Why You Are a Spoiled Brat
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 12, 2012 12:57 PM PST
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PrintAnd when I write "you" in that headline, I mean "we." More specifically, me.
This could be a one-sentence post. The Giants won the World Series within the past 500 days, so shut your whinepie and return to your life. Don't get your precious little Carlos Beltran back? Deal with it. Here's a Sally Struthers infomercial asking you to support a Royals fan for just five cents a day. Now you feel all guilty.
But referring to the World Series every … single … time something goes right or wrong is kind of tired. Buster Posey injury? But championship. Lack of offensive improvements? But championship. Hand stuck between the stove and the wall for three days as you scream for help, 127 Hours-style? But championship. We get it. And we appreciate it. But it's overkill to keep reminding Giants fans of it.
No, you're a spoiled brat because you got to follow a team that had the best career-resurrection story of the decade, but you probably considered 2011 to be a failure. And when I write "you're" in that sentence, I mean "we are." More specifically, me. Last season was tough to watch. As Andrew Baggarly points out, the Giants had a historically wretched time with runners in scoring position and two outs last year. It's not like one of those statistical quirks that made you think, "Well, I'll be", months after the fact. You could feel it grinding on you in every one of those 162 games last season. It was so obvious, so painful.
As such, it felt like last season was a failure sandwich covered with debacle mayonnaise (or as I like to call it, "mayonnaise"). But with the Ryan Vogelsong contract reminding us of one Ryan Vogelsong, here's hoping that when we look back on the 2011 season, our first thought in a couple of decades is something like "Yeah, that was the Vogelsong season, right?" It was that ridiculous.
If the Giants were Royals -- or, more specifically, the Royals without the up-and-coming young players -- that would be the only way to remember the season. Imagine Jimmy Gobble or Jeff Austin materializing out of the mist to make an All-Star team and keep runs off the board all season. Imagine Scott Elarton doing the same for the Astros. Imagine the Pirates getting that sort of lift from, uh, Ryan Vogelsong. It would be the story of the season. And when it comes to teams that have lost more than they've won over the past two decades, a story like that would have broken up the monotony of losing in the exact same way as the previous ten seasons.
The Giants didn't have a season so bad that Vogelsong was the life preserver, though. They had Pablo Sandoval and Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner and Sergio Romo and ten pitchers who had more than 50 innings and an ERA+ over 110. They had enough good things happen to them that even with Tejada, Rowand, Orlando Cabrera, and Whiteside making you ill, the team finished with 86 wins, contending for most of the season.
That doesn't mean it's totally gauche to complain about the Giants not paying Carlos Beltran for two seasons, or the Posey injury, or Melky Cabrera serving as a one-man cavalry. Not at all. That's just being a fan. But when it comes to last year, if you're not thinking that there were at least some positives -- especially the renaissance of a guy who was a prospect back when the Giants played in Candlestick -- you're probably a spoiled brat.
And by you, I mean me. It's a little easy for me to go into Beltran Cynical Overdrive as I roll on down the highway, and every once in a while, I need a Vogelsongian kick in the ass to remind me that there were some special things that happened to Giants fans last year. A redemption story like Vogelsong's -- the possibility of such a bizarre and beautiful thing -- is why I keep coming back to baseball in the first place.
And don't look, but it happened the year before, under slightly difference circumstances, with Andres Torres. You know, when the Giants did that thing.
Baseball's cool. Some times. Most of the time. Even if I'd prefer to like it for the 2010 reasons rather than the 2011 reasons.
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Hey, I LIKE mayonnaise
Mustard on sandwiches is for Dodger fans.
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jan 12, 2012 1:00 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
The warning was funny
Now let me back on!
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jan 12, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
You just have to accept your gunt and click "OK"
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 12, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
what’s the point of being an overlord if you’re not abusive.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Oh dear, not this again.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
HOW IS BABBY OVERLORD FORMED?
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WHAT IN THE ABSOLUTE HELL IS THIS BULLSHIT?
by Every6thDay on Jan 12, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 12 recs
This line.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Have a rec
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
mayo is icky, and full of soy and hydrogenated ya-ya’s!
Guacamole instead!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I like mayo, but homemade guacamole on sandwiches is great!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I use guac for tuna or chicken salad instead of mayo. I dunno what would happen if you tried it in macaroni or potato salad though, that might not work.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I like mayo too
But mustard is the diet soda of condiments. It’s got, like, no calories. Might as well put it on there.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Except mustard doesn’t turn to formaldehyde in your body.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 12, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
neither does homemade mayo.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Yeah, it’s formaldehyde before it enters your body.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That’s why you shouldn’t use Guy Fieri’s recipes.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Fun fact: he doesn’t use any hair products. That’s the mayonnaise rotting him from the inside.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I adore mustard (especially German sempf), just not on my sandwiches
The mustard/ketchup ratio on my hot dogs is 80/20.
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jan 12, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Mustard:mayo::pie:cake
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Too many variables in the first one.
Assertion #2 is flat-out, unequivocally, incorrect.
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Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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SHIT
I read it wrong. My bad. PIE > CAKE is right.
Dammit.
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Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Yes. I like all four, but there is a clear hierarchy.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
No. Pie and cake is worth arguing over. Mayo over mustard is just wrong.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 12, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
GTFO
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 1:07 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
why can’t they both be on one sandwich in harmony?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 12, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
And I'll have you know that in Dodger Stadium mayonnaise is actually Ethier grease.
by Every6thDay on Jan 12, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Greasethier.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Have a rec
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jan 12, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
/said in Jon Miller's Vin Scully voice
“Say, fellas, who doesn’t like to have a classic Armor Hotdog smothered in pungent Ethier grease? Mmmmm-MM!”
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
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Mayonnaise is objectively superior to mustard.
Don’t know about all this “for Dodger fans” stuff, however!
LOL CAL
Do they teach you to make homemade mayonnaise there?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
LOL U! Ladies love guys who can cook.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I can cook pretty well. Homemade mayo is something I’ve shied away from because of the raw egg.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I can cook meat. and oatmeal.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
That sounds like a terrible recipe.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 12, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
and I am completely not serious
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Two great tastes that taste great together!
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“You got your oatmeal in my meat!”
“You got your meat in my oatmeal!”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
teehee
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
How does one get oatmeal inside meat? Are there syringes and lab coats and sterile environments involved or something?
Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
If only I’d gone to Cal, I could’ve been your Chem TA and your cooking instructor.
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Chemistry of cooking decal?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Nope.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’ll stick to having my seafood raw and my chocolate cakes molten.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
in that case if you are ever in France you need to have Moelleux au chocolat.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
The result of Xanthan and KFC
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve had that before, but never in France.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
And yeah, it’s really damn good.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Fairly easy to cook at home too. Just need to figure out the right amount of time in the your oven.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I enjoy both
So… yeah.
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Although I tried last night to persuade my son into putting some mustard on his corn dog. He’s 10 and still only puts ketchup on his hot dogs and corn dogs. I don’t know where I failed him. I even showed him some pictures of a mustard plant. “See, aren’t they pretty?”
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Probably cause other kids don’t put mustard on their hot dogs or corn dogs. My kids don’t like mustard cause I don’t like mustard.
What do you put on a corn dog?
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A 3 piece suit
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
When I imagine this coming out of Tommy Lasorda’s disgusting pie hole it actually makes sense.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Neither?
Oil and Vinegar is my sandwich condom mint of choice.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Jan 12, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
I really don’t want to know what a condom mint is.
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For long lasting breath freshness!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
WRONG WRONG WRONG
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
U R 5
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Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
Amen.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Either lied or was drunk. Likely both.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 12, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
TGWTWS died
When Beltran went on the DL and the Giants careened into 2nd in August, after pretty much willing themselves in 1st all year with barely 1 good hitter on the field ever at once and lots of crappy Tejada, Rowand and Huff.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
It was like at the end of the two towers
Instead Gandalf the Grey decides to go home after checking out the orc horde.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
It died when this happened:
One Mistake Costs Lincecum, SF Giants in 1-0 loss
http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-08-19/sports/29903904_1_brian-sabean-nate-schierholtz-tim-lincecum
Pretty sure Rowand, Tejada, Cabrera, Huff, Burriss and Whiteside all started that game.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
I was bitching about that stoopid TGWTWS rejoinder to any criticism long ago. You owe me a royalty or something.
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You are going to get a gunt pic now.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
I sure hope so! Been a while since I’ve had good gunting.
/doesn’t even know what a gunt is
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Haha
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
“You do now”
Grant is awesome.
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I had to go look at your warning...LOL
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
It felt that way.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 1:08 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Sabes said the best thing about TGWTWS is that "SF is now a baseball town"
Being a baseball town means you get to be a fanbase of whiny little spoiled brats (much like we were back when we were a football town — oh how I’ve missed being whiny and spoiled!).
Unexpected consequences are a bitch, Mr. Baer. Deal with it.
As long as we get to be whiny little spoiled brats about it, I’m good. Or we could just go all NY about it and be whiny spoiled brats for both seasons.
lol Knicks
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Most Bay Area residents
are fans of whatever team is winning.
I remember it being a basketball area when the Warriors were winning, hockey area when the Sharks get into the playoffs…
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There is some bandwagoning everywhere
but there are a lot of cities who are loyal to their team regardless of record.
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Giants too, since the new ballpark era anyway
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Pretty much this
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
WOW!
ten pitchers who had more than 50 innings and an ERA+ over 110.
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Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
The key to Vogelsong's success last season was command
http://www.baseballanalytics.org/baseball-analytics-blog/2011/8/15/ryan-vogelsongs-command.html
This translated into lower BB/9, lower opposition SLG, and more IP/GS.
I remember Mike Krukow saying on the air during the series in St. Louis that opposing batters were telling him about how Vogelsong’s pitches had late movement. That would obviously make it harder for batters to square up on his pitches.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
But what the stats!!!!
That’s what is important!
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Those pictures are graphical forms of stats.
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I was actually mocking Fangraph
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I am not sure what this means.
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From 2003 to 2006, his fastball averaged 92.0 MPH. Last year, it was 91.4. Previously, opposing batters made contact with 82.7% of the pitches he threw. Last year, they made contact 83.4% of the time. He didn’t add any new pitches, didn’t make batters miss bats with any more regularity, and didn’t find the ability to pound the zone with strikes like never before. He basically threw the same stuff he threw before he went to Japan, only this time, it got him outs.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/giants-extend-vogelsong/
The author was pretty selective and narrow at the stats he chose.
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I tend to ignore most stuff on FG not written by Wendy.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
You make xanthan cry.
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I read BCB and follow him on twitter.
But the presence of “Chris Cwik” on FG makes me fear that a battle of dopplegangers is forthcoming.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Begun the hidden penis war has
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, it’s kind of weird. I think I have to hate Chris Cwik on principal alone.
Ask me about my blog.
/starts sharpening the long knives
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Yes. I meant the articles, rather.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah, I liked them a lot more when they weren’t publishing 10 articles a day. I’ve basically stopped reading them entirely and only do so when someone links something that might be interesting.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Pretty much.
I learn more about baseball here than I do from articles on FG, honestly.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The book blog is usually good. Baseballanalysts used to have some really good stuff, but they’ve basically gone dark.
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Yeah, the book blog is generally interesting, but I really wish they would update to a layout that doesn’t suck. I feel like Tango has to know someone whou could touch up their website pro bono.
Until then, though, I find it supremely difficult to read and follow.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That would be one of the reasons why it’s “usually” good rather than “always.”
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"Michael, I have a question about your method--"
RAAAAAAAGGGGEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
This
It’s a lot more to read, which is nice, but most of the time I prefer the comments — the good and the bad.
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jan 12, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Yup
I just read Cameron and any article that grabs my interest from the title.
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DrB had a pretty good response
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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jan 12, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
It means he's never wrong.
Ever.
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by Cody_ransom on Jan 13, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Da cuttah.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Found this from June 15th(He pitched against the Cardinals at the end of May)
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=14248
The cutter has been Vogelsong’s least-used pitch, and probably for good reason. He has not displayed the outstanding command of this pitch that is evident with his other fastballs
He has spotted his sinker in on the hands of right-handed batters to great effect. Though 34 percent of sinkers have been put in play by right-handers, 58 percent of those have been on the ground, and another 15 percent were popped up. Only 22 percent of sinkers to righties have been taken for balls. His command of this pitch has been outstanding.
Vogelsong says that he learned a lot from being able to study major-league games while he was pitching in Japan, since games were broadcast in the morning due to the time difference across the Pacific. One of the most important things he learned during that time was the importance of pitching inside. Vogelsong observed, "All the best pitchers seem to be able to get up underneath the hitters’ hands, and I knew that if I got the chance to get back to the majors that I had to pitch inside to be successful." We can see that philosophy successfully put into action this season with his sinker, which bores in on righties.
Against left-handed batters, Vogelsong has aimed the sinker away. He has gotten a lot of called strikes to lefties, and they have managed only six hits on 28 balls in play off the sinker.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 12, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
So
He was awful for a decade and then all of a sudden discovered this latent talent? After putting up a 4.81 AAA ERA in 2010?
I don’t dispute that’s how he did it. But I don’t think he can do it again.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Isn’t it kind of hard to fake command? I legitimately don’t know, but it doesn’t seem as insta-fluky as low HR rates, say.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 12, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Feel free to criticize his HR/FB or his LOB% or his BABIP, but it’s hard to luck your way into a model trend over 3000 pitches.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
If there’s one skill that can improve in old age for a pitcher, it’s command.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
Getting older does not make you walk fewer people.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Oh yeah, totally.
I think he will very likely be a walk machine next season, but I’m thinking that literally getting older and being less excitable might actually give him a bit more focus and take a little bit of wildness out of his arm. As in, he literally calmed down and it was like clearing brush. His path to success was easier for him to find. That’s, of course, completely without scientific merit, but that was my stray thought on the matter.
I think this was discussed on the Franchise. He used to get pretty emotional on the mound but now he tries to stay calm.
I also fear that he’ll be a walk machine next season.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 12, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Matt Cain, Randy Johnson and, I’m sure, countless others disagree.
by BestHyperboleEver on Jan 12, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
This is silly
There are a lot of pitchers who walked more guys as they got older. Oliver Perez! Jonathan Sanchez!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Equally silly is to suggest it doesn’t happen.
Of course there are many that didn’t improve as they got older. Shit, every successful MLB player bucked the odds.
Sure, the smart money says last year was a bit of a fluke. But the smart money doesn’t win all the time in single samples. It doesn’t allow for the exceptional. The smart money never bets on a Randy Johnson turning into Randy Johnson. Or Barry Bonds. Or Albert Pujols. Hell, the smart money doesn’t even bet on players turning into Joe Blanton. But they exist nonetheless. What would the smart money say about Jose Bautista circa 2008?
And at the end of the day, Vogelsong doesn’t have to be Randy Johnson to provide value. At $4MM/season he just has to be better than Jeff Karstens. Personally, I’m pretty comfortable he can achieve that.
by BestHyperboleEver on Jan 12, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
I like to know what the smart money says only so I can appreciate when it fails miserably. Does this make me an optimist or a pessimist?
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
that is incorrect
walks usually decrease as a pitcher gets older until the mid-thirties
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
I agree Vogey has risk
We were going to give him 2-2.5 next year anyways. So we gave him 3 mil. The 5 and 7 year option give us shot at getting 2 good years at great price, or 1 bad year at bad price.
It is not horrible, and has good possible upside.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Getting wiser might.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Or Rags said, “no, like this, so you throw it where you want it.”
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 12, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s a losing argument for me. Because there are way more people who didn’t sustain that excellence or flamed out.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
but Lee is a reminder that it can happen, proof if you will, that Vogelsong is real. I choose to believe
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Lee is proof that it can happen and that Vogelsong’s performance could be sustainable. The relatively large number of pitchers that it didn’t work out for are suggestive that Vogelsong is not real. Only time will tell.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’d say that they suggest that it is unlikely in a general sense, but I do see differences in Vogelsong’s case that are reason to believe that improvement is at least plausible.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
between hoping that Freddy doesn’t get injured, Buster turns out ok, Burriss doesn’t play everyday, Huff maybe bounces back, Belt gets playing time, Burriss doesn’t play too much, Melky doesn’t crater, I mean we have so many things that happened in 2011 which we hope don’t happen in 2012.
So Vogelsong continuing to be awesome is something I can hope does happen.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
I’d hazard a guess that no one has bothered to look at those other guys to see if their command + control improved in their one “wonder year,” so it’d be hard to know if that distinguishes Vogelsong from them. Are you referring to something else?
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Mostly that pitchers are often viewed as static entities, and that we’ve seen in the past how outside factors can affect performance, just like changing swing mechanics can help a pitcher. I’m willing to put some measure of faith in the large number of unknowns having an influence rather than assuming that it’s all just noise.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I don’t think I’ve ever been in a thread when a new one was posted.
Boy it got quiet fast back there. you Lemmings!
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Did you see Chop back there?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 1:10 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
haha no, but I can see why it was so funny when she’d spend hours left behind in an old thread
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
I love this post.
Trust me, when baseball’s the only sport you care about, being a lifelong Giants fan was and is interesting.
I love baseball, it’s basically hardwired in my DNA for familial reasons, and I will never part with it.
The frustrations one has with the game are… kinda fun? They’re part of it. I like the misery of watching a Aubrey Huff saunter up to the plate like 70s Elvis, and cringing.
It’s just part of being a baseball fan. I honestly don’t know how Yankees fans cope.
by Cap M on Jan 12, 2012 1:07 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Love the Huff/Elvis comp.
Hilarious.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I thought of it last year
I remember seeing one swing in one of the Padres series’ where he just looked like he was saying “I’m a hunk of burning love” but in the least sexy, most unconvincing way possible. Like, the sycophants still eat it up, but everyone who looked at Elvis objectively was like “Man, this guy looks bloated, luded out and like he’s going to drop at any moment… and yet he’s still there” Til one day he isn’t. Roll on 2013.
well, that’s certainly a description of Huff from last season…
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
That said
I still thinks rumors of his demise are greatly exaggerated.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
LOL
/claps
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I just went to Graceland
I am ready for some ’68 comeback special Elvis from Huff.
"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
and black leather!
that’s alright, mama
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I’m starting to think I’m a bad fan, because I don’t get pissed off at everything.
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I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
by kdl on Jan 12, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That makes you a good fan of me, then, I guess!
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I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
RABBLE!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
No, it just means you’re a good person.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 12, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
It's not actual rage
Not by any stretch. I’m Jewish, and the eye roll “oy” is and will always be my go-to phrase for a baseball game.
LET THE HATE FLOW THROUGH YOU
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Occasional mild irritation can also qualify you as a good fan.
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I don’t get mad anymore because there’s no point. The Giants aren’t going to suddenly make smart moves or address real problems with the team.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
So you’re bitter instead?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I wouldn’t say bitter. I’ve just accepted it. I’m not mad. But I also have to remember that baseball should be fun.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
I enjoy the season even if they are crappy, so I can’t freak out too much if the off season is lame. (That sounds smug, but it’s not meant to be.)
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Smug Baseball Fan!! ;)
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
There’s so much to enjoy about actual games of baseball. I mean, yeah, it’s nice to win, but I watched every game in 2007 and I don’t regret it.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I mean, I watch a lot of single A baseball, and sometimes it’s downright terrible. I love every second of it, anyway.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I have to go to a Baby Giants game this year. But I’m afraid of getting attached to those ephemeral prospects.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
We can all go together! It’s okay to get attached – they’re so adorable.
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Yes!
I don’t know if it’s a Giants organization thing, or what, but almost every one of the guys I have interacted with in San Jose has been unbelievably nice, friendly, charming, funny and accommodating. Plus, most of them play their hearts out and so obviously love the game. So, yes, you do get attached (I MISS YOU ZACK!), but it’s so fun to get to know them.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
they’re just trying to be good soldiers.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
I think it’s more a reflection of my good looks, charm and personality. They obviously want to be on my good side.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
We could do a test and see if they’re as nice to an old lady like me.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
You're not old!
But, they’d be nice. The real answer is that I’m pretty sure they’re nice to me because they’re nice to everyone.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Clearly, your safest bet is to get attached to the bad ones.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Luckily for you, the Giants keep these types in stock.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Baggs is more than welcome to smoke my pole
You know who hits better with RISP and 2 outs? Better hitters.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:07 PM PST reply actions
I sincerely doubt that batting .173 w/ RISP was purely a function of insufficient talent.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah.
Shitty hitters. But unbelievably shitty luck.
I’ll pass the pole-smoking along since I had a Firefox extension written for him that blocks you here too.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 12, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Wut
Take your logic elsewhere please.
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Wait
but are the ideas of clutch hitting, hitting with RISP/with two out, and RBIs largely debunked by sabermetrics as nonsense?
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Right
the argument is that it is largely a function of luck, like BABIP
The fact that the Giants failed to do it well last year shows that they were very unlucky and that they should have scored a lot more runs.
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Agree completely.
Giants got very unlucky this year.
That roster was as likely to overperform in those situations as underperform.
This is why I don’t like looking at raw runs scored and Pythag as a barometer for next season, because the Giants should have by all rights scored more runs than they did, based on how good there triple-slash lines were.
Nice to say those things
But if you look at ZiPS last year, it should have been a decent offense. Also, that number was so historically low, it would be near impossible to repeat.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Joe Biden is like 1/4 mile from my office right now
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
She should be!
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
Hey, that made me realize jponry is like our Joe Biden.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Joe Biden is plotting a revolution with llamas?
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She’s more like Hillary Clinton. Strong and somewhat unappreciated. Howie is more like Biden, with his goofy gaffes.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
lol
!!!!
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
MAYONNAISE WILL BE THE TOOL OF MANKIND'S EVENTUAL DESTRUCTION
It has no redeeming qualities.
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I would use the label
selectively useful.
Good in some sandwiches and a key ingredient for egg/chicken salad.
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Well, in that case
GOOOOO MAYONNAISE!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
I give select aiolis a pass.
That’s it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
You know, as much as I’m incapable of putting mayo on a sandwich and then eating said sandwich, I still really like potato salad.
I can’t figure me out sometimes.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
You Are Blinded By Your Anti Mayonnaise Bias
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
This joke never gets old for me.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Me neither
But seriously, the mayophobes here are out of control.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
by EliminateMe on Jan 12, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
To be fair, I also shun most mustards. Gulden’s spicy brown mustard is good on hot dogs at the ball park and on brats, but otherwise the only condiment I keep on hand regularly is ketchup. And also, relish is of the devil.
I eat sandwiches either plain or with avocado and/or cream cheese.
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I have some Jack Daniels mustard in my cupboard. That shit is amazing.
For me, it basically comes down to the fact that mustard can be good by itself, whereas mayo needs to be gussied up (aioli) or further processed in order to be palatable.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
We talked about this yet?
Dennis (San Diego)
KLaw: asked this on Twitter last night: I know it’s not a super-consequential move, but thoughts on Vogelsong for 2/$8.3M?
Klaw (3:05 PM)
Not a big fan of guaranteeing two years to an older player who’s had half that many productive seasons. But the Giants’ logic probably includes Vogelsong’s imminent free agency, so the second year of the deal was much higher in value (on the market, at least) than the first. I’m just seeing far more chance this goes sour right away than that it succeeds for the Giants, even though the money isn’t all that huge, because Vogelsong’s pre-2011 track record is so dim.
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Whoa WTH is this
Jason (Illinois)
If you were the commissioner, what is the first thing that you would do?
Klaw (3:14 PM)
There’s a long list, but ending interleague play, adding two teams, imposing the DH on both leagues, increasing umpire accountability, expanding use of instant replay, enforcing the obstruction/interference rules on plays at the plate, and working to boost the sport’s audience overseas would all be high on it.
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If you are going to make both leagues use the DH what the hell does it matter about interleague play?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Exactly
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Grrr
I could have been such a better take if he said “Killing the DH once and for all.”
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-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
by achiappanza on Jan 12, 2012 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
They could do that now
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It’s nearly impossible to balance schedule with interleague play.
Brandon Crawford: Better than overpaying for Jimmy Rollins.
Found it! This should be changed a bit with the Astros moving to the AL West, but you get the gist
The ResDog Plan This is how I would re-align the current teams:
AL WEST
Arizona DBacks
LA Angels
Oakland A’s
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
AL CENTRAL
Same
AL EAST
Same
NL WEST
Colorado Rockies
Houston Astros
LA Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
NL CENTRAL
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St Louis Cardinals
NL EAST
Same
Note: This would mean there would be an interleague series going on all the time. It’ll make sense when you see the schedule.
Schedule
You play your 4 division opponents 4 times. One 4 game series at home & away, One 3 game series at home & away. Total: 16 series, 56 Games
You play your other 10 league opponents 2 times (1 home/1 away). Two 3-game series. Total: 20 series, 60 Games
You play your interleague cross-town rival (Oak-SF, NYY-NYM, Tex-Hou) once, but in a 4 game series with 2 games at each stadium. I would love for this to start on the Sunday before the normal home Opening Day. Opening Day should be on Sunday for all teams. It’s one of the best days of the season and half of us can’t watch it. Total: 1* series, 4 games.
You play the 14 other league’s teams once (alternating home games every other year). 3-Game Series. Meaning every city will see every team once every two years. Total: 14 Series, 42 games.
Total: 51 series (25 1/2 weeks + All star game), 162 games, 81 at home, 81 on the road.
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Interesting. So about 1/4 of the games are interleague.
Brandon Crawford: Better than overpaying for Jimmy Rollins.
Yeah, I really like interleague play as an idea. Getting cities to see every team & player every two years is a good idea. What fanbase didn’t want to cheer/boo for Barry Bonds? Currently the way it’s set up, the Giants have only been to Arlington once in 7 seasons. And that was for the World Series.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
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Weren't they just out here last year or the year before?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Year before.
The Giants lost the series, but the Red Sox lost 3 key players, if I recall correctly.
Also, the only game the Giants won was a wild Jonathan Sanchez game. #cantpredictbaseball
I would ditch the “cross town rivalries”. Some of those are totally made up. And it creates inherent inequities in the schedule.
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WEST COAST EXTREME RIVALRY!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
The first game to be a 1-0 perfect game vs. no hitter
Chone Figgins bobbles a ball in the dirt in the 12th to score the runner at third who was walked, and advanced on a passed ball and another walk.
So why Houston to the NLWest instead of AL?
Is it because of a legacy of something that used to exist nearly 20 years ago? I realize Arizona’s the new kid on the block, but they’re not THAT new anymore. They’ve won division titles and a world series. The Rockies on the other hand cough
I liked having the Texas teams in separate divisions.
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This was always my feeling as well, even though California has 3 teams in the same division.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
well, it's not like that'd be fixed by tossing one of the other California teams in the AL
because then they would have 3
Clearly a shill for the MLBPA.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
My stomach turned when I read that.
Just the thought of it.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
And here I thought you were talking about mayo.
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They get frustrated only getting to 2nd base?
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by CalBear949 on Jan 12, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
By this logic Tim Tebow should be aging really fast.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
They are generally the players who weren’t initially athletic enough to play SS.
Brandon Crawford: Better than overpaying for Jimmy Rollins.
I don’t think there’s a universally agreed upon answer, but, as Azman already mentioned, there’s a selection bias that makes them 2nd basemen, also, getting taken out to break up a double play has been talked about.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 12, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
I would guess speed is 2b most likely offensive asset
And speed ages worse than power does.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
puff, puff, pass
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 12, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
all of the above, plus nowhere to go when the defense starts to deteriorate.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
Kinda home we don't think of 2011 as "the Vogelsong year"
Would likely mean he reverted back to vintage-AAA-washout Vogelsong.
Here’s hoping we think of the 20-teens as “the Lincecum/Cain/Bumgarner/Vogelsong decade.”
by BobSacamano on Jan 12, 2012 1:31 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I want another WS Championship
/holds breath
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Looks like the Orioles are going to use Mark Reynolds at 3B and Chris Davis at 1B. They could combine for 400+ strikeouts between them. I was weirdly infatuated with Chris Davis at one point.
Ask me about my blog.
Did he like you back?
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
He tried to, but he struck out.
Ask me about my blog.
by xanthan on Jan 12, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Aw Shucks. You two would have been so good together
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by giant4life83 on Jan 12, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
For some reason
I read Chris Davis as Chili Davis.
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When the Rangers were in town for the interleague series in 2009, Chris Davis put on one of the most impressive BP performances I had ever seen. Then the games started.
Is it February 19 yet?
in 2009 I advocated trading Matt Cain for Chris Davis
I was wrong.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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That may have been wrong in 2009
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jan 12, 2012 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
Championship!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
he did have that very nice half season
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 12, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
I have just put reading glasses on. For the first time. Ever. Welcome to my elder years!
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LOL GRANNY!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
I KNOW!
I just gotta find my support hose and Depends now and I’ll be all set. Oh, and I need to start going to Marie Callendar’s at 4:30 for dinner with all the other old white people.
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Greetings. Hurry — I hear they are giving away free tote bags with new AARP memberships.
by non sequitur on Jan 12, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
I need someone to macrame a rope to hang them around my neck on
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Al Davis probably isn't using that chain anymore
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Welcome to old people land
Restaurant credit card receipts are the worst. I think it’s the combination of tiny print and dim lighting. Maybe that’s why all the other old folks are at Marie Callendar’s so early, they want daylight to sign by…
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Your walk up music is now the theme from the Golden Girls
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Just wait 'til you qualify for a discount at Denny's.
Sheer excitement.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 12, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Wow your dentist is hot
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jan 12, 2012 1:48 PM PST reply actions 10 recs
mistell
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
rofl
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
this is what happens when I triple task on a conference call
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Haha
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know whether to inform your mrs or your waitress.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
I haven’t seen the waitress in at least a month haha.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
She is too busy flashing policemen so she can drive without a license
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
And your gyno is not too shabby either.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Waitress by day, dentist at night.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Wait
I thought he meant that the waitress’ dentist is hot.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
man who the fuck green'd this shit
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jan 12, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
/rec
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Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, couldn't resist.
One of my favorite memories of my first days here was when someone ( I forget who) was having some strange, drunken/nonsensical conversation that we couldn’t decipher from bad pick up lines and communication meant for us. It was awesome.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
That would be cray-z
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I remember that.
Staged, but funny.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 12, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
Screw you. I don’t need to answer to you. In fact, you’re the worst poster here. You add nothing. I’ll do what I want, and you can go fuck yourself. It’s the little pukes like you who make me sick of this site. Go away, and don’t come back.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Definitely serious.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
wow thats alot of hate
I has twitters https://twitter.com/#!/APR_studios
by Romosexual42 on Jan 12, 2012 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Melvin Mora news
From SI:
"I’m only retired in Venezuela," Mora explained today to the Baltimore Sun. "It’s too far from my family. That’s what I was saying there. When I got back here, my wife is like, ‘Are you retired? They say in the paper you are retired. I’m like, ‘Noooo.’ I didn’t talk to anyone in the U.S. I am not retired here."
No word yet as to whether or not he is retired in Mexico, France, or Antigua and Barbuda.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Are we soon going to see a Best Shape of His Life article on Mora as well?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 12, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently ESPN dedicated an entire episode of SC to Tebow today
I don’t hate the guy like some do, but WTF the guy has literally done nothing in his career.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
i noticed that today...
i just turned off the TV and listened to the radio instead, WHYYYYYYYYY
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What if they somehow win the Super Bowl?
Will ESPN turn into a 24/7 shrine of the guy?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Literally done nothing.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
Skip Bayless would like a word with you
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He is Bartleby the Scrivener
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 12, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Untrue. He’s made lots of Steelers fans cry.
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oh my god, i saw this in person
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
If by literaly you mean win a college national championship
And a playoff game his first year starting, then I agree with you
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Ok I'll give you all that
But you can’t seriously tell me that’s worth devoting an entire hour of TV to the guy.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I’ve got to wonder how people would feel if he were Muslim, but that’s probably straying into the champagne room.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
“Analysts pointed out after the game that Tebow the same percentage of his passes (20) as the portion of their wealth that Muslims are supposed to give to charity under Zakat.”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
by Solidarity on Jan 12, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
HE SHOULDN’T EVEN BE ALLOWED TO STRAP ON HIS CLEATS
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
Nice “A Time to Kill” reference.
Boston’s WEEI this morning had a nice rhetorical poll running:
“Whose life would you rather have: Brady or Tebow?”
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
That’s not what it was a reference to.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
If you substitued the word Tebow for religion
All sentences would still make sense, in regards to whoever said them. Or Christianity, Jesus, whatever.
His outspokenness to God and born again stuff polarizes him.
But that aside, he is fun to watch when he doesn’t play my team.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t like him because he’s not very good at being a QB. I find it annoying that some people with nationwide platforms keep trying to tell me that he is good at being a QB.
I like him because he’s winning & will likely stay the starting QB for the Broncos next year because of it.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
Maybe on a evangelical TV program at 2 in the morning, but not at a sports show that is supposed to be “comprehensive”.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
He is one of the most popular sports figures alive
Because of it. You can’t just ignore religious influence on his fans.
And besides that, I like watching him play. Tom Brady I know he is going to throw to Welker short, and TDs to Grabowski… yada yada, pick the defense apart. When Tebow snaps it, I have no idea WTF will happen. It is exciting.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You can’t just ignore religious influence on his fans.
I sure as hell can think it has nothing do with whether he is a good quarterback or not.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
This is exactly what I was attempting to say. You said it so much more eloquently.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
My best friend likes him because her pastor talked about him in a sermon. She’s never even watched him play. She better not try to tell me he’s good at football.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
That is fairly ridiculous.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
She’s all wanting to buy Broncos gear and stuff. I just shook my head. The Broncos are laughing all the way to the bank, meanwhile.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
At this point, Christianity is just branding.
by Every6thDay on Jan 12, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Go for it. Pisses my gf off something fierce, but I was taught — by nuns! — to be suspicious of the person in the front of the church who shouts her/his prayers for all to hear. Now, with Teebs, he’s the child of missionaries, so, it makes a bit more sense, but it seems like a lot of people are just caught up in “OH MY GRACE HE’S CHRISTIAN LIKE ME WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS UNCOOL TO SAY SO” and that’s… distressing.
Awesome point.
I’m a fairly religious person and I wear a cross to show that. I don’t flaunt it though, it is always tucked inside my shirt.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Yea, i mean, i don’t consider myself extremely Christian, i wear a cross, mom got it for me specially made from the old country in Armenia, but that’s about it, i don’t go to church or anything
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
It's also strange the way even the sports media who know better are treating him like he's the only Christian athlete EVER.
There are tons of other football players, not to mention other pro athletes who are at the top of their game and happen to be Xians. Why is that not a big deal, in the media OR the pulpit? ( I know the answer to the latter, but still…)
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I sure as hell can think it has nothing do with whether he is a good quarterback or not.
Sure, but tv pays their bills selling advertising. They get money by viewers. Having a popular sports figure gets viewers. You can yell at the wind if you want to, but Tebow is going to be around as long as he is barely good enough to be on the field.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
I’m going to go ahead and keep my opinion about Tebow. I’m not sure how I’m “yelling at the wind” (boy, did that sound condescending), but I’m going to go ahead and keep ignoring the 24/7 coverage of him if that’s all right with you.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
My appologies, it not how I meant it
Tebow just rises above just a normal sport figure, and there is little any of us can do about it.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Why, here of all places,
are we okay with attributing wins and losses to the QB? It is as absurd, if not moreso, than attributing wins and losses to a pitcher. It’s a team sport.
Florida won the “National Championship.”
The Broncos won the playoff game.
by BestHyperboleEver on Jan 12, 2012 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t really mind Tebow, but like everyone, sick of ESPN all over him
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I found a way to fix that
Stop watching ESPN.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Starting to watch NBC network? that new sports show? i think that’s what it is
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
formerly VS
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
How is that channel so far? I’ve thought about making the switch from ESPN
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Favre fever drove me away and I never looked back.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
by Tortured on Jan 12, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
The only time I watch ESPN is when I’m in a bar that is showing ESPN.
by Natto on Jan 12, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Never been.
I’ve heard it is overpriced as well, though
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I was there the last time the Angels played the Yankees in the ALCS. Wearing Yankee gear. Lots of the Angel swag looked awfully new.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
It's okay
it serves TGIF like food. The set up is pretty good but it’s packed on weekends/sporting event.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Basically an overpriced Applebees.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
TGI Fridays?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
would never pay for beer!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
If a sports cable network cant make good food
Then there is no hope for this world
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Good breakfast burritos.
And mini burgers.
Brandon Crawford: Better than overpaying for Jimmy Rollins.
The one by Staples is where I had my most embarrassing athlete/fan interaction ever.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Oh?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I hugged Evan Lysacek. It was awkward and uncomfortable for everyone involved.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
You must be thinking of Johnny Weir.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Evan’s suspect, too, though he dated Tanith Belbin for a long time and she is gorgeous. He has always been relatively standoffish, but he had just won the World Championships and I was excited and the excitement turned into a hug. He was not expecting it, and was like, “Oh!” He was pretty sweet about it, but I was so embarrassed.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I always laughed at Johnny because he was always like, “US Figure Skating hates me because I’m not super masculine, but they give Evan all the props and attention because he’s their masculine manly man.” I was like, “have you MET Evan?”
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Well, I think Johnny was being ironic there. The skating federation wants the gay ones to pretend, and he’s just a sparkly boy. Why in the world Figure Skating officials want to be homophobes is completely bizarre to me.
At the same time, Johnny did lose his mojo and that’s why he started losing.
I think the “tie” was bullshit, tho. Johnny should have won that year.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I didn’t get the sense that he was being ironic. His legion of fans certainly wasn’t. Also, having been around skaters a lot, the idea that USFSA has it in for gay people is ABSURD. They wouldn’t have any men’s competitors left, and they’d lose half their ice dance and pair teams.
Johnny did a lot of things that did not endear him to USFSA, and the judges probably were harsher on him for that, which is not fair. I agree. But, it’s one of those things where you need to learn to play the game, and Evan did. (Aside from being kind of crazy, Johnny refused to include enough difficult content in his programs.) I happen to like Evan’s style better than Johnny’s anyway, so I don’t think it’s totally unfair, either way.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
No, I don’t think we disagree that much, except that I love Johnny’s lyrical style more than Evan’s more athletic one. Well, and I do think the USFSA does not want their male skaters using so much sparkle and fur.
I do understand Johnny being pissed at Evan’s lame attempts at bearding, tho. Then again, Johnny didn’t officially come out until he stopped competing so pot/black.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Johnny didn’t officially come out until he stopped competing so pot/black.
This is so true!
I saw Evan and Johnny interviewed together at Nationals in Spokane, and I think they actually like each other. They were both being snarky bitches, but in a fun, good natured way, and it was hilarious.
For whatever it’s worth, I don’t think Johnny’s fur and sequins were the problem. Things like wearing a Russian athlete jacket and similar things were what pissed USFSA off. Also, he won Nationals more times than Evan, and beat Evan in a bunch of other competitions, so I’m not sure he got the short end of the stick.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
All true. Except I really think it was more the stupid off-the-cuff criticisms of the USFSA that Johnny felt compelled to spew that did him in. Ultimately, he did learn – he comported himself well in 2010.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
He skated beautifully at the 2010 Olympics, but he just did not have the difficulty in his program to get him the high scores. It was too bad, really, because I much prefer him to Plushenko.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
He not only skated beautifully, he did a great press conference when those (French?) announcers were saying homophobic stuff about him.
Yeah, Plushenko is only a jumper. How Johnny ended up out of the medals I’ll never know.
I loved that Japanese guy, too. But he fell. They all did, really.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Daisuke is an amazing skater. Seeing him live is unbelievable! But, yeah, the Olympics is occasionally a splatfest. Like when Sasha Cohen won the silver in 2006 only because everyone else fell more than she did.
I’ve said this before, but I will reiterate: In person, Johnny is delightful!
@legaleagle88
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Everything is relative.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but USFSA does not have a problem with gay people. I promise. Johnny used that as an excuse instead of taking responsibility for his role in it.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
USFSA might not have a problem with gay people, but the audience they are marketing to does.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
In other words, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if they were actively promoting Lysacek over Weir because he’s more marketable.
Not that it’s fair or justified, but that’s how things often tend to go.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I don’t understand why people are always so interested if somebody famous is LGBT. Who cares. Sexual preference doesn’t change what a person has accomplished.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Well, I personally admire the shit out of Freddie Mercury and Rob Halford
Even if the latter didn’t come out til the 90s, to just be that powerful on stage, and just open about who you are, is one of the coolest things to me, and I’m straight.
It takes some doing since there are places in the world where they’d be killed just for being who they are.
But that’s just me.
Like I said above, Johnny won Nationals more times than Evan, so it’s not like USFSA was unfairly judging Johnny.
If they were promoting Evan, my theory was that it was because they knew he was more likely to win shit. Everyone around skating knew that Evan trained harder, and had more difficult programs which were set up to get the most points possible.
Mostly, they were promoting the rivalry between them. Once Evan won the World Championships in 2009, Johnny kind of fell by the wayside, but that had less to do with Johnny’s sexual orientation than with Evan’s success.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
This is it. They were promoting the controversy, and Johnny played his part to perfection, as did Evan.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I think the better debate is over the judging system, which one could argue rewards gathering up points over beautiful skating.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
That too. I’ve lost interest since they just made it about tricks. Then again, I’m old school enough to remember when they actually had to do figures.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
The one thing I do like is that spins, spirals and other more artistic things are valued pretty highly.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
But no one is really that good at spins anymore. its’ not enough to get you points. You have to hit those quads.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Gotcha.
I was addressing all of them. Patrick Chan, Daisuke, Takahiko Kozuka and some others still do great spins. One of the problems is that, to get the higher levels, you have to do a ton of rotations and some guys end up looking like they’re spinning in molasses by that last rotation. Ugly.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
But the position should also count just as much. You can’t do as many revolutions if you’re doing some kickass layback or changing 3 or 4 times.
Daisuke, that’s his name. He’s amazing.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Skating should be judged by how many goosebumps I get.
If I cry, you get the gold.
If I cheer, you get the silver.
If I clap, you get the bronze.
If I laugh, you are DQ’d regardless of the stage in the competition.
If you fall, I laugh.
If you have a good butt, I cheer, sooo…that tells you what you need to know.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Ha!
I love it.
Skating does make me cry sometimes. That’s the good stuff.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
As is usually the case with judging of this sort.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That’s true. Skating is so political, and no judging system could save it from that.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I just mean with the points vs. quality of routine thing. A lot of performance competition has gotten boiled down in this respect, though yes, politics is a huge problem in skating.
/eyes the French and Russian judges
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I wish there were a perfect system that could show the judges work, so to speak, but also not make something end up being just a big calculation. Watching programs from the 6.0 era shows how much more artistic skating used to be, but it was impossible to really know what the criteria was for judging.
@legaleagle88
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/lights the xanathan signal
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah, just saying that Evan is the relatively butch one. Apparently Johnny is the whinier of the two.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know what that means. Do a GIS of her. You won’t be sorry.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
You are right in that she’s extremely gorgeous.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I have an old picture of myself with her, and I will not post it here, because next to her I look like… well, a hobbit.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Post it!
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Totally my girl crush, even if they did ruin her hair this season.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Don’t ever cry in front of her. Four times.
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Yes.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I can't deal with ESPN
Even in the 2010 playoffs, I would flip to MLB Network post game. Now I just read the content I want. I don’t need to watch Tennis and Golf highlights, or listen to a days worth of hyping things above what they probably need to be.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Their fans better hope so
The Rangers are increasingly optimistic about their chances of reaching a deal with Yu Darvish by next week’s deadline, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reports.
Their rotation would be awful without Darvish…it’s barely serviceable with him penciled in.
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You mean you can't keep a rotation good losing an ace and an all start in b2b years?
Take note Giants
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 12, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Depends on Ogando and Feliz, really.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah, absolutely.
I thought their rotation was going to be atrocious without Cliff Lee last year and they did a pretty darned good job of being better than decent.
I didn’t think their rotation would be atrocious without Lee since they still had Wilson and Lewis.
Harrison and Ogando were very good last year but without Wilson or Darvish, that rotation will be severely thin
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Chasm?
It’s not spectacular, but they’re like 8 deep in serviceable #2-#4 guys.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
I’d say 3-4 guys. When you’re a team expecting to contend for a world championship, the bar is a bit higher when it comes to guys like Derek Holland.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That’s #3-#4, not 3-4 deep.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
If you want to run a championship level 3-4 team
you need a monster nose tackle that can stuff the run by himself. I am not sure the Rangers have that.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Should've resigned Molina
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah this
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
maybe you think they're for some regression
but both Harrison and Holland were in the top 50 starting pitchers last year, even before you adjust for park.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
Ogando too
though I think he’s the most likely to end up back in the bullpen.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
They really do need to sign Darvish...
and probably find another starter-type/swingliever on the cheap, but, yeah, with the talent they currently have, they’re in much better shape than I assumed.
Holland put up an ERA of 3.95 on 2011, and 4.08 the year before. In the current league, a 4 ERA doesn’t really cut it for a #2 on a playoff contender. Harrison pitched well and more to the tune of a true #2. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him regress this year because of HR/FB numbers, but his shift in K/BB is promising. Ogando is good, but he was clearly toast at the end of the season last year. He’ll need to show some longevity this year.
Harrison is the only one I would consider a real #2 at this point.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That said, I think installing Darvish as the #1 right out of the gate is a bad idea for the Rangers. Their pitching is seriously untested, and it could turn out to be an ugly, ugly year for them if things don’t click.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Derek Holland is likely better than I think he is
But all I can think of is WALK. WALK. WALK. WALK… etc
heh
my favorite inning ever.
I had picked my wife up in downtown Berkeley, and made it to all the way to Albany without the Rangers recording an out.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
I had flashbacks during Game 2 of this year's ALCS.
2.2 IP, 4 H, 3R, 3 ER, 4 BB , 0 SO, 1 HR, 1 HBP
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I really hope they don’t sign him.
Just so, in the off chance the Giants decide to trade Lincecum for one reason or another, they (and their deep farm system) remain is good potential trade partner.
by BestHyperboleEver on Jan 12, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
OT: Just opened my first bag of sunflower seeds of 2012.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
BBQ?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Original to get me back in the groove.
I started to really like Spitz cracked pepper flavor last year.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
what about Garlic?
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I got a sample of some bacon flavored ones, but I don’t know what I did with it.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
oh wow, that sounds amazing. Didn’t even know they made such a flavor for sunflower seeds
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I have friends who swear by dill pickle flavored sunflower seeds.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Factory applied flavor powder is the Devil.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
FOR PARAKEETS
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
pistachios trump sunflower seeds
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 12, 2012 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
Do you wear the empty sunflower seed box like a hat...?
Just asking.
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
TBH
I saw that picture, and that’s what made me go to the market and pick up seeds.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
OT: As a huge heavy metal nerd
I just picked up the most recent (2005) Bruce Dickinson solo album, Tyranny of Souls. I wish more of this kind existed. Old school heavy metal with a harder edge without nearly as much cheese as the power metal bands that attempt to emulate (and ultimately fail trying).
Good stuff.
by Cap M on Jan 12, 2012 2:58 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
This is why I like Wolfmother and the Sword…
Nice, dirge-y chops, with pompous vocals.
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Hate Wolfmother and the Sword's more Sabbath worship than I'm looking for
Which is fine but not what I’m really after.
Bruce's last 3 solo albums are some of the most amazing straight-up heavy metal of the past couple decades
He needs to get back to that shit. Maiden’s had some good stuff with him back in the band, but Accident of Birth, Chemical Wedding, and the aforementioned Tyranny blow most of Maiden’s 21st century catalog away.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 12, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Brave New World is amazing
I actually prefer 21st century maiden to a lot of it. But yes, I love all of those albums. I also really like Skunkworks, but that’s something completely different.
Kwame Brown out for 3 months with a torn pectoral.
The Warriors’ tradition of broken centers lives on.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Better chance they get to keep their 2012 first round pick.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
If it’s anything over #7 it’s off to Utah
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What’s the stipulated terms on this? I can’t say I’m up to speed on this deal.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
i’m almost positive they shipped that pick to New Jersey, and it is a protected pick. It was for Marcus Williams, then New Jersey sent that pick to Utah i think for the Deron Williams trade… a great trade by the warriors, MORONS
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I’m still a bit in the dark here, if it is picks 1-7 they get to keep it, but if it is 8 or beyond it goes to the Jazz? What a weird fucking stipulation.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Basically, if it’s 1-6 we keep it, 7 and above goes to Utah.
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and it was a dumb trade
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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oooooo, I thought the 7th pick was protected too?
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Here:
Traded Deron Williams to Nets for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, 2011 first round pick (#3-Enes Kanter), 2012 first round pick (protected top 7 in 2012-13, top 6 in 2014, else 2014 second round pick, 2016 second round pick) (?-?), cash considerations on 2011-02-23
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oops
Nets traded Marcus Williams to Warriors for 2011 first round pick (protected top 14 in 2011, top 11 in 2012, top 10 in 2013, else 2013 second round pick and 2015 second round pick) (?-?) on 2008-07-22
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yea... either way, you're right, we get the 7th
but our luck we’ll get 8-16
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Oh wow. Nelly & company were dumber than we thought.
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/warriors/2009/09/21/the-marcus-williams-trade-part-ii/
Looks like in 2009 we gave them 2 second round picks to change the deal.
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it was pretty bad
the guy did NOTHING at all. That was Larry Riley, right? Either way, they need to blow the team up, can’t win with Steph AND Monta with no presence down low and no defense
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That’s the reason why I would have been cool with Curry+else for 1 year of Paul (or I guess Dwight).
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Probably would’ve been Curry+Thompson+Udoh+2nd rounder+a few others for Paul… Dwight is out of the question really
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Yeah I woulda been cool with that.
At least this year woulda been exciting.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Ha, well either way, i just want them to tank the season. Get a high pick in the draft, and use it on one of the better drafts in recent years
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It's kind of sad how bad we've been,
and all we have to show for it are Udoh and Klay Thompson. Color me uninspired.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It’s what happens when you’re bad but not terrible.
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it’s because they’re always just good enough not to be a top 5 pick, and just bad enough not to make the playoffs… there’s always nobody there towards the end of the lottery
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You’re talking about the Kings, right?
Oh! the Warriors, too…interesting.
THIS is why I hate the NBA.
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The NBA is EASILY the worst sport out of the major 3,
when it comes to parity. With the win by the Mavs last year, it ups the total to 8 teams/franchises to win a championship in the last 31 years.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
A lot of basketball trades for picks are like that.
Most are either top 3 protected or top 14 tho. 7 is kind of odd.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
What sucks is the terms don't match what was originally reported.
If you look at articles from 2007, this years pick was supposed to be top 11 protected. But somehow it’s only top 7.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Yep.
What I predict: they finish 6th or 7th worst, but some how get the 8th pick due to teams under them winning the lottery, and they lose the pick.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Yea
this really sucks… May have been a laughable signing at first, guy was putting up 6 points and 6 rebounds per game. Plus he hurt himself doing something that nobody else on the team really does, giving a hard foul
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Siri failed me today
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
You failed. Siri did what you asked.
That’s why I have an Android phone.
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Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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/shift-A
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 3:58 PM PST reply actions
Just get here from the last thread?
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The thread from about a month ago, it seems.
I'm still in the old thread.
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"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
we missed you
Or so I hear. I’ve been tending a vomiting four-year-old.
Well, then.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Quite the chop there.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
They didn’t name the meme after me for nothing.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
same
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.
All I got out of this was a mustard/mayo debate.
I'm still in the old thread.
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"Chop. The Chopster. Ms Chopness. La Picadita." - gallo del cielo
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
mustard mayo
tebow
ice skating
baseball needs to start soon.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Sharks need to play more plz
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tonight at 530
though I told the Mr. I’d wait til he got home to watch… so more like 630 for me
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
oh sweet! though i dont know how much i’ll be able to watch… since SMC is on vs. Gonzaga, warriors vs. Magic… that’ll be a 20 point game for sure
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dude it’s going to be like -10˚ in Winnipeg tonight, it’ll be worth it just to hear the broadcasters gripe about the weather.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I love all the player tweets about the cold. They have become spoiled by our weather
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
yeah it was “only 17” or something last night…but with 20mph winds.
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Winnipeg is the coldest city in the world with a population of over 600,000 […] A normal year will see temperatures below −20 °C (−4 °F) 58 times a year and temperatures below −30 °C (−22 °F) 14 times each year. Average highs of 0 °C (32 °F) or less occur from November 13 to March 20.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
We were talking about the cold last night after Burns’ tweet.
Burnzie88 Brent Burns
hanging out the peg! city loves their jets, great to see their support, old fashioned canadian hockey weather #nostrilsstucktogether
Mr. was saying that nostrils stuck together is annoying, but when it gets so cold you can feel your eyes starting to freeze up? That’s terrifying.
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You heard about the crazy nice treatment two Sharks fans got in Winnipeg?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure. I saw a headline about something somewhere but didn’t stop to actually read the story.
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Apparently two cousins make it a point to travel to a different city every year to see the Sharks play. They asked for advice where to get tickets on a Jets blog. They were given free center ice seats by a Jets fan, picked up from the airport by a Jets fan for free, and were told where to meet Sharks players.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
here is the crazy nice story:
http://illegalcurve.com/2012/01/12/the-story-of-two-traveling-sharks-fans-journey-to-winnipeg/
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Tonight, tonight won’t be just any night….
//Sharks v. Jets
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
I've got the West Side Story soundtrack ready for this.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve had that stupid Jets song stuck in my head for days. Well, that and that damn Muppet song.
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When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way….
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Why is there no Shark song? WHY?
We’re supposed to be happy with “Puerrrrrto Rico… you lovely island..” ?
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I like to be in America, okay by me in America, everything free in America….
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
oooh the NHL allstar game is coming up. One of the best parts is when they choose up teams.
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i've come to appreciate mustard more of late
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I love mustard on sandwiches.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
I used to HATE both.
I have come around to liking mayo. I blame aioli and BLTs
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t mind mayo, until I had to start reading ingredient labels… modern mayo is not good for me.
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A BLT without mayo is just… insane.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
This is true, but I still think I might rate mustard above aioli.
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depends on the mustard for me
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Obviously. Shitty French’s mustard is an abomination.
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The amount of small minded, wrongheaded, condiment-related bigotry in this thread was already astounding, but this takes the pie.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
not really a fan of either
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NICE
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
o_O
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
sup?
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Gas.
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t be embarrassed. It’s natural.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Petroleum
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 12, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I loves me some <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=sf%20noir&source=web&cd=8&ved=0CE4QFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.noircity.com%2F&ei=8ocPT9DIFcShiALb_rHWDQ&usg=AFQjCNFyYg0GkNWUw_EwKuoM6XdmOuT5Qw" target="new">noir
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Applying to grad school in the coming weeks
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Yep, looking at University of Illinois Chicago, Environmental Sciences
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
at this point, i'm pretty determined to make something happen
and it’s going to be either there or Northwestern, i’m applying to both, HOPING i get in.
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do you know what field these programs will set you up for?
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Yep, what i’m looking for are Environmental Technicians, Environmental Scientists, Geologist, Urban Planning, Environmental Consultant, Soil Scientist, Surveyor, Cartographer, Regional Planner. Lot of these jobs you have to have a masters to even get an internship
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Corn field, soybean field, whatever field.
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there's tons of those in the Chicago area
so i’m good with that really, anything besides a desk job. But if it comes to that, so be it
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are you ok with working for land developers?
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Most definitely
That’s something i’ve been looking at for the last month, and i’d definitely be ok with something like that
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even real estate
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
by the time you’re done, hopefully the economy will be better. if so, you should be in good shape.
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haha, i hope so!
plus i’ll be able to live with my girl i hope, shes going to be finishing up school in may, so we will see
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/shift whatever
my dog is in bad shape
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well that stinks.
older dog?
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It’s tough when you have had them in your lives for so long.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Sorry to hear that.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
I’m hoping that acupuncture will help him recover somewhat
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Sending good thoughts. It’s rough when doggies are sick. :(
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
yeah, maybe it’s the cold weather? The days have been okay, but it gets downright chilly at night.
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the groomer called him a "hair machine"
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what a cutie
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
very cool!
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aw, i’m very sorry to hear that :(
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my sisters dog has a similar problem and then started pooping in the house, so she just keeps him outside like a piece of furniture. I just can’t see that for my pooch’s future; he’s been an indoor dog his whole adult life.
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Bummer
I only get to watch the Sharks game until about 7 because it’s my knitting group night.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
They can’t knit1 shoot2 ?
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sheeesh, we love you too.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
coinstar update
… because I know you’ve been waiting for this report. The local Coinstar machine is now 5726 pennies heavier. I feel as if the shelf space in my apartment just doubled.
I will gladly repay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
My treat. The only stipulation is that you have to buy the burger from Amazon.
by non sequitur on Jan 12, 2012 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve been craving In ’n Out lately, but I am too lazy to wait in line or the drive through for that long.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
They are supposedly putting one of those in here by us. Where the Macaroni Grill is/was? I haven’t been by there lately, but that’s the rumor.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I work next to one in Roseville. Course, Wendy’s is better anyways.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
AND YOU’VE GOT ONE OF THOSE ON WATT, MEROPE, JUST SAYING
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
If we have burgers it’s usually from Willie’s.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I live right next to the one on Broadway.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That was supposed to be a reply to Merope. I don’t think you can buy In ’n Out from Amazon.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
CURSES! FOILED AGAIN!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
If the USPS wants to stay in business, they can take In ’n Out orders and deliver them.
by non sequitur on Jan 12, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
That reminds me, I need to make a coinstar run soon
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Jan 12, 2012 5:45 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
our penny jar is about overflowing too. dimes and nickels not so much, and nobody touches the quarters!!!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yeah, gotta keep the quarters for laundry. /apartmentlife
by non sequitur on Jan 12, 2012 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
Hubby is telling me a story
that some numbnuts stole some coins in a burglary, didn’t know they were valuable, and put them through a machine. Luckily, the Coinstar employee was kind enough to see what they were, and they were returned to the collector.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I suppose winter is finally here. Looks like this snow is finally going to stick around.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
it's only a month late
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I graduated Stanford ’09 and now am doing a PhD at the University of Illinois.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Undergrad?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Aye.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah.
Hyoton apparently was also chemistry, but ’05, so I never met him IRL.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Didn’t realize, I thought you had been at Stanford earlier than that, to be honest.
’09 seems to have a big presence on McC, all things considered.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Do I really come off as being in my 30s?
‘09 having a big presence doesn’t surprise me all that much. They were good enough to be “in this thing”™ in ’09 and won it all in ’10. College kids tend to have a fair amount of down time relative to everyone else.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
YOURE IN YOUR 30S?!?!?!??!?!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
’08! Between rugby, classes, friends, homework, work and lady friends, clubbing, and Giants games. I was pretty damn busy. Oh wait most of that was extracurricular. /nevermind
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Yeah, I hear you. Between archery and research, I didn’t have much extra time. But I probably have less now, despite my frequent posting on McC.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Meh, I have time when I’m in the US, especially now that we have the little one. When I’m abroad, dear god I’m working like 18 hours a day. The wife on the other hand LOL RESIDENCY
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Wait, your wife is doing residency and you can be abroad at times? How the heck do you have a little kid?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
He was kinda sort of an accident. (LOL PILL) We planned on having kids anyway, I have a very significant source of secondary income, and she is a surgical resident (not as busy) so we decided to just go ahead and have him. Full time nanny helps a lot.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Do you work for the State Dept? What exactly do you do, if you feel comfortable saying?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
stuff and things in dangerous for our wonderful country.
Secondarily I’ve taken over running (from afar) the small company that manages a couple office buildings owned by my family.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Hahah, the latter seems like a safer bet, long term.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
*dangerous places. Yeah I could just retire and relax have a luxurious life without really doing much, but that’s not for me. At least not for a while. I’m sure at some point down the road I will go to law school and follow in my parents foot steps.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
More like too level-headed to be a twentysomething.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Hahahahaha. Me? Level headed? The guy who’s always snarky and wants to get his Steelers friend a Tebow jersey for her birthday to troll her? (Btw, Operation Troll Harder has been put into effect.)
I appreciate it, but that’s something I’ve rarely been accused of.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
To be fair, I suppose immaturity may not be totally exclusive from levelheadedness, but still.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
TWSS?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
that's a dig at me, huh!
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 graduated in 09 too!!
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.
As did I.
Is Howie too, or am I just making that up?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Well, I graduated from Boston College.
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 making sure that we weren’t talking specifically about Stanford ’09ers
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Oberlin, lulz.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I have a friend who went to BC. He had tons of fun.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
at least someone did!
I kid, it was fine.
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.
Howie's older than that, I'm pretty sure
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.
OTOH could be the beard
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
You mean the molestache?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I thought it was more like a failbeard
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
molestache + failbeard = sexual assaultburns?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
= Hooker + Burnside?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
2007 for me.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Snoooooow in San Anselmo
My waitress
my waitress
my waitress said it was coming down
Said it hadn’t happened in over thirty years
But it was laying on the ground
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Oh. So “Snow in San Anselmo” is what jctgamer calls it.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Said it hadn’t happened in over thirty years
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
ha
everytime I hear “waitress” now, I think of the ’gamer
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Why Not
The Marlins are prepared to make a strong run for Yoenis Cespedes once he gains his Dominican residency and Major League Baseball declares him a free agent, Marlins president David Samson said in his weekly appearance on 790 The Ticket (transcribed by Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun-Sentinel).
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Marlins Baseball: Won’t You Please Have a Helicopter?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Marlins Baseball: Until Our FO Gets Arraigned
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Marlins Baseball: Remember Us?
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 13, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
OT: Warriors
gswscribe Marcus Thompson
Larry Riley said the Warriors will need to add a big man
WOW, really? insane
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I like Jackson.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 12, 2012 6:25 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
he reminds me too much of Singletary and Jackson
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Lots of talk, no action.
Thing is, it’s way too soon to grade him, but so far i don’t mind him. With this team, there’s only so much you can do
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He strikes me as a lot more thoughtful and a lot less angry than Singletary or Hue. I don’t see the comp, myself.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I actually liked Hue Jackson. The fact that their offense evolved to a capable unit was definitely fueled by having QBs who could throw (Campbell & Palmer), but I think Hue deserves credit for that as well. Apparently, the defensive coordinator wasn’t his choice, which I think was more of a problem unit.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
Wait are you serious
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
LOL.... wait...
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
A fellow Cal alum director at my company asked me today if I am interested in taking a road trip this year
to THE OHIO STATE University
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Also, Big Game in October. WTF?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Meh. Still got a what, 10 game lead?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
WE HAVE THE GHOST OF RODGAHS
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
It took me a couple of parsings to figure out what that meant.
I was actually bummed when Cal didn’t make it to the Rose Bowl in 2004/5.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Nobody really cares outside the Bay Area though. Ask anyone in the Midwest about it, they don’t care. The Michigan Ohio State game is much more of a big deal nationwide, and all these other games
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Meh. I DGAF about the Michigan OSU game even though I understand that it almost certainly has bigger implications than the Cal/Stanford game.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yea… overall though, much bigger deal than Cal/Stanford… Regardless, it still doesn’t make sense why they changed the date
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
there ya go
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Having to make room for the Pac-12 Championship game in the schedule is kind of what screwed them over. It’s annoying.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It's not like they have enough time to schedule that in December
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
God i hate that school
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I have an irrational dislike of them too.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Being a Michigan fan since 7 years old... lots of hate
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
One of my FB friends just posted this at the Gaels-Zags game.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 12, 2012 6:55 PM PST reply actions
CAN NOT WAIT FOR THIS GAME
GO GAELS!!!!!!!!
DAVID B FLEMMING
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
COUTURE!!!!!!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I’m an ideas man, Michael. I think I proved that with Fuck Mountain.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jan 12, 2012 7:26 PM PST via mobile reply actions 5 recs
rec'd. utterly.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
My favorite thing about the Vogelsong signing was having something to talk/read about.
February, March, April will get here, and I’ll watch and listen and read everyday, no matter how the season goes.
Until then, man… you don’t have to knock my socks off. Just give me something to talk about, Bonnie Raitt.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
How about love?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Remember that time 25 minutes we thought we’d put in a bid for that Japanese shortstop? Yeah. That was awesome.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Stored safely in the Weird Repository of Momentary Thrills, right next to That Time I Thought My Comp Lit Professor Was Into Me and Found An Almost Winning Scratcher In The Ground Floor Restroom.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Teeth!!!!!!!!!
yes, we are that far behind…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
MEROPE! UR MISSIN IT!!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
We’re almost at the end of 2nd period.
We’ve had some grown-up stuff to take care of.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i dont wanna grow up!
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 gets annoying. It’s a good thing we can’t have kids cuz they would end up pretty spoiled. We’ve both started working before we were out of high school … too soon. You really do have your whole life to work.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Niners - Saints
Do we actually have a chance to win?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
No
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 12, 2012 8:14 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Seriously
I think Niners have a good chance. I say 20-17 Niners
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 12, 2012 8:18 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Yes.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
Which reminds me, I've never felt so much anger from something on the back of a vehicle.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
Infuriating.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
The thing to remember is that anyone who has any sort of Calvin peeing on something sticker affixed to their vehicle is an utter, irredeemable jackhole, irregardless of team loyalties.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
The worst, and most inexplicable, peeing Calvin decal I ever saw was Calvin in a Coke hat peeing on a Pepsi logo. It’s bad enough used in sports rivalries, but really? Your loyalty to one brand of soda pop and disdain for another brand, this is the message you want to send to the passing world?
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
by EliminateMe on Jan 13, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Yes.
Defense usually trumps offense.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Football outsiders had the niners 53% favorites.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Home game.
Defense.
Might — MIGHT — be enough. I’m cautiously optimistic. So, actually, scratch that. They have no chance.
David B. Flemming?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Alice B. Toklas
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 12, 2012 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Gonzaga fanboy.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
great to see Omar Samhan there
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
STEVE HOLT
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
STEVE HOLT AGAIN
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
New Parks and Rec just started.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
yeah me too. I prefer to watch on HULU. no dvr,etc.
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Jan 12, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
i'm still behind
i fail
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.
Watching Rammbock
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 12, 2012 8:48 PM PST reply actions
Can always tell there's a Sharks win when they play but there's no Sharks angst.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
SHAHHHHKS!!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Oh, I can angst about anything
Ex.: Why is there only one Shark in the ASG?!
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
Only one got this endorsement.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
So who is that? And is this why I’m seeing all kinds of gang membery looking teenagers walking around wearing Sharks gear?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Stevie Johnson, Bills WR randomly wearing a Teeth jersey.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
Oh I thought maybe he was one of those hippity hoppy people. It’s very strange to see the young toughs, all tatted up, pants around their knees, boxers hanging out, wearing all kindsa bling, and sporting Sharks gear.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Apparently Logan is “his boy.”
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 12, 2012 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe they follow each other on the twitter-ma-dealie.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I remember reading a while back that Couture met with a Bills player – possibly Stevie Johnson – and talked to him about putting in the work necessary to make it to the playoffs and win once you’re there.
That, and Couture is a huge Bills fan to go along with his Blue Jays fandom.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
It is just weird, our neighborhood has gotten a lot rougher in recent years and we’ve seen an increase in gang related tagging and what not. The park across the street isn’t safe anymore, our yard people went over there to eat lunch and got mugged. So when confronted with, what looks like a young punk, rocking the Sharks gear, I’m not sure how to respond. The old Mexican guy in the Giants t-shirt at the hardware store….I might start up a conversation with…. I’m just not sure what’s going on with the Sharks stuff.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Reminds me of our least favorite Brewers player
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
The Dark Knight Rises
WTF the Steelers are going to be in the movie.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
A ton of it was filmed in the PPG building in downtown Pittsburgh. Pretty sweet building, actually.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Primanti Bros is just a few blocks from that building.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
A few blocks might be understating it. I remember walking for a fairly long time.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
ever drive up to Mt. Washington?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
in KY? No. We were driving from DC to Pitt, not from CA.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
In pittsburgh. Mt. Washington is in pittsburgh
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
OOOH! ok the one with the tram and the view. I forgot what it was called. Yeah we went there.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
yup! yea, definitely a scenic spot
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I took the tram thing. Pretty sweet view. I enjoyed the city much more than I thought I would.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yep, totally agree
had easter brunch at Lamont i think?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Yeah. Really pleasantly surprised by Pittsburgh. They even had a decent shopping area downtown which made my wife happy. That trams were the oldest in the world if I remember correctly.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
At least the original one, which is in the Strip District. There may be a closer one.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That is a pretty awesome part in the trailer though. The PPG building in downtown Pitt, i agree, it’s awesome, the Cathedral of Learning is also pretty neat
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Basically downtown Pitt has some sweet architecture
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
totally agree with this
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 really does. I drove up there a few years ago with my wife, my Stanfurd buddy coworker, and a few other people to see the Giants. Was really surprised how pretty Pittsburgh is.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Yea, PNC looks beautiful, if ATT is number 1 in terms of most beautiful ballparks, PNC has to be number 2 or top 5, the view of downtown and the Roberto Clemente bridge
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
there’s a town near there called Johnstown, famous for a hella flood. I want to check that place out, too.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
never heard about it. that is pretty insane
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Really?
you never Johnstown flood?!?!?!
sheeeeeeeesh, what’re they teaching you kids these days?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
from der wiki
The Johnstown Flood (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally) occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam situated 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, made worse by several days of extremely heavy rainfall. The dam’s failure unleashed a torrent of 20 million tons of water (4.8 billion U.S. gallons; 18.2 million cubic meters; 18.2 billion litres). The flood killed over 2,200 people1 and caused US$17 million of damage…..
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i know
and that’s not good at all since i took a natural hazards class
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
dude, read that book; you won’t be able to put it down
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
about the johnstown flood?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
thank you!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
if you land a hard back, like from the library? there are a couple of killer maps inside each cover. not sure about the paperback
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
sick, i'll check it out for sure
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I remember reading a book about in elementary school.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
it’s on my places to go when I drive cross country
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
which way you doing the drive?
just asking since i’ve done the drive so many times
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
don’t know, really. I drove from LA to Houston once, and then through Kansas and Pueblo on the way back (with some other places along the way…like Detroit)
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Nice, Pittsburgh is one of the nicer spots in the rust belt, is that part of the rust belt?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I really want to go there. Thought about moving to it quite a bit, but never quite found the reason.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Shift Meh.
Being sick is no fun.
How is everyone else? I miss anything exciting over the last few days round here?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
You missed Grant gunting people, and the sensible side of McC taking over and choosing mustard over mayo.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
That is a false dichotomy. Mustardayonnaise is the king of condiments.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 13, 2012 7:29 AM PST up reply actions
I was gunted!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Jan 13, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
And you will never be the same again
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
True dat.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Jan 13, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
You would think they’d want to get him some ice time. Soon. Everybody knows they aren’t going to want to keep 3 goaltenders on the roster forever.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The Islanders somehow went from 3 goalies to .75 goalies.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
That’s pretty standard for them, though. All Islanders goalies get bitten by the Rick DiPietro injury bug.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Doesn’t he have a huge long term contract too?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Oh yes. Signed through 2021 4.5 million a year
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:48 PM PST up reply actions
15 years. Which is why I laugh at all the long term contracts being signed right now.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Dear lord, yes please.
I can dream…..
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
Well, the Rangers and the Bruins don’t need a goaltender (understatement)
The Lightning seem like they do this year, so it is marginally less of a pipe dream
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
All unrealistic OMFG IF THIS HAPPENS I WILL DANCE FOR 72 HOURS type trades. Maybe we could make a trade for St Louis OR USE MAGIC and get Tavares from the Islanders
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Those would still be a “What voodoo did you use this time Doug Wilson?!” type trade.
Doug Wilson is making his phone calls, Doug Wilson is biding his time ….
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
What's the trade deadline for
the NHL?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 12, 2012 9:36 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
and the Sharks always do something!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Most likely traded players?
I’m thinking Nitty and Torry Mitchell
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
They didn’t do anything on deadline day last season, IIRC. Eager, Wellwood, and White were all pre-deadline.
And they haven’t exactly had success with deadline deals (ex: Bill Guerin, Brian Campbell, Kent Huskins, Niclas Wallin)
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
It’s either Nitty or Greiss, and Greiss is the one signed for $587K through next year. Plus, the Sharks are to goalies what Giants are to catchers: they have a bunch of them that look to be major league ready in a couple of years.
And with so many starting goalies sucking/getting injured this season, I could see a pretty good market for Nitty. And by pretty good, I mean a fourth round pick.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
OT
SMC is killing Gonzaga! OVER-RATED!
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Ugh. Stars-Kings is going to OT. I hate it when in-division games are 3 point games
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST reply actions
GREAT GAME BY THE DUBS! One step closer to the #1 pick
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
pathetic by Jackson to basically go out and tell the team to play Hack a Dwight
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The Warriors: Disrespecting Wilt’s legacy, one game at a time.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Without a doubt… that was such a pathetic gameplan… basically saying “we cant win vs. Dwight playing straight up, so let’s foul”
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 was the right move tho.
Even tho it sends a terrible message. Aside from Bieds, no one could keep Dwight from getting that 4-7 foot hook shot. Udoh vs. Dwight was a joke. The only thing I would have done differently, was give Jeremy Tyler more than 2 minutes of PT to see if he could at least put up a fight.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Also,
I wouldn’t have fouled him when he didn’t have the ball, I’d let them run their offense, and if Dwight got within 6 feet of the hoop and the ball, then I’d foul.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Basically
the warriors are a running team, and they never ran because they just kept fouling Dwight.. went away from the gameplan that won against Miami, unbelievable
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Detroit playing the Leafs in the Winter Classic next year apparently
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 12, 2012 11:28 PM PST reply actions
Happy friday the 13th!
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 13, 2012 12:01 AM PST reply actions
Another 3 day weekend to look forward to
Couple of days of handegg and an extra day to chill.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 7:52 AM PST reply actions
Is this where I come to gush about the Today 60th anniversary special this morning? I, like, seriously can’t breathe. It was great.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
Hey you!
I saw your tweet yesterday mentioning this. I am glad it was everything you were hoping for!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions
...
I wanted to live-tweet it, but my internet is out at the house. So I had to wait to get to the office to tweet-spam everyone I know. It was wonderful. All the surviving hosts, from Hugh Downs to Meredith Vieira, came back for today’s show. Some of the Today girls and many of the former news anchors came back as well.
But the moment that astounded me was a re-creation of the 1952 RCA Exhibition Hall set, with a producer playing Dave Garroway.
I wanna go to New York and visit that re-creation. I hope I can.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
I didn’t see Gene Shalit. Was he there?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
He couldn’t make it. Nor could Joe Garagiola.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
Seconded.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Jan 13, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Thirded.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Hi!!!!
I saw Charlie Rose on CBS and wondered what you thought
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 13, 2012 8:32 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I like CBS This Morning. I switched to CBS back in October after Today decided to become the Colgate-Casey Anthony Variety Hour. There are some things I’d change about the new CBS format, but it’s better than the other two.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
I didn't realize Star Wars was OT
That is cool
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 13, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions
Oh shit
Chip_Kelly Not Chip Kelly
I can’t believe @coachSark is gonna steal Tosh Lupoi from #Cal , What will Tedford do?
Recruiting tactics, or Cal in trouble?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
GG not a real account.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I think we are going to find out what MLB plans to do about the A's move to San Jose by the middle of next week.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 9:19 AM PST reply actions
Just got a call from the 202 area code
And the person hung up as soon as I said hello. Someone tell GiantPain to stop prank calling me.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 13, 2012 9:28 AM PST reply actions
he's not prank calling you for the hell of it
he’s trying to finish. The sooner you start breathing heavy in the receiver the faster this will all end for 45 minutes.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Jan 13, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
My cell phone is a 925
And my work’s a 703.
Wasn’t me!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
My cell phone is 925, also. I’ve had it for 12 years, and have moved in and out of that area code. I don’t live there now, but will never change it.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
703 for work and home. I don’t think I will ever change the 415 on my cell phone though.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 13, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Biden was drunk dialing you
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, that Biden. Drunk lunch dialing again. He’s a character!
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 13, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
one of those late night calls by Nixon
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 13, 2012 10:23 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
A few years ago, I sent a text to a friend on New Years Eve, and after a few texts, I realized it wasn’t my friend, but someone else who had his old number. We joked around a bit, and now every year at midnight NYE, he texts me to say happy new year. I don’t know his real name but I call him Jason.
I got a series of offensive, mean-spirited texts from a woman to her son. I tried to ignore it, until she started calling and leaving nasty messages, too. At that point I just answered the next time she called and tried to make her feel as awkward as possible.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
The Russian Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall out of the sky either Sunday or Monday.
I believe the latest estimates have any surviving pieces fall into the Atlantic.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 9:37 AM PST reply actions
I initially read that as Russian Phobos-Gunt spacecraft.
Damn you, Grant.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Opining about gunts? Gunting.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 13, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
Grant has a very educational picture re: the gunt
You should ask him to show it to you.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
There were some cold war leftover Russian generals who were trying to shift blame on this probe’s failure to the United States. They were trying to claim that the HAARP auroral research station in Alaska actually caused this craft to malfunction.
Clearly, these are the same type of folks as that TELEMETRY!!! guy who was here awhile ago.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Until I see the telemetry with my own eyes, I think it’s obvious that it is all Alaska’s fault.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 13, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
LOL STANFORD
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
SWOOP SABES
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
The asking prices have come down significantly for veteran FA starters: Oswalt (said to be at $8m), Kuroda (10-11m), Edwin Jackson.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
They really should, though. I would take Oswalt, Kuroda, and Jackson over Burnett, Hughes, and whoever else.
Sabathia, Kuroda, Jackson, Oswalt, Nova would be absolutely ridiculous with their offense.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah. That’s why I think they should just buy all three of those guys.
by Every6thDay on Jan 13, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Given that Oswalt can be had for one year, and you can probably get Kuroda for 2-3… it’s a relatively low-risk way to SERIOUSLY boost your chances of winning a championship. And it’s the Yankees, so it’s not like it’s crazy talk for them to expand payroll $30M on a win (even if it’s pretty much $60M due to luxury tax and revenue sharing).
That team could 120 games.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Although
I just got linked to this article by Jayson Stark breaking down the new luxury tax rules. I didn’t realize previously, but rather than just hiking the disincentives for being over the limit (higher rates, repeat offender penalties), they’ve also added incentives for being under the cap (reset buttons on track record, refunds to prior offenders for continued compliance).
So, it’ll never happen, but the new model certainly adds a whole new layer of issues to consider when setting the top payrolls.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
MY WHITE WHALE!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Russia is going to kill white wales with their Phobo-Gunt too!
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 13, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
What do you have against the Welsh?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
I read this last week, I guess
I found it quite intersesting
Wikipedia Walha
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Hard to believe the Red Sox wouldn't swoop in at least one of the three
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Not that it's possible
But I think id rather have oswalt for one year 8 mil than Vogelsong for two years 8 mil especially with Wheeler in the sys.. Oh, nevermind
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
by DFARowand on Jan 13, 2012 10:14 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I think Oswalt in addition to Vogelsong would be a good idea
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
That’s a waste. Our pitchers are the paragon of perfect pitching health.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I suppose that’s redundant. No matter.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Marry Poppins wears a strawhat
Practically perfect pitching health
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Zito takes the mound singing
Supercalifragilisticmyfastballsjustatrocious
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Calm down everybody he means Patton Oswalt.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 13, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Sabes was more excited when he thought it was George Patton
Grit factor OFF THE SCALE!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
SLAPS BAD SOLDIERS!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
by speckops on Jan 13, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Haha!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
WATCH OUT BELT!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Sign RO to the RJ contract with the Maddux Money!
by Every6thDay on Jan 13, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Kevin Mitchell says
“yes it’s by birthday! the fuck you think, I’m gonna party”
Happy birthday to my favorite Giant of the 80’s.
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
BUST
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 13, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
A single, bare hand, yes. Didn’t even sting.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 13, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
Too bad we can’t post a link to the play so we can all watch it again.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
/fixed
he thenatesnorted the ball
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
by Cody_ransom on Jan 13, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s one of my first Giants memories. I was watching that game with my dad, and we were freaking out.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Have you heard Kruk talk about Mitchell’s reaction afterward? It was something like they all got back to the dugout and everyone was asking him, “do you realize what you just did?” And his response was something along the lines of, “Oh, well, you know.”
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 13, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
video profile of Kevin Mitchell
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=4940327&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_4940327&v=3
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 13, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
“If you hit this home run, I’ll get you a white horse.”
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 13, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
That dude caused a lot of fights behind the left field chain link.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
by Cody_ransom on Jan 13, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Im pretty sure
Kevin has the libido of Pat Burell, the power of Pablo Sandoval, the cockiness of Jeff Kent, the temper of Albert Belle, and the experimental curiosities of Darryl Strawberry.
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
The jersey looks shop'd
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
by Cody_ransom on Jan 13, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
So does the hat. It probably is because he was traded from the Padres mid-season and the card was produced by Topps in 1987. It looks like they used the matte painting technique.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 13, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Coachella's only popular because it's a total Skank Bang Zone, right?
That seems to be its only “redeeming” quality.
by Every6thDay on Jan 13, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
I never heard that
The bands this year look awesome. Well, at least the 5 I heard of.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 13, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I've heard legends about Arcade Fire's first show there.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
by Cody_ransom on Jan 13, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
Speaking of music...
I watched ACL’s New Years eve concert with Coldplay on my Apple TV the other night (which is awesome all by itself). I was reminded how Coldplay used to be pretty awesome, then became my guilty pleasure, then faded away into nothing.
Anyway I decided to give Mylo Xyloto a chance. They are back to guilty pleasure status with me. Some irresistable pop music they make.
I see them on a poor man’s U2 career arc.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
by Cody_ransom on Jan 13, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I dont know who that is
I will say the band my girl really likes that I found out I love is Peter Bjorn and John. I never understood Arcade Fire.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 13, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Some further details about the Giants proposed development in China Basin
Elsewhere south of Market: On Monday at MoMo’s, Giants CEO Larry Baer addressed the lunchtime current-affairs salon the Monday Group. Listeners introducing themselves made gospel-like declarations of love for the Giants. Baer talked about Giants history and the Giants’ future, specifically the plan to develop “a mini-city” on a 27-acre parcel of bayfront property south of China Basin.
A 99-year agreement with the Port Authority would include two piers, with room for a park (“a Crissy Field for the south side of town”), and mixed residential, office and retail space, including parking structures and a 20,000-seat arena, perhaps for the Warriors (who could possibly leave Oakland as early as 2017), family shows (like “Disney on Ice”) and concerts.
“We want to create the Sydney Opera House effect,” said Baer, showing rough sketches of the complex, and citing growing numbers of Silicon Valley workers who want to live here and need housing. If the Warriors don’t come, “we’ll do the project, with or without the arena,” he said.
Right now, Baer is optimistic. “We believe we don’t have a controversial project.” Brave words in San Francisco.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 13, 2012 10:58 AM PST reply actions
Huff's Thong Emporium?
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 13, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
That’s so crazy that it might just work.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 13, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Hey, if they can make it happen,
More power to them. Make my city awesome, financial nerbs.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I really hope this happens.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 13, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
BELOLT
I was looking for scouting reports, and came across this in a draft review at MLB Bonus Baby from July 2009:
5. Brandon Belt, 1B, Texas, #147 overall, 6’5’’/210: This was a surprising overdraft to me, as I loved what the Giants had done with their first four picks. However, Belt, despite blessed with exceptional size and good natural power, lacks the performance numbers or tools to be drafted this high. Since being drafted in the 11th round in both 2006 and 2007 (Red Sox and Braves), Belt has been a huge disappointment, with relatively weak hitting, making him going this high a big surprise. He’s got good tools at first, and with mechanical adjustments, he might become a more powerful hitter, but it’s just not likely. He hasn’t signed yet. DOB: 4/20/88.
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Mechanical adjustments!
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by Cody_ransom on Jan 13, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Wait the fucking minute
good natural power
lacks the…tools
He’s got good tools at first, and with mechanical adjustments, he might become a more powerful hitter
Doesn’t this seem like a contradiction? It’s almost like the person is unsure and is hedging.
As for tools, we know that Belt has a great arm being that he’s a former pitcher. He has a nice glove a first base. He’s a good base runner. His eye at the plate is top of the line. After a “mechanical adjustment” in his swing, he now has a fast and compact stroke. The only issue was power, but those concerns have been put to rest.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Summary: He has a great build for a first baseman, and is a good defender at the position. His build also gives him natural power potential, but whether he can hit for power or for average is in question. Polished as a defender, raw as a hitter. The article doesn’t make mention of his eye or patience, but that’s unsurprising since they seem low on him as a hitter overall. I do recall seeing other draft scouting reports after the fact that spoke favorably of his approach.
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Polished as a defender
I remember seeing a spring training video of Belt practicing a new technique of picking the ball out of the dirt that Will Clark taught him. It discussed Belt refining his play at first. I think his transition from pitcher to first base at Texas was done in a crude fashion.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 13, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
He’s pretty much always been regarded as a plus defender. You can do worse than taking tips from Will Clark; pro instruction is almost always going to be superior to high school or collegiate instruction.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Am I crazy or has Logan Morrison gone from a dillweed to a champion of kids with cancer?
And am I being unreasonable by thinking that this change began under false pretenses ( as in a marketing ploy)?
Surprised to see no discussion of Jeff Sullivan's tweet of Barry Bonds Porn
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I think there was discussion enough over there.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
Barry Bonds' Big Stick?
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
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Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 13, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
If they have to say he was both one of the greatest to ever play the game and the greatest ever to cheat in the game
so be it. Whatever gets him in on the first ballot. His baseball accomplishments are ridiculous.
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The #Diamondbacks, who still have an opening for a 5th starter, are showing interest in Bartolo Colon.
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@jaysonst at this stage of his career, I think it’s fair to say he is a semi-Colon.
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