The Niners, (San Francisco) Giants, and Shared Custody
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 19, 2012 12:34 PM PST
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PrintOn September 26, 2004, the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Seattle Seahawks 34-0. Something called Ken Dorsey was intercepted twice.
No one cared. The Niners were a miserable team with no future that was playing in a toxic bog. The Giants were just a half-game out of playoff contention that day, a year after winning 100 games, two years after going to the World Series, three years after Barry Bonds broke the single-season home run record, and four years after they opened the best stadium in baseball. I'd like to think that was the day that the Giants passed the 49ers as San Francisco's team of choice around the water cooler.
Oh, there were events that shook that supposed dominance. Steve Finley, man-buzzard, hit that grand slam just a week later. Then there was Jose Castillo. We all lost consciousness at some point. But the Niners, to their credit, just kept stinking. And stinking. And stinking. When the Giants won the World Series1 in 2010, the Niners were in the middle of a 6-10 season. It wasn't like the Niners went away, but after more than two decades, San Francisco felt like a baseball town.
This comes up now because Niners Niners Niners Niners Niners. I remember talking to a guy in line at the coffee shop the other day, and he was all "Niners the Niners ninering the ninered ninering Niners of the Niners." I couldn't help but agree. Such a salient point. The Niners are the Niners again. The Giants have Melky Cabrera. That lasted a few months. It was fun.
As you may or may not know, I'm a huge Niners fan. I watched all 16 of those games in 2004, you know. Ken Dorsey really happened. There was a kick returned by P.J. Fleck. And other things happened, though I can't remember a single one. But I watched them all. So I'm not here to bemoan the Niners' renaissance. I'm just as stupid and giddy about it as anyone else.
What I'm here to do is give you some perspective. Yeah, the Niners are back in the limelight. If you want to turn that into a Rush reference, you can make some sort of joke about Candlestick being a gilded dump. It might seem like the Giants are an afterthought of the Bay Area after taking so long to get to the top of the pile. But it's January. You're cold and grumpy. Just know that things are far, far, far, far better than they used to be.
The low point of Giants/Niners relations? Easily 1995. It's amazing how low the Giants dug. It was after the strike. The Giants still played in Candelstick. They drew 1.2 million fans, good for 12th out of 14 NL teams. They finished ten games below .500. The Niners had won the Super Bowl just a few months earlier.
And as if to hammer the point home, the two teams actually shared a freaking player. Deion Sanders was a great football player. He was a very 1995 Giants baseball player, though he actually did pretty well as a Giant. For about a month, the only reason people came to Giants games was to yell at Deion Sanders for signing with the Cowboys.
If you're a baseball-only partisan, and it seems like the Bay Area is unbearably Ninerscentric right now, well, it is. This is exciting, thrilling stuff for a fan base that was sleeping underground like a bunch of cicadas, and they're just pleased as punch to be buzzing around your head right now. But, holy crap, it can be so much worse. It has been so much worse. It used to be that baseball-first fans around here were things for cryptozoologists to study -- shy, potentially make-believe creatures who were ignored at parties like an MLS fan who's had too much to drink.
The Niners are popular again. But the Giants are still extraordinarily popular in the area. Would have loved to see that Carlos Beltran fella back as a thank-you for our support -- have I mentioned that yet? -- and there's a chance that the team will fritter away this goodwill while the Niners keep winning, but it still isn't a time to be bitter or frightened. Things used to be so much worse when it came to the amount of attention paid to the two teams. Things used to be so much worse. Oh, man, they used to be so much worse.
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I still find it hard to believe Deion Sanders played two pro sports at once.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Deion>"his airness"
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0_o
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Michael played two sports?
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You watch that 30 for 30 on him?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Missed it unfortunately. I’ll have to find that.
by S. Pickford #25 on Jan 19, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn't bad
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I really enjoy the picture of a picture
by S. Pickford #25 on Jan 19, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
And by "Chicago White Sox,"
they mean batting .202/.289/.266 for their AA affiliate in Birmingham.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Pretty good for a guy who hadn’t played ball in over a decade. Not rookie ball. Not single A. Double A.
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Jan 19, 2012 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
That’s. . . so . . . LAME.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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I dunno.
It kinda says everything about his time as a baseball player. Massive media hype and public attention, all sizzle, no steak..
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
After not having played baseball for years, he went straight to AA and didn’t completely embarrass himself. It’s crazy.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Absolutely true.
I’ve even seen arguments for it being his most impressive athletic achievement.
It was still little more than a publicity stunt.
But, then, I tend to believe the conspiracy theories about that whole period.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
I know
But MJ > Neon
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
At baseball though…
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Oh yeah
But that shouldn’t have been surprising, although I guess it was fun for people to watch MJ flail and fail
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I agree but that is unfair
in BB , 1 man out of 5 should have more control than 1 man in 11. To be fair to Deon, durring his prime he was credited to taking away half the field due to his speed and interception risk.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
nowadays, he just talks funny
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Yea. And he wears pimped up suits.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
and mouths sport-related platitudes in EA Sports NFL Training Camp.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Bo Jackson was better than both of them
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
woah, some good stats, and a pro bowl
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Bo Jackson could've been the greatest there ever was if he focused on baseball
I honestly believe that in my heart.
Could say the same for football...
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Indeed.
Such an awesome athlete.
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
nope
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Jan 19, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Are you saying he doesn’t believe that?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t forget Elway played both and played in the Yankees’ minor league system during his summer’s at Stanford
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah…Bo was the best ever in his main sport. :rolleyes:
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Jan 19, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Does anyone think anyone will ever do that again?
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
doubt it, it's pretty incredible
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If a shoe company “asked” somebody to….
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Nope. Too much money risks.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 19, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I also think the level of competition is too high. Natural talent isn’t nearly enough, and you can’t practice, train, and hone your skills enough if you’re splitting time.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
nope. the level of competition is so high nowadays that it’ll never happen again
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
Dunno bout that argument
If that were true, lots of people would have done it before him. Competition level was just as high then too. Bo was just a freak of nature.
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
If anyone could it would be Lebron
but I really doubt it.
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
/plays great for three quarters and doesn’t touch the ball in the 4th
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
He'd be a really tough matchup for a defense
jimmy graham 2.0
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
I hate how Deion talks on NFL Network. “AAAllleeexx SSSSmmmiiiiitttttthhhhh, IIIIIIII bbbbeeeeelliiiiievveeeee iiiiinnnnnn yyyyyyooooouuuuu”
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Deion the talker
He’s just a self-marketer. I remember seeing him and Tim McKyer interviewed together when they were both Falcons. “The Blanket” talked all kinds of trash about other people, but Deion never would. He’d only say boastful things about himself.
That tells me he knows what he’s doing for his image… it’s not just fundamentally smack talk.
"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html
SFGiants/OakRaiders FAN.....
HATE the Niners/Dislike the As.
by Billy Swift on Jan 22, 2012 3:45 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Deion was great...
Bo WAS better!
by Billy Swift on Jan 22, 2012 3:47 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
There is a certain dramatic tension between your handle and your posting style.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 22, 2012 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
UNDERWEAR!
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
Briefs
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Wrong
boxer briefs
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 19, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Boxer briefs i can agree with
pretty comfortable
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Thawng
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
don't think that'd be comfortable
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Boxers or GTFO.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Depends on what I am wearing
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
This
I put on a pair of actual pants not too long ago and my reaction was, “oh, this is when I’m supposed to put on boxer briefs/briefs.”
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 19, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Normally I just wear imaginary pants.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Emperor Corngood!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
but I barely knew her
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
boxer briefs when working
boxers when off work
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not a big fan of commando
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
Two words:
Zipper Issues.
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
button fly jeans: they're not just a fashion statement
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I like and hate button flys. takes so damn long to button ’em back up
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
The Niners are the Niners again. The Giants have Melky Cabrera. That lasted a few months. It was fun.
Haha
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 12:38 PM PST reply actions
PJ Fleck, i actually liked that guy.
Worked hard… just not skilled at all
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NOPE
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Is he related to Bela?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
YES
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Living on a lighted stage approaches the unreal.
For those who think and feel, this weekend makes me nervous.
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
Looks like Fausto Carmona is not Fausto Carmona
And he’s 31, not 28.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
PUJOLS IS NEXT!?!?!
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The kinda explains him being terrible
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
Of course.
That’s two, now. How many more do you think there might be? I’d suggest teams do a sweep.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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FAUSTLOL
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/01/dominican-police-carmona-using-assumed-name.html
Police in the Dominican Republic say Fausto Carmona’s real name is Roberto Hernandez Heredia, Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes tweets. Dionisio Soldevila of the AP tweets that Carmona is 31, not 28 and Jorge Arangure Jr. of ESPN.com tweets that the right-hander’s chances of obtaining a visa quickly don’t seem good.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
Roberto Hernandez!?!
Former Giant!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Gil Heredia!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Fausto is such a bomb-ass name
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yeah. I guess it was too good to be true.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
In retrospect, it isn't that surprising
“As long as I’m inventing an identity, I’m going to pick the coolest fucking name I can.”
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 19, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
You could say
/sunglasses
He made a deal with el diablo.
/YEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Well done.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 19, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
JAIRO SAYS JAI
2012 is going to be awesome!
by Tortured on Jan 19, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Fraudo Carmona?
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
How exactly does this happen? What, dude just gets a visa under a fake name?
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
I suspect when he starts talking to baseball scouts, he grabs a birth certificate making him a few years younger. Could be a neighbor’s, or maybe it’s sold to him by an unscrupulous advisor. Records aren’t the best in some of these places.
So yeah, he gets a visa under a fake name. To be younger. And get more money from baseball.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I find it hard to believe that this kind of thing still happens as the “War on Terror” rages on. You’d think they made it hard enough to get a visa in the US since 9/11, let alone on a fake identity.
yet, apparently it does happen
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
At least I won’t be surprised when they find an al-queda cell hidden amongst a ton of baseball players.
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
So far, the Dominican Republic has not proven to be a hotbed of Islamist fundamentalism.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
they’ll start training terrorists to be baseball players. or at least that’s what good ’ol George W would have told us.
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
THAT PITCHER IS A TERRORIST
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
On the other hand,
thank god The Catcher Was A Spy.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
was that spy
in the rye?
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
Don’t the base it just on the passport given by the native country, with a questionnaire the applicant fills out? The US isn’t going to verify birth certificates and stuff.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
The most somebody can do working at a Consulate is make sure all the documents match up and that the person has no criminal history. That said a lot of documentation can be very suspect in some countries.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Also I’m sure that MLB teams are working with very good immigration lawyers who are making sure everything is going smoothly while filing for a work visa,
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Oh, I’m sure everything that can be done is being looked at. I’m just surprised it still happens, what with all the resources available nowadays.
I wonder how many visas are issued each year for baseball players?
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
You would be surprised how easy it is to get your official documents altered in some countries. There is a yearly cap on the total number of work visas that can be issued by the USCIS, I don’t know how many go to baseball players though.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
It would be interesting to look in to.
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
I thought the athlete visa was an exception to the cap? Same with actors, musicians, artists, etc.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Its very possible, It may even be it’s own visa.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 19, 2012 3:07 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
LOL YOUR CLUB OPTIONS
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
A lot of the Giants signs in my neighborhood and places you buy illegal t-shirts and what not are all Niners, Niners, Niners now. I have to say, I was digging SF being a baseball town and one of the reasons why I’m not rooting for the Niners is my faded dreams and hopes that SF will still be one.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 12:40 PM PST reply actions
Which, yes, is one of the reasons the Giants should have tried for Beltran
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Football>Baseball in my life it has been that way forever
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Basebal>Fantasy pokemonz>….>football>everything else
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
A.D.I.D.A.B.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Man, it was so crazy to have people start talking to me about the Giants when they saw my hat.
Who are you!? What do you want with me?! That’s my purse!
by chilibean_3 on Jan 19, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Ken Dorsey
Bay Area native
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
screw him. went to miramonte
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DJ Williams
Somehow got overlooked everywhere after high school.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
He played for Miami. He went there as a fullback,
switched to LB and now has a decent NFL career. Not too shabby. I don’t recall if Amani Toomer was on the last Giants’ SB team, tho. And then there was Doug Brien!
by Every6thDay on Jan 19, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
And Maurice Drew and TJ Ward amonst others
"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 19, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Well I mean
He was always overshadowed at Miami by Vilma, then was the only one of the Big 3 linebackers of the Broncos last decade (him, Al Wilson, Ian Gold) to have still stuck around and be productive all those years, despite being moved all over the place, from outside linebacker and inside linebacker in the 3-4 (now) to middle linebacker and one of the outside slots in the 4-3 (then). And yet, I read an article earlier this season about Williams somehow being a bust, which made me livid.
/end rant
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I know, right?
Maybe it’s because he doesn’t consistently have those huge hits or something, but if DJ Williams is a “bust,” I’ll take three busts every day of the week.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Whoops, reply fail
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
He also never played De La Salle.
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by LincecumFTK on Jan 19, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
exactly, we played in two different leagues
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It's just a thing that was said because Dorsey was so highly touted.
by Every6thDay on Jan 19, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
stomp the mats
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Those DLS teams would have ate him alive
/May be slightly biased
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by LincecumFTK on Jan 19, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Those were some good teams
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Yeah my brother and I both graduated from there.
I am.
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by LincecumFTK on Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
How do you all feel about the 2004 team?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
I graduated in 05. I was the team manager for them.
Bad memories at QWEST, but we ended up winning NCS, so it turned out alright.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
That was a pretty rough offseason
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Yeah my year has the distinction of being the one of the worst DLS teams in history.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I was a senior when they played Mater Dei the very first time. One of the coolest games I’ve ever seen.
I was the ball boy back then!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Was that Leinart's senior year?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
It was. Dude was a douche, even then.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Allegedly,
Grootegoed said to the DLS reps at the handshake/coin toss in the beginning: “You scared yet?”
He did. I remember hearing about that at the half.
They had this other big LB named Kevin Mitchell, who was spitting on guys in the piles.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Not surprising
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Yeah, probably the worst since Ladouceur took over
But in some pretty unusual circumstances.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Well yeah, we lost the 151 game win streak!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Yeah. Is DLS undefeated since losing in their first state championship bowl?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
They have lost around 4-5 times since then.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Oh I see
I guess they have to settle for merely being one of the country’s best programs instead of being the greatest program of all time.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Mediocrity is rough.
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BUD NORRIS! SAN MARIN HIGH SCHOOL
WHOO WOOT!
/obligatory
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
you went to miramonte?
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DLS.
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ohhhh, my bad
how’d they do in state this year? wasn’t paying much attention, moreso to Campo making it to state
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They won state.
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Well..
at least they represented Northern California, we lost to Fresno
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Yeah I watched. I was rooting hard for a Campo win.
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The D-I championship was hella good. I was rooting for Bellarmine, but it didn’t even matter that they lost.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
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Jeff Brohm.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Never Forget
November 26, 1996
Dear Jeff Brohm,
You know that game in Houston? You ruled it. I’m serious, you ruled that game. You and the offensive line of course. If you weren’t on a team that had such good quarterbacks you could be a second stringer, or even a starter! It’s good to know that your on the 49ers. A little more experience and you can be one of the best quarterbacks in the league. Please don’t go to another team.
Me, well I’m going to be a running back. Do you know what I think? I think that the offensive line doesn’t get enough credit. That’s why there have been so many sacks and rushes for negative yards lately. (at least thats the way I see it) The offensive lines have been slacking off because they don’t think they’re important. I’m not saying yours has but anythings possible.
Sincerely,
Garrett Croker
P.S. Go ahead. Show this to the team.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Ha!
Ah yes, the Houston game. Steve Young concussion number 265 if I recall.
I also remember there being, like, 15,000 fans in the Astrodome that day. The Oilers had already announced their move.
by AztecsKillingHim on Jan 19, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
That whole situation was handed so badly. They moved out of Houston, where nobody wanted them because everyone knew they were about to leave, and went to Memphis, where nobody wanted them because everyone knew they were about to leave.
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I’m sure I watched football before, but my first distinct memory was watching the Oilers beat the 9ers 10-7 on Christmas day in 1993. It’s the only pro football game I’ve ever been to. Fucking Mike Cofer missed 2 field goals—I have no idea how he carved out a multi-year career given that his career FG% was 66%.
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Mike Cofer is a golf caddie in Las Vegas right now.
I know this because I was being trained to be a caddie a couple years ago. Of course, I’m assuming he’s still working there.
/randomfact
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Huh. Weird. But not really surprising, I guess.
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It’s just not something you expect to see. I was taller than he was. I didn’t recognize him until a fellow instructor called him Cofer, and since everyone else had been calling him Mike. Later, they were referencing his SB rings.
It took all my willpower to not ask him for an autograph. Then punch him in the stomach for all the 30-yard FG’s he missed.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
He apparently missed form 47 yards (almost forgivable, given the shitty conditions) and had one from 24 yards blocked. What the fuck.
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Mike LOLfer
Career Stats:
49/53 (92.5%) from 20-29 yards
37/58 (63.8%) from 30-39 yards
37/66 (56.1%) from 40-49 yards
6/20 (30.0%) from 50+ yards
303/312 (97.1%) on XP’s.
Wow. LOLfer.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
holy shit
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11/1/10
Again, I have no idea how we was employed for so long.
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Makes you appreciate David Akers now, huh?
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
As an Eagle fan, I'm so mad at how good Akers is right now.
He missed 2 FG’s in the WC round against the Packers last year. We lost by 5.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
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Didn’t his child die or get really sick a couple days before the game?
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I think his daughter got a diagnosis of brain cancer the day before the game. Kind of hard to be focused at that point.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
just a terrible time for him and his family
then gets punished by Reed and the Eagles, and the fans
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That's how it works in Philly.
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by Azmanz on Jan 19, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ah, sorry, Kurt Barton. 3.7 million. (this link goes to the Chronicle’s story).
Well
at least the guy who replaced him didn’t cost the Eagles the game when the team that signed Akers played them the very next year…
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Akers missed a FG that game too.
I’m more mad about Ronnie Brown throwing a freakin pass at the 2 yard line while falling down.
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That was hilarious
probably not for you, but it really was.
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11/1/10
Next year I might laugh about it.
But if Brown doesn’t do that, it’s the Eagles playing against the Niners right now, not the Giants. (Although, we don’t know if the 9ers could have beaten the Saints in NO.)
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Oh, there's your crystal ball
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I was just trying to point out why I don’t find it funny yet.
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I always thought that was a designed play of some kind. There was an eligible lineman standing a couple feet from him like he was expecting the ball
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
Reed never defended Brown in his press conference which means it likely wasn’t a designed play. Reed is well-known to defend his players even when not necessary.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
The 49ers had a few seasons where special teams play screwed them over.
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Arnaz Battle!
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It seems like a punt returner ALWAYS fucked shit up for them.
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11/1/10
JOSE CORTEZ
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 19, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
On my app, this comment looks like it wasn’t posted in response to anything.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
by kdl on Jan 19, 2012 3:35 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
It was a different league. In 1993, toward the end of his career, the 10th best kicker in the league was under 80%. In 2011, you have to go down to 22 to find that.
And the numbers only get worse for kickers the farther back you go.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
I mean, this is more or less what I figured. The ex-post rationalization, if you will. Why on earth were kickers so bad? Have domed stadiums proliferated? Were good kickers a market inefficiency that’s been exploited to its fullest?
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Probably just advances in technique
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I think it’s just a combination of the league evolving slowly and the continued specialization of rosters over time (Trivia: Who was the 49ers punter in 1970).
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Yup.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
there’s no way El Person knew that without looking it up
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
I promise I didn't look it up!
I mean, I don’t know all the punters the 49ers have ever used or anything, but Steve Spurrier being quarterback and punter for the 49ers is one of those fun facts that stuck with me.
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kids these days….
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
Also, they went from a huge market to a tiny one. The NFL was all about that in the 90s.
by AztecsKillingHim on Jan 19, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Doesn't really matter, does it?
You can put an NFL team anywhere and it’ll be successful.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Jacksonville?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
They're not losing money or anything, are they?
They just could be making more money somewhere else.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Rec'd
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I did too
Until I realized, hey, maybeeeeeee he did so well because he had mountains of talent around him at Miami
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
And everything I do is funky like Ken Dorsey.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 19, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Working in a coal mine is so damn funky.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 19, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
I was 18
And was making “ALL HE DOES IS WIN” arguments because of his time at Miami.
Bad 18 year old DFARowand! BAD!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I was 19, and that was a good deal of my reasoning, too.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Ken Dorsey = Tim Teblow
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
No.
Dilfer at his best can throw the ball MUCH better than Tebow. If Denver commits to the “Tebow way”, they’ll be 3-13 next year.
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
You think 1995 was rock bottom?
Desi Wilson and Dax Jones were still one year away.
by AztecsKillingHim on Jan 19, 2012 12:45 PM PST reply actions
[...] back in the limelight. If you want to turn that into a Rush reference
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
I'm not here for the football.
But it’s okay. I know how to use the Z key. Besides, one day liberal arts is gonna be all popular again and stuff, and everybody here will be all, “Cicero!” and “Classical philosophy!” and “Are you Team Gnaeus or Team Gaius?” and I’ll be able to scorn all you people as liberal arts bandwagoners and enjoy gifs of hilarious augury mishaps.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
So say we all.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
Never should have followed the old Apollo, though. Never mess with Daddy Adama
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I like thinking about how many different Ahabs they crammed into that show.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
What about Arabs?
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It never occurred to me.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but then I stopped feeling bad for him once he got all super dickish.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 19, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
STOP SINGING, GAETA
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
So say we all.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I killed Cicero. Got a cool jester hat that gives me 35% better sneak skill.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
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I make no bones about it
I’m as much a Niner fan as a Giants fan, don’t see any conflict between the two. But I’m a bigger baseball fan in general than football, so if pressed, I’d have to pick the Giants first.
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This appears to be the line I am looking for
by S. Pickford #25 on Jan 19, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I always say that I like the Niners, but love the Giants. I’m definitely a bigger fan of baseball.
by historydude on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I feel similarly.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed. The most important parts of their seasons will never over lap.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
It’s a horrible decision to have to make. But yeah, if one team had to be wiped off the face of the earth, all its history expunged and all its current players banished to the nether regions of the CFL or Japan Leagues… I’d save the Giants.
I would, however, put either team far far far ahead of every other sports allegiance I possess.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 19, 2012 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
Grant feels how I feel!
Which is to say, I feel how Grant feels about the 49ers!
Also, the 49ers feel like more of a birthright than the Giants and baseball. Even though I’m from a “baseball family”, I was born just before they won their first Super Bowl. I was brought home from the hospital on Super Bowl Sunday as my mom likes to say. I obviously don’t recall any of that very early success, but for almost 20 years I only ever knew them as being good.
Which is why losing a Super Bowl would be the worst. It would remind me of my mortality.
I understand this...
I was born in 1981. I’ve been alive for all 5 Superbowl’s. 5-0. A big part of me wants that 0 to stay there forever. To always remember Montana and Young and Walsh and Lott as apart of perfection.
And if they win on Sunday, we will have to put perfection on the shoulders of Alex Smith.
And I am not comfortable with this.
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
Is this what Steeler fans felt...
When they played against Dallas with Neil O’Donnell as their QB?
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
the big games they’ve won this year, have been won more by Smith and his passing game. vs NYG, PHI, now NO
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Well,
then you are a dolt. I’m sorry, but he’s had 6 fucking 4th quarter comebacks this season and just beat DREW FUCKING BREES IN THE LAST 2 FUCKING MINUTES.
I can understand the media still doubting him because they are morons, but people who’ve actually watched him play this year? Really? Still?
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11/1/10
exactly
he’s had so many comebacks this year, and overall he plays VERY well in the 4th quarter and in comeback mode.
He’ll be OK, just keep doing what he’s been doing
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although you can’t tell me you weren’t shocked at his latest masterpiece, because I supported Smith and even I was shocked
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Ask anybody here
or any fan, we were all shocked, if we weren’t we wouldn’t be as pumped up as we are now.
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
we’d be pumped either way, I’d imagine. After Sproles scored that TD, we said “there’s still time left” and expected a comeback. But after Graham’s TD, I wasn’t so sure.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
i’ll be the first to tell you, i thought we were DEAD after the Graham score, momentum was in NO’s favor, Smith was playing well, but still, i couldn’t imagine that ever happening. The fact that it was ALEX SMITH, made that much more compelling
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Graham thought we were dead too. Fuck that guy and his little hangman
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
seriously
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Need to see a camera panning the saints sideline during that
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I always root for a good story, and Jimmy Graham is one, but it seems like its all gone to his head.
And yea, I saw the Saints celebrating, even lifting Brees in the air in jubilation.
two straight one-and-dones for NO, to the NFC West.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
I have never read his personal story. I heard it’s pretty good. Well, i mean, wouldn’t you if you were playing for a team that goes up with 1:40 left in the game?
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Dude came from living on the streets as a kid to the NFL.
Just what I’ve seen from watching the Saints and reading him comments, he thinks he’s like All-World Greatness or something. I didn’t really see any perspective in the things he says.
Not a big deal. That little hangman thing still pissed me off. You didn’t win the game yet, ass.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
hahahaha, he’s cocky, but he is among the top TEs in the league
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
he is, yes. But the humble guys are the ones who last
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
I never get mad at people celebrating.
I just remember the days when I played competitive sports (and obviously no where near the pro level), I celebrated after everything. Let people be happy (as long as they aren’t taunting).
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how about not acting like you've won the game with 1:30 left?
because they were. Because they didn’t think Alex Smith would beat them. That’s why Gregg (second “g” is for “genius”) williams manned up on the outside and sent blitzes on the last drive. Fuck them.
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so… what do you do then if you score with that much time left to put your team up? just head back to the bench and act like you did nothing?
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I'm in this line.
It’s not like that play wasn’t full of awesomeness either.
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Graham was SICK saturday
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Was unaware of that.
Also, when Graham scored his first TD, he didn’t celebrate. I think it shows he knows when the right time to be happy is.
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NO, haha, what i meant was
he was GOOD. lol
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LOL, hard to tell tone of voice on the net
I bet if I heard you say “SICK” I would have known exactly what you meant
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He spiked the ball, but he didn’t “dunk” it over the crossbar like he normally does. Probably because he fucked up his head/neck/back on the catch and on the PI by Whitner on the first drive.
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Yeah, I remember the broadcasters speculating that it was because he had gotten hurt.
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I think he whacked his head multiple times before that first TD
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
OMG that was totally a Hinske moment
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve celebrated after my fair share of things, but that didn’t mean that I didn’t get pissed when the other team did. That’s just part of sports.
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Exactly
it’s part of the game, you don’t like it? THEN SCORE, and you’ll have a chance to do it
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I didn’t say I didn’t like it when people celebrate. But to act like you just won when there’s still enough time to lose isn’t a good choice.
And celebrating with teammates vs doing a little hangman to the crowd/opposing team is a different thing. They could have called unsportsmanlike conduct on that, yknow maybe if the refs felt like calling any penalties on the Saints at all.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
I mean… everybody celebrates in their own fashion. Um, they could’ve called unsportsmanlike conduct on Vernon on his first touchdown for not only dunking over the goalpost but taking forever to get off the field
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I like that they kinda "let them play", but..
It’s impossible to play a football game without getting a penalty. yet here the Saints are.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Honest to god
after Graham’s TD I was glad. Because if he’d been tackled, we would have lost for sure. I thought “at least Alex has some time left here, he’s done it before this season”.
But I didn’t expect what happened to happen.
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well, if Graham is tackled, the ball is on what like the Niners 40 and NO needs a TD to win it?
I liked that final drive by Smith. About time he used the middle of the field in the passing game
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't have felt confident in that situation
I felt more confident with the offense being on the field at that point in the game.
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I wouldn’t have felt confident either, seemed like every time NO started racking up a 1st down or two they scored.
I’d always rather have the offense on the field, but if you’d told me we’d be up 5 with 1:40 left and the ball on the Niners 40 OR down 3 with 1:40 and the offense on the 12 yard line, I would have picked the former.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
It’s great it worked out like it did, but I’d have chosen leading by 5 and trust the defense rather than down 3 and trust the offense
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
In a vacuum, you're right
but with the game going how it was, I wanted Smith to have the ball.
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You’re a better man than I.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
He's just done it so many times this season
I finally was just like “fuck it, he knows what he’s doing”
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Giants defense has been playing great recently.
I’m nervous for you guys (I hate the Giants soo soo soo much)
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check out this stat line:
25 tackles, 9 sacks, for Osi Umenyiora…. what?
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That gave me flashbacks,
of when he had 6 sacks in ONE game against the Eagles.. oh man that was embarrassing.
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but what did he do? went for the ball… sometimes they make some poor decisions
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yeah, still, he was pretty amazing in the first half. Seemed like he made almost every tackle in the first two series and that hit on Thomas changed everything.
WWRWD?
Yea, he was all over the place, him and Goldson make up a good tandem, but make some big risks, need that though for a safety. Plus, you’re right, the hit on Thomas changed the momentum
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Whitner is terrible in coverage
that almost bit them in the ass last week. It’s gonna be a problem.
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Remember the Dallas game? he was in coverage there too.. Look, he’s good, tackles well, but isn’t good with speed, and that’s where they need to look at a good backup, Reggie Smith is meh
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They need a lot of help in the secondary
which isn’t that big of a deal since their pass rush is so good.
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i mean, i'd be ok with getting another body for the DBs
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I think the secondary is great. sure, there were questions earlier in the year, but now I’m happy with it. Rogers is money, Brooks is good, Culliver is solid… I’d rather trade Larry Grant for an OLB or a big-play WR
so that was Whitner who got burned in the Dallas game?
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
What receiver do you have in mind?
that was Whitner
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I’d like to sign DeSean Jackson or trade for Colston (or a speed receiver of his type).
Morgan, Crabtree and, say, Jackson would be sweet, with Williams as 4th.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Trade Grant for Jackson? or wait, what?
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DeSean is a FA, I believe. I’d trade Grant for Colston or a speed receiver like Colston if DeSean couldn’t be had in FA.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
Jackson would be a disaster
not a Harbaugh guy. Colston has no speed. He’s a bigger Crabtree. Not a bad thing, but not what the offense needs.
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I don’t know much about Jackson other than his usual 5 rec/120 yard games.
I thought Colston was a speed receiver? The offense needs a speed wideout, maybe Jeffery is the answer
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Jackson is a total head case diva showoff
not a fit for this team. Colston is the opposite of speed, he’s the possession-iest of possession WRs.
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He ran a 4.5 at the combine. For a 6’4" 225 lb guy that is blazing.
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I really don't care about combine numbers
he’s not a deep threat. He can go up and get the ball, but he’s not a “speed” wr.
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Jackson will still be an Eagle next year.
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There's no guarantee Rogers will even be back next year
or Goldson.
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They’re waiting until the end of the season to make up their minds on all these players. Rogers will want $$$$$$, Goldson too. So we shall see
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Rogers will be back. He’s said it many times, he loves it in SF and he’s staying.
Goldson, I’m not so sure about. He’ll want bank, and I love Whitners physical style so maybe get a good coverage safety and keep Whitner so you have a hard-hitter and a good coverage man.
Admittedly, this is testing the bounds of my football knowledge
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
money talks though.. But we will see.
They’ll either draft or go into FA for another safety, like they did last year, checked out FA, and Goldson eventually came back.
it’s all good, you’re learning though, haha
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Guys say all kinds of things
there’s no guarantee some other team won’t swoop in and pay him like Nnamdi or something. It’s happened before
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Also
you are aware that Larry Grant has no trade value, right? A guy having like 1 1/2 good games isn’t enough for a team to trade a BIG PLAY WR for him. This isn’t madden.
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There's no goddamn way the Saints would give up Colston for Grant.
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I’m admittedly not versed in how NFL trades work, and what positions are valued more heavily, but it seems like a big fast ILB like Grant could be worth something good
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
he's a career backup
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this
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and a DAMN good one
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That's not how the NFL works
teams hardly ever make trades involving good players. Trades are almost always for draft picks. And a guy like Grant, who can’t even crack the starting lineup on his own team, is not going to be worth a starter.
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/watches GB franchise and trade Flynn
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Note the "almost always"
and I bet you anything that the major part of the package that gets Flynn will be draft picks.
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Flynn is a free agent.
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There’s been speculation about franchising him to avoid that and get value for him.
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And let Jermichael Finley walk?
Doubt it.
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Whitner goes for the ball
When he should be going for the receiver, too often. It causes him to give up big pass plays in situations where you CAN’T give up a big play.
I think Goldson is worse at this.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 20, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Put it this way
if they get to the Super Bowl and lose, it will not be because of Alex Smith.
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that’s a tough statement. Smith is not bad, in fact, he is good- but if they get to the Super Bowl and lose, it would probably be because of Smith.
I only say this because their defense and special teams are so, so freakin good that Smith is the weaker link among the 3 phases of the game
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
no
Alex Smith has not lost them any of their 3 games this year. They’ve just been beat by the other team. If they get beat, then what can you do? But Alex Smith will not LOSE them a game.
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I’m still trying to figure out how you KNOW this 4 days in advance. What if he throws 4 INTs?
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
usually what happens is players play nearly mistake-free for 17 straight games and then melt down. Sure. Anything CAN happen, but based on what we’ve seen this year, Alex Smith is not the reason they’ve lost any of their games, and he more than likely won’t be the reason they lose 1 of their next 2.
My point is that being nervous about our hopes resting on him makes absolutely no sense after seeing the season he’s had. I can’t fucking believe I still have to take this goddamn position with people.
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Well, you’re starting from a different position. I can’t just change every part of my opinion about Alex Smith over 17 games. Not after all these years.
agreed
Do I think he’ll melt down in the next 1 or 2 games? Probably not. But I wouldn’t even put the possibility at “unreasonable.”
Up until last week, I thought the secondary was one of their hidden weaknesses, but you could tell they kept the coverage pretty tight Saturday. Kudos to them, and hope they can keep it up.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
Alex Smith got lucky he looked "mistake free" last week.
He had 2 fumbles. One was recovered by Frank Gore (very sneaky heads up play by him), around 3 Saints Dlineman. The other was recovered by the Saints with :14 seconds left in the half and resulted in 0 points.
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Except that no, he didnt'
he had 1 fumble, the other play you’re talking about was a pass that was batted at the line.
And on his fumble, the WR he was looking for ran the wrong route, forcing him to hold on to the ball too long. That was definitely a mistake by him (an EXTREMELY RARE ONE, and one that not even the most strident Smith hater could point to as something that would have cost them the game), but it didn’t end up hurting them. So nice job with your reasoning.
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Smith had 2 fumbles. Not sure what you're talking about.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=320114025
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That's a stats error
I watched the game like 3 times. The second one was a forward pass that was knocked backwards, it shouldn’t be called a fumble.
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The 2nd one?
The 2nd one was the one to end the first half. The first one happened pretty early.
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We must be thinking of a different play then
I don’t remember another fumble where Gore picked it up and advanced it. The only play I remember like that was a forward pass that got batted down
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He didn't advance it, they lost like 8 yards.
He just fell on it.
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Huh
I guess I don’t remember that play. My mistake, I thought you were talking about something else.
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Handoff to Gore, lateral back to Smith. Throw is a bit short and Smith bobbles it, ball rolls forward, Smith grabs it pretty much just lays down.
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Different play.
Lemme check play-by-play.
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1st qtr.
3rd and 5 at SF 47 (Shotgun) Alex Smith sacked at SF 37 for -10 yards (R.Harper). FUMBLES (R.Harper) [R.Harper], recovered by SF-F.Gore at SF 34. F.Gore to SF 34 for no gain (J.Vilma).
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god damn
that was a fucking awful play call. They made up for it with such a brilliant call on the QB run, but wow. That was bad.
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oh, that play where Gore tried to throw it back to Smith?
Smith catches it, that’s a first down and more
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
yes
but it’s stupid to have your RB throw. It almost never works
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You really wonder if Gore threw that ball well in practice or something.
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no clue
it goes completely against their formula all season. Maybe that was the point, but IDK. Not a great idea.
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Niners had to use their whole play book, that game was (likely) way longer than they were anticipating.
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Not a fan of the gimmick plays in general. Reminded me of Stanford against OSU.
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Or Oregon vs. anyone.
They like being cute for the sake of being cute.
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If you’re going to do a scheme play, run more shit like Smith’s TD run. Flea flickers and crap like that is just begging to get burned.
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If I’ve got zero rooting interest in the game, I wanna see that stuff. It’s entertaining, at the very least.
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It’s great when it works, but I see it flop like 75% of the time. Which I guess is why it’s exciting when it works; it’s just a low percentage play.
Like a straight steal of home.
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the real problem with running that play, is running it deep in your territory.
It’s a backwards pass, and a fumble.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Alex Smith going 18-37 with 175 yards and 0 TDs in Arizona wasn't his fault?
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Those, are like, your opinion or something, man.
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Arizona's defense was ridiculous the last few weeks of the season
and that was a road division game. Crazy shit happens in road division games.
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Doesn't change the fact he was a big reason they lost.
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yeah but not really though
the defense not stopping red skelton had a lot to do with it too.
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Also
can you REALLY say he LOST them that game? He certainly didn’t WIN it, but he LOST it? Really?
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So is the only way to “lose” a game to throw a pick 6 that puts the other team ahead?
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I blame QBs for turnovers
a QB who turns the ball over costs his team games. If he doesn’t make enough plays, then he certainly didn’t HELP them win, but I don’t think it’s fair to say he COST them a game.
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Akers kicked 3 FG's 27 yards and shorter.
2 from 22 yards. Not scoring a TD in any of those possessions lost the niners the game. That’s mostly on the QB.
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Ooh fun! This is where we actually EXAMINE those drives!
Drive 1:
1st and 4, AZ 4 Edwards drop (guy was cut because he couldn’t play)
2nd and 4, AZ 4 Run play
3rd and 4, AZ 4 Incompletion to Gore. Call that being too conservative or whatever.
Next offensive drive: Akers misses 50 yarder. No gimmie for sure, but he’s made those indoors easily before. In a game where they lost by 2, that would have helped. And I’m not saying that to blame Akers, just pointing it out.
Next play after the miss: 60 yard AZ TD.
Next red zone chance:
1st and 10, AZ 13 Run play
2nd and 3, AZ 6 Pressure forces early throw, Williams can’t catch it.
3rd and 3, AZ 6 Run play
Yep, mostly on the QB. Not the Oline, or the play calling. The QB. Sure. Whatever.
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So when Alex Smith goes 0 for 3 from inside the 4, there’s 0 chance it’s his fault. Got it.
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Is it February 19 yet?
Very true.
But over the course of the year, the 9ers had a very bad red zone offense. SOME (definitely not all) of that blame has to be on Smith.
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/points to the game they just won on a red zone touchdown
/points out that maybe the team as a whole was not comfortable enough in the offense throughout the year in certain situations.
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/points out that 2 out of 4 in the red zone isn’t actually that good.
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Well, yes and no. It’s still partly on him that they didn’t score. But you’re right in that you shouldn’t expect that 0 for 3 to be predictive.
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Right, it’s exactly the same as a hitter going 0-4 with RISP. Part of the blame is on them, but you can’t use that as a judgement as to the value of the player.
Is it February 19 yet?
There’s some measure of culpability, no matter how you’d like to spin it.
If the 49ers have a better quarterback than Smith, they probably get another three points. Maybe they get closer than the 33 and Akers doesn’t miss that field goal. Maybe Roman doesn’t take the ball out of the QB’s hands by calling a run.
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Good last point.
A lot of play calling comes with confidence in your players.
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Like the play where they called a pass with a timeout and 13 seconds left in a playoff game in the red zone? Like that?
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He threw, 40+ times last week? I think they’re beginning to feel more and more confident in Smith, opening it up more and more over the course of the season, you can tell
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I suspect a contributing factor was that New Orleans clogged the box all afternoon.
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Run the ball, opens up the passing game
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I've said this a few times,
but the 9ers running game isn’t actually that good. I don’t think they could afford to run the ball too much and still score as much as the Saints.
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I think it’s pretty decent, got some pretty damn good lineman in Staley, Iupati, Goodwin, Davis, Snyder’s alright. Also, Gore is still incredible at the way he runs, and love the way Hunter plays, speed guy, gets to the edge
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FBO has them as pretty bad per play.
They just run a lot. 19th in yards per rush.
They looked good last week tho. Maybe the passing game opened it up a little.
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Their running game looking bad
might be because teams stacked the line against them, and they weren’t comfortable enough with their passing attack to make them pay. Last week they seemed to be.
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Also
in the Giants game they made them pay for stacking the line
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They kind of had to, given that Gore left the game after 6 rushes for zero yards.
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They could have ran Hunter a bunch
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They’ll eventually need a bruising back, hopefully Dixon can fulfill that
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Really doubt it
he’s a great ST player but I don’t think he’s gonna be that kind of RB. To much dancing
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I wish Gore would stop trying to get to the edge and just run it up the gut more often.
Seems like his patience is a virtue and a liability
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
He’s MUCH better between the tackles than running outside, best part about Gore is that when he gets out in the open vs. a LB or a DB in space, it’s over
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yeah, he’s def much better between the tackles, but that doesn’t stop Roman from calling fly sweeps with Gore or other runs to the edges
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
IIRC, he missed like a billion open receivers in that game.
Smith needs to check down on more receivers. He runs too many single read plays. And that is my only complaint (other than the fact he holds onto the ball too long at times)
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
These are 2 common complaints for Smith.
Yet are complete opposites if you think about it. Holds it too long? Probably looking at too many reads. Too many single read plays? Throws it too quick/check downs too quick.
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he needs to make decisions quicker.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
I think that's more play calling than anything
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Just because the playcall might have been for a single read doesn’t mean he can’t find another receiver. Smith plays a little too conservatively at times.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
he's not a great improviser, no question
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improvising is kinda important in football, haha. hopefully he can improve on that
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
please, let's not get ahead of ourselves
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let me borrow that crystal ball sometime, eh?
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
He's had a good year.
But he’s still outside the top 10 in QB’s. Before the season, he was seen outside the top 25 tho, so that’s a huge jump.
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I think he’s worked very well in Harbaugh’s system.
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I'd put him in the top 10
numbers don’t mean shit. I’ll take a guy who stays calm and can lead a team at the end over a guy who throws for 400 and loses any day.
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Manning, Brees, Brady, Roethlisberger, Rodgers… all better, i’d probably say Stafford is better than Smith, but after that, i dunno
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+2
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Good QB? Yes: This year.
Remember that one year Derek Anderson was good? Ya. That happened.
I’ll believe Alex has turned the corner when he does this for another couple years. Until that happens, this is his Outlier year…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
“One year” is kind of misleading for the Anderson example. That was really only a handful of games that buoyed his stats so much even he couldn’t ruin them for the rest of the season.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, that's a really terrible comparison
but whatever.
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How is that a terrible comparison?
Please explain.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Well
one reason is because of what Howie pointed out. Here’s the other reason:
the 2007 Browns were coached by Romeo Crennel. The 2011 49ers are coached by Jim Harbaugh. That would be enough right there, really.
But if you want more: Anderson threw NINETEEN interceptions that season. Alex smith threw 5. A guy who doesn’t turn the ball over at QB is a lot more likely to repeat his success in successive seasons. Anderson’s completion % that year was 56.4. FIFTY SIX PERCENT. Alex Smith’s this season was 61.3. A guy who completes better than 60% of his passes and doesn’t turn the ball over has the recipe to be a successful QB.
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Brady only threw 4 INT’s 2 years ago, that “ballooned” (its in quotes cus the new number is still low) to 12. He’s been around 12-14 his whole career.
I think Smith is a smart QB, and will continue to not throw picks, but picks are also based a lot on luck. Tipped passes/dropped passes by DB’s/etc are out of the QB’s control. It’s kind of similar to BABiP. Every QB will have their base numbers. If Smith goes up to 8-10 INT’s next year, he won’t look NEARLY as good.
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Yes
but Brady last year had like 20000 (all values approximate) dropped INTs by defenders. I don’t recall very many by Smith this season. One of the knocks on him is he holds the ball too long. While that can be annoying at times, it also means he doesn’t force bad throws. I have confidence that he would be able to keep his INTs in the single digits year after year if he has the same approach.
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I applaud your support of Alex all these years.
You must feel vindicated this year.
I’m happy he’s played well this year. My brain still remembers seeing all those bad throws he’s made in the past.
And I hope you’re right.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I don’t know where I can find “dropped passes” from DB’s, my point was, even if he only throws 8 INT’s next year, that could pose a problem since he doesn’t produce many TD’s.
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you forgot FAVRE
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Rivers is up there as well
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That defense must be what led them on 6 4th quarter comebacks!
you’re right!!
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It kept them close.
When Smith was having a terrible first 3 QB’s. It’s the Tebow syndrome.
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Ok
that’s fucking bullshit. But whatever. I’m not going to keep defending Alex Smith when it’s pretty obvious that he’s good.
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He's merely average.
FBO has him as the 14th best QB per play last year. Like Grant’s post yesterday, there’s nothing wrong with being mediocre when the rest of your team is solid.
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by "last year" do you mean 2010 or 2011?
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I’m not attempting to take any sort of side in all this, but I do feel compelled to say that I don’t think the fourth quarter comeback thing makes a lot of sense as an argument. It’s the same logic that makes Tim Tebow a good quarterback.
Point distribution isn’t really important. Having more points total is important. Getting the ones you need in the second quarter is just as good as getting them in the fourth. Fourth quarter comebacks are the win-the-innings of football, except more limited.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
If a dude throws for 400 yards and the team loses, my guess is that it’s not the QB’s fault.
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yards aren't everything
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Better QB's for sure:
Brady, Brees, Rodgers, Roethlesburger, Eli, Peyton, Vick, Stafford, Shaub.
Probably better than Smith (pending preference): Newton
Guys I’d take over him, assuming they’re now in the Harbaugh system: Rivers, Ryan, Romo, Dalton (also likely woulda been Haurbaughs choice)
So he’s at best the 10th, and I’d put him closer to 15th. Still GREAT improvement.
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He's beaten 5 of the QBs you have ranked ahead of him this season
2 of them on the road, and 1 in the playoffs. But whatever.
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Wut.
How the heck do you get to match him up one to one with these quarterbacks?
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totally the same thing, you're right!
pitchers and QBs are basically the same position. Great point.
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You were on the Smith wagon before it was cool. I’m not at all surprised that you’ve gone completely over the top with it now that he seems to be reasonable.
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It's not completely over the top
what. the. fuck. I’m saying he’s really good, and somehow that’s insane. I’m not putting him on Brady’s level or even Brees’ level (though he did just Brees his way down the field har har).
I’m saying he’s good. He’s always been good. He’s gotten better as this season has gone along because he’s got a coach who knows what the fuck he’s doing. He’ll be even better next year because for the first time he’ll have 2 consecutive years with a coach who knew what the fuck he’s doing.
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I hope you’re right, for the Niners sake.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think it’s fair to say that because the 49ers won the game, Smith should be considered a better QB than the other team’s QB. There are so many other factors in a football game.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Alex Smith didn’t face the niners D. Notice how I didn’t say Flacco > Smith, yet Flacco beat Smith.
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nvm, replay was right
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there’s a flaw in your logic here.
you can’t say “Smith beat these QBs” and then turn around and say “It wasn’t Smith’s fault in any of the Niners losses this year”.
Don’t get me wrong, I like Smith, think he’s a good QB, I do not think he is bad. But if you’re going to give him credit for beating another QB, you have to give him blame for losing to another QB
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
What,
you don’t think Red Skelton is a better QB than Smith?!
That was bad logic on my part, yes. I’m just pissed that I still have to defend Smith after what he did last week. It’s like “what the fuck”. He’s clearly better now than he was in the first few weeks of the season.
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Not one person has said Smith is bad.
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Um OK
somebody said they’re super nervous having to trust Smith in a big game. That makes no sense.
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So you're not nervous at all?!
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Yep, that's exactly what I said!
jesus christ.
Of course I’m nervous, my team might play in the super bowl. That’s why I’m nervous. But I’m not nervous about Smith. I believe in him, and I’ve believed in him his whole career. I believe in Harbaugh, and think his staff will put this team in the best possible position to win. If they don’t win, it will almost certainly be because the other team played better on that day. In which case I’ll be upset, but I won’t lost confidence in Smith.
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It’s probably just a reaction to the last 6 years of Smith. some people don’t forget so quickly how bad it was.
Me, I believe in Smith. I think big players step up in big moments, and Smith did that, he proved himself.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
IT'S NOT THE LAST 6 YEARS
2 of those years were lost to injury, and in one of those years he was a rookie on the worst team in football. So that leaves 3 years. 1 of THOSE years was fine, and in the other 2 he was jerked around by his coaches, which is something no QB could handle that well.
So the people who think Smith has been terrible for 6 years are fucking morons.
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I didn’t say that I thought he was terrible for 6 years. I said “some people”. I’m not arguing against you, even if I personally don’t hold Smith in as high a regard as you do.
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
That would be me.
And if they win on Sunday, we will have to put perfection on the shoulders of Alex Smith.
And I am not comfortable with this.
Last Saturday was Smith’s first “big game.” As of right now, I’m not comfortable. The past few years are still fresh in my mind. I’m not super-confident in Smith.
Before last Saturday, I was OMFG-SMITH-IN-A-BIG-GAME-WE-SUCK. I’m a little more confident this week. But I’m still not comfortable thinking about Alex Smith leading the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
I'm done arguing against this point
fuck it. Who cares. We’re all rooting for them to win, here’s to hoping they do.
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I think he’s good enough, but certainly not great. And I’m not sure he can improve to meet great. But for what he’s doing Harbaugh’s system this season, he’s good enough.
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Yes.
He has proved this year it is possible to win with Alex Smith.
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It's possible to win BECAUSE OF Alex Smith too.
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It’s just much less likely than winning because of defense and special teams.
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But not really
because in 6 of their games, Alex Smith won them. But whatever.
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You could just replace Alex Smith with Tim Tebow in this argument.
If Smith plays better earlier in the game, a comeback is not necessary.
The order in which the points is scored is secondary to the total number of points scored.
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Not having to score too many points because your defense/special teams are awesome, is not a skill.
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Whatever
I don’t care anymore. I’m sick of banging my head against the wall in trying to convince you guys of this. Who gives a fuck.
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I've missed your rage, BL.
The basic point is, it wasn’t at all unreasonable that he was the Number One overall pick that year. I was hoping for Rodgers, of course, but Smith’s got skill and talent.
And what was his reward for going first overall? A non-stop river of shit. Well, you don’t crawl through that much shit without picking up some stench. And to his credit, he never stopped crawling, even through “WE WANT CARR” and all the rest. Maybe if he’d apprenticed for three years under Favre and/or had a semblance of sanity above him in the organization, he’d be Discount Double-Checking right now, too. But while he’s not spectacular, he’s also smart and safe with the ball.
So he’s not the best in the league. I’m ok with that. He’s what we’ve got, and he’s perfectly adequate. A gunslinger would be a terrible fit for this team.
He’s finally really fucking close to Zihuatanejo, and I’m proud of him and comfortable if not overwhelmingly confident with him.
God, it sounds like I’m talking myself into an unsatisfying but passable marriage.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
I think you just made a case for Melky Cabrera.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t really think of the 5-0 Super Bowl record as perfection. Losing the Super Bowl just means you don’t get to take home the trophy. That describes each of the last 17 49ers seasons. Getting to the Super Bowl would be a great success, the appearance itself another jewel on the crown of this franchise’s history. Should they win, it would be only greater.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
yes
all I care about is tying and passing the Steelers.
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While that’s true, the gut punch of losing when you were so close is probably worse than the ignominy of even a 3-13 season.
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there's something to that
but fuck it. The playoffs are more fun when your team is in them while they’re happening, even if it leads to crushing disappointment.
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I do not agree. I’d rather be on this ride than the one the Colts took this year
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
But...
..but … but… Andrew Luck!!!!
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
Alex is a bit of enigma for me
To my mind, saying “Alex Smith is good” is a bit like saying “Ryan Vogelsong is good”.
It’s like, sure, he was definitely good this year. Hard to deny that. But equally hard to deny the rather long history of mediocrity and/or badness.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
no it isn't
there isn’t any sort of corollary in baseball to having 7 different offenses in 7 years for a QB. Every single former QB who weighs in on the subject says that that would be almost impossible to succeed with. Throw in the fact that 2 of Smith’s seasons were lost to injury, and you have a guy who’s played one full year where he looked pretty good (2006), one partial year where he was jerked around ridiculously (2010), and one partial year where he was better than the guy who started the year (2009).
Huuuuge track record of incompetence!!!!!!!
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Vogelsong's had a million different managers and pitching coaches
And he also lost a season to injury.
Of course, there’s no perfect comparison between MLB and NFL. But I think this is close.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Makes you feel kinda dirty, doesn’t it?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
But it's not, really
they’re both nice stories. I don’t think there’s a comparison at all. But whatever. I root for both of them.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Yeah.
Pitching is pitching is pitching, for the most part. Maybe a Duncan or a Righetti has a real influence, but the best managers and coaches in baseball are just trying to maximize available talent in what is mostly an individual game. There’s just no comp for the entirely different systems developed and installed by football coaches.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
flukes come around much more often in baseball than football, methinks.
so in theory while Vogelsong can have a good fluke season, Smith turning in a great season is harder to discount
not saying Vogelsong is a fluke, just using him as a comp
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Wait 6 months
the guy in front of you at the coffee shop will be like:
“The Giants Melky Melk Melk Giants, Pagan Melk Whiteside Melk Giants.”
the guy in front of you at the coffee shop will be
BRUCE BOCHY!
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
The Niners were the team you expected to win
You were just happy if the Giants made the playoffs. I think the Niners will always have the larger appeal between both teams.
by 49er16 on Jan 19, 2012 12:48 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
this i can agree with
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
my dog died overnight; thanks for all your kind words a few days ago.
Unfortunately, Ernie passed away overnight. He’d been having some difficulty walking because of a bad back, but something turned dramatically for the worse last Wednesday after he got groomed. He stopped eating, and eventually couldn’t walk. The vet diagnosis’ seemed very slow, and he was supposed to get an ultrasound this morning, which could’ve disclosed cancer or maybe just a gall stone. I wish I knew. I keep thinking he deserved better. He was as good a dog, I think, as anyone could ever hope for.
Ernie Banks, Feb 24 1999 – Jan 19 2012.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Rest in peace EB.
Know that when the pain passes—and it will—there’s another ballplayer in some shelter that would love to make your acquaintance.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Oh, man
I’m sorry, ggf.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry to hear that. Dogs are so damn good.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 19, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
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Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
:(
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Terribly sorry to here that.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
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No-doubt Hall of Famer.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
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RIP.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 19, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
sorry to hear it man. Pets really are part of the family yknow
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
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2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
So sorry for your loss.
I’m sure you gave him a great life and lots of love.
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by kdl on Jan 19, 2012 2:30 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Many condolences and sincere sympathies.
He’s just waiting for you somewhere else.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 19, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Rest in Peace Ernie
I’m so sorry for your loss.
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
he was extremely enjoyable and fun to be around, especially for kids. I always said that “ernie just loves being a dog.”
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
what a great video, those little girls were so sweet and loved Ernie so much. I’m really sorry he’s gone. I have a little dog who I’m way too enamored with, and even though she’s only 6, I keep thinking about the day she’s gonna be gone and it makes me sad now to think about it. I hope with time it gets a little bit easier for you.
RIP
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 19, 2012 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
I read this
Easily 1995. It’s amazing how low the Giants dug. It was after the strike. The Giants still played in Candelstick. They drew 1.2 million fans, good for 12th out of 14 NL teams. They finished ten games below .500.
And thought, how could the Giants ever hope to compete in San Francisco? They obviously needed to move to the South Bay because nothing else could ever work.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 19, 2012 12:52 PM PST reply actions
I haven't really cared about football since the early 90s
Some of my earliest memories involve the insane period of Niners dominance, but I stopped paying attention as I got older and more into baseball and, you know, other things. I remember turning on the radio driving from college to SF with a fellow Bay Area native in 2004; the Niners were something like 2 and 684 at the time. It might have even been the game Grant mentioned.
But hey, fuck it, I’m on the bandwagon now. I lived & died by Jerry Rice’s yardage when I was like 6 years old; those brain cells are waking up for a little while.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 19, 2012 12:55 PM PST reply actions
Jerry Rice’s numbers are still obscene.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It’s fun to get some perspective on how many truly fucking incredible, once-in-a-generation athletes we’ve had the privilege of watching play their games in San Francisco.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 19, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Jerry Rice had 22,895 receiving yards in his career.
Combined receiving and rushing (total yards from scrimmage), the list of non-Jerry Rice names goes like this:
1. RB Emmit Smith – 21,579
2. RB Walter Payton – 21,264
3. RB Marshall Faulk – 19,154
4. RB Ladainian Tomlinson – 18,456
5. RB Barry Sanders – 18,190
6. RB Marcus Allen – 17,654
7. RB Curtis Martin – 17,430
8. RB Thurman Thomas – 16,532
9. RB Tony Dorsett – 16,239
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It probably helped that he had Montana and then Rice. And even Gannon, right?
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TO has argued that he would have Jerry-like numbers if he had better quarterbacks.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
TO is, coincidentally, the next name on that list.
But still, he’s like 5,000 yards from scrimmage away from Rice’s receiving only total. I think it would have taken more than better quarterbacks.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Not that receivers run the ball a ton or anything, but that extra 645 Rice got on the ground is roughly equivalent to a full season receiving.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
I’m sure it helped, but there have been a lot of great receivers and a lot of great quarterbacks throwing to them, and he has a minimum of 5,000 yards on ALL OF THEM.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Strike that... ~7,000...
And it’s not just longevity. Rice’s receiving yards totals after his age 34 season were higher than TO’s career YFS totals. Rice was so far beyond anybody who has ever played.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Dude was good. I nearly fainted when I met his wife when I was a kid. I don’t know what I would’ve done if I’d actually met him.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
My buddy drove him around Riverside, CA for a night.
Picked him up from a restaurant later in the night. “I’m here to pick up Jerry,” he says. The hostess doesn’t know which Jerry he’s talking about. My friend is flabbergasted.
Also, Jerry was in the company of a very attractive young lady who was not his wife. Shocking, I know.
For a while, my friend had Rice’s number of his cellphone. He’d show it off as a party trick. Eventually deleted it for fear of someone stealing the number and calling Jerry frivolously.
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My favorite Rice stat
Is that he had 10 career rushing touchdowns.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
More fun with numbers…
The single season yards from scrimmage leaders list looks like this….
1 – 84: RBs.
85: Jerry Rice.
86 – 111: RBs.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
That's amazing
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Jerry Rice could have retired 5 years before he did, and still had more touchdowns than anyone in history.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
He could have retired 8 years before he did and still had more touchdowns than the next closest receiver in history.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
(In those 8 years, he would go to the Pro Bowl twice)
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve gotten more into the NBA the past couple of seasons to the point where I barely pay attention to what the Giants do in the offseason.
JIMMER!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
why what happened? Benching him?
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’s not making his shots and just looks like he has zero confidence. And Smart isn’t helping things by barely playing him.
Yep… same thing happened last year with the warriors when he barely played Ekpe when he looked confident
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
In Smart's defense..
Udoh’s offensive game is still terrible, a full year later.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Yea… i do like how he can post up and get a hook shot in, but he’s not confident to do 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
I don’t like it whenever Udoh touches the ball in the post. He’s shooting under 40%. From a guy who doesn’t take shots outside 10 feet, that is absolutely embarrassing.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Well, don’t have to look to him to score, you just want him to rebound and play D, and he doesn’t even rebound much. That’s what’s scary, and that’s why i miss Kwame
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 was just referring to your sentence “I do like how he can post up..” because he can’t.
I’m fine with him playing 18 minutes a game and playing D. Just don’t want him to “post up” more than 1 time a game.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
he possibly makes a post up hook shot
once or twice a game… Warriors will never find a post up big
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I'm surprised to find out
He is shooting 47.8% from shots 3-9 feet. Woulda guessed that to be way lower. I guess his main problem is he’s trying to shoot from outside 9 feet, where he’s been abysmal.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
He almost is forced to sometimes because of the shot clock… but Seriously, he needs to do better on the post
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 don’t think it’s all shot clock related. He takes 1.4 shots per game at 10+ feet. I wonder if he’s hitting them in practice so Jackson gives him the green light.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
i’m alright with that, just don’t do it often por favor
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Well since he only shoot 4.1 shots a game, 1.4 is actually a lot.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
should take more shots down low
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
They just don't play shitty ones.
Curry got plenty of minutes his rookie year.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
And it gets annoying, VERY quickly, if Jimmer gets on fire, don’t be surprised if Smart pulls him out for a bit
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’s done that to Isiah Thomas. Thomas has played well when he plays but Smart doesn’t consistently play him.
That’s shitty, how many years you sign him for?
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’ll be back next year and this team will be just as shitty. Smart is a nice guy but he isn’t a good coach.
Agreed… probably should just look for a new coach during the offseason, warriors basically did that… but you definitely need a new one
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
helps the chemistry of the team and org
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 really has looked awful.
IT looks great, though. Well, fun anyway.
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-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
But Keith Smart is much better than Westphal
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Better than Westphal in the sense he won’t throw players under the bus. Westphal though at least had good rotations. Everything Warriors fans have said about Smart’s rotations are correct.
Yep, i liked Smart, but just wish he would be a little more confident with his rookies. Smart, you are correct, made and is making the WORST rotations possible, and it’s crazy seeing the warriors now with Jackson making so many changes constantly with the rotations
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
BOO YOU!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Nothing against the Kings
Just Jimmer
by AztecsKillingHim on Jan 19, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
i dont care bout the kings really, just giving you a hard time
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
My sports progression has been football – basketball – baseball, with tennis never waning. But I’ll still watch the NFL playoffs.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I’ve been a fan of all three of the Big 3, but at different times. I was an NBA fan during the 80s and early 90s. Then an NFL’er during most of the 90s. Pretty much baseball strictly since 2000. I was a big tennis fan, too, from the late 70s through the Sampras-Agassi era.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’d stopped following tennis long before Roger came to dominance. I suppose I should say “through the early Sampras-Agassi” era rather than through that era entirely.
My mother still follows the tour (men’s more than women’s) and tells me about it all the time in her emails, so I don’t completely lose touch.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
As with movies, I mostly read about (non-baseball) sports rather than watch them these days. I enjoyed this article about Federer from 2006 and then Joe Posnanski’s blog about the between-the-legs shot against Djoker in the U.S. Open.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t get behind the NYT firewall, but if you want to read about Federer, there’s a piece by David Foster Wallace that could not be better. And you missed the best tennis match ever, the 2008 Wimbledon final. Better than the Battle of 18-16, and that’s saying a LOT.
2012 is going to be awesome!
The NYT piece *was* the David Foster Wallace piece. I don’t remember if it was ’08 or the year before, but I did see the five-setter against Nadal that Federer managed to pull out even though I thought Nadal outplayed him.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
2008 was when Nadal finally won Wimbledon. That match was good, as well.
Speaking of DFW, I always wonder whether he watched that 2008 match or not, since he committed suicide just a couple months after it.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I must confess I wasn’t particularly aware of who DFW was when he committed suicide. When I read the 2006 piece the by-line didn’t register with me.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Baseball >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Football >>>> Hockey/Basketball >>>>>> Jai Alai > Futbol
I’ll watch any sport if it’s on, but I only pursue baseball. The other humans in my family would probably kill me if I was on sports year round.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Shift-A:
Cafe Mundo’s is awesome.
Warriors still suck…that’s been pretty consistent.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I told you so! Which sandwich did you get?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
they had this brisket sandwich…the brisket is really good.
The place is totally different that what I was expecting. Talk about a hole in the wall (a freestanding one in this case).
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Mundo’s? off Fremont in Seaside?
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
So I’m not here to bemoan the Niners’ renaissance. I’m just as stupid and giddy about it as anyone else.
Grant comes not to bury the Niners, but to praise them.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 1:01 PM PST reply actions
GO NINERS!
SCREW THE GIANTS!
I tend to be very bandwagony with respect to the seasons. When baseball season is in full swing, I think handegg is stupid. Like, as an idea. “Grown men smashing into each other and getting concussions, and then staring at each other’s butts,” I say to myself. “Oh, it is to laugh.”
Then winter rolls around, and I really get into smashball, and I forget about baseball, that boring game where fatasses like David Wells can play into their 40s, and you spend all your time scratching your ass and spitting sunflower seeds.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 19, 2012 1:04 PM PST reply actions
In both cases: ass.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
When I was a football fan, baseball seemed boring.
Well, except for the rare occasion that I ran into a world class pitching duel; Doc vs Bulldog in the NLCS comes to mind. Or Greg Maddux, man I loved that guy.
Now that I’m so into baseball, football seems like a lot of standing around, timeouts, play review and commercials, punctuated by the occasional 3 yard run or, finally something interesting: a passing play. I still watch the NFL playoffs, tho.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I think I’ve made the crossover into full football mania. screw the Giants
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
I watch the superbowl when it's on, regardless of who's playing
Because, well, it’s an excuse to hang out with my metal friends and drink.
But honestly could not be bothered any other point in the year. Unless I’m over with my grandfather. I’ll watch hockey, baseball, C-SPAN, whatever. That man’s still my goddamn hero.
I’m pretty sure football owes it’s success to excessive violence, gambling, and it being a good opportunity to get drunk
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
The Mayors have made their bets
If the 49ers lose, Ed Lee will change the name of the baseball team to the Giants.
/I’ve made this joke for two days now and no one has laughed. LAUGH PEOPLE IT’S FUNNY!
by 49er16 on Jan 19, 2012 1:06 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Haha?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
ah, the best kind of rec
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
On the flip side of that, if the Niners were to win
Would the new name go to the Yankees or the Mets? That could be a real sticking point.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 19, 2012 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Hey-oh!
I greened it.
(Does this mean we can rename them if the Niners win?)
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
I was into basketball when I was like 5, but since 2001 baseball has been my favorite sport, with no other sport coming particularly close
I’ve been really intensely into baseball for the last three years or so, and for now I’m sort of burned out on it, especially since the World Series team increasingly looks like another 2005 White Sox. I’m certainly having a hard time maintaining interest in a team run by incompetent idiots when the Niners are here.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I really like watching football and talking about it during the season
but I really can’t get into the offseason talk. Player movement in the NFL is such a crap shoot.
Baseball is almost the opposite. It’s really hard to get that excited for a win or lose in mid-May but baseball pennant races/playoffs and offseason are the best.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Just remember, El, we still have the pitching staff and we still have Buster and Pablo. That means the Giants are still better than 3/4s of the teams in MLB and are nothing even closely resembling the pre-Harbaugh/post-Maruicci 49ers. There’s still a lot more going on than the bad Niners ever had
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
not to mention, the Niners and Giants are run by polar opposites.
Giants are a bunch of idiots, while the Niners may be the best coached team in the NFL
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly. The 49ers have moved past their Sabean era.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
when you know there are brains behind the scenes, it is so much easier to think positively.
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
I know everybody’s all bitter and angry over the off-season but the Niners have had one good season and one good season does not make a successful franchise. There’s plenty of teams in the NFL who have come out of nowhere to make a playoff run then disappear the next season. The team’s still run by the York’s and it’s still trying to move to Santa Clara. Giants have been on a pretty decent run since ’97 and will still be competing this year.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
flukes don’t play in football the way they do in baseball. besides that, these Niners aren’t some 8-8 one-and-done playoff team. you don’t go 13-3 with tons of young talent and disappear the next season.
This Niner team is only getting started. If the SF Giants fumble this one, and lose their pitchers, that will be catastrophic
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
This
Jim Harbaugh is for real, and when you have a real coach, you’re not going to go 6-10 after starting out so well.
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
How did those Carolina Panthers do after their Super Bowl run? Or the Cardinals?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
One-year wonders can happen in both baseball and football.
Anyone remember who had the #1 seed in the NFC last year? That would be the 13-3 Atlanta Falcons.
Or the 2001 Seattle Mariners. They were 116-46. Lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Here’s to hoping like hell the 49ers are for real in win 5 Super Bowl’s in the next 15 years…
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
The 2001 Mariners actually lost in the ALCS, not the ALDS.
It was their second straight trip to the ALCS. From 2000 to 2003, they won at least 91 games every season. It may have been a fluke that they won 116 games, but they still had a really good team for several years.
by RoyaleWithCheese on Jan 19, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions
I loved that Deion was on the Giants, and that he was good.
That is also my favorite Giants road jersey of all times.
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I remember when Deion was with the Giants
My dad and I attended a game at Candlestick during the Deion year. We were sitting in the Family Pavilion (right field) when someone I forget who hit a home run to right field. My dad leap up to catch the ball only to have it fly between his hands and land 5 rows behind us. Another guy picked up the ball. I was crushed and have never looked at my dad the same way again.
Yep
My favorite was when my dad bought the “Six-Pack” ticket plan. We upgraded too the third base line. One of the games my uncle predicted that JT Snow would hit a grand slam and Snow did it.
Used to love weeknight games at the Stick
Get the cheap family seats and be sitting four rows behind the dugout by the bottom of the eighth.
by AztecsKillingHim on Jan 19, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Plus, they’d let you move to any unoccupied seat after the 7th. There was a wide selection to choose from.
by AztecsKillingHim on Jan 19, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Have you ever tried to catch one bare-handed?
I have played baseball for 32 years, and I was in the bleachers for batting practice one day and had a ball come to me, no glove. What surprised me was how much velocity it had NOT lost on it’s trip to my hands.
That shit hurt SO bad, I will NEVER begrudge anybody who doesn’t make the play.
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When you're a kid though who worships his father
Like I did, you become disappointed he couldn’t make that grab.
That, as a father, seems so sad to me that you have hung on to the memory of disappointment.
Knowing how hard it is to do what he tried to do, you just made me feel really bad for him.
Fortunately my kids still get to see me make digs in the dirt, get game-winning hits, and strike people out.
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I played baseball for 35 years and never became unafraid of that rock!
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
I got my kids to stop being afraid of the ball by bouncing it off them a few times while throwing BP.
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One of the wisest things my dad ever taught me is that it’s never the first guy who catches the foul ball, it’s the second or third. And wouldn’t you know it— the only foul ball I caught was because I let other people catch and let the ball come to me.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
That happened to me in Oakland a couple of years ago
I was sitting about 25 rows behind the A’s dugout and reached out to catch a foul ball. Flubbed it and my hand hurt like hell.
Although I did catch a puck at a Sharks game.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
With your head? That’s the only way I’ve seen them caught.
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Actually, the puck was travelling at a slower velocity. It was flipped over the glass by the goaltender
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
Ah. Good for your brain, then.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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No, that is Matt Holliday.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
I actually don't know what dat is
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
What if you know ALL of them?
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Then you're just as pretentious as the guy who made the image!
=P
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I can only name 50% of the left
but I honestly don’t know what that is on the right.
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
A big bowl of alcohol.
Who is at the bottom of the 3rd column? Looks like Eric Burden of the Animals, but he doesn’t really fit in.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I did some wiki, and I still have absolute nothing in my brain about that guy.
(I’m barely literate though, so it’s not too surprising.)
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
He's a writer.
Atheist shit stirrer. Bush defender. He just died, so that’s probably why he’s in there.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Or probably someone I’d tune out even if I was alert when he was topical.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
One of my housemates absolutely loved him. Kind of got annoying at times.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Occasionally, I tweet.
Hitchens
Now THAT is pretentious
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Absolutely.
Egads. Whoever made this should probably be featured on YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/319318/saturday-night-live-you-can-do-anything
I have never missed an episode of Jersey Shore.
That’s pretentious?
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I'm still not entirely convinced this is not a fictional show
Maybe that’s why I enjoy it so much
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
It seems to be along the same lines as The Hills…mostly truthy, but I’m sure the producers purposefully contrive some of the events that get edited into a cohesive narrative.
The TRUTH is that it is a train wreck of East-Coast Douchebaggery, but you can find some compelling human qualities in Pauly D and Vinnie that plays out in their friendship. The rest of the show is just funny to watch assholes be assholes.
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But I've known people like the cast of The Hills
I’ve never really encountered anyone like the Jersey Shore people. Although, since I do live in the Phoenix area now, I guess that’s inevitable at this point.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
As a rule Reality TV is many things
But it is seldom real. That doesn’t mean it’s scripted, but I’m sure most of the major drama and plot points are discussed and planned well in advance.
(I do not watch Jersey Shore so I have no idea if it has plot points or is just one continuous demonstration of drunken debauchery with neither beginning nor end. I’m kind of hoping for the latter. I’d feel better about humanity i that were the case.)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 19, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Hey man
He got angry and… stuff. Islamophobia… yeahhhh
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
My adblock must block your pics. I hardly ever see them anymore.
/wonders whether this is a good thing
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Let's see
I got Hawkings, Einstein, Sagan, Freud, Curie, Hutchins, Joyce
I can’t tell if that’s Mozart.
Not sure about the woman next to Einstein…and I recognize the pic of the guy on the lower right but can’t remember.
and of course snooki
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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Joyce is lower left…Freud is below Einstein no?
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
Just watched that last night!
Strangely attached to that movie.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
I like the movie quite well, but it bothers me that the plot hinges almost entirely on one rather extraordinary coincidence.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
“You’re allowed one coincidence per script.” – every screenwriting class I’ve ever taken or book I’ve ever read on the subject.
Also, that movie is the first time I liked Hugh Jackman in anything.
It’s not the fact of a coincidence. It’s the size of the coincidence in combination with its significance to the plot. It strains the limits of suspension of disbelief, even considering the movie is about a magic electricity machine.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
"This appears to transport matter from one place to another. Say, what do you call this marvelous invention?"
“A magic electricity machine.”
Hugh Jackman in a box.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Really?
I thought his accent was laughable. And I did laugh at it. Often.
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Never actually seen a pic of Tesla...
looks a lot like Joyce…without the eyepatch
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
The buzz is that Tesla got all the ladies panties in a twist. But he wasn’t interested.
2012 is going to be awesome!
He may have batted for the other team…or is that what you are implicating.
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by CalBear949 on Jan 19, 2012 2:00 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
i don't think that's amadeus
it’s not beethoven or bach either.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Bad Yu Puns
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Oh Yu: A Collection Of Awful Yu Darvish Headline Puns
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish officially signed to a six-year, $60 million deal with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Darvish, perhaps the most highly-touted player to ever come out of Japan, will be counted on to help shore up the Rangers’ pitching staff following the loss of their former No. 1 starter C.J. Wilson, who signed with the Angels in December.
The signing also gave editors and headline writers across the country the opportunity to come up with their own witty play on words based off of Darvish’s first name. (“Yu” is like “you,” you see.) They haven’t had this much fun since Hope Solo’s run last summer.
For your enjoyment, we’ve collected some of the best/worst headline puns since his signing. If you really hate yourself, you can also create your own Yu Darvish memes on MLB’s Google+ page, to amuse all three of your friends who actually have a Google+ account.
Yu Da Man! [ESPN]
Yu Got A Deal [ESPN]
Yu Better Believe It! [ESPN]
Rangers Show Yu The Money [ESPN]
Rangers make offer Yu can’t refuse [MLB.com]
Yu haul: Rangers land Darvish in $60M deal [MLB.com]
Yu’s The Man in Texas as Rangers Benefit from $3 Billion Fox Deal [Forbes.com]
Yu Should Feel Home In DFW [NBCDFW.com]
If Yu Want It, Yu Got It — The Rangers Bust a Move, Sign Darvish [Lone Star Ball]
You Can Always Get What Yu Wants: Texas Rangers and Darvish Agree to Six-Year Deal [Dallas Observer]
We’re Expecting A Lot From Yu [HardballTalk]
And for something completely different:
Whirling Darvish [The Economist]
Hurling Darvish sets off Rangers’ dominoes [MLB.com]
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Oh shit. It wasn’t supposed to paste the whole effing thing. Just the headlines.
/flagged
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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In this line
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
SIX YEAR DEAL
ME LOVE YU LONG TIME
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jan 19, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
That’s probably one of my favorites.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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It'd be better
if the Rangers had moved to Maine before they signed him.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
not to mention, impossible. unless they rent boats now
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
All Yu Base Salary Are Belong To Us
Posting Fee and Incentives, Too
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
Clubhouse Confidential used
Texas Yu Step
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
Try being a baseball fan in Baltimore
There was a time when football and the Colts ruled that town. Then Bob Irsay happened and not coincidentally just about the time the Orioles won their first World Series in almost 15 years, the Colts left and with that football vanished from Charm City. The Orioles proceeded to be pretty bad for the next few years, but they too moved into a great new Ballpark in 1992 and with that their performance improved. From 1992-1998, Baltimore was a true baseball town. This was particularly true because there was actually not a football team even playing there until 1995.
I still lived there when the Ravens arrived in ‘95. I remember the excitement, but that was tempered somewhat by the fact that the Orioles were good. Then the Orioles were not good, and then the Ravens were good, and then the Ravens won the Superbowl and then the Orioles were awful, and then Peter Angelos. So I offer this all as a caution (and I think Grant was offering the same): what was once a strong baseball town can become a baseball wasteland in a short period of time. Here’s to hoping San Francisco will remain a strong two-sport town for years to come!
my dad lives in Baltimore and it’s a shame. It’s a city that desperately wants to be a baseball town but never can be until their evil baseball overlord sells the team or figures out how to run one
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
In the 18 seasons from 1966-1983, the Orioles went a combined 1668-1168. They made the playoffs 8 times, played in the World Series 6 times and won it all 3 times. During that time, the average rank in terms of attendance in the AL was 6.67 out of an average of 12.44 teams.
In the 15 seasons from 1984-1998, their record was 1165-1194 and they made two playoff appearances losing both times in the ALCS. However, their average attendance was 4th out of 14 teams in the AL.
I'd love to see the new park
It was the responsible for the tital wave of new parks, and ultimately ATT from that wave.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
It’s everything you’ve heard about it. It just looks like it was built in 1920 or something close to that- much like AT&T except for the super-fantastic incredible views.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
1984-1998 conflates two different time periods, though. That includes the high-payroll teams of the ’90s but also that really atrocious team that lost its first twenty games or whatever.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I chose 1984 since it was the year the Colts left. My point was that the performance of the team was as good as it gets from 66-83, but attendance was bad. From 84 and on, the Colts were gone and despite much worse performance on the field, attendance improved. But this is what is so interesting. There is very little overlap in the seasons, but there is no way to dispute that a football team seems to take away attendance from the baseball team (at least in Baltimore).
Sarah Burke died? the hell
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Skiier
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29 years old... unbelievable
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
She actually lobbied successfully to have Superpipe added as an Olympic skiing event, then dies before she could compete.
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leading to the question, should they allow it
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I get that, but you can't outlaw everything that has ever led to someone's demise
No baseball…
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we shouldn’t even let people drive!
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
why wouldn’t they? there is inherent danger in everything
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Nasty crash
As a result of her fall, Burke tore her vertebral artery, which led to severe bleeding on the brain, causing her to go into cardiac arrest on the scene, where CPR was performed, according to the statement by publicist Nicole Wool.
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jeebus
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11/1/10
4 time X games champion too, expected to win her 5th this month
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
/posts sexy pic of her
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, she died?
Man. So young, so much going for her.
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I vividly remember thinking that PJ Fleck had a chance to be the next wayne chrebet
I was right there with you dude.
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This makes me think of an interesting game...
The first non-iconic 49er you clearly remember?
Mine: Dexter Carter.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Vinny Sutherland
early 00s niners loved them some small white dudes.
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Wesley Walls!
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
good one
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I remember a few randoms from the 84 team
Dana McLemore, Carlton Williamson, the Fahnhorst brothers
WWRWD?
Does Kevan Barlow count?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I don’t see why not.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 19, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
me too!
He’s like the last potentially electric punt returner they had before Ginn, unless I’m forgetting someone.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
I’m guessing Merton Hanks and Ken Norton are iconic
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jan 19, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yes.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 20, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
he even passes the name test. sort of
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by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
Next Wayne Brady?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 19, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Am I weird that I get annoyed by people who “RT @someone: what they said” instead of just clicking retweet? Half the time, I’ve already seen the original tweet, or it was RT’ed by someone else.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I only do that if I want to add a comment
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Yeah, that's how it should be used.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
YES!
I think the main thing people do is to get their pic on a hashtag search. I have no other logical explaination.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
Also my guess.
Which kinda sucks for the person who original tweeted it too.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
The damn "eye on baseball" account annoys me
It RT everything I already read.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Some old timey tweeters do not approve of the retweet button IIRC.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
I was unaware of that.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Do you know why?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I've never used myspace, so I'm not sure what that means.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Not really, I just remember a lot of grumbling when the button was introduced. I’m sure there’s a BoingBoinger out there somewhere that could tell you.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t realize there wasn’t always a button.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
It’s cool that the Niners are winning and all, but as for which sport is better…even when the Giants management sucks, there’s still nothing in comparison to attending a day game at the ballpark. It’s a small slice of heaven.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
.........um
I think the people at the game last saturday would put that experience up against any baseball game in history.
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11/1/10
I doubt that attending Game 5 of the 2010 World Series would be less desirable than last Saturday’s game.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
I mean, if we’re talking extreme moments. What I meant was your average baseball game vs your average football game.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
fair enough
it depends on how you categorize it. I think football at its best is a better live spectacle than baseball at its best. But on average, you’re probably right.
Though I’m biased, obviously. And so are you heh.
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I think football is far worse as a live spectacle and much, much better on TV. You can’t see anything, you’re more aware of just how little is going on and Candlestick sucks. Baseball has more atmosphere and you can see most everything. And since the Phonebooth (and a lot of other parks) have much better atmosphere, it’s a much nicer place to just hang out.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
I loved the football games I've been to
I love baseball too, don’t get me wrong. But I don’t see why everyone seems to hate football so much. I went to the metrodome, which is a total shithole, and still had a ton of fun.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
I love a day game of baseball more than a football game. But when I go to a game, I like to just relax.
Football is better on TV for me
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Having watched the Niners game on like a 60 ft HiDef TV, one so good it felt like I was on the field with the players, I’d have to go for watching football on TV too. It was incredible to watch— you could really see just how big and tall and fired up a lot of the players were, especially the Niners D
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
I doubt that attending Game 5 of the 2010 World Series would be less desirable than last Saturday’s game.
I’m actually going to commit heresy and disagree with you here.
Game 5 was on the road, and- thrilling as it would be to see one’s team win the World Series in person- there’s no way it could provide the emotional rush of being in a crowd like Saturday’s. Like on a literal, physiological level.
But I’m just nitpicking your choice of example. Your overall point is absolutely correct. JT Snow’s home run off Benitez in the 2000 NLDS was just wow.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
THIS! All i have to do is watch that video where they take clips from every fan watching that game at the stick, and at home, or at the bar, and understand THAT experience was much better
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
noise level? :D
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The Giants won all their post season series at home. Game 162 seemed pretty manic.
2012 is going to be awesome!
but would you rather watch a regular season game at the ’Stick or a regular season game at the Phone Booth/
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
i’d have to agree with this, but only because i have always by far appreciated and enjoyed baseball much more than football. i realize the opposite is true for many people.
by MadisonBumpleganger on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
After checking Grant’s sources, I can confirm that we had a parade and it was awesome.
Is it February 19 yet?
/nods in agreement
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sure this has already been discussed ad nausem
but how the hell do you run aground and sink an ocean liner
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
Apparently you do it by sailing in close to the coast to wave to a friend.
It’s probably also somewhere near tripping and falling into a lifeboat on the scale of stupidity.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Don’t forget to ignore the desperate cries for help from your crew and to blow off the assistance of the coast guard until people are drowining in the lower decks!
2012 is going to be awesome!
I literally cannot believe the accusations flying around. They’re saying he ordered food after crashing the ship!!!
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I mean, he probably would’ve filled up his car if he could’ve.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
SMH
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
LOLWHAT
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
The “Bermuda Triangle” one is cute. lol the Packer on the ground.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Just wait til you get to Corey Snyder.
What kid wants a Corey Snyder poster?
by AztecsKillingHim on Jan 19, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Hold on. Was Ickey Woods the 1980s? I thought that was more recently in my lifetime.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
sorry, what was i supposed to look at?
i clicked on the “New York Islander ice girls”
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I used to have the Bo Jackson poster
and the Jordan, and the Lester Hayes.
My brother had the Canseco/McGwire.
Lol Chris Everett.
Most of the dudes then look like they would be gay, now.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
The Everett one is my favorite.
Although Classy Dave Winfield is a close second.
by AztecsKillingHim on Jan 19, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Don Majkowski
He’s looking like Tulo in that photo. Hopefully we can start calling Tulo “Magic Man” now instead
MajMa!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
LOLs
Jerry Rice: Goldfingers
Curt “Blade Runner” Warner’s Seahawks puttin’ a whippin’ on the Replicants
The Bermuda Triangle’s barbed wire boxers
Chris Jim Everett’s expression
Mark(an) “The Barbarian” Gastineau hella ripped
John Elway getting a recycled “The Rifleman” nickname and yet not being given a rifle
Lawrence Taylor’s Laser Fingers
and finally
“Lester’s Court” WTF is this? From Wiki:
Hayes was commonly referred to as “the Judge” and also as “Lester the Molester” because of his Bump and run coverage.1 A big Star Wars fan, during pregame interviews for Super Bowl XVIII he declared himself the “only true Jedi” in the NFL.2 He was also known for using Stickum before it was banned in 1981 in a rule bearing his name. He had a distinct stance, as exemplified on his photo on the Raiders’ home page,3 crouching very low when facing the opposing wide receiver.
That’s tremendous.
That Ronnie Lott one is awesome. Ronnie Lott is a the BAMF.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
So will it be LOL SHARKS tonight or YAY Sharks?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
TOMMY WINGELS WILL SCREW UP
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
haha, FUN to watch is more like 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
what’s their record? are the heading to the playoffs?
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
They are leading their division.
But it’s not pretty. They’re slow and they can’t pass. They just take so many SOG that a few manage to make their way to into the net.
2012 is going to be awesome!
so is this a better team that could actually win it all?
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
NUMBER ONE!!! too soon to tell about playoffs
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Wingels will screw this 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
WINGELS WILL SCREW NOTHING UP
And with that I am off work to go play some hockey.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
HA, i’m JOKING
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Ottawa is actually good this year! Weird.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Team of the 80s 49ers Rap
NEVER FORGET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRsiFd5tYqk
“Hello my name is Jerry Rice, please don’t try to cover me cause you’ll pay the price”
“You’ll be thinkin that you’re next to me, thought you wuz cuz”
“Hello my name is Ronnie Lott and, don’t come near me cause I want what you got man”
“This is my territory, oops interception”
Unstoppable / Remarkable/ More famous than Cosby and the Huxtables /
Got the team that’ll never be finer / The San Francisco / 49ERS! /
We are the Niners / Don’t get in our way /
Team of the Eighties / WE CAME TO PLAY!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
maybe this is BREAKING, but
OMG SERGIO ROMO BOBBLEHEAD
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
by jcb9 on Jan 19, 2012 2:29 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
O.o this is a good one
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Sergio with quite the tan.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That is nice
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
IwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethatIwannagethat
"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 a giveaway at the May 15th game.
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
haha
To make up for it, I will demonstrate that I can still name everybody involved in that trade:
To the Giants:
Deion Sanders
Ricky Pickett
John Roper
Dave McCarty
Scott Service
To the Reds:
Darren Lewis
Mark Portugal
Dave Burba
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
whoa, Mark Portugal.
I haven’t heard that name since I was 12
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Romo is black?
Next you’re going to tell me Brown is white.
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Is this Samuel L Jackson portraying Sergio Romo?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I am SICK of these MOTHERFUCKING batters in the motherfucking box. So I will strike them all out.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
I posted this pic to my facebook
and my husband’s comment was “is that a gang sign?”
2012 is going to be awesome!
It looks like he is flashing the "loser" sign
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a mnemonic: Left starts with L
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
Based on the handegg QB discussion in this thread
I have concluded that Alex Smith is Fred Lewis.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 2:31 PM PST reply actions
GAHHH HE IS BETTER THAN FRED FUCKING LEWIS GODDAMMIT
WHAT THE FUCK
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Haha
I’ve missed you! =)
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Missed you too
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
CHILL THE FUCK OUT
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
You mean the Fred Lewis who just signed a minor league deal with Cleveland?
Interesting that Jeremy Accardo signed with them on the same day.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty good comp.
Slight difference tho:
Argument against Lewis: He’s TERRRRIBLE. Totaly Clank.
Argument for Lewis: He isn’t the problem, he’s average.
Argument against Smith: He’s average to above average.
Argument for Smith: He’s great. Mistake proof.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
When I was arguing against Smith, I definitely accused him of being terrible.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That's not misrepresenting your opposition at all!
well done! That is a completely accurate representation of the debate.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
You’ve said he’s great and hasn’t “lost” a game for the niners. That’s pretty dead on to what I just said.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
OK
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
As an outsider
Smith doesnt have the speed tool to allow him to Tebow, Vick or Newton broken plays into big gains. His coaching, aside from Norv and this year, sucked. He had 2 plane crash years in his first 3, yet 4 years of right about 60% comp and positive TD\INT ratio.
He looks like he got the bad part of the stick for a while, glad to see him lead his team the way he did last week. I watched it on DVR, and when he ran that Bootleg (I knew the final score even) I jumped out of my chair yelling.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
This is all I've been trying to say
but somehow it got spun into me saying that Smith is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Nah
Perfectly cromulet (sp?) to me at least
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
It’s more a product of your rhetoric than anything else, tbh.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
ok
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Joseph Smith!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Smith runs pretty well.
And let me just say that it’s requiring Herculean effort to stop myself from trolling bondslegend right now.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I appreciate it
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Mobile yes
Running well is not the same as being able to scramble around and have the massive missed tackles those other guys have. I don’t watch Smith alot, but he looks more like a first guy there puts him on his back.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Heck, first couple of seasons watching him, I thought that the only thing he did well was run.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yikes
I have been spoiled with Brees and Rivers down here the last several years.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
That boot leg was awesome.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
CUT BLOCK
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"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
It was there that I honestly thought, “Wow, Alex Smith might actually have it going on.” He ran with a purpose. No doubt in his mind about what he had to do. And then the perfect blocks.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
offensive line, receivers, all fantastic blocks
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The block by Williams is probably my favorite thing about it, though Staley cutting down the guy in front was pretty awesome too.
Smith got it done with his legs, obviously, but it was a huge team play.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Reminded me of Walker's block on Suh against detroit
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Staley has wheeeelss
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
funny thing is, Staley, the lineman who put the most awesome cut block ever, runs a 4.7 in the same time Smith does.
Smith ain’t fast, but he sure picks the right places to go.
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
I thought that was the inspiration for that Alex Lewis guy
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jan 19, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
The app just reloaded comments and they’re all out of order. It’s bizarre.
Also baseball>skating>>>>>>football>basketball.
For whatever reason, though, Steve Young transcends that and is my favorite athlete ever.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
by kdl on Jan 19, 2012 2:41 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I harbor a personal grudge against him. But he was a damn fine football player.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Nothing that fun. We attended the same law school (at the same time). I was a VP of a public interest law student group, and we were holding an auction to fund grants for students to do public interest work over the summer. We asked him to donate some 9ers stuff, and he wouldn’t even respond. Charles Schulz drew us an original Snoopy as lawyer comic, but Young wouldn’t give us a dirty sock. I found that distasteful.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
He worked hard to get it – he’d head to law school as soon as the season was over (some years that was earlier than others!). I think it took him 7 years of persistence. I do respect that.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Gotta do something when ya can't drink, smoke, or fornicate.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Not a fair comparison
Charles Schulz > almost everybody.
Dude’s been dead for 12 years and Peanuts reruns are still about the best comic in the newspaper.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Loved them but
He was one secretly mean and unhappy SOB.
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Not really surprising if you actually read Peanuts. That Charlie Brown is a classic depressive.
2012 is going to be awesome!
CHARLIE BROWN IS PEDRO FELIZ.
I’m going to be invoking this meme for the rest of my life.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, that’s part of its magic, but he was in many ways a cruel, unfaithful, unforgiving creep.
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Just like Grant
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Just like Grant
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
I know about that. It hasn’t managed to dissuade me, though.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
by kdl on Jan 19, 2012 2:44 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'm going with
Hockey = Baseball (with maybe hockey winning by a hair because it is less popular so I feel more hipster-cool for liking it) > Football >>>> Basketball
I enjoy watching football and I grew up a big Niners fan but I never get as fannish about it as I get about Hockey or Baseball. I’m not a member of NN and I don’t follow players on twitter or go to the games, but I do watch them on TV and cheer.
i say i’m a hockey fan only for the cool appeal, but i know absolutely nothing about it.
by MadisonBumpleganger on Jan 19, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Not an uncommon phenomenon. There is a whole hipster hockey fan meme.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
With a little change in spelling and picture
That could modified into a reggae thing too.
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Shouldn’t he be in a Nords jersey now or something?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
True. But he was a Jets fan before they had a team back, dammit!
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
In my defense, I made that generator before it was even rumored that Winnipeg was getting the Thrashers.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I forgot that you made that! I knew it was all over FtF but I forgot its provenance
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
I made another one with the Whalers jersey post-relocation, but that one never really caught on.
Now I want to make one with either the Golden Seals or Cleveland Barons.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
A Golden Seals one would be amazing. But I don’t know if it would be as hilarious
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
How did you get into hockey, WhatsaMataHari? I always sort of assumed most hockey fans here were from the East Coast and grew up with it (like I did or it appears Merope did)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
I first got vaguely interested in hockey thanks to the Mighty Ducks films, which came out at that perfect time to capture my childhood imagination. I kinda was interested in the Sharks since I grew up in San Jose and wound up playing some hockey in middle school / high school, but I wasn’t a big fan yet. My friends all loved Owen Nolan and I can still remember him calling his shot in the ASG, but it wasn’t my biggest sports love yet.
I went way to Cornell for a year of grad school and they were OBSESSED with hockey, which is what really brought out my fannishness. And since Douglass Murray was the former captain of the Cornell team, they would show Sharks games in the Cornell bars, even though most of them were Rangers or Sabres or Devils fans. That was how I became a huge fan.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
for me
Rugby = soccer = hockey > baseball = f1 = wrc >>>> football >>>>>>> basketball
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 19, 2012 3:10 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Across the bay or 1700 miles way, 49er fans are still obnoxious.
/waits for warning
/hides until spring training
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
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i'm afraid
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Yet WE are the ones with the bad reputation...
From what I’ve seen in my life (and one reason I hated the 49ers growing up WAS the fans), and intentionally painting with a broad brush, there are certain sects of Raiders Fandom that are obnoxious…the “gangsta” type who were drawn in by the bad -boy reputations of the players and the co-opting of the merch by the rap community in the 80’s and 90’s, the “costumers”, who are really good folks but LOOK scary, and the “biker” sect, who came from the wealth of Hells Angels communities in Nor Cal.
The rest of us are cool.
With the 49ers, ALL the fans are obnoxious, elitist, entitled assholes.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
The irony, of course, is how obnoxious that comment is.
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by kdl on Jan 19, 2012 3:17 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Thanks for the laughter.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
LOL at Barndon Jacobs
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Raider talk
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
you are no plexico
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
Hackers vs DOJ!
this is fun times.
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
From Razzball:
Brandon Belt – Okay, one more! This is it though. If Belt were guaranteed everyday playing time, I’d place him between Napoli and Davis. Around 16 and a half. Belt is capable of 25/10/.280, which would have him poised to be a top 5 1st baseman next year. The problem is Bruce Bochy has a gigantic head, but a very small brain. Hopefully he realizes Belt ties the entire Giants outfit together. 2012 Projections: 70/24/80/.280/10 (in 500 ABs)
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
I assume HRs, steals, and average.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
number of glares from Bochy/number of late-game-repacements by Bochy/the avg amount of time Bochy will think about starting him
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
It's a fantasy site, not a analytics site.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
25/10/.280 is a top 10 1B?
No way.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Huff dragged down the curve
<3 my ladies Kanani and Britney
"History was going through my mind. It was us against history, us against no, us against can't."
by giant4life83 on Jan 19, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Is that doubles and home runs?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Home runs and steals.
Please, fantasy baseball doesn’t care about doubles.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
BUT BRIAN ROBERTS
Didn’t realize it was fantasy, though that makes a lot more sense. Though I don’t know why you’d count on your 1B for steals, much as value is value.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Every little bit helps in the category? I dunno. Aside from picking up someone like Ellsbury (who must’ve been a beast in fantasy baseball last year), I imagine that steals battles usually end up being pretty close.
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Must be Pokemon leaning
Cuz I don’t know why anyone cares about 10 steals, or BA that much.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
He said 16, but Belt is unranked because of Bochy.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
Plate Appearance / Walk / Batting Average
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jan 19, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I thought it was
Starts in LF/ Starts at 1B/ Chance he starts year in ML
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Brandon Belt will never get 500 at-bats in a year with the Giants.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Not with that attitude!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
And here comes the rain....
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
good thing the Rainy Day Fund is ready for it!
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 hope it rains for Fan Fest
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Sort of OT: Top 10 most valuable players in history of NFL (over career)
- according to foorball reference…
Rank Player (age), + – HOFer, Bold – Active CarAV Years Teams
1. Jerry Rice+ 159 1985-2004 3TM
Peyton Manning (35) 159 1998-2011 clt
Reggie White+ 159 1985-2000 3TM
4. Alan Page+ 158 1967-1981 2TM
5. Brett Favre 155 1991-2010 4TM
6. Ray Lewis (36) 154 1996-2011 rav
7. Fran Tarkenton+ 152 1961-1978 2TM
8. Jim Brown+ 148 1957-1965 cle
9. Bruce Smith+ 147 1985-2003 2TM
10. Dan Marino+ 145 1983-1999 mia
Montana?
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oh sure... yea, makes a ton of sense
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
LOL!!! yea, whatever
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
No offense to those stats
But Payton put up larger numbers than Montana, because he never had a defense like the 9ers did. That is the under rated thing about the 9ers hayday… they were the best or close to it the entire time.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Looking it up
From 81-97, Ranked defense was single digits, all but 2 years. Top 1/3 at least.
Manning, single digits 5 years.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Manning
2004- 4500 yards, 49 TD, 23rd ranked D
2005- 3700 yards, 28 td, 2nd ranked D
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
Fran Tarkenton is the 3rd best quarterback of all time?
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
did you ever watch him play?????
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
No, LA.
But I was constitutionally incapable of rooting for Roman Gabriel.
2012 is going to be awesome!
James Harris!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Pass rushers used bounce off him.
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
Tarkenton could scramble better than anybody. He always looked like he feared for his life, too. Very entertaining.
2012 is going to be awesome!
That’s why I was surprised. He really looks like a normal, terrified dude being pursued by a sea of brutes, just hoping to get rid of the ball before they hurt him. Like making the freshman have the ball in the Smear the, um, QB games in high school.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I lol'd.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
And then he’d throw either a ridiculous interception or completion. Kind of like a small Favre on rollerskates.
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Yes, I did.
Montana was way, way, way, better.
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LOL, you all are LOLD
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Wasn’t he king of the infomercial for a while?
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He also hosted a reality show back in the early 80s. I think it was called “That’s Incredible!”
2012 is going to be awesome!
That’s right! It wasn’t. How about “Real People”?
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that killer instinct
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
Ed Reed + Ray Lewis
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Ahh crap.
My twitter posted a “want to lose weight, go here” add automatically. Should I change my password?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
You been hacked!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Oh my fucking God AMD
What have you done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm7qvtcdbfM
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
lol wtf
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
IKNORITE
just… fucking wow.
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
So that's... NOT... a parody?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
Prediction: Who has more yards?
A: Gore
B: Hunter
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Al Gore has one large energy consuming yard
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
A.
Watching the Giants play baseball is like buying tickets 162 times a year to have Mike Tyson pretend your testicles are a speed bag.
by danieljgrant on Jan 19, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
How many houses does Al Gore have?
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
are they energy efficient?
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IDK
How many Nobel Prizes does President Bush have?
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 19, 2012 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Tedd Ginn on a reverse.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
If he even plays. Last I heard, he was doubtful.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Ahh yeah.
Kyle Williams?
I’ll just go with A. then
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Goodwin though... O_O
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C. Alex
Bootlegs for one and all!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 19, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
OT: Anonymous doin work after MegaUpload shut down.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Oh shit son.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It'll at least be entertaining.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Not that I know anything on the subject.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
My guess is they’ve had it successfully hacked for awhile and just were waiting for a reason to shut it down.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Whooo go Niners
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.
Shift A
Holy shit, Bondslegend is back isn’t he?
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
Alex Smith
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
On Bummy:
Madison Bumgarner will probably be on at least 75% of my teams this year. In the rankings, which start this upcoming Monday, I’ve ranked him way higher than any rational person so I’m bound to have him. You can’t even guess how high I have him. I mean, you can, but even if you’re right I’m not going to say like how you used to guess your Christmas gifts and your mom would say, "You’ll have to wait and see," or "Only Santa knows for sure." Last year, Bumgarner had an ERA of 3.21 and a K-rate of 8.40. Those are solid numbers, but they shouldn’t get me all goose-pimply. So what gives and what exactly can we expect of Madison Bumgarner for 2012 fantasy baseball and what makes him a keeper?
.
.
No other pitcher last year had as high a K-rate as Bumgarner (8.40) with as low as a walk rate (2.02) except Halladay (8.47, 1.35) and The Adverb (9.21, 1.62). Not Verlander. Not Kershaw. He was sixth in the NL for K/BB with a 4.15 rate. When you’re striking guys out and not putting on runners, you’re setting yourself up for success. Not to mention, most of the teams in his division would have a hard time scoring 3 or more runs in 2001 if they fielded 9 Bondses. (Bondsii? Nah, that sounds like tiny plants.) Further — oh, yeah, I’m going further! — his home park is a pitcher’s park and he’s 22 years old. Last year, he had 23 Quality Starts, which was the same number as Lincecum and his FIP was 2.67. Yeah, it’s gonna be a good year for Bumgarner. To give you an idea of how good of a year, please allow me to pull away the curtain and present my 2012 projections for Bumgarner… Three ladies and gentlemen, my Madison Bumgarner projections… A duck in a tuxedo? Hmm… Sorry, went behind the wrong curtain. Let’s try this one… My Madison Bumgarner 2012 projections… A 2012 Kia Soul! Hmm, that’s not bad, still wrong curtain though. Okay, last curtain… My Madison Bumgarner 2012 projections are…15-8/2.90/1.18/200. There they are.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
Cliffly
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
Take that can out of the bag! You’re drinking far too bummy.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Annoyed Hobo
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Who wrote this?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Razzball
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
I told you Razzball was awesome and funny.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
SergioRomo54 Well im super stoked bout gettin a bobblehead this year! take it everyone thinks its too dark of a skintone? I do! Lol #bleedorangeandblack
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Now Sergio needs to get a tan to match his bobblehead
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Spray tan I hope
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Sergio Romo @SergioRomo54
I have been tanning! Ok no i havent been! Lol watch out charlie murphy! #thedarkness haha #livinglife
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
oh I love him
one game I went to, someone hit a fly ball during BP that struck I think Casilla in the face. Romo walked over and picked up the ball, then began admonishing, the gave it a few playful slaps for its impertinence. Casilla didn’t laugh, but I did.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL
Great reference.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
DAHHKNESS!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
Then the Giants would have a black player.
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Jan 19, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Burriss gotta go
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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
can us scorpios get some loving too?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
This shambles is degenerating into one of same old Frisco hippie internet orgies, isn’t it.
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
This tweet
is going to back to hunt him at arbitration
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
Hey guys!
I just bought this hella sick decal. It’s got this kid, right? And he’s totally taking a piss on a 49er logo! Sick burn! Imma put it on the back of mah truck.
Isn't Calvin a little young to be having sex?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Dang it
Just missed an earlier flight back to OC. Stuck at SJC for an hour.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
At least it is much nicer than it used to be.
You could go to the Sharks bar.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not bad…a lot better than OAK (which is horrible horrible airport).
I’m the Asian guy at Jamba Juice if anyone wants to say hi (it would really freak me out if someone did though).
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Damn, now I kinda wish I was there just to see your expression. Oh well.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
like me standing next to GP
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
The Southwest terminal at OAK is not bad.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
the food selection is pretty poor.
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I think there’s a Fenton’s Ice Cream stand in the furthest part of the terminal from the security gate.
by non sequitur on Jan 19, 2012 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
There is
next to the CPK…it’s weird that they have two pizza places but then just have like 6 other restaurants in the whole airport.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
As someone who has spent ample time at both SJC and LAX because my flight is always delayed/Prime Time shuttle always drops me off three hours early, SJC is awesome. The omnipresent outlets and the TVs in the sitting area are the best things ever. And I love how many food choices there are.
Terminal A at LAX (the Southwest/US Airways terminal) is the worst thing ever. Two food places (and one is a McDonald’s), a total of sixteen outlets for sixteen gates, not enough seating pretty much ever, and only two TVs. Also, security takes longer. And it’s icky.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I kind of love the Burbank airport and fly through it everytime I fly to LA despite how old and run down it is. The music over the PA there is randomly awesome (tons of 80s New Wave and like Oingo Boingo and The Smiths etc) and everyone is much friendlier than LAX.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
John Wayne is a terrible airport to be in, but at least it isn’t crowded.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It got a lot better. A lot of new food choices in the new terminal C. Outlets and free wifi as well.
Also, it’s easy to getting in and out of.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I had to fly to LAX a few months ago; I’m not doing that again. Usually my family drives to Southern California, but I figure we’ll go to Burbank if we ever have to fly again, seeing as that we always stay in the San Fernando Valley.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
lol porn
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
not
if the LA City Council has anything to say about it.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
It’s such a phenomenally uninteresting place. I don’t know why the porn industry would choose to place itself there.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Porn production isn’t actually very interesting.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
If you're going to the Valley
then Burbank is definitely the way to go. Miss all the LAX traffic
But if you are going anywhere else, go to Long Beach (especially on Jetblue).
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Right. I used to have to commute from Century City and/or Downtown LA (yes, it exists) to Silicon Valley like every other week. I flew through Burbank every time.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
Downtown LA is actually pretty cool
now that they put in LA Live. Would be really interesting if they put that football stadium in.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
It’s funny that there are two different NFL stadiums being built in LA.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Well
one is in the City of Industries, which is pretty far away from downtown LA (about 40 miles).
It’s funny because there are a bunch of strip clubs there and it’s pretty much residential, farms, and warehouses out there. I would imagine the caliber of strippers there is not high.
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At least it isn’t Irwindale.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
or
Fontucky
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Downtown LA has some pretty interesting architecture in some really slummy looking areas
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
I never take LAX unless it’s international. SNA or LGB.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I was looking for ST flights.
LAX was way cheaper than LGB.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
lot more competition at LAX.
LGB has jetblue
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by CalBear949 on Jan 19, 2012 5:20 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
something for you to watch for an hour
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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
um... i guess?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Not really.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Is that some sort of new fangled Macarena type thingy?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
No, the driver was literally arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
that could be the reason? i guess so, huh? haha
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
An alcoholic who starts drinking as soon as he wakes up? Partying all night?
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
“I’m gonna set my alarm for six because I’ll be damned if I’m going to work sober!”
Probably a lawyer.
Sorry, had to.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Have you received your letter about mandatory substance abuse training or whatever? The picture on that thing is pretty funny.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Not yet. But this reminds me, I still have to submit my moral character application to the bar…..
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
He was an amateur. Real lawyers can make it all the way through the tunnel without crashing.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
and then sue the city for making
such a horrible tunnel
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
what's the punishment here?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
also requires suspension of disbelief
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
WHATS THE QUICKEST WAY DOWNTOWN!?!?!?!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
From time to time, I have secretly wondered if I’d be able to make it through that tunnel.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That would be an interesting walk
might try it one day, haha
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 heard about that on the radio this morning. When they first started to announce the news, I think ‘What, into that tunnel on Church?’. And sure enough.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
He was gonna stay on the road, but it totally fell into that tunnel!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It was dark and wet and everybody was screaming in Italian!
Though it is clearly well-informed, we find his argument unconvincing; however, the possibility that we are too stupid to comprehend it deserves serious consideration. Germane Literature: The Cutting Edge 13:2, 4/2006
TWHS?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
SO DOES THE DRIVER
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
ONE CAR ENTERS
NO CAR LEAVES
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
. . .
sal_castaneda Sal Castaneda
As our reporter was standing there another car tried to drive into this same tunnel. We caught it on video. What is wrong w/ people? #SFMuni
about 8 hours ago
lol!!!
i should check out ktvu
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 used to be a good driver, then I took an arrow to the knee.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I used be a good driver
but then I realized I was Asian
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 19, 2012 5:01 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
You'll appreciate this
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/19/skyrim-mod-replaces-dragons-with-my-little-pony/
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
Terrifying.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I gotta show that to my kids.
And is it wrong that my 6 year old spots me during quests – letting me know if someone is flanking me or if my health is getting too low?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
My kid does the same thing.
“DAD!! USE A POSHUN!!!”
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
Yup – that’s exactly what I get (minus the “DAD” part, and plus a “MOM”).
Also, she really likes it when I get into fights. I think I may be creating a little sociopath. FINALLY – SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS ME!!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Years of WoW training helps!
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 am spoiled by SW business select
B40? I feel so plebeian.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 19, 2012 5:07 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Stupid mobile app reply bug
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 19, 2012 5:07 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
The driver slipped and fell into the tunnel
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
The thing is, it happened.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
So there’s this from the Sporting News
Nothing incredibly new, but it’s still concerning that if they muff the Cain thing this year, the 2014 rotation could very likely be:
1. Bumgarner
2. Vogelsong
3. Surkamp
4. ?
5. ?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
The lack of Matt Cain here is really the most depressing part for me.
by S. Pickford #25 on Jan 19, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
RE-SIGN ZITO!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
but hey, on the bright side
At least they’ll have the money to sign Beltran!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, Zito will hit 200 IP in 2013.
He’ll be the #4, no worries.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
does his extension automatically kick in after that or something? i’m not versed on that.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
yeah
200 IP in 2013
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
f*ck that, let's drink!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 19, 2012 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair, teams generally don't have their rotations all planned out three years in advance
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
This
I mean the A’s haven’t even trade for their starters in 2014.
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
From a Giants perspective
I am very excited that the Niners are good again. Nothing like a little competition to remind Giants ownership that they should probably try to at least look like they’re trying. It’s frankly the best assurance we could possibly ask for that every effort will be made to retain Timmy, Cain, Pablo, Buster, and MadBum, when the time comes.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 19, 2012 4:42 PM PST reply actions
I wonder how much the deal is
The A’s are nearing a deal with free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A deal with the ACES client could be completed by Monday.
He sucked after going to the Nationals but he would be a pretty good RHB on the bench.
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
Beane made this move so it is defninitely genius
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Beanius!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
A Gomecoming!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
A little expensive for a 5th OF
Aoki will earn $1MM in 2012 and $1.25MM in 2013, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets. The deal includes lots of incentives.
The Brewers won the rights to negotiate with Aoki with a $2.5MM bid in December. The 30-year-old outfielder hit .292/.358/.360 for the Yakult Swallows last year and would assume a bench role for Milwaukee.
but he would have been nice to have.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I wanted Aoki :(
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
Nerdulent comment
“10 games below .500” is too kind, because it was a shorter season, they’d probably been more than 10 games below in 162 games.
Irrational Conor Gillaspie fanboy.
Sharks OT:
Desjardins is playing tonight? !
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Tommy......... WINGELS
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
No Hockey talk!
This is a baseball blog that talks about football!
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
OT: Why do people loathe Comic Sans so much?
It is just a font.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
It’s visually unpleasing and there are very few places where it’s appropriate.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Natto's birthday card is one of those places.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
It’s primarily used by nincompoops.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
hey now. I use it, but then when I use it I’m usually designing worksheets for 5 year olds so…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It is just a font that should only be used in comic books.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
What makes it so horrible?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Well, Comic Sans has its place. If you’re making stuff for kids, for instance, it works. However, if you use it for your comic, it looks unprofessional. The spacing between characters is uneven. There are also weird quirks with individual characters. For instance, a capital i always has crossbars regardless of whether it’s used as a word or in the middle of one. Fonts for your comic should be chosen based on the tone of your comic and art style. Comic Sans rarely fits those.
Thanks, Natto I appreciate the completeness of your answer
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
/golfclap
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Is that why I didn’t get the job when my resume was in comic sans?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
makes sense. For my usage capital Ii and lowercase Ll should not look the same. Confuses the bejeezuz outta the kids. And everything I do needs to be in standard form using capitals only at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns. Kids get confused. They will actually look at “MEROPE” and say “That’s not my name!!!” If it isn’t “Merope” it’s a different word.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Best news I've seen all day.
"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 19, 2012 6:05 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
For reals?
Go internets! We should use it to lobby congress on more important things.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Internet wins.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I'm actually a little surprised.
I originally didn’t think there was a chance at it passing. Didn’t realize there was so much support initially.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
The MPPA lobby is HUGINORMOUS.
And the hearings on the floor of the respective houses were pretty much the blind leading the blind.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The MPAA one is also big.
:cough:
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
/fistshake
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
So do you think it would have passed without yesterday?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I cannot speculate on that. Only that I feel it is bad legislation, that the average age of a member of the 112th congress is 62, and that they demonstrated on broadcast television that they do not understand what it does.
It was good for people to get organized and voice their opinion to their so-called representatives; it reflects better on the constituents than anyone else, really. Most people that suddenly came out against it are just trying to stop themselves from being associated with something so massively unpopular.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Is it fair to say the only people pro these bills are people who don’t use the internet?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Or they represent interests that would benefit if it passed.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
Ding ding ding ding ding.
Lamar Smith “wrote” this legislation (SOPA) because the MPAA paid him to. Otherwise, he probably wouldn’t be delinquent under the terms of his own bill on his website.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Love these SoundFX shows on NFL network
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 don't see how there is any debate about which looks better.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
you're right, the one on the right OWNS the one on the left
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The colors on the new one are so dull and pastel-y
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
If they can make a hat that replicates that home run celebration thing (fully functional, of course), I would totally buy it.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
One day, an owner will say "fuck it" and just put a dollar sign on a cap
with “LOL SUCKERS” embroidered on the brim.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 6:32 PM PST up reply actions
...
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 19, 2012 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
From bad to worse.
Quick reminder: they have to wear more than just the hat.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
No they don't.
You just hope they do.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I think they would get fined for that.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
pfffft.
Don’t want to see Pat’s bat?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I have a feeling it would look all sickly and disase ridden.
Pat always hits the lights before he gets to work.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Their new logo is perfect for a AA team.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
It’s like a cat turd sitting next to a dog turd… how do you debate which is superior?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
SICK
TaylorPrice49 Taylor Price
Brad Paisley will perform at halftime of the #49ers-Giants game; parking lots will open at 11:30 a.m. bit.ly/zcPOHn
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I have no idea what that is.
…to me that means one of those paper fastener dealies you use to make clocks [or lady bugs] with little kids, but instead of being gold in color, it’s paisley.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
He's a country singer.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
ew
nothing screams “San Francisco” like a country singer.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
.....
please….
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
yeah? first, take away their rhyming dictionaries. That has got to be some of the most tortured lyric writing I have ever heard. Ever. And I have the whole Raffi catalog on cd.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Honestly, their early years are by far the best. When i was driving to Panama during spring break, it was 18 hours of HEY SOUL SISTAH… i felt like punching the fucking radio
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Panama? Or Panama City?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
City... never going back
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That is where my Mom is from so I had to visit every couple years as a kid.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
it’s umm… interesting to say the least
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Yeah….that is one way of putting it. I guess it is a popular Spring Break location but aside from the beaches there is pretty much nothing there.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
it is a popular destination for spring break! 30 dollar cover for the bars, and just expensive all around… and just endless times being drunk, way too much bullshit, never goin back though haha
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That is a lot of driving.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
i'm always on the road
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Doesn’t seem as SF-y to me as the artists we had performing during the WS
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
i'd be in favor of getting Huey Lewis again
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
...Does he have any connection to the area?
Or football?
Then again, CURRENT MUSICAL HIT SENSATION MADONNA is performing the Superbowl halftime show.
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
BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUD LIGHT
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
does he have to?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Just seems like a strange choice.
Most acts they try to get have some relation to the area.
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
um... sometimes
the NFL it’s a little different. But i’m at least cool with it, big fan of country. Would love to see them get someone local.
Like for the giants world series, why’d they have Zooey Deschanel?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Because SF is full of indie hipsters. (And she had just performed at the Treasure Island Music Festival so they didn’t have to pay her to fly out, but that is just the logistical reason)
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
And also because the WS was on FOX, and Zooey just happens to be the star of a new series that was debuting on FOX.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I don’t think Fox had bought the series yet, since that was over a year ago.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Oh yeah! Time flies when you’re old.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
yea... i dunno why they have halftime shows for the playoffs, Super Bowl, i get it
but why half time?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Because it’s the NFL. They do what they want
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 19, 2012 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
DAMN STRAIGHT!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Sharkies?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
WINGELS!!!!! *shakes fist*
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
You mean they haven’t changed their name yet to the San Jose Wingels yet?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 19, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
if he scores more than 5 goals the rest of the season i'm buying a jersey
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
New thread, foo!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 19, 2012 7:05 PM PST reply actions
Always have and always will love my Niners and (SF) Giants.
So… how bout those Niners ninering the niners niner in the ninereenth ninerhouse of ninersville?
P.S. Anyone remember this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iqQxJRK3W8 Warning: don’t click if you’re sensitive to foul language. But definitely click if you’re not and you’re a huge 49ers fan.
Alex Smith went from "We Want Carr!" to "The Run" and "The Catch 3."
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: WORLD CHAMPIONS!
Jim Harbaugh and Alex Smith are our future!
Giants Baseball: Torture. It hurts so good.
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