Handegg Overflow Thread
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 14, 2012 5:21 PM PST
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PrintIf you've been around here for a while, you probably know the official McCovey Chronicles position on Alex Smith. I would like to welcome anyone out there who didn't have the same official position before today. Amazing.
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GO GIANTS!
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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LET’S GO
GI-ANTS!
CLAP CLAP
CLAPCLAPCLAP
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
I LOVE EVERYTHING!!!!!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Do you love Dodger Stadium? Huh? Huh?
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jan 14, 2012 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Damn this is a hard question to answer right now
… I might. Right now.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on Jan 14, 2012 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
Latrine jokes aside
I like it well enough. It’s got a real sense of place. Sitting in the upper deck as the sun goes down, you can almost see Koufax and Wills and Mays and McCovey.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
GO NINERS
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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BEAT LA
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:23 PM PST reply actions
So how is it that in hand-egg a game falls apart at the end all the time
It’s like they’re not really playing for the first 75%
One of the many hand-eggisms I do not understand
They're tired?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 14, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
This
Also there are plenty of D-Coordinators who just don’t know how to handle late game situations when you’re as concerned about the clock as the score.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
Confirmation bias.
Doesn’t happen as often as you might think.
And when it does, yeah, tiredness is a pretty big factor.
LOL
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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by scout6 on Jan 14, 2012 5:25 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
LOL
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Only good ESPN headline ever?
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by El Person on Jan 14, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
amazing
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The thing is…
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by troymccluresf on Jan 15, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
I have not watched much of the Niner’s this year,or much handegg in general. That was a damn good game.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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::Sniff
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
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by scout6 on Jan 14, 2012 5:31 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
I can’t see the image. :(
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It’s not letting me do that, for some reason.
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Yup
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by troymccluresf on Jan 15, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
OT
I mentioned this on the other board..a happy birthday to the GOAT: Muhammad Ali who is 70 today.
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LEFT HOOK'D
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
Oh and holy shit. It's like I'm in middle school all over again
With the big battle between Green Bay and SF right? I mean, that’s what’s likely to happen anyway. I’m going to go get a candy bar and some sunflower seeds to celebrate… and whiskey.
ESPN LOVES the potential narrative
Alex Smith vs. Aaron Rodgers
The one that was supposed to be picked vs. the one that was picked.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair, it’s actually an interesting narrative.
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Imagine if Denver faced the 49ers in the Super Bowl. ESPN will get Urban Meyer to be their analyst for 2 weeks to talk about Alex Smith and Tim Tebow.
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I might actually watch that
How did Alex Smith end up going to Utah, anyway? It seems odd for someone from San Diego.
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Mormon(?)
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Smith is a common last name among Mormons
Though to be fair it is obviously a common last name in general.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
49ers have 4 on the roster?
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A plethora of Smiths. Like the Giants were collecting Sanchezes for a while
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
He would have gone to BYU, though.
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Not necessarily. Also, there is some measure of where you are recruited.
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Perhaps the next franchise QB will come from Utah State!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
That would be super cool
Utah State football has been an embarrassment for a long time.
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They stood up strong against some quality programs this year, though.
Even if they suffered heartbreaking losses each time.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
I was just happy that they were able to play at Auburn’s level, but that Louisiana Tech game sucked.
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Didn't they trade body blows with BYU, too?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
No he's not Mormon
Utah was apparently one of just two Div. I programs to recruit him. The other was coached by his uncle.
The weird thing about the Smith narrative is he was basically the underdog throughout his amateur career. Then he did so well that he was the 1st overall pick in the draft and sucked. And now that he’s the underdog again, suddenly he’s decent.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
Where does (did?) his uncle coach?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
His uncle did coach Michigan State. He just got hired somewhere.
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I still remember the mock drafts that came out of the 2005 draft. Mike Mayock of NFL Network said the 49ers will take Alex Smith and, if they do, he had Aaron Rodgers going to Green Bay. No one else did.
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Mayock also called the Raiders taking DHB over Crabtree
I love his draft stuff
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Also
He seems to do better in games when nobody expects him to (like at the end of close games after he’s kind of sucked. Not that he sucked in this game but the offense did in general and I think nobody expected them to score).
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Yes
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Fun Fact
Today’s 49ers 36-32 win was the first 36-32 final score ever.
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Didn't the 49ers have that happen earlier this year with another score combo?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
13-8
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LOL
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harbaugh is the master of the "huh?" final score
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A win is a win, but that Bengals game pug fugly. At that time, I never could have imagined where we are now.
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yes
all those early games were ugly. But remember that they literally had like a month together at that point. It was incredible that they were winning games despite that
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2011 showed what a shitty coach Mike Singletary was.
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yes
yes it really did. They got huge impact from Rogers and Aldon Smith who weren’t here last year, but Harbaugh would have made the playoffs with last year’s team.
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You mean like the preseason game against the Saints?
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yes
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You can check any score combo here: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores.cgi
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There has been five, 2-0 games. Last one in 1938.
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I said over at NN
but this felt like the 2010 NLDS between Giants/Braves
hopefully the rest of the postseason will be the same.
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Oh yeah
Rick Ankel = Graham
Brooks Conrad = 5 TOs
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Continuing the analogy
Brees = Tim Hudson
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I haven’t quite decided if Alex Smith is Cody Ross yet…
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I said in the other post: Vogelsong
Even if it isn’t a totally apt 2010 comparison, obviously, to the casual observer it looks like, here’s a guy who people were high on but never really quite panned out in the pros, but suddenly you get the right team around him and he may have obvious deficiencies but he’s not quite as bad as expected
Doesn’t fit the 2010 WS narrative though
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I literally did not see it
sorry :)
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Pierre Thomas
Billy Wagner
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This is on repeat for the rest of the weekend – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB3msseVaPQ
I have lost my voice and my sanity. I’m drinking like there is no tomorrow. What an incredible game.
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Next time, don’t lose to the Rams. LOL
Dear Saints
Next time, don’t beat the Saints. LOL
I love that that game screwed both teams.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, that's supposed to be addressed to the Rams.
LOL me.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
49ers
are luckily that the ugly loss to the Cardinals didn’t cost them the bye week and home field advantage.
i can’t believe the niners came back not just once but twice
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2nd
they actually went for a TD with 9 seconds left instead of settling for overtime
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I’m so glad. Why pass up an opportunity to win when you’re that close?
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I think we might have just seen what happens when the Niners finally ditch the conservatism and open up the offense — they can actually score touchdowns!
but only if the game's on the line
because they suuuuuuuucked before that when they tried to throw
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Again, it’s possible that this is due to the fact that on many of those passing plays they only have like 2 options to throw to. Very simplified plays.
If Smith can keep proving he can handle the extra pressure like this, we might see them open it up earlier in the game.
That's a good point
at multiple times when smith was getting sacked by those all-out blitzes I noticed that there wasn’t a single outlet throw for him. There would be 3 options all running 7 step drop routes. I was like “WTF?!”.
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I really didn’t get why they were throwing the ball so much.
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well
they threw in a couple runs that got stuffed, so maybe they felt like they could take advantage of the Saints crowding the line. Problem was that they couldn’t beat the blitz with their throws.
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exactly
Saints forced them to throw by crowding the lines.
Unfortunately, much like the Ravens game, the 49ers did not seem to have an answer for the pressure.
I agree with the analysts after the game – the Saints screwed up by staying in man-to-man coverage on that last drive.
yes
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in 4 minutes!
you can’t even make an appetizer on Chopped in 4 minutes
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Someone posted this yesterday.
And I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
I mean
I honestly thought the game was over both times. I didn’t think there was any way Alex could possibly lead a scoring drive.
And then he did it TWICE.
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surprisingly as it may be, that’s like the 5th or 6th 4th quarter comeback this season for Smith and the Niners. Shocks me every time
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by giant4life83 on Jan 14, 2012 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
6th
4 were on the road
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Apparently, Andrew Susac was at the game
andrewsusac Andrew Susac
Unreal game loved it! pic.twitter.com/cMqrhdit
Willis McGahee refusing to quit!
Let’s go Tebows!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 5:56 PM PST reply actions
Go Pats! Only for this week
I don’t want one more week of ESPN and NFL Network talking about Tim Tebow.
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by SFGuy on Jan 14, 2012 5:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
They've been verbally fellating Brady for nearly ten years now
Tebow is a refreshing change.
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Except
Brady is one of the best QBs in NFL history.
I got so annoyed when analysts start talking about how Tebow had two good throws in the entire game…the guy was 10 for 21!!!
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Thursday night
NFL Network had an hour NFL Year in Review: Tim Tebow. ESPN had, at the same time, Tebow’s life story.
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I wonder which one was watched by more people?
NFLN’s vastly smaller viewership aside.
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LOL NN’s Post game thread is entirely green
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Eco-conscious.
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Did we green all the playoff series wins?
or just the WS?
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KFP48 What a win by the 49ers ….. What a game , hope all my SF Giants and 49ers fans have a blast tonight . #BEASTMODE performance by A.Smith
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by jponry on Jan 14, 2012 6:01 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Eff yeah.
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Catches
thanks to NN
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by jponry on Jan 14, 2012 6:02 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
and
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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by jponry on Jan 14, 2012 6:04 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I literally cried at that point
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Did you catch Harbaugh saying "I love you" into Davis's ear?
Awesome.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
he said
“you fucking did this shit” to him too. That was hilarious
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LIKE DIS IF U CRY EVERYTIEM
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Jan 14, 2012 9:47 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
yes
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The catch one is from SI. Love the cover for that.
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It’s pretty cool that Candlestick still looks the same today.
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Because, y’know, eff that place. Some great memories, but none of them were because of the stadium
it’s not a great place to actually watch a game.
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by troymccluresf on Jan 15, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
the stick is a shithole for sure
but it knows how to handle a big moment. It goes apishyte insane and it’s pretty awesome.
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It probably smells the same, too.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
Bad angle on the VD catch
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
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Yeah, the reverse angle is probably going to be more iconic.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
TWSS
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:11 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
MLB Network has a countdown of the top 40 World Series moments. I bet no SF Giants moments.
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#30
Angels comeback in 2002, Troy Glaus
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Announcer: “They weren’t about to hold on to a 5 run lead”
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TGWTWS
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by troymccluresf on Jan 15, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
they'll show Kirk freaking Gibson eleventy bajillion times though
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They were listing the top-whatever teams all time
and included the 2002 Angels, despite the fact that their win was a huge upset, followed by the 1969 Orioles, who lost to the Miracle Mets in a huge upset.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
meh
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/1/14/2708017/handegg-overflow-thread#88719737
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f the angels
but they did have the second highest total oWAR (38.5) according to BR of WS winners in the past decade, behind only the 2007 BSox.
#20
The earthquake
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#9
“The Catch” baseball version.
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No Giants the rest of the way
Number 3 is Don Larson’s perfect game, number 2 is Gibson’s homer vs. Eck
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Oh god
The David Freese triple from this year is probably gonna get #1…
To be fair, the 2011 World Series was objectively great.
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Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
One moment from 2011 was on the countdown. I was surprised to see Barry’s long homer in 2002 ahead of the Red Sox winning the World Series in 2004.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
If the Giants had done what the Cardinals did, I might not have survived to the end.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I don’t care about the Rangers and that game 6, I still shake my head.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
One of the best things about 2010 is that I can appreciate outcomes that don’t involve the Giants. Before, I just would have felt envy. Now I feel schadenfreude instead.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
That’s why 2002 doesn’t bother me anymore.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
2010 ended that for me. In fact, it made it more satisfying after going through 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
as well as 2002. I’m sure the 60s would have done it if I was alive.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
2001 and 2004 were also crushing ends.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
Both losses to the Marlins.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
They didn’t make the playoffs in either 2001 or 2004.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
2004 might be the worst one of all
I had been a big fan since 2001, but in 2004 I listened to just about every game on the radio; it’s my lasting memory of that summer. Barry Bonds was putting up numbers that will never make sense in any context. In the last days of the season it was all so close to coming together, and then Steve Finley hit it out and it crushed me.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I still wish Barry/Kent/Dusty/Rueter/etc
got rings.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
I still kind of hate Jeff Kent a little, though.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Not in this line.
Well, kinda. I concede that I might not like to spend time with him. But hey, Barry.
Kent was just always one of my favorites. Dude never slacked. I like second basemen (because of Robby Thompson) and mustaches (Carney Lansford) and hardnosed attitudes (Thrill). I also think that Kent’s complimentary bat protecting Barry’s was crucial to the Giants run of success and feel that driving him away was fucking stupid.
I realize this puts me in the distinct minority among Giants fans, like my irrational love of Dusty.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t like Kent’s views on race.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ah, yes.
Milton Bradley: reliable source.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t him. I heard that way before that from people who worked for the Giants.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Astros Have Nothing Bad To Say About Kent
SAN DIEGO — A coach for the Houston Astros took a long, slow read of Milton Bradley’s observations on Jeff Kent on Tuesday night, folded the paper deliberately and placed it on a table before him.
“Jeff Kent,” he said finally, “is not a racist.”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
If you want to believe he isn’t, fine but you’re wrong.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Oh, well, if YOU heard so, I guess it must be true!
LOL Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper!
Dodger players privately dismissed Bradley’s assessment of Kent’s character.
Bagwell said he “never” believed Kent to be a player driven by statistics, another of Bradley’s charges, or a racist.
“You’re not going to find me saying anything at all bad about JK,” he said.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
Whatever, dude
I think we went through this before. Many, many people I know who worked for the Giants said this to me. Doesn’t take away from him as a player but he’s a racist. And, btw, few people would say it to the media.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Luke Scott called Felix Pie a “monkey boy” and Pie said Scott wasn’t a racist to the media. Players won’t say it to the media.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Hey, that's a convenient way to invalidate opinions you don't agree with!
Maybe he was only racist in San Francisco!
“I think (for Bradley) to make it a race issue is ridiculous,” Berkman, who is white, told the Houston Chronicle. “Jeff Kent doesn’t discriminate against anybody. He ignores Latinos, blacks and whites equally.” Astros utility man Jose Vizcaino also saw Bradley’s comments. “I just laughed,” he said.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
I was told by people who I know wouldn’t lie to me say it was true. They were around the team a lot. But if you want to believe he isn’t a racist, I can’t can’t change your mind. BTW, no need to use that condescending comment you used in the subject line. Seems you are taking it personally.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Who's being condescending here?
I’m giving you quotes that are as vastly more valid as than the hearsay you’re referencing, from sources as close as closer than yours, and you’re dismissing them… because of reasons. Your sources might not lie to you, but they might be wrong.
So I say, “whatever, dude” (<- also condescending!) to you. If you want to believe something that all available evidence says is not true, clearly we’re at an impasse.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
These are people who were around the team every single day (security and what not) and saw it and heard it.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I would call his teammates and coaches closer sources than a security guard.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
Not just A guard
Many.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I would call his teammates and coaches closer sources than a security guards.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
Gramma always said you judge a man by the way he treats the people he doesn’t have to be nice to.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Again, Jeff Kent wasn't nice to anyone, regardless of status.
And hearsay remains hearsay. I’m going to have to hear something a touch more substantive than “some guys said so” to believe something terrible about someone.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
"Kent's views on race"
What, did he publish something?
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
I grew up playing second base in little league. Jeff Kent was my favorite player during those years. And I will be happy when I see him go into the Hall of Fame as a Giant.
I don’t agree with his views now that I am a more, uh, conscious individual, but I loved him as a ballplayer. It’s hard to shake that affection.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I loved his bat
We don’t watch the games because the players are angels.
BLB
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Career BABIP:
.383
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
He is pretty entertaining when he is on with Ralph & Tom once in a while.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 15, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
I wanted to like Kent, he gave tons of money to girls/womens sports stuff… but man he just gave me the creeps.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yeah, but
the Giants own the best pennant clinching moment, so there’s that.
Niners
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 think it’s good for the Giants for the 9ers to be winning… Maybe somebody can take the Giants front office and say “See? See those bandwagon fans? They come from WINNING!”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
If you believe in competition
Then it’s definitely a good thing. I know that if I were living in the Bay Area right now, I’d definitely be more likely to pay for Niners tickets than Giants tickets.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
Warriors losing
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
verklempt
thanks, Vernon, et al. The weight of all those great teams, and the recent long run of crap—released on one play.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
I love this picture
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
by jponry on Jan 14, 2012 6:12 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
My housemates and I were joking about the fact that it looked like no one wanted to hug Alex Smith. He hugged the pile awkwardly
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, we noticed that too. "Hey guys!!!! Guys? guys? "
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I threw that ball! Remember me? Your Quarterback?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
My dad and I had a lot of fun with that. I hope there’s a GIF of it.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Reminds me more of the
“sad Cain sitting alone” picture.
Is that Goodwin doing the Haters Gonna Hate step on the left?
Love it.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
Good catch! I didn’t notice that until now.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
Not pictured:
Whatever is left of Roman Harper
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Tim Tebow down by 2 TDs
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Just setting up the comeback
(not really)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
LITTLE KIDS RECITING JOHN 3:16 IN THE SINGSONG PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TONE HAS HELPED ME FIND GOD AND STOP ABORTING.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:18 PM PST reply actions
It's made me want to start aborting.
Off-key little bastards.
by Cap M on Jan 14, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
LOL
That was a brilliant episode.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
Awww, Alex
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That other guy looks terrified
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I'm so glad we got him
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.
Harbaugh must have bumped the cop hard.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He didn’t mean to shake his hand so hard!
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
HEARTY HANDSHAKE!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 14, 2012 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
The thought of Jim Schwartz watching that game and seething with rage makes me all the happier.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 6:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Jim Harbaugh is also a coach that you like him if he is coaching your team but you hate him (but would love for him to coach your team) if he coached another team.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yes
Not to the extent of a Belichick or Schwartz, but Harbaugh’s hyper-competitiveness would definitely be grating if he coached another team.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
eh
He’s not all that loud-mouthed, is he? He’s intense on the field but I don’t get the impression he makes too much of an ass out of himself in press conferences.
All Forty-Nine 3:16 Bible Verses, Ranked By How Likely They Are To Foretell Tim Tebow As The Messiah
6) Revelations: So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
5) Ezekiel: At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me
4) John: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
3) Lamentations: He has broken my teeth with gravel; he has trampled me in the dust.
2) Job: Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
1) 1 Timothy: Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:22 PM PST reply actions
LOL.
Good point. “Get on board the first time, folks! There ain’t no second chance!”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
this picture is awesome 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.
by jponry on Jan 14, 2012 6:27 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
That's the shit.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
Discount Double Check
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Jan 14, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
I like this narrative of poor Rodgers always being bullied by / overlooked in favor of Matthews.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
I just don't get it.
Aaron Rodgers spends his free time hanging out in an insurance office chatting with the only people in Green Bay who don’t know who he is?
Awful, awful, awful commercials….
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Jan 16, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
Aaron Rodgers is going to make so much endorsement money in his career.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
He's a very likeable man
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Jan 14, 2012 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
I think so. But I’m sure fans of his divisional opponents think he is a dick
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
I don't see how anybody can see this as being dickish:
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Jan 14, 2012 8:01 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
LOL
Took me a second.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I want to hate him
then I see stuff like this
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
He does it every picture, too
http://www.rodgersphotobomb.com/
My personal favorite is actually the one where its one of those huge team photos, and if you look closely you can see that him and Flynn have their hands on each other’s knees instead of their own.
The first six innings are overrated.
This looks like one of The Onion's worse shop jobs
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
How did I not know this existed until now?
This is hilarious no matter what team you support. :D
I love the one with the waterbottles
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
Why are there trios of Packers taking off-center photos for him to bomb?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know. But it looks vaguely official.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 15, 2012 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
do football teams do commercials? Maybe it was a running bit in a commercial or series of commercials?
Reminds me of creepy lurker Zito.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
okay… according to http://www.rodgersphotobomb.com/tagged/2011
Welcome to RodgersPhotobomb.com, a site dedicated to the photobombing of the weekly team captain photos by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers!
A tradition since 2006?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
A Rodge isn't a captain?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Jan 15, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
I feel like I’m missing something here.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Between 73 and 36.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
54.5
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
If anyone could have gotten it based only on that clue alone, it’s El Person.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 6:29 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Still LOL Warriors
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
We’re still in the 2nd period, is Desjardins okay?
Cuz, that just happened.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Whoops. Sorry for the spoilers.
He doesn’t come back. :(
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
nah, it’s okay….so long as I don’t say anything to the Mr.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yeah, especially considering his price.
But poor Nitty.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
His last name sounds like a sushi roll.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Like the Lightning. I think we could get good stuff from them
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
is Little Tommy Wingels still up? Haven’t heard much from him lately.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yes. But he was a healthy scratch today.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
Nitty for Stamkos, Lecavalier, and St. Louis!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 14, 2012 7:10 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
So glad I watched the Sharks game instead of this football game.
How bad has it been?
2012 is going to be awesome!
If you are pro Tebow, you don’t like it.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Looks like all of that malarkey's finally over
So, Tebow gets next year a few starts and then g’bye, yeah?
Pretty bad
Very lopsided. I know people are happy about Tebow winning but I was hoping that it would at least be entertaining
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
Clarification: I also want Tebow to lose. But I am bored by this.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
pretty crappy
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.
Niners game was the happiest I've been since November, 2010
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It was pretty awesome.
My favorite part was Vernon Davis crying like a little girl.
2012 is going to be awesome!
in Harbaugh's arms
amazing.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
by jponry on Jan 14, 2012 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
No reaction from Mike Singletary. He has to check the film.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Moving forward
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
LOL
Bruce Arthur @bruce_arthur
Jeez, what if Tim Tebow has actually been praying to Tom Brady this entire time?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
that was a crazy goal.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
So amazing.
Patty had one from the air last week, too. They must be eating their Wheaties.
2012 is going to be awesome!
well this is ugly
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.
Jesus Guzman?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
And lo, because Tom Brady followed the 11th commandment, “Thou shall marry thy hot supermodel girlfriend,” the Lord looked with favor upon him and blessed his every pass.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, nice save by Greiss, again. 3rd period.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Nothing beats Don Cherry’s jacket tonight.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
jacket? I thought he had wrapped himself up in my great gramma’s kitchen curtains!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/1/14/2708017/handegg-overflow-thread#88709450
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
damn, the BJ’s scored.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Choice selections from the prediction thread of the Saints SBN site, Canal Street Chronicles.
Saints 49 – Whiners 24
1. Saints win turnover battle.
2. Brees throws for less than 300
3. Saints out rush Niners
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:01 PM PST reply actions
...
Saints 27, 49ers 34
…
Bonus: NY beats GB and the handwringing about losing our shot at a home NFCCG is immense…
Oh and as usual I desperately want to be wrong. But I am nervous or I wouldn’t be posting predictions at all. And I would love a blowout in our favor. I want that more than any other potential outcome.
But if we can’t have that, what I want second most is for Drew to pull out a last-second victory, thereby putting a stake through the heart of every 49er fan on the planet so they can finally truly understand exactly how we felt every bloody year back in the 80s and early 90s.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
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Bonus Prediction
In right around 24 hours, we’ll all be debating or chances in the NFC Championship game.
by Jimbo03 on Jan 13, 2012 4:18 PM PST reply actions
Yessssss
I’ll start now. Piece of cake or, as they say in Japan, asa meishi maie.
by singleblow on Jan 13, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
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49ers 54, Aints 13
1/ Brees concussion
2/ Alex Smith 4td’s over 9000 yards
3/ Willis 14 tackles, 3 forced fumbles
by drums7890 on Jan 14, 2012 7:54 AM PST reply actions
Your first one should get you blocked. You suck.
by singleblow on Jan 14, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
…
My apologies to all for my reaction (and I won’t say overreaction)
And, thanks to Mcwagner for suggesting a way in which I can vote my despise without causing trouble.
I will add that I’m shocked that no one has flagged the statement.
by singleblow on Jan 14, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Hmmm, I guess flags don’t show up so strike my last statement
Sigh. Can’t wait until this game is over.
by singleblow on Jan 14, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll shut up now.
by singleblow on Jan 14, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
Good choice, bro
by drums7890 on Jan 14, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
Every time I see comments like that I get annoyed that the 49ers commenced sucking right when I started following football.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
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me too!
that’s why this year is so special. It’s the only time I’ve ever seen them be successful in real time.
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I vaguely remember that game against the Giants, but that was my only positive 49ers-related memory.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
me too!
are we the same person?!
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11/1/10
I wonder what’s worse — never seeing them be good, or being a huge fan of the dynasty of the ’80’s and ’90’s, and then having to live through the last 9 years.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
the first year i really started to follow sports
was 2002/2003
So my first experience with the Niners was them being good. Then awfulness for years and years.
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.
Steve Young was my childhood hero (I also loved Montana). Watching the last few years has been nightmarish. I kind of stopped even paying attention.
/Fair weather fan.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I think last year was the first year I really just completely checked out
That was partially because Grad School/Student Teaching kept me so busy (and I couldn’t watch the games on my TV).
I mean, I was following them rabidly from Boston while I was there (I remember watching the Draft where they got Vernon and being super excited). This year has brought that back for me.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Me, too!
I got all nostalgic today. I was literally screaming every time they did something good. It was so fun! I’m totally obsessed, and Jim Harbaugh is my new hero. ;-)
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
A few games into the 2010 season I was just like, fuck this. Part of that was baseball being so much more interesting than football.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I suffered through last year.
I watched nearly EVERY GAME from 2005 to this one. Ugh. God they were terrible.
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11/1/10
After they ruined their chance at Andrew Luck, all the hope was just completely gone.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yeah
but I still believed they could make the playoffs. That’s how insane I am.
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11/1/10
Only one win away from facing either New England, Baltimore or Houston.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
no
I mean I thought they could make it LAST YEAR.
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11/1/10
oh last year
Thought you were talking this past season.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
This season
I knew they’d make it after the Eagles win
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Never really mattered to me
And my step-family’s from detroit, so those games were always on. They weren’t easy to watch to say the least.
boooo ;P
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I watched almost every game this year. I’m wearing a 49er t-shirt today, even!
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Glad you came back to the bandwagon XP
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Puh-lease! I have been a fan since infancy! ;-)
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
/suspicious gaze
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11/1/10
Steve Young was so awesome.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
So my first experience with the Niners was them being good. Then awfulness for years and years.
My first lasting memory of the Niners was the Catch II.
I was so nervous about the potential outcome of the game that I ran away into another room before the play, and because of that literally missed seeing the play. LOL @ 6 year olds!
I didn't get to see all twenty years of awesomeness
But the 12 or so I got to witness was awesome. I’ll take that any time, even if it means 9 years of sucking.
I mean, 5 superbowl wins, playoffs every year, a hall of fame quarterback replaced by a hall of fame quarterback, etc, etc.
Never mind, baseball gods. I don't love you any more. You've gone back to hating the Giants
Fare thee well, Carlos. We don't need you apparently.
I was almost 13 when the 49ers beat the Cowboys in 1982.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
14, actually
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I was 15
And that game made me a 49ers/Montana fan even though I lived 3000 miles away in a tiny town in NC. It was a thrill to be living in SF when they won the SB in 1995.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." – Tallulah Bankhead
that was my first ever pro football game
I think I went to a couple preseason games after that, but no more.
My mother let me skip school to go.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That was glorious
I was there too. Went to Detroit the day before, attended the game, and then flew back on the redeye. or flew there on the redeye. Who knows…..no sleep, went to the parade. Crazy times for sure
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Jan 14, 2012 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, the 49ers consistently pounded the Saints back in the days they were in the division. That has to make this game hurt even more for them.
Fun Fact
The Saints have never won a playoff game on the road.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Wrong on all 3 counts (4 if you count the score)
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
ALEX. MOTHERFUCKING. SMITH.
HOLY SHIT.
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11/1/10
There you are!
I broke out the RAGECAPS in your absence.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
you deserve to gloat a bit
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.
kind of
but even I didn’t think he was capable of that last throw. If he can do that regularly, then whoa.
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11/1/10
gutsy throw
gutsy catch
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
yeah
he literally did not make one single throw like that in the red zone all season. He is anti clutch. He can ONLY do anything when EVERYTHING is on the line.
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Did he ever make any throw in the red zone all season? I’m pretty sure their plan was to run the ball up the middle and wait for Akers.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
no, he didn't
that’s what I mean. He’d drop back, wait for the windows to close, then roll out and either take a sack or throw it away. He never cut it loose like that.
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Today I was struck by his total lack of mistakes. When Drew Brees chucked the ball up, it worked more often than not, but I can’t remember Alex Smith attempting a single ill-advised pass.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
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probably the most ill advised pass
was the last one!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
this!
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11/1/10
The fumble before the half could have been a disaster
but this whole season he’s held the ball rather than make a bad pass
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There were also a couple of batted balls that were lucky not to be picked
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
yes
one I specifically remember was a high pass that made me think the game was over for sure.
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11/1/10
I guess the 49ers root for the Giants to get the home game next week.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
yep!
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11/1/10
I’ll have my Giants stuff on tomorrow.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
boo
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11/1/10
I don’t have New York Giants stuff, of course.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I do!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Jan 15, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
oh
you know what, just punch me in the face. I’m a moron. I’m high on endorphins right now
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Can’t you see that we’re not talking about baseball in this thread?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
You also have to put OT in the subject line
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Speaking of OT… read my shitty fanpost : http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/1/14/2707821/ot-wanted-mccoven-walkers-and-hikers
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
yeah seriously
At least some of their stars are getting old. Also I really, really like that move for the Mariners, although I feel like they could’ve brought back more by trading Felix. They might actually be good in a few years.
Patty Marleau!!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
First NFL game today..good
Second one….not so much
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
What pisses me off is Tom Brady wanted to play for the 49ers. In fact, when the 49ers passed on him during the draft, his family gave up their season tickets in anger. Brady was in attendance for “The Catch” game.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It is kind of crazy to think about the fact that 2 of the top 3 quarterbacks in the NFL right now are from NorCal and REALLY wanted to play for the Niners.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFF
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
LOL BRONCOS
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 14, 2012 7:13 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I'm so glad they didn't go to OT.
They woke up there halfway through the third.
2012 is going to be awesome!
yeah, too much sports to catch up on today!
LOL
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
no, missed that. maybe that’s a good thing though.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
He was right in front of the crease,
seemed like he landed right on his hip bone.
2012 is going to be awesome!
ow!
I don’t like to see the kids get hurt.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I don't know that he was officially hurt
I think NHL players must have the highest pain threshhold on earth.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Dan Boyle played with a broken foot. Joe Thornton played with a broken finger. Ryane Clowe played with a separated shoulder. They are fucking crazy.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
Clowe was wearing this crazy mask today.
Did he break a cheekbone or something?
2012 is going to be awesome!
“lower body injury”
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
They aren’t saying officially (hooray for “upper body” injuries). Brodie says that “something is broken” and it isn’t a nose.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
I remember reading that he hit his face on the dasher a couple of games back.
Oh, and the cage that Clowe was wearing is standard in college level hockey – it’s the same thing I wear when I play. Lots more protection, especially considering Clowe doesn’t even wear a shield.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
He’s always got black eyes or some contusions somewhere. Thornton, too.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Yeah, he and Jumbo seem like they ALWAYS have cuts under their right eye
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
No shields = more facial injuries.
Oh, and you forgot the biggest injury a Shark played through: Joe Thornton played through broken ribs in the playoffs. With the Bruins, but still.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I wear a cage too when I play. I can’t believe the NHL hasn’t made shields mandatory for safety reasons.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 14, 2012 7:39 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Yeah, we’re lold… Hockey players when I was a kid had absolutely no front teeth.
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I remember that in first or second grade my teacher had a Sharks calendar. One of the pictures was of Mike Ricci, and he had his mouth open.
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Get the money
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GAH!
At least the players with missing teeth now wear bridges or get fakes put in.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
It’s slowly being phased in as more and more players choose to wear them – I’d wager that most of the players wear them. Perhaps with the next CBA, shields will be mandatory for all new players entering the league, so as to grandfather them in.
I mean, there were still players without helmets into the 90s (including current Sharks GM Doug Wilson), so there’s definitely been progress.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
On to the Tebows….
annnnnnnnnnd New England’s already scored. That was quick.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
And he’s sacked, fumble, New England’s ball.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Only 6 TD passes by Brady today.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I still can’t believe we won that game! The best football game I’ve seen in years. GO NINERS!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 14, 2012 7:24 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Smith-to-Davis for the final score caused me to spill half a can of Coke on the carpet.
And I ain’t even mad. That was an incredible finish.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 14, 2012 7:24 PM PST reply actions
I adopted the Packers when I moved to Green Bay.
My formative years didn’t have much in the way of a ‘local’ team to root for.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 14, 2012 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty much. I remember watching Rams games with my grandpa when I was little, but by the time I said 'hey, football' on my own, the closest team to me was the Chargers.
Who actually lost to the 49ers in the Super Bowl that year, if memory serves.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 14, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
If you haven't already
listen to Ted’s call. Because holy shit:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/san-francisco-49ers/09000d5d82600724/QB-Smith-to-TE-Davis-14-yd-pass-TD
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by bondslegend on Jan 14, 2012 7:24 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
is that Eric Davis screaming in the background?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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yes
yes it is. God he nailed it.
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11/1/10
Eric Davis is amazing
HE’S GOT IT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
2010: TGWTWS One of the most unbelievable, impossible, magic-packed amazing years of my life.
Before I even look at a giants lineup I'm already thinking LOLBELT
WHY IS CABRERA?!?!
The 2011 San Francisco Giants: comprised of extraordinary pitching and a black hole of suck that is their offense
Sounded like one of those midwestern broadcasters who roots on the air.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ted Robinson too
“Vernon Davis with the play of his life…Alex Smith with the play of his life”
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
2010: TGWTWS One of the most unbelievable, impossible, magic-packed amazing years of my life.
Before I even look at a giants lineup I'm already thinking LOLBELT
WHY IS CABRERA?!?!
The 2011 San Francisco Giants: comprised of extraordinary pitching and a black hole of suck that is their offense
There’s a long fly! It’s gonna be… I believe… THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! WOOOOOOO! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! WAA-HOOO! BOBBY THOMSON HITS INTO THE LOWER DECK WAAA-HOOOO! OF THE LEFT-FIELD STANDS! WOOOOOOOO! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT AND THEY’RE GOIN’ CRAZY! THEY’RE GOIN’ CRAZY!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 12:16 AM PST up reply actions
"We're goin'!"
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by troymccluresf on Jan 15, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
I just got chills.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
this
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
2010: TGWTWS One of the most unbelievable, impossible, magic-packed amazing years of my life.
Before I even look at a giants lineup I'm already thinking LOLBELT
WHY IS CABRERA?!?!
The 2011 San Francisco Giants: comprised of extraordinary pitching and a black hole of suck that is their offense
touchdown Brady Bunch!!! 14-0
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
LoL wow…nice pass. Dude, bounce passes only work in basketball!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Did I read that right?
Brady has 6 TDs and Tebow has 3 completions
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
3 more unsung heroes of that game btw
CJ Spillman
Blake Costanzo
Colin Jones
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The 49ers special teams really are special.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
They played an incredible game today.
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.
ruh-roh interception. Tebow’s got the ball.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Man that #87 dude [for NE] is GI-normous…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
his hands are freakish
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.
Tebow just got smashed by a NE player
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
LoL hey that just happened here too! and were still in the 2nd quarter.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I totally called that the Patriots were going to crush the Broncos.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Touchdown Branch!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
This Niner team reminds me of the 2010 Giants in some ways.
I don’t think I’m ever going to forget Vernon crying in the arms of Harbaugh. What a special moment for us and our Niners.
What a moment.
<3 Kanani Madison
7 rec, 180 yards, 2 TD
That’s Calvin Johnson numbers. VD is the most underrated tight end in football
<3 Kanani Madison
I think VD is the most underrated TE in football because people expect him to have a game like that every game.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
if his QB was Brees or Brady, he would.
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Jan 14, 2012 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
Part of it is Alex, but I think it’s mostly just the offense in general. The OL has trouble with pass protection on deep drops, and there just aren’t that many speedy receivers on the team. Throw in Frank Gore and the defense and special teams and the obvious winning formula involves playing a ball control, grind it out style of offense. That leads to fewer chances for Vernon to shine as a deep threat, where he’s really valuable.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
I think they have to look for O-Line help in the draft this year
And try to lure in receivers through free agency. Getting stronger on the right side needs to be top priority.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
agreed on receiver
I don’t know what to think about the OL. I’m hopeful that with more experience they can continue to improve. A. Davis in particular. Dude has a ton of talent and a nasty attitude, and he’s much better this year than last… But still, on the whole, the line definitely isn’t where it needs to be yet.
One of the best things about Harbaugh: if something needs fixing, he’ll fix it. He’s not the kind of coach who will keep playing a guy because of what he was in the past or how much he’s making (he’s the anti-Bochy in this regard).
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
Vernon is a GREAT blocker
he could be a left tackle if he gained 50 lbs. So keeping him in to block isn’t an automatic loss like with, oh, Antonio Gates, Jermicheal Finley, or Jimmy Graham. He’s probably the most complete TE in football outside Tony Gonzalez. Those other guys get hype because of their numbers.
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Davis and Gore are both great blockers. I just wish they weren’t needed so often to keep the pocket secure.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yep
but the Oline actually isn’t that bad outside of RG, and Snyder played pretty well there this year. Staley’s good, Iupati has a chance to be an all-timer, Goodwin was fine, and A. Davis is coming along. Rachal is usually a joke.
Granted, it’s a line geared toward running the ball (thanks, mr singletary!) but that’s what Harbaugh likes to do anyways.
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Still
Smith was the most-sacked QB in the sport this year. They never lost this year while keeping Smith on his feet. So, there’s definitely room for improvement, and a good O-Line makes any quarterback better.
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True
they can definitely improve, but they have good pieces in place that will get better. I think the only area of need is RG and maybe RT if Davis doesn’t pan out. Staley and Iupati look legit
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Yeah
RG, WR, and pass protection seem like the biggest areas of need for the Niners.
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WHAT ABOUT QB
/ducks
They’re also going to need a DB, because I don’t think they can re-sign everyone
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Er, that’s what I meant by pass protection. Pass defense is what I meant, so we’re in agreement there.
And re-signing Smith seems like a foregone conclusion at this point, and I promised not to complain about him until next week, so I’ll just leave that one alone, heh.
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I think bringing Smith back is the only option
he’s going to be better after a full offseason, I don’t like any of the FAs, and there aren’t gonna be any QBs worth taking at the end of the 1st.
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Flynn?
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no
no no no. Kevin Kolb/Matt Cassel 2.0. Guy looks good in extremely limited samples in a system and with personnel that fit him perfectly, and suddenly he’s great? WTF? Also, his big money game was against Detroit, who sucks.
Matt Flynn was crap in college. I’m not paying the 50 or 60M it’ll take to sign that guy. Somebody’s gonna be sorry they did.
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I might quibble with 'sucks' to describe the Lions' defense.
They gave up just 223 yards/game against quarterbacks not named “Matt Flynn” this year.
In case you’re wondering, that’s about 7 yards/game less than what the 49ers surrendered in the regular season.
Now, that said – Flynn’s in a system he’s had four years to learn, and he’s really only had two looks that weren’t mopup duty – against New England last year and against Detroit this year.
So, yeah, I agree that wherever he goes in the offseason, his 2012-13 season is not going to be what his new team is expecting from him.
But, I mean, c’mon. Before they got torched by Flynn, Detroit faced Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Philip Rivers, Tony Romo and Carson Palmer. Also, that Cam Newton fella, who I hear had a pretty solid rookie campaign.
And they were still giving up just 223 yards/game on average, less than the 49ers defense (who gave up pretty much exactly their average against the Rams in week 17).
Whatever valid points you want to use as a benchmark for why Flynn isn’t worth the payday he’s going to get (and I’m not saying you’re wrong), the Detroit pass defense isn’t one of them.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 14, 2012 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah
the same Detroit defense that gave up 5 straight TD drives to the Saints in their most important game of the season? That one? Yards/game don’t mean shit, sorry. To be fair, they were ranked in the top 10 in DVOA which is better than I thought they were. But if they were that great, they wouldn’t have had such a meltdown against Brees.
The detroit defense was a tacked on reason. There are plenty of other reasons why it’s stupid to pay the guy to be your starter, but a pretty decent one is that his big money making game came against a defense that isn’t that good.
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And before you say that Brees carved up the 49ers defense,
let me point out, again, that yards don’t mean shit. Brees was stopped on 3rd downs against the 49ers, which is what kept them in the game until late, something the Lions couldn’t manage.
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1) Drew Brees has made a lot of defenses look silly over the years. That’s kind of what he does.
2) The Lions hadn’t played a playoff game in how many years? Going on the road to a loud, raucous dome can be a challenge for a team that’s had playoff success. One bedwetting doesn’t take away from the success they had in the rest of the season.
3) They were 5th in the league in INTs, they put up the same number of sacks, defensively, as the 49ers did, they gave up just 5 more first downs than the 49ers did over the entire season. And that was with Detroit’s defense having the 5th most pass attempts against in the league (compared with 10th for the 49ers).
You can make an argument for whether they should have had more INTs/sacks as a result of the extra opportunities, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that if Detroit’s pass defense is all that horrible, of those half-dozen quarterbacks I named earlier, at least half of them should have done the same thing to the Lions in the regular season.
Matt Flynn played out of his mind in week 17. That doesn’t mean his week 17 performance is indicative of what you should expect from him on a regular basis, but his performance in week 17 shouldn’t be dismissed as ‘the Lions defense sucks,’ either.
They had the 4th most prolific passing offense in the league this year, so it’s no surprise that they faced the 5th most pass attempts on defense, and aside from Flynn’s game, their passing defense was basically San Francisco’s equal in the regular season.
I’m not saying they’re the Monsters of the Midway or anything, but I am saying you’re being overly harsh when you say their pass defense “sucks.”
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 14, 2012 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
yes, I was
which is why I said they were better than I thought. But they’re still not very good.
Now please stop with the 25 paragraph diatribes. Jesus christ. A decent-to-good pass defense doesn’t get shredded like the lions did last week. Ever. They might have been OK during the season, but their season ended because they couldn’t stop the pass. They weren’t that good.
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Wrong.
They lost because they couldn’t run the ball for shit and they couldn’t stop the run (which, they were giving up 5 yards/game in the regular season on the ground, so that’s no surprise).
The 49ers? COULD run the ball and DID stop the run.
Is that succinct enough for you?
The Lions’ passing D was not the OMG greatest of all time. Neither did it suck. The passing defense is not what ended their season early, and the passing defense was not why Flynn lit them up like a 95 pound geek discovering cheap vodka for the first time.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 14, 2012 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
I can just see it:
Thanks for winning the Super Bowl, Alex! Now GTFO and don’t let the door hit you where the good lord split you!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
heh
well if that happened, nobody would ever trust a word Jim Harbaugh says from now on, because he’s all but confirmed that they’re re-signing Alex next year.
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As you say,
the combo of Alex’s nuts-on-the-table moment today and the consequent drop in draft position has certainly earned him the chance.
Of course, we said that about Huff’s post-WS contract, too.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
slightly different situations
but yes, it could go wrong. They won’t ask Alex to play DB next year, though. Which they basically did to Huff.
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worst case scenario
You have a back up who knows how to not severely screw up a game right? It’s not like he’s getting Manning money.
(I KNOW NOTHING OF FOOTBALL AND BOURBON IS SPEAKING FOR ME TRA LA LAL ALA)
He will not be the backup
and he’s gonna make good starter money. Probably around 10 mil/year for 2 or 3 years. Maybe longer.
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YOU DUMBASS
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THANKS!
But in all seriousness, the only sport I even pretend to know beyond the basic level is baseball, and even still, I’m way middle of the pack here at best.
You want to talk british heavy metal, or modern prog metal, or nineties strategy role playing games for the sega genesis you got your guy, though.
JJULIAN > MEDION > SYNBIOS
THAT’S RIGHT I WENT THERE
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
LOL
Dantares > Campbell > Donhort
Not that that’s even a contest.
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(I KNOW NOTHING OF FOOTBALL AND BOURBON IS SPEAKING FOR ME TRA LA LAL ALA)
This earned a hearty laugh from me.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
The 49ers will be picking really low: either 29, 30, 31 or 32.
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32!
plenty of good players are picked there. Joe Staley was the 28th pick. So was Ketwan Balmer! Wait…
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Check here: http://www.drafthistory.com/
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LAST! LAST! LAST!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
Unless they trade up.
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TRADE THE ENOUGH DRAFT TO INDY FOR THE FIRST PICK
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Nah
Just trade up far enough for Courtney Upshaw. That’d be enough for me.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
Hey we’ve made it to the 3rd quarter!
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Shit, NE has had 13 tackles for loss in this game?
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
good lord
I’m glad I’m watching the niners game again instead.
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NFL Network will probably have Saints-49ers as one of their NFL Replay games this week.
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That is all but guaranteed
Unless tomorrow is the most epic day in the history of NFL football. Hard to imagine there being two better games than that.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
That's getting very recorded.
I have the original on my dvr too
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Hope you didn’t miss the replay of the Catch game last Tuesday on NFL Network.
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I did
but I’ve seen it many places. I love Vin’s call. The whole thing is on youtube
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Still weird hearing Scully do a football game even though he did many back then.
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I’m always super impressed with football and hockey announcers. Not just because things move so quickly, but also because the players’ faces are obscured.
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hockey is the most insane
IDK how that’s even possible
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When you hear his old calls, you remember that he used to be so good. His description of the ninth inning of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game is incredible.
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There was a sound byte played from 1956 World Series with Don Larson’s perfect game and you can hear Vin Scully’s voice, a game that happened 55 years ago!
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He was also in the booth (though not working) for The Shot Heard 'Round The World.
Also working that game:
Ernie Harwell
Red Barber
Russ Hodges
Harry Caray
Great googly-moogly.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
IN B4 WTAWTAM
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah but..
you didn’t mention Harwell, Barber, Hodges or Caray.
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Vin Scully was in the radio booth for the Shot Heard ’Round the World.
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I still think he's good
considering his age, the fact that he calls entire baseball games by himself is pretty goddamn impressive
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It doesn’t help his case that he insists on it because he doesn’t want to share the spotlight. (Or so claims owlcroft, anyway.)
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owlcroft also says Scully is not a very nice man.
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he probably isn't
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oh yeah
totally
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No it's true. he's pretty darn good... begrudgingly
I’m just amazed by anyone doing anything that well into their eighties. Some of the later Vonnegut essays were pretty good for example
ha, we’re watching it again in a few minutes too. this is not just because they won, but that was the best football game I’ve seen in years and years.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 14, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
it really was
the last 5 minutes was something out of madden 12
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it felt like watching 3 games. the crazy 1st quarter, the suckage of offense in Q2 and 3, and then the wild final 5 min
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by giant4life83 on Jan 14, 2012 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
That's a good way to put it
I certainly feel like it took about 9 hours to finally finish
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There is a tattoo reality show?
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Even worse, I think there are five tattoo reality shows. I know for sure there’s at least three.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Do you really want people to be competing over something that is permanent on someone else’s body?
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It's depressing. My sister eats that shit up
She came back for Hanukkah with a sleeve, and it wasn’t admittedly terrible, but as someone with tattoos that have a lot of personal meaning, it’s just kinda bleeeeggggh
wow Mr. Ellis just killed Tebow.
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OT
Can’t figure out why this show was even grenn-light’d: http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2012/01/14/work-it-cross-dressing-unemployment-comedy-is-laid-off/
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for some reason that picture reminds me of the original british Shameless
Frank dresses up like a lady to avoid some creditors
Apparently men are discriminated against in the workforce, and this warranted a sitcom.
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I admit I never saw but the trailers from this show made it look like the worst show ever made.
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Cavemen, but yes
I’m still amazed how much the network sitcom has evolved since Malcolm in the Middle basically set the precedent (it did, it was the most revolutionary sitcom in decades even if it failed to keep its quality up for more than a few years). I honestly feel like you get a few execs in a room and they’re aging boomers who have weird nostalgia for the 80s without understanding what the successes of that decade actually were.
I guarantee you the meeting was like “It’s like Bosom Buddies, but for the recession!” and all of the back patters agreed, forced some investors to agree with them, and ultimately created a vacuum of joy.
Unfortunately, the quality of popular sitcoms ranges from stunningly awful (Two and a Half Men) to persistently mediocre (Modern Family). Often you’ll get universally derided shows like this one, but they’ll still keep making shit because shit is the only thing that sells.
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I am quite enjoying your way with words. "Vacuum of joy?" Brilliant.
I’d be interested in hearing more about your theory on MITM. I love Malcolm, and feel that its hit-to-miss ratio was higher than average right through the end, though I’m certainly glad they didn’t try for an eighth season. It had one of the best series finales I can recall.
Hal and Dewey are two of my favorite TV characters of all time. The problem, as with many shows, is the lacuna of the main character (and, to a lesser extent, Lois). As time went on, Malcolm and Lois devolved into whiny and shrieky respectively.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
I tried to watch it, but I couldn’t figure out why I would want to watch some shrew yell at her kids for even one minute, let alone half an hour at a time.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Lois can get grating.
But I urge you to give it another chance. It’s really got some of the best ensemble comic acting the sitcom has seen in ages.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
We never really go into that show either. It had some moments when it started but after the first few years it was more important to go to bed early than to watch it.
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Was it really?
Wow. I don’t think I realized that. I guess I only watched it in syndication, so the revolutionary-ness of it might’ve been diffused for me.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
It absolutely was
I did a term paper on it.
As silly as it is to say I went to SF State for writing for TV, that’s basically what I did. The fact that I learned how to do everything in a studio, and edit was kind of a side bonus. But yeah, no one else was able to gain the numbers it did before MitM. There would be no Arrested Development without Malcolm, and to me, that’s about as much of a tribute a series could hope for;.
Hey, I went to SF State for Drama!
So I imagine we spent a great deal of time in the same building.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
I was part of the year that made the really shitty sitcom
About a girl who was raised by wolves. I wanted to push into a dark direction. No one else agreed except for Rhiannion Barbour who’s at Second City now.
I can’t watch anything with a laugh track. I don’t really get why they exist.
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This is how I could tell you are young. 98% of all sitcoms uses a laugh track.
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Yep.
They’re a product of their time, and it’s a slow change, as it requires a bit more skill on the writer’s side to appeal to a mass audience and still engage them on multiple levels without telling them how to laugh.
I mean, it kinda depends on how you look at it, right? Larry Sanders and the Simpsons did so earlier, but had different contexts to work with. Malcolm in the Middle kinda forced the issue with a standard family format in a prime time slot.
The fact that I may have related to Malcolm as being his age from a lower income family when the series came out may or may not have influence on this.
I love how Bryan Cranston's first moment in Breaking Bad
is driving that motorhome in his skivvies. It was a very “Hal” moment, and provided a nice bridge between the two characters for viewers.
I would’ve bet money that that was intentional on the part of the producers, but apparently it was in the script before he was cast, and was (along with a tape of the as-yet-unaired Mad Men pilot) what convinced Cranston to commit to a show on AMC.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
I've never heard this before
But I love it.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
Thankfully, the percentage is much lower now.
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Certainly in new sitcoms the growth is in non laugh track
I think The Big Bang Theory was the last successful laugh track comedy, last time I checked, and they’re in what, season 4?
One of the great comedies of the 60s didn’t use a laugh track: Get Smart.
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Very true!
That was in my paper! But it was a bit higher concept than the average comedy, and it was certainly before the mass proliferation of what would be the standard sitcom, no?
and my completely unsorted theory is that animation as a lot to do with it
as much as I think that Seth McFarlane’s comedy is a comedic holocaust (I’M JEWISH), his success is a lot of what is driving the change
The same thing occurred to me, but the Simpsons hasn’t been nearly as prolific as McFarlane.
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Actually, yes.
And I did so earlier in this thread. But the more recent success was what I was going by. South Park too, animation in general.
46%, counting all network half-hour live-action comedies that have aired or will air this year. Not counting CBS, it’s just 22%.
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wow
Does this mean I can start watching TV again?
LOL CBS
LITERALLY!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t watch anything with a laugh track. I don’t really get why they exist.
I always figured it was a relic of comedic theatre/vaudeville/radio. All the performers were used to using audiences, and that just transitioned over when the technology to televise it came along. Canning laughter was the first step to realizing it wasn’t necessary. But people don’t like change, so you figure it takes a least a generation for the dominant format to shift.
But that’s just me making assumptions. I’m sure someone with knowledge of the business could give better explanations.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Loved this show, at least early on
Hal and Francis were both awesome characters.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
Hal and Dewey are two of my favorite TV characters of all time.
Yup, I absolutely loved Hal on that show. I knew Bryan Cranston was great before everyone else figured it out when he was on [i]Breaking Bad[/i]. It was a brilliant comic performance.
That's because Bryan is a full-on actor
Not just a TV sitcom actor. Even though Malcolm loses steam, where it earns its credit is that every actor on that show could actually act, and was not just a parrot for sitcom one-liners.
I think Reese was the most underrated, to be honest.
I loved Reese.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
My most lasting memory of Reese will always be him butchering “Amazing Grace” in the baloon-laden lawn chair.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
YES.
The scene of the series is when they collectively drive the golf cart into the pool as a family, though.
Other offhand thoughts. The dominoes, Hal takes up modern art, the pool game at the military academy and Reese’s dance with the babysitter set to “Fernando.”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That last was Dewey.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
Er, yeah. Thinking one thing and typing another.
Common problem for me. /sigh
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Those were great
Also I remember loving the bowling episode that basically bifurcated into two alternate story lines depending on whether Hal or Lois goes with Malcolm. The kind of thing Community would do, and executed wonderfully.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
TWO episodes!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
who dat? we dat
Trade Sabean/jk...Overthrow the Ydorks...
by Regulus on Jan 14, 2012 8:07 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
WOW
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such extreme dips like that’s gotta be harder to do in football than baseball
<3 Kanani Madison
by giant4life83 on Jan 14, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah; either there's plenty of time left, so teams take time driving
Or the clock runs out.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think I've ever seen a series of huge plays quite like that before.
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Not in the NFL, anyway.
Some college games get that way (LOL Games of the Century I & II).
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
oh yeah
many do
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There was some neighbors of mine who were really loud. I was flipping channels during commercials and forget to switch back. I knew the 49ers did something because the people were really loud.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Scary graph is scary
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
YEAH THESE ARE THE FUCKING PLAYOFFS!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Looks like the Tebows are poor losers.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:19 PM PST reply actions
Von Miller cheap shotted someone,
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Is that the guy who just turned and blindsided the jogging Patriot (Matt Light)?
Jeez, guys. You’re already losing 45-10. This won’t help you feel/look better.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
It was from behind. The Patriots player wasn’t even facing him.
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Coach Fox's winning strategy!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That move has pissed me off ever since... who was it... Warren Sapp, I think.
Just DESTROYED some poor Packers O-lineman who was sixty yards behind a pick-six runback. Ruined the dude’s hip and possibly career.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Yep. The Packer was Chad Clifton
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Sapp was worse. The coach got on him for that and Sapp challenged him to a fight.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
yeah, i lost all respect for Sapp after that.
He so clearly just wanted to hurt someone.
My roommate (a former lineman himself) and I went round and round on that, him saying it was technically legal and that Clifton should’ve played to the whistle and me saying there is the letter of the law and the spirit thereof.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Suh is starting to bark up that tree.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Let's not forget
He also destroyed Jerry Rice’s knee on an illegal tackle in ’97. Rice came back and played decently, but he was never quite the same again.
Oh I remember that
kind of. But still. Yes, fuck that guy.
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11/1/10
Clifton's still playing
Sapp, not so much. So clifton got the better of that exchange. And Clifton just won a SB and could win another. Sapp was such a douche.
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I'm glad to hear that.
Sapp loves to play the big ol’ teddy bear, but I just can’t forget the glee with which he delivered that hit.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
he still defends it too
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smh
I mean, as my roomie said, by the absolute letter of the law, he’s right. Buuuut….
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
by the law of "not being a total asshat"
he’s wrong
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11/1/10
That really should be a law.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
I try to live by it
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Heh
Brady just punted
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The team punted, or he himself punted?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
Brady punted
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
When Aaron Rodgers does it...
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Jan 14, 2012 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
The Pats didn't need to keep their offense on the field, and they didn't want to risk injury on a return.
I don’t see an issue with it.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
At least it wasn't the Tebow punting.
OMG he can do it all!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Brady punted on 3rd down. Chaos ensued.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Man, I THOUGHT it was 3rd down when he did that.
Frankly, I’m surprised they didn’t just spend the 2nd half punting on first down and then going “LOL Broncos offense.”
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Jan 14, 2012 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
There’s a time and place for punting on third down; it can be really effective in the right spot. This game was not that.
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why?
what’s the point of running a play that could hurt your offensive players? Also, it’s a good LOL to the other team.
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The time is when you’re facing third and long deep in your own territory, and the place is somewhere other than the NFL. Doing it just because is a pretty major dick move.
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Get the money
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Well
the pats are coached and QB’d by major dicks
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11/1/10
cheeturz
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Who dat?
We dat, We dat, We dat dare gonna beat them Saints!
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
Nah
they won a Super Bowl like 2 years ago. Fuck em.
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11/1/10
LoL
Yeah but it still sucks to lose like that.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
WE were about to lose like that!
I still say fuck em
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11/1/10
Good god sniping is fun in Mass Effect 2
I’m not much for 3D shooters, as my favorite one is Mega Man 2, but this has been an eye opener, or it could be just the time travel fuel (Ancient Age Whiskey)
A friend and I are went halfsies on Killzone 3. So amazing.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I seriously dunno what the complaints were about the lack of RPG elements.
The first one was basically a crappy shooter with stats to hide it. This one is a fun as hell game to play. This and Batman have been the first games where I was like, holy hell I’m having as much fun as I did as a kid.
Well that and making a team of characters from one of my creative projects in MLB 2K11.
Yeah, our game before that was actually Batman. I have been very impressed with both games.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Rocksteady is true to their name.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I love Metroid style games, so to me the Batman ones are the only succesful leap to 3D from that formula
Well, I liked Prime, but I have issues with FPS games (more like my inability to play them)
Yes! Loved it
But that wasn’t what I really meant. Also the whole Orson Scott Card thing is HILARIOUS.
Oh for sure
I was just looking at the modern context, with 3D implications, not necessarily a retro revival.
My favorite genres are:
1) Turn based strategy RPGs that do not require grinding but allow it
2) Japanese Role Playing Games up til Final Fantasy 9. Everything after isn’t quite as great (with some exceptions, Lost Odyssey, etc.)
3) Metroidvania games.
Holy shit,
This cruise ship story.
/tasteless Titanic 3D joke reconsidered and deleted
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:42 PM PST reply actions
Oh the Italy thing
Yeah, it’s pretty sad. You’d think a route as routine as that wouldn’t have any problems
yeah that was some crazy shit. and hey, people on the ship were comparing it to the Titanic so…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Hard not to make the connection. Still, people died.
And I’m sitting safely and dry on my couch.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
No more Tim Tebow until August
And no more this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAIQWzW1MIc
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Obligatory drunken "I LOVE YOU GUYS" post
Without shedding too many details, as I am wont to do, the past two weeks have been VERY difficult, and it’s just nice to have a community like this out there where there is little drama, and just a general levity towards all of the things that are fun but ultimately meaningless in life. I’ve needed it.
I’m very happy to have spent the last year on the fringes of this community, as it’s the only one where I feel comfortable in the sports world, and yeah. You’re all kings and queens as far as I’m concerned. I’m going to start shooting Krogan clones now.
Hug.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
I hope things get better for you soon.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
they already are, but thanks
January 1st was the end of it. I’m just dealing with stupid emotions afterwards, sorting through personal belongings, that kinda crap.
WELCOME!
I look forward to swearing at you when I get the opportunity.
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11/1/10
Wait, the 30th anniversary of The Catch was TODAY?
And people gave the Aints a chance against that mojo?
LOL.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:03 PM PST reply actions
Jan 10th was the date
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
yeah I thought that sounded wrong
still, it was this WEEK
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11/1/10
Stupid local newspeople in NYC.
Lyin’ to me an’ shit.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
Oh hey
more highlights of the game. I’m gonna watch that.
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11/1/10
I think I just did homework on a Saturday for the first time in my life.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 14, 2012 9:16 PM PST reply actions
trust me, it won't be the last.
Dunno how far you are, but I work from home for my second job, and I often find myself doing work on Saturday just not have to work til 10 during the week
I’m a first-year college student.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 14, 2012 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, you'll do it a few more times at least. Just budget the weekend nights to whatever nights you actually have plans
I played in and went to a lot of shows, so those were the nights I tended to shirk homework
If you want to see what the Giants look like in 1980: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGs9BHea-Ok. It’s 2 1/2 hours long. They won that game.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I heard that too and had a chuckle
eventually clicked out, but that was pretty cool. Kills me that MLB has a problem with things like this. They sure as hell can’t market a nothing game from 1980, so what’s the harm in it?
It’s a game that never was seen in the Bay Area.
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Back then, games were blacked out in the home market.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Blackout rules!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
HOLY HANNAH
Have you watched to see who blows the game for the Cubs?
Have you?
"..and dirt, Dick Tidrow, the righthander.."
Dirt.
Was that really his nickname?
Joe Pettini was 4 for 5
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OPS+ of 62
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
OPS+ 46
was -16 for 1981.
He will be the bench coach for the Astros in 2012.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Bench coach is such a strange job
Off the top of my head, I can only name one major league bench coach other than Wotus.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I'm not ready to be done with that game, so I made a graph
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WHO'S GOT IT BETTER THAN US?
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
NOOOOOOOOOOOOBODY
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.
MIIIIIIIIIIITT ROMNEY
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BOOOODDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!
1!!!1
!!1
1!!!!!!!
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11/1/10
I love hearing Vernon Davis talk
He’s so honest. He says exactly what he feels. Today, he felt that he put it upon himself to win the game.
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...which he did
he also said “it was a battle of the TEs, and I won”.
Fuck you, Jimmy Graham. Fuck you and your hangman gesture you fucking asshole.
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11/1/10
I liked Jimmy Graham before this game
but now, fuck that guy. Seriously. That fucking pissed me off.
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11/1/10
Lol shockey
what a douche.
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Yeah, that guy. He seemed to react like he saved the world every time.
I only saw playoff and superbowl games with him, but he just looks like a shithead
I still don’t get why ESPN liked him so much.
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That was in the heyday of me watching ESPN
Even though I didn’t care about anything that wasn’t baseball, and really he was one of the few consistent producers on offense for the position in those years. I think the Chargers got somebody who did it as well shortly after, and then the position had a bit of a renaissance.
Again, I am talking out of my ass, but this i how I remembered it.
Jimmy Graham is really weird-looking.
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Goodnight all
and thank you for dedicating a thread to football, benevolent overlord. That was fun.
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11/1/10
Everytime I see a pic like this here I check for a surprise Hinske
The first six innings are overrated.
Haters gonna hate, indeed.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
You go Vernon
As Davis said of that final minute: “History was on my mind. It was us against history. Us against ‘No.’ Us against ’Can’t.’ And we pulled it off.”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It was also us against NO.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
When it said NO CHALLENGE on the scoring bug, my dad thought it meant there wasn’t any challenge.
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Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Heh. I noticed that too. The red background didn’t help, either.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Judging by the rest of these comments, I must be someone’s dad.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
my dad thought that 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.
lawl
Sportscenter leads with Patriots-Tebows. As if there were any other option.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Two of ESPN's favorite subjetc?
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i'm kind of surprised
i know they love the Patriots but that was definitely a more interesting game. The Pats/Broncos was over before the end of the 1st quarter.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It's not about the Pats this time, I think
Amazing as it is, Tebow really does move the needle when it comes to non-fans and casual fans.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
Self-fulfilling prophecy to some degree.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Charlatan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Hence Focus on the Family's ponying up the cash to buy that ad slot.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
I know who he is and he's not local
So that should be enough. Couldn’t tell you who’s on most of the wild card weekend teams, or anyone beyond the key players of the Pats, Packers etc.
ESPN does monthly polls on who the most popular athlete in America is
And right now it’s apparently Tim Tebow. He’s at like Tiger Woods levels of recognizability.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
He polled at 3%.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Of around 1,500 random phone calls.
So, about 45 people said Tebow.
I think Brady was next, at 2%.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
NFL Network
They start with Saints-49ers
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Underappreciated awesomeness of the day
Justin Smith manhandling a blocker, pushing him back into Brees, and basically tackling both of them AT THE SAME TIME. I love watching him and Aldon play. Pretty much every single defensive play my eyes are on Aldon, the way he fights to get to the QB is amazing.
The first six innings are overrated.
There was one three-and-out (early in the fourth quarter, I think) where the pass rushing was absolutely stunning.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yeah, other than maybe the last two Niners TDs, that’s the play I’ll remember the most. J. Smith for DPOY.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
I just have this feeling
if the last decade was the year of boston
this decade will be the decade of the bay
I see championships in the niners and sharks futures
sorry warriors
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 14, 2012 10:23 PM PST via Android app reply actions
I wish I had your confidence
But here is hoping!
::Fingers crossed::
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 14, 2012 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
I would be ecstatic if the Sharks won it all this year, but I’m not really feeling it like I did in the 08-09 season.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 14, 2012 10:49 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
At least we won the Presidents’ Trophy
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 14, 2012 10:54 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
don’t bring that up it still hurts /sobs
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by calgiants86 on Jan 14, 2012 11:01 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I was in stunned disbelief about that series until August. Hit me hard when I finally comprehended what happened.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I honestly have no idea
how the Sharks win so many games the way they play hockey.
2012 is going to be awesome!
sorry warriors
Not sorry, A’s.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
They might lose 100 games.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yes, but they’ll trade 60 of those losses for 80 prospective losses in July.
"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 14, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Lawl, Sharks.
Has their been a team consistently as good and disappointing as them for the length of time they have been around doing just exactly that?
Another sport I know nothing of, but I’ve been around their entirety of their existence and short of when they first arrived I can never think of them being truly awful.
They’re like the Braves of hockey.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
And it was against the Indians
Total dick move.
The first six innings are overrated.
I kinda like the Indians
They seem to try to put together a good team against all odds every now and then, plus I’ve always liked David Justice.
OTOH
Jose Mesa
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
OTOH
Omar!
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
OTOH
Albert Belle
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I could counter with Jim Thome but I don’t know how people feel about him.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I knew I screwed it up.
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
HEY GUYS IT'S JIM
JIM THOME
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I think he's great.
He’s one of those guys who is consistent, but unless you’re thinking about him you tend to forget about
Quietest player to 600 homers.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He's also a great interview.
Got no complaints about Thome. I hope he ends up in the hall, but he’s likely in that Bagwell class
Thome and Bagwell are lumped with Bonds, Clemens and Sosa.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Too many idiots use the “Guilty by association” bs.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I know Bagwell causes some red flags
But Thome to me always seemed like he was like Frank Thomas, you know, always big, hurt frequently, and hit the ball like no one’s business. If either of them came around int he 60s-80s they would’ve dominated
Except Thome was vocally anti-steroids while it was still going on.
I think he takes 3 years to get in, max. 600 HRs puts him in all-time elite company.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
He belongs in there. So do Bonds and Clemens but playing in the that era will hurt. Bonds and Clemens probably won’t make it by the 3rd year. If they don’t I don’t see Thome in.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Say what you want about Bob Costas. Even though he wouldn’t put either Bonds or Clemens in the Hall on the 1st ballot. He puts them in. Others who have votes would never for them.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Like I said… Thome has been propped up as the anti-Bonds and anti-Clemens. He also won’t go on the ballot for at least five more years, so there’s time for the attitude to shift.
I wouldn’t be remotely surprised if he’s a first ballot inductee. He should be.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
He played for 5 teams: Indians, White Sox, Twins, Phillies and Dodgers. I don’t remember him as a Dodger.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He got traded from the White Sox at the deadline in ’09 to be a bench power threat for them going into the playoffs.
Then Matt Stairs happened.
All told, 17 PAs in Dodger Blue. .235/.235/.235.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
450 of which have not landed yet.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
This is really the best part.
Dude hit .283/.412/.627 with 25 home runs… at age 39. The longest of those homers was 466 feet.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
2002, he had an OPS+ of 197 but finished 7th in the MVP race.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
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11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
It’s cool that other people think about these things, too.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I felt so bad for the Indians in 1995, 1997, and…2007, was it?
But also relieved that one of the few teams with WS droughts longer than the Giants was still there, providing a cushion. Things got pretty hairy there, with the Sox and Sox both winning, and the Cubs and Indians each making strong runs. Not to mention all these young franchises like the Marlins and Diamondbacks winning their first.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
That is why, when Yankees fans and the media said it was 9 long years between titles (2000-2009), many fans of other franchises told them to FUCK OFF.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
2009 pissed me off.
I soooo wanted them to go the whole decade without a ring.
MOR 80S YANKEEZ PLEEZ
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
To be honest, the Indians scared me
But I had every faith that the Cubs would be awful and fail every time. My maternal grandfather (who I love but is not nearly as close to me as my paternal grandfather who took me to my first Giants game) is a life long cubs fan, who lives just blocks from Wrigley. His best friend that he walks with to the lake to smoke pot with is one of the investors who owns the white sox. It’s a weird friendship.
Well, besides the first two seasons when they set records for ineptness (wooo 71 losses in an 84 game season), they also sucked in 95-96, 96-97, and 02-03. Of course, those were the only five seasons the Sharks didn’t make the playoffs, but they didn’t make the playoffs by a lot in those seasons.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
02-03 drove me batshit crazy. That team was way better than their record.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 15, 2012 12:06 AM PST up reply actions
OMG HI EVERYBODY
I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE GAME AND I’M SOO HAPPY SOO HAPPY
My first playoff game in any sport and it was basically like the best thing ever!!!!
I know you guys have probably said everything there is to say about the game itself so in case nobody else has said it the atmosphere at the stadium was incredible; I’ve never been at anything like it. Simply electric, and such excitement from the start and at the finish. Niners faithful are awesome.. :DD
Mass euphoria, hugging strangers, so many “game winning” TDs until the one that just had to be it… Man it was awesome.
This is my game summary, fwiw.
ALEX SMITH IS THE BEST
VERNON DAVIS IS THE BEST
DASHON GOLDSON IS THE BEST
CARLOS ROGERS IS THE BEST
BLAKE COSTANZO IS THE BEST
ALDON SMITH IS THE BEST
JUSTIN SMITH IS THE BEST
TARELL BROWN IS THE BEST
drew brees and darren sproles and jimmy graham are pretty good, too, but not good enough!
That game blew my mind right in front of my face.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 14, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
The stats are just out of this world.
Drew Brees threw 63 times?!?!?! What in God’s name?
And 4 GO AHEAD TDs IN THE LAST 4 MINUTES?!?!!
A football fan’s wildest dreams.
The last two Saints TDs make the claim look silly, but the Niners were the best defensive unit I’ve ever seen in my life for a game up until then. And that was against those Saints. In the playoffs. At a game I got to see! I’m beside myself.
Alex Smith had 42 attempts. Picked up 299 yards.
Still no 300 yard game, LAWL.
The first six innings are overrated.
Why did Smith throw for 299 yards, but the offense only got credit for 264?
We have been trying to figure this out at my house.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That’s what we thought, but couldn’t find the yardage in the numbers.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It'll be in the play-by-play. I'll find them.
Alex Smith sacked at SF 37 for -10 yards (R.Harper)
Alex Smith sacked at NO 49 for -9 yards (sack split by R.Harper and M.Wilson)
Alex Smith sacked at SF 45 for 0 yards (M.Wilson)
(Shotgun) Alex Smith sacked at SF 21 for -13 yards (M.Jenkins).
Still missing 3 yards. Must count the fumble, too.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I was thinking the botched trick play might be included.
But the loss from the fumble makes more sense.
God that play pissed me off.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I couldn't see Crabtree as I watched the play.
But if Gore makes a decent throw, doesn’t Smith get either a gimmee or at least a 1-on-1 for Crabtree?
I have to assume there would have been something down the left side, but I never saw downfield.
The throw was a little low from Gore, but still catchable by Smith. That he pretty much just laid down once he recovered the ball was very frustrating at the time.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
sacks?
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.
BEADS?
The first six innings are overrated.
Oh, Conan.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
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Sounds like it also made your armpits smell nice!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 14, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Then how are you still typing coherently?
Have we learned nothing from those (pretty awesome) Old Spice commercials?
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
LOL WHAT.
The first six innings are overrated.
Shift A
LOL TEBOW. Did anyone really not see that coming?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I know I should hate him even more for it, but
I think that punt made me dislike Brady a little less. Epic trolling.
The first six innings are overrated.
48 yard punt better than either punter.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Brady punted on 3rd and 10 with 3 minutes left. Pinned it inside the 20.
I hate that that’s another thing that he’s much better at than I will ever be.
The first six innings are overrated.
Don't forget banging supermodels!
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
Maybe I'm better at that than he is
DONT ACT LIKE U KNO ME
The first six innings are overrated.
You forgot
/struts
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
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/tom-brady-autobiography-highlights-the-highs-and-h,26854/
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33LpYPftfvw
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’ve long since moved past hating Brady to just admiring his play. There really aren’t many players it’s more fun to watch. And, as far as I know, he hasn’t done anything morally reprehensible.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Closest thing I can recall is his Costa Rican security guards
shooting out the windows of a photographer’s car during his wedding.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
9 completions, sacked 5 times.
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
Tim Tebow=9 completions
Tom Brady=6 touchdowns
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Tom Brady had more TDs in the first half than Tebow had completions.
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
Yikes.
Well, I can’t say I saw that coming, because I thought he’d do decently.
And I’m sure somebody has thought of this already, but since I came up with it independently, I’ll just say:
Alex Smith is the quarterback Tim Tebow wishes he could be.
He was under constant pressure the entire game, the offensive line disappeared tonight. Combine that with horrible play calling which didn’t adjust to the defense and you get a bad game.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
The New England defense came out and played better than they have in five years.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
LOL ESPN
LOL CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
LOL ALEX HATERS
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
I hope tebow takes this game and realizes he is not meant to play football
and instead follows his true calling
male modeling
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 14, 2012 11:07 PM PST via Android app reply actions
Milford Academy?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 14, 2012 11:14 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
34.6 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
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I still cannot believe they had Alex Smith throw 42 times though.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
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You and jponry
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That game was just a ridiculous reversal.
For 55 minutes the defense was the best I’d ever seen a defense be and the offense was essentially nothing but fodder for my whining. Because they sucked.
Then in the last 5 the defense fell to pieces and Smith went all Montana on us.
I was really surprised they weren’t involving Hunter more.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Smith threw 38 and 37 times during the season.
Both games against the Cardinals. Dunno if that means anything.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
OMG hahahahahahaha
Anyone who tries to tell me Alex Smith is good can go fuck themselves.
by Solidarity on Jan 14, 2012 3:15 PM PST
GDT’s are awesome ;-)
It was an emotional game.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think you’re probably still fundamentally right. The talking heads on ESPN radio were like, “this validates him.” Um, no. Unless you mean it tells us he’s basically an average quarterback who can occasionally look really good but occasionally looks pretty awful. Pretty sure the large sample tells us that he’s pretty meh for the most part.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
In any case, I’m going to take the week off from dumping on the guy. He got the final word until next Sunday.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Sure. I think it’s fine to bask in the glory of the moment, in part because of how unlikely it was that Alex Smith would lead 2 go ahead touchdown drives.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The GDT was pretty much convinced the game was over when Sproles went in. And then all over again when Graham broke free.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I was pretty convinced as well. I was screaming that Smith should’ve slid at the 2 yardline.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I wish I trusted this team to score from 1st and goal at the 2.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I would’ve been ok with a field goal if they burned off enough time, since that still would’ve given them the lead.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
They wouldn’t have been able to burn enough time — Saints still had a TO and the 2-minute warning. Scoring the TD was the right move there.
Again, no reason that you can’t slide at the one or two yard line and then run the ball three times to go for the TD anyway. Worst case scenario, you can kick the field goal on 4th down.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I would go for the sure go ahead score
There was too much time left, NO was going to get the ball anyway. I had this same argument on facebook yesterday.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Yeah, it’s not as cut-and-dry as I thought at the time. I just would’ve felt much better with the Saints not getting the ball back with as much time as they did.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Right, exactly
You cannot assume you’ll get a TD on the next series (a FG can be assumed, since it’s a 99% chip shot). If you score a TD, you force them to score a TD. Go up by 2 points, and they only have to get into FG range to beat you.
Yes, the Saints scored a TD, but the way the 49ers defense had played most of the game it looked like a tough proposition if you don’t give up a return. You’d only kneel at the 1 if you think you can run out the WHOLE clock (or darn near it) before giving the ball back. With 1 TO and the 2 minute warning still to come, that wasn’t happening. Get the TD.
Also, I’m aware that they wouldn’t have been able to burn out the clock completely—but giving them the ball back with the 2 minute warning and a timeout left seemed like it was crazy compared to giving them the ball back with no time outs and ~35-40 seconds left.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Smith scored the touchdown with, what, 2:11 to play? If he instead kneels at the 2-5 yard line, the clock runs down to 2:00 setting up first and goal at the 2. First play burns 5 seconds, NO uses its last timeout. 1:55, second and goal. Run another play, clock runs off another ~40-45 seconds before the ball is snapped on third and goal with 1:15 left. On fourth and goal, the ball would be snapped with ~35 seconds left, and NO would have no timeouts left.
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Phillip Rivers says hi.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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by CalBear949 on Jan 15, 2012 9:48 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I kinda understood this mindset. But also kinda didn't.
Alex Smith runs a pretty mean 2 minute drill.
On the other hand, that still relies on Alex Smith, no?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
See, the thing is.
In this game, the offense was absolute shit for 55 minutes, as Solidarity said.
But my general impression of Smith was that to that point, he had not had a bad game. Dropped passes, wonky offensive pass interference calls, weird playcalling as far as the run game.
Smith, to me, appeared pretty sharp and on point to that point, quite accurate with the throws he was making, and doing what he does best, throwing the ball away when he didn’t want to make any of the throws.
A couple problems with hot reads and pressure near the middle of the game.
But even then he was starting to settle down in that department as well; I remember the pass to Miller in the flat being a turning point in that regard.
Without knowing much about football and only going from first principles, I’m going to go with the larger sample. Smith may have looked good today (and he did play well, it turned out), but the larger sample says he’s still Alex Smith: an averageish quarterback. I would not trust an averageish quarterback to lead a 2 minute drill.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Going with the larger sample is a good first principle, and I do admire that tendency. But there are cases in which it can be misleading.
Taking a large sample in this case is aggregating player performance and results from any and all circumstances, but here, the larger sample is for the most part composed of results from situations that differ significantly from your so-called 2-minute drill situation by several factors:
(1) 4-down territory: this inherently increases the likelihood of ball retention and ball movement by precluding punting and adding to the number of downs available to the offense. This not only gives the offense an extra “yardage-gaining attempt”, so to speak, but frees the previous downs to more options through the knowledge that said 4th down is available. More check-downs on 3rd down, for instance.
(2) Elimination of the running game, in essence
(3) Some hurry-up and inhibition of defensive replacements in some cases
I am likely missing some factors. What you’re seeing here is that we’re not really playing the same game here anymore. The way offense and defense operate under this situation (the last 2-5 minutes of the half) is quite different from the manner in which they operate during the other ~54 minutes of the game.
One has to take a care, I think, to take such things into account.
Now, I don’t know how to research such things at all (pro football splits are something I have no experience with), but it is my impression that Smith is better than merely average in such situations.
Moreover, it is my impression that Smith is better under the modifications of this situation than he is during the other “54-min” period, so to speak.
That’s one of the biggest ways football differs from baseball from an analytical standpoint; high-leverage situations really are different. Unfortunately, I doubt we have a large enough sample size from Alex Smith in those situations to properly evaluate him.
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He's started 66 games.
Assuming he finishes each of those games, there has been the potential for 132 such situations in his career.
Considering that such situations may involve sole possession of the ball by the opposing team, or no deficit such that a desire to score in such situations is necessary, the actual number of such situations encountered is clearly less.
Maybe, let’s say, 50-60 of them?
IMO, that may be enough relative data to at least attempt some kind of a z-score test (as soon as I say that, though, I recognize that since I promptly forgot all the statistics I learned in introductory stat last year, this claim and even the terms I use here may be bupkis :/ ).
Honestly, I think the urge to split samples is one of the biggest squishy points with football analysis. If football was a 100 game season, and the games were made up of 45 minute quarters, it might work out.
But really, the samples are so small to begin with that I still trust the bigger numbers more than the splits.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
I still think the larger numbers are unrepresentative.
It’s not just a little bit different of a play situation. It’s really different!
Fair enough. What really caught my eye in your comment was:
More check-downs on 3rd down, for instance.
I’ve got to wonder if his ability to do well in 4 down territory is because he’s so apt to throw check-downs that usually fall short anyways. With another down, you can throw yet another check-down and pick up the first down.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Well into the third quarter, he was 15-29 with 160 yards and 1 TD.
The remainder of the game, he was 9-13 with 139 yards and 2 TDs.
Yes, throwing the ball away is better than making a bad decision and turning it over, but watching him throw it away again and again and again doesn’t really inspire confidence. Throwing the ball 5 yards on a 3rd and 10 doesn’t inspire confidence. Ball control is spotty at times.
I personally wasn’t seeing a lot that would tell me he’d lead two 80 yard drives (with a little help from Frank Gore) in the last four minutes.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Back it up a second:
Situation is 24-23 with 4 minutes remaining at one’s own 20. Being uninspired relative to the chances of a combined 165 yards of drives is a bad criterion for being convinced the game is “pretty much over”.
Again, they’d gotten a lot of those points off of pretty awesome field position for the most part, right? Starting at the 20 means having to go 50-55 yards for Akers to be in range—I wasn’t convinced by any means that they’d be able to do that.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Given what the offense had accomplished the last 2½ quarters, it seemed very unreasonable to me to expect them to get into field goal range.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Given what the offense had accomplished in the last 17 weeks.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
dregarx also cites that they had moved into field goal range on their last drive. A drive that consisted pretty much entirely of one Frank Gore rush.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Well, the touchdown on the drive we're looking at came on one big rush
Let’s not discount plays. They happened!
Methinks you are reading a bit too much into this.
The Niners pretty much made 6 big plays all game: There was the Davis TD in the first quarter, which was about 30 YAC, and the Gore run which pitifully resulted in a FG. The other four happened in those last four minutes.
Up to the point that it was 24-23, with the exception of two plays the Niners’ offense sucked on ice. There was plenty of reason to think they would fail; we watched them do it on about 100 separate drives over the course of the season. For them to do it twice in a row is practically unheard of.
I’ll also refer you to the win probability chart. It was pretty much over.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
And for clarity’s sake, let’s remember that the win probability is blind to team talent. The first drive seems manageable, but it sure didn’t feel like it given how the offense had been playing. The second drive, yeah. 2% chance, maybe 5%.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That’s important to note, since the Saints’ win probability actually didn’t break 50% at any point in that fourth quarter until their last touchdown. That doesn’t take into account the offensive ineptitude, naturally.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yeah, the second drive's chance was all bad.
There’s no disputing that that proposition was quite a long shot.
I’ll try and see if I can formulate an argument for the first drive that makes even a little bit of sense.
They had to get 45 yards in 4 minutes, and run down the clock to get the last word with a field goal. You also have faith in Smith’s 2-minute drill, or whatever you’d like to call it. I’d call it a perfectly reasonable argument.
In the moment, though, it didn’t feel nearly as reasonable. Plus, the moment of Sproles finally cracking the defense is compounded with that. Honestly, the win probability is a pretty accurate reflection of my feelings. 25% chance of a field goal on the first drive. Very small chance on the second.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Here.
I’m going to just drop some points in a list here and maybe somebody can pick up the pieces and come up with something coherent.
These aren’t even points mostly, just data, LOL. I’m pretty bushed.
- Niners previous drive to the 45-yard needing drive was an, um, 45-yard drive leading to the previous field goal
—-this seems applicable to El Person and speckops’ not being convinced about the ability to get into field goal range
- the previous shitfest drive was by accounts, an odd anomaly involving the OC repeating a play involving some kind of WR pick and getting offensive PI twice in a row? probably not a good indicator of future results
- before that was the hot read to miller in the flat; which I thought was really significant. Saints had been eating Smith alive with the blitz to some degree and this was the turning point. After this Smith hit his quick reads better/Saints stopped blitzing so frequently, which helped
> leading to that 45 yard drive mentioned earlier
- defenses getting tired (clearly this hurt 9ers D as well)
- previously mentioned points about 4 downs increasing drive expectancy
- Niners, IMO improving on offense up till then while making adjustments as necessary to combat the Saints defensive scheme; portended good things going into what appeared to be last drive down 24-23
- all that jazz about Smith good in must-pass situations late-game, which is totally my own personal perceived bias
-i think that’s it
Ugh I'm being such a lazy ***hole IMO with this comment.
Not even an attempt at sentence/paragraph construction or coherency.
Nite all.
OT: concerts
Got tickets to Jeff Mangum and Radiohead this weekend, still considering Los Campesinos and Andrew Bird. Totally didnt realize Coachella tickets already went on sale and they sold out before I had a chance. Anyone else going to any of these?
The first six innings are overrated.
I'm skipping radiohead, mostly because I worked for Virgin when they played outside lands
Have fun! My big get is that I get press tickets for Modest Mouse at Macworld.
huh
I am listening to an old NMH song now. But I don’t leave the house any more.
On the other hand, I bought the Everything Is 7" when it came out, so there.
I don't think it could possibly live up to my expectations
It feels like one of those once in a lifetime things that’s guaranteed to not be as great as I’ve been imagining it. I just hope he goes through a good amount of On Avery Island stuff. Where You’ll Find Me Now has slowly become one of my favorite songs.
The first six innings are overrated.
he was good enough at Terrastock way back when
I don’t think he played that, though. But he didn’t strike me as the kind of performer whose live sets were lifechanging.
sample setlist from November
might be diff in April but you get the idea
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I'm going to Jeff Mangum and Radiohead
Tues and Wed!
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.
OT
WTF? Kool and the Gang will be playing on some Van Halen concerts?!?!
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
pffft.
I love this. Better them than some shitty radio rock band from now. Nevermind the fact that I rarely go to shows on this magnitude unless it’s Iron Maiden or Judas Priest.
Seriously,
I am rooting for the Giants. I want the 49ers to have the NFC championship at home.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
That would be the coolest.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
In some ways, I actually think the Niners match up better against the Pack
But yeah, home field advantage would be sweet. So go Giants, I guess.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 14, 2012 11:54 PM PST up reply actions
The Packers have a really good quarterback, pretty good receivers, no run game, and no defense.
The Giants have a pretty good quarterback, really good receivers, a run game, and a tough defense.
Factor in home vs. road, but if the Giants manage to upend the Packers, I wouldn’t want to face them.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
the niners did beat the Giants once though!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Let’s not overrate the Giants based on one home game in the Wild Card round. They went 9-7. The Packers went 15-1. I think there’s a bit of a difference in quality between the two teams. I would much rather face the Giants.
Also, in the regular season the N.Y. Giants defense ranked 27th in yards allowed and 25th in points allowed. They also ranked dead last in rushing yards. So I’m not sure where you’d get the idea that they have “a run game, and a tough defense.” For most of the season, they really haven’t.
Their pass rush ain't fuckin' around, though.
And they’ve been firing on all cylinders for several weeks now. The Giants have the M.O. of playing several distinct mini-seasons of vastly differing qualities within any given year.
From last week’s Bill Simmons mailbag:
Q: Do you realize you wrote this in your Black Friday Half-Mailbag?
“I can see it now … after the Giants get slaughtered on Monday night in New Orleans, everyone writes them off and starts saying, ’It’s finally over for Tom Coughlin’ … only just when we’re almost done shoveling dirt on them, they make Mercury Morris’ year by ending Green Bay’s undefeated streak at home in Week 13, then they upset Dallas in Dallas on Sunday night, followed by everyone saying, ‘You can never count out the Giants, when will we learn?’ … only they promptly blow their Week 15 home game against the Redskins as 10-point favorites, everyone jumps off their bandwagon again … and of course, they upset the Jets in a ‘road’ game in Week 16, and suddenly, they’re heading into the final week only needing to beat Dallas at home to (improbably) win the NFC East. The Giants are like Rowdy Roddy Piper: Every time you think you know the answers, they change the questions, right?”
You got everything right except for the Giants upsetting Green Bay — and they almost did! I can’t even decide if this is amazing or not because the Giants do this every year.
— Tim, Hoboken, NJ
SG: It wasn’t amazing. The Giants do this every year.
And any team that reaches the NFC Championship Game via a win at Lambeau can’t be taken lightly.
All that said, I’d still rather the 49ers host them than fly to Green Bay.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
The Giants are really a wild card
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Jan 15, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
LOL NFC East!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
Firing on all cylinders?
Were they firing on all cylinders when they lost to the Washington Redskins in Week 15. They are just an inconsistent team. Certainly the Giants are dangerous, but the Packers are undoubtedly MORE dangerous, so I’d rather play the Giants.
Agreed.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I think the Niners match up better against the Giants because the Packers are a much, much better team than the Giants.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
I’m rooting for the Giants, but some small part of me wants to relive that Niners/Packers rivalry from the ’90s.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
In case anyone is wondering, regardless if the NFC title game is in Green Bay or San Francisco, the game time is scheduled for 3:30 PM PT.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
One game at a time, I'd guess
During any round of the playoffs there’s no more than four games to be played.
I’m guessing to maximize ratings they try not to have any of those games overlapping each other on the time schedule, so they have them spread out throughout the weekend…two on Saturday, two on Sunday.
Once we get past the divisional games, though, there are only two games being played…so they’re played on Sunday.
I don't have a very high opinion of southern California, in sports or in general
by short_shifter on Jan 15, 2012 12:20 AM PST up reply actions
They had two games on Saturday because they can; college football is over, so there’s nothing to pull away ratings. This week, there is one 1-seed game on both days, and an NFC and an AFC game on each day. And the Packers probably have that Sunday night slot because they have the best overall record and are the defending champions; the NFL and the networks want to put them in the feature slot, which is Sunday night. Since the Packers play Sunday, the Niners play on Saturday.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Leave it up to the Warriors
to be the only Bay Area team who lost today.
Some things never change.
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
Holy shit, 9ers.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Holy shit, indeed.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I feel like there should be a thought bubble above his head with the word "NOM"
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That's awesome.
It looks like something out of a horror film.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 1:12 AM PST up reply actions
one of the best plays i saw yesterday, relentless pursuit of the QB
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Some seriously drunk posts going on in Saintsville.
it sucks
this team was a super bowl calliber team, just for some reason the 49ners got some lucky breaks tonight, and ther conference was garbage so they got home field . the 49ners suck though, if they win the super bowl i will get a sex change, they have no chance to win again
by Berecki on Jan 15, 2012 12:13 AM PST reply actions
NO CHANCE! Them’s some high stakes s/he’s put out there. I assume that’s supposed to be division, not conference, and to that I point out that a) LOL Bucs and b) some teams know what to do with the Same Ol’ Sorry-Ass Rams, and some don’t.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 12:52 AM PST reply actions
The best part of that: “ther conference was garbage”.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
49ners is pretty good too.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I guess that could make some sense, but I've never seen it spelled that way.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I love how Saints fans are talking trash about the NFC West
When they were the ones who lost to the Rams— the only truly awful team in the division.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 15, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Eagerly awaits
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 15, 2012 1:29 AM PST up reply actions
Begrudgingly rec'd
because I was hoping for an animated Ocean Bases Loaded demonstration
The first six innings are overrated.
Very nice.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Nice
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 15, 2012 1:41 AM PST up reply actions
Nah.
They never get to feel joy like this. The best they can do is have their expectations met.
So fuck them.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
One of the greatest football games ever
And ESPN is talking abou Tebow
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
So, no matter how bad Tebow is, we’re going to hear about him? Ugh.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Rachel Nichols
will be conducting an exclusive full interview with Tebows High School football coach later on today. #fakepromo
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
Poll
I want to get a customized Niners shirsey, but I can’t decide who to put on it (I have the option of the entire roster). I have narrowed it down to P. Willis, V. Davis or J. Smith.
Thoughts?
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
You get the most bang for your buck
with just “Smith.” Like a Giants “Sanchez” jersey, it covers a vast percentage of the team.
Also, I refer you to to that pic of Justin Smith that Solidarity posted a little ways up there.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
It has a number, too, though. So, I have to pick an actual guy. And, yeah, that play was one of the main reasons Justin Smith made my list. :)
I actually considered getting an A. Smith one, but that seemed hypocritical. I’ve never been an Alex hater, but I wasn’t all that supportive (until this season) either.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Yeah, the first part of my reply was tongue-in-cheek.
Justin Smith gives you the most street cred, though, in that hipster “too cool for the obvious choices” kind of way.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
I had an A. Smith jersey
I bought it after the year where they lucked into a 7-9 record under Nolan and Norv Turner, because I thought they were about to turn the corner and everything would be awesome.
Then everything went to shit.
I finally got rid of it before this season.
And what do you know!?
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.
Thank you for getting rid of it! ;-)
I remember there being a million of them in every store I went into at some point (probably when he got drafted), including pink women’s ones. I kind of wish I had bought one of them (not a pink one), because they don’t even have Smith ones online now.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
P. Willis
I want an Aldon Smith jersey though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I think Willis, of those three, is the most likely to be a Niner for a very long time.
J. Smith is amazing but he is getting a bit older.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That’s a good point. An Aldon Smith jersey would be awesome!
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Yeah, I want an Aldon Smith jersey too.
Maybe I’ll just get a Smith jersey with the number 19491.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 15, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
My friend and I are in the process of designing an Aldon Smith shirt. I’m pretty excited for it.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
by LincecumFTK on Jan 15, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
really you should get an andy lee jersey
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 15, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
i kinda want a Justin Smith
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Lee was almost my initial suggestion.
Akers is too Philly.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
What kind of sorcery is this
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
Reminds me of that Iguchi play a few years ago.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
It has to follow the narrative, right?
The Packers has to win today, to setup the 2005 First Round draft QB Death Match in the NFC Title game right?
This is the chance for Alex Smith to make right that decision 7 years ago to bypass Rodgers, and in a strange way, the chance for Rodgers to really stick it to the 49ers for passing on him. It has to happen, right?
SO MUCH NARRATIVES OMG
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 want nothing to do with that narrative
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
OT NL west
Bob Nightengale @BNightengale Close
Bartolo Colon informed the #dbacks that he is going another direction, passing on their offer #mlb
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
Bay Area >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phoenix
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions
omg I love this picture too
All of the Saints behind him, completely powerless.
And Staley, on the ground, watching after an absolutely devastating block that made it happen.
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.
LOL
IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Jan 15, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
I feel there's a prematurely-celebrating Brave (or a Zito!) hidden deep in the background
and my Where’s Waldo skillz are letting me down.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Staley’s block was fantastic.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
oh my god, yea
It’s insane a tackle can run like that too
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He looked like Justin Smith getting down there.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
could that be one of the best Free Agent signings the niners have ever had?
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 has to be up there.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
The guy defines the position of Defensive End
never gives 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
He was a TE in college at Central Michigan
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
by LincecumFTK on Jan 15, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Kyle Williams made an awesome block to set it up.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
With this playoff win
Are the Niners the top dog in SF again? Or are the Giants still the most popular team?
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
The Giants will be the most cheered-for team in the Bay Area today.
Oh, wait.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 15, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
hard to know
but the Giants will have to remain very good in order to keep the Niners’ popularity at bay longterm imo
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.
and hopefully the FO will wake up and smell the championship bandwagoneering
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
And when the new Niners stadium is built in a few years, that will, should only further increase the pressure on them.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 15, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
Well... it's been a while since i last picked up my giants hat
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’d rather talk about the 49ers than the Giants, so yeah.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Go Texans
Flacco’s whining was insufferable
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
So was that kick returner that blew that play the same one that ran the first one back 30 yards?
2012 is going to be awesome!
So my wedding ring has gone missing.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 15, 2012 10:26 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I hope you find it
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Jan 15, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
uh-oh
get out the tools….take apart the sink!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
When I’m not wearing my rings I keep them in my purse. I figure if we have to run out of here in the middle of the night I only have to grab that. Well that and the cat. The Mr. gets the back-up drives.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Unfortunately, I’ve looked all over our suite. I think it may have come off when I took my gloves off while skiing this morning.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 15, 2012 10:39 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
oh dear.
Were you outside when you took off your gloves?
and uh….how good is your home owner’s / renters insurance?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Haha found it! In a pillow case on our bed! Thank gosh the hotel maids hadn’t cleaned yet. My plan was to run to Tiffany’s as soon as we get back to dc and hope my wife didn’t notice!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 15, 2012 10:51 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
WHEW!!!!!!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Oh wow, hope you find 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
Go niners?
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, and SCREW the Packers
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Ugh
This game is going to suck
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I just realized that the Harbaughs could play each other in the superbowl. Duh.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Harbowl Bowl
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The Giants will report to Scottsdale, Ariz., on Feb. 19 and the first full-squad workout will be Feb. 24. #inthebestshapeofmylife
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football is on until then basically
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I was just going to post this…finally a date!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yea, agreed. Something to look forward to, mark on your calendar in your phone, on your computer, have a countdown clock, final stretch right now
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LOL
The Nationals just signed Gio Gonzalez through 2016.
It’s like Jim Bowden never left!
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Take note ESPN... Most people prefer good games to media created narratives
The thriller in San Francisco between the 49ers and the Saints was the higher rated of Saturday’s two playoff games, with a 21.7 overnight rating on FOX, according to USA Today. That’s a big number for a Saturday afternoon — and a 4 percent increase from last year’s Saturday afternoon divisional game, which featured the Ravens and Steelers.
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That’s impossible!!!!!!!!! SCREW THAT, NOBODY WATCHED TEBOW!?!?!?! LOLPEOPLE
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They did, until the game was decided 5 minutes into the first quarter.
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i mean that wasn’t even fun to watch… it was just… abysmal
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I started watching in the second half, and it looked like the Broncos didn’t even want to be on the field.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
Somehow I was unable to convince my friends to actually turn off the TV. It was like watching at trainwreck, repeatedly.
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Although there were definitely some awesome stats. Like midway through the fourth quarter when Tebow had as many completions as Brady had TD passes.
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Know what's sad?
That all the talk on Monday will be Tebow related instead of the AWESOME 49ers/Saints game…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
I’m sure KNBR will be having a 9er-gasm.
Nationally it’s a holiday on Monday so who knows what it will be, whatever the fill-in hosts want to talk about?
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True.
But I live in Vegas. All I get at national stuff.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Can definitely stream it from knbr.com if you want
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True.
But I listened to enough Razr and Mr T. back in the day when I lived in Nor Cal to fill a lifetime. No more KNBR for me…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
Haha, i hear ya, definitely can get a little irritating, i’ve grown to like that show a bit more, i’m all about Damon Bruce, since it’s not just about sports, Radnich… guy is not good at all now
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Postgame show for the niners was pretty awesome yesterday. KNBR will be on schedule tomorrow, it’s not a holiday for Miami Ohio tho… Only show i care about really is Damon Bruce, he said he’ll be in tomorrow, so i’m pumped
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We had pre-arranged to watch “Horrible Bosses” at some point that night, so when the Patriots were up 32 points at half we just put the movie on.
Combined score from the two Pats-Broncos game this year: 86-33.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Bad Pats D…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Yup...
pats D is pathetic
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Will be interesting to see a Ravens/Pats AFC championship game… assuming the Raven beat this lowly Texans team…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Well, this game isn’t over, yea… But it’ll be a fantastic game, i’m more looking forward to the game today, Packers Giants, NOBODY really talked about this week
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you don’t need to talk about a foregone conclusion! Packers will win.
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Girlfriend HATED that movie, she went to bed a quarter of the way through… i didn’t think it was THAT bad though.
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Pfft. I enjoyed it
I hated who ever did the score, since it was too obvious for a Comedy, but otherwise it was funny consistently through, if derivative and a bit dumb
Yea, i was laughing a ton throughout, the cast was pretty good. Gotta love Jason bateman, everybody’s got their own type of comedy i guess. Didn’t really pay attention to the score tho
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Any scene with Jennifer Aniston had way WAY too many brass instruments.
LIKE “WHAAAAM LOOK AT HER SHE’S SEXY”, THE MUSIC SCORE.
We watched the Sharks game first. We had the football game on the dvr and just fast forwarded through it, stopping only for scoring plays and sacks.
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Watched the Sharks game
then we watched 2 episodes of Breaking Bad. Husband only has 5 left!
2012 is going to be awesome!
There's a dude whose first name is "Aryan?"
Please tell me he isn’t black.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Arian Foster?
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if you want to watch, it's an E:60 on him, loved it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfFBrjwUnBU
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Thought it was funny how he goes to schools and says “Don’t listen to your teachers” basically, and when he was asked as a kid what he wanted to be he said “a football player” teachers looked at him and laughed, said he had to be something else like a lawyer or doctor
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I'm pretty sure EVERY professional athlete was discouraged from pursuing their dreams.
It’s a real long shot.
2012 is going to be awesome!
yup
it’s what, like a million to one? to become an NFL player? it’s crazy
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I looked it up on Wikipedia, saved it, thank you!
so i will watch that very soon
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It was nominated for an academy award? or won one?
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Neither, actually
But it was a big controversy that led to them changing the rules for how documentaries are nominated.
and he's mexican american
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Arian White
Most ironic name ever.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 15, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
No.
That would be a black chick named Lily White.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
Well, Arian White is a real guy, and he was very involved with black politics on the Cal campus. So, I think my example is more ironic. RAWR
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by Murray, Present on Jan 15, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Ok. I grant you more ironic.
Funnier? Lily White.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Lilly Allen?
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I have a friend named Arian
He’s Persian, though.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I’ve heard it pronounced A-ree-an and Ar-eye-an on different broadcasts. I’m not sure which is right.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Maiocco-face
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by DFARowand on Jan 15, 2012 11:17 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
awesome photo. HA!!!
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That’s probably the same look everyone on the Saints’ sideline had.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
another great Alex Smith photo:
him looking like he’s talking smack to Vilma after the Vernon Davis touchdown
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sorry... "The Grab"
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So...
Even in the afterglow of yesterday, where do you all rank Alex Smith? He’s not in the Brady/Brees/Rodgers/P. Manning level. I don’t think he’s in the Romo/E. Manning/Cutler/Stafford level either.
I think even after yesterday, he’s more Sanchez/Flacco level still. Can win a game for you, got a little clutch in him, but he’s not elite.
Thoughts?
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He is better than Sanchez.
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by LincecumFTK on Jan 15, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
IMO...
I wouldn’t want Sanchez over Smith, but Alex isn’t significantly better…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
I think he's better than Sanchez.
But I think Sanchez sucks. Dunno about Flacco, though; I’m not a fan of him, but other people believe he’s quite good.
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Better...
But not significantly. Flacco and Smith are about even, I think.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Smith's decision making is waaaaay better.
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No one would have said that before this year… And Smith has been in the league 7 years, versus Sanchez just finished his 3rd. Smith SHOULD make better decisions at this point.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
You have a point. I’ve heard accusations that Ryan can’t coach an offense, and that’s probably true, but Harbuagh/Roman really seem to have drilled that into Smith this year. It’s more the system than the quarterback, though I’d still offer that Smith is better in most respects. He actually knows how to slide, for example.
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only reason why Rodgers is good is because of the system!
nah, i’m joking, but wasn’t that what people were saying a few weeks ago?
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I think watching Brett Favre for 3-4 years will teach you a thing or two about decision-making!
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Like...
Ooooh…. I REALLY shouldn’t do THAT when I get my shot….
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
“Hm… off-balance throw across my body back over the middle after the play has been running for 8 seconds… bad idea…”
/takes notes
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“Hmmm… do not attempt shovel pass once I am past the LOS… good to know.”
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“WTF was THAT? Note to self. Don’t throw game crushing INT in NFC Championship game…”
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t think he’s in the Brady/Brees area, but he can definitely bring it now, when the games on the line. He basically outmatched Brees in the 4th quarter yesterday. He’s just below that 2nd tier of Stafford/Cutler/Manning, he performs when the games on the line
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I've been against Smith since the 49ers drafted him...
And I honestly though they brought him back just to tank the season and get Luck.
That being said, he’s played his best season this year. It’s not saying much, going from horrible to league average. But he’s been a lot better this year.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Oh yea, i’ve definitely been pissed at him, unfortunately it’s hard to hate the guy when everythings been against him, the coaching staff, the handling of him, but the fact he took a pay cut to play here, never complained, kept his mouth shut.
Yea, line has performed alright, receivers are working well with Smith, everyone contributes, Walker, Davis, Crabs, Williams, Ginn even… Smith also throws some pretty balls, and i think that hit he took from Rocky Bernard a while back really messed his shoulder up. He earned an extension for a few more years
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But...
Do you want to sign a long term deal for a league average QB? Look at the Bills when they signed Fitzpatrick to that big deal mid-season. Signed him at peak value. And he’s regressed back to what he was, a league-average at best QB.
Are there better options out there? Not really. I don’t want Orton, or Flynn, or whatever crappy QB’s get cut. BUT, if Peyton Manning is available? I say go for it…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Yep, that’s why i’m glad they didn’t sign Smith earlier in the season, i’d sign Smith to a 2 or 3 year deal, because you have a QB in Kaepernick in the waiting, who in my opinion was a fantastic pick and will be pretty alright. Plus if Smith isn’t doing well, he’s content playing backup and being a coach to Colin.
Harbaugh will play the best QB, and i don’t want the niners going after Peyton, especially not after his injury, that’s career threatening, and throwing a ton of money at him, is extremely risky, he takes one hit, he’s done. Look at how many sacks the niners have given up this year, it’s among the most in the league
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To me, the risk is worth it. Sign Manning to a one-year or two-year deal, and if he’s done, whatever. If he’s still Peyton Manning, it’s Peyton F’ing Manning. Major upgrade over Alex Smith.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
meh… i dont buy it, he’s done, and i’ll gladly eat crow if he comes out next year and starts and performs well for whatever team he’s on. And it’s uncharacteristic of the niners to go out and do something like that. They like to work from within
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i know bondslegend is with me when i say that too
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Except with more cussing, and less politeness.
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FUCK EVERYTHING
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My wife agrees with you guys...
Think’s Manning is done. I don’t. I think it’s worth the risk.
Or just call up the Colts and ask, “How much for Luck?”
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
I think Sanchez is atrocious
I’d put him at league average as long as he continues to not turn the ball over
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How about that rookie QB from Alabama talking about the Jets this last week
About how bad the locker room atmosphere is, someone had to say it
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mcelroy
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Shows that winning can be a good deodorant…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
BOOM
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TOUCH ACTIN’ TINACTIN!
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by danieljgrant on Jan 15, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
lol
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
IMO he’s in the 10-12 range of best QBs, roughly equivalent to Matt Ryan (Ryan is vastly overrated, Smith significantly underrated… Smith is more athletic and maybe better in 2 minute offenses, Ryan probably a slightly better passer overall).
Rodgers
Brady
Brees
Rothlisberger
Eli Manning
Cam Newton
Philip Rivers
Matt Stafford
Matt Schaub
And after that I’m hard pressed to think of a QB I’d definitely rank higher than Smith. Obviously if Peyton returns healthy, he’d be near the top of that list too, though.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 15, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
He’s pretty average, still. Had a good fourth quarter there.
That’s better than Sanchez, easily.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 15, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Anquan Boldin... just an absolute BEAST
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Didn’t he just have knee surgery a couple of weeks ago?
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by LincecumFTK on Jan 15, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
yep, like around Christmas
the guy is TOUGH, i mean, remember when he got crushed against the Jets? Broke his jaw in i dont know how many places, his face too, came back in i think 2 weeks?
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I remember watching that and thinking his career was over.
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by LincecumFTK on Jan 15, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
When he was in tandem with Fitz in Arizona, I wanted them to throw every play.
Even if the Cardinals were a Niners rival, those two were so fun to watch.
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I'm snowed in with very little food
I will have to do a real life Chopped to feed myself.
What can one do with pork chops, filet of salmon, some frozen vegetables, a carrot, two small potatoes, various sauces and spices?
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by Murray, Present on Jan 15, 2012 11:37 AM PST reply actions
sounds like you have some awesome ingredients to a perfect lunch/dinner
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Wow Houston
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