The Dull Offseason
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2012 1:16 PM PST
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PrintI was envious of the Cubs when they signed Kosuke Fukudome. I thought he'd be as productive in the majors as Hideki Matsui, but with the ability to play center. It's not like Kosuke was a bust -- he has a career .361 OBP -- but he certainly wasn't worth the 4/$48M that the Cubs gave him. The Giants were interested, but they dodged that bullet to sign Aaron Rowand. Whew.
I was envious of the Mets when they signed Kaz Matsui. The Giants were screwing around with Neifi Perez and Deivi Cruz, and there was this amazing, speedy, electrifying shortstop just begging for a team like the Giants to take a chance on him.
And now I'm envious of the A's for signing Yoenis Cespedes. Oh, I'm not envious of the A's for that whole "everything else" part, but I'm envious that they signed a Great Unknown. They got a player who is a total mystery, a freak of a free agent. And now A's fans can spend the next couple of months dreaming the what-if dreams.
Would it have been a good idea for the Giants to sign Cespedes? Absolutely no idea. I'm going to guess that it wouldn't have been. Between concerns about his patience, contact, and ability to stick in center field, he sure sounds like Cody Ross with a better publicist. I'm not qualified to evaluate tools and such, and there are talent evaluators who would slap me with a rosin bag for making that comparison, but I can see Cespedes hitting .261/.323/.456 while playing an okay center. That seems like a good place to set the over/under. That'd also be Cody Ross' career line. For $35 million, I want a little more cost certainty.
But what I'm envious is that it's the kind of move that can make the imagination run wild. Cespedes could be a Josh Hamilton-like freak, or Vlad Guerrero with more speed. He could be a $25 million player masquerading as an $8 million bargain. He could be the middle-of-the-order hitter that the Giants desperately needed, but with the youth that Carlos Beltran didn't have.
Or he could be Aaron Rowand -- a guy who refuses to bow to the Copernican nonsense suggesting sliders are actual, real things, and, wait, hold on, I'm a just gonna sit on a fastball here.
It's just been a while since the Giants signed a Great Unknown. I remember being excited for Zito's 2007 season, and being afeared that he'd be miserable towards the end of his deal. Half right! I suppose that was the last time there was a Great Unknown acquired in free agency for the Giants. That was the last time there was a way to spend the rest of the winter months thinking what if.
There's a huge difference between what's good for a team and what's interesting and compelling during the turgid parts of the offseason. Cespedes probably wouldn't have been a good fit for the Giants, especially if they are going to stick with the rainy-day fund for the near future. But this has been a dull offseason -- not bad, necessarily, just dull. Melky Cabrera might hit like the good Melky Cabrera. Maybe Brandon Crawford can do okay in that late-blooming, Omar Vizquel kind of way. But there wasn't an exciting, daring move to stir the winter soul.
If I can't make it clear enough, this was also an exciting, daring move:
So was the Aaron Rowand signing. Well, in the minds of some folks. Daring and exciting aren't synonyms for good, thoughtful, and practical. But for the next couple of months, A's fans can dream a little bit. I envy that. If Melky were here, I'd probably glare at him for a bit, making him wonder just what in the hell my problem is. I'm still a borderline melkoptimist, but if he's the excitement of the offseason, the offseason wasn't exciting. And, say, it looks like the offseason wasn't exciting.
The A's had an exciting offseason, though. For better or for worse, there was always something going on. I'm a little envious about that.
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YAY!!!!!! FAIL
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The A's got an Autogyro
How come we don’t have an Autogyro?
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
[0] days since Grant's last mention of Zito's horrid contract
by djfivenine on Feb 13, 2012 1:20 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
How many days since a construction accident resulting in lost worker’s time on this site?
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
Whoa. Autoformat.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 13, 2012 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
You are all mean people
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What did we do this time?
It’s not like we don’t know who Paul McCartney is or something
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
haha, but that was a good thread!
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It was a perfectly good thread!
But, New is Always Better
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
if that’s the case, i should get a new car, new tv, new house, new… well…
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New cars are always puuuurtty
Plus, I didn’t say it. Barney did
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
never really watched Barney as a kid
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DRAGON BALL MIRITE
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Weather Channel O_O
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I will not post weathergirl links
stop baiting me.
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heh
stop baiting me.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
that's what i only watched as a kid
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Oh come on!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I did watch the Weather Channel as a kid. I freaking loved their hurricane coverage.
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Jim Cantore? YES
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yea. Also enjoy Forbes
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We didn’t have the weather channel when I was a kid, if you wanted to know what the weather was going to be like you looked out the freaking window!!!!!!!!
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I LOVE TELEVISION!!!!!
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NOOOOOOOOOBODY
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….wait
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
that's not how it works?
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How should I know? Do I look like a Harbaugh to you?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
not a prereq, apparently: Brian Hackney
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
It’s not like you are a dodering old codger you know. If that’s where your heart lies look into going back to school to do it. Especially these days with so many colleges offering stuff on line!
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definitely doing this in graduate school
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I sometimes think about getting a degree from Oklahoma’s school of meteorology. God, that would be awesome.
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HOLY SHIT THAT WOULD BE SWEET
Study tornadoes there? Also I was thinking about doing an internship in Boulder at the NWS office there
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I actually got a tour of the school when I visited Oklahoma two years ago. It was a temple of weather, man. I couldn’t believe it.
Would you be at NCAR or the local WFO?
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Probably WFO, that is something i have definitely wanted to get into, yourself?
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The likely path after the degree would be TV weather. I like communicating with the public, and weather’s such a vital part of someone’s media diet. Plus, the weather guy generally has to carry the banter, and occasionally gets fun assignments. It’s plays to my strengths,
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yea, makes sense since you do have your
communications degree. True, and you have experience in it already. By all means you should go for it
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There is a local guy here in Reno
http://www.ktvn.com/story/6059462/mike-alger
The communications aspect of TV Meteorology is very important IMO. A lot of the media personnel in this town seem to channel hop. Alger has earned so much trust ( primarily by being accurate ) that the network here signed him to a $1M contract. Granted it was $100K a year for ten years, but still. I’d sign that contract. .
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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SO DO IT!!!!
You don’t want to get old and have a lot of “dammit I should have done [whatevers]” hanging over your head.
If you can find a way to make it work, make it work. They must have internet in Oklahoma by now right?
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The key question is, how much do I want it. The answer right now is “not enough.” I’d have to quit my job, move to another state and sit in classrooms for the next few years. I think not.
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As you get older that “I think not” only gets stronger. See what’s offered online.
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As you get older that " I think not" turns into "I wish I had".
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if they had Atmospheric Sciences at Miami i'd do it
but Geography was the closest i could get to it
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let's do it
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This was the best moment of my childhood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx2vMyVkmLE
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No duh
You’re never supposed to watch Barney Stinson as a kid…
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
His pitching is awesome too
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totally agree, least hated dodger on the roster, and always look forward to Kershaw vs. Lincecum'
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So….you look forward to 1-0 games that lead to either L or No Decision?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
pitching and defense
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but....but...but
CHICKS DIG THE LONG BALL! /dingerz gland
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Nah, chicks dig K's
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Nope, chick dig Wins
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Wait... Chicks dig RINGS
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Wait....so I have to buy diamond rings?!
….I’m gonna be broke
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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
Championship rings
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O-rings!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Viton, Chemrez, or Perlast?
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
A whole new meaning to “blowing a gasket”!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
winner
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
BOOM
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Least hated Dodger is like the prettiest weed in your lawn.
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Calm down, Taylor Swift.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Rude
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IMA LETCHU FINISH
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Kanye’s awesome
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That new album with Jay Z is pretty bad ass.
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“Watch the Throne” is pretty awesome
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Yeah that one.
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"My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" was also pretty damn good
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Agreed.
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Honestly, the only album i thought wasn't good was his
“808’s and Heartbreaks”
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That one had to grow on me but I think that is one of my favorites now.
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huh, really? I know there were a few good tracks on it, probably should listen to it a little more
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I really like tracks 1-8. Link
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Street Lights? Mr. Hudson has been on a good amount of tracks
with Jay-Z and Kanye
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Yeah it’s basically just Kanye singing with that digitized voice thing but I really like the rhythm of the song and the way it flows. Plus I’m kind of into really chill songs anyway.
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Agreed
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
*May not apply in all aspects, including as a person.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I mean, all i care about is the music though...
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PiKA, I’m heading home now, our nanny has a “personal emergency”, I’ll lambast you in NHL good sir if you are up to said challenge.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
sounds good, just message me on twitter
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she's a pretty girl
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What was that?
Giants Baseball: The road here was paved with good intentions.
by atxgiantsfan on Feb 13, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
I thought she looked.. different..
Normally really pretty tho
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I think she’s good and talented but all her songs sound the same to me.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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That’s how I feel about country music in general.
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me too!!!
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Are you a fan of Red Solo Cup?
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Meh... Toby Keith isn't one of my favorite artists
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are there 2 girls involved?
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
/shudders
Can’t be unseen
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Toby Keith is awful
All of his songs are about womens’ butts, alcohol or America.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
wait there are songs that aren’t about those 3?
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A few about trucks, dogs, and fishin’ in the dark.
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Is that like Dancing in the Dark for those counties that have outlawed dancing, Footloose-style?
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Made in America
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/puts a boot in ur ass
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/puts a snake in ur boot
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
/Dr. Porkchop'd
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I have both of these
lol me
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PARTY IN THE USA
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
NOT TOBY KEITH
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I was distraught to find out she was in the music video of a song I have been listening to. The Big Bang – Rock Mafia
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Oh god I hate country music. It makes me want to bash my head against a wall.
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 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
This is sort of like walking up to someone and saying, “wow, your shirt is super ugly.” Yet, on the internet, this is completely acceptable.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
It’s true though ma’am. Your shirt is super ugly, and I can’t even see it.
by Hyoton on Feb 13, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m sorry if I offended you. I see nothing wrong with having a difference of opinion. Plenty of my friends like country music. I just don’t enjoy it.
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 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not offended. I was making a comment about the nature of the internet.
But, for the record, there’s a world of difference between what you said and a simple difference of opinion.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
You said you like country music. I said I hate it. I was hyperbolic, perhaps, but it was nothing personal.
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 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Again, my whole point was that it seems like the internet has made, “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” obsolete.
But, boy have you sure put me in my place! Good job. LOL.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I respect you too much to get into an argument about this, and I don’t want to be someone who is thought of as a jerk here. Again, I’m sorry, and I’m going to leave it at that.
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 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Question.
Are you arguing that phrase is obsolete on the internet, or the internet has made that phrase obsolete (aka, people in person don’t follow it either now, because of the internet)?
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lol South Carolina booing the Golden Rule
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Oh, wait, the first. I think people mostly adhere to it in person.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Hmm, yeah, that’s probably mostly true.
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Yeah, you can definitely hate (or strongly dislike) something without implying that it is objectively bad.
Like, I don’t get dubstep. At all. And I’m not even anti-electronica.
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Guys... i EXTREMELY hate Arcade Fire
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is it bad to say that?
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Yes. Very bad.
I’m going to listen to them on the way home in honor of you!
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GET OUTTA THE INTERNET
The first six innings are overrated.
I like much of their music.
Though I remember the first time I saw them live, my first reaction was “There are WAY too many people in that band.”
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surprised i haven't been banned yet
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keyword: YET
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
It’s not even that. I don’t care if someone hates country music. Most people do.
I am, however, fascinated by the fact that just slamming someone’s opinion out of nowhere is totally acceptable. That is all. Lest someone think so, I’m not crazy or over-emotional.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Don't be mocking the country music
unless you want a boot up your behind.
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FUCKIN A
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Sadly I have a picture of them on my computer.. Nicer than most all shoes, and more comfortable
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
My cowboy boots were my most expensive pair of shoes.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
So were mine, WAY more expensive than any shoe I've ever bought.
And that is my fairly cheap pair.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Mine too, they probably cost more than all my other shoes combined.
http://www.sheplers.com/lucchese-2000-mens-cigar-hornback-caiman-boot-square-toe.html
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, that is about how much mine were.
Maybe a little bit less.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I got mines at cost, thank god.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
i kinda want a cowboy hat
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Get one, man
They are awesome. You’ll get some interesting looks if you wear it out, but most people like them a lot.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Yeah, I have a palm leaf hat and its teh awesome
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
I have a black George Strait resistol breakway
http://www.sheplers.com/resistol-george-strait-breakaway-4x-fur-western-hat.html?Source=Froogle
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
aren't they expensive though? question to both you guys
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
It really depends on what you get. They are be fairly cheap as well.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
well, driving through Cheyenne, WY they seemed pretty pricey, upwards of 70, or is that considered cheap
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
My hat was 250.
But yes, they do make $40-60 hats, just look at western wear websites
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
True
should definitely be looking online for that, was actually considering buying one for a Halloween party
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Look at Sheplers or Boot Barn to start
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Just like everything else there are levels. In felt hats its done in x’s usually. 1x being the lowest and 100x or something being the highest.
The most expensive hat is probably a 100x beaver felt hats.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
palm leaf hats are like 30 -50 bucks
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Well, looking more towards a nice cowboy hat
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I used mine when I used to ride and do other things like that. Felt hats are nice but are easily ruined by the elements.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
I like it I love
I want some more of it
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I try so hard,
I can’t rise above it
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
That is a BIIIIIIIIIG category to say you just outright hate it.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
I have yet to find any I like.
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 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
While I don’t care for what I would term “modern pop country” I do love old school Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, etc. There is some really great old country music out there.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Modern pop country
is most all of “country” now. Just because it has a little bit of twang, they decided to call it country outright is rather annoying.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
There is still some good new stuff, though like most of my favorite new music it doesn’t get played on the radio a lot. For example, Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers are pretty good, as is Jace Everett (the guy who does the True Blood theme song),
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
As Alabama said, if you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band.
That rings true for most of my country music taste.
Is it February 19 yet?
I grew up listening to Alabama
I know exactly what you mean.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Man, you are missing out.
In a genre that touches everything from Woody Guthrie and Johnny Cash to Wilco and Neko Case, I would think you would find something you like. But perhaps not. To each their own.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
Have you tried outlaw country? Or Hank Williams Sr?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
hot?
not really. Cute yes, hot…no.
Angelina Jolie and Jessica Alba are hot. Taylor Swift to me is cute.
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
Not a fan of Jolie… Swift is cute, definitely
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
What, lips that could pass for an airship in a Final Fantasy game don’t turn you on?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
HAHAHA
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
TAKE ME TO THE WORLD MAP BABY
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
NO MORE CHOKIN' THE CHOCOBO FOR ME!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
lol
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I'm kinda with you.
I like the words pretty and cute to describe Swift.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
same goes for my preference of Kpop
Son Dambi/After School: Hot
SNSD/K-ara: Cute.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I irrationally dislike Taylor Swift.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Is that you, Kanye?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I was a big Kanye fan at the time, so that could be part of it. However, I know a guy who’s sort of a “bodyguard to the stars” and he said she was nothing like people think, had some not so nice things to say about her.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
Stuck up?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I don’t remember his words exactly something about being rude and stuck up. I mostly remember that I was excited because everyone was wrong and my irrational dislike was rational.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Were you enchanted to meet her?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Now that that obvious jab is out of the way...
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
is it a box within a box?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Dick.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I fall into the same camp
There have been a lot of signings and trades made this offseason that I’ve said “Crap, I wish the Giants had been in on that”.
This wasn’t one of them. I’m just excited I’ll get to see it play out on a team I kinda like. Good for the A’s.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Also, PLUG FOR MY FANTASY LEAGUE
If you’re interested in playing in the MCC paid fantasy league ($40), check out my fanpost:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/2/13/2795790/the-mccovey-chronicles-fantasy-league-for-money
If you guys could do me a solid and rec it so it’ll stay up longer, I’d appreciate that.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Feb 13, 2012 1:22 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
aahhh head to head?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Yeah
Trying to keep things as simple as possible, and that seems to be the default mode.
I considered taking input on stats and league format, but eventually decided that would take way too much effort and amount to too many cooks, etc.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I’d be too embarrassed to actually lose money while sucking in a fantasy league.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I think of the money as more of a motivator than a reason to play
Keeps people engaged and interested throughout the season, or at least gives them an incentive to. It’s more a way to ensure that you’ll have a fun and participatory league than a way to make money.
Play! It’ll be fun.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
You’re just looking to take money from suckers on the internet.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I'm actually pretty bad at fantasy baseball
I’ve never won a league. I’m just trying to organize something fun.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
If anyone drafts Reyes before GP, you’re outta the league. No refunds.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
If I join, I'm drafting Crawford ahead of Reyes.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
There’s a guy down at the pool hall that says very similar things.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
If I wasn’t going to be unable to manage a fantasy team all summer, I’d consider it, but given that fact the price point is a wee bit too high for me.
Plus I’d probably drive myself insane playing fantasy baseball. My first foray into fantasy football was bad enough.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I wouldn't have it!
We’ll be using a third party system to manage the funds. I’d never touch it.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Please do!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And for you not wanting to spend money there are usually several other leagues available around here. I know MisterMerope is going to do the NL only thing again. Has Yahoo! finally opened stuff up for 2012? Last time he checked it was still the 2011 stuff.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
which would explain why we haven’t looked… I betcha he’ll have something NL together soon, I think he mentioned something about people who played last year having priority and something about maybe making pitching stats more important cuz all the bats went to the AL ? but I’m probably misremembering.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
If you'll have me, I'd love to play.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I know it’s Mr. Merope and reigning champion Can of Corn [if she wants] but I don’t know who else was in it last year.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I WAS! And I’m in again. I promise not to trade Kemp to CoC for Drew and Tabata
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
LOL – I would like you to do that again, please.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I'M IN
And will totally regress to the mean.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
THATS WHAT SHE SAID
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
Free agents Freddy Sanchez and Buster Posey aren’t exciting enough for you jerks?
Ask me about my blog.
Depends on where you draw the line for “big” free agent, but yes, since Bonds almost of their premium talent has been acquired through trades (Kent, Burks, Lofton, Schmidt, Beltran), or has been home-grown.
To be fair, those are the best places to get premium talent, but yeah Bonds was probably the last major FA “splash.”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Maybe you want to count twilight years Dave Roberts and Moises Alou, but I don’t think those really count.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
There was the Matheny/Matt Morris signings which sounded mildly exciting at the time.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Too risky.
Look. Why take a risk on a player that could end up like Rowand when we can just sign a known player like Rowand. C’mon.
To piggyback on GiantPain
PLUG FOR ADOPTION DRAFT!
If you’re interested in adopting a Giant for your very own, head on over and sign up in the thread. The draft will be sometime this week.
I stopped reading after "Kaz Matsui"
goddamn anyone else remember that 15-pitch at bat?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I was there. That at bat took a year off my life.
by S. Pickford #25 on Feb 13, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
yup that one, and the one the very next night. Crazy to listen to. Sometimes I put it on to go to sleep to. Instead of counting sheep I can count the ligaments in Wilson’s arm disintegrate.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Oww....
At least it’s not listening to Flappy’s tendons (or lack thereof) snap
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Now that I’m dredging that up from the dark recesses of my mind, I seem to recall that it was Andres that caught the ball in left. And now I’m thinking, what was Andres doing in left?
by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8035129&c_id=sf
Rowand was playing CF that day. He came back from getting Padilla’d on May 2nd, and then they went on that six game road trip to Florida and Citi Field where Rowand was doing his best Terminator 2 impression, and was smacking the shit out of the ball. However, despite Torres’ excellent play, this was while Rowand was still “most comfortable in CF,” they moved Rowand over. It would not be until later in the season that Rowand tanked and they were like, “Bitch, you will play where we say you will play.” Especially after Burrell was picked up off the scrap heap.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
He’s just tryna fukudome
"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.
A friend wanted me to name my future kid Lin Tebow
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
Welcome to the Fuck-dome!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
So I was getting a sandwich today, and a woman was coughing like her lungs were coming out of her trachea, and now I keep coughing.
Hypochondriac?
But yeah, vitamin c and plenty of fluids ftw!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Have you had your DTaP vaccine?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
tetanus is every 10 I think but since there’s been a bit of whooping cough running around they want everybody to get a booster for that.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
This
Yep, the Booster is every Ten years…WHOO! At least the vaccine isn’t viscous
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
whiskey
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I did not enjoy that movie
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
I wish it was a documentary
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The Rowand and Zito signing weren't daring or exciting.
They were bad and awful and sucky and taught me how to hate.
The Rowand and Zito signing weren't daring or exciting.
They were bad and awful and sucky and taught me how to date.
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
The last series of FA signings for the Giants have ended very badly.
Recent-ish FA signings with the Giants that got at least two years:
Barry Zito, seven years, $126M, 2006
Aaron Rowand, five years, $60M, 2007
Bengie Molina, three years, $16M, 2006
Dave Roberts, three years, $18M, 2006
Aubrey Huff, two years, $22M, 2010
Mark DeRosa, two years, $12M, 2009
Edgar Renteria, two years, $18.5M, 2008
Jeremy Affeldt, two years, $8M, 2008
Steve Kline, two years, $3.5M 2006
Rich Aurilia, two years, $8M, 2006
Ray Durham, two years, $14M, 2006
The best deal is, what, Bengie Molina’s original contract? Omar Vizquel’s deal in 2004 turned out to be pretty good, too.
Ask me about my blog.
Going through that list — colosall screw-up, mostly terrible, pretty good, awful, bad so far, mostly terrible, decent, not really sure, bad, and somewhat OK.
Ask me about my blog.
Like my favorite X-Men character: Colosallus
"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 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
HEY VINCE HERE WITH COLOSALL
SOLVING YOUR ENLARGEMENT NEEDS IN A FLASH
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Ray Durham was good.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
His deal wasn’t bad in “theory.” But the team doctors should have known he was broken.
Ask me about my blog.
is that a new Acura?
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
12 million for DeRosa
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
18 million for Dave Roberts... i forgot he was on the team
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I thought it was a fine deal. Too bad he turned out to be broken.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
well if he lived up to his potential, sure
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Looking at his career numbers, he would have been a fine everyday LF at that price if he recovered normally, if not an outright bargain.
During his time in Chicago (which was pretty much his peak before he went to the Cardinals and got injured), he was a .289/.373/.451 hitter over 2.5 seasons.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Right
and that’s what makes the injury so unfortunate, it would’ve been a great deal if he didn’t have the constant injuries. Won’t fault the giants to really go after him at 12 million, because the injury was just so random
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Like I say downthread, the success rate on the surgery he had is very high. You can blame the team doctors for not catching that the surgery didn’t do its job, but in principle 2/12 was a very reasonable deal.
The Giants got so fucking lucky that Pat Burrell panned out in 2010, because otherwise… Eugenio Velez, starting left fielder.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That DeRosa deal still boggles my mind.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
to me it's Dave Roberts
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
man, when he did steal that base it was just GOLD
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Why? It was a decent gamble, in my opinion.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It was an unnecessary gamble on someone who was already injured and hadn’t healed.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Essentially, if I’m gambling I’m gambling on one year contracts (Tejada) not two years.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
he was pretty OK
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
yea, he wasn't terrible
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Was in American Pie
Never really did much after
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Hated Zito, Rowand, and Roberts instantly
Was meh on Renteria, Huff and Molina.
Actually, I liked DeRosa signing at the time with the caveat that he actually be healthy. He was not.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
How quickly you forget the World Series MVP
Worth every penny. Money Down the Stretch, Nerds.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I was playing WoW and not paying attention to Giants Baseball
I didn’t even know Rowand signed until like 2 weeks after
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
In an alternate universe....
We should be whining about the 5 year Jason Schmidt contract and the 3 year Juan Uribe contract that both still haunt us today.
We would also be debating Noah Lowry or Tim Lincecum for opening day starter.
I remember being excited for Zito’s 2007 season, and being afeared that he’d be miserable towards the end of his deal.
LOL U
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:29 PM PST reply actions
GOAT RAPER
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Feb 13, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
JUNK PIRATE
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
PHEASANT PHONDLER
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Canary Canoodler
"Mow bwiefings?" "More briefings."
Do you see the docks on the edge of the sea? I built all of those wonderful docks.
Do they call me the dock builder? No.
Do you see all of the beautiful ships on the water? I built those ships.
Do they call me the ship builder? No!
Do you see all of the beautiful mansions on the hill? I built all of those beautiful mansions!
Do they call me the mansion builder? NO!
But, you fuck one goat…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
You know what the Giants should have done?
They should have entertained the thoughts of trading Brandon Belt for a piece that fits their puzzle better. Whether that piece is an outfielder or a shortstop is debatable, but they should explore that.
1. Four out of the Top 10 Giants prospects are catchers. You have to at least plan for one of them to pan out. Right?
2. Buster Posey is not going to catch 140 games this year. He is probably never going to catch 140 games again. That means he is going to spend 40+ games a year at 1B. So you would like to upgrade everywhere else at the expense of 1B if possible. Plus Pablo can shift to 1B if you need to get another right handed bat into the lineup against a LHP and give him a breather. 1B is the least important position for the Giants for the next 3 years.
3. Oh hey we have a 2013 option for Aubrey Huff. I mean, there was no way we exercise Affeldt’s option, right?
What if Hak Ju Lee was available before the Rizzo trade? What if the Rangers were willing to move Profar ? These are all big what ifs. Buf if a deal like that came around, a legitimate prospect for prospect trade to upgrade SS or OF, I think the Giants should seriously look into it.
That would have been exciting. Would have even made sense to me.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I think they should have went after a big hitter. At least tried to anyway.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
If we trade Brandon Belt, it will mean we’re paying another Ryan Garko in 2013/2014. Pass.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I mostly just wanted to type Hak Ju Lee
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I'll be honest
I was preparing to be shocked by a rosterbatory thread from you that didn’t feature an asian name; and then BAM!! Hak Lu Lee!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
LEESANITY
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I THINK WE SHOULD TRADE TIDDLY-WINKS FOR SOME BIG BATS!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
PACKAGE THEM TOGETHER IN A PACKAGE
"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.
LIKE A BRIDGE MADE OF TOOTHPICKS
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Not Toothpicks, Little Umbrellas
You know, like sluggers put in drinks!
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
ella...ella..eh...eh...eh...
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
Given the Giants recent history developing prospects, I don’t think you should trade a guy like Belt where part of the reasoning is “when some of these other guys pan out, we won’t have room for him.” Cross that happy bridge when you come to it— it certainly hasn’t been a problem or the Giants in the past, having a logjam of good young prospects, but if multiple catchers turn out and we have to trade one for something else, that’s truly not the end of the world (I just wish I could trust Sabean not to trade a prospect like that for a rent-a-player, but that’s probably what will happen).
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 13, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
Also, there’s major egg on your face if you trade a catching prospect he and he turns out to be the one that actually turns into a major leaguer.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Not if the reason you trade him is because you already have Buster Posey and a competent backup. So let’s say Hector Sanchez wins the backup job this year and does pretty well, and Buster returns to healthy form. If Tommy Joseph or Andrew Susac were then to light it up in the minors, you could trade one of them and wish them nothing but success. No egg on your face if you literally didn’t have room for the guy and you needed help somewhere else.
(And yes, even as I typed that I was thinking Cepeda/McCovey… so the trade you make still has to bring back decent value or else it will be rightly mocked.)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 13, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Right. Where are points diverge is that your argument presupposes 1) That Buster will stick at C, and 2) that Sanchez is ready to be a competent backup. I’d say both of those are likely, but if both of those propositions blow up, you trade away Susac or TJ, and they turn into a regular.
I meant pulling the trigger on a trade now, which seems to be the implication of the OP.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’d rather have an above-average catcher and an above average first baseman than have an average first baseman and an average left fielder.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Oh I meant on days Buster needs starts at first.
Since Buster most certainly is just an average first baseman.
Ah. Well, that strikes me as more reasonable.
I still think a timeshare situation is somewhat likely between Cabrera, Huff, and Belt. But if one of the three of them doesn’t hit, they will probably lose a disproportionate share of time.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I am giving myself till 2PM to procrastinate around here before going back to writing my protocol...
Will one of the mods kindly ban me at 2 sharp?
Put it away Lars
I’m not qualified to evaluate tools
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 1:38 PM PST reply actions
This is why I really wanted that japanese shortstop
I like to project all my hopes and dreams onto a blank slate, dammit.
The first six innings are overrated.
And he was super cheap. That was like finding a dollar black jack table that pays 10k for winning.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Question about fantasy baseball
I’ve never been in a fantasy baseball league. I’ve done it for football. So I have a couple of questions.
1. How much time do you have to put into fantasy daily?
2. Or do you just set a lineup for the entire week?
3. For beginners like me, what kind of league should I join?
1) 15 minutes a day
2) No
3) Yes
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Sounds about right to me.
although some ass hole set up a league where i could only set up my lineup for the entire week. I couldn’t change it daily
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Was that jackass trying to rig it for him to win or was he just a complete idiot? Baseball isn’t football or basketball…rosters change daily!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
no idea, probably tried to win it for himself, i barely tracked that league because i was so pissed. And yea, change it daily, that’s the only way to make the league work
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Hell, just having a Giants player in that league would screw you over…thanks to Bork
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
weekly lineup changes aren’t that rare; I’ve played in a few leagues like that.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I actually prefer that format
If you’re not the kind of person who wants to take 10 minutes every day, the weekly lineup changes format really levels the playing field. It does add a certain element of luck, too, in that if you have a player get hurt on Monday, you’re pretty much screwed. But theoretically every team faces that risk.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 13, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
It really depends on the league, some do like a head to head thing where each days points matter so you try to maximize those points…..every day. Some take a weekly total so you don’t have to agonize so much over each day.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
you could wait and see what happens here. Usually sometime in March there’s a fantasy baseball fanpost detailing all the leagues and how they are set up. Then you can pick whatcha want.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
My friend and I want to join a league. I don’t know if you would want a couple of newbies like us in your leagues.
MCC baseball was my first ever fantasy league last year, I learned it as I went along and came second.
Sundrendy!
Hee.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Especially when there are like 9 other people.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
In that case
You either come first, or last. No in between
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I think he limits it to like 8 or 10 people because it’s NL only and the uh pool dilutes rather quickly as to players….
He went to set it up like 2 weekends ago but it wasn’t available yet. (Something along the lines of “This Superbowl sucks! Where’s baseball??” ) Maybe he will set it up this weekend, depends on how the week goes I think.
N00bs are fine.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
1) However, much you want. You can be crazy and mess with platoon splits but I don’t do that. Otherwise it’s just subbing people who have off days and making sure you put starting pitchers in the day they are starting if they are on your bench.
2) No
3) I’d say like a 10-12 team mix league. I like head to head leagues (points or categories)
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
1. Depends on how anal you want to be about it. I’ll generally spend around 20-30 min at the start of the week setting my lineups based on splits, pitching matchups, injuries and whatnot. Then each day I spend another 10-20 minutes overmanaging my team into failure and regretting every little attempt to tweak things. Around the end of the week you also start having to focus more on which pitchers you need to start given how many innings are left to reach minimum and what your strategy is.
The first six innings are overrated.
Depends on the league. Its definitely easier to have weekly lineups than daily.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Just to clarify, I am in a league that locks starters for the week at first game of Monday.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
It actually takes a little bit more strategy. Do you start SUPER STAR PLAYER for 4 games that week or do you go with REALLY REALLY GOOD PLAYER for 7 games?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Well I’d be more concerned with the pitching aspect of it. I would be pissed if I ended up with one of those weeks where my first few starters pitched fabulously and I reached the minimum innings by wednesday or thursday with very good stats, only to have some 3rd or 4th best pitcher blow it by getting tagged for double digit runs.
The first six innings are overrated.
I like this format too. It doesn’t require every day tinkering.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
But every day tinkering is what separates fantasy winners people with lives and stuff
It’s my only competitive advantage!
The first six innings are overrated.
Not sure. I use CBS
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
1. Usually average about 5-10 daily
2. Yes, although I usually set it 3-4 days in advance, usually a Monday and Friday thing
3. Ideally with friends, but yahoo public is good randomizer
The draft is a big time sink, depending how much time you want to put in. I always have a couple round 15-20 guys I try to pickup, a unheralded closer, a rookie or a guy who was hurt last year who still should be good.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Feb 13, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
I wish the Giants would sign a free agent
That was not immediately out of baseball the moment his Giants contract ended.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 1:48 PM PST reply actions
Giants Baseball : The Last Stop!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
So we’re like the Oakland Raiders of baseball?
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 13, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
booooooooooooooooo
"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.
Fixed
I wish the Giants would sign a free agent
That was not immediately out of baseball the moment his Giants contractended.began.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
GIANTS BASEBALL: IT'S TITANIC!
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
by Lunkus on Feb 13, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
When looking at that list that was posted upthread.
Barry Zito, time will tell, but has a good chance
Aaron Rowand, same, good chance if he doesn’t do anything for Miami
Bengie Molina, yup
Dave Roberts, yup
Aubrey Huff, another time will tell, could go either way
Mark DeRosa, looks like it
Edgar Renteria, that’s another yes
Jeremy Affeldt, I think he’ll pitch after this year (of course it could be with the Giants)
Steve Kline, yep
Rich Aurilia, yes
Ray Durham, yes
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 13, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly
It is like the Giants are the retirement transition team for vet ballplayers.
GET YOUR LAST BIG CONTRACT BEFORE YOU RETIRE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Did you not hear about Aaron Rowand’s minor league contract with the Marlins!? That counts!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 13, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
my personal best/worst in Rotisserie Baseball
Bestest: trading for Sammy Sosa
Worstest: trading away Sammy Sosa
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
fine by me, suits my mood.
What’s going on with your house buying process??
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
it’s dead for now. My new mortgage broker is not as rosy as the previous one, as far a what I qualify for. Apparently, all the tax avoidance I’ve been doing has lowered my qualifying income. So, I need to file for 2011 without writing off expenses so I can get a better qualifying number.
Also, I need a new realtor, although most of the heavy lifting is done by the title companies these days, so I may test the waters without a realtor and see what happens.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
that house I was interested just went on the market at $351k
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
We started looking at houses again. Even called to walk through a few. Not promising D:
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
The first house looked good in the pictures and is in a good area of town but it was disappointing in person. The second was supposed to be unlocked for the realtor (LOL small town) but wasn’t so we loaded up the kids/sat in the cold for nothing.
Plus I’m of the mind that I want more house and she cares more about the area, busy street, etc… This whole thing is in very preliminary stages but it’s not looking promising.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
sounds like the she has the right idea, sorry to say. what city [again]?
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Pierre, SD
Even the ‘busiest’ of streets here really is nothing. And other than the rich part of town the neighborhoods are pretty much the same.
I just want a bigger place because I always feel cramped in our current place so I tend to lean toward the ones with bigger square footage.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
in that case…I think you have the right idea, although bigger houses also come with more overhead.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
yeah and keep in mind how many little jhiats you want running around, and all their sporting equipment.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Shoot #2 is only a few weeks old and I’m already thinking that is enough. Between the two of them there is zero down time.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I stopped with two…a wise old man once told me "Don’t let them outnumber you " .
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
tonight
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
yea. I'm good with this pattern of weather, off and on, mix of both sun/clouds/rain everyday
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Both times I went to Hawaii it was like that. Seemed like a morning and afternoon shower came like clockwork. In between was beautiful, sunny weather.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
That’s awesome, seems like you get the best of everything
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
This Mike Leach Craig James thing is just bullshit
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
So is that booster shit in Miami
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Leach sounds like he got screwed out of the job
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
fuck you Craig James
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Holy shit how have I never seen this before
I’m dying. That is hilarious.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Do the Goofus!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
hahaha, seriously?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Dude can cut a rug.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I only joined last year, people! Also, I don’t do GDTs. That’s probably why.
/hangs head in shame
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
SHUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNN
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It’s too fastpaced for me. Comments flying left and right, and I’m afraid that if I post so fast without thinking about it, I’m going to end up saying something stupid.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t post much in GDTs either (mostly because of time difference). Those things are pretty intense though.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I’ve been in one maybe 3 or 4 times, and it was pretty intimidating.
/is either talking about a GDT or an orgy
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
I used to participate in GDT
Until Sept of 2010, it got too crazy for me then.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
pshhhhhhhht…. like anybody actually, really reads anything in a GDT.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
STFD, LINCEKKKKKUM, LOLBELT, BEAT LA, NO U. WINNOW!
….yeah that’s about it
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
FINNISH HYMNS!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
WHAT THE FUCK???
THROW STRIKES, YOU ASSHOLE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
That comment is fun because of its placement, though.
I have yet to see it go up as soon as a hitter/pitcher falls behind in the count.
Hey I try to put original content in GDT
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
ROWAND IS SUCH A JACKASS
Oh wait, I might say that in a non GDT.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
real OT: For people who have lived with the opposite gender.
Is there a general rule of thumb on how long you have to wait to hook up with your roommate?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
real short,
she just moved in 14 days ago, we’re are there until the end of June
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Dang.
That’s about the time frame I’m hearing from most people.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
there’s always other places to live, dude!
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
We are both under contract till the end of June.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Done that.
Dangerous dangerous territory.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
LOL
that’s a terrible mindset
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
It all depends on what's more important...
smooth sailing on the roommate front or getting intimate.
I’m getting better at not doing that
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 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Do it tomorrow!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
Only time I did that, it was six months after we stopped living together.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Hey
Was it you who posted that thing about whether you should live with a really hot girl?
How’s that working out?
Sundrendy!
Depends.
She turned out to be incredibly awesome in every way.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I was wondering this too.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Question
Were you in a frat?
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 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT BUDDY
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I think me and PiKA are the resident frat boys around here.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
and do we act like your typical frat boys?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
No comment
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
OH COME ON
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
You don't seem like one.
Which one?
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 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
I’m a member of Beta Theta Pi. There’s a very small chapter up at Cal Poly, I actually know their former president a little bit.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
I was actually at the Beta house this weekend for the first time. They’re small but they usually just have casual BP set up in the garage and will actually let guys in. It’s kind of hidden so not many people go. It’s cool, though. I have a friend in Beta at LMU.
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 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Their president seemed like a cool guy. I know a few of the LMU Betas pretty well, I hang out with them whenever I’m down in Manhattan or Redondo.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
He just pledged this quarter so you probably don’t know him.
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 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
What is "casual BP?"
Informal batting practice?
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Beer pong?
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it's when you dump oil into the drain slowly and nonchalantly
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
WHERE DID THEY START!?!?!?!
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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
and they are such jerks there, at least, i guess they're preppy as hell
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by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Sigma Chi's are also ass holes too, haha
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No way. Which one? You went to GW, right?
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Sigma Chi.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
hate them
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WHERE DID THEY START!?!?!?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
They’re cool. The UCLA ones, at least. Obviously it’s different at every school.
I mean, I dislike the Pike guys at UCLA :P
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
The Pike guys here…….
Not a good reputation.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
Miami Ohio is the only place that has a good reputation
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Sigma Chi started there, Beta... fuck
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I haven’t heard anything bad about them at USC, but every bad thing a frat does is sort of overshadowed by SAE raping people again or Kappa Sig being photographed having sex with a UCLA girl on the roof of a building.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
The girl was a UCLA student. I knew her.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Did you know her biblically?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Haha no, we were members of the same philanthropy group. It was bizarre though.
If anyone remembers that “Asians in the Library” video from last year, I knew that girl too. Went to high school with her.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
Oh geez.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah. Even better, those two events happened within like, 4 weeks of each other. It was a strange time.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
i think i remember you bringing that up a while ago
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Yup. I think the Kappa Sig “girls are pies” letter came out, then a month later it was the Ching Chong Ling Long Ting Tong girl, and a month after that it was the sex on the roof.
Oh, prestigious Los Angeles universities.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Stay classy USC/UCLA
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Oh man, I remember the Kappa Sig thing too. That was ridiculous.
Last spring was crazy.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Both USC things were Kappa Sig. We thought they were trying to take Row douchebags away from SAE.
But yeah. And now James Franco seems to be starting the whole “crazy spring semester” thing up again.
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I was referring to the leaked e-mail. Just incredible.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
That girl was terrible. Just awful.
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There are a shocking number of people who are book-smart, but lack all common sense.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
She received death threats and the campus was really hostile. I forgot how emotional college kids are.
NOT THAT I AM CONDONING THE VIDEO.
Yeah, it was really bad. Someone posted her home address online and were like threatening her family and stuff.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
She has a starring role in the USC Memes fb page. One of my favorites is one of the roof pictures with the caption, “Still a better love story than Twilight.”
Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I was in one as well
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Fraternity roll call
/raises hand
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
PI KAPPA ALPHA PRE AMBLE:
SUNDAY EVENING MARCH 1ST, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
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So much is making sense now…
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
You still living in SLO?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Me and some friends have a pretty good shot at a house on Mill St next year. It’s a really nice area.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
I live on Mill and Toro.
GREAT location.
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Whoa really?
Another kid on my floor just bought a house (his parents, I mean) on Mill and Toro. That’s like, a block and a half from the house we are most likely going to get.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Your friend's parents are my new landlords lol
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btw, this house is absolutely amazing
We are super mad we have to be out in June.
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I don’t know why June. He wouldn’t be moving in until at least August I would think.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
They said they wanted to use the house as a summer home.
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Ah
Damn Danville people.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
/Graham steals your GF
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By that, you mean you ship Grant to Lookout Landing for Sullivan, right?
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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
He can squire for Sullivan until he’s of age.
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Whoa seriously?
Small world, huh.
Where are you going to move to?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
real small lol
I haven’t really started looking for a place, still have a few months to figure something out.
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Apartment season opens soon.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
fuck apartments
I need a house.
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They’re damn hard to find. We got really lucky to find this one first, but even then we might not get it.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
What's the address?
I’ll steal it lol
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Hellz nah
There is already like 4 other groups going after it. Maybe you can come to the housewarming party if we get it.
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"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
You have a car?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, but I just rode my bike; only few blocks away from campus, IIRC
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Pending where on highland, yeah it’s super close to campus, but there’s a good sized hill in the middle, so it makes the ride hard.
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Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I hated living over there. Gotta be closer to DT. Cab $$ adds up quiiickkk
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better than where we lived the year before, way out Johnson somewhere. Liquor store across the street, though!
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ooo I’ve never lived out there, I bet that’d be brutal tho
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This. I have done it twice, and the only one that ended well ended thusly was because she moved back to Ireland.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I had a thing with a neighbor once, and it was rough. Can’t imagine how a roommate thing would work, I just really want it to.
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Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I knew somebody who’s male roommate was secretly hooking up with both female roommates and they only figured out when they were talking about something else and put 2 + 2 together. Their went that friendship. The other one ended with him no longer spending time at the house because it had gotten two weird
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Oh jeeze, how is that not a SitCom?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
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Or a Skinemax movie.
Worst part is afterwards, one of the roommates actually started dating the guy, much to the consternation of the other roommate. How messed up do you have to be toNobody still want to go out with him despite the fact he was secretly sleeping with the other roommate?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Meh, I met Mrs. Disaster at work, we were mere acquaintances there, and, needing a place to stay, she moved into our house a while after that. We immediately began going at it. That was 18 years ago.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Uh oh.
You just gave the first counter example.
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I married my roommate!
Ask me anything!
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
GREATEST DECISION EVER?
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Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I don't to go nuts, now ...
But if you don’t do it — and within the next hour — it will be the biggest mistake of your entire life.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t to go nuts, now …
Wut
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
one of my cousins ended up marrying her [older] landlord. I thought it was kind of creepy, but it’s worked out well for them.
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Is Howie ok with this?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
WE WERE YOUNG AND FIT. WE NEEDED NOTHING.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
I did it once.
And because I hooked up with my roommate, nine years later my hands were covered in human feces in the parking lot of a funeral. This is a true story. The two things are directly related.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
poopy diapers?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Yeah.
But the context isn’t important. Just know that getting together with roommates leads to hands covered in human feces in the parking lot of a funeral.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
So...
don’t do it?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I think it Depends on how you feel about poopy.
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OR CAN YOU
The first six innings are overrated.
This always ends bad
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If she is really awesome you should be more worried about getting to know her, if you just want to get laid wait until you are about to move out.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Bad wording on my part.
Totally interested in her all around.
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Maybe let her know you are interested but keep it light until you don’t live together. #easierSaidThanDone
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I want to figure out how to do that.
I can’t see a scenario where I don’t make it awkward lol
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where do i get this
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I hear you.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
My biggest concern really,
Is that in the next 5 months, I enter … the friend zone. I can’t see a way this doesn’t happen, seriously hang out for 3+ hours a day, talking about anything/everything.
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Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Yeah the friend zone sucks, b/c you can’t really be friends with her after.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Gotta get that out there ASAP then. Even if she doesn’t want to be with you at least she knows so she’s not torturing you on accident.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
eh, it's not torture (yet, I guess)
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Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
That’s a tough situation. In my experience it’s good to get everything out on the table but YMMV.
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I feel like I’d have to wait at least a month before saying anything.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
You certainly don’t want to sound desperate.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
The only constructive piece of advice I can offer is that however you end up doing it you should do whatever you can to avoid the perception that this was your plan all long when you chose her as a roommate.
The first six innings are overrated.
Luckily.
I did not choose her as a roommate. We had an open room, and the land lord had one of my roommates handle it.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
In my experience its good to jam all your feelings down in a deep dark hole and never let them see the light of day.
The first six innings are overrated.
DRINK UNTIL YOU DON’T FEEL FEELINGS
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That
….or down the toilet
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Yeah.
I was in a situation reaaaallly similar to this, and it was hard to realize it.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
YES. She told him she didn’t want anything serious. He ignored this and made it out to be a great romance.
That is the whole point of the movie. People often don’t view relationships the same way and are not in the same place in their lives. Sometimes it just isn’t going to work out no matter how hard you want it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
/shudders
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t ask me, I am the Queen of the Friend Zone.
I shall rule perpetually alone.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
According to Seinfeld, you have to figure out a way to introduce the idea of a menage a trois with her and somebody else and take it from there. It worked for both him and George so it’s gotta work for the rest of us
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
On the same line, who of us hasn’t been the travelling secretary for the Yankees?
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
I love love those two episodes in question
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Eh
There’s certainly worse things you could be known as.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
but you’d have to wear red velvet clothes and gold medallions
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
“Don’t you know what it means to become an orgy guy? It changes everything. I’d have to dress different. I’d have to act different. I’d have to grow a moustache and get all kinds of robes and lotions and I’d need a new bedspread and new curtains I’d have to get thick carpeting and weirdo lighting. I’d have to get new friends. I’d have to get orgy friends. … Naw, I’m not ready for it.”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Just catch a movie with her, grab some coffee together. Just get to know each other. You don’t rerally need to come out at say you just have to show interest in her and who she is.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
No, come on strong near the end. This is like trading for a rental at the trade deadline. You have a short exclusive window to work out a deal. Once she’s out there amongst all potential suitors, you may not be as charming as “new guy”.
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Enjoy the current situation with her. The better the now, the better the later.
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
“hooking up” in this case, is just a way of saying “start some sort of relationship”
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Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
Bullshit
The last line I got fed was basically that I was being too nice. Ya know, once you read between the lines.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Not as bad as “I love you too much to ruin our friendship” /facepalm
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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
BROS
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I left guys in the friend zone before I knew there was a friend zone. Really nice guys. I only regret one. :(
I’m the one who usually puts guys in the friend zone. And I haven’t yet regretted it. They should have been hotter before they asked.
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by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Well my one “regret” was a friend since the 5th grade. Well he wasn’t a friend, I hated him cause he used to chase me home. But we became really good friends in high school, and overnight, he became hot. I kept him the friend zone even though I knew he wanted more.
Yeah
I’ve done it to my fair share of girls. I’m stupidly particular about what girls I pursue. Like very very very very rare.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think guys assume they are in the friend zone with me and never try.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
You need to get yourself over to the adoption thread!
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Oh, I already did.
Did you not see my floor of optimism in that thread? (I said something about a camera or a concession guy, IIRC.)
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
How do you assume you’re in the friend zone with out giving it a go first? Seems like a waste of time.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
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Relationships are a lot of work, so, unless I’m really sure I want to go through with something like that, why bother? Better to curb my lustful desires by convincing myself it’s a fruitless endeavor.
Too, since I am not a model, the chances of a purely physical situation are remote. All the more reason to just pull the ripcord on the notion.
Finally, assuming friendship is much better because getting to no someone or at least making friends is, ultimately, a lot better.
Yeah
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know, but I have had two different guy friends who I spent a ton of time with (we went to movies, baseball games, etc) and I never got a vibe that they wanted more. They started dating other girls and would ask me for advice about them. Then they got really drunk and confess that they were into me before they met their current girlfriend. Which was news to me.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
One of them, yes. We mutual friendzoned each other, I guess. //facepalm
Of course he is engaged to the girl he started dating now.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
I would usually shy away from dating girls I was really good friends with even if I found them extremely attractive. I didn’t want to mess up the friendship, (at this point I grew tired of girlfriends very quickly) so this could be one reason.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
I've done that!
My original white whale.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I looked at my track record in those qualifying matters and just figured I should always make the assumption that, at least for now, “friend zone” is my ceiling.
I guess I’m just a little too nice/considerably too distant in that aspect.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Yeah, getting friend zoned is not a typical experience for me
Then again, lasting relationships aren’t either.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
I’m really annoyed with all the friend zone bullshit that many people complain about, because it takes the easy and polite excuse of “you’re great but a value our friendship too much for anything to happen” at face value. Face it, sometimes people aren’t attracted to you but don’t want to be a jerk about it.
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Feb 13, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Plus, if a guy is in the “Friend Zone” and doesn’t want to be, then it’s his own fault. They’ve allowed themselves to be placed there.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Some girls are really good at making you feel guilty for not wanting to be their friend.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
A girl that I’m not committed to that goes out of her way to make me feel guilty isn’t one I’m going to spend a lot of time with.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
I've only been suckered into the zone once.
It was with a girl that I was “seeing” for a couple months, and it didn’t work out. Didn’t talk to her for like a month, and then I ran into her DT a couple nights, and remembered why I liked her in the first place (besides being attractive). She then made me feel real guilty for dodging her, and we ended up being friends.
I’m ok with this tho, cus she’s now easily my best girl friend, and is actually helping me out in this situation.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
When I think of “Friend Zone” I think of a situation where someone wants all the emotional support and loyalty of a relationship without offering the commitment, physicality or even a two-way street on that support and loyalty.
Wow, that was one long, convoluted sentence.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Sometimes it’s that they aren’t dating anybody so want all the companionship they’d get by having a boyfriend without actually having a boyfriend. And then they get a little upset when it turns out the guy actually really wanted to be their boyfriend.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
This is very true. Then again, depending on the level of friendship, I’d appreciate that kind of honesty.
I was head over heels for a girl in my freshman year of high school. We tried things for a week, and she came out and said, “Sorry, I’m just not that into you.” I actually really wound up appreciating it, since it took all that ambiguity and frustration out of the equation. I just had to man up and move on.
Sadly, that degree of honesty turned out to be the high water mark of a three year friendship.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
it took all that ambiguity and frustration out of the equation
That’s why I think it’s best to put it out there ASAP.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It has always served me well. As a sidenote I will say that all of my breakups and flings have ended amiably and I credit that fact entirely to that policy.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Easily.
I hate the girls who sugar coat shit. And even more, the ones who ask their friends to infiltrate your mind to get the truth instead of just asking themselves.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I would almost always appreciate blunt honestly but I would never give it if the tables were turned.
The first six innings are overrated.
been there
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 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
“I wish I could find a guy like you.”
Ummm…. hi?
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Really? I have. I nearly started laughing.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve gotten it before several times. Just makes the crushing heartbreak that much more crushing
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
That seems like the girl is trying to get you to say, “you can have a guy like me!” It sounds like she thought you weren’t interested.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I’d say it it was more like they claimed they wanted to date nice guys but instead wanted to date really good lucking lunk heads who didn’t really care about them but liked hooking up with them.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
To be brutally honest, every time I hear this, I think that who ever is saying is thinks women are idiots.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I’m going to casually back away and unpack everything and then put the suitcase into the closet and lock the door.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
I had a female friend of mine point that out to me in high school. Her advice for working around lines (especially the “guys like you” one) was to ask “what’s wrong with the idea of us dating?” or something similar.
It usually doesn’t change the result, but you at least get a better explanation.
Is it February 19 yet?
Never heard that one
But then, I’m not a very nice guy.
by DiggingForFire on Feb 14, 2012 2:59 AM PST up reply actions
Bullshit, having a casual sexual relationship is not disrespectful in the least.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
i'm confused on how hooking up is disrespectful...
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Agreed.
Assuming both participants are up front about what they want out of it, feel free.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Until men and women have social equality
and men don’t rape women or pressure women into sex, then hooking up is disrespectful because of the oppressive overtones.
I’m just trying to adapt to modern sensibilities.
That is silly.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, but if it’s same gender, aren’t there no oppressive overtones?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’m sure they can find some sort of oppressive overtone.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
/Compliments you on your nice new heels.
Jezebel says I’m a chauvinist pig.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
/Compliments you on your nice new heels.
AKA “Nice handles”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Shouldve been hotter before you asked
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Feb 13, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
LOL
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
So men are the only people who want sex (this is wrong)? I don’t have any idea what you are trying to say by that by this. I don’t see how having a casual relationship when neither side has expectations is disrespectful to anybody.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Based on my college experiences (personally and as an RA), it’s never as simple as you say it is, and even if it is…
according to what people on the Internet profess, that’s only the case because mail power holders have forced that to be the truth.
It's different everywhere and in every case
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
YOU KNOW WHAT THEN!?!?!
I’m gonna go back to filling up my hard drive
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
so much pron
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
MAIL POWER HOLDERS!
"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.
We so need a postmaster general of Smugville!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I nominate Mark Pincus.
Primarily because he would probably sue the crap out of you if he didn’t have control over anything ending in “-ville” that has been established in, like, the past three years.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
PENIS OPPRESSORS!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
So what your saying is if a woman asked if I want to have a casual relationship and I say yes, I am a rapist.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
What I’m saying is that we’re talking about sexuality on the Internet, ergo, I am following the predominant Internet opinion (non-porn division) concerning it.
following the predominant internet opinion on any subject is not a good idea
The first six innings are overrated.
WE ARE ALL BEN ROETHLISBERGERS
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
Allegedly!
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
Oh shit, all three of us have kids, the COPS HAVE PROOF!
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Once my wife had some very prominent bruising from 刮痧, a Chinese technique in relieving muscle ache.
She joked that she was going to the police and everyone would believe her to be a victim of spouse abuse.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I used to do that for my mom
that stuff looks seriously bad.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
i hate that shit
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
Is this a joke?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with two people having consensual sex or consensually “hooking up” with each other.
I’ll second Hyoton. Too much Jezebel.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Feb 14, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Go for it
Unlike the many other instances of when your penis has lead you down the wrong path, this time will be different!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Lars's junk
now with compass
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
by Lunkus on Feb 13, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Lar's junk, now with GPS
Turn around. Recalculating. Turn around. Recalculating. Turn around, you fucking idiot.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
i think i might have nightmares
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
does it bring all the boys to the yard?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
For what it's worth...
…Mrs. Me and I got together somewhere between the time she was crashing in a temporarily vacant bedroom and the point where we invited her to move in as a permanent housemate. So I guess I would say immediately can work.
My other roommates were justifiably wary, but 22 years later I can safely say it was the right decision.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
Counter example #2.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
well this one time, in Boise Idaho......
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
There's plenty of great unknowns!
For example: will Zito have a 4.00 ERA or a 7.00 ERA? Who knows? And who would be shocked with either?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
THIS WILL BE THE YEAR ZITO HAS A SUB FOUR ERA RIGHT GUYS?
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Feb 13, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
BEST SHAPE OF HIS LIFE
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
DIET CONTAINS A LOT OF EGGS AND AVOCADOS
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Hmm tomorrow is valentines day
maybe i should go get something for my finance
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Feb 13, 2012 2:44 PM PST reply actions
If you value your life.
Do it NOW!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Lol finance.
"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.
Haha yeah.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Dude loves money.
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 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
SIGN UP FOR MINT.COM
BEST THING I EVER DID FOR MY FINANCE
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
lulz
"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.
SPAM!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
Does anyone actually use this? I’ve heard it’s a good site/system.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
I do.
I like it a lot. Makes for a nice, quick means of a big picture overview and basic tracking.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Yes. I’d recommend it. It may not be life changing but it’s very simple so it’s no biggie if it it’s not for you.
Giants Baseball: The road here was paved with good intentions.
by atxgiantsfan on Feb 13, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
It's pretty good for flakes like me.
I want to stick to a budget. This makes things easier. Not that I listen.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
"Exceeded budget for gas & fuel"
FUCK YOU, GAS PRICES WENT UP. STOP EMAILING ME.
The first six innings are overrated.
God I love the reminders
“You went over your Bar Budget”
Yes, and this reminder isn’t helping me stay sober…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Yes, I too love longmint.co......
Oh wait. carry on. nothing to see here.
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
damn, valentines...
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I’m going to CHUCKEECHEESES!!!!
No seriously.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
You're welcome.
A listener-supported service
by TheLetter2 on Feb 13, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Eh, obviously single, so that saves me some money, I guess.
I do, however, want to get out of the house because I do not want to end up marathoning Filipino soap operas. I was thinking about watching a movie, but my family doesn’t want me watching the movies I do want to watch (The Artist, The Descendants, Chronicle) because they want to watch it too and we figured I would just ruin the movie for them if I joined them for a second viewing.
Eh, maybe I’ll go study for my English exam a bit. Also, there is a Hooters here, and Tuesday is AYCE Wing Tuesdays. Hmm… methinks I have a plan.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
what the hell?
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 2:53 PM PST reply actions
Good
MLBAM for the first time is bundling its MLB.TV out-of-market online live game package with MLB.com At Bat, its flagship mobile application, in a single purchase. The premium-level subscription of MLB.TV costs $124.99, $5 higher than last year’s peak-level price. But the subscription this year will also provide free access to the MLB.com At Bat subscription, which last year cost $14.99
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That's pretty cool.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
it would be even better if they didn’t consider me in the in-market blackout area, when all the satellite providers consider me out-of-market.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Just heard a "Let's get back...together" radio spot for the first time
The part where Bochy says, “This year we are all in” almost made me crash my car.
ALL IN!! EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 3:03 PM PST reply actions
“Because last year we weren’t all in.”
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
All in with 2, 7 offsuit maybe
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
SOMETIMES THAT HAND WINS!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
OT
Just paid $100 to see Springsteen in April. Great or terrible decision?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
Like Springsteen but don't like concerts at arenas
So I pass on big acts usually
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Gee whiz, I go to get some work done and I come back to a new thread with 600+ comments in it
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
go back to work or something
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
We’re all going to hook up with our friend zone frat-boy roommates while getting Master’s degrees in meteorology while Bruce Bochy subtly implies were weren’t all in.
A listener-supported service
Sounds about right. So how does everyone feel about socialism?
/leaves thread
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
We probably ought to kick the hot interns out of the Smug Mansion.
"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.
Or at least the champagne room of the Smug Mansion.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Strangely enough, it’s the only room in the mansion where sex isn’t condoned.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Nothing will help that
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Haha.
keithlaw @ keithlaw Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Look harder. "@ zwendkos: at first glance, Yoenis Cespedes looks/seems/feels like Justin Upton. Decent comparison or too favorable?"
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Isn't Cespedes older?
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
26, if you believe age reports for a Cuban defector.
Upton turns 25 in late August.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Someone needs to make a Melkopter.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Former 49er Freddie Solomon passed away
oh wow. :(
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
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2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
Shift-A: Actually working
what’s been happening?
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
That clearly cannot be true
the world still exists.
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
Roomates be hookin up (or not)
Grant had poop on his hands at a funeral
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
better than having blood on his hands.
With my kid, poop is not a big deal.
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
not yet…she’s almost 2.5 but started a little bit.
Not sure when we should start.
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
My older son will be 3 in April but refuses to poop in the toilet. JUST FUCKIN DO IT
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
but a dodger logo in the toiler
I think there was another McCoven who did that for his kid.
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
When my kid gets upset with us he threatens us with, determined “I go to stampurd!” Something that he has learned from my best bud and his wife (both furd alums).
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
EWWWWWWWWWWW
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Hmmmmmm.
KFP48 @KFP48 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
For all your Fantasy owner make sure to pick me lol and my boy @SalvadorPerez15 he is going to be a beast this season just saying
For those of you unfamiliar with him, he hit .331/.361/.473 in 158 PAs for KC last season… as a 21 year-old catcher.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
SO PABLO IS NOT SAYING!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
So I got something A little weird
its a small tackle box thing
but i filled each compartment with something fun
one gets chocolates
one gets a poetry book
and in one has a nice pair of ear rings
and the big one gets a bottle of whip cream
or should I just get a card or something
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Feb 13, 2012 3:54 PM PST reply actions
go get some bling bling
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
Find a compartment
that you can fold the card into and tell her to go for that compartment first.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
I was going to mention Tsuyoshi Shinjo as our exciting risk!
But then I remembered that was 02. Zito is newer excitement than that.
Ouch. I will now make sure my MCC GOML! card is renewed.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
I was wearing my Shinjo shirt last night
My daughter came up to me : Hey Daddy you have a 5 on your back!
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
My wife nicknamed him “slappy” because of his swing. Did you get the wristbands too?
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
no :(
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yeah, guess it was, I just remember positive “excitement” around it. Then 10 seconds later it was uh… that was 10 years ago.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
I got married 10 years ago. o_O
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I was in second grade 10 years ago.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
i was... 13 ten years ago... what the hell
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I was 42 ten years ago...
/ Lawn. Off
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
/brings out chair, join me!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Got some cold beer ? I'll be out in a minute..
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Sierra Nevada Old Chico, just grab the bottle opener
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I blew out two discs in my back 10 years ago and had to completely change all of my plans for the future!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
thanks for spelling that correctly
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Breaking?
Jon Heyman
@JonHeymanCBS
#yankees, #pirates still talking aj. deal likely to get done w/ bucs paying $13-15M of $33M, & giving up 2 non-roster guys
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
By non-roster guys, do they mean low-minors prospects or odd NRIs?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
My guess is the former
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
I like the general idea of getting Burnett to improve the rotation, but not at the cost of weakening their farm system. If the Pirates give up more than low-probability flier guys, I’m going to dislike this deal.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
AJ Burnett is the new Matt Morris
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
OT: how important is a personal statement on your resume?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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Objective :
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
ok cool, just get right to the point of your skills/education/experience?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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Ahhhh, should be doing that
i really need to rework my resume, skills are at the bottom
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This
people who read your resume look at it for like 30 seconds and have the idea of a perfect candidate in their head already. You just need to fill their requirements.
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Now i have a night full of stuff to do, thanks guys/girls
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I expect a free lunch when you get hired.
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Then he’ll bill you for it.
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If i get hired over the next month i'm buying everyone a drink
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Well... I guess unless you went to Harvard, Yale, Cal, Stanford, etc.
and desperately need someone to see that in place of skills you lack.
right
and this may be why i’m not getting many looks at my resume on linkedin or even a call back, too much “noise” on my resume
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I’d always give two lines of my resumé to saying I went to such and such a school if I felt there was a chance the person in HR is an alumnus.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Going to Miami Ohio
i feel anybody knowing the state it is in here in California is remote
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Miami was a school before Florida was a state
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I’m willing to bet you have to bust this out pretty often.
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Whereas at the firm I work for in SF, 50% of the people went to Cal and 30% went to Stanford. So putting the fact that I went to Cal was a very important part of my resume.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly.
Doesn’t work for every school, but if you think it can help, don’t be shy about putting it on there.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
just don't be all like
OMG I GRADUATED WITH A 3.8 GPA WITH HONORS AND SHIT LOOK AT MY AWESOME GRADES
nobody gives a shit. Nobody.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Although if you did make Dean's list, presidents list, something like that
it’s worth noting, right?
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I think for college…the cumma laude thing helps…Dean’s list is usually for a semester so not really.
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good point
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Sadly, doing gravity bong hits, playing volleyball all day, and pounding beer isn’t as impressive on resumes as that stuff is
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
If you can put it on the same line, I really doubt it can hurt to mention in passing that you made Cum Laude or something.
College – Lahdeefrickindah University, B.A. with Honors (2006)
Or whatever. Just don’t get wordy about it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Pretty much the way i should put it
although i have no honors or anything, i just should make the resume look a little more simpler
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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College — Lahdeefrickindah University, B.S. without Honors (1999)
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
simple, to the point
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haha
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
just don't go out of your way to draw attention to it
whenever I interview candidates, when I see stuff like that in prominent details, I start poking around to see if he is as snobby as his resume say he is.
usually it doesn’t end well for the guy.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Plus having a school like Stanford or Cal on your resume can be pretty impressive to some people if they’re hiring recent graduates. After spending a few years there it may not seem like it to you, but it can from the outside.
The first six innings are overrated.
It does matter for some professional jobs like law and medicine. Law firms and hospitals have to advertise their employees and it is good to say that they have impressive academic credentials.
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Who was it, some Yale person, who wrote a resume for a Wall Street job that has everyone snickering? Gotta see if I can find a link…
by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Was that the one with the video resume?
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, there was one with a video resume. But it turns out I was thinking of an NYU student, not Yale. And it was not a video resume. This NYU thing happened just recently. Here’s one link.
by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
The one who can do menial tasks with frightening efficiency?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
lol
“I am proficient with Bloomberg terminals, excellent with excel, and can perform basic office functions wth terrifying efficiency.”
I like the first sentence:
“I am unequivocally the most unflaggingly hard worker I know, and I love self-improvement. I have always felt that my time should be spent wisely, so I continuously challenge myself; I left [my previous job] because the work was too easy.”
by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
But my education is the most impressive part!
Until recently, I forgot that I had earned a 3.6 GPA in grad school. Should I put that on there?
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
yea, i was just going to ask if there was a point to putting your GPA on your resume
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Or your GPA was pretty fucking pathetic
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Attorneys are the one was who care
about grades and class ranking.
It’s the dumbest part of applying for law jobs…8th year attorney and I have to tell them my class ranking.
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and yea, i figured as such that it was pretty important
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That is pretty dumb.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
They just want to know how good you were and/or think you are
so they can get the maximum gratification when they fuck you over.
it’s all about making people jump through hoops just because they can make you
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
I just looked at my resume the other day.
It was from, like 2001. It still has my high school Tandy Technology Scholars award on it.
I was very ashamed.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
if i were to re-do my resume now, I'd probably put my award from my company in 06
“Most Strategic Penetration”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
It’s usually good if you’ve just graduated from school and don’t have much to put on there. If you have enough to put on there, junk it.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
yea, i mean i just graduated from college in december of 2010 so yea
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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My rule on resumes
less information the better. Just put in what is important/relevant.
The other stuff could actually hurt you.
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Entertainment resumes are literally
just the names of the shows or companies and the dates you worked there… that’s how they get you. “Oh, s/he hasn’t worked in a year! Trash!”
IAWTC
The only part I get long winded is listing the software/programming languages I know. Even then it’s just a list. IMO a resume should be a single page and no more.
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I totally agree.
They’re looking for reasons not to look at your resume. Having a lot to read makes that simple.
I am busy, and I have to bill hours. If it’s more than a page, I probably won’t look at it.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
good point
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yea, my resume is a page, a little less
but there’s just way too much crap on it, and it looks like a laundry list
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If it resembles a list maybe that’s not a bad thing. They are probably looking for certain criteria and having it easily searchable could be helpful.
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well, i do have “Related Experience” there as well, questioning if that’s even worth putting on there.
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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If it’s short I’d probably leave it in there. Especially if it really is relevant to the job.
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it takes up 3 lines...
and that’s my other question, if i’m applying to both environmental jobs and Marketing jobs, should i have two different resumes?
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Absolutely
ditto for cover letter. Personalize it for the job and employer
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cool, thanks. And usually i personalize every cover letter, for the most part
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IMO every resume should be tailored to fit the job. Don’t be afraid to overstate some stuff too. Example: Instead of,“participated in team project that made delicious donuts and ate them,” you could say, “was team lead in pastry production project.” It sounds dumb but I think it works. Just don’t to it in an unbelievable way.
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And that’s exactly why i’m probably not getting much of a call back, because of the fact it’s tailored toward an environmental focus nothing for Business
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the job description is your friend. Look at what they are looking for. If they talk about team atmosphere, you need to tell them about how you can work in a team environment.
If they say, must commit working long hours, you show them that you are not a bum who hangs out on sports blogs (do it after you get hired).
Looking up the company also helps.
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If you just graduated, then school will likely be on top. Unless you have really good work experience.
Just think about it from the point of view of the hirer, what is the job and who do I want to fill it? Put in the information that would answer those questions.
Personalty is for interviews. By the time you get interviewed, you are already deemed to have qualified for the job.
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Cool, so it definitely should go Experience at the top, to get the employers’ notice. Then have education at the bottom, make them look through it and see what i have in terms of education.
And that’s how i feel about interviews, by the time you do interview for the position you are already deemed qualified for the job
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Hate to confuse you
but it depends on the experience.
If you have a full time job relevant to the position than that goes on top.
for example:
It you worked a summer at an ad agency than that goes on top.
If you worked as a lifeguard, you may omit that completely.
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Well, Assistant Manager at Walgreen’s for 7 months
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probably should go on top
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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TWSS
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Since most items in your experience will be listed chronologically, I think school/education should come first. Especially because most jobs will have an education requirement, they can mentally check that off their checklist.
Education: BFA SJSU 1987
Experience:
Shitty Job 1986 -1987
Cool Job 1987 – 1990
Next job 1990 – 1995
[…]
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
does it depend on what you're applying for though?
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I think so.
I would slightly alter
Name
Relevant experience
Education
Other job experience that may be tangentially relevant.
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So, i got management experience
probably looking for business jobs, i’d probably put that in front of my education since my BA is in Geography
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It is somewhat of an art
I would put Walgreen assistant manager as other job experience.
Relevant experience would be other similar positions or jobs/work in similar field.
What about internships and summer work experiences?
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Good point. That’s the issue, i need to find internships/entry level/volunteer jobs for working with the city/town or in the environmental field.
With Internships, i regret not doing any during college, single biggest mistake, since all i did was go to school during the summer, it was school nonstop until i graduated
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I'm in this boat too.
Currently looking for internships associated with pharmaceutical or medicinal chemistry.
Though, here in the Bay Area… that shouldn’t be as bad as I’m making it out to be.
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Pharma seems like a terrifying place to be right now.
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If anything, the entire pharma industry is predicated on the fact that 99.9+% of the work done in the pharma industry ends in glorious failure.
On the other hand, the microscopic percent that does not end in glorious failure ends up making billions.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Yeah, I know. Apparently Genetech has pictures in the hallways celebrating the 0.1% of the work/workers that actually makes it even to clinical trials.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
I remember that my professors gave us a class off to go to the on-campus symposium.
One speaker there works with Pfizer and talked about how ridiculous and lucrative the industry was. He posed the following situation:
Say you have a biological target. You create a base molecule that you think will bind to that target and about 10,000 analogs for it. Before you make it to ADMET, you’ll drop about 9000-9500 of those analogs.
I couldn’t help but laugh as subtly as I could.
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my experience is in academic science
My three main scientific skills are thinking of crazy shit that won’t work, proving exactly why and how it doesn’t work, and writing the entire sad story about the non-working.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
Wish I had given myself a chance to study abroad.
Instead, I was getting “valuable” extracurricular experience in a field I am no longer actively pursuing.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
This too
damn… i know studying abroad is another thing you could put on your resume too, right?
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It's nice
but I think it’s better if you spent that time getting internships/job experience.
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Yea, god dammit. But this is why i’m also applying to graduate school
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Yeah, my cousin recommended me to do the same.
Even though my GPA isn’t shiny (it’s about 2.75, which given the scale, is in the 79th-81st percentile) and my lab experience is lacking.
I feel so inferior to other candidates.
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This is basically how my resume would be laid out if I were to re-do one today
jctGamer
Business Management at XXXXXXXX Company
Survived 17 rounds of layoffs within 13 years.
Any other questions?
University of California, Berkeley
Chemical Engineering – Electronic Materials Emphasis
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
you forgot
FU.
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nah don't need to emphasize that
Surviving 13 years in the Tech Industry without getting laid off means :
1. willing to be underpaid
2. qualified and cooperative
both key ingredients in getting hired!
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
yup
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
In my opinion, if they ask for a resume it should be a page or less. If they ask for a CV, it should be as short as possible while still listing every degree, accolade, published work, etc. you can.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Right, so in terms of “published work” i guess my senior thesis
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Depends on how relevant and recent it is.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
December 2010 was when i completed it. Relevant towards environmental jobs
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I once interviewed at The Simpsons
and at the end of the interview, they asked to read my senior thesis. I did not send it to them because I thought it was terrible (so self-loathing was I even then). Suffice it to say, I did not get a called back for a final interview. You should definitely have it ready to go and cite it on your resume for environmental jobs.
Oh, yea, i interviewed at Chabot and i told them about how i did my senior thesis and they were incredibly interested on what i did it on and wanted to know more. So i definitely will keep that on there then
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I should start including mine, but while I am proud of my Honor’s Thesis I am afraid it will make employers think I am a crazy person.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It'd probably tell employers you're dedicated and hard working
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You are a crazy person.
This will just let them know sooner.
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I’d say, if it’s relevant move it up to between education and experience. If not but you still want to let people know you did it and you’re proud of it, put it below experience.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
I’m married to a medical school professor. I don’t think I’ve ever made it to the end of her CV.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think the only time I ran across CVs
are when I hire experts for litigation.
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My CV is two pages, but the second page is just publications. The people I work have cv’s that are 8 pages long, but those are only used for grant apps and the such.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
Good point, i'll do this today/tonight/tomorrow and get this worked out
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What if you realize you just wasted 5 years of your life in a dead-end job?
Should you just omit that experience altogether?
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
From what I understand extended periods of time with no mention of employment are probably the worst thing you can have on your resume. Sucks in this economy, but it’s true.
The first six innings are overrated.
In this economy, you can still get away with it if it’s around a year (I’ve had people look at my resume, see the year of unemployment, and then say something like ‘everyone was unemployed then’). A little more than a year, though, and it starts getting problematic
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s why I’m dead in television & film unless a friend is a) really desperate or b) feeling generous. My last show credit was 2010.
I was unemployed for over a year and a half when I got laid off but was lucky in that I picked up just enough freelance work to make me look like I wasn’t destitute or a loser or whatever they think when they see huge gaps in resumes.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
I have had a stable job before and since that last show credit, the same secretary job. It just has no bearing on my ability to fetch ACTORS AND DIRECTORS coffee and script pages. Also, I’m old, and they tend to want to give these PA gigs to younger, “hungrier” folk.
You just aren’t willing to put out
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I did some PA work for fun.
It wasn’t. And I was amazed at how lazy and irresponsible most of the other, younger PAs were.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
I’m always amazed by how unstoppable and overly motivated, organized and responsible the other, younger PAs are. Most of them are trying to get their DGA days in and, so, it’s a serious business.
Funny that we had such different experiences. But I’m sure you have a significantly larger sample size. I only PA’ed on a handful of productions. Perhaps a dozen days, total. And at that point I was 30 and, as I said, only doing it on a whim. I’m sure I had a very different perspective on it.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
I’m sorry, that sucks. But welcome to the new economy
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
Oh no. I knew my "career" had an expiration date.
In terms of being a PA, there’s virtually no chance of ever holding that job again. As a writers’ assistant, it’s possible. But, I’m at the point and age now where I know I need to skip steps and just be hired on staff if I’m ever going to work on a TV show again.
So, it’s not happening.
My current freelance gig, which is my second go around with the guy, is working out well for me because he offered to tell future employers that I was employed continuously by him since the last time I worked for him, which was January of last year.
As a 2009 graduate, it’s going to make my resume look a whooooooole lot better.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah, I dunno if his entrepreneurial bid will pan out or not, but even if it doesn’t, I get to say I worked as a PM for at least 18 months.
He mostly feels bad how badly his generation has fucked over my generation.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Dead end job as in how you feel or as it relates to your future career?
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Both
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
Well, if it is relevant to the current position, you definitely put it in and list the things that relate to the position.
If it has nothing to do with the position, you still put in but probably try to emphasis something else. It will be hard to get your foot in the door and once there, you would have to explain why you are seeking the career change.
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You’ve got to leave it on there to show you had work. That it will work against you in every possible way is just a cruel twist of fate.
I wish blogging was a real job
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Now I feel like every resume I ever made was absolutely terrible. Luckily, I’m still young.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
I have a great sense of humor!
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
I would have done better in school because I’m really smart, but I’m kind of lazy.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
I played this card in high school.
But I’m not particularly smart anymore. Unfortunately I’m still lazy. This has proved to be challenging.
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 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
Same... i did not do well with tests in college... but i'm good everywhere else
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The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Feb 13, 2012 5:13 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I was never good at tests either
Mostly because I didn’t pay attention the whole semester and then would try and learn everything in an hour or so the night before. I did better at more basic things, like the SAT.
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"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly, then you write a paper and you feel like a God because of how well you did on it
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Oh..
Nope. I wasn’t ever a very good writer.
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"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Oh really?
Well at times i guess i wasn’t either
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Still not.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
Me neither.
Somehow I’ve managed to keep all my papers under 3 pages so far. That’s likely to change.
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"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
So it’s not that you’re not good at tests. It’s that you’re not good at adequately preparing for tests.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
Sure.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry. I know that sounds pedantic. When I think of people who aren’t good at testing, I think of people who know the material but for some reason can’t summon/apply it in a testing situation.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
Oh I didn’t take that offensively at all. It’s pretty accurate. I’m really good at application of material, but I guess I’m sort of a slow learner.
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 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
That is exactly me.
Luckily, I was diagnosed with a non-verbal learning disability, not just test taking anxiety.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
That's pretty much what happened to me
i could study for an exam for 2 weeks and still not understand the material sometimes
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It still works for me in most classes that aren’t math. Fortunately I’ve been better lately.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
You could get a job with the Cleveland Cavs!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
ZZ
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
I was going to use wingdings but my mom talked me out of it.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve never had a job that I liked where the resume was more than a formality.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
In my profession the resume is all but irrelevant.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
I actually didn’t even make a resume for the job I have now.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
I had to throw one together for HR to put on file.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
Hire me, you fucksticks
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 13, 2012 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve only written submitted one resume in my entire life. Couple things that might not have been mentioned that you might want to include, any foreign language skills you have, as well as any leadership experience you have, college sports, etc.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
took 3 years of spanish… umm, i’m OK, not great. Leadership is with the Walgreen’s Assistant Managing job, same thing with Fraternity leadership recruiting others. Nothing with college sports… maybe should’ve done rugby…
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When I was interviewing (this was Law School On Campus Interviewing, so it is pretty different than standard interviews. More like speed dating) half of all my interviewers only talked about my “interests” section. So most of my interviews were about baseball/hockey/beat poetry/punk rock
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
Resume? Who has those things anymore? Get a CV.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 13, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly.
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Woo
Nate Silver @fivethirtyeight
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fucking pumped up
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now can home prices just come up already?
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by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Guys
John Olerud only had 22% of his career plate appearances for the Mets.
He’s always been a Met in my mind. This is crazy talk. I mean, I knew he was on Seattle for a while, but he’s always been a Met to me.
I think of him as a Blue Jay
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yup
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yep
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
damn how many of these do you have!?
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I did this one for GP a while back…
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
I cant picture him in anything but a helmet and a blue jays uniform.
The first six innings are overrated.
I remember the helmet, butt for some reason I completely missed the Blue Jays stint. It could be because I was 6 the last season he played for the Jays.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
Insofar as I associate him with any team, it’s Seattle.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I think of him as a Mariner
He was from Eastern Washington.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
still pretty cool
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This sure is a lot of resume talk coming from a bunch of unemployed middle aged men living in their mother’s basements.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
Yeah you are
You just look young
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
My mother does not have a basement.
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And I haven’t lived with her since January
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
silly
there are no women on the internets
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LOOK AT THE SOCKS, MAN
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
/kills nazgul
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
riiiiight
I’m pretty sure you look something like this:
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
DAMNIT
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
YO, 23 is NOT middle aged
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Who you calling "middle aged" DUDE?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
This is California.
Nobody has basements.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
Unless you're in Napa.
Then you have wine cellars.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
I do! It’s dark and dusty and theres a water heater covered in that itchy pink stuff.
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 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I have one, sort of, but it’s because I live on a steep hill.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
More of just an unfinished bottom floor?
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
Which is partially below grade, yes.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
So, uh
one of the captions to the photos in this article was unexpected: http://www.vice.com/read/meow-meow-meow-329-v17n2
hahaha
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
hahahah holy shit. What the hell.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
Not sure if Redditor
Or just saw it posted somewhere else by someone who is
The first six innings are overrated.
Wow, it took me a second to realize they were talking about the cat since all of the other captions were about the people.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
WOW
That escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand!
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
Are you serious
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
SI COVER!!!
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Did Jeremy steal
Yu’s girlfriend?
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Tebow does not need female companionship
Tebow is complete.
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“Sources claim Tebow is both He-bow and She-bow.”
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
wouldn’t that be somebody who masturbates?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
I read that article for some lulz.
The only thing I got from reading that… Kate Upton’s only 19?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Why would you even link to BR? I refuse to click on any BR link because BR sucks so hard.
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Bleacher report
Yeah, I’m not reading that.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Thanks for the advice everybody. Sorry for taking up a SHIT TON of space on the thread
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Well, we could go back to talking about the FriendZone
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, Pika- do you want to hook up with your roommate too?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
marry
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Whoa whoa whoa. Let’s take things slow buddy. I’m not even ready for commitment yet
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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
He's not your buddy, pal.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He might be your fiance, though.
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 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
Not your fiance, finance.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 13, 2012 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The title of the post is “Dull Offseason.”
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
More useful to the community than an SMC liveblog.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Or Sharks, or Giants, or Warriors
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SMC are by far the most irrelevant.
As only three people on here watch those games.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
and those three are the most important people here
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YES
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
So you’re saying that, in terms of irrelevancy, they are the most relevant?
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 13, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of privacy and the internet
A longtime high school football coach in Maine has resigned after one of the more embarrassing and bizarre social media snafus in recent memory (if not of all time) when he accidentally posted a nude photo of himself on Facebook. The lewd photo was viewable by the general public and was recognized by a parent of a player on his football team, leading to the coach’s self-imposed departure.
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Reports also indicate that the parent was the one who took the picture.
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by UnleashTheGore on Feb 13, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
Hey...
there is a Sharks game.
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WHO CARES, FUCK THIS SHIT, I"M GOING FOR A RUN ON THE BEACH
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And as soon as I said that, Yay!Sharks
Pavvvvvssss
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Hey
they scored a PP goal.
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I DID NOT HAVE THAT ON MY CARD
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WHAT'S A "CLOWE SECONDARY ASSIST?"
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Something that happens almost as often as a Clowe fight
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno if I’d really call this A’s offseason exciting, so much as depressing.
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.
So, kinda like Dance With Dragons?
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
exactly
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.
Beware the mummer’s dragon!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 13, 2012 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
I'm meh on the return they got for Cahill
Really like what they got back for Gio.
I like the Cespedes signing.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think Jarrod Parker alone makes that deal worth it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Well, I like Parker
But he’s only a year younger than Cahill is.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Cheaper though, which is very important for the A’s, and a few more years of control. Of course, the Diamondbacks are paying for the certainty of a productive ML pitcher.
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 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
OT: GOT
Did we talk about the new In Production: Iceland video?
http://got-confessions.tumblr.com/post/17582554885/game-of-thrones-notes-from-iceland
QHORIN HALFHAND!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That looks so good.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Oh my.
Alex [Pavlovic] and Carl [Steward], whom you’ve come to know so well the past two seasons, will be double-teaming the Giants beat in print and online.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That is just dirty.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Left unsaid: Because Baggs ran away.
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It's an editor's note as a preface to Baggs' goodbye post.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
What about Haft?
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
Oh
Wait never mind. I was getting all my publications confused.
Carter Jurica!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
Let out some Haft
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
I actually like Pavlovic
I see him being the beat writer of the future.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I haven’t been a huge fan, though I can’t quite place why. It’s like he’s trying too hard or something. I expect he’ll get better with time, and believe he is the heir apparent (with Steward doing more varied coverage), but it might be rough sailing at first.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
What an odd mix of names
jporny says:
February 13th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Good luck, Baggs. GiantPain, FLAGiant and I will miss you.
Especially since that’s a sock puppet.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
How the hell did I get roped in to this
I don’t even comment on Baggs’ blog
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
THAT'S NOT ME
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.
awwwww varys
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.
So, this Sharks game on NBC Sports… Are these the Caps announcers?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I am listening on the radio…
Anyone else know? The Sharks guys are Randy and Drew.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
Don't the Sharks generally dominate the Caps?
Like 15/16 or something like that
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Yeah, the Sharks have beaten the caps in 15 of the last 16 games between them. And they haven’t lost to them at home in like 20 years.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t get the A’s. Trade everybody and then sign an unknown to a big contract. I guess Beane will trade him in July.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yeah it seems weird
Maybe to help fill the seats. Or maybe he’s a lottery ticket, like you said.
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 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
I heard that story too. My knee jerk reaction is to not believe it. But maybe….
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
Well they did make a movie about him... so he's obviously doing something right
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Ah, the Manson Corollary.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2012 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
4/36 doesn’t strike me as radical for a huge-upside player supposedly entering his peak years. It’s a good fit for Cespedes, with a less than crowded outfield and a low-pressure environment, and a potentially big return for Oakland.
I frankly kinda like that they’re doing something somewhat ballsy.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
True on the low-pressure environment, nobody will really care about his performance on a national scale because since when does Oakland get any attention really. Basically a meh risk/high reward?
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I mean, people keep sniffing around Aroldis, but it’s not like he’s going to Boston or LA or New York, or a win-now team like Miami.
If he has a meh 2012 as he adjusts to the league, and then they get most of their value out of 2013-2015, it’ll still have been well worth the risk. After all, this deal isn’t about 2012, it’s about 2014-2015.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Think Aroldis could be a closer/set up guy with the Reds? Like a dominant one? I’d be scared of the Reds and what they could become, and i hope they do become a better team than last year.
Oh for sure, was this signing purely for the immediate impact? or for something he’ll give in a year or so
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I thought I read where Chapman is going to the rotation this season.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He has how many pitches, 3? Fastball, Slider, Changeup?
Think his arm would be OK after a full season as a starter?
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While we might snarkily refer to the A’s as a AAAA team, given the current state of their roster it’s not an unfair characterization for a situation like this. Cespedes needs to learn the league.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Makes me wonder, if he becomes a good player and hits well, are the A’s for sure going to trade him for assets? i mean, it probably will
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Well, the idea is to compete. If they still look a ways off in 2014/2015, they might. I don’t think they are going in with the idea to flip him like a bungalow, though.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
What are you thinking right now if you’re Billy Beane? You’re basically given no shot at playoff contention right now especially since you’re in the same division as the Rangers and the Angels, what do you do? What CAN you do
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Exactly what he is doing now. Blow up the team for maximum return, load up on young, cheap talent, and hope that your team catches lightning in a bottle in 2014 while the Rangers and Angels get old and creaky.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yea. Because there’s nothing else you can really do now, you have to sell and get max in return, totally agree. It’s shitty as an A’s fan because you won’t see much of anything going to games, let alone have fun since who is there to see really?
So it makes sense, it’s just depressing, i agree with jponry
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I like Beane a lot better than Lacob right now.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Maybe they should just try and recreate the Billy Ball days where you bring in a bunch of kids who are all fast and have them run, run, run, run. It might not work but it’ll be entertaining. Like hiring Don Nelson to run a basketball team just because his team’s are entertaining and not because he wins
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
Pitching and Defense
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I don’t know. If you’re going to suck, you might as well be entertaining.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 13, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
Crazy with Freddie Solomon, 59 years old
RIP Freddie Solomon, remember my Dad always telling me “before there was Jerry Rice, there was Freddie Solomon, one of the greater 49ers”
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I had always thought that Bill Walsh picked him up, but he predates Walsh’s 49er tenure by one season.
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Yea, he was basically one of the greater 49ers before Jerry Rice/Montana
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I thought that Bill Walsh had picked him up
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
oh really? ha, yea he was before that, by one year
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Played for Miami from 1975-1977. Came to SF in 1978.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
traded i think
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basically one of the greater 49ers before Jerry Rice/Montana
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Has anyone worn 88 since?
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Serious question
J.J. Stokes? I can’t remember whether he wore 88 or 83.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
A quick google search tells me he wore 83.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 13, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
Ugh J.J.
Could have been such a sweet possession #2 guy
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the better #83? Battle
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Rashuan Woods still pisses me off, too.
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Antonio Bryant, Darrell Jackson
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Bad memories all around
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Drunkenmiller to top it off? or Carmazzi? LOL
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Drukenmiller was a 1st rounder.
I expected nothing from Carmazzi at all.
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Yea... whoever scouted Drunkenmiller should've been fired on the spot
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wasn’t he the one picked over Walsh’s recommendation of Jake Plummer?
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
He was.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
7 catches his entire career!
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that was a shitty time for the 49ers
trading down for two years straight, then Balmer
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So many terrible, wasted picks.
It is astounding.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
although i like Baalke
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I do too. He listens to the people around him.
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yep, funny how teams start winning when that happens
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it was shocking how lousy Stokes turned out to be
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DOES IT MATTER!?!? LOL UR TEAM
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Goal!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
GOAL
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Wingels, please
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I forgot he was playing tonight.
Sorry Little Tommy!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 13, 2012 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
haha, i know right!?! kinda flew under the radar
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Oh boy, my buddies must be having a blast at this game.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
What’s with the bullshit police siren
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It is just what they do, like the Sharks foghorn
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
they have a police siren and a freakin horn
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Whenever you call him by his last name
I read it as ‘Little Tommy Wiggles’
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OVECHTRICK!!!!
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
WHERE THE POLICE AT!?!?!?
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CAPS JUST SCORED
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I don’t think The Police are on tour right now.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
One of my favorite bands
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Cool warriors video, which i guess is what the NBA did this year for Christmas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UouMC1plOCw
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BTW
Free preview of NHL Center Ice on DTV until Sunday. Might be available on other systems, too.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
hmm, trying to figure this out, if i move out to Detroit to that condo, wonder if i'm able to buy directv there
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If the condo has a view of the southern sky.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
South West
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If there are no trees or buildings in the way and don’t have a douchy neighborhood association, you should be fine.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
nah, there's no trees, it's a 2nd floor place.
True on the neighborhood association, i’ll talk to my aunt about that, she lives in the same neighborhood, but i know they’re assholes there in Rochester, MI… Big time stuck up
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If other people have it, fuck them.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’ll be SOOOOOOO pissed if they do
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i’ve actually been twice. It’s very cool with the statues out in outfield
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Dude if you go, i’d go. YOU BUY THE TIX I’LL GO
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but I need a place to stay <————GIGANTIC HINT
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
haha, i got ya dude
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yes
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Trying to be with a member of the opposite sex you are living with, country music, resumes. Thats about sums up the day
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UH OH
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Dad says Kurt Rambis is better than Steve Nash
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He's no Jeremy Lin.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Oh for fucks sake.
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DOOR, LEAVE
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i know... it's kinda bogus
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i must say though, Steve Nash is one of my favorite players
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Rambis was a power forward.
Steve Nash is a point guard. You can’t really compare them.
2012 is going to be awesome!
i think he just said that because i asked "WHO IS THE BETER SANTA CLARA BRONCO!??!?!?!"
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pretty much what my dad says, i guess since he is about his age too, haha
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Haha, and Dick Davey was a beast too
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I remember when Kevin MacHale clotheslined Rambis in (was it 84?) finals.
I hated that guy.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Although i do like that physicality of the NBA rather than now
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Honestly, I haven't watched an NBA game in years.
The officiating has ruined it. So sloppy. Plus, they’re all a bunch of thugs.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I havn't watched a non playoff NBA game for YEARS
but then the Asian Linvasion happened
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Rex Walters
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I'm looking forward to the Olympics to see real basketball.
I like the WNBA, too. although I forget to watch it because it’s at the wrong time of year.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Dad also says his nickname was Clark Kent
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He wore the glasses.
Pat riley used to say, “No rebound, no ring.” My sister & I extended it to say, “No Rambis, no rebound, no ring.”
2012 is going to be awesome!
BOOM, that is a fantastic quote, haha
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because he got that final rebound?
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My sis & I felt that Riles didn't give Rambis enough minutes.
Although I think he just played Coop all the time to guard Larry Bird. Coop drove Bird bananas.
2012 is going to be awesome!
My mom LOVED LOVED LOVED Riley, favorite coach in the NBA
They had to get in Birds head some how
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I loved me some Michael Cooper.
And James Worthy. And Jamal Wilkes before Worthy. I never saw anyone who was better without the ball than Wilkes, dude knew how to get open and always ready to receive the pass.
2012 is going to be awesome!
See, you were west coast, and even though my parents lived in LA at that time, they were more Piston fans. They actually met that whole 80s team at the airport in Detroit, Lambier, and Thomas, Dumars… Dad talked trash to Lambier
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The answer is ‘Nick Vanos’.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t Rambis the “star” of the inaugural Charlotte Hornets team? Or maybe Kelly Tripucka?
by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
dude I remember Rony Seikaly for the Heat
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Kurt Rambis' greatest moment
Getting Clotheslined by Kevin McHale in the NBA finals
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Kevin McHale is the greatest post player in the history of the game
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
should've been a warrior
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I used to tape all the celtics games
and watch them in slow motion / rewind to understand McHale’s footworks.
I tried to imitate Olajuwon also until I realized that he travels on every single possession I’ll never be able to get away with that.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yup. Three years in high school.
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You don't need to play PF to play the post
You only need to be bigger than the guy that’s guarding you. I played Center in junior high, swing (3) in Freshman/Sophemore and 1/2 in Junior year.
The key is to run a pick and roll and get isolated against someone you can exploit, and exploit the shit out of it.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Don't have to be big, you're right
just got to be strong and have some moves down low, it’s all about footwork and getting low/leverage.
The pick and roll was SO MUCH FUN to do, one thing we had to have was good hands and good awareness
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The key is the baseline jump hook / jump shot
The turn around jump hook off the glass / jump shot fade away is impossible to block. It is the most fundamental play in low post game. If you can master that shot, everything else feeds off of it. I used to practice 100 shots from left baseline adn 100 hooks from the right baseline every day.
Once you establish you can make that shot, the defender has to over commit on first move. That’s when everything else opens up. The spin move to the inside, the up and under, the fade away towards the middle, and my personal favorite head and shoulder fake. If you can get him in the air, you’ve won.
The difference between organized baseketball and streetball is that you don’t even need to finish the shot. Your goal is to get fouled in the post.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
man, 20 years ago.
92=1992 :O
(Marcello can appreciate this)
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Used to always practice that shot in my front yard on the driveway, just do a running jumper or a hook, or back the guy down and do a hook shot.
That’s why when i watched the Pistons/Spurs when they were dominant, you take notes because that was fundamental basketball, warriors basketball is alllllll iso.
You could do the fake shot and spin back to the basket for a layup. Plus you got to realize if you have a shot blocker on you, YOU ALWAYS pump fake like you said since leapers will leap.
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jumpers will jump though if they're not smart, haha
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Haha, they neverrrrrrrr called Olajuwon, and he was fun to watch for sure
I kinda did the same thing, watching and rewinding tapes of players, mine was imitating Sabonis
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
one of the better post players in the league
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McHale was oblivious to double teams. He had that footwork which allowed him to do like 20-step moves without traveling. I think he’s one of the top five post scorers of all time — along with Duncan, Kareem, Wilt.
by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
Is there anyone like that now?
i mean, Duncan still, sort of, but other than that… Dwight isn’t a great post scorer, but he’s OK
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Yao Ming used to be that guy.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I don’t know too much about Howard, but even a Chris Webber or Karl Malone — they scored a lot, but they didn’t necessarily have a lot in the way of offensive skills down low. Webber just had that jump hook thing and Malone had become a perimeter set shooter in his later career — a 6’9" 260-pound set shooter.
by non sequitur on Feb 13, 2012 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
WHAT UP MAN
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ehhh, take any drugs for that yet? Aspirin?
Not bad, thanks to people here i’m going to be reworking my resume tonight after the warriors game, but pretty good
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I should take some ibuprofen
Man, I should redo my resume too. Any prospects on the job hunt? Or is it back to school with you?
So alone...
Twitter
hope you feel better man. Girlfriend went to bed because of a BAD headache about an hour ago
Nothing really, which is why i should redo my resume and make it more towards what i’m applying for. I’m looking for seasonal/internships type positions in Detroit (where the condo is) or in Chicago. School for sure in January
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Freddy fucking Sanchez, ladies and gentlemen!!
Snowcone play! I forgot it was Francoeur.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Wow
Aubrey Huff homer. Cheeses, that thing was huge.
I hoe we get that guy back.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Don't get chopped
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
Updating resumes...
I think I’m gonna puke.
by Billy Swift on Feb 14, 2012 1:46 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
PUKE...
now that’s a funny word.
by Billy Swift on Feb 14, 2012 1:47 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
But back to baseball...
Can this new Pagan (Jose was the old) pleasantly surprise us? Or will he be oft-injured, a defensive downgrade, and decidedly less “fun” than both Andres and Cody?
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