The Return of Jonathan Sanchez
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 5, 2011 12:33 PM PDT
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PrintJonathan Sanchez is back! Who is this mysterious fellow? According to Baseball Reference, Sanchez is a minor league outfielder who used to be in the Mets' system. He didn't hit, and he was converted to a pitcher for a couple of innings before he was released, but apparently he's starting for the Giants tonight. That's odd. Good luck, kid!
edit: I knew that couldn't be right. Turns out the Giants also have a starting pitcher named Jonathan Sanchez, and he's returning from the minors today. Weird. The rest of the post will focus on him.
Remember when the Phillies signed Cliff Lee? He's good. But that's not the point, the point is that it set off a firestorm of "Are the Phillies' pitchers the best collection of best of all-time ever?" articles. The Giants, who had just won the World Series after a two-month run of once-in-a-century pitching, had their honeymoon cut short. Couldn't think straight over the sound of all that phillatio.
Part of the reason Giants fans were so upset was that we were feeling understandably good about our pitching. Kind of won the team a championship, it did. Then all of a sudden, these show-offs were yabbering about their pitching as if they'd already won something. Giants fans were like, "Whoa, did you forget about us? You know, Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner, and Sanchez? Hellllo?" You'd think that we trailed off at that last part -- like when we got to Sanchez, we'd start to mumble and kick a pebble on the ground. But, no, we were serious! It was adorable.
Let's resort to analogies:
Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Oswalt, Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner, Sanchez
Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Casino, The King of Comedy, Raging Bull, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Mean Streets, Shutter Island
Sgt. Peppers, Abbey Road, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, White Album, Please Please Me, a mix tape with "Free as a Bird" and "Yellow Submarine" on a loop.
Is that unfair to Sanchez? Oh, by about half, at least. He really was an effective pitcher last year, and he was getting deeper into games. His start against the Padres in game 162 helped the Giants into the playoffs, and his start against the Braves helped the Giants stay close enough to allow for a conradical conclusion. The duds in the NLCS, and one Mitch Moreland homer in the World Series, dampened the excitement just a bit, but he was still supposed to be one of the reasons the Giants were right to be optimistic this year.
But he regressed this year. The 3.81 ERA obscures just how hard it's been to watch Sanchez pitch. The 5.9 BB/9 is a career high -- he's already walked more hitters this year (59) in 89-2/3 innings than Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay walked last season combined (48) in 463 innings. With the emergence of Ryan Vogelsong, the pitcher who used to be included as a part of the Giants' big four is kind of an afterthought now.
He's back. Sanchez is back. And, hey, it's those wacky Phillies! Right as our expectations are at their lowest for Sanchez, he's going against the team that he faced when our expectations were at their highest. How symmetrical. Sanchez pitched in three minor-league games to rehab. How'd he do? Walked a bunch of dudes. Struck some guys out. Weird.
After the latest Zito implosion, I don't think I'll take Jonathan Sanchez for granted, exactly, but he's still the odd man when it comes to any discussions of the Giants/Phillies Great Rotation Rivalry of the New Decade. I've given up on the idea that he's a late-bloomin' lefty, like a Mark Langston or Sandy Koufax. I'm just hoping he's the Jonathan Sanchez of last year. That would be awesome. Here's hoping ...
Welcome back, Jonathan. Now throw some damned strikes.
Also, anyone who defends Shutter Island as anything but a waste of time and talent will have their comment deleted and account terminated.
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PLEASE throw strikes.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Aug 5, 2011 12:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
FINALLY someone agrees with me about Shutter Island.
Hated that movie.
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
I didn’t hate it, but I came out of the movie really confused. I got the twist but…why would that move even have been made?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
That’s the real twist.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked Shuttah Island up to a point but I thought the twist was cheap and easy. Maybe I’ve watched too much sci-fi but the whole “oh wait, the reality you think you’re in isn’t really reality” twist is almost cliche
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 5, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Very Bad Movie,
but a good book.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
So at first I was like “Conradical? Is that a new word the kids are using?” and then I was all like “oooooooohhh. I get it. Well done.”
Prediction: 9 K (mostly because, well, Ryan Howard), 5 BB, 3 ER
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Yeah
I’m sure CoC is just devastated.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m crying.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
go Guapo!
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.
what i meant to say was
OOH, Shutter Island – I thought you were talking about Inception. Didn’t they use the same character?
I miss 2010
I thought it was decent.
#SafetyInNumbers
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
You can't ban us all!
/you actually can
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
Co-dad of Ryan Scoma with waelwulf, because we're progressive like that.
by free f.p. #14 on Aug 5, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Enjoyment inversely related to price paid to see it.
$2.99 pay per view.
It was better than doing yardwork.
Ha yeah it was a Redbox rental. $.99
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It was pretty obvious where the whole thing was headed, but I didn’t dislike it.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m sure glad I went with a Mr. Show reference; I was this close to naming myself DrCawley.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 5, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
If this doesn’t get you banned…
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Not sure that worked when this comment shows up below the other one.
"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!"
Shutter Island was fucking terrible
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Dirty
5IP, 3H, 5BB, 5K, 2ER
"For science. You monster."
5IP would be ideal. It will probably be more like 6 2/3, and that’s when the shit hits the fan.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
This is about what I expect as well.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
/leaves with the bases loaded
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It happens so often
I thought that was in his contract.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
2 HBP
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I like Jonathan
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.
ED GRIMLEY DANCE
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by satyricrash on Aug 5, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HAHA
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Eli is always my favorite part of those pictures. 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.
Dude catches no-hitters.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
oh, come on.
remember what Jonathan did last time he was reinstated into the rotation? yeah, that’s right… I’ve got expectations tonight.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
i think the last time he faced the phils things went down like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iahwt5xzf_4&feature=related
If you’re trying to film a TV screen, why wouldn’t you, y’know, set the camera on a flat surface?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
good question, but MLB’s policy about their content is fairly restrictive, so this is all I could find (in 20 seconds).
Oh yeah, I know. Not your fault.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
'member the last time Dirty made a return to the Giants' rotation?
I hope he does that thing again
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
by jordanovich on Aug 5, 2011 12:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
would be nice
and if not, 5 or 6 innings of that to start out would suffice.
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 5, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Perfect game… at least a no-hitter.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Uribe isn't here to fuck it up this time!!
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
by jordanovich on Aug 5, 2011 12:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
We've brought in a whole new cast of characters capable of fucking it up this time
The first six innings are overrated.
/Tejada falls down
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
/OCab falls over
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Someone’s gonna get scolded…
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
I know...I'm just not sure what to call him at this point.
Someone needs to post a new fanshot so this will go away
BREAKING: Giants Trade For CabreraIt’s thew first thing I see everytime I go check fanshots.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
This Line
/ hope he performs well enough for it to be something nice.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Jose Guillen never got one.
"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 did, it just wasn’t a nice one. I remember calling him all kinds of names when he made the errors about a week into his Giants stint.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
'shooter' was already taken.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It's so obvious that multiple people must have suggested:
Orca
by mrs. owlcroft on Aug 5, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
SloCab?
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 5, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hi de hi de hi de Cabrera
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Get my vote !
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I missed that game, too, due to stupidly having friends.
Maybe he’ll do well tonight just to spite me.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I met my current GF in vegas that night
She is a Giants fan too. Worked out great.
Time to repeat in '11!
by Myemail21479 on Aug 5, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The only problem is our infield defense is even worse than it was that 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."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
it's a wash at worst
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 can see a wash everywhere except Ishi is probably a better defender than Huff.
Could be offset by Pablo being better now, but I think Cabrera may be worse at SS than even Rent was.
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
my thinking
new pablo > old pablo, cabrera > rent, ishi >> huff
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.
also
the OF defense is better
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Not if Torres isn't starting.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
no it still is
especially if Nate starts over Ross, but even Ross – Rowand – Beltran (the worst likely arrangement) is > Bowker – Rowand – Winn
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.
KEVIN FRANDSEN APPEARED IN THAT GAME
HOW COULD YOU FORGET?
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 OF is a wash in that configuration
Winn was a way better defender, possibly the best defensive RF ATT had, than Beltran. Ross is better than Bowker to offset the Winn/Beltran situation and Rowand = Rowand.
You put Torres in there and the OF is better.
But I brought up INF because that’s where the error came to blow the perfect game. There was no issue with the OF defense.
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
Winn was a way better defender, possibly the best defensive RF ATT had, than Beltran.
Well that’s just not true
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Winn's career UZR/150 in RF was 15.7
That’s phenomenal.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It would be pretty much the greatest ever.
Winn was not the greatest RF ever to play the game.
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 well have been among the best defensive RFs ever.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
C'mon get real
Winn was a fine rightfielder. Did a great job getting to balls. But he had a pop gun for an arm. When you talk about all time greats you get into the Clemente, Kaline, Ichiro types – the guys that covered a lot of graound AND had/have cannons.
well yes
lex never said otherwise. Ichiro (and schierholtz) has range AND arm, Winn only has range
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.
Sure
But Winn had a much better range than those guys, at least per UZR.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
see below about my feelings on range
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I don’t really think this is true.
You wouldn’t say that about, say, leadoff hitter – that you’d rather have a well rounded hitter than someone who was just extremely good at getting on base.
Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention.
Mark DeRosa is more than the sum of his tendons.
Well
If you give me 2 options for a leadoff hitter, and one guy has 10 points higher OBP, but 50 points lower SLG, I’d go with the other guy.
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 would say that about a leadoff hitter.
If “well rounded” in this case actually translated to “better”.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
it usually does
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I don’t really see why it should.
Well rounded just means approximately equal ability in every area.
Schierholtz is certainly a more well rounded defender than, say, Torres. I don’t think that necessarily make him a better defender because Torres is better at the skill that prevents more runs.
Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention.
Mark DeRosa is more than the sum of his tendons.
However
if you put them both in RF, I doubt Torres would be THAT much better than Nate. And in any case, Ichiro has a +12 lifetime UZR/150 in RF. I’d peg that as just about upper limit for true talent.
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.
right
but the basic point is that it’s better to be very good at the important things than it is to be good at all things.
Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention.
Mark DeRosa is more than the sum of his tendons.
so looking back
your reply is kind of odd. Did you mean to reply to rotoruetuer below?
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
If the approximate overall value is close to equal, I’ll use the guy who gets on base more often.
But the first thing I care about is overall value.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Did not say he was the greatest ever.
possibly the best defensive RF ATT had
Possibly and at that particular park.
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 saying if you believe his true talent UZR/150 was > 15
you are saying he is one of the best, if not the best, RF to ever play the game of baseball, not just at ATT
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.
So this is a problem of what you think I am saying
versus what I actually said.
What I said, my opinion Randy Winn was a better defender in RF that year than Carlos Betran is as a defender this year. And, over his time in RF, he may have been one of the better defenders that park had seen play regularly in RF.
I don’t see where you extrapolate this into him being the best defender of all time. I don’t need people to put stupid words into my mouth, I do that enough by myself.
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
this is a problem of you not noticing who i was replying to
this
It would be pretty much the greatest ever.
Winn was not the greatest RF ever to play the game.
was a reply to giantpain, who said
Winn’s career UZR/150 in RF was 15.7
That’s phenomenal.
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 apologies
but wasn’t this a reply to me?
i’m saying if you believe his true talent UZR/150 was > 15
you are saying he is one of the best, if not the best, RF to ever play the game of baseball, not just at ATT
I am getting a little confused.
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 was
but i assumed you agreed w/ GP because of where it was in the thread. If I was wrong I’m sorry
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.
Nah
I liked Winn, and I loved him in RF at ATT, but I don’t know enough to back up a claim as best ever.
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
Not really
UZR only exists back to 2002, and those first couple of years are even more dodgy than the rest. We have no idea what Roberto Clemente’s UZR was.
what does that have to do with the price of tea in china?
a 15 UZR/150 would be close to the top in MLB (for any position) no matter how far UZR went back. Unless you’re saying that defenders in RF 1.5x as good as Ichiro were a regular occourance before ’02
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Well
We really don’t have any idea. Players are generally better athletes now, but would anyone be surprised if we found out Willie Mays was better than Franklin Gutierrez in CF? Or that, say, Clemente or Aaron was better than Ichiro in RF?
I will say Winn never put up the same UZR numbers away from SF. I attribute it to the player being a perfect for the field; the cavernous RF at AT&T puts such a huge premium on range that arm strength is really neither here nor there.
well, no i wouldn't be surprised
but I would be surprised to find out Clemente was 1.5x as good as Ichiro
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.
Beltran
was a near average CF last year. Winn may have been better, but not “way better”. I have trouble believing anyone is better than a true talent +10 defender.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I think Cruz was better.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate is pretty good too.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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Which part?
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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Cause I did put possibly for the best ever.
But Winn’s defensive numbers (especially for that year) were amazing, and much better than Beltran’s current numbers.
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
partial season UZR
is completely worthless.
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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.
Pop gun for an arm.
otherwise Winn was a very good rightfielder. As for the metrics on defense – sorry I buy none of them.
I buy them enough
to use them as a general guide and trust them over my lyin’ eyes, but I’m sorry, if Winn saved 20 runs in a season, that was owed WAY more to the distribution of balls in play than his talent level.
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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.
True, I was looking at the starting line up for that.
The point still stands that then, Nate’s defensive numbers are better than Beltran’s now.
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
partial season UZR
is still completely worthless
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.
Yes, but Winn had many years of phenomenal UZR data in AT&T
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I have a LOT of trouble
ranking any fielder at any position higher than +10. Simply because of the opportunities they’ll get. A +10 defender in CF moving to RF might be more than +10, but won’t be +20, just because the opportunities won’t be there. A +0 defender in CF might be +10 in RF, or close, however, because he has more range area over the average RF before he starts running into walls and the CF/2B range areas.
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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.
RF at AT&T is larger than pretty much any other RF in baseball. In terms of the potential for interfering walls to impact UZR, it’s pretty much the polar opposite of LF at Fenway.
Which is a good argument
that UZR in RF at ATT might be inflated. However, the total OF area of ATT is only 12% more than Citizen’s Bank (approximated, could be off a bit), so even that difference isn’t huge
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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.
the key about ATT
is it’s oddly shaped, so positioning matters a lot more
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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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What if the odd shape, along with the odd positioning that it demands and the penalty for letting balls get through to the wall (with odd bounces and such), make RF range extra important in ATT?
Rather than seeing it as a distortion, couldn’t the higher numbers be merely reflecting the added importance of the right fielder at ATT?
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think its more likely
that players who know ATT RF have inflated UZRs there because of their knowledge of the proper position. A reverse-fenway effect if you will. I don’t know how much UZR takes ballpark into account, but this could easily lead to UZR being inflated from catching balls that would be a HR in most other parks, despite the fact that an average RF could make the catch. (The RF caught a ball hit 400 ft to RCF, avg run value of that hit park neutral is like 1.2 runs, counts as 1.2 runs saved at ATT despite not being a particularly spectacular play)
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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 guess I see positioning as an intrinsic part of range… range being a combination of position, jump and speed.
On the other hand, I could see looking at the experience factor as distorting the numbers too.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Not necessarily inflated
A guy with good range really can save more runs (relative to an average fielder) in AT&T than he could at Wrigley field. But it does cause difficulty in comparisons between players, and I don’t see how it could be park-adjusted.
Correct
and depending on your philosophy, defensive stats are flawed in general. I am just stating my opinion of the facts.
Even though the numbers are worthless, they still show Nate as a better defender right now, than Betran is.
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
even though the evaluation is worthless
this one swing will show I’m a better golfer than Tiger Woods.
The evaluation is completely worthless, ergo, it doesn’t matter what they show. True-talent wise, going off of several years of data (though Nate is still extremely SSS), I’d place them as near equals.
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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.
what if Huff made an error that cost him another perfect game?
or misplayed a hard-hit ball that was ruled a hit but should have been caught?
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lol. I hadn’t even read the thread yet, but it seems people are thinking the same thing I am.
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"phillatio"
So awesome.
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 5, 2011 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
Grant's joke
was pretty good too
SF Giants' record in the eleven-year twenty-first century/Pac Bell era: five MVPs, two CYA, one ROY, the two highest single-season OPS of all time (and two of the other top eight), the single-season and all-time HR records, two NL Pennants, and ... one World Championship
Utley will be back tonight...
Doesn’t he rake Sanchez?
"For science. You monster."
Aside from the NLCS thing
They also had an awesome showdown earlier in the year (or maybe it was in 2009?) when Sanchez knocked Utley down with a ball up and in. Utley stared him down and then promptly homered. Even speaking as a Giants fan, it was pretty badass.
I predict HBP
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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No way is Oswalt Rubber Soul!
He’s Yesterday & Today at best.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
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Thank you
for not including The Departed on the list of Scorsese greats.
Shutter Island was a perfect inverse of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in terms expectations to delivery ratio.
Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention.
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Shutter Island>The Departed
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
If Jonathan Sanchez is Shutter Island, Barry Zito is The Departed.
I’d actually pick Gangs of New York to be Jonathan Sanchez. At moments, brilliant but at other moments completely annoying.
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Mark DeRosa is more than the sum of his tendons.
I love that move
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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.
Brian Wilson is totally After Hours.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I love Gangs of New York, Daniel Day-Lewis made that movie.
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
sometimes he's Daniel Day-Lewis
other days he’s Cameron Diaz or DiCaprio’s accent.
Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention. Jonathan Sanchez isn’t likely to be traded unless the Giants fall out of contention.
Mark DeRosa is more than the sum of his tendons.
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I do have a soft spot for Gangs of New York. I will put it on every now and then and mrs. nvsfg just looks at me and says “Really ? Again ?”
I’m forty-seven. Forty-seven years old. You know how I stayed alive this long? All these years? Fear. The spectacle of fearsome acts. Somebody steals from me, I cut off his hands. He offends me, I cut out his tongue. He rises against me, I cut off his head, stick it on a pike, raise it high up so all on the streets can see. That’s what preserves the order of things. Fear.
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I think that is one of the worst movies with a great cast I’ve ever seen. Can’t think of a movie that is more “gratuitous gory violence to cover up the crappy script”. Just my opinion, though. I know a lot of people liked it.
by shaggingflyballs on Aug 5, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I pretty much like any movie with DDL
but I didn’t like Gangs of New York, and I really wanted to.
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by jordanovich on Aug 5, 2011 12:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
There Will Be Blood comes to mind. What else?
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Last of the Mohicans, In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot
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by jordanovich on Aug 5, 2011 1:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He’s in Last of the Mohicans? I have that movie.
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He's on the cover of the movie!
Awesome flick, I really like Michael Mann too
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by jordanovich on Aug 5, 2011 1:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I loved Last of the Mohicans
The score, the scenary, the battles, the passion!
The thong is, it happened.
Indeed
The main title theme is good workout music
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I love this girl playing it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUpGcSKKqL0 I don’t know anything about violin, but it seems like a pretty complicated piece
The thong is, it happened.
Playing a violin with your ear does seem pretty complicated.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Prehensile earlobes!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
ehhhhhhh
it’s not that hard to play something by ear if you’ve been listening to it for years. Unless she actually IS playing it truly by ear in that this is the first time she’s ever tried to play it (unlikely tho)
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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.
never played violin
played Trombone for quite some time though. Someone who can truly play something by ear, which is hearing it once and replicating it, is immensely talented. Someone who is able to learn a song they’re very familiar with by sounding it out is still talented, but not doing anything anyone in a good high school or college music group couldn’t do.
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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.
goddamn right.
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 almost 100% a performance piece. Even the score says, “I’m gonna back the fuck off and let Daniel do his shit.”
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Room with a View?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I suppose somewhere in here
I should perform my biennial cri de couer about what a great movie The Age of Innocence is. I’m pretty sure y’all have heard this from me before, though.
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 5, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the performances of the leading ladies are the only weak spots of the whole movie, and I think that May comes across less subtly as performed than in conception. But on a directorial level, the movie is masterful, one of the few really great costume pictures I can think of.
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 5, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked this movie. But one of my faves is Dangerous Liaisons. Glen Close and John Malkovich were outstanding.
coeur
"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!"
Or, more correctly, cœur. Still, it bugs me when people spell Francoeur wrong.
"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, my French is bad. Italian is the language I know well, and the one that really gets me going is when people say “broooshetta” instead of “brew-sketta”.
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 5, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
‘pros-kew-to’
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
So this one time I met this guy from Idaho, and I asked him where in Idaho was he from. And he said what sounded to me like “Quarterlane.” I’ve driven through Idaho a couple of times, and I’d never heard of this place. “Where is it?” I asked. And so he tells me it’s up north there in the panhandle, the area I was most familiar with. I was befuddled. And then I realized that he was from Coeur d’Alene. But apparently they don’t pronounce it the French way up there.
Maybe you just weren’t hearing it in French.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
heh…northern idaho seems like the people wouild be so respectful of other cultures
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True..
Norther Idaho makes Northern Nevada look like Berkley.
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Nobody that I know from there pronounces it quite that badly. There is often a great deal of confusion over Lake Pend Orielle amongst strangers to this area, though. I’ve known some people to spend months looking for a Lake Ponderay with no luck.
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by Ott on Aug 5, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I've always heard
something like “CURdeleen”. But I don’t know any natives, so that might not mean much.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, half the “natives” are from California anyway (including me). I’m not good at phonetically spelling what I’ve heard, but I think I hear it pronounced something like “Coorduhlane” most of the time.
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by Ott on Aug 5, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
When I hear Idaho
I think Iris deMent’s Easy’s Getting Harder Every Day and Aaron Paul.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
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The Departed was good
but not great
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by jordanovich on Aug 5, 2011 12:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I mean
I saw Jack Nicholson. I saw Leo DiCaprio, I saw Martin Sheen, I saw Alec Baldwin, but there’s lots of movies with those guys
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by jordanovich on Aug 5, 2011 12:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
delorean would have become a distraction if I had included that. But I really enjoyed it, and that’s coming from a fan of the original.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 5, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked it for the most part but the ending was pretty annoying IMO.
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I normally don’t have a problem with Jack Nicholson playing himself, but it was just too gratuitous that time.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Take Jack Nicholson and Marky Mark (both of whom I normally like) and I might almost have enjoyed it.
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Marky Mark
For some reason I feel like I need to watch Shooter every time it’s on TNT, which is like once a month.
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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.
Marky Mark always sounds like he’s out of breath when he talks
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say hello to your mother for me
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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.
Departed was pretty bad
especially compared to the original
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Shutter Island was awesome.
/ducks
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Btw, what the fuck is Shutter Island?
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I'm not really sure either
It may be some type of movie.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked shutter island
Not great, but better than half the crap they call movies
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by MadBum on Aug 5, 2011 12:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
This scene was great:
Warden: If I was to sink my teeth into your eye right now, would you be able to stop me before I blinded you?
Teddy Daniels: Give it a try.
Warden: That’s the spirit.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Aug 5, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That song annoys me.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
this is perhaps the first thread
in which I have almost no idea what anyone is talking about. I saw the Departed, otherwise IONO anything about anything, apparently.
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
this is perhaps the first thread in which I have almost no idea what anyone is talking about.
I can’t even imagine what that must be like. I NEVER have any idea what people here are talking about.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Aug 5, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Then the Giants should start playing better ball and making better roster decisions!!!
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
see I read that, fortunately
and usually I can pick out some food fights or Star Wars wisecracks or something. I got nothin’ here.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I really dig this song
and the whole album. Sure it glorifies a fictional pastoral ideal…but it sounds purty to my earholes.
by Viva Jon Miller on Aug 5, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Does this mean that Hamels is a darker and edgier remake of Halladay?
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I just bumped up my cable...
New good channels include: Game Show Network, National Geographic, Science Channel, MLB Network (although I’ve kind of just meh’d over it so far), VH1 Classic.
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Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
MLB Network has Quick Pitch though.
But most of the network is very hit or miss.
GSN has Drew Carey’s Improvaganza.
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
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Quick Pitch I guess is just a highlight show?
Haven’t seen the new Who’s Line, but I liked the old one so I’ll probably watch it.
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Quick pitch is just baseball highlights with minimal talking over it. It's great.
And Improvaganza is a more adult Whose Line, but with fewer games per episode. And some of the performers are very hit and miss. But there is more drunken audience participation cause it’s filmed in Vegas.
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
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Whose Line is great
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
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by free f.p. #14 on Aug 5, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Quick Pitch is awesome because they show almost every run scored during the day.
not like ESPN where they show a 3-run HR, then are like “Now later, the score is 8-7 after a huge comeback” and I’m thinking “I want to see that comeback, dammit!!!”
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Science channel is good
I enjoy Through the Wormhole
The first six innings are overrated.
try Manhunter on for size
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by fjm on Aug 5, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Mantracker?
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Oh o here she comes
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The woman is wild
Ooooo oooo ooo
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
City Hunter?
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Fred Dryer!
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That's just Hunter
This is City Hunter:
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I thought MLBN started out really good with lots of old games. Now it seems like 18 hours of Quick Pitch per day.
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That’s what I’m looking forward to, old classic games. Perhaps more during the off season?
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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
Yeah, I think they have more during the off season. Just stay away from Intentional Talk. Pretty good idea for a show, just two terrible people hosting it.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 5, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He returns, 3 terrific starts, 2 shitty ones then he goes back to the DL and Zito returns.
It’s the circle of life.
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
Zito had 3 terrible starts tho.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Ingonyama nengwe’namabhala
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Aug 5, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think it's more
Mobius strip of futility than circle of life.
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 5, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
"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!"
Indeed
Barry Zito is not in Arizona during the ASG. He’s in the kitchen making eggs (seriously, they show that). While he’s at the stove, Zito admits that he thinks about opening his own restaurant and being the chef. It’s like he knows already that he may not be long for the world of baseball. Incidentally, Zito also supplied original music for the entire series, and played guitar on Nick Swisher’s album of kids’ songs. Yes, you read that correctly. Look it up. Or, you know what? Don’t. For the good of your ears.
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
EGGS AND AVOCADO
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.
Barry Zito won all those championships for Brad Pitt.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
/ eggs ruined.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Passes nvsfg the Pepper Plant instead.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
This would work. Serrano ? Anaheim ? Hot Wax ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I had an amazing omelet a few weeks ago at a place in Campbell, basically western with avocado instead of onion. I can’t wait to go back.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
Goodie’s Good Eats. On Bascom Ave. Strange combination of mexican/breakfast.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
Although I also can’t wait to try Denny’s meat and potatoes sandwich. I do like both of those things. I’m kind of scared, but interested.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! #4 Giants Prospect for 2010. (#18 for 2011) And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
They neglected to mention the avocado!
"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 reminded them
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Barry. For the love of everything. Do the Meche. Give your money to the veterans. Open up a little bar where you can serve organic sandwiches and flirt with a loquacious and erudite barmaid.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
I’m not sure whether I’d be the fussy psychiatrist, the sad postman know-it-all, or the guy who never gets up from the bar. Judging from where I’ve been sitting for the past two hours, probably the latter.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
We’d have overpriced muffins and bemoan the state of affairs before I rushed off the the studio.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
as long as you can get back for the post broadcast spread
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
They should do this same series for each game of the NLCS last year
Not sure if it come off more petty and whiny than this series though. The bar is set pretty high
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
This poerson seems pissed that a show about the Giants doesn't contain more Phillies.
Shoulda won the fucking 2010 World Series if you want your own t.v. show.
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
Yeah it does.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
It got changed about a month ago.
Writer at SB Nation's Philadelphia Union blog, The Brotherly Game. Follow me on Twitter.
Wait, what?
I thought Shutter Island was awesome.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
i didn't see Shutter Island
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 have to see it and like it to start the revolution.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Don't waste your time
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I don't know what to think of Sanchez,
but Hinshaw got DFA so that makes me happy.
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 5, 2011 12:51 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Who are we gonna joke about being a waste of space on the 40-man now?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Steve Edlefsen! Clayton Tanner! Miguel Tejada!
Aubrey Huff! /ducks
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
Co-dad of Ryan Scoma with waelwulf, because we're progressive like that.
by free f.p. #14 on Aug 5, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
He's probably still hiding in the ballpark somewhere
The first six innings are overrated.
The ballpark is in Iowa?
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
wait what? they DFA’d Hinshaw?
wow.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Can someone please tell me how I’m supposed to feel about Cliff Lee forgetting Buster’s name for, like, half a second? Right now, it seems like the least important thing in the world, but Twitter says I should be PISSED OFF.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Come now, has Twitter ever misled you before?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Ha. I don’t even hate Scott Cousins. I kind of hate Logan Morrison, 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 5, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
At first I thought you were going to say Logan Dobson.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
/ BLOCKED
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I like you except when you accidentally make my friend and her boyfriend break up for a few hours.
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
Hahahaha, now THAT is a story...
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Oooh!
/popcorn
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not going to get too much into detail
But it’s a combination ’that’s not what I meant!’ and ’It’s a small world’ kinda thing.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Sounds like a 3’s Company plot summary.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
There would need to be an identity mixup of some sort.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
ORLY ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Pretty much
Basically, we discovered that we have mutual friends from Kansas who are dating long distance. Some confusion occurred on his end, they broke up for a few hours, but then got back together.
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
I would never admit that out loud!
(Kidding, GiantPain. I love you.)
@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 5, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Goddamit I did not ask for this attention
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It’s Johnny Disaster’s fault.
@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 5, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
THE LEAST OF MY CRIMES
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched a bunch of last night’s game. That had to be the best perrformance against the Giants by an opposing starting pitcher all season, right? Lee was ridiculously dominating. Did he go 1-0 to ANY batter?
Better now than in October, I guess.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
He’s a great pitcher. (Yes “great,” Charlie Manuel). I like him. It was obvious from the quote that he just blanked on Buster’s name for a quick second, and then immediately remembered. People are making it out to be that he pretended to forget just to be an asshole and “GET IN THE GIANTZ HEDZ” or whatever. It’s so weird.
@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 5, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Batting line quiz
The year? 2001. The place? The National League West. WITHOUT LOOKING, guess whose numbers these are:
.306/.388 /.588 /.976 31 2B, 41 HR, 126 RBI and an oWAR of 7.4
My guess is Todd Helton but its probably someone much more interesting.
The first six innings are overrated.
Not Helton...
but he did have a ridiculous year in 2001
.336 /432/.685/1.116 with 54 2B, 49 HR, and 146 RBI
Not even in the top 10 of oWAR though. LOL Coors
holy fuck. was that pre-humidor?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Nevin.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Ding ding ding
Nice job! I had forgotten he even existed. Gotta love that era
It’s a dumb story that I even knew it.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Shawn Green?
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
Co-dad of Ryan Scoma with waelwulf, because we're progressive like that.
by free f.p. #14 on Aug 5, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Never mind. Damn.
Jose Flores: .831 OPS in High-A last year. .529 OPS this year. Ouch.
Co-dad of Ryan Scoma with waelwulf, because we're progressive like that.
by free f.p. #14 on Aug 5, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty close
.297/.372 /.598 /.970 with 31 2B, 49 HR, 125 RBI (and 20 SB!) with 6.7 oWAR
So yeah, really close. I kind of wish there was still this much offense in the league. I guess thats just bound to happen after watching a game like last night’s
a mix tape with “Free as a Bird” and “Yellow Submarine” on a loop.
While I understood G was talking about the Beatles, I still read this as “Freebird” and “Yellow Submarine.”
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
I just realized it didn't say that
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.
God, Free as a Bird was a dumb idea
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 5, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t stand that song anymore, not after Guitar Hero
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
CONELRAD is valid in Scrabble
Anagram = COLANDER
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 5, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the only baseball blog whose membership is likely to pick up on a CONELRAD reference. Let’s sit back and watch.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Well, they stopped being wheat backed in 1958
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 5, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that when Eisenhower took us off the wheat standard?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
It’s some shieldy thing now. US mint website is not much help in determining when that started though. http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/circulatingCoins/?action=CircPenny
I guess they figured Honest Abe
Doesn’t figure into American Politics anymore…
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Well the could have done a lot worse.
Ref: every coin they have redesigned since 1980
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
CONFIDENCE IN US DOLLAR PLUMMETS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Captain America tie-in
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Why do we even have pennies anymore?
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.
because I can't just decide to stop having 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.
And body hair, like pennies, can be sexy on the right guy.
I have no idea what that means.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
/unbuttons top button
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I actually don’t have back hair
/one of the lucky ones
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 5, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife did the tops of my shoulders like 3 weeks ago. It still hasn’t come back!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
my wife tried to wax my shoulders soon after we got married and i could not tolerate the pain. She reminds me of that every time she goes off to get a bikini wax
That’s why she wanted to do my shoulders. I never flinched but it did hurt a bit. I can’t imaging doing a more sensitive part of the body.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Thanks for a) having that open in the same window so all my unread comments are now gone and b) having me open that at work. Kudos.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think I'm directly responsible for either of those things happening
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
You are correct insofar as you did not actually click that link with my mouse. Other than that, yes, you are.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, sorry 'bout that
since I can’t edit that post, I’m glad your comment is up there to warn anyone wanting to click it
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
Jordanovoch it's not your fault at all lol
his/her fault for not checking the URL.
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 5, 2011 2:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well...
it was a careless error on my part not to click the “open in new window” box and I should have probably also considered sloppily drawn cartoon moobs as “NSFW” but yes, I can’t take responsibility for someone clicking links all willy-nilly while at work. That being said, I don’t want to be considered an ass here, so I apologized.
Fonte-maybe, Fonte-so
Fonte-come, Fonte-go
Fonte-high, Fonte-low
Fonte-yes, Fontenot!
just give your wrist to DeRposa
then all is settled
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 5, 2011 3:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I beat level one.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That is the question.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely did not read that as pennies.
/giggles
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Definitely did not read that as dyslexia.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
well sure
but it would be possible for the US to simply decide to take them out of rotation. They have inertia, but not nearly as much as evolutionary features that are no longer necessary
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 can give them all to me.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Did Juan Uribe dive into the stands after them?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Well the appendix plays a roll in our immune system. And body hair, have you seen the price of razor blades?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 5, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
BUY GILLETTE PRO GLIDE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
TAKE THE PRO GLIDE CHALLENGE!
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 5, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Silver-tipped badger hair brush, Taylor of Old Bond St. sandalwood shaving soap, Merkur Model 180 safety razor, Merkur double-edge blades.
Much less total per shave cost & your face will thank you.
or go full straight and never have to buy a razor blade again!*
*Cost of emergency room bills when you slit your throat not included.
I’m with younghutch, though. DE is the way to go… and straights only cut you a little. Like love lacerations.
by wewannahitter on Aug 5, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate body hair so much. So so much.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Therefore, you hate me.
I’m covered in it. It sucks. But I can’t complain too much because at least my back was spared.
Chewbaca!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
WALKING CARPET
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I ran out of time at home so I decided to shave at work yesterday...
And we had two — TWO — fire drills. I started shaving right before the second one and was forced to abandon my efforts mid-shave. It was pretty damned embarrassing given that I’m a floor captain for these drills. I looked like an Amish person:
Anybody need help raising a barn?
unf unf unf
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
You mean like Batman villain Two-Face?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought you were John Cusack – I WANT MY MONEY BACK.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
HAHAHA
Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?
We have an appendix so that one can be hospitalized for a week, incur some large hospital bills, and then still be wondering why in HELL we ever had an appendix.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 5, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
just round to the nearest .05
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.
What’s that?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Because we are dumb
They had to ban melting pennies because a guy from Ohio figured out that the copper in them was worth more than one cent and had developed a method for extracting it from truckloads of them.
I think they should start making them out of plastic to cause a backlash and then use the controversy as a reason to get rid of them completely.
Well what did you expect me to do, just IGNORE the potential profits? Sheesh, everyone’s a moralist.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I don't mind the penny melter
I salute him, in fact.
In 34.2 innings vs. Philly he's struck out 40 batters
He should fare pretty well.
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
But how many walks, and HBP?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
OT: Anyone else seeing the ad for ROBOPONG on the right?
that thing looks ridiculous. I highly recommend the video on the homepage…
http://www.newgy.com/
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
#hatsoffRoboPong!
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
seriously...
can’t. stop. watching. the infomercials.
I'm feeling...I feel like I want to rage. Right now. - B. Wilson
by fjm on Aug 5, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think there's any doubt that the Phillies have the better rotation and offense. The Giants have the better bullpen, but
that hardly matters when their starters can throw complete games at teams.
::shrug::
I’m taking a cue from Jonathan Sanchez and not giving a shit about tonight’s game. Happy gnashing of teeth, GDThreaders!
The toughest part about this week has been facing two teams that are playing with confidence that’s reflected in their body language. Outside of Wednesday’s game, and outside of Beltran and Sandoval, the Giants just look tentative and a bit tired. Maybe I’m reading too much into looks.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
No, I think you’re right.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
That's what I was a little annoyed by yesterday
Cliff Lee was on his game but yet the Giants still went up hacking. I wish they would go into a take/foul off pitch mode and get him out of the game. The dude had 76 pitches through 7.
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
Generally I agree
But when Lee’s on it doesn’t matter. He’s gonna keep the count down cause he is a strike machine.
Right
but you then need to start fouling off pitches…it’s kinda what Arizona did with Timmy.
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
Shift-A: Back from putlock
what did I miss?
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
lol putlock
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/putlock
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yeah
Pot Luck
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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Holy crap, I leave for a week and another permutation of calbearsomething joins. Is there a club or something?
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this one's in reruns
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Your mom's a girl
No...
it’s more like rebranding…
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CalBearZero vs. ClassicCalBearJD
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
New Calbear v. Classic Calbear
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Wild Cherry Cal Bear
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The extra space helps to demonstrate the extra flavor.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
that reminds me how
people would ask me if I know someone from Cal. Yes, there were only 5,000 people in my class.
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This one is actually calbearjd. Apparently he doesn’t want people to know he’s a JD! He’s a LAWYER!!!!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
and he's proud to represent the 949!
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Your mom's a girl
Actually I wasn't
but calbear714 wasn’t available on Gmail
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Or Zito?
Still rather watch Sanchez’s annoying walks than Barry Zito’s gopher-ball three-run homers. Zito seems like a better guy all around—great teammate, raises money for charity—but he just can’t pitch anymore. I wish he could.
I can't think of a Scorsese film.
but I would say Zito is like Waterworld. A film that’s average but made a lot worse by the ginormous budget.
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Good Comp
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I thought you really liked Waterworld?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
YaY
THIS IS JUST LIKE THAT TIME THE BIG BANG HAPPENED
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Is the original series something worth watching decades later? It’s not going to be too outdated?
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 5, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
A lot of the first series is basic science stuff. Speed of light, doppler shifts, evolution of life on earth, explaining how science “fact” has changed over the years mixed in with history…. (Eratosthenes and the measuring of the world…) That stuff is all good. Some of the Mars stuff is out dated. It’s been awhile since I’ve watched it …
PLANTS THAT FEED ON THEMSELVES???
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s kind of interesting to see how many advances in scientific knowledge and video graphics have happened since then.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Hells yess
There is a profound love of knowledge and discovery that pervades that series – it really does transcend it’s era. A few dated references, and plenty of references to the threat of nuclear armageddon, but it is absolutely a worthwhile endeavor.
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
I like cosmos. It’s my go-to cocktail.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Although I'm not looking forward tonight's matchup
It’ll be interesting to see how Sanchez will do against Worley.
Nintendo, Yoshi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fan.
Worley isn't very good
Hopefully we can get at him.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I take that back
He is good. Just not as good as his ERA.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He has almost identical peripheral stats as Vogelsong, although only in 2/3 as many innings.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 5, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, like the last time the Giants faced hi….wait a minnn…. yeah, so maybe I’ll rewatch those old versions of Cosmos tonight.
The last time we faced a pitcher is a poor metric to predict what will happen the next time we face a pitcher.
Though it’s everyone’s favorite.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This is a good metric.
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sample size too big
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TWSS
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Everyone but YOURS, oh enlightened master.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yeah, but.
We can assume an above average pitcher (Worley has what, a 3.2 FIP?) will shut down the Giants, regardless if he’s faced them before or not.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
I’m imagining it as JoAnne Worley pitching for the Phillies
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
And Paul Lynde catching.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Charles Nelson Reilly is warming up in the bullpen!
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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 5, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
And Goldie Hawn cr 1969 doing…well, never mind what I’m imagining her doing.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
/Ruth Buzzi hits you with her purse
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AROD UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BETTING HIS SWEET BIPPY
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And people think Wilson is bad
Jonathan Papelbon told Rob Bradford of WEEI.com that he is not going to set up for anyone. Papelbon, who hits free agency after the season, then reinforced his point by speaking about himself in the third person. “Cinco don’t set-up,” he said. “Never.”
Mlbtraderumor
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LOL DRUNK
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 was a typo
Supposed to read “Sinko”
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
Nope
With Mariano Rivera coming to town Friday, the subject of longevity and career plans were pertinent for Papelbon (aka ‘Cinco Ocho’). The Yankees closer has, after all, finished more games than anybody in the history of baseball (865), while possessing just 19 fewer save opportunities than the all-time leader, Trevor Hoffman.
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finish, you damn oracle query, finish
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yes
right out of the First Book of Ellison, Chapter 3, Verse 1-7.
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is this where
I ask WTF is with the new Conan movie?
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 5, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
wait
I thought that was for GoT. Anyway, the trailer looked pretty bad, and I imagine I am supposed to be a person who would be interested in it.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
So: wait till I see it on an airplane, then?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
oh. oh no. no. don't do that!
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 loosely based on the dozens of novels written by Robert E. Howard and others about a character called Conan the Barbarian. They’re really excellent, and you should read some.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
He can’t stop.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He gets paid to write this!
One irony is that the Giants can claim partial responsibility for Lee wearing the Philadelphia uniform this year. Ruben Amaro Jr., the Phillies’ aggressive general manager, wanted to counterpunch after his hitters were humbled by Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain & Co. in last year’s NLCS. So he shelled out $120 million to sign Lee.
Thus far, Amaro’s plan has played out to perfection. The Phillies have the best rotation ERA in the National League, thanks to Lee’s arrival, Cole Hamels’ improvement and Vance Worley’s emergence. The Giants, of course, rank second.
RAJ is a genius! No one wanted Lee in the offseason and the Phillies took a flier on him.
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He's been pimping this article all day.
I don’t see how it’s any different than the local story about the Phillies making a statement after bombing Barry Zito.
Whoa, I get MLB Network on this package
It’s interesting when you watch it on mute
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
and speed it up with Benny Hill music
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Ooh
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-100-year-starship-20110806,0,2437419.story
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Traveling to the stars sounds like a bad idea. Not very hospitable, stars.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the first thing they should really focus on is artificial gravity.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
That is an easy one
You just spin the starship.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Like a record.
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Like a propellor, you mean?
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by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Done
now onto the Heisenberg Compensator
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If we had those we wouldn’t need a starship!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah you would
According to The Original Series writers guide, the effective range of a transporter is 40,000 kilometers, although thick layers of rock can reduce this range
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Just build transporter relay stations every 40,000 kilometers
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Would there be generational loss?
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
An inevitable byproduct
Every single person who entered, no matter what they looked like originally, would come out the other side looking like Howie.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
How would this affect the dancing gif?
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She’d start dancing clockwise.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
But would the tall people still be tall and the short people still be short?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
So does Walrusman!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how transporters started out as suicide booths that just created duplicates on the other side.
Or, at least, so I’ve heard.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
IIRC
Pohl had a series of novels that involved a transporter like dealy. But the other copy is not destroyed. Everytime they used it, they got another copy of themselves.
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My favorite transporter short story is The Jaunt by Stephen King.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
NOT GRAVITY
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Make the starship floors out of superdense materials.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
To stimulate discussion on the research possibilities, DARPA officials will hold a symposium that brings together astrophysicists, engineers and even sci-fi writers so they can brainstorm what it would take to make this starship enterprise a success.
Heh. Clever, that.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s pretty great.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how he kicks the banana peel. That’s a nice touch.
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by kdl on Aug 5, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Question
This is not a trivia question, I really don’t know the answer:
What the last MLB team to have all five starters, set up man, and closer developed through their farm system?
Has to be a pre-free agency team, right? If so, the whole “set up man” designation is a non-starter…. Could it be that the 2011 Giants are the first?
In this post-2010 reality, I occupy a resurrection body.
I do not know the answer. However, I feel like including Vogelsong is a bit of a cheat (though I do not suggest that you are the first to do so).
I don't think Vogelsong is a cheat.
I think if we included like Zach Wheeler or Tim Alderson, that would be a cheat since they weren’t brought all the way up by our organization. Vogelsong came all the way up to the majors with us before being traded.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2012 Opening Day CURRENT starting SS!!
Well, he started in the farm system, but he didn’t really come up through it. He came part of the way and then was acquired by someone else and made his major league debut on another team, so… I don’t know. I’m willing to fudge it, but it’s a stretch.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I don’t think you’re thinking of Ryan Vogelsong.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
The Vogelsongs are the best thing about the Franchise. (watching episode 2)
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Oh, hello, Chef of the Giants. I remember you from Ks4Troops. You’re the cutest pocket-sized chef ever.
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Isn’t he?
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by kdl on Aug 5, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
…
Is this a Village of the Damned thing?
Am I thinking of a brick wall?
Wait, I see what happened there.
Yes… yes, I do.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
This was his first major league appearance. As a Giant.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN200009020.shtml
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to say 2002/2004 A’s but they only have 4 out 5
Mulder, Zito, Hudson, Harang, (Lidle)
Mulder, Zito, Hudson, Harden (Redman)
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Vogelsong was a Pirate
…but Vogey is something else entirely.
The fact is that he did spend the lion’s share of his early years in the SF farm system. I could see you misgivings if there was a claim to “development” – that would be a slight cheat.
In this post-2010 reality, I occupy a resurrection body.
I was in DC for the ugliness
To see Sanchy self destruct and still win on that Saturday, I’ll never understand.
Just throw strikes please.
"Tonight they get a ring. For the rest of their lives, if somebody asks them about that ring, they will tell them the story of 2010."-Kruk
by duckcalldan on Aug 5, 2011 2:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Oh, bite me, Stubhub.
Was totally gonna go, tonight, too.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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Can't you do
Will call?
Besides, it’s not as bad as ticketmaster
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No will call; just print-at-home. Fuck you for charging me $5 to print using my own* goddamn ink and paper.
not as bad as ticketmaster
Nor as bad as Hitler.
*-by which I mean my employer’s.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
if the "service fee" and "delivery" charges
were just buried into the price of the ticket, would you have gone?
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 Airlines!
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Today? No. Because I need to be frugal this month. Bait-and-switch hardly helps, though.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Banks are in awe at this level of service fees.
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Not really…Banks were the masters of fees before the government made them stop.
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yeah
this crap doesn’t even come close to the shit the banks pulled
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.
Banks were the masters of fees before the government made them stop.
Have you read the legislation ? Didn’t really do much except make them tell you that you were getting screwed.
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It did more…the most important is for the Bank to have to get you to opt-in an overcharge fee program. If you don’t opt-in, the bank has to decline the charge.
No more, charge $35 fee for a $6 pizza. It also stopped Banks from prioritizing payments so that you would go over.
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You are correct sir.
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Yes
the two most important pieces by far. My friend got 4 overcharges ($160) because he bought 4 things for a total of about $12, and filled up his gas tank for $45 when he has $35 in his account
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.
was it a SRO or a seat?
I wouldn’t be surprised if you could find something out front of the stadium for $20.
Of course, that’s only if it’s convenient and not-expensive for you to swing by the stadium….
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 5, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
SRO.
$19 for a Friday night vs. PHI doesn’t bother me. $30 is too much (for me, right now) though.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, my point stands that someone with a stack of tickets usually has a single they will part with for $20. Understand if you don’t want to travel & commit to my hunch, but if you’re in the area – I’d give it a shot.
Monday night a friend had $15 and was looking for an SRO and was told “Heck, I’ll give you a seat!”….
Good luck to you either way, keep an eye on StubHub, prices do drop closer to game time.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 5, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks.
No big deal, though. I went last night, and I want to take it easy tonight anyway.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Should DFA the guy
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PSQ
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
PSX
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He actually has a very large penis. He just doesn’t know how to use it.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s one vet I’m not bringing my dog to.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
/propellers
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Ever seen Renel’s car ? Vanity plate is SFVOICE
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by kdl on Aug 5, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Killer Fucking Panda 48?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh that's hers?
I saw that in the players parking lot one time. I thought it was either Kruk’s or Kuip’s.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Should be green people.
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Dirty's: KBBHBPK
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I only scorn vanity plates by old men or young women. Mature women get a pass from me (because i love my mommy)
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
And young men?
"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!"
My friend's is
FASHOOO
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate your friend.
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Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s actually really nice! And smart!
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
To some degree.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a big fan of them myself, although NVSFG is available in Nevada. Wouldn’t mind having it just so people would spend hours trying to figure out what it meant.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
lol driving a dark grey “child molester” van with those plates. I’d be calling the cops in a second.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
I used to have vanity plates.
but then I realized it looks a little ego-driven.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
I saw VOGLSNG a few days ago
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
That's so vain
He probably thinks this Vogelsong is about him.
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
I saw LOLUMAD the other day
It was fantastic.
The first six innings are overrated.
My first personal plate:
PLSR MBL
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 5, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
PleasureMobile?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
will clark?
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
scratch that
the answer?
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
sup nerbs
for some reason I can’t find the fanshot on how to post pictures. little help?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/7/8/2239824/so-you-want-to-post-an-image
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Shouldn't this be in a sidebar somewhere?
Or do we wear too little argyle for sidebars?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
I don't really want to go find the subthread
But I HATE Mark Wahlberg. Like, probably as much as Nicholas Cage. Maybe more.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
Nicholas Cage hates him with a burning passion.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Mark Wahlberg is good by me. Why u hating?
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
I think it’s the part where he’s a horrible, horrible actor.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
What? No.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I agree.
Mark Wahlberg is teh badassery
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
No, no. I dislike Mark Whalberg as an actor.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
What? What?
He is above average and is in great movies. Also responsible for Entourage.
Planet of the Apes?
Boogie Nights?
Shooter?
4 Brothers?
The Departed?
Most not blockbusters, but all very entertaining at least!
Cage has him moments too, but mostly makes me sick.
Time to repeat in '11!
you’re forgetting “The Fighter”, which may be his best yet.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Bale isn’t bad either. dude absolutely rocks as Batman
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
He will never be forgiven for The Happening.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Wahlberg gets a lifetime pass from me just for being Dirk Diggler
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 5, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He kills movies for me.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Never seen it.
But I have seen The Happening, Shooter, and The Perfect Storm.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
it's ok
It just makes you an objectively worse person than everyone else.
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 lived in NY when the billboards were up. nice bod.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I can do it
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
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2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Back when punks were real rebels, not these corporate hacks!
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
that's the ticket
whoever posted the Vanilla Ice wannabe yesterday made me think of Marky Mark, so I watched some youtubes of their videos and some old interviews. What a knothead, but he’s done nicely for himself. I think he’s a fine actor, especially with some of the lameoids that get jobs to “act”.
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 5, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The Mariners just called up Trayvon Robinson.
LOL DODGERS
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
LOL
I got this email today from a friend of mine who’s a Dodgers fan, after I complained to him about the Huff/Belt Situation:
The Giants manage to win in spite of Sabean. Speaking of Sabean, Secret Agent Ned Colletti struck again at the trade deadline, trading one of our top OF prospects for 3 sacks of organizational depth. It was a brilliant move infiltrating Ned into the Dodgers front office. Bravo. Carlos Santana, James McDonald, Trayvon Robinson, top notch work Ned.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Vogelsong should've done that thing he talked about at the ASG.
Or Timmy.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Just listening to Kruk's show
Basically he said nothing about Belt.
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
Who?
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 5, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
some kid
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
sorry the image is kind of big
I thought I’d take a minute here and post a pic of mommy at 33 weeks. This is incredible. I’m gonna be a dad in 6 weeks!!
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Yeah congrats!
I posted this before but
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ken-harbaugh/the-real-reason-humans-sl_b_917552.html
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
looks like it. she took this at her yoga center but I’ve never been inside.
women, barry zito and their yoga….
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
thanks dude
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Congrats!
@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 5, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
i know! I’m so excited
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Your wife is beautiful, btw! You’re a lucky man. :)
@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 5, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 5, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you!
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
First thing's first
Congrats on your wife. Then, congrats on the little one. FTR – I couldn’t enjoy being a dad more – it’s just great. Best to you and the family!
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
OT: This is making me feel better
The new They Might Be Giants record has a song called Why Don’t You Die? sung to an appropriate jaunty tune. Sample lyrics:
We’ll exhale
We’ll high five
We will know at last
How great it is to be alive
We’ll be lining up
And buying tickets
And then we’ll be jumping
Up and down on your grave
You’re insane
You are bad
You wreck everything you touch
And you’re a sociopath
And the only way to mitigate
Would be to know the date
You’re scheduled to vacate
When are you going to die?
Look me in the eye
Tell me when you’ll die
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Long reply is long...
Elvis Costello has a song I like along those lines…
Tramp the Dirt Down
I saw a newspaper picture from the political campaign
A woman was kissing a child, who was obviously in pain
She spills with compassion, as that young childs
Face in her hands she grips
Can you imagine all that greed and avarice
Coming down on that childs lips
Well I hope I don’t die too soon
I pray the lord my soul to save
Oh I’ll be a good boy, Im trying so hard to behave
Because there’s one thing I know, I’d like to live
Long enough to savour
That’s when they finally put you in the ground
Ill stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down
When england was the whore of the world
Margeret was her madam
And the future looked as bright and as clear as
The black tarmacadam
Well I hope that she sleeps well at night, isnt
Haunted by every tiny detail
Cos when she held that lovely face in her hands
All she thought of was betrayal
And now the cynical ones say that it all ends the same in the long run
Try telling that to the desperate father who just squeezed the life from his only son
And how it’s only voices in your head and dreams you never dreamt
Try telling him the subtle difference between justice and contempt
Try telling me she isn’t angry with this pitiful discontent
When they flaunt it in your face as you line up for punishment
And then expect you to say thank you straighten up, look proud and pleased
Because youve only got the symptoms, you haven’t got the whole disease
Just like a schoolboy, whose heads like a tin-can
Filled up with dreams then poured down the drain
Try telling that to the boys on both sides, being blown to bits or beaten and maimed
Who takes all the glory and none of the shame
Well I hope you live long now, I pray the lord your soul to keep
I think I’ll be going before we fold our arms and start to weep
I never thought for a moment that human life could be so cheap
Cos when they finally put you in the ground
They’ll stand there laughing and tramp the dirt down
Costello writes the best Fuck Off & Die songs ever.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I haven’t listened to any new TMBG since Mink Car. I listened to Flood and Apollo 18 repeatedly for months and months while working on my thesis.
The most recent TMBG stuff I’ve listened to are their kids albums. My kids love ’em, especially the science one.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Oh that’s true.. the alphabet backwards song was pretty popular with my class last year…
that’s a lie. It was popular with me. They could sing the alphabet forward so loud the teacher next door complained… to slow them down I had them sing along to ZYX when they wanted to do the alphabet.
Alpha beta gamma delta
Epsilon zeta eta theta
Iota kappa lambda
Mu nu xi omicron
Phi rho sigma tau upsilon
Pi chi psi omega
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
you have
phi and pi reversed.
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 5, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
omicron pi rho (same as O P R, no Q in Greek)
phi chi psi omega.
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 5, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I too am a fan of their kids albums
As I have to hear them every day. Science is Real and No! are the most-played around here.
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 5, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
No means no, no is always no…
That’s a good thing, cuz at least that means the kids know that no means no!
My 3 year old daughter just says, like every day, “I wanna hear ‘Fibber Island.’” Meaning the whole record.
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 5, 2011 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito is like Lando…didn’t really do anything.
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
Steals Han's clothes.
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
HAHA
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
PROOF
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
Zeets = C3PO
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Aug 5, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Those little robotic cars on the death star?
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
Zito is C3P0
Ewoks were only in 1 movie, C3PO was in all 3. Zito has been annoying forever.
Time to repeat in '11!
I don't know
C3P0 seems like Miggy to me…same flexibility and range of motion.
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
C3PO
got blown up in Emipre Strikes Back… zeeets gets blown up by other teams batters
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Jar Jar moves a lot faster than Tejada.
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
Tejada is more like Greedo
Acts tough and talks a lot but doesnt back it up
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
As much as I don’t care for Miggy, comparing him to Jar Jar is pretty low. Like slightly above killing him Hitler low
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 5, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Closer to Yoda
He was a badass in the early movies, got an MVP in 02, whatever. But lately, just a creeky old man in the swamp.
Time to repeat in '11!
Tejada is also slightly senile like yoda
“I HAZ RANGE”
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Tejada=Luke
Because he pouts and acts like a GD baby when the force don’t work right
by D-T on Aug 5, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Miggy is also multilingual. IT WORKS.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
Fluent in suckese
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Can watch grounders go by with impeccable protocol.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
LINE UP NOT BAD!
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Aug 5, 2011 3:11 PM PDT reply actions
Do Coors Light drinkers not understand refrigeration? Do they think their beer will be ZOMGSUPERCOLD if it’s left out in 100° heat or something?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
They clearly havent passed the bar exam
Get it? GET IT?
The first six innings are overrated.
I don't get it
/passes up spending time with out of my league girlfriend to drink coors light
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Lineup
Tonight’s #SFGiants lineup: Torres cf, Keppinger 2b, Beltran rf, Sandoval 3b, Huff 1b, Cabrera ss, Schierholtz lf, Whiteside c, J. Sanchez p
I'll take it
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
Well, Huff.
But s’ok.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
but really who else is gonna bat 5th? Here’s to hoping Nate gets hot again
Where is PtB?
We need Pat and Huff to get going again. Lineup would be great with a shadow of last year from those 2.
Time to repeat in '11!
well that settles that OF Defense question
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Meh
I would still like Nate hitting sooner than Cabrera or Huff, but a solid Meh
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
Cabrera shouldn’t be getting more at-bats than Schierholtz, Whiteside or Sanchez.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Huff Cabrera Nate
means putting a righty between two lefties. That way they can’t bring in the loogy to fact two lefties in a row.
Panda/Beltran swapped again.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Fontenot should be playing SS, not Cabrera.
OCab can’t hit for shit vs RHP
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
LOLINEUP
Torres, CF
Kepp, 2B
Beltran, RF
Sandoval, 3B
Huff, 1B
Cabrera, SS
Schierholtz, LF
Whiteside, C
Sanchez, P
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
Any time Aaron Rowand isn’t leading off, I’m pretty happy.
@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 5, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I saw rowand lead off vs Lee last night… lol
according to the play-by-play, with 2 on and 1 out late in the game, he struck out looking. what a tool
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Such a joke. I don’t know what Bochy was thinking.
@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 5, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if this ever occurs to him. “wait, why is Rowy batting right now?”
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
No, I actually know what he was thinking: RIGHTIES CAN HIT LEFTIES. EVEN SHITTY RIGHTIES.
@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 5, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
No he's thinking Rowand HAS hit lefties this year
Look I can’t stand him either. But he’s .312/.337/.452/.788 versus lefties this year.
Wow, that line used to be a lot more impressive than it is now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yes he's dropped
But on this team, its ats above average.
Yeah, but the question isn’t “what have you done for me recently?” but rather “what are you going to do for me going forward?” If the answer to the second question is not “much and more,” he shouldn’t be playing.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I thought you didn’t use those small samples for any predictive purpose? If you are, you probably shouldn’t.
@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 5, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
they're tiny!
They’re platoony! They’re all a little loony, those sample sizes.
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 5, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Loony Platoony is my new favorite phrase. Was that you I heard it from? If so, congrats. It’s hilarious!
@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 5, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Born of utter frustration, but you are welcome to use it when DeRosa starts at 1B against a lefty.
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 5, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s so perfect for Bochy.
@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 5, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember a graphic recently
with heads photoshopped onto cartoon characters, but I don’t remember who did that.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That was awesome.
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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 5, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, you can debate Cody vs. Nate and Stewart v. Whiteside, but otherwise. Eh.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 5, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
This
If Ross was in, then, maybe. Or Rowand ofc
"For science. You monster."
Whatever happened to left-handed hitter Mike Fontenot?
by mrs. owlcroft on Aug 5, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Didn't you get the message?
He sucks now.
"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!"
Being given the Pat Burrell treatment
all the sudden he just stops playing.
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
this is seriously getting beyond ridiculous.
Burrell is an old, gritty, gamery vet. and he got benched 1 month into the season, despite being one of the best offensive players.
it seems like anytime someone slumps, they are benched for the season. except Huff, who we have to get going!!
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Burrell’s still on the DL. Not that he would play anyway, I know, but just so you know.
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 5, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i very highly doubt that he would actually need to be on the DL if they wanted him back, though.
G’s been using the DL to solve roster problems all year
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
This isn't a plot
Burrell didn’t do the thing they brought him in for – he didn’t drive in runs. IN fact, he was awful in RISP situations. Then the bone spurs hit. I’d rather see him here than Rowand. But money talks.
If the bone spurs can hit, why can’t Huff?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2011 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Well how does
.190/.295/.305/.570 grab you? That is Fontenots splits versus righthanders.
his career numbers are
.267/.337/.411
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Great.
He’s underperformed. And he’s been hurt a lot. And he’s a utlility guy anyway. Again we are on an argument over two bad choices.
He'd be a good choice to platoon with Cabrera
who is hitting .229/.254/.275 vs RHP this year
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He was doing quite well then! :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
or Keppinger
who is hitting .276/.302/.332 vs RHP this year
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
if you think Cabrera is bad at SS
both of those 2 are quite worse.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Where did I say I wanted Keppinger to play SS? And Fontenot has been okay there this year.
All I’m saying is that Fontenot could still be useful if he’s used mostly against RHP to spell Keppinger or Cabrera.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
oh sorry
I was skimming and thought you were mentioning Kepp as someone to spell OCab
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 didn't trade Neal for a guy to platoon
Its Cabrera from here on out.
Meh
Neal is not likely to be any good in the MLBs
Cabrera is not likely to be any good in the MLB anymore but at least he resembles a SS.
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He is likely to be better than Crawford on offense and better than Tejada on defense.
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
Pet peeve
People saying MLB. It annoys me, except when used to refer to Bud Selig’s organizational structure (in which case it is entirely correct).
"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 seems like faulty reasoning.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He got Cabrera’d.
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Aug 5, 2011 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
damn beat writers
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Your mom's a girl
this is about my view on the matter.
but if they keep running out shitty lineups, and dont make the playoffs, they won’t learn from it at all. instead, they’ll just say that losing Posey and Freddy cost them.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
JAYMEE HAS A NEW TWITTER PICTURE
"For science. You monster."
Wait, I thought he was like, president of the NL or something like that. Didn’t he present The ROY or one of Tim’s CYs?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
This is who Amy G is married to, not Jaymee
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
IN HIS PANTS, AMIRITE?
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
ok, so I just read through this thread to see what I've missed since Wednesday
I’m glad Belt got sent back down. He was never going to play up here anyhow.
Now he can rake in the minors, put up huge numbers, and while Huff continues to suck, management will be forced to bring up Belt and play him at 1B for good. You can hide Belt on the ML roster, playing him sparingly and keeping his numbers down, thereby having an excuse- “he’s not hitting”. But sending him down, where he will mash, puts the team in another impossible situation.
I’m sure you guys are sick of talking about it though. But I’m happy to see him get steady ABs.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
that cracked me uppppp!!
Hank sure got defensive about the press spread
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
yep. personally, I don’t like them.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
I always get stuck between notches. they never fit just right
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Cabrera
I asked this on the Fanpost, but haven’t seen a reply.
Is everyone as pleasantly surprised with his defense as I am? To hear people tell it on the day of the trade, he was worse than Miggy, but from what I’ve seen, he looks like a much better SS. (I know it’s a SSS, but you don’t need a thousand plays to see he moves better and has softer hands.)
The thong is, it happened.
I think your point is very valid. The word from Cleve, and Cinci, was that he was horrid. He has been perfectly average and that is fine. His bat is unfortunately another issue.
Maybe it was because he wasn't playing SS
Switing to 2B or 3B after all those years at SS might not have been easy for him
The thong is, it happened.
He is basically still a fall down range king of player.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
KING!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
For me, there has been some pleasant surprises
but I think there were 2 ground balls last night I felt he should have had that seemed like routine grounders that went right by him. One I think was a run scoring grounder.
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
and the bat appears to be pretty much as advertised.
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 5, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
HAWT
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Beltran back in front of Sandoval.
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
Why do they comment on this like it's a big deal
Who gives a shit if it’s Beltran/Pablo or Pablo/Beltran
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Rollins SS Polanco 3B Victorino CF Utley 2B Pence RF Ibanez LF Mayberry 1B Schneider C Worley RHP
"For science. You monster."
I think that lineup might be better than ours
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
LOL RYAN
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That was my thought too.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
ack
@hankschulman
Henry Schulman
I can list the entire Gs output against Worley from 7/26 in one Tweet: Torres double, Panda sacrifice fly, Keppinger single. Rowand HR. #sad
"For science. You monster."
Breaking: Giants don't put out
Logan Morrison calls them a tease.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Is ESPN really doing an hour show on some bullshit QB statistic they came up with?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Aww, they’re trying. That’s kind of neat.
What is it?
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I have no problem with them doing this. But in typical ESPN fashion
They need to suck their own dicks for an hour to show everyone how great this thing is they created is
ESPN has developed a new rating system, called “Total Quarterback Rating” (TQR for short) which measures quarterbacks on a 100-point ratings scale. According to ESPN.com’s NFC West blogger Mike Sando, "the scale takes into account “advanced stats, game situations and relevant non-passing stats, including fumbles and sacks, to evaluate quarterbacks far more thoroughly.”
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
If I could do that I’d never leave the house.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
"I'd leave the house, Butthead"
“to get a mirror…then I’d never leave the house”
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Your mom's a girl
I’m sure that it was developed with all the care, intelligence and sophistication that we have come to expect from the Worldwide Leader
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
The goal behind any player rating should be determining how much a player contributes to a win. We went back through 10 years of NFL play-by-play data to look at game situation (down, distance, yard line, clock time, timeouts, home field, field surface and score), along with the ultimate outcome of the game, to develop a win probability function.
I was like, “Ten years? I guess that’s not too b—” and then I was all “Hahaha sixteen-game seasons.”
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
also
advancednflstats.com has had fangraphs style WP charts for at least 2 years.
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.
Heh
"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!"
FFFFFFFFFFFF
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, it didn’t bother me as much because it was so obviously bound to happen.
"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!"
Robert Fucking Horry. Man, I used to enjoy being a basketball fan. Oh, well.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
That game was pretty much the end of my time as a serious basketball fan. I got into it for a little bit when the Warriors made the playoffs, but other than that, nothing.
"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!"
My innocence died that day.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Argh. God. Fuck. I remember that game.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Thank god football season wasn't cancled.
/sarcasm
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL handegg
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 5, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Mean Streets and King of Comedy are both woefully underrated in general.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
@productiveouts | Productive Outs
by delorean on Aug 5, 2011 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Rupert Pupkin FTMFW!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I gotta get me some of that…
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually a big deal…NFL cracked down on it. Deer Antlers are a big deal in Asian cultures.
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Rhino horn too, no?
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Shark fins, bee pollen, royal honey jelly, grape seed extract, ginseng extract, mussel shells, plum extract, tiger bones, snake venom….
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
But that’s not the issue, is it? Doesn’t the article say that it can form the precursor to HGH? (although the reasons for the ban are because of the potential for a positive steroid result).
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg,) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/5/2347049/how-the-texas-rangers-cheated-their-way-to-a-pennant
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A, GoT talk
So I got Legends, Legends II, and Warriors books in the mail. YEAH! 300 more pages of ASoIaF – Dunk & Egg prequel style! I probably won’t read the rest of the crap by the other crappy others.
#Bloodraven
I still haven’t read those.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I kind of want to read those, let us know how they are.
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.
Finished DoD yet?!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
NOT QUITE!
I’m watching an ep of Breaking Bad, but I’m going to read ADWD later, I think. I’m at page, like, 750? I kind of don’t want it to end because I know it’s going to be so long before TWoW.
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.
S3E9
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.
OMG
How can you not give it your full attention? Especially Jesse – when Aaron Paul is on my tv, I can’t tear my eyes away.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I console myself with the prospect of GoT Season 2.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Even that is months away!! But the casting news is keeping me interested and hopefully we’ll get some pictures of Stannis, Davos, Melisandre, Brienne, etc. in costume soon.
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 actor they got for Stannis is absolutely amazing. I’m pretty stoked.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
A lot of people seemed down on him at first (maybe because everyone wanted Christopher Eccleston? But Stannis is a pretty big and long-term role, I can’t see him committing to something like that), but the more I read the books, the more he seems perfect to me. I am excited.
And the guy playing Jaqen H’Ghar looks great and Liam Cunningham as Davos and just everything looks so good!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I still mourn the fact that Syrio Forel is not a long term role.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’ve watched that fight scene at least a dozen times.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s amazing. It seems like GRRM won’t confirm anything with him, so.
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 did notice, with some excitement, that they never actually showed the conclusion of that fight.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s an amazing article, sort of a primer for ASOIAF in The Stranger. You’ll like the last line.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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by Murray, Present on Aug 5, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve watched Ned v Jaime at least that many times.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I want to rewatch the whole series after I finish ADWD
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m planning on doing this.
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Also, before my next visit to Penn State, I’m going to make sure that I get a Lannister “Hear Me Roar” tshirt from HBO.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
My current desktop background
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.
Can’t make out the name of that folder. Is that where you keep your nude Biden pix?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Buster and Desktop Folder haha
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.
;)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It is now charged
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It is known
"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!"
BUSTER DESKTOP? I HARDLY EVEN....
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I've already watched it twice thanks to bringing late comers into the fold.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Totally reminds me of Diego Maradona.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
I always think this is me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
is this 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.
curse all of you anyway
I just started re-reading again.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
lol. Huff has hit 13 balls to right field this year, and 21 to the left side of the field
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Pathetic.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Wait, he’s only gotten 13 balls to the outfield in RF all year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
13 balls total to RF all year, about half of them going for hits.
it’s on his HitTracker from msn
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
Are you sure that’s not AT&T only?
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.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/aubrey-huff/hitchart/86024
It actually does look like it’s AT&T only. there is no box for all parks, although that might even make this worse- he plays all his home games at AT&T. that accounts for over half his ABs on the year.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
lol bat speed
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Seems to me he’s flat-footed—always out on his front foot and being robbed of power.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
that’s what Pat said.
The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars. ~Inspire Me
TWPS
"All right pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomp, chomp] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault."
FIRE BAM BAM
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Tim Flannery is Pretty Awesome
I love how he makes all these gutsy calls, and most of the time it works out in the Giants favor.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
still some time to get some work done today, assholes...
/prepares for pre-game nap
pround son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Eggs and avocado for dinner tonight
Barry might be onto something….
40 hours a damn week.
“I’d like to speak to an RN or someone.”
I’m pretty sure I’m someone.
[annoying five minute conversation]
“…and you’re an RN?”
No.
“You said you were an RN!”
No, I said I was someone.
“I asked for an RN!”
No, you asked for ‘an RN or someone.’
“Well, I want to talk to an RN!”
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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OT: Total quarterback Rating
I know this is a baseball forum but it looks like sabermetrics has finally trickled over to Football. They have an article over on ESP about the QBR (Total quarterback rating) and maybe i miss read it but it sounds alot like wOBA. Any other math monkeys checked it?
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
Lily Kane? I thought you were dead!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Buccos!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 5, 2011 4:15 PM PDT reply actions
@hankschulman
Henry Schulman
What’s his name, the catcher, is putting weight on his left leg when he walks now. Still using a cane and wearing a boot.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Also wearing a full length fur coat and a purple hat with an enormous peacock feather sticking out of it.
The first six innings are overrated.
/fish in shoes
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
“Excuse me while I go put some water in Scott Cousin’s mama’s dish”
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
by rotorueter on Aug 5, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I want to see him with a cane lol
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 5, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it the one that Wilson took to the Espys?
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I wish I could unsee that one lol
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Aug 5, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
We all know that if and when this guy can actual play
he will be block by Stewart and/or Whiteside.
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
5.9 BB/9
Oliver Perez?
Writer at SB Nation's Philadelphia Union blog, The Brotherly Game. Follow me on Twitter.
This is quite the motley crew.
@ChronLiveCSN
Chronicle Live
@MUrbanCSN, @billromanowski, Joe Nedney, Harland Williams and Greg Proops on at 5pm. @RattoCSN @LowellCohn @knbrmurph on the #clblitz
I LOVE Greg Proops’ standup.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
do you listen to his podcast?
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
No, I actually don’t listen to any, unless Grant links to one he’s on.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Proops talked about being a Giants fan and winning the WS on Sklarbro Country.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 5, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I went to see him one night after the Dodgers beat the Giants here. He started off the show by asking what the final score was, and some jackass yelled “they came back!” Proops said “oh, shit, really?!” “No.” “Wow. So you’re just an asshole, then.”
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Aug 5, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Off to the ballgame
Going with my wife, young son and some buddies from back in college… Should be fun.. Hope we win…
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
OT
Going to try to getinto Pottermore this evening. Last chance before October.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I got an account the other day, but it doesn’t seem clear when they’ll actually let everyone onto the site.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I still don’t quite get 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’m really not sure what it’s going to be, either. No one is.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
I don’t want to be sorted in a shitty house like Slytherin or, worse, Hufflepuff. RAVENCLAW 4EVAH!
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 5, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Hat takes into account your preference, why does Hufflepuff exist?
"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!"
Some wizards be dummies.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 5, 2011 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
EXACTLY.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Aug 5, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The only Hufflepuff!
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
So about a week later
How is Cabrera doing? His stats are not great and he doesn’t take walks but he has hit in 4 straight games. I haven’t seem him at all so how is he moving/his defense?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Yeah
50 pitches in 19 PAs is pretty much a free swinger
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 have a friend, (who isn't a Giants fan) that met Pat Burrell at a bar last night in the city
She said he was trying to hit on her and when she spurned his advances ended up making out with the bartender.
I smiled, nodded and said “Yep, that sounds like Pat”.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
It seem, from the stories we hear, that he gets turned down a lot. I know he’s a douche, but I still find that somewhat surprising.
@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 5, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
*seems
@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 5, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
She said that she he looked familiar to her, but she couldn’t place his face. Only when a guy came up to her and explained that he was Pat the Bat did she know who he was. She said he was actually very nice, but she was not into hooking up like that so she turned him down.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I’m glad to hear he was nice. And, maybe that’s the reason for rejection: he’s always just looking for a one nighter.
@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 5, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s pretty, but maybe he’s really douchey about it. Some athletes are just not away of how egomaniacal they can appear to outsiders.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Or they just don’t care. Mentally ‘no’ just means ‘next’.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone gets shot down a decent portion of the time, no?
"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 why
Viper and Jester had to start Top Gun®.
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 5, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a numbers game. Rejection (and not being phased by rejection) are part of the game. Or so I’m told.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
MAST!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
What does that spell?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
RESPECT
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if he ever actually, you know, does it with, say, his wife or something.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
He’s married?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I don’t think he is.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Could have sworn that he was.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/surreptitiously checks left ring finger
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, divorced. Not exactly surprising.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
that's Huff
in fact Eric Karros made a pretty dumb remark about him being single IIRC.
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 5, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Question: Didn't Nate the Great come up as a SS?
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
THIRD BASE!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Think he could convert into a SS during the offseason?
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
Not everyone is Mickey Stanley.
"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!"
Couldn't be any worse than Cabrerra or Tejada....
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
haha no
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 5, 2011 5:00 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.
is it really that unrealistic
that an athletic guy with a gun that used to play 3B could pick up a position that TEJADA and CABRERRA start at for us right now?
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
Not with this team!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 5, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m now curious as to how many ML shortstops have gone through the minors and been converted at the ML level…
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
(but not so curious as to expend any effort finding out)
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Fontenot.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I suppose I should have said ‘everyday shortstop’ as opposed to a utility guy.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 5, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to play 3b too in Little League
Nate did in JC i think. Soo…. he could play ML SS about as well as me I think.
/clank
/clank
/clank
Time to repeat in '11!
Oh what the heck, just let me do it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Buster was a SS
oh wait…
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
George Sherrill is good this year. I thought you guys might want to know.
"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!"
clearly hated the dodgers
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.
still wears his hat like a douche though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
this made me lol
keithlaw Absolutely. That one hit makes him ROY. #notreally “@kingofgames3: @keithlaw Freeman just extended his hitting streak to 19…ROY?”
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.
Who would be the NL ROY?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
wait what really why
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Schulman reported it. I guess they wanted to keep him. He had another opt-out date coming up.
@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 5, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Brett Lawrie's tattoo
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.
Baby mama drama.
@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 5, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
fivethirtyeight Nate Silver
Reuters is reporting that S&P, despite math error, downgraded U.S. credit rating to AA+.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Rating agencies are such a big waste of time
They’re one major reason why the economic meltdown occurred.
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
It's TIme to Invest
In alcohol… another bloodbath on wall street next week.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Aug 5, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
they're not just a waste of time
Their ratings were garbage, literally. What S&P says about creditworthiness is not worth printing. They should have been shut down before any bank or brokerage house or FNMA.
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 5, 2011 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
shift-A
Got approved for time off at work. See you nerbz at McCovey’s, and hopefully at the game as well.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 5, 2011 5:48 PM PDT reply actions
Whoo hoo!!
@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 5, 2011 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
around the majors
- Derek Holland. This guy seems to either throw a shutout or get completely rocked.
- Uh, what happened to the Pirates?
I’m going to PNC tomorrow! Just purchased my ticket.
Train’s in concert after the game!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Did you get to stop in Columbus?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
On my way out, I left way too late, so I hadn’t even gotten to Indy by lunch time—no way was I going to last until Columbus. But I’ll be able to stop on my way back, and I’m looking forward to stopping at El Arepazo for lunch. I’ll let you know how it goes, and thanks for the recommendations!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Cool! Enjoy!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Make sure you get something with plantains in it.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’ll keep that in mind. This trip has been really hit or miss culinary wise. Most of the time I’ve been getting out of lab at 10:30 p.m., so dinner is shitty Penn St pizza. On the other hand, I’ve now eaten thrice at an awesome Austrian place, get to visit the Strip in Pittsburgh tomorrow, and Arepazo on Sunday.
Talk about bimodal distributions.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Oh no—-Arepazo is closed on Sunday!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
zacharylevine: J.A. Happ is now the first Astros pitcher ever to allow 5+ runs in eight consecutive starts.
Let’s start taking bets on what his start will look like when he faces the Giants.
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.
7 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 6 K, 0 BB (of course)
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Sounds about right.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Aug 5, 2011 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
If Zito & Sanchez can't cut it, who?
Who would be our 5th starter? I’m wondering, because these two aren’t looking to good right now, and we need a 3rd option. Ideas?
"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
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