Giants, Lincecum confident agreement will be reached
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 9:31 AM PST reply actions
2 years 40 mil is my prediction
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
This was what I was thinking.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
Sounds pretty reasonable
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
You don’t think that the Giants will push for at least a 4/80+ or a 6/100 + ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
They can push all they want
There’s zero chance Tim takes 4/80 and a small chance he takes 6/100
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Yah you're right
Thinking about both have zero chance
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Tim said he was open to 8 years
Giants said something like 4 years. This to me makes me think that 6 years + option and big buyout is not impossible.
For me, he has 2 insane years, 7.5-8 fWAR, then 2 years 4.4-4.9 fWAR. With 2 years of team control left, I would want to see if he can be a 5-7 WAR guy before making him monster offer.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 21, 2012 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
Objectively speaking
I agree with this.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
But subjectively speaking
GAHHHH GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS HE’S TIMMEH TIMMMEEHHHHHHH GAHHHH SIGN HIM SIGN HIM SIGN HIM NOWWWWWW
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
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Hope so.
I hope it’s for more than just his arb 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.
Hoping like hell.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
Seriously, it would be a steal for the Giants to get a couple of his free agency years.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't mine a longer deal...
More than the 2 years would be awesome. 5 years is probably what they’ll end up at. 5 is pushing my comfortable zone, but it’s better than 6 or 7 years. 4 to me would be good.
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 21, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know why Timmy would do that, but it would be sweet if he did. I just assumed he’d wait to enter free agency and get the best deal possible.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
I’d think that Timmy’s agent is starting at 7 or 8 years, or wanting only 2. Sabean is at 3 or 4 years. Meet in the middle, you get 5. I mentioned below about the possibility of a mutual 5th year option. Benefits both sides. If Tim is Tim, they’ll both want the 5th year. If Tim wants out, he can opt out. If he under-performs, the team can opt out.
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 21, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I like the mutual opt out idea
Each side certainly has things to prove to the other to make staying together worth while. Team – we will get you an offense, Tim – I’m not declining.
But I’d be surprised if they do it.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Just an idea. Throwing it out to the masses…
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by danieljgrant on Jan 21, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
It all seems reasonable to me, but when are big baseball contracts ever reasonable?
Plus, Timmy has already said he wants to go year to year. This makes me believe he wants to enter free agency.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
True.
And with Sabean, one can never really know what he’s thinking. And I really don’t blame Timmy. He’s stock gets hurt by not having a good offense behind him.
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 21, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
My feeling is that the Giants will definitely sign Timmy but that it will probably be a fat overpay.
What I fear is Cain leaving.
“The feeling around the league” is that the Giants will eventually have to part ways with one of the two aces.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
My question is this...
Why can’t the Giants come to us Giants fans and say this: “Dear fans, if you’d like us to spend more money on the team, we’ll need to raise ticket prices. Is this cool with you?”
And then if there’s a rousing YES! Then Tim and Matt can stay with the team, plus sign some more offense. I mean, don’t raise prices to insane Yankee-like levels. But…
41,915 is the capicity of Mays Field.
41,915 × 82 = 3,437,030
3,437,030 x $5 = $17,185,150
So an average $5 increase in ticket price raises over $17 million dollars. That’s pure profit that can go into the payroll.
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 21, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Because asking your fans how to spend your money is a terrible idea.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Asking your fans about personnel moves is bad...
As the saying goes, as soon as you let fans make roster moves, you’ll soon be sitting with them.
But why is it bad to say “Hey, you want us spending more money on the team, then we as a team need more money from you.”?
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 21, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
They can get that money anyway. As long as demand exceeds supply, they can raise the price without get the same result without having to submit a referendum.
They probably have all the financial info they need to make a reasoned decision. Using the fans as a sound board is opening a can of worms that nobody wants to deal with.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I know.
But I can dream, can’t I?
And I know it’s a fantasy. But as I mentioned below, I want my sports teams to listen to the fans. Fans drive their business. Fans are their customers. Keeping the customer happy should be priority #1.
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 21, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
They do listen to the fans. That’s part of running a good business. They’re just doing it by analyzing gate receipts, TV ratings, merchandise sales, and any number of other means.
We’re consumers. We vote with our wallets.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
You don’t think they don’t want to re-sign Timmy and Cain?
I thought of danieljgrant’s idea as well.
Also, note that they are raising prices on tickets next season, by a lot in some cases.
The reason the idea wouldn’t work is because team owners don’t want to be beholden to their fan base. They don’t want to explain themselves and how they are running their business. If danieljgrant’s idea was put into effect, it would put pressure on ownership to explain their actions more. People will start demanding that they open up their financial records to prove their claims.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
I think most fans equate ticket price to team payroll.
If there’s an increase in ticket price, they want to see an increase in payroll.
And I know it’s unrealistic. But I want my sports teams beholden to the fans. Fans drive their business. Fans are their customers. Keeping the customer happy should be priority #1.
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 21, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
The problem is this team is run like a corporation with several share holders. Their reason for owning the team is to make money. If the team was owned by only a couple of people, it would be a lot easier to give the fans what they want.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Pretty much. I think they want to keep Timmy and Cain, and know the fans want to keep Timmy and Cain, and can raise ticket prices anyway without having to ask for permission, and get the same results.
So why let the fans in the door? The Broncos are just a step away from becoming a cautionary tale.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Fixed
That’s pure profit that can go into thepayrollRDF.
Touche.
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 21, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Tim Lincecum will get at least - AT LEAST - a 6 year deal in Free Agency
He knows that, and his agent knows that.
That means that if you want him to sign an extension right now, it has to be for 8 years.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Sadly enough, there’s enough teams with owners bathed in gold and swimming in dollars to throw money around in a deal like that
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Including the Giants
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Thanks to roger
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And that’s what he appears to be asking for:
Baggs 12/08/2011
Sources confirmed an SI.com report that Lincecum’s camp proposed an eight-year structure. The proposal also was believed to include opt-out language. The Giants are known to prefer a four-year deal with club options.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
I still don’t buy that they’re serious about an 8 year deal. I think they’re just starting in lala land to get the Giants to bargain their way up to a six year deal if they’re serious about going long term.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That’s what I’m hoping too. I saw yesterday that almost every pitcher who’s gotten a long-term contract (at 7 to 8 years) turned out to be a disaster and maybe everyone’s aware of it enough to know that they they’ll never get that kind of deal, especially since Timmy’s pitching style still raises question marks
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
red herring
Lincecum has never once in his career been injured because of his motion. No way that’s a serious factor
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
Tim's 27 right now.
He’ll turn 28 in June. I think he’d be wise to sign a shorter deal right now, say 4 or 5 years, then at 32 or 33, he can get one more big-ish deal.
If he wants an 8-year deal from the Giants, that puts him at 36 at the end of the 2019 season. He’s not going to get a big deal at that age. So to me, he’d be smarter to sign a short deal and then one more at 32 or 33.
That’s just my opinion though.
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 21, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
This was my thought as well. I mean, look at what Cliff Lee got and people are already speculating about HIM getting one more deal, so.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Exactly.
At 32, Cliff Lee signed a five-year, $120 million deal. You would think Tim would want that kind of deal at 32. Not sign a big deal now and not get paid at 37, 38 and 39.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 21, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
You call that a bold opinion?
This is a bold opinion
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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by jponry on Jan 21, 2012 9:39 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Shit, SL fail.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
You keep using that bold opinion.
I do not think it means what you think it means.
/I assume we’re free-associating cult classics here
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
so you have good posture
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
That’s when he stands erected.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
5 years, $98M, mutual option/ vesting 6th, club option/ vesting 7th.*
*Do not assume any real thought went into this prediction.
Seriously, I’m just talking out of my ass here.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 9:43 AM PST reply actions
I'll go 5/110...
But I’d prefer 4/$80ish plus a mutual 5th at $24 million.
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 21, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
If they want to sign him, it'll take six years.
Sad to say.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 21, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
6 years would be fine
buy out 2 more years of arb and then 4 years of FA.
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.
6 years after his arb years
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I really like JCT's idea from yesterday - backloaded 6-year deal
First three years with an AAV around 15-17 million, last three years around 22-24 million, with an opt-out clause after three. The Giants get a cheap FA year and, in the balance, a fairly reasonable expense; Timmy gets the security of 6 years with the option to go play the market for a longer deal if he thinks he can clear more than 3/70.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Why would Tim take less now unless the backload is way more than he can make as a FA and the team can’t opt out?
2012 is going to be awesome!
And why would the Giants NOT opt-out of a heavily back-loaded deal like that? If the back-load is WAY more than he’d get in FA, the Giants wouldn’t want to overpay for those years. They’d opt out and try and get him at market value.
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 21, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
To be clear, Timmy would have the opt-out clause, not the Giants.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Gotcha.
Misunderstood.
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by danieljgrant on Jan 21, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
I agree with him too
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11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
I like the idea in principle
but it’s probably going to take more money than that. ~$20M the first three years, and ~26 the last three.
If he goes to the open market, I’m pretty confident that he could get a 6-year deal with a $24M AAV overall.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I'm curious how both sides of this view Zito's contract...?
Tim: Well, they did it once…
Giants Brass: NEVER AGAIN!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Yeah.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
That gosh darn Zito signing is going to haunt the team forever. Even after he leaves the team, we’ll find out he helped ruin 2011 by getting Cabrera and Huff sick from his avacado dip
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
He asked for 21.5 for one year in arb; you're calling 22 for 5?
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
1st year: $20mil
2nd year: $21mil
3rd year: $22mil
4th year: $23mil
5th year: $24mil
Equals 5/110.
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 21, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
4 with option would be a steal
And I think it will be 6 at a minimum + option… if it happens over 2.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 21, 2012 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
Also, we must consider that Timmy is more valuable to the Giants than any other team. They have a ton of marketing and merchandise based around him. He truly is their franchise player.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
20 yrs 200mil
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
10 years, 200 million
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100 years, 200 million
How many more millions does this greedy bastard need next year anyway?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
100 million years
200 million dollars
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll be long gone by the time the bulk of that is paid, win now!
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by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
$Texas
"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.
Tim contract is in the best shape of it's life.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 21, 2012 10:09 AM PST reply actions 8 recs
This is funny people
Rec’d
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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its a semi decent adam sandler movie?
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Tim's contract really put on a show in batting practice.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Tim's contract was caught smoking an illegal substance in Vancouver...
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by danieljgrant on Jan 21, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
I heard that Tim's contract is spending the off season hanging out with zito and wilson
throwing balls across canyons
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Tim's contract is kicking the tires on Sabean
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
by iammclovin on Jan 21, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Green'd it
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
A syntax!
That’s how to pay for both Lincecum and Cain!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
I think time wants free agency real bad
It wont be more in terms of years than 2
im hoping for 2/40
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 10:12 AM PST reply actions
I wish that we could get him really high then trick him into signing a time wakefield deal
infinite amount of team options
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 10:13 AM PST reply actions
haha, that’s a good idea. Hey tim, take another hit, here are some doritos, so about that 5th year for only 10 mil…
throw some doritos and In N’ Out burgers in there and it’ll be a sure thing
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
6 years, $118 million
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 10:20 AM PST via mobile reply actions
i wish
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
This
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
That’s 19.67 million a year. Isn’t that halfway between their two arbitration figures?
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by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 10:25 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Sure, but why would Timmy settle for that on a long deal?
Unless he thinks his stock’s likely to decline for some reason.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, so you might get 19.67 million for the first year of the deal…
2nd to last year of arbitration should be about 75-80% of what he would get on the FA market
he’s going to want something like 19 mil for the first year, then up to 22 next year and then probably 24-25 million annually for FA.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Ah ok.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 10:30 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
/still confused by baseball contacts
Waaaaay more complicated than contacts in soccer.
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by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 10:36 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Like the game itself.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 21, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Damn it! That was supposed to say “soccer and rugby” and .“CONTRACTS” stupid &$!#% iPhone.
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by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 11:10 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
try understanding NBA or NFL contracts as they throw in all sorts of weird figures in there to deal with salary cap issues. I can never figure out what the hell they’re talking about
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
would definitely be sweet
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7 years, 126 millon
That sounds like a good amount, what could go wrong?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
The Giants need to get this Lincecum situation underwraps so they can figure out what their financial situation looks like for Cain. Ideally both have their contracts settled before the team arrives in Arizona for Spring Training in mid-February.
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No he isn't
You’re thinking of Timmy
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I know. I’m talking about beyond this season.
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by deuce deuce on Jan 21, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Just watched the most recent Parks & Rec.
So, so good. Ron Swanson as bad cop = genius.
2012 is going to be awesome!
T’is true but I thought April & Andy stole the show.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
There was no reason for that to be as funny as it was.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
It’s all in the pratfall. That and his running straight into the ambulance both had me on the floor
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I can't tell if this is a pun or a correction.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’m always afraid that Timmy’s body will start breaking down sooner than later. One of the bozo’s on MLBnet said he’s sure that Cain will want to go elsewhere for more $$ and run support, but I would keep Cain over Lincecum if I had to make that brutal decision. Also, Cain seems more committed to the city than Timmy.
Also, Cain won’t spare the Dodger children.
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Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Very well played.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Even meat pie is > cake.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
With the possible exception
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
has good stuff !
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
It is apparently also Brandon Crawford's 25th birthday.
Happy birthday! Now play better.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
┏(^_^)┛┗(^_^ )┓┏(^_^)┛┗(^_^ )┓
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
Linked article
I can’t tell if it’s talking about settling on a 1-year deal and avoiding arb or a multi-year deal. It seems from a lot of the comments predicting years and dollars that it’s presumed to be a multi-year deal. I’m not so sure.
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
I’m expecting a one or two year deal, too. The Extra Baggs article said that both sides are staying “tight-lipped” about the terms, which I find interesting, but yeah I’d sooner expect a deal that doesn’t buy out arb years.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yah I'm expecting two years
Think there’s slim to no chance it’s a big multi-year deal.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The only reason I’m putting any stock in it whatsoever is that they’re not publicly discussing the terms, which (to me anyway) would suggest in-depth negotiations. But it’s hardly enough to use as a basis for anything held with conviction.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The absence of evidence...
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Yah I interpret the no public discussions
As a sign of the extra year not multi-years, especially based on Tim and his agent’s comments.
But ya, were all just trying to parse comments and news stories
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
music video: "FAITHFULLY" 49ers Anthem by Solidarity Co Op - S.C.O.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmoLRgXba-k
I’ve got Journey’s greatest hits, so all these Journey covers aren’t a problem for me.
Solidarity?
Aside from the obvious, I think of the Polish trade union and the U2 song “New Year’s Day” inspired by it.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 11:29 AM PST reply actions
As a punk (in my heart, anyway),
I’m thrilled that two of the Giants’ stars are Tim and Matt.
Now they just need to raid the AL East for Brett Gardner and Lars Anderson.
Let’s…. GO!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 11:32 AM PST reply actions
I enjoy your swagger
How can we sign a Mike, an Eric, an Erik, and a Hefe?
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
by bigboneded on Jan 21, 2012 11:49 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Rare is the MLB team that carries ONE Heeb, let alone two.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, the Giants new 2012 slogan is: "Let’s get back. Together."?
I thought we all agreed it would be “Hope Like Hell”?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 11:49 AM PST reply actions
Once again the Giants BRASZ refuses to listen to our advice
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That has the chance to be my favorite Giants soulgan since "I Feel Good."
(You will NOT regret clicking the above links. N-O-T. RiverRollin’, not RickRollin’.)
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Great stuff.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
The Come Together one is badass.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
@TBrownYahoo: Sources: Giants offered Lincecum two-year, $40m deal. Lincecum reps countered at two and $44m
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 21, 2012 11:52 AM PST reply actions
Oh shit, DFARowand. It’s not looking good.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
So 2 for 42 and call it a day
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Seems good.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
I assume it’s a bad sign that someone is making this public.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
I could live with 2/42, though I wouldn’t be thrilled about it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That’s sort of like $17m for 2012 and $25m for 2013, right?
That would be similar to the last compromise where the Giants submitted $8m for 2010 and the two sides compromised on a two year deal of $8m for 2010 and $13m for 2011.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’d expect 19 and 23, personally. The Giants would probably be pushing for 18/22.
Lincecum would then stand to make at least that much AAV in free agency, unless someone offers him a lunatic ten year deal or something.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Just looking up the Baggs article from 12/08/2011:
But Lincecum has little incentive to give up any free-agent years unless he gets capital-S security. If the two-time Cy Young Award winner goes year-to-year and his performance remains steady, knowledgeable sources envision him winning as much as $30 million in his last arbitration year — setting up a gargantuan salary baseline when he would hit free agency after the 2013 season.
This just seems crazy.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
That's just...
Wow.
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 21, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
If he had filed for $23 million as was speculated, it would have been a little less crazy. But it’s pretty much out of the question now, much as I think the Giants have the leverage right now. $21M is a stretch.
I could still see Lincecum getting, say, $26M AAV in free agency though, depending on the bidders.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I would guess
6 years, 128. That is the 21.5 he asked for, and 1 mil over SFGiants top contract, and between 4 and 8 years the Giants and Tim initially asked for.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 21, 2012 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
This doesn’t include the $1 million bonus for each season.
I also found this:
February 13, 2010|By Ray Ratto
A major-league source told the Chronicle on Wednesday that the Giants had made a three-year, $37 million offer with annual salaries of $9.5 million, $12.5 million and $15 million, and that the Lincecum camp countered with a proposal north of $40 million.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
2 years was just reported on MLBTR
Cant link from my phone but Giants proposed $40 mil, Tim came back with $44.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
by bigboneded on Jan 21, 2012 11:56 AM PST via mobile reply actions
go for 2 years 42 mil
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.
Breaking!
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
by bigboneded on Jan 21, 2012 11:57 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS?!
GET ON IT GIANTS BRASS
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
OT: So i just got the third and final person to give me a letter of recommendation for Grad School
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Congrats! Those are a pain.
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
especially when you don't live in the same state as your profs anymore haha
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
yea, you got to email them constantly, and it's the worst when they don't respond in a few days
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
PSA
Sharks – Canucks in 1 hour!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 12:08 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Is it on national TV?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Dunno. Been out the whole day.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 12:14 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It isn’t
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Tomorrow is gonna be epic.
Tottenham-Man City, 8:30 am (for me)
Brunch w gf
Finnerty’s for the AFC and NFC Championships.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 12:19 PM PST reply actions
Finnerty's is the Giants bar, right?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
SF Giants, rather.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Is Tottenham-Man City being played on any channel? I can’t get FOX Soccer and I really don’t want to hit a put at 8 AM
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Just FSC, I'm afraid.
It’s ch.485 on Time Warner NYC.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
arsenal v man u tommorow on fox as well
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
So much good soccer tomorrow ! Spurs fan?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
trying to be but I’m having trouble watching EPL games so I’m not doing a very job of it. I’m actually fully on the Barca train but it’s even harder to watch their games, it’s not the EPL, and I feel kind of icked out because it’s like I’m rooting for the Yankees (but an incredibly entertaining, mesmerizingly beautiful Yankees team who use their powers for good and not evil).
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Barca's cool, but as Graham said in the OT: "Football" FanPost,
there’s no chance they’ll lose.
And watching a dance routine is fun, but there’s no drama.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I mainly root for them against Real Madrid and the UEFA Champions League but there’s no reason to pay attention to them in the La Liga. I just find them mesmerizing when I watch them in a way I don’t with any other teams in sports- once they get into their rhythm it’s like listening to music- just builds and builds to a crescendo and then Messi scores.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Hell yeah Barca! Lived there in 95-96. Do you have FSC or Gol TV? If not ESPN 3 and the ESPN App on xbox are your friend.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
No FSC or Gol TV (damn you Comcast) but have caught a few games on ESPN 3 (which isn’t as much fun as it could be considering I’m at work a lot of times they play)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Ever since they won me beer in a pub quiz.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Better than being a City supporter. When I lived in London there were NO CITY SUPPORTERS. Now suddenly everybody is a fucking CIty supporter and can’t name even 3 players from their 90s teams.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I don't care who you root for,
but Tottenham Hotspurs is a fucking awesome name for so many reasons.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I prefer
Queen of the South
Hamilton Academical
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
And the favourite team of Jeff Sullivan- Plymouth Argyle
Sundrendy!
My non first division teams. Yeoville FC, Hereford FC
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Hamilton Academical FTW
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Unrelated. Do you still care about AN’s dirty laundry?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Warning: extremely long post is extremely long.
I’m not sure when it really started, but at some point it became apparent that Nico (blogfather of AN) was burnt out and needed a break—don’t know if he’d been too authoritarian or something. He posted that he was going to take a 2 month sabbatical. Two weeks later, Cahill was traded, and Nico made a front page post. A long-time commenter, mikev, made the relatively innocuous comment “”http://www.athleticsnation.com/2011/12/9/2625210/no-i-said-i-was-on-sabbatical-until-the-cows-came-home#85230889" target="new">Notice me! Notice me!" I guess he thought Nico was being an attention whore, and had in the past teased/baited Nico in the comments.
Anyhow, that relatively harmless comment led Nico to warn mikev using SBN’s warning feature on 12/10. In it, Nico asked mikev to contact him via email. I guess mikev had a history of making fun of Nico, and Nico wanted to ask him to tone it down. mikev apparently thought it was just a random warning and didn’t notice the email request since he just clicked through it, so he didn’t contact Nico. Nico made no further attempts to contact mikev and then decided to ban him 12 days later, 12/22. This directly circumvents the “three strikes” rule that AN has in place.
Nico’s initial publicly stated rationale is that mikev didn’t have an email address that he could be contacted with, so he was automatically banned due to a glitch. This reeks of bullshit to the AN community, and elcroata made a fanpost on 12/28 summarizing the banning. Strangely, either through a glitch or perhaps an administrator with moderating privileges, elcroata’s first fanpost was deleted. This pissed EC and the community and led to an outpouring of rage with the demand of reinstating mikev. More bullshit from Nico follows, and Nico apparently reached out to mikev and requested either a phone call or in-person meeting at that point for mikev to be reinstated.
On 12/31, Nico, after some consideration makes A Modest Proposal. His proposal is that the Blogfather cannot take any unilateral action normally reserved for the moderators (e.g. strikes, banning) without authorization from the mods. That’s not a problem. His other proposal is that there will be no more discussion of how the site is run in front page posts, Fanposts, or Fanshots. The poll associated with that indicates that support for this package is 50-50, but that includes a lot of people who voted yes before they heard very good reasons for voting no. When these are individually voted on via the 1 commenting system, it becomes apparent that the second part (no “meta”) is strongly disfavored (90% against it). Nico flips out and says that he’s peacing out for two weeks, but doesn’t unban mikev. Mikev finally gets unbanned by another moderator a few days later.
Shit finally starts to die down, and then flares up again when iglew (long time mod) writes this post, reigniting the discussion of how people want to see things run. Concurrently, a similar fanpost is posted about the “Modest Proposal” getting deleted/hidden, and drawing attention to the fact that there is ongoing censorship at AN. (Fittingly, I can’t link to this latter post, as it appears to have been hidden). RevHalofan showed up in one of those two threads and was being himself, meaning a dick. He was arguing for the way that Nico ran the site, which was a large warning bell to just about everyone, since HalosHeaven is an awful, awful site.
Finally, Nico, Tyler Blezinski, and baseballgirl (Nico’s female counterpart) decide that this is the way it’s going to be. No discussion of the way the site is run. This includes in places that aren’t accessible via the front page, and Nico gets rid of the mods who won’t agree to enforce this new policy and chooses volunteers who are happy to enforce the new policies. Ironically, a number of these mods have allegedly been dicks in the past to other members.
End result: a mass exodus of the best commenters to another A’s blog site that had been set up when Nico apparently got into a tiff with some long established posters 3 years ago. That other site is google-shielded, so it can be quite challenging to find. Out of respect to them, I will not link that website.
A lot of the best writers (elcroata, PaulThomas, etc) removed their fanposts. In particular, all of EC’s, including one of my favorites, Carlos Gonzalez: A God on a Mountain, have been taken down. The way that Nico handled everything was unbelievably poor. Dude has now singlehandedly driven off their best commenters not once, but twice.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Holy shit.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
This offseason has not been kind to A's fans.
Athletics Fan Confidence Poll
Last tallied on 01/18.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
There was no way they were going to compete with the Rangers and Angels so stacked. Selling makes sense.
I suspect the confidence in AN poll would look strikingly similar.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah, Beane was wise to go into fire sale mode and get value for those years of team control on his pitching staff.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The amazing part was how bad their farm system was before the trades. They basically had their three first round draft picks (Sonny Gray, Michael Choice, Grant Green) and nothing else. And Choice has major K issues, and Grant Green is no longer a SS but doesn’t have much of a bat.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
They set themselves up for the next five years or so with cheat talent. Of course, the big club will continue to suck, but they’ll have the Astros to keep them company.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
cheat talent.
BARRY JUICED
One of the problems is that they mainly picked up pitchers rather than hitters. The hitting side of things is still pretty weak. Norris, Reddick, Cowgill—I’m probably forgetting someone. The pitchers they picked up were mucher better.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
o/
Great minds!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
Did they trade Brandon Allen yet? I forget (lol).
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Nope. I can’t imagine anyone really wants him. He’s pretty terribad.
There were some clamoring for Jai Miller to be called up. Given a full season of playing time, he’d shatter Mark Reynolds’ record for strikeouts easily, probably by 60 or more. He had a 37.7 K% in AAA last year.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
LOL
cheat talent.
Lookin’ at you, Rick Honeycutt!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, yeah, no doubt selling makes sense.
Not really the most thrilling news for fans, though. And then you add in Lew Wolff’s open lusting for San Jose and the AN drama….
Brutal.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Woooow.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
the other site is pretty easily found...
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.
Yes and no. The old site comes up as the first hit in a google search, but the new site does not. It does take a small amount of thinking to figure out what the second one is.
The main thing I’m sad about is that I’m less likely to read elcroata’s work now. That guy is unbelievable; I think he might even be better than Joe Posnanski. I wish I could read Croatian just so that I could read some of his stuff in his native tongue. I’m not really lying when I’m saying that he might be the most interesting man in the world.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
well, assuming i have the right site, it’s linked in one of the main players listed above’s sbnation profile.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The correct site has a fantastic 3 part series about elcroata’s trip to Antarctica on the lower part of the front page. Those pictures are unbelievable.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
i appear to be on the right site
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.
those pictures are fucking amazing, wow.
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.
He’s got such an unbelievably keen eye for both writing and photography. I wish I could link his post on the Moshi A’s—about 3 years ago, he went down to Tanzania and dropped off a huge amount of (smuggled in) medicine and bats, gloves, cleats, etc. And then he spent about a week and a half just teaching kids down there to play baseball.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
where is he from?
from his comments, he doesn’t appear to live in America.
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.
elcroata = the Croat. I presume he lives in Croatia. He’s clearly fluent in at least 3 or 4 different languages.
He did some amazing photography for the World Cup for skiing about 2 years ago. Just unbelievable pictures.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I should have figured that out...
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.
Is there a reason you can’t just say what the site is outright?
I understand why AN wouldn’t want to say, but what is stopping MCC?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 21, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
They’re not indexed on search engines. They want their privacy and the ability to act silly without prying eyes, and I think that ought to be respected.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
in that case, they should just start a Yammer community or something.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
The website design is really ugly.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
It sent me to the mobile version for some reason, apparently
It looks fine now.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yeah, functionality is a little lacking. But what they lack in design they more than make up for in comments.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I feel like you just described Beyond the Book.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It's like a microcosm of the real world.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
looking at all that...
their moderation system seems needlessly complicated.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It sprang out of a desire to be different than most SB Nation blogs, with community policing in place. That led to the three strikes system, which worked great in about 90% of the time. The outrage in this case was because this was so clearly a case of an “extrajudicial” ban, and this was clearly a case of Nico abusing his power.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
i dunno how you can say you want community policing
and then ban all discussion of the site.
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.
Grant's benevolent tyranny is pretty awesome TBH
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll remember this when I get banned………again.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
REPORT YOUR NEIGHBORS
ONLY YOU CAN TOPPLE THE RED THREAT
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Uhhhhhhh
AN was founded on some core principles that Blez, baseballgirl, and I all share, and they are “mutual respect and celebration of diversity”.
…
Inflammatory comments, discussions, or complaints about AN’s process, e.g., how a “strike” or “banning” or “policy” is/was fair or unfair, why AN sucks, whether there is free speech or oppressive censorship on AN, what “desperately needs to change around here,” what user or administrator did what horrible thing, what really happened with (insert past internal drama here) — are not allowed on AN.
DOES NOT COMPUTE
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The irony, of course, is that this was pretty much 2 days before SB Nation came out against censorship via SOPA and PIPA.
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I never even go over there, the only thing I remember about AN was when Baron went to a bunch of work to try and set up a softball game between the McCoven and AN and they totally flaked on it. At that point I figured “who need them?”.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
hahahah that is a Television Without Pity level clusterfuck
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds about right.
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It was weird, too,
the email said I was repeating myself. I thought I was clarifying my point. Regardless, there were better places to spend my time.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I bailed when they got bought by Bravo
But it was a pretty lame place even before then, in terms of moderation. Now the writing has degraded, too.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 21, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Why, what happened at TWoP? Did all the craziness that was on the boards spill out? The people who posted there were insane
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
oh I'm just referring to the boards
I don’t post myself but I’ve glanced at em from time to time. Jesus.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
I used to post until I got sick of the groupthink
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 21, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
I used to go on there for Buffy the Vampire Slayer back in the day and there’d be pitched three page battles over a couple lines of dialogue and it would all end with something along the lines of how Marti Noxon or Joss Whedon ruined their life because of those lines. It was like a really bad day here when everybody’s cranky but 100 times worse.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
I never really took Buffy in a personal way. I mostly enjoyed it for the comic book quality of it.
Looking back now after doing a little research on it, I understand that it was a pretty epic show.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
If you watch the show and start looking for themes, subtexts, and plays on genre conventions as well how cleverly they’re presented (like revealing the central theme of an entire season as well as a huge character and plot reveal during a musical number), it’s a pretty incredible show.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Those people almost ruined Buffy for me.
I remember there were posters who hated the musical episode, saying that they could’ve wrote better lyrics as an 8th grader.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 21, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
What. I don’t even…
“Once More With Feeling” was brilliant. Brilliant.
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This
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
I was reading The Big Bang Theory thread over there, and it kills me the way people analyze behavior of the characters as if they are real people who have a life and motivations outside the show. I just want to yell, “THE WRITERS JUST THREW THAT JOKE IN THERE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY. THERE IS NO OTHER REASON WHY THAT CHARACTER SAID THAT.”
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
That has always been my beef with acting classes.
I take a very “outside-in” approach.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
/puts up Stanislavski fisticuffs
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
/while wearing Jake LaMotta's boxing trunks
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
There’d be no point to message boards about TV or movies if everybody just realized the writer’s put it in too be funny or be dramatic. If I took that attitude, I wouldn’t spend all the time I don’t spend here on the AV Club
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair, some shows are like that
I’m not going to analyze the motivations of the characters on Childrens Hospital, because that would be stupid and pointless.
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Hoo boy, that is a funny show. Lord have mercy.
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Oh, I should mention that in the exodus, a number of these longtime posters were immediately banned for mentioning that they didn’t think the site was run well. It was seriously some Night of the Long Knives-esque shit.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I appreciate the subtle implications of this analogy.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
GODWIN'S LAW!
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I Zee what Athletics Nation did there.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Huh
I have a hard time imagining the internet getting me that riled.
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-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
AN was around forever, and a lot of those posters had been around for 5+ years. They have more meetups than the McCoven do. I can see why they would get pissed off.
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well
apparently it was a reasonable idea for Nico and Mike V to meet up in person to talk through the ban, which I don’t think we’d ever think of doing here.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I think mikev’s response at that point was “GTFO.”
Nico apparently had a wrist injury, which made typing extremely uncomfortable. May have played a role in the request for a phone/in person conversation.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
RUB SOME DIRT ON IT AND WALK IT OFF
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
jponry, Grant once said, in reference to me, 'fuck that guy'
I know that we’re on a humorous website, but really, that sort of language and implication both cross the line. It is not out of bounds to suggest that some sort of mediation occur, here. My proposition is that three of us meet in a neutral location, perhaps a bar with a Mariners rooting interest, and discuss possible compensation for my trauma. I further request that one Jeffrey Sullivan be retained to review any appeal that may come about as a result of your decision making. Please call either my cell, 555-1234, or my work number, 555-8989 x8965255874, to discuss the logistics of this get together.
If you do not call either one of these numbers in 12 days, I will consider that an act of war, and all shipping lanes between Sacramento and the Bay Area will be necessarily compromised.
With best hopes for a swift and mutually beneficial resolution to this matter,
Alex Lewis
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-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on Jan 21, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Alex_Lewis is a poopy face
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 21, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Grant will go Bismark on your ass and pull out his own version of the Ems Telegram.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
You didn’t think I was serious about the Romo thing, did you?
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Of course not!
You didn’t think I did just because I called you out in the Romo thread, did you?
2012 is going to be awesome!
I’m not. I mean…I don’t know. Mr. Mercy may be right in his assertion that I’m too serious now. If so, I don’t know what prompted such a change. I don’t know what’s up.
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Ever lurking.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
I drop in from time to time.
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I think you’re my favorite poster.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
This place is desolate without you.
It’s like an ASOIF book without Tyrion.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I have no idea what that means.
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highest praise
I would have put those books down without that character
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
I’m just gonna say that my brilliantly written post is what brought about calgiants erudite historical reference. So you’re welcome.
speckops might have been involved, but I forget
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’m only here to read TL2 and ShanghaiJim (and GiantPain but don’t tell him). It’s been kinda not that lately lol.
LOL Grant
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
J probably won’t be back for a long while.
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That makes me sad. I like jim.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I do not mean this as a knock at Jim, but I think this place is not well suited to certain people’s sensibilities.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
An excellent point, and a point I’m in the midst of considering myself.
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Very true. There are some people here that I kind of put on “auto-ignore”.
I might read what they post and then realize “oh it was so-and-so” and I dont’ reply or get worked up about what’s been said. Literary form of selective mutism.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yeah, you need a thick skin
and the ability to be oblivious when necessary.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I will once again declare my support in favor of having a heart made of coal and an ego made of pure mithril.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Ah, see, and there you hit the crux. I don’t know how to turn it off. I don’t understand it. I know I shouldn’t let things get to me, and it still manages to happen like some kind of inevitable force.
If it’s true that the first step is admitting you have a problem, I guess I’m making progress. But I still don’t have any solid answers on how to fix it.
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I think I had the advantage of coming here after 10 years on IRC where we actually did have an /ignore function and spent a lot of time talking about how handy one of those would be out in the real world.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Oh, interesting. Wish there was one for certain keywords.
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I’m not going to speak for him. I will say I’m supporting him. He got really stressed over this site, and time away is exactly what he needed.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
I think that stress over being here is definitely a good reason to stay away… in fact that maxim could probably be extended to a lot of voluntary activities..
This place is supposed to be fun. When it gets stressful, there’s basically no point in being here.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I definitely had to look that up.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The name referred to Bad Ems, aresort spa east of Koblenz on the Lahn river, then situated in Hesse-Nassau, a new possession of Prussia.baseball team in Seattle.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Genius move, caused the French to declare war, while the Prussian forces were already amassed and ready to invade France.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Was this before Germany existed? Or was Germany in its infancy?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
without going into too much detail, they were trying to unite germany at the time, but they needed to win a war against one of the major european powers to solidify themselves as a nation They had to win the war without starting it or the other major powers might intervene. After the war of 1870 they unified.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Ok. Figured that they must’ve still been in the nation building phase if they couldn’t just outright invade France.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
They could have invaded them. Any territorial gains would most likely not be recognized if they started the war. You have to remember it took weeks and weeks to mobilize and army back then
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Invading France is a rite of passage.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This is why no one really respects Eastern European countries.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I wonder how much of that relates to them all being the size of a postage stamp and being named “Amnesia” or something.
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It only exists because the Liechtensteins wanted a seat in the Reichstag. Now it’s the least democratic country in Europe (Belarus and the Vatican excepted), and it’s an awful tax haven. Fuck that place.
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You may be the only person with a strong opinion on Liechtenstein in the history of ever.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 6:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Tax havens are bad places generally, and Liechtenstein is a monarchy where the Prince wields actual power. It’s not good.
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Wasn’t the Franco-Prussian War ostensibly a result of Spanish politics or something? I would have known all this stuff two years ago, but I’ve forgotten.
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Yes and no. The issue with Spain, Hohenzollern was given a chance to be king of Spain. This pissed off the French who didn’t want Prussian royalty controlling two countries on their borders. Bismark at the time was doing anything he could to get the piss of the french and get them to declare war. The Spanish issue is more akin t the assassination of arch duke franz ferdinand in that it was a spark that started the war.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Right, hence “ostensibly”. They were going to go to war at some point, no matter what.
IIRC, the Catholic Hohenzollerns were responsible for that bit of Prussia that was next to Württemberg, far from the rest of Prussia.
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Dude this shit is all from my memory this was from my IB or IGCSE aaaaaaaaages ago. I don’t remember all the details
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
My million strong bro army will crush your pathetic band of nerds and artists.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You forgot your underscore.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I was going to make an over the top metajoke about not having an edit function, but i don’t have the energy.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
about posts not having an edit function
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
all shipping lanes between Sacramento and the Bay Area will be necessarily compromised.
This only hurts Sacramento.
I’m for it!
Ha!
Enjoy your produce while it lasts, Bay Area!
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
U R 5
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Yu, R’s: 6/60
was how asseenontv.com titled their article about the Darvish signing.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
BY THE BIKE RACKS
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 should look that thread up 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
My high school had collapsible bleachers. I seriously feared getting crushed by them.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
I lurked a fair bit. It was worth it for the occasional brilliant post by some of the aforementioned gang.
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Heh. One of these days I’ll actually be a productive graduate student.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Well, I’m pretty sure that I don’t want to go into academia. And I’m doing pretty well on the publication/data generation front, so I don’t see a reason to shoot for 16+ papers by the time I get out. I’d be pretty content with 8-10.
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I just found the new site. Elcroata is an incredible writer, and I remember reading the Carlos Gonzalez article. That was something else.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 21, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
I really hope he starts a new blog. I love all of his writing. He’s done some freelance work for THT.
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yeah, he is pretty amazing
I remember reading his comparison of Jack Cust and Hideki Matsui where he graphed the types of pitches they liked to hit. Simply mindblowing analysis.
And I bet he is literally the only person in all of Europe who even knows what the Oakland A’s are. That’s passion.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 21, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Continental Europe, calm down!
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I remember a few talks shared with your latent imperialist movement. It was amazing.
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-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Oh hai
Sorry Del.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 21, 2012 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
That’s…. wow
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
What’s this reference to DFA?
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DFA? He was banned ages ago, also not using the strikes system.
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Why was it not used?
More generally, how is it meant to work?
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A community guideline violation (ad hominem attacks, overtly political stuff, things of that nature) can get flagged. If the mods agree that it’s a serious offense, the user gets a strike. Three strikes, and you’re gone.
DFA and another user, PL78, would regularly get into tussles with each other and other uses, but made it very, very difficult to actually get their comments turned into strikes. They were usually very close to the line, but rarely over it. I guess PL78 finally did accrue enough strikes. Not sure what exactly it was with DFA, but he was also eventually banned (probably for being an ass).
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Eh, not really. The rules are simple. Don’t be an ass. If you’re an ass, you’ll be warned. If you’re warned three times, you’re banned.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I heard they didn't do the three strikes thing
and just banned him because he pissed everyone
To tell you the truth, though, I don’t get why Nico couldn’t just admit he was wrong and unban mikev
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on Jan 21, 2012 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Because Nico has issues admitting that he likes using his power.
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That’s what it seems like.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Yeah I liked AN before
Now it’s just another A’s blog. It’s sad, considering that this was basically the first SBN blog. I don’t get why Blez couldn’t put his foot down and instead let Nico do what he wanted.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
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by doubleteapot on Jan 21, 2012 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
Eh? Nico is doing what he wants. That’s really the problem.
Nico and Blez also have a personal relationship.
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Ah, that explains it
You really can’t let emotion get into these things.
And by “another A’s blog,” I meant that all the good posters were leaving.
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by doubleteapot on Jan 21, 2012 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
How long has Blez been hands-off with AN?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
A really long time, I think. SBN really took off, and that started consuming more of his time. He would usually stop in about 2-3 times a year with a big name interview (Wolff, Beane, etc). He’s been around more this past year.
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That makes sense.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Oh, look at that, Susan Slusser weighs in.
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She does that from time to time. It’s kind of cool.
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I love the random green “Fuck the Giants” comments. So pathetic.
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It’s really pretty sad.
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I don’t see any comments of any sort after the 17th. Did all discussion stop there?
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Post was probably closed. But that’s also when Nico came out with the new rules.
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Now I’m looking at the comments about it on the other place. It’s a bit embarrassing how fascinating I’m finding this.
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Heh. I found it pretty fascinating as well. It really was like watching a trainwreck unfold in slow motion.
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WTAF
I get that people take their online communities seriously and all that jazz, but just seriously. What the fuck? For one thing, why is SBN allowing such an absolutely enormous asshole to run one of their sites? Aren’t they interested in making every site as good as it can be? Seems to be like alienating your best members is doing exactly the opposite.
Makes me appreciate this place that much more.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Unrelated. Do you still care about AN’s dirty laundry?
That was one hell of a threadjack, there.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
well, it was something that came up about 4 threads ago. Posting it now out of nowhere would seem kinda weird and outta context.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Oh, I'm not complaining.
I’m just admiring the time it takes to scroll through all the subthreads that question inspired.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Those crazy Scots.
I decided on Aberdeen in the SPL, because my ancestral lands are in Aberdeenshire.
Come On You Dandies!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
People like associating themselves with winners. It helps stave off that ever-present primal fear of death.
/shrug
Whaddayagonnado?
Bandwagons, as we have all repeatedly learned quite recently, are both a blessing and a curse.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
I keep waiting for people to jump on the PSG bandwagon. /hopes it doesn’t happen
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
LOL France.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Dude PSG are my team! Can’t wait for somebody to say “IM A PSG FAN.” then Ill be like oh do you remember Rai, or when Ronaldinho played for us?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I'm picturing you doing so wearing thick-framed glasses and an ironic scarf.
“Yeah, they’re all right. Their early stuff is better. These days, I’m more into KÍ Klaksvík, which just gained promotion into the Faroe Islands Premier League. They’re pretty obscure. You probably haven’t heard of them.”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
PFFf hell no I just grew up in Europe watching these teams going to the games playing soccer etc. Its like when somebody says they are a Giants fan and doesn’t know Will Clark or Barry Bonds. Yeah uh-huh suuure you are kind of feeling.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
No doubt.
But you should welcome them! We all start as bandwagoners at some point; the important thing is sticking with it. Lord knows you don’t have a lot of other options in the States for discussing Ligue 1.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
We all start as bandwagoners at some point
Not really. The Giants were pretty freakin putrid when I started following them.
You still chose them over the A's.
Whether it was because of a particular player, or they won the first time you went to a game, or you liked the color orange, or because your family and/or friends liked them, it’s still bandwagoning. No shame in that.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
I started following the Giants because I moved here
and my bf’s stepdad had season tickets.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I disagree with your definition of bandwagoning. Besides, how in the heck is a color preference bandwagoning?
And being drawn to a team because of a particular player isn’t bandwagoning.
I chose them over the A’s because I love SF and the AL sucks.
When I was a wee little lad, I had an on again/off again relationship with the LA Rams, Expos, and Cleveland Browns because of their colors (I was also born in Cleveland).
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
were you color blind?
j/k
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 21, 2012 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Dark blue and gold were my favorite color scheme, I loved the Browns’ brown and their traditional unis, and I liked the red and blue piping and tri-color hats the Expos wore. I was also 8 when I figured this all out
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Sigh. Those Expos hats.
I’m still only mostly confident that it’s a fat ‘M’ in the French tricolor.
‘Elb?’ What the hell is that?
I also did not see the ‘mb’ in the old Brewers logo until after they’d changed to bland crap. I thought it was just a crappy drawing of a glove.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
My point is just, these teams are older than anyone alive.
At some point everyone “wasn’t there when” and couldn’t name players from eras past.
IMHO, no one reason for getting on the bandwagon is more indie cred than another. My problem with “bandwagoners” is their propensity for getting off again.
One of my earliest baseball memories is thinking (while peeing), “wait, the Giants play in the National League and the A’s play in the American League, and I’m an American, so I should switch teams.”
Then I turned seven, learned what ‘national’ meant, and saw the A’s get Kirk Gibson’d. So I decided that my logic was retarded and switched back, just in time for 1989. I went on to cheer for the World Series loser every single year until 2001.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
IMHO I think there is a huge difference between being unable to name a marginal player from the past, and not knowing the names of a few of the all time legends on a team.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Our favorite “duh” moment was leaving PacBelle one day via Lefty’s gate and having some older gentlemen passing by the statue say to his wife “Who’s Juan Mariachi?”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Mine was someone sitting in a row behind me asking what the “K” meant and someone else said “Oh it means some player’s name”. I literally did a facepalm.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
We had that too, walking into the stadium.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Of course.
I’m just arguing for harmony here. You win more flies with honey than vinegar. You seem so excited to come down hard on the first PSG bandwagoner you find, when they’re more likely to stick around by finding welcoming old-guard fans.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Well if I want to talk about PSG I talk to my French friends or relatives. I don’t mind a bandwagon fan as long as they stick with the team.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Man City bandwagon fans bother me a lot because it would be as if suddenly everybody becomes a Royals fan or something.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Be ready for that.
The Royals are going to make some noise in the always-winnable AL Central in the next few years. I mean, the analogy’s not perfect; the Royals will never go out and buy an all-star team, but still.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Especially as a lifelong united fan, I always kinda sorta rooted for them like the A’s. But now pffffff.
A few years ago City was in the third division that’s like single a baseball
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
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Sergio Romo @SergioRomo54 2m @bcraw35 happy bday SS! :) have a great weekend!
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
Fantastic mr fox was kind of an awesome movie
more things need to be stop motion
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 12:25 PM PST reply actions
I was blown away by how good it was. I think I actually need to watch it again because I was so amazed by the whole thing I probably missed half the movie and I’m sure there’s so much going on in the backgrounds and sets that it’ll take multiple viewings to catch it all
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
I actually noticed a lot more stop motion being produced the past couple of years. Laika has (always) been doing a lot of it (movies and commercials). Local company Mekanism have been doing the recent Brisk ads. There are a bunch of others, but I can’t think of them at the moment.
Roger D. Evans recently did a brilliant re-creation of the Jonny Quest opening sequence in stop motion.
I'm in Bellevue, WA right now.
I can talk to him and get this settled.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jan 21, 2012 12:47 PM PST via mobile reply actions
In a “kushy” spot.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Jan 21, 2012 1:00 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Also Remember the book club starts TODAY
I dont think I need to do a fanpost about but I will post another reminder if Grant makes a new thread. Remember this week read the first quarter of the book. If youre talking about in a thread put The Road Spoiler or McC book club spoilers in the subject line. After this week anything from the first quarter of the book can be talked about without spoiler tags. good reading everybody.
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 12:51 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm watching Michigan/Arkansas until that
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 know so strange right? And for a big time match up too. I’m just lucky my wife has an appointment for a haircut, otherwise I would have missed it.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
My husband is helping our friends move.
I have no regrets about blowing it off. I’ll make it up to them.
2012 is going to be awesome!
easier to bake a CAKE
/notpie 2012 (except that banana split pie marie calendar’s has)
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Jan 21, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
fuck
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
FUCKKKKKKK
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
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 happened, but this is always appropriate.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Literally just got the slingbox going and Vancouver scored
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
They did not receive the puck, you nitwit! They did not receive the puck! Her life was on your stick!!
This is our concern, Dude.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
WOW COUTURE
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Oh it was a shorty too.
HA-HA!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
ooopsy
The NBA admitted today that officials failed to call a kicked-ball violation in the final seconds of the Warriors’ 94-91 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday at Oracle Arena.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
interesting
At the request of the NFL and the 49ers, more officers than usual will be undercover, some wearing Giants garb and sitting in the stands.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’m surprised they haven’t already been doing this.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
They probably have.
They just want people to know before they come to the game to see if it helps. Or they’re blowing smoke.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Are they supposed to stay in character and ACT like Giants fans, too?
I hope those officers have a firm understanding of the line between good-natured barbs and legit harassment.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
They’re well practiced in legit harassment.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Giants gear? Isn’t that kind of asking for trouble?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
a lot of saints fans complained about their treatment at last week's game
so, yes, they’re trying to weed out the assholes who think berating 8 year old girls is appropriate
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.
idk how old the girls were
http://blog.sfgate.com/opinionshop/2012/01/17/should-49ers-fans-be-concerned-about-hooliganism/
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
And people say West Coast fans aren’t fanatical enough
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I think Amurhican football fans are pretty confrontational
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Every game we’ve gone to at the ‘stick [granted it’s only been 4 ] we’ve had problems with fans. Usually with them being drunk and stupid.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Maybe it’s because I’ve seen only a few Niners game, I still think the scariest atmosphere I’ve ever been in was a Giants/Dodgers game in the mid-80’s at the Stick. Much, much scarier than any game I’ve been to at the Vet in Philly. But then again, football involves way more beer consumption and displays of machoness
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
We went to one at Fedex Field this season, not even wearing anything sports related and we got flak for being neutral from a few people.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Dodger Giants games at PacBelle, out in the bleachers can be rather angsty. We don’t sit in the bleachers anymore, at least not for big rivalry games on weekends. We’d rather sit in the view level than the bleachers.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’ve seen some bad stuff in the bleachers for Dodgers/Giants games and, sadly, people kind of root for it to happen. It’s the same attitude people have with hockey fights. I was talking to a beer vendor at a Friday night game once and he was saying he was a little disappointed nothing had happened yet.
I also saw Angels fans being pelted with ice during the ’02 WS and security ushering them out as if they started it.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
Those were great.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 21, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Especially on a Tuesday night.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 21, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
wait until they move to the new stadium
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
Is it possible for the usher to do anything about this sort of event?
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 remember even seeing ushers at 9er games. The ushers at Giants games are usually older than my mother, we reported something to one of them once, but by the time they called somebody to help them deal with it the people being harassed just left.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
that’s pretty bad… i know at niner games people HATE it when i would stand up on 3rd down or a big play, or towards the end of the game to get loud. Lots of fans there just get complacent and yell at us to sit down… what the hell
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Strangely enough we’ve been to three Raider games and never had a problem. /knocks on wood
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
idk
My friend told me at a Raiders game he witnessed a guy rip off a jersey from an opposing fan. The team was the Eagles, and the fan was 4 year old girl.
Disgusting. I have no proof, but fan v fan violence is really at a really gross point just this last year, with the Niners incident in preseason, the Stow incident, and the shooting of the niner fan in GA last weekend.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 21, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
I would’ve berated the shit out of that little brat that was popping his Eli Manning jersey at the Saints@49ers game.
I did, actually, but he couldn’t hear me through the TV.
Because fuck that shit.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
totally a FOX plant
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.
is that the dude from fringe?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I haven’t seen that show since the first season. Is it still good?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
LOLUONGO
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I will rec this for its lulz.
Rec’d.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Oooooooh p00pies!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I guess Logan will just have to get at least one more goal….
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It’s about time for a Dan Boyle goal.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
He only has like 3 on the year, right? Insanely bad luck
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 21, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Now here's something different
Florida Law Requires Stadiums to Shelter Homeless On Off Nights, Not A Single One Has Complied
LIke the idea, especially considering how much money Miami’s given to those teams to build the arenas and whatever but did anybody expect the Heat or Dolphins would ever comply?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:20 PM PST reply actions
That is fascinating
I think the law has some basic flaws. At the same time, since the public helps pay for the stadium, it should have rights to some public service, aside from the trickle down economics.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 21, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
More breaking news
Marlins new stadium to host company softball games, bar mitzvahs, rich children’s birthday parties for nominal fee on off days.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Not charging rich people much doesn’t seem to quite capture the spirit of a law which says to house the homeless.
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
It’ not about housing homeless, it’s about making sure there’s an “event” every day.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Makes sense.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
Homeless Ultimate Frisbee Night or Homeless Get To Eat Something Night are events too
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 22, 2012 12:16 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah. but they're smelly, messy, and unprofitable
And, ultimately, stadiums aren’t really set up to house people. A big open space with a bunch of chairs and a trough urinal is no replacement for a proper homeless shelter.
Now maybe if it was Bumfights Night.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Good
But I want Cain locked first. He’s got one year left on his deal. Make it happen!
"I think every quarterback should believe they’re the best. Do I think there are better quarterbacks than me? Possibly. But would I take anyone else with the ball in their hands at the end of the game? I don’t think so." - Ben Roethlisberger-
They have a deadline with Timmy so they have to get that done first. Plus, once they know how much they owe Timmy, they have a better sense of what they can do with Cain
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
True
"I think every quarterback should believe they’re the best. Do I think there are better quarterbacks than me? Possibly. But would I take anyone else with the ball in their hands at the end of the game? I don’t think so." - Ben Roethlisberger-
I guess they’re no longer in, but out
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
I can't believe I haven't yet seen Alex, Aldon, Justin, and Reggie 'shopped into a photo like this.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:27 PM PST reply actions
that would be awesome
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
There are no 49er fans
that are nearly as smart as the Giants fans on here, sadly. :/
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
Brilliant! There is a light that never goes out….
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 21, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
Who gets to be Moz?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 21, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Uh-oh
Little Joe is not a fighter.
It’s beginning to get a little chippy…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’m on a delay, is Pavs actually fighting? He never fights! Except that one time
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 21, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Don't worry,
he didn’t start it, but he wins in the end. A true American hero™.
2012 is going to be awesome!
haha, that was such a mismatch
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 always meant to watch that movie because people tell me I would like it but I have never gotten around to it
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 21, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
cat stevens
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I came across the same scene on TV six times before I saw the rest of the film.
The one where they’re smoking the hookah and he talks about his dream.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
Lots of people enjoy beind dead. But they're not dead.
They’re just backing away from life.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I watched My Dinner With Andre for the first time last night
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 21, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
What does this mean?
Jerry Crasnick @jcrasnick 57s Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Cody Ross has 345 career starts in CF. He would be offensive upgrade over Andres Torres, who hit .221 in 112 games last year. #Mets
he thinks mets should sign cody?
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.
does he know cody hit .240 in 121 games last year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
.240 > .212. Duh.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I mean:
.240 > .221. Double duh.
(stoopid fingers)
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Mets are pursuing Cody aggressively, apparently.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I hope he gets paid
because he’s gonna take a ration of shit from the NY press.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Meh
He’ll be a rental for the mets. They’ll be too busy bitching about Johan and Wright inevitably being on the DL and Ike Davis not panning out.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The mast majority of it will be directed at the aforementioned players,
whose ration will in turn be dwarfed by bitching about Pineda and the Yankees. He’ll be fine.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Mess fans are so beaten-down by this point.
I think they’ll mostly skip bitching about the players and go straight to bitching about the Wilpons. And Omar Minaya’s legacy.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yup.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
More...I would have taken Scutaro...
Troy Renck, Rockies @TroyRenck 9m Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Rockies finishing up a deal for Boston’s Marco Scutaro. A pitcher would go back to Boston. Deal revived today.
Scutaro hit .299/.358/.423 last year
fuck why weren't the Giants in on that?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
what pitcher could the giants have given up
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
it sounds like they're getting clayton mortensen back
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.
he's definitely who i thought of
if the giants aren’t going to use runzler, i’d like to see them shop him around
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I'm not saying they didn't
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I think it’s a safe bet that if the Giants had offered Runzler for Scutaro, the Red Sox would be taking Runzler over Mortensen.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
the boy doesn't have any friends
He’s taken to putting on black eyeliner and listening to Coldplay at excess volume. I counsel him. I hold his head when he’s crying, but I don’t know if that helps more than it hurts. Rejection is a part of life. I mean, for goodness sake the kid doesn’t even have a girlfriend yet. Imagine when that relationship hits the skids. If he can’t deal with a little drama at school, he’s never going to be able to handle life as an adult. But it’s hard, watching him suffer. I want to help. But doing nothing is the best course of action.
He’ll work it out. I remember him when he was happy; all grins and potential. That will come back. It’s there. It has to come back.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
that'd be a good trade...
but it’s the giants
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Been there, done that.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
If Mortensen is all they have to give up, he’ll be right to do so.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
140+ the 3 years before that
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
yeah $6m
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.
which is a deal if he puts up the ~2.5-3.0 fWAR he's done the last 4 years
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
...
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Seems a little steep.
Although I always like Scoot when he played for the A’s. 10 years ago. I think the Giants just don’t want to risk getting an old SS for a change.
2012 is going to be awesome!
the lowest value for Scutaro on Fangraphs over the past 4 years is
$9.6 million
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I'm just saying the Giants might be feeling burned on old SS.
Not that they necessarily should.
2012 is going to be awesome!
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John Shea November 9, 2011
Monday’s trade for Melky Cabrera was a strong indication that older isn’t necessarily better anymore for the Giants, that the tendency to lean on hitters beyond their primes might no longer be the trend.
…
We’ve heard from the Giants for years about one day getting younger, faster and more athletic, and perhaps that day is coming.
I could totally see ownership having enough of paying for old washed up and injury prone type players. The organization implementing a new philosophy dictated by the ownership committee. This obviously could be preventing Sabean from going after a useful player like Scutaro.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
I think the Tejada/Cabrera double whammy might scare any team straight about the joys of aging short stops
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
Then I can’t wait for the insane overreaction to a full season of Crawford starting. Sabean will probably exhume Honus Wagner and give him 3-year deal.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
One poster here would rather have Wagner as SS than Crawford.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He'd probably take Billy Wagner at SS than Crawford
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
Billy Wagner
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
never mind; also explains why it took me 45 minutes to get to work today (normally 15)
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Both pro-choice and anti-abortion activists are marching in downtown SF today on the 39th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. awe.sm/5dukK
wow, what a mess. That and the 9ers game, and Chinese New Year, is it raining there yet?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Welp.
@cvmikesisak
Michael Sisak
BREAKING: Penn State coach Joe Paterno near death, family summoning close friends to hospital for final goodbyes.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 3:06 PM PST reply actions
He has cancer, I believe.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
oh god :(
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 this realllllly sucks
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
you went from Penn State looking like it could win the Big 10 to JoePa dying in some degree of disgrace, like, two months later. Pretty hard to believe.
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.
Really sad, too. I know Paterno made some comments last week, but he’s never really going to get a chance to tell his side of the story.
Awful situation all around.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
this... this is just sad
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 said the cancer was beatable, too.
You have to wonder if all, y’know, that took the fight out of him.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
The thought had occurred to me.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
me too.
My family has a story about a great grandma of mine who lived all her life on a farm. Even after her husband died she and the farm hands kept the thing going. Once all the family moved more towards the city they decided gramma should be closer to her family. they sold the farm, moved gramma to the burbs with one of them and she died 2 months later.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Bear Bryant died a month after retiring
And he was in good health at the time.
When you live for one thing for so long…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That is sad and not terribly surprising. Lung Cancer is a bad disease. It is particularly bad in 86 year olds.
It doesn’t get much funding for research because it is viewed as a “self-made” malady. I think the survival rate is only like 20%.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Interesing
Under a Florida law, franchises that have received public benefits from the state are required to open their stadium doors for the homeless on non-event nights. It should shock absolutely no one to learn that not a single franchise has ever done so over the last 20 years.
That’s so one hour and 10 minutes ago!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Oh no, did I get Breaking News’d?
//hides head in shame
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 21, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
BREAKING NEWS
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
NOOOOOOoooooo
I have dishonored my family.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 21, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
who the fuck is the Red Sox shortstop now?
Iglesias?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I assume so.
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Trading away all your shortstops is the new market inefficiency. I can’t believe no one thought of it sooner.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
dude had a .554 OPS in AAA last year
not sure what the rush is.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I assume the Red Sox as shedding money so they can get their luxury cap deliquency cleared.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Remember last off season when the Red Sox looked unbeatable because they spent all that money on FA??
2012 is going to be awesome!
Crawford lol
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I swear the are just getting rid of players they have marked asTheo’s “guys” and that is their only offseason goal.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 21, 2012 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
He’s really just a stop at this point.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
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I can’t imagine that after he hit .085/.121/.163 (roughly) in Pawtucket. RT @an_dre_a12: does that leave them w Iglesias as the starter?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Isn’t he super duper young?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
He hit .235/.285/.269 as a 21 y.o. in AAA (54 wRC+). Crawford hit .224/.282/.318 (44 wRC+) as a 24 year old in AAA.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Lulz
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
We we so excited
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
apparently it’s gonna be a aviles/punto platoon.
Never in doubt.
by TimLincecumIsGod on Jan 21, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
More like pLOLtoon
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
HOLY FUCK FLORIDA STATE
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 won on a last second 3
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
NICE!
Can’t believe they lost to Harvard earlier in the year but have now beaten UNC AND DUKE
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 21, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
ha, yea, really.
first time somebody’s beaten Duke at Duke since 2007
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Kessler's sick
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
so damn good
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
and just like that
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 always do. favorite player
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
as a prospect, yea
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
“Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who’s going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don’t ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don’t pay any attention to me when my job is at stake.”
MPAA Head Chris Dodd on Fox News.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Cuz it worked so well when I was tight with the banking industry?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
This
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
.
As in it worked for them because:
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
ex senator Chris Dodd?
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.
wow
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.
Ex senator and anti lobbying advocate Chris Dodd
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 21, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
I’m starting to think we should take Connecticut’s seats on the senate away.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That too.
The Supreme Court is on notice, while we’re at it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Corporations are people!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’m amazed anyone cares. Corporate personhood is low on my list of problems with capitalism, and that is a long list.
Yeah, but not to understand that the basic idea of incorporation is to shift responsibility is pretty ignorant.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I don’t think it’s the “corporations are people” bit so much as it is the “money is speech” bit. “Corporations are people” is just the catch phrase to highlight what people feel is a pretty ridiculous thing to affirm at the Supreme Court level.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Well, I’m just talking about a few conversations I’ve had with some of my friends. They really didn’t know the most basic stuff, yet were frothing at the mouth. I didn’t even want to educate them about the even worse stuff corporations get away with.
/former corporate paralegal, you wouldn’t believe the shit I know, everything you fear is true and more besides
2012 is going to be awesome!
There are always going to be plenty of people who don’t know what they’re talking about. I saw plenty of it during the SOPA/PIPA business. But if they have to be ignorant, I hope we can at least keep them pointed in the right direction.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The scandal has always been what’s completely legal.
As for money being speech, that boat sailed long ago. Some rough form of the Lessig prescription would pretty neatly handle it, but unfortunately it would never pass.
This recent rash of corporate malarky is making me take another hard look at law school. This stuff drives me bonkers.
Current reading: “How to Fix Copyright,” by WIlliam Patry."
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
LOL
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 this sucks
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
PiKA
for your info, my ears are smarting right now. My eyes are goopy too. First signs.
2012 is going to be awesome!
woa, wait, what?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
allergies, something's living in my skin
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.
How are the shins, by the way?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Tried doing a run the other day, it went better, but still not great. Been doing short exercises out in the backyard on grass for a bit. Basically doing wall sits, shuffling, jumping jacks, and all that since i can’t run long distance, thanks for asking though!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
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I have never been more perplexed by a Red Sox off-season. Not in my entire life.
It’s been entertaining.
Good forum fodder.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
“Chicken and beer in the clubhouse? Clearly our intelligent GM is to blame! Heads must roll, immediately!”
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 21, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Meddling owners+first year GM+Trading for Relivers=
LOL
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Livers 2: Relivers
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
They must have dumped Scutaro to make room to sign Oswalt, right? Still not a good deal, but at least there is SOME logic.
Thing A
you still have to field a SS though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Well, at least the Sharks showed fight this time
Unlike against the Sens. But a loss is still a loss
OT: was listening to ESPN Radio on the way in (my 45 minute commute across the City)
They had some guy who was trying to argue that when it is all said and done, Eli Manning will be the better quarterback than Peyton.
Full disclosure: I loathe the Colts as any self-respecting native Baltimoron would. I also think Peyton Manning is the greatest quarterback to ever play the game.
I may never listen to this show again. I should have stuck with NPR or the Grateful Dead Channel on XM.
Or, preferably, NPR talking about the Grateful Dead.
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Weir Weir Don't Tell Me
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
A Jerry Home Companion
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Lesh Air
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Damn.
I should’ve used Jerry on
Gar Talk
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
and saved PHC for
A Prairie Home Kreutzmannion
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
What time was this? Was TAL on?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Peyton was really mediocre in the playoffs
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That was his point. But that same argument was made about Barry Bonds pre-2002. It is a really small sample size and the Colts were never built to succeed in the Playoffs with the Defenses they had.
Course, there’s a big difference between a guy who hits four times a game and a guy who touches the ball in every single offensive action.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It also neglects the fact that until this year, Eli had the one lucky run in 2007 and three one-and-dones in the playoffs, after missing the postseason entirely for the last two years.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
BUT HE SAYS HE’S ELITE!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Best shape of his life!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Unfortunately, the shape is a Mobius strip.
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You can’t spell elite without ELI!
/vomitsalittle
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 21, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Can't spell lie without eli!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah. 9-10 just means he's taken his team to the playoffs ELEVEN TIMES.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
true.
I am no Peyton sympathizer, but I also think this season is a tremendous testament to how good Peyton is. There are very few players who are more valuable to their teams.
He has 19 playoff starts
Thats not really SSS when you’re talking about football
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
For him yes
His playoff numbers aren’t awful but his Completion %, TD to INT ratio, and QB Rating are all lower in the playoffs when compared to the Regular season where as Brady’s postseason numbers stay pretty level.
I think Manning is one of the best ever and I used to laugh at Eli. But Eli had a damn good year and if he wins another Super Bowl he already has more than Peyton and is 7 years younger.
Not out of the realm of possibility that when it’s over Eli could be considered the more successful QB
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That might be a product of playing better teams. Their division isn’t exactly loaded with talent.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Well then aren't you saying Peyton's regular season numbers aren't as meaningful?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
It was merely a suggestion, as I haven’t looked at the numbers. I still think Peyton is a slam dunk hall of famer.
But if you look at the numbers and they are consistently worse against the good teams, then it is probably a theory that warrants consideration. As to whether he effectively got to pad his stats against inferior competition, I don’t know.
What I do know is that Eli shouldn’t really be in the discussion as being potentially superior at this point.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Oh Peyton is a no doubt HOF
All I was saying was I didn’t see it to be completely outrageous that at the end of the day Eli could be considered the more successful QB.
Right now it’s not close.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The criticism of Peyton was that he could never win the big one and had a bad case of the Favre’s in big games. He could also never get past the Patriots who’d always beat them in the playoffs (the one year they beat the Pats, they were banged up and had crap for WRs and yet, still, they almost beat the Colts). Then, Peyton beat those Pats and an awful Bears team and was able to claim to be Able to Win the Big One. Until the Pats and Steelers kept on beating him in the playoffs and fell apart a bit in the 2nd half of the Super Bowl against the Saints.
Then again, if David Tyree doesn’t make that ridiculous catch, he’s now “The One Who Can’t Win the Big Game.”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
All Mannings are/were pretty damn good
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The Mr. just realized that the Stuporbowl could be Patriots and Giants and we’d have to start rooting for more Russian satellites to fall from the skies.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
…which is not out of the question.
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Including Danny, although his college career suggested he would have a greater pro career.
by non sequitur on Jan 21, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Blech Sharks you suck.
I’m gonna stay up late to watch the Federer match, so I’m off for a nap. Have a nice evening!
2012 is going to be awesome!
So I found a few hours ago out the small company I run (in addition to my normal job) that manages a couple office buildings owned by my family is named in an extremely frivolous lawsuit.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
one of those ADA things?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
So what happened is the guy who is suing had his car parked in the building’s parking lot, when he came back to it he found there was a large scratch on the car. After seeing this he went to the concierge of the building started screaming at the concierge, ended up punching the concierge and a security guard before being arrested. He wants money for the damage to his car and a very large sum of money in compensation for being arrested.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
wut.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
my all time favorite. Hopefully the it will never come anywhere near a courtroom. What a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars.
There is a case in Florida where a man who got convicted of drunk driving and killing a man who is sue the estate of the man he is convicted of killing. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/florida-man-guilty-of-dui-manslaughter-sues-victim/
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ugh. The pro se is the worst. At least no lawyer was willing to take on the case for him.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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I can just imagine what the complaint looks like.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Fun.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Even easy legal stuff is so royally ruined when done pro se.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What amazes me is the astonishing level of patience I see put forth by judges and other court appointed persons when a pro se case comes before them. At least, in my experience.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Mine, too. I think they go out of their way to provide latitude. It’s infuriating.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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I deal with them every day.
You’re not supposed to give them any leeway, but you kind of have to. We even have “self-help centers” where they can go and talk to actual lawyers and get free legal advice on certain kinds of cases. You would not believe how many people simply have no other choice. Lawyers are expensive.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Wow.
So sorry to hear that. We live in a sue happy society nowadays.
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 21, 2012 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
kripes, what a winner. Have the guard counter-sue.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I would totally have had the company pay for the repairs to his car, the parking lot is in the building (garage might be a better term?). But wow.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Wait, was his car valet parked or something? Is that how the scratch got there?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
No valet, self parked I have no idea how the scratch happened. But I’m sure however much it costs to fix a scratch is cheaper our lawyer.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
You don’t have insurance coverage for the lawyer?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Oh we do. I’m just saying, that normally I would rather reimburse something small like this than have it go to court. The scratch is pretty big. Almost looks like somebody keyed the car.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Total loser of a case. Sorry you have to deal with it. On the other hand, some junior associate at your lawyer’s office should have some fun with it.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
OK, I know the punchline
The Aristocrats
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
This man should just be put to death
Fuck due process or excessive punishment. The world would be a better place without people like that.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
btw… we attended a lecture last night on poisonous critters of northern California. At one point the speaker was talking about his research involving tracking rattlesnake movements with sensors. I was fine until he started talking about the telemetry data Thank-you very much people…making me do a spit take in the middle of his little talk.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Well, at least they finally found it. That’s got to be a relief to that one guy.
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Black widow though! telemetry data, good to know next time i go out for a hike
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 he talked about black widows, brown recluse, rattlesnakes, and coral snakes. we don’t have recluses or coral snakes here though.
Bees, wasps, hornets, and ants kill more people per year than both black widows and rattlesnakes.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
We have bees and wasps and black widows and rattlesnakes. Yay.
Oh, and the occasional scorpion.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Black widows never really do anything unless they get messed with. Makes sense. never seen a scorpion, but back in moraga and the east bay we had the rest of those
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
scorpions are, apparently, mostly in desert areas, gets too cold here for them. And yeah only the female black widows are a problem and usually only because you messed with them somehow.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Apparently some scorpions are native to some of the hilly regions of Santa Clara County. Who knew? I only learned it after I found one of the bastards in my house and took it in to vector control.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I found a tarantula in Burlingame when I was building a fence for my mom
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Oh yeah – we have those, too. When they walk down the street, it’s kinda fun.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I believe if I ever saw such a sight, I’d be in intensive care for months.
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it was pretty unnerving. It was adjacent to a creek, and I always thought that they were arid climate creatures.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
They apparently don’t have enough venom to harm an adult. A baby or an elderly person with other health problems maybe… they’re just so icky looking though.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The appearance is the key. Imagine if they knew (and yes, I believe they collude) my incredible fear. All they’d have to do is show up at my door and let my shock take care of the rest.
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That’s one of the things the speaker was saying last night, many times people will get bitten by a spider or snake and work themselves into a tizzy [or into shock] freaking out about what might possibly happen. When really, they will be okay.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
They are also quite fragile.
Can’t survive falls of over a foot or so.
One night while I was going to college in Riverside, my roommates and I cleared out 8 black widows from the living room and garage. That was bad. Then I found one of these guys crawling on my leg. Also bad, but I was clever enough to capture it and release it into the wild, despite my normal bug policy of ‘you touch me, you die’.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Not clicking not clicking not clicking not clicking.
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DON’T DO IT!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
You needn’t worry. I am staying far away.
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OH GOD KILL IT WITH FIRE
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Wow, that really emphasizes the arachnid connection
between spiders and scorpions.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
Man, I bet you had to soak your pubes in alcohol for quite a long time to get rid of those suckers.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 21, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
UGH
This visual. Ugh!
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Glad to be of service
/tips cap
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 21, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
We’d get tarantulas when I lived in the Hayward hills, but apparently their venom isn’t all that. So while they look super creepy they aren’t all that dangerous.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
from experience, they consider putting your feet in the wrong sleeping bag to be messing with them.
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
yeah the speaker mentioned putting your hands in gloves or your feet in boots without shaking them out really well first.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
/Far Side cartoon
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
Ever hear the conspiracy theory about martian space reptiles controlling our banking system? Makes me think of this.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
This is a lie!
PAY NO ATTENTION TO ALEX_LEWIS!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 21, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a total lie— the Illumnati do
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
OK- ostensibly I came down here to finish my Grant...
Gotta run kids…
Have a great weekend and go Niners (and Ravens)!
A Harbowl part 2 would be awesome
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’m thinking it will happen. Too much good defense.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
My picks (go the other way)
Giants 21, 49ers 17
Patriots 35, Ravens 20
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
What makes you think the Giants will win?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Something to be said about the hottest team going into the playoffs. I also don’t trust the 49ers offense in the red zone.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The Saints aren’t playing tomorrow.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I never understood this narrative.
NYG
Week Opp. Result
10 SF.........L
11 PHI...........L
12 @NO........L
13 GB............L
14 @DAL.....W
15 WAS........L
16 '’NYJ….W
17 DAL………W
Not sure how three wins- one barely- against two deeply flawed non-playoff teams constitutes ‘hot.’
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa.
Forgot about the @ formatting.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
That’s a list of Weeks 10-17, with road losses at SF & NO, home losses vs PHI, GB, and WAS, a road win at DAL and home wins vs DAL and NYJ.
Their road wins came against the early-season Eagles & Cardinals, the no-defense Patriots, and the Cowboys.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Because they play in New York.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
OK. Tell me why the 49ers will win.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
1) They’re a better team
2) They’re at home
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
also
they’re a better team than the Giants.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
It bears repeating.
The Giants had the worst running game in the league, and they’ll be playing on the road on a wet field against the best run defense in the league. I’d be surprised if the game ended up particularly close.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
If it is really wet and muddy, I think it does help the 49ers because Manning would have harder time throwing to his receivers. But don’t underestimate the Giants defense.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Going to the Gaels Broncos game tonight, probably should leave in about an hour
or two… going to meet with the SMC Coach
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Don’t forget to wear you Tebow jersey!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Finally got around to putting up a bunch of posters & artwork I’ve had collecting dust for some months. And now there is one missing thumbtack, somewhere in my apartment. Waiting.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 4:03 PM PST reply actions
A disconcerting feeling, to be sure.
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Finding it is gonna feel a lot more disconcerting.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
lol
I’ve got a bunch of magnet wands… I’ll mail you one. Don’t move until it gets there on Wednesday.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I hope they’re all embossed with “TSFGWTWS.”
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Many of them do say “Imaginarium”. I used to work there, yay employee discount!!!
And yeah, party favors for this seasons meet up won’t be half as much fun. Damn Giants.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
And commemorative ankle braces just don’t bring out the whole party vibe, anyway.
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I was thinking about something along these lines but replacing the red white and blue with orange.
Hopefully a better idea comes along.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
http://www.orientaltrading.com/adult-white-skimmer-hats-a2-25_6781.fltr?prodCatId=388702&tabId=1
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Aw! I LOVE strawboater hats!
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Not real cost effective, tough to store or travel with, easily broken, and not real practical. So I dunno I guess I have a month or two to figure it out though. Maybe some maymay will come along and save the day.
mini pitchforks maybe….depending on how the season is going…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Looking at the Giants schedule seems like Saturday August 4th or Saturday September 15th meet the criteria:
late season
away game
weekend
late afternoon / evening start time
Mark your calendars! [in pencil]
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’m racking my brain to think of appropriate party favors. I’ll let you know if I think of a good candidate.
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Take some pens from your radio station.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Not that I’m not willing to do that, but it has nothing to do with the Giants.
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Maybe some maymay will come along and save the day.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
I read somewhere that they are going to do a throwback game this season. Turn of the century was it?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I hope the gag is that it’s the turn of the current century. All the walk-up music would be your Ricky Martinses and NSYNCses.
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I wish I could remember where I saw the info. I think it was twitter though.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Here’s something from the Giants facebook page, I know that’s not where I saw it cuz’ I don’t do the facebook thing…
The San Francisco Giants have just added 2 dates the 2012 Promo Schedule:
Sat, 6/2 , Giants vs. Cubs: Turn Back the Century Game (both teams will be wearing uniforms styled from 1912)
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Wait, that’s IT! I could kiss you! Little models of the Titanic painted black and orange! That’s the party favor this year.
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Well played, Deluzian.
To honor other events of 1912, the Giants have signed Piltdown Man to play shortstop.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
I really want this to happen. For once, I could see a throwback to something I actually remember.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
In honor of the 0th anniversary of 2012,
the Giants and Padres will be wearing Turn Back The Clock uniforms that are exact replicas of yesterday’s. The entire roster of each team is expected to be in attendance.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Did you go to Goorin Bros when you were in SF?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I didn’t. I don’t know what that is.
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Only one of the most fun hat stores ever!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Well. I’m not a hat guy, but I’ll try to see it someday.
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I’m not really either (wife luuuurves shopping) but they have some pretty slick hats for guys and gals.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
But hey, here’s a lovely reminder of one of our great contributors.
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Crazy. I'd never heard of them before.
I’ve been rocking a Navy/Gold two-tone knitted flat cap that I got at a Burlington Coat Factory for a couple years now, and just yesterday a delivery guy complimented it and told me all about the company and how they’re just now opening a store here in NYC.
And now here it comes up again!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
They’re apparently getting ready to open a storefront in Nashville, too.
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TSFGWTSB!
-Joe Biden
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
49ers are driving on KNBR right now.
Seconds to go!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:08 PM PST reply actions
OHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTT
DAVIS! WITH THE PLAY! OF HIS LIIIIIFE! ALEX SMITH! WITH THE THROW! OF HIS LIIIIFE! AND THE 49ERS ARE NINE SECONDS AWAY FROM PLAYING FOR THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP!
CAN YOU FEEL CANDLESTICK?!?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
WOOHOO!
WOOOOOOOOOHOOO!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Here come the laterals!
Back to Brees! He throws across the field! That’s a forward pass! TACKLED AT THE FIFTEEN! THE FORTY-NINERS ARE GOING TO THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP! AND NEVER, EVER, DOUBT ALEX SMITH AGAIN!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
Baylor already lost.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Bill Simmons @sportsguy33 43s Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Best way for Red Sox to clinch the “most perplexing off-season ever” title: trade Beckett & prospects for Hanley Ramirez.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Bring back Manny!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Romney
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
What?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
Some stations are calling South Carolina for Gingrich
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
If he did win it, I think the guy earned it.
Florida should be fun.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
The AP is reporting that “Mitt Romney” can be rearranged to spell “Mine my tort.”
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My tort. Mine!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
something i learned when i was in Michigan
DO NOT talk about politics at the dinner table
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
RANDY WINN IS THE PROBLEM
"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.
What's so strange
about a couple of Pedro Feliz baseball cards?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
oh my
http://www.orientaltrading.com/shark-fin-headband-a2-15_394.fltr?prodCatId=388701&tabId=1
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
That should be a giveaway at games.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Awesome.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:38 PM PST reply actions
There’s a great documentary piece on him in Cuba that I had to put aside when the Epic Star Wars Freakout Thead™ happened.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
OT (what isn't these days?)
a curious thing has happened when I updated my graphics driver; now the screen overshoots the monitor boundaries on all sides by about half-an-icon width…any ideas?
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Mr. Merope went to the gym, my only idea is “when in doubt: reboot”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
did that; also reinstalled the driver.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Are you on PC or Mac?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
of course. my mac would never do that to me.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Have you tried a system restore?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
that’s a joke, but yes, I tried that. well, tried to roll back the driver. I think I have system restore disabled.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
hmm, I did a screen capture and it caught the full extent…
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Is there some sort of overscan setting for CRT monitors?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 21, 2012 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
try changing the resolution to something really low and see what happens
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 5:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
You might have to adjust the monitors picture, not the resolution, but your problem seems to be te actual picture on your monitor is stretched and needs to be adjusted.
Tinker with the buttons on your monitor and find the picture settings.
by Anonymous1337 on Jan 21, 2012 5:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
ok, I’ll give it a look-see. It’s my tv, though, not a dedicated computer monitor.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
hey, "screen fit" did the trick!
the tv/monitor was set to 16×9
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
It would be funny if the Mets platooned Torres and Ross
Hardball Talk @HardballTalk 20m Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Mets "making a run at signing" free agent Cody Ross dlvr.it/16V9Ft #mlb #hbt
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
To the tunes of “Memories,” Bruce Bochy starts sniffling as he remembers the good old days of rotating those two in a platoon in the OF
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
omfg.
I am about to stab this computer. Why in the ever-loving hell would Mac used a codec that is completely incompatible with everything except QuickTime on Mac?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I don’t know what that is.
Also, I am the Mac user. I am trying to get the video to a PC user in workable format.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
h264 quicktimes are pretty widely viewable.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 21, 2012 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Codecs confuse me and make me cry. Thank god for VLC Media Player.
by non sequitur on Jan 21, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
I think I am going to need to buy Quicktime Pro and pray.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Upgrade to Pro Today!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
/punches things
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Well, it took about 3.5 hours, but I finally got it upgraded and the issue is fixed. Now, to recompress 80 video files by the end of the night. #saturdaynightlabor
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
QT Pro is working well for me; gotta go one file at a time anyway so Dropbox doesn’t get grumpy with me.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah, I had to get rid of X to get pro, which took some doing, since it won’t let you just overwrite. I had to purge the X player from the system and then find a download of just the 7 player, since the Apple website instructions were terrible and I no longer have access to my system installation disk.
Kind of a dumb problem. Just glad I got it fixed, so I never have to go through this codec nightmare again.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Well, I uninstalled and trashed X because it wouldn’t let me install a full version of 7. Only after I confirmed that it still wouldn’t let me install 7 did I go in search of a download of just the player. It was a loooong day with the computer.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
First good move for them of the offseason?
MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors 1m Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Red Sox Intensifying Pursuit Of Roy Oswalt bit.ly/zJuWK0 #mlb
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
This might explain the Scutaro trade..
With the Marco Scutaro trade providing $6MM of salary relief, the Red Sox have now intensified their pursuit of Roy Oswalt according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (all Twitter links). They are not the only team in on the right-hander, though the Tigers are only on the fringe of the sweepstakes. Morosi calls the situation “fluid.”
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
SEVEN ACES
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
HAHA Syracuse! But FUCK Notre Dame
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Fuck Notre Dame football
But I have no feelings against their basketball team.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
But FUCK Notre Dame
Still doesn’t explain how she got pregnant, but it certainly allows for the Virgin Birth.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
well played, sir
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HA
giantspathanlon pat hanlon
#Giants just landed in San Fran. Flight was delayed 1:40 out of Newark due to mechanical issue. Took off 2:10 pm ET. Cali, we’re here!
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Didn’t they have to do their walkthrough in an airport last season because of a snowstorm?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
that'd suck
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Huh. Wonder how one would demonstrate the provenance.
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If you’d asked me about Aribitron ratings in my market, I’d be able to help. That stuff is fascinating.
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No idea. Are we talking about radio or television? I don’t do TV ratings.
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Okay. So far as I know, ratings aren’t measured that way. Ratings books are issued quarterly and summarize averages for the given quarter. To tell you how many people listen to a Braves game on a radio station, I’d need to see the data for only those days, but I’ve never seen that kind of high-res data.
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Ah really? Do the averages given break it down into different shows/times of day, so it could tell you how well (say) your monday lunchtime show was doing compared to your Tuesday afternoon show?
Sundrendy!
Once when I was in highschool we got to fill out one of those little book dealies for tv ratings. I was fascinated. I’d guess it’s a little different now.
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I’d imagine Nielsen is automated now. Arbitron relied on those old diaries until just a short while a go. Now they use electronic devices called PPMs.
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Nielsen still uses the books, I thought.
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Do they? Hmm.
Okay, looks like they still do, mainly in smaller markets. The automated boxes are used more widely, it seems.
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Yeah, you can get it hour-by-hour. That’s how I measure how well ATC does from quarter to quarter.
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Nice, thank you.
If you’re at all interested, the equivalent in the UK is here:
http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php
Sundrendy!
I've posted this before:
San Francisco Business Times September 30, 2011:
For the 2011 season, the Giants averaged a 4.98 household rating, equal to an estimated 125,516 households in the San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland region.
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
This is interesting:
TV ratings for the first half of 2011:
CSN BAY AREA July 12, 2011
Ratings in key advertising demographics have posted increased numbers, including Adults 18-49 (1.80 avg., up 37% from last season at the All-Star break), Adults 25-54 (2.11 avg., up 39% from last season at the All-Star break), Men 18-49 (2.39 avg., up 25% from last season at the All-Star break) and Men 25-54 (2.71 avg., up 25% from last season at the All-Star break).
In addition, "Giants Pregame Live" (up 50%), "Giants Postgame Live" (up 54%), "SportsNet Central" at 6 p.m. (up 122%) and 10:30 p.m. (up 95%), and "Chronicle Live" at 5 p.m. (up 67%) have delivered significant rating gains compared to last season at the All-Star break.
…
Of the 72 Giants games televised on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 48 telecasts have been #1 in average households during the market time period and 23 other broadcasts have been ranked #2.
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
Found a replica 2012 alt road jersey in women's sizes
Do I buy?
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I really hate that they have an alt road jersey now.
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I hate alternate jerseys. One home and one road is good enough.
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I like the variety when they’re tastefully done. What I don’t get is why the Mets seem to use 16 alternates a season.
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It seems to me all the alternate jerseys are ways to make more money selling them to fans.
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I heard it has to do with an obstinate equipment manager (on a day-to-day basis, anyway).
Not sure why they give him so many options in the first place. They need to stop wearing black.
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Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
The Diamondbacks used to have their starting pitcher decide which God-awful uniform the team wore on that day
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
The Pirates in 1979 had multiple uniform combos. I forgot who decided which to wear each game.
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Especially those black pants.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I did dig their unis for whatever reason. I think, like the A’s, the players on the team were so cool they could pull it off
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
But I really like the SF logo on the front of it. Plus the piping.
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I’m gonna have to get used to it, but I think it’s good. This is probably a “breaking!” thing to ask, but does that mean the “SAN FRANCISCO” block lettering is a thing of the past?
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Nope – that’s the standard road jersey, although they also added piping down the front for that one, which looks a bit odd since it goes through “San Francisco.” The SF logo one is the alternate, and the piping doesn’t look weird.
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hey can of corn, how’s your August 4th looking?
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Heh – so far it’s clear! Meetup?
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Yup, so far that and Sept 15th are the only days that meet the criteria. August is probably a better time for most people.
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That’s Lies department I think.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The Mariner series is a weekend series June 15-17
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I’d bet cash money I’m not going to be able to go to that one.
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yeah I don’t think we’ll make that. Financially things are a little wonk-a-doodled around here.
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If you and Mr. Merope drive up there and stay at cheaper motels, you may be able to do it cheap. Have a budget and stick to it.
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stay with Lies! I volunteer his hospitality. Just wear thick soled shoes.
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That’s about the only way I’d be able to afford it.
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Everyone who goes to Seattle stays with Lies!!!
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I’d honestly be curious to see how many people I could fit onto the floor of my studio apartment. Alas, I’ve already overbooked for that weekend and am trying to figure out how to politely exile my sister to a friends’ house.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
My friend in Seattle has been out of power for days.
How are you holding up in the storm?
2012 is going to be awesome!
No problems actually. It’s been relatively mild downtown and I live a block from my office so I didn’t even have to skip work.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
ffffffff I'm going to be back in the Bay that weekend.
God dammit.
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I'll get on a Fanpost soon
It’s not gonna be a big thing. Just “Hey here are these games if you wanted an excuse to visit Seattle, and also wanna hit a bar?”
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
I’m just now seeing that re-design. Interesting. I guess I’ll have to see it in person to make a judgment one way or the other.
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You totally should! Do you have a link? I think my wife wanted to get the alternate one too.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Right hereabouts.
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Thanks!
Oh shoot they have the authentic men’s jersey too!
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I saw that. Looks good, don’t it?
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NAME YOUR PRICE, MAJESTIC. I SHALL HAVE IT.
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Totally getting a madbum one.
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I don’t know if I want a personalized one or a blank one.
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Your name or a players name?
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Player. My name is too long to fit on a jersey.
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Do a blank one. You never know if the player you like is traded/signs with another team.
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That’s what I’m thinking.
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Who cares. even if posey gets traded to another team I would still wear a posey jersey.
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I have a Posey shirsey. I would trade it for nothing in this world.
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I would make easy. Get a jersey with #24 or #44.
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I have a Mays and Clark jersey, I was talking about current players.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Get a real Posey one. He’s most likely to stay the longest. Him or Pablo. I’d hold off on Cain.
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It’s hard to decide on one. My Bonds and Posey jerseys were no brainers. But I’m not sure who would deserve my undying love for this one.
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I have already have Posey, Cain, Sandoval
My wife has Posey and Lincecum jerseys.
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I’ve considered Sandoval or Cain, but am not sure enough.
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Bumgarner! He will be there for a long time!
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I don’t understand this idol worshipping thing
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
just get “RDF” on the back
Any player you get they will most likely trade for a box of popcorn and a box of red vines.
/takes Torres jersey and quietly sobs in a corner.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I saw someone trying to sell Ross and Torres 2012 road alt jerseys on eBay. Duh.
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See, that’s what I’m thinking. I want the jersey to be timeless, so I’m not walking around with Matt Downs’ name on my back for a hundred bucks a pop.
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That’s just asking to get beaten up.
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I’m saying the short, skinny, pale guy wearing a Giants jersey with Babe Ruth’s name is asking to get his ass kicked.
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Mays!
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Seriously. Alabama native, too.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
DO IT!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Timeless. Hometown pride. Your favorite team. What is there not to like?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Speaking of numbers and Mays, who were the 5.3% of the BBWAA who didn’t vote for him for the HOF? What the everlasting fuck?
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A bunch of morons probably
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
What about the 4.9% who didn’t vote Babe Ruth?
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He didn’t get the highest percentage, interestingly.
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That would Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan.
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Even on that ballot, Cobb did better, IIRC.
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According to Baseball Reference, Seaver and Ryan got 98.8%. Ty Cobb got 98.2%
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Ah, yes
I was saying that Ruth wasn’t the highest vote-getter on his ballot.
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DISCOUNT DOUBLE CHECK
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If the Giants had traded Sanchez or Runzler for Scutaro,
then the outfield would’ve been thin, depth-wise. And God forbid the Giants “hand” a starting job to Belt or shift Huff to left. Scutaro + Belt is better! But I like how the Giants have all these self-imposed rules that actively sabotage their efforts to field the best team possible (no long-term deals, no penciling rookies in for starting jobs in Spring Training). Then again, they get to define what’s possible, don’t they? Blech.
They have those rules except when they don’t.
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Pretty much this.
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
Shit, swap Runzler for Scutaro and keep the Sanchez for Melky deal
Don’t resign Affeldt, use Verdugo instead or try some other lefty reclamation project. Then you’ve got:
Pagan CF
Cabrera RF
Sandoval 3B
Posey C
Huff 1B
Scutaro SS
Sanchez 2B
Belt LF
(Not actually a good batting order, just my assumption of what Bochy would do)
With Nate as floating fourth OF, Fontenot as infield help, Stewie as backup C, and some combination of Blanco/Pill/Burriss in the last two roster spots, until Freddy gets injured and the third gets called up. Crawford gets a full season in AAA, the lineup looks kinda legit, and we still avoid the Beltran contract that the FO so dreaded.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah. Even better!
But it still requires putting a guy they don’t trust into a starting role. I don’t think they’re keen to do that, to the extent that they will make moves to prevent it from happening. Or they really just didn’t want to be put in a position where Huff might have to play in the outfield.
Either way, we are more creative than the people running the team.
Then again, if the Giants had been interested in Scutaro, the price would’ve been too exorbitant, suddenly, and they wouldn’t have been able to make the deal. How do we know that the Giants didn’t try to get him but balked at the asking price? You know, the asking price that would allow the Red Sox to dump a guy so they could sign another guy they really wanted.
If they’re that concerned about Belt, put Nate in and move Melky to LF.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
You know, exactly like they’re probably going to do except with a shortstop who’s never had a full season of AAA.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 21, 2012 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
Again, I understand that “we don’t know everything that’s going on behind the scenes and, therefore, we should give the management the benefit of the doubt in every situation” but there’s certainly plenty of hearsay and conjecture to at least try them in the court of public opinion. I can’t help but recall that Olney post about Sabean being one of the least communicative GMs in baseball.
I would wager that Brian Sabean barely knows or has never spoken to Ben Cherington.
Meh
Spring Training needs to get here already.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
fanfest in 2 weeks
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
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FOOTBALL!!!! SUCK IT BASEBALL!!!
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Posted it yesterday from George Carlin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXacL0Uny0
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gotta love George Carlin
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I think basketball coaches would look worst if forced to wear the same uniforms as the players.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
George Carlin is to comedy as Jerry Rice is to 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 21, 2012 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
And Paterno has passed away
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Joe Paterno has passed away. He was 85
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Prayers go out to the Paterno Family :(
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jeez, poor guy. what a way to go, with that horrible scandal and all
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whoa, wait a minute
@markcviera
Mark Viera
Dan McGinn, the Paterno family spokesman, at 8:57 p.m. on reports about Joe Paterno’s death: “Absolutely not true.”
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Few outlets are reporting his death.
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Yeah, I can’t find much confirmation.
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man, who was that awhile back where that kept happening?
“He’s dead”
“No he isn’t”
“he’s dead now”
“No….he isn’t”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Monty Python's parrot.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
I remember it happening w/ Gabrielle Giffords when she was shot
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
There’s this:
Onward State @OnwardState
A Paterno family spokesman has denied our initial report, which was corroborated by multiple sources. We’re working on finding out more.
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Shoulda been you, Sandusky.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 21, 2012 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
What happened to the rain we were supposed to get today? did it rain at all in the SF area? Does this mean rain for the game tomorrow?
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It rained a bit in the South Bay, but not as much as I expected.
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It rained where I was early on in the day. I’m an hour north of SF.
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
it looks like the rain is supposed to pick up more and more as the game goes on
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
with the tide coming in, the field should get nice and gushy
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that happens in SF? I know that happens in Oakland.
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It is 4,000 degrees below zero.
Approximately.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 21, 2012 6:22 PM PST reply actions
And that’s just in my living room. For some reason, I could not stay warm today.
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I wear a pair of cotton socks under a pair of thick wool socks within a pair of these lined slippers
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I actually do have some really comfy wool socks. I should put them on.
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You still have that snuggie I gave you or did you give it away?
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I never used, obviously, so I don’t know if it will keep you warm or not.
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I’m wearing it right now. It seems to be somewhat warm.
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Uh-oh, I hope you are not getting that virusy thing that’s been going around. Quick man! to the orange juice!!! that’s how our latest disease started really weird chills and can’t get warm. The Mr’s almost all better, my ears are still all plugged up.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
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I can’t be sick. Not this week. I do not need another thing to stress me out.
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Hit the fluids! and the garlic!
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zinc and vitamin d are poseda help too but I dunno.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
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/immediately eats Italian food
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the Chinese restaurant down the street
used to have these great grannies who would make soup for you if you came in and described your symptoms. They sold it, tho. That soup was magical, I’m telling you.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Cuddle buddy man…
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Not even joking, Nadal could probably hit better.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
He's probably never seen a baseball, let alone a game,
but I’d love to see him try.
2012 is going to be awesome!
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Started out as a joke btw me and @ZkSea (and it still is), but it poses a great hypothetical: Giants fans, would you trade Timmy for Tulo?
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No
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Jan 21, 2012 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
No
And I bet I know what gif is coming
by MightySlacker on Jan 21, 2012 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe? I’d have to think about it.
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Not with Tulo’s contract.
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yeah didn’t they just re-sign him for like 109 years at 75mill a year or something?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It isn’t a team friendly contract, I don’t think.
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I thought it was 7 years/160 MM total?
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Something like that. It wouldn’t be Giants team friendly.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
$15 MM average per year is actually an awesome deal.
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Better deal than I thought
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Me too. I would absolutely trade Tim for Tulo.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
He played only 101 in 2008 and 122 in 2010 but 155 in 2007, 151 in 2009 and 143 last season.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
what a conundrum
personalities aside, I think I would if I felt that Tulo would be healthy
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Hell no, Timmy at the Rockies pffff
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
He's local but grew up an A's fan:
In a television interview with ESPN, Tulowitzki stated that his favorite team growing up was the Oakland Athletics
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, he’s mentioned hating the Giants like any bitter A’s fan would.
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I frankly don't understand the cross-town rivalry thing.
I’ll watch or go to A’s games on occasion, and I followed them pretty closely when they had all that great young pitching. Basball is baseball.
If they were playing the Giants in the WS, then fuck them, but otherwise, whatever.
2012 is going to be awesome!
um..
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by jctGamer on Jan 21, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
no hyperbole
this is my favorite thing this site has produced. Or at least that I’ve discovered on this site. Perma wrecked
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Poor Mr. Merope… everytime the 9ers are in the playoffs he has to relive all the times the 9ers broke his Bengals fan heart.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’m guessing he hates the 49ers
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He likes this team don’t talk about Montana around him. And he doesn’t like the attitudes of a lot of Niner fans.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Ha ha…does anyone ever say, “those fans of (rival team) are swell people, the lot of them. I just want to hang out with them all the time and hear about the rich history of their team”?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Mariners fans are cool.
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Do the Mariners have an ongoing & spirited rivalry?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
The 49ers and Bengals don’t.
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except for those two superbowl losses.
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Yeah, of course. Just not ongoing.
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I understand my original question wasn’t the same scenario as Mr. Merope’s, but I’m still curious, who thinks of the Mariners like we think of the Dodgers?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I do now I reckon: http://www.rjsfro.com/2011-articles/february/the-pcl-padres-the-birth-of-an-interleague-rivalry.html
(Searches on just “Seattle Mariners rivalry” produced the Yankees and all the teams in the AL West. Add Padres to the search and there’s that rich history I was looking for.)
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Thinking. Thinking.
Throughout my life, the “rivals” have been the Raiders, Trojans, and Dodgers, so no. Not for me.
Chivas fans are okay, I guess.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Well, see the Bengals never won anything, so when he’s out here and hears 9er fans complain about not having won since the 90’s ….it’s kind of a pre 2010 Giants fan listening to Yankees fans gripe kind of thing.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I dont think I have ever heard anyone talk badly about a nashville predator fan
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
My ex used to go to Predators games, and I hate his every atom.
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I stand corrected
that being said
Two atoms are walking down the street.
Says one atom to the other, “Hey! I think I lost an electron!”
The other says, “Are you sure??”
“Yes, I’m positive!”
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
I should be fair. He’s not technically a Predators “fan,” so much as he is a “loser slut who dumps people for no reason.”
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Sounds a bit like a genuine predator.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
a saturday morning cartoon my son was watching made a joke about internet predators
i couldnt believe it
is that what we should be joking about
Internet creepers?
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
yeah
this show
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DinoSquad
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
no
its some generic show about muscular action stars that can turn into dinosaurs
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
Those types are the worst. Especially when they come across as the complete opposite when you first meet them.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I always wanted to be an ATP chair umpire.
Especially now, because women do men’s matches, and vice versa.
2012 is going to be awesome!
How would have liked it to do it during McEnroe’s era?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS
He was funny on 30 Rock the week before last, though.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 took the McEnroe line “Why don’t you grow some hair?!” and turned in into a running joke.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
Yeah, a few years ago. One of our station interns loved it, and lent it to me.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
We downloaded the RiffTrax for it
but we haven’t watched it with it yet. It’s pretty hilarious on its own.
2012 is going to be awesome!
It was certainly something.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
This week's 30 rock was fantastic
Totally reminded me why I love the show.
The first six innings are overrated.
I’ll hold off judgment until the second part airs, but lots of funny stuff there. Tracy Jordan’s comments were pretty inoffensive compared to the real thing, but I suppose they had to be.
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Remember that time I offended stubborn people? That took forever to resolve!
The first six innings are overrated.
You offended me
But I don’t know what you said
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I loved that
How long does Criss last? I seriously doubt it’ll be more than a month or so. The only thing I ship is Liz/Wesley.
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Not much going on today
CSN Bay Area is showing a replay of high school basketball game.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
We’re watching Jeopardy!.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I'm just pissed off we're probably going to miss the football game tomorrow.
Or we’ll have to tape it.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Is it an interesting game?
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Don't know
I don’t watch high school sports. It’s some school from Maryland vs. some school from Louisiana.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Are there still two weeks between the championship games and the superbowl?
2012 is going to be awesome!
yeah, now they do the Pro-bowl in between.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It gets better ratings than baseball!
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I hope my prediction is wrong and there are no 49ers going to the Pro Bowl next week.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
If you are right, I will blame you for the loss.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Put it this way. I picked the Saints to win last week.
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Well when you put it that way, good prediction.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
That’s sad in both a LOL baseball kind of way but also a “people will watch anything if a football is involved no matter how ridiculous it is”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 21, 2012 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
Here is something published last year: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/1/31/1966081/2011-pro-bowl-tv-ratings
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Which is stupid because then the Super Bowl team players can’t participate.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
If we end up with a Niners-Patriots Super Bowl
They’ll have to name SIXTEEN replacement players to the Pro Bowl. LOL!
I hate that ESPN now runs its crawl continuously.
It’s nice to have a break.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I hate that they removed the extra-big crawl on ESPNEWS.
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Why cant I beat Ryu with Akuma
is Akuma just the worst possible character to beat Ryu with
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 7:56 PM PST reply actions
Pika, or anyone, know if/where the SMC/SC game can be found online? NO CSNCA up here.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
pika is there
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Only if St. Mary’s wins.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
They will, though.
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SMC down at halftime – 46-47. Ouch.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
rough game to watch
SMC needs to play some D
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 21, 2012 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
video: NY Finnerty's
Bay Area(49er) fans try to find a home in New York.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6660424
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
video: 49er Fans Gearing Up For Sunday's Showdown
Seventy thousand fans are expected to fill Candlestick Park this Sunday for the first NFC championship game in 15 years. But San Francisco police say fans need to be on their best behavior or risk getting booted from the stadium. Juliette Goodrich reports.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6660378
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
Good news
NBC Bay Area:
San Francisco’s own Train will perform Sunday at the NFC Championship game. The Grammy winners will perform their hit song “Save me, San Francisco.”
The band will go on right before kick-off.
“Save Me, San Francisco” has sold more than 1 million copies since being released
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
lol
Can we fly out the Cardinals to stand on the sideline for 45 minutes again?
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by Solidarity on Jan 21, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
UGH
I’ll say this..the singer from Train did a better job at the national anthem than Sammy Hagar did the next night. That was atrocious.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Hagar didn’t even seem to try. The dude is suppose to have very strong vocal ability.
Love Joe Satriani.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
The guy from Train did a great job at the home opener.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Can’t they just run Tony Bennett out there every time a San Francisco team does something good? Or is that a baseball thing?
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Tony Bennett seems more of baseball thing. More relaxing kind of sound. The 49ers should have gotten something more smash mouth like Metallica.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Not going to happen
Though Kirk Hammett, the lead guitarist, is from San Francisco and probably a Niners fan.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not like San Francisco of all places has a shortage of good music.
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Happy New Year guys
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by jctGamer on Jan 21, 2012 9:03 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Cute.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Cutest thing ever
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 22, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
video MLB Network: Contract years in 2012
Scan to the 4:30 mark where Dan Plesac says Matt Cain won’t be a Giant after next season.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
Or not. We don’t all have to watch the same videos.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I’m just posting it because someone on here mentioned it.
I find it amusing more than anything.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 21, 2012 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
dan plesac
i usually dont make fun of peoples names
but what kind of name is dan plesac
seriously
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
I love that there's an SBN article entitled "New York Giants Defense Not As Intimidating As Some Say"
The 27th-ranked defense in the league might not be that intimidating? What the fuck?
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I think people are thinking more in terms of “since they’ve been healthy.” But yeah, microsplits and all that.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
All of a sudden it’s like they’re the ’85 Bears or ’11 49ers.
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I also like how the Saints score 45 on the Lions, and then the Niners beat them. And then the Giants score 37 on the worst defense in the NFL and suddenly they’re too much for the Niners to handle at home.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Are you still looking for a job?
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by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
we should all support natto
I did my part
how about you
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Check out Gree International. They are hiring a lot of people right now.
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by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
Ah I’m sorry. I figured it might be right up your alley.
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by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
No problem. I try to keep an eye on that industry. Lots of investment opportunities. Hope you find something soon!
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by calgiants86 on Jan 21, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
the air force is hiring
if you’re under 28. it’s pretty fun stuff depending on the job. i work on computers and it’s pretty awesome
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Wait, they really have an age cutoff? I guess I never thought about it, but it makes some sense.
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yes which is kind of ironic
because we are the least physical branch so it seems a bit unnecessary. the pay is pretty mediocre, but the insurance is great
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
I read Gree as Glee
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Excellent unpacking
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Occasionally, I tweet.
49ers - Giants PREDICTIONS!!!
Niners 31 – 24 Giants
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
0-1, Giants lose
Oh, wait.. that’s my prediction for the 2012 baseball season.
30-23 49ers
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by LincecumFTK on Jan 21, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
24-10 niners over the giants
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by operation carrot on Jan 21, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
I just simmed it in Madden
37-13
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 11:51 PM PST up reply actions
book it
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Brent Jones agrees.
4 interceptions (2 for TDs)
10 sacks
146 yards rushing for Gore.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 21, 2012 11:57 PM PST up reply actions
16-14 Niners
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
That's three strikes I think mods.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Jan 21, 2012 11:04 PM PST via mobile reply actions
oh don't worry, he's banned
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.
Enjoy Purple Row, drunky!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It is known.
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this makes me a little sad
i would have loved to have seen a possible response this guy
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
Let us not think as others do. Punish him truly by having him think up pertinent topics to write about day after day after day.
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
bah, I missed all the fun
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 22, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
TWSS!
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Heard on ESPN Radio’s V Show. Bob Valvano says that, according to the Sagerin ratings, the 49ers should be a 6 point favorite and not 2, which is now.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I have a 49ers T-Shirt
I was a gift from a friend 15 years ago. I still have it. It is still in the original plastic bag.
Tomorrow I will open that thing and wear it. Good luck 49ers fans.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
That is simply evil, sir.
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by LincecumFTK on Jan 21, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t remember if this was mentioned upthread, but the NFL Network is currently re-airing the 49ers-Giants game from earlier this season.
I see on TV a stat that says the Giants are 4-0 in the NFC Championship game. What does Phil Simms and Jeff Hostetler have anything to do with the GIants of today?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
xx
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've seen this before
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
by doubleteapot on Jan 22, 2012 12:06 AM PST up reply actions
lol
Because they usually get eliminated before aforesaid game.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Because of a secret blood sacrifice every Giants QB performs before NFC Championship Games
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 22, 2012 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
late-night link of the day
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05797.x/full
With apologies to speckops and others who already knew this story.
Without clicking, I already know it's about a certain urologist.
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Oh god. Something one must do at least once in their lives. That and GWAR
You get the theatrically depraved and the actually depraved.
And, yes, I really like Derek Lowe.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Though, to be completely fair, he doesn’t have shit on Tenderbutton.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
True.
I’m surprised that you got the Tenderbutton reference, to be honest.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
This may be the father of all demos
The mother of all demos is still this
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
That's a crazy list to have all debuted at once.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, baby.
Wanna check my tumescence… up close? Rawr.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
LOL this is awesome
If you’ve ever watched Slam Dunk the Anime / read the Manga before.
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
This is weird. NFL Total Access has these two anchors: one is some dude in a suit, the other is a girl in a blouse and leather jacket who looks like she got called in at the last minute.
My sister just watched Moneyball.
I had to explain to her that it wasn’t about Hatteberg. Sent to her to 2002 roster and she was like “woah, yeah, that’s a good team.”
2012 is going to be awesome!
The extra section had some interviews where they said they tried to make the baseball scenes just like they were in 2002. They failed for that Twins-A’s playoff game.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The best part is that you know that fuckstick is still lurking to see the reaction to his little tantrum. Hi fuckstick!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 22, 2012 12:05 AM PST reply actions
It's all about you, dickhead.
We are all so crushed. We’re going to disband now because you nailed us to the wal and we can’t deal with our shame.
2012 is going to be awesome!
And the sad part is that he probably thinks that being banned is some sort of badge of honor.
Drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’m pretty sure it will help his status on a certain other site.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 22, 2012 12:09 AM PST up reply actions
He was no Rowbot.
His sig hated on them.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
Fist Pumping Heavy Metal Album of the Night: Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
Honestly a great great album. It stands up to any of the pseudo genre, to be honest.
Great Mass Effect sidequest tunes.
One of the best heavy metal albums of the 90s
Probably in my top whatever of all time, to be honest. That guitar tone, nnnngh.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 22, 2012 12:42 AM PST up reply actions
Never question bruce dickenson!
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
Topical?
Brandon McCarthy @BMcCarthy32 1m Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Night Brandon- “Hahaha more videogames, more drinks!” Morning Brandon- “F*%k”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Brandon McCarthy is far away my favorite twitter personality, athlete or otherwise.
Adopted Giant: Mike Fontenot
He's like Grant, but fun size.
Occasionally, I tweet.
Enough of this NY Giants bias bullshit!
Beat their asses, Niners!
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 22, 2012 12:11 AM PST reply actions
ONE DAY MORE
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
The world is ending?
"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 22, 2012 12:14 AM PST up reply actions
I prefer
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Until we can stop talking about stupid handegg and move on to more important topics?
Like the Warriors.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
/spit take
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 22, 2012 12:49 AM PST up reply actions
Can't make myself root against the Giants
SF, SJ, NY, Yomiuri, two-headed man-eating, golden goose owning, whatever.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
I hate you
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
NY? No. NJ.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 22, 2012 8:27 AM PST up reply actions
Santa Clara, but sadly, yes. One layer of authenticity will be lost with the move.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 22, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
who cares
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
That movie was cheesy but OK.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Do they have a simple definition of Addicts, Regulars & Passers-By?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I believe the addicts are the ones who keep coming back despite MCC ruining their lives.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
What a win by City!
Go Arsenal now!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That... was a fucking horrifying ending to that Spurs game.
Talk about wrenching defeat from the jaws of victory.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 7:35 AM PST reply actions
By horrifying you mean beautiful right?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
SMH. The only way it could've gone worse is if Defoe managed to hurt himself sliding into the post.
That had better be all the boneheaded failure I see today out of the teams for whom I cheer.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:05 AM PST up reply actions
12 hours later...
LOL me.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
I was wondering why you cared about san antonio
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
Hm, I'm glad I missed our drunk friend last night.
Yikes.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I'm disappointed there were so many comments in reply
and that they weren’t a threadjack or something. Just let the poor sad soul go away and don’t oblige his ridiculousness
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 am definitely embarrassed for him. How pathetic.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I can't be embarrassed for him
he just got drunk and spewed out a bunch of stuff he knew would get a reaction, and we obliged. He doesn’t believe any of that crap. If he DOES believe it, THEN I’m embarrassed
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
He does.
The Joe Carter thing is a reference to him getting bent out of shape in the “Giants-centric view of the HOF” post.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
huh
wow. Well then that is indeed sad
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
RIP Joe Pa (for real this time)
.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
.
Shoulda been you, Sandusky.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
Will be
as soon as he’s in jail. Bad times for pedophiles.
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
Dunno.
He’s probably too high-profile to allow into Gen Pop. But a horrible agonizing slow death by cancer would be fine with me.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
Oh crap this does not look good.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Good Night, Joe Paterno
RIP
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
He retired with a lot of heart
Hardball Talk @HardballTalk 2m Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
David Eckstein, 37, has retired from baseball dlvr.it/16bVXG #mlb #hbt
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
by DFARowand on Jan 22, 2012 8:32 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Grittiest retirement ever
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
by bigboneded on Jan 22, 2012 8:50 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
rec’d
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 22, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
"I'm dedicating myself to full-time scrappin'," he said,
“no longer encumbered by the constraints of the game.”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
No clue how to feel about the Paterno thing
sad for his family. I guess leave it at that for now
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
Yeah, awkward.
I feel bad for not feeling more bad.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
What the crap? 1700 comments on a non-Sunday?
Sorry, y’all. Had no idea. New thread:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/1/22/2725375/open-sunday-thread#comments
Oh. I found a real easy way to eliminate over 100 of them!
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 22, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
Awwww....
My response was so carefully crafted, too.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 22, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
Alright…
Whole Foods, Nature Center, Gym, Walgreens, home… 1st game starts at noon? hmmmm….
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
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