces ... something's going to give him away.
Cripes. It's not that he's unusual looking, it's that he looks a little askew and then plays like he does. He runs weird. He swings weird. He throws weird. He's exactly what you would expect an alien or insect to be like if they were trying to blend in. Close to imperceptible ... but not a complete success.
Pitcher to watch
Roy Oswalt has already made two starts against a minor-league lineup. After his third one on Sunday, he'll probably rejoin the Phillies' rotation.
Prediction
No matter what the outcome, people will make waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much of this series. Unless it's a split. Then that will just be annoying.
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Just don't get swept. Please.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Pence looks weird
because he’s a life-sized marionette
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
@productiveouts | Productive Outs
Marionette, I did my best
Teacher’s pet, it just couldn’t last
Marionette, get me out of this mess
Teacher’s little pet, it happened so fast
Marionette, now I need a rest
Teacher’s pet, where’s my sanity gone mother?
Marionette, I did my best
Teacher’s little pet, I’m just like all the others
They gambled, with my life
And now I’ve lost my will to fight
Oh God these wires are so tight
I’m just a Marionette
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
It’s like that one X-Files episode with the guy from Ally McBeal/Law & Order who was a baseball-playing alien.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Also the guy from Rent. That episode is awesome.
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 4, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
He played for the Grays
Awesome stuff
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I have a bad feeling about the whole damn schedule until after the 19th.
Today? I dunno… Mr Merope is starting Lee for his Pokemonz, usually that means bad things for his pokemonz
it’s hard for me to have a bad feeling with this team. Despite how horrible they look on occasion they seem to have this knack for bouncing back. On the flip side it’s also hard to feel really good about this team because of how bad they can look at times.
In short I basically have no expectations and I am just along for the ride.
WWRWD?
Using belts
#illegal #cheating
This is not a signature.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Aug 4, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
you must use your huff until Bochy says so
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
preemptive haahahahahahaha
1. CF Rowand
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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.
Really..Was Bochy not at the game yesterday ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I dunno
but he did say Rowy was starting today.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Brett
MLB MLB
BREAKING: Blue Jays select contract of top prospect 3B Brett Lawrie from Triple-A Las Vegas.
1 minute ago
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
They select it? Is that some kind of Canadian slang?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Like, is that what they do with Pokemon in Toronto?
“Brett Lawrie, I select you!”
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Do Canadians call TV seasons "series" like the Brits?
If so, what does that mean when the Blue Jays play their first series versus a team in the 2011 season?
Hoser!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Soory.
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 4, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Howse.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
take off
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on Aug 4, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Milk behg.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
In Canada
I think there’s a law that says you have to translate everything to French with one dictionary, then back to English with a different dictionary. Just to screw with us.
The thong is, it happened.
Your comment English to French to English with SAME translator:
I think that there is a law which says that you must translate everything in French with a dictionary, then behind in English with a different dictionary. Just screw on with us.
Saw Lawrie play last week. Dude can play ball.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Think I saw him play in low-A a couple years ago.
I’m inclined to agree.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 4, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
In this line.
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 4, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
KRUGMAN!!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Jon Bon Jovi
Is great karaoke music. It’s one of the truths of life.
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 4, 2011 1:25 PM PDT reply actions
Wilson Valdez has a higher wFB/C than Barry Zito
and knows how to win.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Sorry if this was posted earlier but has anyone seen this Barry Zito article? I think it’s my favorite Zito article yet.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6832278/the-end-barry-zito
okay cool I’ll check out the discussion, thanks
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 4, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
There must be a pony under there somewhere!
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 4, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Diaries
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
The 'in your head!' stuff is so dumb
The Giants aren’t IN TEH PHILLIES HEDZ. If the Phillies win 3/4, they aren’t IN THE GIANTS HEADS! Sometimes one team wins and the other team loses.
But I guess amateur psychoanalysis is more fun.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Also this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Krugman is the cranberries of economists
Terrible, but for whatever reason, gets stuck in people’s heads.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That was a cheap shot
I apologize the Cranberries.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
“Britta’s marrying/ Britta’s marrying/Jeff Winger”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Jeffrey Winger
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Yeah, that's probably more accurate
Anyway, that whole scene had me pissing my pants in laughter.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Yeah, it was terrific. That whole episode was fantastic; I must have watched it half a dozen times Shame the rest of the season wasn’t as 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!"
You and I need to have our own version of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates centered around the question: “Community Season Two: Underrated, Overrated or Just Rated?”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
There were so many episodes that were just not very good at all. It would have been more had it not been for the presence of Alison Brie.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I just realized she is also Pete Campbells wife, urge to slap him getting stronger
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
A couple weeks ago I was watching Mad Men with my friend
Halfway through a scene with the Campbells in bed together, my friend exclaimed, “Annie Edison!” We laughed.
"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!"
cranberries are delicious.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Now I’m hungry. The alarm didn’t go off in the morning, so I haven’t eaten in 14 hours. Bleh.
"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!"
sssh
do you want Steve Moskowitz to appear here or something?
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 4, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree it's pretty dumb
But nothing you’ve said here proves that they aren’t in the Phillies’ heads either.*
*Note this doesn’t mean I’m implying they are
That is cray-z.
I guess
But my assertion would be that even if the Giants are in the Phillies heads, that doesn’t matter.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
If the Phillies lose this series
it will be because too much was expected of them and they cracked under the pressure. Just ask some doofus at Grantland.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Just split the series please
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Sneaky ex OT
Lady’s lawyer hired PI who hired hot girls to hang out with this guy and get him a DUI in order to get leverage in a divorce.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I will never be a family law attorney.
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 4, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I was. It was not pleasant work.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I think it could be very rewarding, but so often it just seems to be petty squabbling over stupid shit. Or petty squabbling over important shit, like children.
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 4, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Those are the reasons I left that area of law. Paying me hundreds of dollars an hour to argue over a piece of crap kitchen table (with no emotional value), or using the kids as pawns to extract a better financial deal made me angry.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
It was. And man, can people be asses to each other during a divorce. It was the worst one year of my professional life.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I’m clerking for a civil judge right now, and I have seen that behavior far too many times. Glad you got out of that.
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 4, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I have done it. It’s horrible. Violent criminals are better-behaved.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 4, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
And it’s all so short-sighted. And the kids lose out more than anybody. It’s so distressing.
When you have to have a judge determine who gets to get the kid a haircut, you know you’ve gone much too far.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
The thing is
it doesn’t matter in California. California is about equitable division. You can be the biggest jerk in the world and still get the same division. It may matter in a child custody situation but if the guy is otherwise clean, the one DUI wouldn’t really matter
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I see the custody changed for the guy
probably bad lawyering
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Have you practiced family law? A DUI is kinda a big thing.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
You can still end up with nasty squabbles regarding children.
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 4, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. And, as a corollary, don’t have kids. There are too many people on the planet, anyway. Resource drains, the lot of them.
Kids are a particularly pernicious form of pollution.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Or just have one kid. Even two is probably okay.
Certainly don’t have 19.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Two is good. Best advice my father in law ever gave me "Never let them outnumber you "
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
BBC America
By the way, Season One of the terrific show ‘Outnumbered’ just started airing on BBCAmerica last Sunday. Set your Tivo’s….it’s good stuff.
by biff pocoroba on Aug 4, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I always felt really sorry for my poor Hmong mommies who had 13, 14, 15 kids. Those women always looked exhausted.
Good lord. I would die trying to raise that many kids.
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 4, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It really doesn’t matter what you white people do in the West. Population growth occurs elsewhere and/or in other forms. Your childbearing decisions play no part in the discussion.
signed,
Someone from the Third World
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
And yet I would still discourage us Western white people from having 19 kids.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Fucking lawyers.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
Speak for yourself!
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 4, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
/ polite applause
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I hear they’re crazier than actresses. But there is a fair number of both in LA, so the numbers are skewed.
Both are probably drunk or coked out most of the time
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Did Grant mean to link to http://Every pitcher is Roy Halladay to the Giants. You know what kind of pitchers do well against the Giants? The ones with noses.? I can’t even tell.
"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!"
Never woulda made that mistake on your BASEBALL NATION
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
My takeaway from that is that Grant is giving us clandestine instructions to cut the noses off of the Phillies’ starting rotation.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope the Giants win this game.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
big fan of that show
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on Aug 4, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
My prediction for tonight
Rowand
Kepp
Panda
Beltran
Huff
Ross
Cabrera
Stewart
MadBum
"For science. You monster."
Hey Cliff Lee
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
by DFARowand on Aug 4, 2011 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
Rec'd
Suck it Mat Latos rolls off the tongue so nicely
by Cant_buy_a_run on Aug 4, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I still want an away Rent jersey.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
"Geez, Marty, you sure you don't want to use the DeLorean to go back to a more meaningful moment in time?"
“Doc, no! I have to take this picture back to September 2010 and cause mass hysteria and confusion in the streets of San Francisco!”
And it's gone!
/voice crack
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
EDGAR RENTERIA!
HAS HIT A THREE-RUN HOMER!
AGAINST CLIFF LEE!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
There are two Phillies fans who work in my suite.
I just printed this and put it up on my door.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I feel like Ryan Howard staring at Strike Three would be better, but to each his own.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Yeah, but that wasn’t posted in this thread. Also, I was just talking about the 2-5 record and he was quick to say “Well, Cliff Lee was on the Rangers, then, so…”
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL missed location
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Wow
Molina’s target is right over the plate, at the belt…
Of course, he could have moved the target to catch the ball. Actually, that’s more likely.
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!
For a second I thought that was a nice curveball on the way to home plate.
and I LOL’d at Giants Fail.
Then I realized.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
I have a bad feeling about this.
If the giants lose this series, me and the rest of the colorblind are rising up against you full sighted people. They had better at least split
Suck it Mat Latos rolls off the tongue so nicely
That is a messed up thing to say!
Hope they don’t get someone normal to read that to them.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Really? That much gunpowder?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
What about this?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Those I could never do.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Just cross your eyes…
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
EASY FOR YOU TO SAY!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see the outline of something, but I can never make out what it’s supposed to be.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
No, it's a boat
dummy
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
...
A schooner IS a sailboat, stupid head!
by Chomp On This on Aug 4, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
At the rate you’re going, you may become my favorite poster on here lol
Suck it Mat Latos rolls off the tongue so nicely
by Cant_buy_a_run on Aug 4, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a picture of Aaron Rowand hitting leadoff.
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 4, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I suspect that my vision problems prevent me from doing those, because I’ve never been able to do them even a little.
I also can’t cross my eyes.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
And then everybody I meet is convinced that they can teach me to cross my eyes.
No, I haven’t tried looking at the tip of my nose! What helpful advice. Oh, just slowly move my finger toward my face? You know all the tricks, don’t you?
I just can’t do it!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
you don't need to cross your eyes
just unfocus them
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Unless it’s the Star Wars prequel droids up there, it’s not working.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
it kind of is?
it’s some kind of dinosaur, but i could see how you would think they look kind of like the droids
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
try this one
you want the chess pieces to line up over each other. It’s a good one to get the general idea of how they work/how to do them:
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
It’s weird, I have no trouble with these (nor repeating desktop backgrounds) but I’ve never been able to see the schooner-type ones.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Now my eyes hurt.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was a kangaroo at first.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 4, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Sailboat?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Do these even work on a computer screen?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Totally. Whoa.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I don't see anything. Adblock?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
It’s a red sweater, but, like, really close up in front of my face!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
How about this one ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
WHY?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought this was a gif at first.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Staying in that 60's mode
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
How do they do that, anyway?
If you stare at yesterday’s game long enough, it starts to look like the Giants scored eight runs! At first I couldn’t understand what I was looking at, but then, poof, eight runs.
by biff pocoroba on Aug 4, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Applause Light is Lit
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
My brain hurts.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
/vomits
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like the shadowy part is dancing
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Cool!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’m so good at these. It takes me like a second to get ’em.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Oh look!
A sailboat!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
I'm an avid protester against "the Wave," "the Fist Pump Dance," and "Like a G Man."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 4, 2011 2:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh look!
A sailboat!
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
I'm an avid protester against "the Wave," "the Fist Pump Dance," and "Like a G Man."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 4, 2011 2:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
This looks like a kangaroo with antlers
Is it some kind of herbivore dinosaur?
by D-T on Aug 4, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Dinosaur.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
This is why we are rising up against you people! Work laughed at me today for freaking out about my clothes, now you are messing with us. You’re on the color blinded list (written in black ink of course
Suck it Mat Latos rolls off the tongue so nicely
by Cant_buy_a_run on Aug 4, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
but you probably can get away running red lights
It was green I tell you green!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Don't make fun of us color blind people
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
by Azmanz on Aug 4, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
We should rec this comment and turn it red!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
You fell in.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
by Azmanz on Aug 4, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Red, green, same difference.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
It’s weird for me. So I can tell grass is green and a stop sign is red, but if you put something green inside something red, I can’t see the green. And visa verse. It makes it really hard to describe to someone not color blind what my problem is.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I understand my fellow color deficient friend. Don’t let the well sighted bring you down. Fight the power!
Suck it Mat Latos rolls off the tongue so nicely
by Cant_buy_a_run on Aug 4, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Join my revolution!
Suck it Mat Latos rolls off the tongue so nicely
by Cant_buy_a_run on Aug 4, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
,
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Aug 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
it sucks that you have to memorize the colors in a stop light
that still screws up my uncle sometimes
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on Aug 4, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Top middle bottom. I ranted at the end of the last thread about it. I’m pissy today haha
Suck it Mat Latos rolls off the tongue so nicely
by Cant_buy_a_run on Aug 4, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless you’re in Texas, or other places where they’re horizontal.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Should I read last thread?
Is that where the color blind conversation started?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I
Brought it up at the end of the last thread, but continued my color blinded frustrations here
Suck it Mat Latos rolls off the tongue so nicely
by Cant_buy_a_run on Aug 4, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I said it out of order the other day.
It was pretty embarrassing.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
For love – we’ll give it a shot.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Ohhhhh halfway there
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
This song was so great in the WS game 2. We were ahead—on the way to winning game two—and were indeed, “half way there.”
A classic moment that made me love tolerate this song.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
TAKE MY HAND
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on Aug 4, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Yesterday was a great day
Giants won 8-1
Sharks signed a sought-after guy for cheap because he wants to win
Sharks now have a top 5, possibly top 3 defense in the NHL
The original Buster (Owen Nolan) joined twitter
Buster follows the Giants on twitter
Ergo, Buster is a fan of Buster
But today I found out Nolan has accepted an invitation to the Canucks training camp. And we ran out of orange soda. And my cousins and aunts went shopping without me, which is annoying. Hopefully this game doesn’t follow that trend.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
No.
…Damnit, it’s all my fault!
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
But I didn’t know it was a possibility! I thought all the Sharks fan love that was given to him last night would cause him to sign a PTO with the Sharks!
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
The Sharks signed who?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Colin White
He was one of the Devils best dmen last season (not saying much, but still), and is known to be a solid defensive defenseman that lays out huge hits.
Basically, he’s another, if slightly less devastating, Douglas Murray. And he’s the #6 defenseman.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Did you see Randy Hahn on Chronicle Live yesterday?
He just came back from the Giants game and was showing off his tanned legs.
I'm in San Diego right now, so no
I should be on the beach right now, reading a book and tanning, but I’m too lazy to put on sunscreen.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Far too pale
Two days ago I got massively burned after putting on SPF 45 and only being outside for 2 hours.
The curse of being blonde and of northern European descent.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
My parents tell me to wear sunscreen all the time, but I’ve never had any problems without 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!"
Not getting sunburned does not mean you’re not hurting yourself.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
with the corollary
suntans don’t prevent skin damage/sunburn.
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 4, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Too lazy to go to the beach? You may be the laziest person ever.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
But it’s all the way over there.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
To make it worse, this is my current view from the couch
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
by mymclife on Aug 4, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now you’re just trying to piss me off :-)
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Oh for fucks sake.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
That must be awful.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
You’re unamerican.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
There actually is one, just above the wave near the lifeguard station. I don’t think it shows up in the picture, though.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
You must be afraid to go outside...
…owing to the 3rd nipple that must be growing out of your forehead.
Mission Beach, actually
Just a 6 minute walk from Belmont Park, and a 5 minute drive from Sea World.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Here was my view when visiting San Diego...
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Looks expensive!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
More guts than stuff
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Livin' On a Prayer is Ross' walk up music. This is a fact that makes me laugh.
Cole Hamels is facing Matt Cain again. And Roy Oswalt is facing Timmy for the 3,456,687th time. It wouldn’t be so bad if these games weren’t gonna be the same games we have seen over and over again.
Although MadBum is facing a guy that he could very well blossom into, so that’s kinda cool.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Good thing Phillies don't have Jayson Werth
or do they?
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
Any news on a LOLineup
Follow me on Twitter @MTLJosh
by Montreal Giants Fan on Aug 4, 2011 1:42 PM PDT reply actions
YOU SEE! YOU SEE!
HE’S NOT A MACHINE! HE’S A MAN!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
he's like a piece of iron
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on Aug 4, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Insect in humanoid suit?
…
It’s a long trip. He’ll need a snack.
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
Every pitcher is Roy Halladay to the Giants. You know what kind of pitchers do well against the Giants? The ones with noses.
So the Giants would do well vs. Lord V?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
now that I think about it the Bloody Mummers would make a hilarious baseball team
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 4, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
"Not tho fatht, Don Mattingly!"
“You went to the mound two timeth!”
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
All the Giants have to do
Is get the game to the 25th inning when Ibanez climbs the mound.
So this guy would not do well?
We need to get a team to sign him, then.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Prepare to harvest this pathetic human's lower horn!
If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them.
by WilliamVanLandingham on Aug 4, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
That is one of my most favorite episodes, especially all of Bender’s comments with “Woooooooooo!”
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
/Agent Ned SWOOPS
"Why is no one hugging me right now?!"
-Sergio Romo
by DoubleDeuce22 on Aug 4, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies Blog @TheGoodPhight
I urge you all to head over to The Good Phigh and read what the Phillies bloggers wrote about The Franchise and how much they hate us. Their sorelosership is unparalleled. Get over yourself. Teach your boys Utley, Howard and Ibanez how to his decent pitching.
Read it. It was funny. I left because I couldn’t control myself and bitched at someone for a Posey comment.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
THE OTHER BLOGS ARE THE WORST BLOGS
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Now we’re just supposed to throw it all away because some basement-dweller something something??
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I'm amused that the only green'd comment is
I really don’t get all this Giant hate. It just reeks of sore loser to me.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I really like TGP
And post there once in a while, so I’m trying not to cherry-pick the 10% of comments or so that just make me really fucking angry.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 4, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, for some reason I’m remembering that the TGP visitors we had last season were pretty alright peoples.
For the most part, yeah.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like everyone’s getting way to srs bsns about this. It was funny, and I liked it (apart from one portion). No need to get all defensive in the comments.
"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!"
basically
The OP and a couple commenters just hit the Buster sore spot with varying degrees of viciousness.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 4, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought I could handle it. But I couldn’t. Ah, me.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
That post is terrible in every way. All he does is sit and mock every part of it, with really no substance behind disliking it.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
“I hate Bruce Bochy” didn’t make you laugh?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Matt Cain (who is just 26 and at seven years is the longest tenured Giant) does not like leaving his very pretty wife Chelsea and their infant daughter behind when he goes on road trips. Jeremy Affeldt doesn’t like leaving his wife and two sons either! I am SHOCKED.
It’s as if he set out to bash the show, made a list of every part of the show, then found different ways to say each part stupid.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
She* I guess.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s dumb, because it’s not supposed to be shocking. But, when else have we been able to see that kind of stuff? I don’t know what it’s like to be either of the parties in that situation, so I found it interesting to see their reactions and hear the guys’ thoughts.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the same, but only made it 60% through. Maybe it closed well.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
I was waiting for the part where she said, “Aubrey Huff’s dad died when he was a kid, am I supposed to feel bad?!”
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That wasn’t in the episodes that she was covering, was it?
I certainly hope she wouldn’t say something like that.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
No it wasn’t.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
We all know women don’t exist on the internet.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Boards on boards!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’ve mentioned before about how TWoP has a rule that a commenter cannot “state an opinion as fact.” We would have to shut MCC down to enforce that rule.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
And even though the site is called without pity overly sensitive shut-ins who only communicate with others on the Internet still feel “threatened” to voice their negative opinions in regular threads, so create sub-categories that are just to be negative about a show and then still troll the regular threads with their negativity.
Weird, hysterical personalities all over that board.
And, yes, the “opinion as fact” rule was a weird to not have around here when I first started to lurk.
overly sensitive shut-ins who only communicate with others on the Internet
HEY
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
to pee or not to pee…
when you’re a woman…. dealing with a nasty public restroom… that is the question…
I had to poop at a concert once. My legs burned from the hovering.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Just think about it for a minute.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Yeah. Stand up and bend your legs like you are sitting in a chair. Now hold if for a few minutes.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
don't know why they don't just do this
http://theoatmeal.com/blog/public_toilets
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
overly sensitive shut-ins who only communicate with others on the Internet
To anyone who’s never spent any time there, this would seem like hyperbole. It is so not.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
A lot of fanbases don't like the Giants
That’s relevance, right there.
It’s weird that two of the most hated Giants are Matt Cain and Buster Posey, though.
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 weird that two of the most hated Giants are Matt Cain and Buster Posey
That makes no sense at all. BWeez I could understand.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I think he’s either liked or hated. No in-between at all.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
From what I’ve read on GLB Cain used to rub the SD out from the back of the mound when he was pitching. I always knew Sanchez did that and never noticed Cain doing it…..
I’ve noticed him doing that; I like it. Mostly because I think branding the mound for the center field camera is weird and stupid.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
No one forces them to put an easily defaced logo on the mound.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually like that. A pitcher’s job is to mess with the hitter.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Yep
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a photo of Cain doing it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp3yplliQ71qkg4og.jpg
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Right click...save picture as
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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See, this type of stuff I can understand
If the Giants did this at ATT, and an opposing pitcher did what Cain is doing, I’d get a small chuckle out of it. It’s funny. No matter what team you root for.
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I could understand why Mets fans might hate Cain, but yeah. So bizarre.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it because of the time he beaned David Wright? Totally on accident, of course, but that seems like it could be the cause of their hatred.
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
He did tip his cap as they boo’ed him as he left the field.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Oh yeah. That was one of those things where I thought it was funny, but I knew I would be so pissed if someone from another team did that in SF.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I’m thinking. Accident or not, I don’t know if I can fault the victim’s team for hating the pitcher.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I finally caved and tried to read it. It was so boring, I only got through maybe the first third of it. I mean, I don’t mind someone making fun of the Giants or the show, but at least be interesting and/or funny about it. She just sounded bitter.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I am, however, reading the comments. They call them the “GINAS”? For fuck’s sake, that is so many kinds of pathetic I can’t believe it.
I had no idea how much they hate Cody Ross, either. How can you hate Smiles? I kind of like that they hate him, though.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
How can you hate Smiles?
Seriously?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
What?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You don’t understand how a Phillies fan could hate Cody Ross?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought you meant that it would be normal for anyone to hate him.
I understand why they hate him, but the level of hate is extreme. He doesn’t behave like Mat Latos or something. If he signed baseballs with the inscription, “Phillies Suck,” then I’d get it.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Last night on The Franchise, Cody was bragging about how there’s an I Hate Cody Ross facebook page.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
It didn’t really seem to me like he was bragging. He seemed kind of annoyed.
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Vagiants
It’s worth noting that we hated Cody Ross for a while.
"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 never ever did.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I did. He’s creepy looking. But he’s our creeper now, so I like him.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
When? I basically had no idea who he was before last season.
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
He did the little bat flippy mctwirl-twirl after he hit that homerun…..
I didn’t like it at the time… but that still didn’t approach dodger level loathing for me.
Did somebody say Dodger?
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by kiririn on Aug 4, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank God for the subject line
/hides picture
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Feel Better
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Xavier Cugat is one of the CDs we had in the car on our recent driving trip to Portland.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Who would win in a hipster slap fight? Andre Ethier or Sufjan Stevens?
They sound like the biggest wusses on the planet. And that’s coming from me. Who is an enormous wuss.
I’m pretty sure that Sufjan Stevens cries when he performs because the act of performing is so physically demanding on his baby physique (/doesn’t know what Sufjan Stevens looks like). And his voice… ugh.
Well, I like his music.
And now we have confronted one another in a respectful manner, as per discussion in the previous thread.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
(you should be secretly plotting hideous vengeance on E6D, my apprentice.)
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Should we sing kumbaya?
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
We all have to stand in a circle and hold hands. And sing it in the round.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Good job, guys!
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I appreciate the opportunity to learn that you like something I do not and shall henceforth only bring up my dislike of that thing to get a rise out of you when you make pro-Dodgers statements tongue-in-cheekly, as I could never find fault with you for liking something or someone I do not.
A gentleman’s agreement. Huzzah!
What…. I…. I can’t….
My god.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I obviously didn’t care about that because I don’t remember it.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
eh
standard practice for Athletic Supporters too.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Juvenile. Plus, being something that is only on a woman is the WORST THING EVAR.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
sssshhh
it’s also becuze of teh lol gayness
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 4, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Gay womenz!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Aug 4, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t always like Ron White, but when I do, I prefer what he has to say about porn.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s cause they’re women, right?!? Oh man, that’s a sick burn!
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 4, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL let's degrade them by comparing them to women because women are degraded
Go Phillies!
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
They not only hate him for what he did last year
but for his time with the marlins as well. I guess he was always a Philly killer.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Fair warning to those headed to the ballpark: while walking downtown yesterday morning on the way to the game, I saw a not insignificant number of folks wearing Phillies hats.
If you see them at tonight’s game, be friendly, practice good sportsmanship, and don’t bring up Bochy selecting Ryan Vogelsong over Dominic Brown for the ASG.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Demonic Brown? Really?
"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!"
demonic brown lololol
the demon dookie
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 4, 2011 2:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
We sit behind the visitors’ dugout, we’re used to a lot invaders.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
OMG
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Star Wars
When @SFGiants World Series Trophy visits Lucasfilm, we guard it with Imperial style. #MLB #StarWars #501st
"For science. You monster."
by KINGofCRA5H on Aug 4, 2011 2:08 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
This is what I get for taking the time to resize the picture to something reasonable..
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes Tweetdeck will let me copy the image url of the smaller version
Not this time.
"For science. You monster."
Orly?
Using HTML code?
"For science. You monster."
So you only need to include the pixel height?
I feel like I should have know this
"For science. You monster."
BACK OFF PHILLIES
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by Montreal Giants Fan on Aug 4, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Not saying, just saying
"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!"
Thought it would be smaller than that. Should have resized. My bad.
"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
Frank McCourt is going through a lot right now!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
A lot of big dildos? He should probably start saving his money instead.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
No worries, he was using the Dodgers’ money.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
There are a lot of Dodger fans to use them on.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
What Dodger games have YOU been watching lately?
Of course, copious numbers of attempts at unauthorized dildo use could be responsible for the drop in attendance, I guess.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 4, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
They stay at home, and with good reason, but they are still there. I am related to some of them by marriage.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Just saying, you can't use dildos on them if you can't catch them, yanno?
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 4, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You may want to consider that the dildo use was metaphorical.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
UFIA?
I thought that was the Boston Garden.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL..way to go Nat
now the folks in my office are looking at me wondering why I just started laughing for no reason.
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not the 501st!
That’s the crowd that fried all the kids at the Jedi Temple. They’re regular marksclones.
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 4, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
but those are good clones… the Star Wars stormtroopers are awful
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Aug 4, 2011 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I admit I got a little sad when I saw he retired last night.
Dude crushes Dodger dreams
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
LOL BROXTON
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by Montreal Giants Fan on Aug 4, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING PHILLIES NEWS
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/doctors-concerned-as-joe-blantons-goatee-flares-up,21034/
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Looks like it may be cold tonight at the ballyard. V-E-R-Y windy and overcast here about 2.5 miles from the park.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
srsly
I think the sun almost peeked through once around 11, but things look like they’re settling in. The ground seems to have dried though.
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 4, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the wind last night and the drizzle this morning has me worried.
I haven’t sat in the bleachers in years… will it be warmer or colder than say, 327?
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by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Obnoxiouser.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I think
it will be windier and therefore colder. I think those upper deck seats on the Giants side are fairly warm, at least compared to 307 or so.
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 4, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't care how it happens
I want the Giants to score some runs.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Aug 4, 2011 2:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Haters gonna hate
@sportswatch Neil Best
Fox scheduled Yankees-Red Sox Saturday for more than 150 stations. Only one asked to be switched to Phillies-Giants: Lincoln, Neb.
Time to move to Lincoln...
wait…what ?
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Anyone got that Fox map for this Saturday?
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Plan B
Guess I’ll just have to see Cain/ Hamels in person. Woo hoo!
by biff pocoroba on Aug 4, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
When asked for comment the mayor of Lincoln stated:
I have to be somewhere Sunday morning.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Also:
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Aug 4, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
really
I thought you batted for the other team…
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
The Phillies?
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 4, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm fine with this gif showing up every thread.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
This always cracks me up.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a looooog cabin.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to go on a quest
to Atlanta, so I can find and marry this girl.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
and my bow.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
ha!
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
The silent accent echos in my ears.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
and upright
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
My guess at the LOLineup
CF – Rowand
2B – Keppinger
3B – Panda
RF – Beltran
1B – Huff
LF – Cody
SS – Orlando
C – Whiteside
P – Madison
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by Montreal Giants Fan on Aug 4, 2011 2:37 PM PDT reply actions
But after yesterday
O-Cab must be hitting 5th!
This is not a signature.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Aug 4, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet Cabrera hits fifth, and Huff drops down against LHP
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Hey Goofus!
I saw in the old thread that you’re going to the season ticket holder breakfast Saturday. I will be there also. Sounds like a good time. :)
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
I sold my tickets to that game before knowing about this :(
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
LOLU
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Breakfast
I too am going to this. It starts very early and they say that Beltran, Sandoval, Posey, and others will be answering questions from the fans. Still no confirmation of in-seat bloody mary service.
by D-T on Aug 4, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Q&A
I’m going to ask Beltran if he’s met Goofus and kdl yet, then point them out.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
You should ask him if he is selfish
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Anyone else fed up with Eli’s “defense” or lack there of? I would rather Stew play, honestly.
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by Montreal Giants Fan on Aug 4, 2011 2:45 PM PDT reply actions
There problem with defensive catcher is 90% of the time, they are worse than their offensive counterpart.
Now, Whiteside may not be an offensive juggernaut, but Stewart is absolutely horrendous.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yes. Stewart's defense fits better with the Giants' style, if you have to choose between the two.
The talk of Whiteside’s “offense” is pretty ridiculous. He pops up and strikes out. Hitting a triple once per month isn’t enough to make up for his defensive problems.
it really does though
he’s been actually not bad (for a catcher) offensively this season
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
He’s hitting .209/.293/.345. That’s an OPS+ of 80. Stewart is hitting .210/.297/.272, for an OPS+ of 62. The difference between Whiteside and Stewart is the same as the difference between Whiteside and Jayson Werth.
"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 find
that turdburgers smell much better than crapsandwiches.
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 4, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
If I had to choose between cleaning up a steaming pile of my cats poop when it’s properly digested and when it’s not properly digested, I don’t scoff at that choice.
I take the properly digested shit.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The difference is the 2 or 3 triples Whiteside has had, you're saying.
That’s not enough to make up the lack of defense.
Whiteside is actually capable of getting XBH from time to time, unlike Stewart.
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.
Every once in a long while.
I’d rather be throwing out baserunners and not be giving away bases on passed balls.
no, it's not. It's more than that
Stewart is a terrible terrible terrible offensive player. Whiteside is merely bad.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
They have the same avg., with an OPS difference due to Whiteside 2-3 triples
In fact, Stewart gets on base 0.4% more often than Whiteside.
Again, the OPS difference is due to a few random extra-base hits by Whiteside that aren’t enough to make up for the defensive difference that can be rolled out every inning.
I really don't know how to get this through to you
but yes, yes it is. 70 points of slugging is a lot.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
That logic makes no sense
And isn’t as fair to say the OPS difference would be bigger if Stewart had a few less doubles? Kinda silly, isn’t it?
"Grant is a genius." - section214 - 5/17/11
or, as we say around here
“the thing is, it happened”
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Yeah, the difference in offense far outweighs the difference in defense.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I don't see that at all. With Stewart in, there's a hole in the 8 spot, but the G's
have better pitch defense and can throw out baserunners.
With Whitside in, there’s a hole in the 8 spot, and also they run on us and balls get by him.
It's a good thread, not great.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
We’re having a variety of good, but not great, discussions.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Assorted stereograms and other optical illusions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I’m trying to perceive counterclockwise motion and I can’t do it.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I think looking at the shadow helps
I don’t know how to describe it, but I can switch it in my head.
wait what am I supposed to do besides seeing a girl spin in counterclockwise fashion?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
She’s spinning both ways.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad to see this has finally made the jump to meaninglessness.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
So many sandwiches.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The key is to realize there really is no girl at all.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
...
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Close your eyes and imagine her spinning clockwise. Then look at her.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Well, it’s purely a silhouette, so we have no way of telling which way the “actual” person is spinning.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Picture the right leg extended when spinning clockwise.
And the left leg extended when spinning counterclockwise.
With her feet in the air and her head on the ground.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Your monitor’s upside down.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
At work
so I can’t even see it. Now I am intruiged and will have to look at it when I get home .
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I can't.
Does this have anything to do with color blindness?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Looking at the shadow works for me. When I scrolled down enough to only see the shadow, it switched.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It's weird. She's changed direction three times in my peripheral vision while I've been typing this.
And it’s kind of freaking me out, really.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 4, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to put my finger under the foot and move it in time to help my brain switch.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
You can also look just below the picture. It switches more easily in the periphery.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t do it :(
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
My only other tip is the finger trick, but that doesn’t work as well with me for the cat.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
As a stand-alone comment, this...
…well let’s just say I see you in a different light.
by younghutch on Aug 4, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Rec'd
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Now we know why the cat poops over the edge of the box.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Me neither.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
NEEDZ MOAR NIP
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
This is from the Nine Inch Nails “Closer” video, isn’t it?
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 4, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
This cat might be easier
Yeah, I’ve never been turned down by a cat.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
If that grosses you out, you probably shouldn’t listen to Brian Posehn.
“I’ve got cats at home; I could make that happen if I wanted to!”
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Dogs are often used; cats rarely.
—"Boys and Sex, 2nd Edition"
Found it in the school library in the 6th grade section
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
It's switches on me, but I don't think I'm doing it.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I can’t get this to switch.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 4, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t make it work!
I’ve always been terrible at these things.
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 4, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Not even close. Mine are way better.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Other boobs weep when they see yours.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how you just casually snuck "TITS OR GTFO" in there
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 4, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Professional Blogger
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
One day, I will innocently post a picture of myself
and will totally forget I told you about my bewbs. I forgive you all in advance for how you will treat me.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
We promise to look at it only peripherally
and see if we can get it to switch
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
/counterclockwise jiggle only
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
This also means
you can never go to a McC meetup.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
.gifs will be made.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m def going to have to let a few years go by before I go to a meetup.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
We also need to develop a WAR-like system…identify replacement level breasts and then rate.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I’m guessing you’d have trouble getting enough data to establish replacement level.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
by Tortured on Aug 4, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
I couldn't do it
I’m married.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
there is a wiki of boobs called boobpedia
it could be the baseball reference when developing boobametrics
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Aug 4, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
i think "rockies will win nl breast" works better
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Aug 4, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Some day, I will dig out the scorecard my sister & I developed for baseball butt calculus.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
It had some advanced metrics. We spent an entire game working on our theories.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
there were scores for roundness, attractiveness from the side or back etc. Also, angle associated with adjacent body parts. Other stuff like that.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
This is essentially what some friends and I do at minor-league games. What grand fun.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
This was a while ago
Bernie Williams, Shawn Estes and (cough) Mike Piazza were in the top 10.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Always hated him
but he does have a nice ass.
Right now, I would put Andres Torres atop the leaderboard.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I like Timmy’s. Rounded, firm, powerful, yet petite and cuppable.
TAKE THAT PHILLIE LURKERS
/PRIDE
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
LOL ATHELETICS FANS R RITE
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 4, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, at least you know it doesn’t have any dandruff.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I go back and forth on Mike Piazza in general. He certainly is galooty.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I go back and forth on Mike Piazza in general.
So do a lot of guys, so the stories go.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Someone needs to come out already. It’s the 21st century, jesus.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
This reads kind of like you’re calling on Jesus to come out.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
He’s waiting for somebody else to go first, though, so he can claim the second coming out.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Please make this green
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
The more amusing thing will be if he comes out as bisexual, because it will make him a pariah to both groups!
Send them to me!
Do not tell Mrs. Disaster.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
This comment, couple with your commentary on your boobs, makes me...
…shit, this wedding ring on my finger is burning. Burning, I tell you.
What "people"?
Men? Married men? Fanatical, married, male Giants fans? Developmentally disabled? Color blind?
I’m kind of stupid that way.
LIES
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
You can’t touch my iron defenses.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike Piazza's good friends with the guys from Overkill
Who are probably my favorite thrash metal band.
On the other hand, he’s Mike Piazza. So.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 4, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
In the words of Grahm’s sister, Pal Lo Duca was “THE HOTTEST HITTER IN THE MLB”.
"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!"
Ally McBeal?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
And how do you know this ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
This sounds like what I did in my downtime as a middle schooler.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
A few colleagues and I did this 10 years ago in my company
One guy, just before he left, released the chart with initials only as a part number in the database for diagrams and manuals.
To this day, I can call up this part number and just laugh.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
My scale was more elaborate than I care to get into.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
But then, I was good at math.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
/flagged
you can defiantly see nipple
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Aug 4, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I’m glad someone else said it first.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish there was a tv show about this place
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
We think your phans are juvenile and misogynist and possibly internet shut-ins.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
I like how large the subthread spawned by this comment is.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
by El Person on Aug 4, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bewbs
Make subthreads grow!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
there was one already!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Good, not great.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope Cliff Lee makes this face again today ......
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
I'm an avid protester against "the Wave," "the Fist Pump Dance," and "Like a G Man."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 4, 2011 2:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Did you have avocados with your eggs ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Go Giants!
See ya’ll on the porch.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Fun Fact:
The Giants haven’t lost a series at home to the Phillies since 2006
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
They didn’t even lose the series where Tim made his debut?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
That WAS 2006
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Watching The Franchise from last night
LOL Zito
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Are they posting these episodes online anywhere (and yes, I mean legally)?
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Well
Since its a paid channel, probably not
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I know if you have Comcast for cable and go on their xfinity site (xfinitytv.com), they currently have the first three full episodes available to watch online. I think that’s only if you subscribe to Showtime as well.
Proud member of the Do Not Under Any Circumstances Trade American Hero Joe Pavelski Or Else I Will Be Crushed Club
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Which one of you is this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAuesaEI4JA
I notice this isn’t the first one either
First, make a list of those who support Sabean….
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh… my… god… I know who it is.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s just say I was able to narrow my list down to one.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
KENSHIN?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Walrusman
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Let’s just say that whoever he is, he is a big Sabean supporter.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
wtf are you talking about?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
22gigantes?!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
OGC maybe?
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Nobody remembers SabeanSupporter?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
can't say that I do
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
SUSANNNNNN
WHATS MY PASSWORD FOR THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
really?
I thought you were making that up. Anyway, ice Ice baby.
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 4, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I have narrowed it down to about 600.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
bahahahaha
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Dude, at least close your closet door.
(couldn’t watch more than 15 seconds)
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Your
Anti-White Douchebag Faux Rapper Bias Is Blatant In Your Post.
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 4, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT POETRY!!!!!!!! Kind of
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 4, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always wondered what would happen if you crossed one of Grant’s postgame threads with a poetry slam. Now I’m wishing I hadn’t.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
It seems more like one of 22gigantes game recaps rather than one of Grant's postgame threads
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Like a candle.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
I can never, ever see a white rapper without thinking of this. And it ain’t Rick Astley.
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 4, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, though, you guys. I don’t think Hunter Pence is that weird looking. What is wrong with me?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Stop being so confrontational!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Well played.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you color blind?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I see it. I definitely see it. But I think we can all agree I’m an unreliable source on these matters.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
You are? I’m sorry, but anyone with those argyle orange and black socks has excellent taste.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
are you an entomologist?
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Maybe…
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
He kind of has a grougian stare.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Its not when he is static
its when he is being athletic that he looks weird,
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 4, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That must be it. It’s not like I’ve watched him play a lot.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
...
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
by kiririn on Aug 4, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I don't know what that creature in the middle is supposed to be, but it looks happy and I like that.
Ha
Okay, Hunter’s smile is really weird. His eyes are not even the weirdest thing. Also, you can’t really use those stock MLB photos. Those are the worst. They make Buster Posey look like he has no chin.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
His skull hasn’t even fused together all the way!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG
I hope he really shows up at this Q&A thing on Saturday (SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME). I might cry when I see him, though. That would be super embarrassing.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I will totally cry.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love to shout this at someone mishandling a baby, btw. As much as I can’t stand children of any age, I HATE seeing them mistreated or people just not giving two shits about handling them.
“ITS SKULL HASN’T EVEN FUSED TOGETHER! ACT LIKE THAT MEANS SOMETHING, JERKOFF!”
When my sister had her baby and we all went to the hospital, I was all super careful about holding the baby and handing him slowly to people and supporting the head, and then the nurse comes in and juggles him.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
With three other babies. It looks scary, but it’s actually quite efficient.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I trust them. They’re professionals.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
At one point it looked like the nurse had flipped him like a pancake.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s kind of crazy.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Visually, it can be a bit shocking.
The child was, of course, fine.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Aw, I love babies! But, yes, there is some minimal skill involved.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
This is exactly how I am with dogs. Don’t like ‘em, don’t want to get near ‘em, don’t wanna touch them, think they’re vile.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
I mean, sure, I’ve come to realize lately that many dogs are not dirty, smelly, disgusting creatures with sharp teeth and no sense of personal space. Maybe someday you will say the same about babies.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
I just think they are need monsters. I don't want to be around creatures that need me.
That would technically make me a cat person, but cats can go fuck themselves. Stupid cats.
Baby teeth are the sharpest.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I still remember the time Grant said he was born without teeth, and it took me a while to figure out.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Ooh, I remember this story in Omni Magazine about this family of hill people whose daughter was pregnant with an alien baby. He never really developed, just kept getting bigger and bigger and fatter and fatter and eventually ate the girl’s breasts off.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Oh, Omni.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
/pours one out for Omni
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Things to get when I make a baby...
Similac.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be Mike Fontanelle.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
My mom always says that: “His name makes me think of Fontanelle.”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha, I have something in common with your mother.
You’re going to think about that every time you see my name now.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Basically.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It was more like 6 or 7 months! But, when they DFA’d RyRohl, it was too depressing to keep looking at it. :(
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I know. When I look at Orlando Cabrera, I’ll just keep mentally transposing Rohlinger’s face onto his body.
Awesome.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
CAN'T STOP LAUGHING
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Pour some shook up ramen!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Slowly, but I did get this.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
You know, like soup?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
like this
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Maybe.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s the line in the commercial.
What were those commercials even for? I can’t remember now. That’s bad advertising right there.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, hell. I thought you were quoting Arrested Development. It wouldn’t make sense to do so there, but on this board…
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Any comment could be an AD reference.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
STEVE HOLM!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
|__|
I miss him just because I liked yelling that whenever he did something good. Or, any time I saw him, really.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too. Arms in the air and everything.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s no point in doing it without the arms in the air part.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
To the window......
To the wall…….
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Tell him you didn’t acknowledge him as a human before he was able to walk.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
We had a lower bar in my house – the kid had to outweigh the cat before she was human. It wasn’t easy – our cat was almost 20 pounds.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
OMG Imagine rewriting that song using themes from the Laura Ingalls Wilder books.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Damn you.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, though, we should get tk on the case.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Handsome dude.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Parts his hair kind of high.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably matches his pants
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Laura works at writing all day
She cries through the night
he whispers, “Laura it’s okay”
Someday
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Aug 4, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
She says we’ve got to go out
And clear all those rocks
It doesn’t make a difference
If we die of smallpox
We’ve got our homestead
And that’s a lot — for love
by QuakeFan on Aug 4, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It doesn’t make a difference
If we die of smallpox
FTW
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t wanna limp like a referee
Scuse me… while I kiss this guy
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLaura Ingalls Wilder
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey
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.
nm u
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.
cool cool
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.
/troy and abed hand shake chest slap thingy
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Just saw this Kindle commercial
no…reading virtual books is not as good as reading a real book.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Coming from you, I’m reconsidering the Kindle.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
My g/f got one for her bday
and LOVES it
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
GF
Illusion = DISBELIEVED
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I think that voids the warranty.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
TWSS.
My Photo Blog: http://eyeprints.tumblr.com,
SIGN UP :D http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/ch3zyp00fs
I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
Proud Adoptive Parent of one of the best Five Tool Players, The Machine.
Want to surprise your girlfriend?
Introduce her to your wife!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
i like it...
don’t like carrying books around…
by Andrew Crispell on Aug 4, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Your giant purse?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
no
totally geek…cargo pants and pockets…
by Andrew Crispell on Aug 4, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree that the physical book is intrinsically superior to the book presented on a reading device.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
physical books are not intrinsically superior…it’s the reading of a physical book, the turning of the pages, and the closing of the book upon completion.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Not to mention the availability of bookstores ...
in which to browse.
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
by GiantMalcontent on Aug 4, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
tell that to Borders
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
No but ...
I will tell it to Powell’s and Bloomberg Books and other great independents. Never have shopped the chains.
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
by GiantMalcontent on Aug 4, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Strand in Manhattan
brain fail
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
by GiantMalcontent on Aug 4, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
This statement is correct.
I also still participate in the Sunday Paper ritual. Cover to Cover, in order.
/old
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I don’t read it in order, but I do read the paper every day. I subscribe to the paper, for crying out loud.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Can also be done on Kindle!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Is there a page ruffling feature?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, the dulcet click of a page turning button!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It just kind of shimmers. No touch screen.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
it's not backlit
so it doesn’t hurt your eyes to read
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
you need to have a light on in the room to see the screen
it doesn’t provide its own light source like an ipad or computer monitor
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
No glare. None what so ever. You can stand and read it in broad daylight. Works better than paper, really.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You can stand and read it in broad daylight without glare off the page
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Oh.
Okay. I guess I’ve never thought that was a problem.
Well, except on the beach, I suppose.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
have you tried reading on the ipad at night?
it makes my eyes hurt. Kindle doesn’t, but you need a booklight or something similar
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
My Kindle’s cover has a LED embedded in its back.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
yup
those things are nifty
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
For a man who lives by the beach….
Also, there’s no problem with making your eyes…. hertz.
Hehe!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Backlit basically means that a light source is situated behind the screen. Or, in the back. Which means there are lights pointing directly at your eyes.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
What about the soaking-wet-because-poorly-bagged-by-delivery-person feature?
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
/drops your kindle in a puddle
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I just unsubscribed to my local paper last month, after spending a lifetime as a newspaper subscriber. The quality was quite low, and I just couldn’t make myself take the time to read it anymore. =(
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
this
especially the Sunday thing, it seems like such an incredible waste of paper, by which I mean the 50 pounds of adverts and coupons.
Weekday would be OK but we both leave the house before it gets delivered.
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 4, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried to cancel a few months ago, but they talked me into trying the weekend-only option. Except that the delivery people never remember that, so we usually didn’t get a paper at all. And when I realized I didn’t really miss it much, we just stopped.
I still feel guilty, though.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
It was like trying to quit AOL – they totally went hard-sell on me. I told them “I don’t want the paper.” “How about Sunday only?” “NO – I don’t want the paper.” “Can we just send you the Sunday ads for free?” “Hell no – I DON’T WANT THE PAPER.” And now they’ve been telemarketing me (I’ve asked to be taken off the list, let’s see how that goes) and sending me offers by mail.
Fuck.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I give them fake phone numbers when I sign up, just remember what number you give in case you need to make a change on the account. Or a work number, if you can block particular numbers.
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 4, 2011 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m on the “Sunday Paper” only plan. I get Sunday’s and Wednesday’s each week. Four dollars a month. Sunday Paper alone is $2.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
With you there
You can’t catch all the stuff on line but also /old
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
by GiantMalcontent on Aug 4, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Any commercial modeled after the I’m a Mac commercials is a fucking obnoxious commercial.
But at least Apple was advertising against an actual company.
Kindle is advertising, essentially, against its own industry.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck, I hate that commercial model.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I mean that commercial structure.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
“I’m a smug asshole.”
“I’m a likable galoot”
“Fuck you.”
“You’re right. Fuck me.”
“NOW GO BUY SOME SMUG ASSHOLE, ASSHOLES.”
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I love my Kindle.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It’s a good product.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
And there it is
@JaymeeSireCSN
Jaymee Sire
#sfgiants lineup tonight vs Phils: Rowand cf Keppinger 2b Sandoval 3b Beltran rf Cabrera ss Ross lf Huff 1b Stewart c Bumgarner lhp
"For science. You monster."
Someone up there was dead on.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I WUZ RITE
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
lulz
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL ROWAND
LOL CABRERA 5TH AGAIN
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.
HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I agree.
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 4, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Cripes
Well, I guess I no longer mind that it’s knitting group night.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
WHO KNITS
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
lololololololololololololololololololololololololol
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess Belt only becomes a viable option
After Huff falls below Whiteside/Stewart in the batting order.
Or hell, Bochy might go Catcher/Pitcher/Huff.
"Grant is a genius." - section214 - 5/17/11
With all the griping
Huff is a pretty good no. 7 hitter.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
he is
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
When his wOBA is 15th on the team?
And his OPS+ is 12th?
"Grant is a genius." - section214 - 5/17/11
I agree
Huff is a damn good hitter, with some funky voodoo hex on him.
I hope Beltran works with him soon too.
Time to repeat in '11!
Aubrey Huff, by wRC+, is the 6th worst qualified player in the entire National League
He is not a good hitter, in any spot of the order. He would be the 6th worst no.8 hitter.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
last year
he was the 9th best in the whole national league. Somehow I think his true talent lies somewhere in the middle.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
And the year before that he was just as bad as this year
2 out of 3 years he’s been dreadful
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
and the year before that
he was almost as good as ’10.
He’s had an odd career.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
define "good"
I think he’ll probably be above average with the bat
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
above average in general, not necessarily for 1B
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
good as in closer to 2008/10 than 9/11? I.e., will the every other year thing continue or will 2012 just be a continuation of 2011?
neither.
I’d imagine he’ll land somewhere in between, around his career levels
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
LOL – he’s a first baseman. If you have a first baseman hitting down that low in the order while a better hitting candidate sits on the bench, you have a problem.
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153 wRC+ in August!
/optimism
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
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That metaphor got away from me.
I want to see Belt play too
But I really think everyone expects Posey
And forgets about people like Bowker. Even Nate crushed AAA and took a while to be decent in the majors constantly.
Time to repeat in '11!
Brandon Belt is not John Bowker or Nate Scierholtz
Those guys never made anybody’s Top Prospect List
The comparison is ridiculous
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no
but it’s also not likely that he comes out of the gate as good (with the bat) as buster
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Or something.
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He doesnt have to be as good as Buster
He has to be competent with the bat to be better than Huff.
I think that’s all everybody here is saying.
I haven’t heard one person say that he was going to be as good as Buster
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There were people who expected him to be a middle of the order bat.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
And I think he would have been if we had treated him like the Braves treated Freddie Freeman
Competence is all we need from him now
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JR Phillips?
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Congratulations you've named a failed prospect
I guess the point you’re trying to make is that prospects sometimes don’t make it.
Wouldn’t you like to see what he is?
Because I’ll tell you this Belt has been better than Aubrey Huff this year even with the shit that has happened to them.
I am confident he would continue to be better than Aubrey Huff if given full time ABs
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I have no idea what he is
I would like for Bochy to play him but I’m not going to freak out over it.
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Yet you continue to defend Aubrey Huff
You do realize that with how close Arizona is the difference between Aubrey Huff and Brandon Belt might cost us a playoff birth?
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I don’t defend Huff. All I said was that he is hitting better.
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Which means absolutely nothing, of course.
"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!"
Exactly
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No
You just said “Aubrey Huff is a pretty good 7th place hitter”
He’s not. He’s not a good anything hitter unless the purpose of the game is to hit the ball to 2nd base.
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Aubrey Huff as in (likely) true talent Aubrey Huff?
is a pretty damn good 7th place hitter. The way he’s been playing so far this year? not so much.
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Personally
I think Huff has a had a really bad year but I think he has greatly underperformed as to his true talent. I am happy to see him hit a little more the last few weeks and the critical thing is that he is elevating the ball and taking more pitches.
We’re talking about a 7th place hitter…compare with any other team’s 7th place hitter (NL)
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The problem with calling Huff a 7th place hitter is that he is not batting 7th because there are 6 really good hitters in front of him. He is batting below Aaron Rowand and Orlando Cabrera. That means he is effectively as bad as a 9th place hitter. So yes, he does compare favorably to most NL pitchers.
Regardless of why he is there…he is there. Just like Carlos Ruiz should not be the 8th place hitter in the Phillies’ lineup but he is.
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Do you understand what drivel a statement like this is?
Pick any NL game tonight and I guarantee one or both of the 7th place hitters is better than Aubrey Huff.
I wont even include the AL where probably both 7th place hitters would be better (excluding the Mariners)
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Okay
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Which Aubrey Huff?
This season’s? His full career’s? The last 3 seasons? The last 4 seasons?
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Or something.
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We're talking about this season's Aubrey Huff
If you think he has bounce back potential we have fundamentally disagree.
I see a guy who declined in the latter stages of the 2nd half last year and has continued that decline.
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Keith Law agrees with this
Stats in context with scouting report is the best way to determine true talent level.
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delcined in the latter stages of the 2nd half last year
the thing is though, he didn’t. He had one bad month in August, along with the rest of the team. You’re re-shaping his performance to fit what you think of him.
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Or something.
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September performance is taken with a grain of salt
We all know Aubrey Huff can hit AAA pitching, which is what you see half the time against September opponents. Players tend to have a “bounce back month” in September all the time to “finish on a good note” because they are not hitting against quality pitching.
(per Keith Law)
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2nd half
.284/.385/.462
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LATTER STAGES
No luck finding a game with 2 better 7th place hitters?
And I’m talking about stats and scouting. If you didnt see that Aubrey Huff’s bat speed slowed down considerably I dont know what to tell u
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Nay
I’m just not that emotionally involved with this topic.
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So you're just arguing for the sake of arguing
That’s not like a lawyer at all.
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by DFARowand on Aug 4, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in law school I'm allowed to say this
hahahah
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Oh well, carry on then.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Did I not teach you anything in the last thread?
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
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I’m trying. It’s not working. I’m over it.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
My father was an attorney so I’m allowewed to say this.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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No
I’m just having a discussion on the internet…I already stated I would like Belt to start but I don’t have that much angst about the situation either.
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Maybe you don’t always need to tell everyone to stop freaking out or about how calm you are?
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
okay
I remember that.
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I’m just saying, it seems to upset people and if you don’t really care… I don’t know, it seems a weird way to go about things.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I do care…I’m not just not that worked up over it. I would like for Belt to start over Huff but I don’t think that Belt will be that much better.
I didn’t start this argument either.
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My favorite
The old I’m arguing but everybody else is all worked up not me. I don’t even care about this argument.
/keeps debating
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Villiphied is doing it, too, and I totally don’t get it.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It's an intellectual exercise
also, I DO agree with the points I’m making. I actually do think KLaw is a blowhard who far too often cherry picks stats to fit his narratives about players. I actually don’t think there’s likely to be a huge difference between Huff and Belt going forward, though I would like to see Belt play. I do think that people who think that there’s no chance Huff would outperform Belt over the rest of the season are wrong.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
That’s the difference between possibility and probability.
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I don't understand this comment
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Okay, you win.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
YES!
do i get a cookie?
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
haha so true
BITCHES I WIN BECAUSE I CARE LESS
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I guess that’s not my purpose. I’m really not trying to win. I kinda don’t like having this discussion point per se because people feel so strongly about it.
I’m just here to have a discussion about baseball/the Giants. I don’t expect anyone to take my point…just a conversation.
It’s not like I expect anyone to all of a sudden like cake.
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I don't feel like having this discussion
But I’m just gonna keep having it. Keep poking at the discussion. Make statements that I know will draw the ire of people.
/whistle innocently
Give me a break.
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I like cake.
I wouldn’t want to walk into a room full of people upset about something and say something like, “I don’t get what you’re so upset about.” But, maybe that’s just me because I’m afraid of confrontation.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Internet is different than real life. The main reason I come here is to have a discussion. I don’t generally walk into a room and think I’m going to starting talking about cake.
But if it’s a pie v. cake argument, I will engage it but once someone is really strongly in favor of pie, I’m not sure I want to have that conversation anymore.
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Argue all you want
But don’t debate and then say at the end “I never really cared or wanted to have this debate”
It’s a fucking cop out and really annoying.
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I already said I care. I just don’t care to the passion/fervor that you do. So I choose to withdraw.
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I hope you're happy
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
The Giants reinstated Mark DeRosa and optioned Brandon Belt. And heeeere come the pitchforks!
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are you serious?
UGH.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I was really making suggestions. If you don’t want to think about them, no worries.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks…I will rethink my position on this.
but please calm down ;)
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I’m trying! But, I’m a lawyer. All we do is argue for no reason!
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I shoulda been a lawyer...
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Well, if we’re doing it right, we’re arguing for money.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
well, at least with me
it started out as more of a “hey well I have reason to think it might not be that bad!”
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Look, you can believe what you want, I am not going to stop you.
I told you what Keith Law’s point is. I agree with his point. If you disagree that’s fine. But Huff’s 2011 numbers back up Keith’s argument.
And I am squarely in his corner.
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I think KLaw is a prick
and I think he was absolutely adjusting the data to fit his perception of Huff. I think it’s FAR more likely that this year, last year, and 2009 were statistical abberations, similar to those we’ve seen from Aaron Rowand.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I like his analysis
so we shouldn’t continue this conversation further because it’s pointless.
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So by saying you think KLaw is prick
You’ve just told us you are automatically predisposed to not agree with his opinion.
The opinion of someone who has significant statistical, scouting, and organizational experience. Someone who is pretty respected in the industry.
Cool. I’m to share the same opinion as some1 like that
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I'm not automatically inclined to agree or disagree with him,
but KLaw SAID SO! carries no weight with me. I mean, hell, Sabean’s scouting and organizational experience blows KLaw’s out of the water, but that doesn’t seem to carry much weight with you.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Ah but yes you conveniently left out the glaring hole on Sabes resume
Statistical analysis.
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Honestly I have no idea what his STATZ background is
or the backgrounds of people he listens to. I know “SABEZ DUNT UNNERSTAND STATZ LOL” is a big meme around here, and I’ve taken part myself more than once, but I really can’t say he’s statistically ignorant because he comes to different conclusions than I do.
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
wRC+ in July
209. His wOBA over his last 3 months was better than over his first 3.
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
his wRC+ is 209 in July with a .599 OPS?
How is that even possible
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july '10.
he didn’t decline through the 2nd half, is my point. KLaw was cherry picking a terrible August to fit his perception of Huff.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I’m done with this conversation because you are cherry picking stats to fit your perception of Keith Law.
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not even sure what this means, but ok
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Daniel Nava is hitting 7th for Pawtucket tonight
.711 OPS Career in the Majors.
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I'm with you
it’s one thing to say “Man I wish Belt were playing instead of Huff”. It’s another thing entirely to say “Belt would definitely outperform Huff”.
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I am confident he would
I am also confident the sun is going to come up tomorrow.
Neither are for sures.
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one is much much much much much closer to "for sure" than the other
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No
one is your belief
the other is basically scientific fact and has occurred for billions of years.
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Actually no
It is not my “belief” as you so ignorantly put it.
It’s based on numerous statistical/scouting reports on Belt vs. those same reports on Aubrey Huff.
You’re the one who throws out the platitudes, small sample citations, and beliefs
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How dare you
I do not throw out platitudes! They are tossed with care!
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ZIPS
projects Belt’s wOBA to be .008 better. That’s like 2 walks over the rest of the season.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
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Citing ZIPs like it tells the future is ridiculous
But that being said. Better is better
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i KNOW citing ZIPS like it's the future is ridiculous
but it was the favorite argument of the “Belt will definitely be better” crowd. Their projections are, for all intents and purposes, the same. If you believe the projections, then which one will be better is a crapshoot. If you don’t, quite frankly I don’t know what to tell you.
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
i'm pretty sure the RoS projections
have Belt with like .020 of wOBA
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you'd be wrong
Huff – .334
Belt – .342
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Again
Better is better
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no, .008 woba over ~150 PA is functionally identical
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
in that
.008 is WELL within the expected error range of ZIPS over a full season, much less 1/4 of one.
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
This is basically saying
There is no need to look for marginal improvement because there is so few games left, so let’s just go with the guy we’re paying money to while stunting the growth of our prospect.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
This is exactly what I was just typing
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I'm not saying Belt shouldn't play
or that Huff should. Personally, I’d rather see Belt. To say he’ll definitely with 100% confidence, perform better, is crazy.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
He may be better
he may not, we have no idea. Their projections are functionally identical. That’s not a reason NOT to play him.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
He’s hitting 7th because somebody thinks he sucks more as a hitter than Orlando Cabrera right now.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Yet, someone also thinks he's a better hitter than Belt.
Thus Orlando Cabrera > Belt. Should have traded Belt for Cabrera, in hindsight.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
No he isnt
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I just sent a screaming text to my friend about Rowand batting leadoff again.
But at this point it’s more for her benefit than mine; she thinks it’s funny and she’s had a hard week.
Please win, Giants.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Okay, let me tell you about Belt’s swing. First, imagine the Grand Canyon. Second, imagine it falling it a hole a million times as big as said Canyon. Then imagine that this hole is at the bottom of a pit twice the size of the entire universe, and that this pit leaps into existence the second that Brandon Belt touches a bat. That’s him on a good day.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL GIANTS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 3:38 PM PDT reply actions
At least Belt will get to play next year
Oh wait…
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
At this point...
they should send Belt to Fresno for 3+ weeks and reactivate PtB. At least he is not wasting a year of valuable development sitting on the bench. Hell re-activate Miggy. Who cares…
Exactly.
And the decision has already been made, just not stated publicly. Management does not intend to play Belt, so calling for him to be used is now just whining. Let’s just whine about the other things out of our control, like the lineup the team does field sucking so spectacularly.
At least Bruce Jenkins is happy.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Hitting Rowand leadoff stretches my capacity for analogy
…it’s like…. trying to unlock a door with a baked yam…..
The lock on my car door only unlocks if I turn the key one way. Three out of five times that I try to unlock it, I turn the key the other way. I’ve done my best to commit the right way to memory, and it still happens with the same frequency.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL U – using a key to unlock a car door.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I was completely confused by this whole thing. Don’t you just push a button?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
lol rich people
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
or at least
people who bought a car from last 5 years.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Actually, I drive an 04, and it has remote locks.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I found out today that I am no longer middle class.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Are congratulations or sympathy in order?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Congratulations, I guess. Except now I just feel like a huge failure at managing my loads of money.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Just send some over to me. I’ll find something to do with it.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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I guess if I gave you enough of it, I could just be like, “well, I drive a cheap car and live in an apartment because I’m only middle class!”
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
See! Problem solved!
Now go buy a Mac.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I CAN’T EVEN AFFORD A MACBOOK HOW AM I UPPER MIDDLE CLASS
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
My ’98 has remote locks.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
But mine is an Acura, so you’d expect it. (an RSX, so it’s not a fancy one)
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mine is an Infiniti. It used to be fancy. Now it needs to be replaced – the fella has been driving it for the last 6 years while he decides what new car he wants (LOL slow decision making process).
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I'm getting a Mazda 6 in a week
will be nice to have a new car
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
He’s looking at a Charger. That would be cool. I keep trying to convince him to do it now.
I have also indicated that my midlife crisis car needs to be a Camaro convertible, but he says silly stuff about how the backseat is too small for kids. I remind him that they’re small, but then he foolishly points out that they’ll grow. In short, he’s missing the point that the car is for ME not the dang kids.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I've had a convertible for the last 8 years
I can’t wait to move to a nice, roomy 4 door, and I don’t even have kids
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
We had a Trans Am convertible until 6 1/2 years ago, but it developed some engine problems that would have cost more than the car was worth to fix. So I bought my Pilot, with the idea that the man would buy his new car. Still waiting. . . .
We have 3 cars – one can be a convertible for fun with no problem. I love driving with the top down.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
It IS fun when the weather's nice
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
My '89 Civic requires entry via the passenger side
So it’s pretty awesome.
my ex's car
got Tboned. It’s impossible to get in on the passenger side, and not legal to sit there anyways because the seat belts don’t work. It looks like a banana. She’s been driving it like that for 5 years. I have absolutely no idea how it’s still running
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
g/f got her car less than a year ago
doesn’t have power windows or door locks. It’s model year 2009 or 2010 iirc.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
My mom does that. She’ll specifically request for a stick without power locks & power windows. I think she’s upset power steering is in every car now.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
My 2005 truck has nothing except Air Con and power steering. Not even intermittent windshield wipers.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
They prefer to be called the upper middle class.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The battery in my remote died late last year, and I had to use my key to unlock/lock the car door for a few days until I could get the new batter (and have the dealer install it since I couldn’t get that damn little screw out without stripping it). It was the weirdest damn thing. I want to unlock my car door without touching it, goddammit!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
the best part of a remote…is that it reduces the chance of locking yourself out of your car.
Of course, some fancier cars locks itself for no reason.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I need it for the first reason.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
And the worst part is… sometimes when my hands are full I try to use my car remote on my front door.
I have done that before.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies sweep
Unless Sabaen wakes up and brings Wes Hodges up to replace Belt.
I can only be nice to one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
Soo...My yet to be born son
already has 4 Giant jersey’s…of-course multiple sizes to adjust to his growth. 2 beanies, a hoody and blanket.
no panda hat yet
snuggie would be cool cept…do they make them in infant sizes?
by Andrew Crispell on Aug 4, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Needs head ribbon.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
They make Giants baby bottles. And bibs.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Manuel's clarification
Charlie Manuel insisted yesterday he did not mean to slight starters Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain in comments he made last week after the Phillies lost two out of three games to the Giants. The manager had disputed a reporter’s labeling of the young stars as “great pitchers.” Manuel said yesterday much of what he said last week: that Cain and Lincecum have not pitched long enough to be considered “great.”
“They are good pitchers,” he said yesterday. “Great pitchers? What’s a great pitcher? A great pitcher is a guy who pitches quite a few years and he’s got some 20-win seasons and things like that. Lincecum, Cain, and their two lefties, [Jonathan] Sanchez and [Madison] Bumgarner, they are good pitchers. They are very good pitchers. I said that our team can hit them. Their stuff is not so overpowering and so great that we can’t hit them. That’s what I meant.”
Wait Charlie, are you saying they’re not great because they’re not old enough or because they don’t have overpowering stuff?
Also, if he doesn’t think Timmy has overpowering stuff, I wonder who does? Halladay and lee are obviously great pitchers, but I’m not sure they have more overpowering stuff than Timmy. I would say that while he’s less consistent, when he’s on, his stuff might be the most overpowering of any starter in baseball.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/126750873.html?cmpid=15585797
by busterbarelyevenknowher on Aug 4, 2011 3:49 PM PDT reply actions
LOLWINS
A great pitcher is a guy who pitches quite a few years and he’s got some 20-win seasons and things like that.
"Grant is a genius." - section214 - 5/17/11
oLOLd manager
talking about wins as it is a tell all stat
I’m guessing Charlie Manuel’s copy of “Moneyball” has crayon markings all over the margins.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Maybe he's the one who borrowed Sabeans.
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The thing is
he didn’t even backtrack. He basically said he still thinks they aren’t great because
1. Not old enough
and
2. Stuff not good enough
by busterbarelyevenknowher on Aug 4, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Since he has come into the league
No pitcher has struck out more batters than Tim Lincecum.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Not overpowering!
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You're wrong
Wainwright won 20 games.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
so he made himself look like more of an idiot clarifying his comments
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 only time he should open his mouth is to change feet.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
by bgunn on Aug 4, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Okay, here’s what I meant. Only old people are great. Okay? That’s understood. And they aren’t overpowering. Okay? Overpowering is getting wins. Everyone knows that. Steve Stone knew how to overpower guys. And they aren’t “great” yet. Get it? Just because they aren’t “great” doesn’t mean that they aren’t “very good”. They just aren’t “very good” enough to beat or team in any way. Okay?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Such is the way of clarification.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
“What I meant when I said they aren’t great is that they aren’t great.”
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
“Also, they’re not in my head. The only reason I mention them is to tell you that I’m not thinking about them. I don’t think about them at all, nor do I think they are great. They are good, not great. But I don’t think that because I don’t think about them. They’re not in my head.”
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
whatever
It’s hard to select any rational set of criteria for what to care about in baseball, but I find it hard to get worked up about Respect From Opposing Teams.
They've signed Deion Sanders?
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oh yeah…excited now…
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
But you can’t make him drink?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He had almost 1000 receiving yards with Mark Sanchez throwing him the ball.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That number is clearly going to go up
now he has Alex Smith throwing it to him.
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And over 1000 with Derek Anderson throwing him the ball.
Man, it must suck sometimes to be Braylon Edwards in the huddle and to think about the guy with the plays strapped to his wrist.
Guess what’s not changing in 2011!
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Chase Utley sits eh?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
He's POOPIN!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
So is Raul Ibanez.
Which means you don’t get a chance to laugh at his comical attempts to play defense. This is Charlie Manuel’s way at sticking it to you guys after all the mocking that stemmed from the “good, not great” quote. Or something.
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Raul Ibanez takes pride in his defense
"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 mean he’s not as bad as Dominic Brown…should have traded that guy.
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Look on the bright side
After that, you’ll have 5 years of Ryan Howard!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
and maybe 4 more of Rollins!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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Thanks
I like to think that a team with the Phillies’ resources can absorb a gut-bomb like that Howard extension more easily than a lower-revenue club like the Blue Jays with the Wells and Rios deals, and it’s definitely the case, but it still doesn’t make the move a smart one.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
If we can leave 30M off the playoff roster
you’ll be fine!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
The solution is to hire Alex Anthopoulos and not have to deal with the contracts.
"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 totally convinced that AA isn’t a Jedi or mind-controlling wizard of some sort.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
TBF: He’s matching wits with Tony Reagins and John Mozeliak/Tony LaRussa
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“Let me see his contract.”
“You don’t need to see his contract.”
“We don’t need to see his contract.”
“This is the player you’re looking for.”
“This is the player we’re looking 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!"
....
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
someone post the one where the ball goes down the line
and you see him running after it with his arms flapping
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 best one.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
thank you
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Tried to edit it so it looks like an endless string of Ibanezes chasing a ball
by Natto on Aug 4, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Noodle arm!
I’ve seen chimpanzees throw a baseball farther.
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Chimpanzees are going to destroy San Francisco?
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I think there’s a movie about it.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
San Francisco gets destroyed in every movie.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
Stone
Firestone
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Stonefire Grill.
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Firestone Double Barrel Ale
(am I doing this right?)
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SO TASTY
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I really like Stonefire Grill
pretty good food at pretty good price…you can feed a family of 4 for $30.
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Agreed.
They got their Stimulus Package.
8 breadsticks (yum), either tri tip or 1/2 Chicken, A family salad, and a medium 2 topping pizza for 22.99. Amazing!
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Proud Adoptive Parent of one of the best Five Tool Players, The Machine.
I'm not trying to sound reactionary but...
Bochy’s a fucking joke at this point correct?
Momma, there go that man!
by GovernorStephCurry on Aug 4, 2011 4:05 PM PDT reply actions
Hey! GSoM sighting!
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Pretty much.
Playing Rowand, while probably not better than Torres, is justifiable against a lefty by at least some empirical measure (batting average against lefties this year), however, batting him leadoff is not justifiable in any way, shape, or form.
In addition: LOLBELT
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
I didn’t realize Pedroia was so close to Bautista in fWAR
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Is his defensive value
really that much? Because the difference in offense is pretty big.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
holy shit ben zobrist
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Oh shit
I see what you were saying. Yea. Ben Zobrist 3rd best player in the AL. Who knew?
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Grant knew.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
makes me question fWAR
defenseive metrics are just so…….ehhhhh….
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Hilarious
Looking at the comments on Fox Sports articles on this series, I see many Phillies fans seem to still want to take the Delorean back to Oct. 2010. Better bullpen, better starting pitching, timely hitting= World Champions.
Suck on it!
Old=Great
That’s what Charlie told me.
by Drug Runner SF on Aug 4, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Am I doin it right?
Charlie Manuel—>Old
Old—> Great Pitcher
Great Pitcher—>Dwight Gooden
Dwight Gooden—>Born in Tampa
Tampa—>Florida
Florida—>SCOTT COUSINS
omg
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
OMG...Cousins is SIx Degrees removed from Charlie Manuel. This explains everything.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
you really
coulda just gone Old → Florida
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Inside scoop on bicycle culture.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Protip: dont read the comments on baggs blog
someone saying that starting scott leadoff is the “logical” choice
Um....Yeah
That’s similar to putting Stewart in the cleanup spot to give him more RBI opportunities.
by Drug Runner SF on Aug 4, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I would rather see stewart get most of the starts because of his superior defense to eLOLi
While he has no bat his defense is still very valuable
So
My anger stems not from Belt not in the line up, but more from WHY THE FUCK IS HE STILL IN SF IF HE IS NEVER GOING TO FUCKING PLAY?
Send him back to Fresno if he will not get consistent playing time in SF. He needs to be playing every day.
This is such bullshit.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
He has nothing else to learn in the minors.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Hole in his swing.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I just finished season 3.
Fuck, discs are slow.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, did it not cross Sheridan’s mind that when Delenn told him not to go to Z’ha’dum, maybe it was because he fucking went there, and it didn’t turn out so great???
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s possible his explanation was right, though. We shall see.
Or, I shall.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool episodes, though.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
your wish may be granted...
extrabaggsAndrew Baggarly
Mark DeRosa expects to be activated or released today. Is at end of minor league rehab assignment. Feels he can be productive utility guy.
Yeah
Giants have a cheaper and healthier version of him.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Sure
I was thinking of Keppinger but sure
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Checks this box
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I’d prefer he not be releaased.
"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!"
He’s more valuable than Belt, considering the way Brandon has been used.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I'm not sure about that
Having belt and not playing him is probably better for the team than playing DeRosa.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
@extrabaggs
Andrew Baggarly
Mark DeRosa expects to be activated or released today. Is at end of minor league rehab assignment. Feels he can be productive utility guy.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
Oh wow.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
A million wrist tendons suddenly flapped out in pain, and were suddenly silenced.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Uhhhhh
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Mark DeRosa expects to be activated or released today. Is at end of minor league rehab assignment. Feels he can be productive utility guy.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Goodbye Brandon Belt
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yep. They’ll DFA Belt to make room for Mark DeRosa. You know it, I know it, the Good Phight knows it.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Belt: But I have options...
Sabean: JUST GO AWAY.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Reminds me of arguments with my mom.
Mom: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!!
Me: I DON’T, I PROMISE!!!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
#tweetsfrom2010
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Any news on Mark DeRosa...?
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
WHOA
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Mark DeRosa expects to be activated or released today. Is at end of minor league rehab assignment. Feels he can be productive utility guy.
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.
Now watching Reign of Fire
Trying remember if it was a good movie.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
No
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
I still think humans can take on a bunch of dragons…but I guess if they were in the millions
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Comments like this are why I love MCC.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s crazy and here is an inflamed overly detailed rant and poorly supported narrative about dragons in Reign of Fire
I enjoyed it in a “graphic novel movie” kind of way.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
LOL NO
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
YES. FUCKING DRAGONS
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
If DeRoss gets released,
look for Agent Ned to snatch him up as Furcal’s replacement for the rest of the season.
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Accidental DFA?
Sabes: “Ross, DeRosa, whatever!”
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Hey guys
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Mark DeRosa expects to be activated or released today. Is at end of minor league rehab assignment. Feels he can be productive utility guy.
"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 guys
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
According to Childish Gambino, NBC is not the only thing he’s coming on tonight.
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by Kestrel76 on Aug 4, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Halladay and Lee do not win World Series games
Blanton does
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
well, i guess i should say titles
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
So much titty talk today.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I see my mistake there.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
If Belt isn't going to play
They may as well put Flappy on the roster and send Brandon down.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 4:26 PM PDT reply actions
This is how I feel basically.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Would you rather have Burriss or DeRosa as a super-utility guy on the roster? I’d take Burriss at this point.
I have irrational distaste for Burriss as a baseball player. I don’t know why.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you’re on to something.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
And because for some reason, he’s the call-up that actually gets played the most, even though he seems to be the one with the least ability.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
That's really it
I hate him because the Giants irrationally love him.
It also goes back to my irrational RyRohl love. Burriss always got more playing time and more call ups.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
This year's Velez
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
worst hitting 2B in the majors in '09
that’s where my distaste comes from
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
DeRosa.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Desmond Jennings is such a motherfucking beast
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
The entire production crew from Showtime just got simultaneous boners over the DeRosa thing...
Either way there will be some tears shed tonight at 3rd and King… makes for great TV!
The key question is
whether Bochy will offer DeRosa a beer?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Oh my ...
“Despite his time on the DL, Sanchez is still third in the NL with 59 walks.”
- sfgiants.com: probable pitchers page blurb on Jonathan.
"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
At the Sabean House on Thanksgiving, do the kids at the kids' table even get to eat?
Or do they get to go to the grownups’ table just for a moment and see all the food, only to be sent back to their table and look on as Uncle Fester tries to eat his meal but instead chokes on it?
by Every6thDay on Aug 4, 2011 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
This comment is pure genius
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
You left out:
that they are sent back to THEIR table on a bus.
"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
ot: music
Has everyone here heard http://www.scjag.com/mp3/do/sara.mp3 already?
Not at all my thing, but it’s pretty darned cool.
speaking of music thats prolly not your thing but really good
John legend singing with hoots the owl
My son was watching his elmo dvd and then this came on and i was like hot damn thats just a fine song
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Aug 4, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
to all the teachers here
Whats your take on Khan academy..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM95HHI4gLk
^^ TED Talks
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
I used it to re-learn linear algebra. It’s pretty useful.
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 4, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking of starting from the beginning and working back to Calc. I’m leaning heavily towards taking the GMAT and it probably would be really useful.
I’m curious if teachers would really use the software they developed for them.
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
Like a poor marksman, they just keep missing the target.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Game Over Brandon.
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Mark DeRosa thinks he will be activated tonight. Said of wrist, " I definitely have some limitations, but I feel good."
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yeah
If anything, they’re saving that spot for Miggy.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I was prepared for this. I feel bad for Brandon, though. This has to be torture.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Limitations include moving, using wrist.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Swinging a bat, throwing a ball, stuff like that.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
FUCK!!!
This team is so frustrating. If they send down Belt for DeRosa, I just don’t understand WTF?!!!!
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
You are not going to be happy
once you scroll down.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Limitations...
DeRosa has had 34 ABs in Fresno. He has had 10 singles, 1 double and no walks. For the season (at Fresno), he is batting .310/.310/.333
Aw. I remember that melancholy. We did it all over again on the last day of kindergarten.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Seems like something to celebrate, 1 year closer to an actual full day of school instead of coming home at noon.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
That part is cool. But the realization that my last child has passed this milestone makes it sad.
Hence, the melancholy.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
OT: Starbuck is kinda a boss, huh?
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
PEETS OR BUST
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Aug 4, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I do not understand this reference
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
obviously you haven’t had good coffee then.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
These work just fine.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
BSG?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Just you wait.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL FINAL EPISODE RUINS EVERYTHING
/NERD RAGE
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 4, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
The final episode doesn’t ruin anything. They wrote themselves into a corner with that one long before the final episode.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad I gave up when I did.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’ll stand up for the final season. It’s totally not a disaster.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
She rocks.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 4, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
God loves a terrier
yes he does
God loves a terrier
that’s because
small sturdy bright and true
they give their love to you
God didn’t miss a stitch
be it dog or be it bitch
when he made the Norfolk merrier
with his cute little ‘derrier’
yes God loves a terrier
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.
My comment box is stuck, so I’m commenting to fix it. That is all.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
Oh, that didn’t fix it. Oh well. Guess I’ll actually just have to preview every comment before posting it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
FFS
@JaymeeSireCSN
Jaymee Sire
DeRosa reinstated. Belt optioned
"For science. You monster."
This team.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
hahahahaaaaaaahahahahah
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
This was telegraphed in the Larry Baer interview I cited the other day
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
THEY HAVE GOT TO BE SHITTING ME!!!
What the ever loving fuck?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Good.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Well, there is my answer. At least he will be playing everyday.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Im happy about this
This stupid team isnt going to play him. So let him get ABs in AAA
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Ugh.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 4, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s got a hole in his swing that I would equate to the slow strangulation of time.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Oh Jesus
JaymeeSireCSN Jaymee Sire
DeRosa reinstated. Belt optioned
22 seconds ago
"With a guy like that, you have six beers, pass out, come to the park and hit."
Good
At least he can get the splinters out of his ass in AAA.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 4:48 PM PDT reply actions
yeah beacuse a hitting top rookie firstbaseman isnt worth as much as a flappy-wrist utility guy
LOLBELT
LOLGIANTS
LOLUS
THIS IS FUCKING HORSESHIT
Belt has a hole in his swing
DeRosa has a hole in his wrist
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.
Sabean has a hole in his head
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
HOLY SHIT
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. ARE YOU SERIOUSLY FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW? Did they really just fucking OPTION BRANDON BELT SO THAT THEY COULD BRING BACK A GUY WHOSE FUCKING WRIST EXPLODED WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO SWING THE FUCKING BAT?!?
JESUS CHRIST WHO THE FUCK IS RUNNING THIS TEAM?!?!?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on Aug 4, 2011 4:51 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Between this and the Cabrera trade
I am fucking o-u-t on this team. Fuck them. Last year was the luckiest fucking luck that ever lucked. Thank god it happened.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Funny how everybody in the media who has said that has an east coast bias
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
I see the error of my ways
I mean seriously. A team with management like this should not win a world series. Thank god they did, but holy shit. THEY SENT DOWN THEIR BEST MOTHER FUCKING HITTING PROSPECT WHEN THEY DESPERATELY NEED HITTING!!! And they did it so that they could bring in a guy who has no position and has had 24 wrist surgeries in the last 6 months.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
BL has an upper-midwest bias
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing I know about that region is FLOODS!
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Minot, ND
is a mini New Orleans right now. It is seriously unbelievable.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
And when Burrell gets his DFA, the premature freakout from a week ago will come full circle.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
On a happier note
braylon edwards!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
The win ceiling has risen to 8!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Division champs!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
How is this vintage Bondslegend not green?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Let me tell you
I didn’t think this team was capable of inspiring this amount of rage ever again when I was watching Posey and Wilson hugging on the mound. But here we are.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Glad to have you back
I need someone else to rage along with me. Fuckity, fuck fuck Sabes. Sabean, you sir are an idiot.
"I say what's on my mind, and more often than not, it's factually based."
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by Giant Torture on Aug 5, 2011 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Back back back
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he meant no disrespect to Giants’ “very, very good” pitching staff Apologized 2 anyone who took offense
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"Very, very good" but not great
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The Arizona Diamondbacks clear Brandon Allen out of the way so they can play Goldschmidt
The Atlanta Braves clear Derrek Lee out of the way so they can play Freddie Freeman.
The San Francisco Giants option Brandon Belt so they can play Mark DeRosa.
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Oh, whateverz
De Rosa’s wrist will blow up inside a week anyway.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
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And then there is Miggy!
Only defense I can think of for this move is that Bochy likes having options to move players into different position.
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CF Rowand
2B DeRosa
3B Tejada
RF Beltran
SS Cabrera
1B Huff
LF Ross
C Whiteside
P Doesn’t matter
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Oh the outrage
OH NOES they sent down someone who was batting .239 since being recalled – OH NOES
I already said I was out.
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This thread is already 1500 comments long and it’s 2 hours till game day.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
I’m amazed. Don’t you people work? I cant even keep up reading this thread at work, let alone participating.
The first six innings are overrated.
I don’t!
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LOL economy
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by Murray, Present on Aug 4, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
too easy to get belt fans riled up :) be a douche bag
ftfy
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by bondslegend on Aug 4, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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subject line plz
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and yes
.238/.304/.478 despite sporadic playing time. If only Aubrey Huff could manage that.
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LOL
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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Go away
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Humm who is going to be released off the 40 man? DeRosa was on 60 day DL
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Beltran had his chance.
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by cheno on Aug 4, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
irl lol
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Not Hinshaw
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.
Thank God Burrell is still on the DL
If they were to couple this with releasing him it would be amazing.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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It’s going to happen. It’s only a matter of time.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That whole situation was crazy.
Burrell was the 3rd best hitter on the team when they started benching him. And in that time span, he is still probably the 5th best hitter on the roster.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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Not only that
But this means the end of PtB probably as well too
:(
DL so he cannot be released.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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Tejada may be out until September when rosters expand.
And no one is talking about Pat’s injury. Which I wonder if it was ever there to begin with.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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When they start rehabbing either one of them is when a clock starts ticking. So far, so good.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm
I guess I could watch now that Belt isn’t going to be sitting on the bench technically.
That is cray-z.
Rubber bands and Elmer’s glue.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Those substances are much too durable
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I almost said crazy glue, but I knew that had too much adhesive.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you ever put a rubber band in a dehydrator?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
top ramen!
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so what is the over/under on days until derosa's wrist emplodes
I hope it doesnt he’s a nice guy but I just dont think he’s got anything left
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Forsett was my neighbor during my junior year
Him and one of the corners
The first six innings are overrated.
Apparently DeRosa can only really play first base
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I don’t normally take shots at owlcroft, but I do wonder what he’s going to have to say about DeRosa.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
but I think that whatever he says about lolold players and career performance (which, actually, I mostly agree with), he’s pretty clear that that analysis doesn’t apply to injured players
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
He’s regularly disregarded DeRosa’s wrist as a cause for concern, though.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
hmm, really?
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
if he's lucky =(
which really sucks, because he seems like a really cool guy.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
It’s more along the lines of if he comes back and reports no continuing problems it can be disregarded.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
odd
I find myself agreeing with him a lot, but we’re completely at odds when it comes to DeRosa and Tejada (or, at least we were at the start of the season, I’ve come to believe that there’s real physical deterioration when it comes to Tejada)
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Well, not “disregard” so much as “avoid and ignore all mention of”.
One of his last recorded comments on DeRosa, as an example. The conversation promptly ended when I brought up the wrist.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Huff v. DeRosa battle for playing time
It’s a futility-off!
The first six innings are overrated.
I am not going to root against Huff and DeRosa just because the front office is retarded
I am going to root for Huff to hit .600 BABIP for the rest of the season and DeRosa to OPS .900. Because they are wearing the uniform with San Francisco across their chest.
It is not their fault that Brandon Belt is not in the lineup or on the team. As long as they play for this team, Go Giants.
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by jctGamer on Aug 4, 2011 5:02 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I completely agree with this
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Oh definitely. I'll laugh.
But that is not to be confused with the fact that when Huff is at the plate, I’m hoping he gets on base. I don’t care if he “proves me wrong” in the second half. I hope he does.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yeah
but he won’t, hence why we’re all pissed.
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That's a noble idea and all
but fuck that shit. That will lead to more terrible decisions in the future, because the people in charge will think their way of thinking worked. It’s bad in the long run
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Wait, aren’t you the one guy who still believes in Alex Smith?
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by Murray, Present on Aug 4, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
it's almost exactly the same thing!
Except in every possible way.
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One more shot!
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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I'm not gonna do it
so whatever. Braylon Edwards!
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Alex Smith is fine.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, that didn't come out right.
Foine.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a handsome fellow
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Better than Kolb
LOL AZ
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
based on what?
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Remember
a good portion of the praise for his ability was coming out of PHI, you know, the team that was trying to trade him.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
And the team
that got ridiculous hauls for Feely and McNabb in recent history.
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I’ve sort of developed a theory about Philly. There’s a stat on football outsiders called something like the Peyton Manning effect, which simply adjusts the team’s projections upward based on Peyton Manning being fucking awesome.
I recall they used to struggle with something sort of similar about McNabb. The team would outperform his DVOA so regularly that they began to think of it as a real effect.
I’m sort of convinced it’s the Andy Reid effect now. I think he has a legitimate positive effect on QB performance. Which is great for Michael Vick, because he gets to be even more awesome than he should be. But it’s maybe not great for Kolb, because he’s no longer throwing for Andy Reid.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh oh. bondslegend is gonna burn you for bringing up FO.
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I don't hate everything about them
I hate when Aaron Schatz goes on the BS report and acts like he’s figured out everything about football. That guy really pisses me off.
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Yes
this has been something that’s been talked about a lot for a good long while. I mean seriously, AJ FEELY was good there! AJ MOTHER EFFING FEELYYYYYYYYYY for god’s sake.
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It’s tough, because the more theories I have about football, the less well they actually reflect on Donovan McNabb. And that sucks because McNabb has been one of my favorite players in the league for a while.
So first I develop this theory that low interception rates aren’t really super important, because touchdowns are just so much more valuable than interceptions are harmful. A quarterback can weather interceptions if he throws a lot of touchdown. He can’t get away with not throwing a lot of touchdowns, no matter how few interceptions he throws.
Which reflects poorly on McNabb because his defining trait as a quarterback, the thing that makes his numbers stand the fuck out, is that he throws interceptions less frequently than anybody. Most of his other numbers don’t wow quite so much.
And now this Andy Reid thing.
The logical conclusion is to just agree with everybody that McNabb wasn’t actually all that and a bag of crab seasoning flavored chips. But, damn it, I like him as a quarterback,
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's OK
to admit that McNabb, while not terrible, was never an elite QB. He was kind of screwed because of who was around him for most of his career, though. When he got a true, legit WR he did kind of light shit up for awhile.
Football in general, and QBs specifically, are really REALLY REALLYYYY hard to quantify because of just how much changes from year to year, and how huge of an impact coaching systems have on players. I like that people are trying to figure it out, but man it’s really really difficult to come up with something that’s as reliable as OPS or WAR or something like that.
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You don’t understand. I’ve made hundreds of comments online about how great Donovan McNabb is. Those don’t just disappear.
Oh… wait… maybe they can….
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm
well yeah. He probably could be that great if you put another in-his-prime TO around him, though!
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Exactly
what the actual fuck is with the Kolb hype anyways? He could EASILY be AJ Feely 2.0.
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It all comes from Phi
a few years ago when they let slip “oh he might pass up McNabb on the depth chart….” before also letting everyone know he’d also be available for their firstborn.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
But not really
I guess it started in philly, but the media has been all too eager to keep it going. PFT is the only place I’ve seen call out just how fucking insane that trade was.
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well that's what I mean
Phi started it, and the media just never questioned it, even though when Kolb actually, you know, played, his numbers were average at best.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Kolb is one of the few No Red Flag QBs in the NFL. I’ve talked about this before here, but I’m referencing R.C. Fisher’s QB studies of the past decade.
That is cray-z.
Honestly
I really couldn’t care less about crap like that. I think the fact that he’s coming from a franchise whose coach has historically gotten a lot more out of his QBs than anyone else means a lot more than any formula you want to think of.
Football more than any other sport is impacted by coaching, and I really doubt AZ has anyone nearly as offensively gifted as Reid.
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Well
I know you don’t care.
And I don’t disagree with you. The NFL is also the hardest league to predict, so I suppose we’ll see what happens. I still see Kolb as a legitimate QB prospect, and although that package was too much for Arizona, they still needed to get a QB pretty bad. The lockout doesn’t help, but I still think he’s going to turn out okay.
That is cray-z.
49ers have really bottomed out when fans are comparing those options
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by Murray, Present on Aug 4, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think the results will have any effect on team thinking. The Giants Way remains unsullied by facts.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 4, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly
this is probably true. But just on principle I can’t root for this kind of decision making. It’s the same reason I was rooting against Dilfer when he was starting for the 49ers.
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The Giants Way remains unsullied by facts.
I saw this incscribed on the portwalk.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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My issue has always been with management and not the players.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I’d like a player to realize he sucks and just retire.
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Watching all these old dudes toil away in the minor leagues has made me realize that that is not a realistic proposition.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
/looks at Rowand in a significant manner
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I can think of three right now. Who's on your list ?
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God I hope Barry Zito would just Gil Meche.
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That would be nice. Really nice.
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The player Union would not be happy with him at all though.
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"FUCK THE PLAYER UNION"
Zito would say
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
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Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 4, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
/wikipedias gil meche
holy shit
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Well the problem with that is
our terrible players are not at the point of they suck so much they should retire, its they suck so much, are league average or a little worse, but are payed like they are in the top 10-20% of players in the league.
Which again is a management issue.
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Well, I hate the idea of settling for “league average” players. We should have a shit-ton of really good players.
Although there are a few players that are so awful they should just hang up the cleats and play guitar on the beach for a while.
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well
we should have Sanchez, Posey, and Belt in an ideal world, but shit happens.
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And sometimes that shit is shit that the organization pooped out itself.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Yes
but my point is that the lineup would be a lot better if not for injuries. Sure, it could be better if they would just PLAY THEIR BEST FUCKING PROSPECT, but anyways.
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I think what I was trying to say but did a terrible job was
If Zito was making like 4 million dollars a year, would everyone be so pissed off at him? If Rowand was not making 3 trillion a game would we be super angry at him?
If Zeets were straight DFA’s I think another team would pick him up cause he still has value, just not 17 million of value.
Rowand I wonder about though.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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We shouldn't be angry at them either way
They’re not the ones deciding to start them.
I also say yes. People get angry at Burriss when he starts; I don’t think that has anything to do with his salary.
That is cray-z.
No one is calling for him to retire though.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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I am actively rooting for Aaron Rowand to strike out six times tonight.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll strike out 3 times
And get a 37 hopper RBI single and start again this series and you’ll like it.
That is cray-z.
I won’t like it.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
(I still secretly love Huff)
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by slackersphere17 on Aug 4, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Correct
And I am actually glad that Belt will be getting some playing time. It really is just sad it took the return of DeRosa to bump Belt to where he would get some more playing time.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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That metaphor got away from me.
If Belt's not going to be starting
He shouldn’t be on the 25-man roster anyways. I’m happier with this move than I would be if he continued to sit.
That is cray-z.
In this line
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Yeah
but the reason for the outrage is that this team is so fucking idiotic that they weren’t starting their best goddamn positional prospect. What the fuck?!
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be sure to save some of your rage for the niners
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If they don't have a winning record within one month, I'm actively rooting against Harbaugh.
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by Murray, Present on Aug 4, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Then,
and no offense, you are a moron. You would have been rooting against a lot of really really good coaches if that’s how you operate.
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noooo you didddaannnnttttt
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the huge personnel turnover has caught me off guard; I’m kinda nervous about this season.
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Um
the huge personnel turnover from a team that won 6 games? You wanted them to keep that group?
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Baas, Franklin, now Crabtree…even Bynam. not good.
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what are you talking about crabtree?
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That metaphor got away from me.
I can go down the list if you want
Baas: overpaid for one good year, replaced with a guy who started for a SB team 2 years ago
Franklin: if he was so great, somebody would have given him more than 1 year on the FA market, replaced with a guy who’s bigger and stronger.
Crabtree: he’ll be back for the regular season like he always is
Bynam: are you fucking serious? The 3rd string TE? Seriously? They have 2 carbon copies of him already.
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And it's byham, not byname. whoops.
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I actually agreed with all of this. I would add that Franklin’s bolting for the Saits really lowered my opinion of him.
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He didn't bolt
he was visiting here, and that made the Saints get serious.
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also, any kind of good coach would’ve won 10 with that group last year
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Not sure about that
they would have been better, no doubt. I think overall the replacements they’ve put together for the guys who have left are at the very least a lateral move though.
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I wrote some funny things about Jim Harbaugh, but you’ll have to wait for tomorrow morning to read them.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
No. In fact, now you will wait shorter.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I was talking about how Harbaugh is already becoming a mythical figure among 49ers fans, but how he’s making all the myths really boring in the process.
Like, Jim Harbaugh pushed a rock up a hill, and then over the hill.
I guess you really had to be there, tomorrow morning. It’s punchier there.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I think overreacting can be dangerous
because there were phases like this with Singletary and Nolan, too. But the combo of a guy who’s had real coaching success and someone who’s actually, you know, offensively minded is one that has been sorely lacking for the last 10 years.
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Yeah. It amuses me how much the fan reaction now reminds me of the fan reaction to Singletary.
And I’m optimistic about Harbaugh. It’s just funny.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Sports fans have really short memories
myself included. But I am more measured this year because of the epic flameouts recently
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The thing I can see happening
Is the lockout causing a rough start to Harbaugh’s tenure. As a passive follower of the Niners, I really hope they stick with what they’re trying to do for a while this time.
That is cray-z.
well
it’s a pretty good thing that they bailed on it before, though. If the team is as much of a train wreck this year as it was last year, then shit needs to be re-examined. I really doubt it will be though. That was pretty amazingly bad.
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Yeah, I think with Singletary there was sort of an “ah-ha” series of weeks where it became incredibly clear how little chance his plans for the team had of working, and how much things were falling apart around him at the same time.
With Nolan, it took a lot longer to get that same moment.
Hopefully, with Harbaugh, we don’t have to deal with that moment.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Singletary had a plan?
He was just hopelessly inept.
For me the moment with Nolan was the youtube video of Vernon getting in a fight on the practice field, Nolan yelling at him to “get over here!” and Davis just walking away completely ignoring him. Ugh. What a shitty few years that was
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I don’t think there was a plan in terms of the roster, but he seemed to have a clear plan in terms of discipline and gameplanning.
Which is not to confuse a clear plan with a good one. But those plans were certainly clear.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
he seemed to think he could just draft road-grading offensive linemen and bully other teams. Somebody forgot to tell him that this isn’t the early 80s anymore
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Honestly, I think the team is still most likely at least a year away. At least.
Being competitive in the playoffs this year would mean that Alex Smith needs to make good on a Delhommeian career path (which I actually think is, well, not a decent bet, but a half-decent one – which is, to be specific, half as good as the minimum bet I’d be happy to make). And barring that, being competitive in the playoffs next years would mean that Kaepernick is a good year ahead of schedule, developmentally.
It sucks for 49ers fans, but we really do need to wait this one out, and give Harbaugh some fucking leash.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah
I’m not expecting much this season. Sadly I think the Rams are going to be good this year, and REALLY REALLY good next year. The 49ers’ only chance at making the playoffs is if the Rams somehow stumble, like maybe Bradford gets hurt or something. Otherwise they are probably screwed.
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That said
it will be fun to watch a team that is a little more creative offensively.
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it will be fun to watch this team go 0-16
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think the Rams are going to have an easy time of the division this year. There hasn’t been a rookie quarterback impress me as much as Bradford did last year, and I’m just old enough to have made sense of Peyton Manning’s rookie year when it happened.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
F888888888k
Bradford seriously had nothing around him, and was 1 game away from 8-8. God dammit.
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And it’s not just that he did what he did on a team with that little talent around him. He did it as a two year college starter coming off of major shoulder surgery. With the team looking at him and say, “Hey man – it’s all on you.”
He had literally every chip stacked against him, and responded with one of the top five seasons from a rookie quarterback in the last 30 years.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
And though it would be terrible for the 49ers, I kind of hope he develops the way that he should. Because, shit, that player is going to be fun to watch for a long time. And, of course, fun to hate.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think watching Goldschmidt get his first major league hit and home run in AT&T really brought this home.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Bingo
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What exactly is left for him to prove in AAA, though?
The first six innings are overrated.
I’m in this line.
Will consistent at bats actually make him better?
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I don't see how consistent playing time would make him worse.
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It wouldn’t. But him in AAA is less valuable than him on the bench. I just think he’s not being challenged in the minors, so it isn’t helping him.
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If he bats 1.000/1.000/4.000 in AAA then I’ll say he has nothing left to learn. Otherwise that’s just ridiculous.
Nate Schierholtz wasn't born, he was built.
That’s not quite how baseball, in a BABIP world, can possibly work.
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I'm oing to speculatively disagree there.
I think that a large part of the reason that Japanese batter have such a hard time adjusting is that they’ve essentially become used to sub-par stuff. The older you get as a player without seeing top-flight stuff, the harder you are going to find the adjustment to that stuff. Belt’s not even close to that point, though.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
HOW ABOUT STARTING HIM IN THE MAJORS OVER LITERALLY THE WORST HITTING FUCKING 1B IN THE GODDAMN LEAGUE
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by bondslegend on Aug 4, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
GOD I HATE THIS TEAM
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by bondslegend on Aug 4, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
he's had 250 PA there
I’m not comfortable saying he has nothing left to learn. He didn’t destroy the league like Timmy did.
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Belt sitting on the bench getting 2 PAs every 3 games < Belt getting to hit in Fresno <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Belt starting
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Progress!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
So our bench against RHP (assuming Torres starts) are
DeRosa
Rowand
Stewart/ Whiteside
Fontenot
……….
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Very gritty
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That should be the bench
against every pitcher.
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That list is making me get a headache.
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by operation carrot on Aug 4, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Well look at it like this. The Phillies are equally as dumb
They sent down Dom Brown and continue to play Raul Ibanez.
Although, offensively Raul Ibanez is still infinitely better than Huff.
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I don't know man
Ibanez is pretty fucking terrible. The Giants also don’t have the division locked up like the Phillies.
That is cray-z.
Yeah
but LOL DEFENSE
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maximum OVERGRIT
DeRosa is a power bat with gold glove defense and a sure fire first ballot hall of famer
he also has INTANGIBLES
mental toughness
more guts than stuff
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 4, 2011 5:07 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I was at least looking forward to seeing Belt take BP on the Giants site today
But I don’t even get that now :(
Not a single positive word about the DeRosa/Belt move on twitter
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lunatic fringe
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Only positive about this move
is that I want to see how it’s handled on the Franchise.
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I saw one
Something about Belt needing time to mature. I was all, "HE"S NOT A BOTTLE OF WINE!!!"
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The tweet I just posted says they are very happy about it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Just as well that Crawford and Belt are in Fresno now
If they were playing right now and we ended up 4 games back by Monday, I’m pretty sure Bork would decide it’s almost exclusively their fault.
So far highly regarded position Rookie to be called up this year
Playing :
Goldschmidt
Freeman
Kipnis
Ackley
Jenning
Not Playing :
Rizzo
Belt
Am I forgetting anyone else?
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Hosmer
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Man this has been a really good position player year.
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ChisenhaLOL
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Dee Gordon and Jerry Sands have seen playing time for LA this year.
Gordon is currently starting, whereas I think Sands got sent back down.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 4, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Trout got called up for a bit because Bourjos was hurt
And he was fucking terrible
The first six innings are overrated.
So basically Rizzo is the only one that truly flamed out?
I don’t count Trout and his 2 week injury replacement stint. He was not ready and everyone knew it.
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It was absolutely insane that they called him up
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Why does he need to work on his pinch-hitting????
HE SHOULD BE A STARTING FIRST BASEMAN
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
There’s a quote where Belt or Bochy said he’s glad he’ll be able to work on his pinch-hitting skills in AAA.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
where is this comment
because I’m a glutton for punishment
Didn’t Bochy also say basically that Huff is going to start from here on out and Belt will come off the bench? All my rage was used up at that point. This is icing on the cake.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Something like Belt would be used in the role that Travis Ishikawa filled last year.
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Oh God. That was it. RAGE!
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
What the ever lasting fuck is 'work on his pinch hitting'?
that’s not really a skill. hitting is a skill. being comfortable enough to hit with out a full warm up is not.
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haha
keithlaw keithlaw
Downtown Phoenix just erupted in cheers! “@davidtiao: The Giants just decided Mark DeRosa is more important to the team than Brandon Belt”
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Question: What's the option limit for a player?
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IIRC
there are 3 option years. Unlimited movement within that year
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“If a player is on the 40-man roster but not on the active major league roster, he is said to be on optional assignment—his organization may freely move him between the major league club and the minor league club. If a player is on the 40-man roster and not the active 25 man roster for any part of more than three seasons (in which he spent 20 or more total days of service in the minors), he is out of options and may not be assigned to the minors without first clearing waivers.”
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JUST WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?
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They are talking to Neukom on KNBR
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Of course neither Razor nor Mr. T
asks him any questions about Belt.
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Company Men
/ tools
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I don't think it's a surprise
as to why Sabean’s show is on R+Mr.T
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He’s still hot.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my....NSFW
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by slackersphere17 on Aug 4, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I've seen mat Latos eat his boogers
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 4, 2011 5:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Ryan Howard just struck out on that booger off the plate away.
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This is funny people.
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I thought so anyway.
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He should only pick the left nostril because the right one bleeds, but he can’t keep his finger outta there.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL - overreaction by me but oh well
I havent watched a game in a week. not going to start now. fuck this team. fuck derosa, fuck zito, fuck rowand, fuck bochy, and fuck sabean. The giants might still win the west and do well in the playoffs, but they are trying their hardest to sabotage it. i do not support this. i will not support their advertisers and tv revenue. i will not buy $9 beers.
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by projectmayhem713 on Aug 4, 2011 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
for how long will your boycott last?
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im taking the month of august off from watching or going to or listening to games.
instead i will work out, run, go on photography outings. anything to better myself.
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 4, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
What if the Giants take three out of four in this series and go up 3 games on the D-backs?
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BINGO
i have just reached a boiling point because ive been paying too much attention. the team makes me more angry with their idiotic handling of some players than they do bring me joy. and thats the reason we all follow baseball anyways.
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 4, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I read 'pornography outings'
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oh dear god please tell me they have those
i would NEVER NEED ANOTHER BASEBALL GAME!!!
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 4, 2011 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: The Franchise?
How many episodes so far? Don’t get showtime, watched the first 3 on youtube today (loved it) and wondering if I’m missing any.
Nate Schierholtz wasn't born, he was built.
i think the 4th was this week
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.
Best case scenario
Brandon Belt is our opening day starter in LF next year
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I think this was their plan all along.
We only have 3 players under team control next year in the OF.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Maybe they’re moving Belt back to the minor for him to get more practice in the OF.
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what gets me
is that they don’t seem to have a coherent plan with him. there’s been no definite place that he’s going to be.
it is just back and fucking forth seemingly for no reason.
did huffs grounders start going through holes cause belt was on the bench?
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I think there is a plan but Bochy just does not proscribed to it. See Molina.
Sabean doesn’t micromanage Bochy so he does what Boch want.
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See: Castilla, Vinny
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Well see him in 2023 when he is 35. Bork and Sabez love men 34 and up. FACT
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Brandon Hobbs
Roy Belt
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 4, 2011 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor dogs. I bet Urban has a poodle like that.
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And it probably has an earring
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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Oh you know it does.
Cubic zirconia just like Urbans earing. Way too cheap for a real diamond.
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Heh
My liver just noticed we’re starting the stretch run to the playoffs.
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you heard it sigh heavily?
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Your mom's a girl
liver roster transaction
sent down Belt, called up Advil.
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s_t_a_c_k_s on deck
@keithlaw @davidtiao you guys are both idiots. We desperately need a right handed hitting 1B and want to try MDR there. Belt has options.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
LOL IDIOT
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by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
How can Giants management be so dumb?
The sheer ignorance is staggering. But then again, this is what one would expect from an organization that apparently does no statistical analysis.
Goldfarb does it
Nobody takes it seriously though
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They just got him
a WOPR
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Game of Thrones analogy
Not rooting for the team or individual players because of poor management decisions is like deciding to not like the Stark family just because Ned and Sansa are stupid.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
Ned would have been an awful King though.
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He would have been a great King
but a very dead one due to his honor.
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And emotionalness and lack of objectivity.
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You don’t understand him.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I LIKE SANSA
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I haven't read the book at all
but I have a feeling that she’ll make a phoenix like rise.
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ARE YOU THE HOUND?
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by Murray, Present on Aug 4, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T ASK ME IF I WAS LITTLEFINGER
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I can’t think of character in the series (keeping in mind I’ve only read the first two books) who got a shittier hand dealt to them than Sansa.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
she's two!
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.
People forget that Sansa is like 12-13 yrs old in the books. She is a total victim and shouldn’t really be held accountable for dumb 12 yr old decisions.
I wish someone who wasn’t Littlefinger or the Hound would just give her a hug.
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.
Mance Rayder?
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
so without spoiling much
Some scenes in ADWD will give you an interesting new perspective on the Legacy of Ned Stark.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 4, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
All these dogs have nothing on my Golden Labrador Retriever...
Named Buster…
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I doubt they even know how to play fetch...
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
i tried to name my german shepherd buster
the misses wasnt havin it.
she also wouldnt let me name him Legend even though i paid $3k for the thing… why is she still around??
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 4, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
good news is
dogs don’t care if they have more than one name. :)
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haha good point
we have so many nicknames for him anyways it wouldnt really matter. and actually since TGWTWS she would probably let me name him buster now. she didnt know who he was at the time.
by projectmayhem713 on Aug 4, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife didn't mind.. but shes a Giants fan now so....
Buster is kind of a great name for a dog..
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Man there's no way Burrell survives this roster move, is there?
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Well, there's no way they could get rid of Alex Hinshaw
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
you should be ashamed of yourself
for even mentioning his name.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
They could 60 day-DL zeets
but I have a bad feeling about PtB leaving
:(
It make my head hurt to think about how insanely good
Boston would be if Crawford was any good.
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who saw that coming
I know i didn’t
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Sure regression
but seriously..5.6 oWAR to 0.1…
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what is the largest oWAR drop this year?
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That's probably it
Werth has a 1.1 oWAR (5.3 last year)
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yikes wow
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Dunn?
"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!"
Pretty close but no
3.8 oWAR to (drumroll please) -1.4 !!!!
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I think going from well above average to below replacement is worth extra points
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
toolsy!
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Knbr
Neukom stated that it was believed that it would be better for Belt to be getting ABs in the minors then sitting on the bench.
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made sense
but of course he’ll be back in a month anyway.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
SO WHY DID SABEAN ENVISION USING HIM IN A ISHIKAWA ROLE?
IS THAT NOT A CONTRADICTION!?!?!?!?!
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Well
Ishikawa is in the minors right.
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Are you taking Sabean’s public pronouncements at face value again? Silly gamer.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't see much
DeRosa excitement in this thread.
Especially with the 1B PLATOONY TOON ADVENTURE opportunities.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
DeRosa is Plucky Duck?
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I’m excited for DeRosa in a comedy of errors sort of way.
And, really, it would be a good story if he could salvage just a shred of his career.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty much this
I expect him to last about a week, but it would be nice if he stayed healthy and played decently.
No LH pinch-hitter now, though? Nate?
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope so too... but
14-47 in rehab assignments 13 were singles
yes I know
and you could make the same chart going back to mid-2009. I think he needs to retire, but if he really is healthy then good for him. And good for the Giants, singles would be an improvement.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hope he produces..I really do
But I just have the feeling that he will be injured again or wont produce…I really I am wrong
preaching to the choir
all offseason rosterbation threads pencilled him in for a starting position, which I thought was pretty crazy absent actual decent play. The Fresno stint is at least evidence of him hitting the ball in a game, it’s been a while.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
What Bumgarner are we going to see today?
The good Bumgarner or the one that gives up 8 runs in the 1st
Walter White is Heisenberg.
Baggs
First, a roster move: Brandon Belt has been optioned to Triple-A Fresno and Mark DeRosa was activated from the DL.
You read that right.
DeRosa had come to the end of his minor league rehab assignment, but the club’s hand wasn’t forced. They could have kept him on the DL. They just couldn’t return him to the minors. (They also could have designated him for assignment and outrighted him to Fresno, but he could’ve refused the assignment.)
Anyway, the Giants decided to activate him as a backup infielder and right-handed bat off the bench. Belt simply wasn’t playing enough. The rookie told Bruce Bochy he’s looking forward to getting at-bats every day at Fresno. So it appears the Giants are going to ride it out with Aubrey Huff at first base. After covering this organization for eight years, I can’t say I’m surprised.
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at least
he’ll get to play.
Also, another sads for Ishikawa. That must be pretty awkward on the bus when Belty comes back to FAT.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, I thought this was a joke
This shit is bananas
Belt simply wasn’t playing enough.
This makes no sense.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, like, that was your decision to have him up here and hardly playing. And now they’re like, “HE’S NOT GETTING ENOUGH ABS IN THE ROLE WE WANTED HIM TO HAVE WHERE HE WOUDLN’T GET MANY ABS!”
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The thing is
it happened.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
no plan
or at least no agreed upon plan.
why did bochy want belt up to start the year? and now, he can’t get rid of him fast enough
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maybe
he didn’t, or maybe Ish wasn’t gritty enough.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I know!
Like… It makes it sound like there was some reason other than management decisions that he wasn’t getting AB’s. “Plenty of AB’s for DeRosa, but Belt’s anti-AB force field was keeping us from giving him enough AB’s.”
Seriously, that is the dumbest reason for anything I’ve ever heard ever.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
You're assuming
that Sabean and Bochy are of the same belief.
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This
I think Sabean wants Belt to play, personally. But he can’t cut Huff, and Bochy will always play Huff over Belt.
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11/1/10
True. I think once the Huff-in-right-field experiment ended so disastrously, Belt was screwed.
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Gee, if only someone had some sort of control over how much Belt played. If only!
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If only!
Apparently no one does.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s an unknowable act of God. If only mankind could harness the power to control a lineup.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Apparently.
Bochy tries to write “Belt” in the lineup, but the ink won’t work. Tries another pen, nothing. Uses the same pen and paper to write Huff, and it works fine.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Lars is doing his best to bet blocked by Baggs and Schulman.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
How's the freakout going?
Remember at the start of the year when it seemed like management had advanced into the 21st century and were making what seemed like well-reasoned decisions? Turns out nothing had changed at all and they just got lucky last year. Until Sabean and Bochy are gone, all we have to rely on is luck (and amazing pitching.)
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:39 PM PDT reply actions
At least we evaluate pitching well!
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
Except
Wheeler will become Tom Seaver
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We will see. But they have been good, or lucky, with these kind of trades since Liriano/Nathan.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
/points out Hinshaw on the 40 man
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I would file that one under “Roster management.”
We really, really suck at that.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
So sucky at it!
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Step Right Up Win a Prize!
How long until DeRosa is injured again folks! Step Right Up! Taaaake a guess!
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I've got August 20
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Trick Question
He’s still injured
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
LoL where’s CanofCorn?
Nicole Vogelsong
Hours of my life I cannot get back are being wasted on kiddie shows… HELP! :)
I feel her pain
and I only babysat nieces and nephews.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
heh. I was at my sister in law’s house and figured out that thing that was bothering me was some kids show in the background. I asked her “How are you not totally fucking insane?”
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After a while it becomes white noise. You don’t even notice it.
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Where am I? Watching the kids watch Amazing World of Gumball.
Although this one is pretty funny.
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Oh yes – I totally relate. I thought I was making that point? My brain may have mushified with all this Nickelodeon exposure, though – I might not know how to articulate my thoughts well anymore.
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WalrusMan had a similar tweet recently, except he put a different word before “HELP! :)”
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 4, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
BURN
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss the Brandons
I really hope they’re both starters by next season at least.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
How does DeRosa hurt his wrist this time?
My guess is scooping ice cream for Ray Ratto.
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LOL You
Ratto does not eat scooped ice cream.
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He eats the entire container in 1 bite.
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he peels the carton off of pints
pops it in his mouth
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Ratto's monthly incentive package
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by Giant Voodoo on Aug 4, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Knocking the donut off his bat in the on deck circle,
preferrably in his first plate appearance.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Knocking off the donut that's stuck to Ratto's chin
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
by Woody'sShed on Aug 4, 2011 6:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Shampooing his hair with Joe Mauer
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HOLDING THE MIC ON DISHIN WITH DEROSA
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
A comment from Baggs' blog
I think what we may be seeing here is a battle between Bochy and Sabean – and Bochy just won this round. Credit that idea to poster Our Team from the other day. The theory is that Sabean pused to have Belt called up, but then Bochy wouldn’t play him. Last year, Sabean forced a similar issue by trading Molina so there could be no choice in the matter of Posey playing catcher.
Sabeans’s statment that Belt would be used as an Ishikawa-type player could put a damper on this theory, though perhaps Sabean was just trying to put the best face on the situation.
I agree with this.
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Bochy does not control roster moves
Sabean was under no pressure to reinstate DeRosa. Nobody would give a shit if he released him, but he chose to do it, so I don’t buy this.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yeah
Bochy has a say I’m sure, but Sabean has the final word on roster moves.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The belief
is that Belt is better of getting PAs in the minor than just sitting on the bench. Maybe they will work on him in the OF.
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I was giving Sabean a lot of credit for the Molina trade. But, now it’s as if he put TWO Molinas in front of Belt to block him.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
THat's a lot of fat
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
noooooo
that’s like getting credit for trading Matt Morris or Zito away. Or Tejada, with any luck.
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 4, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Again
I think Sabean would rather have Belt in the minor playing everyday then having him sit on th bench.
I can totally see Bochy saying that he needs DeRosa because of his swiss army knife like nature.
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I don’t think that reinstating derosa was the driver here. the driver was to get Belt back to AAA. Activating DeRosa allows that.
sabes could be saying, hey, if you won’t play the good players I send you, I’ll just give you broken ones
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
no but he sure damn controls who rides the pine
what else can sabean do but make sure belt gets at bats
are you watching Best in Show?
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.
crap
I’ve been waiting for the dogs on the wrong csn channel.
had to listen to chronicle live. never again
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
The hits keep on coming
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Giants have not announced 40-man move for DeRosa and being evasive about it. If they want to activate Burrell and release him, they can now.
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oh crap
I forgot about that, I didn’t know what jct was talking about.
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 4, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
They will.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Lesson learned
Never take a discount to come back to the Giants. They’ll consider you expendable.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Why wouldn’t they just put Burrell on the 60 day?
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
Baggs doesn’t know anything. He and Schulman do this shit all the time, and it’s pointless. We should probably just wait and see what happens.
They’ve been messing with the DL all year.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember when Belt got called up and made an immediate impact
Then got a second start and didn’t do so well.
That was his chance.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:50 PM PDT reply actions
against Clayton Kershaw!
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.
didn’t go 5 for 5!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito is currently suffering from suckicitus.
Which is a terminal illness. So yes.
isn't
Tejada ready to be activated yet? He seems to be extra baggage now too.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 4, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, does he have any use?
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 you just call Tejada extra baggs?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
A couple days ago Tejada was saying “Yeah, I’m almost all better now” and management was saying “He’s weeks away.”
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exactly
I thought his time was almost up and they were going to stick him in a rehab assignment.
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 4, 2011 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
and of course
Bochy says: “Surprised by Improvement”
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I feel like Tejada and Burrell will just stay on the DL until September.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Belt has nothing to learn in AAA
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
he can learn to play the outfield
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Actually
this
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Yeah
I don’t often agree with GiantPain but when I do, I prefer not sending Belt down to learn another position.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
he can learn to pinch hit
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
In case they do release Burrell to put DeRosa on the roster
Burrell as a Giant: .254/.355/.475
DeRosa as a Giant: .185/.264/.238
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.
DeRo is due!!!!
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 4, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s going to happen.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how CSN has not said a fucking peep about the roster moves
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
They have Prematurereportulation problems
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Maybe they’ll DFA Fontenot. Which would be hilarious, because he’s supposed to do a signing at my dad’s hospital on Monday.
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.
And also because he’s better than Orlando Cabrera, Miguel Tejada and Mark Derosa
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
yeah
GTFO Frodonot.
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 4, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
a hospital?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It's a place where sick people go
But that’s not important right now.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
They’ll DFA Torres
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
They wouldn’t DFA someone from the 25 man and send Belt to Fresno.
But, I’m pretty sure you’re not serious.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
good point
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Your dad still gets his signing! Thomas Neal said Fontenot was really funny. Your dad should get him to tell some jokes.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to try to go, but I might not be able to.
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.
Aw, bummer. :(
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow Belt to Fresno
guess in a couple years those pinstripes will look ok on him
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
Wait
isn’t profanity a warnable/bannable offense?
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aren’t you talking about Timmy?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
SCOTTISH TERRIER PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Lars is mad
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.
ANGRY LARS!!! RRRAAAWWRRRR!!!!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Did he ask you about ravens and writing desks?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s fuming at Baggs and Schulman, as he should be.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
hankschulman If you knew anything about my job, which you don’t, you’d realize we ask many questions when TV cameras are off. RT @LarsTheWanderer:
what does that even mean?
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.
hankschulman Belt question has been asked and provided many times. Bochy wants Huff, who makes $11 mil, and doesn’t trust rook here. @LarsTheWanderer:
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That's the answer, I guess.
Too bad it’s such a shitty one.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think what Lars wants is for the beat writers to call Bochy out on that bullshit answer.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That’s not a bullshit answer. It’s the real answer.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The real question is, “why don’t you trust him? What, specifically about his skill set bothers you?” Not just nod and accept it.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just typing something similar. It would be perfectly reasonable to ask “Based on what? He’s had like 4 at bats.”
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Or, “why do you trust Huff who has always been kind of shaky defensively, and is having a terrible offensive year? Who would it hurt to give Belt a chance? He can’t be any worse, right?”
If you’re too chickenshit to ask these questions, don’t get mad at people who are calling you on being so chickenshit.
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
‘I don’t like to trust rookies’ is the answer.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Then follow up with “How the hell do they ever stop being rookies? Why bother with a farm system, you bigheaded asshat?”
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It seems to me that the general pattern is to spend several years in the minors, spend at least some time in the big leagues as a bench player and then get a starting job (with exceptions for expected superstars, which I suppose one could argue applies to Belt). Belt has played 183 games in the minors. I can see no point in aggressively questioning the fact that they are unwilling to give a 23 year old with a very short track record a starting gig over a highly paid vet who actually has one… that is pretty much SOP in the majors.
Expecting a beat reporter to be combative over something like this is silly. It’s not going to happen. It’s not really their job. Their job is to relay their impression of the games to the readership in an entertaining fashion and report factually on the moves the team makes. If they did behave that way, they would get frozen out for the fluff that actually is their job.
No matter how satisfying it would be to hear the Giants’ braintrust get their feet held to the fire, Baggs and Henry are not Woodward and Bernstein.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
If only someone could do something about that. If only.
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I’m thinking that Huff gets traded next year ala Molina.
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That appears to be the only way Belt will play.
It still kind of kills me that Posey might have been blocked all year last year.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Molina was easy to trade.
He wasn’t a good hitter, but he played a position where no one is a good hitter. He also wasn’t making very much money.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
well
twice as much as everyone else, all of whom were better, but Texas happened to have no one better.
You’re right about Huff getting 2x more than that again at worst non-Dunn production.
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 4, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Now so is Hank
hankschulman Henry Schulman
If you knew anything about my job, which you don’t, you’d realize we ask many questions when TV cameras are off. RT @LarsTheWanderer:
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AWESOME. THAT DOESNT HELP ANYONE EXCEPT YOU.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
“Hey, where’s the sandwiches?”
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 4, 2011 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Lars is going astray though
@hankschulman Not once have you written anything about Huff’s contract taking precedence over Belt’s talent. Not once.
Should hammer more about the shortcomings of Huff than attack Schulman.
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BRAINS sighting
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Who else is on the 40 man?
J. Casilla
Edlefsen
Hinshaw
Adrianza
Runzler
Tanner
H. Sanchez
Burris
Crawford
Ford
Peguero
Since we know Hinshaw isn’t going, who would they release if not PtB?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Oh that’s right. He is. Season ending surgery. But, he could be activated and released, no?
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Tejada? Maybe? What use does he have with Cabrera AND DeRosa?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I would love that. I forgot to include him in my list. Whoops.
@legaleagle88
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by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh damn I'm already injured
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Belt question has been asked and provided many times. Bochy wants Huff, who makes $11 mil, and doesn’t trust rook here. @LarsTheWanderer:
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
he prefers bishops
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.
Duh. Huff makes $11 mil so he must be better. Science.
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DAMN
extrabaggs @LarsTheWanderer @hankschulman Let me put this tactfully. No, screw that. You’re an idiot, and you’re out of line.
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.
No sir
you’re out of line
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shanghaijim @howtheyscored @shanghaijim @scout6 @extrabaggs @shanghaijim FUCK EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could use @shanghaijim but someone else got it and I"m not going to add some stupid number just to be different
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Be “@therealshanghaijim”
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I’m not @howtheyscored, either. But I like my twitter name.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know who said what there. Twitter is so weird.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Baggs just called Lars an idiot.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s calling Lars an idiot
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 was in reply to this:
LarsTheWanderer
@extrabaggs @hankschulman Access over substance, right guy? I mean, as long as you two still get to assault the press spread.
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Hit a nerve, apparently.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yeah, that’s a little over the line, Lars. And you should be mad at the team, not the beat writers.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
He’s mad at the beat writers for not pushing the team to actually justify their bad decisions.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
They answered the question, tho. They don’t trust Belt simply because he’s a rookie. Its a stupid answer, but it IS an answer.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
ethical journalists do not just take things at face value just cause a person with access and/or power told them.
not that they need to be unethical, per se, not to push for truth. just being lazy will suffice
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I don’t think Andy or Hank see themselves as journalists. They are just mouth pieces for the team.
Check out Catch-28.com, a blog about Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants.
And there’s enough mad to go around. We can be mad at both the team AND the beat writers.
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JOURNALISTS SHOULD GIVE EACH OTHER AWARDS
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
This makes me want to sign up for Twitter
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I need to follow Lars on twitter.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 4, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s worthwhile.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 4, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw Baggs chewing out a security guard once. Do not mess with him.
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw Ratto chewing out a security guard once. He would not share.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I will say this: Mark DeRosa is a gorgeous man.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s enough love to go around!
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
This is pretty weak by Schulman
I can’t take pen from Bochy and write lineup. If you think you can get a better answer, buy a seat near dugout and ask. RT @LarsTheWanderer:
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Then it’s like, what’s the point of beat writers if you have to ask the questions yourself?
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 4, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Shulman (who I think is an idiot, btw) is saying that they DID ask all the right questions, but management gives stupid answers. Now the rabble are blaming the writers because they don’t like the answers management gave.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
/asks question
Receives canned answer that doesn’t make sense.
/accepts canned answer
/move on
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 4, 2011 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, there’s a difference between getting an answer and asking an obvious follow-up when the answer is meaningless. Or perhaps maybe pointing out an inconsistency between what the FO said last week and what they said this week.
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I think Shulman is a dolt, but I do read Baggs, and he generally agrees with the Belt problem as the McCoven sees it. I have no doubt he has asked the team the right questions. The team is intractable and stupid, not Baggs.
Really, you’re blaming the messengers here.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree on this.
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I think Lars’ beef is that the reporters should be for the fans not the team. Thus, when there are obvious questions to be asked, he expects them to ask the questions, not just sweep the issue under the rug.
This would never fly in NYC or Boston (for better or for worse)
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And I’m saying that I bet they did ask the questions and did not get any answers from the team other than the stock garbage that they had already said.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
then they should say that. Not pretend the questions don’t exist.
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Did you read Baggs post earlier? He’s as pissed off as anyone. Do you really think he just rolled over and said, OK, Sabes, thanks that makes sense?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
His post put it on the fans
The Giants reinstated Mark DeRosa and optioned Brandon Belt. And heeeere come the pitchforks!
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which is a bit silly
the pitchforks for that are IMO less sharp than the ones poking every time Belt sat in the last couple weeks.
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 4, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I tweeted to schulman that Baggs does seem to cover it more than he does
but I also said that the anger of the situation has made me angry. while the giants might give idiot answers you can still comment on said idiotic answers its why a lot of people love baggs and schulman not so much. I wrote some angry tweets earlier but now I’m over it he wont even respond anyway because I wasn’t angry enough I guess…
that’s my take (also I think schulman is a dolt too FWIW)
It’s true, but they also have to maintain good relations with the team and staff. I imagine that’s a tricky path to navigate.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Agreed 100% Henry is an idiot, but it's not up to him and Baggs to create FO's answers which are usually cryptic, contradictory or moronic.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
I'll be the weird one
Schulman’s a pretty good beat writer, I think. He only looks less than good compared to Baggerly. But he’s good.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
he could be
Kawakami or that fool in Sonoma, whatever his name is.
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 4, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well those are columnists, that's a whole other thing
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
if they
were regularly assigned, they would be worse.
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 4, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
than Baggs and Schulman, I mean.
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 4, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha pwned
Imagine. Lincecum still hitting 99-101 with the gun. Greatest pitcher of modern time??
by Vaccaro on Aug 4, 2011 6:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Something fun to keep you occupied till the GDT
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Aug 4, 2011 6:07 PM PDT reply actions
Nah
we’re following Lars
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Yeah, we’re not having a problem being occupied.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Afternoon everybody.
Been away, job interview. Anything new?
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
EVERYTHING FUCKING SUCKS
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Lengthy 49ers discussion. I’m in love with Sam Bradford.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Just joined twitter cuz of Lars
following him, schulman, baggs, and every6thday…is there a mccoven list?
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check my sig to follow me.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I’m on twitter, but you either have to know my real name or my twitter name to find it.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
And you probably won’t derive any pleasure from following it. Just ask can of corn. It’s boring. And mostly about my poop.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s awesome.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Oh, I see one of my last two tweets was an emotweet.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, I forgot I did that “Game Shows that Become Less Fun When You Add or Change One Letter” thing.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s Make a Deaf
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
lol Crash Cab lol
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by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I never go back and look at my tweets. Then I’d know exactly how stoopid I sound.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Man, I regret that emotweet.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Does that one require context? It seems incomprehensible to me.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Yeah, the more emo I get the more obscured I make everything. It makes me act like a baby, but I do feel better after.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
E6D just followed me.
Now I have to apologize for being such a disappointment.
Twitter is basically where I drunk-text the internet.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Weird – it seems like a lot of the people I was following weren’t listed as people I am following. I re-added some. Let’s see what happens.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I think you can figure out some of the people that follow Grant
That’s how I stalk everyone on here.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 4, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean @jp_on_rye.
That always looks like a face.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 4, 2011 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
So the 49ers got Braylon Edwards
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
what the fuck is braylon edwards
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.
Braylon Edwards is B-Easy
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
by Woody'sShed on Aug 4, 2011 6:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Braylon Edwards is B-Easy
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
by Woody'sShed on Aug 4, 2011 6:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Braylon Edwards is B-Easy
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
That's what I was going to say
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
Super Bowl, here we come!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 4, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Well you have to buy tickets now before they sell out.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
It would be pretty hilarious if the Giants released Burrell for DeRosa.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 4, 2011 6:12 PM PDT reply actions
If by hilarious you mean
“a decision of amazing short sightedness and showcasing a stupidity of epic proportions” then yes. Really hilarious.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
That is my definition of hilarious.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 4, 2011 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Carry on then
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
So, yeah...
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 6:17 PM PDT reply actions
Come here, you big lug. We’ll put on a baby-doll pillow fight for you.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I knew I could count on you.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 4, 2011 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll go get some vodka.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
lulz. Nice callback!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
well fought
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
did they block you?
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.
/pokes hornet nest with stick
Like my hero…Lars.
/swoons
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
How are things?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I'm proud of you.
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copied the answer word for word, no follow up.
you are qualified to cover the giants!
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I just wish we could get some good honest reporting.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I think Sabean runs the ship like the Mafia.Privliege, access, punishment. I dunno, maybe it’s just the leather jacket.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
/sigh
MLBFakeRumors MLB Fake Rumors
BREAKING: #SFGiants sign Hall of Fame OF Henderson. SB King will leadoff and play short.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
the bay area sports media earn their reputation again
for being effective subsidiaries of the teams the cover
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
This makes me want to change my major to “Sports Business”, or something. Because at this point I feel overqualified to be a GM.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
Yes. I realize this is a gross overreaction and there are many facets of the job I don't know about.
But holy shit.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Good God, this thread.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I think it's funny there was a Belt vs. Huff meltdown
BEFORE Belt was optioned and DeRosa activated
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
not great god, this thread
Flem: "Tim are you enjoying the party?"
Timmy: "That would be a fair assumption."
This site is amazing.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It really is
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 4, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
thank god for drugs and alcohol
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
I swear the NESN go to and come back from commercial music is the opening guitar part from Beezleboss.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Who cares about a baseball game right now!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
RIP this thread. You will be missed.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 4, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
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