Overflow thread: Playoff odds inch forward
BP now has SF with a 3.7% chance at the post-season. Discuss.
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Methinks the D-Bags at 98.8% is a little less encouraging.
/could be wrong
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
Also: I never new tthread had two ’t’’s. I won’t make that mistake again :) Thanks, goofus.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. Stolen 6/11/11.
Job 1:14-15
Give us another month and we’ll get them
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.
Never tell me the odds.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
DECK OFFICER!
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 19, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
/shakes fist
I WILL NOT BE SUCKED IN
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
/shakes fist
I WILL BE SUCKED IN!
But the Giants still are not making the playoffs.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I gave up in June
but I like baseball, I love the Giants and I especially love when the unlikely happens. So, I’m watching and rooting for them until they are mathematically eliminated.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
When we meet the Yankees in the World Series we should make sure to maneuver the rotation so that MadBum pitches in Yankee Stadium.
I assume this is chasm
But he would anyway, wouldn’t he? I figure they’d do Lincecum-Cain-Bumgarner in that order. Probably there’d be some slight advantage to flipping MadBum and Timmy, actually, since Cain and Bumgarner are better hitters than Tim.
cliff lee’s wife’d
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 Sep 19, 2011 12:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
ESPN's standings
have us at 5.1% odds. http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings
"No matter how hard you try, it's not easy." Armando Benitez, 9-12-06
So you're telling me there's a chance!
/inserts Jim Carrey “Dumb and Dumber” pic
The thong is, it happened.
I really really dislike that movie…as well as all Jim Carrey movies.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Truman Show was also eerily prophetic, if you think about it.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
kind of disagree
sure, we have reality tv now, but rather than people fighting to get out, we have hundreds of people desperately clinging to the tiniest shreds of celebrity that being a reality “star” brings.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 19, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, it’s an income.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
And thousands of people tuning in to every train wreck
to remind themselves “hey, at least I’m not THAT kind of asshole!”
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
It was good despite Kirsten Dunst.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Heh.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that movie. Other Jim Carrey movies I like: Ace Ventura, The Majestic, Eternal Sunshine, Me Myself and Irene, Truman Show, and Yes Man.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I liked
the Mask too.
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I left it out because of Cameron Diaz.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Some of her best work.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
IAWTC
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Liar Liar
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I liked Jim Carrey on In Living Color and in Doing Time On Maple Drive.
I rhyme with freak.
by shanghaijim on Sep 19, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
stop! while I do up my laces!
Best TV moment ever, when it happened.
Why'd he change it?
Nuthin’ rhymes with Winkle!
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I did not make it very far into I Love You Philip Morris.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
You left out a comma. And maybe you just aren’t ready to admit that to him, yet.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
I think the title of the movie leaves a comma.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
out.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
What happened?
On a semi-related note: Wife and I were watching a 20/20 special about the James Kim incident a couple of years back…so sad.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I don't think I could watch that
I remember reading about it back when, and I assumed it was just the usual GPS tragedy (see also: Death Valley). Reading the story now, I feel like a kid in a horror film and want to scream “just turn around you maroons!” Very sad.
self-chopping but whatever
James Kim overlapped me with Oberlin, but I had no idea who he was when I was following this whole saga on TV, which is a bit weird. The school has only 3000 students total and I kind of thought I knew every Asian face while I was there. I was two years ahead of him but I had a lot of friends in his class. But, I had no idea who he was.
by non sequitur on Sep 19, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Niners OT:
Why is there a debate about whether Harbaugh should have taking the FG off the board? Why?
10 point lead in the 4th quarter should be sufficient considering the defense is supposed to be the strength of the team.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
could still have scored points, taken more time off the clock, and football rewards aggressive play. In other words, Bill Belichik would never, ever, ever have done it
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS
The Pats went for it on 4th and 4 at about midfield up by 7 points. They didn’t get it and still won by 14 points.
I know the Pats are way way better than the 49ers but I’ll take aggressiveness over what I saw from Harbaugh any day of the week
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I much rather that the Niners went for it on 4th and 1 in OT.
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
football statheads produced a stat that said you have a better chance of making it on a 4th down play then you don’t (if it’s a reasonable play, of course). If you think you can make it on a 3rd down play, why not go for it on a 4th down play? There’s the same amount of chance of it working
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
its risky because depending on yardage on 4th down the play you are going to run becomes predictable.
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Sep 19, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
True but if it’s a 4th and 1 or a 4th and 3, there’s some sense in it. Belichik went for it on 4th and 7 which is a bit far but there offense is in such a groove why not?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, if its 4th and 1-3 its a coin toss
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
by Anonymous1337 on Sep 19, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s the same amount of chance of it working
Okay, but failing to convert 4th and short is far worse than failing to convert 3rd and short.
Harbaugh declining to accept the leverage penalty is less defensible than punting on fourth and short in OT.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing." -Jerry Reynolds
"He's gonna get a big hug, and I'm gonna hang on for a while." -Duane Kuiper
It wasn't 4th and 1.
The catch was reversed. It was 4th and 11.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 19, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh...I didn't know that
Nevermind.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I would agree though
That if it were 4th and 1, I wanted to see them go for it too.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 19, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
In all fairness, Romo was supposed to throw an untimely interception or fumble a snap.
He bucked the trend. The 49ers paid for betting on the high percentage outcome.
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
If you think your kicker can make a 55 FG
You should have faith in him to make a 40 yard FG.
You have to trust your offense to not turn the ball over or commit 20 yards in penalties. The extra plays would have at least run time off the clock.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The 49ers
gained 15 yards in the 4th and 11 yards in the OT…I have a feeling that the 10 point lead was better.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
And a 14 point lead is better than a 10 point lead
If he’s so scared of the offense blowing it. Run the ball up the middle three times and take time off the clock.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
there it is
maybe you get lucky and break one open. It’s not like it was a chip shot in the first place, and good kicking conditions (for crapplestick anyway) yesterday.
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Because a field goal with time expiring tied the game to send it overtime, and that’s the one point you can point to that sacrificed both time on the clock and the chance at more points.
I don’t think it was that important. It was obviously the wrong choice, I’d say, but I don’t think it was that important. On the wrong choice scale, that was more of a “got a turkey sandwich instead of ham, even though I really wanted ham” and less of a “I can almost reach the circuit… I just need a longer fork….”
The more critical failure was the offense failing to get a first down after the Dallas touchdown at 6:55. 10 yards – 10 yards – and the clock goes under two minutes while you get closer to winning the field position game before the (probable) punt.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
This...
the last drive was awful…one first down and the Niners win the game.
Also, the Niners should have been able to hold a 10 point lead.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
We have a pretty bad secondary
Didn’t surprise me that a passing attack like the Cowboys had was able to burn it. And they didn’t even have Dez Bryant
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I think he expected kind of at a minimum that the offense would manage better than a three-play drive the next time they got the ball.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
For me it would be running the time down, but I can see both sides. Say you take the penalty you still have to kick a 40 yard or longer field goal if the offense failed to move the ball.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Sep 19, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Because he obviously should have taken the points off the board?
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
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by marcello on Sep 19, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Because a coach who had any faith of his offense would keep going and try to score a TD. Sure, a turnover could happen. Sure, a kicker could miss a subsequent field goal. But those are always risks when you’re driving for points, and they don’t make teams stop at the thirty and say “screw it, we’re inside field goal range, lets take the points.” Colossally conservative decision that I really strongly disagree with, and disagreed with at the time, too.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 19, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you always wrong about everything?
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
by El Person on Sep 19, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
He can’t answer that without triggering a paradox.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 19, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
/overflows all over thread
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 19, 2011 12:00 PM PDT reply actions
We're in this thing.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
THE GROPER IS THE REAL VICTIM
/Scott Cousins
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
I most certainly did.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 19, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
/grabs crotch
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Gotta sweep next weekend
And not fall any further back (and hopefully gain ground) before then
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Sep 19, 2011 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Sep 19, 2011 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
it's crowded in here
amongst the rabble.
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
My plan for the Giants
Keep winning and hope the D’backs and or Braves sh*t the bed
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Sep 19, 2011 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
there’s still the Cards, though, so you have to worry about them too. Just hope LaRussa does his patented freak out and starts over-managing and things could break for us.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
They're only 1/2 game ahead
If we do well enough to pass the Braves (going something like 8-1), I’d preusme we passed the Cards too
The thong is, it happened.
except while the Braves are free-falling, the Cards aren’t. If we had another week or two, we could do it but there’s not a lot of time left
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
‘shot the bed’ is so crude.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 19, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
My plan for the Giants
Don’t comment as much in the open threads because the Giants seem to do better since I don’t comment as much in the GDT’s. Yes I know it’s stupid, but I’m superstitious.
I still like
your new logo! Did Slac St. win on Saturday?
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
brutal. And not in body bag games I take it.
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it'd be pretty funny if we finished with the exact same record as 2009.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Oh, and it's a new thread, so I'm obligated to tell you all that I think we should sign Jose Reyes
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
RAINY DAY FUND!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
His dreadlocks will protect us from the rain.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
someone left his dreadlocks in the rain
I don’t think that I can take it
Cause it cost so much to sign him
And we’ll never have that budget again
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
His dreadlocks will protect us from the rain.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Also, he's got his own hoodie, so don't worry
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Showing some cleavage!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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by can of corn on Sep 19, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Enough about Reyes
Tell us about Natalie Portman
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Her fingernails are coming off.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
but likes to get down with Mila Kunis
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Psh… in her dreams!
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
She seems like she’d be a lot of fun to do stuff with.
And she’s sexy.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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by can of corn on Sep 19, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
She seems like she’d be a lot of fun to do stuff with.
Oh, my…
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
be warned, though— if you’re johnson’s not snipped, she might force you into getting it
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a problem – no johnson.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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by can of corn on Sep 19, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
BLOGGER LINKS NATALIE PORTMAN TO FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
The rain will protect us from his dreadlocks
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
His dreadlocks will protect us from the rain.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
His dreadlocks will protect us from the rain.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
MEESA MUY MUY HURTING
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
/insert Sabean comments about not signing Vlad Guerrero joke here
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
All I can say is that I am liking this a lot more than August
Even if they don’t make it (they won’t), it is a really nice way to end the season.
It’s nice to see them at least nut up down the stretch.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
It’s something dudes say to each other. It’s kinda like “man up”. I used that particular phrasing because of the connection to scrotum.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
I want to make a vas deferens joke here, but it’s not exactly connected to the scrotum, is it?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it is germane enough to the conversation. Go ahead.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
Oh, well, now I kind of blew it. The whole punch line was “vas deferens”.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
"vas deferens"
sounds like some system never seen but only referred to in Star Wars
The thong is, it happened.
I like to pun it with “vast difference”, but it’s a tough one to work in casually.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
/Urethra Franklin joke
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 19, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If you think of sperm as little x-wing fighters travelling at high speed through the galaxy, it might just work
Exhaust port!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I learned what the vas deferens was back in fifth grade, but then I forgot because that fact had no bearing on my life.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
It’s a series of tubes.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I am sorry to hear that.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 19, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
but
he’ll have plenty of extra time to study in college!
Where have you gone, Steven Revetria? A bandwagon turns its lonely eyes to you.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I figured as much. Krukow uses it all the time. I just am not sure exactly how you do it (physically).
Crying Game style?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Sep 19, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Frequently during sexual arousal for many men, the scrotum will contract, pulling the testicles up, close to the body.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes them more aerodynamic.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It involves a strapon and some soothing music.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 19, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
It’s like a little bit of assurance to the question we were asking “They’re really not this bad, are they?”
Plus, even if we don’t catch them, it’s nice making the D’backs sweat, hear footsteps, cause their butts to pucker, etc
The thong is, it happened.
Well, if you don't know, there's a chance, right?
It’s like, if someone was in the hospital and he was seriously ill and the doctor said, “I don’t know if he’s got a chance of survival or not,” then that doesn’t mean the patient’s definitely going to die, now does it? It means he might live. Even if it’s only a remote possibility.
by tomemos on Sep 19, 2011 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
What would you say if I told you that I hadn’t seen Evil Dead II yet?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
by jhiat00 on Sep 19, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think I’ll listen to the High Fidelity soundtrack now.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
“Is this the new Green Day?”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
All right, but from that one sentence, would you think that I was going to see it?
by Every6thDay on Sep 19, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as no one yells
“There’s just too many of them!”
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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Nice High Fidelity quote there
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
So if we refuse to suspend reality and just admit that the Giants will not be signing either Reyes or Beltran, what does the SS and/or outfield config look like?
In other words, what type of dumpster dives are out there that will make the team better?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:21 PM PDT reply actions
Monty Hall
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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Infante, Carroll, Rollins if we feel like splurging for SS.
Crisp, DeJesus, Willingham/Cuddyer if we feel like splurging for OF.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 19, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Rollins and Cuddyer
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If Rollins gets too high then I bet we go Furcal
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Edgar Renteria was such a great contract the first time around
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 19, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
He's just the perfect Sabes signing
I can see the Sabes quotes now: Veteran experience, speed, he fixes the leadoff hitter problem.
When in reality he isn’t good anymore.
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Belt and Schierholtz will most likely be the corners and Omar Vizquel is a FA.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Sep 19, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Handegg OT.
KC has lost a premier player due to torn ACL three weeks in a row with each player being more important than the last. They might lose every game this season.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
They look really terrible now.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 19, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
and more importantly, my first round Pokemonz pick. For the second year in a row and third in five
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Andrew Luck is already scouting the area for real estate
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by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope so.
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Hey
Andrew Luck!
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
#suckForLuck
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They play the Colts in Week 5
Could be the Andrew Luck bowl
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Not funny!
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I feel legitimately cursed
First the Giants, now this :(
by Artimus Clyde on Sep 19, 2011 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Its amazing how shallow Bostons starting pitching is.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Sep 19, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 2 Starters
BAL: Matusz (1-7, 9.84 ERA)
BOS: Lackey (12-12, 6.19 ERA)
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen, this late in the season, a matchup of two pitchers with ERAs that high.
Who gets the credit?
What I want to know is this:
OBVIOUSLY the bad lineups and losing weeks were all the fault of Bochy and Sabean.
Does this obligate all the true fans to, contrariwise, give them the credit for the winning streak?
LOL, just a leetle joke.
Clearly the manager and GM are only responsible for the bad stuff.
So, who gets the credit? The McCoven.
lolwut
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by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t understand.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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by can of corn on Sep 19, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I need a translator
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
xanthan needs a transistor
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Should Bochy get credit for using the pitchers that Sabean put on the roster card only because Dick Tidrow knew what he was doing when he made those recommendations?
by Every6thDay on Sep 19, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
And what I mean by that is,
offense aside (and that’s only lately), the pitching has been the key to the Giants’ success. Fielding a below average offense for 4 of the last 5 seasons is on management’s and — as has been proven statistically — at times, the manager’s head(s).
by Every6thDay on Sep 19, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
but I thought the stathead view was that a manager wasn’t really worth much in the wins or loses during a season (thus Beane putting mannequin’s in charge of the A’s)? Not being snarky just curious because I always thought that was what the stats were pointing to.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That is very wrong.
There’s an old saying that a good manager can’t do much to help his team, but a bad one can do a lot to hurt it. That’s basically correct, though somewhat naive in that it sort of assumes that being a “good” manager means not doing much; but in truth a good manager has to do a lot of things and do them all correctly.
The two biggest tasks, though are: one, put the best nine out there every day (subject to restraints such as giving guys reasonably regular rest days and suchlike considerations), which ought to be easy enough for the bat boy to do; and two, know when and when not to change pitchers, which in my opinion is 93.7% of what a manager earns his pay doing. (Unless he is so bad he can’t even do #1 right, not to name names.)
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200 yard spider web/colony of spiders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnO_QAqq8W8&feature=player_embedded#!
MOON LANDING? BEAR GRYLLS!
Boris!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeltsin?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Sep 19, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Obviously faked by NASA
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Sep 19, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think I’ve seen it yet.
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HAWT
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by calgiants86 on Sep 19, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The worst part of that spot is the use of the phrase ‘insect experts’.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 19, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Something like that
Would cause you to question their credibility.
If this gets real close...
…that play where DeRosa overslid 2nd base but got back before the tag, only to be called out, is going to stick in my craw.
I have no idea what a craw is.
The thong is, it happened.
the problem with the winning streak is we’ll all be playing that in our heads all winter, the “what if Cabrera pulled a hamstring the day he arrived in SF and couldn’t play” or “what if Brandon Belt had just one more ounce of grit to him” because there’s a lot of things that coulda shoulda happened this season
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 19, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe it is the throat of a bird.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 19, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
My craw is still full from the Wilson blown save in Atlanta. That is when the death spiral really got going.
This
And it could well have been that he was already hurt and was too much of an ass to say something.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
This statement would make every athlete, ever, an ass.
IDWTC
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Job 1:14-15
Brandon Crawford
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Sep 19, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
My copy of Game of Thrones should come in the mail by Thursday.
/one of us one of us
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Mayor of Smug.
Mine’s here – it has been for about 10 months (before the season started, even!). After I finish American Gods I think it’s next.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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by can of corn on Sep 19, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Choppiness
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/9/19/2435920/a-risk-that-paid-off
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LOL SAWX
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Sep 19, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
GO RAYS
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on Sep 19, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rays have 6 games left against the Yankess. They’ve pretty much split the season series. The last series is at home against the Yankess, who I’m sure wont have much motivation to win. They also play the Blue Jays at home for three games. They’ve owned them.
Although, the Red Sox play five more against the Orioles. The Orioles probably want to play the spoiler by beating the Red Sox. The Red Sox also play three in New York.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 19, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yankees will probably clinch
Before this weekend. So they’ll be taking it easy, and the Sawx miss CC . But if it comes down to those last three, Boston’s in real trouble because the Yanks will be resting everyone and setting up their rotation for the playoffs.
So you're sayin' there's a chance?!
I should get my playoff tickets!
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Who do the Giants field in 2012?
Resign Ross?
Burrell?
Vogey?
Torres?
Beltran?
What do we look like next year?
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There is a current FanPost on that.
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