Though the Giants no longer occupy baseball's throne, management still expects a sizable throng, probably somewhere between the 20,000-25,000 who typically attended FanFest and the 40,000 or so who converged upon AT&T last year. A promising weather forecast features sunny skies and temperatures expected to hover in the low 60s. Admission and parking are free, though visitors are encouraged to make a donation to the Giants Community Fund.
Giants ready for huge crowds at FanFest | SFGiants.com. I've never been. Based on this description, I don't think I ever will. Is there someone who can make a cogent argument for fighting rally throngs like this?
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Oh, and FanFest: meh. I had an okay time.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
My head movements were too jerky; television’s a strange beast.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
How have I not seen this before ? That is awesome.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
hahaha, that's really cool
I’ll be honest, I’d go to fanfest just to call a highlight reel if I could afford it.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 31, 2012 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
Who was your partner?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
At first I thought it was Alex Smith, but then I realized it was just some dude.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions
Alex Smith would make for a better story, but it was one of the CSN-Bay Area staff that was there.
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They looked intimidated by your professionalism.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
As well they should have been. I’m going to be their weatherman, damn it.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
The baseball player forecast on CSN would actually be pretty great.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I have marketable weather skills! I can banter! I’m funny! GET WITH THE PROGRAM, CSN.
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Hmmm, I would expect more from their staff. I thought it was just a random guy in line behind you.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
This.
Someone should take his job from him.
/tough times
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
Even worse. He got owned by what they probably thought was some schlub off of the street.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t do a “haters gonna hate” walk past the other participants when I was done.
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I’m trying to imagine you strutting, and I’m failing.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
TL2 should have yelled “BOOM!!!” and threw down the mic before walking away.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
Then he should have done the “SUCK IT” move to his co-anchor before walking away.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I did enjoy him doodling when he was done talking but before the camera cuts. Very authentic.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
I’m a master of the post-outcue script markup.
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I didn’t. I meekly collected my souvenir CSN-Bay Area drawstring bag and left.
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WHAT A RINGER
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
Make sure you put on your special sunglasses
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
no way
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
oh god subject line
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
Subject line, por favor.
especially with gifs.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
This gif is crying out for someone to CHANGE PERCEPTIONS!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
BE YON SUM E
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
I came her to chew bubble gum and kick ass
and I am all out of bubble gum
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
CAME HER!
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
I went a couple of years ago
It’s one of those events that’s fun to go to once to check out the inside of the clubhouse and dugout. I don’t need to go again though.
Like you, I went in '09.
I’d like to go again just to check out the field when there’s actually grass down.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Er, 2010.
I can count.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
We went in 2010. We got there early. It was fun to tour the clubhouses, dugouts and the press box. The field was a mess that day it had been torn up for some moto-cross extravaganza. By the time it got busy we were ready to grab something to eat, sit in seats we could never afford tickets for and people watch.
I’d say wait until the team has a nice stretch of sub .500 seasons…and then go.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The state of the field disappointed me greatly.
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This is the Candlestick of my youth
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
My condolences.
The Candlestick of my youth was my nuts freezing off.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions
I remember one particular day game sitting behind the Giants dugout with my nuts freezing off.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
I’d like to suggest that you not go to games with your balls hanging out.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
It’s too late, they’re lost to me now.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
Life’s lessons can sometimes be cruel.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
I was about to say, even the day games at Candlestick were cold. I remember those were the games when you actually did want to sit in the sun.
This.
Totally this.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
My seats go from sunny to shady about half way through the game
It’s pretty perfect
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
This could be SSS, but the wind seemed stronger during the day. So I had to hold my soda until it was empty. Making my hands nice & frozen.
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Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
The afternoon winds would often calm down after the sun had set. Not always.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
My earliest memory of Candlestick and the one that really stays with me is of being a you g kid in the early 90’s, walking through the tunnel to our seats and feeling like the wind was going to carry me away. Glad I had that experience, because if I’d been born a decade later I might never have known about the physical suffering that accompanied the psychological torture for generations of Giants fans.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
My earliest memory is when I got free tickets through a book reading program at school. I guess if you read so many books, you get free tickets. My older brother took me and I remember sitting way way way out in the freezing tundra. There were plenty of empty seats closer, but he insisted we sit in our assigned seats.
interesting facts.
“The combination of ocean winds free-flowing to Candlestick, then swirling over the adjacent hill created the cold and windy conditions that were the bane of the Giants’ 40-year stay on Candlestick Point. It is indeed the wind and not the ambient air temperature that provides Candlestick’s famed chill. The Giants’ subsequent home, AT&T Park, is just one degree warmer, but is far less windy, creating a “warmer” (relatively speaking) effect".
Amazing how a new place tricks the mind. Nice field and new surroundings. Reminds me of sitting in gridlock in a new car vs. old beater. It just feels better……and the stereo! I could sleep here
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Jan 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
AT&T is cold out in the bleachers where you can feel the wind. But yeah, Candlestick was cold every day of the year.
2012 is going to be awesome!
There were nice weather games in the ’Stick… usually during a pleasant spell in Spring or in September.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
I dressed in the standard 3 layers under my Giants windbreaker.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Nice warm day on August 30, 1997
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
The April night games suck no matter where you sit.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Try May Morning Games at 1 AM on the upper deck
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN200105290.shtml
With no food or beverage service
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
Man, you love to bring this game up.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The toughest part really isn't just that game
It is the fact that the previous night also went to 12AM. And we lost.
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
And the Giants finished the year
those two games behind those same Diamondbacks.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
If I were sitting in the upper deck
I would always move down to the seats in the lower areas that late in a game. At least they would let you….not like the current Ballpark. I don’t blame the ushers it’s the sign of the times. No free lunch!
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Jan 31, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
SneakToBetterSeats?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
when they are empty
why not?
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Jan 31, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
There was a poster here who went by that handle.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
gotcha
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Jan 31, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
SWOOP
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Take a left at the pee trough.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I remember in the 70s, My dad taking us to a game, walking right up to the ticket booth, buying us 1B box seats. We were from Redding, so going to SF and a game was a big deal. I remember it being summer, and wearing my winter jacket. 105 in Redding, but my parents were smart enough to bring our winter gear. McCovey was right THERE.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
You had a youth?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
I think Graham made a joke the other day about everything being in black and white in the old days
It is true!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
And people didn't get hurt!
That’s why cars didn’t need seat belts and little kids could play with toys with tiny removable parts.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
Our toy guns looked like real guns
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
I had some of those. They were great.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
I still get milk in glass bottles.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
You should dump it out. It’s from the 40s.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
Ah yes, the good old days.
Screw you, Ralph Nader!
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
Reminds me of the study I heard about (but can’t remember where so I can’t cite it – convenience!). It said people reported dreaming in black and white a lot back when television was black and white. Then when the switch was made to color TV, people stopped dreaming in black and white.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
.
Telegraph 17 Oct 2008
New research suggests that the type of television you watched as a child has a profound effect on the colour of your dreams.
While almost all under 25s dream in colour, thousands of over 55s, all of whom were brought up with black and white sets, often dream in monchrome – even now.
…
Only 4.4 per cent of the under-25s’ dreams were black and white. The over-55s who had had access to colour TV and film during their childhood also reported a very low proportion of just 7.3 per cent.
But the over-55s who had only had access to black-and-white media reported dreaming in black and white roughly a quarter of the time.
Daily Mail 14th July 2011
Just one in five people in their 60s recalled having bright, vivid dreams, according to the survey published by the American Psychological Association.
In contrast, 80 per cent of those surveyed under the age of 30 confirmed they had dreams rich in colour.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
Those born in the radio era dream only in audio, and those born before television or radio were said not to dream at all.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
I guess Joseph is getting laid off by Pharoah, then.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Sad but true...
When I used to spend a lot of time on IRC I would dream in text.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
You stop and watch the rec’d ones though, right?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
In centuries past,
people dreamed in static images with brushstrokes!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
There is a link between the way the brain creates the illusion of motion, the acceptance of cuts in editing video and the dream consciousness’ ability to create narrative, so this makes sense to me.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
My first game at the stick was Willie McCovey’s last
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jan 31, 2012 8:58 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Also, two additional comments about this pic
It is apparently “Autograph Day” but back then, players were a lot less formal about when they would sign. Plus the place was always empty so it isn’t like you had to fight a crowd to get to a player.
Also, a cigarette ad.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
When I used to smoke
Marlboro red was my brand. I am totally blaming my that cigarette ad for my bad health.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
I switched from Camel non-filters to Marlboro reds for health reasons.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
Curious what they cost now
When I first started smoking, reds cost in the range of $2 – $2.25.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
When I started, they were 75 cents from the vending machine.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Ha! We used to get drive-up smokes and a Mt. Dew for a dollar at the gas station near my hose.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
They also used to pass out free small packs of cigarettes, like 5 in a box. Just like how they pass out energy bars at bart.
I remember this!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
And half the liquor stores would sell them to underage kids.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
We had a smoking section in our high school campus
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
The school I went to had an off campus football and track facility
The smoking section was in the student parking lot.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
We had one, too.
It was out by the SWAS, which was basically the independent study HS for kids who were always in trouble.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Yup.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Well and the mud was weird mud. I remember it being some weirdly off brown but not quite grey sort of color.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
If it was the motocross mud it was probably more clay than mud.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
Wait, Merope, you went in 2010? Let’s see…..Merope goes to Fan Fest, Giants win World Series. So, you know what you have to do this year, right?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but we weren’t the only ones that went to FanFest for the first time in 2010. I think that was also TheLetter2’s [ahem] first time.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
We’re just going to have to recreate the whole thing, then.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
I guess that explains why “The Sound of Silence” kept cueing up the whole day.
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2010 was the only time I've ever attended Giants spring training.
Just sayin’.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Throne Throng
These things are usually a zoo.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 8:24 AM PST reply actions
When You Play the Game of Throngs
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 31, 2012 8:29 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
You win or you get a yeast infection.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I think that's
The Game of Thongs
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 31, 2012 8:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
More like pink eye.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
you get a WR
that forgot to show up for the playoffs?
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 31, 2012 8:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
The house that Tim Lincecum rented in SF and allegedly trashed is up for sale
1.795 million.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 8:24 AM PST reply actions
Is the thrashing
A selling point?
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 31, 2012 8:28 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
AT&T Park: The House That Lincecum Rented
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 8:41 AM PST up reply actions
ha ha ha
Listed at $1.7 in 2010. Didn’t sell. I mean, it’s a nice looking place, but if I had $1.8 to spend I could do a lot better.
FYI: http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Francisco/141-Hampshire-St-94103/unit-B/home/1473849
No yard
I like the windows, location and patio. Updated. I dont have 1.8 mil or any idea what the SF market is at that price, but I would not mind living there.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
It’s a townhouse. No yard is part of the deal.
Redfin’s algorithm can’t find any comp sales in six months closer than 1.5 miles, which in the city is like being three towns over. $1.8 up here on the hill gets you things like this (1.6) or this (2.0). I’d bet it goes below the ask, if at all.
Still, ya never know.
Isn’t it also across the street from, like, a Safeway loading dock?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
You can walk to Rainbow!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
Everything’s walking distance though.
The San Francisco Giants are the World Champions.
by The Enchanter on Feb 1, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
48 Spencer Lane
Ty Cobb’s house in Atherton that had been on the market the past month or two is now a pending sale…closes Feb the 6th. Had been listed for $5.48M. No word on whether The Georgia Peach had thrashed it.
by biff pocoroba on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
Ahhhhhh fanposts suck
Now arriving at Oakland International Airport
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 31, 2012 8:26 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Between 20,000 and 40,000 people. Thats the total attendance of 2 to 4 regular season A’s games.
Kickham where it hurts
but is it
Green Collar Baseball?
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 31, 2012 8:31 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
The only FanFest I've been to was for the ASG.
Zoo. But fun. I’m looking at the Wheaties box picture my hubby & I got. Plus, I have a distinct memory of looking at a big poster of Timmy in his pitching motion and thinking, “I have to see that kid pitch live.”
I’ve taken the stadium tour, I don’t care about autographs and you can watch the interview segments online. I’ll give it a miss.
2012 is going to be awesome!
The crowds kind of suck, and the autograph lines are ridiculous, but I like wandering around the yard, walking out in the the outfield, sitting in Goofus’ seats plotting his downfall, things like that.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 8:42 AM PST reply actions
The only fanfest I’ve been to was in AZ and I had pretty much the same experience. I can’t imagine waiting in those long lines for autographs (especially since they players keep changing). It was cool going into the clubhouse and on the field though.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I’ll never wait in line for autographs. And just my luck the person signing would switch so I would go from Lincecum to Burriss.
I remember standing in line for two hours at Fanfest when it was still at Pier 48 around 2006 and I ended up getting a ball autographed by Kevin Correia, Brett Tomko, and Tony Torcato. I will never waste time in line like that again.
"We can... feel the trade winds blowing gently through our hair... here's the pitch... or Dave can." - Jon Miller
If I knew what cogent meant, I'd give it a shot
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Jan 31, 2012 8:45 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I think it is the number you get when you divide.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Fist Pumping Song of the Day: Mercenary's "The Hours That Remain"
A lil bit heavier than I usually post for this, but it’s one of my favorite songs from an unusually great album from a generally average band. I sure miss this vocalist though, he was one of the few modern guys with a soaring voice without sounding like he was singing only about fairies and dragons.
Anyway, give it a shot if you like headbanging tunes.
This is the first year since 2008 that I'm not going.
I just can’t deal with the crowds.
Last year, I got in early with a season ticket holder friend, and we just chilled at the Q & A stage in the club level all day. Standing in line for autographs is so awful, and you never know who you’re going to get. You could wait all day for Timmy or something, but end up with a panel of, like, Flannery, Wotus and Tito Fuentes. Not that there’s anything wrong with those guys, but it’s kind of a letdown.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
/Ron Wotus runs away crying
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
If it were Mark Gardner, I’d be ecstatic. I have a huge crush on him for some unknown reason.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Maybe Burrell will sign autographs. I think I would if I were him.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
why wouldn’t he attend- it’s a great way to meet people who’d want to see Pat’s little Bat
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
/immediately books plane tickets
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
/Ron Wotus resumes sobbing
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
/Ron Wotus starts exercising and gets a face-lift to try to impress KDL
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
That seems slightly far fetched. Maybe just some botox.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I want to start a “KDL HATEZ WOTUS” meme.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I like it.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Are you serious? Weird coincidence: I got Mark Gardner’s autograph at Fan Fest 2010. And I was disappointed because I missed Cain/Schierholtz/Righetti/Bowker by 20 minutes.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
I do have a Gardner autograph. They were handing out autographed baseball cards at that Breakfast with Champions thing. I don’t remember which one I got, but Goofus traded me his Gardner card for mine, because he is awesome.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
He signed a batting helmet for me. To my great credit, I didn’t scream, “YOU’RE NOT MATT CAIN!” and stalk away.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
Tito Fuentes stopped playing long before I was watching ballgames, so whenever someone says his name, I immediately think of Tito Puente. And when I say Tito Puente, I mean the animated version of Tito Puente that was on the Simpsons.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
The irony here is that I would be much less familiar with Tito Fuentes were it not for him appearing at Fan Fest Q&A sessions. He’s actually super hilarious.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I went to high school with his kids. Never met the man though.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
You can't just drop that...
without a link.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
BAH!!!!!!!!!
I’M TIRED OF FILLING OUT JOB APPLICATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank-you I’m better now.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I hate job applications because my guess is that I got most of my jobs through Monster or Craigslist so they already have my resume so why do they need my application? I always suspected they either did it because it’s policy or it just goes into the trash.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
It sucks. Especially when there are places out there that are only doing the interview for legal purposes and already have the erson for the job.
I am getting promoted and my responsibility’s are changing. So the logical next step is to post the new job and and to interview people who have no shot at getting the job.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Gah, the dreaded “they decided to go with internal candidiates”- ie, you had no shot but we had to bring you in anyways. Sorry we took several hours out of your life and got your hopes up.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
I drove all the way to freaking Auburn for one of those, and they were running like 45 minutes late, only to overhear them say as I left the room “Is [Jeanette] still out there waiting for her interview?” “Oh yes, she knows, she waited.”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Ooooohhhh…..the “ooopsie, I think we forgot about the interview” interview. One job scheduled the interview at 9 and I showed up before the rest of the office did. At another one, I had a 5 PM interview but the office decided to leave early and they forgot to call me. When I showed up, the department was completely empty except for the Creative Director who took pity on me and interviewed me. I got the job in part because I think they felt bad about how bad they treated me.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
I had one like that too. Another one in auburn, those people up there are flakes. I show up for the interview and they tell me
“Oh, you aren’t scheduled for today, we have no record of your being scheduled, can you come back at 2?”
“No, I have another interview at 2.” and I did, I still sub for that school.
“Oh. hmmm, we’ll call you.”
They call me later that night, “Funny thing, that 9:30 never showed up! Are you free tomorrow at 11?”
It took all I had not to yell “YES SHE DID, YOU METHED OUT IDIOT!!!”
I went back for the next day, but by then I didn’t like them and they didn’t like me and it showed.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Must be the foothills up there. About 15 years ago I had an interview at Colfax High, a smallish mountain school that needed a Spanish/English teacher. I was living in Oakland at the time, so the drive was not short. Four teachers and an Admin talked to me for an hour, then I had to write a page of essay response in Spanish and another in English. By the time I got back home, a message was on my machine saying that they had chosen to go with two student teachers from Sac State, one for each subject.
I wonder how that worked out. I think mine was a Potemkin interview from the start.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 31, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Wow, Oakland to Colfax? I’d have given you the job just based on effort expended.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I was ready to move to Sac anyway. Eventually got hired at Sac High for a year, then to Woodcreek, then finally to Rio.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 31, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, I had one of those last week. At least it was only by phone.
I think they were actually considering me, because they didn’t have any internal candidates (startup) and they called me back to set up a video interview. It was only then that they found out what a spaz I am.
I’m being interviewed today by another startup. Wish me luck!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 31, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Luck, luck, and lots of it.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Andrew Luck!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 31, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
a video interview? That’s a new one. Kind of cold and impersonal if you ask me, like they want to see you in person but not actually in their office.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Right I’ve been on a few of those. These are just to sub. We’re kind of in a place where I don’t want to take on anything permanent, leaving a class before the school year is over is not looked upon very well by future employers.
With all the budget cuts and stuff I’m using references who are probably no longer even on the job, or at that site, or at that number. Hell, one place I worked at about 18 years ago, that lady died.
And my god…. copies of degree, copies of transcripts, everybody wants their own fingerprint clearances, this last place you had to get a physical from THEIR doctor. I just had a work physical 2 freaking weeks ago…. but that doesn’t count it has to be their person.
BWAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
And I bet YOU have to pay for that extra physical…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
<.<
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
Oh, shit!
I forgot to watch Dr. Neil last night. I assume it’s posted on NBC’s website?
2012 is going to be awesome!
They post the podcasts really quickly so it's no biggee if you miss it.
2012 is going to be awesome!
That’s when I get to work. I’ll just pop my headphones on.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
I’m just glad they didn’t sign Yunieski Betancourt
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
Nope
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
Just because all these peeps are sipping the haterade above me, I’m going to say yes.
"If you wanna rock 'n' roll, I got the guitar."
by deuce deuce on Jan 31, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
They’l sign Yoenis Darvish
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Gesundheit
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Also, I just want to say LOLCAL
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
back to mediocrity!
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
Giants Baseball: Back to mediocrity!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It amazes me that a kid would choose a coach over school. Cal better start opening their wallets to pay for coaches if they want to get out of mediocrity.
What do they need school for? They’re going to make millions with their athletic career. Success rate is like 98%, right?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
The guys upon whom recruiting classes are judged probably have good reason to consider coach over school.
It seems silly to me that Cal would drop massive coin on tricking out Memorial, only to get thrifty about paying for top-flight coaching talent. Recruits with legitimate shots at the NFL are going to care a lot more about the professors in their department (ie, the coaches) than the quality of the locker room.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
They didn't go thrift though
Tedford met with Lupoi after he received the Washington offer. Lupoi assured Tedford that if he goes to the board and match the offer that is the end of it. Tedford did it.
Then Tedford was supposed to meet with Lupoi at a recruit’s home. He was a no show. Then the news broke. That’s how Tedford found out he lost Lupoi.
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
Yeah, I'm just in a blamin' mood.
Sounds like Lupoi pulled a dick move. Apparently Greg Schiano left his assistant coaches waiting at a recruit’s house without word, too. Not the classiest way to go out.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
John Wooden did!
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
Or Joe Paterno.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
I guess when the job opportunity presents itself you just have to jump at it.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I have to imagine that Schiano knew about the Bucs offer before his assistants left for the kid’s house. I understand his keeping mum in the Twitter era, of course, but he should’ve rescheduled the recruiting trip.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Why is it that I am never satisfied with the amount of peel I get off of the orange?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Oh I do.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
The fruit version of Zeno's turtle
Jhiat00’s orange
Neyer linked to an interestin article over at Baseball Prospectus.
Is Manager WAR the new market inefficiency?
Say you have two managers. One is an average major-league manager in all respects. The other is equally good off the field and in the clubhouse, but he also does everything optimally on the field, win expectancy-wise. Every tactical decision he makes—bunting, intentionally walking, removing starters, using relievers, pinch-hitting, hitting and running, allocating playing time, etc.—is perfectly in line with what the best front office analyst would recommend. How many more wins, if any, would an identical team win under the second manager?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:22 AM PST reply actions
No basis here, but I would say 8 is the maximum.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
hmmmm
There’s considerable debate about when to do the stuff they mention. And there’s no way to know whether the decision was what made the difference. And what if you do everything “wrong” yet still win? How can you really evaluate this?
2012 is going to be awesome!
He doesn't really propose any solutions.
It’s more idle musing if, now that front offices are more or less leveled re: statistical decision-making (LOL us), managers are next up as an area to improve.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
If you’re going to hold managers up to an arbitrary standard of “what the FO would have done” you’re probably in trouble.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Yes, that too is addressed in the linked article,
which is a great deal longer than the hypothetical question I quoted.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
I read the whole thing. And you know, I would love to see a team try this, just to show what kind of difference, if any at all, you’d get if you did the “sabremetrically approved” thing. Not that it would ever end the argument, since you can’t tell what would have happened if you did it old school. That’s the whole problem here.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Simple:
create a “Sliding Doors” split in the universe, and compare results!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
That just might work!
Seriously, tho, it would be great if a team did try this. Maybe the Rays are already doing it?
2012 is going to be awesome!
They’ll just have to play each game twice.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
woh
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Don’t the Statheads at best say that managers are worth maybe 4-5 games? And this comparison is sort of silly in that Manager A is said to be average at everything and Manager B is like a combination Casey Stengel, Tony LaRussa, Earl Weaver, and Butterworth from Bad News Bears.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
It was a hypothetical question he posed to various front offices, to get an impression of how much value they perceive to be in the position.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
The other problem...
Can you really accurately measure how “right” each decision is? “The book” might say “Put in Romo here”, but what if his elbow is cranky and the actual “right” decision is to let him rest it that day?
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
My cubicle smells like laundry.
I don’t think it’s me. Where is is coming from???
2012 is going to be awesome!
Your clothes? You are wearing clothes, right?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Unless you work for a nudest colony, it may be pretty hard to figure out.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe they’re cleaning the grease traps in the cafeteria. Sometimes their smells waft up here.
2012 is going to be awesome!
That is one thing I love about my job. Going into a mom and pop store to sell beer and you can smell the fresh baked bread. It’s beautiful.
Did you recently change your avatar? My buddy and I were talking about drinking some white russians tonight BTW.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Wow, why didn’t I realize that the Brewers traded Lawrie for Marcum?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 10:25 AM PST reply actions
DANCE! TOO MUCH BOOTY IN THE PANTS!
Ear worm…stupid commercial.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 10:27 AM PST reply actions
22 GIGANTES PHOTO
http://en.gravatar.com/22gigantes
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
LOL Is that his senior portrait?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Do we have to link to stuff like that? It’s a family site.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
He was on CSN Bay Area Authentic Fan - Ashkon
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/video?PID=SNSQUtKQTThJYZWbRQbW_Jojll4zKz_W
Scan to the 1:40 mark.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Actual Email received from 22g
THis is in response of me posting a video of Justin Bieber chased on his segway.
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 you pissed off a belieber.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Wow. How much Vaseline did they put on that lens?
by BestHyperboleEver on Jan 31, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
Why am I digging into my lunch bag already?
It’s 10:57 =/
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 just finished mine. Leftover Pizza Hut and an orange.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I finished the Strawberries
Gonna hold off 30 minutes before I dig into Beef over Rice
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I want a sandwich
Why does Beach Hut Deli simply pile on meat instead of focusing on the creation of a good sandwich?
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
the meat’s not the problem, the one we like has cream cheese on it, but kripes, when we get it to go I remove like 75% of the cream cheese and have enough to schmear on toast and bagels for the next week.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I also don’t want to pay 8 bucks for a sandwich
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
But sometimes it’s worth it. See: Ike’s.
by S. Pickford #25 on Jan 31, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
So it shares Goofus’ love-making strategy?
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
You know you love it when you get meat piled on
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
Makes you want to eat it twice so you can do it both ways.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Only time will tell.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
And then after time tells, it will tell it again, the other way.
by non sequitur on Jan 31, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
I got a game worn Brian Horwitz jersey for $60 at Fanfest
2 years ago… last year it was too crowded to get in.
Well last year they were on KNBR saying “if you are on your way to FanFest, and haven’t gotten here yet…. just turn around and go back home, or go to the beach. No room for you!!”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
NO FEST FOR YOU!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Friend's friend purchased a Barry Zito opening day starter used cap at the A's fanfest
check it out. Apparently Zito writes all kinds of Zen shit inside his cap
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
Lotta good it does him.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
maybe he'd be worse without it
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
/does a back flip over Tim Hudson, has legs sliced off
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Speaking of people who slice the legs off of back flippers, I watched The Ghost Writer last night. Entertaining.
by non sequitur on Jan 31, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
no wonder he takes his cap off all the time, he’s reading his affirmations!
2012 is going to be awesome!
does that stealth roller
or steam roller
either way wtf
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 31, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
ewww, sweat
STEAMROLLER!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 31, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
I almost dropped $115 on a game-used Cain batting helmet once. I should have asked for a taste-test of some kind.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
I DEMAND THAT EACH BODILY FLUID BE FURNISHED TO ME IN FIVE SEPARATE SAMPLES ALL VACCUM SEALED
YOU KNOW THE FLUIDS TO WHICH I REFER
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
THE MATT CAIN CHALLENGE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
“We’ve secretly replaced Matt Cain’s bodily fluids with those of Barry Zito. Let’s see if they can tell the difference.”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
That is beyond hilarious. I <3 him. He’s so kooky.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Well, obviously. But, the fact that he’s got a cute personality and is super nice makes me less irritated by his bad pitching.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
If only there were some way to limit his power.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What a dumbass.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
“I am a lock.”
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 31, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
so.....Gary Radnich just called me
I sent him an email to get over his ego and let Patrick and Larry have a debate without him interrupting..blah…blah…blah
So he calls me 20 minutes later saying that he appreciates that i am listening, and says that he can’t let patrick and Larry debate as they go on too long.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 31, 2012 11:08 AM PST reply actions
I am glad that I don’t know what a debate between Patrick and Larry might sound like, but I suspect this is true.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Well, sure. But I thought the topic would be interesting to listen to.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 31, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
he actually called?
thats pretty cool
was it off the air?
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 31, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, called my work. off air.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 31, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
My receptionist says “Gary is on the phone” I pick it up and there is his raspy voice.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 31, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t be able to restrain my hatred for that man.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I’m not a fan either. My annoyance with him dates back to the 1984 Olympics.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Radnich, and it’s not even close for me.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
A Roman mile.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Barbieri at least likes sports and wants to talk about them. Radnich just wants to talk a lot about himself
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Barbieri just wants to hear his own voice
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Which is baffling.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Oh that’s tough. I avoid Ratto, and he doesn’t have the history. Ralph is annoying his non-question questions are legendary around here and the Mister mocks him hilariously. With Radnich it’s more personal. As I said it was the 1984 Olympics, the US mens soccer team was playing some matches at Stanford, there were bay area guys on the team. I know, I went to college with one of them. but Radnich REFUSED to give even the SCORES of the games, much less show highlights.
he went on the air, on KRON, to tell people to stop calling, writing and complaining about the lack of soccer coverage because nobody cared about the soccer team. Of course the people doing all the calling, writing and complaining cared…and others might have cared more if the local angle of Bay Area players on the team had even been mentioned…but nooooooooooooooooooooo….
Jeezuz I’m ranty today, I need to go find a streetcorner and a soap box.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Radnich is totally douchey.
He doesn’t get the function of the audience sometimes. But I think Ralph just bugs me more because of the voice, the rambling, the general idiocy. Just ask an actual question and STFU, you moron.
2012 is going to be awesome!
That’s kind of crazy. I kind of respect him for it, which is a weird feeling.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I find it helps if you quickly remember everything else he’s ever done or said.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah. It was a classy move. He was not combative at all. Just wanted me to hear him out. I really do not like him, but I was not about to let him have it after a classy move like that.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 31, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
"NO YOU LISTEN HERE, DICKWAD!"
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
email sig
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 31, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
According to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun, Edwin Jackson is likely to sign a one-year deal.
The idea being that he could hit the free agent market again next offseason as a 29-year-old. Jackson reportedly has multiple three-year offers on the table, with one of them probably coming from the Orioles, but he might prefer to join a contender or a pitch in a home ballpark with bigger dimensions. The Red Sox have also expressed interest in the right-hander, and the Cardinals are said to be monitoring his market.
What would you guys do? I think I’d just take the 3-year deal.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Yeah, me too.
Especially since he’s gonna get hosed next off season anyway with all the FA starters.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
LIKE MATT CAIN MIRITE
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
He started out with the Dodgers when he was only 20. He’s also moved around a lot.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
If you want to pitch for a contender in October, sign a 1 year deal with the Orioles in January.
Actually that is pretty sound logic.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 31, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
So I’m dressed in shorts and a t-shirt all ready to go to the gym, but now I have to go drop off paperwork for a job… I guess I have to go put on grownup clothes now… blergh.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I dressed myself in the dark today. I’m wearing nice slacks, but then I threw on old tank top and a sweater. ugh, I look a hot mess. Plus I forgot my earrings, and I’m having a bad hair day.
Ew, I had a bad hair day yesterday, so naturally I had a sub-screening to go to. Oy.
I need to go change, but I don’t wanna. I’m in a mood today (more so than usual).
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I don’t think that will ever happen, although I am too short for my weight so growing UP might be a good thing.
Gotta be in Roseville at 1pm and have to stop at the copy place on the way so I really do need to get moving. I’m just kinda meh on the whole thing at this point.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Thanks, good to know, I’m just going to hit up the office max/depot what ever it is on Arden. The copy girl there ought to know me by name by now.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It’s even bad during the weekend. It took me an half an hour to get to Folsom Lake driving on Douglas.
I took ten minutes off of my commute simply by avoiding Douglas.
Sunrise is even worse.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Ryan Vogelsong on Murph & Mac says he plays catch with Nate Bump in the off-season
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 11:14 AM PST reply actions
What a pity we missed out on Bump taking the bump.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Do the Bumpty dance!
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
He also said
he thinks the Melky & Pagan are good fits for the way the stadium plays.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Giants not as good at being bad as I thought?
Based on the years this covers, I would have thought the Giants would have been near the bottom, not top.
Does not jive with Bonds+nobodies, the Nefi years, or the inept offense of the current years. From BtB:
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Prepare to be co-opted by Grant.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
2002-2011 is also a very favorable time frame for us. Yeah, it’s crap in between, but it has our two World Series teams in it.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Jan 31, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
The bottom half are mostly lower payroll teams who must fill their 25 man rosters out with cheap scrubs.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Hey guys, just popping in to say that my power is limitless. :)
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You’d better write that down on an article of clothing, or else you’re liable to forget it.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
That would suggest a incompatible lack of power.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Or, rather, possession of power with some kind of built in limit
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The power must be remembered and wielded.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Unless you forget to pay the SMUD bill anyways.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Or a transformer explodes, as seems to happen.
by non sequitur on Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
I hear they are pretty cheap though, I mean, less than PG&E anyway.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Less that PG&E, but they will bug you about paying your bill. I get at least one phone call from them every month reminding me to pay my bill. And they will shut you off if you don’t pay that bill after 10 days of the deadline.
Or get one of those “take it out of my bank account automatically” dealies.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Written in Barry Zito's 2011 Cap
“My fastball is mocking me”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
“Winter’s gone, summer’s here/baseball’s back, give a cheer/Burma Shave”
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
by TheLetter2 on Jan 31, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Haha!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
This song is in my head now.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Me too, but it’s the Petty Booka version.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 31, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yes
I talked my way out of it, though. Have another date extravaganza on Wednesday! I’m so playing with fire.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
OT I am officially rereading A Game of Thrones.
Expect random postings on the subject.
2012 is going to be awesome!
OMG I HATE THE LANNISTERS SO MUCH
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 31, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, I know
He knows, Doctor. He knows.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 31, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Tyrion is my favorite. Hell even Jamie isn't so bad.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He attended UTK. People love him around here. He’s got a plaque downtown and everything.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
I should probably read some of his stuff eventually.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
I do love a good graphic novel.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Surprised there isn't any discussion of "The Road" for the book club so far.
Dunno if people fell off the bandwagon or what.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
What's the McC take on the Hunger Games?
First book was kind of….dark and depressing but fun but not sure I want to commit to the next two.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 31, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Bail.
Part two is a rehash of part one, and part three is nonsense. Like the Matrix trilogy!
They aren’t terrible, but your returns diminish rapidly. Empty literary calories.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Man this is fucked up
Jason Elia, a television writer living in Nashville, went to the trouble of getting Super Bowl tickets for himself and his girlfriend and was even going to propose to her at the game on Christmas, but life got in the way. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer and upon hearing the news, his girlfriend apparently dumped him on the spot.
Now, she still wants the tickets because she claims they were purchased with her in mind.
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
BREAKING
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Yeah sorry about that cancer and all, but we need to see other people. By the way, can I still have the Super Bowl tickets? You bought them with me in mind.
Her reasoning was apparently that she
“just couldn’t deal with a boyfriend with cancer right now.”
I probably should have put scare quotes around reasoning.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
The internet should crap on her like that Ocean Marketing guy
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Is there someone who can make a cogent argument for fighting rally throngs like this?
Aubrey Huff and Jason Giambi: The Fightin’ Rally Thongs
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 31, 2012 11:54 AM PST reply actions
YES I CAN FINALLY DIG INTO THE LUNCH BOX WITHOUT GUILT
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
Hey!
No need to be so rude. She has a name!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 31, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
THREAD ALERT
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/1/31/2761740/sloganeering
"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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