Post-game thread: Yeah, take *that*, Phillies!!!1
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 7, 2011 4:15 PM PDT
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There's a bad offense, and there's an unlucky offense. The Giants are assuredly the former. This isn't a state secret. But today, the offense was unlucky. That's just rude. The two aren't mutually exclusive. They should be. Rude.
The way the Giants didn't score runs today was amazing. It was like a logic puzzle.
You are crossing a river on a raft. You need to bring along a double, a single, and a hard-hit ground ball. The hard-hit ball will eat the single if they're left alone, and the single can't be left alone with the double. There are spots for only two of them at a time. How do you get across???
Roy Oswalt looked like a pitcher coming off the disabled list. He didn't have good command, and he was throwing primarily fastballs. The Giants got fourteen runners off him in six innings -- when they get that many runners, they usually call that "July." The Giants had three hits with a runner in scoring position in the fourth inning, yet they only scored one run. That's impressive! That's a Baxter/wheel of cheese kind of inning. Not even mad. Just impressed.
But it was enough. It was more than enough. The Giants won by two -- a blowout. Even better, they deserved to win by more. They outplayed the Phillies. After watching the Reds and Phillies manhandle them in every aspect of the game -- save weak grounders to second -- they actually outplayed a team. The Giants used to do that quite a bit for the first four months of the season, you know.
Lincecum was good, not great today. When he walked Jimmy Rollins on four straight 89-mph fastballs to start the game, who had a good feeling about this game? Keep those hands up! And after Oswalt scored a run on a two-out hit, how many of you thought this was the Giants' day? Hands up until I'm finished counting! This game was a debacle waiting to ruin a nice Sunday afternoon.
The Giants are still in first place by a half-game. Why aren't they in first place by a game-and-a-half? Because Cody Ransom hit a home run off Clayton Kershaw today. If the Giants had lost today after getting seventeen runners in a game in which Lincecum pitched beautifully, and they lost first place after Cody Ransom took Kershaw deep, well, it would have been about time to start thinking about free-agents and offseason trades. Not because the Giants couldn't overcome a half-game deficit, but because the universe was trying to tell us all something. "Go on a hike. Read a book. This baseball stuff rots your brain," the universe would say.
Instead, Lincecum was Lincecum, and the Giants' offense was just fine against a pitcher who didn't look so great. Losing three out of four to the Phillies at home was embarrassing. Getting swept out of first would have been devastating. Embarrassing has never felt so good.
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Players of the Game
Kuip: Keppinger
Jon: Stewart
Kruk: Timmy
Flem: B-Weezy
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I hate to say Cabrera has been solid
Good defense and seems to hit better than Tejada or Crawford or Fontenot have all year. Fontenot was mostly pretty solid before this aweful stretch lately.
Seems to like his mercenary role, playing with a hop in his step. I am not going to confuse him with Sterlin Castro anytime soon, but he has been a better pickup than given credit for so far.
Time to repeat in '11!
SSS, and what not
But sure, he’s a bit better than Tejada. I never really outright loathed the trade in the first place
What does S S S mean?
i’ve been wondering this whole time?
by big logs Johnson on Aug 7, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Small sample size
"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!"
As in
if a player got a hit in their first major league at bat, you wouldn’t therefore predict that they will be a 1.000 hitter from then on. Same with six hits in their first ten at bats, you wouldn’t predict them to be a .600 hitter – the sample size is too small to predict anything, or say anything about a guy’s true talent level. Hitting .300 over a whole season, or, more to the point, over a whole career, probably means that the player really is something of a .300 hitter.
What commenters are saying here is that OCab looks like a fine hitter so far, but they recognize that they are just going on one week’s worth of ABs, and that that is too small a time period to say anything definitive about how good he is.
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
Hitting .300 over a whole season, or, more to the point, over a whole career, probably means that the player really is something of a .300 hitter.
To the latter yes; to the former, almost certainly, no.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I would not say that Rich Aurilia was a .550-.600 slugger his whole time as a player. But 689 PAs is enough of a large sample size to leave me feeling comfortable saying that he was a .550-.600 slugger during the 2011 season.
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
2001 season
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
Slugging is different from BA or BABIP. So says this. If BA and BABIP fail split halves even at 650 PA, I wouldn’t rely on any one season to tell me about the true talent level of a hitter regarding either.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I see what you are saying
that actually makes sense.
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
Smal Sample Size
"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 7, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
or small, but smal is smaller than small, so, there you go.
"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 7, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Does you screen name have anything to do with dropping a deuce?
"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 7, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Super Simple Sugars
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
In a very SSS
I have been very impressed with OCab. Him hitting in the 5 hole is ridiculous, but that is on Big Head.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 7, 2011 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me, or is Stewart like the personification of grit? The dude just seems to exude it. He’s got the five o’clock shadow and everything.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Stewart. He has good grit as opposed to useless grit. He knows what he is bad at (hitting HRs) and just doesn’t even try.
Don’t kill me GP!
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s got some skills, more than Whiteside at least, but the grit is where Bochy is sold.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
After today’s game, I’m suddenly more comfortable having him at catcher when Whiteside gets his imminent 1-to-5-game suspension.
Will he randomly hit solo home runs like Eli? Probably not. But as long as he doesn’t hit 520,109 groundballs to shortstop or throw that many balls into center when he’s trying to throw out runners, I think I’ll live.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Definitely better defense than Whiteside. Thats probably why Lincecum has him as his catcher.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
it will be failtastic
if Whitey is gone for more than 3 games or so and they are forced to scramble around for another catcher.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 7, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully if they end up doing that, they won’t pick up Pedro Feliz.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
probably
For 3 days, maybe; for a week, look out below.
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 8, 2011 6:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Yay.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
Timmy
After the 4-pitch walk to start the game, he went 82 strikes / 28 balls.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
As weird as it sounds, I think this might have been more of a slumpbuster than Wednesday's blowout
This was, sadly, quintissential Giants baseball. Maybe getting back to their roots will allow them to get back on track.
That said, the upcoming Pirates series terrifies me. A team in total free fall seems like the right kind of team to prolong our long national nightmare. Or maybe the Giants will beat up on them like they should.
by Gitaroo_Dude on Aug 7, 2011 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Asshole!
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
In all seriousness, Lincecum said bat to knee felt like a charley horse. He’s walking without a limp. Said Utley apologized to him.
Seriously though I love you Chase please be a Giant one day I don’t care if you’ll be 100 years old.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
Nah, I’ve had enough of old players who used to be good.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I don’t think he’ll still be good in 70 years.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Your lack of faith of faith disturbs me
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Considering how crappily 2nd basemen usually age, that’d be astounding.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
There's a point
Why don’t the Phils move him to third base or outfield just to keep him healthy? I mean, I realize that he’s an outstanding defensive second baseman, but in spite of that most of his value comes from his bat. Even as a LF he’d be one of the best players in baseball.
Yeah, this what I thought. He just needed a little time to shake it off.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude’s retiring a Phil. He’s the one player who if traded or not re-signed, would cause the fanbase to rise up and burn down the ballpark. I’ll take a 40-year-old Chase Utley at 70% over just about any other position player in baseball.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 8:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It made me sad that his contract extension was worth way, way less than Howard’s. One is a potential HOFer, the other is basically a good first baseman.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Agreed.
Howard’s great, love the guy… but don’t even get me started on that contract…
Utley’s pretty much worshiped as infallible here, though, and I’m not even in slightly exaggerating when I say that the city would revolt if the team moved him/let him go.
This really is uncomfortably accurate…
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He seems like a really cool dude. The way he comported himself after the bat incident was awesome.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Also, how the hell does he not make the Fangraphs trade value series?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
They know that uttering the word “Trade” in the same sentence as “Utley” would cause an angry mob oh Phils phans to manifest outside their door.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t you unload him for Yovani Gallardo if you could?
"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!"
Yovani Gallardo was on the trade value list and Madison Bumgarner was not. All of us found that hilarious, of course, as none of us would trade Madison Bumgarner for Yovani Gallardo.
"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!"
Trying to explain our memes to outsiders is always an amusing experience
109!
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I love how it starts off with Mac making a totally reasonable baseball-based argument, and just steadily devolves into creepiness.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 7, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
…as all discussions about Utley in Philly invariably do.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, so he’s like Buster?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I think many of the people on this board have already accepted Buster as their personal savior. We are eagerly awaiting his resurrection next season.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed. There is a striking similarity in the level of worship.
Except since Buster is out for the season, we only remember the good things, so he is elevated to the level of demi-god. It is really easy to worship a player when they are out of the lineup and cannot do anything to disappoint you (even momentarily)
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
canonizing the dead, so to speak….
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, that one’s just a clever pun.
But don’t get me wrong, I’ve totally welcomed Buster into my heart as the one true savior.
The first six innings are overrated.
I'm not particularly religious
and I get the gag, but I think these go a bit too far.
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 8, 2011 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I love the start of the read
“Dear Cha— OH SHIT THERE’S STICKERS”
The first six innings are overrated.
Well, yeah, ya gotta jazz it up, make sure it pops.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 8, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know I’ve seen this before, but I can’t remember where.
"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!"
Oh, wait, just clicked on the video. Never mind.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
The door was opened to a Chase Utley love-fest.
Once open, it’s hard to close.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 8, 2011 1:54 AM PDT up reply actions
/closes door
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
/nails 2×4 across frame
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 8, 2011 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
FWIW, rumor has it Mr and Mrs Utley just bought a crib in Sausilitio.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
In a related story, I just got a very reasonable lease on a cardboard box in the Mission.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Was that your place my dog whizzed on last night, if so, sorry.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
lol flem and kruk
“Maybe it’s my own weird mind, but you don’t want to play a game with a 10-game losing streak.”
“YES YOU DO.”
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
How did three of us on this thread fuck up that quote?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I didn't hear the quote
but now you have me totally fucking confused. Kruk “YES YOU DO” what??? Does he want to play a team with a 10 game losing streak? or does he want to play a team with a 10 game winning streak?? Personally, I would rather play a team with the Giants batting order and the Astros pitchers.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 7, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the idea is
you want to compete against the best, and can’t be afraid to do that. If you don’t believe you can beat the best, you might as well forget about winning another championship. The Astros won’t be in the NLCS.
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 8, 2011 6:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I took it more along the lines of:
Dave: You don’t want to play a team with a 10 game losing streak [because that streak is likely to end soon, and you don’t want to be the team that ends it.]
Kruk: Yes you do. [because you want to pound them into the ground and use their fail to jump start bats and pitching and start yourself a win streak]
oh
I saw the quote somewhere else as “10 game winning streak”. NM
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 8, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
WERE CLEARLEE IN THERE HEADZZ!
What are Buster’s chances of being ready at some point in the postseason?
now skeeter, he ain't hurtin' nobody.
Most likely zer0
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Aug 7, 2011 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
These are not the droids you’re looking for.
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 7, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I had this argument today with my GF
I think he could be ready at least to PH in the playoffs.
Fact that these are the types of arguments you have with your girlfriend means you’ve got a great girlfriend.
by iamwhatiam on Aug 8, 2011 8:10 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Huff is a true GRITERAN (gritty + veteran)
I mean, the dude takes a pounding everygame even though he no longer has any athleticism or bat speed. After being doubled off on a hit and run where the shortstop has time to jump, come down, and set himself, Huff drops a fat one in between left fielder and shortstop. In his postgame Q&A, Bochy gave him praise, saying thats what the team is looking for.
(i still <3 Huff)
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
He obviously still has athleticism and bat speed
Haven’t you seen owlcroft’s age chart yet?
by shaggingflyballs on Aug 7, 2011 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You seem to be have left the word "minimal" out
between “has” and “athleticism”
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
Giants Baseball
“It’s the pitching, stupid.”
by 24 Willie Mays Plaza on Aug 7, 2011 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
our big trade / secret weapon...
also came from Houston
TGWTWS...there isn't much else that needs to be said
by McCoven on Aug 7, 2011 4:27 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I didn't watch the game, but...
By looking at the box, Timmy seemed efficient. 114 pitches got him through 7.2 instead of the usual 6+, and he only had 5 Ks which likely kept him in the game longer.
Did he look decent or was it a sloppy/lucky start?
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Aug 7, 2011 4:27 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at (Philadelphia Phillies)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
San Francisco Giants 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 0
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
PITCHERS: SFG - Lincecum, Lopez (8), Wilson (8)
PHI - Halladay, Madson (8), Lidge (9)
WP - Tim Lincecum
LP - Roy Halladay
SAVE - Brian Wilson
HOME RUNS: SFG - Ross (2)
PHI - Ruiz, Werth
ATTENDANCE: 45,929
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at (San Francisco Giants)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
San Francisco Giants 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 x 3 5 0
PITCHERS: PHI - Hamels, Contreras (7)
SFG - Cain, Lopez (8), Wilson (9)
WP - Matt Cain
LP - Cole Hamels
SAVE - Brian Wilson
HOME RUNS: PHI - none
SFG - none
ATTENDANCE: 43,320
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at (San Francisco Giants)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 5 9 1
San Francisco Giants 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 11 0
PITCHERS: PHI - Blanton, Contreras (5), Durbin (6), Bastardo (7), Madson (7), Oswalt (9)
SFG - Bumgarner, Casilla (5), Lopez (7), Romo (8), Wilson (9)
WP - Brian Wilson
LP - Roy Oswalt
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: PHI - none
SFG - none
ATTENDANCE: 43,515
Saturday, October 23, 2010 at (Philadelphia Phillies)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
San Francisco Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 0
Philadelphia Phillies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
PITCHERS: SFG - Sanchez, Affeldt (3), Bumgarner (5), Lopez (7), Lincecum (8), Wilson (8)
PHI - Oswalt, Madson (7), Lidge (9)
WP - Javier Lopez
LP - Ryan Madson
SAVE - Brian Wilson
HOME RUNS: SFG - Uribe
PHI - none
ATTENDANCE: 46,062
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
by El Person on Aug 7, 2011 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Oh that game 6. I hated/loved that game. So many starters used in one game
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Who the hell is that Wil guy that pitched in Game 6?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
I think he has a beard or something.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 7, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Re: Huff's "base hit".
There should be a scoring option where the fielder doesn’t get an error, but the batter doesn’t get a hit. Acknowledge that Huff should have been out, but Rollins did his best.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
Exactly.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
Haters gon' hate
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that owlcroft has proposed such a thing. He termed it an ‘F’, for fluke. I think.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Bonds hit number 756!
And the Giants won.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
how, pray-tell, did that happen? I saw something about Utley apologizing.
No one here gets out alive.
Utley lunged at a pitch and his bat ended up Codying over to Timmy and hit him on the leg.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Made a weak throw on Keppinger's sac fly too
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
LOL big trade!
Beltran hurts wrist, Wheeler pitches six scoreless in St. Lucie with 7 K and 0 BB
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Supposedly day to day with sore wrist
X rays negative
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Forget that. Wheeler didn’t walk anyone over six innings.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
O MY GOD WHEELER IS TEH AWESOMES
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 7, 2011 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit it will be nice to play a bad team
Bring on the Buccos
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I read this as
Bring on the Broncos
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Screw you national media
Reading articles all weekend about how Phillies have proved their dominance over the Giants this season. Season series final tally: Phillies 4, Giants 3.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
U mad?
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
by srpwrd on Aug 7, 2011 8:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The Piting Phils were favored to win last year also
and we were busy having a shitty August. Sure appears the Phils have improved more than the Giants, but there is still some baseball to be played and IF the Giants can win the NL West, they are built for the post season. The Phils won the series 4-3, but I highly doubt that Dirty and Zeets will be seeing post season action. That was 2 of the 4 Phillies victories. On the flip side, we missed Halladay twice. I don’t think anything has been decided yet. But the Giants offense is exponentially worse this year over last year having scored 100 runs fewer same time year over year. No margin for error for our pitchers and defense.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 7, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
*Phiting
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Aug 7, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
And Zito started one of those games!
Then again, we missed Halladay completely, which is weird.
Look, right now, I don’t think many people would argue with the notion that the Phillies are a better team than the Giants. It only matters in October, though. We’ll see what happens.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Being underestimated has its benefits. But I think the national media always likes to pander to Phillies fans.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Being the underdog worked last year if I remember correctly!
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
Even Giants fans didn't pick the Giants
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
I actually correctly picked them in five for the World Series. However that was after picking the Braves and Phillies in the first two rounds.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
I thought the Giants would win the NLDS and World Series, but not the NLCS.
"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 was in this line
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Yup.
I never really got why the Rangers were supposed to be invincible.
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.
by oldjacket on Aug 8, 2011 8:22 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I remember reading somewhere that Cliff Lee would automatically win Games 1 and 5 (apparently Tim Lincecum sucked or something) and their super wonderful offense would handle Sanchez and Bumgarner. Hence, Rangers in 5.
"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!"
B/c of how the won against the Yankees and Rays
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
this
They really mangled the Yankees, and after one of the most epic meltdowns in a playoff game.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I kept telling everyone at work not to expect the Giants to win the next series. Then I left town, and while I was able to watch the first four WS games, I missed TGWTWS. Its for the best though, if I was super confident and changed my work schedule to watch them, they would have lost.
No one here gets out alive.
Wah, I was out on errands all day!!
(Was it the R30 show though? Got that DVD…maybe I’ll watch it tonight!)
NorCal passion trapped in SoCal pain...
I wanna rage.
Someone please "take out" Huff
that is all
Matt Cain: Cliff Lee version 2.0 with better stuff
Will Clark is the man
I, for one, think DeRosa is doing an amazing job these past few days sitting on the bench and not playing. Real veteran sitting skills.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
He sure sets better than Belt.
Belt isn’t ready to face Major League Sitting yet.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
LOL Giraffe’s don’t sit stupid….
Or do they?
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
So was Boch sitting Belt to let him develop that veteran skill while DeRosa was still on the DL?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Bingo. Now that DeRosa’s on the bench, theres no need for Belt.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
They do... be forewarned, it's not pretty
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
so
what’s one AB divided by…. 7 days? How long has he been up?
I hope the Giants are planning to push for a reduction of rosters to 24 in the next CBA… they’ve had a year of practice now.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 7, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
To the ballgame.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Chinese?
"Baseball is a game played by the dextrous, but only understood by the poindextrous." - Professor Frink
I’m not optimistic about Beltran being day-to-day with a sprain. I sprained my knee almost 2 weeks ago and I’m still experiencing pain and weakness in my entire left leg.
Nate Schierholtz wasn't born, he was built.
I had knee surgery two years ago, and I still have wobbliness and weakness sometimes, and I’ve done thousands of squats since, along with other rehab.
Then again, we don’t see Dave Groeschner EVERY day.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
I thought
it was his wrist that’s sprained.
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 7, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
What did he say?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Talking with Vogey at the All-Star Game
said the only reason he was at the All-Star was because Bruce Bochy. Nothing about him having the lowest ERA in the NL
I forgive him
He’s probably jealous of Vogelsong because his face isn’t so rectum-like.
Rally Jerry!
Greekfro (insert unnecessary scribbles)
Eh, he was more saying “People can say what they want, but they should have won the WS.”
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 7, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, what?
He said that to his face? Wow, that’s bold.
LOL Bochy
In the postgame, Bochy was asked about Huff grabing his hamstring after first asking about Beltran and Lincecum. He responded by saying right away that he’s fine, but then said he’ll gather with his staff and talk about it. Normally he’ll say he needs more info about the hurt players condition, but this time he just assumed that he’s fine. It almost seems like ownership is forcing Bochy to play Huff because he’s getting the big bucks and not necessarily because of Bochy’s well know preference for vets. Bochys just doing what he’s told and taking it from the fans and media because its expected of him.
Call me crazy, but I wonder if Huff is trying to fake an injury to justify being taken out. He knows he sucks now but he’s being paid a lot of money to perform. He hasn’t seemed to enthused on the field this season, though he does try hard and players who struggle will get down on themselves. He knows that the fans are turning against him for his disappointing play. And the more he sucks, the more they’ll despise him for it. We already know he doesn’t like playing a lot because he gets exhausted. Maybe he feels he should be retired from playing, especially after finally getting his ring and big contract. He might feel that ownership owed him the money for playing on the cheap in 2010 and now he just wants to rest on the bench for someone younger and collect his money.
Just a theory, don’t lay into me too hard.
It was Sabes. He needs a way to save face.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
It was my first thought
I mean, he was embarrassing himself out there today in just about every possible way. It has got to wear on a person, especially with everyone calling for his head.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
Classless, vile
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The thing about him is that he’ll make you pay for thinking that. He’s wild, but can turn it on when it really matters. He’s a scary little freak.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Map of the day
I want to reread The Collapse of the Third Republic one of these days. Fascinating book. The situation in France in the 1930s reminds me strongly of America today.
"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!"
Canada is going to invade through the forests of Minnesota?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
They will also launch U-Boats from Vancouver.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I swear to Baseba’al, comments like this from you guys are the only things keeping me from very much disliking the Giants.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 8:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, that plus this guy
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
What is this I don't even...
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I take it you’re unfamiliar with Lecherous Pat?
"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!"
Does this refer to something other than him swinging his hot stick through the female population of every major city he finds himself in?
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, he SO just banged your sister
and he knows you know it.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t find the GIF.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 7, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
rec’d.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 7, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Leon Gambetta knew how to vacation.
San Sebastian is a wonderful place.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Eh, all the food is on stale toast.
by shaggingflyballs on Aug 7, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really
It’s technically a rule, but it’s really more of a guideline. If you’re respectful and don’t go overboard you’re OK. Obviously if you start commenting as though you’re on RedState or Daily Kos you’re out of line, but just discussing is fine. Basically, you’re not allowed to say something that you could reasonably foresee starting a fight, and you need to remember that on subjects like that people can have short fuses, so you need to tread very lightly should you dare tread there at all.
Josh Beckett is the Red Sox ace?
Sill me I was under the impression it was Jon Lester. Thanks for correcting me ESPN
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Breaking, Red Sox ace Curt Schilling on the phone
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
The ace is whoever Yahoo lists at the top of the depth chart
uh duurrrrr
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
I don’t know how Beckett has done recently, but I watched him pitch against the Yankees a couple times earlier in the season and he was scary good. It’s ironic because people were talking about him being finished before the season because of his back issues. Just look at him, Huff looks more athletic. The dude was underestimated. Opposing players know the deal now.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, he as a 2.20 ERA. Other than that, he’s been average really.
by WasabiTorture on Aug 7, 2011 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
His 91 hits allowed in 139 IP is pretty shiny. 5.9 H/9? He has probably been getting pretty lucky, but the results are pretty.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 7, 2011 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a nice if a bit stressful game, I was a little worried when the Phillies scored the first run but thank god for Kepp eh?
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
You can't get suspended for hopping.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I was thinking the spear on Polanco, though I’m very unfamiliar on the regulations of this sort of thing.
Funny thing is, it really looked like Eli was just trying to save his pitcher from being blindsided.
I hope they throw down again in the postseason. And next time I want to see Fontenot drop a flying elbow on Ryan Howard. That would be nice.
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
Double flying elbows.
Taking down Howard and Utley
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
no
you save your pitcher by moving between him and the batter, not by hopping up and down like f*ing Q-Bert.
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 7, 2011 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey! I liked Q-bert.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 7, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he'll get a game, possibly two. I think they'll recognize that, though he was hopping, all he really did was stop some guy who came flying in from his blindside at his pitcher
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
I can’t even begin to imagine the howling that will come when/if Victorino gets a longer suspension than Whiteside. Hard to see him not, given that he basically was wrassling with an ump.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Victorino shoved the umpire more than once. He should get more than two.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I would be really surprised if he got only 2.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yadier Molina got 6 for his incident with the umpire. I suspect he’ll get 5-6.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Except in this case Victorino wasn’t really directing any aggression towards the umpire; he was just trying to get past him. I expect they’ll be lenient. Happy to be wrong….
Didn’t he shove him to get past him?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
repeatedly
"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 7, 2011 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats why I think he’ll get a longer suspension. He restarted the fight after it was over.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 5:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Ignoring the ump's commands, pushing the ump and getting back into the fight
Sheesh, I was thinking 8-10 games for Victorino. Might only get 6. I would be surprised at less than 5.
Time to repeat in '11!
Not only will Victorino not be suspended, he’ll be awarded five games by the league for his inspiring bullshit.
Because that’s how the world works for Shane Victorino.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
SEA@LAAAAAAAA
Oof. Felix got Cain’ed. Complete game loss, 12 Ks, only allowed 4 baserunners.
Wasn’t the first time, and wont be the last.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see the Mark Trumbo HR?
Holy cow, did he hit that ball far.
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 7, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh
What do the Mariners have in common with the Giants? I’m trying to think….
By 2016, Tim Lincecum will have won Cy Youngs with both of them.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
SILENCE.
I refuse to accept this until it happens
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
HODOR HODOR HODOR
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
STOP HODORING!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Does no one else want to watch this Yankees/Red Sox game with me
And make fun of ESPN
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
They are fawning over Pedroia right now
Apparently he showed up at 1:15 pm today which is “so typical Pedroia”
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
He [Timmy] said Utley came out to say, "Hey, sorry, you have to know that wasn’t on purpose."
Oddly worded, but sure, I wouldn’t think otherwise.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
YOU HAVE TO
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
There was that guy who purposefully flung a bat at…. Was it Pedro? Not sure. But it has happened.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
“Don’t even think that was on purpose.”
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
YOU BETTER NOT THINK THAT WAS ON PURPOSE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 7, 2011 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I'LL THROW A BAT AT YOU IF YOU DO!!!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
To which Lincecum replied
“YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO!”
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 7, 2011 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL, HIPPY.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
Utley was afraid of Timmy's roundhouse kick
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
It’s like a waitress forcing me to “Enjoy your dinner” (Or else)
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 7, 2011 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Um
How would someone do that on purpose? That would be amazing. I don’t think Jesus himself could plan to break his bat on a Tim Lincecum pitch and send the head of the bat out to hit the pitcher.
It wasn’t broken. Someone could throw an intact bat at Lincecum, though clearly this wasn’t the case here.
The bat didn't break?
Oh. I was watching in a bar with no sound. I just assumed it had broken, otherwise why would it have flown out towards the pitcher? Cody always throws his down the left-field line.
once upon a time
it was not uncommon to make the pitcher “skip rope” with an “accidental” slip like that. There was a bunch of fighting between the Tigers and the A’s in an ALCS in the 70s over that sort of thing.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 6:33 AM PDT up reply actions
It seems like it’d be really simple to fix the problem. If any part of the bat leaves the batter’s hands, it’s an automatic strikeout. No more shattered bats, no more bat throws.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Mental fortitude.
Also, that sleeve/coating thing that makes it o the shards don’t fly off.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
In my mind, this game just proved how great Timmy is.
I mentioned this during the PGT, but the difference between a good pitcher and a great pitcher is not what happens when every pitch is working and they have the best stuff possible. Rather, it’s the opposite – good pitchers fold when they don’t have their stuff, but great pitchers find a way to get the outs and give their team a chance to win.
Timmy didn’t have his Cy Young, strikeout stuff today. His fastball, at 95 when he needs it to be, was at 91 or 92 for most of the game, and didn’t have his normal pinpoint control. He threw out of the stretch the entire game because he didn’t feel right out of the windup. And yet, he allowed only 1 run on 7 hits in 7.2 innings. Yeah, he only had 5 Ks, which is very un-Timmy-like, but he became a ground ball pitcher for this game alone, posting 12 groundouts (and only 3 flyouts) on the night.
This is what seperates the good pitchers from the great ones. It’s easy to declare Timmy a great pitcher when he throws a complete game 2 hitter with 1 walk and 14 Ks in the postseason. But this kind of game is what makes him truly great. The game where he doesn’t have his stuff, but he gives the team a chance to win.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Aug 7, 2011 5:12 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
wooh, our ace is a step above mediocrity!
I'm a fucking walking paradox. What is Giants offense for 400 alex?
Interesting...
Can you track down Scott Cousins? He’s wanted for aggravated assault in San Francisco.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
any word on the MCC night at the yard?
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 7, 2011 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
well i know the thing at mccoveys is on the 20th
i have not heard anything about a meetup at a game.
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
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by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 7, 2011 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/7/12/2272310/mcc-night-at-the-yard-tuesday-8-23-with-poll
No updates since then, unless I’m missing something.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 7, 2011 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks!
my search didnt bring this up
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by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 7, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
dam elitists!
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
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by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 7, 2011 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
i cant even go anyway
the 23rd is the first night of my tuesday night class. o well
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by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 7, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
You prefer the Hoover Dam to the Grand Coulee dam? Have you no appreciation for the finer aspects of…
Three Gorges? THREE GORGES? GET THE FUCK OUT!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
hmmmmmm
quite
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by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 7, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
A picture of me at the Grand Coulee dam.
Please forgive the hair; I’d been sleeping in my car for several days. It is quite the dam.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I don’t get it. That’s just a picture of Posey in front of an FDR statue.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
by TheLetter2 on Aug 7, 2011 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He does kinda look like Buster.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
A greater compliment cannot be given.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I figured it would be more subtle than, “I didn’t expect you to be hot.”
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
by TheLetter2 on Aug 7, 2011 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Seriously. Dude is FOINE.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Rec’d for humor, and for not asking if he works out.
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 8, 2011 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, he did have a French girlfriend that he wants you all to know about.
"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!"
And she was the lucky one.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/sad nod
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
And still I’ll wait for you. I’ll wait until the last star falls from the sky.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
If it taaaaakes forever....
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL FDR
It was first the Hoover Dam.
History’s greatest monster.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Quite a boondoggle
But it won the Second World War.
FROM THE GRAND COULEE DAM TO THE CAPITOOOOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I was locked out of my house for everything after the top of the 2nd
Finally got back in to see the final score. Hooray!
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 7, 2011 5:30 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, if you’re only gonna win one game of a series, might as well make it the last one.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 7, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Sooo Beltran's Wrist?
Huff’s hamstring = Belt?!
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 7, 2011 5:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
the beltran thing is worrying me
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 7, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Fucking DeRosa
Infecting Beltran’s wrist.
by Anonymous1337 on Aug 7, 2011 5:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m going to have to say this is fact. The Giants never acquire aging veterans with health issues except for the rare case that was DeRosa.
Just slab some grit on that womb and it’ll be as good as Bochy desires it to be.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Freddy Sanchez says hi!
"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 7, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I look forward to the day when the FO comes out and says “Huff was playing through X injuries all year”
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Aug 7, 2011 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you just have some sort of library of funny movie scenes catalogued in your head?
That’s a Baxter/wheel of cheese kind of inning.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
went to the game today ......
took my college roommates visiting from NYC, they loved every minute of it.
"A Giants game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings."
I'm an avid protester against "the Wave," "the Fist Pump Dance," and "Like a G Man."
by GIANT stoner on Aug 7, 2011 5:43 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Since July 26, Ryan Ludwick has hit .212/.316/.242 in ten games.
All ten of those games have been losses.
"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!"
And he’s been playing awesome defense (not).
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Sike!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
À propos of absolutely nothing, it turns out that save Dirty Frank’s, none of the suggestions you had was open for Sunday lunch(!). Which is stunning to me. Maybe Midwesterners actually are church-going people. Anyhow, Frank’s was pretty good (had a T-Dog), and the baklava (random combo) was amazing. I’m definitely going to try to hit up El Arepazo next time I swing through Columbus in three weeks. Thanks for the recommendations.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Dang. I think the issue is that the downtown area is basically dead during the weekends, save the area around the ballpark. Glad you ended up something approaching decent, though, at least.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yeah, I wasn’t sure if that was the correct impression, but the place looked like a ghost town. Really strange.
I think the waitress was really miffed that I initially ordered only a single hot dog and nothing to drink. Is that not standard there?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That is odd. Even when I order multiple things, I usually do it one at a time, so for all the waitstaff knows, my initial order is all I am getting. I do usually get beer there, though.
There are spots in the city that are very active on the weekends, but I limited my rec’s to places close to where you were going to be.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yeah, beer felt like an irresponsible choice with four hours of driving still remaining ahead of me. I can’t imagine the profit margin on $3 hot dogs is that great though. Frank’s probably heavily relies on beer to drive profit even more so than most restaurants. And you were right: it was about 4 blocks off of I70. Super convenient.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Holy crap! I've had enough, Huff is a liar.
Baggs paraphrasing Huff: "He said he was struck by the ball."
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=17772525
Slow motion shot at the end.
Huff lies, when he cries!
"Baseball is a game played by the dextrous, but only understood by the poindextrous." - Professor Frink
Huff lies, when he comes!
That’ll never be me, that’ll never be me, that’ll never be, never be me!
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
I’m not sure how the ball could have changed direction the way it did without hitting Huff.
"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!"
Hit off Utleys glove
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
In that case, it would have bounced the other way.
"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!"
Then what did it hit Detective Holmes
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Huff?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
There's no way it hit him in the hamstring
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
It pretty clearly hit off Utley's glove or arm
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
i think it's a toss up between Utley's wrist and Huff's foot area
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It may well have hit his foot
But it sure as hell didn’t hit anywhere close to the area of his leg that he was grabbing after the play.
LOL Did Ross get an AB in the game?
He averages at least one bat throw a game.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
At least not until Pat peeked out of the dugout.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Pats one request, send a female courier to hand deliver the notice of suspension.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Back, and to the left. Back, and to the left.
"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 7, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
1 Huff slides in.
2 The ball ricochets off of something.
3 Huff feels pain in his leg.
4 Huff refuses the offered CSI montage and instead assumes 2 and 3 are related.
5 Obviously we are victims of a campaign of falsehood and subterfuge.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
“According to your story, Hernandez passes you and starts walking up the ramp. Then you say you were struck on the right temple. The spit then proceeds to ricochet off the temple, striking Newman between the third and fourth rib. The spit then came off the rib turned and hit Newman in the right wrist, causing him to drop his baseball cap. The spit then splashed off the wrist, pauses — in mid air, mind you — makes a left turn and lands on Newman’s left thigh. That is one magic loogie”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Aug 7, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Huff slides into 2nd & his leg flies off and flops into CF.
Huff: Gaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Groeschner (to Bochy): Looks bad, Skip.
Bochy: Well, let’s get him in the dugout..wait, rub some dirt on it. Huffy, you’ll be fine.
Belt slides into 2B. Barely gets dirty.
Belt:…
Groeschner:…
Bochy Holy shit, he looks like he’s hurt & may be out several weeks. /fires up cell phone to call Sabean while running out to field towards a bemused Belt.
Belt: You gotta be fucking kidding me.
Bochy: Enjoy scenic Fresno.
Sabean puts Huff on the "DL"
and calls up Belt.
Bochy will still play DeRosa over Belt
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Brian Lawrence
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
The Phillies are 34 games over .500
They are officially the Yankees playing with monopoly money and shoving it in everyone’s face. I hate them.
No one here gets out alive.
Not in our apartment complex… otherwise they’d fix the damned leaky toilets and constantly dripping faucet.
I got a letter last year saying they were charging by how much water we used instead of the usual flat rate. But you guys are in W. Sac right? Thats its own city so maybe not the same rules.
No one here gets out alive.
Egads no, we’re not in west sac… but we are in an apartment. I don’t know how they’d put meters on each individual place and since the toilets and faucet have always leaked… the complex wouldn’t notice a huge uptick in water billing even if they had recently put meters in. I fixed the leaky sink faucets, but the toilets are beyond my desire to fix. They’ve got some stupid “counter” running the length of the wall so that if you want to fix anything in the toilet tank you’ve got a good 3 inches to work with.
That's weird.
Toilet tank stuff is really easy, even a complete overhaul. Seems pretty damn dumb of them to leave something in the way that would have to be ripped out and repaired on those regular occasions you need to fix the tank.
Yeah the flapper valve had to be replaced on one of the toilets and the poor maintenance guy had to do all kinds of contortionist like maneuvers to access the tank. I don’t normally mind minor plumbing repairs, but this place is just goofy.
Upstairs the hotwater is controlled by the right hand knobs, cold is to the left; downstairs is opposite.
6IP, 4K, 1BB,3R/1ER, 6H (no XBHs)
Note that the 2 UER are because Runzler made a fielding error
pretty uninspiring
More comfortable with chicken
by billywitchdoctor.com on Aug 7, 2011 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
How is that uninspiring?
Check out Catch-28.com, a blog about Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants.
Oh snap. Didn’t Dirty get shelled in his rehab stint? Switcheroo?
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s all coming in to place!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
speaking of yay, is the meetup all set?
pround son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
As far as I’m concerned it is. I’m going to call tomorrow or Tuesday for reservations. We’ll see how that goes. I guess we’ve done this 3 times.. twice they’ve lost the reservations.
meh.... no biggie- but thanks....
This one isn’t too big a deal…. it’s the meetups that some of the other McCoven people plan at one of the ballparks that can get to be hairy… cuz $$$ and stuff.
Ratto (aka Ratman): Busy day for 3B coach Flannery's gremlins
“Yes. Third base was very crowded indeed, on a day the Giants rolled up three entire runs. This is how they do, this is who they are. They even managed what seems to be a preposterous feat – to get three hits in one inning with men in scoring position and score one run.
News which only makes Flannery and the voice inside his head laugh.
"You should be in here after the games when we just look at each other and wonder how we do that," he said. "It’s amazing."…
Indeed, Flannery and Victorino are good friends from Hawaii, and text each other over moments like Sundays: "I’ll let him know if I got one by him, and he’ll text me if he got one of ours," Flannery said."
FAIL
http://www.csnbayarea.com/08/07/11/bRattob-Busy-day-for-3B-coach-Flannerys-/landing_ratto_v3.html?full_args=08/07/11/bRattob-Busy-day-for-3B-coach-Flannerys-/landing_ratto_v3&blockID=546609&feedID=2796
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 7, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Schadenfreude alert!!!
SIRM just gunned down trying to stretch a single to a double and pounded the second base bag in frustration.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 7, 2011 6:53 PM PDT reply actions
sounds like this was a good time to have taken a 4-day vacation out to the sticks with a computer or a phone.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
wait, what’s this Huff business about Huff being hit / not being hit when trying to steal? is Huff out injured too?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 7, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
ah nevermind, just read through the thread. i like the grassy knoll theory.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 7, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Want something to watch?
Universal Pictures put The Adjustment Bureau on for free: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7338rWpU4M&feature=youtu.be
PBS
currently showing a visual tour of the Grand Canyon set to classical music #ThingsIdRatherWatchOverGiantsHitting
Adopted Giant: Jacob Dunnington. Will your team regret passing up on my boy 50 times?
by TimLaser and MattyC on Aug 7, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
344 comments after a WIN?
COME ON GAIZ
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
Adopted Giant: Chris Stewart
by nothingbutnet003 on Aug 7, 2011 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
Wait, there's a world outside of this place?
SWING AND A MISS! AND THAT'S IT! The Giants are world series champions, and they come pouring out of the dugout!
-Duane Kuiper
Adopted Giant: Chris Stewart
by nothingbutnet003 on Aug 7, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I doubt it
I haven’t seen a link posted about it or anything
Adopted Giant - Carlos Willoughby, 2011 Sally League All Star
by j14 on Aug 7, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Please don't say this, even in jest.
My lovely wife who grew up in the ridiculously urban Buenos Aires believes that bears, coyotes, venemous snakes, dangerous insects and mountain lions are lurking outside here in San Mateo.
I need to break the television right after baseball season.
"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 7, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
They are!
Depending on where in San Mateo. And probably not bears.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Lots of cougars here in OC though.
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 was amusing to watch the families wander in after their day at the beach and stumble onto what was a rather crazy scene.
We were sitting in the pizza place where Mr. Merope heard the 9 year old boy, sitting at the table behind him, ask his parents “Why are those guys holding hands?”
Mom “Because they are REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.”
I love Guernville, it just floods to much. Also, is there a better bar name than The Raindbow Cattle Company?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
where did you end up
doing your hike?
Guerneville is such an odd spot.
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 8, 2011 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Sonoma Coast State Beach area… Pomo Valley Hike The campgrounds are closed though [yay budget cuts] so that added another mile onto the hike.
that looks like a good one
is it 6 mi. RT?
There’s a nice hike (much, much shorter than that) at Stillwater Cove, up the coast a ways from there. If you’re ever driving up the road and need a break, a nice way to stretch the legs.
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 8, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
hmmm
dangerous insects? Maybe yellowjackets. Black widows, if you’re dumb or unlucky. Bees, if you’re allergic.
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 8, 2011 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
If you want to get abducted by aliens, sure, go for it.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Aug 7, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m too busy reading webcomics to talk baseball.
…
Ugh, I have wasted this day.
by Lies and Perfidy on Aug 7, 2011 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That makes me wish they kept making Sailor Moon Abridged.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
!!!
After our YGOTAS quotefest the other day, I went back and started rewatching all of them. Still just as hilarious.
SCREW THE MONEY I HAVE RULES
….wait let me try that again
by Falconer88 on Aug 7, 2011 10:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
And Zombie Hunters takes a ........ long ........ time
http://www.thezombiehunters.com/index.php?strip_id=1
But it’s quite entertaining.
I do believe
that xkcd is, quite possibly, more beneficial than a waste.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
I’m not a size queen when it comes to Post Gamers.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
some of these things
really are remarkable, in that (presumably) they are not doing it on purpose.
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 8, 2011 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Not a spoiler really
I say that every week.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
OK
There’s a cool thing on the website now re Gale’s notebook.
Get well soon, Buster & Freddy.
Welcome to the Yiyants, Carlos!
My god one inning of sawx yankees
3 hours in between each pitch, awful relievers. These teams may have great offenses but it’s a lot easier against this mess on the mound
by haroldandsivakumar on Aug 7, 2011 8:07 PM PDT reply actions
the Tony Bruno controversy
so I just read about the comments bruno made about the game the other night, etc… carl steward wrote in the post on baggs’ blog that bruno had already been “marginalized on knbr”…. i guess i missed all of that stuff.. I knew that dbruce was on with radnich now and stuff, but what happened between bruno and knbr?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
His segment with Radnich was eliminated last week. So his only presence on KNBR is 1050 carrying his syndicated show.
Oh, really? How/why did that happen?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Probably because two middle-aged guys doing stream-of-consciousness quips on 70s pop culture wasn’t reaching “the demographic.” Fortuitous timing, in any case.
Radnich on his own is insufferable. Combined with Bruno they were the worst of the worst.
“Yes Gary, I take my special lady to The Handlery……”
"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 7, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
and yet
KNBR’s solution to that is putting Dumbon Bruce on the radio.
Also, I can only conclude from his remarks that Tony Bruno likes his dishes at the Handlery restaurant served with extra spit.
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 8, 2011 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Those commercials are horrible.
“You ever have your wife open a birthday gift of whips and chains in front of her parents?!?!”
“We’ve alllllll made that mistake.”
huh?
don't worry
something tells me you won’t be hearing those any more either. Unless they’re updated. "Remember that time you got your wife a “White Power” t-shirt, forgetting she was born in Latin America? OUCH!"
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Does your shrill bitch of a stereotype cause you frustrating man problems?
WELL, BUY HER FLOWERS, YOU DIPSHIT.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 8, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I was told by the other members of my house that we are not allowed to watch anymore baseball
So I am streaming it on my laptop while we watch some stupid movie on the house TV
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You go straight to hell Cody Ransom
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The Kershaw hop is awesome.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Was just about to say this.
DAMN YOU RANSOM
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I like to think this Olney tweet is about Ransom
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Drug-testing in place,but don’t assume anything.1 player draws laughs from evaluators because he has gotten so big;presumed to be a cheater.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
strap some jetpacks on that boy
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
time to brush off an oldie
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Aug 7, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
I like to imagine this drawing is to scale.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It is! I measured it and set up page guides and everything. /not really
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Wait, did you draw this?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Wow. I love you.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
To be fair, he’s pretty tasty looking. But allow me to show you my mass spec.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Don’t you always complain you can’t draw?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Not always! Just yesterday. I wanted to make money on an Eli Whiteside Bunny t-shirt.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Oh dear. I sense another silly hat marketing opportunity in the making.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
At one of the games, the mid-inning trivia questions was what Giant is the shortest. Pretty sure no one got that one wrong.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It was! I couldn’t believe they asked it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
When asked about how he felt about the question, Fontenot replied:
Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
tragically poetic
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
This is awesome.
/right click + save image as
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
Mike Fontenot is an inch taller than me. Since I’ve stopped growing, it’ll always stay that way.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Not sure. I had my growth spurt at 12. Since then I haven’t grown much. The last few years I haven’t grown at all.
"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 odd. You should eat more animals.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I like to eat cows. Chickens are good too. I’m not much a fan of eating goats or fishes.
"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!"
Fish is good for the brain! But you’re already pretty smart. Eat eggs and knock stuff over. You’ll be huge in no time.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Eggs are gross.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Maybe I should try adding 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!"
You could! Another east thing to do is to roast or grill half a bell pepper and then crack an egg into it a few minutes before it’s done. I like it because it doesn’t require silverware. #TIMESAVER
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Hopity squat!
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 7, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody Ransom – .211/.318/.421
Orlando Cabrera – .233/.226/.300
Worth every bit of Thomas Neal.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
Wait, is his OBP really lower than his BA?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Sacrifice bunts can cause that, yes.
If you never, ever, draw a walk, or sacrifice more often than you walk.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I know. But I thought that was his seasonal line, which would be really, really damn impressive this late in the season. Molina was only able to pull that off into May.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Sorry, it's just his SF line
And Cody’s Arizona line. Both are obviously SSS to the point of being worthless, but I don’t care. Confirmation bias is delicious.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
For some reason, I felt compelled to make this:
I feel better now.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 7, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
That's pretty funny, actually.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He looks so graceful here
Like a ballerina
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Z
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 7, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Just noticed the lady clapping.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 7, 2011 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I was expecting a bouncing Eli Whiteside.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
You left out the best part, which is the way he lands.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I tried to make it look like a realistic hop and landing. I probably should have gone all the way to the one foot landing then back.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 7, 2011 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Whitey needs to be in there.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Greened.
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 8, 2011 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Ha
How can you get mad at a guy for doing that to Kershaw? That was awesome.
I don’t even care if the Snakes are the team chasing the Giants in the standings. Dodger suffering always nourishes me.
I'm in this line
"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 7, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
by Natto on Aug 8, 2011 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions 16 recs
Where’s the GIF of Buster Posey blasting off?
"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!"
rec
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Aug 8, 2011 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, so 1-3 in that 23 game stretch where I predicted 16-7.
That means 15-4 is coming up.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 9:26 PM PDT reply actions
If only.
"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!"
Get swept by the Braves, sweep the Astros, Padres, and Pirates. Totally doable.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The Padres have been scoring pretty well lately for some reason
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Better
run differential than we have :(
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
Damn, Red Sox.
Don’t hurry or anything.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Hahaha, AL East.
For a 3-2 game? We can do that in 2.5 hours!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I remember one of the World Series games (I think it was the Cain game) ended in about 2 hours 15 min
The announcers were trying to figure out how to fill the extra hour and a half allotted to the game
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Daniel Bard got the win
because Yankees – Red Sox is a No Holds Bard type of game.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Holy shit, Colorado lost on Sunday again.
They haven’t won on Sunday this year.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
And the Pharisees saw Jesus meddling with baseball on the Sabbath,
And conspired to accuse him of breaking the law of Moses,
And he heard them and called out to them, saying,
“Who among you, if your son was sick, would not bring water to him,
Or if your ox fell into a ditch, would not labor to draw it out again?
Also, these guys are really annoying. You seriously have no idea.”
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
by waelwulf on Aug 7, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, literally. They’ve lost 16 in a row this year. I guess 17, going back to last year.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I thought they won once in April.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
You’re correct; my bad. Courtesy of PR, after April 17th, they’ve dropped every Sunday.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I think they have a guy who only writes Sunday PGTs. That must be a fun job.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
...
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I pulled Buster Posey in MLB Manager Online. Surprised he's an 8* player after basically one season.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 9:38 PM PDT reply actions
Soooooo close to a TWSS….
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 7, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that through most carefully before I posted for that very reason.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and I have Posey and Belt in my lineup because my alternatives at C and 1B are completely shittastic.
And for some reason, Kershaw really likes pitching to Posey, if you can believe the ‘rapport.’
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Just admit you are a GiantFaninPackerLand!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 7, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Look, the choices are Posey or Henry Blanco at catcher, and Belt or Ishikawa at first. I don't have a lot of options because it's the start of a new cycle and most of my players went 'poof' until I'm able to acquire more player packs.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
LIES!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope. Truth. I have been pitcher-focused lately because my staff sucks. My offensive pulls, as a result, have been nearly non-existent.
I’m hoping to pull a David Ortiz soon so I can put Belt back on the bench.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't look at me.
Look at the dev team that gave him such crap ratings.
Can’t hit for average or power without training and the walks rating – which is hidden – apparently hates him, too. Hitting .211 with a .260 OBP after 105 games, and mine is an offense that got shut out 11 times in a 20 game span over the last couple days.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 7, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
HE LIKES TO TAKE PITCHES OKAY?
HES PATIENT DAMMIT!
/sadface
The first six innings are overrated.
Fun fact
By rWAR, Buster Posey is the second-most valuable position player on the team. Aaron Rowand is third.
"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!"
Derosa
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 7, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
From B-R
PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR ▾ oRAR oWAR dWAR Pos. Summary
Pablo Sandoval# 298 14 1 -1 -0 10 0 8 34 3.5 23 2.4 1.1 5/3D
Buster Posey 185 4 0 -1 -1 4 2 5 13 1.4 9 1.0 0.4 2/3
Aaron Rowand 313 -5 2 2 -0 6 -1 9 12 1.3 7 0.7 0.6 87/9D
Nate Schierholtz* 315 1 0 1 2 2 -4 9 11 1.2 9 1.0 0.2 9/7
Freddy Sanchez 261 1 2 -1 2 -3 1 7 10 1.0 12 1.3 -0.3 4
Pat Burrell 202 4 -0 0 0 2 -2 6 9 1.0 7 0.8 0.2 7
Cody Ross 323 3 -0 1 -1 -0 -4 9 8 0.9 8 0.9 0.0 *79/8
Andres Torres# 307 -3 1 -0 -0 2 1 8 8 0.9 7 0.7 0.2 *8/9
Miguel Tejada 322 -12 0 1 1 6 2 9 7 0.8 1 0.1 0.7 56/4
Mike Fontenot 167 -3 0 -1 1 1 1 5 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 6/45
Darren Ford 12 0 0 -0 0 2 0 0 3 0.3 1 0.1 0.2 8
Eli Whiteside 173 -3 -0 1 -1 -3 3 5 1 0.1 5 0.5 -0.4 2
Brandon Belt* 90 -1 1 2 -0 -1 -1 2 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 3/7
Chris Stewart 99 -4 -1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.1 -1 -0.1 0.2 2/3
Emmanuel Burriss# 144 -10 1 0 1 3 1 4 0 0.0 -3 -0.3 0.3 4/6357
Carlos Beltran# 42 -2 0 -0 -1 1 -0 1 -1 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 9
Orlando Cabrera 27 -2 -1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 /6
Jeff Keppinger 65 -2 -1 0 -0 -1 0 2 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 4
Brandon Crawford* 172 -10 -0 -0 1 0 2 5 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 6
Bill Hall 41 -4 -0 -0 -0 -2 0 1 -6 -0.7 -4 -0.4 -0.3 4/D7
Mark DeRosa 41 -4 0 -0 -0 -4 0 1 -8 -0.9 -4 -0.5 -0.4 /53
Aubrey Huff* 445 -8 -2 1 0 -14 -7 12 -17 -1.8 -4 -0.4 -1.4 *39/7D
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
LOL Huff is lower than Brandon Crawford
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Huff is gonna be lower than anyone who hasn’t played enough to have a significant negative impact on the team. How he beats out Burriss I’m not sure, though.
The first six innings are overrated.
I had to put that in or else it wouldn’t fit.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
At my old job, we weren’t allowed to publish anything that came with a horizontal scroll bar. It made for some creative solutions. And some really fucking lazy ones, too. Sometimes I miss that job a little.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Were you the one who got paid to look at porn?
"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!"
No, but I did see one of my co-workers looking at porn online one time. She was probably on a break, though.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I was just walking by her cube, casually, the same way I always did.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
MORE LIKE TWO MINUTES
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh, I remember when I was upgrading USF’s Macs back in 2001, me and my team member were in one of the offices and the first thing we see when we fire up this guy’s computer is an upshot of a naked, erect man.
My poor coworker was all “WHOA CAPTAIN!!” and tried frantically to close the window.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Your team “member”.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
Vallejo!
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 8, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
The reason UPenn started blocking sites is b/c over night ER workers crashed the the entire University network (including hospital) by looking at porn sites.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
DeRosa
It’s incredibly impressive for DeRosa to be almost a full game below replacement in just 41 PAs.
ha
good thing he’s still on the active roster! More to come!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 6:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting read
http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6833700/best-ted-williams-ever-faced
a 753-42 win-loss record, 150 no-hitters and 50 perfect games, a record 42 wins in a season (including 38 shutouts), a lifetime earned run average of 0.09, and a batting average of .324.
I had heard about the Williams AB but nothing else about her. Wow.
The first six innings are overrated.
Alright, real talk here
Am I wrong for admiring her for the accomplishment she achieved, but nothing more? I mean, its a great story, but…I don’t see a lot else.
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 7, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I wasn’t exactly planning to throw her a parade or anything. I’m not sure if you’re expected to do anything more than admire the achievements.
The first six innings are overrated.
I mean, I defintely agree with you.
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 7, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
So a parade it is!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t watch the game today at all! Well, it was on at the restaurant where we had lunch but I didn’t really pay attention.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I hope you enjoyed watching your last Giants game then.
Because you are never going to be able to watch another one, clearly
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I missed most of it because I had to go into work for a while, since apparently I’m the office’s defacto IT guy for some reason. I got to listen to it a bit on the radio and nothing I heard made any sense.
The first six innings are overrated.
I was in Napa all day!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It was fun.
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.
But wait
Beltran and Huff are injured?
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.
Beltran’s day-to-day. Huff is a man who can never die. He’ll be starting tomorrow.
"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!"
They got into a fight and Beltran sprained his wrist punching Huff in the face.
"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 7, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean in the hammy
"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 7, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps, but guess which one won’t get tomorrow off!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’m starting to feel like Huff’s leash extends the length of his contract.
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 first stat Bochy looks at when putting together a line up is $$$ per year.
The first six innings are overrated.
I think he gets until next year’s trade deadline. If he really stinks up the joint, they’ll trade for Derrek Lee and DFA Huff.
It is known.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Baggs is rosterbating about Carlos Pena.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I feel like his power would get left behind at Wrigley. And two true outcome players aren’t particularly tasty.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
If the Giants wanted that, they could have gotten Wily Mo Pena.
"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!"
Bochy would just use him off the bench.
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 DON’T THINK HIS LEASH IS GOING TO LAST VERY MUCH LONGER, OKAY.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
simple but perfect
@extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Lincecum and Huff are OK, Bochy said. Huff will start tomorrow.
News_andSports Scott McLeod
@extrabaggs too bad about Huff
The first six innings are overrated.
Lincecum is OK
not great
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
At first, I actually thought that Rowand was just coming as a defensive replacement for Beltran, like a classic seventh-inning Burrell switcheroo. I had a brief “told you so” moment on Facebook, and then found out he was actually hurt.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
COMING IN! OH GOD! COMING IN AS A DEFENSIVE REPLACEMENT! OH GOD. OH JESUS. OH GOD.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Is that
your first Firefly reference? I think I’m ashamed to think McC’s corruption of TL2 has reached such lows, and so quickly. Pretty soon you’ll be pointing out the errors in Star Destroyer markings.
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 8, 2011 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I was just watching interviews on CSN website. They asked Beltran about hearing boos.
What’s up with that? Were they bad?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
it was pretty loud
on Saturday, I think? Not at Beltran per-se IIRC, many here seemed to think they were directed at Huff. I thought it was just frustration at the umpteenth inning-ending DP or groundout.
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 8, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Beltran came from NYC a few little boos here and there aren’t diddily to him. ‘slike telling somebody used to dodging live grenades that he’s got a mosquito on his arm.
FUN FUN FUN
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Nice!
I really like Napa.
"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 7, 2011 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I deliberately averted my eyes while walking by a sports bar in Burlingame.
I enjoyed a day away.
"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 7, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit
Per Baggs, the Giants hit 36 home runs last September. They’ve hit 72 home runs this year.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Their offense was weirdly HR driven last September
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 was weird at the time
It’s weirder now.
That said, there were a lot of guys who could knock one out: Posey, Huff, Uribe, Burrell, Torres.
"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!"
Burrell.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
OT and apropos of nothing baseball, I bought some raw coffee beans online last week and roasted some up in my popcorn popper.
Next morning I enjoyed the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had. I’m going to order some different beans and get into this.
"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.
!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve started ordering coffee from Thanksgiving Coffee Company, because I wanted to stop being dependent on whatever brands Safeway or Target were stocking. I haven’t regretted that decision.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Not only is the coffee good, but they process orders really fast. I got mine, with standard shipping, on the second day after ordering.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
ot: wow the markets
Man, if it weren’t for my crude oil calendar spreads my portfolio would be royally screwed right now. Thank heavens for uncorrelated strategies.
I don’t get it. Why do analysts need to be told anything about our credit rating by an external agency? Shouldn’t they trust their own opinion more?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
On the one hand, people are motherfucking sheep.
On the other, there are a lot of weird rules and covenants around involving triple-A ratings. And now the US lacks one.
Thank heavens for uncorrelated strategies.
Uncorrelated strategies: When you slide up next to a cute girl at a bar, order two drinks, and then ask if her washing machine is top or front load.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I was going
to sell the gold ETF last week! Hooray for inertia!
And yay dollar cost averaging, in which I can pretend the index funds will be back in a few years.
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 8, 2011 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Tuesday Night/Grateful Dead Night
Last year, on 8/9/10, Bill Walton invoked Jerry’s spirit, at great length. We did pretty good after that. Tuesday should be great!
I'm trying so hard to not eat this entire bag of peaches
I’m not even that hungry, it’s 11 at night and I’d like to have them as a healthy snack after work. But they’re so juicy and delicious…
The first six innings are overrated.
Meh on peaches...but nectarines are underrated.
My adopted son, Orlando Cabre...Wait, I don't want this shit!
I will take both. With a side of mangos.
But I hate pineapple
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Pineapple is king of the fruits. That’s why it wears a crown.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
by speckops on Aug 7, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Whenever they put pineapple in with fruit salad it makes the whole thing basically inedible for me
Somehow the gross pineapple juice soaks into every other fruit and makes it all bitter.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man
I actually had a whole other sentence typed out about how peaches are clearly superior and if anyone mentioned nectarines they would be officially dead to me, but I decided to delete it…
Basically, what I’m saying is you’re dead to me.
The first six innings are overrated.
Correct about peaches vs. nectarines.
"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 7, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
the nectarine is a cultivar group of peaches
That’s right. Nectarines are peaches.
get outta here with your booklearnin
The first six innings are overrated.
Trying to go pie-vs-cake with peaches-vs-nectarines bespeaks of a need for conflict even I find repellent.
He fired the first shot
I said nothing until he besmirched the good name of peaches. This is a war of nectarine aggression.
The first six innings are overrated.
The thing is peaches get those little bristles on your chin. Nectarines don't.
My adopted son, Orlando Cabre...Wait, I don't want this shit!
I'm now really intrigued to learn how exactly you eat fruit
The first six innings are overrated.
He starts by fucking jamming them into his chin.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
he should try shaving
his chin, or the peach. Or both.
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 8, 2011 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t like the fuzz on peaches, something about the skin makes me all gaggy. I’ll eat canned peaches, but if we’re talking fresh fruit…it’s gotta be nectarine.
man
this time of year you are spoiled for choice with all those. We had a nectarine tree that grew from a pit someone threw off our deck, perhaps the most delicious fruits I’ve ever tasted.
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 8, 2011 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Central Alabama’s climate is hospitable to peach farming. As a child, I remember my grandmother driving me down to Chilton County each summer to pick peaches. It was hot as all get out, but it was fun. And of course, hey — peaches.
I’ll never be young again.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
The juicy, perfectly ripe peach you just picked from a tree, that is still warm from the sun, is the best peach ever.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
South of France has some fine peaches. Had some peach cobbler there, once upon a time, served with home made ice cream. I slept the sleep of the just.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on Aug 8, 2011 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
WINE AND PEACH COBBLER BLOG
surely there’s a more erudite French word for “cobbler”.
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 8, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a good evening.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I read in the NY TImes
about a war between Georgia and South Carolina over who grows the best peaches. South Carolina grows more. Neither make as much as California, but they insist the flavor isn’t the same.
Now I want to taste a peach grown in the South.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
You must be from Alabama, because you’re a real peach!
/friends favorite and most failed pick up line (although he used Georgia)
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Plums or prunes?
"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 7, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Highly inferior to both peaches and nectarines.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Plums are a tasty treat but are unfortunately not very versatile.
The first six innings are overrated.
I think the main downside with plums is that the skin is so, so very tart, and they have a higher skin-to-flesh ratio than a lot of fruits.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
at the risk of starting an inevitable flame war
I’d like to suggest more people try making pies with plums for that very reason. That tartness is the stuff great pies are made from, and the skin colors the pie interior very nicely.
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 8, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Just last weekend, I had rhubarb pie for the first time in my life. I’m a fan. The tartness really sells it.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The best, or so I’ve been told.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
definitely not my favorite
but good nonetheless. We stayed at a B&B one time where the proprietrix made a stewed rhubarb-and-plum dish, utterly fantastic.
That’s the thing about Granny Smith apples too, of course. That’s why they’re so good for baking.
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 8, 2011 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
too messy and fragile
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
PLUOTS!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Gallo has a pluot tree in his backyard.
They’re good.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Love me some Dapple Dandies.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Seems like Gallo has been scarce around here. Is he doin ok?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Very good, in fact. All tests have come back negative. In relatively good shape, all told.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Huzzah!
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 8, 2011 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Good shit.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
/demands refund from voodoo doctor
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Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Apricot is the correct answer to all questions
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
helps it avoid diminishing marginal utility
a very economic fruit
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they're best when they're cooked and then served à la mode
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 7, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't buy good ones in stores
I grew up with trees in the back yard – peaches, nectarines and apricots (and lots more – my parents grew up on farms in Fresno). And I’ll say that if you haven’t had these fruits, ripened on the trees (and from the right climate zone, like Fresno), you have no idea what they taste like. I have never had an edible apricot from a store (or even a farmer’s market). Apricot is my favorite fruit but I despair of ever having one again. The old tree is gone. The parents are gone. I might have to go to Armenia for this.
by Comrade Conrad on Aug 8, 2011 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
True. I love my apricot tree.
But I can only eat like 1/3 of the fruit that it produces. So many go to waste.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 8, 2011 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I grew up cleaning rotting pears from the back yard each summer because the thing put out more pears than we could eat, store or give away.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
our plum tree
is reaching this level after only a couple of years. They ripened while we were on vacation, so between that and the “fruitless” ornamental plum trees, I imagine the possum and raccoon population has tripled in the last two months.
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 8, 2011 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I brought home an avocado pit for an experiment for school when I was in grade school. You know, get it to root, etc. Well, my mom planted it, and yesterday on Facebook posted photos of their latest harvest.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
wow
that’s impressive, although I expect you all are not working with our commerical/hybrid/grafted trees.
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 8, 2011 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
no
I mean that they bear fruit, some of these fruits/vegetables won’t produce when planted from store fruits. I imagine the avocados there were not of that sort.
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 8, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahah
Nowadays, it’s seed and plant companies that don’t want their clients to be able to re-plant from fruits. In some cases, modern hybrids can’t pollinate naturally, or produce without grafting, or whatever.
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 8, 2011 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
When the fruit bearing variety is grafted onto root stock, the resulting fruit could very well grow and bear, but would not have the hardiness and disease/pest resistance of the root stock.
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Peaches are nectarines with hair. Delicious hair.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Are we talking about the one by the Stranglers?
Cause that is not really about the fruit.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a song from The Presidents of the United States of America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcohzJvviQ
Ah, I thought you were referring to this one:
Which is about boobs.
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 7, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
this question might take me a while
/composes song
My adopted son, Orlando Cabre...Wait, I don't want this shit!
Really love your peaches want to shake your tree.
"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 7, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
There are MULTIPLE songs about peaches. Superior rhyming ease is another factor that makes them better than nectarines.
The first six innings are overrated.
True
http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=nectarine&typeofrhyme=perfect&org1=syl&org2=l&org3=y
My adopted son, Orlando Cabre...Wait, I don't want this shit!
Just make sure they're fresh, otherwise...
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 8, 2011 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Stone fruits are my favorites.
I’m loosely including mangoes and cherries here because the concept is kinda the same.
Pineapple is good but it digests you if you don’t digest it first.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
by shanghaijim on Aug 7, 2011 11:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Stone fruits make great crisps.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
dried?
"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 7, 2011 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, I discovered after eating an entire pineapple that it's possible to create serious acidic burn reactions both on the body's entrance and exit portals.
"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 7, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
literally i hate every fruit that starts with the letter p
peaches, pears, plums, persimmons, pinapple
all of them
they all suck
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Aug 8, 2011 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions
pork chops?
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
poo-poo platter?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Aug 8, 2011 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions
even papaya
it taste just like froot loops
So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!
by 24k state fan since 87 on Aug 8, 2011 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Is there a food that doesn’t?
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Pears?
Pomegranates?
Pawpaws?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
what about passion fruit or pinkberry?
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
by 49ersFootball...Torture! on Aug 8, 2011 4:06 AM PDT up reply actions
‘penis’
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
is it possible beltran hurt his hand in the fight?
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
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by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 8, 2011 12:05 AM PDT reply actions
I don’t remember him throwing punches. I kinda remember him and Keppinger standing off to the side a bit
by WhatsAMataHari on Aug 8, 2011 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
yea me neither
it was just a thought. they way he said “ive never felt that kind of pain there” scares me
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by sadison bummedgarner on Aug 8, 2011 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Flapitis is contagious. Film at 11.
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 8, 2011 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Before an August game, Cody Ross stands in a clubhouse full of mirrors and faces himself in his own mirror.
The lights slowly come up. His teammates stand around him. Each Giant looks into his own mirror or, alternately, at each other or at Ross.
Whimsy creeps into his face as Cody Ross begins singing to the tune of “I Feel Pretty” from “West Side Story.”
We hit shitty
Oh so shitty
We’d be pitied except that we won
The World Series
And we’ve several episodes to come!
(Team: “Shows to come, shows to come, shows to come.”)
We hit shitty
Oh, so shitty,
We hit so Hal Lanieringly bad
That I envy
Every team containing stats to pad.
(Team points one to another: “Stats to pad, stats to pad, stats to pad.” Individuals perform brief personal dances in front of own mirrors.)
We can reach base
Batters reach base
Then we wait at each base for a bus
That’s not coming
Like imaginary BR+.
(Team: BR+, BR+, BR+)
Who’s that little runner on second base?
(Team: That’s you!! That’s you!! )
Who can that potential run be?
(Team: That’s you! That’s you!)
Such a ready stride
Such a ready beard
Such a nearly run . . .
Such potential meeeeeeee!
(Team: A hit, a palpable hit!)
I feel cunning
And deceptive
Feel like just disappearing for fun
For that’s all that
Will undoubtedly come to a run!
(Team, pointing at Ross and each other: A run, a run, a run >>>; > Turns to audience and shouts: “We hit shitty!!!”)
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Aug 8, 2011 1:10 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
So who gets suspended?
Whitey, RamRam and Victorino are givens (although I don’t think Whitey should).
Does Polanco, Ruiz, Sandoval, and all DL’ers get suspended too?
Kickham where it hurts
whitey
most assuredly should be suspended for his pogo-stick routine which made the whole situation worse.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 6:47 AM PDT up reply actions
You really think that made it worse? I thought Polanco going to the mound is what aggravated the situation.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Whitey was pogoing in front of Victorino, looking straight at him, long before Polanco enters the frame.
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 8, 2011 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he does deserve a suspension (he will get one for sure) but I don’t think the pogoing inflamed the fight.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know that he will get any more than anyone else
but I’m not sure how his routine did anything but make the Phillies run faster to the mound. His job there is to stand in between Victorino and Ramirez, not challenge the other team to a fight like a grade school kid.
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 8, 2011 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually heard an interesting thing this morning on Philly sports talk radio. The guest (Seth Everett) said that MLB will probably punish shane for not charging the mound. He talked to a source (he gave a name of a former player) who was in charge of suspensions in the 90’s and the source said that MLB will come down hard on Victorino for NOT charging the mound. The reasoning is that more injuries happen when the teams met with no fight than when the teams meet trying to separate a fight between two players. Not sure if that is sound logic though…
Also the local radio personality apparently didn’t watch the game as the kept on saying that Bochy brought RamRam in to hit him.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions
LOLwut
I don’t get that at all. I’d imagine they’ll get him as you said before for shoving the ump and for going back into the pile when it had died down. Jackass.
I can’t remember who got what after that Reds fight a while back (was it Volquez against the fence kicking guys)? Most baseball “fights” are so uncombative that I’ll be curious to see who they suspend for what. I dunno if they have good photo evidence of much in the way of actual punches or kicks or whatever.
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 8, 2011 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if MLB asked Showtime for there videos too and I wonder if the Giants pressed showtime against handing it over.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m most interested in Pablo, seems like there is some evidence of him throwing something…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what the record is for the most people that have ever been suspended from a team at one time. I assume you have to play short handed on the 25 man roster.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I was wondering about that too
if whitey gets more than 3 games they have a real problem on their hands, which again makes his actions not particularly smart.
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 8, 2011 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Panda for backup catcher!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
except Panda may be suspended…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, right. I’m pretty sure they could choose to appeal/not appeal certain sentences such that they can slot the suspensions the right way. Also, possibly a phantom DL move, depending on how long the suspensions are.
In general, I have a hard time seeing the commish’s office suspending so many people that it actually became an issue to field a functional team.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
yeah
I’m sure it will be underwhelming all around.
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 8, 2011 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A all weekend:
I would like the Giants to win more than just the last game of a series
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Fun fact!
In the four game series, Giants out-hit Phillies 36-34, but were outscored 15-6.
The thong is, it happened.
LOL POP FLY SINGLES
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL Market
but hey at least gas will be cheap.
Forget about buying a gold ring anytime soon…
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Luckily I keep all of my money in a sack under my mattress. LOL YALL
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m in this boat. But unfortunately 2 quarters and a dime don’t really require a sack.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I found three bucks in a desk drawer the other day. That should make me the most powerful man on Earth after the econocaplyse.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
hahaha
at least you will not need to buy toilet paper for a few minutes. Three dollars properly used could last a whole week!
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 8, 2011 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I found six bucks in a bag that I haven’t used in like 2 months.
Also, 88-cent whopper today at BK and 29 cent tacos at Del Taco on Wednesday.
Aside: Burger King is fast food chain that has deteriorated the most since I was a kid. Whoppers and BK’s chicken sandwiches used to be very good but now they’re just overpriced.
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I noticed that, as well. I wondered if it was just my imagination.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’ve actually stopped going to BK like 4 years ago. I think the last time I went to one was when I was on a turnpike in CT at 1 am and it was the only store open at the rest stop.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
fun fact
it’s Hungry Jack’s in Australia, and seems pretty popular, as such things go.
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 8, 2011 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
another fun fact
KFC is the most popular fast food restaurant chain in China
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There’s KFC in every country I’ve been to, but Taco Bell seems to be an American thing.
"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 didn’t know the CrunchWrap Supreme was Mexican food.
"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!"
They had to cut quality costs on their food to afford their elaborate advertising campaigns.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
My mother is always the butt of jokes among our family about how she misplaces $100 bills and then finds them months or years later.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Linux live cd...
I need to recover some data from a crashed Vista machine. I need advice on linux live cd’s. I’ve made on from Ubuntu. Is that an acceptable one or are there better ones?
Kickham where it hurts
Sweeping the Pirates would be nice
Unfortunately Arizona is playing the LOLstros this week
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Hey
the Diamondbacks lost 2 out 3 against the bums and was a Cody Ransom homer (I can’t believe I just typed that) away from being swept.
I think that the Giants with their pitching is still likely to win the division. Giants stand a good to very good chance to with 4 out of every 5 games. D-Backs have good pitching on the top of their rotation (Kennedy and Hudson) but the remaining three games would have to be won by their bats.
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it's pretty amazing
that the Giants could lose as many games as they have and have not lost any ground in the NL West.
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 8, 2011 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Considering they had a four game lead cut to 1/2 game, I’m not sure I agree with that. Pretty incredible they’re still in first though.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
that's what I mean
there are 4 other teams in the division, and over that span the best anyone could do is get within 1/2 game.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions
GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE
I’ve officially been named my station’s West Coast Correspondent. But my office will still be in Tennessee, and I won’t cover western issues. I guess it’s more a title bump than anything, in retrospect.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
West Coast as in west coast for the Mississippi River?
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LOL East Coast Bias
That’s like “Sportscenter Los Angeles” leading with Yankees vs. Red Sox highlights
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The joke came from a discussion we had about an actual network division called NPR Berlin. Except NPR doesn’t have an office in Berlin. The Berlin staff is based in Washington. So I asked my boss if I could be the news department’s West Coast Correspondent (I thought “bureau chief” was pretentious), and my boss said yes.
I guess I’ll just read the Seattle Times and call it a day.
You’re welcome, America.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Hey!
you guys have Sylvia Poggioli in Italy!
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Hahaha nice
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Tax dollars at work!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Can I be my lab’s bureau chief?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
You’d have to take that up with WILL in Champaign. Also, their FM programming sucks. Tell them that.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I thought that was
Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girl dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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 8, 2011 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Boy meets boy, boy experiments with boy, Japan destroys Pearl Harbor, boys go into the military, boy dies in arms of boy
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
if that is your query letter for publishers
YOU ARE IN LIKE FLYNN!
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 8, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
We’ll be your eyes and ears on the ground.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Done and done!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I'm worried about this series
The last series we played against a NL Central team that was out of contention didn’t work out so well.
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Whoa, when did the Pirates fall 10 games back?
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.
About the same time the Giants turned to slurry.
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 8, 2011 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Well..they have lost 10 games in a row and outscored 37-10 by the Padres. Team adjusted…that’s like being outscored 1057 to 10.
This of course means the Giants will lose 1-0, 2-1, and 3-1.
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Tm Opp RA
PIT SDP L 15
PIT SDP L 13
PIT SDP L 7
PIT PHI L 10
PIT PHI L 7
PIT PHI L 6
PIT CHC L 5
PIT CHC L 11
PIT CHC L 1
PIT CHC L 7
PIT ATL L 4
PIT ATL L 2
PIT ATL W 2
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
But I thought Jeff Karstens, Kevin Correia, and Charlie Morton were for real!
ESPNed
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
At the game on Saturday, the Bucs fan next to me said something like, “Oh man, they’re going to hit a grand slam for the second day in a row” when the bases became loaded.
Sure enough, it happened. I couldn’t do anything but laugh. I’m amazed I didn’t get my ass kicked at that point.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
He also murdered a baseball:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=17762937
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's stuck in Baltimore for another two years
Poor soul.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I feel like that picture could really use Mark Reynolds in the background eating sunflower seeds.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Aug 8, 2011 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
And that’s what hurts the most.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
In the spirit of complimenting Dave Cameron when he writes something really good
Here’s his response to Olney’s WAR questioning tweets yesterday
Yesterday on Twitter, Buster Olney had some thoughts on WAR, and specifically, the way it values middle-of-the-diamond players compared to first basemen. A few selections from his comments:
#1: "Love advanced metrics,but anybody find something a little skewed to 2B/SS/CF? Ben Zobrist No. 6 overall, ahead of all first basemen, McCann?"
#2: "Zobrist, Victorino, Howie Kendrick and Yunel Escobar all ahead of Prince Fielder in WAR. You do wonder if positional adjustments too steep."
#3: "If you asked 30 GMs who they would pay the most among these players–Victorino, Yunel, Kendrick, Fielder–off ’11 stats,30 would say Fielder."
There were a few others sprinkled in there as well, but you get the general point. The common wisdom in baseball has been that run producers are the most valuable players in the game, and since WAR does not line up with that assessment, Buster is questioning whether WAR is wrong.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/zobrist-vs-fielder-a-position-adjustment-primer/
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They need to figure out an offensive matrix
and leave out the defensive ratings.
The only thing available is oWAR on BR.
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Then you're defeating the purpose of WAR
It’s point is to take defense into account. I understand the questioning of defensive metrics, but a stat doesnt need to be perfect to be informate.
Go look at OPS+ if you want to just look at offense.
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Not for me
the concept of WAR is to be properly gauge a player in reference to the rest of the league. Defensive matrix are so unreliable year to year and really difficult to gauge in comparison to the rest of the league.
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Thats what wRC+ does
It takes a players offensive value and compares it to the rest of the league.
Isn’t that all you’re asking for?
Fair enough not trusting defensive metrics. I disagree that they should be completely disregarded but I get it.
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Right
but wRC+ doesn’t tell you the “value” of a player relative to the league. It tells you that a player is doing well offensively relative to the league.
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also
is wRC+ position adjusted?
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Definition
Weighted Runs Created (wRC) is an improved version of Bill James’ old Runs Created (RC) statistic, which attempted to quantify a player’s total offensive value and measure it by runs. This way, instead of looking at a player’s line and listing out all the details (e.g. 23 2B, 15 HR, 55 BB, 110 K, 19 SB, 5 CS), you could synthesize all the information into one metric and say, "Player x was worth 24 runs to his team last year." While the idea was sound, James’ formula has since been superseded by Tom Tango’s wRC and is based off of wOBA.
Similar to OPS+, Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+) measures how a player’s wRC compares with league average. League average is 100 and every point above 100 is a percentage point above league average. For example, a 125 wRC+ means a player created 25% more runs than league average. Similarly, every point below 100 is a percentage point below league average, so a 80 wRC+ means a player created 20% fewer runs than league average.
wRC+ is also park and league adjusted, meaning you can use it to compare players that played in different years, parks, and leagues. Want to know how Ted Williams compares with Albert Pujols in terms of offensive abilities? This is your statistic.
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Thanks
If it’s not position adjusted, it’s missing a big piece of the matrix.
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It really isn't hard to do the positional adjustments yourself
Just eyeball it.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
oWAR
So if you are one of the group of people who like the idea of WAR, but think the defensive numbers are garbage (for the record, I’m not one of those people), we are now presenting another output in the Player Value Tables and League Leader tables, oWAR or offensive-only wins above replacement. I hate to foist another acronym on folks, but I think it is a common-sense compromise for the large contingent leery of the accuracy of current defensive numbers.
oWAR assumes that every player is an average defender and therefore the stat utilizes the player’s contributions from baserunning and batting, the positional adjustment (to account for the difference in batting stats at each position) and the replacement runs factor that counts playing time the player kept from going to a replacement level player.
I’ve also added a column for what we calculate the player’s defensive performance is worth (dWAR). Unlike with batting, it’s generally believed that the replacement level fielder is around league average. The idea is that there are a lot more guys who can field in the major leagues than can hit in the major leagues. There our dWAR value is just the player’s total zone defensive runs saved divided by the runs to win conversion (generally ten runs to a win).
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Fair enough
I just find WAR to be most useful because it takes into account all aspects of the game. A strictly offensive metric doesnt tell me anywhere near the whole story.
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Also, this gets back to a silly contradiction in your beliefs
You say you prefer oWAR to fangraphs or BR total WAR because you don’t like defensive metrics, but you’ve also said you prefer Baseball-references’ pitcher WAR to fangraphs, despite the fact that B-R uses defensive metrics in their pitcher WAR and fangraphs does not.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Are you implying he's just arguing for the sake of arguing?
Nothing in his past has lead me to believe this!
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For the cake!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Isn’t a little too early in the day and week to do so…anyways.
Personally, I think most MLB can play adequate defense. Some are much better and some are much worse but most are in the middle. I think that defensive matrices for individual player in general is like an exercise in herding cats.
As for the BR pitcher WAR issue, I find it is difficult to evaluate a pitcher without factoring into the defense behind him. Many pitchers pitch to their defense and park. To ignore that would be faulty evaluation. I believe that team defensive matrices are much more reliable than an individual’s.
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I think that most MLB can hit adequately. Some are much better and some are much worse but most are in the middle.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Aug 8, 2011 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not true
I’ve also added a column for what we calculate the player’s defensive performance is worth (dWAR). Unlike with batting, it’s generally believed that the replacement level fielder is around league average. The idea is that there are a lot more guys who can field in the major leagues than can hit in the major leagues. There our dWAR value is just the player’s total zone defensive runs saved divided by the runs to win conversion (generally ten runs to a win).
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And believing in team defensive metrics but not individual ones is silly
What is it, exactly, that you think the team defensive metric is made up of? Psssst. It’s all the individual ones added together.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
BOOM AGAIN
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More data points.
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To clarify: no, that’s not really how it works.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
even if you put so many data points they look like lines?
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 8, 2011 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Alright
I’m tired this morning…
You guys win…
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But if he wasn't tired. Watch out!
We’d all be fucked and proved wrong
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I'm giving you a hard time but I think you should remember this paragraph
In fact, Buster’s criticism of WAR could be applied to any stat you want, traditional or advanced. If you interpret it literally, ERA currently says that Ryan Vogelsong is the best pitcher in the National League. That’s crazy, of course, but no one interprets single-season ERA that way. Single season batting average gives you Casey Kotchman as the third best hitter in baseball. It’s not just the advanced stats that produce results that "don’t pass the smell test
None of these starts are perfect, but they help our understanding. I can get your concerns about defensive metrics but to disregard them is pretty silly to me. It’s all about getting as much information as possible to make an informed decision. It’s why scouting still matters.
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I don’t disregard them…I don’t really know what to do with them. Career defensive matrices are helpful but probably not helpful for future predictions.
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Which you believe are useless
Well, I don’t believe this experiment is scientifically useful or relevant, but if you do it nine more times and smush all the results together, I’ll believe it!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That’s kind of like being a lawyer and having three expert witness confirm a scientific test and then claiming that having all three = more data points.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
It does for the jury…the judge may not like it but lawyers try to do this all the time.
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But just b/c the jury believes it doesn’t make it true. Kind of like RBI’s.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
that’s why they call it “preponderance of the evidence”!
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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 8, 2011 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: Moving to Seattle
… well, the Everett area anyways. I liked SAFECO last time I was there.
PROUD FATHER of a baby totally made during the 2010 World Series.
I’m sure this has been discussed ad nauseam, but has there been a more egregious example of using a small, randomly generated sample to generate narratives than “The Giants are in the Phillies’ Heads!!!”?
Thing C
"Once you’re inside the ballpark, we’re part of you; and together, we're giant" Bochy's giants head
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 8, 2011 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
The Phillies are in the Giants’ ballpark"
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 8, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
All NFL analysis.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Maxie McCoy and TheSanFranGirl can go right to hell
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
'Sup nerbs?
Glad to see the Giants are still in first place after that craptastic series.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
TARAGON
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
OT: Thank you, ESPN.com's Dave Schoenfield, for stating it so succinctly
Yankees-Red Sox baseball, the slowest show on Earth.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/14695/14695
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Love the caption for the pic
Tim Lincecum and the Giants got knocked down by the Phillies. But they got back up.
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You’re never gonna keep them down.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He likes the fastball pitch, he likes the change-up pitch…
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Aug 8, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
My predictions for the next series.
Beltran won’t play and thus the Giants will win 10-2, 11-1, and 9-0 giving all the Beltran haters evidence that he ruined the club house and on field demeanor.
Kickham where it hurts
HISTORY'S GREATEST MONSTER!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
OT: Just finished ADWD!
Very exciting ending! So, when’s the next one coming out?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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brb writing 500 page subplot for Moon Boy
I’m halfway through GoT for the second time, MAN do things make more sense this way. It’s easier to pay attention to the names when I know which ones will be used again.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I want to re-read it now, but I also promised my brother he could borrow my copy. Dammit.
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Ehh, siblings, what would the point of having them be if you can’t lie to them?
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by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, five years or so.
Hopefully not. He got A Storm of Sword turned around pretty quick.
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And that’s the best one, imo.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’m hoping all the attention he’s getting for the tv show and ADWD (wasn’t it one of the highest selling books of the year?) will encourage him to bring out TWOW more quickly.
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The whole conception/execution of AFfC and ADwD was so difficult is probably what kept it held up so long.
I'm not fat, I'm a carousel.
Plus that bit about writing an entire book, giving up, and then starting from scratch.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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After finish watching GoT on HBO
I’m tempted to just to fast forward through the plot via wiki…I did that with HP and it saved me from watching the movies.
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did you ever read the books?
Nerbs here suggest they’re doing a pretty good job adapting, but there’s an awful lot of plot and characters to cram in.
The books are definitely worth the read, assuming you’re interested in the first place.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
No
Not enough time…it has taken me about a year to get through the first 1 and 1/2 books of the Millennium series
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not enough time
for what? They go quickly, and they’re really enjoyable.
Again, assuming you like them in the first place, not everyone likes the gray moral universe GRRM peddles.
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I do like the political/fantasy mix of the show. But 900 pages is 900 pages.
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I have a larger print edition of GoT and that is 650+ pages.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Wiki wrong?
1. A Game of Thrones 807 (704 hardcover)
2. A Clash of Kings 969 (784 hardcover)
3. A Storm of Swords 1128 (992 hardcover)
4. A Feast for Crows 976 (784 hardcover)
5. A Dance with Dragons (1040 hardcover)
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Page count is really, really dependent on a lot of weird things. MMPs have really, really small pages. They also have really small text and virtually no line spacing, at that, so there’s a modicum of balance. Etc.
Word count is the only true determinant of length, and even that won’t tell you how dense the reading is.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
SAY IT AINT SO
Mine is 674 + heraldry appendix.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Psshh…. Pages. Buy a Kindle and join the modern world, Luddite!
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I like pages…and paper
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TREE KILLER
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LUDDITE
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WOODITE
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s a terrible idea. Just read the books. Or don’t! Wait for the next season.
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I don’t have time to read the books and TV series did not explain enough of the background for you to really get the whole history.
Wiki really helped fill a lot of the background info.
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Well, if you must, try Tower of the Hand. That’s a pretty good place to get summary on the series.
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Thanks
I think I will do this…I’m already far enough outside of the cool gang circle on McC since I never watched Firefly, Parks & Recs, or Doctor Who.
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thanks to wikipedia
you need never watch any of them!
In seriousness, the GRRM books are worth avoiding the spoilers. And worth reading, unless they’re really going to crank out a book per season.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I think they’ve already said they’re planning on splitting ASOS into two seasons. And will do AFFC/ADWD more concurrently.
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What about book 6? When are they starting to film THAT one?
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Well
assuming
ACoK: 1 season
ASOS: 2 seasons
AFFC/ADWD: 2 seasons
George is going to have to finish it in like 5 years.
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You mean when he announces book 7?
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure what they’re going to do with filming book 7!
Actually, just in general, I feel like they’re going to have some issues with the ages of the kid actors soon.
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Most of the cast is already far older than they are in the book. I’m pretty thankful for that though.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m thinking of Arya and Bran in particular – it’s not as much of a problem with other characters who were supposed to be younger (Dany, Jon, Robb), but in like 4 years, Arya and Bran could look really, really different.
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that's a problem
and frankly, if they’re using real kid actors for some of this stuff in GoT, I’m surprised they didn’t already get into trouble.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Just to troll all the people who think that after Ned, [spoiler] is the true hero of the story.
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I’m kind of disappointed in how many girls on Tumblr fixated on a prototypical male lead. Aside from the fact that Jon is waving his arms over here, I’d think it would be obvious that Dany is the heroine. (Or ultimate villain, we’ll see.)
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Well, I don’t know if people really latched onto him as the hero, just as someone who is very attractive (in a cast of people who are very attractive, mind you.)
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It is funny though because while he’s not quite a non-entity in the books, he’s also not anywhere close to being a major player, really. I was pretty surprised when, after I started getting interested in it all based on people talking about the TV Series, I found out that he’s not even a POV character.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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Haha. I think it was a clever turn on the part of the show’s producers, using Robb as they have.
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that's one of the things
I was interested in seeing as they went along, since Hollywood generally has a tough time without a male hero to get the girl and so on.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Jaime and Brienne, obviously.
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unf unf unf
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’ve heard some rumors they might show some of what he does in ACOK (meeting Jeyne, etc) rather than have it all happen offscreen. If so, they are truly committed to trolling.
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Ugh. That’s one of the best parts of the storytelling.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The audience seems to really like Robb, though, and to have him mostly absent for all of season 2 would be odd to non-book viewers
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LOL
Feast for Crows screenwriter!
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Dany, why so douchesexual?
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30 minutes ago my brother came up to me and asked, “Who does Harry marry in the end? Ginny?” He’s partway through the second book. I responded with SHUT UP YOU’LL KNOW WHEN YOU’RE OLDER.
"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!"
Birds and the Bees?
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He keeps asking me about plot details. It annoys me because when I was his age I didn’t have anyone to ask about that and I turned out fine.
"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!"
awkward if he walks in on someone though…
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He walks in on Harry and Ginny frantically tying each other’s shoes.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
You will look back on your life and realize this was the first of many “GET OFF OF MY LAWN” moments.
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by jhiat00 on Aug 8, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
tbh though, who DIDN'T see that coming?
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Hahaha
On Tower of the Hand, most chapters have between 20 and 40 comments.
The last Jon chapter has 194.
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Everyone is MAD for obvious reasons.
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But I don’t think [spoiler] is really what will come to pass.
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Nah. I’m pretty sure I know what’s gonna happen, and really, it should be somewhat obvious. Could go a couple of different ways, really.
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Sudden Nuclear warfare.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
But didn’t they get the computer to figure out that sometimes the best outcome is to never play the game at all?
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Yeah, but the computer was thinking about the game of love. The irony is that it fucking loves nuclear warfare.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Better than gradual nuclear warfare!
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lol
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
There are about a dozen different plausible ways he could get out of it, just based on what we’ve seen in the books before. And I think the Prologue is pretty relevant there…
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B-Pro playoff odds report
Phillies: 99.9%
Giants: 88.6%
DBacks: 15.7%
Dodgers: .2%
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Is this based upon SOS for the rest of the year? Aren’t the Giants and DBacks have about the same SOS?
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RoS schedule and team talent level are taken into account
BPro remains skeptical of the DBacks, and thinks they’re an under-.500 team by talent.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
So you're saying....
there’s a CHANCE!
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Aug 8, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I cannot listen to the news today (including NPR)
way too much talk about the downgrade…87 analysts all saying the same things…
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also pointless
US has a horrible economic outlook…can’t control its debts….blah blah blah…
Hello, has anyone seen the rest of the world recently?
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We're fucking that up too!
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fortunately
S&P rates them all A-OK SUPER #1
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
From S&P
Countries with AAA ratings:
Canada
Germany
Denmark
Austria
Isle of Man
Liechtenstein
France
Oh yeah…
China: AA-
Spain: AA (WTF?)
Japan: AA-
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they're nonsense
literally and figuratively.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Remember, there’s no good pitching in AAA.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
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by Murray, Present on Aug 8, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Manx kippers for everyone!
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Portugal, Spain, Italy….
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Really? I just thought it was all that salt in the corned beef.
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I heard corned beef isn’t even an Irish thing from Ireland.
I dunno, I saw a comment on CNet or something blaming Apple for all its investments in Ireland during the tech boom.
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Ireland’s main issue is that the country stated that it would back its banks FULLY (i.e. no limits on investment/savings losses)…not the best idea.
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We should just forgive all debts world wide and start over!!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
THE NEW iGrab BY TL2!
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That would probably aggravate my crippling fear of electricity.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Much better. And the steam is therapeutic!
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Think of how clean the pores on your butt will be!
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Oh, I can’t stop thinking about it!
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
aw man why couldn’t s&p just lie i mean they lied about enron they lied about cdo’s why couldn’t they just lie about the u.s. ahhhhhhhhh
My first reaction was, “S&P ratings still mean something???”
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I was surprised that a private company could provide ratings. I always thought that the ratings would be provided by a multinational board, kind of like IMF or something.
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by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
It seems most of the debate about them revolves around their revenue model rather than their being private. They’re issuer pays now but they used to be investor pays, which apparently didn’t cause as much of a conflict of interest.
by non sequitur on Aug 8, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
actually
it’s an open question that they ever did, but since no one bothered to replace or eliminate various requirements for them, they’re still free to continue their reign of terror.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Credit Default Swaps: AAA
Enron: AAA
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Volcanoes: A-
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
everyone says that
I don’t remember what Enron was actually rated BITD, but I seem to recall energy companies being pretty highly rated before they began their raid on state treasuries.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
http://beststockpicks.biz/hot_stocks/sp-backlash-remember-enron-was-aaa.html/
I like this:
The immediate reaction to the downgrade was that S&P can be ignored, particularly given that the rating agency made a $2 trillion mathematical error when it made its original downgrade calculations. ("A judgment flawed a $2 trillion error speaks for itself," a Treasury representative told the Wall Street Journal.)
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S&P are corrupt idiots
However, I’m not sure that the rating agencies had enough internal information about Enron that they could plausibly have foreseen it blowing up. I can’t condemn them for that, even though in my heart of hearts I do believe that if they had uncovered evidence of fraud, they just would have given them the AAA rating anyway.
Obviously the whole thing with the CDOs is all on them though. I thought the ratings agencies should have been nationalized after the credit crisis.
You didn’t need insider info on Enron…the accounting used in their books was awful if you knew what to look for.
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yeah, i have to agree
There were people who knew about Enron all along and sounded the alarm. It’s just that nobody listened to them in the ridiculous bull market of the late 90s. These naysayers reached their conclusions using the exact same SEC (or whoever) filings that the credit raters had access to.
by non sequitur on Aug 8, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
ratings agencies
need not rely on public filings for their information. They are included early on in many finance transactions and have the opportunity to review (and comment on) financing documents, question lawyers and officers, and so on.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, they’re crucial for institutional investors like banks and pension funds, aren’t they. Certain classes of investors are required to deal only with “safe” products and the only way the world has agreed upon what “safe” means is these rating agencies.
Credit agencies are basically CYA devices for fund managers. Hey, I didn’t do anything wrong…I only invested in AAA investments!
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no
there are many statutory and regulatory requirements that specifically mandate various rating classes for investments. Listing S&P and Moodys.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I know that…the point is basically CYA for the managers. They can’t be sued by investors for negligence.
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IIRC there is/was a lot of suspicion about ratings agencies being persuaded (legally or otherwise) to rate crappy CDOs as AAA in the run up to the real estate bubble bursting.
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That's their inherent conflict of interest
They are paid by the issuer of the security to provide the rating, not by the buyer. If S&P doesn’t give Lehman the rating they want for their garbage MBS, they’ll just go down the street to Moody’s. From CNBC, back in 2008:
Case in point: this instant message exchange between two unidentified Standard & Poor’s officials about a mortgage-backed security deal on 4/5/2007:
Official #1: Btw (by the way) that deal is ridiculous.
Official #2: I know right…model def (definitely) does not capture half the risk.
Official #1: We should not be rating it.
Official #2: We rate every deal. It could be structured by cows and we would rate it.
A former executive of Moody’s says conflicts of interest got in the way of rating agencies properly valuing mortgage backed securities.
Former Managing Director Jerome Fons, who worked at Moody’s until August of 2007, says Moody’s was focused on "maxmizing revenues," leading it to make the firm more "issuer friendly."
no
banks and insurers and government agencies cannot legally invest in unrated debts, generally. And whether or not a failed security is rated, or what it was rated, is not a defense. It might be evidence of a strategy, but it’s not some kind of magical bar to recovery.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
We’re not talking about unrated debts…we’re talking about AAA v. AA v. A…
While not a “per se” bar to recovery, you basically have a snowball’s chance in Great American Ball Park in summer.
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So, you’re saying that no investor will recover against any fund that only invested in A rated debt?
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
No…the issue is what is “represented” by the broker/manager as to the type of investment to be invested.
Most “reputable” funds state to their investors that they will only invest in a certain level of bonds and no lower. For example, CALPIRG I believe only invests in AAA rated investments. If the investments go south, investors can’t sue the fund manager for negligence or fraud.
It’s basically a lazy way for investors/fund managers to bet on the market. It wasn’t really a problem until the recent financial meltdown. Rating agencies were (and are) still seen as rubber stamps for “good” investments.
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I think I'm stopping
CALPIRG is a political activist group. CalPERS, the state pension fund, is subject to statutory limits and regulatory guidelines on what they can and can’t invest in. They own real estate. They own stocks. They own all kinds of things. And CalPERS is not subject to investor suits for several reasons which have absolutely nothing to do with what debt is rated.
As for using a rating as a defense against an investor action, good luck. I imagine it’s meaningful for a trustee trying to satisfy a prudent investor requirement, but for banks, insurers, and publics, good luck.
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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 8, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry
CalPERS…
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But when they rate poop as AAA then they are no longer helping in any way. In fact they are hurting those that invest in those ‘safe’ products.
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The problem seems to be that there is no other source of information for people and organizations shopping for financial products. In the papers right now I read that AIG is suing BofA for selling bonds based on crappy mortgages. BofA’s response is that AIG should have done its due diligence. We’re not talking an ordinary person looking to invest a little money; AIG is one of the largest financial service companies in the world and even they apparently relied on the credit raters like everyone else.
The raters should do their jobs but it’s kind of dangerous that we all rely on them so much.
by non sequitur on Aug 8, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the due diligence argument can be had but it isn’t always so straight forward. Goldman realized they had too much invested in crappy CDOs so they purposely sold them off telling the buyers that they had the same investments. What they didn’t tell the buyers was that they shorted those same investments by something like 100/1 margin.
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Oh yeah, I am in agreement. Alas, their behavior doesn’t seem to have turned customers away.
by non sequitur on Aug 8, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
A disappointing second quarter may inspire schadenfreude in those who subscribe to Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi’s Manichean conceit that Goldman is “a giant vampire squid.”
I subscribe to Taibbi’s proverbial newsletter.
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His writing in Rolling Stone is fantastic. Just enough snark for all (most) McCoven.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
"Fuck you," he snarled, and then picked up his mug from the table, threw his coffee at me, and stormed out.
The restaurant was packed with customers, and they all turned to watch as I sat there, stunned, coffee dripping from my face. The waiter arrived with the milkshake Taibbi had ordered. After wiping myself off a bit, I went outside, where Taibbi was putting on his coat, and asked him to calm down and come back into the restaurant. He walked up to me, glaring, beside himself with rage.
"Fuck you!" he yelled. "Did you bring me here to insult me? Who are you? What have you ever written? Fuck you!" I tried to talk to him, but gave up when he walked away. I went back inside, paid the bill, left, and began walking up Sixth Avenue. Halfway up the block, I turned around, and Taibbi was behind me.
"Are you following me?," I asked. He walked toward me, raising his arms as though preparing to throttle me or take a swing.
"I still haven’t decided what I’m going to do with you!" he said.
"Are you kidding?," I asked.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Link plz.
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Rather long piece
LOL
Later, reporting from Manhattan, he exposed Wall Street’s complicity in 1998’s disastrous ruble devaluation, bought a gorilla suit, walked to Goldman Sachs’s headquarters on Water Street, and sat down on the lobby floor for lunch, announcing to the security guards, "If Goldman Sachs can make a $50 million commission selling worthless Russian debt, then I can come into their offices in a gorilla suit and eat a sandwich on their floor."
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Basically, the same way parents decide whether movies are appropriate for their children by relying on MPAA.
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by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
More sex equal lower bond rating.
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Graphic sex.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
When does the auto-stop
kick in for the DJIA?
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The circuit breaker
Doesn’t kick in until the market is 10% down.
...
I’m reading a Bob Nightengale piece in USA Today about how no one is making a big deal of Jim Thome’s impending 600th home run. The article reads in part:
There are no daily countdowns. No nightly cut-ins to his at-bats from ESPN’s SportsCenter. No Thome watches in newspapers. Only silence.
Except Nightengale doesn’t mention USA Today ran its own Jeter Watch (the actual title) last month. IF ONLY HE KNEW SOMEONE AT USA TODAY THAT COULD CHANGE THIS.
Damn journalists, misleading the public.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Honestly, I wasn’t actually even aware that Jim Thome was still playing baseball.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
He hit a home run a maybe a month ago that inspired an all-time reaction shot from Delmon Young. Something along the lines of, “Good god! That poor baseball. What did it do to deserve such abuse?”
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The main reasons Jim Thome is NEVER in the news
1) Doesn’t play in the AL East
2) Doesn’t play for the Yankees, Red Sox or Phillies
3) Isn’t named Derrick Jeter
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Giants GM Brian Sabean signed Missoula, Mont., truck driver Derrick Jeter to an eight-year, $170-million contract on Monday.
Sabean used the opportunity to tell reporters the move shows the Giants aren’t done building up offense in a push for the postseason.
When reached for comment, Jeter said he would join the team “just as soon as [he’s] done with this run of toxic waste down to Nevada.”
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
What about Fav-ra?
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Jorge Posada benched(in favor of Eric Chavez LOL): Get 'er done Sabes?
He’s been DHing this season but I’m sure he’s still an upgrade over Whiteside and Stewart. D-backs wouldn’t dare block it unless they want to be stuck with the bill. The main downside is that if he has one more cuncussion he could become a vegetable.
for
$13.1 million a year (whatever is left)? No thanks.
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Oh yeah, and his grit numbers are off the charts. We’re talking about Rowand terrority here.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 8, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Get'er done Sabes
Bench Huff play Belt win NL West
Playoffs, PLAYoffS? Jim Mora etc etc
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
So...
Logan Morrison, Xavier Paul and Mike Fontenot are all from Slidell, Louisiana.
At first I thought this was just a meaningless coincidence, but then evidence started to pile up:
1) Xavier Paul’s first career hit was against guess who? Yeah, you got it, it was “The Giants”…
B) The Dodgers (our rivals) released Xavier Paul this year on April 26th, to the Pirates, just in time for a series against who you ask? THE GIANTS. And who do we play today? Bingo. Those same Pirates.
C) Do you want to know who was DFAed by the Pirates to make room for Paul? John Bowker. See where this is going?
4) Have you ever really looked at Mike Fontenot? Like, really, really looked at him? Looks an awful lot like a guy they used to call John Bowker, doesn’t he?
I’ll be in my van.
Maybe in Slidell someplace I'll find my joy
by Duelling Brandos on Aug 8, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe that
there is a rule that all players with a first name of Xavier will hit well against the Giants.
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I got a van it’s loaded with weapons packed up and ready to go
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 8, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, Sidells population is only like 26,000. Thats a pretty good MLB player/resident ratio. I wonder if any other city with 2+ mlb players can beat that?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
The Onion: The Dodgers, nine games behind first-place San Francisco, think they have a chance to make the postseason.
“People are always going to say why you can’t win it,” (James) Loney said. “My thing is, ‘Why can’t we win it?’ Why can’t we be a special team and make a run and have you guys write about that?”
“I feel a sense of, ‘We can win this thing,’ " he said. "I feel guys are happy every day, even if they were 0 for 4 or we lost the game before. It’s ’We’re going to beat you today.’
“This is one of the best teams I’ve ever been on, as far as personalities, the work that we put in, and being confident. I don’t see any doubt in anybody here.”
Oh, the humanity….
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Humanity
It should hurry up and end already.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 8, 2011 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought this must be a spoof, but no, it’s real!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I wonder what it was that convinced him of the article’s authenticity.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Someone else’s fb post
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I can’t figure out. “This article’s fake…wait a minute…IT’S TRUE.”
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
Once some co-workers and I were talking about spam and I said something like, “Hundreds of sexy singles are waiting to meet ME?” in reference to those ubiquitous banner ads on porn sites. The fact that everyone else laughed (without my explaining the reference) taught me a lot about what we learn from the internet.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
I like the video
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Crazier things have happened
That’s why I have a hard time rooting for the fucking Dodgers in an early August series against the Diamondbacks
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Aug 8, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
2007 Mets
Gm# Date GB
145 Wednesday Sep 12 up 7.0
146 Friday Sep 14 up 5.5
147 Saturday Sep 15 up 4.5
148 Sunday Sep 16 up 3.5
149 Monday Sep 17 up 2.5
150 Tuesday Sep 18 up 1.5
Gm# Date GB
151 Wednesday Sep 19 up 2.5
152 Thursday Sep 20 up 1.5
153 Friday Sep 21 up 1.5
154 Saturday Sep 22 up 1.5
155 Sunday Sep 23 up 2.5
156 Monday Sep 24 up 2.0
157 Tuesday Sep 25 up 2.0
158 Wednesday Sep 26 up 1.0
159 Thursday Sep 27 Tied
160 Friday Sep 28 1.0
161 Saturday Sep 29 Tied
162 Sunday Sep 30 1.0
Gm# Date GB
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
What craziness is this? Clearly which ever team this is did not go far in the postseason.
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2007 Mets, the lost the NL East to the Phillies.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Increased security made criminal Dodger fans no longer feel safe in the park.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
And from bitterness about the McCourts using the team as an ATM.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
The Yankees need someone who can throw a baseball!
Give them Zito for free?
(315) SF Giants and NY Jets
Giants baseball: TORTURE
...and the home of the... JETS!
by GiantsfaninNY55 on Aug 8, 2011 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
Trade him for Posada…
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what does grit taste like? Better than grits?
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I think it tastes similar to a well worn jockstrap.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 8, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
fWAR
Aaron Rowand: 1.2
Ryan Howard: 1.1
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
But both have team friendly contracts.
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That would be a pretty good combo if they could be platooned together.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 8, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
This can’t be right, can it? I mean, I know Howard is over-rated and all…but Jesus Christ
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 8, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Defense, baserunning, and position count.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yeah, isn’t 1B defense comically without value?
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
The lowest range of any position. Even butchers are probably only -5 runs there.
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I don’t see what’s indefensible about my statement. Since 2005, Fielder is -35 runs on defense by UZR. Howard is -19 since 2004.
I suppose you can quibble whether that -5 should be -8 or something, but there’s far less potential to do damage (relative to an average first baseman, obviously) compared to say SS or the outfield.
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I’m looking at this table. (Note that UZR seems to be more conservative with its 1B ratings than DRS or TZL.) I’d say the cutoff is around -8. Not the cutoff in actual talent, of course; but beyond that point, players get exiled to DH or part-time duty. Or in AAA, if they hit like Mike Jacobs.
Have a gander at this piece, which suggests that Mo Vaughn and Frank Thomas in their declining years might well have been -20 or even -30.
I guess I wasn’t thinking in my mind that “butcher” wasn’t literally the worst, but perhaps the 25th percentile. The interquartile range in runs is probably still smaller than any other position.
Also, holy shit Jeter.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah, definitely smaller than at other positions.
Jeter’s one of a kind. It’s hard to think of any other player who’s had such a long and legitimately glorious career while being so badly out of position.
Wait, what? I thought Sammy Sosa was supposed to be a crappy RFer.
Also, LOL JASON SCHMIDT
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I think 1B defense is underrated.
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I think you’re underrated.
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by speckops on Aug 8, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
/rec'd
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Randy Wynn!
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Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Those are my initials.
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You’re actual name is Specko Ps? What nationality is that?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what I think about it in terms of actual value. What I meant is that the ratings systems say it has laughably little value.
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by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING
S&P rates Aubrey Huff AA+ in the field!
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 8, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
It’s funky. Only about 0.5 of the 1.2 comes from defense, so he’s somehow 0.7 WAR with his bat. Could it really be that a replacement-level CF would be worse than wRC+ of 80? (This ignores the fact that almost a third of his playing time is actually in LF, not CF.)
Jeff Sullivan branches out as male model?
http://education.yahoo.net/articles/fast-track_career_options.htm?kid=1HPFI
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sorry…I thought anything dealing with JS would be exciting.
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Finish the racist quote:
“Bochy is a coward for having his illegal alien pitcher hit a guy since mighty Frisco boys …”
Anyone know how that quote ended? I’m guessing there’s a “the” missing between “since” and “mighty,” but it’s still hard to imaging what comes next.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
To finish the trifecta of idiocity, racism and homophobia....
…rape all straight dudes
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants Baseball: Gay Cowards From Mexico
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Is this how that tweet really ended?
I’ve seen it a couople of times now and I thought it was weird how it was being repeated in reports “since mighty Frisco boys…”
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
. . . indicates he was planning to finish the thought in a subsequent tweet, which never came since he decided to delete instead.
uhhh
Did KNBR just report that Loney story as news? I thought that was bullshit from the Onion…
Sometimes big contracts are worth it.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
WHAT?
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I’m surprised thatHolliday is the best OFer though. Dude is having a great year.
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by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
True, but he's been one of the best players in baseball, quietly, for a few years now
2007-present fWAR leaders.
1) Pujols
2) Utley
3) Holliday
But almost no one talks about him as one of the best players in baseball.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
No shit. Its just that Braun and Upton are having really really nice years, its just a shock to see Holliday better them. But like you said he kind of flies under the radar.
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by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
WE AGREE BUT I INSIST ON ARGUING THIS FURTHER
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Excuse me
you’re stealing my schtick.
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POP POP!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
So Bryce Harper
not the next coming of Babe Ruth yet…
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What happened?
Does he not like beer and hot dogs?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing
there was a Yahoo article of him sliding home headfirst without a helmet, which led me to look up his stats.
Did pretty well in A ball but .262/.325/.408 in 115 PAs in AA.
The dude is 18 though.
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Aren’t most people in AA 22 or older? That’s insane. Context is critical.
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He's heating up
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 hitting like .200 a week ago
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’s had adjustment periods before as well. When he went to college, and I think again when he started pro ball. I remember seeing an interview where someone had asked if he felt over matched or something, and he said he wasn’t over matched but it takes a little while to adjust to a new level.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
NAIL IN THE COFFIN!
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Hm. Jonah Keri is leaving fangraphs permanently for Grantland
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
mustache rides
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by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Llama rides.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
by bgunn on Aug 8, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
109 foot roller coaster.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And wrote a nice piece on FIP today
Like this
You’re a fellow Canadian and a great writer, Chris Jones. But it wasn’t just high expectations or self-doubt or a blue binder that destroyed Barry Zito. He was already on a rapid decline well before he signed one of the worst contracts in recent baseball history.
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LOL ZITO
Barry Zito, Giants, 7 years, $126 million
You’re a fellow Canadian and a great writer, Chris Jones. But it wasn’t just high expectations or self-doubt or a blue binder that destroyed Barry Zito. He was already on a rapid decline well before he signed one of the worst contracts in recent baseball history.
YEAR W-L ERA FIP
2002 23-5 2.75 3.87
2003 14-12 3.30 4.05
2004 11-11 4.48 4.50
2005 14-13 3.86 4.34
2006 16-10 3.83 4.89
Even in Zito’s Cy Young season, his fielding-independent profile suggested a pitcher more than a run worse than his ERA would suggest — and nowhere near that 23-5 record. In fact, Zito’s ability to miss bats was already waning by the time he won that Cy Young in his third big league season, at age 24. His strikeout rate dropped from an excellent 8.7 per 9 innings in 2001 to a slightly above average 7.1 in 2002 to a poor 5.7 in 2003. With the help of some great teams behind him,3 Zito’s superficial stats continued to look strong even as he struck out fewer batters, walked more batters, and gave up more home runs. All that time, Zito’s home ballpark propped him up. From 2002 through 2006, Zito posted an infield fly ball percentage of 15.6, third-highest among all qualified starters. Oakland-Alameda County/Network Associates/McAfee/Overstock.com/O.co Coliseum contains enough foul territory to house all of Antonio Cromartie’s kids, and Zito was a soft-tossing fly ball pitcher who squeezed all he could from that environment, including .245, .243, and .239 BABIPs during that five-year stretch.
Giants general manager Brian Sabean and owner Peter Magowan ignored Zito’s peripherals, dreamed of the guy they’d seen a half-decade earlier, and envisioned a new Giants ace whose charisma would turn the Barry Bonds Era into the Barry Zito Era. A past-his-prime Zito tried to throw his 85 mph fastball and diminished curve in a park that favored pitchers but didn’t proffer that huge infield fly edge, and his lackluster performance finally caught up to his superficial numbers. And here we are.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I've really grown to dislike him
He seems to be a master at writing lots to say nothing. I know he’s not the only one, but he seems to take it to a new level at times.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
master at writing lots to say nothing
Then Grantland will suit him just fine.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Wait
isn’t he playing the faux-Depodesta character in Moneyball?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Closes eyes and steps forward, possibly off a chasm
That’s Jonah Hill
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
That McC trust building exercise
fails miserably.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
If only I were around to see it. I’m sure it’s beautiful.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Also that scene from the third Indiana Jones film, which is what GuyWhiteyCorngood’s comment made me think of.
by non sequitur on Aug 8, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
So people can retrace my route! Well, without the falling part.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Now I’m afraid someone is going to poke an eye out on my memorial.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Still haven’t got to his 2% book. It’s sitting on my desk, under a pile of other books I need to read.
by non sequitur on Aug 8, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
BRB: Going out to buy some 88 cent whoppers for lunch.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Man, I love malt balls.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Just think about the quality of the product that goes into that burger that enables them to sell it for .88 cents.
You can’t even buy a head of lettuce for a buck
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 8, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
This
they’re promoting a small soda/small fries deal for $2 more..
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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I think it has more to do with the government subsidizing corn, which is in everything they sell.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 8, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
What? I am eating a veggie burger?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Beef fed with corn. Fries fried in corn oil. Soda with corn fructose instead of sugarcane.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 8, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
That's why
I drink sweet tea
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I’m trying to figure out how best to deal with the withdrawals while I"m on vacation.
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
pssssh
there are plenty of McDonalds out here for you.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Aug 8, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't
Pre-mail a big jug of it to someone.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
White corn double-infused with yellow corn.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
True
But a whopper doesn’t use a whole head of lettuce. Plus, chances are they’ll get most of the people who come in for a whopper to buy fries and/or a soda, where they make like 1800% profit.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently, this is LA area only.
"I never stop being amazed by how much people who hate stats because they’re "flawed" quote so much more obviously flawed stats. " -Joe Posnanski
by RichHerreraHomer on Aug 8, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
ask for a soda
with extra HFCS!
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 8, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I love The Hold Steady.
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.
Conan OT
ConanOBrien Conan O’Brien
Just realized I was reading the Wikipedia page for Steve Urkel. Time to go outside!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Love Conan!
Saw him when he did his show in SF. Then saw him last year when his Comedy Tour came to DC.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I saw his tour when he was in Phoenix. Hilarious.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
LOL Conan
http://io9.com/5711486/conan-obriens-list-of-dc-superheroes-that-suck
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
BRUCE TIMM!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Ha! That was awesome.
His on location stuff is so funny. The old time baseball one is one of my favorites.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Why are you posting these as the Onion? The last one was from LA Times and this one is written by an AP writer.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to need that sourced by The Onion.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
The Natural(film)
"The mind is a strange thing, men.
We must begin by asking it…
…What is losing?
Losing is a disease…
…as contagious as polio.
Losing is a disease…
…as contagious as syphilis.
Losing is a disease…
…as contagious as bubonic plague…
… attacking one…
… but infecting all.
But curable."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Aug 8, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Hypnotism......
Good for helping the Giants start to take the first pitch and stop hacking? :)
by Drug Runner SF on Aug 8, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Can we ask the hypnotist to say some good things about Belt while Bochy is under?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Aug 8, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I used a hypnotist to quit the smoking habit I started to quit dipping. It worked.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
JPosnanski Joe Posnanski
Frank McCourt is suing his lawyers. There are so few opportunities to root unabashedly for lawyers
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The lawyers who handled his pre-nup agreement should be sued.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Definitely
I just enjoy his suffering
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I thought it was a post nup agreement that sucked
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
1) His attorneys represented both Jamie and Frank…which is already stupid
2) Then they apparently forgot to insert the critical language of Frank owning the team outright before getting Jamie to sign it.
3) Instead of draft a whole new agreement, they decided to insert the key language by hand and purportedly had Jamie re-sign/initial (which shockingly she denied doing).
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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Gary Radnich
Hearing his defense of his buddy Tony Bruno was sad. The best quote was that Tony Bruno was only calling Bochy a coward in the “sports-sense”. I really like D. Bruce, so hopefully he can provide some common sense and direction to that show. 95.7 is up and coming…..
The “fact” that he decided to talk about the coward part instead of the racist comment, should tells us a lot about Radnich.
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
still hoping for
an announcement today that they’re dumping Bruno’s show from 1050, as much for the bagging on the Giants and San Francisco as for his idiot tweet.
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 8, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Considering waht happened to Kruger
I’ll be shocked if Bruno survives.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Exactly
In a medium like radio broadcasting which by its very nature is fluid and improvisational, an idiot like Tony Bruno who not only spits it out on air but then goes to his Twitter needs a serious time out at a minimum.
by Drug Runner SF on Aug 8, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, noone really cares about Bochy being called a coward.
And Bochy’s response is just awesome.
"For a guy to make a racist comment like that and have the ear of so many people, that bothers me. I can defend myself as a coward. I don’t know if you can defend yourself making a racist comment."
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Over/Under T. Bruno personal apology to Ramirez and/or Bochy?
by Drug Runner SF on Aug 8, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Tony Bruno
is a coward if he doesn’t try to apologize to Ramirez in person.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 8, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
at the risk of sounding silly, which I don't worry about much
I’d like to see Tony Bruno stand in front of Bochy and call him gutless.
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 8, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
if you are looking
for Damon Bruce to provide “common sense and direction”, the terrorists have already won. Although there will be more Big 10 basketball coverage.
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 8, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
There is something wrong with this comment.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't online yesterday during the game but...
I want to say how cool of a dude Chase Utley is. After all the tension that came with and followed the brawl, he had the awareness to point out to Timmy as well as all of the Giants and everyone watching the game that his bat fling was accidental. And he wasthoughtful enough to do it in a very calm manner so that no on e mistook his action for something malevolent.
Relief! I Thank you for your Lefferts.
Stop hitting homer(s) for the Dbacks!
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by CalBear949 on Aug 8, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
/Sanchez throws at your head
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Accidentally, though. He was going for low and away.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 8, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't he live in SF during the offseason?
Self preservation is a helluva drug!
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Aug 8, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think so…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
He lives in SF during the offseason
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Chase Utley lives in SF?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
We should send a muffin basket or something.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Sprinkles?
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
That might lure him to the Giants.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Heyyyyyy neighbor. Just want you to know how much we like having you around! Anyway, do you like it here too? Good to hear. Okay keep in touch!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Isn't Scott Cousins from the Bay Area/
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
From Scottsdale!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Scott’s Valley!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
/buzzes in
What is, “What the people in the front row saw when Rowand’s pants split during an at-bat”?
TheLetter2: East Coast Boogaloo
by TheLetter2 on Aug 8, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The judges will allow it.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 8, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
In the offseason yes
During the season he lives in Philly
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Our seat-neighbors from Marin told us he and his wife just bought a house in Sausalito. She’s a local (bay area born I’m told).
Giants 2010 in review: One Jerry Garcia bobblehead, one world championship. Questions?
Ahh that makes since now. Probably met at UCLA.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I really want Dan Uggla to break DiMaggio's streak
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That would be so awesome.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
If only because then people would have to remember Dan Uggla forever
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
and his name…
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Wouldn’t be awesome if he and Dunn ended up with the two longest hitting streaks this year?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh and I want #57 to be a controversial infield hit
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Why do you hate baseball?
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
by El Person on Aug 8, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
you're just blinded by
the hunk of hot, steaming meat in the picture.
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 8, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I really like the side of veggies. Gotta keep things balanced!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
LOL garnish salad
ran out of parsley.
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 8, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I just want to talk to him for a bit!
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
LOL Mets
NEW YORK — When Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy came out of the Mets’ game Sunday due to injury, general manager Sandy Alderson made it clear afterward that Murphy’s was the more serious of the two.
That was confirmed on Monday when the club announced that both players underwent MRI testing that revealed a sprained medial collateral ligament in Murphy’s left knee and a strain of Reyes’ left hamstring. Murphy is likely out for the remainder of the year, while Reyes’ playing status will be determined later Monday, according to the release.
Should have traded Reyes…Reyes and Beltran = Brown, Surkamp, and Wheeler?
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Aw, my dad is meeting Mike Fontenot right 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.
he is doing the annual meet and greet thing at the hospital my dad works at.
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
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'll read those things one of these decades
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Tell him… TELL HIM I LOVE HIM oh god I said it I really said it.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
No. I mean, I’m not opposed to the idea. I don’t know, I guess if she’s okay with it.
How do I keep getting into these situations.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Tell your dad to put a Orlando Carbrera mask on him so he can get some playing time in.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Aug 8, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
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