Post-Game Thread: A great game if you don't think about, well, the other stuff
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 5, 2011 3:53 PM PDT
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No one really knew the Giants were going to melt into a puddle of goo after Steve Finley's grand slam in 2004. That's oversimplifying things. Almost every Giants fan was somewhat optimistic entering 2005. Maybe that was just because of how familiar it was for the Giants to contend -- for eight straight seasons, the Giants were in some sort of race until September. Most of the same crew from 2004 was back in 2005. It wasn't crazy to hope for another season of above-average baseball.
But there was a sense of urgency. There was an expiration date on the Giants with Bonds, and it was past. You knew about the expiration date, but you saw that Oprah one time where there were tips on how to stretch your budget, and they said that a lot of foods stayed fresh for a week past their expiration dates, so they explained that you didn't need to throw those foodstuffs away needlessly and run to the store. It was like that, but with baseball players. Also, Edgardo Alfonzo smelled weird. You didn't need the date.
This game, then, was the opposite of that. The Giants almost certainly aren't going to make the playoffs this year. But there's next year, and just like 2009, you don't need to take a shot to believe the wait-'til-next-year tidings. This game was the perfect example of why. Bumgarner bumgarnered. Sandoval sandovaled. Belt ... walked and singled. No belting, really, but you could see how he'd be good.
For 2011, there's only one position that I'm certain is going to be below average offensively, and that's shortstop. I'm pretty sure first base will be too, but there's a chance of Belt starting, or Huff rebounding to something more than wretched. And there are pie-in-the-sky ideas on how the Giants can help the offense even more -- re-sign Beltran, make a push for a premium shortstop like Rollins or Reyes, or trade some of those championship ingots in for Albert Pujols -- but for the most part, I don't think next year's team is going to look a lot difference. And that's not as obviously horrific as it reads.
The biggest question in the offseason had to do with Pablo Sandoval. He was otherworldly when he was 22, but he slumped a bit when he was 23. So did the Giants have a youngster with preternatural hitting ability, or was the whole thing a mirage? I'm pretty comfortable assuming that Sandoval is going to be a hitting machine for a few years yet. This game was an extension of what we'd already figured out this season.
The biggest question for this offseason, then, is if they'll have to build some sort of containment unit for Madison Bumgarner's awesome. It's leaking all over the place. Old ladies are slipping on the stuff. Young players are flailing at it, but that's sort of the point. It's kind of weird that a start like this from Bumgarner can make me optimistic in ways that a good start from Lincecum or Cain can't. Those guys are known quantities. I don't think they'll get much better than great.
I do think that Bumgarner can get better, and that's scary. He's already good, of course -- up there with any of the Giants pitchers if you go by FIP or xFIP. But when you watch him effortlessly mow down a team with command, control, movement, break ... and you realize he's just a few weeks from getting his driver's license, you get excited.
So last month stunk. Really, it did. But there aren't a lot of teams that I'd trade spots with for 2012, and a two-homer game from a 24-year-old and a career-high in strikeouts from a 21-year-old helped put that in perspective.
Of course, it'd be a lot cooler if they were contending right now too, dang it.
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Just got home from Tahoe. Giants scored 7 runs in a MadBum start? What?
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
Hmm, guess I really didn't need Shift+a
eh, habbit I guess heh
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Madison Bumgarner is good.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 3:56 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Not buying it. He's only 10-12.
rough season for the youngster if you ask me.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Agreed. I feel much better now actually.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
i’m enjoying the games more now i think
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Sep 5, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
"Wait till next year" mode
feels like home
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I’d accept some post season stress, thank you.
But I’m not going to whine about it.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
huh
For some reason I thought tonight’s game was a 7PM start and I saw this post thinking it was a joke post. Pleasantly surprised I guess.
GODDAMNIT
That protected first rounder is slipping away!!! This team can’t even suck correctly.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
/I saw Sabean laughing with delight, the day, the first-rounder died.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I searched for a good follow up line and gave up. Nicely done!
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
A long long time ago
I can still remember how that WS used to make me smile
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!
And I knew if Boch had his chance, that he would make those old vets dance, and maybe we’d be crappy for a while.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well august there, it made me shiver
With every pop fly, every squibber
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!
Cabrera in at shortstop, the offense just had to flop
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't remember if I wept
When I saw that we were getting swept
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!
But Bum knew if he had the chance
That he could make those Padres dance
Giants baseball: Together We're Crippled
You guys all ruined what could have been a beautiful thing
And I’m deeply resentful.
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!
Though no rule had been broken, TheAntiBork's mea culpa'd as a token
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t remember if I cried when I read about Romo’s new born bride.
Something touched me deep inside the day, the first round died.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
So bye, bye all you bandwagon fans
You’re as flappy as the tendons on Mark DeRosas hands
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Very very nice.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
No three men I revile more’n
Zito, Migs, and Errant Throwin’
Two asses hit by the door
The third still makes me cry.
Tortured, but appropriate.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Tortured: common term for poesy shoehorned into a form.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Newborn bride? Ech.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Somebody yesterday posted that Romo was out because his wife was being born. Or something like that.
Straight outta Twilight.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Careful, you might lose you mod privileges for mentioning that.
And if you can’t, you certainly should.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
The only admiration I have for Twilight lies in how extraordinarily and exponentially morally absurd the series gets the more you know about it.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
not the ridiculous amounts of $$$$ it earned somebody? gives me hope that some day I too can get rich off of drivel.
Why are these vampires even in high school? They aren’t sick and tired of AP motherfucking Chemistry yet?
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Because high school is the first place you go for that sort of thing.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Sep 5, 2011 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Prophase.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
A senior girl last year asked to write her Senior Project paper on the “Blood” series of vampire tripe.
The answer was no, but not until I read several chapters of very sexy stuff.
“No, certainly not,” is what I said.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Since the Cullen’s still look like teenagers, they go to school so nobody suspects that they’re….vampires (despite never aging and looking like glittery vampires.) Then, when they graduate, they move onto another school so, again, nobody thinks there’s anything weird about them. Makes perfect sense (girlfriend read the books and I find them lulzy enough to ask a lot of questions about them)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 5, 2011 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
But after the, like, third time through high school (And moving every four years? Don’t you run out of rainy spots?), wouldn’t you just be fucking sick of it? At that point, I’d rather just be a 29-year-old-looking 17-year-old-body 100+-year-old vampire who spends his days hanging out by the Starbucks on the corner.
And those guys that hang out by the Starbucks on the corner creep me out. So that’s saying a lot.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
And how many times can you read A Separate Peace?
I’m on my 7th, and I just might slit my own throat with a box cutter . . . or apply for vampire status and be done with it.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
If those kids want to read vampire shit …have them read Stoker. Best history class I ever took in college was a “history of Transylvania” class.
Carmilla
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t even make it through my first.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re talking about vampires who avoid the sun only because they turn into disco balls so I don’t know how much thought you’re supposed to put into it. All I know is if I spent about 30 years or so having to repeat High School every four years because i’m a vampire, I’m going to find Buffy and have her end my misery.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 5, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
of course, since they all look like high school seniors, they also look like high school graduates.
they could just pass as these rich folks slacker kids who are taking a few years off before college to bum around. seems so much easier.
Plus, then we aren’t as likely to get these 100 yr old dude on underage chick situation, unless he is explicitly out looking for it. Less likely to run into 16 year olds
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
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2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 5, 2011 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, it would feel a ton better if the Giants were contending
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
It'll be cool to watch Surkamp
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's an injury risk!
MADBUM!
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.
yay Bummy! and stuff
gotta run to the store, catch up with you nerbz in a while! :)
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
This season feels very 2009ian
I remember Pablo having a very good series in San Diego at the end of that year too.
And I have the same feeling I had in 2009 – we’ll be good next year.
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!
yeah i'm feeling optimistic about the giants next year
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Giants go on a 20 game winning streak
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
did craw bang bochy's wife?
sick of how this guy handles the kids
You do know he played today, right?
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Crawford and Burrell
are best friends
by Anonymous1337 on Sep 5, 2011 4:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Um…
Sure, yeah.
That’s what happened.
And Bochy watched and slapped him on the butt and said, “Good game, kid. You get the start.”
Wait what’s happening here.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Orlando Cabrera
defensive replacement.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
In the backwards, fucked-up universe that is Bochy's brain, yes.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
What's scary is
Bochy thinks cabrera is the best defensive SS on the team. This is what freaks me out into thinking bork will lobby to resign him in the offseason which means he’s our starting SS next season. After all he’s ancient, hits worse than chris stewart, has “Experience”, and is even charismatic enough to convince the big dolt to hit him leadoff.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Baggs:
Brett Pill to Make big league debut tomorrow. “Don’t stay out too late,” Bochy said.
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Playing the kids
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Play the kids 27 year old org filler!
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!
by GiantPain on Sep 5, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
would you rather see
the 36 yr olds instead?
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I don't think it really matters
Whether or not you play Huff now, Huff is going to be the opening day 1B.
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!
he starts strong out of the gate
but if he doesn’t he’ll need to play through it.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I suppose that's a possibility
But even if that happens, Brett Pill is the last guy I want taking his spot – no matter what he does in this last month.
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!
Go with the hot hand!
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If I had one, I wouldn't blame her
He’s a lot better at baseball than I’ll ever be at anything.
But that doesn’t mean he’s good relative to the other people in the MLB.
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!
I doubt he's as good a ballplayer as you are a buzzkiller
But I’ve never seen him play
The thong is, it happened.
I'm elite at that.
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!
Cue debbie downer picture
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
9th inning defensive replacement
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 5, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
so
in case anyone was wondering, they have officially given up. Not a slam on Pill, just that it’s the only reason they’d sit Huff.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Which, ironically, could lead to multiple offensive explosions.
At which point Bochy will sit the kids because, “we’re in this thing again”.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Huff did kinda get a boo-boo on his hand today, maybe it’s swollen up or something. Or the rooks are passing around special food poisoning laden treats to the vets?
oh yeah
I couldn’t tell what happened, I guess the baserunner slid into his hand or something? Anyway, he’d suck it up and take one for the team if they were still “in this thing”.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Sep 5, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
You are correct - baserunner into his hand
Batter hit a line drive to Panda, who made a great leap to catch it. Panda then gunned the ball to Huff to catch the base runner at first off the base. Base runner dove back to the base and nailed Huff’s hand, ball on the dirt. I couldn’t tell if the base runner knocked the ball loose, or if Huff never had it in the first place. It was a great play by Panda, and so close to a great play by Huff. The guy sitting in front of us (Padres fan) was like ,“what just happened there??”
by Chargers Chickee on Sep 6, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
thanks
we were watching in a bar, so no sound and no chance to see what happened. Hope you had a good time at the game.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Sep 6, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Pill will apparently start tomorrow
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.
Well, it'll be interesting, at least.
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!
Is this based on real information?
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Define ‘real’.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 5, 2011 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, how did you like working for Revolution Prep?
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
it was all right
though they acted as though you could get like 30+ hours a week out of it, which is highly unlikely to ever be the case
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 have an “audition” with them. I don’t need 30 hours a week (and would likely kill myself if I tried). I just need something approaching $500 a month in extra cash while I’m still not actually qualified to teach in schools.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’d like to do it in something resembling a teaching environment.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It should be great for that. It was for me!
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 it works out then. Nothing like an extended job hunt to ease those thesis-year nerves.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that’s true. Something to work on.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
the CBEST is the easiest test you’ll ever take
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. The only immediate downside is I have to wait a month to take it, and then wait for the scores. All signed up, though.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry about the math part. It’s really just arithmetic. I actually had a higher score on that part than the verbal stuff, as did Alex, probably because we overthought the verbal stuff.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’ve had a higher math score than anything else on every standardized test I’ve ever taken. Math: Not a problem.
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
yo ho
hoist the white flag, let the colors fly.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I read "Rendezvous with Rama" in two nights this weekend.
I’m starting "Infinite Jest now. Hope to do the same.
Unclosed quotation marks wig me the fuck out.
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!
No, you won’t finish in two nights. A copy of Infinite Jest has been in the back of Alex’s car for about two years now, shielding him from collision, no doubt.
The last girlfriend actually read it in about a month, probably to shame me because I haven’t even started it, though I’ve read both of the essay collections.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Its brilliant
hang in there for the first 200 pages, it’s worth it.
Get well soon, most of the Giants roster!
Those are closed single-quotes.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure that's impossible
Something like reading the Baroque Cycle in 48 hours. There’s too much book to begin with, and the book itself is not particularly easy..
I could do that
Depending on my sleep & other life necessities over those 48 hours. Or are we talking 48 hours of pure read-time?
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 6, 2011 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Very risky strategy used by Bumgarner today, giving up two runs. It worked today, but I doubt it will ever work again. He simply has to pitch better.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
I can’t wait to see if grabsumpinemeant also feels optimistic about next season.
Hitting 74 on the radar gun but hitting my spots.
by VidaWantsYourCar on Sep 5, 2011 4:12 PM PDT reply actions
LOL Josh Vitters
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
What’s happening with Wieters, anyway. Is he still going to be a superstar?
By the way, you were a good QB.
THIS
The bat hasn’t been quite what people projected. But the glove is sexy.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
He's the most disappointing player to have 5.5 WAR over the past two years.
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!
110 wRC+ from a great defensive catcher is hardly disappointing, is it?
by wcw on Sep 5, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but people were saying he'd be the next Johnny Bench
Which he hasn’t been
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
All about expectations
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
He had Tommy John surgery last year
It seems to have worked perfectly, and people are still optimistic about his future. Still, MadBum pitched 8 shutout innings in the WS and just had a 13 K game, so yeah.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s in AA along with Skaggs and Bauer. If things pan out the Dbacks could have a scary good young rotation with Kennedy, Hudson and those three.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I can't see all three panning out
Success rate with pitching prospects is around 1 in 3, so it’s likely one of the pans out though.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Laughing already
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
by slapsy on Sep 5, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
this is the correct answer
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants drafted both Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum at #10
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Now when I think of it,
it’s awesome that this team sucked in 2005 and 2006.
A guy named Steve Delabar will get called up someday.
David Price is a good pitcher
You follow me, I'll follow you
http://ayeyooojerm.tumblr.com/
SF GIants Baseball 2011 = Torture Pt. 2. Home of 6 World Series Titles
SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ???. Home of 5.5 Super Bowl Champs ( Aaron Rodgers should of been a Niner)
I am a fan of the Warriors and Lakers. I can become a fan of both teams. Nothing wrong with that.
So's Madison Bumgarner
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
other than price
i think i would take bumgarner easily over any of those guys
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'd rather have MadBum
He’s both younger and better
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
isn't that the point
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Just returned from Labor Day Weekend in NYC
Didn’t watch any of the Arizona games. Pretty happy how that worked out.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
BTW
Your user name should be updated, since it’s now already happened.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
omg
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.
DFAZito?
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.
DFA Sabean or GTFO
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He's definitely a contender
We’ll see what the offseason brings. Sabes could sign Yunesky Betancourt or something
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Yuniesky this year
.250/.270/.373.
Cabrera: .222/.238/.253
Tehaha: .239/.270/.326
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
2 years / 25 million
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!
don’t forget the player option in year 3.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just perusing the free agents
You think the Yankees pick up Swisher’s 10.25 mil option?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Yes
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!
why wouldn't they?
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
absolutely
they love him and so does NY.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
btw
this is not an argument for signing Yuni, except maybe to the Giants.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Sep 5, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha I know
I just spent the last 30 seconds staring at your post in disgust.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
DFAEveryone
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait we DFAed Rowand?
I had no idea!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I know, right?
Maybe someday we’ll get rid of Tejada as well
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This is how I picture it happening
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 5, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Cast into the other place.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
We might not have won the world series
So I’m against it.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
We would have won TWO world series last year
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Knowing Sabez
he would have been content with our offense and would not have seen a need to pick up Cody. So, no, I will count Panda’s failure last season as a positive. I learned a long time ago, don’t fuck with fate.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
or worse
Sabez would have stuck with Bengie and left Buster down on the farm.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Mybe next year we get 2009/2011 Panda and 2010 Buster
with the Belt we were hoping for in 2011.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
I've decided not to read most of the comments in this thread
Apparently they’re not worthy.
That is cray-z.
Damned irresponsible tag users!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 5, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
This
I’ve seen enough bad catcher play to last a lifetime.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I’d be shocked if either Whiteside or Stewart is here next year. I’m sure Sabean has a new appreciation for a reliable number two catcher after this debacle.
Buster Posey: still better than Eli and Stewart, even with a broken ankle.
Whiteside gone, Stew probably AAA
Ramon Hernandez, come west!!!
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I think Stewie's an acceptable backup
He can’t hit, but he can do all the other stuff. Also, the system is pretty flush with catchers (Joseph, Susac, Sanchez) so we might see Stewart back to serve as a stopgap.
As for Whiteside, though, get him off this team this second.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Whiteside is fine
He’s been a perfectly good backup catcher. I don’t know why we’ll need him to be anything more next year.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Man can't hit
Man can’t field
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
But besides the "can't hit and can't field" issues, Eli is a perfectly fine backup
With this pitching staff, give me one of the many available 30 something, 10+ year veteran, dependable defensive catchers who hit in the .220s as my backup and we will call it good. ie., Blanco, Barajas, etc. and if we are real fortunate, sign Hernandez and we will let him catch 30-40 games and play Buster occasionally at 1B. This overestimation by Sabes of his backup catchers cost us 3-5 games in the standings this year, with the PBs, pitchers afraid to throw their pitches for lack of confidence their catcher could block the fucking ball, lack of offense and productive outs, led to a combination of many other lineup problems from an already suspect lineup. Just all the way poorly constructed.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
well and simply stated
and exactly right. Coupled with the offseason failure to upgrade at SS, there’s your 7 games.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmmm
The entire thread after this comment has a line through it for me.
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 Sep 6, 2011 7:43 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Your screen name is rendering in italics.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you messing with tags for fun?
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
When was it that the transformation of the legendary text of the SBN Actions Bar was reduced to a child’s play thing?
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by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You are El Malo Person.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 5, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
What happens if I do a close tag?
Italics or not?
again
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
I fixed something similar once by finding the open tag and inserting a close tag in a response… I’m too lazy to look for it tonight, and there’s an open bold tag and an open italicize tag.
I had a couple of close tags in mine
Didn’t do anything.
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
In the past
It’s only worked after a refresh, but closing the tag does actually work. I always close both i and em, or b and strong, because you never know what the offender is.
he's been
utterly terrible and should not be on a major league ballclub.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He looked really good
once every 3 weeks
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
hahahahhahahaahahahahaha
That’s funny.
You could also claim that they should have realized that in June.
I’d like to see Stewie in Fresno again if he’ll go. He seems to be good with pitchers, and in a three-day emergency or something he’s fine.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
If he wasn’t a Stewart or Whiteside fan, he probably woulda gotten another catcher at some point.
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!
Buster Posey markup
Suddenly, catchers got expensive
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
run wheelertrade.exe
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Best bat on the market
ask the Diamondbacks
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Look at this unattractive lefty
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.
by jponry on Sep 5, 2011 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
A certain kind of rustic charm.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
someone in the GDT implied that the Giants were not a team with attractive people on it
I begged to differ.
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.
by jponry on Sep 5, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Wait, someone said that about the Giants? You’ve got to be kidding. Even taking Bumgarner out of the equation, you’ve got Posey, Torres, Schierholtz, Ross, J. Sanchez, Zito (technically still around), Romo, Wilson (when he isn’t mostly obscured by facial hair), Lopez, Vogelsong and Burrell.
Who the hell was this person? I want to talk some sense into them. With this lead pipe.
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Favorable light, especially in italics.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It was said
I was like ’It is NOT 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.
The Giants are very attractive now!
Unlike the mid 2000s
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.
RIP
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m looking at some of the team photos from the period in question, and it seems like mostly generic-looking, thick-necked white guys.
I realize I’m including Cain in this group (2006), but he survived to present and looks great.
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they were pretty dull back then
there was Noah, but not much else.
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.
There was Mike Matheny!
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.
Brett Tomko! LOL Matt Morris!
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.
God, I forgot Matt Morris was a Giant.
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.
Pablo, Crawford, Burriss and Belt are not not attractive.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I guess we’ve implied who the not so attractive members of this team are, huh?
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Burriss and Belt seem quite attractive to me. Whiteside, too. I don’t personally care for the Crawford look but if Rebecca Romijn went for it I guess it works.
Belt looks much more attractive in motion than in still photographs
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.
Crawford is kind of stunning, actually. And that’s what freaks me out a little. His face is a little too pretty.
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I still don't see the Richard Madden similarity
I mean I’ll buy it cause it’s an excuse to yell more ASOIAF memes, but I don’t really think they look similar.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 5, 2011 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If I knew who that was, I’d chime in here. But I don’t, so I shall chime elsewhere.
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Richard Madden
I dunno, I see it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
t-shirt
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 guess they both have sort of wavy hair, thicker eyebrows and quasi-beards.
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 thinking
Olivia Newton-John.
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 Sep 6, 2011 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow. I love this picture. If it had been Crawford wearing a Jamey Carroll shirt, GiantPain’s head would have exploded.
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What if the shirt was from when he was an Expo?
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 5, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
So this does nothing for you?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 6, 2011 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
/cancels t-shirt order
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 6, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
ASOIAF OT
omg they’ve apparently cast the Tickler
"Is there gold hidden in the village? Is there silver? Gems? Is there food? Where is Lord Beric? Where did he go? How many men were with him? How many knights? How many bowmen? How many, how many, how many, how many, how many, how many? Is there gold in the village?"
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
that guy's gonna have limited screen time to be creepy as fuck
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 5, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
THE SHORTSTOP IN THE NORTH
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.
Rookie first basemen
Yeah, I think Belt wins this one.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
he looks ok in that picture
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.
FREDDY FREEMAN ARGH
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.
Played chicken with a wall.
The wall won.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Forever Bum. I want to be forever Bum.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Why has everything gone completely italic?
Makes everyone seem pissed off, which they probably are.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric Surkamp's statline for tomorrow will be???
I’d take 8 1/3 innings, 2 earned, and 13 strikeouts though.
A guy named Steve Delabar will get called up someday.
9 4/3 innings, 1 unearned run (Huff triple balk), 35 K's, 4/4 with three home runs and a double home run.
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!
Is that worth 5 or 8 in the SLG average?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends how fast you circle the bases, of course.
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!
Touchdown, Giants!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Sep 5, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
109, I believe.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
6 IP 4 H 2 ER 2 BB 3 K
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
6IP, 8H, 2ER, 7K
No decision
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
7K?
That’d be tough with an only 88-90 MPH fastball, even with the awesome curveball/changeup.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair point.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
he has a career K/9 in the minors of 10.6
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.
Minors =/= majors
He might get to like 8 sometime, but it’ll take a bit of time IMO.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
well, no kidding
but it certainly suggests he can get strikeouts
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.
9 IP 0H 0 ER 0 BB 15K No Decision
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
How is that possible?
After all, Brett Pill will hit 5 home runs!
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Sep 5, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW
I love that my timeline is full of Giants prospects tweeting about the playoffs. Congrats to the GreenJackets, Flying Squirrels and (baby) Giants.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
wow, really?
I thought SJ was the only team going. That’s actually kind of reassuring.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. I feel like Fresno could have done better too, but was hurt by all the injuries in SF.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
and
having no pitchers once they called up Bogie.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I can has GIF of Panda talking to his bat?
Brian Wilson on Sliders: "I do throw them, but I would never eat a burger that small. That's just plain ridiculous."
by TheresTortureInside on Sep 5, 2011 4:38 PM PDT reply actions
The Rockies promoted Drew Pomeranz.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
to the majors?
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.
See the pregame thread.
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Addendum to that article
Addendum: Williams says that Felix Rodriguez still doesn’t call him the correct name. Now he calls him Tyrone. ??!?.
Sam Miller is the best.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Russ Ortiz is worse than him?
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
/natto Boonitez moneypants pic
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I can only assume that you mean Dusty Baker.
“I know you’re cruising, but let me manage by my formula. Hey, Russ, have a game ball for the imminent win”.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
“let me hand the ball to the same 3 relievers i’ve used everyday for the past month. Shoulder, shmolder!”
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
“Hey! Is that F-Raud giving up a gopher ball!? NO WAY!”
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Question:
if the Pac is 16, then does that mean the original 8 will be in the same division?
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
this
is the considered wish of old Cal alums on CGB. GTFO Arizona
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 Sep 5, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither is Texas, but TX/COL/AZ makes some modicum of sense.
Really, it’s all dumb, since eventually they’ll end up with one 120-team conference with 12 divisions.
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It will be after planet X causes the big earthquake.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
?
USC, UCLA, Stanford, Cal, OR, OSU, WA, WSU—Pacific Division
AZ, ASU, Col, UT, TX, ETCU—Western Division
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
I mean that it shouldn’t have been in the conference in the first place.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
And I think you’re missing Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. What be ETCU?
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Good Academics there
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
actually
if they make the Pac-8 a semi-autonomous division (with round-robin play for FB and BB) I would become a lot more interested in it.
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Cal and Stanford
need to make peace with never winning a conference title again.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
LOL conference titles
they already can forget about national championships while they play the Pac-8/10 schools annually.
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Cal's never going to win a conference title anyway
Stanford has this year, though.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Zack Maynard looks less sucky than Brock Mansion!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Zack Maynard looks like a gift from the gods compared to what we’ve seen since Rodgers
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
but but but
Longshore..
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
former Sabercat great
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
It would have been a lot of fun to see Longshore play without ever taking that ankle injury.
Riley is really the one that kills me. He just should have been so good, and then he was actually so bad.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to wait until the meat of the schedule before I start making strong statements about the guy.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
TX/OU potentially on the way
with Tx Tech/Oklahoma St. in tow
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
There isn’t going to be anything left of what used to be the Big Eight.
It seems to me like there’s been a lot of collegiate athletic conference churn the past few years in particular. Am I just imagining things? If not, what’s driving all this?
the best academic reason of all
filthy lucre and creation of athletic TV networks.
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
My Opinion
SEC dominance..on the field and monetarily.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
The Big Ten Network
It proved conferences can make a shitload of money with their own networks. You’re going to get eight regional networks in the Pac-16.
Probably
It would be the most logical geographical division, and the west will have the advantage of going to SC while the east will counteract that with the Texas bonus. It seems good except for the name being absurd for the schools that are almost 2000 miles form the Pacific Ocean.
LOL Marty Lurie
Orlando Cabrera: no reason to DFA, but play Crawford. Huff: never need to see him bat again this year.
One of those players is not already signed for next year.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
now
it’s just pre-emptive mourning of the end of baseball season! Getting ready for Jon’s final sign-off, which was historically different last year!
Last weekend without handegg!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
Bandwagons are fun- that's why people get on them in the first place.
by natteringnabob on Sep 5, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I really loathe the overlap of seasons when it becomes difficult to avoid mention of that inferior, boring autumn sport.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Well around here, you see, the Mr. ….having grown up in Cincinnati… is a Bengals fan. And every season he gets his hopes up, then by early October it’s just too, too sad.
I go from baseball to hockey. I think Oct8th is the first televised game for the Sharks. They don’t usually disappoint until May.
I can’t bring myself to care about regular-season hockey. It seems so pointless.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
“OK, we’ll have the hockey season, and when it’s done one team will NOT be in the playoffs! Good Stuff!”.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I liked one of the other three major sports.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Eh, there’s no reason to. If you need another sport, try futbol or cricket if you’re not already into them.
Cricket’s kind of hard to get into if it’s not already your thing.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Yeah. When I was growing up, those were two of the three major sports at most of the schools I went to. Rugby was the third. Didn’t like any of them, either.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
just wait
until MLB adds more wild cards! 162 meaningless pre-season games!
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
eh
it’s when the national handegg league gets going that it becomes really hard to avoid.
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
October is still pretty cool, regardless
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
My birthday is on October
The Giants have never lost on my birthday.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
me neither!
or Bisbee.
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
with my birthday?
nothing.
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Now living in southern Arizona.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
mine is
nov 1. it’s a pretty sweet w-l record on that date.
Hats for bats...keep bats warm
by theghostofwilliemcgee on Sep 5, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
mine too!
no lie
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Sep 5, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Holy fucking horrible uniforms!!
Maryland..really now?
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
FFS
The Giants expect to use 40-man vacancy to promote 1 more player tomorrow, but I’m told it’s not Marc Kroon. My edumacated guess: Bill Hall.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I would rather see my experimental "Designate Fan" ideas tried, wherein a fan is chosen by random drawing to PH for Eli Whiteside, after which comparisons will be discussed on the big screen at the park.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be amazing
Thanks for the laugh
My adopted son, Brandon Crawford. Dude hits grand slams and plays defense.
by josematan on Sep 6, 2011 6:59 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
hahahahaha
to provide a perfect double play partner for 0-Cab!
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 Sep 5, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
GARY BROWN
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Why?
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!
Because I thought it was funny.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
NOT GOOD ENOUGH
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 5, 2011 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
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!
My defense of Bill Hall drives people nuts, for whatever reason. I can’t really place it. The dude is decent.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I guess
But it seems to be excited about calling up a perhaps-incremental upgrade who won’t be here next year and won’t help the team reach the playoffs.
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!
No, I don’t really care that much. It’s just that people hate him way too much for no reason.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I hate all players who definitely won't be part of the picture next year taking ABs
away from players who have at least a chance of being here next year. All 2b ABs for the remainder of the year should be allocated to Kepp or Fontenot. Yes, F U Manny Burriss also.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not saying Hall should get a single at bat. I’m just acting as the foil to the people who scream Armageddon every time his name is even mentioned.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
LOL
not looking for Hall’s head on a platter. Although I believe the fear is once Bork has him in the dugout, he will get PT.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
ARMAGEDDON
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
FWIW
Marty Lurie seemed to think that the Hall callup was payback for him agreeing to go to Fresno before roster expansions, which makes some sense. I don’t have a problem with that, but I would think that was kinda the same deal they had with Kroon.
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 Sep 6, 2011 6:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, he is.
His value as a batter, though distributed differently about his individual stats, is about the same as Keppinger’s; as a fielder, he can actually move a little from side to side, and has been known to throw to first all the way from third, a feat of which Keppinger can only dream. His career stats on offense are better than Juan Uribe’s, and in general he would make a decent middle-left infield backup for 2012, unless they get a new SS and Fontenot falls into that role.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
By "New SS"
You mean sabez resigning ocab in december to a 2 year 12 million dollar deal when no other team even made him a offer. Sabez could also get “creative” and sign julio lugo after all he’s got “Experience” and is quite old so he’d command at least a 1 year 7 million dollar deal from sabez.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Bill the Thrill!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
FML
The Giants expect to use 40-man vacancy to promote 1 more player tomorrow, but I’m told it’s not Marc Kroon. My edumacated guess: Bill Hall.
LOL KROON
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
what would your subject line have been?
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
LOL
UGH
You really only need three letters for a Bill Hall-related subject line.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Actually I was going to go in the general direction of “Here comes the shitstorm – duck and cover!!!!”
I still am certain that D&C will work as nuclear weapon protection.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s what they always told us in school. You know a few years ago that stupid video was on youtube. I wonder if it’s still there….
LOL!
Great propaganda film, totally useless. Also, I really enjoyed the ad that read, "Chinese Women await love, Seek on and Brand New world Begin!
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Sabean
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
From Rotoworld
Madison Bumgarner allowed two runs in 8 1/3 innings and struck out a career-high 13 as the Giants beat the Padres 7-2 on Monday.
That’s all well and good, but manager Bruce Bochy was simply crazy to run Bumgarner back out there for the ninth. The 21-year-old had already thrown 108 pitches on the afternoon, and even completely discounting the possibility of injury, why not save those next few bullets for when they might be needed instead of using them in a six-run game in the ninth? There wasn’t even a shutout possibility
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
I've know too many really bright nuts to go with that moniker for Bochy.
I prefer to think of him as simply a dolt.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Sep 5, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Does "Fucking Idiot" work?
"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 Sep 5, 2011 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
Possibly, this is after all the guy who thinks orlando cabrera is a better defender and hitter than mike fontenot (and crawford as well LOL DEFENSIVE REPLACEMENT). I’ll never forgive him for sacrificing our august for his love affair with orlando cabrera. Once I saw the whole it on cabrera telling him he wanted to lead off to “help the team make the playoffs” and bork went right with it I knew this team wasn’t making the playoffs.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Bum's a strong kid
he had a great game..let him try for the CG
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
the boy should be allowed to extend once in a while
Bum has earned the opportunity for his first CG.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
You don’t run a baseball team by trying to improve player’s stat lines. You run a baseball team by doing what is best for the individual players and the team as a whole. Using Bumgarner in the 9th a) risks him getting injured when he has already thrown a large number of innings this year and b) isn’t critical to winning the game when you have a huge lead.
Check out Catch-28.com, a blog about Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants.
The other way of thinking...
…is the respect of the players is pretty important to today’s managers. If Bochy or Raggs felt like they’d get an honest answer from the kid and he said he was feeling ok, letting him try for the CG probably isn’t going to ruin the kid and is probably one of those things that means a lot to a young player.
The thong is, it happened.
This
It’s not as if he’s throwing 120 pitches every other game.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
111 pitches?
how dare MadBum throw a reasonable # of pitches!
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
LOL
I imagine that MadBum’s long term health is more important than holding a 6-run lead in the 9th 110 pitches deep into the outing.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I really think pitch counts depend on the pitcher.
Bumgarner has such an easy delivery. It really looks like he’s putting less stress on his arm than a lot of other pitchers.
My only concern would normally be with his age, but he also looks like a fully-matured player in his mid to late 20s.
He’s really an amazing physical specimen. Not sure you could ask for a more ideal pitcher.
The thong is, it happened.
His delivery is actually kind of problematic. I posted something about this earlier; I’ll see if I can dig it up.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
It’s tough to convey, but try and picture three pitchers and their deliveries in your head: Edinson Volquez, Barry Zito and Madison Bumgarner. Edinson Volquez is an extreme stab guy. A stab guy is someone who basically reaches down toward his push-off leg before throwing to the plate. Barry Zito, a claw guy, curls the ball once he breaks. Bumgarner (wrap guy); on the other hand doesn’t lose velocity but instead induces quite an injury risk as his herky-jerky arm movement isn’t “clean and smooth” by any means. The reason scouts avoid these deliveries, or at least shy away from them is because of the injury risk they warrant. They put strain on the elbow and could even cause velocity dips (see A.J. Burnett and his claw).
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/9/2/2400473/another-scouting-primer-how-to-scout-pitchers
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Hmmm.
Could have fooled me. I’ll need to see him in slo mo I guess. Still looks effortless. Maybe because his arm speed doesn’t look rushed.
The thong is, it happened.
Confused. So is it the "Claw" or the "Wrap" that risks injury?
Refers to Burnett as a Claw guy who loses velocity as he puts strain on the elbow. Then refers to MadBum as a Wrap guy. Leads me to believe most of these fuckers don’t know what they are talking about or at least there is an exception to every rule. And yes, Timmeh will never make it with THAT delivery. Might work in the Pac 10, but will never work in the bigs.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re saying that the stab, claw and wrap all put strain on the elbow. The wrap specifically doesn’t necessarily lead to a dip in velocity.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
ok, thanks
I have seen this reference now a couple of times and appreciate the insight.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Just so, except . . .
. . . for him to even pitch the 8th was arguably utterly needless.
It is simply amazing that even in a laugher Bochy finds ways to remind us how severely incompetent he is.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
What I find incredible is
the fact that madbum sat on the bench for 30 minutes in the top of the 8th and then was sent out for the bottom of the 8th with a 6 run lead. Bork then with his great knowledge and feel for the “moment” sends him out for the 9th with a 6 run lead and well over 100 pitches for.. his first career complete game? I have no idea what that fucking moron was thinking but probably something along the lines of “Brain dead dolt” seeing as cabrera was put in as a “defensive replacement” in the 8th inning LOL CRAWFORD.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Herp derp bork bork
Can we trade bochy and sabean to the cubs for castro?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Castro?
How about a bag of BP balls?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
it was pretty dumb
but it’s cool that he got his 13th K
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.
Am i the only one who noticed that this was the Padres?
you know the guys in last place with a .433 winning%
and a team hitting #28 in the league*
have sunk this low to get this excited by today?
- lol -the giants are of course #29 in hitting!
Yeah. I like seeing my favorite team win.
This shouldn’t be hard to grasp.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
i agree. i like a win. i would have liked a lot more.
but really the padres???
That’s the team they played today.
There wasn’t much of a choice.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
What's your point?
They played a team they should beat and clobbered them. Should we be pissed off about the win for some reason.
The thong is, it happened.
we should be pissed off that we have struggled to beat the downtrodden Friars this year
When looking back on the lost 2011 season, we will kick ourselves for the shitty performances against the Padres, Astros, Cubs, etc. while the Bags beat the shit out of the shitty teams. This streak of the Bags winning 12 of 13 has been on the backs of beating the gawd awful teams not to mention a shitty Giants team at the moment. We can blame injury, but I still feel that we had a chance to put some daylight between us and the Bags earlier in the year and failed to do so. Seemed as though Sabes underestimated the Bags, was complacent with our catching solution and we were just going through the motions, that was until August when we stunk up the joint and the Bags started to play decent baseball. We never seemed to recover instead opted for shit-hole replacements like O-Cab, leaned on Beltran only to have his hand injury prolonged, then continued to live with Huff, Andres, Rowand & Tejada failures. If last year was an alignment of the stars, this year was the alignment of the poop sandwiches.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Goes against Bork logic
when have we seen the same lineup two days in a row? what a fucking idiot.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t we see the same lineup two days in a row when Cabrera was leading off?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s make a priority chain!
Grittiness>Mix it up>Give it time to calm down>Clear his head>Belty
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
this
made me laugh. a very simple Bork program of logic. Is all you would need to know if watching the Giants for the first time.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Sep 5, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed.
Back when Burrell was healthy, we could have used some of that, too.
Bochy obviously thinks of players as bottles on his apothecary shelf: lemme see, today, I’ll take a gram of this and two minims of that. The reality that the ingredients lose potency with elapsing time unless periodically refreshed is utterly alien to him.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
probably a garbage truck.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
"a dah, dah, dah"
"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 Sep 5, 2011 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
in 10 minutes, I will start hour #6 of my 4 hour delivery window.
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Your mom's a girl
Breaking: Yankees to hold 9/11 ceremony at the Stadium on Wednesday (9/7)
HBO standing by to film 90-minute documentary on the Yankees’ reaching the magic 2,000 ceremony milestone. Will air continuously from 9/7 through 9/11.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
I’d like to be out of the country for the next weekend.
Maybe I’ll just watch DVD’s.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Look out for the extended, three hour version of “God Bless America” during the 7th inning
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 5, 2011 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
My fellow American is, in most respects, a pin head.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
The Mariners called up Liddi. First guy from this year’s draft to make it to the majors, right?
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Oh, wait. I’m thinking of someone else. Nvm.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
the 40 man roster spot is not gonna be filled by Bill Hall.
Johnny MOnell, just tweeted this.
JMoE220 Johnny Monell
@
@extrabaggs negative
so it must be someone from richmond…
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Sep 5, 2011 5:30 PM PDT reply actions
it's someone not already on the roster?
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.
maybe it's Monell!
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.
Heath Hembree would be kinda cool. Not so much Hinshaw.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
It’s probably unlikely though, with the Squirrels in the playoffs.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Man, his WHIP is still nearly 1.50.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
That's a bangin' WHIP
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
seems the big giants don't give a crap about the squirrels playoffs
took thier ace in Surkamp, and their leadoff guy in Ford. i think they could care less…
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Sep 5, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Would be funny and sad at the same time if Hinshaw was the one.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That would be hilarious
Then we could go another year wondering why Hinshaw is still on the 40-man.
I enjoyed watching men in their 20's play baseball.
There’s a certain degree of energy, of young men with something to prove, that makes it entertaining. Call me crazy.
Get well soon, most of the Giants roster!
Bruce Bochy says you are crazy. A drunk GiantPain would say cray-z..
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 just stopped reading after the 7th word.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish they’d wear less.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Also TV's Tina Yothers turns 38 today
So there’s that.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
Keanu Reeves is 47
dwell on that.
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
It’s the child TV actors/actresses you grew up with that get you the most. I’ve never seen any of the Bill and Ted’s. In fact the first time I may have paid any attention to a Keanu Reeves performance was The Matrix.
Chris Farley would be 47 right now.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, what a voice.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
One can make pretty level-headed arguments that he's the greatest singer in rock history
If you’re looking for technical ability, popular success, critical acclaim, originality and showmanship, it’s pretty tough to think of anyone who had as much of all five.
The thong is, it happened.
All those Queen songs on "The Voice" proved one thing
You can’t look good covering a Freddie Mercury song.
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
Killer, indeed.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't watch, but
AI did a queen nigh two seasons ago and most of the kids f’d it up. Adam Lambert sang live with Queen and sounded pretty damn good.
The thong is, it happened.
I have said it before and I will say it again.
Madison Bumgarner is the most underrated pitcher baseball.
Adoptive father of 18th round draft pick and future ace, BRANDON ALLEN
Yep, yes, and Thank God Community and the Office too.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 5, 2011 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The Maryland football team has one of the ugliest uniforms I’ve ever seen.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
wow
Not only did they ruin their own interesting color/uni scheme, they inspired countless other schools to do the same thing.
I’m not sure which is worse, the grey shirts with the wings on the shoulders, or the all-egg uni with white helmets/jerseys/pants.
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 Sep 6, 2011 6:45 AM PDT up reply actions
A long, long time ago…
I can still remember
How that Series used to make me smile.
And I knew if Bochy had his chance
That I could make those veterans dance
And we’d probably be crappy for a while
But August came, it made me shiver
With every fly out, every squibber
Cabrera played at shortstop;
I couldn’t make the pain stop.
I can’t remember if I cried
When the standings were no longer tied,
But the Giants hurt me deep inside
The day the playoffs died
So bye-bye, world series try.
Drove my mazda to the plaza,
But the losses made me cry.
And them KNBR callers were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "What about this Brett Pill guy?
“What about this Brett Pill guy?”
Did you build the giant glove,
And do you have faith in the Sabes above,
If the owners tell you so?
Do you believe in walks and hits,
Do the Giants drive you to your wits?,
And can you teach me how to live in the pits?
Well, I know that you love yourself some Sabes
`cause I heard you love on Wilson’s saves
You both said “fear the beard”
But I cried those playoff tears,
I was a basement-dwelling SABR nerd
With an open spreadsheet and my vision blurred,
But I knew fangraphs word for word
The day the playoffs died.
I started singin’,
bye-bye, world series try.
Drove my mazda to the plaza,
But the losses made me cry.
And them KNBR callers were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "Let’s give Manny Burriss a try!"
" Let’s give Manny Burriss a try!"
Now for one year we’ve been hoping to win
On this team, our dreams we pin,
But that’s not how it used to be.
When Schmidty pitched for Dusty B,
With a heater and a change that were sights to see
And a grin that came from under his goatee,
Oh, and while Barry B was leaving town,
Zito stole a golden crown.
We knew he was overpaid;
Macgowan had the decision made!
And while Timmy learned how to pitch,
They drafted well, and had a niche
And there was only just one hitch
The day the playoffs died
We were singing,
bye-bye, world series try.
Drove my mazda to the plaza,
But the losses made me cry.
And them KNBR callers were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "What about this Darren Ford guy?
“What about this Darren Ford guy guy?”
Helter skelter in the summer weather.
The wheels fell off all together,
Seven games back and falling fast.
Landed, felt like we were in last..
The players tried but were out of gas ,
With Bochy, in the dugout, playing Cabs…
Now the all star break was sweet perfume
We thought Beltran would be a boon.
We all got up our hopes,
Oh, but we really couldn’t cope!
`cause the players tried to hit the ball;
The pitchers pitched well, one and all.
Do you recall what caused the fall
The day the playoffs died?
We started singing,
bye-bye, world series try.
Drove my mazda to the plaza,
But the losses made me cry.
And them KNBR callers were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "How selfish is this Beltran guy?
“How selfish is this Beltran guy?”
Oh, and there we were all in second place,
A whole year gone without a trace
With no time left to start again.
So come on: Sabes be savvy, Sabes be smart!
Sabes signs veterans to play a part
Cause gritty is the GM’s only friend.
Oh, and as I watched him trade away
My fingers typed an angry way.
No nerd on a blog
Could convince him Cabrera’s a dog
And as the season slinked off into the night
As nothing else seemed to go right,
I saw Gibson laughing with delight
The day the playoffs died
He was singing,
bye-bye, world series try.
Drove my mazda to the plaza,
But the losses made me cry.
And them KNBR callers were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "Let’s give Cain for Fielder another try!"
" Let’s give Cain for Fielder another try!"
I met a guy who wrote a blog
And I asked him if he liked the fog ,
But he just propellored and walked away.
I went down to the park at night
Where the playoff lights had burned so bright,
But the man there said the Giants wouldn’t play.
And in the office, Sabes he schemed,
The fans cried, and Boras dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The veterans all were broken.
And the players I despise the most:
Miguel Tejada and Rowand’s ghost
They caught the last flight off the coast
The day the playoffs died.
And they were singing,
bye-bye, world series try.
Drove my mazda to the plaza,
But the losses made me cry.
And them KNBR callers were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "Sign Pujols, for he is the guy!"
“Sign Pujols, for he is the guy!”
They were singing,
bye-bye, world series try.
Drove my mazda to the plaza,
But the losses made me cry.
And them KNBR callers were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "Mathis would be an interesting sign."
“Mathis would be an interesting sign.”
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!
by GiantPain on Sep 5, 2011 6:08 PM PDT reply actions 22 recs
Amazing
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
Cadence and scansion, sir.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried.
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!
Other thoughts
I love the identification of Gibson with Satan.
“But the losses made me cry./ And them KNBR callers were drinkin’ whiskey and rye” feels like a few too many syllables.
This is hilarious and it made me very happy.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
if I replaced "callers" with "guys" I could cut down the syllables.
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!
I'm impressed.
The Mathis bit at the end was a very nice touch. Well done all the way.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Sep 5, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The Beltran verse/refrain was delightful.
Thank you.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Brilliant
Needs to be re-posted. Too good to be wasted on a comment in a postgame thread on a holiday afternoon.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
By popular (2 people!) demand
I fanpost’d it.
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!
MATHIS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That one was just for you
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!
#hatsoffGP
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!
What is this, 6 hours old? I have found my ability to speak again
Thank you for this absolute gem, GP
OMG. This is beautiful. Bravo.
Also,
I met a guy who wrote a blog
And I asked him if he liked the fog ,
But he just propellored and walked away.
…made coffee shoot out of my nose
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
um, everything on here is in italics and strikethru
WTF happened while I was gone?!
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
wait, are you seeing this too?
even the new posts are coming in this way, what do I do???
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
Refresh, I’m guessing.
I’ve had this thread open since it started, so anything that got janky since then probably hasn’t caught on for me.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I just quit both my browser and turned off my internet….still italics and strikethru and now it won’t let me Z thru comments
and when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING! this sucks :(
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
I guess someone blew out some tags somewhere along the way and it’s running through the whole page. Bummer.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
yeah, I just shut down my computer and started all over again, and it’s still the same
everything from the replies to Grant’s post at 4:09pm on is in italics and has strikethrus and the pop up window when ppl post a comment has em too and it won’t let me Z to those
oh well, thx for your help, I can’t read thru this, giving me a headache, nite!
AT&T Park, Home of the WS Champion SF Giants, and Disneyland-so much MAGIC inside!
he did it
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.
LOL Torres
I tuned in right at the start of the top of the 8th and I saw the Torres fuck up. The cameras caught Bochy giving him stink eye. You could just tell he was thinking, “what the hell are you doing, idiot?” The replay also showed Flannery drop his head down in disgust. Clearly, Torres is still lost out there. The guy has no power in his swing. I think switching to a lighter bat has hurt him at the plate this season, but that wouldn’t account for all his problems, right?
I’d sign him to minor league contract next season, but that is it.
Torres is arb eligible
You either tender him a contract or you release him. And I guarantee that if you release him, another team will pick him up, because they’ll recognize that he’s very good still.
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!
Yeah, I know. I ment release him, and if he wants to come back, great.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 5, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
He might want to come back
But you’re kidding yourself if you think some other team won’t give him a major league contract. There’s no way we release him and he comes back on a minor league deal.
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!
At this rate, his loss will be great, but the team will manage to somehow move on. LOL
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 5, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
They’ll be much better off with Torres on the roster and not on someone else’s than the other way around.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I’m just thinking of the cost. Will he be worth it? Someone should do some kind of WAR/projections kind of thing.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 5, 2011 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, absolutely
He’ll be paid, like, 2 million dollars. He’s been worth 1.5ish WAR this year. That’s plenty of value on your dollar.
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!
2 million? So essentially no difference from what he’s being paid now? Sounds good to me, I guess. He could bounce back. He’ll be 34, and in great shape. The Giants do have a need in center fielder, even if Torres currently doesn’t look like the solution.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 5, 2011 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
He's making 2.2 this year
He’ll probably be bumped up to 3.5ish. He’ll be worth that easy. That’s less than a WAR of money.
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!
You think he’ll get a 50% raise after such a “disappointing” year (in the eyes of standard stats)?
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Eh, sure
I mean, you kinda always get a raise in arb, that’s just the way it is. A million isn’t much of a raise in absolute terms.
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!
He could get a minimal raise, to maybe $2.5. I feel like the Giants will only submit around 2.2.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I wonder.
That’s why arbitration is structured the way it is (no splitting the difference—one or the other): to keep either side from submitting a relatively ridiculous number, because it would assure the other side’s winning.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Didn't see the game today
What happened?
by BrianIsAwesome on Sep 5, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
No outs, Torress on third, passed ball, and he didn’t score. He would have easily made it, but he just stood there looking confused.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 5, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Did Torres explain to any beat reporters what exactly happened there?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Krukow was saying that he didn’t see it and was unsure if he could make it. It seemed pretty obvious to everyone else. The only thing that would make sense is that from his angle, it could have looked like the ball ricocheted right back to the catcher. But the ball did continue to rattle around some more after first hitting the backstop.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 5, 2011 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah but Panda or Flan shoulda been helping a brother out… neither one of them seemed to be saying or doing anything helpful.
That's not what he would be looking for.
Any cue would have to be aural, meaning Flannery shouting “Go! Go!” I didn’t see what Flannery was doing, but I suspect he didn’t help.
Pretty clearly, Torres just didn’t have the ball in clear sight.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
We got back from England last night and today was the first Giants game I’d listened to in more than two weeks. I’ll take more 7-run explosions, please.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Knowing the giants they'll go on a run now that the seasons over
And bork will play orlando cabrera and huff non stop and the giants will screw themselves out of a protected first round pick by one game.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
To the Stat Cave, nerds!
With today’s win by Madison Bumgarner, the Giants now have four pitchers who are 10-game winners (Timmy, Cain, Vogelsong, MadBum) for the first time since 2002.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
How the heck did they each get 10 wins with this offense?
They would be pushing on 15 wins each with average support.
Timmy and cain should both have at least 16 wins but LOL GIANTS. Timmy has three 1-0 losses on the year and a couple 2-1’s and even a 8 scoreless innings ND LOL GIANTS.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
This staff with an offense is a scary thing to contemplate. It’s not just having an offense but little things like pitchers not having to pitch again after a five minute break because of your typical 8 pitch inning
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Sep 5, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Whereas, all I have to do is put up with you guys.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I once . . .
. . . decided I’d make my fortune by inventing a thing sort of like those little “laugh boxes”, on which you push a button and get a sound effect, only with the effect being a rimshot. It would be called “The Rimshooter” and would let wits, or half-wits, do their own standup routines for family, neighbors, friends, and unsuspecting dupes, supplying their own rimshots with it. I still think it would sell big, but I’m a very lazy person.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Or you could just get a compliant girlfriend.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
unfun fact
We have four 10-game winners in the rotation but not four 10-HR hitters on the roster.
Holy crap the Padres are even more pathetic. They’ve only got one 10+ HR hitter, Ryan Ludwick, at 11.
You’re only counting Beltran’s time as a giant, correct?
Feed the Panda some bamboo
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Sep 5, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
huh
apparently he’s been doing some pitching?
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.
wat
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 Sep 6, 2011 6:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Madison Bumgarner: Hurt by Luck, Underrated by Statistics(posted today)
“Madison Bumgarner is tied with Edwin Jackson for the unluckiest pitcher in baseball with a .333 BABIP.”
“…he is second in the league with a ridiculous 2.53 FIP (only behind Roy Halladay). His FIP is exactly 1 point lower than his ERA, as well as, a 3.5 FIP is consider good with a 4 being about average, thus a 2.53 is pure dominance. Bumgarner is also 6th in the league in HR/9 with a .41 percentage.”
“Bumgarner also has the 10th best WAR (Wins Above Replacement) among pitchers, which is slightly better than Cain’s 4.2 and Lincecum’s 4.0. Cain and Lincecum also have extremely low FIP’s at 2.84 and 2.85 respectively, but based on non-luck statistics like FIP and WAR, Bumgarner has been the most effective starter on their talented staff.”
No he's a genius
Bumgarner is only good because of AT&T park and rags, science.
/ignores 2010 stretch run and 2010 playoffs because he was angered by the outcome
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18878593&partnerId=aw-5191969326304278482-996
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!
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18871061&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=tw_video_18871061
Brett Lawrie has mad hops.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
But he's really good!
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!
But he's really good
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
Really good.
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!
But he's scary awesome good
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
Wait he IS COOTIES?!?!
Well fuck that then
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
White Soxs rookie Zach Stewart has a perfect game through 7 full
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
GREAT JOB BUDDY
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
that’s funny because I recently lol’d them for trading Daniel Hudson, and this Stewart kid is one of the guys they got for Hudson.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
They got stewart from the blue jays along with jason frascor in exchange for ejax.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
“@Matthew_Kroon: Heading to the airport with @Marckroon. I’m so proud of you dad. Congrats on the 21 year career!” THANKS SON
Damn allergies.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
by esseffgeez on Sep 5, 2011 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
NO WE R CALLING UP BILL HALL WE NEED HIS VETERAN GRIT WITH THE BAT
/sigh I wish we were calling up Kroon
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
From a purely baseball standpoint, Bill Hall is a perfectly defensible move. Now that the baseball doesn’t matter any more, all systems are “Go” on Kroon, if the Giants want to take that route.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
And it appears they don’t, although it’s just idle speculation.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
notice how I said with the bat
but yeah its not a bad move to call up hall but it doesn’t matter anymore, I would like to see kroon get the call
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
someone from richmond is being called up
all the richmond players on twitter were hinting about it, but wouldn’t say who
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Sep 5, 2011 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hank said that he heard that it wont be hembree but not sure yet
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
It could be one of the Rule 5 guys – Culberson, Kieschnick, etc..
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
They could. But if they’re going to add them to the 40-man anyway, why wait?
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I’m guessing the latter.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
He also tweeted this earlier today:
As I sit here and get dressed 4 the last game. I have a lot of emotions going through my head. It’s been a great career. I am very thankful
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Why oh why did the Giants ever waste a roster spot on Brad Eldred if they don’t want to call him up?
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I don't think he's on the roster...
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!
And, of course I was wrong.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
by garbanzo24 on Sep 5, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
NotGraphs Westeros
http://www.fangraphs.com/not/index.php/inserting-dick-allens-name-into-works-of-literature-6/
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
Let's really speculate here...
What if they are going to shut Wilson down for the season? Maybe it’s a future closure type they are bringing up? Hembree?
Wilson, madbum, romo, and sanchy should all be shutdown imo
but naturally that won’t happen until we’re at least eliminated because “we’re in this thing”.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Didn't know that
Last I saw it said “J. Sanchez expects to return in 2011” good to hear. Now hopefully they shutdown the rest of them. After what bochy did with madbum today it made me furious to see him abused like that during garbage time and in a meaningless game.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
With the playoffs in the rearview, if Belt doesn't get 4 ABs a game from here on out
I will consider this a lost season. Decisions need to be made on what to do with Belt. Can he be an every day solution in LF or 1B or not? This totally sucks that here we are and we still haven’t figured this out. If you listened to Bork’s PG interview where he seemed totally disgusted with Belt for not getting Torres over to 3rd with no outs (all of the McCovens were disgusted), it was like “Bork, what the fuck did you expect? this is the shit we should have been sorting out when Rownads was sucking out all of the life and ABs from Belt”. At the very least, let’s get Belt another 80+ PAs and see where we are. Lefty, righty, I don’t give a rat’s ass what the matchup is, give Belt his fucking PAs.
That is all.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 8:29 PM PDT reply actions
Not many others in the running.
We have Torres/Belt/Schierholtz as the only OF under control, right?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
If it takes 20 games in September . . .
. . . to figure out where a man can or cannot play, and whether he can hit or not, something is so seriously wrong that one has to be talking about the Giants. Belt did not just step through a dimensional portal: he has an established history, with bat and glove. Only dolts like Bochy and Sabean believe that none of that means anything and that only their superb percipience can determine in a couple or three weeks what a man is worth.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
you overstate by half
the 20 games that will determine the fate of all are those in March. Also known as Eugenio Velez Season.
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 Sep 6, 2011 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions
"Established history"?
That just might be overstating things. I’m in Belt’s camp, but saying he has an “established history” implies to me that he’s some sort of known quantity. Even with all the time in Fresno this year, he still only has 474 PAs above A/A+ and only and 153 in the majors.
The thong is, it happened.
I'm exhausted
Belt hasn’t shown that much, though
We McCovens can debate the value of Belt, but why? Why on God’s green earth are we here on September 6th 2011 scratching our heads? At this point, Belt needs a shrink not a hitting coach. Bork and Sabes have completely fucked with this kid’s confidence. Contrast this with what the Bags have done with Goldschmidt. I believe Belt is 10 times the prospect that Goldschmidt is and yet Goldschmidt is stepping into the batters box facing better pitching than Belt (yes, I would rather be facing Kennedy, Hudson and Saunders than Timmeh, Cain and Vogie) and doing it with much confidence. Why? Because Gibson has shown him that he has confidence in him. In a stretch run, giving Goldschmidt big ABs, letting him PH against the Astros when he hit the game tying home run in the bottom of the 9th, etc. Can you imagine Bork doing the same with Belt? If this is how we develop young position players, let’s just trade Gary Brown and Joe Panik right now for a bag of hammers.
"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 Sep 5, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Several bags of hammers would be my preference.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Sep 5, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Not enough grit to warrant more than one bag
"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 Sep 5, 2011 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think belt can be at least an average if not above average first baseman and hitter
He however NEEDS CONSISTANCY. Look I never thought or expected him to come to the giants and hit around .300 with exceptional power this year, and that is wrong to assume he would. But if he was either 1) kept up here to work through his problems from the second call up or 2) stayed in Fresno until late august or September 1st I believe that he could be hitting around a .250-.270 clip right now with maybe 10 HR right now.
We are seeing the effect consistency can have on a prospect with goldschmidt. And like above I think belt will be a hell of a lot better than he will. September should now be belts month to get meangingful at bats now so that he can go into spring training as prepared as he can be to fight for first base. As for the rest of the year it should be belt at first if bork wants to play huff fine hand him his outfielders glove and stick him in left. These games don’t matter anymore.
Of course this will never happen with bork and savvy sabez
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
by Falconer88 on Sep 6, 2011 12:16 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Where's GiantPain?
GP, here’s another person who’s arguing what you said no one is arguing
The thong is, it happened.
What?
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 other day
You jumped all over me when I was saying how people have been arguing that the team has screwqed with Belt’s development. Johnny gave an example. Here’s another.
The thong is, it happened.
Guess the middle infielder! (by career numbers)
A: .284/.335/.394 dWAR -1.1 OPS+ 94
B: .291/.339/.440 dWAR 1.3 OPS+ 105
C: .248/.307/.436 dWAR -0.3 OPS+ 92
D: .263/.331/.404 dWAR -1.3 OPS+ 91
E: .297/.335/.417 dWAR 1.8 OPS+ 98
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
D is Fontenot
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.
whoa B is Reyes
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.
Fffffffffff
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The Reyes numbers are hurt mostly by his first three years in the majors
Since 2006: .296/.351/.457
Since 2009 (three years): .301/.345/.449
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!
wow, Jose Reyes has been around for awhile
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.
Yup
He started at 20.
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!
How on earth do you know that?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Well, I figured Fontenot would be one of them, so I looked him 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.
career numbers are misleading
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.
Guessing that B is Tejada.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Tejada's career OPS+ is 108
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.
A is Kepp
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
no clue for C and E
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
now i'm trying to think of what other MIFs you would include in something like this
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Your Freddy Sanchez numbers look wrong to me.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
i figured Freddy was on there
but none of the lines fit!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
My bad. I wonder how I messed that up. I’ll give you an honorary 4/5, since it was my bad.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
is he E there?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Bill Hall!
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 RULE
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 always thought that when I flew the flags of my new nation, the tiger would look a little more intimidating.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL A's fans
To spite only having 5 fans they pack more insecurities than a public high school.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
it's really comical
in the Freudian sense how often entire threads end up being about the GNATS over there.
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 Sep 6, 2011 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone must inform them of the Magic Inside…..The Magic Inside!
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 6, 2011 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not giving any solid up or down on Skins,
But I do really enjoy it so far.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
OT: [Sharks player] is a lousy [something something]
New Sharks commercials are coming out. Logan’s is first.
We can’t get the damn thing to work though…
I enjoyed it and thought it was the greatest commercial yet for most of it and then it just sort of stopped
being enjoyable and good at the end.
Like watching a video of Eugenio Velez.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Sep 5, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, Bumgarner’s slider has been an amazing pitch for him this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
16 runs above average
he’s throwing it about 3 MPH harder and has an extra inch of vertical movement on it.
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.
over last year that is
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.
I’ve only seen the highlight clips which are the definition of selection bias, but his slider has looked awesome against right-handers the past two starts.
11.2 whiff rate vs RHH
which is not bad for a pitch that usually has platoon issues
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.
i remember when we first got him
the big concern was whether he would ever develop a breaking pitch
well, he has.
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.
averaging almost 92 mph on the fastball this year!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
remember when we were all flipping out about THAT?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
yeah that was awesome
the fact that Todd Wellemeyer made as many starts as he did is just absolutely hilarious in hindsight
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 5, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, that slider has gotten filthy.
He’s still got a little development to do. There’s still room to grow with that change-up.
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.
if he got the change or curve to be plus pitches, he’d be pretty unstoppable.
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.
yea
i like how in the postgame interview whn kruk/kuip asked him specifically what was working he said the fastball location was good, the slider was working, the changeup was the best it’s been all year and the curveball was… the same as always, not very good. LMAO that made me laugh.
i don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that with time he’ll get better and better with all of his pitches and become scary good (moreso than now)
by you'vejustbeenCAINED on Sep 5, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think understand why scouts look for a good fastball above all else more after sitting through MadBum’s development. It’s great to have a guy who is good, but all of the things that he’s not great at it can be learned (if not easily).
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.
i feel like his big hurdle is pitch selection
He gets smacked around on occasion because hitters are sitting on the strike zone. As he gets less predictable, especially with his breaking balls, he’ll have a shot at being Timmy good.
by Lies and Perfidy on Sep 5, 2011 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
timmy is not good he's a .500 pitcher john lackey is better
/keitholbermann’d
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
WHOOO
keithlaw Agreed. RT @jp_on_rye: @keithlaw What do you think of Madison Bumgarner this year? His stuff + command combo at 22 seems pretty elite.
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I'd rather have Yovani Gallardo.
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I kinda wish he’d say he underestimated the guy (as did most of us), but this is close enough.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Where's the guy who called him a "at best marginal pitcher"
I’m sure he’s feeling smart now while fapping to curtis grandersons runzzzz and ribeyes.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Curtis Granderson has been pretty amazing.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Sep 6, 2011 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
But can he play shortstop?
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
He’ll field a hot shot in the hole by deadening it on the strings and then flinging it over to first, never using anything but the racquette.
He could probably even hit pretty well, but would have to be trained to take a pitch.
Get well soon, most of the Giants roster!
he just turned 30
needs more grit
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16 grand slams and father of twins isn’t enough grit for you?
Get well soon, most of the Giants roster!
he doesn't swing at balls slicing 2 feet away from him
Not Giantsy enough
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
His range in the field would be off the hook, tho. He’d run everything down.
Get well soon, most of the Giants roster!
Not to mention grass is his best surface.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Plus 95 mph would look pretty fat after all those 130mph serves he’s used to getting back.
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Sometimes I wonder about how that would compare. Those speeds are off the racket, right? So it would slow down a bit more by the time it got across the greater distance of a tennis court (not to mention getting slowed by the friction of the bounce), just like a 92 MPH fastball won’t really be going 92 when it crosses the plate. I wonder what kind of reaction time a tennis player has before the 130 MPH serve gets to him.
An anecdote here doesn’t count for much, but I’ve always felt I had a lot more time to react to a tennis shot when I played than a pitch from a comparable athlete in baseball. Probably worth noting I didn’t get much chance to play against good tennis players, and I was better at baseball than I was at tennis, so my perspective could easily be skewed.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I remember watching an episode of Sport Science that analyzed that. Basically, the answer is that by the time a tennis player returns serve, the ball has slowed down to less than the speed of a typical fastball. The biggest reason? The fuzz on the tennis ball creates drag that increasingly decelerates a hard-hit serve as it travels across the court. Obviously, the tennis ball travels a longer distance than a baseball pitch.
So basically, yeah, it’s easier to hit a tennis serve than a big-league fastball.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Are aces the equivalent of swing-thrus in this comparison? I wonder what an average ace rate is compared an average swing-thru rate.
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Most service aces are “looking” though, i.e. they’re placed deep in the service box where hitters can’t get to them.
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"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
You’ve got a point. Maybe then service winners (excluding aces) would be a better measure of the in/ability of a returner to respond quickly enough to a serve. But not all service winners are service winner-y than others. Some are winners because the returner was aggressive and went for more on the return than was “necessary” to equalize into a rally.
Anyway, I don’t know where I’m going with this.
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
A tennis court is longer, but you have to react quickly because you have to identfy where the ball is going, move your entire body into position, get the racquet back, and adjust the racquet in your hand before you hit it. So, yeah, the ball may be moving more slowly by the time it gets to you, but there is more to do between the time the server hits the ball and the receiver hits it.
Still, it does feel like you have that time in tennis, whereas I always found it extremely difficult to hit a baseball.
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I played both
…and always thought returning a serve is easier, even though you have a much bigger strike zone to protect.
One other point, the thought of getting drilled never enters your mind in tennis. With softer balls and the racket being a defensive weapon for a ball coming at you, you’re much better off. Also, with the ball bouncing first, there’s virtually no chance of a ball running in at your head.
The thong is, it happened.
Did it test different surfaces and find significant differences on those? I think hard courts are supposed to play a little faster than clay – I forget where grass falls on the spectrum.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Grass vs. clay have historically been almost different games. Certain people would win on grass but never clay (Navratilova, McEnroe) while others were the reverse (Lendl, most Swedes). Borg was a weird exception who was a clay court master but won five straight Wimbledons.
I think this has narrowed in recent decades — the people who win on fast vs. slow services are not as divergent as they are before. My vague understanding is that this has to do with the athletes themselves + racquet technology but I’m not sure.
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Also this doesn’t really have anything to do with the thread of conversation. Don’t mind me I’m just procrastinating writing a lecture.
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I have vague memories of American players I liked doing well in Wimbeldon, but never having the same success in the French Open. Seemed like it was always some foreign guy I wasn’t as familiar with winning there.
While we’re on it, is there any place on the web that is the baseball reference equivalent for tennis stats? I’ve poked around, but other than match results I never found much.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I should note: one of my clearest memories of the French Open is the Final where Agassi lost to…somebody. Okay, so, not that clear. But an American had success there, so it wasn’t like I didn’t see it happen. It just wasn’t my overall impression.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Alas, I know of no equivalent of tennis-reference.com. Wikipedia will have a lot of information about match results for the major tournaments, if not much else. Agassi was runner up in ’90 (losing to Andres Gomez) and ’91 (losing to Jim Courier) before winning it rather later in ’99. He, Courier, and Michael Chang are the only Americans to win the French in the entire Open era (dating back to ’68).
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The difference is the grass, not the players
At Wimbledon the grass courts used to be much softer (wetter) than they are now. It used to be that the ball would bounce only a few inches when dropped from shoulder level, which was a tremendous advantage for serve-and-volleyers. Now, with the drier, firmer courts, the grass doesn’t play much differently than a hard court.
According to this article, changing the grass varietals that were planted allowed them to keep the courts drier.
He’ll hit topspin “forehands” at will that bounce 10 feet in front of the first baseman and up and over his head for doubles down the RF line.
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
FEDERER 4 FIELDER
Get ur done, Sabez.
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Me to
been anxiously awaiting his daily novel for hours can’t wait!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Median age of players on the field drops, winning percentage increases. Coincidence? I think not.
Hmmmmm.
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What if the mean doesn’t drop?
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You finish out in a distant second place and talk about next year.
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Hey...
Is anyone headed to GB for the meetup tomorrow?
I was planning on going, but I realized that I didn’t know much of what’s going on.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
That 88 MPH pitch that Bum struck out everyone with.
Is it a changeup, slider or something else?
Slider I believe
Might be a few cutters in there as well.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
his slider
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Weren’t they calling it a cutter before? It seems too fast to be a slider.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Sep 6, 2011 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok, I exited and re-entered the thread, effectively refreshing, and now the top part of the thread is a chaotic web of italics and strikethroughs.
Oooh, it was just italics earlier, I think. And some bold, too. Didn’t know there were strikethroughs in the mix as well.
Wheeeeeeeeeeee.
I just refreshed. Didn’t fix anything. It’s the Tenth Circle of Hell.
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder who fucked up.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
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It's all Grant's fault
He left open a quotation mark upthread. GiantPain commented that it was annoying. I mentioned that open tags were also annoying and I left a tag open to prove it.
"Forget it, Jake. It's academic."
but ...
The double quotes mark (won’t type it here!) is often used as an abbreviation symbol for inches. You mean the HTML on the entire page is going to go crazy if someone uses it that way?
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
reading comprehension fail
Ah! I see now! YOU are the culprit, my young cricket-loving friend! Appropriate retribution has been arranged. Beware!
by non sequitur on Sep 5, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
In the Beginning There Was Rhythm
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 6, 2011 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Just got back from Hall and Oates
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by Murray, Present on Sep 6, 2011 12:07 AM PDT reply actions
I did see the dude from Autotune the News
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by Murray, Present on Sep 6, 2011 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok, I Googled it and finally saw the clip everyone's talking about
OMG, Tim and I must be the only two people who liked that movie She’s Out of My League!
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by Murray, Present on Sep 6, 2011 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Just got back from Hall and Oates
How does it feel to be back?
by non sequitur on Sep 6, 2011 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Notice a certain someone getting some official GoT love?!
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WHOO
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Mine’s just a weird day altogether. I was at work yesterday, but no one else was. So it’s a weird Monday/Tuesday dichotomy going on. If Rod Serling shows up to deliver a pithy message about the fallibility of man, I’m going home.
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Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
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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!
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 6, 2011 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
and Don Quijote Andalusian?
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Interesting list
A guy over at Amazin’ Avenue posted an “Omar and Out” list – that is, a list of players signed by Omar Minaya who, after they left the Mets, never appeared in the majors again. A funny concept: http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/9/3/2403588/omar-and-out
I’m sure Sabean would have an even more impressive list.
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!
Chronicle: S.F. Giants fan Billy seems to have vanished
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/06/MNK01L0AV2.DTL&type=printable
“The fan in the picture, known to most of the team only as Billy, has been a fixture waiting to greet players and coaches at their parking lot for years. About a month ago, he vanished.”
“…The arrangement began about five years ago, he said, and continued off and on until July 31.”
“Seeing him before games had become a ritual for everyone, even the team’s writers. The Chronicle’s Henry Schulman would get a Billy fist bump every day before home games. Bochy chatted with him constantly.”
“We became friends,” Bochy said. “He would wait for me after the games. It wouldn’t matter how late I left here, Billy would be there. He’d say: ’I’m not going home till you come out.’ And he’d be here when I walked in. Ninety percent of the time, he’d be here before I got here.”
Poor guy.
Now, I’m not going to be a stupid dick and say this is the reason why the Giants tanked in August, especially with there being so many important factors to consider. But ball players are known to be creatures of habit, and his disappearance did happen right before the start of the the month from hell. I’m sure the writer of the article assumed some fans would think as much.
I hope this man is found alive.
I know Billy. Everyone at the park — ushers, security, front office, players — knows him, and people are really concerned. Him not being at the park for long periods of time is very strange, because he was ALWAYS there. (He also went to a lot of games in San Diego, and any series the team played in Oakland.) I read that there are signs about him being missing up in the clubhouse, even. The whole thing is so sad. I really want to believe he’s okay.
I doubt it’s made the team lose, but it sounds like they’re all pretty worried about him.
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by kdl on Sep 6, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
HAPPY SURKAMP DAY!
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