Matt Cain Contract Prediction Thread
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 12:15 PM PST
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PrintThe question: Do Giants fans want Matt Cain to stay with the San Francisco Giants?
The answer: Oh, forever and ever and ever and ever and until the ends of time, when our sun collapses upon itself, its death rattle shaking the notion of existence, swallowing our mortality whole, only then, when Matt Cain looks up at the dying star and thinks, nay, I shan't pitch another baseball for this Giants team, will it ever be acceptable for him to not be on the Giants.
The fine print: Well, the contract extension can't be for, like, a billion dollars.
So we have to figure out what the range is for acceptable Cain extensions. If he gets 10/$50M, well, I'll feel bad for the little scamp. That's good for a three-bedroom condo in San Francisco, and he'll be underpaid relative to his peers. If he gets the Zito, there's more than a fair chance that in 2017 we'll think of Cain with way more resentment than we ever thought possible.
Everyone can point to the Jered Weaver extension as a comparable contract, but that's almost certainly a rarity. Weaver signed a five year, $85 million contract against the advice of his agent, Scott Boras. It's not like he has to fly coach now, so let's not overestimate his magnanimity. But it's a team-friendly deal that's surely less than he would have received from another suitor after this season.
But there are shadowy figures lurking in the background -- those damnable baseball sources:
Baseball people believe Cain might be able to match Cliff Lee's $120-million as a free agent if he tested the market after the year
Aieeeeeee! Baseball people! Watch out for the baseball people! Aieeeeeeee! Hide your daughters, hide your wife!
In this article, some of those baseball people -- I'll just assume they're all the same guy -- speculated that Tim Lincecum could get as much as $30 million next season, which, considering that his agent countered with a $44 million price for two years, seems more and more like hokum with each passing day. Sometimes baseball people find figures in their nether regions too. And while we can all agree that Matt Cain should get a bigger contract than C.J. Wilson, is he really $50 million better? Seems unlikely.
The Weaver and Wilson contracts do provide a good start, though. For one, they're both five-year deals. Cain's younger, sure, but he's still a pitcher. That's the obvious rejoinder to the but-he's-young argument from his agent. With a few very, very rare examples in the next decade, I'm thinking the seven-year deal is dead for pitchers. GMs just text pictures of Barry Zito back to agents when the negotiations stall. Six-year deals will still be reserved for the elite of the elite, too. I think the Weaver/Wilson deals set a precedent.
So if Cain signs with the Giants -- and I'm almost certain he will, which perfectly sets up the eventual agony of him going to Miami -- I'll wager it's for five years with moderately difficult-to-reach vesting options.
And at that point, I'm not going to quibble too much over the annual value. If it's $18 million or $22 million, I'll still be okay with the contract. I'm not going to be so glib as to suggest that the money doesn't matter. 'Tis the offseason of "No thanks! Six million for Marco Scutaro would mean that we'd have to trade Jeremy Affeldt!" The difference will always matter, and the less Cain signs for, the more the Giants would have to spend on the Gary Matthews, Jr. of 2016. Which is probably Gary Matthews, Jr.
I'm pretty sure, though, that Cain's contract will be lucrative-yet-reasonable. And that it will come before spring training. And that it will be with the Giants. Maybe I'm just a wild-eyed optimist. You know how often I get that label slapped on me.
Prediction: Five years, $96 million (2012 through 2016) -- That's a Rowand, a Huff, and a Tejada stapled to a Dave Roberts!
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Prediction: 6/125
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The Zito contract for one less year?
Crazy talk. That’s what Johan Santana got from the Mets.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Santana got that in 2008 and was a year older than Cain. Inflation and age bonuses apply.
Lee got that much and was four years older than Cain will be when he gets his contract.
Both those pitchers were better than Cain, but if Cain puts up another season like his last, that’s a reasonable amount to expect him to get.
I think a lot of people ‘round here (and maybe in the Giants front office too, based on the leaked amount of $ they offered Linececum) have their heads in the sand about how much money it’s going to take to retain these guys.
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Inflation’s a fair point, but Lee and Santana were much better. Cain picks up downballot Cy Young votes. Those two won the award, and regularly contended in the years they didn’t.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
True enough
But just as a thought experiment: let’s say Santana was a Free Agent now, just coming off his last year in Minnesota. How much money do you think he’d get?
It’d have to be at least as much as Sabathia got in 09, right? That was 7/160. If anything, a current-FA Santana might get more.
So if Santana was a free agent right now, he’d likely get 6 or 7 years, 150-180 million, right?
In that context, is Cain at 6/125 that much of a stretch?
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Good points.
I think this is like the murdering-your-own-grandfather thing because Santana is why there aren’t going to be any seven-year deals anymore.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Zito gets snubbed again!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think someone's crazy enough to do it.
And considering that the Yankee’s only giant pitcher contract has thusfar been a smashing success, I see no reason why they wouldn’t go at least that high to get Cain, who all reports seem to indicate they very much like.
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This is another great resaon to lock Cain down
Stop Yankee fans and the press from talking like them getting him next season is their inalienable right
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That's actually a pretty terrible reason to do anything.
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/wasn't serious
but I would enjoy that
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Both those pitchers were better than Cain, but if Cain puts up another season like his last, that’s a reasonable amount to expect him to get.
There is one possible reason for the disconnect. Grant is making his prediction based on him signing before the season.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 23, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Are you including this years salary?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 23, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
No
That is what I believe he would get if he went into free agency next year.
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Ah. Then I retract my crazy talk comment.
Though I still think it’s high, even for free agency.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I think we're supposed to be talking about right now
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I mean
My number isn’t all that different. If Cain were to sign an extension right now, I’d bet he’d sign for 6 years and 115ish million on top of his current one year/15 million dollar contract.
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Only 121 predictions left!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Wild eyed optimist...
You and Billy Mumfrey.
by Billy Swift on Jan 24, 2012 1:59 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Cockeyed...
close enough, your numbers on Matthew are very close.
by Billy Swift on Jan 24, 2012 2:03 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'm not good at this prediction thing
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Well, neither am I
They actually dock my pay for each wrong one, but I’m like, fuck it, come at me bro, in which “bro” is defined as “Vox Media.”
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
If I get one wrong, Ira Glass eggs my truck.
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The most humiliating part is that he delivers his dry commentary as he eggs my truck.
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Solid voice actress.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 23, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
remember, I am old
I remember her from her early-’90s music journalism. It was not only bad, but bad in an incredibly imitative way. I was absolutely convinced that she had been invented, probably as a put on by Gina Arnold and Bill Wyman. And I was hardly alone in this conclusion: cf http://www.sfweekly.com/1996-07-10/news/letters/
You are on par with an SFWeekly letter to the editor guy. ’Grats.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
I imagine that the sound of breaking eggs in the background would add an odd ambiance to his show.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 23, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Add to it Mates of State playing in the background.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 23, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
lol! 5 years 90 million
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I will accept no other answers.
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I dunno, there used to be a cable company out here that was Vox. They were one of those “we have the rights to this entire apartment complex, it’s us or nobody” companies. They were terrible. Hopefully it’s not the same people, or if it is they’ve improved.
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Sorry, no Vox Media….yet.
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"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
It's a new-ish company
Founded by a couple guys named Weyland and Yutani …
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pssst--no one is.
You just have to throw around a bunch of numbers, sound authoritative and never look back at your previous predictions (unless you’re Grant and it’s for comic effect).
2012 is going to be awesome!
Sounds about right, haha
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That'd be right around 9 digits.
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I’m picturing you getting annoyed because he gave you 9 digits out of his 10 digit phone number.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 23, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
“Hey! There’s no such thing as ‘555’!”
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I don’t generally do the prediction thing, but looking back at Cain’s past seasons, his 1 run losses, documented history of being Cained, and the 2012 roster…..
I can only say, whatever they offer him will be not enough.
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moar offense :(
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Can’t afford any. Spending all the budget on pitchers.
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by can of corn on Jan 23, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
NOOOOOOO! :(
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lucrative yet reasonable
Sums the man up pretty well actually.
totally made a baby during the 2010 World Series. It's a girl.
I'm in the best shape of my life.
Oh, so NOW we can predict things.
I was not allowed to do that a few weeks ago.
Backended 6 years. $109 M.
15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21.
tulips are pretty in the spring
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by Goofus on Jan 23, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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Weaver money, but slightly better.
5/86
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When we talk about extensions, we’re talking about after this year, right? As in, he gets his $15 million this season, then another 5 years, $100M or so after that?
I’ll say 5 and 95.
I was thinking this year too.
Just like Weaver’s.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
OK, thanks. That means I’m guessing much higher than you, as that’d be 6/$110 with this year included.
P.S. I have no idea what I’m doing.
by Dan from NM on Jan 23, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
5/100
I like tacos and round numbers.
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Jan 23, 2012 12:29 PM PST reply actions
i'm watching MLB Network for the first time, love it
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Huh, Intentional Talk must not be on yet.
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by Solidarity on Jan 23, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Aww. I think Millar is a goofy-adorable sort of guy. Seems like an okay person.
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I sat through the bit with Huff when i stumbled across it.
And I appreciate the gregariousness that seems pervasive to the network. But I have a verrrry low tolerance for that kind of show in general.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I am in this line. I don’t watch Intentional Talk for news
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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Can we sign him to a Matt Moore type deal?
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by can of corn on Jan 23, 2012 12:30 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
lulz
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by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 23, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
but is he a justin morneau type hitter
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6/110 or 5/95 if you look at just the extension.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 23, 2012 12:31 PM PST reply actions
5/102 extension.
18, 20, 20, 22, 22. Cain remains a Giant through 2017.
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I don’t hate kickers, just FG kicking. Silly, gimmicky way to decide games. Gifted warriors battle for 59:30 then nonplayer wins or loses?!
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I kind of agree with that in a sense that there’ll never not be a kicker in the NFL
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Football teams are composed of 45 Gifted Warriors, and 1 nonplayer.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 23, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
I'd like to see Skip Bayless try to kick a football
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 23, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I don’t hate punters, just NFL punting. Silly, gimmicky way to decide field position. Gifted warriors battle for three downs then nonplayer wins or loses?!
I don’t hate goalies, just hockey goaltending. Silly, gimmicky way to decide games. Gifted warriors battle up and down the rink then nonplayer decides if they score?!
I don’t hate sports radio commentators, just sports radio in general. Silly, gimmicky way to affect opinions. Gifted warriors battle for 60 minutes then some asshole says stupid bullshit and they talk about it?!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Eric Byrnes, specialist.
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As usual, Bayless is an imbecile. The kicking game/special teams is a huge part of every game. Not just the ones decided by a last second field goal. In fact, one of the major reasons the 49ers got to the NFC Championship game (and the reason they lost it) was through exceptional special teams play. Not to mention a huge amount of the in-game strategy is based on the possibilities made possible by the existence of the field goal.
Field goal kickers are just highly specialized athletes. You might as well complain about a pass rush only DE. Or a nickel cornerback. Or a designated hitt… oh… um… well, that last one does suck.
by BestHyperboleEver on Jan 23, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Ray Guy should be in the Hall of Fame [or whatever the frick the NFL calls it]
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by Merope on Jan 23, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
While I despise the Raiders in general, this comment is correct.
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Yes
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Not green yet?
Let me remedy that.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, Skip.
Terrell Suggs has had enough of you.
In what might be the first honest and accurate analysis ever presented on ESPN First Take, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs called out Skip Bayless this morning, telling him to “be an analyst, not a douchebag.” Suggs plans to next order Bayless to squeeze blood from a rock.
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Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
"Gifted warriors?"
What a douche.
I do agree though, that field goals are kind of silly. They are worth 43% of a TD and are proportionally far easier to earn. They should be worth a point or two.
I am sure that someone has probably done this research and will correct me.
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by Cody_ransom on Jan 23, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I think extra points are the most ridiculous thing of all. Field goals are highly important but why do extra points anymore? They’re boring as hell because they’re made about 95% of the time
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
If a team practiced their 2-pt plays, you’d think they’d hit over 50% of the time, meaning PAT’s would be useless.
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by Azmanz on Jan 23, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This would also be highly beneficial for all short yardage situations.
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They're worth half a TD, really.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
True
…and that same kicker is going to get that extra point.
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by troymccluresf on Jan 23, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Assuming a touchback, a team needs 80 yards to get a touchdown. A 45 yard field goal requires only 52 yards of offense. I wonder what the probabilities are for an 80 yard vs. a 52 yard drive.
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The median of team drive means is about 29. In other words, the average (mean) offense based on yards/drive would fall between TEN (29.58) and WAS (28.75).
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Overtime should work in such a way that over time, more and more aspects of the game are stripped. When overtime starts, you can’t kick field goals. After the first five minutes, you can no longer punt. Five minutes after that, and instead of a center, the quarterback just has to pick up the ball between his four guards and tackles, and run backward into the pocket. Another five, and the offensive and defensive coordinators need to switch roles. Another five, and you can’t use running backs anymore. Another five, and you can’t use your hands when making a tackle. Another five, and all blockers must be removed from the field. Another five, and it’s two-on-two between the hashmarks. Go outside the hashmarks and you lose.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 23, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Another five, penalty shoot out.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 23, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
If that doesn’t work, you go back to 11-on-11, but the ball is now a hand grenade and you have to take the pin out to run or pass.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Failing that, all players from both teams must run continuous laps until all players from one side have collapsed. The grenades are also still live.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 23, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
The lights get dimmer and dimmer
The players’ mothers start calling them in for dinner one by one….
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Dunk contest.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 23, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Somewhere between $90-$110 million...
but some poor Giant is going to be sacrificed by The Sabean to make it happen.
NO NO NO NO NO
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preparing for the worst
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I am getting to the point where I think a Cain extension is almost a foregone conclusion.
Cain allegedly wants to stay, the FO needs to lock up at least one of their pitchers to look good coming out of this offseason after saying their priority was pitching, and Lincecum is unlikely to give up FA years.
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Agreed
It really looks like both sides have incentive to get a deal done and, maybe more importantly, both sides want to get a deal done
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I could see Cain holding out somewhat to get a fair paycheck, but if the Giants are serious about keeping him I have faith that they will wind up getting a reasonable deal done.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It might make the Giants more gunshy, but it’s not like an arbitration hearing where they claw for every last bit of leverage.
The guy helped win a World Series, came back with some elbow inflammation, took two weeks of Spring Training off, and then put up his fourth straight season of 217+ IP without missing a start. I’m sure it’s in the back of their minds, but if that’s the worst they have to worry about it almost feels like a blessing.
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I agree. I also think it probably irrelevant in considering the difference between 5, 6, and 7-year contracts. I.e. if it is going to blow up, it should probably blow up sooner than that.
The problem when they say something like “Cain wants to say but baseball people think…” is that it means Cain wants to say but his agent is telling him that what he really wants to do is sign with Miami or the Nationals for ridiculous amounts of money
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 12:39 PM PST reply actions
I don't think the following is hyperbole...
Matt Cain strikes me as far too level-headed and mature to go against his own wishes because an agent tells him to. I would think if an agent saying “C’mon Matt, you don’t really want to stay with the Giants.”. it might cost him his job.
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I agree that Matt seems to be the type who follows his heart and not his paycheck but there are plenty of athletes who’ve admitted they wanted to sign somewhere but didn’t because their agent talked them out of it (see A-Rod as a Texas Rangers)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
I predicted a 49ers win yesterday
So if I make a Matt Cain prediction then he’ll be pitching for the Yankees by Spring Training.
Why don’t you predict that he’ll be pitching for the Yankees by spring training? Then he’d stay put.
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by rotorueter on Jan 23, 2012 12:39 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Just as awesome the second time.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
The annual congressional baseball game
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It was very nice of Bengie to volunteer to catch for this game
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
I can't believe
the let ex-Astros run for president
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
Can you imagine what he would be like as Commissioner? I don’t want this to get all champagne-roomy, but the idea of Ron Paul laying about the MLB system with a scythe is really, really entertaining to me.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
It’d be a different system for sure. Just think about revenue sharing.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
No draft, I’m guessing. Memo from commissioner’s office:
“Hey everybody. Sign with whoever the hell you want. Sincerely, Major League Baseball”
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Three year strike over union busting
“Major League Baseball is a Right to Work National Pastime. Screw collective bargaining. We should go back to the good old days when players were property.”
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
This is pretty funny.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Restricts viewing to American audiences only.
Bye bye Blue Jays
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:51 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
OTOH
YouTube would probably have a shit ton more baseball clips on it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
EVERYONE MUST BE PAID IN GOLD
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jan 23, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
ohai
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
OT
So Scramble with Friends just passed Hanging with Friends as my favorite iPhone game.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
this... i've proven i know my words
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I used to like the original Scramble.
Much better with numbered tiles, and double words/letters/etc.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
yea, more points, makes you think more
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
My wife and I usually have a iPhone scrabble game going throughout the day.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 23, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
I have a lot of fun with it.
A lot of that is because I’ve successfully played the following words:
JIVEASS
JEWFISH
SHITHEAD
WEEWEE
But now I get frustrated because everyone figured out the strategy that uncommon 4 letter words are the best words to make.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
POOP
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 23, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
ahh yeah, I play that all the time.
They get it right too often tho. No one has ever got JIHAD. That might be my favorite word.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
AUGH
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 23, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
O.o that would be a great word. Is it allowed?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
My most recent loss, last 4 words:
WHIG
FOWL
LUNK
HOBS
With the last 3, I had the final 3 letters with 6+ strikes left and couldn’t get it. Soo frustrating. One reason why I’m a huge fan of Scramble right now.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Hello Dwight
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Newt kinda looks like GiantPain!
"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.
This
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I was going to say young Garrison Keillor with more hair.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Newt looks like a cougar?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Polls have him leading in Florida
Republicans really don’t like Mitt
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:45 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Newt will win Florida easily
He is very pro-space program and I understand that is kind of a big deal in Florida.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
must.. not…reply…
"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.
i'm staying out of any political BS
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by PiKAgiant on Jan 23, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Correct
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Although
It still doesn’t matter because no one will beat Obama anyway. And that fact makes me puzzled as to why anyone gives a shit.
But hey, whatever ruffles people’s feathers, I suppose. People like to get all up in arm about stuff. This will suffice just as well as anything else.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
here I disagree
If Romney were baptist instead of mormon, he very likely would win.
by wcw on Jan 23, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think the Mormon matters that much
it’s more because he is a rich guy who is pro corporation/business. Bad time to be one of those
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:58 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
The Evangelical Right cares very much about the Mormon thing.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
true
but his nomination was derailed by his financial status, not his religion
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 1:01 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I disagree.
All politicians are rich.
And it’s hilarious to see the Republican candidates demeaning the work he did at Bain which ultimately was all about growing businesses to get a return on investment. Private equity us not about being Gordon Gecko. It’s about revitalizing and/or building value in existing businesses.
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All politicians are not rich. Many of them are.
"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.
Beltran really was the affordable way to upgrade the offense, all things considered.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It's hilarious to see candidates drop out of the race
and endorse a guy they’d been smearing for the previous six months.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
GOP hates Romney
And they hate how wishy washy his answers are. Gingrich is a turd too, but he speaks with authority.
IMHO GOP about to take a bath in the general election, they at least want to go down fighting.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 23, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
INfighting, you mean.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
Really, though, the focus should have been on shortstop
Can’t believe they didn’t try to make an upgrade there.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
They did.
Then Alex Gonzalez signed with the Brewers.
"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
by jctGamer on Jan 23, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
No we went down 75 feet of crap and kept Crawford as a starter.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Bloomquist!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Did we ever confirm that those rumors were true?
I heard some speculation that it was just the agent trying to get leverage because we had positional need and money to spend.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
This is pretty clear:
The Arizona Republic quoted both D-Backs’ general manger Kevin Towers and Bloomquist’s agent Scott Boras as saying Bloomquist had a bigger, but undisclosed, offer from the San Francisco Giants.
Bloomquist has lived in Arizona dating back to his days with the Seattle Mariners, where he began his career in 2002. He also played at Arizona State.
"The thought of him leaving our club and going to a rival team in our division — I didn’t really like that idea," Towers told the Republic.
"It’s hard for players who haven’t made that much money in their careers to take a significant amount less to stay at home," Boras told the Republic. "That was a difficult decision for him. But in the end I think there was an understanding that Willie wanted to return and the club made a proposal that certainly made it something that allowed him to comfortably come back."
http://m.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/nov/09/d-backs-bloomquist-agree-two-year-deal/
Savvy…………………….Sabes.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Straight from the snake's mouth, so to speak.
I’m not really inclined to believe a word Boras says.
I’d put a lot more faith in it if I heard Sabean say, “Yeah, that didn’t pan out, and we moved on.”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
yup
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
Sounds like just the right time for Colbert to jump in
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 23, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
yup
mormons are not Christians [neither, according to many of them are Catholics] so DEMON SPAWN!!! ANTICHRIST!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Orthodox>everything else, SUCK IT
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Man, you do not want to get into a religious discussion with the really überfundy, right wing wacko types. NOBODY is a “true christian” but them. NOBODY.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i honestly don’t care about religion… just throwing that out there, or politics
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For some people the one equals the other, and yeah I try not to go there.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
learned while at the dinner table with family… no politics talk and no religion talks=no arguments
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ha, i got into a screaming match with my 90 year old aunt about the upcoming election… yea… :)
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
My family always used to debate stuff at the dinner table (and elsewhere). The one rule was you weren’t allowed to get all emo about it. To this day, I still don’t understand how people get so attached to their opinions. (Although I do have fun trolling them from time to time.)
2012 is going to be awesome!
Agreed. That’s a damn good rule then, because it never applied with my family in Detroit, they’d get always into a hissy fit about everything Obama did, so i just had to say something… O_O
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probably because a lot of people’s religious/political beliefs tie into who they believe they are, and what kind of significance they hold in the world. if someone starts telling them they are wrong, they start questioning their identity and get scared and lash out as a result.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 23, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Potatoe, potatoe
For some people, they are convictions, not opinions.
Some people are like that about abortions… they think its murder, and they think murder is wrong.
Same thing with stuff like… Oh I don’t know… Torture. Some people feel its okay, some people feel its barbaric and wrong and should never be done.
Assassinating US citizens without trial or evidence… Also one of the “conviction” things.
Some things just aren’t opinions… some things moral values that people don’t feel should be compromised.
Having said that, most “political debate” in this country is rooting for the home team… ie, I’m against X, until my guy does it… then X is okay. See above assassinations.
Yes! I DO have Nate's number tattoed on my ass. It's a long story.
http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Jan 23, 2012 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
See, now, that's waaaay over the line into champagne room territory.
And plenty of people on here can tell you I’m among the most free and easy about what should be a discussable subject ’round these parts.
I assume the Dan Quayle reference is a subtle way of saying you find both positions to be wrong.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
Damn, it was hard to resist rising to that Anwar al-Awlaki bait.
Glad I didn’t.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
didn’t mean to go over a line… The The comment dismissing political debate as “people getting riled up about opinions” pushed a button.
sorry for sullying a non-political place with a semi-political rant. Thanks for not jumping on me for my lack of restraint and common sense.
Yes! I DO have Nate's number tattoed on my ass. It's a long story.
http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Jan 24, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I'm picturing Posnanski's "Hall of Willie Mays" column
but about why literally no Christians are Christian enough.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
Hahaha, epic
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This
The polls were showing that the Mormon issue wasn’t as important as people thought. It’s still a big issue and will lose him support from the base, but it wasn’t going to prevent him from winning the nomination.
What happened was that his GOP opponents, specifically Gingrich, were attacking him on class warfare type stuff that the Democrats plan on using against him in the general election.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
His net worth is over $200 million, he made his money from “reorganizing” businesses, and it is now revealed that he has like $60 million in offshore accounts.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Releasing his tax returns
I think the tithing (sp?) thing will bring up the Mormon thing anew.
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Trying to figure out why this is problematic
unless you are applying a religeous test to Romney.
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I haven’t read about it yet, but maybe it has to do with a loyalties thing. During the 1960 election, people were suspicious of JFK’s association with the Catholic church.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
I'll tell you right now he has probably given somewhere between
25 and 30 million to the Mormon church. I am sure he tithes. There will probably be questions about whether or not he treats his tithing the same way he treats his taxes, finding loopholes. I did read some things on a Dailykos piece questioning why some stocks were donated to the LDS church while he was at Bain.
This is a common practice amongst Mormons who own significant shares in any company. I’ve even heard of water rights being donated and then sold by the church. This can also happen with realestate. It’s standard practice in most cases to immediately sell the shares.
The large contributions that Romney makes to the church through tithing are also part of the reason his effective tax rate is 15ish% which he released last week.
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Thanks for the info.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Made me think of this:
(Steve)Young also isn’t just any church member. During his years in the NFL, he was one of the nation’s most visible Mormons. He graduated from BYU, which was named for his ancestor, and received his law degree there. In a 1996 "60 Minute" interview, he said that he still had plans to go on the church mission he missed in college and had no problem tithing 10 percent of his earnings to the church. He retains close ties to Utah, married his wife, Barbara, at a temple in Hawaii and even served as narrator for a short video on the Mormon church and its history, done for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Actually only 14% of evangelicals voted for Romney in Iowa.
His best numbers were with those who identified themselves as “Not Evangelical” 38%.
So it’s manifesting itself in the actual results.
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The polls I saw showed it wasn’t a big deal. Like 50% of evangelicals in South Carolina didn’t care about the Mormon issue. That the economy trumped all.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
what polls where now?
When you run generic-candidate polls, the only thing that hurts more than being mormon is being atheist.
LOL
Yes! I DO have Nate's number tattoed on my ass. It's a long story.
http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Jan 23, 2012 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
no one will beat Obama anyway.
I keep seeing people saying this, and I keep thinking, whaaaaat? I agree he should be considered the favorite, but with this economy, he’s not much of one.
I hesitate to dip my toe in the Champagne, but for what it’s worth, Obama’s chances of re-election have risen steadily over at Intrade as Mitt has cratered. He is now at about 56% which is pretty darn high…
Didn’t read it, but I remember the conclusion. It’s a good reminder of how quickly the conventional wisdom can change.
his point was that the election hinges on the economy and the opponent. Those are effectively the only two variables. It is interesting to see how he predicted things might change based on changes in either of those two things.
that's roughly right
..and while the economy will not be stagnant, there is no way in hell we grow 4%. An undamaged candidate would mop the floor with Obama with that backdrop, no matter how well the man campaigns.
Luckily for Obama
It appears that the RNC put Sabean in charge of coming up with candidates for this election cycle.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
An undamaged candidate
lulz
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Gerald Ford is not “undamaged” hell, he just tripped over your comment on his way to the bathroom.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I lol'd.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair, I’ve never gotten any indication that Intrade is even a little bit useful for making predictions.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
we have a winner
It’s worse than useless — it’s intermittently right, but mostly broken. Useless, you could just ignore.
really? I was under the impression that it was quite useful. I have to admit I have not looked carefully, but Nate Silver and other respectable pollster types quote Intrade all the time. Is it really that bad? I know it is horrible on the actual election day, but I thought it was actually predictive.
they shouldn't, but it makes their lives easier
It’s predictive-ish, which is why I consider it broken. It is hard to know when to discount it.
I don’t know his work very well. From what little I know, I’d give him a solid B+, against a backdrop of Ds and Fs for most competing commentators. His world is filled with idiots.
“I don’t know much about him, but that’s not going to stop me from giving you an opinion!”
"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.
Andrew Gelman seems positive about Silver’s work, and he does (good) political statistical work for a living. Search his blog. He does find things to critique. B+ seems about right.
thanks
I missed all of this today. There were a lot of posts.
It’d be cool to see Nate Silver get a job with MLB
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jan 23, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
I know what you mean, but
I prefer him to remain an independent truth-speaker.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
you are assuming
no EuroCollapse
And we iz all going to get kicked for politicin
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
Oh, man.
Greece is working hard to be the end of Western Civilization too, aren’t they?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
More so than his second marriage?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 23, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
He’s planning to serve NASA with divorce papers while it recovers from cancer in the hospital.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
He’s also the only candidate to somewhat pander to amnesty supporters. I’m assuming that’s an important issue in Florida with Cuban Republicans.
Newt planned all this out in advance.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
this repub race is comical
but, then, so was GWB. which is scary.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
That is hilarious.
I recently saw one of these old pics of Newt and thought he looked very familiar. Couldn’t place the face, but there it is.
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by Cody_ransom on Jan 23, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I think he also looks like Benny Hill
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Lunch OT
Phillycheese steak with curly fried at Burgers and Brew in Downtown Sacramento
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:44 PM PST via Android app reply actions
Taco Bell for me
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oh... my... that sounds amazing
i might just heat up some of the homemade whole wheat pizza i made friday
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It’s really good. Yelp FTW
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:48 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Downtown Sacramento philly cheesteaks?
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yeah
but I am sure your pizza is good as well
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:52 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
oh... i was just wondering the name of the place
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Burger and Brew
14th and R
Was going to the Magpie Cafe but this place looked great
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:54 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
haha, ok, cool
i’m looking it up on yelp
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woa... 559 reviews of the place
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My would be
5 stars
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:56 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
i'm going to say this about burger places in general
more should serve sweet potato fries
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
that place looks unreal, WOW
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Magpie Cafe is also very good.
Burgers and Brew is fantastic. And three blocks from my house.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Of course, if you had asked, I would have turned you on to the ramen place just two blocks down R
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
but... carrot cake cookie sounds awesome
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 serve a better carrot cake at the Shady Lady.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
but a carrot cake COOKIE!!!?!?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
/doesn't live near Sac
but will definitely try any of those three places out if/when i stop by on way to Tahoe
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Conveniently, all located on the same block and just off of the freeway. If it’s the weekend, hit me up and I’ll give you a minitour!
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
As long as it’s not a minotaur.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
You ever see music at the Shady Lady?
My best friend has (had) a weekly gig there with The Afterlife.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
Sure
I’ll pay attention, see if I can’t spot the guy. ‘Hey, do you know WhereThere’sAWillieThere’sAMays? He lives in New York.’
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL
Too late. He got called up to the bigs and is off to Europe to be the bassman for Wayne Hancock.
I think his final set at the Lady was last week or so.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 24, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks
I had less time than I thought. I probably would have passed on ramen. Nothing says professional like ramen splatters on my shirt.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 4:40 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
what kind of empanadas?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
by calgiants86 on Jan 23, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Lemon grass chicken, eggplant & tofu, and rice from the Vietnamese place for the 64,817th time. The worker there wished me a Happy Chinese New Year after confirming that I was of Chinese ancestry.
Happy Chinese New Year.
by non sequitur on Jan 23, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Did you flash him the I am Chinese sign?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 12:49 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Chick-Fil-A and coffee.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Chicken BLT wrap from Trader Joe’s.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
Golden Gate Beer Bars | Tweetybox
by troymccluresf on Jan 23, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Burgers and Brew!
Fantastic place. If you’re up for a drink after, try the Shady Lady just around the corner. Good food there as well.
You are like two blocks from my house.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
One of my friends works there. She may have served you
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
6 for 100
I think guys like being a 100 million dollar player
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
6/115
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 12:46 PM PST reply actions
I think it's kind of like Leslie Knope putting out a negative campaign ad.
His agent tells him not to say he wants to stay, but he can’t in good conscience be an ass just to get a few more million.
2012 is going to be awesome!
what was she running for? she never said it in her ad
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Yay Pawnee!!
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Jan 23, 2012 2:47 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
That annoyed me because Leslie’s adamant refusal to go negative was neither relatable nor adequately explained.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
The sheer tonnage of episodes to that point that characterized Leslie as a relentlessly positive person wasn’t enough of an explanation?
by Every6thDay on Jan 23, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Leslie Knope would be the last person (in television) that would go negative. She’s too hopelessly optimistic as well as the type of person who think people would want to see a long list of policy proposals
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not sure I can explain it, but it didn't really sit right with me
Maybe the other thing was that her ad was so bad. Would it have been that hard to do a decent ad about her?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
"Baseball people" means other teams
Other teams that would like to have Matt Cain pitching for them.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 12:51 PM PST reply actions
PSA: CSUS seeks "producer/director"
Found this while job hunting:
https://www.ueijobs.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1327351934920
Under the general direction of the ATCS/Sac State Creative Services Executive Producer, the incumbent serves as Producer/Director for live and videotape programming developed and originated through grants and contracts for state and federal agencies. ….
many, many more details at the link.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
note to self:
beware the aftereffects of canned turkey chili
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
butt pee in a can!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The suspense!
mlbtraderumors MLB Trade Rumors
Cody Ross Decision Expected Today bit.ly/A27Ej7 #mlb
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Mets or Sox
I hope he goes to the Mets, I can root for the mets, I can’t root for the RedSox.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It would be amusing if he went to the Mets and platooned with Andres
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
METS!?!?!?
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N-O-T
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair, I wanted Zito when he was available
I wanted the Giants to sack up and get someone. It wasnt until he was vastly overpaid, and was mediocre, did he wear on me.
Cain, I want now. Not until he under performs will that have a chance at souring. Even with Helton making 60 mil the last 4 years for 7.5 fWAR he has not soured on the Rockies. I think that was from Helton having so many good over valued years before. No matter what Cain gets, unless his arm falls off the first year or two, we will probably always be okay with it.
Blerg
The Kessel Run? Trying to do it in 11 parsecs
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
by IanRogue on Jan 23, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
TROLOLOL
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c399/jencheng/mattkemp.jpg
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I missed something.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
don't think he'll redo 2012 money ($15M)
but extend 2013-2015 (3 years/$57M). He’ll be 31 and can sill get out there on the FA market in his prime for another big deal.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 23, 2012 1:15 PM PST reply actions
Tennis OT
Whee! I get to stay up late again tonight to watch Federer and Nadal (but not playing each other, yet!)
I still feel bad because I fell asleep in the second set of the Novak-Hewitt game. But to be fair it was 4 AM
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
I saw most of it while working out at the gym, poor Hewitt.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Will probably work out perfect, time-wise. I can watch the Sharks lose, then turn on Roger. It’s probably the last match I’ll see until the men’s final, tho, it better be good.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Highly doubt the Sharks will lose to the Oilers.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
LOLSHARKS
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Greiss in goal tonight, or so I heard.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
yes he is!
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slowly work in greiss, that's what they should do
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
the last game was the first time this season where I just kinda gave up on them and went to bed, usually I at least put the radio on.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I gave up on them when they got stomped by the Sens. They put up a fight at least against the Nucks
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
worst team in the NHL
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wait that's the Flames
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
No, the Oilers are worse I think. But not as bad as the Blue Jackets.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
the sharks never seem to play the blujackets well.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Blue Jackets are by far the worst. You could argue that the Oilers are slightly better than the Canes and Sabers
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Quick rundown of the sucky teams and why they suck
The Blue Jackets really, really suck. Like, no other team can match their suck. Sucky players, sucky situation, sucky coach, sucky everything.
The Oilers are a mixture of injuries and super young players that are still learning how to play at the NHL level. They should be good soon.
The Hurricanes are like the one team that I have no clue what’s going on with them and I sometimes forget they exist.
The Sabres are an example of the worst-case scenario when you want to throw money everywhere without caring if it’s a good investment. They shouldn’t be that bad based on the players that they have, but it’s just the wrong combination of players.
Ducks suck. They also aren’t doing very well in the standings. They’ve been on a hot streak, but they have maybe 1.5 lines and one defensive pair, which doesn’t get you far.
The Lightning have crap goaltending.
The Islanders have perpetually injured goaltending.
The Canadiens run every non-French-speaking coach out of town regardless of how well the team is doing. Also, Scott Gomez has fewer goals than Cam Ward, which is hilarious.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
LOL CAROLINA
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
sucky players for the Jackets? what about Rick Nash?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Hockey isn’t basketball, one good player doesn’t mean a thing if he’s surrounded by a steaming pile of crap.
And there’s Jeff Carter and James Wisneiwski, but both have been injured, and Wiz has been suspended a lot.
Also, they just signed Brett Lebda, and he’s now playing on their top pair. Lebda was the worst defenseman for the Maple Leafs the past two years. Basically, he was the worst defenseman on one of the worst teams the past two years, and he’s still better than almost all of Columbus’s other defensemen.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
ah, very true, need a more well rounded team, not just one player, sharks are a good example.
That’s pretty damn sad, i thought Columbus wasn’t bad like, 3 or 4 years ago, may be wrong, but wow, that is pretty pathetic
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 made the playoffs once because Steve Mason stood on his head that entire year. They were swept in the first round.
Now, Steve Mason is arguably the worst goalie in the league.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Shows just how fast things can change… And question mym, so what’s up with the NHL planning on switching teams to different conferences, was that denied?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
NHLPA vetoed it. It’s suspected they did that because the CBA is up this summer, and they need some leverage.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I dunno about that Dwayne Roloson might be worse.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
The Ducks getting hot is making me :<
I was enjoying their futility.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
I did not enjoy that the Sharks were responsible for 30% of their wins, though.
17% still isn’t great, but it is better.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
True. Hopefully they are still too far behind to make a run.
The Kings scare me even though we have several games in hand on them.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
I hope that they do better than they are right now, but still not make the playoffs. So not only do they not make the playoffs, but they also don’t get a high pick.
And the Kings are definitely scary, but being ahead of them with four games in hand makes it a bit better.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
LOL
The Islanders have perpetually injured goaltending.
On September 12, 2006, DiPietro signed a 15-year, $67.5 million contract with the Islanders
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
Best part about the Islanders is that the GM and man who made that signing was the Islanders goalie before and got made GM while still a player allegedly because the owner asked him a bunch of questions about hockey and was impressed enough to hire him.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
well you know what?
I hope Ryan Jones scores 3 times
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Miami Ohio players will be the only goal scorers tonight
Boyle
Ryan Jones
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Federer’s match should be more interesting than Nadal’s
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Federer is always more interesting than Nadal to me.
Although I do like Rafa.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I like both, but I find Nadal more interesting because he always seems like more of a headcase, so I always feel like a few unlucky bounces will throw him off his game and he might lose.
Federer is just so confident that unless he is playing like Novak or Nadal I don’t ever expect him to lose
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
I don't remember if I posted this b4 but
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Andrew Susac is following me now.
Which means that there will be all sorts of Susac-for-Halladay rumors that I’ll be scared to tweet about because I don’t want to offend him. This is because I’m a weenie.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
man that was some team friendly deal Halladay signed eh?
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Wierd follows
I have two different history channel accounts following me and one Seattle Mariners account that is not Sullivan.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve been getting an unusually high amount of hot girls with headlines like “I need a date for this weekend. Funny guys message me.”
I don’t think she would like my sense of humor.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
MAN, THIS HOT TUB IS ALMOST AS SHALLOW AS YOU ARE!
Hey, where are you going? Wait, come back!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It'd be more like
“You want the $17 lobster dinner? Sorry, but I spent all my money on Jeremy Affeldt. You don’t get to eat! Hahahahaha get it?”
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
She was probably already laughing at the $17 lobster.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
“Look, if we get lobster than we can’t get drinks, appetizers, dessert…”
/Sabean-date
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
Dennys isn’t cheap.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
You want lobster?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
This is one of two NWA songs I recognize when it's played.
I don’t know what that says about me.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I honestly do not care what we pay the man
He is my one and only irrational player. And will always be that. He goes out is as consistent as they come, and is the one guy that kept me reeled in after what happened to Noah. I love Timmy, but Matt Cain is Matt Cain, and will continue to be Matt Cain from beyond the grave.
But if Matt prematurely leaves the Giants, I’ll still always be a fan, I just… won’t be like I am now.
by Cap M on Jan 23, 2012 1:24 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Mine was Shinjo :(
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
LOL U
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
wait you are surprised
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
When the Giants were eliminated, I wrote here (somewhere) that it was football season.
Today marks the beginning of baseball season…. That is only a tiny salve for the fetid mass of rotting necrotic tissue that is my sports pysche today. Yesterday, my two favorite football teams lost championship games that they should have won. ugh- it still makes me sick.
Good GOD that's some vivid imagery.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
I hear Cain has a very reasonable 9-9-9 plan on the table for the Giants to consider
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 1:26 PM PST reply actions
9% of gate receipts and 9% of merchandising for 9 years
I’m surprised Scott Boras hasn’t floated that proposal at a team yet.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Doesn't take up enough space to warrant a 128-page binder.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
is this a prince fielder is fat joke
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
So this Andrew Susac kid is pretty OK?
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I think he was regarded as great value relative to when he was drafted.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
if it wasn't for his injury he wouldn't have gone so low, i think
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just reading "Crazy Crabbers" blog about Susac
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He’s the #3 prospect in the organization on my list (behind only Brown and Panik).
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
How does the org handle him with Posey at catcher long term?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
you can never have too many catchers
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Promote him to the majors after spending 8 weeks in the Cal League?
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
touche
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Keeping him as a catcher is wise, as the organizational surplus of catching talent is valuable for trades.
He won’t be ready for at least two years, which will give us much more time to determine whether Posey will stay behind the plate or not. It also gives us time to see how Sanchez and Joseph are doing.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
they should definitely keep him at catcher
So basically the organizations best catchers are Sanchez/Joseph/Posey/Susac, they’re pretty set at catcher i’d say. Plus like you mentioned who knows what the team wants to do with Posey
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I think the team hopes to keep him there, but some back room planning is going on if it doesn’t pan out. Which is why having three highly-touted catchers 1-3 years away from the majors is a great problem to have.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yea, definitely good they kinda planned for it by drafting Susac, you have three decent catching prospects in the system. Yup, i’m more optimistic now about the system to be honest
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
My guess is the Giants just took the best available player left on their board.
I will feel a lot better if the Giants move on of those catchers (maybe Joseph) to get some other minor leaguers in return. Maybe back-end rotations prospects or something.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Well they got a hell of a player in Susac it looks like.
Seems like the one position they do lack in the system is exactly what you said, back-end rotation prospects, because who would be the 4th/5th starter right now or in the near future?
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Fast-forward to 2014.
Cain, Bumgarner, FA, FA, Surkamp seems most likely to me. Maybe Osich is ready by then, and maybe Crick is in the high minors and getting close.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yea… see, there’s alot of question marks there, and maybe’s… it’ll be interesting to see what transpires over the next few seasons and if the Giants do make a trade for a prospect in the pitching department
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Catchers and Posey
It would be awesome to have 2 good hitting catchers, always and forever. Twins traded a pretty good catcher for Matt Capps, then just signed Doumit, despite having Mauer. In the NL, can’t exactly DH Posey, but it would really even out the lineup having a good backup for the 20-50 games Posey might not catch or be able to play first.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 23, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Or
Posey changes position, entirely possible.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 23, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
despite having Mauer
Because they have Mauer
For when they don’t have Mauer
If they have Mauer
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
He’s at least 2 seasons away, so they keep him as a catcher in the minors. If he turns out to be as good as his tools and talent, then you slowly move Buster to 3B, 2B, or LF when Susac’s ready.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
CATCHERS EVERYWHERE
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I’d be ok with this, i’d also like a Sanchez/Posey catching rotation with the giants this year… /sigh
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Hector isn't ready yet
Give him a full season in AAA to learn how to better handle a pitching staff and call a game. His defense and focus needs to be tightened up, too.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
why learn when you can hope like hell
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
Sounds good, get him a little more polished, how much time did he even spend in Fresno?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He was up-and-down between the minors and the majors 3 times, but I’m guessing that he played about 50 games for Fresno.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
46 G, 168 PAs
.261/.315/.340
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
yea... i'd be ok with him in Fresno for a season
maybe called up at the end of the year depending on performance
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Grain of salt
Since he was back and forth between Fresno and SF so much, but yeah. He deserves time to get adjust to the high minors before he should be expected to produce in the majors.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Something that’s so damn redundant with the giants, just yo-yoing the crap out of the prospects within the system, don’t even think they’re patient
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Serious question for you Fla
I am not suggesting it, but do you think Buster has more value to the org as a 3B/LF/2B or as a trade-piece? I.e. since his value depends so much on the position he plays, could the Giants get more by trading him?
I think that he’s more valuable as a Giant as I don’t see the Giants developing another hitter with Posey’s combo of power, battine eye, and high-contact rate in the next 6-10 years. Posey is a special player on both sides of the ball and we haven’t seen his best years yet. But I get your point – he’s most valuable as a catcher. However, catchers tend to get ground down year after year, and their offense is affected. If the Giants can keep Posey healthy and his bat in the lineup by moving him from behind the plate then I’m all for it – as long as they have a very good alternative at catcher (Susac, Sanchez, Joseph). The only reason that I think they should trade Posey is if he is going to walk away as a free agent.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Let him catch for few years, the call him up an dlet him sit on the bench and start at 1B every so often, even though he has no practice at 1B.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 23, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
100 PAs in the Cape Cod league (lol SSS and CCL)
.290/.390/.500/.890
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
um... yea, he isn't too bad
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That's an awesome logo.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
It’s like the house band for House Greyjoy.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
I'll stand by my prediciton from my fanpost of 5 weeks ago
…Cain signs an extension sometime in the next 3 months for $100M over 5 years with a 6th year team option for $22M. The contract breaks down as follows:
2013=$18M, 2014=$20M, 2015=$22M, 2016=$22M, 2017=$18M, 2018=$22M (team option with a $2M buyout clause)
On the other hand, I have to say that I believe the chance that Cain will re-sign with the Giants is only about 60% – and every week that we get closer to the opening day of the season the odds go down. I don’t think that it will come down to a money decision for Cain. The question will be does he want to be a Giant for the whole (or at least the vast majority of his career)? If he doesn’t want to (whether it’s due to geography or the lack of run support or some other reason), then he’ll walk no matter how much the Giants were to offer him. I’ll predict that if he doesn’t sign an extension by the end of the 3rd week in March then he will walk away as a free agent when the season is over.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Actually,
I don’t think they’re allowed to do that, per the labor agreement. I could be wrong, of course.
Why?
You can pay a player anything that you want, as long as it’s above the league minimum and the player signs the deal. Check out Jeter’s contract and ARod’s contract – they both end up making less in their final year than in the peak years.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
geeez cat
you’ve got about 66% of a king sized bed available to you and you’ve got to fall asleep on my knees?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Gaiz don't forget
Raul Ibanez is still out there. He has not had a season with less than 83 RBIs over the last 7 years.
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
guys? sign Fielder, your probs solved
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
CAIN FOR prospects and sign FIELDER!
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
See?!?!? ITS THAT DAMN SIMPLE
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Whatever happened to Dallas McPherson?
I had high hopes for that guy
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Jan 23, 2012 1:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Oh... GOT TEAM: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
intentional talk? the hell is this
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
wait, woa... Chris Rose went to Miami Ohio? 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
Very OT (not even sure what the "T" is right now)
What is everybody’s favorite desktop Twitter app for Windows?
SKYRIM
Woo hoo, it shipped today. Hopefully I’ll be playing it tomorrow. Any starting tips? Spoiler free, preferably.
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
Just to have a general idea of what you’d like to do, but don’t be afraid to scrap something if it’s not netting you the desired returns.
Also, don’t neglect Smithing and Enchanting, as they are two of the most useful skills in the game. Smithing especially.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
They are also fun.
But not as fun as pickpocketing.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
I love going around stealin shit.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I'm thinking I'm probably going to go with a mage type character
But not 100% decided on that yet.
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
Being a mage is harder than it sounds.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
If you go Mage
Then listen to the people that tell you to go to Winterhold. Good lootz to be had there for squishy casters.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Dear Winterhold
Marcello is coming
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
Phrasing
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
I went with a Breton...good mage ability, but warrior enough.
Also, the standing stones can help you change around whenever you feel like in terms of developing your well-rounded character.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
I like burning doods with my flame hands and sucking their souls.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 23, 2012 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
But I want to make a Jaime Lannister knight character next
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 23, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
There is a light that never goes out….
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
avoid taking arrows to the knee
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
So I've heard
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
Just jump in
I had ZERO experience with Morrowind and Oblivion. The last RPG’s I played were FFIX and Pokemon.
So I just started playing when I knew I had time to burn, and it is awesome. You will find something you like regardless of what happens, so don’t worry, just jump in.
The only advice, and this is not for purists, is don’t be afraid to look up advice and walkthroughs and stuff. Especially til you get to about lvl. 10-15, then you kinda learn what to look for as far as puzzles, etc. Maybe those with Elder Scrolls experience know what’s up, but I had no idea.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
UESP Wiki is a great resource
And now that Skyrim has been out for two months, is much more complete in terms of cataloging bugs, quests, weapons, and just about anything else you could need.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That's the one I typically find myself using.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
I figure I've had all the RPG I'll ever need
by living the life of WOW and having a lifetime raid attendance of 99% over a 4 year span. :x
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Also: get a house and get married as soon as you can.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
Hah.
I’m like 110 hours in, and I haven’t even put the amulet on yet.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
that's tough in California
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
Easy in Skyrim.
Funny story: I became Thane of Windhelm and they gave me an “attendant”. So this companion was gonna follow me around, help me in battles, carry my shit, etc. only I didn’t need him to because I already had a companion.
Well, as I’m trying to tell him to stay in the house and wait for me, I forget that I am wearing the Amulet of Mara, and accidentally proposed to him, and we were supposed to get married.
But I didn’t show up to the ceremony, so now he’s all butt-hurt.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
i'm only 23!!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Juliet was only 14 in Romeo & Juliet!
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
And you see how well THAT turned out for everyone involved!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
But the play makes so much more sense when people realize that. Of course teenagers are going to be like “Wahhhh! My life is over! I shall never love again”
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Arrows to the groin will solve the whiny teenager problem!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
It only makes sense when you realize they’re over-dramatic teenagers.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
lol what
I don’t ever think I’m getting married.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I Did Stealth Build...
super fun when it works, but a pain in the ass when it does not.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
That's the route I went too.
Sneak/Archery. It’s fairly OP tho
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
OP...
sorry, I’m a n00b.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
tots imba
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
by Solidarity on Jan 23, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah…stupid light armor doesn’t do much. I am only lvl 16 so i figure if keep lvling, I’ll be OK
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Once you start getting the perks that give 25% matching set bonuses, it gets easier. Compounded with smithing upgrades, it can really take a bite out of incoming physical damage.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Light Armor: It Gets Better
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Heavy Armor: It Gets Absurd
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I want to make an Orc Two Handed warrior next. All this talk reminds me of when I used to play WOW.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
I hope you like one-shotting almost everything.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Awww…no fun in that. I love stealth\archer one-shots, though.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
All of you nerbs are going to make me buy this game
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Diablo 3 is coming
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Are you sure?
I’m expecting it to be delayed by another 2 years.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I usually play video games way after their shelf life
I just finished FFX a couple months ago. lol
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
<3
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Ah, fond memories
Possibly my favorite FF game.
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
It is my favorite.
Blitzball FTW!
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Blitzball and the Monster Arena
Such awesome side/mini games.
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
Calm Lands in general was kind of awesome.
Great diversion before the final stretch of the game.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
OK, now that I beat Skyrim.
I want to play this game again. Do they sell it in the playstation store to be playable on the PS3?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I have to believe that they do.
I know that 7/8/9 are on there.
I wish they’d put Star Ocean: The Second Story up, though. :(((
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It looks like it’s going to happen, TBD though as of now.
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
yeeesssssssss
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Woah, a complete remake?
Hopefully that doesn’t take too long.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Watch them put it on the Vita instead and then wonder why nobody is buying it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Don't joke about something like that!
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I wish Sony would give up on the handheld market.
They’re fucking terrible at it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The market is almost entirely kids, I would think, and Nintendo products are just crack for them.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 23, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
It sounds like it'll be on both the Vita and PS3
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
As long as its PS3 I'm happy.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Monster Arena >
I spent a huge chunk of time getting all the monsters before I beat Sin. Which meant that I 1 shotted the final boss. Poor planning on my part.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I do this all the time.
Getting all the ultimate weapons and having everyone’s overdrive ready to go made matters trivial enough without the monster arena.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Same
Sort of funny how easy the final boss was compared to the final bosses in the Monster Arena.
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
Again, reminds me a lot of the Star Ocean games.
255 floor dungeons culminating in an insane boss battle that drops an item which allows you to summon an ever harder boss battle ftw.
Squeenix did the same thing in FFXII, too. The toughest optional boss was supposed to take something like 8 hours to beat.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
For some reason I never got around to beating XII
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
You could be like me. I found it impossible to give even a sliver of a fuck about the main characters.
Started getting into optional bounties and Aeons and crap, and then just lost interest in continuing the story and moved on entirely.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah that's pretty much spot on.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Yeah
I didn’t like the story at all in XII, but I loved the gambit system and the lack of cuts to battles. I thought it just flowed much better than your typical turn based RPG.
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
I grew up so engrossed in the turn-based, random encounter system of JRPGs that I never really minded it.
I think they just got so involved in the ZOMG POLITICAL CONFLICT of XII in an effort to make it epic that they forget that political conflicts are initiated and resolved by people. The writing couldn’t keep up with the scope they wanted.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I really loved XII
I hated it at first, then it really grew on me. That boss that you’re referencing wasn’t tough so much as he just had a stupid amount of HP.
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
Stupid non-backwards compatible PS3....
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
GameFly! It's pretty awesome.
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
has it been mentioned that Cain does not spare the Dodger children?
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
LOL!!!!! rec'd
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Now you know why...
…they’re called the Blues.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KYAVn8ons
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
This looks like the opening of The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
I was all, hey, that’s pretty funn— AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I thought the slo-mo sliding into the goalie was what I was supposed to be watching, then out of nowhere.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 23, 2012 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
On the way to school today, my 8 year-old said to me:
“Daddy Daddy, look, it says Go Giants on that 1-California Bus!!!!!”
I then spent the next 10 minutes explaining what had happened which included me defining both mayors and gambling to my 5-year old.
The MCC
Now officially the Matt Cain Chronicles
Imagine. Lincecum still hitting 99-101 with the gun. Greatest pitcher of modern time??
by Vaccaro on Jan 23, 2012 2:40 PM PST via mobile reply actions
This will be the new title when Grant hands power to his son in about 18 years, right around the time the Giants sign Bryce Harper to a multi-year deal.
The first six innings are overrated.
I can’t keep track of what children he does or doesn’t have. Either way, it is going to be a reign of terror.
The first six innings are overrated.
Grant is the Shawn Kemp of SB Nation.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
I thought Karl Malone had the record for (bastard) children in the NBA.
2012 is going to be awesome!
http://www.spike.com/articles/q1nho0/the-top-10-athletes-with-the-most-illegitimate-children
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I'm just surprised it's not on Bleacher Report.
Spike’s pretty close, though.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
and I ain’t clicking that. I would rather click one of jctgamer’s NSFW links.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
His sig makes me lol on a pretty regular basis.
As do those of GP and Lars.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
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today is National Pie Day (via @jay_jaffe). too bad there are no deals for pie-lovin aj today. boysenberry for burnett?
Pft.
Everyone knows Pie Day is in mid-March.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
Golden Gate Beer Bars | Tweetybox
by troymccluresf on Jan 23, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
PIE DAY PIE DAY GOTTA GET DOWN ON PIE DAY
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 23, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
Sickels ranks Giants 26th farm system.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2012/1/23/2728027/2012-baseball-farm-system-rankings-prospects
Wow…I know I am biased, but is it THAT bad?
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Job 1:14-15
Yeesh
If I remember correctly he was higher on Panik and some others than most people are, too.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah it's pretty bad man.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
But if you go with under-25 talent, we are OK.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Which is more important, in my opinion
If Sandoval, Bumgarner, Posey, and Belt were in AAA last year, the Grizzlies would have been awesome!
Well, Belt was, but you know what I mean.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 23, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
It is but it isn't.
If you’re high minors farm is stacked, your team could be good for cheap. As it stands right now (although Pabs is still cheap) our youngish talent will be expensive sooner.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
It’s very young, but I wouldn’t call it bad. Sickels isn’t giving the Giants enough credit for their abiltiy to consistently develop pitchers. He faults them for having one of the worst group of pitching prospects in the league, but I’d bet him $100 right now that the Giants and Dick Tidrow end up getting more major league WAR value from their current group of minor league pitchers over the next 10 years than at least 10 of the other teams in the leaue will get from their group. Talent and drafting is one thing, but development is a huge percentage of how a farm system should be ranked.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
wow...
no pitching prospects?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
We have pitching prospects, they are just not close to the majors and therefore cannot be counted upon.
Are you familiar with Sickels’ grading system?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
not necessarily, no
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
oh is he talking about who'll make an impact soon?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Not necessarily. He gives high grades to lower level guys too.
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Job 1:14-15
so what's he base it on
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He weighs both projection and how close they are to the majors.
Top prospects unless they are so-called “can’t miss guys” generally don’t get grades above B+, especially pitchers.
In his in-depth of analysis, he had a lot of great things to say about this year’s draft class – Panik, Crick, Osich, Susac – but they are still far away, so they are mostly graded as C+. If those same guys develop reasonably, they could all be B to A within two or three years.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Got it so it’s almost like, we’re still a ways away, but we’ll know more towards the end of the season to see what we have in this years draft class.
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Yeah. They have no professional track record yet. If he’s giving high grades to a guy in the low minors, it’s usually guys that are going in the top 10 picks anyway.
The Giants’ farm system is in a state of reloading. In two years, it will hopefully look a LOT better.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yea, and knowing how the Giants’ minor league coaching staff seems pretty damn good, especially on the pitching side, i feel pretty comfortable regardless of what the rankings are, and especially on the pitching side. I’d say the fact the Giants made a commitment to the offense is good though.
But like we’ve said, too soon to tell
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
This is what happens when you graduate all your best prospects in a 3-year span.
Even if they still had Wheeler they’d be in the 20s.
Plus, the results of their vaunted 2008 haul have been mixed at best.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think MadBum alone makes 2008 a success.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Fair point there.
But there was supposed to be a lot of talent behind him, wasn’t there? Talent that has yet to net returns?
I’m not making this up, right?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Tim Alderson became Freddy Sanchez
no regrets there
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Oh no this argument is about to start again.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
there's a debate?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jan 23, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
They could have gotten Sanchez in FA, etc. etc. etc.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
that's crap
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
It's a legitimate argument that no one knows the right answer to.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I think we are both talking about the same draft.
But it was 07.
Fairley – Noonan – Jax – Culberson. None really panned out, although MLB.com sees Culberson as the 7th best 2B prospect, for some reason.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Maybe that’s what I was thinking of.
And Culberson had a monster AFL after the 2010 season, which gave him a lot of visibility. MLB.com hyped him as much as anyone.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
MLB.com STILL thinks he's good.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
ranked what, #6 in the top 10 for second basemen
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I think 7th. Ahead of Panik (10)
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
yea, that's it, they mentioned how they could move Panik to SS
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Runzler was in that draft.
Looks like he was the 2nd best person we drafted that year.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
And he pretty much came out of nowhere, only to turn into the next Alex Hinshaw.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
He's gonna take the 40-man roster spot of the next Matt Downs?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I'm still pissed that they DFA'd Rohlinger for no fucking reason.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It's what they do.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I asked Keith Law about something similar to this last year (about the drop in farm system ranking)
His response was : You graduated the reigning rookie of the year and a top 10 prospect (MadBum). And you won the World Series. Stop being greedy.
Flags Fly Forever is a good reason to take a back seat in farm system ranking.
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
But I want to be the Red Wings of baseball! Have a top 10 team every year for 20 years!
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
sign some Russians then
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Who in the system is likely to make an impact in the next 18 months?
Probably no one.
Maybe Hembree?
Maybe Brown. That’s about it.
Seems fair to me.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
Yeah, that sounds about right.
But it won’t matter when the big league club is winning divisions or 2nd wild cards.
Brown is a top 50 guy I think.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
"Solid regular" at a premium defensive position is Top-50 material.
He might not be a star, but he won’t have to be. Not everyone gets to be Buster Posey.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Agreed
If Hembree really can replace Wilson, that is 10 mil a year savings for at least 3 years. That would be awesome.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 23, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
Turning out a B+ prospect every year in first round
And 1 or 2 B’s in the second round back ain’t bad, you just have to keep doing it. Giants traded 1 top prospect, promoted another, Traded some mid levels. A lot of our top 10 was from last years draft, so there is no way I think anyone feels confident in them yet.
Getting 2 good to decent players a year out of the farm is what I would expect and hope for.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 23, 2012 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Trying to figure out how much trouble I would get in if I bought the new Twisted Metal for the wife for valentines day.
and no, she doesn’t play video games.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
Does your dog house have a comfy bed?
Just weigh that against how much trouble you would be in for buying it for yourself and getting her a vacuum cleaner for V-day, then yelling at her for the noise when she is vacuuming and you are playing the new Twisted Metal…
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/997850-twisted-metal
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Mr. Grim FTW!
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
He was cool...
the Humvee guy, right? I liked Roadkill too. He was the guy who drove a Mad Max-eqse car.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Depends on her personality
But I might consider option B.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 23, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
vacuum cleaner?
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
If your wife doesn’t have a lot of nice lingerie already something is wrong. Valentine’s day is a great day because you get to show your wife how much you love her, jewelry, a cute babydoll, some nice lotions, its all worth it for somebody you love.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Ugh.
“No thanks! Six million for Marco Scutaro would mean that we’d have to trade Jeremy Affeldt!”
6/120. When is Sabean ever not known to go further than necessary?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
MUST COLLECT ALL THE LH RELIEVERS.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 23, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
I think 5/92
Gets it done. More than Weaver money, 15M more than Wilson.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
gonna dry out for the next month, whoopie... /sigh
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Reasons football bothers me:
After the game, reporters crowded around the locker of Jacquian Williams, who’d forced the second fumble, hoping for an angle: Had the Giants noticed something about Kyle Williams’s technique, some weakness in the 49ers punt-return scheme? “Nah,” Williams said. “The thing is, we knew he had four concussions, so that was our biggest thing, was to take him outta the game.”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
was just going to post that
unbelievable
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
It’s football and football’s dirty little secret is that’s part of the strategy. The crazy isn’t that that’s what they were thinking but that they admitted it.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
oh it happens, i’m just interested in the fact that the 49ers didn’t go with Hunter or Culliver returning then if that was the case
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
did he really have 4 concussions? That’s nuts- he shouldn’t even really be playing. AT ALL.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
It's so easy to hate the Giants (of NY).
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Tom Coghlin can go jump in a pool of dicks.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
+1
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
fuck new york
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 thought Cain was known for having no sink, which is why he induces so many pop ups.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
One might call it anti-sink.
Doesn’t drop through the zone as expected.
"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 really know what i'm talking about. how about
he throws a 92 mph fastball while simultaneously throwing a heavy kitchen sink
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
delayed vitality
“Late life”, is the term they throw around for fastballs like Cain’s.
by non sequitur on Jan 23, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
I think we should start a petition to reinstitute the slang word "tater"
for home run.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 23, 2012 3:39 PM PST reply actions
FULLY LOADED OPPO TACO
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I can’t keep up with you youngsters and these rapidly proliferating pop culture references.
/or, is this just nerb stuff?
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This is F.P. Santangelo butchering the English language.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
We prefer our food...
raw and wriggling.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Kyle Williams used to return punts...
until he took a football to the knee.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
I used that earlier today.
But didn’t say it to 9er fans….
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Nice!
When I was a wee lad in high school my room was all punk band posters, and then three sports posters of Steve Young, Barry Bonds, and Patrick Roy. I loved me the Niners and Giants.
Yesterday hurt a lot. I have to try and find humor somewhere I guess.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Jan 23, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
Today still sucks.
I am going to go read The Road
Hope that cheers me up
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 23, 2012 3:49 PM PST reply actions
That bad?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I am going to go read The Road
Hope that cheers me up
I got sad just reading that
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
OT: Pokemons
I have a glut of 1B’s (Napoli, Morneau, Kendrys, Garrett Jones, Youkilis, Hosmer ). So I put Eric Hosmer on the trading block.
Dude messaged me “I want Hosmer and Panik.” I messaged back, “Profar/Mesoraco/Amateur draft pick for Hosmer, Panik, Wilson Ramos.”
I love Panik so much, I ALMOST don’t want him to accept.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
You have 2 guys who might not play baseball again (Kendrys/Morneau), a 3B eligible player, a C eligible player, an OF eligible player, and then Hosmer. I don’t see the need to trade him.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Profar in two years > no 1B this year
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
Even if that's true, you shoulda said that,
instead of “I have a glut of 1B’s”
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I do though.
I have a lot of freedom of movement. I have a need for middle infield. I would obviously rather give up Morneau or Jones (can’t trade Napoli or Morales til June), but I can move any of them around to get what I want.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
We have different definitions of "glut" then.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
It’s kinda like when you get Brotherhood armor, Thieve’s Guild armor, Nightengale Armor, steal Cicero’s clothes, and enchant your glass armor to Flawless, there are so many ways you can go with it, all for different purposes, but at some point, it’s a glut, and you just have to store some in your chest at home or sell it.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
So does m'lady.
But I made a pledge to drop having 18 Yahoo/ESPN teams, and focus on this one, in which all year is Pokemon season.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
No, I understand it’s your thing, it’s just that sometimes I get halfway through a post before I realise you’re talking about your fantasy team and then I’m all GRRRR.
2012 is going to be awesome!
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS DREAM I HAD
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Go oooooonnnnn...
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
They're fun
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
I have a glut of 1B’s (Napoli, Morneau, Kendrys, Garrett Jones, Youkilis, Hosmer ). So I put Eric Hosmer on the trading block.
that’s a ton of junior circuit
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So...
Was cainsensus reached on a caintract?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
It’s a cainfounding cainundrum.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
I must caincede that the ecainomics of the situation caincern me.
by non sequitur on Jan 23, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
I cain’t believe how many answered this in a cainpletely serious manner.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
Why Not the Roy Halladay?
I mean, Roy signed a 3 year extension for 60 Mil. With a vesting option for a 4th year at 20Mil.
If Doc can do it, why not Cain?
If not us, Who?
If not now, When?
What is love?
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Age mostly
And Roy already got paid. Matt and Tim are still looking for their first big contract.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
So does this Giants team win?
- SF GIants Baseball 2011 = *sigh* Home of 6 World Series Titles
- SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = *sigh* Home of the 5.5 Super Bowl Champs ( Aaron Rodgers should of been a Niner)
- WHO'S GOT IT BETTER THAN US??? The giants sadly =(
- A fan of the Warriors and Lakers.
Good luck, hopefully you aren't in California.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-worst-cities-finding-job-222659548.html
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FTFY
Good luck, hopefully you aren’t in central California.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
they all look like suburban housing boom/bust areas
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Ayup.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
/low whistle
Those are Depression-era numbers.
City – Unemp. % – Year-to-Year Change
1. Merced, Calif. 16.9 -1.7
2. Fresno, Calif. 15.7 -1.7
3. Modesto, Calif. 15.5 -1.7
4. Stockton, Calif. 15.5 -2.3
5. Visalia-Porterville, Calif. 15 -1.8
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
I think someone has forgotten the Depression era.
But those numbers @#$%! stink. It’s almost like the folks in charge decided that since the college educated aren’t jobless in overly large numbers, their work here was done. Nothing to see folks. Move along now.
Given that since the monthly job numbers continue to be headline news,
I really don’t think that’s the case.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Have you been reading the headlines that involve public policy?
It’s austerity bs as far as the eye can see.
Unemployment was in the headlines in 1938, too.
I see the 9% unemployment figure thrown about pretty regularly.
The way people are trying to go about reducing those figures is stupid, but I don’t think anyone is saying “whoop, problem solved.” Unless they plan on retiring from politics.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I can’t really point fingers without turning this into a champagne room discussion. But I wouldn’t cast a blanket statement over everyone in Washington.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Maybe in Sweden, but in a government as partisan as this one they’re pretty inexplicably tied.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Er, inextricably.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
What I am saying is that policy analysis should not run up against the no-politics verbot. Politics discussion is prohibited because politics is mostly tribal, with a dash of religious, so it is almost impossible to have a reasoned political discussion. Policy, on the other hand, is just facts and analysis.
Policies held and actively espoused by those tribal groups.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’m not at all sure that it’s possible to completely divorce policy from politics.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
I will concede that in the abstract, but it’s not something often observed in the wild.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
That could well be.
I think someone has forgotten the Depression era.
I think the association is the result of my having just read the Nate Silver article linked earlier.
Even if the economy is below its full productive capacity — as it was in November 1984 when the unemployment rate was 7.2 percent, and as it certainly was in 1936, when it was still around 17 percent — voters may be willing to overlook this, provided it seems headed in the right direction.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
but don’t they keep changing how they calculate that? I’m not employed, or I’m underemployed, nobody counts me. Hell, or my mom or my sister…
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They run out of boot straps in these areas?
Or are they holding umbrellas to shield them from the trickle?
Makes sense. Those are depression era towns.
by BestHyperboleEver on Jan 23, 2012 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously.
That’s like the John Steinbeck All-Stars right there.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
the John Steinbeck All-Stars
Aha! The name for my next band
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
Heh
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what the fuck
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UPDATE, BREAKING: Two cars fell from Highway 101 onto the bank of the bay just feet from the water – @nbcbayarea
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Love it
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 4:41 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I think the people who actually get to ride this 100 years from now will enjoy it!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, they’ll take it for granted just like every other socialist government project.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Dang Germans and Japanese socialists
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 4:52 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Wow SMF
one person checking IDs/boarding passes
2 security lines for X Ray machines.
Weird that there is two long lines
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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 4:56 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I guess I'm for it
history tends to prove out these giant public transportation projects
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
great in theory…there might be a problem or two in implementation.
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here's the problem:
They’re going to start with the confounded fresno-to-bakersfield thing to try it out. Having lived here my whole life, I can already tell you they’re going to have problems getting people to ride it. There’s just no reason for any of us here to ride such a thing between those spots.
Then there’s the price. At the meetings they’ve had with the state representatives, they’ve said it’s going to cost somewhere around 2/3 of the price of a plane ticket. It’s certainly not cost effective for the consumer.
It’s also a really nasty thing to build this track through family farms that have been here for generations. Most people really have no idea about the amount of agriculture in the area, and a lot of it will go to shit with this project. The state representatives don’t seem to care when asked about how this project will kill the real estate values for the nearby homes this will plow through. The noise produced by this is equivalent to a train horn—-anyone want to live next to that??
None of this to even mention the amount of money this will further put the state into debt, as if we don’t have crazy enough financial problems.
If you can’t tell, I think this project is a big mess and just a ridiculous thing to implement the way it’s currently planned.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 23, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
How much does it cost to fly from Fresno to Bakersfield?
I am hoping this attempt to drag California into a less auto-centric transportation policy isn’t a complete failure, although I’m pretty certain that there are people working to make sure it is.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
1) The Fresno-Bakersfield thing is because of federal funding and access to right of way.
2) 2/3 of the price of a plane is extremely cost effective. The schedules will be better and more train stations means no need to congregate around airports. Airports in California are extremely overcrowded because they cannot expand.
Also, it helps with urban sprawl. People can actually live in Bakersfield if it means that it’s an one hour train ride from LA. Also, the proposed Anaheim to LA trip will take 20 minutes! Twenty minutes!
3) There should be a minimal amount of sound. The thing is magnetically lifted so there is no parts in contact.
4) Of course there is an initial cost factor but the train will reduce the need for freeway expansion and gridlock. Also, it would reduce pollution and emissions.
As you can tell, I love this thing.
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1) Regardless of where the funding comes from, people around here still aren’t going to use it. This is a great article that better describes my reservations.
2) So you’d pay 2/3 of the price of an airplane ticket to get to work every day? That’s one high-paying job you’re envisioning.
3) The sound level description came directly from the program representatives, so I’m going to take their word on it.
4) So, with the state in financial crisis, it’s cool to throw $100 billion at a project that probably overestimates the amount of jobs created and likely has overestimated revenue coming in?
And seriously, though, what about all the destruction of agriculture and the values of real estate nearby? They’re just SOL?
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by UnleashTheGore on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
BUT TEH MONEY
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Take my penknife my good man!
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What about us deadbeat slobs?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Monorail!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF_yLodI1CQ
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
there goes the next half hour…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I have high hopes and believe it is ultimately necessary
but it suuuuure sounds like a boondoggle at the mo.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
The Prince Fielder Rumor Dude Saiz
Scott Swaim @MLBInsideNews
#RedSox sign Cody Ross. 1 year 3M range
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Is he the one who said 8 year deal with the Nats?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
yup. Says opt out clause after 3 years
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
pure speculation rumor dude. Although Jon Morosi follows him lol?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Lets see if he actually knows anything
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lol
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@mackeycold Source is me.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Of course of course
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I thought he wanted a 3 year deal?
- SF GIants Baseball 2011 = *sigh* Home of 6 World Series Titles
- SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = *sigh* Home of the 5.5 Super Bowl Champs ( Aaron Rodgers should of been a Niner)
- WHO'S GOT IT BETTER THAN US??? The ny giants sadly =(
- A fan of the Warriors and Lakers.
this guy has no idea what he's talking about
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.
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Source: Cody Ross to #RedSox. #MLB
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
suck it doubterz
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
omg
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That's actually kinda boss
Props, Scott Swain.
If he’s right about Fielder basically having already signed, then he’s legit in my book. If not, then he’s not.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
better than the blue jays insider
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.
Scott Swaim @MLBInsideNews
Boras does it again. Prince gets 165-170M from #Nationals.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
from MLB traderumors.
The Blue Jays and veteran shortstop Omar Vizquel have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, reports ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick (Twitter links). Vizquel, who turns 45 in April, is represented by Adam Katz.
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oh god
I just finished the 2nd season of Jericho. NetFlix doesn’t have more episodes. My life is so empty.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 5:07 PM PST reply actions
11 letter word for “embarrassingly impudent.” I think it starts with “foo.”
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
That Kelsey Grammer cameo in 30 Rock was really weird.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a setup for this week, presumably.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Although it’s weird that they had a two-parter air over the course of two weeks when they’re showing two episodes this week anyway.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
That whole episode was weird.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
It made me laugh, which is all I ask from 30 Rock.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yeah it was funny.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Jack Donaghy’s check with an image of Reagan on it and the note “I used your bathroom” was really friggin’ funny
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
netflix is killin me
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6 Years $113 Million
With a 7th year option for an additional $22M/$6M buyout. Bonuses add up to $5M more on the contract.
Just a random guess.
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tim wakefield contract
$18 million club options for the rest of his life
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.
Jim Kozimor is slightly annoying
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Super nice guy, though
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
Hide your satellites! Hide your cell phones!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/strongest-solar-storm-since-2005-hitting-earth-163628746.html
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
BRING IT!!!!!
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RUMORMONGER WAS RIGHT!
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Source: Cody Ross to #RedSox. #MLB
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meh
And remember I’m a Red Sox for 30 years.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
LONGER THAN WAKEFIELD!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
Look. There’s Carlos Beltran on the MLB Hot Stove show standing with Eric Byrnes (which means no Byrnes on KNBR this week or at least for the next couple days)
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ray Woodson on sportsphone? i'll listen
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Drunk guy walked over to a little Mexican Girl
picked her up and yelled “DORA!!! WE NEED YOUR MAAAAPPP TO GET HOOOOOMMMMMMEEEE”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
Shit...SL
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .
Job 1:14-15
sounds like an asshole
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
OT: My parents just got a 60" TV at Costco that cost them $1.25
because their 5 year old 65" saw a huge number of dead pixels accumulating on the screen. The warranty on the TV was a one year. Costco looked up their names, praised them for being great customers of the store, and gave them a brand new flat screen.
Costco is awesome.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I just got a free replacement for my 55" Samsung LED
But that was because I bought the 4 year warranty plan, and it failed after 2.5 years……
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
Which store has a four year warranty plan?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
bestbuy
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Costco… wow… that is pretty sweet
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great pr for them too.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
when i move out to Chicago
i’m definitely getting a membership to costco
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We spend about $250 a month there. Toilet paper, laundry and dish soap, vitamins, and lately cold medications.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Really it sounds pretty worth it
my mom had one, but when she passed we kinda just forgot about Costco, but we used to go every sunday, and spend like an hour there
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oh…and gas
and prescriptions if you can.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
got to do some research, jeeze, ok, i first have to do research on not only a job, but an apartment, and Costco membership
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I wonder if you can reactivate your families old account??
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wow, i'm going to research that now, thanks merope
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yea, i tried looking it up... nothing
i guess that’s something to look into when i get out there
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
when you go in to Costco to sign up tell them your mom/family had an account. Couldn’t hurt, might help.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
yea. that'll be the plan then
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Got our 47" LG there...but it was like $550.
Hopefully WE get dead pixels in about 5 years.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
Oh?
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Don’t listen to folks who say Gs can’t afford Cain+Lince long term. Even if they make $50m in ‘14, they’ll have to tons of $ to spend…
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80 mil on the rest of the payroll?
plus how much will posey and bumgarner et al cost?
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It's simple according to Hank!
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… especially if you have prospects like Panik/Brown/H Sanchez/Belt in key roles. They won’t cost much. That’s why you draft+develop.
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Yeah, we can totally count on a guy who’s never played a game above short-season ball.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
GO RYAN JONES!!!
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OHHHH
Henry Schulman @hankschulman
I wouldn’t give any pitcher <4 years guaranteed. If they could do both for 4, I say yes. RT @jesse1215: yr opinion on signing both?
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I like how the woman singing both national anthems at the Sharks-Oilers game clearly has no idea what the pacing of The Star Spangled Banner is.
Also, the token applause for it was kinda entertaining too.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The pacing is a little weird if you aren’t used to it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
As I’m sure would be the case if I tried to sing ‘O Canada.’
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I just tried to sing O Canada. My pacing was way off when I compared it to “official” versions
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Anybody can sing the Spanish anthem perfectly.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Well, it kinda has words, just not “official” lyrics.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
To clarify, words have been written for it, but the national anthem has been played w/out words since the 1970s, when the lyrics that had been created by the Franco government were abandoned
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
heh. I know the American, French, and Italian anthems by heart.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Nice. I used to know the French one but I have forgotten most of it (along with most of my French) :(
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
I can speak both languages, mother is French-Italian, and boy did I go to more than enough soccer matches when living there to memorize them. I also know a good portion of the Russian one.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I wish each new government would put in new lyrics like they used to.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
SHARKS!!!!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
dammit Ryan Jones, 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
OMG haha we should have scored
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
/Marleau into the boards… haha
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I think I’m gonna go play some NHL 12 right now.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 23, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
NHL 12 is just awesome
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wooooooo I scored with 2.3 seconds left in OT to break a 0-0 tie. My shot bounced off of Tim Thomas’s back and went in.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 23, 2012 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
HA, Tim Thomas is just not having a good day today
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I had an old one for the N64. I don’t think I ever scored a goal before I gave up on the 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
Haha
cmon man! Never give up never surrender!!!!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I think I traded it in for a discount on Zelda.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
you might have gotten a steal there
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That was a damn good game. Still have it and my N64.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Don’t think we’ll ever get rid of the N64
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
All we play in Cal Poly is FIFA and Super Smash Bros on N64. No just me and my friends, everyone.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
Baseball yet?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
/looks at watch
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 23, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
Woman debates are way better.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
ooh i hope we get a leslie knope debate episode
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.
From how much you guys talk about that show, I’m starting to think I’m really missing out.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Go watch it right now.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Sharks then I’m going to bed. Got one hour of sleep last night due to our 2 year old. Maybe I’ll try watching it on Netflix tomorrow with my wife. Is it worth watching the first season?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
s1 is only like 2 hours long
and it’s not bad, but S2 is so much better.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It’s not nearly as good as the rest, but it’s not awful by any means (by the end of the season, it starts getting real good), plus it’s only about two hours long, and it helps you get a feel for the characters (a ton of it is character-based humor). It’s not necessary to watch it, but it’s such a small investment that I think it’s worthwhile.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yeah, but if you don't like it,
hang out til S2, because it gets so much better.
2012 is going to be awesome!
there are some great ron moments
the one where he describes his ideal government or w/e is the first P&R moment that had me laughing hard
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 debate on Modern Family between Claire and David Cross’ character was pretty funny
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
This should be the format for all future debates
male
female
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 23, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Because fat guys and lesbians, amirite?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
I vote the other way around!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
I just follow the live updates on huffingtopost
I know what’s going on without having to watch it
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
HOLY SHIT SOMEONE LOAN ME 200K
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Trek-Bridge-/260862171778?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbc98da82
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
OMG. Haha what would you do with it?
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I seriously want to see some rich guy buy it and bring his girlfriend there
then get down on one knee and say :
“Engage?”
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
More from the fielder dude
Scott Swaim @MLBInsideNews
Yes, DONE DEAL Koji Uehara is a Toronto #BlueJay
Ryan Pickerill @ryanpicks
@MLBInsideNews if fielder signs anywhere besides Washington you should agree to delete your twitter account. Deal?
Scott Swaim @MLBInsideNews
@ryanpicks deal
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’m still trying to figure out what they all mean. People tell me but I still don’t get it.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
and don't get me started on facebook
WORST GUI EVAR!
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
the @ symbols are all twitter accounts.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
the # stuff are like metatags
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i kinda got that, but it renders it unreadable. Is that what it looks like on twitter, too?
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
it’s like going back in time to the era of online billboards
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
next technological improvement:
punchcards!
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
yeah usually people just copy and paste directly from twitter.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I think the worst part is that you have to read it backwards
and somehow figure out where the first one starts. It’s a pain in the ass.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Yes. You get used to it, though.
I hated it initially. I still don’t use hashtags.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Too harsh.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Crap. They are playing a bad team the should be winning.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Drew said something about how they should play to their own ability
not their opponents. But I’m guessing he didn’t say it to them.
2012 is going to be awesome!
HOW WILL THEY REMEMBER WHAT GROCERIES TO BUY
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 23, 2012 7:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We need a god damn list
Starting with
1B Brandon Belt
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
they do seem to play to the level of their “competition”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
/switched to the warriors to watch Biedrins get dominated by Gasol
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 would think the Sharks are the worst team in the NHL with the way people here talk about them. The Warriors pretty much are among the worst.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
well, they have their small bad stretches
but they also have some long winning stretches
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
inconsistent
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
Two on one near the basket and the Warriors can’t score there.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Let's see... could've done a pumpfake, gone hard to the basket with your right...
but no, use your left
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The Sharks just never seem to live up to their potential.
High hopes, low expectations.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
just never know what you're going to get
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 ya do: frustrated!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
how long for Cain?
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather,
As long as old women sit and talk about old men…..
forever and ever, Amen
(or, in baseball terms, for another decade tops, spaced over at least two contracts )
GET [a] SHORTIE!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Pretty sure they made that much on “Ross is Boss” shirts
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS FUCKING THINKING!!!!!!!!!
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
At least I won’t have to hear that stupid “Like a G man” song before every game. It has the lyrics that had Cody Ross on it. Hated the part where they said “Frisco bay”
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Frisco Guy
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Hitting bombs in McCovey
The people love me
Cause I’m Boss
Like Cody Ross
Like a G man
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
Not-Theo picking up the Giants leftovers
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
$3 million is below his value. He had a 0.9 fWAR and 1.6 bWAR and 102 wRC+ last season.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
He won't be used as a starter, though.
Ergo the pay cut.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I have that hat!
AND that shirt!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
I don't
I was only going to buy something if they won it all.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Pretty much this
They did so I did.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't.
My mom sent, like, one of everything. Like moms do. LOL
But I’m glad she did. I like the design of that shirt better than any of the others. The hat served as my slow-pitch cap all summer and is now deliciously filthy.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
BOoooooooooooooooo!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
who was it
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
damn
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 that 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
Oh... well, Fitz with the call "AND THERES A KICKED BALL!!!!"
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
February sports
The neighborhood sports bar is so desperate to bring in people that they’ve started doing Happy Hours for Sharks’ games. Wonder how that’s going
(PS- I love the fact we now have Sharks’ live blogs going on. Go hockey)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:45 PM PST reply actions
Usually when I post on FtF during games the Sharks lose…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
JUST DONT DO 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'm intimidated over there due to my lack of hockey knowledge
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Oh I still get the feeling a lot of them haven’t played ice hockey.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I’ve never played any hockey, but I played soccer so a lot of the tactics are similar.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
This is how my husband understands it, too.
I grew up with a father who was from Chicago and played hockey as a kid, so I learned hockey first.
2012 is going to be awesome!
With regards to some wing play, simple give and go plays sure. I’d have to disagree about them being similar beyond that though.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
I played defense so angles to the goal and between players, reducing shot chances and passing lanes, and coverage are usually what I’m looking at.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yeah that is similar too. You aren’t playing a flat four / offside trap in hockey though, but when you are backchecking you are still trying to force them to the wing just like in soccer.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Defenses pull traps in hockey but trapping became used so frequently and artfully that it dragged the sport down due to it preventing people from scoring so they made it harder for teams to do it.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
I grew up watching it and played a lot of floor hockey and street hockey (floor hockey is the best) so I know the basics. Playing ice hockey is a bitch though (it’s expensive, involves a lot of travel and getting up really early) so it’s hard to expect people to play it (especially out here)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
Seems like the one sport you just can’t get a group and play like the other 3 major team sports.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I did it a lot as a kid growing up in Philly. You basically need a bunch of hockey sticks, a ball or puck, and a couple of goals or even just something to lie down on the ground to be a goal. It’s not that difficult if you know other people who have at least a hockey stick (see Clerks)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
and knowing how to skate.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Oh yeah, sorry, I was thinking street hockey. Playing ice hockey just isn’t doable or easy. You have to really commit to it in order to play it or at least hope a lake freezes up
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Ha, i’ve played ice hockey a few times, absolutely suck at it… barely ice skate. But i do know a ton more now due to college, but damn, they definitely intimidate regardless
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 didn’t go there for the past two games and they haven’t won so that ain’t it.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i hate superstitions
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 believe in it. What does a person (not the athlete) doing something have anything to do with what happens on the field, court, ice?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
no idea… but i’ve done superstitions a ton of times before… i don’t believe in it anymore
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’s like if Lincecum has pitched 6 no-hit innings. YOU CAN’T SAY NO-HITTER!!!!!! Saying that here or in a bar or to friends has no bearing on what is happening at AT&T or Dodger Stadium or Citi Field.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’ve noticed. Just from reading the live blog I’d think the Sharks were doing awful and yet, they’re in First Place and perfectly positioning themselves for their second round dive
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, it is usually a 3rd round fail now.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
I like writers on FtF but I like the community on FtF a bit better.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
WAIT! That second FtF is supposed to be MCC
I like the community on MCC better
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
I think McC is an older demographic than FtF
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Maybe they’re just more misogynistic. People here respect the wimmins, generally.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Yeah there’s some of that there that bothers me. The whole “rape” meme is annoying, though it’s not as prevalent this season.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I was a freshman in college when i met my fiancee
I used to say rape a lot
until I found out she was raped
No I try really hard not to say it ever
and tell my friends not say it
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 23, 2012 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
The statistic for women who have experienced sexual assault is now, what, 1 in 5?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I guess that’s true. I mean, do you guys walk out to your car with your keys in hand, ready to use them as a weapon?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Do you run your life so that you don't have to walk
anywhere in the dark if you can help it? Do you always check your backseat before you get in your car? I could go on.
2012 is going to be awesome!
heck
anymore I run my life so I don’t have to be out of my house alone in the dark. LoLd
I told the sub teacher place I’d only work til 4pm
“but that will greatly reduce the number of jobs available to you”
me “oh well”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Even though I'm a man, I do most of those things
Not because I’m worried about being sexually assaulted, but because I grew up in a bad neighborhood. It isn’t at the same level, but you always had to worry about being mugged or just jumped for no reason. Now it’s just habit.
not sure what it is nationally
but at my college i i would guess around that if not higher
we turned one of the classrooms into a shelter called safeplace just so women could come hide out if they felt afraid or threatened. it was a pretty awesome success and they spread to a few colleges around us too
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 23, 2012 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
/liveblogs about warriors/sharks
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
see, now… you should dvr the Warriors and watch them during intermissions in the Sharks game.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
if i had a DVR for cable, i would totally do this
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
How could you do a live blog of a basketball game when it’s the same thing for an hour?
(doesn’t like basketball that much)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
Happy Hour for Hockey?
You won’t see me complaining!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’ve gone to one Stanley Cup finals or big Sharks playoff games but don’t know how much of a crowd there’d be for a regular season game
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
Me: the Sharks have no business sucking this much.
Hubby: the Sharks have no business being in first place.
2012 is going to be awesome!
So this Rudy Gay guy? Yea, i'd like to have him paired with Steph...
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Wasn’t there a deal that would have traded Ellis for Gay and one other player?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Mayo, Thabeet... think they'd have to add Udoh to the trade too
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 another
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Wait...
Really? And the Warriors didn’t pull the trigger?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
pretty much... they wanted to hold onto Monta, this happened i think 2 seasons ago
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Oh ok
That makes more sense I guess at the time.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
yea...
now? i’d take rudy gay over ellis, to be honest, would work VERY well with steph
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 Mayo is a solid rotation guy. I’d pay the price of Ellis plus taking on LOL Thabeet to get those two.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
No doubt about it, i agree
certainly looks like it’s a great trade
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, Gasol on Udoh
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
AP
The New York Giants’ overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers was the third-most watched conference championship game in 30 years.
New York’s 20-17 win for the NFC title Sunday on Fox had a 30.6 fast national rating and 44 share, Nielsen Media Research said Monday.
…
The game drew 57.6 million viewers, according to Fox, trailing only San Francisco’s win over Dallas on Jan. 10, 1982, which featured Dwight Clark’s famous leaping touchdown catch (68.7 million), and New Orleans’ overtime victory over Minnesota on Jan. 24, 2010 (57.9 million).
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
that’s a stupid mcdonalds commercial, I’m sure you can youtube it.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
a dumb commercial that aired yesterday
it was especially awkward because the first one had the guy going “I love you!” and the girl got this look on her face that was all like “uhhh… I don’t” but then she said “You’re the egg mcmuffin of boyfriends!” or something and I honestly wasn’t sure if that was supposed to be a good thing or not at the time.
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 is Lars' fault, btw
LarsTheWanderer Lars Stevenson
This is the egg mcmuffin of twitter posts. You will now have the undeniable urge to poop after having read this.
That was the tweet that prompted me to ask.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 23, 2012 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
Wait a minute
Lars is his real name?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
he's a liar?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
heh
Not that it is anyone’s business, but I was born in the US. My parents are both of Norwegian ancestry. As the the genesis of my surname, I have no fucking clue.
This is the egg mcmuffin of replies.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
My bad. I meant to delete your name and I hit post too early.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 23, 2012 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
But that's the Swedish spelling!
Surely you have relatives that would object. I can’t imagine my Norwegian relatives standing for an “son.”
2012 is going to be awesome!
How is Peggy Olsen Norwegian if she’s Catholic?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
There’s hardly any Catholics in Norway. Hell, my grandma was Methodist and they had to worship in secret.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Exactly!
That’s the one thing that’s bugged me about that show constantly.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
That one especially
although I’m also bugged that they made Pete a nice guy and Betty a bitch.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I just find it really interesting that they took a nepotist rapist asshole and made him into a sympathetic character without really changing anything fundamental.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
They stopped having him harrass the secretaries every chance he got.
And aim his gun at them.
2012 is going to be awesome!
True
Season 1 Pete Campbell was my favorite fictional character in anything ever, but I’m genuinely intrigued about his future now.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
My favorite scene in any tv show
is probably the one at the end of S2 when Peggy blows Pete off. So amazing.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Maybe she’s not Peggy Olsen but really somebody named Debra Whiteman and she’s trying to hide her identity?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Is "sen" the norm?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 23, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
I have no idea.
To be honest, I meant to delete that part of the tweet, but I forgot.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 23, 2012 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
i always go out of my way to click the "no" when hulu asks me if their ads are relevant to my experience
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 click nothing so they get no information from me
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Paul Rudd is so dreamy
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.
omg Andy's thumb D:
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
“You wanted to go negative? Well you got the biggest negative in the world.”
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 now they're showing me pad ads
i guess this is what I get for clicking no so many times
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.
omg the scene where they're all saying bobby newport
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 now we're just wasting time, Jerry.
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 episode is hilarious
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 laughed at that.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 23, 2012 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
Why doesn Edmonton's camera
face the penalty boxes and not the benches?
2012 is going to be awesome!
because Edmonton is dumb
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I really wish I could be watching the sharks game right now
my son has coopted the tv. its yo gabba time
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 23, 2012 8:02 PM PST reply actions
use the internetz
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this game isnt’ very good
it’s like they are coasting into the break or something.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Curry+Ellis+Biedrins+Lee not working
i’d rather see just curry running the point… But i find this second unit a TON more productive, both defensively and somewhat offensively
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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Can April please arrive soon? I don’t how much I can take of the NBA, NHL, Spring training and college basketball.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
pebble beach
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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Klay Thompson is heating 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
Warriors reserves>Starters
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Sharks basketball
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
very similar, it's almost like Sharkweek
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
megalodon week
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
OH M GEE
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 scene? SAN FRANCISCO!!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Dumbass
From yesterdays 9er game
One person arrested was a man charged with a felony for threatening an officer. He had his 2-year-old son with him, so he was also charged with child endangerment.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
....there are a TON of dumb people out there
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... no... a FEW, sorry
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
over a 100 arests yesterday?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
110ish
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/23/national/a172144S42.DTL
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
This would be considered low for a Friday night Dodgers-Giants 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
wait... in san francisco?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Yes. I’ve heard arrests in the 200s at times.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i've seriously never heard about something like that being
a regular thing
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 are typically the worst: Friday and Saturday night games. Oakland is also a problem.
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? you mean A’s 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
When the A’s visit the Giants is a problem, not 200s problems but there can be arrest up to and over 100. It’s improved somewhat since new security rules have been in place, though.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i’m kinda somewhat surprised since i’ve been to a quite a few of both those games, and i’ve seen not many arrests
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*and i haven’t seen many arrests
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Not just bleacher areas. Upper deck, lower deck, right field.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
insane... so you can't bring your kid to a game? or 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
I would avoid it for Friday and Saturday night Dodgers and A’s games. Pirates, Rockies, day games, 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
wow... seriously fuck that noise
so when are you supposed to bring your kid if they can only go during those days… fuck 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
Weeknights are OK, too.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
kinda horseshit...
it’s not even passion that causes it, it’s stupidity
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
There was a Monday night Dodgers game last season, I asked one of the security I know, how many ejections. He told me not many, which surprised me. It was a quiet night.
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’d be an interesting study to do, the difference in people that show up to a Friday night game than a week night… probably more Dodger fans on a Friday
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Pretty stupid for people to get arrested on Friday night. They remain in jail until Monday.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
if they put up a sign that says that
then there wont be as many problems
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
This
I’ve been to A’s vs Giants games and have not seen any problems.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
Both in Oakland and SF.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Oakland is also a problem.
What else is new?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
I know, I used to live there. It was just so easy I had to say it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
I suppose he was trolling.
I lived in Oakland for ten years, and probably would again if commutes permitted. Well, and if the schools didn’t suck. Wtf is it with urban schools.
I didn’t say in Oakland. The trouble is A’s at Giants.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I know, that was me trolling not you.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
It is probably the movement of those who have money to the suburbs when they have kids. So the suburban schools get more $ and therefore become nicer.
The urban schools have to make do with more students and less money, so they become worse.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
and the schools get a reputation so people put their kids in private schools, or move to where the schools have a better rep.
Then again schools are kinda like politicians. Everybody says they suck but are happy with their own.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Lots of schools suck
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
This was more like, ‘I moved my kid from Tenderloin here because I thought it would be better, and the first day I come to pick him up I see a sixth-grader holding him by the shirt and punching him in the face.’
This is our neighborhood elementary school.
Well…. that’s… yeah.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
kripes
time to enroll in a martial arts class.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Damn.
My ’rents were scared of the local public schools so they put me in private schools until high school.
But I advocated for experiencing the social/extracurricular environment of a public high school and won.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
I went to public K-8, and because it was in an affluent town they never had problems with fundraising. They new have a one laptop per child program. And we’re not talking about “lend,” here. They GIVE them a laptop.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah we stopped going to Giants dodger games, it’s gone beyond friendly bantering at this point.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i’m surprised people can get drunk when it’s 9 bucks a beer
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
They supposedly check at the gate but people sneak it in all the time.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
it's not even a fun atmosphere if
all that’s going on there is people screaming at eachother and complaining about what team is better, watch the game and have a good time, dbags
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
People take sports way too seriously.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
There’s people here that do, i mean, i do. We were all devastated in 2002. but, yea, theres a line
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Not to the point of where people are cheering for the Dodgers and others say "FUCK YOU! YOU SHOULD BE ROOTING FOR THE GIANTS! and go back and forth and punches are thrown (of course, alcohol was involved).
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
people’s lives suck, it’s easier to live vicariously through your team than it is to actually go out and DO something yourself.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
seriously! Why cause problems for others who are either just trying to get out of the house, get away and enjoy themselves with family, or just have fun? I can understand the funny jokes and the bantering, but there’s a fine line
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I’m surprised a college graduate such as yourself is unfamiliar with the concept of tanking up.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
oh i am, but not at a baseball game
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
even when i'm drunk
before i get into the stadium i hardly act like an idiot towards others. Usually i crack jokes with the people next to me
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
You would want to be around me when I’m drunk. I’m a very quiet drunk.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
haha, all i do is talk... about nonsense
and just joke around… even when people yell at me for what jersey i’m wearing i just turn and laugh
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 usually fall asleep before I even drink enough to get drunk.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
lol, oh i've happened to have done that a few times
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Pre-gaming.
I took the ferry from Larkspur over to the game a few times last year.
Swaths of obnoxious drunk high school kids every time, without fail. Not to mention a ridiculous line for booze on the ferry itself.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
“drunk high school kids” kinda happy i didn’t drink until college. And i had no idea they serve beer on the ferry…
LOL NORTH BAY
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Nothing else to do in Marin but drink when you’re 16.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Could’ve said the same being from Moraga, 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
It’s amazing how many wealthy suburbs have popped up around the bay since I was a kid, especially in the East Bay.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
wow, I’ve always wanted to stay in Marin and take the ferry to a game. Maybe not.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
taking the ferry from oakland isn't bad
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Depends on when you go, but it’s a pretty popular service. And it’s not all high school kids, but they make their presence known when they’re there.
Like PiKA said though, there’s at least one other ferry.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
We’ve just talked about staying in Marin and going to a game on a saturday and hiking at Pt Reyes on Sunday…
Nothing to do? wow. okay.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The views on the ride over are nice if you’ve never done it before. Just gotta get there early-ish to make sure you get a window seat.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
We’ve done the stay in San Mateo take CalTrain to a Giants game on a friday go to a Sharks game Saturday, go hiking Sunday. I wouldn’t care to repeat the CalTrain experience.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
You should go to Italian Delite for lunch one of those days. Whole steak, with extra hot sauce, and a side of the cut up potatoes they call fries.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
/misses the Bay
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
The funniest thing ever was when a few dumbasses I know decided that pre-gaming for school would be an excellent idea.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
pre-game for school? like high 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
ohhh ok, yea that's dumb
college, yea, i’ve done that before, Green Beer Day
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
We called those ‘weekdays’.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
I knew a few kids who started bringing faderade to school their senior year.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
School is such a waste of a perfectly good high.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Yeesh
And you all guys called me an alcoholic.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
woa... since when?
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Surprisingly good article on Lincecum from Chris Haft
Chris Haft:
MLB Network analyst John Hart, who negotiated plenty of big contracts as an executive with Cleveland and Texas, was asked on Monday about Lincecum’s prospects on the open market. Could Lincecum, as a free agent, coax a contract that would approach the $24.4 million average annual value (AAV) of the five-year, $122 million extension that the Yankees gave CC Sabathia last year?
“Most probably,” Hart said.
ESPN baseball analyst and insider Jim Bowden, a former general manager with Cincinnati and Washington, cited the five-year, $120 million package that Philadelphia left-hander Cliff Lee received last year. Pointing out that Lee was 32 when he began playing under that contract, Bowden suggested that Lincecum, who will be 29 when he reaches free agency as scheduled, might be able to command the same AAV of $24 million on a six-year deal.
“He’s going to get more than Cliff,” Bowden said of Lincecum, the only pitcher to win National League Cy Young Awards in each of his first two full seasons. “This is a young kid who has done historic things.”
…
But the number of teams that could afford Lincecum in free agency might be just as limited.
“It’s not like you’re looking at 30 clubs,” Hart said. “You’re probably looking at somewhere between eight and 10. Out of that, how many clubs would Tim want to play for? So you kind of winnow it down.”
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
That sounds really not-promising
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 23, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
strange
Why is it that during the regular season (and even playoffs) Lee and Sabathia get mentioned way more often in coversations about the best pitcher, but now the same analysts say that Lincemcum is better than those guys so he deserves more money? Can we get this kind of coverage during the sason?
by Ice Watter In His Veins! on Jan 24, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
GET UP BURNSIE!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
knee on knee
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oh great.. a 5 minute power play?
WE’RE DOOMED!!!!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
BOYLE TO LOGAN
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
if it's within the first 2:30 minutes, am i wrong?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
that is wrong
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Not when it for a match penalty like that
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
it's a MAJOR penalty, that's the difference
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yup, that too
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
DOOMED I SAID!!!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
At least he will have the all star break to heal up
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
They said Havlat is not coming back til March.
Clowe should be back soon, tho.
2012 is going to be awesome!
that was kind of a sick pass from Boyle on that goal
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OT: Me and Coco
Before bed, my 5 year old daughter handed me a fake piece of mail she made. It was a picture of the Warriors logo that she colored at aftercare. The envelope read:
To: Patrick
Love: Coco Crisp
It was hard to imagine being handed anything more unexpected.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
BizballMaury Maury Brown
#Dodgers are $573M in debt: $368M (Dodgers Tickets LLC), $150M (Los Angeles Dodgers LLC), $55M (Dodgers Club Trust)
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 8:45 PM PST reply actions
DARK HORSE 4 FIELDER
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I loved his art.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
his spider-man stuff is pretty good. But he and Jim Lee, as good as they were, gave birth to the horror that was the 90s
And Rob Liefeld.
Because they left Marvel?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
The problems started before they left Marvel
Pockets and muscles can be attributed to the trends they started.
Also everything having to be grim and gritty, along with Frank Miller, who isn’t all that good.
And getting worse by the day.
Holy Terror was… wow. LOLbad.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
Roids!
And don’t forget boobs!
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
where the boobs at?
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Oh god, yeah, that's laughable.
I mean I get that everyone in almost any popular medium is automatically pretty, but how can anything be considered serious when the medium draws the female form like I did when I was 10, but, y’know, better.
Oh my god Rob Liefeld.
MOAR POCKETS! And never any feet EVER
And muscles should have muscles!
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
The 40 Worst Rob Liefeld Drawings
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Damn. We posted that like simultaneously
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
Heh
Both you WhatsAMataHari posted the same link at about the same time.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It's a pretty hilarious takedown.
And it’s the third result on a Google search for his name after his wiki page and his personal site. “And now, an opposing viewpoint.” LOL.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
Wow....
That’s insane
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
What happened to Burns and who scored? Was watching tennis in the other room.
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry
Knee/Knee on burns, Logan scored
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Boyle to Logan at the net.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
sick assist
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
teeth scored
Burns got kneed
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
it didn’t look good. He had to be helped across the ice.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I tweeted him get well wishes.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Crap, she was broken.
And back at the Sharks game, nothing is happening.
2012 is going to be awesome!
(Not) Brian Sabean @SavvySabes Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
At the end of the day we did not bid on the bald outfielder that ultimately went to Boston. Did not. N-O-T. Enough said. BS #SFGiants
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Does anyone else thing Pavelski looks kinda blech?
I wonder if he’s playing with an injury.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I agree. He was playing with fire to start the season. Then he got the flu and hasn’t be great since.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe it's mono or something.
Remember when Roger had mono? He wasn’t himself for about a year.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Damn. I hope not. That shit lingers and would be highly contagious in a locker room.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
Steph Curry is a pretty incredible passer at times
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oh rah
overtime
blergh
oh well it’s a point…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
video Carlos Beltran on MLB Network
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20069879&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_20069879&v=3
He says AT&T Park is “huge”. Balls that he thought he hit out didn’t make it to the warning track. He doesn’t know how “Barry Bonds did it for so many years”. He also says he enjoyed his time playing for the Giants.
Beltran will receive the Bart Giamatti Award for being selfish(charitable work in Puerto Rico).
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
Beltran Admits: I’m Not As Awesome As Barry Bonds
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
Due up next: the BBWAA
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I put the over/under at the percentage of votes at 40%
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I think Barry will get fewer votes than Clemens
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 23, 2012 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Where do you fall in the the Lars v Azmanz sig bet?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
GET A GOAL YOU LITTLE TEAL PUTZES!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
by Merope on Jan 23, 2012 9:09 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Man, Art Blakey could play.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 9:10 PM PST reply actions
Don’t know if I trust Meth Squirrel in a shoot out.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:11 PM PST up reply actions
Has he had one this year? I might be totally wrong. I probably am….
Oh well
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, sorry I forgot that was FtF thing not a McC thing
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
No problem.
Im just not sure it fits. For a hockey player, he has lots of teeth.
2012 is going to be awesome!
It is supposed to be about his frantic movements more than his teeth.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
START A FIGHT
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
New Baggs
http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_19803502?source=rss
updates on Wilson, Freddy, Posey
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Injury updates
There are plenty of baby-faced rookies attending the Giants’ conditioning minicamp at Scottsdale Stadium. Then there is Brian Wilson.
The black-bearded closer arrived in Arizona last week to get a jump on his throwing program; he’ll take an important step in a few days when he throws off a mound for the first time since the club shut him down because of recurring elbow soreness last season…
Groeschner said Wilson is throwing without problems, and although he might throw a few extra bullpen sessions before he’s unleashed against hitters this spring, he shouldn’t otherwise be restricted.
http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_19803502?source=rss
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Woh... way to bury the lead Baggs
The Giants appear to have a better match on a long-term contract with Matt Cain, who would be a free agent after this season. According to sources, club officials have expressed confidence they can sign Cain to a deal similar to the five-year, $85 million pact that Jered Weaver made with the Angels — a contract widely viewed as team-friendly throughout the industry.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
even logan would probably think that was a good deal
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.
Nah.
But it would be decent.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I mean, that deal has 0 surplus value. Relative to big deals, it would be terrific. But by absolute standards, it’s still not very good.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I said this before.
You can’t always get surplus value. Fair value on a front end starter, a position that is very hard to fill, is still valuable because of scarcity.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Fly ball pitchers taking hometown discount!
Dave Cameron
Weaver also knew that re-signing with the Angels was in his best long-term interests, because he’s pitching in one of the best environments possible for his skillset.
More than anything else, the defining characteristic about Jered Weaver is that he’s a fly ball guy. In fact, he’s one of the most extreme fly ball pitchers in all of baseball.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/jred-weaver-and-park-effects/
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
I came.
Cain will team up again with broadcasters Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am charity shootout Feb. 7. Special assistant Will Clark will replace Cody Ross and round out the foursome, which will compete against a group from the 49ers.
Thrill, Cain, Kruk & Kuip.
I hope the 49ers group is all Smiths.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
epic, and i hope they win
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
screw 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
:-(
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
New York or SF?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Will Clark, Matt Cain, Kruk, and Kuip?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, they’ve got some players there already? I should go stalk check it out.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
oh yay
“tip your cap” time
that goaltender really stood on his head
blah blah blah….
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
sick by hall
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, what a terrible game... i thought Edmonton sucked
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
WHY CAN’T THEY BEAT THESE CRAPPY TEAMS??
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
it's only january
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The Sharks had a 5 min powerplay.
The should have been able to get more than one goal. But then this is the Sharks PP we are talking about.
“powerplay”
pfffft
more like
punyplay
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
they're missing wingels
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
and burns... and havlat... and clowe
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Logan Couture
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Roger Moore?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Rogers centre?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Yay!
But fuck. I am going to be up late again watching Rafa, aren’t I?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
Yup. Not as bad as Novak’s last night. 3 AM start.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
Law School.
I did fall asleep during the second set.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
At best.
(This is a Matt Cain thread, right?)
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
IP Litigation.
I have a job lined up and everything, so I am not feeling that much pressure.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
That is the hope!
I totally took advantage of my firm’s club tickets over the summer. I went to like 2 games a week for free.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
I would be interested to pick your brain some time about this.
"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 around a lot so whenever you want
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha, warriors imploding
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
yup... now Fitz is crying
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 Sacramento Sadtrombones
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
ha, screw the kings
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
:-(
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
It's ok, both our teams suck, wasn't surprising
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 both look like they'll win juuuust enough to avoid a top-flight draft spot.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
pathetic... what team will realize they should actually do something for this draft
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
what team will realize it first, is what i mean
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The Rock song to Sacramento: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk2bDiXDezI
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
We’re watching House Hunters
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Steph curry helping this team lose
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Fitzgerald seems to think it’s the refs fault that the Warriors aren’t shooting free throws.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
idiot... always never the warriors players fault
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
not even the coach's fault
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
If you listen to Fitz and Brooks, a coach should NEVER be fired.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
PATHETIC
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 know anything about basketball really
Weren’t they ahead by a lot? what happened?
simply put? "MELTDOWN"
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
NERD ALERT! GiantPain! video Dave Cameron on MLB Network, Clubhouse Confidential
Fangraphs.com editor Dave Cameron weighs in on $100 million dollar contracts for pitchers and the future worth of Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20069825&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_20069825&v=3
He says there is “legitimate concern” with signing Lincecum to a expensive long term deal. He says Lincecum’s velocity decline over the years is a problem, and that “declining velocity leads to declining performance”. He says his change up is “really good”, but it will “get him so many strikouts before hitters start to adjust”. The Giants will be disappointed if they pay Timmy based on what he did earlier in his career.
He is starting to believe Cain can sustain his low HR/FB ratio.
He prefers Cain over Timmy if it means paying Cain much less.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
So... Monta+others for Rudy Gay anybody?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
No, no no no no no
Doesn’t Gay have a max contract? He’s good, but you can fill that slot with cheaper guys.
That guy looks soo pissed off at every game. Playing with fire and emoition is one thing, he just looks like he’s about to choke someone.
by Ice Watter In His Veins! on Jan 24, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
LOL, classic Monta
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Nah, classic Monta would have run the clock down before putting up an air ball.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
on a fucking 7'1 center
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
RogerFederer is putting ona clinic.
The only other thing that a person should be doing right now is having sex.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Del Potro. That’s the guy who ultimately beat him at the shot-between-the-legs-against-Djokovic U.S. Open a few years ago.
by non sequitur on Jan 23, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
Roger takes the first set. But it was closer than I thought it would be
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
I was hoping that more people here were watching the match.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
There is a solid …. quarter dozen watching here.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
I'm joining you!
(For a bit. It’s 1:32.)
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
Guess what? THAT much closer to the top 5 pick!!! WOOHOO
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Suck for Luck some college player I’ve never heard of
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
i'm so pumped for the draft this year, haha
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
LOL BAY AREA SPORTS!
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
seriously... what a shitty past couple 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
/about to be traded to Yankees for Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada (never mind that Posada is retiring)
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 chickens ain't hatched yet.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
whatever, i'm just not going to remember the past weekend
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 wouldn’t mind if the Warriors didn’t win another game the rest of the 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
I’m at peace now. I really only cared about last week’s game. The 49ers had a great season and really had no business being in that game with the far superior and battle-tested Giants anyway.
well-said. Only thing i’m disappointed about though, is that they were really just THAT close to making the super bowl, and we can only hope they can get back next season
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Not with that schedule.
/gloomy
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
i just hope they can improve the roster
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
They still can win the division with that.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
Depends on how easy the Cardinals’ and Seahawks’ schedules are.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Arizona – Home: CHI, DET, BUFF, MIA, PHI. Away: GB, MINN, NE, NYJ, ATL.
Seattle – Home: GB, MINN, NE, NYJ, DAL. Away: CHI, DET, BUFF, MIA, CAR.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Those both look a lot easier than SF’s.
Well, not a LOT.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
Way to early to call anything (which means I’ll do it anyway)
AZ: loss, loss, win, win, loss; loss, win, loss, loss, loss
SEA: loss, win, loss, win, loss; loss, loss, win, win, win
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
plus, let's see what kind of players each team has
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Tavaris Jackson
Wave of the future!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
what a crapfest that is… going to be a very interesting offseason for the 49ers, so i’m pumped
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 am hoping that the newfound success and praise for Harbaugh will help attract needed talent.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Um… i’d say San Francisco has become a pretty attractive place to play now… Harbaugh, the coaching staff like you said. The fact they went from 6 wins to 13-3? definitely people would consider it
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
right, but winning cures that, and $$$
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 a 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
True.
But I’d guess there’s some good players on bad teams seeing clips of the Niners on TV woofing after a solid defensive stop and thinking, “I want to go to there.”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
BTW
Don’t forget the usual division games.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It's so early to determine anything with FA yet to happen
and the draft
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.
And I guess once they’re in the playoffs, that D will give them a puncher’s chance.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
there is room for improvement on the D, CBs and Safety
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
If they're in the playoffs at all, the defense will have to have been pretty good.
They ain’t winning nine or ten games via the offense, no matter who they add to it.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
Do they go to New England, New Orleans, New York (Jets), or Green Bay and 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
I could see it, no, yes, probably not (but maybe!).
But that’s all based on the 2011 versions of those five teams.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
any given sunday, who knows, they played well on the road
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yup, still in the playoffs with 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
Oh shit. The last time a team went 13-3 and lost the NFC Championship Game at home
was the 2007 Packers. The Giants beat them, too. The following year the Packers went 6-10.
by Every6thDay on Jan 23, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
Narratives!
Bearing!
DOOOOOOOOM!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
They never DON'T bear doom!
Narratives!!!!!
by Every6thDay on Jan 23, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
the far superior and battle-tested Giants
LOLtrollin’
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
LOL.
Can I just pretend it is Andres Torres?
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
Can I haz Wheeler?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
Timeshare!
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
SPIES
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Isn’t Simon also a mod here?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I think so.
He posted something on the front page once. I think he must be a mod for all of SB Nation, or all the baseball blogs at least.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
Who is Simon?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Eric Simon
The Grant of Amazing Avenue.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
In order to post here?
I sort of assumed he was just higher up in the Vox Media hierarchy.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
Oh
Yeah that’s weird.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
New Astros’ owner says he’s considering changing team name
"We had the Colt .45s and everybody liked that one," Crane(New Astros owner Jim Crane) said. "So you can imagine how upset they were when we switched that.
From my cold dead hands!
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 10:15 PM PST reply actions
Not going to happen.
Just ask the Washington Bullets
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
How about the Houston It’s-Like-5000-Degrees-With-10000-Percent-Humidities. Cheesus.
by non sequitur on Jan 23, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
The Houston Oilers!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
PEOPLE ARE STILL PINING FOR THE NAME THE TEAM WAS CALLED FOR ALL OF TWO SEASONS HALF A CENTURY AGO!!1!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
Lando!
Also, this ad made me think of this quote:
Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 23, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
It smells like a… used diaper full of Indian Food!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’m going to be honest with you Brian, that smells like pure gasoline.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 23, 2012 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
It smells like Bigfoot’s dick!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That…that smells like a turd covered in burnt hair!
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 23, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
I honestly think that film is the Animal House of our generation.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Begone, heretic.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That movie holds up, surprisingly.
Not quite the same era, but Stripes doesn’t really hold up at all.
by Every6thDay on Jan 23, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know about that, I still love Stripes
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
I define “holds up” more along the lines of “if you sit down and watch it having never seen it before or only once” does it still play? Eh… not really. I think it’s structural flaws (there’s no real plot) are pretty obvious and outside of Murray’s easy charm, it’s just not that funny, but it obviously has its moments.
by Every6thDay on Jan 23, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
I'd say Lebowski, but Anchorman has wider appeal.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
An entire wheel of cheese?
I’m not even mad, that’s amazing!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Anytime anyone mention's how hot it is
I unfailingly respond “milk was a bad choice.”
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
In fairness,
pretty much everything about the Colt .45s look was gorgeous. Have they ever worn those as throwbacks?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
Ron Paul for president……wait…
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
The Houston You-Freaking-Need-A-Chartered-Jet-To-Get-From-One-End-Of-The-City-To-The-Others. It took like 90 minutes to drive from the airport to my aunt’s place, in light traffic.
by non sequitur on Jan 23, 2012 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
The only major metro area in the US with literally zero zoning laws!
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
TheWineWorker The Wine Worker
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“Jumbaco! Jumbaco!” RT @MinorLeagueBlog Read owner Jim Crane may change the #Astros name. What would you change it to?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
If they really want to put fans in the seats, how about the Houston Ed Wade Is No Longer Affiliated With This Teams?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
well, they don’t play in the Astrodome anymore, which was why they have their current name
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Houston Minute Maids!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 23, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
I was trying to make an En(Oh)Runs joke, but I abandoned it.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
I also like what Lon used to call them
simply, “The Houston’s”
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Dude should take a lesson from the creative bankruptcy of the football team's name.
“Oil, guns, and the space program we already tried… there’s nothing else memorable about Houston…
Ahhh, fuck it. Texans it is.”
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 11:41 PM PST up reply actions
Eric Branch
How would the Giants know Williams had four concussions? That’s what Williams told reporters on Jan. 2 in his first comments since he suffered a concussion on Dec. 24 at Seattle.
The Giants players were clearly made aware of this information, but there was no evidence of head-hunting Sunday.
I reviewed Williams’ punt returns and didn’t notice any hits that would be deemed illegal or out of the ordinary, including the shot from Sash in the third quarter. The tackle is somewhat obscured by other players on the TV replay, but Sash appeared to hit Williams legally in the upper body while Williams was falling to the ground.
Did that hit knock Williams woozy, as Thomas maintained? There’s no evidence that Williams fumbled because he’d suffered a concussion.
The punt return in which he showed horrendous judgment – a diving grab of a Steve Weatherford punt while he was running to his right – occurred in the third quarter, about 10 minutes before he took the hit from Sash.
http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2012/01/23/giants-tried-to-target-concussion-prone-williams/
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 10:29 PM PST reply actions
You could say the same about Tom Brady's relationships.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
Playing Wii tennis and table tennis has really helped me appreciate watching the real thing.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:44 PM PST reply actions
This, and this.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
How is Wii tennis different than Wii table tennis
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 23, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
Wii Tennis is on Wii Sports, the originally bundled game.
Wii Sports Resort came out with the motion plus sensor that, as I say below, drastically improves the relationship between what you do and what you see.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
Wii Sports Resort has pretty much perfect 1-to-1 motion sensing.
You can put all kinds of spin on the ball from both fore- and backhand.
It is, like many things Nintendo, pretty addictive.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t see myself enjoying it. Wouldn’t you rather put some books on a table and play a cramped, bar-table equivalent?
Nah.
Nintendo spent a lot of money (quite well) to make sure they made a fun game. They do me right. It’s not like a holodeck recreation of the experience, but it’s fun as all git-out. I have a fair number of friends who grew up with tables in their basements who have thoroughly enjoyed it too, FWIW.
Also, I have no table where that would be feasible. Or paddles.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
Or children.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
Myself excepted, of course.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
Wii Beer Pong?
"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 23, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
beer pong is the only pong i know
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
You mean beirut.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
si!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I don’t think anyone plays real beer pong anymore.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
too many versions
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Whats your definition of real beer pong?
Like, actually playing ping pong with beer on the table?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yes.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
In the return challenge of Wii Table Tennis,
cans start appearing on the table worth bonus points.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
I hate hate hate everything on the Wii. I suck at it.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
That was what my gf said a week after I gave her one.
She can whip me at Table Tennis and MarioKart now, though.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
I'm pretty good at most N64 and Xbox games.
But I don’t understand the Wii stuff at all. My character never goes where I want. I end up moving my body around like a maniac but forget to move my hands.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 23, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
I got seriously addicted to Kororinpa! in the early days of Wii.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qxUbqcDXKs
And yes, that’s all motion controlled.
"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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GRANT COHN
Priority No. 1 now for the 49ers is to lock up their Super Bowl team for the future, meaning they need to re-sign their key free agents, and there are many.
For starters, there’s quarterback Alex Smith. He’s most likely coming back — Harbaugh has made that clear.
Other free agents the Niners likely will re-sign: Ahmad Brooks, Blake Costanzo, Ted Ginn Jr., Joshua Morgan, C.J. Spillman and Adam Snyder. None of them are Pro Bowl players, so the Niners won’t have to overspend to bring them back.
But the Niners will have to spend big to re-sign a couple of key members of their elite defense — Dashon Goldson and Carlos Rogers. Both are going to Sunday’s Pro Bowl, and both are going to receive mondocontract offers in free agency.
…
Goldson and Rogers could make significantly more money going to another team. Obviously, the Niners would like to re-sign both, but they may not be able to afford them. They may have to pick between the two.
…
Rogers is willing to compromise, to take less money so the Niners can afford him and others, like Goldson. The next move is the 49ers’.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120123/SPORTS/120129787/1010/SPORTS?p=all&tc=pgall
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 10:49 PM PST reply actions
Wasn’t Rogers the guy getting beat all 1st half by Cruz, and they had to switch off to someone else in 2nd half. A must sign.
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SacBee
Perhaps Carlos Rogers shouldn’t have mocked Victor Cruz when they met Nov. 13.
The Giants wide receiver finished Sunday with a game-high 142 yards – most of them with Rogers in coverage…
After halftime, however, the 49ers adjusted by rolling a safety – usually Dashon Goldson – over the top of Cruz. After gaining 125 yards in the first half, Cruz had just 17 thereafter.
…
The change in tactics by the 49ers seemed to stymie Manning, and the 49ers pass rush began to take its toll. Manning was sacked twice in the first half and four times in the second.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Carlos Rogers mocked Cruz in the first game?
Didn’t he vote for Cruz for the Pro Bowl after the game because he was so impressed?
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.
Rude
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
vile
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.
Classless
"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 23, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
Pornagraphic
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 23, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
A new thread at 2:00 am right as Federer goes up 2-0?
I believe that’s my cue to bow out.
Night y’all!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
Has anyone noticed that in the rest of the country and the rest of the world, salaries have gone down since 2008
Baseball seats and salaries go up. while everyone else is making less except for the top 0.1%
And Mama Cass.
11 01 10
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 23, 2012 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
Setting aside the stupidity, divisiveness and inaccuracy of the 1% vs 99% rhetorical device, my salary has gone up each year since 2008 and I’m no millionaire.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 7:30 AM PST up reply actions
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