Community Projection: Brandon Belt
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 14, 2012 12:49 PM PST
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PrintLast year on Valentine's Day, this very site featured a community projection for Miguel Tejada. That seems like a perfect metaphor. So much tenderness (of the hamstrings). So many broken hearts. Those candy hearts taste like the rosin bag that Tejada would use to keep his hands dry. It all fits.
It's community-projection time! Maybe you don't think that needs an exclamation point. But I like these posts. They're excuses to talk about particular players. Of course the projections are going to be awful and inaccurate -- we're all idiots here -- but it gives us a chance to convene and decide which players we're optimistic about, and which players are supposed to be in the lineup. Remember when we were pessimistic about Aubrey Huff, and then the next year we were optimistic? That was awesome. The first time.
Going in alphabetical order, or something close to it, and alternating between hitters and pitchers gets us to the projection that'll make y'all research Molotov cocktails. Because as a reminder, Brandon Belt will not start this year. Maybe in September. Belt is projected to be one of the best hitters on the team by PECOTA and ZiPS, but the Giants have other plans.
Last year, Aubrey Huff didn't come into camp in the best shape of his life. He didn't come into came in the best shape of Ozzy Osbourne's life. His manager knew this and called him out on it after the season was over. Before that, Huff came into the season a little soft, he struggled, and he didn't lose his job. Them's just the facts. If Huff really is in great shape right now, I don't see how he'll lose his manager's faith now. It's not overly cynical to point that out.
Here's the thing, though: It wasn't that crazy last year. There's no shame in being an Internet know-it-all, but last season when we were clamoring for Belt to replace Huff, their rest-of-season projections weren't that dissimilar. Actually, they were eerily similar. They don't take into account the general squishiness that Huff was supposedly featuring, but Bochy felt more comfortable with the veteran. Considering past performance, it wasn't a ludicrous position to take.
While the rest-of-season projections were okay for Huff while he was swirling the bowl last year, they're not nearly as good for the upcoming season. When projection systems process a 34-year-old having the season like Huff had, they don't like it. PECOTA has Huff at .253/.320/.401, well below what they project for Belt (.255/.349/.429). ZiPS isn't as pessimistic about Huff, but Belt easily wins that round too.
At some point, Brandon Belt will be a better hitter than Aubrey Huff. That point was probably last March, but that's with the benefit of hindsight. But no matter which side of the rookie/veteran debate you're on, you have to admit that Belt will be a better hitter one day. Maybe it's when Belt is 34 and Huff is 44, but it'll happen. The important thing for the Giants is they figure out when that was/will be, and for them to make a deft transition.
You know, to make a nice, sensible transition from a veteran to his younger replacement.
The Giants. That's what the Giants will need to do.
…
*cough*
...
Hey, it could happen. There's a decent chance that either Huff or Nate Schierholtz will struggle, which would open up a spot for Belt. There's a chance that the Giants force a spot open with a trade. As silly as the whole situation was, the Giants really did trade Bengie Molina. They actually picked up a phone and sent him away to create a spot for Buster Posey. We can joke about the veteranophila, and we can grumble about why Molina was around in the first place, but when it came time to open a lineup spot for a rookie, they actually did it by trading a veteran. They're not totally unreasonable. Just mostly unreasonable.
It'd almost be worse for the Giants to make room for Belt based on spring-training performances. I'd take it, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be gross.
This is a dual projection, then -- you're projecting how Belt will do, but you're also projecting how the Giants will do.
Brandon Belt
AB: 321
HR: 14
AVG: .244
OBP: 339
SLG: .453
The projection would be higher if we know that Belt was going to have a job regardless of what happens in the spring. Like, say, Brandon Crawford. I'm wondering when it'll stop being amazing that the Giants are taking a completely hands-off approach with Crawford, who essentially skipped AAA, while taking their mood disorders out on Belt.
Or, you could ignore every word of this article and just go with this prediction: More yo-yoing.
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He got 187 last year...
…despite being injured and seemingly never playing. Dunno.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 14, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
why not 300 ABs? Is anyone blocking him in Fresno?
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
No one in Fresno but Huff is blocking him at 1B and I just have a sinking feeling Pill will somehow block him.
I think Tofu's point is he'll get his 300 AB in Fresno!
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it’s just so cool to think Bochy is an idiot, he isn’t, Belt will get 500 ABs at first base in SF this year. Huff had to play ahead of Belt last year, (you morons) this year completely different set of circumstances.
by Billy Swift on Feb 15, 2012 10:13 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Larry Baer...
there’s your idiot.
by Billy Swift on Feb 15, 2012 10:15 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
You’re right. I’m such a moron. Glad I got that worked out now.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 15, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
My prediction
I will go apeshit 104 times this year when I read that Belt is not in the starting lineup.
No room in the lineup for this guy.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 14, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
thats about what I am thinking / hoping
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by foothillsfan on Feb 14, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
ditto
I’d go with a few less ABs, slightly lower OBP, slightly higher SLG, but I think that’s about right (assuming he isn’t BORK’d).
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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
AB: 286
HR: 8
AVG: .271
OBP: 357
SLG: .444
Times I yell FUCK when one of these other jokers playing in his stead pops up on the first pitch: 244
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I think this is the Goldilocks call— not too pessimistic, not too optimistic
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
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Serious question: is Jasenovac studied at all in the states?
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I don’t recall ever learning about it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
And it really isn’t taught in Europe either, which I find interesting.
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Worse? It was a death camp. ‘Auschwitz’ proper was a slave labor camp, but when people say Auschwitz they usually mean the whole complex, including Birkenau. It was not worse than Birkenau, let alone the complex as a whole.
Worse. Read about it, faaaar more brutal. Unbelievable.
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I’m not talking about the numbers. I’m talking about how absolutely brutal it was. The preferred method of killing at Jasenovac involved using something called a srbosjek.
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This is starting to get a little Faces Of Death for my taste. I’ve read about it. I’ve also read about how Genghis Khan used to treat central Asian city-states when they tried to negotiate. The one thing you will not catch me doing is comparing the brutality of one to the other.
The thing is I’ve been to Auschwitz, I’ve seen the museum the quarters and it was obviously horrifying. The brutality at Jasenovac is just in another league, The memorial and museum in Croatia are horrifying and it is disturbing that so few people know about it.
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AB: 442
HR: 24
AVG: .267
OBP: .352
SLG: .480
Never in doubt.
by TimLincecumIsGod on Feb 14, 2012 12:57 PM PST reply actions
Brandon Belt
AB: 345
HR: 12
AVG: .256
OBP: .349
SLG: .429
Images of Belt sitting on the bench: 130
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I think he plays more OF than 1b (which is insane) over Nate or because of a Melky injury
Brandon Belt
AB: 450
HR: 21
AVG: .270
OBP: .358
SLG: .433
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by DFARowand on Feb 14, 2012 1:00 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I’m sort of in this line, maybe not that he’ll be playing more OF, but I think problems in our outfield is going to lead to him getting more playing time.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 14, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
Neither will Kevin Mitchell, Willie Mays, or Randy Winn
The Giants did get some new players in 2012 that will take ABs from Belt. Melky, Pagan, Blanco, Pill
I feel like this is trying very hard to pretend that the outfield is just as crowded as it was last year, which is practically impossible.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’d say it is just as crowded. Rowand and Burrell were never everyday starters last year. Burrell missed significant time injured. Beltran was only a loaner at the end of the season. Going into 2012 the Giants added 2 OF that I think they plan on being everyday starters. They also added a 4th/5th OF in Blanco. Plus, they have thrown Pill into the mix. I do not clearly see more AB freed up for Belt this year.
To be fair
I’m mixing two topics here. One is a crowded OF. The other is a crowded OF + 1B taking ABs away from Belt.
I can concede that the OF might not be as crowded. I think OF + 1B is more crowded for Belt though in 2012.
I'm a just get in this line.
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Like you, I don't not think it's either Huff or Belt
I see (through my rose-colored glasses) Huff having a bounce-back year (mostly at 1b) with Belt starting most of the time in LF. Then he moves to 1B in the late innings. Guess who’s out of a starting job: Nate. Because, as good as he is defensively, he will never hit like a corner outfielder. Many of us ask, why don’t the Giants try him in CF? But no one in the organization ever answers the obvious question. So Nate comes in late in RF, moving Melky to LF and Belt to Ib.
Don't believe everything you think.
Let's have some optimism
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Avg: .285
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Hey if the FO can spout that crap, so can I.
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I worry that if he hits .244, the Giants will ignore the OBP and the SLG and he’ll never play again.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 14, 2012 1:01 PM PST reply actions
Nah.
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a lefty reliever
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Unless, you’re Brandon Crawford.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 14, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
But the Giants will be ecstatic if Crawford hits .230!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
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You need to upgrade your emotion chip.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
You’re confusing shocked with ecstatic.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 14, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
There’s no double standard there. They’ll ignore OBP and SLG just the same.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 14, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
So... why isn't he starting?
Belt is projected to be one of the best hitters on the team by PECOTA and ZiPS
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that's pretty depressing
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Why would that matter?
Huff will either play OF or 1B. Same as Belt
After August 14, Belt played in 31 of last 41 games , starting 28 of them.
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Eh
.315/.451/.533 in Fresno, then traded at the deadline for a league average veteran SS or SP depending on which need is greater at the time.
Is it February 19 yet?
LOL BELT
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This is what I think happens
I think he beats Nate out for the last OF spot in spring training and plays LF most of the year
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Buster to First
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This will be one of the deciding factors.
I think Buster gets to play 1st whenever Huff sits against a lefty. The OF will be the only place they will find space for him. Thus making 2 of our best players more average!
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So then, you have Buster play first, you have Belt ride the pine, he’ll have no way of playing unless he plays in the OF… this team is so messed up
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PA: 438
AVG: .275
HR: 23
SLG: .428
OBP: .361
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He is going to put a hurt on the Marlins again
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 1:10 PM PST reply actions
is that real?
That’s not what I wanted to see just now, much as I hate that mascot.
Hockey rioters.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Flash-bang grenade to the nuts!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the McCoven are bitching about how Belt is being treated
SPRING IS HERE!!!!
Brandon Belt:
AB: 374
HR: 11
AVG: .253
OBP: 366
SLG: .435
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Unable to make a projection in this instance
Too many unknowns.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:11 PM PST reply actions
That’s why I’m afraid to write down a projection. Will Belt even be on the major league roster in April?
I just think with all of the variables
He has expensive guys in front of him
The Giants will use spring numbers on their decision.
They consider Pill a viable alternative.
And a host of other things. There is just too many things that have to happen exactly right for Belt to not only be on the opening day roster, but to be a starter on opening day.
There is just not enough data at this point.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Each time I enter all of the available data and different scenarios into the Project-O-Con 3000
It beeps furiously and belches out smoke that smells like Grant’s hands at a funeral and the display flashes “LOL U”.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
That is the boat I tripped and fell in
I can’t fathom how to make a projection for a guy not likely to be on the opening day roster.
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by NuschlerFace on Feb 14, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
I'm with you.
I’m trying to get away from 1. assuming the Giants will only make decisions I hate and 2. only being negative… but trying to convince myself that hoping like hell is the best strategy just isn’t taking as fast as I’d hoped (like hell for).
I think Brandon Belt again shows glimpses of being a great baseball player in the major leagues and gets benched, injured or sent down whenever that happens. Wait… that sounded negative.
Grant must really be down on Belt..
Because I think he will hit way better than that projection in Fresno.
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I think the projection is accounting for his numbers being deflated by limited playing time. Players hit better when they play every day.
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Wild guess
Belt starts the year at Fresno. Huff plays until a freak thong accident sidelines him in late July, whereupon young Mr. Belt takes his place at 1B in SF and promptly goes on an 11-game hitting streak – the minimum requirement for Bochy to allow him to continue starting. Huff never starts another game, and he walks funny the rest of his life.
AB: 202
HR: 11
AVG: .266
OBP: 322
SLG: .434
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this son of Cabrera.
What about Belt for Alexie Ramirez?
If not then I’d think he starts 40 games in the outfield and 80 at 1B
PA: 500
.278/.354/.481
21 HR
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well I'm assuming Dunn is as good as his name...
And that Konerko would DH
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PA:545
HR: 33
Avg: .276
OBP: .389
SLG: .480
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by operation carrot on Feb 14, 2012 1:12 PM PST reply actions
Grant didn’t ask you for a community projection of Paul Goldschmidt.
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by Kitspool on Feb 14, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Jose Lopez.
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Paul Goldschmidt looks like the real deal
Every at bat is solid. Damn.
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It could happen now that there aren't any great 1B in the senior circut
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Jose Guillen has been training in his native Dominican Republic in order to make a comeback in MLB, reports Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportesLosAngeles.com.
And he has apparently drawn interest from “at least a couple teams,” despite not being close to game shape. Guillen didn’t play at all last season, turns 36 years old in May and was being investigated by the feds in 2010 for an HGH shipment that was allegedly sent to his wife in California, so we would be surprised if any team thinks he’s worth the trouble at this point.
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I don't know what to make of Brandon Belt
AB:
HR:
AVG:
OBP:
SLG:
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We are supposed to make projections for Belt in Frenso right?
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Remember that one time...
like the 2nd game of the season? When Belt hit that 3 run HR and everyone was like “this is going to be a great year!” and then we lost that game and we never saw Belt again?
AB: 169
BA: .269
HR: 6
RBI 29
It was only 2 HR...
You’re confusing it with that time Huff hit 3 HR against the card’s and Kruk said the slump was officially over
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Wasnt the game when huff hit those 3 HRs the game right after they recalled Belt and it was looking like they were about to put him in the lineup for good? Then Bam.. 3 Hrs and we dont see belt again.
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I'm sorry for bringing it up please stop
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belt also broke his wrist like the next game
or the game before, actually
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I said it before. Other than a couple of weeks in early August. There was nothing incredibly wrong with what the Giants did with Belt. They probably should have stuck him at Fresno for the whole year but his early struggles and the wrist injury really screwed with the development.
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I have always said this. They should have stuck him in AAA all year.
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They got spoiled by Buster and thought that Belt could be the same in 2011.
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Also
one of the worst thing that happened to the Giants in 2011 was that they stayed competitive after Buster went down.
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Well
We’d definitely still have Wheeler, at least.
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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
Definitely greedy for another Posey. This team has a problem with PR at times. If they said something about a Cup and some Coffee to put in that cup with Belt, things might have been a bit better managed. Instead Bochy talked with his eyes as big as saucers and then showed him the back of his hand when he didn’t hit.
Nothing wrong with sending him down, but the way it was managed was poor. The one that DOES get me is he comes up in August, wins the Doyer game, goes 0 for 4 against KERSHAW the next day with 2 Ks, gets benched immediately. That was poorly handled.
Cody Ross' achilles ruined everything.
If Cody doesn’t get injured, Belt goes to Fresno, Huff never humiliates himself in RF, and Belt probably doesn’t see the majors until Posey gets injured.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Something like that. Take that Huff 3 dinger game away and he looks beyond god awful horrible. I remember wondering if Belt would end up with more HRs than huff.
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-GOB Bluth
The thing is, it happened.
Take away the 2 HR game from Belt and he looks even worse.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
As Grant stated about
Belt had 207 PAs and 187 ABs last year.
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Yes
It makes me sad to think about what happened after this.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 14, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Belt's uniform is really weird looking...
It doesn’t say Fresno on the front
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not a fan of the high socks
he looks gangly enough without them.
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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
bad, wrong
High socks are always correct.
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Can you imagine Barry in high socks?
Would he have looked as supremely badass?
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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
The future.
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Indeed....
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Maybe even this year. Hope like hell.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 14, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Brown CF
Panik 2B
Sandoval 3B
Belt 1B
Posey C
Adrianza SS
No LF
Idea RF
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Pretty please with a cherry on top?
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No.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
While we're at it
Can we keep him the hell away from LF?
The good news is, when we’re rolling out that lineup, we’ll have a fair amount of money off the books to get a LF and a RF
The bad news, well, you know the bad news.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 14, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
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by jctGamer on Feb 14, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Dude runs dingerz.exe against the Dodgers in the Latrine
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
NEEDZ MOAR SEASONING
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He looks a lot like a giraffe there.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 14, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
It depends on your definition of projection.
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Do you really want to drag that out
in this thread as well?
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Sorry. I'll stop.
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My first time
AB 402
HR 16
.248/.333/.425
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 14, 2012 1:18 PM PST reply actions
That makes no sense
With that slash line there is no way to get that many PA….unless its a fresno prediction
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I’m not very optimistic about our outfield
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 14, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
eh, I might move his obp closer to .340
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 14, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
holy shit
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Those are just his minor league numbers, scaled down to 499 ABs. Pretty sure they won’t go down or anything.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
BRANDON OLERUD!
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
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Mayor of Smug.
I haven’t decided yet.
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I haven’t gotten my flowers yet.
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Once you have we will get you will child.
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I’ve gotten flowers from many a handsome suitor already, so he is running out of time.
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Mayor of Smug.
<3
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Mayor of Smug.
i’ve got the kid napping, I’m all ready to go, I just need for the baby sitter to come over, then I’ll put on my tie and get out of here!
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
junk tie
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
What about Belt’s projection?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 14, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
I think you're confused.
he’s not asking for the added up projection stats of Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford.
Yeah, this seems right to me
He’s going to destroy the Pacific Coast League.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Shift-A
Today is stupid. Bitter bitter bitter.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
IT'S A FUCKING TUESDAY, OF COURSE IT"S STUPID
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I am not a fan of the fucking- Tuesdays
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Also FUCK February
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EVERYTHING SUXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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This this.
So much this, and a bag of chips.
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I'm gonna listent o some Nickelback
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That’ll take it to another level.
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Maybe some LINKIN PARK
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A step up IMO but still beneath the sucky bar.
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Nothin beats the original
Limp Bizkit
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I'M LIKE A CHAINSAW, I'LL SKIN YOUR ASS RAW
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THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT CHAINSAWS DO!
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 14, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
Dear Nickelback,
Thanks for taking all the heat off us, it was getting really terrible for a while there.
Sincerely,
Creed
The first six innings are overrated.
No..that would be the Thompson Twins..Google it whipersnappers
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MAYBE SIX FEET ISNT SOOFAAAADOAAAAHHHHN
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Yup. They broke up for a while, so Scott Stapp could spend some time being insane or something, but then they got back together.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t say I’ve met a girl with that name before. Does April count?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Friend of mine dated a girl named April for almost the entire month of April last year. They broke up near the end of the month, and by the first week in may he was seeing someone else.
Her name? Maya.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 14, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like a condensed 500 Days of Summer
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
That could get akward...
When he had to date a dude in August
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That is crazy
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WAIT UNTIL HE MEETS JUNEY.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
U, are awesome tho
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Do you ever have a case of the Mondays?
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//Insert Office Space quote here
For me Tuesday is the day that it really sinks in that the weekend is not coming back and another one is far away. On Monday I have just finished resting, so it isn’t as bad and I can delude myself that I will work for a day and then get to relax again.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Well, except for the Mass Effect 3 Demo, and my buddy's album getting the accolades it deserves
I promised I’d stop spamming that though :P
BELTSANITY
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Much better than Bowkermania (which is (mostly) dead, brother).
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
I guess I'll take a crack at it
AB: LOL!
HR: More than Huff
AVG: .235, which gets him sent to Fresno
OBP: .350, which doesn’t matter
SLG: .435, 3rd on the team after Pablo and Buster, but it also doesn’t matter
Is WTF Facts actually real?
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Optimism!!!!
PA 600
AVG 275
OBP 385
SLG 560
HR 32
by PIZZAGUY on Feb 14, 2012 1:34 PM PST via mobile reply actions
There used to be a McCoven called Snacks
That name always made me laugh.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
It was just “snack”, I think.
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Mayor of Smug.
You are probably right
I would get hungry whenever they posted.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
Oh... so the pizza place back at school is offering a deal to give that special someone a heart shaped pizza
NOTHING SAYZ LOVE LIKE A PIZZA
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Speaking of pizza, there’s a couple of UCLA/Westwood’ers around here right?
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 14, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
“And don’t forget about our six-pointed pizza, just in time for Passover!”
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oh man... and don't forget a pizza for mothers day!
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Eww!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
/buys 5 dollar little caesars hot n' ready
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Amici's?
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Racist
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Half baked isn't bad
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Yeah, it’s a pretty funny movie.
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But have you ever watched it.........on weed?
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I always forget John Stewart is in that.
by S. Pickford #25 on Feb 14, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
He would appreciate it if you continued to do so.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
racism
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U R ALL RACIST AND 5
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WITH EXTRA ANCHOVIES!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Is it weird that I would be totally ok with this?
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i mean, i'm pretty sure my girl wouldn't mind it, as long as it's cheese only
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Heart Shaped Pizza was Kurt Cobain’s second draft.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
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I hope this remains a thing.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Well i think you'd have to bring itup continuously for it to be "a thing"
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As long as folks keep setting it up, I’ll keep knocking it down.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
has anyone done the purple row prediction yet
920 obs or whatever
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 14, 2012 1:46 PM PST reply actions
That Romo/Rowand matchup is becoming more and more likely
Now that the Marlins have officially missed out on Yoenis Cespedes, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com examines the team’s center field options. Emilio Bonifacio figures to start in center with Aaron Rowand, Chris Coghlan and other players in the mix for reserve roles.
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Thank you for this. It will be the highlight of the season.
But the home run off Affeldt or Lopez will NOT.
you do realize
that rowand is going to mash a dinger because fuck him
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 14, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
If the Giants face Nads
And throw him anything in the strikezone, I am going to be pissed.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Kangaroo Court
For any Giants pitcher who throws Rowand a pitch that actually lands on or behind home plate.
"The definition of insanity is startjng Orlando Cabrera over and over again and expecting different results"--Albert Einstein
Yeah but I remember them actually throwing fastballs to Uribe.
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Pretty sure Brian Wilson gave him a fastball that he crushed last year.
by S. Pickford #25 on Feb 14, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
apparently
Timmy
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13728161&c_id=mlb
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On the other hand
Timmy vs. Molina in the World Series was pretty awesome.
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"We remember throwing him sliders."
I wish the Giants would get Uribe for half his salary or something.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
2 years for 8 million?
Dude hit worse than Crawford last year.
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He was also way injured.
He’s not that old.
I dunno, I would be torn. But I think Crawford needs more time in AAA to refine some kind of swing.
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Crawford needs more time in AAA
to prevent him from getting any time in MLB
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
/plans to hide the puppies
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
That’s cute. Huff sending Burrell a VD card.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 14, 2012 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
He is getting a card for the pigeons he feeds in the park.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
woh it's Jamie Moyer
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Worst Indiana Jones ever
worst
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BUT
Short Round!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
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Not even the Dodgers
well… maybe the Dodgers.
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Crystal Skull is the worst one.
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Nothing is worse than the Crystal Skull
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 14, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
1) Racist to not one but two races
2) The “feast” scene
3) Kate Capshaw
4) Willie and Short Round
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Aliens dude.
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RoLA: The Covenant of the Ark
ToD: I have no idea what that movie was about. Something about heart ripping
LC: The Holy Grail
Alien connection to Mayan society is not exactly far fetched.
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I would rather watch The Phantom Menace ten times than watch the Crystal Skull.
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I would rather pay to watch PM than watch CS for free
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Yeah but he likes the Prequel SW movies too.
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Actually
My ranking is
5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 1.
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Yeah so two of the prequels are in your top 3.
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Fair enough
PM was the worst though.
I didn’t really like A New Hope. I actually like RToJ as a kid but not so much as an adult.
Opposite for EoSB
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Oh man
1 and 3 were the worst! Your “Lost The Will To Live” loving, JarJar adoring wrongness know no bounds.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
JarJar is pretty bad
but Ewoks.
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Actually, I do agree with you about 5
I liked that one the best.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
At least Ewoks served a purpose and actually did something helpful.
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No they didn't
They threw rocks at stormtroopers.
At least the Gungan had legit weapons and shields.
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Gungans <> JarJar. He did’t do a single thing that helped.
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He brought Qui Gon and Obi Wan to the Gungans
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Ok so he happened to know some people who, independent of him, had some utility. He is still the most worthless character ever.
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and
he was the mechanism by which the Emperor took over the Senate.
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Yeah not a point in his favor.
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That's the whole point
he was easily manipulated and used by the Emperor.
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Yeah, I didn't find that part far-fetched
People using the force made other people do stuff all the time.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
You're right. They should probably do a spin off trilogy starring him.
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Without Return of the Jedi there would be no Ewoks, yes. But there would also be no Jabba’s Palace/Sarlaac Pit.
by ohcleverhansyou on Feb 14, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
True
but I liked Darth Maul and Qui Gon Jinn.
I also liked the Gungan battle scene with the droids.
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I also like Ewan McGregor as young Obi One.
Not as good as Alec Guiness but he was only there for like 1/3 of the movie.
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Yeah, he did the best he could with that script. Better than most his co-stars
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Droidikas were pretty cool too
With the rolling menace and whatnot.
by ohcleverhansyou on Feb 14, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
I thought the battle robots were a good idea that was done badly
As if putting C3PO’s head on a battle droid’s body is going to make him shoot stuff.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Why
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the whole point
was quantity or quality.
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Because putting one robots head on another robots body!
As if all robots parts were interchangeable and that a head from one robot could fly and land on the neck of another robot and function assuming all connectors were in the exact same place and all did the same thing.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
No
it just meant that the head was not a key portion of the robot.
Come on…BAT from GI JOE!
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A force staph infection!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Also
How in the world did the Rebellion beat the Empire in the space fighting scene?
It was a trap remember and the freaking death star was operation.
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The reasoning for Anakin becoming Darth Vader was one of the worst bits of storytelling in movie history.
“Man, you are evil. I think my wife is gonna die though.”
“I can save her.”
“Ok.”
“Now kill these kids”
“Ok.”
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That's unfair
his transformation took place over a long period of time and had more motivating factor.
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Right before then he turns Palpatine over as the leader of the Sith to the Jedi.
It’s a relatively large leap for the bastion of evil he was made out to be in original trilogy and even the groundwork they were laying in the 1st and 2nd movie.
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The conflict has always been there
Sandpeople in PM remember?
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Taking revenge for murdering his mother is a path to the darkside yes
but killing kids because some guy said he could save his wife? When moments before he was ready to turn that guy over to the Jedi.
It’s very disjointed and does not explain or support it well at all.
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Wait
the scene about saving his wife came much earlier (when he was with the Emperor at the box).
The kid killing thing took place after he turned.
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I thought the kid killing
Was right after he threw the Snakes on a Plane guy out the window.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Nah
he just cuts Mace’s hands off.
The Emperor throws him over.
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But he kills kids soon after, no?
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Yeah
he goes to the Temple.
But by that time, his journey to the “dark side” was complete.
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Even independent of all of this, have you seen that guy’s reviews on Youtube? I’d be interested in hearing your rebuttal of that large list of things wrong with the 2 and 3.
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I have not
but there were a lot of stuff wrong with 4 and 6.
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When Mace is about to finish off Palpatine
After Anakin led Mace there to arrest him, Palpatine screams he can save Padme and that causes Anakin to intervene
“I need him!” and all that. Then he kills kids.
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I get that
but the thought was planted there long before.
The idea of Anakin was that he became paranoid about Padme, even to the point of hurting her at the end.
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Mace Windu was a punk who did nothing. I was utterly disappointed in him
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He killed Jango Fett.
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Who was also kind of a wasted character.
That’s another thing that was frustrating about the prequels, there were such possibilities for some of the characters.
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Boba Fett was cool because he was a badass who was just there. No explanation—just a jetpack.
Backstory harms that.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
But he had “Bad Motherfucker” etched into the side of his lightsaber.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a relatively large leap for the bastion of evil he was made out to be in original trilogy
This
They could have made the prequels a lot better if they focused on Obi-Wan and Anakin becoming Jedi Knights together. Showing the different paths each one chose. But no, we had to get a little 8 year old kid yelling yippee and we’re supposed to believe he’s the baddest motherfucker in the galaxy? Please. The prequels killed Vader’s character.
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That would have made no sense
considering Alec Guiness played Obi-Wan in the New Hope.
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I don’t understand. Obi-Wan in the originals talks about Anakin like they were friends, equals. He was already a great fighter pilot.
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He didn’t really consider himself as a teacher to Anakin. He was doing it as a promise to Qui-Gon.
Anakin was a great fighter pilot.
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As shown when he ‘hides’ in a fighter jet and then accidentally turns it on. I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.
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Yeah
just like I did not see Luke destroying the death star without the navigation computer.
I was talking about Anakin in Episode 2 and 3 as well as the clone wars.
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I think jhiatt is talking about Obi Wan's line in Ep 4
When he mentions Luke’s father was already a great pilot when he met him.
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I wasn’t but that is a good point.
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except
not true.
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POD RACE PILOT
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Quote (IMDB)
Luke: No, my father didn’t fight in the Clone Wars. He was a navigator on a spice freighter.
Obi-Wan: That’s what your uncle told you. He didn’t hold with your father’s ideals; he felt he should’ve stayed here and not gotten involved.
Luke: You fought in the Clone Wars?
Obi-Wan: Yes. I was once a Jedi knight, the same as your father.
Luke: I wish I’d known him.
Obi-Wan: He was the best star pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior. I understand that you’ve become quite a good pilot yourself.
Obi-Wan: And he was a good friend.
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Yeah, this also raises another question. Why would Obi-Wan think that Luke’s Uncle would give a fuck about what Anakin did?
They apparently knew each other for like 2 days.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Why would he care about Anakin staying on the farm and not getting involved? He barely knew him
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Owen was Shmi’s…stepson? , so that would make him Anakin’s stepbrother. I assumed Shmi told Owen about her real son.
Yeah
supposedly Anakin blamed Shimi’s husband for failing to protect her.
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Okay, but he was already a Jedi when Owen knew him. And during the week or so of their acquaintance, Anakin constantly lashed out in anger and slaughtered a bunch of sand people.
So not getting involved wasn’t really an option due to his being a Jedi. And you probably don’t want an unstable person, which Anakin came across as being to hang out on your farm.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Ok what about the fact that Anakin is pretty much impossible to care about?
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Yeah
like I really cared about Luke.
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So you agree that Anakin is unlikable then.
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Unlikable?
yeah…I would say that. I was more into Obi Wan’s sense of loss and inability to stop Anakin.
But I didn’t really care about Luke either so when comparing the different episodes, it’s pretty much a wash.
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That is another issue with the prequels: who the fuck are they even about? Who is the protagonist?
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It’s supposed to be Anakin who changes from an innocent kid to villain.
You can also argue that it’s Obi Wan.
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The main character is the only interesting character in all 3 movies who’s played by the same actor and has massive, cosmos-changing powers, plus is involved in every important thing. I refer, of course, to Palpatine.
He would be the
Antagonist no?
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They put Luke on Tatooine to hide him
They decided to hide Leia by making her a fucking senator!
lulz
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that didn’t make sense. OH LETS HIDE HIM ON HIS DADS HOMEWORLD AND GIVE HER TO A PROMINENT OPPONENT OF THE EMPEROR
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1) Vader/Emperor did not know that the twins survived.
2) Organa already knew of the birth so he would be a prime caretaker for one of the twins.
3) Anakin had no reason to go back to Tatooine since his mother died there.
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Also
Obi Wan stayed on Tattoine to watch over Luke.
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The point is there are far better places to hide them.
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Really
like where.
They need parents.
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They could have given Luke to Yoda so that he could be trained from birth to be a Jedi.
Instead, Yoda is all “The Fuck, What? Too old to begin the training!” They could have turned Luke into a Super Dark Side killing machine!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
Yoda is great with kids.
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His parenting skills were never addressed in any of the movies
In fact, Yoda was training younglings in the prequels!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Training
is totally different than being a parent.
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But to say he wouldn't be a good parent with nothing to back it up is ridiculous
You don’t know because the story never addressed it. And he would totally be able to change a diaper using nothing but the force.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
They don’t need parents! They need to be anti-Dark Jedi war machines.
Besides which, what was their plan exactly? They wanted to hide them so they wouldn’t be detected. But Organa doesn’t train Leia to be a Jedi (and as a diplomat she’s going to be spending time near the Core worlds anyway so it’d be obvious), and Obi Wan doesn’t help Luke till the droids show up.
Well, he did seem pretty good with the younglings in movie 2. Maybe he needed to contemplate the force or something.
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by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Feb 14, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
The Yoda thing was weird
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yoda really lamed out in the prequel. He has that big battle with Palpatine, goes through the vents or whatever UNHARMED, has no reason not to continue to try to stop Palpatine who is STILL IN THE BUILDING WAITING.
So what does Yoda do? He proclaims his failure and runs away to mope. Oh, that’s how he ended up on Dagobah?
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
maybe this is a stupid question, but...
So Darth Vader was able to sense that Luke was his son just by being near him and figuring it out through the Force, right? If that’s so, why didn’t he ever sense Leia (much less realize that he even had a sister) until Episode 6? There had to have been times when Vader crossed paths with her, with her being part of the government. And, of course, there was their famous encounter in Episode 4 with Alderaan. Is it simply because she never really used the force and that’s the avenue with which Vader recognized Luke?
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by UnleashTheGore on Feb 14, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
She never developed her Jedi skills
like Luke did.
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So you’re saying he only realized Luke was his son because he had refined Jedi skills? Doubtful.
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by UnleashTheGore on Feb 14, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Not refined
but developed in episode 4.
Remember, there aren’t that many Jedis left in the galaxy by that point.
Also, apparently back story stated that he found out Luke’s last name was Skywalker.
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Guess I missed the part about him finding about about “Skywalker”. That would make sense then.
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by UnleashTheGore on Feb 14, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
Her Force code hadn't been activated yet
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Nice
just the sex slave code
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Oh and this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKtciRCVpFE
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so that’s a different actor than the emperor in episode 6, right? or am I just crazy?
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by UnleashTheGore on Feb 14, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
The emperor?
Just in this scene
The younger Palpatine of The Phantom Menace, the middle-aged Palpatine of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith and the elderly Emperor Palpatine of the original trilogy are all played by actor Ian McDiarmid, although the holographic image of the Emperor that briefly appeared in the original version of The Empire Strikes Back was played by Elaine Baker, then-wife of makeup designer Rick Baker.
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Shows you how messed up Vader was that he didn’t even know his Jedi daughter was some sort of sex slave to a fat gangster. You know, every dad’s worst nightmare
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
And she makes out with her brother. Hooks up with criminals.
She’s clearly got daddy issues.
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Well who wouldn’t be considering he killed their mother by screaming “NOOOOOOO!!!!!” real loudly
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Anakin could have had kids when he was in his late 30s. Luke/Leia are in their 20s so the timeline could have worked out.
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We are all ignoring the elephant in the room
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I always felt that somewhere in there was a decent character and a decent actor but as Lucas didn’t care about anything like dialogue or characterization, both Chistiansen (and Portman) wound up sucking. I felt kind of bad for him in a way
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
And George Lucas writes some BAD dialogue
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Agreed
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That's true
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Playing SWTOR?
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They almost didn't
It was basically stalling till the fighters got into the death star and Palpatine died. The Death Star wasn’t able to shoot because the rebels charged the Imperial Navy, and Mon Cal Cruisers are as tough as Star Destroyers due to backup shields. Also, they got lucky and disabled Executor.
Once Palpatine died, my impression is that EU consensus is that his battle meditation went down and the Navy was a wreck.
lol Thrawn's theories
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Well yeah, EU
And it’s not verified I think, just consensus.
The other thing is that I don’t think ROTJ was supposed to have the full Imperial Navy there.
Yeah.
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I will quibble with your prequel rankings
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TWSS... or something
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Who was in charge?
It was R2D2’s galaxy and everybody else just lived in it. The bot was everywhere, saw everything, forgot everything. It was all R2’s fantasy.
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DS9 > TNG > TOS > VOY > ENT
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DS9 was okay but the last couple years including the ending was horrible.
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I thought it was the opposite
First season was rough, but the Dominion War mega arc was awesome.
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First season was not great but the next few were pretty good.
Dominion WAr was fun but the whole Bejorian thing was awful.
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Final answer
5, 4, 6, 3, 1, 2
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Swinging through the jungle to catch up to a moving car driving around the jungle and arrrrggggghghhghgh
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Right
like lowering a person into a volcano and having her come out fine.
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agree
Temple of Doom is the worst. Maybe the worst movie ever given the expectations. Crystal Skull also sucks but more like Fast and Furious movies suck.
BUT DOCTA JONES
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THE ORIGINAL JEREMY LIN
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DREAM KILLER
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
This
I watched Raiders on Christmas Day and had forgotten what great chemistry Karen Allen and Harrison Ford had in that movie. Then they reunited in Crystal Skull and it was depressing and joyless.
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That, and Harrison Ford was old and jiggling around the screen in all his old-man-ness. And his “son” was extra lame.
One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.
Horrible.
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He’s awful in everything.
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counterpoint:
Holes
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I bet he’s awful in holes, too.
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Clarification: He’s been awful in everything I’ve seen him in (which is admittedly not much since I don’t go out of my way to see his stuff). I am not a fan.
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Haha
I was just thinking about that. I think the part when they broke into Lucas Ranch as saw George buttsectsing a storm trooper was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
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Ew old people.
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I think they sung this in San Francisco today
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Anyone think this is weird?
North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education voted to sue to try to block a state law requiring the University of North Dakota’s athletics teams to be called the Fighting Sioux. The board approved the lawsuit after meeting by telephone with state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, who said he was confident the law violates the state Constitution.
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/13/SPU71N73ME.DTL#ixzz1mObkJTr6
Seems like it would be the state fighting the school over this, not the other way around.
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I think it is silly to pass state laws requiring school athletic teams to be a certain name
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
All California High School Sports Teams are heretofore called the Flying Junk
The JV teams are going to be referred to simply as “Half-Mast”
I’m sure the state Attorney is busy and has lots of meetings over the phone, nothing odd about that.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 14, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
I think this stems from UND’s ongoing battle with the NCAA over their name “Fighting Sioux”. The NCAA has been trying to force UND to drop the name. I think the state law was a way to support the school by saying that regardless of what the NCAA said, the school couldn’t change their name. BECAUSE IT’S A LAW, RIGHT? So this, I think, is the B of E siding with the NCAA, and against the state and UND.
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Jon Heyman #usa, israel, many mystery teams (#mexico?) in mix for iranian nuke assassinations
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by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 2:01 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Was juuuuuuuust about to post that.
I laughed a lot.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 14, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
I think it's the hash tag for Mexico that makes it.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 14, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
Can I blame Boras for this too?
The first six innings are overrated.
Dammit. The title was supposed to be “if all journalism was like sports journalism”
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
How is this not green?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s recent five-year contract extension will, by the end of its term, “roughly double his current annual pay of about $10 million,” according to sources cited by Daniel Kaplan of SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. Falcons Owner and NFL Compensation Committee
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
dude needs to shut his mouth
he is just one of those guys that seems driven to prove he is an idiot.
Despite his permanent erection, the man has no regrets over his penis tattoo, according to the report.
432 ABs
12 HRs
.363 OBP
.422 SLG
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2012 2:06 PM PST reply actions
My Confidence Intervals are Wide
AB: 100-500
HR: 2-26
AVG: .250-.325
OBP: .325-.390
SLG: .360- .460
% Time this season in Fresno: 0-96%
Time on Bus to and Fro Fresno: 0-324 hours
- Visits to Six Flags Vallejo: 2-19
AMICI'S PIZZA BOUGHT FOR MY GIRLFRIEND, SHAPED IN A HEART
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Need to play this song as you give it to her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT5msu-dap8
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HEART SHAPED BOX
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Cut a hole in the heart shaped box
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
FUCK IT, i'm gonna drink on Valentines cuz it sucks
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as a postlude:
“Baby, you make my phones ring, you make my phones ring”
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Feb 14, 2012 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
I still want to believe
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Feb 14, 2012 2:23 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
should do that everytime he hits a home run
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All about the bidness.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
i'll be in Orinda later, should i tell him to do it?
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but when do dreams become reality
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look.
— Ronald Reagan, 1981
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
What about
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by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
425 AB
18 HR
.275 BA
.345 OBP
.480 SLG
8 SB
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 2:23 PM PST reply actions
Strong words!
Jon Morosi @jonmorosi
As #RedWings go for NHL record in consecutive home wins, I am reminded that they are the best pro sports franchise of my lifetime.
I would say the USC Trojans is the best professional sports franchise of my lifetime
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
not even as good as the Hurricanes
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
I still remember the awesome Ted Robinson Line
“Reggie Bush, a 7th year Pro, his last 4 with the New Orlean Saints”
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I would say you're taking a loose definition of the words 'professional' and 'franchise'
The first six innings are overrated.
Amazing… but during that time, they won only 4 cups. One could make a much stronger argument for the Lakers or Celtics.
so they were better than 7 other teams in their league for 20 consecutive years?
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
OH SHIT
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got my red wings jersey 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
this guy's jersey
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Okay fine.
As long as it isn’t a current player
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
oh hell no
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Cartoon OT:
This is such an awesome opening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiIAVZf5nQs
The rest of the movie sucked but this opening was awesome
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When does it become awesome? I turned it off at 2 minutes due to lack of awesome and abundance of stupid.
It's the logo for my favorite band!
by positiveuphemism on Feb 14, 2012 4:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hmm.... Poor Belty
PA: 409
AVG: .230
OBP: .329
SLG: .440
HR: 17
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LOLBELT
Trade him while his trade value is high
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
I gif stuff
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by doubleteapot on Feb 14, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
I hope the Giants just commit to converting him to a LF. He’s more valuable there, anyway.
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Why would he be more valuable at a position where he's probably an average defender at best?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Replacement value. His offense does not have to be as good in left to justify a starting role. Also, stellar defense at first isn’t particularly valuable as a whole.
Unlike the majority, I don’t think Belt is 100% likely to be particularly valuable at first.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
The threshold is lower, but by that same token it’s easier to find a league average LF than a league average 1B. Given that league average for 1B last year was .271/.345/.452, I’ll take the gamble on Belt’s upside, doubly so because it keeps the wear on his shoulder low.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
You think Belt can hit .271/.345/.452 consistently? That seems rather optimistic…and with that, he’s probably a 3 WAR player (including defense). If he can be anything above replacement defensively in LF, he could surpass 3 WAR with that line. If Belt’s shoulder proves to be problem, yes, it would make sense to supplant Huff, but with the roster as currently constructed, Huff is probably still better than Schierholtz, making Belt in left the better option.
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Schierholtz was league average last year
despite an odd, below-average year with the glove.
And I think that when Belt becomes an everyday player and the staring first baseman in 2013, he projects very well to have the necessary patience and power potential to hit that line. And if his hits .270, I like his chances for plus-OBP going forward.
I think Huff and Belt are actually pretty similar as players, for better or for worse.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Belt strikes out and walks more for this point in his career. I think both are fairly important; the high strikeout rate, combined with his fairly pedestrian HR/PA rate, will likely suppress his average. The high walk rate gives him great projectability, but he’s still a bit of a question mark.
I imagine Belt could be more than league average with the bat in left, so an average glove would be all he would need to eclipse Nate.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I also tend to prefer emphasize OF defense, because frankly in this division you need to be competent given the parks the Giants play in. So I think Nate is fine for what he is.
As for Belt, I think power will improve in time. He’ll probably never hit 35 HRs, I could see him being a 25 HR guy once he’s grown into his frame a bit more. He’s got all the physical tools necessary to be a good first baseman, I just think he needs the time to develop. I wouldn’t confidently project him for league average this year, but by 2014 I think his odds are very good.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That still means that he would be below average for a while, and that’s time that the Giants just don’t have. It would probably serve them better to have Belt in LF, Huff at 1B, and Schierholtz being, essentially, the primary backup at 4 positions (since Belt could always swing to first, and Cabrera to CF or LF if necessary).
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
I think Nate stands a good chance at being more valuable than Melky this year.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That’s possible, and probably better for the Giants. Melky can at least play all 3 outfield positions.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Well, I suspect this because I am particularly bearish on Cabrera.
I think Nate could be a 2 fWAR player this year, but I don’t have such high hopes for Melky. I’d be okay with Pagan in CF, Nate in RF, whichever of Huff and Belt is not playing 1B in LF, and Melky being our Rowand/Cody 4th OF and bench bat.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
In my ideal world, it would be a Melky v. Huff death match for the LF job… But this would be acceptable.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
That SLG seems a little high for his HR/PA and .AVG
I’d expect him to break .250
Always analyzing the stats... don't care about scouts.
Yeah
and Natalie Coughlin.
Go Bears!
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Allison Stokke or GTFO
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
............yes please
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we’ve all seen his zucchini already
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
yea, i'm traumatized
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PAINTED JUNK!
Dan Patrick: What if you were going to pick someone from the Men’s Team (to be in Body Paint)?
AM: I have no idea. I’m sure they all have really nice bodies. But Body paint probably doesn’t look good on guys.
I just blue and golded myself!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Mavericks?
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Haha!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
I have an optimistic and a pessimistic projection
Maybe I ought to have a sock puppet account to do both, but since I’m lazy I’ll just put them both here.
Optimistic:
AB: 565
HR: 19
AVG: .303
OBP: .373
SLG: .465
Pessimistic:
AB: 134
HR: 3
AVG: .224
OBP: .273
SLG: .351
Subsequent MLB playing time: 0
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Sharks can't get Rick Nash?
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No cap space and would probably have to give too much to get him.
But I love the idea of Nash on the Sharks.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
wow, so then nevermind on that idea
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I’m glad the Kings have apparently backed out of negotiations
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Does anyone else think it's weird that a public university would allow someone to make a speech calling half of it's students brainless demons?
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly College Republicans will host conservative author and activist Ann Coulter in the University Union, Chumash Auditorium from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28. The event is free and open to the public.
Coulter will give a speech titled "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America." A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.
Coulter is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including "Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault on America," "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans," "Godless: The Church of Liberalism," "How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)," "Treason: Liberal Treachery From the Cold War to the War on Terrorism," "Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right," and "High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton."
I don’t mean to make this a political discussion. I would think it was weird if it were this strongly anti-Republic too.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2012 2:58 PM PST reply actions
This already happened with Palin
a few years back.
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There's a preacher at Fresno State who speaks in the free speech area and calls everyone at the school sex crazed, depraved
whores, drug users, etc.
Not sure if he is still there, but he was there every year I was in college.
So alone...
Twitter
Free speech area
At Cal, that’s every area!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
We had one of those at UCSD as well
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
something something something,
blowjobs from your mother, something something something
The first six innings are overrated.
I think giving folks like this the opportunity to display just how stupid they are
Is the best way get rid of them.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
If I remember
I may go.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
I'd agree if it were someone who legitimately believed all the things they said
And not someone who is clearly just making a living by being a real life troll in order to drum up publicity for her books and get money from ignorant, xenophobic morons.
The first six innings are overrated.
She might be the world’s most succesfull Troll
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
I went to one of the more notoriously liberal colleges in the country, and our president brought Rush Limbaugh to be a major speaker.
It’s good to bring in alternative viewpoints sometimes.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
My college was so liberal that there was a massive protest the year I graduated because Daniel Patrick Moynihan was invited to speak.
My commencement speaker was selected in the same vein, I think. To bad he is a shitty speaker and a pathetic apologist to boot.
The lucky bastards in the graduating class after mine got Julie Taymor.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Oberlin.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
lulz
One joke that floated around my school from time to time is that we are the kids who didn’t get into Vassar/Wesleyan.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Lisa: "There’s no way I’ll get into an Ivy League school now. At this rate, I probably won’t even get into Vassar."
Homer: "I’ve had just about enough of your Vassar bashing, young lady."
lulz
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Once more, with feeling.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Thank you, Rick Reilley
I usually hate your writing, even though I’m a Celtics fan. But this is 10000000% spot on. This is the reason why Linsanity means so much to me.
But the best part is that Lin is a hoop hopes machine now. He gives every kid at the end of every high school bench, every college scrub who never gets a minute, every 13th man in the NBA … faith. Faith that someday, if he can finally get his chance, he can Shu them How.
Because that kid at the end of the bench was me in 1993.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Lin's middle name is Shu How
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
LOL YOUR ATHLETIC ABILITY!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
The Tebow defense.
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Yeah, but this is not the only case where something like this happened
He’s been good for one week. That week happened to be while on a team in New York. Also, asian.
The first six innings are overrated.
I still refuse to take any 4 game stretch as any sort of true assessment of a player’s skill.
The first six innings are overrated.
What other people did does not have much bearing on what Lin has done.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Not sure I understand...The question is how predictive any one four game stretch (five) might be...
Basketball is much less luck-driven than a sport like baseball, especially for a point guard, who handles so many of the team’s possessions. A league-average point guard might be able to muster one streak like Lin’s over the course of his career. But it is more the hallmark of a player with at least borderline All-Star talent, if not more than that.
He has never really been considered a 20 PPG scorer in the NBA, largely because he never averaged 20 points in college or high school. He turns the ball over nearly 5 times a game, and has never been an elite passer at any level. He’s a serviceable player, but he has a long way to go before he validates the hype.
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I know next to nothing about basketball and even less about Lin, but I have heard that he made some significant adjustments to his game over the summer and really worked on his shooting and his strength.
What's the evidence?
He’s shooting 51.2% and averaged 4.6 TO per game in the best 5 games of his life.
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now you know how wrong you are!
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
by jctGamer on Feb 14, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Read the article. It is reasonable. He says that the stretch he put together (small sample size and all) is unusual. Luck is not as much of a factor in basketball. This kind of performance is good enough that despite the small sample, it still predicts that he is no fluke.
I did read the article. Although the stretch has been good, Silver is also cherrypicking stats. Lin isn’t shooting a great percentage, considering his shot selection. He’s also turning the ball over a ton.
This is all not to mention that this is completely out of line with anything he has ever done.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
In his college career against Ivy League competition
he averaged
12.9 ppg
48.0 FG%
33.3 3PT%
3.5 APG
4.5 RPG
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In his college career
Steve Nash averaged
14.9 ppg
43.0 FG%
40% 3PT%
4.5 APG
3.1 RPG
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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
That’s not to say that Lin is Steve Nash though. Like I said, it’s possible, but it’s still not likely.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
of course not. he is not Steve Nash.
I just want to point out how misleading college average numbers can be.
Especially when you average in Freshman year where you play very few minutes into the per game calculation.
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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
But for every example of an average college player becoming great you can find about 20 examples of an average college player becoming average/mediocre.
You really can’t look at 4 games in the NBA and 4 years of college, then say that the college numbers are the ones more likely to be misleading (I realize this isn’t exactly what you’re saying, but still).
The first six innings are overrated.
What I'm saying
What Jeremy Lin is doing right now shows you should give that kid at the end of the bench that you may have dismissed because he is Asian a second look.
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I going to say no to this
because this means that Pill should play more because he was at the end of the bench and hit really well at the end of last year.
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So you're saying him being Chinese was not the reason
why the player of the year in California was not offered a D1 scholarship.
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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
That's fine, and I completely agree
But what I’m saying is there are plenty of reasons to think that him being asian wasn’t the main reason he wasn’t given a second look.
The first six innings are overrated.
I will flip this around
if Jeremy was not Asian, would he get the hype that he is getting? Of course not.
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Well, scouts always look for projectable physical attributes, and Lin’s body does not scream “long term investment.” I don’t know that his specifically being Asian has anything to do with it. Kids of any race and Lin’s size are likely to be selected against by basketball programs.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
read my quote below
Taylor recalled that as Lin drifted on the fringe of NBA relevance, "I knew that part of the reason Lin was so quickly dismissed was that people had a hard time believing than an Asian-American could play point guard in the NBA. I missed on him, too. I didn’t question the conventional wisdom, even though it didn’t go along with what I saw with my own eyes."
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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
Well, that quote is really just referring to the physical characteristics stereotypically assigned to Asians. That’s not to say that programs didn’t do their due diligence. There were perfectly good basketball reasons to not believe in Jeremy Lin.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Well, I’m talking about him out of high school, when he wasn’t recruited by a top tier program.
Even then, a late-second round pick projection isn’t great.
My adopted Giant, the young Reinier Roibal
Read Between the lines
For instance, Stanford is literally across a boulevard from Palo Alto High School, where Lin led the Vikings to a 32-1 record and the CIF state championship as a senior. Yet then-Stanford coach Trent Johnson wouldn’t walk across the street to sign him.
“We knew all about him,” admits Johnson, now the coach at LSU. “But nobody in the Bay Area saw then what we’re seeing now. … It wasn’t like there was pressure on me to recruit him. There was zero pressure. None.”
Across the bay lies Cal, where Lin desperately wanted to play. But Bears coach Ben Braun was Lindifferent. He passed.
“But hey, I passed on Steve Nash, too,” concedes Braun, now the coach at Rice. “We just didn’t extend Jeremy a scholarship. I love the kid, but we just didn’t. … I don’t feel too bad. At least I’m not the only one.”
Jesse Evans does feel bad. He did the Jeremy Jilt when he was the coach at the University of San Francisco. Two years later, he was fired.
“Maybe I could’ve kept my job if I had Jeremy,” laughs Evans, who’s now a scout. “I thought he was a very good player; we just didn’t quite pull the trigger. Wish we had.”
Every Coach just happened to “didn’t pull the trigger” for no specific reason.
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What do you think his Ivy League stats
would have translated to in the Pac-10.
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I don't know what happens
when he plays with better teammates.
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And his competition is a lot better
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so that's even more variables
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Yeah
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that hey would have done worse.
The 2006 recruiting year:
Cal got Jerome Randle as their PG (who posted better stats than Lin in the Pac-10) and was the 2010 Pac-10 Player of the year.
I can’t speak for Stanfurd.
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From somebody that played in the NBA
“It’s the Asian thing,” says former NBA player Rex Walters, who’s Japanese-American and wound up with Evans’ job at USF. “People who don’t think stereotypes exist are crazy. If he’s white, he’s either a good shooter or heady. If he’s Asian, he’s good at math. We’re not taking him.”
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That doesn’t remove the fact that he still didn’t actually have very projectable physical attributes. It’s one thing to reject a very talented player out of hand, just for being Asian. It’s another to have certain reservations about his strength and athletic ability, which certainly existed.
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There are two very interesting and parallel discussions going on here:
1) Does the fact the Lin is Asian have anything to do with why he was not recruited out of HS?
2) Does his limited experience as an NBA starter predict anything about his future success?
I don’t give a rat’s ass about 2).
I will defend to the death that 1) is absolutely true.
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Well, there’s no doubt that people stereotype. I don’t think that’s the whole reason he was overlooked.
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if it's 10% of the reason
that’s 10% too much.
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oh for petes sake
The fuel is being able to perform well (at least counting stats). What are you saying would happen if he came up and performed abysmally?
Nothing would've happened.
The media meltdown is mostly because OMG ASIAN. His great performance streak playing for a New York team was the catalyst, sure, but it’s the race shit that’s made it white hot. I’m speaking strictly from the media perspective here, mind you.
These other facets about bench players or overlooked players or an underdog story is certainly relevant, but outside of a few stray articles (like the one jct mentioned) that is not the “story”.
He's 6'3" and 200 lbs.
That is big for a PG. The fact that the announcers kept repeating this over and over again, and yet his strength and athleticism is still questioned, is…well, I don’t know what to say.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know what you mean by projectable physical attributes.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
. . .
Well, that quote is really just referring to the physical characteristics stereotypically assigned to Asians.
So, you are saying you stereotypically assign physical characteristics to Asians?
Well, scouts definitely do. I never said that it’s a good idea.
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That isn't what I asked, funnily
But I’m not sure if you’re, for example, conceding that scouts were racially biased against Lin and it significantly affected their judgment, or if his poor performance overwhelmed any potential bias.
Neither. They might have been racially biased; that might have affected their judgment. His performance wasn’t poor, but his physical attributes (speed, jump, ball skills) may not have been in line for a top tier recruitment.
To answer your previous question, no, I was not saying that I racially stereotype. Plus, I’m Indian, and I like to think that I don’t fit the stereotypes, so it would be hypocritical of me to assign them to anyone else.
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The other thing about basketball scholarships
is that teams don’t get many.
It’s hard to gamble on a recruit in Bball.
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Except
Nash took Santa Clara to the NCAA tournament 3 out of the 4 years he was there and played internationally.
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That has nothing to do with numbers you posted. Unless you are saying that Numbers aren’t the whole story for a player, in which case I agree with you that college career numbers don’t tell the whole story of Jeremy Lin.
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No
I am saying that Nash’s calling card was not just stats. He also played against a lot of good teams and did well against them. He also played on the Canadian National Team during college.
He also had close to a 1:1 Assist to TO ratio in college while Nash was close to a 2:1 ratio.
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and a significantly higher field goal percentage.
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Nash's biggest knock
coming out of college was his inability to shoot.
But people liked him for his PG abilities, especially assists.
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so players improve?
you don’t say!
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His senior season at Harvard, Lin:
1) Was the 4th leading scorer in the Ivy League
2) Had the 6th highest FG% in the league
3) Had the 7th highest FT% in the league
4) Had the 17th highest 3pt% in the league
5) Was 2nd in the league in assists
6) Was 1st in the league in steals
7) Was 16th in the league in rebounds
8) Was 5th in the league in blocks
Yes it was the Ivy League, but that is pretty impressive for a 6’3" PG.
Why is that impressive for a 6'3" PG
which is actually pretty tall for a PG.
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I don’t know many PGs who are among the league leaders in scoring, assists, steals, blocks and rebounds.
Yes. It was the Ivy League.
I can’t think of one other current NBA player from the Ivy League.
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by atxgiantsfan on Feb 14, 2012 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
I think he'll be at least a serviceable starting point guard
But to think that he can continue to score 20+ a night, especially once Anthony comes back, is ridiculous. Now I am excited to see what happens when Amare comes back, because they should be fantastic together on the pick-n-roll.
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by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Feb 14, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
I think Lin is certainly worthy of seeing consistent playing time, and playing with Anthony and Stoudemire will allow him to focus on his strengths, probably improving his shot selection, if deflating his numbers a bit. We’ll see in time, but it’s just too early to say.
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I am really, really not sure how the story is anything more than “is he a serviceable starting point guard”? Actually, I’m not even certain how the story became more than “Is he a competent backup?”
Well, right now, he’s starting over the likes of Iman Shumpert, so I think it’s fair to anoint him the starter for now.
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Unusual things happen sometimes
I’d put more weight in the fact that he had only slightly above average numbers for 4 years in college in an weak conference than I would in having better than average numbers for 4 games in the NBA.
But in the same ‘unusual things happen sometimes’ vein, maybe he did somehow vastly improve over the past couple years. I’m just saying it’s still way, way too early to say he’s not a fluke.
The first six innings are overrated.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
The story is more about how he was the California Player of the year in High School
But no division 1 team offered him a scholarship. Because he was Chinese. It has nothing to do with his “good for a week while in New York”
Even if he is just a role player in the NBA, he still should have received a D1 scholarship from somebody. Anybody. But no, he didn’t. One scout based in Palo said he saw Lin many times in High School. He said he should have trusted his own eyes but instead he went with the conventional wisdom that Asians won’t succeed at a higher level.
It’s not “I don’t think these 5 games indicate his true talent level”. It’s “Well, he could be ok, but he’s Asian, so those guys can’t play, so I’m not going to trust what I see. I would rather believe the stereotype.”
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Well I didn’t read the article because there was no link to it, I was just going off the portion you quoted.
The first six innings are overrated.
This is from another article
— Good stuff this week from Sports Illustrated’s Phil Taylor, who lives just a few miles from Palo Alto High School and first noticed Lin back in 2005. “I remember lots of opposing guards contorting their faces in a mixture of surprise and disgust after he flashed past them to the hoop,” wrote Taylor, “as if they couldn’t decide if they were more shocked or angry that this skinny Asian kid had used them like an orange traffic cone.”
Taylor recalled that as Lin drifted on the fringe of NBA relevance, “I knew that part of the reason Lin was so quickly dismissed was that people had a hard time believing than an Asian-American could play point guard in the NBA. I missed on him, too. I didn’t question the conventional wisdom, even though it didn’t go along with what I saw with my own eyes.”
And that is why it is so important. Hopefully this is the beginning of people questioning that stereotype.
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Don't Want to Get in the Way of that Debate Up Above
Just wanted to say my buddy Murph, the biggest Knicks fan you have ever seen, who had completely given up on hoops and going to the Garden (something he used to do a ton) after the Isiah insanity… Is back in the Garden, facebooking about it, texting me picture of Knicks CIty Dancers and Lin, yelling his stats out, it is absolutely awesome.
It’s high time that stereotype gets crushed.
And lucky for me, my East Conference team is the Knicks. So I’m enjoying it as well, as I shake my head and mutter “typical Dubs”
I think last year's yo-yo halted progress
This year, as much as I like Belt, I think it would be wise to have him starting in Fresno for a couple months. I think we need to see what Huff can do this year, and maybe use Pill as an insurance policy and right handed bat. Pill is farther along in his progress, so I find it more prudent to use him now and Belt later. Obviously Belt is by far the best glove of the 3, but Huff and Pill can get by, especially if Huff can just stay at 1b.
My ideas can be totally blown up and could turn out completely erroneous by the start of the regular season, but it just seems like a good idea to me. Belt is certainly the one that needs polishing. Why pressure him in the big leagues when it isn’t necessary? Sure, if the Huff and Pill idea blows up early, call up Belt. But once you call him up, stick with him.
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I am, at the same time, an optimist and a pessimist.
Here is what I think he’ll hit:
AB: 520
HR: 33
BA/OBP/SLG: .346/.458/.669
Unfortunately, he’ll be doing this for the Fresno Grizzlies.
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HAHAHA
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Brandon Belt…. hmmmmm
I’ll say traded for an aging middle infielder.
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I’m honestly surprised so many people have him pegged for more than 300 ABs.
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Also, LOL STAR WARS.
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Late to the Belt party
AB: 402
BA: .262
OBP: .332
Slug: .454
HR: 14
2B: 21
SB: 8
Useful and dangerous. Threw in some auxillary stats for fun.
Blerg
So I can laugh at myself in the future
470 ABs
HR: 20
AVG: .275
OBP: .367
SLG: .476
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I would be very surprised if anybody not named Panda go for 20 bombs this season
Posey included since I don’t think he will play more than 120 games
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But Brandon has the oppo taco swings.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 14, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
for Fresno
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See: below.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 14, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Belt is the most likely guy to do it
Followed by Posey
Huff
Melky
None of those guys have a great shot, but I would not be surprised to see 1 or 2 do it.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Feb 14, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know, I see Crawford with at least five splash hits this year.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 14, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Alternative answer, Fresno line.
AB: Too many
HR: 26
AVG: .365
OBP: .382
SLG: .660
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 14, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
wow he's going to stop walking?
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Whoops, meant for that to be .482. Hopefully he doesn’t turn into Brandon Keppinger.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 14, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
I'd take that
I’m assuming it comes with 232 walks?
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by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Feb 14, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
you know what?
why the fuck not
AVG: .322
OBP: .412
SLG: .509
HR: 16
AB: 415
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In fresno or in SF? J/k..
I doubt the ABs but I could see him OBP > 400.
I really hope he pulls a “Posey May 2010” in April 2012.
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Posey didn’t do anything great in May, other than get called up. It was July that was insane.
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Buster was hitting .289/.314/.381
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sorry you are right..
I was just at the game when he got called up and killed it. But yeah, sorry, That should read July not May.
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I was there too
It was awesome. I’m holding onto my ticket stub to it in the childish hope that it will be some sort of awesome memorabilia 20 years from now.
The first six innings are overrated.
I'd guess he'd have more home runs
He had less than half that many ABs last year and finished with 9 home runs. You’re predicting he doubles his ABs AND increases his average by 100 points, but doesn’t even double his HRs? I’d definitely take your stats, but I think if he hits .322 we can expect at least 20 home runs.
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by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Feb 14, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
i'll take it
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Plenty of room for SSS shenanigans in 200 PAs. HR rate and HR/FB% aren’t supposed to stabilize until around 300 PAs, so it’s very possible that Belt outperformed his power potential in last year’s sample. He wasn’t projected to hit for as power as he did in 2011 (much like Buster in 2010), so 16 HRs actually seems like a very reasonable or even optimistic projection for 400 ABs.
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.920 OPS!
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Here's my guess
AVG : .282
OBP : .346
SLG : .448
The rest of the stats are strictly PA dependent.
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What if he starts the season with 4 amazing games?
The first six innings are overrated.
Beltsanity
I have a bad feeling Belt is going to underwhelm in the early season (he will probably pinch hit a lot), and when he eventually gets traded for a gritty vet, he will turn it on in his new home.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 4:37 PM PST reply actions
Giants won't trade him until his value is lowest,
which will significantly impact the quality of gritty vet they get in return. Not all gritty vets are terrible, but I trust the annual mid-season acquisition will be closer to that than a surprise Randy Winn.
484 AB
22 HR
.338 BA
.365 OBP
.535 SLG
In AAA
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GiantPain: as the resident Werth expert
Clubhouse Confidential just said that if Harper makes the Nationals, it would shift Werth over to CF where he would still be an above average defender.
Is this true?
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Ehhhhhhhhhhhh
Color me skeptical.
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I just hope
The NL East is a bloodbath this year. It got better this offseason.
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I don’t see his rf skill necessarily translating well to cf
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probably not
but having both Werth and Harper in the Outfield will be interesting to watch.. at the plate.
That’s going to be a good team this year or next. I dont really see any team running away with the east this year.
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Let’s remember that Werth hit .232/.330/.389 last year, and that Bryce Harper would be a 19 year-old facing pitching about AA for the first time in his life.
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Im still hoping they do well and the marlins, Nationals, and Phillies pull a 3 stooges on each other all season.
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It would be nice. Braves should be competitive, too.
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I cannot find much for 2011 on fangraphs for some reason
but when he played CF in 2010 for the Phillies, it was not pretty.
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Fangraph actually discussed this issue
Jayson Werth is an athletic player, and he has experience in center field, but he is also an expensive player, and Washington needs to make sure he doesn’t end up as a sunk cost. Werth may be able to hang in center field this season, but recent history shows that the Nationals would be wise to make sure that this experiment lasts for only one season — if it lasts that long at all.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/jayson-werth-center-fielder/
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I believe he could play an average center field
He was the regular backup CF in Philly, and has played more than 100 games there in his ML career, If it hadn’t been for Victorino, he probably would have played there a lot more.
He would not be a plus CF. But his career UZR/150 in the outfield (at all three positions) is +8.2. I think that just about anyone who’s a +8 defender in a corner could probably fake it in CF, and Werth has good instincts and a great arm.
Might be my rose colored glasses, but I think it’d work out fine for a few years. I doubt he’d be any worse than, say, Cody Ross.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
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And. of course
The important thing is that he’d immediately become one of the better hitting CFs in baseball, which could compensate for any defensive struggles.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Given the length of his career, and the recent downtrend in his defensive numbers, I’d be very hesitant to make a blanket statement like +8 defender. That number is founded primarily on two outstanding seasons (2007-2008), counterbalanced by one disastrous season (2010), and a lot of average to above average in 2002-2005. Aaaaaand most of that value (26 of 44.5 career UZR) is from his arm, weighed against 17 for range at a corner.
He should probably stay in right field.
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Is he a better defender in RF than CF? Yes, of course.
Will he embarrass you in CF? I doubt it. He’s probably a -2 defender or so at this point.
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All things considered - I'd take this.
AB 330
HR 13
AVG .272
OBP .347
SLG .461
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by Smotheredinhugs on Feb 14, 2012 5:05 PM PST reply actions
that was Linsane. still, knicks down by 14
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Only 9 points in the first half.
People can maybe stop talking about him now.
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6 assists/5 TOs
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I have 10 assists and 7 TOs
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by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 6:11 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
24 points, 11 assists, 8 TO and he just tied tied the game with a minute left. Knicks were down about 10 10 mins ago.
you can’t have 8 TOs as a PG
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Tim Tebow says hi
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by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 6:40 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
lol u mad
in his worst game so far, he goes for 29 points and 11 assists, with a game winning shot.
nothing like Tebow.
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.
As if Tebow could put up 29 points.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
his last game was actually the game before
You can’t have 8 TOs as a PG.
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by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 6:44 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
He had 27 and 11 assists but 8 TOs
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by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 6:46 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I don’t know where the fancy NBA stats are, but I’m going to guess his were good for that game.
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.
As a starter, 2011-2012 (per game)
Jeremy Lin: 27 points, 9 assists, 6 turnovers
Steph Curry: 17 points, 7 assists, 3 turnovers
I’m pretty okay with the extra three turnovers, especially because a lot of those are probably from him working inside or driving to the hoop, which is what the system asks him to do. Steve Nash has averaged 3-4 TOVs per game since picking up D’Antoni’s system.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
What are the minutes per game for each? Total TOs are misleading. It depends on both minutes played and how much that PG has the ball in his hands. Assist/TO ratio is a better PG stat.
Per 36 minutes
Lin: 25 points, 9 assists, 5 turnovers (approximate)
Curry: 18.6 points, 7.2 assists, 3.2 turnovers
Curry’s playing about 33 minutes per game, Lin is playing about 40 as a starter.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
FUCKING CLUTCH
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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
Don't fixate on one stat
He had a good game across the box score. 27 points on 9-20 shooting (2-2 3pt) and 11 assists.
8 TOs and Toronto’s PG scored on him easily
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by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 6:47 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
so far this year
Lin is putting up .217 Win Shares per 48 minutes. League average is .100.
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.
His PER, which I believe is one of the big advanced basketball stats, is 25.8, compared to 15 league average.
League leader this year is Lebron at 32.3. Lin would be 4th, behind only James, Paul and Durant.
His WS/48 would be 10th in the league.
Considering he’s basically a rookie, that seems pretty impressive to 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.
You could say that the New York Knicks
has found their VaLINtine
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
i dont get it
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It's more Amare sucking
9 pts, 4/9 shooting, 6 assists for Lin
Amare 8 pts, 2/9, 3 rebs
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
Landry Fields
2-6, 6 pts, 5 Assists, 1 TO
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Unfortunately
he went to Stanfurd
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He’s from Laos. It’s a landlocked country in South East Asia between Vietnam and Thailand, population approximately 4.7 million.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
/wonders about this exchange
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
Certainly, not knowing Nat’s last name or really anything else about him, it makes enough sense to guess that the guy who named himself after a Japanese dish was of Japanese heritage.
I was just making a little joke.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
6 game winning STREAK!!!!!!!!
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 joking right? Nobody actually likes that song.
bcraw35 Brandon Crawford
Forgot to mention how weird it was that “Moves Like Jagger” didn’t win a Grammy…
andrewsusac Andrew Susac
@
@bcraw35 song of the decade..
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2012 5:19 PM PST reply actions
athletes = worst taste in pop culture
except for Brandon McCarthy.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Pop Culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxPbgnO81sQ
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Moves like Jagger is the Jeremy Lin of the music world.
Overplayed and over hyped.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Okay, fine. I like that song.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
Maroon 5 just knows catchy.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I can see that.
I usually get sick of their songs super fast. This one’s just so peppy.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
This is nice
Matthew Berry @MatthewBerryTMR
I’m giving away my Lakers tickets for tonight. My way of saying I love you. 24th person (for Kobe) to reply to me with Go Lakers gets them.
Matthew Berry @MatthewBerryTMR
Congrats! What’s your email? I’ll sen them to you. RT @AdamThibodeau33: @MatthewBerryTMR go lakers
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Good for them....
WSJ Health @WSJHealth
More Doctors ‘Fire’ Vaccine Refusers on.wsj.com/xvKKvr
by capn on Feb 14, 2012 5:24 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Link to article
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577209230884246636.html
rec’d
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My first reaction is "Good."
Then I realize those people won’t be any closer to vaccinating their children (and, presumably, themselves). Then again, they weren’t going to do it anyway, so, better to open up a spot for someone who needs/wants proper medical care, I suppose.
Yeah
The rise in patient firings reflects another factor. As patients have become savvier and more willing to challenge doctors, physicians have become increasingly reluctant to deal with uncooperative patients, said Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, doctors may feel financial pressure to see more patients and so have less time to contend with recalcitrant ones.
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I wouldn’t call it savvy, honestly.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Stealing this joke from Grant
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
For those asking: There is zero chance the Pirates will include any top prospect, like Taillon or Cole. There was never a chance.
You don’t say.
Also, perhaps I should have added
this is in reference to the A.J. Burnett/Pirates trade.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 14, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
A few days ago my friend created a Lynbrook Memes Facebook page
Much of the content is really stupid, but some of it is funny. This is what my math teacher posted:
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
They have these for every single school now. Like, 1/15 is good.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
yeah
So I’ve noticed.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
They have them for colleges too as my sister who’s in keeps posting them on Facebook.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
There’s a UCLA one that went around last week or so. I’d say, at max, a quarter of them are funny.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 14, 2012 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
High schools have memes now?
I am officially old.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:21 PM PST up reply actions
whoa
Mrs_McCarthy32 Amanda McCarthy
Excited for our romantic date with the Cahill’s. I am sure Jess and I will have another drinking contest while the guys watch! Lucky boys :)
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2012 5:51 PM PST reply actions
I kind of want to be the fifth wheel.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
also twss…
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Feb 14, 2012 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
Did this come after spending ten minutes discussing Tebow? That’s enough to rile any guy up
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
More likely they were discussing Lin.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
Like a video of Tebow and Lin working out together
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
that would cause an ESPN/Twitter singularity.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
Did you just coin Huffalo?
Or was that around before?
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Feb 14, 2012 6:00 PM PST reply actions
Goes back to the Wild Kingdom Defense comparisons from the days of yore.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
If Huff gets good again
they should start selling Huffalo Horns hats.
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Feb 14, 2012 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
He did come up with Lin-Sanity though
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Feb 14, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
I have Lin-continence!
Colbert had a bunch of great Lin diseases the other night.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
What are all you other lovely people without dates doing for dinner?
I grilled a steak and made some pasta salad
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Studying. Hopefully the Cafe will have a wrap thing so I won’t have to eat yogurt for dinner.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2012 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
I'm going to make a sandwich
Bacon, Arugula, Onion, Swiss Cheese, Avocado, with mayo and a sprinkling of oregano on toasted French bread.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
Do your tears taste good at least?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Let me just get this out of the way, TWSS
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
LOL, oh my
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
leftover fried rice
holy shit, that was the saddest thing ever.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t have a date, just a husband and two kids.
But the lamb korma that’s been cooking all day smells marvelous. Can’t wait to dig in.
/goes to find a good bottle of wine in the pantry
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Nothing wrong with a little Brinner
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Hey – that was my dinner last night. Nothing wrong with that!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
It kind of is lame when other people are out having fancy VD dinners.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I got flowers for valentines day first time in eons.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I send flowers to my hubby every once in a while.
Even on Valentine’s Day one time.
2012 is going to be awesome!
to me…VD = venereal disease
who’d want that for dinner?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
That’s why I refer to it as VD. That’s the name it deserves.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
I stopped celebrating Valentine's day 9 years ago!
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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
any resident web site designers hangin' around here?
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
NEW CHOPPED TONIGHT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I don’t see any new thread
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
NEW [episode of popular food network show] CHOPPED TONIGHT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
how far are you?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
I've got Chopped on right now
and all the chefs are English. There’s an Asian guy that is so hot.
2012 is going to be awesome!
omg love that scene
not quite as satisfying as a later scene involving Janos Slynt though…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yeah that was nice.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Ironic that Tyrion helps his own cause
but made Jon Snow’s life a little harder.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
He's one of my favorites.
Who would have thought… a Lannister.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
i love lannisters
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.
wut
Even Cersie? Tywin?
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Gemma’s not so bad.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
Tywin is amazing
and Cersei is entertaining as hell.
I mean I don’t want to be friends with either of them, but they’re awesome characters.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
wow rude
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.
Theon is one of the most interesting characters in the book to me
once you know his whole arc (so far) and his TWOW chapter was fantastic!!
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.
ohhhhhh
yeah, get on that, imo.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That's what the reread is leading up to.
At this rate, it’s gonna take me a while. Im enjoying it, tho.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I like Sansa and Cat, too.
Poor Sansa, she’s just an annoying kid, she doesn’t deserve what she gets. And Cat is awesome.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Sansa is maddening. Arrya, now there’s a Stark.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Sansa is amazing.
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.
Everyone should love Sansa.
She is the best character in the books.
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.
She’s an idiot who believes anything she’s told.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Have you only read the first book or something?
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.
Also, she’s 12 fucking years old.
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.
Calling Sansa an idiot is legit making me angry. She is learning how to play the game to a far greater degree than any of her other siblings ever will.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I’m on ADwD. She’s completely helpless and just trusts anyone. As for her age, everyone is super young in those books. Look at Arya, she’s the youngest daughter and she’s a bad ass.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Sansa would not have survived if she’d been put through what Arya has, but neither would Arya have been able to survive if she’d been put through what Sansa has.
If you honestly think Sansa is still “completely helpless and just trusts anyone” after AFFC and ADWD, when she has shown clear signs of guessing Littlefinger’s cunning plans before he ever explains them to her and is starting to take agency in her life, then I don’t know what to say.
Her character has changed a ton since the first book, because she has had to learn some brutal lessons about the danger of idealizing people and dreams. But I think you need to go back and re-read her chapters from the last two books, because she’s far from the little girl in GOT who was sad she might leave her boyfriend.
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.
She has developed some but now it seems she is trusting Littlefinger too (even after their encounter in the yard at the Eyrie and the ordeal with the Moon door).
MAYBE THIS DUDE WON’T FUCK ME OVER HERP DERP
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
If you think she’s trusting Littlefinger, again, you need to re-read her chapters.
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.
She seems to at least be aware that he is playing a game but I think she has an advantage in that she is Cat’s daughter. It’s more Littlefinger’s weakspot I think.
Then again I am probably biased because of the way she started out. I did think it was cool how the Hound looked out for her though.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I feel like a lot of people dislike Sansa and like Arya because Sansa is the very epitome of the girly-girl stereotype, where Arya is much more RAH LOOK AT HOW BAD ASS I AM. And I adore both of them, don’t get me wrong, but I think Sansa is becoming just as badass as Arya, just in a much different way.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Well she’s survived this far so that has to say something about her. I hope your right and she is able to hatch a scheme of her own. Maybe she could be like the Prince of Dorn. Handling shit from behind the scene.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I think George is definitely setting her up to take out Littlefinger and take his place as a big-time schemer, but we’ll see!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I hated Sansa in the first book but by the 2nd book she was my favorite (while Arya’s story bored me more and more). I don’t think you could more trapped and hopeless than she was in while in King’s Landing and that’s what got me
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 14, 2012 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
Sansa would say she takes after her mother
but she is truly her father’s daughter. Jon and Robb, too. All are very honorable, but quite naive. They want to believe the best about people, and get proven wrong.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, this too
Drives me nuts when people criticize Sansa for being too trusting but think Ned, Robb and Jon are all awesome
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Ned and Robb were both pretty dumb too. Just look at how they walked right into their deaths. At least Jon seems tempered by the way he had to grow up. I think Tyrion helped him with the little time they had together too.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Or, like, blaming Sansa fo Ned’s death when NED WAS THE ONE who walked up to Cersei and was like “Oh hey I know your secret, this is my exact plan, I’m sending the girls home, etc etc.”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It’s his own fault for sure but she didn’t have to run to Cersie either.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
LOL
Yeah I work with 12 year olds every day and Sansa is much more mature than most of them.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I just don’t think the age thing is even an excuse when you have Bran saying he’s almost a man grown at the age of 8. Or Danny becoming the Dragon queen at, what, 16?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Dude, Ned is talking about how Rickon doesn’t have long until he’s a man grown either and he’s like 2.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That’s what I’m saying. Seems people grow the fuck up quick in Westeros.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
And the Starks are kind of crazy.
I mean, no one’s making out Myrcella and Tommen to be anything but pawns right now.
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.
Tommon is definitely a pawn. I wonder if his beating at the hands of Bran was basically some sort of foreshadowing.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
LOL ROB!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Robb is just lucky he’s so pretty, because there’s not much going on upstairs.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yeah, forgot two B’s. Oh well.
And yeah, he’s probably a decent swordsman and battlefield tactician, but man, he’s definitely the daft one of the bunch.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
She took care of me! I had to marry her!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Probably just too young to really be in power. (Same with Joffrey, but he was also a sociopath).
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.
True for both of them, tbh.
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.
LIFE LESSONS
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He's got that confident kingly vibe going
that makes people want to follow him. He fakes it real well.
2012 is going to be awesome!
She’s only a maid of three-and-ten!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
I like Cat
mostly, except when she was being mean to Jon.
And I feel sorry for Sansa and Theon.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
I like that Cat is mean to Jon
because otherwise, she’d be almost too good. They ruined her in the tv show, imo.
2012 is going to be awesome!
She was harsh with Jon
But I don’t really blame her. In that society, a man raising his bastard (that he would have had while he was married to his wife while she was pregnant with his legitimate kid) with the rest of his kids and expecting his wife to be okay with it is pretty disrespectful to her. She obviously got over it with Ned and probably should have gotten over it with Jon too, but I don’t blame her for not doing so.
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.
Brandon Belt
AB: 412
HR: 22
AVG: .282
OBP: .376
SLG: .493
Optimism has essentially defined the Giants’ moves this offseason: optimism that Posey will get better, that Sanchez will recover, that Cabrera and Pagan will produce. If the actual outcomes fulfill the pessimists’ expectations, then it’s going to be a long season.
If Belt gets 412 AB and .376 OBP
That would be so awesome.
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Feb 14, 2012 6:21 PM PST up reply actions
I've made this prediction before, but I'll do it again: Brandon Belt will never get 500 at-bats in a season for the Giants.
I suppose I should add the caveat that I mean “not in the next fifteen years” when I say “never”, but that should go without saying.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Banned
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Feb 14, 2012 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t shoot the messenger!
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
/shoots the messenger
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
Man I'm tired of these "Real Men ask for direction" B.S.
No, Real Men uses GPS or GPS enabled smart phone with digital compass to accurately derive the correct route to the destination. Less technology inclined men stop and ask for less precise direction.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
OH MY FUCKING GOD
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
LIN-TESTINAL BLOCKAGE!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
Haha did you watch Colbert last night?
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 14, 2012 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
If anyone missed it and cares
they’re showing the Town Hall meeting tonight at 7 on Inside the Clubhouse.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Oh, hey, it's the Dog Show.
That’s where they’ve been hiding Mary Carillo.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Wow, Jeremy Lin, huh.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He's Asian!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 6:41 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Call me when they beat a good team
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
You guys are straight up hating
He could win every single game from here on out, averaging 20 and 10, and you guys would still be nitpicking something.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
Or some of us could be still trying to furiously not give a goddamn.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
If he did that I would applaude him
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
No, you’re just buying the ESPN hype.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
The Los Angeles Lakers would be the 5th seed in the Western Conference
if the playoffs started today. Considering they started the season without Bynum, I think that qualifies as a good team.
So perhaps I should have called you last week
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Yeah, I don’t get that. The Lakers aren’t a good team?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Classless, vile team
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Sure, he outplayed Kobe. But I want to see him outplay somebody good.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
Depends on your standards… A good team in that they will definitely make the playoffs and consistently beat bad teams. Not a good team in that they have really no shot at contending for a title as currently constructed.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 14, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
this is just fucking insane
I am cooking steak right now and I almost dropped the skillet
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 14, 2012 6:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LINbowing
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Feb 14, 2012 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
MAKE IT STOP
My twitter is still full of it, this place is full of it. . . I’m so fucking tired of hearing about it.
Also, I don’t much care for basketball, and this isn’t helping.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
In this line
Mostly because of the awful puns. Holy shit.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I only follow baseball and hockey players so I’ve no linvestment in the NBA
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I can't live without buns
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
especially the ones with guns
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
Nuns with guns are fun
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
or shiao lun bao!
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 husband is going out to get us The Hook burgers
from Surfrider Cafe. Carmelized onions and gorgonzola. So awesome.
2012 is going to be awesome!
The PECOTA folks are making a big deal about how all other projection systems overrate the importance of the most recent season, while new PECOTA gives plenty of weight to earlier seasons in a player’s career. Why, then, is PECOTA’s Huff projection lower than everyone else’s?
PECOTA's comps are the funniest shit I've ever seen
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.
Brandon Crawford's comps
18 combined All-Star game!
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 14, 2012 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
Was it discussed
that this morning Kuip said the player he’s most interested in seeing in ST (after Buster, of course) is Cabrera. He says he just thinks of him as a guy sitting on a bench.
2012 is going to be awesome!
With an empty box of sunflower seeds on his head?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
gawd, every time I see that name I think Orlando
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Combined records of teams the incomparable Jeremy Lin has beat: 66-104
Nets 8-21
Jazz 14-13
Wizards 6-22
Lakers 16-12
T’Wolves 13-16
Raptors 9-20
Let me know when he does it against good teams please!
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
LOL burying the Lakers in there
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
No t burying at all. That was the order they played in.
Besides the Lakers, are nothing special this year.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
also
Lakers are awful on the road this and bad against quick PGs
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 7:28 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I mean, are you fucking serious?
You are sounding exactly like how Skip Bayless and Tim Kawakami construct their arguments right now. Cherry Picking everything to try to prove your point.
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
am I serious about the Lakers?
Yes they are awful against quick guards.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 8:10 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
They Beat the Boston Celtics
In Boston Garden. Rajon Fucking Rondo is not quick enough for you?
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 anxious to see him play against good teams too
I want to see him transition from hype machine to solid point guard. Hopefully he can do that.
by ohcleverhansyou on Feb 14, 2012 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I want to see him match up against a team like the Bulls or the Heat
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Well, he's going against the Kings next
So we’ll have to wait a little more.
LOLSACRAMENTO!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
This Lin guy? When is that? We don’t watch much any basketball but the Mr. is curious.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
tomorrow
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 14, 2012 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
Better to go 6-0 against those teams than otherwise, right?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
6-0 and without Amare and Carmelo for most of the games
You can only beat the teams they put in front of you, right?
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 he does it against teams like the Bulls and the Heat, i'll believe
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
That's what worries me
People “believing.” I’m 80% sure he’s playing completely over his ability right now, and when he settles down, there’s going to be so much backlash. I’m hoping there’s a very solid player past the momentum/hype/poor competition.
by ohcleverhansyou on Feb 14, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
The truth is that a lot of winning games happens against bad teams. That’s the exact thing that makes good teams good and bad teams bad. Good teams beat bad teams and bad teams don’t.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
But you must beat these two specific teams!
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
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT SCHEDULED TO PLAY THEM FOR A MONTH
I WILL RESERVE JUDGMENT UNTIL THEN
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
They play the Heat next week and they play the Bulls again March 12. Soon enough, I'd say
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Will they have to beat those teams to do something for your judgment, or does he just have to play well?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
I just want him to start for a decent amount of time before people
anoint him King PG of the NBA. Which has already happened. After, 6 whole games.
"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 think people are annointing him king PG of the NBA
I think he can be a starting point guard on an NBA team. That’s very different than saying he is better than Chris Paul.
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
people are saying that he is Steve Nash!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 14, 2012 8:11 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Honestly, I think the only people who think he’s a top PG in the NBA are his parents.
I think all the other people on the hype train are there for different reasons. Some of them very, very good reasons.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
that's kind of an exaggeration
not that many people outside of NY are doing that
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
In the regular season last year, for instance, the Cardinals played 105 games against teams that finished the season at or below .500.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
Also, I have this and you don't right now
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
MAKE THE PLAYOFFS
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Two winning teams there.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
Coach D’Antoni @Coach_D_Antoni
Floyd Mayweather thinks Jeremy Lin is overrated, which is funny because Jeremy Lin has managed to be undefeated without ducking anybody.
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
Boom.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Baby Giraffe:
AB: 550
HR: 23
AVG: .340
SLG: .460
OBP: .380
…..For the Fresno Grizzlies…
Proud supporter of the Fightin' Hydrants.
by Little Napoleon on Feb 14, 2012 6:58 PM PST reply actions
Uh. It’s probably not possible to have a .340 average, 23 dingers, and only an ISO of .120. Unless he stops at first base each time he hits a double.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
you could hit 23 bombs and get a ton of infield hits
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
infield hits and regular singles count the same
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I bet Floyd Mayweather thinks Jeremy Lin only gets credit for that game winning 3
because he’s Asian
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 favorite tweet from today:
Logan Couture @Logancouture Going to the aquarium with @JamieMcGinn64 on valentines day and being asked if we are a couple….very very strange…
Oh and hey twitter, the new interface sucks biscuits.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
As I said in the prior thread, I ship it.
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 14, 2012 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Brandon Belt:
AB: 350
HR: 16
AVG: .267
OBP: .371
SLG: .449
Or something.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Feb 14, 2012 7:15 PM PST reply actions
PSA: Fantasy Baseball
If you were in the NL only “Senior Circus” league last season Mister Merope said he sent out emails [or it was sent out via yahoo] to see if you are interested in doing it again. I don’t think he’s got a deadline or a draft date or anything set up yet. Just respond to the note or email thingy.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Oh no! I didn’t get an email.
It’s because I won last time, isn’t it.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
We are watching game 5 of the WS.
Pitching, pitching, pitching and defense.
2012 is going to be awesome!
and Dave Fleming!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Oh, crap, they have to show me Rowand's kid
waiving to dad from the stands.
2012 is going to be awesome!
And made Bengie look back over his shoulder.
Never saw that slider before, huh, Beng?!
2012 is going to be awesome!
The internet is dead, long live the internet
ESPN video headline: Linning-Three Lifts Knicks.
That’s the worst one I’ve heard yet.
They will only get worse, before they get better.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
xxx
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
Tebow doesn't deserve to be on that poster
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Maybe without that last line.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Nah
Lin actually looks like a professional basketball player when he plays
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Deal with it
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Man, that’s some good ’shopping right there.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
blue tongue... why?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Gatorade maybe?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Source of his power.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2012 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
That would be awesome.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
How're all these guys getting married on Sabean's watch?
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
HERE IS YOUR COMPLIMENTARY COW!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 14, 2012 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
He’s no Madison Bumgarner.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
He's making these Ranger hitters look just as clueless.
Shot of Civic Center Plaza!
2012 is going to be awesome!
LINSANITY!?!?!?!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
maybe breaking???
Ryan Lillis @Ryan_Lillis
#Sacramento City Council votes 9-0 to move forward with #NBAKings arena. Big vote on finance package looms Feb. 28
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
NOOOO GRANT NOOOOOO
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Huff sure had a good Spring last year for a guy who was supposedly out of shape.
I think his eating and drinking habits got him out of shape once the season started. He was fine during the spring. He never really looked that bad at the plate, the results were just bad. He did look bad in the field. But he looked more like a corpse than just an out of shape player.
Wrong...
he sold his soul to the devil for his 2010 campaign. After his bad start last year he completely quit, fuck him, he’s an ass-hole.
by Billy Swift on Feb 15, 2012 10:21 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
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