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Quick Lineup Thread

Here's what MLB Depth Charts thinks the Giants' lineup will be:

1 CF Angel Pagan
2 LF Melky Cabrera
3 3B Pablo Sandoval
4 C Buster Posey
5 1B Aubrey Huff
6 RF Nate Schierholtz
7 2B Freddy Sanchez
8 SS Brandon Crawford

Your task: to come up with a lineup of your own using all available parts. My attempt ...

1. Angel Pagan - CF
2. Brandon Belt - 1B
3. Pablo Sandoval - 3B
4. Buster Posey - C
5. Melky Cabrera - LF
6. Nate Schierholtz - RF
7. Freddy Sanchez - 2B
8. Brandon Crawford/Mike Fontenot - SS

Well, that was fun. The best part about Melky Cabrera hitting fifth is that Melky Cabrera is hitting fifth. Whatever. The first at-bat of the 2010 season was taken by leadoff hitter Aaron Rowand, so I suppose we shouldn't pay too much attention to this sort of stuff.

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Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 9:42 PM PST reply actions  

The worst kind of Marin.

/trollin’

"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 Feb 12, 2012 9:46 PM PST up reply actions  

it's very pretty out there

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 9:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I mean, I went to grade school in Tiburon; the peninsula is its own kind of out there, but more in a “who the fuck pays you assholes $200,000+ a year, you couldn’t find your ass with two hands and a map” kind of way.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 9:50 PM PST up reply actions  

So, basically: Marin, the land of hot tubs and peacock feathers.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions  

marin hot tubbers

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL And then he apologized after saying it.

Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."

by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 11:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Hehehe. Nobody today will believe how true this was…

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 9:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Never forget.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFF02Zv9W7E

(Mildly NSFW.)

"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 Feb 12, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Only $180!?

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper

by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions  

grade school in Tiburon

I went to Del Mar middle school for a couple of years.

Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."

by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

trolLIN

Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.

by speckops on Feb 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions  

This is making me realize how little time I've spent in that part of the world

I can remember having driven through Santa Rosa once late at night, and that’s it.

Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all

by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Not Marin

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Correct, Sonoma county.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Still in that part of the world, though.

Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all

by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions  

I sleep in Santa Rosa every night, so I have to go through Marin to get to the city.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions  

marin is a nice place

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Especially west marin. Tomales, Marshall and Inverness/Pt Reyes Station are all cool little towns.

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 5:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Also, I was talking to a friend over winter break up here, and the only thing Marin is really good for is… living. I mean, even Sonoma County has like dairy and some agriculture. Help me out if I’m wrong here.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Yup, wine and all that.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper

by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:03 PM PST up reply actions  

And apparently Petaluma grows onions or mushrooms?

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions  

chickens

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions  

nah, it all fucking chickens and eggs. and Sebastopol is just apples LOL Lagunitas.

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Occidental produces good artists.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper

by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Everything I’ve seen in Petaluma seems to be farm/dairy.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Santa Rosa however, really does nothing besides house the majority of the county.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

They don’t have a Clover dairy in Santa Rosa?

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions  

They might have one hidden somewhere, but from what I’ve seen Petaluma is where it’s at.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper

by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Apparently there was a Clover distributor in Santa Rosa but it closed down. I just remember taking a Cub Scout field trip to somewhere Clover-related when I was a kid and not having to drive very far.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Nope. Santa Rosa has a quite a few dairy’s in its city limits.

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 5:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Hiking!

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:04 PM PST up reply actions  

but like that doesn't make sense

“It’s a very nice place to live… but that’s it!!”

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s almost like it was developed like some kind of… housing community adjacent to an urban area. Sub-urban, if you will.

Stop me if I’m moving too fast for you guys.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Well yeah, but I don’t know why I never realized until recently that it’s San Francisco’s only real suburb.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Well. The peninsula is also a San Francisco suburb.

Bob Dylan’s “Little boxes made out of ticky tacky” is Millbrae.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Pete Seeger. And it was Daly City.

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Sorry, apparently written by Malviina Reynolds. Made popular by Seeger.

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

My wires are seriously crossed.

And yeah, Daly City makes a lot more sense. I don’t know my peninsula geography worth shit, obviously.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions  

thanks, i was gettin’ all wound up there.

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Malvina, yeah

Although I suppose many of us never heard that until “Weeds.”

"Your curses do not compare to those of Houston fans or Detroit fans, and especially not to those of fans from the northside of Chicago. You are not Hamlet. You are Valerie Bertinelli. Your victim act is schlocky, and totally unconvincing. You fancy yourself tormented. You are merely insecure."
-- Scott Burton to Red Sox fans, 6/12/02
http://espn.go.com/magazine/burton_20020612.html

by achiappanza on Feb 13, 2012 8:40 AM PST up reply actions  

This just blew my mind

I had no idea the song was about Daly City housing developments

by hankmoody on Feb 13, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I always feel like it’s still San Francisco though, like how San Leandro still feels like Oakland to me (sorry Oaklandites) even though it’s like a suburb of Oakland.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

It feels to me that San Francisco has more organic boundaries than almost any other city in the country. South San Francisco (for instance) has a very different feel.

Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all

by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Each neighborhood has a different feel, and usually, different weather.

by wcw on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Living in the Sunset must be reasonably similar to life in Alaska.

Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all

by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions  

I like to call my buddy in Miraloma, which isn’t even that cold, and tell him it’s sunny in our neighborhood when a quick look west tells me it is dreary in his.

by wcw on Feb 12, 2012 10:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Russian Hill! Woo!

Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!

by calgiants86 on Feb 12, 2012 10:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, jet boating to SF and grabbing a cab to any restuarant/club and back to a quiet casual urban/rural home is fucked up.

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

I meant that there’s not a lot of industry or tech jobs or heavy finance or anything like that. People don’t really come into Marin to work, unlike most of the surrounding areas.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:08 PM PST up reply actions  

well yeah

most people live in marin and commute to SF or elsewhere to work. that’s kind of the whole point of it.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

um, there’s that whole LucasFilm thing.

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions  

And Pixar, yeah, but not on a huge scale.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Fireman's Fund.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn’t realize they employed so many people.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I think AutotDesk is still in Marin as well

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:21 PM PST up reply actions  

yeah it's up near where I work

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Only about 1/3 of their work force is in Marin, but they might well be the single biggest employer in the county at about 1000 jobs. AutoDesk, as Bar None points out, is not far behind.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Pixar is in Emeryville.

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by Natto on Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Dreamworks in Marin? I probably shouldn’t be going on memory at this point

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Dreamworks is in Redwood City. If you’re looking for another tech company in Marin though, there’s 2K Games.

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by Natto on Feb 12, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Telltale!

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Pixar started as an offshoot of Lucasfilm.

They have since moved to Emeryville, but a lot of the original guys still have roots in Marin. I went to high school with one of their kids.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

How long ago did Pixar move?

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions  

A quick search says 2000.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Bit off – 2000 was when they moved into the brand new Steve Jobs-ified building in Emeryville. They moved to the East Bay (Richmond, initially) in 1990.

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by mymclife on Feb 12, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Another rich bastard.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

San Quentin!

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Near the water!

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions  

From my top secret source
As of 2011, the largest private-sector employers in Marin County were:21
Kaiser Permanente (1,803 full-time employees in Marin County)
Marin General Hospital (1,100)
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (950)
Autodesk (878)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical (871)
Safeway Inc. (841)
Comcast (620)
Macy’s (380)
Bradley Real Estate (376)
MHN (350)
Dominican University of California (346)
Wells Fargo (332)
Kentfield Rehabilitation and Specialty Hospital (315)
Community Action Marin (268)
Costco (260)
Brayton Purcell (256)
CVS/pharmacy (232)
Novato Community Hospital (227)
Lucasfilm (220)
Mollie Stone’s Markets (190)
Guide Dogs for the Blind (189)
W. Bradley Electric (185)
Bank of Marin (178)
Cagwin & Dorward (175)
Ghilotti Bros. (145)
West Bay Builders (133)
Villa Marin (130)

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions  

You have to admit, that’s a nice Safeway.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Not to kill the joke, but

there are five of them.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Just 5?

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:33 PM PST up reply actions  

if i have them all

Mill Valley, Miller Ave
Mill Valley, Strawberry Village
Corte Madera, Town Center
San Rafael, Terra Linda
Novato, Near the Puppies

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I think there’s two in Novato, another one on like 1st or 2nd in san rafael, and one by Tam (is that the Miller Ave. one?)

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions  

yeah

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s weird that you people are naming them and stuff. I couldn’t begin to list the Safeways in this county.

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s hard to miss the one to which I can walk.

by wcw on Feb 12, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

well I was only able to name the ones I regularly go to/drive past

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

What do you mean, you people?

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions  

We have two Safeways in this state. They are in Denver division. LOL DISTRIBUTION

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 5:59 AM PST up reply actions  

I worked at the Bell in Mill Valley a couple of times.

Fuck Mill Valley.

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by troymccluresf on Feb 13, 2012 8:36 AM PST up reply actions  

I take it back. There are seven.

Corte Madera, Mill Valley, Strawberry, San Rafael, Terra Linda, Novato, San Anselmo.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Where is the San Rafael one? and the San Anselmo one?

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions  

oh wait, nvm i know where the SR one is

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

San Rafael is on B Street below 2nd.

San Anselmo is in Red Hill.

And you’re right, there are two in Novato. So, eight!

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow, I feel dumb. I used to buy stuff at that very Safeway in Red Hill when I was teaching SAT prep at Drake.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s easy to forget that it’s a Safeway, tbh. Something about Red Hill just screams GENERIC/OFF-BRAND!

Except the Jack in the Box.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I thought the Jack in the Box was gone!!

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

IS NOTHING SACRED

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

there ARE two in novato!

so 8

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

The one in Hamilton in Novato has free wifi, a lounge-ish area, and is open 24 hrs a day.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions  

yeah I was there yesterday and it was super nice.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I think it’s the only place in Novato that’s open 24/7 where you can go in and sit down somewhere comfortable

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions  

I think I’m thinking of Novato or Corte Madera.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions  

If I had to pick one for cushiness, I’d probably go with the one in Strawberry Village.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions  

The one in Novato near Ignacio Blvd is really nice, I was in there yesterday.

The one on Miller Ave is kind of mediocre, because I think it’s a smaller building than most of them are.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

but I go there the most of any of them, of course

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, it’s smaller, but it’s classier in my opinion. I go in there and I’m almost afraid to touch stuff on the shelves.

The Town Center one has gotten gussied up along with the rest of the shopping center, but I feel like it still shows its age.

"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 Feb 12, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Haha, we went there at lunch a lot in high school, so I have no such hang-ups.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Ignacio is the one I’m thinking of. Though, they made one of the worst Safeway sandwiches I’ve ever had.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper

by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Me too! I didn’t think that was possible.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s kind of weird how the area right near the Golden Gate used to have two high-security prisons.

Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

does novato count? there are quite a few people who commute there from santa rosa.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions  

EAST BAY IS BETTER FOR THAT... i think

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:06 PM PST up reply actions  

i didn't say it was the best hiking

but the hiking is good.

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Need to find more hiking spots in the Bay Area… Should try the north bay, like Mt. Tam…. Diablo is fun especially during the fall

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Mt. Tam is great

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

the whole area around Mt. Tam and Stinson is just tons and tons of great trails.

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

That’d be incredible to just take a day, like Saturday or Sunday, or the weekend, and just hike around Mt. Tam and Stinson, the sights, and the sounds. Definitely something i want to do

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions  

there’s a fire road trail I’ve been exploring over the past month or so and hypothetically, one could take it all the way out to the Marin Headlands, though that would probably take awhile.

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Sounds like a good idea. Especially if you got time. One thing about the Marin Headlands, went there in the summer, they shut the place down, it was totally blocked off, all i wanted to do was show my girlfriend the view from there since she’s never been to SF

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Hiking the fire roads on Tam is bloody miserable, in my experience.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions  

the one I’ve been doing isn’t actually on Tam, it’s off the road to Muir Beach. Connects with Green Gulch Trail and you can get to the Tennessee Valley trail from there as well. I don’t know if it has a name.

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions  

The main issue on Tam is uphill and downhill, so if it’s relatively flat I can buy that it’d be feasible.

Ever hike Ring Mountain?

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:24 PM PST up reply actions  

oh I like all the uphill and downhill stuff.

I hiked Ring Mountain way back when I was younger. I’m working on branching out from my regular little niche… and I’d forgotten it even existed!!

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions  

If you hike all the way to the top (or cheat and take Taylor Rd off Paradise), you get a 270º panorama of the bay. Not the most scenic hike, but it’s lightly traveled and has a good payoff. Can be a bit muddy sometimes, though, so it’s best to travel after it’s been dry for a spell.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

We like Cataract Falls in Fairfax. The hike is a little steep, but has several waterfalls and is just so beautiful.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I did Cataract Falls a couple years ago in the rain during January. Which of course only made the falls better at the end.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions  

I took a field trip to Tam once, it was cool.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions  

how i felt about Rock City at Mt. Diablo...

man i love the Bay Area

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:15 PM PST up reply actions  

when I was in high school, one of my classes did a big bonding hike up near Mt. Tam, on the Pantoll trail. Anyway, my group fell behind a little because we were messing around and then got lost and somehow ended up in Muir Woods. it was pretty funny except the teachers were really mad at us!

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Don't think i ever remember going to Muir... probably was when i was a baby

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t remember my classes doing fun things like this… luckyyyyyy

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions  

My field trip was supposed to be an overnight thing, but I guess the year before some guy snuck into a girl’s sleeping bag, so they put a stop to it.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I haven’t been on an overnight field trip since eighth grade.

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I want to say this was 5th grade.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Did one in fifth grade, too

That was significantly less fun because they ran out of space to put the chaperones so three of them ended up in our room.

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Chaperones were always a buzzkill on field trips.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions  

You can’t do anything fun.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Having them not in our room made the trip three years later significantly more fun (although dropping The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich in a stream and getting it all wet kind of sucked).

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

On the band trip I went on in high school

I got stuck with our music director’s right-hand man, all because I was friends with the two biggest troublemakers in the department.

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

One Time...at Band Camp...

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by nvsfg on Feb 12, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions  

He did say right-hand man.

by wcw on Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh mannnnnnn

o_0

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t remember any overnight field trip.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions  

wow. really. You should be so lucky to live in Marin.

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Marin County is the most liberal suburban county in the United States. Make of that what you will.

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

it is, though the drive to work every day features a hill right before San Rafael with a bunch of Ron Paul signs.

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions  

champagne room

/gunt

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions  

She does the gunting.

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by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions  

I went to elementary/middle/high school in Marin. This is pretty much the truth. It’s something like 85% liberal

by fishmicmuffin on Feb 13, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Oysters, there are few dairy’s on the Marin/Sonoma border once you get out towards Valley Ford and all the A B C Ranches run cattle.

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 5:28 AM PST up reply actions  

I think my lineup would be the same as yours /boring

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 9:43 PM PST reply actions  

I read this post at 9:11 am where I live...

And Brandon Belt’s absence in both, though not unexpected, has still just about ruined my day…

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by tellthestorysfgiants on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Brandon's in the second one...

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by jponry on Feb 13, 2012 6:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Very true, I stand corrected...

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by tellthestorysfgiants on Feb 13, 2012 8:46 AM PST up reply actions  

me too. which means of course it’s totally wrong.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions  

I keed!

/gives a friendly punch to the arm

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 9:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, I’ve been away so long I forgot how funny Grant can be. I’m rec’ing this. I don’t care if it does go to his head.

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by Prussian Creole on Feb 12, 2012 9:50 PM PST up reply actions  

HAHAHA

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions  

OH REALLY?

I have better things to do with my life than worry about what one person thinks about a team stuck and going nowhere. Why should i care what the numbers say or what one person’s opinion is? You know, i’d rather be out hanging out with friends than sitting here and talking about baseball 24/7 365 days a year. THIS IS BULL

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions  

is this meme on the mcwiki?

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 12, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions  

one simply does not use meme's on the internet

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:56 PM PST up reply actions  

On the internet (and in Soviet Russia), memes use you.

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 10:08 PM PST up reply actions  

O_O IM SCARED

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Remember to say that in a fake Russian accent.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions  

IM SCURRED

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m just now realizing that when EP laid this on me, that it was, in reality, an MCC meem

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by son of ggf on Feb 12, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I hope you didn’t think I meant it.

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I so did!

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by son of ggf on Feb 13, 2012 12:01 AM PST up reply actions  

that’s meme, grammar police

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by son of ggf on Feb 13, 2012 12:06 AM PST up reply actions  

maymay

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 4:23 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

this

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 6:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Help me find the original...

Give me some context or a date. It’s been reposted so many times, and the SBN search engine is so ffffff’d up., I can’t find it.

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by nvsfg on Feb 12, 2012 10:34 PM PST up reply actions  

grant just busted it out one day, posting it in response to no one.

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I remember that, I just can’t place the date.
/ LOL OLD

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by nvsfg on Feb 12, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions  

A fake reply fail.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Unless..

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

that's the joke

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I know, just informing.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I saw it first in this thread, though Grant said that earlier than this.

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL the author of that thread

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Holy crap, that first comment.

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 12, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL

Yeah

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL 61 RECS

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

BAM

http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/4/6/1408336/open-gamethread-4-6#33960103

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Two days after I joined. I must have been so confused.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm still confused.
Man, what I wouldn’t do to have a couple of cocks in my mouth right now.

by Grant Brisbee on Apr 6, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up actions 7 recs

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow, I now blame Natto for the 49ers losing to the Giants.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I vaguely remember this thread. I scanned threw it in search of something interesting and saw the Grant post.

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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

I take credit for getting the meme going

Like I always do

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by ResDog on Feb 13, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey, I played Pokemon back then.

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by Natto on Feb 12, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

apparently mewtwo is available over wifi right now

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It’s only for Black/White though right?

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by Natto on Feb 12, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions  

yeah i think so

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t have either game. :/

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by Natto on Feb 12, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions  

:(

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Howie’s line in the comments about post-modern limericks had me in stitches.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Lies

What the fuck? Dance, blogmonkey, dance!!

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

So... where's Barry Bonds on here?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:44 PM PST reply actions  

TWGMS

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 6:04 AM PST up reply actions  

(That’s what George Mitchell said.)

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 6:04 AM PST up reply actions  

What the lineup will be

Angel Pagan
Freddy Sanchez/Ryan Theriot
Melky Cabrera
Pablo Sandoval
Buster Posey
Aubrey Huff/Brandon Belt
Nate Schierholtz
Brandon Crawford

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 9:46 PM PST reply actions  

I could live with that.

I mean, assuming that Belt gets some at-bats. I’m still pessimistic.

by Grant Brisbee on Feb 12, 2012 9:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I feel like this will be the optimum lineup, but we will only see it about 30 times; you know how this team is.

I’m also not convinced this is how it will be, because after Buster Posey it’s all HERE THERE BE LEFTIES. So, I guess it’s conceivable that they let Melky bat second, move the order up, and drop Freddy to 7th just to keep things broken up, but who knows.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 9:49 PM PST up reply actions  

You would start Schierholtz ahead of Belt?

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by tellthestorysfgiants on Feb 13, 2012 1:58 AM PST up reply actions  

I can’t help you if you can’t help yourself, man. I am talking about the lineups Bochy will make. Please actually read the posts.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Don't worry about that

He’ll get lots of at-bats in Fresno.

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe if he’s good he can even get promoted to Richmond.

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't see how Belt even makes the team

He makes zero sense if you assume that Cabrera, Schierholtz, and Huff are all in the regular lineup, which I most definitely do.

by taliesin on Feb 13, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Nate will not be in the lineup

in that scenario.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Agree with Grant, if Belt gets more of the atbats vs. Huff, i'd be OK with that

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, hard to see Sanchez not batting second, if healthy, on opening day. He may be “pushed out” by Melky or bad performance or something.

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by kennv on Feb 12, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Like I said, if there’s a likely scenario for moving Freddy down in the order, it’s “speed at the top of the order” and “breaking up the lefties at the bottom.”

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions  

WARRIORS 3 GAMES BACK OF THE PLAYOFFS@#$@#$@!$)@!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:46 PM PST reply actions  

lol draft pick

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions  

They really need to start playing Biedrins at PG.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm kinda serious when i say they're a playoff team with a DECENT center

doesn’t have to be great. Klay basically is a difference maker

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions  

I’d rather tank and take the draft pick than pluck a meaningless 8 seed in a strike-shortened season.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions  

i'm torn man....

i swear, if they make the playoffs it’s not necessarily a bad thing. But even Jerry West said it’s huge if they get a draft pick, and that’s his priority. So we’ll see. Keep playing like they’ve done the past two games and they’re great… Definitely like how Jackson’s coaching though

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions  

We could be mediocre this year, get bounced in the first round, and be mediocre again next year, or we could lose a few extra games in a lost season and be legitimately good next year.

I’ll take the latter.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions  

i know, i would too, but the problem is Lacob is way too strong for that… He doesn’t want to fold, and to be honest, if/when Monta gets traded they might be an even better team as a whole, less selfish.

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, if you are downgrading from Monta to Brandon Rush and Nate Robinson, and then upgrading from Biendrins to whatever Monta will fetch, yeah the team will get better.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

consider you go from Monta to Klay and have Brandon as a rotation/6th man, same with Nate, and God knows who is available instead of Andris, probably nobody, and he’s the ONLY center on the roster, hell i’d rather see Tyler playing more

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Send Ellis and more to New Orleans for Kaman and Vasquez. Done. You’re welcome.

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions  

$$$$$$ won't happen

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions  

TRADE FOR DWIGHT

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:03 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL!!!!!!!!!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd rather have the draft pick, this draft is LOADED

If we get a good center, we could be a great team.

I'm just a simple Niners fan trying to make my way in the universe.

by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Feb 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions  

No shit, i think everyone wants the draft pick

the only issue is, this team has enough talent NOT to be bottom 7 and NOT enough talent to be top 8

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Story of the Warriors existence

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn’t even know the Warriors played tonight until now.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Hardaway bobblehead night tomorrow

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd like to get one

But I don’t to give the Warriors money. Maybe I’ll check ebay.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Hahaha, yea. Those look pretty sweet, i’d definitely check ebay after the game or later this week

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions  

There are people pre-selling it right now for $40-50.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Yea... because they know they'll get people buying em, they're that cool

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ll probably wait until someone offers all 3 together.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:21 PM PST up reply actions  

as a bundle?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Someone who will selling all 3 together.

BTW, do you remember if Dick Vitale ever did a St. Mary’s game before? He’s scheduled for next week’s Bracketbuster game vs. Murray State.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:27 PM PST up reply actions  

that will be the first game he's ever done for SMC

there was a video of him crying over SMC not getting into the bracket, and Digger/Jay Bilas were just yelling at him saying SMC didn’t deserve it

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Kenny Williams

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Kyle Williams

Kenny Williams: the gift that keeps on giving

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by speckops on Feb 12, 2012 10:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Kyle's pretty good

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Because Bill Neukom "retired."

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 9:49 PM PST up reply actions  

guy shouldn't have done anything good or else that wouldn't have happened

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Ideally:

Pagan
Belt
Pandoval
Posey
Aubrey (to start… If he sucks for a month, he’s gone)
Melky
Freddy
Crawford

Realistically what I expect:

Melky
Freddy
Sandoval
Posey
Aubrey
Pagan
Schierholtz
Crawford

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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 12, 2012 9:48 PM PST reply actions  

I’d rather have Fontenot than Crawford, but even then it’s kind of meh (unless Huff hits well).

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 9:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah

Sad that our best case scenario is meh… But then again we saw what this pitching can do with just an average offense in 2010.

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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 12, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s true too.

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions  

If best case scenario is “Huff is hitting well”, then it’s better than meh. If the best case scenario is shuffling the lineup of meh+Panda+Posey, then its pretty meh.

Bye Travis and thanks for 2010! Good luck with the Brewers!

by kennv on Feb 12, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Probably a little better than meh if Huff hits around his career average, but still close to meh

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Im in this line

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes moar Belt less Nate. Nate can replace Aubrey when he starts sucking.

No one here gets out alive.

by Bond16 on Feb 13, 2012 3:56 AM PST up reply actions  

My perfect world:

CF Pagan
1B Belt
3B Sandoval
C Posey
LF Melky
RF Schierholtz
2B Sanchez
SS Fontenot/Theriot glorious platoon

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by Chulk on Feb 12, 2012 9:51 PM PST reply actions  

If I was Bochy.....

1 – Pagan CF
2 – Sanchez 2B
3 – Buster C
4 – Pablo 3B
5 – Belt 1B
6 – Melky RF
7 – Huff LF
8 – Crawford SS
9 – Pitcher

I’d be willing to bet large sums of money that that exact lineup and defensive positioning will never actually be on the field at the same time, but thats how i’d do it

by Pablo full of Poseys on Feb 12, 2012 9:51 PM PST reply actions  

If Huff and Belt are both in the lineup

Belt will (and should be) in LF with Huff at 1B.

by taliesin on Feb 13, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions  

I think the thinking is...

Belt and Huff are both pretty meh in LF, but Belt is much better than Huff at 1B

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by Goofus on Feb 13, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey!

how’s the back and shoulder?

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

They're ok, thanks...but the knee is what's really sore

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by Goofus on Feb 13, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions  

This is my feeling.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Mine is very close to this lineup - just switch Belt/Huff positions

1 – Pagan CF
2 – Sanchez 2B
3 – Buster C
4 – Pablo 3B
5 – Belt LF
6 – Melky RF
7 – Huff 1B
8 – Crawford SS
9 – Pitcher

Don't believe everything you think.

by wcovington on Feb 13, 2012 6:01 PM PST up reply actions  

CF Bernard
SS Aurilia
LF Bonds
2B Kent
1B Snow
RF Burks
3B Mueller
C Mayne

Wait.

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by Chulk on Feb 12, 2012 9:53 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

sl

For the love of crikey.

by wcw on Feb 12, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions  

better yet....

Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Lincecum

by Pablo full of Poseys on Feb 12, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions  

fuck that

Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds

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Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all

by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions  

I would love to see Barry pitch.

My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:01 PM PST up reply actions  

That..would be interesting.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I have a hard time imagining him being bad, I’ve never seen him do anything bad.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 12, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Rubio
Rubio
Rubio
Rubio
Rubio
Rubio
Rubio
Rubio
Rubio
Rubio

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Better Arm (but not much)
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin
Lin Tebow

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by drdata24 on Feb 12, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

You know, people keep comparing Lin and Tebow, but they’re pretty much exactly the opposite of each other. You could make a pretty solid case that Tebow has gotten every single chance to start, regardless of failures, at every level at a position that he has clearly inadequate skills for because, well, he represents the feature demographic of this country. Which is about as opposite of Lin’s situation as you can get.

Once more, coming to you by proxy.

by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 6:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I don’t get the comparisons. Tebow was a first round pick, Lin un drafted. Tebow played in his first year, Lin was in the D Leagues. Tebow doesn’t have the skill to play the position he plays in a traditional manner, Lin does (I think). Tebow was hyped before and after he performed horribly. Lin was only hyped after he had a monster 4 game stretch.

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 6:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Why does this attractive*, Christian white male keep getting so many opportunities to succeed?

* YMMV

But, I mean, all the stuff you said is clearly more immediate to the comparison. I only repeat myself because I’m only just understanding one of the things that has bothered me about Tebow’s situation that I had not previously been able to put to words. His situation (not he himself, mind you, which is the line i try not to cross in the Tebow talk) represents in a lot of ways the NFL’s continued white QB bias. That bothers me on a deeper level, I think, than most of the more in-your-face aspects of the hype.

Once more, coming to you by proxy.

by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

At some point we’re going to need to acknowledge that the mostly white media is going to have a conscious or unconscious bias towards white celebrities and athletes, especially given the perception that whites are the majority in the United States. This is not to say that it isn’t problematic in certain situations, but I think it’s equally problematic to assume or assign intent or maliciousness when it simply may not be the case.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t think I’m assuming intent or malice here. A lot of this racial stuff is totally passive, and I would argue, for instance, with Lin’s situation, that the apparent racism that’s held him back in his basketball life—assuming he’s not actually a terrible player masquerading as one who merits playing time—has been almost entirely passive. Good, well-intentioned people do this stuff all the time without necessarily making them any less good or well-intentioned.

But I do feel that it’s important to recognize and contextualize the thing as a problem (and, I’d argue, as rather a big one), which I don’t see as mutually exclusive with acknowledging or even accepting the fact of it. Progress—even slow, perpetually incomplete social progress—doesn’t get done by saying, “That’s just the way it is.”

Once more, coming to you by proxy.

by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions  

No, it doesn’t. That is correct. Progress also doesn’t get done through the media, either. Sadly, the culture takes most of its cues from the media these days (seemingly).

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions  

This begs the question...

On average, how many runs a game would a lineup of 9 Barry Bondses (circa 2001-04} score?

Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.

by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 4:36 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

109

The Giants finally won the World Series. Now what?

by jordanovich on Feb 13, 2012 6:08 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

I guess I had that coming

But I seriously do wonder if the answer to that question exists somewhere in the Sabermetrosphere.

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 8:53 AM PST up reply actions  

/jordanovich replies, “No really, they actually would score 109 runs a game”.

Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.

by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I took Barry's average numbers

from 2001-2004, plugged them into this site, and got 12.481 runs per game, or 2,021 runs in the course of a whole season. Jesus God.

The Giants finally won the World Series. Now what?

by jordanovich on Feb 13, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Except there would always be someone on base after like the first or second batter, so then they would never pitch to Barry, so I think the answer is infinite runs.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

/kevin elster hits 3 hrs

by non sequitur on Feb 12, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Is that The Fisher King?

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions  

i think it's Jumanji

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions  

yes it is

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Not a bad lineup, but 2010 was better

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 9:56 PM PST up reply actions  

This lineup + this pitching staff = best team ever!

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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Is that the guy from the He-Man movie?

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 6:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Runz.exe just churned this out

1. Angel Pagan – CF
2. Ryan Theriot -2B
3. Brett Pill – 1B
4. Pablo Sandoval – 3B
5. Buster Posey – C
6. Aubrey Huff – LF
7. Melky Cabrera – RF
8. Brandon Crawford – SS

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 9:55 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

1 Pagan CF
2 Sanchez 2B
3 Buster C
4 Pablo 3B
5 Belt 1B
6 Melky LF
7 Nate RF
8 Crawford SS
9 Pitcher

Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!

by calgiants86 on Feb 12, 2012 9:56 PM PST reply actions  

What I made on February 3

Belt, 1B
Sandoval, 3B
Cabrera, LF
Posey, C
Pagan, CF
Sanchez, 2B
Schierholtz, RF
Fontenot, SS

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Get the money
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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:01 PM PST reply actions  

I want Belt in the lineup too … but why would you have him batting leadoff?
I’d think you’d want some speed at the top of the order

by bernardking on Feb 12, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions  

OBP is the most important thing, and Belt's got that in spades

He’s an intelligent baserunner, which is also useful, and it’s not like he’s Bengie Molina; I’m willing to take whatever reduction in speed there might be to get Belt more at-bats.

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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:02 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s not just OBP, I think, but “isolated patience.”

Someone who walks enough can easily survive a .230 BA by having a .350 OBP

Freddy Sanchez hitting .300 might not reach .350 OBP

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by Electric on Feb 13, 2012 12:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Sigh

1 Pagan CF
2 Sanchez 2B
3 Posey C
4 Sandoval 3B
5 Belt 1B
6 Cabrera LF
7 Schierholtz RF
8 Crawford/Theriot/Fontenot SS
9 Awesome Person/Zito P

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by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Feb 12, 2012 10:04 PM PST reply actions  

you have my vote

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by MrUnderhill on Feb 13, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I voted. Therefore...

…I am the 100%.

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by breadfan7 on Feb 12, 2012 10:06 PM PST reply actions  

so, that Adele is a pretty impressive singer

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by son of ggf on Feb 12, 2012 10:17 PM PST reply actions  

i'm not sure what to think of Adele

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Love the samples at Costco

Especially the apple chicken

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 4:39 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

she's good

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions  

really big voice, still not sure on the overall range of her work though

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions  

yeah

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by son of ggf on Feb 12, 2012 10:21 PM PST up reply actions  

wouldn't mind hearing her rendition of the national anthem

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by son of ggf on Feb 12, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions  

this

but I really don’t care that much about God Save The Queen

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

What if she does the Sex Pistols version?

by wcw on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

well, she’d be showing some range, that’s for sure

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by son of ggf on Feb 13, 2012 12:02 AM PST up reply actions  

Backed by Jones, Matlock and Cook? I’d pay to see that.

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 4:42 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

I love her, yes

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by Prussian Creole on Feb 12, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Anyone else sick of: Buster Posey, cleanup hitter?

I really think he is better off batting third and Panda fourth.

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by positiveuphemism on Feb 12, 2012 10:21 PM PST reply actions  

I don’t think it’s that bad. 2nd would be fine with me too

Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.

by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I think the difference is mostly immaterial if they are both putting up .360+ OBPs.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I understand. 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other.

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

In a world where Belt plays everyday

Then a 2-3-4 of Belt, Buster, Pablo would be pretty good. As it is, I really doubt it matters much whether Buster hits in front of Panda or after him.

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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 12, 2012 11:28 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd have him bat second

Why should he bat third? He’s clearly one of the three best hitters on the team, so he should bat 1st, 2nd, or 4th. I’d put Cabrera third.

by taliesin on Feb 13, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

I'd rather the have faster guy (Panda) in front of the slower guy (Posey)

Assuming their bats are pretty equal

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by Goofus on Feb 13, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Freddy has to bat second, doesn't he?

I mean, being a 2nd baseman….

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by son of ggf on Feb 12, 2012 10:23 PM PST reply actions  

correct

Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all

by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions  

It's in his contract

Or maybe Bochy’s.

Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.

by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 4:45 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Meh
1. Pagan
2. Sanchez
3. Sandoval
4. Posey
5. Belt
6. Cabrera
7. Schierholtz
8. Crawford

by Runz Plz on Feb 12, 2012 10:24 PM PST reply actions  

you have my vote

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by MrUnderhill on Feb 13, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions  

When you make a decision. . . don't stutter.

I trade three or four of these tidily-winks and get some real ‘bats’ in the line-up. . .and fire both those back up catchers before I have to see them swing again this year.

by iamwatching on Feb 12, 2012 10:24 PM PST reply actions  

Ah yes
I trade three or four of these tidily-winks and get some real ‘bats’ in the line-up

The answer has been right in front of us this whole time.

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 12, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions  

THERIOT 4 UTLEY

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions  

BURRIS 4 PEDROIA

Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!

by calgiants86 on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Am I doing this right?

CAIN 4 FIELDER

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Not with Fielder’s contract!

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by speckops on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL FAT!

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by calgiants86 on Feb 12, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions  

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Pablo out-WARs Fielder for the next three years.

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by speckops on Feb 12, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ve been kicking all the wrong tires.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Nate, Theriot, and Zito 4 Cano

EASY

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m pretty sure none of our position players besides the good ones could be traded for an impact bat.

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions  

So trade Belt for Utley and Reyes!

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by speckops on Feb 12, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions  

OUR CRAP FOR THEIR ALL STARS!

Geez! Wake the fuck up, people!

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 7:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Did you throw your remote?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Good Move

I walked away from cable over 15 years ago for DirecTV. Haven’t looked back at all.

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by nvsfg on Feb 12, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

DirecTV is so awesome.

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

What was the last straw? I keep thinking I’ll get cable some day.

by non sequitur on Feb 12, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

The price.

What else?

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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Actually, I still have Comcast internet.

LOLme

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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions  

we have both DirecTV and Comcast... Dad wanted to watch every football game

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Why not...

1 CF Angel Pagan
2 2B Freddy Sanchez
3 3B Pablo Sandoval
4 1B Brandon Belt
5 C Buster Posey
6 LF Melky Cabrera
7 RF Nate Schierholtz
8 SS Brandon Crawford

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by nvsfg on Feb 12, 2012 10:27 PM PST reply actions  

i’d like to see posey higher up, get more at-bats, put freddy in 7th spot and bump everyone else up one and you’ve got it.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Threeway trade

Bulls get – Monta Ellis, David Lee
Magic get – Stephen Curry, Biedrins, Omar Asik, Carlos Boozer
Warriors get – Dwight Howard, Bulls 1st round pick, Magic 1st round pick

Tank. Get 3 first round picks.

Profit.

Oh, also.

CF Pagan
2B Freddy Sanchez/Theriot
P Cain
C Buster Posey
3B Pablo Sandoval
1B Huff/Belt
RF Schierholtz
LF Cabrera
SS Crawford

by djfivenine on Feb 12, 2012 10:33 PM PST reply actions  

aren't the bulls and magic first rounders going to be kind of low?

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions  

lower than where the warriors will be for the next few years if they don't make a trade soon?

maybe. maybe not.

All I know is I’m sick and tired of fighting for the 8th seed every season. 1st pick or 1st place I say.

by djfivenine on Feb 12, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions  

well

idk if trading basically your whole team for someone who’s going to bolt at the end of the year and two middling picks is a great idea

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

bingo

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Bulls yes, Magic more middling.

Probably too low to be impact picks.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Monta Ellis and David Lee are the exact opposite types of players the Bulls have/want

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions  

I thought they were looking for a scoring guard to take some pressure off Rose.

by djfivenine on Feb 12, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

too much money to take on for Monta and Lee

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions  

ahh fair enough

I didn’t even go to trade machine. Just made it off the top of my head. Lazy trade proposals ftw.

by djfivenine on Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

haha, i mean that’d be sweet since it’d completely be TANK MODE… We’d get a first rounder in the top 7, BUT basically you’re saying Dwight’s gonna be able to resign in Golden State, good luck

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Well

a) The money doesn’t work at all

b) The Bulls play defense. Monta and Lee do not.

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I like 3 ways

Oh wait

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions  

that trade is hilarious

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions  

With the first 3 picks in the draft, the Warriors select:

1. Adonal Foyle
2. Mike Dunleavy
3. Marco Belinelli

Bring on the rings!

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

i'm shocked you forgot about Patrick O'Bryant and Ike Diogu

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I definitely didn’t forget about them, they were just so bad I didn’t think anyone would remember them.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh my god... is there a team that has been worse at scouting than the warriors?

“OH YEA, PATRICK O’BRYANT IS THE ANSWER!!!!”

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions  

but... that draft was pretty shitty

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Rajon Rondo got chosen 21st that draft: http://www.nbadraft.net/nba_draft_history/2006.html

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions  

What happened to Leon Powe? Injuries or something?

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions  

injuries really, yea

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I think he had injury issues.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

that's it though haha

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Adam Morrison, 3rd….wow.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL, SCREW GONZAGA

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Growing his mustache

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

turkey

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

I knew he was playing some place weird. I kind of wanted to like him too

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 12, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Also, he looks like Theon Greyjoy when you think about it

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 12, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions  

wow way harsh to Theon tbh

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe he meant…you know…after ACOK.

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by Murray, Present on Feb 12, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions  

D:

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions  

loved seeing him lose at SMC as we rushed the court

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Him and Batista that one year. Beasts.

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by Unitard on Feb 12, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Britt!

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 12:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Darn it

Why’d you have to remind me of Terriers?

Also, why hasn’t it been released on DVD?

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by grape on Feb 13, 2012 1:22 AM PST up reply actions  

I love love love Britt

But I stopped watching the show because I hated Hank so much. I ended up finishing it. It was alright.

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 1:25 AM PST up reply actions  

remember when gonzaga lost that epic game

BATISTA WITH THE CAAAAAATCH

and then morrison cried like a baby after

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

One of the best moments in UCLA sports history. I still watch that video every once in a while.

Also, Gus Johnson.

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 12, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I can't believe Gus doesn't get to do March madness anymore

he was the best part

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions  

yes!!!! That was Gus Johnson going nuts, and i had to laugh when Morrison cried, sorry

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I love that he was crying as they still had a shot to tie it.

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by speckops on Feb 12, 2012 11:34 PM PST up reply actions  

The player the Warriors wanted was taken 8th.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions  

i remember Knicks fans flipping out after Balkman was taken

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions  

If Roy had stayed healthy…

Gay and Lowry are solid too. But yeah, that’s probably a worse draft than the Gasol/Chandler draft

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s so unfortunate the warriors couldn’t get someone like Lowry or Gay

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Man, I wish that Warriors squad had stayed together longer.

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Worst thing Mullin did was get pissed about Baron leaving and he made an immediate sign of Maggette, and also tried to throw like 100 million at Arenas…

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions  

omg patrick o'bryant

ugh

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Don't forget Todd Fuller

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Let's keep it RECENT

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Anthony Randolph?

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Brandan Wright?

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by Murray, Present on Feb 12, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Noah was drafted just after Wright... good god

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Yup... Roy Hibbert would've been a MUCH better draft pick, 7'2 center

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions  

He was great on Parks and Rec.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Schrempff

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:04 AM PST up reply actions  

I love how they’ve had two Indiana Pacers on just because. It’s interesting that they’ve talked about basketball and football a lot but not baseball even though Ken Tremendous is a baseball guy, although I suppose that makes sense since it’s set in Indiana.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Yea... why haven't't they have anyone from the Colts come on there yet?

And wait, Tremendous is a real person?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:07 AM PST up reply actions  

They do have Rob Lowe to provide Colts breaking news

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Hahaha, That's true about Rob Lowe

and no, i didn’t know that about Ken Tremendous

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Ken Tremendous was his pen name, of course

He played Dwight’s brother on The Office.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:12 AM PST up reply actions  

you mean the guy on the beat farm? haha, that's awesome

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:13 AM PST up reply actions  

His real name is Michael Schur; he is/was a producer on The Office and Parks and Rec. Check the podcasts he does with Joe Posnanski sometime on Poz’ website.

by leftyqb6 on Feb 13, 2012 4:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I imagine they would have a softball episode at some point. I find the concept pretty entertaining already.

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by Ott on Feb 13, 2012 12:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, they kind of did.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Haha Adonyl Foyle was 1997

Fuller was only 1996!

Don’t forget Jeff Foster in 1999!

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I kinda want to compare Udoh to Foyle… a better shot than Foyle, a little more offense and athleticism, but he’s basically Foyle

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions  

And I also bring up Fuller because we drafted him over Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash

/50 comment skinny subthread about whether Kobe would’ve actually played for the Warriors

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Also when people bring up Dwight to the Warriors, he wouldn’t play here, no star would ever play here until they win

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I would have called Byrant’s bluff.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:54 PM PST up reply actions  

THIS

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:54 PM PST up reply actions  

There’s no way Bryant would have played on any team that wasn’t the Lakers, (or Knicks or Celtics). No way, no how. David Stern would have kidnapped an owner’s child and held them prisoner to ensure somebody who wasn’t Jerry West would have drafted him.

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Al Attles may have had a thing or two to say about that

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by son of ggf on Feb 13, 2012 12:08 AM PST up reply actions  

compared to some of these guys

foyle was at least somewhat useful, right?

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

oh wow

looking at his stats…he really wasn’t. how did he hang around so long?

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

i think looking back all time in warriors history

i can count on one hand how many DECENT/GOOD centers they’ve had… Dampier was alright, anybody else? Lister?

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Wilt

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Nate Thurmond?

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions  

yea, throw him in there

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions  

i was mixing foyle up with dampier

i think

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by jponry on Feb 12, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Damp was more of a complete center, Foyle was just a defensive center

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LOL, not that Damp was that good either

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by Murray, Present on Feb 12, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

exactly

I kinda miss Jamison/Arenas/JRich days

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Jamison/Hughes/Arenas reunion in Washington, though.

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by Murray, Present on Feb 12, 2012 11:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Makes me wonder, what could’ve happened if the warriors had Jamison/Hughes/Arenas/JRich

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions  

I never liked Jamison. I wanted Paul Pierce from the beginning.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions  

it was Vince Carter for Jamison though

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Warriors were never getting Carter.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

dude

Warriors drafted Vince Carter

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They drafted him for Toronto. They never were going keep him.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Was that how it worked?

i thought they drafted who they wanted then quickly dealt right after

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

It was a pre-draft deal. If both players were available, Toronto would take Jamison for GS and GS would take Carter for Toronto. Who knows why they made the deal?

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:21 PM PST up reply actions  

wow, Cohan and Rowell, fuck both those guys, seriously, they screwed this team up so much

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions  

They got cash with the deal. So that’s it.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions  

worst thing that ever happened to the warriors was Cohan/Rowell, unbelievable how much they screwed up the team

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Traded 4 times including draft night
June 24, 1998: Traded by the Toronto Raptors to the Golden State Warriors for Vince Carter and cash.

August 18, 2003: Traded by the Golden State Warriors with Danny Fortson, Chris Mills and Jiri Welsch to the Dallas Mavericks for Evan Eschmeyer, Avery Johnson, Popeye Jones, Antoine Rigaudeau and Nick Van Exel.

June 24, 2004: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Washington Wizards for Devin Harris, Christian Laettner and Jerry Stackhouse.

February 17, 2010: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Washington Wizards to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Emir Preldzic and a 2010 1st round draft pick (Lazar Hayward) to the Washington Wizards; the Los Angeles Clippers traded Sebastian Telfair to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Los Angeles Clippers traded Al Thornton to the Washington Wizards; and the Washington Wizards traded Drew Gooden to the Los Angeles Clippers.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:24 PM PST up reply actions  

oh my god

that trade for Popeye Jones, i can’t believe i was pumped about Van Exel, i dont know what i was thinking.

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions  

9 teams passed on Pierce

Jamison wasn’t even the worst mistake in that draft. Michael Olowakandi, LOL.

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by Murray, Present on Feb 12, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I always thought Pierce would be a good player (he’s actually better than I thought).

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, and Nellie's finest move

Tractor Traylor to the Bucks
Dirk Nowitski to the Mavs.

And to think, people laughed at him for a year.

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by Murray, Present on Feb 12, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Tom Tolbert was doing work for ESPN that night and called Nowitzki…Dirk Diggler.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:17 PM PST up reply actions  

If they could have held on to Webber they wouldn’t have needed to trade for Jamison. Then you might have been adding Arenas to a core of Webber and Carter in their prime. ‘01-’05 would have been a lot of fun.

Of course it doesn’t work that way because with Webber there’s no way they draft high enough to get Carter.

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

that was the biggest mistake

let Webber go. God dammit Nelson

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I love that they had a rumble between Webber, Sprewell and Nelson and decided to hold on to Spree.

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions  

And eventually Spree choked P. J. Carlesimo

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Remember the John Starks/Chris Mills era?

LOL

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by Murray, Present on Feb 12, 2012 11:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Yea, haha, Chris Mills, we had him for what, 2 seasons? Toward the end of his career? Plus Donyell Marshall, Danny Fortson

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Wilt
Nate Thurmond
Robert Parish
Joe Barry Carroll

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Parish... traded away

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions  

PISS

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions  

June 9, 1980: Traded by the Golden State Warriors with a 1980 1st round draft pick (Kevin McHale) to the Boston Celtics for a 1980 1st round draft pick (Rickey Brown) and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Joe Barry Carroll).
1978 DRAFT
First Round
1 Port Mychal Thompson Minnesota
2 KC Phil Ford North Carolina
3 Ind Rick Robey Kentucky
4 NY Micheal Ray Richardson Montana
5 GS Purvis Short Jackson State
6 Bos Larry Bird Indiana State

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Warriors conceivably could have had Bird, McHale, Parrish on the same team.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions  

i feel like i need to go run into a wall

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Then let them sit the bench only to trade them away.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Al Attles was still coach then. He might have played them.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Best coach the warriors have had, ever

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Purvis Short?

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions  

He was a good player but not Larry Bird

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Yep, and he wasn’t great in those few years with the Warriors

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Oops.

Just looked at his stats. Clearly I was mistaken. He was quite good already at that point.

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 12, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

For his comedic value

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkoNgq-O3R4

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions  

yea... but him vs. Amare was fun to watch that one game

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Plus, Fisher in a warriors jersey, god dammit

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Horrible

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Top comment for that video
Jerome James and Adonyl Foyle should play 1 on 1 and the loser should be shot, and then the winner

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:04 PM PST up reply actions  

oh my god Jerome James, hahahaha

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions  

leads the warriors all time in blocks

i liked him. Did NOTHING on offense, but he was all D

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions  

here's a game:

Take a look at every draft year since 1997 and see where the warriors draft, then look at everyone who was selected before em, yea… this is what’s plaguing the team

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Its funny to look at some of the picks IMMEDIATELY after

Adonyl Foyle. Next pick Tracy Mcgrady.
Ike Diogu. Next pick Andrew Bynum
Michael Pietrus. Next pick Nick Collison

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by DFARowand on Feb 12, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Yea, you could go all day with that. It’s pathetic

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions  

ANDREW BYNUM, WOWWWWWW

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh yeah, I forgot about Pietrus.

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by Murray, Present on Feb 12, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions  

AIR FRANCE!!!!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

NEVER forget

who we could have picked instead of Todd Fuller.

by djfivenine on Feb 13, 2012 6:04 AM PST up reply actions  

This guy?

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 6:11 AM PST up reply actions  

the way i look at it

find me a better fan base than the warriors right now

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions  

not "better" i guess "loyal" would be a better word

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Warriors are 10-14 and drew 19,596 Sunday night.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:09 PM PST up reply actions  

they'll sell out tomorrow...

they’ve always had a packed house every game over the past decade

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions  

but is that a loyal fan base or a stupid fan base?

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 12, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions  

i mean, i’d go if i still lived in the east bay. Love the atmosphere at a warriors game, very college like, and that’s what makes it fun

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions  

but you (and everyone else) are basically supporting one of the most inept franchises in sports. If nobody went to the games, maybe Cohan would have sold the team earlier or been smarter. Why did he have to care so much if he sold out all the time?

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 12, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions  

And hopefully no offense to all this— I’m just speaking as an impartial observer mystified by the whole Warriors thing

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 12, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I used to be a big Warriors fan, had season tickets. I didn’t even know they played Sunday night.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m a Warriors fan, but I refuse to go to any games (or at least pay to go) until they get better.

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by Natto on Feb 12, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Yea, that’s true. I mean, why do people go to Giants games still even if they do suck? like during 2008? 2009? Point is, i just like seeing games live, and basically boycotting the team is something i can’t do

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions  

If the Pirates hit a home run, does it make a sound?

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions  

nope

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:21 PM PST up reply actions  

i haven't bought any merchandise from them in a while...

a few years i think. The best thing they did was sell the team to a new owner… but these guys are making it tough to be a fan

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Warriors games are pretty fun— they should be considering all the distractions they throw at you the whole time— I just find it weird that they draw better than most teams in the league despite everything. Cohan should have been pitchforked out of the league years before he sold the team

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 12, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Yup, they’ll draw better than teams like the Sixers who are one of the elite teams right now. Bay Area is definitely a good basketball town. You’re right though, Cohan should have been kicked the hell out earlier and given more criticism. Did you ever notice how often he was showing himself to the media/public?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions  

The Warriors entertaining nature is the reason why they get 10-12 national TV game a year when it doesn’t warrant it.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:30 PM PST up reply actions  

plus, you hire Mark Jackson... and you have players like Steph/Monta

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:31 PM PST up reply actions  

i can’t imagine what Oracle would be like if the Warriors were a consistent winner. If it’d be like it was during the 2007 playoff run i wouldn’t be surprised, that was insane

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:33 PM PST up reply actions  

ESPN wanted the Warriors on Christmas because of Jackson.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:44 PM PST up reply actions  

yup

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:46 PM PST up reply actions  

A friend would go on rants about bringing back Nellie in that Nellie will never win but his team’s are always entertaining and so basically the basketball decision was to go over entertaining than winning.

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 8:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Wait, pitcher in the 3 hole?

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Nite all. Stuff to do tomorrow

More fun on a ‘tween season Sunday that I’d expected. Best to all…..P’s & C’s this week!

by Bar None on Feb 12, 2012 10:35 PM PST reply actions  

Pagan
Belt
Posey
Sandoval
Cabrera
Schierholtz
Sanchez
Crawford

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 12, 2012 10:35 PM PST reply actions  

heh

MLB Network is repeating that top 10 managers episode where Bochy is number one .

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:41 PM PST reply actions  

i mean... he kinda is the best

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait, did he really get 1st? I thought that was a joke.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 12, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions  

I am also standing in this line. LOL ME!

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 12, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Nope

He was named number one.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions  

You know, I kind of get this. I mean, I think it’s wrong… But now that TLR, Bobby Cox, Joe Torre, and Terry Francona are out of the game, there’s sort of a shortage of “name” guys. And Bochy did absolutely embarrass Washington in the WS. I guess what I’m saying is that if you pulled an average, casual fan off the street, there’s a good chance Bochy might be his pick. And if he weren’t able to do any research, it wouldn’t be entirely dumb.

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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 12, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions  

You know who else embarrassed Ron Washington in the World Series?

Ron Washington.

Maddon and Scoscia might be my #1 and #2, but I’m surprised they didn’t pick, say Charlie Manuel or Jim Leyland. Or even Bobby Valentine, looking at how the third base rankings went down.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 11:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Can’t really comment on the AL guys because I don’t watch them enough… But I would be a little wary of Scoscia, given how the whole Mike Napoli/Jeff Mathis thing played out. And I’m not a fan of Manuel. If I could pick anyone to manage the Giants from the current MLB pool, I might go with Bud Black.

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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 13, 2012 12:41 AM PST up reply actions  

Scoscia is notorious for fielding teams that drastically outperform their pythag; whether that’s just noise or something he’s actually affecting is anyone’s guess.

As for Manuel/Leyland/Valentine, they strike me as the “old dog” managers that the pundits seem to slobber over all the time.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 12:45 AM PST up reply actions  

This

Don't believe everything you think.

by wcovington on Feb 13, 2012 6:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Watching last night's SNL

Taran Killam was really good.

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by El Person on Feb 12, 2012 10:43 PM PST reply actions  

I’m a stupid sucker for the French dancing skit

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 12, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s my favorite recurring sketch.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:08 AM PST up reply actions  

For those who like it, the Girl Scout cookies are being sold starting tomorrow (I got reminded of it because of the Safeway discussion above and you can usually find the Girl Scouts selling cookies in front of Safeway).

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:44 PM PST reply actions  

Huh?

I ordered mine a couple of weeks ago, and a friend of mine down here got hers already

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by baetown415 on Feb 12, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions  

To the general public.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh I see

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Those things are so bad for you

But I can never say no to little Girl Scout’s.

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Pagan
F. Sanchez
Posey
Sandoval
Belt
Melky
Schierholtz
Crawford
P

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This quote from 2008 showed Bill Neukom had class:
The Seattle Times May 22, 2008:
But just wait until the Giants make their first bad trade or rotten free-agent signing. Neukom knows he’ll bear the brunt of the criticism. Indeed, the era of accountability has already begun since he was introduced last week.

“I’ve already seen some of the blogs,” Neukom said. "People are jumping to unjustified conclusions based on the wrong information. I’m sure there will be criticism, some deserved, some not.

“It comes with the job, and I’m prepared to take criticism and deflect credit. The Giants become successful, it will not be because of me, as much as a strong baseball group.”

I wonder what blogs he was referring to. I guess we’ll never know.

The Tejada pickup was bad, but not really his fault. Neukom had the balls to dump him and Rowand last season at the risk of backlash from the other owners. He paid the price. He was a true fan of the team.

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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 10:53 PM PST reply actions  

Pagan (CF)
Sanchez (2B)
Posey ©
Sandoval (3B)
Huff (LF)
Cabrera (RF) lol
Belt (1B)
Fontenot (SS)
Pitcher

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by Unitard on Feb 12, 2012 11:10 PM PST reply actions  

Posey is copyrighted?

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SF for life!

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Life + 70!

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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 12, 2012 11:50 PM PST up reply actions  

ugh

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To those of you just getting here...

MARIN COUNTY
SAFEWAYS IN MARIN COUNTY
LOL WARRIORS (not to be confused with Ronin Warriors)
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Giants offseason: Confusion

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omg I loved Ronin Warriors

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LET'S TALK ABOUT IT

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I never got to have any of the toys. My friend had all of them, and I was so jealous.

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by Natto on Feb 12, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

What about Safeways in Marin? I have gone to all of them many times over.

My favorite is the Strawberry, Mill Valley one.

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My favorite is the Strawberry, Mill Valley one.

TAKE THAT JPONRY

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow, and to think I passed on coffee with dessert. I need to lay off the caps lock.

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by Solidarity on Feb 12, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I like that one a lot as well!

Though the lines are always super long, even at the self checkout.

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by jponry on Feb 13, 2012 6:16 AM PST up reply actions  

1. Pagan – CF
2. Belt – LF
3. Sandoval – 3B
4. Posey – C
5. Cabrera – RF
6. Pill – 1B
7. Theriot – 2B
8. Crawford – SS

by bernardking on Feb 12, 2012 11:26 PM PST reply actions  

Per series?

Sounds about right.

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by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Feb 12, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Ok, switch out Theriot for Sanchez

by bernardking on Feb 12, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions  

per week

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions  

The entire season?

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Not a whole lot to work with here

by bernardking on Feb 12, 2012 11:30 PM PST reply actions  

I'm going to go with Grant's list

But I feel like I must hedge by adding Huff somehow.

Pill could be useful as a bat off the bench.

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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 11:41 PM PST reply actions  

Huff/Belt/Pill platoon

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:43 PM PST up reply actions  

If Belt is “the future” 1st baseman and “middle of the order” bat for the Giants, he shouldn’t be platooned. If Huff is hitting, he should play left field full time. Pill should only be a bench player. Nate should work on playing center field and should be the full time 4th outfielder unless he outperforms Cabrera or Pagan during the season.

That’s my view on things. I’ll go with Grant’s lineup for now because Huff sucked really bad last season.

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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 11:50 PM PST up reply actions  

i joke. But i agree, if they see Belt as the long term answer at 1st, you don’t have him riding shotgun there you have to start him and let him do the rest. Every player is going to go through slumps, point is, have him play the position or don’t, don’t yo-yo him. If Huff is hitting, then yea, have him play in left, even though i’m not a fan of it, but it’d be good to get his bat in the lineup.

Pill should definitely only be a bench player, and if Nate could adjust to center, that’d be sweet, more options plus another bat to add to the lineup.

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Totally.

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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 12, 2012 11:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Hmm... Skyrim or lift weights...

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:44 PM PST reply actions  

Both

Play Skyrim for one hour, lift weights for one hour…shower…go to sleep.

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by SFGuy on Feb 12, 2012 11:45 PM PST up reply actions  

epic

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:46 PM PST up reply actions  

hit level 50
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by bernardking on Feb 12, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions  

just please

try not to take an arrow to the knee

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 13, 2012 12:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Ahem

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 12:02 AM PST up reply actions  

hahaha

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 13, 2012 12:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Is skyrim the new wow?

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 12:01 AM PST up reply actions  

what's wow

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:03 AM PST up reply actions  

skyrim is single player RPG. You play it alone. It’s like masterbating

WOW is MassiveMultiPlayerRPG. You play with others. It’s like an orgy… but that good kind of orgy… that bad kind at that skanky sex club where all teh over weight wight guys in kakis go to in hopes of oggling some hot chick wile they jerk off.

Wait.
What?
where was I? Line up?
2nd baseman bats 2nd, right?

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by jeremy.lassen on Feb 13, 2012 1:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Tonight on McCoven After Dark…

by boonitez on Feb 13, 2012 1:58 AM PST up reply actions  

/power couple snuggles up in hammock outside
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/random HoH discussions about Safeways in Marin

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by L-Nova on Feb 13, 2012 2:47 AM PST up reply actions  

The latter

Or do both, but do push-ups / pull-ups every time you achieve a goal of some sort

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by grape on Feb 12, 2012 11:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Actually yea, you and SFGuy basically gave me a gameplan

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Sweet. Best of luck. I’m basically doing study / body-weight sets now

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by grape on Feb 12, 2012 11:48 PM PST up reply actions  

That kinda worked out for me when i was in school… at home i’d play basketball and study at the same time, like shoot hoops, then take a little bit of time to study then shoot some more hoops.

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 12, 2012 11:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Attach a weight to your mouse. it’s both then

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by Electric on Feb 13, 2012 12:09 AM PST up reply actions  

You in that clip? It’s well made. I love the DIY success story of the project. Do they play locally?
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by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions  

In case any of you nerds need a play for Valentine's day

you’re welcome

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by jctGamer on Feb 12, 2012 11:58 PM PST reply actions  

Thanks

I have diabetes now

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 12, 2012 11:59 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:03 AM PST up reply actions  

PIKA

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 13, 2012 12:06 AM PST up reply actions  

WHAT THE HELL

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:07 AM PST up reply actions  

WELCOME TO SUNDAY NIGHT MCC BITCH

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 13, 2012 12:08 AM PST up reply actions  

WELCOME TO THUNDER DOME!

actually i need to work out and lift, feel wayyyyyyyy too lazy today

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I lifted monday through friday so I was looking forward to sat-sun off. Back to shoulders triceps and chest on monday :-/

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 13, 2012 12:10 AM PST up reply actions  

I need to get back to that schedule for Monday through Friday, figure i’ll do something light tonight, then get back at it tomorrow with a run as well. Took yesterday off. TRICEPS AND CHEST? WHY U NO DO LEGZ

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:12 AM PST up reply actions  

LEGZ

I do a lot of cardio then at on thursday i do squats and shit that messes up my legs for 3 days. It’s sunday night and my lower hamstrings and calves have not recovered and I’m doing cardio tomorrow.

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 13, 2012 12:13 AM PST up reply actions  

hahaha

nice. Honestly the only way i work out the legs is from doing cardio and running the beach and doing stairs

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:14 AM PST up reply actions  

elliptical

bike
stairs (if cardio day)

if not
squats squats squats and more squats

If just depends if you are going for size or burn. size eventually leads to burn but some people prefer to just burn and dont want the size (ladies! and men with abnormally large legs to begin with)

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 13, 2012 12:17 AM PST up reply actions  

yea. More burn, definitely would rather lose weight, and that’s all i care about haha, just running to get in shape or lose the weight.

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:18 AM PST up reply actions  

if you are looking to burn

the legs are the best place to do it. they require a lot of calories to heal because of the size. just make sure to mix up the workouts so your body does’t get adjusted. You will see results pretty fast as long as you keep your caloric intake nice and decently high with mediocre fat intake. The worst thing you can do is trick your body into thinking it’s starving while still working out.

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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 13, 2012 12:24 AM PST up reply actions  

For sure

good point. And i’ve definitely seen some results, used to wear a size 40 jeans. Now i’m in a 36, which is pretty good, so i’m pumped about that. Just got to cut down on the bread intake and all that and i’m good, the only bread i really eat is whole wheat though

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:01 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m just looking for strength, I have some people I’d like to throw across a room.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 7:46 AM PST up reply actions  

What it should be:

CF Torres
1B Belt
3B Panda
LF Beltran
C Posey
RF Melky
2B Sanchez
SS Caroll

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by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 13, 2012 12:15 AM PST reply actions  

3 Midterms in the next 3 days

I guess I should watch Walking Dead.

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 12:36 AM PST reply actions  

You have better things to do than that

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Is Season 2 on Netflix yet?

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by Unitard on Feb 13, 2012 12:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Technically it’s still Season 2. It was a mid-season hiatus.

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 12:42 AM PST up reply actions  

ohh

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by Unitard on Feb 13, 2012 12:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Best thread ever

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 12:37 AM PST reply actions  

ahahaha

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 12:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Just rec’d it.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 6:13 AM PST up reply actions  

watching gary brown videos.

And i just timed a triple he hit. it took him 10.4 seconds to get to third from the second he hit the ball. I’m so excited for him to come up.

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 12:44 AM PST reply actions  

Law said he has one of the fastest times to first that he has ever seen out of a right-handed hitter. He should be fun to watch in the bigs.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 12:46 AM PST up reply actions  

I hope you enjoy Kansas City Royals games when he is traded for Yuni.

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by SFGuy on Feb 13, 2012 12:48 AM PST up reply actions  

NO

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by Unitard on Feb 13, 2012 12:51 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I wonder where they’ll start panik this year? SJ probably right? and brown richmond?

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 12:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Most likely. With Panik, the Giants like having those top picks close at hand, and it also makes sense to some degree because Culberson will probably be in AA again this year. I suppose where Adrianza is playing could have some impact, but A+ seems most likely for Panik.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 12:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Panik’s already skipping one level, so putting him higher than San Jose would be ridiculous.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 1:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Fair point. I guess the other possibility would be the Sally League… yeah, Sally League.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 1:07 AM PST up reply actions  

This?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecvUIH_IrWo

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by Unitard on Feb 13, 2012 1:08 AM PST up reply actions  

getting back to lifting tomorrow after all my midterms are done.

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by JonDowd on Feb 13, 2012 1:10 AM PST reply actions  

Bicep curls for days.

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Curls for the girls.

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions  

So, like, Greece.

Shit. If I were there, I would have to think long and hard about whether to vote Communist in two months, even though the Communists are unreformed Stalinists.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 AM PST reply actions  

Would you say communism has ever really been successful on a national level?

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 1:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, of course not

But the only place that’s ever really come close to it was Republican Catalonia, and then Franco ended that.

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 1:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Well it was instigated by a fair amount of nations at one point or another. If you say it was never successful, why would you vote for it now?

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 1:51 AM PST up reply actions  

a) The Communist Party of Greece is hilarious
b) They’re not actually going to gain power
c) They at least oppose the donation of Greece to the bankers

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by El Person on Feb 13, 2012 2:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Based solely on this list I would vote Communist here in the US.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 6:13 AM PST up reply actions  

USSR wasn’t perfect but, not mentioning it is kind of a travesty.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions  

USSR was not communism

it was a dictatorship under Stalin and then an oligarchy.

Same with the PRC with Mao.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Wasn’t the USSR a planned economy, though?

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

It was a planned economy but not as a communistic economy.

The benefits flowed to the top, everyone else were just drones/workers.

Communism is supposed to be the opposite.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Theory and practice.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Well of course, but not many true communist states have existed.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions  

But saying they weren’t communist at all is ridiculous.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions  

to me

they are not. The key idea of communism is that the workers and “bottom tier” are the most important.

That was just not the case. It was closer to feudalism/serfdom than communism.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Serfdom: A rising tide lifts all serfers!

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Things were far worse for the average person in the USSR prior to communism though.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

And of course it wasn’t the ideal form of communism, it was a bastardized form.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions  

Personally

I don’t really consider it “political”. Also, I don’t believe anyone talked about the “merits” of communism. Just about whether it has actually been practiced.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t see how discussing history is a political discussion either.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions  

The problem with communism is that it doesn't account for human nature

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions  

BOOM

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions  

This there will always be somebody at the top. The ideal communist state could never exist.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions  

I thought the problem with communism was all the commie pinko bastard scum.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions  

GET OFF MY LAWN

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Disagree

Like all form of government/society, it believes that certain parts of human nature can dominate over other parts.

Communism believes that people can set aside their selfish needs for the betterment of the collective. Capitalism on the other hand believes that human selfishness is the driving force behind a better society.

Not saying that one is better than the other.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

The thing is this have never happened within the upper tiers of any communist state.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Well

it’s pure philosophical discussions.

I mean pure capitalism does not work very well either, unless you’re on top.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Some power bottoms seem to do ok.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

So we went from “No Politics” to a discussion of the merits of communism sex pretty quick

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by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Actual sex in the champagne room. We’re through the looking glass here, people.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Is this a divide by zero discussion now ?

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

This is why I’m saying you cannot disregard the USSR as a communist state, as the ideal form of communism hasn’t really existed. While it is an interesting theory, in practice it has never worked perfectly.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I guess

but I don’t actually think Stalin ever wanted a communist state. Trostky was more of the idealist and he didn’t last very long.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

By Stalin

I meant Lenin

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Apropos of nothing, my grandfather knew a guy in Spain who claimed to be there when Orwell was shot.

I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?

by Ott on Feb 13, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Communism believes that people can set aside their selfish needs for the betterment of the collective.

And this is why it is stupid.

Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds

by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Totally agree. Also that sounds like the Borg

Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!

by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions  

I though we were talking about the Reds…

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Last year, Joey “Proletariot” Votto’s struggles against the capitalist Cardinal oppressors were undermined by foreign saboteurs, the ringleader of which was suspected to be Edinson Volquez. In response, Volquez was sent to do hard labor in a San Diego work camp.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

I would have emigrated to the UK, Scandanavia or Germany.

Sundrendy!

by Deleuzian on Feb 13, 2012 4:51 AM PST up reply actions  

The line-up could go a couple of ways. But I think the last spot should be a competition between Huff and Nate.

No one here gets out alive.

by Bond16 on Feb 13, 2012 4:00 AM PST reply actions  

I second that...and think Huff will win

Pagan CF
Sanchez 2B
Belt LF
Posey C
Sandoval 3B
Huff 1B
Cabrera RF
Theriot SS

by leftyqb6 on Feb 13, 2012 4:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Wondering...

Defensively, which is better: Huff at 1B and Belt in LF, or Belt at 1B and Huff in LF?

Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.

by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 5:04 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Tough Call

I think Belt at 1B and Huff in LF. Belt seems to have a really good handle on 1B defense, like tough throws and grounders. Huff has always seemed OK at it, but not as good as a lot of 1B out there. There are tough plays at any position, obviously, but LF strikes me as less demanding overall.
I’m just hoping Huff really does come into the season with a better approach, so he’s not disastrous at the plate, regardless where he’s put in the field.

I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.

by IanRogue on Feb 13, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions  

I keep trying to make a lineup but I break down in tears every time I start…

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 5:34 AM PST reply actions  

Yeah, I can’t get past the Torres thing.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 7:48 AM PST up reply actions  

I have a question, what is the difference between record of the year and album of the year?

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 5:35 AM PST reply actions  

record is a song/single

album is an album

i don’t get why they have both record of the year and song of the year though

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 13, 2012 6:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Wut? So a record is just one song? Weird. Goes against everything I believe in.

And yeah and then having record and song of the year seems pretty silly.

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 6:20 AM PST up reply actions  

According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide the Record of the Year Award is presented “for commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings. Tracks from a previous year’s album may be entered provided the track was not entered the previous year and provided the album did not win a GRAMMY. Award to the artist(s), producer(s), recording engineer(s) and/or mixer(s) if other than the artist.”

Oh and apparently Record of the Year goes to the artist and Song of the Year goes to the composer.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 13, 2012 6:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Goldstein has Brown has his 18th best prospect

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16020

Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"

by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 6:11 AM PST reply actions  

I miss the days when we had 3 in the top 10 :(

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 6:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Matt Moore over Harper and Trout is outside the box, no?

by Evan on Feb 13, 2012 6:36 AM PST up reply actions  

AL EAST BITCHES

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 6:38 AM PST up reply actions  

----

"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.

by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 6:27 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

LOL

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 6:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Here's a non-political post featuring politicians

Highlights of Ron Paul in the 1983 congressional baseball game.

RBI Double at 4 minutes in, single at 6 minutes in. Nice swing.

If you listen carefully, you’ll hear Barney Frank doing color commentary at times.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 6:39 AM PST reply actions  

Do you happen to know if that is John Kasich at 1:25? He looks like he is wearing a Columbus Clippers uniform.

"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.

by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 6:49 AM PST up reply actions  

I believe it is, but lemme check

There are links to the full 3-hour video in the summary section.

Best part: The announcers talking about how both teams have new starting pitchers because the ones from last year were both defeated for re-election.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 6:52 AM PST up reply actions  

The Clippers historian has confirmed that it is Kasich. Awesome.

"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.

by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 6:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I just went and listened to the lineups being read

That’s definitely Kasich. That would have been about 5 months after he was sworn in to his first term in the house. He’s now, of course, the governor of Ohio.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 6:55 AM PST up reply actions  

is there any biden in this video jw

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 13, 2012 6:49 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't think so

In fact, I’m not sure there are any senators

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 6:55 AM PST up reply actions  

:(

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 13, 2012 6:58 AM PST up reply actions  

I believe in the modern-era game, they all play together

But it’s possible that back then this was a house-only affair. I’m not sure.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 6:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Vampires only play baseball during thunderstorms.

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 6:57 AM PST up reply actions  

/headdesk

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 7:00 AM PST up reply actions  

This is flag-worthy, right?

I can’t believe I watched that movie. Even though I did with Rifftrax it was nearly impossible to sit through

I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.

by IanRogue on Feb 13, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

I was talked into watching this in a theater

I actually LOL’d when this scene came on. All of the tweenagers in my vicinity gave me dirty looks.

Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds

by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Whatever the configuration

The Giants will score about 590 runs this season.

Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds

by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 6:55 AM PST reply actions  

Man, thats like a super duper offense or something.

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 6:56 AM PST up reply actions  

optimist

Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.

by Giant among Angels on Feb 13, 2012 6:59 AM PST up reply actions  

and that’s counting Spring Training games.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 7:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Law posted his top 20 prospects by major-league impact this year

Hembree squeaked in at 20:


20. Heath Hembree, RHP | Top 100 rank — NR: If the Giants need a reliever at some point this season, Hembree’s their best internal option, and a potential future closer for them as well, with a big fastball up to 98 mph and progress with both his slider and changeup now that he’s pitching regularly.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 7:02 AM PST reply actions  

Good thing we re-signed those other, expensive relievers!

"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.

by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 7:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Dude, those guys were LEFTIES. It’s like comparing apples and ostriches.

At least we haven’t extended Wilson so far.

by Evan on Feb 13, 2012 7:09 AM PST up reply actions  

If they spent that much on lefty middle relievers imagine how much cash they’ll throw at the All Star closer. Gotta keep that Gold Standard Pitching™ intact!

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 7:11 AM PST up reply actions  

They have closer experience.

Which can’t be taught. Of course, the only way to gain closer experience is to be a closer, but you can’t do that in the middle of a pennant race. And, given that it will only take 400 runs scored to win the NL West, the Giants will be in a lot of close games. Therefore, it would be irresponsible and insulting to the fanbase to hand over closer duties to a kid with no experience.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions  

i fear that you are actually correct in your portrayal of the inner monologue of the giants.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions  

I predict Casilla will get hurt

And we’ll want them to bring up Hembree, but they’ll bring up Edelfsen, who will suck, and then eventually they will bring up Hembree

Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"

by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 7:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Runzlermania

WILL THROW PITCHES OUT OF THE STRIKEZONE ALL OVER YOU, BROTHER!

Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds

by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 7:09 AM PST up reply actions  

THEN HE WILL REMIND YOU TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND TAKE YOUR VITAMINS!

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 7:12 AM PST up reply actions  

That could happen. Or they could call up Hembree before he’s ready, throw him into some high-leverage situations, he flails and struggles and can’t throw strikes, they send him down but his confidence is shattered and his mechanics are a mess and he still can’t throw strikes, he suffers a couple of nagging injuries, loses velocity, bounces up and down between Fresno and SF for a couple of years, and then they use him as a throw-in on a stretch-drive trade for Derek Lowe.

by Evan on Feb 13, 2012 7:14 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm gonna kind of hope

that he comes up and is dominant and makes the Giants fanbase get over Brian Wilson a little so that the front office doesn’t feel like they have to give him $15 mil a year.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.

by jponry on Feb 13, 2012 7:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Not to be overly pessimistic

But I’m guessing Wilson’s performance will make the FO feel they don’t have to do that.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 7:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Shift-A: Weekend update

Daughter sick again.

The first Hunger Games book was good…the other two, not so much.

That Worst Cook in America show is hilarious. I don’t know how real/legit it is but it’s hilarious.

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 Feb 13, 2012 7:42 AM PST via Android app reply actions  

I never pictured President Snow to look anywhere close to Donald Sutherland. More like the head honcho on Alcatraz.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 7:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Woody Harrelson is perfect as Haymitch

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 Feb 13, 2012 7:57 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

It’s probably too crazy, but I always kind of pictured him as a less flamboyant elton john. woody will work well though, i think.

the books were decent, i’m excited for the movie though.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions  

I think the second and third books

would be better as movies.

Jennifer Lawrence is a good choice for the lead. She was good in First Class.

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 Feb 13, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

You read all three books in one weekend? Nicely done. I wanted to buy the 2nd but decided against it due to it being hardcover and not wanting to spend that much money on something that was entertaining but not that entertaining

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 8:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I read the first 2 and a few chapter of the 3rd.

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 Feb 13, 2012 8:19 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

Word on the streets is the 1st is great, the 2nd alright and the third sucks as it’s a lot more Twilight than dystopian futuristic Survivor

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions  

The quality did go down with each subsequent book, but it didn’t stop me from reading them. The overall story still kept my interest, and I wanted to see how it ended.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]

I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"

by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Pretty much this

The first one had good pacing and the shift in the middle of the book to the games was good.

The second book went on and on about the romance angle (which is pointless to me as it relates to a 16 year old girl.)

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 Feb 13, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions  

What if CalBear949 was….a romantic 16 year old girl?

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

What is CalBear949 was right?

Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.

by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

What if CalBear949 is one of us?

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Then Calbear949 is Pedro Feliz

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 Feb 13, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions  

We are everywhere.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Are we Anonymous?

Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.

by L-Nova on Feb 13, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Just a slob like one of us?

Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"

by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions  

That Worst Cook in America show is hilarious

I saw a few episodes in a Tahoe hotel while babysitting a sick pup. Pretty unbelievable that people couldnt grill a burger.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I just set up my pokemonz league

I wanna be the very best. Like no one ever waaaas.

"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.

by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 7:46 AM PST reply actions  

You should be takin’ a chance. Rising it all for the thrill of the moment.

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 7:54 AM PST up reply actions  

*risking

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 7:54 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m thinking about getting back into pokemon.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

I need to find a league or two to play in. Pref one H2H and one roto. Although I suck at both.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]

I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"

by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

The money lies in the RBIs

Sundrendy!

by Deleuzian on Feb 13, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions  

And in Welsh Rugby! Six Nations!

Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!

by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions  

I knew there was a reason everyone was more drunk than normal this weekend.

Sundrendy!

by Deleuzian on Feb 13, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Hahaha!

Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!

by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

So am I the only one that thinks its a foregone conclusion Theriot is the starting SS on opening day? Waaaayyy too much grittiness and veteran savvy to be sitting on the bench…I can almost guarentee you:

Pagan
Sanchez
Sandoval
Posey
Cabrera
Huff
Schierholtz
Theriot
Zito

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 7:50 AM PST reply actions  

Nah, they’ll give Crawford a couple of weeks.

by Evan on Feb 13, 2012 8:11 AM PST up reply actions  

So is everybody off of work today or what? Just some schools, and state & county type people? Not everyone has “Presidents Day” some have Lincoln’s bday and Washington’s on back-to-back Mondays.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 7:54 AM PST reply actions  

I have next Monday off.

Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds

by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 7:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Me too.

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 7:57 AM PST up reply actions  

I would too, if I was around. Instead I get this Wednesday and Thursday off. Weeeee

Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!

by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Me too. Fappin’ allllll day.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Wife (the teacher) has it off.

My firm is off next Monday. Just means less time to bill for me.

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 Feb 13, 2012 8:01 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

Presidents weekend is next weekend

Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"

by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 8:02 AM PST up reply actions  

right, but it seems like a quite a few people I need to deal with job wise aren’t working today. So I was just wondering.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions  

CHAMPAGNE ROOM

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions  

/leaves in a hurry

A listener-supported service

by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 8:10 AM PST up reply actions  

“Dead Guys’ Weekend”

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

No days off for me until April 18 :(

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 8:04 AM PST up reply actions  

heheh I’m tired of days off.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 8:04 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t get either. Its the price I pay for getting Christmas through New Years off.

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 8:16 AM PST up reply actions  

I knew this was coming!

http://linwords.com

ASIAN LINVASION

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 Feb 13, 2012 8:07 AM PST reply actions  

New Posey feature on cnnsi.com

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 8:08 AM PST reply actions  

Giants chances may depend on Posey

They may depend on Belt. May depend on Sandoval. May depend on Santiago Casilla. May depend on Barry Zito.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 8:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Wow
San Francisco’s pitching staff was so good that the Giants won 86 games despite scoring an NL-low 570 runs — one of only two teams with a winning record while scoring fewer than 600 runs in the past two decades — and the replacement catchers provided little offense.

Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"

by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 8:15 AM PST up reply actions  

The last two decades are the best hitting environment in the history of baseball

probably not a very good comp. Be it steroids, juiced baseball, or whatever else you want to call it. It is sort of a selective endpoint comparison. I would say the two decades moving forward will be a better indicator of just how abnormal last season was.

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 Feb 13, 2012 8:32 AM PST up reply actions  

OT

Weird Firefox behavior: Right-click, Open in New Tab option actually opens new window. Repeating the procedure from the main (first) window opens new tab on second window.

It was doing this the other day, stopped, and now is doing it again. Ideas?

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 8:27 AM PST reply actions  

take it out back and shoot it.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions  

/FireFox scarf

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 8:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Opens blank new tab (but in the right window).

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions  

No, this happens when I right-click on a hyperlink. I just tried changing the preference to New Window, and then changing it back. Still the same problem.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 8:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Ohhhh, gotcha.

Never happened for me. I believe you can ctrl+click to open in a new tab as well.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Didnt know that, but if it’s true, it also opens a new window instead. FFox keeps this up, it’s off to Chrome.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I made the switch a year or so ago and have never looked back.

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan

by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:20 AM PST up reply actions  

I’ve had this problem with Chrome before, too. I usually have to re-start the computer to get it to stop.

@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.

by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions  

clicking the mouse wheel does it too

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

DO A BARREL ROLL!

Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds

by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 8:41 AM PST up reply actions  

Are you using FF10.1 ?

I had a few weird issues with 9.x and switched over to 10.1 last week. No issues so far.

I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.

by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

10.0.1

This started after the upgrade.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

joecapMARLINS joe capozzi
It’s official — #Marlins will be featured on Showtime’s The Franchise this year. Formal announcement coming shortly

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 8:34 AM PST reply actions  

Perfect

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by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 8:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Thats kind of cool. ALthough I hate rewarding cheap owners who lie to cities to get more money…

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 8:36 AM PST up reply actions  

So, basically all of them?

You don’t get rich doing the work yourself.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions  

True, but what the Marlins to Miami is criminal.

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions  

So is what Debbie did to Dallas.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions  

But JR saved the day!

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions  

More Rowand!

Maybe

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by IanRogue on Feb 13, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions  

that will be good. ozzie. logan morrison. mike stanton. reyes and ramirez dogging it.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions  

works for me, then I don’t have to worry about watching it!

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 8:36 AM PST reply actions  

Pill and Brown played a couple of innings in the CSF Alumni game.

But eighteen current and former pros, mainly minor leaguers, played in the game. Turner scored the games first-run when Danny Dorn singled him in. San Francisco Giants’ top prospect Gary Brown patrolled the outfield for a few innings.

"Its always a good time. It’s my second time doing it and being able to hang out with the old friends again and meeting the other Titans, there’s a lot of guys this year," said Brown on his time out with the former players.

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 8:50 AM PST reply actions  

It is pretty racist

but censorship is never the answer.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian court has rejected an application to ban a colonial-era book about the Congolese adventures of cartoon character Tintin for breaching racism laws, court documents showed.

Brussels’ court of first instance said it did not believe the 1946 edition of “Tintin in the Congo” was intended to incite racial hatred, a criteria when deciding if something breaks Belgium’s racism laws. The decision was issued late on Friday.

http://news.yahoo.com/belgium-court-rules-tintin-does-not-break-racism-145657993.html

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:00 AM PST reply actions  

“Das war ein Vorspiel nur, dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen.”

— Heine

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Tintin au Congo was helllllllllllla racist.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

OT: Who is this guy?

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 9:02 AM PST reply actions  

That is the guy who is about to shoot first.

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Poor Leia!

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions  

“It may not look like much, but it’s got it where it counts, kid”

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by ResDog on Feb 13, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Nuh-uh! Lucas says he never shot first! The new version just CLARIFIES that.

Why can’t Lucas just leave well enough alone? He sounds like a petulant child.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Han was a more interesting character when you were told he had the ability to kill someone outright

This sanitized “I was only defending myself” thing that they have tried to foist on Han now just ruins what was once a complicated personaliy.

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions  

This is why it pisses me off when Lucas tries to justify his changes by saying he’s “improving” the story. Bullshit.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Have you seen the blurays. Oh boy.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Some lucky lady on Tatooine is gonna feel a couple inches of pain tonight.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions  

“Aren’t you a little small to be a stormtrooper?”

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Just a guy who made the Kessel Runin 12 Parsecs..

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by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 13, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions  

just sayin’…

"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"

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by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 13, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Hans always shoots first

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I never understood that whole thing. Who cares if he shot first? They obviously had a little history between them. There are 2 or 3 people [who are no longer in my life] who… if I felt I had to interact with them again, I’d probably shoot first too.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions  

The real issue is that Greedo is across the f’ing table from him. If Greedo shot first, then Han is dead. If Greedo shot first and Han isn’t dead, narrative credibility is lost.

Also it shows that Han is smart enough not to let the ass who wants his head have a chance to take it.

Pretty much, I guess, Han shooting first makes him smart and credible and cool. Han shooting second makes him stupid and lucky as shit.

Once more, coming to you by proxy.

by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

I always heard Harrison Ford hated that character.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

“You can write these lines George, but you can’t say them”

George Lucas should send Ford something nice every day of his life. Without Han Solo Star Wars is an absolute bomb.

by shankbone on Feb 13, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah but without Han Solo, Harrison Ford isn’t the baddest motherf**ker alive.

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by ResDog on Feb 13, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Also

Ford should thank Lucas for Indiana Jones.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

He was definitely hoping to be done with it by the end of Empire Strikes Back. I heard he wanted Solo to die at the end instead of being frozen in Carbonite

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by IanRogue on Feb 13, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Aparrently

Randy moss is trying to come out of retirement.

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:10 AM PST reply actions  

It's Passan but interesting
Already the Mets are 4½ months late paying back a $25 million loan MLB extended to them in November 2010. They took another $40 million from Bank of America due next month. The best-case scenario for Selig is that Wilpon’s mound of debt collapses his ownership and forces him to sell – almost a certainty if Picard wins his suit.

Should Wilpon avoid payment in the Madoff case, the $200 million in minority ownership could stabilize the Mets in the short term – and considering the lengths to which Wilpon has gone to retain his position, he may find a way to weasel out of the cash-flow shortage coming from the expected drying up of revenue.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;ylt=AomFFo0ULkwq0FaM5SVcTSk5nYcB?slug=jp-passannew_york_mets_wilpon_alderson_madoff_021312

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:10 AM PST reply actions  

Of course,

whoever the owners select to enter their club next will be highly leveraged or in some way shady and we’ll get to have another story like this before too long.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Frank McCourt on line one?

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

That seems like a rather broad stereotype.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Tim brown

Source: Yoenis Cespedes has agreed to terms with the Oakland A’s.

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:13 AM PST reply actions  

LOL Marlins

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Interesting

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Is he major-league ready? I guess he is now.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Mystery team strikes again!

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

From defective players to defecting players!

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Mystery team!

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

If the Giants had been in on Cespedes it would’ve cost 8 years and 178 million dollars.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions  

he would never have come here. the ballpark is a pitcher’s park. no free agent hitters will sign with us.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions  

he still has to get visa and phsyical, so it could fall through

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

What

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

crazy they swooped in

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

THEY SHOVED MONEY UP HIS ?!?!?!?

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

RAINY DAY FUND

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Who?

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Bonds

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

The great thing is

I bet he didn’t even have soda in Cuba, so paying for it won’t be a big deal.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

I bet that there is Cuban soda in Cuba.

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

lol

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Then how could they make Cuba Libres?

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

YOENIS LINCEPEDES

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

LINCECUM?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

oh wait... that actually is his name

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

JEREMOTHY LINROY LINCECUM

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions  

LEEEEROOYYYYYYYYYYYY JENKINS

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions  

KNICKS FANS ARE IN A STATE OF ECSTASY

SOMETHING GIANTS FANS CAN RELATE TO. SOME SORT OF LINCECUM.

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions  

HOLY SHIT OAKLAND

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:13 AM PST reply actions  

More OT for you Star War Freaks...
Golden Gate Knights

A Long Time Ago… a story was told that sparked a fire in many hearts. To fan that flame, we have created the Golden Gate Knights, a San Francisco Bay Area group that offers experienced instruction in saber choreography. With our classes, you will become an expert at saber choreography, spins, flourishes and a whole lot more.

http://goldengateknights.com/

Run by a real-life fight choreographer and a dude who just really likes Star Wars (so clearly at some point he needed to learn to fight), GGK is an honest-to-Anakin lightsaber academy that holds weekly classes in a SOMA back-alley studio, where you’ll learn how to correctly wield Jedi weaponry and recreate actual Episodic fight scenes, so bring an extra hand.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 9:14 AM PST reply actions  

That’s got to be a special kind of Star Wars freak. I don’t know if I know anybody that freaky.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions  

buster olney

Sources: Oakland has agreed to terms with Yoenis Cespedes, 4 years, $36 million.

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:15 AM PST reply actions  

When

do they trade him away for a prospect?

Also weird because they just re-signed Coco Crisp.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Not so weird

Word seems to be that Cespedes is probably more of a corner outfielder who can occasionally fill in in CF.

by Monkeyking42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s a lot of money

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

I had assumed he was going to sign for 4 yrs/$50 mil or so, so it’s actually a bargain I think.

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Yikes. Do you think he’ll be worth it? Seems like a lot of money for someone so unproven at the age of 26.

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions  

I personally probably would have stayed away, but he could be really good. Goldstein mentioned yesterday that if he counted Cubans in his prospect rankings, Cespedes would have been number 20. He’s probably going to strike out too much, but he’ll play a good right field and hit for good power.

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions  

It is, but this is the last year they can sign someone at that high price, and they’re spending only $40 MM on the major league roster at this point, low enough that the MLBPA might’ve taken issue with it.

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by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions  

So after four years is he a FA or arb eligible?

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions  

1 CF Angel Pagan
2 LF Melky Cabrera
3 3B Pablo Sandoval
4 C Buster Posey
5 1B Aubrey Huff
6 RF Nate Schierholtz
7 2B Freddy Sanchez
8 SS Brandon Crawford

Sounds about right.

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:16 AM PST reply actions  

rec-o-rama

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Heh

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions  

This. is. AWESOME

It only lacks Sander Vanocur interviewing a rabble of disgruntled Saber fans-on-the-street, and sage commentary from Edwin Newman to cap things off.

But I suppose that would be overkill.

Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.

by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

It only lacks Sander Vanocur interviewing a rabble of disgruntled Saber fans-on-the-street

“THE WHOLE WORLD IS PIVOT TABLING!”

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:48 AM PST up reply actions  

I really wanted to go in that direction, but opted not to in the interest of time and space.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 9:48 AM PST up reply actions  

And you were right. I just wanted an excuse, really, to mention Sander Vanocur.

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m glad you did. One of NBC’s legendary “Four Horsemen” correspondents.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions  

ha, this is awesome

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Break in the coverage for a weather update!

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by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Please make the A's interesting
susanslusser Susan Slusser
Source tells me Cespedes signing eliminates Soler as possibility for #Athletics but Manny Ramirez is “still on the board.”

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 9:23 AM PST reply actions  

I was pretty sure I was gonna go to some A’s games this year, but now i am for sure.

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions  

With this signing, can the A’s take the corner off the tarp?

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:23 AM PST reply actions  

Seems kind of pointless considering what they will throw out around him

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

This could be applied to signing Matt Cain too.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions  

True

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Also, the A's season ticket renewal must be really bad

I haven’t had season tickets for the A’s in a long while and I got a call from one of their reps last week.

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Somehow my dad got on their list

They also called him last week. He bought tickets to their old fashion double header last year but that shouldn’t have been enough to put him on their season ticket list could it?

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Could be. I’ve had calls from both the Phoenix Coyotes and the DBacks after just buying single game tickets.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions  

I guess desperate teams looking for fans have to call people who only went to one game for a season.

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions  

They certainly will. I don’t remember being offered season tickets but they were definitely trying to get me to buy some blocks of single gamers.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions  

My dad told me they first offered him season tickets and then tried to sell him ticket packages after he said no. Depending on the price of season tickets, I might have said yes to the A’s.

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Its funny how you can see one stadium from the other yet only one has enough fan support.

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Yeah, but that’s the Giants’ fault.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Fixed
Yeah, but that’s the Giants’ Larry Baer’s fault.

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by 49er16 on Feb 13, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't think the A's would do this...

Unless they had a pretty clear idea that MLB would approve their move to SJ…

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by tellthestorysfgiants on Feb 13, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m not sure about this, but doesn’t a majority of the population in the Bay Area have esier direct access to O.co than Phone Booth Park?

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Potentially

but where would you rather watch a game?

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by tellthestorysfgiants on Feb 13, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t think he was being serious. But I’d agree with your question/statement. From San Jose it’s easier to get to the A’s then the Giants, so I imagine that would hold true for all of the South Bay.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

yah, getting to the coliseum om bart is super easy.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Weird morning for sports.

First, randy moss comes out of retirement, and then the A’s sign cespedes

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:35 AM PST reply actions  

A's will sign Moss next.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Nice.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions  

And then a return to communism. Or something. I haven’t been reading that part.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions  

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 9:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Cespedes will bring it with him from Cuba.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh god...

what if the A’s sign Matt Cain (should he become a FA)?

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 9:39 AM PST up reply actions  

better than the yankees or phillies In my oppinion.

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by Romosexual42 on Feb 13, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

And then a return to communism Marin. Or something Safeway.

Why does this thread start off with 150 posts about Marin? Was that where the last thread ended or something?

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 9:39 AM PST reply actions  

Someone should ban that thread starter.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Huff v Nate v Belt is going to be the real interesting 2 lineup spots to fill out

I don’t care where they hit. I just want the Giants to be real about Huff. If he can hit like 2010, then he plays. If he is not above the halfway of 2010 and 2011, then he needs to be sat or shipped off.

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1. Belt- No matter what
2. Huff- Only if he hits
3. Nate- He can still get 400-500 AB on this team. Best PH we have had in a long time too.

Blerg

by Myemail21479 on Feb 13, 2012 9:51 AM PST reply actions  

From the org's perspective, you can even add Pill to this competition

And the thing that frustrates me more than anything is that it will come down to spring training numbers.

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Well...

I think the Giants are willing to settle when it comes to veterans. They probably don’t need a performance equal to his 2010, just better than his 2011.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m confused. So cepedas will be a free agent after 4 years, but what about service time rules?

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 9:55 AM PST reply actions  

CAUTION: I have no idea what I’m talking about. With that said, I think what happened is that service time rules and arbitration and all that are rights of the team, and the team has the right to concede that if they so choose. I think that it’s a part of his contract that states that the normal service time rules don’t apply, and he’s a free agent at the end of the contract.

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions  

I think because he wasn’t drafted, service time doesn’t apply.

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by zuma420 on Feb 13, 2012 9:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Shift-A

If I were manager, Belt would be at 1B, in RF, and in LF, all at the same time, hit 3,4,5, and be the 5th SP.

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by bigboneded on Feb 13, 2012 9:56 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

Think of all of the hit and (ghost) run possibilities.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Wait, how did the A's sign Cespedes?

BTW, have we discussed on here that this San Jose thing is becoming reality?

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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 9:57 AM PST reply actions  

SF to San Jose electric rail!?!?!?!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions  

BREAKING

Weekend Spring Training tickets at Scottsdale Stadium are outrageously expensive. Just can’t see paying $30+ to sit on the grass.

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 10:00 AM PST reply actions  

JUST ENJOY GAME!

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

ITS FOR THE RAINY DAY FUND

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

Prices have gone up a ton in just the last few years.

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

I wonder what the comparison to the other Arizona teams is. The Giants have to be the most expensive now, right?

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Way more expensive

Like double the prices elsewhere in some cases.

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Are the tickets prices

set by the Giants or MLB?

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Isn't the correct response

always C?

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Except for when suddenly there is an E. None of the above.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

but what if there is a F?

All of the above.

As an aside: My con law final was multiple choice but with choices A to J/K

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

All my tests end with an F.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

All CalBear949’s tests end with a J/K.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd

but they actually end in “we’ll have to agree to disagree”

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions  

LOL I was just about to say L. We’ll have to agree to disagree

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

I had a high school history teacher who would ask multiple choice questions like this:

Question: blah blah blah blah

A. foo
B. bar
C. meh
D. feh
E. all of the above
F. none of the above
G. A, B, and C, but not D
H. A and D, but not B and C
I. A, C, and D, but not B
J. B, C, and D, but not A
K. C and D, but not A and B
L. (etc.)

by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions  

SPRING TRAINING GRASS IS THE NEW MONEYBALL

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Go see them play in Maryvale.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions  

This made me laugh.

It got to the point where I didn’t really go to games at Scottsdale Stadium anymore. Between price and the scarcity of tickets I decided to just watch them play elsewhere.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, this has become my approach too. But if I go for a long weekend, I usually end up catching one game at Scottsdale. Not sure if I’ll be doing that anymore…

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I can definitely understand that for someone just visiting really quickly. Since I no longer live in Phoenix I’ll probably be forced to do the same as you.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I do have to say that the intimacy of watching major leaguers play in minor league size stadiums and in the relaxed environment of ST is pretty spectacular. Last year was my first ST and I loved it. I also thought that there was real and relative value in comparison to what I pay here in San Francisco. I would take a mid-week ST game in Scottsdale every day over a 56 degree tuesday nighter against the Bucs in July at ATT.

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

ST is one of the very few things I miss about Phoenix.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Agree completely

But I’m cursed a little bit with being old enough to remember when Spring Training was way more intimate and way more cheap. I remember in 1983 going to a Giants game against the Angels in Palm Springs where I felt like the only people watching the game were scouts and the players’ family members. I was sitting behind Darrel Evans’ mom. Even in the ’90’s living in Orlando, going to Astros games every year in Kissimmee was a lot cheaper and much less of a mob scene.

It’s still special, though, and definitely worth the trip out to Phoenix my kids and I take every year.

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by tobias on Feb 13, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s how the rookie league is. Even the AFL has more people than it used to but it’s still pretty empty. My first rookie league game I felt like I had to whisper because the only sounds are those of the game.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I went to a SJ Giants/Ports game like that last year. There were 3 people in my whole section, including me. I could hear the players talking in the dugout, which means they could hear me.

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions  

My favorite part is hearing the balls/strikes calls by the umpire.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s really peaceful. I mean, it sucks for the Ports that they draw so few people during the week, but I loved just hanging out in the quiet.

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

This is the line I am in. Lived in Mesa/Tempe/Chandler from 1978 to 1983. Before you start with the LOLD comments, I could get an actual seat at Spring Training games for $5 bucks. Not the grass, an actual seat. The Cubs outdrew the Giants every year.

I have yet to make it back for Spring Training, but it is on the list. At the current pricing, I guess I need to save a little more.

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Your Barbieri impression that you linked to above is hilarious.

by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

We watched “the big Year” the other day and one of the main characters looked a lot like AJ, I wanted a vulture to come carry him away.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

We watched "the big Year"

That reminded me of this : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084370/
One of my favorite movies oddly enough. Must be due to Peter O’Toole.

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Big Year wasn’t a great movie but it was enough for us to say “we’ve been there!” “we’ve seen that bird!” And it was pretty easy to follow the plot.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

OUCH

I haven’t been in 10 years, it was that price for the box seats way back them. I swear there used to be decent bleacher or grass prices at around $10. Baseball prices rising faster than inflation for sure.

Blerg

by Myemail21479 on Feb 13, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions  

if the $30 includes the ability to smoke grass…

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Won’t you buy a panda hat Spring Training ticket or six and support our struggling franchise?

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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Man this is kind of fucked up
As tributes to the late star continued at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, fans on Twitter noticed a sly price-increase on Whitney Houston albums on iTunes. ‘Whitney – The Greatest Hits’ is currently sitting at No. 2 on the iTunes US Chart, while ‘Whitney Houston – The Ultimate Collection’ is No. 2 on the UK iTunes chart. The latter album was initially offered at a price of 4.99, but increased by three-pound to 7.99 once news of her death began circulating.

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 10:14 AM PST reply actions  

Seriously—people listen to Whitney Houston?!

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

I did, in the 1980s. A few of her songs, anyway.

by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I would totally expect marginal price hikes and not be bothered by it, but damn… a 60% increase?

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Doesn't itune have a dynamic price structure normally?

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I have no idea.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah
On Monday, The Orchard announced a deal with Digonex Technologies Inc., a company that gathers sales data, analyzes purchasing behavior and sets new prices that, according to its Web site, hit the “sweet spot” where consumer demand and market potential meet.

“We use our science to systematically decrease the price,” says Jan Eglen, the CEO of Digonex. “We find the exact moment and the exact price that the people are willing to pay. That’s the sweet spot.”

Digonex has an algorithm that factors in how many songs are being sold and how often they sell to calculate how much to charge.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111046679

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions  

"We use our science to systematically decrease the price."

lol

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m going to use my science for everything now.

Interesting, though. The demand would obviously create some serious movement on the sliding scale. You still wonder if something like this is not bad for the image, though.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Apple would have to publicly sponsor child murder on prime time television to hurt their image.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions  

$30.00 to listen to Whitney on the grass?!

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

GAAAAAHHH LARRY BAER

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

This is funnier than you may realize.

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

she was on much more than just the grass

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions  

cocaine?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions  

SL

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by RDreamer on Feb 13, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Is that a juggalo?

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions  

HOLY SHIT

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions  

An awesome show, yes.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions  

No thanks, I’m good.

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by ResDog on Feb 13, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Wouldn’t you do the same if it was your company?

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh, I’d totally hike prices. I just think I’d be more in the 20% range.

I am, however, not a businessperson.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

You’re NOT? Then why have I been listening to your stock tips?!

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Howie is clearly a pinko.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

lol my twitter

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s like dating in high school—you dont get nothing you dont ask for.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Not true

I frequently got dumped; I never asked for that.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, okay, maybe I did, but not explicitly.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions  

trying to make additional money off of death of a singer? Probably not. The increase in volume would be my expected windfall.

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

I mean the 60+% increase is crazy, I would raise prices slightly, to increase profits.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

that level of price increase just causes anger and negative pub

also drives people to download illegally

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions  

I suppose one could wait until the price goes back down...

The article I read also said it was the record label that jacked up the price not iTunes.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions  

it was the record label that jacked up the price not iTunes.

They would never attempt to profit from tragedy would they ?

I guess if P2P wasn’t so rampant, they wouldn’t need to do this. I am sure there is a huge P2P demand for Whitney Houston.

/ RIAA’d

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

YOU ARE UNAMERICAN, SIR.

Profiting off death is the best way to honor our dead. It’s what they would want, if they were ever in the position.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions  

didn’t the same thing happen when Michael Jackson died?

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions  

They took his rehearsal footage and made it into a feature film!

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Actually

I think it was meant to be a feature film anyways.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Tupac did this

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by RDreamer on Feb 13, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Don't you mean Tupac does this ?

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions  

...

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by RDreamer on Feb 13, 2012 3:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Is there any political talk here?

Greece maybe.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

ITS NOT POLITICS ITS HISTORY DAMMIT!

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bunniji01.shtml

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

fuck xavier

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Wrong.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

JEAN GREY DID WHAT?

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t think cities should fund ballp—

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Don’t think I won’t break your neck.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

:(
Sam Miller @SamMillerOCR Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
The Giants still owe Barry Zito $10 million more than the A’s owe Yoenis Cespedes.

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 10:29 AM PST reply actions  

That was my reaction :(

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions  

I was not going to gouge my eyes out today, and you had to post this.

Blerg

by Myemail21479 on Feb 13, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

lol

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 10:29 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

as the old story goes, two brothers fighting over one girl, built Dwinelle and never talked to each other.
I went to a commencement ceremony a few years back, the Linguistics professor who gave the talk, which was really funny, described how to give directions to his office in Dwinelle. It was funny, ridiculous and true.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

What

you want to go room 3100? You need to take the elevator to the 4th floor!

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s on the fifth, floor, but it’s actually called E. you have to go down those stairs to the right, and then follow the hallway to the end and then make a left.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

that’s right…there is a two floor difference. It’s been too long.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions  

No no you’re right, it’s like a halfway floor. But the fifth floor on one side of the building is the fifth floor, on the other side it’s E. So you’re in the 5000s in Dwinelle, but it’s floor E. Then to get to the classrooms you go up a short flight of stairs and you’re on the fourth floor, classrooms in the 200s i believe.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I love Dwinelle. It’s my favorite building on campus.

In one part of the building, on the top floor, there is a nice lecture hall with a cafe (!) outside it. I never had any clue it existed until I attended a talk there once.

by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions  

yah, the cafe is new, only been open a year or two. it was a hidden gem, now it’s impossible to get a seat there (everyone’s studying). the lecture room is cool. nice open feeling to it, and there are some good views from the windows. the inner court yard of dw is nice too, but can be loud.

by Mrbasepaul on Feb 13, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

1. Pagan- CF
2. Sanchez – 2B
3. Sandoval -3B
4. Posey – C
5. Cabrera – LF
6. Belt – 1B
7. Schierholtz -RF
8. Crawford – SS

by TheUnsean86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:43 AM PST reply actions  

I find this quote hilarious
With an ever-increasing payroll, it would seem difficult for the Phillies to find room to sign Cole Hamels to a lucrative new deal. However, team president David Montgomery told Matt Gelb of The Philadelphia Inquirer that he is confident that a deal can be reached.

“I don’t think it’s difficult,” said Montgomery. “We’ve let [Hamels] know we’re anxious to have him stay here. Cole enjoys it here…It’ll probably come down to what we think is an appropriate length and what they think. You try to minimize risk by not going longer than necessary. And a player is looking for as much security as he can get. It’s an equation that takes time to hopefully get worked out.”

After all the guys RAJ signed to ridiculous contracts, Hamels is the one the Phillies should be cautious about.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:43 AM PST reply actions  

TBF, that is the same line they have been spewing since they trade for Halladay, hence the three year deal.

Kickham where it hurts

by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions  

with all due respect... Orinda is much better than Marin

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Wonder what Moraga would do if they had a bar

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

huh, really? i didn't know that

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Especially if you hate ocean and/or bay views.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions  

/wants to live in Midwest, couldn't care less :D

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

LAKE VIEWS !!

and the lake effect snow to go along with it.

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Living in Lakeview is a dream

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

lol!

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions  

I"D RATHER STARE AT THE COWS

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions  

STARE AT THIS /grabs crotch

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions  

STARE AT THIS!!! /scores goal on Michal Neuvirth

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions  

/doesn’t care likes the Sharks a lot more

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions  

haha

/watches Marleau run into the boards

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions  

I moo at the cows when I drive by them on the way to work.

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Those damn cows always mooing when i try to sleep, literally right outside the window. Always funny seeing them walking down Rheem Blvd. and the police not doing crap about it

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions  

TBH I prefer Lafayette to Orinda

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Buster Posey lives in Orinda though...

must like that country feel to it, Lafayette more of a city, with the ROUNDUP SALOON!!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions  

These freak "accidents" in Walking Dead

Are such lazy writing

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by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 10:45 AM PST reply actions  

1. Belt
2. Posey
3. Cabrera
4. Pablo
5. Pagan
6. Schierholtz
7. Sanchez
8. Crawford

Never in doubt.

by TimLincecumIsGod on Feb 13, 2012 10:46 AM PST reply actions  

Pagan no. 5?

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

According to “The Book,” best hitters go 1, 2, 4. Best remaining power hitter goes 3, best remaining speedy OBP goes 5th so that he can get into scoring position for the singles hitters behind him.

Never in doubt.

by TimLincecumIsGod on Feb 13, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Power also has the least value in the #1 spot though.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

I think everyone is in agreement on #8.

Kinda surprised nobody went 1-7, 8. Pitcher, 9. Crawdaddy.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions  

Well TBH, some people argue that the 9th spot hitter should be a better hitter than the 8 spot hitter, so having the pitcher bat ninth is probably the right move.

/zing

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Tony LaRussa ? Is that you ?

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Busted.

Please consider supporting my charity. (new)

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

What position is Posey playing?

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

for some reason I thought Hector Sanchez.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

CF – Pagan
1B – Belt
3B – Sandoval
C – Posey
RF – Cabrera
LF – Huff
2B – Sanchez
SS – Crawford

Is it February 19 yet?

by j14 on Feb 13, 2012 10:48 AM PST reply actions  

Opening day?

1 CF Angel Pagan
2 LF Melky Cabrera
3 3B Pablo Sandoval
4 C Buster Posey
5 1B Aubrey Huff
6 RF Nate Schierholtz
7 2B Freddy Sanchez
8 SS Brandon Crawford

Looks about right, except Bochy may find a way to hit Sanchez 2nd. Maybe:
1 CF Angel Pagan
2 2B Freddy Sanchez
3 3B Pablo Sandoval
4 C Buster Posey
5 LF Melky Cabrera
6 1B Aubrey Huff
7 RF Nate Schierholtz
8 SS Brandon Crawford

Also, I would not be surprised to see:
1 RF Angel Pagan
2 2B Freddy Sanchez
3 CF Melky Cabrera
4 3B Pablo Sandoval
5 C Buster Posey
6 1B Aubrey Huff
7 LF Brandon Belt
8 SS Brandon Crawford

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by scout6 on Feb 13, 2012 10:49 AM PST reply actions  

GOTTA PLAY THE HOT HANDS

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by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

This is thoroughly depressing.

I think I’ll go count my NTFLX shares that I bought last summer instead.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Former Alabama college student guest stars in local news weather spot

And does it nowhere near as good as TL2. Linked on Baseball Nation, here.

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by Ott on Feb 13, 2012 11:05 AM PST reply actions  

Alternate title: Derek Holland, please stop telling me to look at it

And that mustache isn’t doing local TV any favors.

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by Ott on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

We always value our players higher...

but TL2 is pretty damn good on TV.

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

And I have a greater command of meteorology.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

In case nobody has noticed, Google is changing it’s privacy policy.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:06 AM PST reply actions  

had no idea

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

It's important stuff

The first six innings are overrated.

by apistat on Feb 13, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Me neither until I was faced to acknowledge it in 100 different ways.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions  

yea, i don't really understand it though, maybe i should look it over

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions  

I’ve heard it’s a bad thing it’s probably not bad enough to make me cancel my google products/services.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

So then what about Droid phones since that’s a google product

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

I dunno. They’re cool. I have one. What do you mean?

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions  

i dunno, thought it would effect something about the droid or whatever if there’s a privacy policy… no idea

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Most people saying it’s a bad thing have some kind of axe to grind. That Google is being up-front about the changes is frankly encouraging, rather than just burying it in the terms of use.

Unless you’re really worried about how they’re targeting they’re advertising, it’s a non-issue for the time being.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions  

the biggest impact is actually on Android phones

Google is basically going to sell your whereabouts and what you do to advertisers.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions  

that's what i'm asking

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Turn off your GPS..

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

That's pretty weak.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah

the biggest issue is actually the inability to opted out.

But it really depends on how much you depend on Google. I don’t use Gmail on my phone and download apps from Amazon.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Advertisers are going to be very bored when they read my file.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Google doesn’t sell information. And you can also turn that feature off on your phone.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions  

GPS?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Hush. Don’t interfere with the fear mongering.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions  

I'M FREAKING OUT

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions  

The new privacy policy

does not allow an opted out.

The only saving grace is that your information is pooled with others.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-sees-profit-in-tracking-users/2012/01/25/gIQAfDJVRQ_story.html

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions  

If you’re going to correct me, you should at least try to get your fundamental premise right.

You can deactivate search histories, use 3rd party GPS accounts, stay logged out of your accounts or potentially even use puppet accounts.

And they still don’t sell your information; they will just cross-reference it across accounts. If you didn’t want Google to know that you’re looking at porn on the subway, why did you get an Android phone in the first place?

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

My GPS is always off. That may change when I visit a city though. #batteryKiller

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I have it set to only be enabled when I use maps, I think. Because yeah, that thing murders battery life.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah

only use it in the car with a car adapter.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

AndrLOLid

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah

Apple has already done this for two years!

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/06/22/apple-changes-privacy-policy-to-collect-location-data/

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I was referring to the fact that you have to manage the GPS

in order to get enough battery life. That’s ridiculous.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

GPS

drains batteries on all smart phones. It’s not limited to Androids.

It constantly sends out signals and locates where you are. Same goes for Wifi and Bluetooth.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ios-5-battery-drain-save-juice-top-tips-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch/

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes.

And generally Apple is very good at designing products that can make it throught the day without having to do silly things like turn off the GPS.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Not true

http://www.pcworld.com/article/243242/iphone_4s_battery_life_how_does_it_compare_to_other_smartphones.html

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Not to mention that

The galaxy s2 (which tops that list) has a faster processor, more RAM, and a bigger display.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

I did notice that iPhone was the only 3G on the list.

But on a side note, do any of those specs, faster processor, bigger display, more Ram, do any of them give you added utility you’d be willing to pay for?

Apple chose to direct their battery power to Siri rather than marginally upgrade processing specs. In an effort tp add a new dimmension of utility.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Siri is ok I guess. I thought it was dumb that they released an entire “new” phone over it though. I’m sure the iPhone 5 will have cooler better specs until the next Android phone has cooler better specs, etc…

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Focus group of me...

says, I’ve never turned off any of the stuff you cited in the makeuseof.com article and I have only once or twice ran out of juice. I have unlimited data too so I stream all kinds of crap. I’ve had an iPod touch for 4 years, an iPhone for one and an iPad for two. Never had any issue with battery life. I’ve also been using macbook pro/powerbook for 8 years. with that I usually would have to pug it in when I was using it heavily and after the battery had a few a year or so of use. I have had my mbp/pb battery replaced by apple for free multiple times.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions  

My phone does fine with GPS on too but I just turn it off because it lasts longer that way.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions  

I just turn it off because it lasts longer that way.

Heh.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Well

My galaxy s2 lasts about 8 hours with serious use (wifi/3G and some GPS).

Also, iphone does not allow you to replace your battery. I believe do so would void the warranty.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions  

a galaxy s2 battery

would cost $10 on ebay.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

But they will replace your phone

with out a problem. They also provide a seamless free service to automatically back it up whenever your in your home wifi. I had my phone replaced and since it was completely backed up, it was a seamless transition to make it “my” phone again. didn’t lose anything.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Android has this too and had it for a long time. I believe the cloud thing is recent with the iphone.

http://www.tested.com/news/complete-guide-to-backing-up-your-android-phone/423/

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

You guys should star in a new reality show: phone-swap

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Both Apple and Android offer pretty much the same shit.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I had no intention of starting a

smartphone pissing match.

i just thought this idea of having to manage certain functionalities to get your battery throught the day must have been unique to android since I have never had that experience.

I should have known better.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Rec'd

just different flavors.

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Why in the world do you need your GPS on all the time, though?

Once more, coming to you by proxy.

by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions  

SIRI: GPS directions to the bathroom.

Once more, coming to you by proxy.

by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Privacy is what we sell to the tech industry

in exchange for cheap/free software. Anyone who has problems whith that arrangemetn shouldn’t have a problem working around it.

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by Cody_ransom on Feb 13, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I agree

it was just a matter of time. I think people who use Androids are more suspicious and non-conformists to begin with. People with Apple product are more likely to trust Apple.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoa

I sit corrected.

BTW: I do not look at porn in the subway. No reception there.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

You just borrow PiKA’s hard drive right?

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

who doesn't?

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

/steals Pika’s GIS homework

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

google chrome broke, so i'm on firefox for the rest of my life

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

?

I love Chrome. FF is still a memory hog.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

i know, i love chrome too

but something isn’t right with it, i tried reinstalling it and it won’t load pictures or data really, plus it was slowing up the computer for some reason

Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

did some lucky lady also feel his two inches of pain?

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

i’m so confused

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

You have a two inch hard drive apparently…

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Hard drive to the basket?

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by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Hard drive to the 5.5 hole ?

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

it's definitely that thick, how much memory it holds is beyond me

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s funny cuz it’s not like anyone can do anything about it.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeesh

Everyone complains when companies change their privacy policies without much notice, then people complain when there’s too much notice.

by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Who is complaining, other than CalBear?

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m not really complaining.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

imaginary people?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

everyday people?

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

people helping people

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

people HELPING people

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Ordinary people. (new)

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

I need to listen to more Neil Young.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Murican

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

derk uh drr

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

haha!!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Me I guess.

I was just annoyed at having to acknowledge it a bunch of times through different google thingies: Gmail, chrome, etc…

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

"annoyed" not complaining

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF THE MANIFESTATIONS OF MY DISPLEASURE

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

People who aren’t GiantPain!

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by Natto on Feb 13, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Personally

I don’t care regarding notice. It’s not like I can do anything about it.

I have an android phone and will be stuck with whatever Google decides to do. I just limit what I do on it…especially the GPS function.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

They really should let people know about this kind of thing

Is it February 19 yet?

by j14 on Feb 13, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Meanwhile, Facebook just sold you out to your employer for a photo of you holding a handle from sixteen years ago.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t get how people could let something like that happen. Do they just not have privacy on their accounts?

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Better still...

people ought to provide email addresses on their applications that don’t link to social media accounts.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

/420*69D00d@email.com

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

LOL it actually auto linked that

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Gross.

Someone into both those things that much that they’d make an email account proclaiming it must smell terrible.

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey, Disgaea only started stinking recently.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions  

I just find it funny when people used dumb email accounts for actual stuff like a resume.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, that’s a good sketch idea.

“I’m just following up to understand why I didn’t get the job.”
“For one thing, your email account is taintlick, underscore, 69 at aol.com.”

by Every6thDay on Feb 13, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

“I thought this was ’Merica!”

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions  

"I thought this was ’Merica kink.com!"

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Or don’t upload stupid stuff.

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by Natto on Feb 13, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

fuck

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

I can see someone getting tagged in a photo and they forget to untag or didn’t know or something. It’s pretty easy to just flag everything as only available to friends though.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Even then you can organize friends into groups so for example your boss can’t see those pictures you took at a party in college.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions  

I had no idea
The A’s, who open the season early against the Seattle Mariners in Japan on March 28, are hoping for a resolution to the long-standing dispute soon.

That’s pretty cool.

The first six innings are overrated.

by apistat on Feb 13, 2012 11:07 AM PST reply actions  

the A's are moving to

Chiba over the objection of the Yomiuri Giants.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I’ve seen a surprisingly high number of A’s caps in Asia. Granted most are just worn for “fashion”

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions  

“Why you not program in A++?”

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Injuries will ultimately decide what the lineup looks like

The Giants are just a hamstring or quad away from having the decison made for them.

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 11:08 AM PST reply actions  

'Sup?

I have a cold, but am at work, which makes me a total hypocrite (I spent all weekend pissed off at people for coming to work sick). I don’t know much about lineup construction, so I’ll leave that to the experts. I’m still kind of caught up in figure skating season, so haven’t spent much time thinking about baseball.

/banned

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 11:09 AM PST reply actions  

Get better!

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions  

OMG

That looks so good.

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Now this is a chicken noodle soup I could dig.

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by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

I could too, but sheesh those tiles man.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

WORK MOAR

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by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

NO YOU!

/goes back to reading 279 page report.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

FEEL BETTER!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:13 AM PST up reply actions  

thanks!

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Ugh. Colds suck. I just had the little one home on Friday with some mystery illness. I’m done with germs.

On the plus side, my oldest made fresh pasta from scratch along with a delicious Alfredo sauce for dinner last night. I provided assistance, since she’s still new to the kitchen, but it was all kinds of awesome. Plus, my kid made it!

And now I’d like some baseball, please.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m just worried that this one is going to turn into another six week sinus infection. Bleh.

Yay for Kate! That is so awesome! Is she available to cater dinner parties? ;-)

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Sinus infections suck. Let’s hope it doesn’t get to that.

I’m sure she’d love to cater a dinner party – she’s getting very ambitious in the kitchen. I need to buy her an age-appropriate cookbook, I think. Fun!

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions  

She’s 9.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

I say just get her an actual cookbook. Just not one of those super big, make everything, cookbooks.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s awesome that she made pasta from scratch. My youngest also likes to cook and bake and watches Food Network all the time. My oldest makes baked chicken and potatoes, but her specialty is pancakes.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions  

The dough is pretty simple – she makes it with her hands, which is why she likes it. Plus, cranking it through the pasta machine is fun. Pasta is her favorite food, so it’s a natural fit for her.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Pasta machine does sound like fun. Too bad I already have too many kitchen gadgets that I don’t use.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Us too, but the kids had done some classes at Cucina Bambina and really liked it, so I bought one. It’s a hand-crank kind, so it doesn’t take much room. Plus, fresh pasta! WIN!

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I had kids’ cookbooks, and they were awesome. Messy, but awesome.

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Eat your pennies. I mean, take your zinc.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Always go to work sick

So when you call in to hang out at the beach, they think you’re dying.

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by ResDog on Feb 13, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Haha.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Hope you feel better. I too was sick over the weekend, but feeling better now. On Saturday night I fell asleep with a cough drop in my mouth, and when I woke up I still had some of it my mouth.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 12:10 PM PST up reply actions  

hmm that sounds funny.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Haha

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s happened to me before. Not a fun realization.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions  

One time my dad fell asleep in a chair, and I look over at him and I think he’s bleeding from his mouth. He has what looks like drying blood running from his mouth down his chin. I wake him up, and as soon as he makes sense of what I was saying he just starts laughing.
He fell asleep with a piece of chocolate in his mouth and it was melty chocolate drool.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Awesome.

Once I went to visit a friend of mine in the hospital who had gotten his appendix out. I walk in the door, and he is unconscious in his hospital bed with bright blue lips. I start freaking out, thinking that he has asphyxiated, trying to contact a nurse, and in the commotion he wakes up and wonders what the big deal was. He had been eating blue italian ice before he fell asleep.

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

haha

That makes me want to do that and add some white powder to my face if I’m ever in the hospital.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions  

you can possibly take my spot… I bet you aren’t even using your ovaries.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

They’re just going to waste in box under my bed. I can’t even remember where I got them!

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

You can have mine.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I have a story like that, but it was my roommate and I thought he had been beaten severely and was covered in blood. Turns out he was just returning from Stink’s Peep Show covered in chocolate from wrestling the strippers in a kiddie pool full of banana split fixins.

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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess to answer that we would first have to define winning in this situation.

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions  

He had a pretty good time, but came home with significantly less money than he left with.

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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions  

haha!

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s funny. I wonder if they make chocolate flavored cough drops.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s hilarious. There’s something nasty going around, and 3 people at the office have already had it. It was a matter of time, I guess. :(

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions  

On any given day last week, 10% of the kids in school were out with something. They’re little germ buckets.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I just went to get a sandwich, and a woman in front of me was hacking away, without covering her mouth, like her lungs were coming out her esophagus

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m guessing that isn’t physically possible huh?

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

nah- esophagus is connected to stomach. lungs go to the trachea. But I think we all got the point….

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions  

MAYBE SHE COUGHED SO HARD IT BLEW A HOLE BETWEEN THE TRACHEA AND ESOPHAGUS

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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

RANDY MOSS TO THE NINERS, MAKE IT HAPPEN

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:29 AM PST reply actions  

No thanks

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

IT'S RANDY MOSS

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

HORNY LICHEN

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

LOL

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Hornwort?

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by Lunkus on Feb 13, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

No, just no.

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by LincecumFTK on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

just accept it, it'll happen

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

NO U

Him around Crabtree and VD? Yeah…the niners will be screwed

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions  

He'll be fine

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions  

He'll be fine

VD will probably regress into his old behavior though

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

The last 49ers receiver who cried after a big catch worked out very well.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

He was awesome

…until he threw his QB under the bus

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Nah, i doubt the niners even consider it

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

VJax, Dwayne Bowe, Stevie Johnson, or DJax…who should they sign?

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Think DJax would work well with Harbaugh? Bowe would be awesome if the price is right, but if DJax can work with Harbaugh, go after him

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s really difficult to gauge how he’ll be. A part of me says he’s a headcase because of this past season, but he would be playing at home. I would love Bowe, but I have a feeling the Chiefs are going to franchise him. Stevie Johnson is interesting mostly because he completely owned Revis this past year, AND he’s from SF

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"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant

by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

You leave Bowe alone.

/reaches for sword hilt

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey hey hey…at least it’s not the Raiders looking to sign him!

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Looks like Jackson is going to be Franchised. But otherwise it’s him without a doubt. He fills every need they have.

I would also consider Meachem, Lloyd and perhaps even Wallace, though he’s an RFA.

by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

hankschulman Henry Schulman

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST reply actions  

Hank with the zinger!

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by LincecumFTK on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Hank is hours behind Tripping Olney with that joke

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

That sounds more like Hank..

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by LincecumFTK on Feb 13, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

about 2 hrs ago
Not Buster Olney @TrippingOlney Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
YOENIS CESPEDES LIKED THE IDEA OF PLAYING IN OAKLAND BECAUSE IT REMINDED HIM OF HOME.

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

I think that was an East Bay Communist joke.

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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

/is planning on bunking with the Occupy folks

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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

That's messed up.

Worse than the Neyer thing from last week IMO.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

What the hell, hank.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

better than that Henry

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

SOMEONE NOTIFY THE TRUTH TEAM!

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Wow. That is really not a good thing to be saying when you are a professional and represent a company/product with your twitter account.

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Pagan, Sanchez, Sandoval, Posey, Belt, Melky, Schierholtz, Fontenot, Pitcher

by ksab24 on Feb 13, 2012 11:36 AM PST reply actions  

I am unnecessarily nitpicking, but one of those things is not like the other.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

I’ll take two.

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by ResDog on Feb 13, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Just out of curiosity, has anybody heard of Jasenovac?

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 11:45 AM PST reply actions  

This is sad.
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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 11:51 AM PST reply actions  

No, this is sad

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pet-girl/id453902776?mt=8

WTF

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Yikes ! That's pretty creepy.

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions  

I was wondering

Who was the last person Oakland gave a 4 year deal to?

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by scout6 on Feb 13, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Chavez?

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

That was my thought

Is it February 19 yet?

by j14 on Feb 13, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Kurt Suzuki.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Well… looking at the details, the fourth year is a club option in 2014 for $8.25MM, and I have read that they are almost certain to decline it (which sounds ludicrous for a decent catcher).

It was signed in July 2010.

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by Solidarity on Feb 13, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions  

True, I wasn’t thinking about buying out arb years.

Is it February 19 yet?

by j14 on Feb 13, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Brett Anderson

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Jean Quan ?

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions  

DONE DEAL

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Huh
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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:05 PM PST reply actions  

why are they looking at other arenas?

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by son of ggf on Feb 13, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Think he’s just “watching”

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't know why I've been thinking about this for the past several minutes

But I’m pretty sure Julius Caesar would have been a Yankees fan. And Cicero would have rooted for the Giants. I’m not sure who would’ve been a Dodgers fan. Maybe Catullus.

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by Ott on Feb 13, 2012 12:10 PM PST reply actions  

I think that might make Sulla John McGraw. Weird.

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by Ott on Feb 13, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Would be a dodgers fan.

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Hahaha. Caligula would have made his horse the Dodgers GM!

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by Ott on Feb 13, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m sorry but this is far too much political discussion. How dare you discuss history on a baseball blog. Descendants of Caligula could be deeply offended by such accusations.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Also Marcus Antonius seems like a Marlins fan to me.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Does that make Loria into Cleopatra?

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by Ott on Feb 13, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Something like that. It is also South of his homeland and his namesake owns part of the Dolphins and lives in Miami (I think)

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Nah

he is the asp.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Marc Antony would have been a Cubs fan. He’d probably like nothing better to do than hang out in the sun, drinking beer, and picking up women in all the bars around Wrigley. Plus, he was a bit of a romantic and tragically picked the wrong side

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Except Miami is much better for those things.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

But the Marlins win and sign big players. The Cubs are tragically doomed forever and ever and ever. Just think of Atony as a Cubs fan and Cleopatra ivy walls, Harry Carey, and beer in the afternoon

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Caligula? How obscene! How offensive!

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Except Caesar represented the new guard over the old, establishment. He’d probably be more of a Sox or maybe even a Rays fans. Augustus, however, would have been a Yankees fan through and through.

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Good news / bad news

My dr. appointment was moved up… to today. Best case scenario: if things go super-de-duper I’ll get cleared to work and start my new job sometime this week.

Personally I don’t even want to think about worst case and was hoping I’d have a little more time to prepare for it (original appointment was for Thursday and we’ve been working on advanced directives and a general cleaning out of the apartment. Where does one go to get a notary?)

I’ll take 109 orders of the the best case scenario please.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:20 PM PST reply actions  

The first part is definitely good news, the fact you’ll get to start your job hopefully if you get cleared up.

HOPING FOR BEST CASE SCENARIO

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions  

you got a job!!!

For a notary public, go to the UPS store.

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions  

CONGRATS!!!! got left out somehow….

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Good luck!

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by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Where does one go to get a notary?

Many Realtors are notaries.

I hadnt heard you got an offer—congrats. It’s teaching I assume. In Sac?

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s a substitute Speech Language Pathology Assistant job up in Roseville about 3-5 miles of where we were wanting to buy a house. They are holding the position for me until Friday, if I can’t get clearance by then I lose the job (on top of everything else, at least working would keep me distracted and purposeful).

It’s really dumb too cuz if I had been working at the time I’m pretty sure no doctor would have given me a note to miss work unless it was for surgery, but I can’t get anyone to give me note to start work. Even though I’m sitting home twiddling my fingers or at the gym working out.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Best of luck Merope!

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

/is hoping like hell for the best case scenario

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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Here’s to best case scenarios. Back to the daily grind next week for you!

by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Gosh. I’ll keep you in my thoughts today.

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Best of luck to you, Merope!

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

best to you!
I have the name of a notary on wheels here in the City… that won’t help, but perhaps there is a similar thing there…

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Good luck!

I’m sure everything will be fine and you’ll then be able to subtly form teh little ones into Giants fans.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks guys, it’s helpful, as I mentioned before we haven’t told any of our family yet. My folks are now in Rhode Island and his are in Ohio … they are pushing 75 and we didn’t want to alarm them unnecessarily. So it’s really just been the two of us (and a few other friends) we’ve been able to talk to about it. It helps to be able to vent here and on IRC. Thanks.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd say we're almost like a family sorta... or a community of friends, just fans, but fans can be family

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

/gives you a wedgie

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

/lifts toilet seat

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

OH NO

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

/flushes

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

/dumps bucket of cold water into the shower

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, we have such zany hijinx!

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Thank good my dorm had locking showers

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

We have curtains.

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

When I was a Freshman (LOL)

We stole my roommate’s towel/clothes from the shower and locked the dorm room door. He had to go down to the receptionist draped in a shower curtain to get a spare key. I still have the picture…

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Some kid evacuated the building during a fire drill in only a towel.

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

i mean... you kinda have to do that if there's a fire drill

they did that in the snow back at my school

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

That happened to me, but I was wearing only a pair of basketball shorts and my sandals.

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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions  

what if you were in the middle of... well...

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Tuck it in the waistband.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions  

i guess so?

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

I read that as basketball shoes and sandals. Couldn’t figure out what that meant.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

We did that in college, that was awesome

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Sometimes I think I may have missed out a little bit by not living in a dorm. On the other hand ehhhhh

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Dormcest!

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by speckops on Feb 13, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

hawt?

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

my school didn’t really have dorms. LoLd, LoL CSUH

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Is that Hayward State?

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I studied Art there for a couple of years in the early 80’s. It was (is?) a real nice campus. Kind of boring college experience though.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah I was there in 82-86 ish. I played soccer so there was that going on, but you are right, not much else.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe

But it also sucks.

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

No doubt. I’m not about to complain about living in 5 bedroom apartment on Russian Hill, but it would have been a kind of crazy fun experience

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions  

you went to college on Russian Hill?

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

No I lived in my parents apartment there.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Parents weren’t living there at the time though.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

That sounds awesome.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

that's a good deal actually

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah except for the commute, it was pretty awesome. Easy to have parties and people over on the weekends, and a nice view too!

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Yea, for sure. It’s definitely cheaper to do that option too.

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

My sister in law is starting at Cal in September she will be living there too.

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Good idea

regardless of the commute, it’s still cheaper

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s definitely a good way to meet people.

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Meh… i loved not living in a dorm more. Although i wouldn’t have made the friends i did if it weren’t for living in the dorm

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

All of you hush

I’d rather hear from Niblets about dorm life.

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions  

LOLU

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

There was a time when my dorm-mates thought it was funny to take candids of others in the shower. I’m sure the local film developer guys enjoyed that.

Oh, and lots of pillow fights. Wearing babydolls. You could hear the squeals for miles.

(How was that?)

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Perfect!

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Like a MCC Platinum Free Preview.

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

$$$$$

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

This is why I love this place. And why I dispute the idea that comments specific to baseball are the most important around here. :-)

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I am embarrassed to say that this is the first I have heard of any of it. It can be scary to navigate the medical system when you have lived in it your whole life. I can only imagine how scary it is for most. Let me know if I can do anything at all.

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s the Mr’s job. He’s been tilting at bureaucratic windmills throughout this whole thing.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Sounds like some serious shit. My family is going through some medical related bull shit right now, too. Its important to stay strong and keep your head up. Good Luck!!

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions  

jeeze, hope things get better for you too buddy.

Really, i always feel things are shitty, i rarely ever want to bring up what’s going on personally, like the death of my mom and all that, especially the depression i was in throughout last year, but occasionally when i do look for support or have some general questions, coming here is sometimes the best thing to do. Too many issues growing up going on around me

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Sometimes its nice to come in here and just post something and move on.

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions  

yea, just get it out and move on

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

TWSS

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m glad you feel that way. I generally consider you to be one of the most cheerful folks on this site.

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, i hide it, and that’s what my girlfriend hated about me early on, is that i’d hide my emotions. And everyone knows here that’s not what you should do to your significant other.

Long story short, alcoholic dad for much of my life, mom sick for a while, other than that pretty good. The more i’m out of the house the better, and that’s why i want to get out and be in the Midwest

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

That is/was the hardest part for me. Being open to the ones closest to you can be the hardest thing sometimes b/c you don’t want to bring the, down with you. I just starting to learn that not being open is what brings them down.

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Exactly! If you’re usually a positive person it’s almost impossible to tell someone something depressing that’s going on with your life. And you’re right, i just learned that as well, that “not being open is what brings them down” that is truth! Ever since i was more open i felt so much better with my emotions, less down and depressed.

Life’s too short to be like that

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Sorry to hear about your mom. You seem like a good kid and seem to be on the right track in life.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks! yea, i mean, i just came to terms with it, felt like i was forced to grow up too fast… but hey, i’m definitely positive and happy right now. Just gotta move on!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

kripes, looks like we could have our own medical crapola support group meeting in the fanposts right next door to the book club.

Hang in there. I hope it gets better.

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by Merope on Feb 13, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Good luck!

I think most UPS Stores have notary services. Maybe FedEx/Kinkos, too?

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by kdl on Feb 13, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I got something notarized at a UPS store

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Good Luck Merope!

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Hang in there, mrs. We Love You!

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by son of ggf on Feb 13, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoa – I just caught up on this. So sorry to hear that you’re dealing with this! I had a mammo scare a year and a half ago, and, like you, I couldn’t bring myself to tell my family until it was resolved (fortunately for me, it was determined to be benign cysts).

I’ll send some positive vibes your way. And kudos to the Mr. for navigating the murky HMO waters for you.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Best case scenario

I am totally hoping this is the case. Congrats !

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by nvsfg on Feb 13, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions  

YEAH NEDESK!

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by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 12:20 PM PST reply actions  

shift-A

This roast beef is so fucking rare it’s kind of an effort to chew. Deeeelicious.

My boy's got CLOSER MENTALITY!

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by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 PM PST reply actions  

Mooo!!!!

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Can you see the marks where the jockey was whipping it?

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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

They’re cutting close if they mean to do that. I worry a bit about Cain looking forward to testing free agency.

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Meh

Cainer’s last contract was signed in March.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Semi-OT:

Pics of Cainer’s old house

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/open-house/Inside-Matt-Cains-Major-League-Crib—139198784.html

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh it’s in Diamond Heights.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

WAKE UP, GRANT!!

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:01 PM PST reply actions  

/preps for freakout

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions  

He's awake

he is just toying with all of us.

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions  

IT’S SUNDAY NIGHT AND I JUST FINISHED WRITING AN ARTICLE FOR TOMORROW MORNING

Really?

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions  

LOLATE!!!!!!

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL U

You actually believed him XD

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, not for you peons.

by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Pablo!
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by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 1:05 PM PST reply actions  

Suck it, Bochy!

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

OH SHIT. "HATERZ GON HATE"

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

That's right, Bochy!

Panda is talking to you!

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Full translated quote is a little snippy
"I’m not interested in what people say about me. I’ll shut their mouths when spring training begins. That’s the date when I need to arrive in shape."

"They’re going to say I’m fat because of seven pounds? Seven pounds isn’t anything. But people like to talk. I don’t pay attention to those things. I trust in what I can do on the field and always achieve my objectives."

"I want to know what those people who’ve said bad things about me are going to say when I arrive in perfect physical condition. I don’t have more fat on my body; the truth is that I’ve gained muscle mass."

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by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

7 lbs is a whole weight class in boxing!

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess it would be kind of tiring to be told FAT FAT FAT every day.

by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

If someone wants to pay me that kind of money to play baseball they can call me whatever the fuck they want.

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions  

People who make money and are the best at their chosen profession aren't people!!!

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by DFARowand on Feb 13, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I got your extra 10 pounds RIGHT HERE!!

/grabs crotch

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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh... wow

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

TWSS

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by CalBear949 on Feb 13, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

You have to have a trailer for that junk.

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by Lunkus on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

by eating all their food?

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by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Panda should date Adele

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

the sausages?

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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw

by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

They could have had them all

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by Natto on Feb 13, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Think about the songs she would write and think about the little Panda children they would have…

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Their accent would be interesting.

by City Girl on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Weren’t most of the songs on 21 written about an ex whom Adele now despises? Poor Pablo.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

She talked about it on a 60 minutes interview last night. I am now old enough that I find it hard to relate to 23 year olds who are discussing the tragedy of lost love (at 23).

by capn on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, if Pablo broke up with her he’d get an entire album dedicated in his honor and not in a good way. Why anybody would date Adele or Taylor Swift at this point I don’t know.

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

2 minutes, Turkish.

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by jhiat00 on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Ah, memories...

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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Where’s the band-aid??

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I need an intervention

I caught myself thinking, “Y’know, Clayton Kershaw has nice lips.”

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 1:15 PM PST reply actions  

i mean, i like Clayton Kershaw

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

But do you like his lips?

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by can of corn on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

I am just not sure

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

NOT CUDDLY

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"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant

by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Quick, think of Lasorda my good man!

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by calgiants86 on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Helpful?

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Urge to kill rising…….

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, wow. That did it.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

they’re just trolling now

by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

You'll need this

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

by bgunn on Feb 13, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Urge to punch picture….

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Kidding aside, I will always despise this man.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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by rotorueter on Feb 13, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

oh my god

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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw

by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

O_O

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by Mdizzle138 on Feb 13, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Awful.

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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions  

That's impressive
Apple generated roughly 80 percent of all handset profits in the fourth quarter, despite having only 8.1 percent market share overall, according to Walkley. Apple’s share of handset profits in the fourth quarter increased from 56 percent in the third quarter and 48 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, Walkley said.

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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw

by jctGamer on Feb 13, 2012 1:15 PM PST reply actions  

NEW THREAD NEW THREAD NEW THREAD

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by PiKAgiant on Feb 13, 2012 1:18 PM PST reply actions  

I'm all alone in the new thread, guys.

Come entertain me.

http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/2/13/2795979/the-dull-offseason

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