Bam ÷ .5
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 26, 2012 10:15 AM PST
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Print"So we’re going to minimize our time with video and the cage and concentrate on having a better plan at the plate. Because not only were we late on the fastballs, but we were fooled a lot when we were ahead in the count. They threw Huffy a lot of 1-0 changeups and he chased. You have to have a plan, knowing they will try to do that again until you make an adjustment."
That's from Hensley Meulens in Andrew Baggarly's new column. Part of me wonders if robo-Ted Williams could help this bunch. Another part of me likes the sound of what Meulens is preaching. It's tempting to dismiss the value of a hitting coach until you remember that Dave Righetti is a robed wizard. If a pitching coach can make such a difference ...
Don't know enough to judge Meulens, but I instinctively like him for some reason, even though the Giants have scored eight runs in the last two years. Maybe it's that World Series thing, but I liked him even before the Burrell/Ross revolution in 2010. Can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's the well-placed Hensley Meulens ads they're always running on TV. Or it could be that Meulens was a rated rookie, whereas Carney Lansford smelled of mustaches and Oakland A's, which happens to be exactly what goes into Old Spice.
I've never pretended to know what goes into a good hitting coach. It's tough to know from the outside. Heck, it's probably tough to know from the inside. It's not like Meulens hopped around the dugout with a floppy straw hat last year, banging pots and pans together, screaming, "SWING AT THE PITCHES IN THE DIRT, Y'ALL. THOSE ARE THE SECRET PITCHES. THOSE ARE THE DELICACIES!" He was probably saying the right things.
Of course, there are State of the Hitting Coach articles every spring.
"For all my career, I've been very aggressive," (Bengie) Molina said. "But, yes, I want to work on taking some more pitches. The more pitches you see, the better you should be. Hopefully it works."
Yeah.
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The Giants are trying to kill each other
Henry Schulman @hankschulman
Affeldt drilled Sandoval. He went down.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 10:23 AM PST reply actions
Seriously?
Now I’m pissed off that they resigned him.
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Affeldt didn't even injure his pitching hand. i guess it's rust.
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
by Amigo on Feb 26, 2012 10:28 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
People tend to attribute the Giants’ 2010 overall walk rate anomaly to him. Then 2011 happened. Who knows what to think?
Alex Burg, my adopted Giant, is a member of the BCAA (Backup Catcher Association of America). You'll see him in the majors soon enough.
by garbanzo24 on Feb 26, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
My understanding is that the one year boost is common with new hitting coaches.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
I'm trying to understand.
Intuitively, what would make that the case? People listen when he first comes around, and then grow tired of his ideas?
Alex Burg, my adopted Giant, is a member of the BCAA (Backup Catcher Association of America). You'll see him in the majors soon enough.
Or that when they start to struggle again, they resort to their old ways, which are more ingrained. That’s what people do in panics, they become more like themselves.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
This is kind of my impression.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Ah OK, that makes sense.
Alex Burg, my adopted Giant, is a member of the BCAA (Backup Catcher Association of America). You'll see him in the majors soon enough.
Not even sure that necessarily makes sense given the turnover of rosters.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
True.
Alex Burg, my adopted Giant, is a member of the BCAA (Backup Catcher Association of America). You'll see him in the majors soon enough.
I ask again
What makes Bam Bam a good hitting coach?
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
by Amigo on Feb 26, 2012 10:31 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
What makes anyone a good hitting coach?
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
PtB would be a good hitting coa….. no, wait, nevermind.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
"Yeah, just hit that."
“Pat, she’s been dead for 2 weeks.”
/creepy_Pat.gif
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"Step on some toes": Will Clark
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 26, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
I just signed up for the twitters
just for Baggs ST reports. I blame all of you.
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Scary:
How did they know my friends?
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
We all follow each other around the internet.
Most of the non-celeb people I follow are from McC
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yeah, but it suggested my husband
and several of my close friends as people to follow. How did it know from just my email address?
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It syncs up with Gmail that I know of
You can import Google contacts to your twitter follow list, so it probably just runs the same algorithm for suggestions.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 26, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Tortured:
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Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 26, 2012 10:38 AM PST reply actions
I only use it because it remembers all my passwords
It’s pretty much the same as Safari.
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Safari is an insecure resource hog. Chrome is glitchy, but generally lighter and faster.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
I switched over to it when FF became a bloated resource hog. Even though Mozilla tells me that they’ve fixed it, I’m sticking with Chrome.
Plus now it syncs up with my phone, so that’s cool.
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by can of corn on Feb 26, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
It depends on if you want Google to monitor EVERYthing you do insated of MOST things
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
Carling Cup Final
Anyone else watching it right now? Theyre making football look quite hard. Not that Im complaining. Its nearly 7 on a sunday and Im still at work, so entertainment lasting longer is fine by me.
nope, I haven’t even turned the tv on yet this morning.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i am just a caveman
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Feb 26, 2012 11:02 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Good luck with "Huffy"
Change ups work because the batter is fooled into thinking it’s a fastball by the pitcher’s motion. Huff is gonna still think it’s a fastball and still be fooled into swinging.
Proud owner of over 20,000 comments. (most of them in the wrong place) Oh yeah, and Buster Posey
He's got a great name to play around with:
Huffy
Huffster
Huff Daddy
Huff Crappy
What do your friends call you?
In the clubhouse, it’s mostly Huffy. But Huff Daddy is catchier.
How did the nickname Huff Daddy come about?
When the singer Puff Daddy hit the charts in the early 90s, I was in high school in Texas. Somebody just said "Huff Daddy" one day and it caught on. People have been calling me that ever since.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 26, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Oops, I forgot Huffer.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 26, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Crawford, at least, is a Harry Potter fan
Maybe he’ll step up and start calling him Hufflepuff. That’d be fucking hilarious.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 26, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Huff is definitely a Slytherin, tho.
And i mean that in a good way.
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I’m honestly not enough of a HP fan to know what that means (they’re the Designated Evil guys, right?). I just think a MLB player with a nickname from Harry Potter would be amazing.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 26, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
I'm a geek
Hufflepuffs are meek and loyal. Syltherins are cunning and naughty.
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and btw
I like Crawford even more now.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
I'm not sure he's a huge fan
I just remember his tweeting about going to see the last movie with his then-fiancee, because it was the first time I’d seen a Giants player acknowledge a remotely geeky interest on twitter.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 26, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Crawford is a nice guy, a good defender, not a great hitter. In other words, a perfectly adequate and good guy. In other words, a Hufflepuff
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, most definitely.
He’s Cedric Diggory.
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H.R. Huffnpuff
Red Rhinestone Cowboy if he’s being good. Haven’t called him that in awhile.
by Grievous Angel 312 on Feb 26, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
After last season
I think he’s earned the name ‘HasselHuff’
Temperance, like Chastity is it's own punishment.
But if they're getting first pitch strikes with changeups consistently.
Take the goddamn pitch regardless!
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If your job is a hitting coach and you notice that pitchers threw “Huffy a lot of 1-0 changeups and he chased” shouldn’t you have told him a bunch of times to not chase one of those 1-0 changeups?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 10:49 AM PST reply actions
Maybe he did
and Huff was too hungover to listen? Or stubborn?
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Rowand is a douche
Seriously. A douche.
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I can’t believe he described the 2010 championship season as “disappointing” because of his playing time. That’s a guy you want on your team. He probably believes he should be starting for the Marlins over Mike Stanton.
Proud owner of over 20,000 comments. (most of them in the wrong place) Oh yeah, and Buster Posey
That was particularly galling. “Yeah, I didn’t get to play enough so that was kinda sucky.” What. An. Asshole.
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by can of corn on Feb 26, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
It’s becoming ever more obvious why the Giants just released him outright
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
/quietly exits the room
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Come back!
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by can of corn on Feb 26, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Douche is being kind.
He’s a shit head.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
AlexPavlovic Brandon Crawford continues to be most impressive hitter in camp. Hits one down RF line, then ends session with blast off the LF wall
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
This, is good news
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Raging since 2009
lulz
Against coaches and minor leaguers
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
20 homers this season!!!
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
"i believe this is a playoff team"
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
which kinda playoff team
Divisional winners or Wild Card?
by big logs Johnson on Feb 26, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Every level
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Raging since 2009
Better than him not hitting.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
It means next to nothing. Didn’t Huff tear it up last year in ST?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Doesn't matter.
Him hitting, even if it’s against coaches and crap prospects, is better than him not hitting against coaches and crap prospects.
Does it “mean” anything? Probably not. But it’s still preferable.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Yeah, the two things we said are by no means mutually exclusive.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Don’t think i can ever get pumped about spring training until there are actual games, even then, i don’t invest much into it, that’s until the season actually starts
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Raging since 2009
I wish Bochy agreed with you.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
I’d rather he show a good swing against coaches than, say, lose his bat in BP.
For him to be swinging well at this point means that he is probably ahead of most hitters in terms of getting his swing ready for the season, like Pablo is. Pitchers, no matter how crappy, are still usually ahead of the batters at this point.
So, he’s been working in the offseason. I’ll take what I can get from Crawford.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
For him to be swinging well at this point means that he is probably ahead of most hitters in terms of getting his swing ready for the season, like Pablo is. Pitchers, no matter how crappy, are still usually ahead of the batters at this point.
You think that’s because hitting is inherent reactionary?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It’s more because the pitchers have been in camp for three or four more days, throwing bullpens and doing workouts, and consulting with coaches.
As camp goes on and the pitchers’ velocities start to level out, the hitters will catch up.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
exactly
Henry Schulman @hankschulman
Crawford has been swinging it well all spring against coaches. Now raking against RH prospect Mitch Lively.
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by can of corn on Feb 26, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Mitch Lively is a GREAT baseball name.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 26, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
FWIW
I saw Mitch pitch in Greensboro, NC in 2008. He relieved Madbum. I remember being much more impressed with Mitch’s stuff.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Feb 26, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Who the hell is Mitch Lively?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
He's Mitch Lively, sir.
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 is, like, the nicest guy ever. Played in SJ and Richmond last year. Org fodder, basically.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Adopted Giant: Chris Heston
Yeah, I just didn’t recall seeing him anywhere on the CPL. Calling someone a prospect connotes a certain status in my mind.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I definitely wouldn’t call him a prospect. I think he’s, like, 26.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Adopted Giant: Chris Heston
Hey, he’s from Sac. I can’t believe I didn’t know that.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Adopted Giant: Chris Heston
He’s really not that bad, for what he is.
Alex Burg, my adopted Giant, is a member of the BCAA (Backup Catcher Association of America). You'll see him in the majors soon enough.
He actually did pretty well last year. He’s just really old for his level, is all. I love the guy, though, don’t get me wrong.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Adopted Giant: Chris Heston
THANK YOU.
I was waiting for the Crawfordites to come out in droves to point this out, but here we are.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Sounds like the “Muggle games: Hitting a baseball” class he took over the winter at Hogwarts is paying off.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Feb 26, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Hopefully he’ll remember not to mount the bat as he runs the bases
by KingOfSpain on Feb 26, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
SMUG ALERT
Henry Schulman @hankschulman
Crawford has been swinging it well all spring against coaches. Now raking against RH prospect Mitch Lively.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
that's RUDE
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Hey, it's better than already sucking.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Well, if we're going to use the first week of Spring Training as a baseline,
LOL Affeldt, LOL us for not realizing Buster Posey’s going to be a 10-win player.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
yup
Crawford has struck out swinging 5 times today in 3 plate appearances…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
SMUG BREAKING!
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by can of corn on Feb 26, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
Where’s the mayor?!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Hey, I only visit Smugville occasionally.
I have no intention of moving in.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Business visa?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Only to give GP a hard time if Crawford manages to do well at the plate. (FTR, I’m pretty sure he won’t.)
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
hi
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Yusmeiro Petit: dingerz.exe
Mayor of Smug.
Jeez. Did Szymborski teach you to cue in on your signal?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
/drinks lambic in the afternoon
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Yusmeiro Petit: dingerz.exe
Mayor of Smug.
Completely meaningless
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
OH, REALLY BUDDY???
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Will Clark right now could probably hit well taking BP in Arizona off coaches and minor leaguers
If he was hitting terrible, I’d say that was meaningless too.
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
I’m sure Affeldt could hit well taking BP off the Giants coaching staff.
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Raging since 2009
Well, he sure is good at hitting our players
I bet my adopted Television Commentator has four more home runs than yours
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." -Grant
I'm sure anyone could hit well in BP, DO IT IN A GAME BROSEPH
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maybe he will actually... hopefully
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
He had that one infield single.
Alex Burg, my adopted Giant, is a member of the BCAA (Backup Catcher Association of America). You'll see him in the majors soon enough.
remember when he hit that grand slam?
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Raging since 2009
EXISTENTIALIST CRISIS
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Here's hoping.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
No?
I ain’t rooting for the guy to fail.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yeah, I don’t think any of the debbie downers is actively rooting for the team to suck on offense. It’s just that we/they won’t be surprised if/when it happens.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I want my hitting coach to tell hitters to swing at pitches in the dirt. It proves that they’re good hitters if they can hit it.
by b00f_spl00ge on Feb 26, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
The Giants scouting department should invest more resources in India, Pakistan, Australia, and New Zealand for talent that matches their hitting philosophy.
by b00f_spl00ge on Feb 26, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
I'm so glad to hear you say that, GP.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
This guy has awesome photos:
Brad Mangin:
I am a freelance sports photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area where I regularly shoot assignments for Sports Illustrated and Major League Baseball Photos. My work keeps me busy from the first pitch of Spring Training to the final out of the World Series. When not shooting, I enjoy attending San Francisco Giants games in my season ticket box seats
Will Clark:
http://brad.photoshelter.com/gallery/Will-Clark/G0000vV5kAPmIeDY/0/2
Barry Bonds:
http://brad.photoshelter.com/gallery/Barry-Bonds/G0000DepgvQMEn7c/
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 26, 2012 11:01 AM PST reply actions
There’s more than just one page. Go to “display options” to see more.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 26, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
The Nomo/Bonds, Bonds rounding first, Aug 7, and every Will Clark one are my favorites.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive father of Enmanuel de Jesus.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.
by bigboneded on Feb 26, 2012 12:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Wow, kudos to costco’s photo center. I wanted to take some photos with me to the hospital [to use as a meditation/focal point] and I placed an order online for prints 37 minutes ago and they are already done and waiting to be picked up.
Sometimes technology is pretty cool.
(One of the photos is the Giants swarm after Game 162, oh and another is the brick. We went to see the brick yesterday.)
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
How is the brick? As bricky as ever?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I hope you rubbed the brick for good luck
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by can of corn on Feb 26, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
we both did.
It was easier to find than we thought it would be. Ha! next time it’ll be even easier to find!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Whoever posted the picture of the vicinity
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Damn this is freaking depressing, especially since i was a fan of his when he was with the TIgers:
MLB @MLB
BREAKING: @Twins reliever Joel Zumaya out for the season with torn ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow.
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LOL Twins
Actually, the poor Twins can’t catch a break. I feel kind of sorry for them.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Their recent run has been tragic, but they did dominate the division as a mid-market team for the greater part of a decade.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Man, I didn’t realize how sudden the jump was in their payroll (per Cot’s):
2011: $113,237,000
2010: $ 97,659,167
2009: $ 65,299,266
2008: $ 56,932,766
2007: $ 71,439,500
2006: $ 63,396,006
2005: $ 56,186,000
2004: $ 53,585,000
2003: $ 55,505,000
2002: $ 40,225,000
2001: $ 24,130,000
2000: $ 15,700,000
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Situation: Mauer
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Yup. It’s really easy to tell when that extension kicked in.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Plus, Target Field.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Also true. I really need to make it up there.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Man, I’d forgotten how good Morneau’s 2010 was going before his injury. 184 wRC+, 5.1 fWAR in 81 games. Bonkers.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Yeah. Sad.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
And sadly they could never really get past the Yankees, let alone A’s and Angels. All those good teams and all those reasons to root for them and they never got the break they deserved
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
sad but expected
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Was his last pitch AGAINST the Twins?
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
a few years ago
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
GoT
Has the latest trailer been discussed and dissected here yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNLc5Nf9YxA&feature=player_embedded
jponry & I discussed it the other day
but we can have another go. Tyrion with the wildfire is very cool.
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Is there room for some1 who has only watched the TV series?
Because usually I have to skip over all GOT discussions because it’s spoiler central
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i only watch the tv series as well
the trailers so far have looked bad ass
Oh yes
I actually think I’m most excited for the Lanister interactions. Maybe it’s cuz I find the Lanister actors to be way better than the Stark ones.
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Villains are always more fun.
Though I’ll agree that they’re mostly better actors, but then again, the Lannisters are older characters played by experienced actors, as opposed to the kids & early-20s actors playing most of the Starks.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 26, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Good point
I actually think Arya and Sansa are pretty good, but the Stark boys are pretty bad
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Arya is my favorite and if anything happens to her in season 2 I will burn HBO to the ground.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
SPOILER
Lots of stuff happens to her.
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This is the first gig ever for both of them. I was super impressed by Arya throughout S1. She seems so polished and astute, and she’d never done anything before.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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by bigboneded on Feb 26, 2012 12:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
really?
I think the kid playing Bran is pretty good.
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, I like him.
Also, Kit Harrington & Richard Madden, although I might be blinded by their hotness.
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They all come off as really wooden to me
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well most of the time we’ve seen Bran he’s been pretty depressed.
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.
And Robb and John. None of those Stark boys seem particularly cheerful
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
Well, they are Starks.
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.
Northmen aren’t really known for their boisterous joviality.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 26, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
I actually thought the actor playing Robb was amazing last year
Really came on strong at the end
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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
don't follow my Twitter, guys
Or jponry’s, or shanghaijim’s. Just FYI. <_<
The spoiler code would be a nice touch. In the meantime, uh, we could always declare the odd subthread TV-only! Like this one.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 26, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
Right now, if I end up tweeting anything about ASOIAF, it will be about Targaryen history, haha.
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 think Baelor I is my favorite. What an nutjob.
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.
HIGH KING POPE FRUITBASKET
Of course, given that one of the major stories about his craziness was “He locked his sisters in a tower so he couldn’t marry them!” maybe he had the right idea.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 26, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I like the story about how he made some random blacksmith High Septon because he was really good at carving stone and the dude couldn’t read or write, so Baelor’s uncle (allegedly) poisoned him to put him out of his misery.
lol Targaryens
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.
Romo!
Alex Pavlovic @AlexPavlovic
More Romo on Buster: “He went out there taking his hacks. It was uplifting. A healthy Buster puts us through the roof.”
2m Alex Pavlovic @AlexPavlovic
Romo said competitive juices got going when he faced Buster, who hit a slider to RF track. “I had to whip out the good (stuff) already.”
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Its this sort of stuff that makes me believe that ballplayers arnt number producing robots
The human condition has to account for something, right?
If the human condition has an impact on performance, it will be reflected in the numbers.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
It shouldn’t be considered because it can’t be quantified.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
If serious
I wholeheartedly disagree. Because its difficult to quantify, you should be very careful not to overvalue it. But to discount it entirely makes no sense. At the very least it should be used as a kind of tiebreaker (eg, as between two prospects who would otherwise have equal grades, I would prefer the one who is confident, has a good work ethic, and is a good teammate to one who is a me-first malcontent). Whether it should be afforded any weight on its own is something to be cautious about, because no one wants a team full of Ecksteins, but that doesn’t mean you ignore it.
Just anecdotally, I think we could all agree that positive work environments generally lead to better results. Why baseball should be any different is beyond me.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
I like that 10 words total prompted 200. You, sir, are a professional troll.
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It’s a lot easier when it involves a subject that spawned a lengthy subthread in the past. Not that I think that means such topics should be avoided and that everybody should know everything that’s ever been discussed here; it just makes it easier to fake troll.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
Crawford: worse or worst evar?
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Since he has been injured, you have to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Best ever.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
That will certainly improve speckops’ chances of getting the benefit of the doubt when it comes to playing time and statistical projections by speckops’ fans.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
I should've known
I can never remember who I’ve had that particular debate with before. Well played, sir.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
completely and totally agree
so a follow up question is…if the general majority of players on the team has a better performance then last year, then can we attribute it to an increase in morale?
Personally, I would attribute it to the year to year variability in performance that all ballplayers are subject to.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Except in the Merc today there’s a story about Bochy saying all the post WS distractions (including the TV show) got to them. And then there’s Huff being out of shape because he didn’t care during the off-season and you have factors that could have contributed to some of the badness. They also looked to be pressing early on, like they were so determined to repeat and prove themselves that they might have hurt themselves in doing so. I know you can’t prove “post-WS hangover” in numbers but wouldn’t they be a factor.
(PS- there’s always all the injuries too and players starting before they were ready)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
I just read that article. Interesting.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
They always say it’s one of the reasons why it’s really hard for teams to repeat— too many distractions, too much pressure, and running out of gas from all the stress of the previous playoff run
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Too much 1 out of 30 teams chance more likely. Or you could say 1 out 15 good teams chance or whatever. It’s hard to repeat because the odds are against it not because it’s inherently hard to repeat.
Yes.
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Am I allowed to agree with both statements?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
When someone or a team isn’t at their best, they attribute it to something. It’s human nature. When TGWTWS, you never heard all the reasons why they could have been better even though it came down to the last day in the regular season and could have gone either way.
If the Giants won the WS last year, they would have said the 2010 WS taught them how to do it. Instead, they didn’t make the playoffs, so the 2010 WS was a distraction. It’s just random statements pulled out of a hat.
Statistics take all that non-quantifiable mumbo-jumbo out of the equation.
But they still don't tell you why
or whether it’ll be the same or different this year.
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they = statistics? Yeah, but it’s the best why to predict with probability. That’s all you can hope for. Guessing at TV crew distractions as the reason they didn’t play well is dumb without the proof to back it up.
Statistics just tells you a few of the things that actually happened in prior years.
It doesn’t tell you why they happened or whether they will happen again. The best it can do is suggest probabilities of it happening again. Using only statistics may, or may not, be the best way to make decisions, but that has yet to be proven. (I’m guessing it’s only part of what needs to be assessed.)
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Using only statistics may, or may not, be the best way to make decisions, but that has yet to be proven.
So you’re saying we have yet to use statistics to prove statistics?
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I think Tortured meant that even the most statistically aware teams still use old fashioned baseball logic too and factor that into their mixture. It’s all a blend of stats and Straw Hat thinking right now. I don’t know if any team has been run purely on statistics, although maybe the early 00’s A’s came close. So since this is true, it’s hard to prove if stats are the be all and end all of baseball analysis. Would be interesting to see a team run like that, though.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
I would love to see a team try.
It would definitely be interesting.
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But I suspect it would be difficult
for actual people to do in practice. For instance, what if your best hitter, statistically, comes in obviously hungover. That’s not accounted for in stats, but you know they’ll suck. You’d be kind of dumb not to at the very least be ready to pull them quick if they look like they need it.
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That’s not accounted for in stats, but you know they’ll suck.
This is where we disagree. You can say it’s not, but it is: you always try to put out your best true-talent team out there. Being hungover affects how a manager would project true talent. They may not call it that, but that’s what they’re doing.
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You can’t ignore scouting and instruction. You have to combine it with stats. I just hate it when the basic principles of stats are ignored, like making decisions based on 7 life-time at bats against a pitcher.
Dusty once, in ’97, started a very rookie Aurillia against some pitcher because they faced each other in little league. Aurillia then went on to smash the game clinching homer.
That’s one of the reasons I always loved Dusty
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
For every time that works, there are tons where it didn’t. See: Belt vs. Kershaw
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I know— in retrospect it sounds crazy insane but Dusty sometimes pulled stuff out his ass like that and it was always entertaining as hell, especially when it worked.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I think that’s really the crux of the problem. It’s so interesting and fun to watch when something anecdotal actually works out, that people are more inclined to believe it. Meanwhile, we tend to forget the failures.
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Vaccines cause autism! I knew a guy that had a kid with autism and sure enough, the kid was vaccinated as a baby.
Oh snap!
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Don't forget to wear
your necklaces!
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It’s not like avoiding the lines ever hurts you, though.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I think Grandmaster Flash would disagree
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
I think the key is “interesting and fun to watch.” Dusty’s reasonings for doing certain things was half the fun and since his teams were often really good, his weird-ass hunches paid off more than it had any right to (which will happen when you have Bonds in his prime)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
It would be impossible. Sample size issues would destroy player evaluation at the lower levels. While I believe statistical analysis is the be-all end-all of major league analysis, scouting is absolutely necessary to maintain a farm system.
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ok. I’m not disagreeing with this. I’m not sure where this conversation has gone.
Last year the Giants said the TV show is a good thing and will improve the organization. This year they say it was a bad thing and is why they played worse. Whatever. I don’t believe in either of their statements. It’s just words they are throwing out there. Blaming TV shows is anecdotal at best. It’s like saying the SI cover is a jinx because you remember a couple of people on the cover played worse after it came out.
Yeah, they're totally making shit up.
But it’s probably an answer to a direct question from a reporter about the TV show.
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There’s also always the factor that half the things Bochy says are to protect his players’ feelings. Coming out and saying bad things about players, no matter how true they are, only makes things worse and loses you that great title of “player’s manager.”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
There’s nothing in the world that can tell you what can happen tomorrow. The best you can do is use a quantifiable, unbiased approach using existing data, peppered with expert opinions, and move from there.
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Yes, I feel really dumb for saying the TV show wouldn’t do anything positive for focus and preparation before the year last year.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 26, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
No, the distractions weren’t the only issue (I think injuries is what did them in last year) but I know there were many people worried about the TV show just as I always thought (based on no statistical analysis but just observations while watching games) that they were pressing offensively. I’ve come to hate the cliche “they know how to win” or “they learned how to win” but there was a lot more going on last season than just statistical noise.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure how you back up that last sentence. Some players had better than their average years. Some had worse. I think it all fell within statistical probability.
I think it all fell within statistical probability.
It definitely did.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
I think it accounts for something
I just think the media and the Sabean types overrate it
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"I had to whip out the good stuff"
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 26, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Yes
Alex Pavlovic @AlexPavlovic
Same kid tells Sandoval to stop swinging at low pitches. RT @CSNBaggs: Little kid in stands shouts, “Don’t swing at first pitch of game!”
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Seems like everyone
from BamBam to Decker to Bonds to Kent to whoever else they get to talk to the hitters says all the right things: “be patient, know yourself, have a plan,” etc. and Bochy says stupid shit like “be aggressive, swing the bat.” Not surprising that they pay more attention to the idjit that makes out the iineup card, even if they know better.
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But that's what Bochy himself did.
He was aggressive and swung the bat. Of course, he missed the ball when he swung. But you can see that he figures he was doing it the right way; he probably thinks he was just unlucky.
Frank Robinson, a Giant among managers
by mrs. owlcroft on Feb 26, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
He's good with the pitching staff, tho.
Ugh, why can’t he just let people who know better tell the hitters what to do?
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what if we implemented a "offense manager" and "Pitching manager"
So bochy is good with managing the pitchers, so he is only responsible for managing when they come in and such
and then the offensive manager fills out the lineup card, performs double switches, etc.
the best of both worlds!
That would be cool
but it would interfere with the RDF.
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Shouldn’t they be helping wuzziz name? Wotus? to advance his career? So they let him do more of the in game offense stuff.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Wotus’ name gets tossed around a lot when there are managerial openings, but there’s been some speculation that he isn’t interested.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Isn’t that what the Hitting coach is for?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
hitting coach doesn’t write out the line-up card.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
they might have input or at least give the Manager some advice. In football, the Head Coach is mainly like a manager— making sure everything’s working and running smoothly while the coordinators do most of the heavy lifting. I can see that happening in baseball somewhat.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Psh. Who would possibly agree to the double switches?
We’d start making Red Sox/Yankees games look like soundbytes.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Actions speak louder than words
When you have a good OBP but get caught looking at strike 3 a number of times in a few days, you get sent back down to Fresno. It doesn’t matter what Bochy says to the players, they are picking up on his actions whether they consciously realize it or not.
The basis for this whole discussion seems very suspect.
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I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Perhaps. But until there is an environment of plate discipline on the team, starting with the manager, you can’t expect improvement in plate discipline. It doesn’t really matter what any of these hitting gurus are telling the players. The players know that they have a better chance of starting tomorrow if they swing at that ball in the dirt for strike three then if they take a borderline pitch for strike three.
It doesn’t really matter what any of these hitting gurus are telling the players. The players know that they have a better chance of starting tomorrow if they swing at that ball in the dirt for strike three then if they take a borderline pitch for strike three.
Again, suspect if not outright specious.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Giants stuff.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Yes, I have narrowed it down that far
Also ruled out Rowand, Ross and Beltran items.
Leaning Sandoval, just because he signed an extension so the jersey at least has a 3 year shelf life.
Are we keeping orange fridays this year?
by MightySlacker on Feb 26, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
I really want a Pagan jersey shirt
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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by bigboneded on Feb 26, 2012 12:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
RDF coin purse!
Save money BECAUSE OF REASONS.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 26, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd via mobile
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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by bigboneded on Feb 26, 2012 12:22 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I like this one
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
I was mulling that one the other day when it was on sale.
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I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
ive also always like these hats
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I owned one of those hats years ago— easily one my favorites although I don’t know who got it. Also have a SF Seals’ baseball hat but I’ve only had one or two people know what it was.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Lulz
Andrew Baggarly @CSNBaggs
Bochy didn’t see dust clouds on main field. He was watching Zito throw BP on back field. Said he was impresse
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I can only assume that a press gang kidnapped Bochy and forced him to work on an English naval vessel.
That’s the only definition of “impressed” that makes sense in this context.
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How come no news yet on offensive cornerstone Brett Pill
I’m getting a little worried, guys.
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I don't think he would consider SF
He seemed pretty put off by the fans during the WS.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Depends on the price, I guess
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by can of corn on Feb 26, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
The Giants won’t have the money. Cain’s free agency and a bevy of arbitration raises, along with (likely) not making the playoffs, would throw a wrench in the works.
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Huff, Sanchez, Rowand, Affeldt off the books.
Plus the FO has said payroll will continue to expand. I doubt Posey, Bumgarner, and Cain will account for upwards of $40M.
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I'm pretty convinced Cain is going to be gone.
And it makes me sad.
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I’m not even remotely convinced. Cain likes SF, and the Giants’ whole “strategy” hinges on locking up the pitching. If they don’t, heads will roll.
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I think what got me was the news yesterday that Cain wants extension talks wrapped up by the end of Spring Training
I don’t expect them to get that done, and once he sees the money some other teams are going to throw at him, I don’t expect how much he loves SF to sway his decision.
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Cain wants extension talks wrapped up by the end of Spring Training
This is not even remotely news. It’s been understood as an unofficial deadline for months now.
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I may have missed something
But I never saw anything to confirm that. I saw it as a possibility, but never as a set deadline, which gave me some hope the two camps would have more time to work something out.
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He said it over the weekend. Most big free agent to-bes always say that to their team when negotiating a new contract
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I think this is a pretty standard answer to a media question. I don’t put much into it. Cain isn’t going to say he doesn’t mind letting negotiations drag into the season. He also didn’t give an ultimatum like Pujols did.
Cain is also a union rep
and has to say the right things.
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For better or for worse, the Giants have married themselves to the pitching (and nothing else).
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They should marry themselves to developing pitching, not individual pitchers.
The majority of pitcher marriages end with one spouse paying the other to sit at home.
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We’d all like to believe that, but he’s got to be hearing all those rumors of money he could earn next year and the longing looks the Yankees are throwing his way. Money usually always wins in the end.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I imagine the Giants will probably sneak a bit of that Huff/Rowand/Sanchez money in Cain’s direction. The Giants are a big market team now, and will be competitive when they want to be. It’s too bad they’re unwilling to sign hitters.
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Well I'd put us in the 2nd class of big markets
We don’t spend what NYY, Sox, Phi, and the Angels spend.
And probably what the Dodgers spend when theyre sold
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Well, if the A’s would be nice enough to move to Oklahoma or something, the Giants would have a comparable market size to all of those teams (and they arguably already do, considering how much of a non-factor the A’s are becoming).
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The main reason I give it credence is because Cain has a wife and daughter.
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Sometime back, someone said that the Giants are trying to get their players married soon, so they have dependents. It would be hilarious if that were true, and it actually worked.
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Ahhhh……Sabean’s genius Giants Breeding Program. All in an attempt to build a Master Team in 20 years or so.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Well, Sabean won’t just let the bullpen rot. Unless Hembree and Correa pan out spectacularly, he’ll want to continue to invest more in the bullpen. If it’s not Lopez or Affeldt, it will be the other overpriced lefty of the hour. Huff and Sanchez will just turn into a Quentin or a Ludwick type, but that’s just my feeling.
As for the payroll continuing to expand, I don’t see where they will get the money if the team doesn’t win.
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Huff and Sanchez will turn into $18M worth of a Quentin or Ludwick type? Color me skeptical.
If they’re not winning, spending less won’t help them. Saying payroll will continue to expand and then not doing it is a good way to slash consumer confidence.
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Well, some of that would have to go to Cain.
Saying payroll will continue to expand and then not doing it is a good way to slash consumer confidence.
I imagine they’ll just up the payroll to $130 million (from $128 MM) and call it a day.
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You act like this will appease the consumers. Your negativity about the whole situation pretty much proves my point.
And Ryan Ludwick and Carlos Quentin are making less than $10M combined. The math in your argument really doesn’t make much sense.
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I think you overestimate the ability of the Giants’ fanbase to think critically about offseason tactics. The vast majority of the fans will eat anything the Giants feed them. A small payroll increase, whatever it may be, probably wouldn’t cover a Hamilton (considering the Giants’ general strategy).
As for the salaries, I was making a callback to Sabean’s infamous quote. If we signed A, we wouldn’t have marginal players B-Z. Also, some of the money they clear would have to go toward other parts of the roster. They’ll need a 5th starter, a starting 2nd baseman, a starting shortstop, and a couple of starting outfielders. They might not be willing to part with so much money to sign Hamilton, considering all of the other holes.
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I think you overestimate the number of pieces needed to be filled by free agency next year. Your argument assumes that Zito or Cain will be gone, Crawford will be deemed a failure, Brown will not be ready, Panik will be moved slowly, and the Giants don’t patch any of those holes during mid-season trades.
If all those things happen and Sabean doesn’t respond in a big way, I’d wager his job would be on the line.
Yes, some of that money has to go to other pieces, but you underestimate just how much is coming off the books in the next two years.
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The Giants will not need another starter if they keep Cain AND Zito stays around AND Vogelsong continues to pitch well AND everyone stays healthy OR Surkamp is a true major league talent AND 3/4 of the previous things happen. The chance of all that happening is miniscule.
Crawford has done nothing to prove that he is worthy of a major league job. There is no indication that there is a shortstop in the organization who is remotely capable of playing every day in the majors any time soon.
Panik is a good 2-3 years away from the majors, and projects as a 2nd baseman. The Giants will still need a stopgap to play every day until Panik is ready. If he is ever ready….
If both Belt and Brown are starting in 2013, the Giants will still need two corner outfielders. Melky and Pagan will walk, or will have to be re-signed at market value, if they even play well enough to earn that right.
The Giants have completely taken the top off their farm system (through trades and graduation, so it’s not all bad). They have minimal trade prospects, so a midseason trade to plug some holes will only leave more holes open.
I mean, it would be nice if the Giants could see all this, and then choose Hamilton, but they’ll likely see it and say signing Hamilton will prevent them from signing the replacement player pool.
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Nate Schierholtz says hi.
And again, you vastly underestimate the chances of most of this stuff. I think you’re more interested in making a point than making sense.
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Nate Schierholtz isn’t that good. He’s the guy you make the starter when you want 2 WAR from the position, and don’t have anyone to give you more.
I don’t see anything that I said that’s false. The Giants will have major holes to fill, and Brian Sabean is extremely wary of large contracts now. Considering his track record, there’s little chance he’ll go after a Hamilton type, in light of the other positions that face organizational scarcity.
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Is it okay to say that I don’t want Hamilton?
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by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 3:47 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I don’t even care about the Hamilton thing so much, as I was just asking whether people thought he would be a player they would want to see the Giants pursue. Given his past, production, and all that, I felt it was an interesting question.
Meanwhile you asserted: Odds are “miniscule” of Cain being retained, Vogelsong being serviceable, and Zito being not-bad enough to not lose his job. And there are no season-ending injuries.
Crawford needs to be replaced now, no real discussion of any chance of him panning out.
Panik 2-3 years away (polished college player, probably closer to two years away than not based on scouting).
Bearish on Pagan and Melky.
Team apparently cannot improve itself through trade.
A league average player in Schierholtz isn’t good enough to warrant starting, and is therefore a pressing need for upgrade.
And all of those things are going to happen, by your rhetoric.
When you decide that the whole team is shit, yeah it’s going to look like there are 26 roster spots that need filling. You act like they’re going to lose 100 games this year.
Will there be holes to fill? Yes. Some things will pan out, some won’t. But your view of the team, and what it will cost to fix it, is pretty incongruous with the situation right now.
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Schierholtz has had one good season. I think the jury’s still out on him.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
For his career, he’s been on track to be a 2 WAR player per season pretty much every year except his rookie year. Replacing him is not a pressing need.
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For you, or for the front office?
They’ve made a pretty consistent effort to get and keep him out of the everyday lineup over the years. Schierholtz’s position has been a perennial deadline upgrade target.
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Except if Cain goes, the Giants will not only have money that was budgeted freed up but they’re going to have to do some major ass-kissing to fans as well as try and field a team that’s competitve. Either way, they’re going to have to do something.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
If they're not going to sign him, they have to flip him for some tasty bats
and/or prospects.
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Much harder to do under the new CBA.
No draft pick compensation for players moved mid-season.
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I still think teams in the hunt
would love to have Cain for half a year.
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The Giants have no reason to part with him unless they’re knocked out of the playoff race so badly it won’t matter. If they’re anywhere near the playoff race (which they probably will), Cain won’t be going anywhere
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, but what they would get in return for him is debatable. Unless the Giants are completely out of contention, there’s practically no chance of it happening.
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Even more reason to lock him up now, then.
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I think the Giants have every intention of locking him up. If it happens, it will probably be towards the end of March, with the deadline looming.
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Yeah, I don't get all the naysayers
I’ll be really surprised if it doesn’t happen.
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Absolutely not
Way too much money for a player with way too many red flags.
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Regarding the Rowand article in the old thread
I’m not telling you not to complain about him, but I don’t see it the way I see others reacting here. All things being equal, I probably would admire an athlete more for taking the downward curve of his career gracefully, but these guys didn’t get where they were by saying, “Yeah, the other guy was better. Just happy to be on the team!” Honestly, one of the biggest defining traits we are told about Rowand is how much he wanted to be out there. The burden is on managers and GMs not to let that player play when it hurts the team. I don’t fault Rowand for wanting to play.
And the park did hurt Rowand. It’s in the numbers. We knew he was a bit of a mirage because of how the Philly ballpark favored him, and it did turn out to be mostly a fluke year for Rowand. I think he was declining from the time the Giants signed him. All that aside, he did hit substantially worse at home while he was in SF. I would think guys with more marginal offensive talent (like Rowand) are just the sort of players to get hurt more by letting their home park mess with their swing. Good hitters learn to adjust because they are good hitters, which is why they are successful in any park. Bad hitters are bad in part because they don’t know how to make those adjustments.
The reason Rowand was a bad hitter is because he always was, but that doesn’t mean the park had no impact. It did. It made him worse.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I don’t blame Rowand for wanting to be on the field. I do blame him for bitching about it.
I don’t blame Rowand for being affected by being in AT&T. I do blame him for downplaying his own role in that ineptitude.
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Blaming the stadium and using it as an excuse is pretty lame no matter how it sounds. Makes him sound like a whining whiner
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
A whining whiner that whines, even.
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He's just trying to find an excuse that isn't his own fault
because he’s trying to get on another team and sound good to the new team’s fans.
I still think he’s a douchenozzle, but not really for that article.
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He’s trying to find an excuse because he believes he is still a useful baseball player. See also: Tejada, Miguel.
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WAIT, remember when Rowand... actually nevermind
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I blame him
for not trying to try different things. All indications were that he was not listening to the coaches.
For all the issues with his contract, Zito has been a professional in the club and with the fans
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by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 1:27 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
A junk puzzle!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
/grabs junk
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was thinking about applying to 5 jobs today... think i should wait until Monday/Tuesday
way too lazy right now
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Nonsense. Apply today while everyone else is being lazy and then be lazy Mon/Tuesday.
It will make it look like you are working hard…
YOU KNOW WHAT? I WILL THEN! Can i at least have lunch first?
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YES! Thank you!
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donuts and pizza for lunch, YEA!
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I would like mine to be lazy, but instead I’m spending the day making various travel arrangements. Ugh.
I would rather snack on jalapeno cheezy poofs and play video games.
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I have to take the cat to the vet today, and change the oil in the truck
but other than that, nothing.
Watching The King’s Speech and eating Cheetos right now.
I wish I wasn't doing anything
but I’m going to tour some green energy house with my hippy dippy friends. Then eat at Gayle’s. I’m more interested in eating at Gayle’s myself (but don’t tell them).
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OT: I finally saw Moneyball last night....
It has been a long time since I read the book, but it sure seemed like they must have used a different book for the screenplay. They left out all the good parts. The only other thing I can say is that it is remarkable how the A’s have disintegrated.
I WATCHED IT LAST NIGHT TOO
Were you outside my window with scout6, by chance?
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SUZANNE!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
I usually do too. But I could not help it when I met Ronnie Lott at an event a few years back. His hands were like tennis rackets. The biggest I have ever seen other than Lennox Lewis who must have a massive weenie if you know what I mean…
I THINK IT MEANS THAT LENNOX LEWIS SHOWED THE CAPN HIS WEENIE
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ANNIE LENNOX HAS A WEENIE?!!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 26, 2012 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
Sweet dreams are made of this.
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Damn, beat me to it.
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Weren't we talking about Smith, instead of Rowand?
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Love this line
“It’s tempting to dismiss the value of a hitting coach until you remember that Dave Righetti is a robed wizard. If a pitching coach can make such a difference”
This is why I read your column, Grant
I cannot fucking believe I picked today to miss my first Arsenal game in like 3 months. God fucking damnit.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 2:32 PM PST reply actions
They beat Tottenham, didn’t they. I kind of get the feeling Tottenham beats up on the mid-leavel and soon-to-be relegated teams but they can’t beat the big guys
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
They came back from 2-0 down and scored 5 unanswered. Huge win. And Tottenham beat them the last 3 times they played somehow.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Looking like Arsenal vs. Chelsea for the final spot in the Big 4 right now (go Gunners). Somewhat decent run lately despite all the other failings.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Tottenham could still drop
They are only 7 points up on Arsenal/Chelsea, and that lead seems even smaller when you look at their upcoming fixtures. Man U at White Hart Lane, Everton at Goodison, and then Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. None of those are easy games.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting lookout landing article about what ifs
specifically the chance that bonds could have been a mariner
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2012/2/24/2818539/indulging-in-some-revisionist-mariner-draft-history
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Jeff Sullivan and LL have hard-ons for Bonds.
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I find it hard to believe
that Sullivan stopped eating Pop Tarts
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by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 3:13 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Anybody brave enough to watch the Sharks?
I think we’re going out.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Hmmm
I turned on feed and Sharks immediately score.
That is typically opposite of what happens to me….
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
PAVS!!!!
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Oops wrong Joe
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
TOMMY WINGELS IS MY HERO
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Tommy Wingels is an American hero.
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if he scores 2 more goals, i'm buying his jersey... made a proclamation a month ago
saying that if he scored 5 goals in the season i’ll buy his jersey
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Trade everyone
for Nash!
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by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 3:19 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
TRADE EVERYONE!
extrabaggs
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo
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Shocking!
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He seems like a good guy.
He has also had to go through a lot with his wife’s cancer. I wish him the best.
that's true. I hope my lawl at the "retirement" of a player who had already been without work for a year wasn't too harsh
Because I do not judge him as a person.
Parent of Charlie Culberson.
wait wait wait
cap m and capn are different people?
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Is this for real or is it a Brett Favre retirement?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 26, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Now I feel kinda bad for part of my sig……okay I’m over it now.
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Well Bengie, you were a good Giant for a while.
I like to think it ended a year or two before.
BIG MONEY!
Not sure why this picture of howie keeps showing up in my gis for benjie
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 3:23 PM PST reply actions
That’s not howie. That’s a bunny rabbit.
by non sequitur on Feb 26, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
that's a cat, yes
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
RUDE
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
BUNNY RUDE
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
HELLO
YES, THIS IS DOG
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
We got shafted
Apparently Jon Hamm did the voiceover narration on the Cardinals 2011 WS. We got Rob Schneider.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 26, 2012 3:29 PM PST reply actions
Yah he's a huge Cardinals fan
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
Schneider's narration was actually pretty damned good.
Surprised me.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 26, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Dude knows his Giants.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Agreed; I was pleasantly surprised.
I kept waiting for him to grossly mispronounce someone’s name or something showing that he wasn’t terribly invested in what he was saying, but it worked.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Well, on the parade broadcast he did pronounce Burrell
as Burr-ELL.
Frank Robinson, a Giant among managers
by mrs. owlcroft on Feb 26, 2012 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
People seem to have trouble with that one
My dad is a diehard and he never could say it right. I can sympathize because I have a similar hang up on the pronunciation of John Muir’s last name (try as I might I keep over pronouncing the i, which makes it sound like there’s also a w in there).
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
It's Myoor, isn't it?
I only know because there’s a school here by that name.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yes
At least I hope so. Otherwise my pronunciation is even more screwed up than I thought.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe Hamm narrated the video in the cold, alienated tone of Don Draper, thus spoiling the video for Cardinals fans.
by non sequitur on Feb 26, 2012 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
So it sounds like a Mercedes commercial?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
At a Laundromat for the first time
$6 to wash one comforter
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 3:37 PM PST via Android app reply actions
3 dollars per load?
Or does that include detergent and other stuff? Because 3 dollars a load is ridiculous.
by fishmicmuffin on Feb 26, 2012 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
There’s a lot of ridiculousness in San Francisco then.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 26, 2012 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Damn.
I’m in Los Angeles and I thought 2 dollars a load was pretty bad.
by fishmicmuffin on Feb 26, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
$1.25 to wash
$1.00 to dry
but 2 washer loads fit into one dryer.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Is this at a laundromat or in the laundry room of your complex?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 26, 2012 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
$2 for the card and $4 for the load.
It’s one of those larger washers.
Have a washing machine but too small for the comforter
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 4:00 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Couture might have just got injured pretty badly
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 3:56 PM PST reply actions
FML
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
What happened?
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
he took a hard hit and was taken out of the game
but reports are that he is ok and may come back this game
thank heavens
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Yay.
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
According to twitter the coach is now injured.
Ummm WTF?
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Great....
Sharks just got their coach killed
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
WTF?
Jason Plank @fearthefin
Hope Todd McLellan is okay. Stretchers out on the ice to help take him to safety. Real scary stuff right now.
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
umm.... what the fuck
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
Brodie Brazil @brodiebrazilCSN
Todd McLellan walking off on his own power after apparently fainting or passing out behind the #sjsharks bench.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Good sign. I guess he just couldn’t take it anymore either.
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
this is just insane
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
This road trip sucks major ass
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
This month is probably the worst I’ve seen them play in years
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
oh god they just got couture again
someone needs to start being an enforcer
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Clowe, where did you extreme overprotectiveness of Logan go?
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
return of the clowemance
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Clowe is jealous of Logan spending all his time with McGinn I guess
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
That too
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
SCREW tennis
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
Bret Hedican @BretHedican
Word on McClellan got hit in the head with a stick. He’s responding and good news!
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
I guess it was kind of friendly fire.
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Nope
Brodie Brazil @brodiebrazilCSN
So now we know… it was a #mnwild player who accidentally hit #sjsharks coach McLellan while finishing a check on McGinn.
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
Marco Scandella
Bust out the pitchforks!
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Boo Cal boo
lost to Colorado on the road. Now needs Washington to lose one to win Pac-12
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 4:31 PM PST via Android app reply actions
Such a bad month
Adopted parent of Chris Stewart. Hey, at least he isn't Eli Whiteside or Bengie Molina!
by WhatsAMataHari on Feb 26, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Cal lost their big men
all guard play…which means they can beat or lose to anyone
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 4:33 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I’ve liked him ever since he gave the umps the “you’re dead to me” look in Houston. I don’t even recall the circumstances except that it was the last out of the game and a wild disagreement appeared.
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
Wasn't that in Arizona?
The Giants finally won the World Series. Now what?
by jordanovich on Feb 26, 2012 5:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Could have been
I was picturing the Astros but I’m a bit foggy on the details
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
oscars?
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 in
I have a friend who’s in The Artist so im rooting for that
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
Not sure this has happened to me before.
I haven’t seen a single film up for best picture, directed by a best director nominee, or featuring a best/supporting actor/actress nominee.*
*someone talked me into seeing Bridesmaids, which now has the honor of being the first movie I’ve ever walked out of, so it doesn’t really count.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
that was an awful movie
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 5:37 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
It was kinda funny. A lot of my friends think it’s hilarious.
I tore the roof off the house for my son Chuckie Jones.
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
sorry
I watched about 2/3 of the movie and did not see one really funny scene.
At least the first half of the Hangover was funny.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
by CalBear949 on Feb 26, 2012 5:47 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Sure, why not?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
this is horrible so far
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, so far it sucks
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
ADOPTEE SIGHTING!!!!
awww, Hi Tony! :D
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
Is anyone else's broadcast sound like the sound is off?
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
WHY WAS TWILIGHT JUST SHOWN?!
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
WTF is the purpose of this montage?
Why do they spend time on these montages of movies that didnt’ come out this year every single year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I might be one of the few people who like the montages because it shows clips of older, usually much better movies, ones I like instead of the movies nominated
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
is JLo sportin' a little aerola, there?
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Looked like a hint of it.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
that dress is just horrid. looks like they went at it with razor blades
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
Close call
Im going no areola
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
you get the nod for correct spelling
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
The man knows his lady parts.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
It seems to be the number 1 trending think on Twitter right now
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
If I were involved in making movies, I think Harry Potter would have been amazing to work on.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
I'd want to work on LOTR
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
That would be right up there, along with the real trilogy.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
I prefer this kind of montage
movie clips are ok, but this is kinda refreshing
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
I can’t take Tom Cruise seriously, ever.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
don’t tell anyone, but I’ve never been a fan of his…shhhhhh!
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
I avoid nearly all movies he is in, because he bugs the shit out of me.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
you too??!! I thought I was allllll alone in this!
/does happy dance
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
I just saw a horrible trailer where he plays an 80’s hair metal star in an adaptation of a Broadway musical that makes me glad I know nothing about Broadway musicals.
I am a little ashamed to admit that the more previews I see of Rock of Ages
The more I am curious to see it.
he makes a lot of movies, that’s for sure.
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Yet no Oscars.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
I've only seen Descendants and the Marilyn one
loved Descendants; meh on Marilyn
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
UGH
MLB Network is doing the top 10 catchers right now show. Guess what clip they showed?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Clip who must not be named.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Carlos Ruiz is #10
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
#9 Matt Wieters
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
#8 Yadier Molina
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
#7 Brian McCann
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
wow way too low
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 might put him #1
I tore the roof off the house for my son Chuckie Jones.
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
#6 Carlos Santana
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
#5 Alex Avila
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
#4 Gerald D "Buster" Posey
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
#3 Miguel Montero
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i’m having a hard time knowing who else is gonna be ahead of him
Mauer and… ?
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.
oh, duh, Napoli
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
The gap between his ZiPS projection and the second best catcher is like .032 wOBA. Part of that is Arlington, but it’s still ridiculous.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Was Napoli injured last year? I feel like there is no reason he shouldn’t have had more than 432 PAs.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Ron Washington
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
ffffffff
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
#2 Joe Mauer
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Napoli #1?
Thats a dumb list.
I tore the roof off the house for my son Chuckie Jones.
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
Yup
Napoli is 1
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
And that's it for the positions
Tuesday, they begin the top 100 players right now.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
how is Napoli not the best catcher in baseball 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.
.320/.414/.631
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
that's some mike piazza shit right there
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
ok holy shit I did not realize how crazy his year was last year. Maybe he does deserve #1. Still a dumb list though.
I tore the roof off the house for my son Chuckie Jones.
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
definitely
top 5 probably should have been
Napoli
McCann
Montero
Mauer
Wieters
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.
hm, maybe Avila instead of Mauer
Don’t want to write him off because of one bad year though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
You wouldn’t put Buster in your top 5?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Its really hard to say.
I tore the roof off the house for my son Chuckie Jones.
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
if he’d been healthy and productive all last year, I would have, but he doesn’t have either history of performance or performance last year to fall back on.
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.
Avila had a crazy high BABIP last year
If that comes down to the .320 range, he’ll be a good but not crazy good catcher. If that goes down to the .290 range, he’ll be an average or a little better catcher.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That’s some seriously insane numbers
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
THOSE ARE SOME SERIOUSLY INSANE NUMBERS
screw your grammar pika
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
His OPS (1.046) was second among players with at least 300 PAs behind Jose Bautista (1.056) and Miguel Cabrera (1.033).
His OPS was 50 points better than Ryan Braun’s. And more than half those PAs came as a catcher.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
dang who’s top 5 then?
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Posey, Napoli
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Montero
Because they’re idiots.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
I’m not 100% sure he’d be in there. But if he is, they’re real dumb.
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Well Montero yes
but Miguel not Jesus.
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Either one would be weird, but Jesus would be reaaaaal weird.
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Miguel was tied for 2nd in the majors in catcher fWAR last year
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Miguel would be a fine choice.
That actually hadn’t occurred to me.
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I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Yeah, I thought you meant Jesus at first too. LOL ME!
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I did mean Jesus!
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Sure, this is more predicated on the fact that I’m having trouble making sense of a catcher list in which Brian McCann is #7.
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well yes
I’m guessing Mauer will be #1, even though he sucked last year
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C/RF Mauer
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mauer 2
bochy 1
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
Bullock should get a refund for that facelift
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That’s a shame. Not watching, so can’t judge. But she’s totally been one of my girl crushes.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
So should we take bets on what shark gets traded?
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 6:07 PM PST reply actions
Greg Norman?
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I hate living in Paradise
The only tv i get is fox and cbs
no oscars for me tonite
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 6:07 PM PST reply actions
Christian Bale's real voice always makes me laugh
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why are they all standing for her?
Pedro Feliz.
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Why did she get a standing O?
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The Oscarmetrics guy on Grantland
Has missed only one award so far
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Any winners of note for the Oscars? I’m not watching it.
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Most major award giving out so far was best supporting actress
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Octavia Spencer for best supporting actress
A Separation for best foreign film
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OMG, you mean an African American actress playing a downtrodden victim of civil rights and racism won an Academy Award?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
There's no way this conversation can end well.
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haven’t, like, all of 5 African American women won best actress/supporting actress in the history of the awards?
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gotta make the 1%’ers feel real
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Halle Berry is the only African American woman to win a Best Actress for “Nasty Sex Scene with Billy Bob Thorton.” The others- Mo’Nique for Prescious, Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls, Whoopi Goldberg in “the Color Purple” and the immortal Hattie McDaniel for “Gone with the Wind.”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t watch many movies…
so is this because those are the only good roles women of color get? Or that their performances in other roles aren’t considered? Or what?
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
probably a bit of both
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I know, right?
Why can’t it be a perky blonde teenager playing an upbeat survivor of a robot alien invasion?
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I would rather there be fewer of these "skits" and fillers
if it meant award winners could actually have time to give a decent speech
/sigh
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i like this one because Waiting for Guffman / Best in Show / A Mighty Wind rule
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I like this group too, they make some of the best films out there (aren’t we due for a new one soon, I hope!), but I prefer them making movies, instead of jumping in on an awards show…just sayin :)
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and that wasn't even funny haha
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That's a pretty big assumption to think the speeches will be decent.
Scriptwriters exist for a reason, and it’s not because every actor is good with words. But yes, there are definitely some eloquent folks who shouldn’t be cut off so that we can all be told to go eat at Taco Bell.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
LOL true, but it seems like they spend so much time thanking their managers, agents, blah, blah, blah, it would be nice if they acted (pun…ah, whatever) like they were passionate about what they do to say something a little more heartfelt
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I have never seen Hugo, but I have no idea how Drive did not win there.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 6:27 PM PST reply actions
Because it was terrible.
After the first 10 minutes, anyway.
IMO, it was a pretty crappy year for non-comic book movies.
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And even for comic book movies....
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 6:32 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't see Green Lantern, probably skews my perception.
Not that the others were great, mind you.
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i actually liked green lantern
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, but I thought Green Lantern was an incoherent pile of crap.
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the suit was bad
and i think they should have started with a smaller villain
but i found ryan reynolds to be surprisingly good for the role and the action generally entertaining
i have the opposite opinion than most on it
liked the movie, think blake lively is not attractive
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
Definitely a down year
Just go back through the years and look at the nominees.
All these movies wouldn’t even sniff a nomination
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Sound editing on Drive was terrible
or did i read your comment wrong?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
Sound editing on Drive was terrible?
i left off the “?”
Giant Dirtbags: :(
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
If sound editing was repsonsible for the "dramatic" pauses and crappy music selection
Yes.
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Well, I will have to respectfully disagree
Giant Dirtbags: :(
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
I don't really know about the technical aspects of sound editing per se.
But I though a lot of the choices made in that film, including audio-related ones, were simply awful. Which is sad, because it had good bones.
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Same to you.
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Is kenshin going to come back and sub in for you
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
wait a gosh darn minute...Cirque de whatever gets to perform
but the Muppets don’t? I’m outragged!!!!
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they starred on a Google commercial, though
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,
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Oh
Old jokes. So difficult.
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Gore Verbinski owes Pixar a muffin basket for Cars 2
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Emma Stone, what is that dress?
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i recently found out she isnt a natural red head
my sould cried
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
BLONDE!!!
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LALALALALALALA
CANT HEAR YOU
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Red Head>BLONDE
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/cries
She a blonde?
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It’s a strange world we live in when actresses are now intentionally dying their hair to NOT be blonde.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
Ben Stiller is short
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according to imdb
she’s 2 inches shorter than ben stiller
how fucking tall are her shoes?
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hahaha, whattttt, yea, those got to be some serious heels
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she looks half a foot taller than him
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It would be okay without that growth on her right shoulder
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Well yes
That is the issue
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I'm actually shocked i didn't know they're coming out with a movie called "The Hobbit" WUT
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Blasphemy!!!!
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"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
I CANT WAIT!!!!!! PETER JACKSON’S SWEET!
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I’m almost sad he worked things out with the studio. I was very interested to see what Guillermo del Toro would have done with the film.
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oh shit, really? Guillermo del Toro was gonna do the movie? Can’t imagine what that would’ve been like, definitely better though
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Forecast: Creepy as shit.
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very much like Pan's Labyrinth
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Definitely a CREEPY but outstanding movie
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he’s working on a new Haunted Mansion film! gonna be sooooo good much better than that PoS Eddie Murphy put out
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Oh nice, yea, i legit always at some point cover my eyes during a del Toro film
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really? which part did you run for covers on Pan’s Labyrinth? I get squeemish during the part where the pale guy puts the eyeballs in his hands… ::shudders::
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THATS THE PART!!!!
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stuff of nightmares! ahhhhhhhhhh!
I also can’t watch when the Captain gets his mouth sliced open GAH!
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Y SO SRS!?!?
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oh!!! and the part where they torture that guy who stutters…oh.mah.gah!!!!
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OH SHIT
with the bottle? yea, screw that part
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the bottle? I just remember all those horrible rusty metal pliers and jaggedy tools AND HIS HAND!!!!!! (O_O)
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ohhhhhhh, i know what you're talking about
i was talking about the part in the beginning. But yea, that was reallly messed up
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oh!!!! the rabbit hunters! yeah, that was effffffffed up!
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YES, that's it! had nightmares
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oh dang! yeah, and I never saw that ending coming…saddest thing ever! :(
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The New Yorker had a good story on del Toro and made it sound like he was doing such crazy-ass stuff with his character/monster sketches that everyone was afraid it wouldn’t have worked in a mainstream movie and was also so involved in creature design he hadn’t really gotten anywhere else with the movie
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
I like Plummer
Glad he won
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Beginners was great
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what a dapper man in his velvet jacket! :) beauty of a speech, too
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Is he the first Academy Award winner to have ever appeared in a Star Trek movie?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
Whoopi Goldberg? (IDK if she was in any of the movies tho)
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she was in the second best movie
generations
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
That is so not the 2nd best movie. Not even the third or fourth. What they did do Kirk was a travesty. A travesty, I’se tell ya
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
4th movie is my favourite
then generations
I like to hold the third spot in honor of the voyager movie we were never blessed with
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by operation carrot on Feb 26, 2012 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Khan would like to respond: "To the last, I will grapple with thee… from Hell’s heart, I stab at thee! For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee!
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Heath Hembree piece on CSNBA right now.
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So how much did Owen Wilson pay Woody Allen for the lead in Midnight in Paris?
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I loved the movie and I thought Owen did a nice job, but I was just thinking the whole time that if it was made 30 years ago, Woody Allen would have played the lead.
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the chron was saying that there were like 15 songs up for consideration
but for whatever reason, they only picked two.
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I think they have to score above an 8.5 average vote. So if you don’t make that cutoff, you don’t officially get nominated.
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a national song was up for consideration
it should have been nommed:(
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YAY!!! MUPPETS ARE AVENGED!!!!
love Bret McKenzie!
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Did Bret win? That’s all I really cared about this year
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
avert your eyes if you don't want spoilers! ;D
YESSSSSSS! :D really sweet speech too, tipped his cap to Jim Henson & o.g. muppeteers
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LOOOOOOOOOOL this pic!
no, but the “Voiceover Lady” mentioned FotC as he walked up :)
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It’s kind of awesome that Rhymenoceros is now an Academy Award winner.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
LOLebron
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passing up shots... CMON MAN!
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I feel like that's what Kobe was yelling at him
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had to be... nothing BREAKING about what he does though
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must say this.... BOOOOOOOOOOO DAVID STERN
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I really hope the O/U on the All-Star game was 300 points.
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At halftime?
Seems like the only legit All Star game is baseball’s. No high scoring game with no defense like the other 3 sports.
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I love Angelina but her arms look freakishly skinny
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She’s been looking scary for years now. Like her lips take up 1/3 of her body weight. Not attractive at all
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
with botox somewhere in there too
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
She is also kinda like a human bobblehead in person
Large head WAY too skinny everything else
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
And way overrated. Brad is the talent in the family.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Never got the appeal or why people cared about her. She was “hot” but I never thought she was really that hot.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
her arms are horrifying
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I was hoping Moneyball would win for adapted screenplay, just so I could say a movie I was “in” won an Oscar.
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but the Dean won!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Jim Rash, one of the writers for The Descendants, plays Dean Pelton in Community
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.
Ah, I thought one of them looked familiar.
I don’t watch Community, though.
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Glad Woody won
That movie is fantastic
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 7:31 PM PST reply actions
yeah i only saw two of the best picutre noms
but MiP was my favorite.
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 starting to get the feeling Hugo may win…it has 5 already.
I’d take MiP, though. It will still be just as good in 20 years.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
nah
The Artist is going to win.
Hugo winning all the technical awards means very little.
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 seems like The Artist is pretty much a lock.
@legaleagle88
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Haven’t seen it so I have no opinion. Best Picture rarely goes to the best picture, anyway. Otherwise, Pixar would have a couple by now.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
this! and TS3, Up, Nemo….
I can’t wait for Brave!!! :)
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I’ve seen Toy Story 3 dozens of times and still cry at the end. That’s a good movie.
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if you don’t cry when the toys hold hands…the wizard clearly forgot to give you a heart!
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Hell, I start to well up whenever I hear “You’ve Got a Friend In Me” and it gets to the line, “And as the years go by / Our friendship will never die.”
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I am completely unashamed to admit I nearly started crying at the end of Wall-E.
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oh, for sure! when Eve whispers his name…GAH!!! darn onions!
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I don’t cry as much but whenever Eve says “Wall-E” in that sad way of hers I just melt.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
When Andy comes to the realization his toys are better served by being with another
I teared up.
Then when the movie ended and I realized it was the end of the journey started when I was a kid I teared up some more.
I’m a year older than Andy has been throughout the series, so the whole “going away to college” thing really hit me in particular.
They had a screening of TS3 in the freshman quad at USC, and people were passing around tissues at the end. So amazing.
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Hmm. I should probably watch TS3 at some point.
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Which I am watching it on right now. Since I left my DVD/Blu-Ray version back in San Jose.
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“And those guys from the Christmas decorations box, they’re fun, right?”
“Ehhhhh…”
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I initially felt bad, but then I realized that I was just leaving them in the closet to collect dust, so they can fulfill their purpose by going to a new owner.
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I meant by giving to a day care or goodwill.
From now on, I will only give my toys to individual kids.
And Up, too. And you could make arguments for TS 1, 2 and 3.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
Wall-E was unbelievable.
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YES, Pixar is pretty unbelievable
BRAVE!!!
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Yea. It really does
Kinda want to go with my girlfriend
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did you see the preview at one of the commercial breaks???
so awesome!
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Well… i saw a preview for it a few months ago, looked amazing, sometimes when i have nothing to do, i usually go on youtube and view every upcoming movie
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I was talking about this with a friend yesterday. The amount of attention to detail Pixar pays to stuff is unbelievable. I read that they spent a ton of time studying how light is scattered by water/dust in the water so that they could get the shots in finding Nemo right. And in the trailer of Brave, they actually have the arrows flex in the exact way that they actually do, which is something you can only see with a really high speed camera. So, so cool.
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Well, they're definitely the best animation studio out there
and yea that’s almost why they’re awesome, because they have so much attention to detail. Haha, they should do a video game, how awesome would that be with the animations?
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Apparently, when they made the underwater sets in Finding Nemo, the animators made them so life-like that they were indistinguishable from the real thing. Since that would be jarring, they actually had to cartoon-ize the sets.
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woa, that's pretty remarkable
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I can completely believe it. They’re so good that they really have to get out of the uncanny valley.
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And they made Finding Nemo, what, 10 years ago?
Also, the computer animation holding up after nearly two decades is a feat unto itself.
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Yup, heck, i almost feel the same about Toy Story
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they’re whole approach to film making is unprecedented. I loved seeing the tiny cameras they used for research for A Bug’s Life! My cousin’s brother in law works there and he had pet rats to study from living in his “cubicle” to study from for Ratatouille-it was nuts seeing them! Also, the studios are the most amazing workplace I’ve ever seen, you would be a fool to not feel inspired there!
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random thought
Has a comedy ever won best picture?
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
Hmmm
I was thinking Shakespeare in Love, didn’t think of Forrest Gump as a comedy though lol
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
Then again
I guess it is, sort of a comedy satire of the 60’s
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
I'd consider it more of a "feel good story."
There are a couple of laughs, but no consistently funny enough for me to really consider it a comedy.
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It Happened One Night?
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So...looking at this website
It Happened One Night (1934),
You Can’t Take It With You (1938)
Going My Way (1944)
Tom Jones (1963)
The Sting (1973)
Annie Hall (1977)
There are other borderline or hybrid comedies, including The Apartment (1960), Terms of Endearment (1983), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and the dark comedy American Beauty (1999).
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
but wouldn’t that technically be a musical (aside from it being animated)
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oh, I know :) but I wonder if, animation aside, would B&B be considered a comedy (Cogsworth and Lumiere are funny, but not too much else) or more a musical
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Guess it doesn't matter since they created a Best Animated Feature category
ensuring that no animated abomination will ever win!
Didn't they remove that now?
Since they nominate like a bajillion moves for Best Picture now?
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
I thought Up was nominated for best pic the first year they went to moar nominees
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It was. But it was also up for best animted
and once it lost there, I knew it had no chance to win Best Pic.
But Up won for Best Animated Feature…?
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Yeah.
I just checked that, I dunno what I thinking about.
Man, the year WALL-E was there the best pic noms was pretty blech.
this year was the first year since the separate animation category that Pixar didn’t have their film nominated
Cars 2 was really disappointing so I’m not surprised at all
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Cars 2 is Pixar’s only Rotten film. But since it was basically just to make John Lassater happy as he completely reinvigorated Disney’s animation studios and California Adventure, I’m fine with it.
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I didn't like the Cars series,
But I am totally stoked for Carsland to open lol
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
I still have not seen Cars 2
But since Pixar had not made a bad movie ever, and Brave looks like it’s going to be AMAZING. They are allowed.
Plus yeah, Lassater is the man. Cannot wait till my July bday trip to see everything complete.
Carsland (although IMO it shoulda been named Radiator Springs) is going to be insane! I’ve seen the neon on it last week and it gave me chills!
Cars was a darling movie, and maybe it’s the Daddy’s Girl in me (dad’s a car guy) but I thought it was a great film. Cars 2 had the bad guys “killing” cars in the first 5 minutes and all I could think was “ZOMG, think of the children!!!”
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I’ve been following the weekly updates on all my Disney parks blogs. I love how both Carsland looks and what they’re doing with Buena Vista Street and the rest of the park. It’s looking like a legit Disney park rather than an Eisner mess.
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this! I’m so thankful I’ve been so close that I’ve watched this happen from beginning to end, it’s really mind blowing to see the work that’s gone into revamping DCA into the park it should have been (no thanks to Eisner & Pressler) I can’t wait! :)
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I read a recent Al Lutz article (I think it was him) that CA executives are actually advocating for plusses like a live Jungle Cruise-esque spiel on the Red Car Trolleys that would require more cast member positions, rather than cutting positions like they normally do. It’s amazing.
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Yeah I read that, it was indeed Al Lutz
Not so much Jungle Cruise though, more like an actual tourism spiel you would have gotten on a tourism trip.
It should be soooooo awesome. Plus NEWSIES SHOW!
But still, LIVE SPIELING!
And I haven’t watched the video of it yet, but I’ve heard the new Minnie’s Fly Girls show in Condor Flats is really well done.
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I have heard this too
probably because it sounds like we read the same sites.
I was surprised it was a 22 minute show!
There was a video of it posted somewhere…
Aha! Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn5Ntzs3x7c
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I think I heard something like 2,000 new jobs thanks to the revamp/expansion. The new costumes for the Buena Vista CMs are so awesome, they’re really selling story this time and it’s going to be amazing!
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I really love how they’re making each land a specific time period from California’s history. Like how the Grizzly Peak area is now supposed to be from the 1950s, rather than the horribly 90s EXTREME SPORTS theme it originally sported.
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Carsland (although IMO it shoulda been named Radiator Springs)
I still don’t get why it was not called this as it’s a more flavorful name.
I liked Cars, it’s low on my list of Pixar movies, but its still a good movie.
I will be going to the park 2x this month. Again in May for my anniversary, and then in July for my bday after everything opens. I cannot wait.
agreed, makes no sense! pack some extra patience in July! I’m hoping after the CM & AP previews in early June, the lookie-looz will have had their fill and it won’t be crazy croweded, otherwise, i imagine I won’t be headed in there til Fall! :(
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The good thing is that Disneyland should be relatively empty… right?
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New Matterhorn opens up at the same time
along with expanded Carnation Cafe.
This summer is going to be a really amazing time in the period of the resort.
What have they changed about Matterhorn? Merging the lines? Smoothing the ride? Adding a jump? Handing you a basketball and you win a prize if you can sink a basket?
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
lol, but yeah with Matterhorn reopening (new snow, new bobsleds, revamp of loading area) , nightly fireworks coming back, new Carnation Cafe, the terrific new-ish parade, school’s out, both parks should be humming! I just hope that once the dust settles at DCA we can steal back the Electrical Parade from WDW :D
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Yeah, WDW doesn’t need the Electrical Parade anymore. They’ve got their fancy-schmancy new Fantasyland.
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It sucks at DCA now for 2 reasons
Starting at the back of the park is just a bad idea. When it started at the front, you could watch, take off into Dland and catch Fantasmic or the Fireworks pretty easily Now you just sit and wait forty minutes.
And it shouldn’t be in DCA in the first place!!
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
New sleds with lapbars
no more cuddling/lap sitting or seatbelts.
Refurbing the track. New projections in the attraction.
oh! and the Yeti is getting, uh, new duds too!
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I find it hilarious that the super old Matterhorn Yeti still works whereas the brand new, super high tech Expedition Everest Yeti is constantly broken.
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Nope
Best Animated Feature is still there.
Which is good, because the Academy is far too close-minded to let an animated feature win Best Picture, even if it is one of those rare commercial and critical successes (ahem Toy Story 3 ahem).
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From Gawker
Your Best Visual Effects goes to Hugo. Because again, it’s not like Harry Potter didn’t keep the whole movie business afloat for the past decade.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:37 PM PST reply actions
The Potter films have had very uneven special effects. Alot of good effects, but some jarringly bad ones as well.
I admit that the source material is hard to work with, though. It’s very hard not to try to show everything described in the books, even when it doesn’t really work on film.
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It’s just somewhat typical of the Oscars in that a movie built on special effects (often very, very goo) is beat out by a movie that relies less on special effects but are very tastefully and not part of a huge franchise (you know, the kind of movie that makes Hollywood all their big bucks). It’s also a little been a bit surprising that with the franchise now over they don’t get their RoTK moment where the academy awards them for being both big budget franchise flicks but also relatively well done ones at that
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 26, 2012 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think they were that well done, to be honest.
Particularly compared to the LotR.
The source was way too expansive for film, and I think they did a poor job of editing them down to workable scripts.
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LOL nice! total guilty pleasure movie for me :)
also, how does she keep getting invited to the Oscars???
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Don’t all big budget actors/actresses get to go?
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
BIG BADA BOOM
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So Artist is winning Best Picture for sure now
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I just said the same thing.
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yeah
I only ended up seeing it and MiP and I liked MiP a little more, but I liked the Artist a lot too, so I’m cool with it.
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chasm?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
i'm serious
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….
I keep forgetting that most of the users on this board were born after Star Wars.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
get offa our collective lawns!
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Already brought out a couch
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/pulls out sweatshirt for pillow
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/starts playing 80s hair metal music out windows
take that!!!!
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ROCKS OUT!
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You’ll get sick of Mötley Crüe pretty quickly.
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UGHHHHH SCREW YOU MOTLEY CRUE
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then you've probably never watched
the youtube video that dubs over all of his Star Wars dialogue with lines from other James Earl Jones movies.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0rwG39Jzk
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“Daddy, is the breadwinner, you dig what I’m sayin’?”
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
oh i've watched some of the Star Wars movies
Haven’t watched EVERY SINGLE EPISODE, but i’ve watched a few, just never occurred to me that was him
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He’s only in three of them. I think I would rather have had him play Anakin too.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
He's in four of them
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
There were only three Star Wars movies.
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They weren't movies, they were EPISODES
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By “EVERY SINGLE EPISODE” I assumed he meant the bad ones.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
There were only 3.
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There were only 3.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Your just semi-trolling us now
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
Vader and "This is CNN" are all I really know him from.
But his level of fame far surpasses a pair of voice overs, so I assume that he’s got some other big things on his resume.
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His movies
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000469/
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you've never seen the sandlot?
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One of my favorite movies EVER and really got me into baseball
but… DODGERS
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Dude is out, godammit.
He’s out.
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Say hey!
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haha, HE WASNT OUT
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I always turn off the movie as he slides in, before the ump makes his call.
Because he’s out.
2012 marks 10 years since Game Six, 50 since Game Seven, and 100 since Game Eight.
But only two since Game Five.
Say hey!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 26, 2012 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
HAHA, CMON MAN!!!!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 26, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
Uhhh
Field of Dreams and Lion King?
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never seen Field of Dreams
Lion King, yes i know that was him in the sky
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Also
Mufasa from Lion King
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"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
What the hell did they teach you at Miami of Ohio then if not this important stuff.
by non sequitur on Feb 26, 2012 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
Too much about Proctor & Gamble
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What, is all of southwestern Ohio up P&G’s butt?
Ask for your money back.
by non sequitur on Feb 26, 2012 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
So much money from P&G at Miami, that’s where most every one of the business students go
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I spent a Spring Break in the early 90s with a friend in Cincinnati. We even walked around the P&G campus. I got the impression they own the city.
by non sequitur on Feb 26, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty much, they own it, what's funny is that even though they're such a big deal there
The guy who turned Cintas into a fortune 500 owns the business school.
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I've enjoyed these little confessionals
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
yea, that was pretty neat
FIGHT CLUB
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O HAI NATALIE
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I WANNA FUCK YOU TOO
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HAHAHA
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I would like Brad Pitt to win this
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
Que?
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
The Artist guy beat booth Clooney and Pitt for Best Actor
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
I thought Clooney had a shot
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
No comment on his acting
But his girlfriend has great legs.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
And Oldman
and he deserves one the most of that bunch. for his career and tinker tailor was brilliant.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously I would have preferred any of the others to win
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BOOOOOOOOOO
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
HATERS GON HATE
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So... Brad Pitt deserved that
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BOOOOOOO
(what are we booing?)
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Somebody brought up 80’s heavy metal hair bands
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
Tommy Lasorda?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
suss2hyphens
Told ya Moneyball should’ve cast Gerard Depardieu instead.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 8:22 PM PST reply actions
adorable frenchman
aw yeah
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
BRAD PITT WUZ ROBBED
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ART HOWE IS HAPPY
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of the 12 monkeys nomination? You certainly aren’t talking about the silly Moneyball flick.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
i guess i should see moneyball
but i find it hard to believe he really had a best actor performance in that
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He did do pretty well in it, i enjoyed him at least
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and i saw it for the first time a few weeks ago
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I saw the movie
He did well but tt wasn’t Oscar worthy, though.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The hell is Oscar worthy mean? haha
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are A's fans mad?
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I'm not a Pitt lover or hater
And I thought he was REALLY good
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He was good, for sure. But it wasn’t one of the roles where you couldn’t take your eyes off him because he commanded the screen. Heck, he was way better in Burn After Reading.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
This has no suspense left
Viola Davis and The Artist are going to win
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Was this a good movie?
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Definitely good at politicing
Which is what it really takes to win major awards nowadays.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
Do the voters even watch all the movies that are nominated?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yes
They get sent screeners
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
The ones they want to see
And the ones they saw during the year. But there is no way all of the voters see all the films.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
i really liked it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
lol u
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.
LOL ME
Everything I read said Davis was a shoe in. Wow
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Hey, I know Molina's retirement party was discussed already,
and I apologize for the giant wall of blockquote, but I’d like to post this for those who didn’t click the link.
We’ve slung a lot of shit at him over the last few years, and I think balance is important.
Thanks, Bengie. You’re all right.
And yes, Bengie has two rings in his collection. Even though he played on the losing side in 2010, the Giants saw fit to give him a ring for the contributions he made prior to the July 1 trade for reliever Chris Ray.
Giants vice president Bobby Evans arranged for one of the Tiffany sparklers to be sent to Bengie’s house.
"Yeah, I have it with me," Bengie said. "I’m very proud of that. Even though I didn’t play for them in the World Series, I felt I helped those kids. I wasn’t part of the winning team, but I contributed in many other ways. It was a really good feeling when they gave that to me."
The Giants are sure to stage many, many reunions and events for the 2010 World Series champions in the future. Bengie said he hopes to be a part of them.
"Oh, I would enjoy it with all my heart," he said. "You don’t have any idea. I’ll go back in a heartbeat. Any day, doesn’t matter. Giants fans treated me with respect and gave me their love. I have nothing to be ashamed of to go back.
"I still cheer for the Giants. All my friends are there. It all depends on what ownership wants."
…
"I want to dedicate myself to do what my dad did: teaching kids how to play, and also how to be a better person and how to love their families," Bengie said. "I’m going to try to pass it on."
For now, he has one more message to pass along to fans:
"They made a difference in my life," he said. "Please tell the fans, and not only Giants fans, but wherever I played, tell them I say thank you so much for all the support and the cheers. Everything I did, I did from the heart. For the Giants, tell them congratulations from me for the World Series, and thank you.
"And tell them they’ve got a young catcher they’ll enjoy for a long, long time. Buster Posey is a superstar. He’s so serious. He wants to get better every day. We’re always texting each other and he’s a great kid. I love him a lot. I think of him as one of my brothers, too."
2012 marks 10 years since Game Six, 50 since Game Seven, and 100 since Game Eight.
But only two since Game Five.
Say hey!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 26, 2012 8:28 PM PST reply actions
What is this baseball stuff?
This is a movies blog!
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
/banned /flagged
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tl; dr
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
WOH
UPSET
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I can hear some guy back there screaming YESSSSSSS, YESSSSSSSSSS
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I love Queen Meryl, but you couldn’t pay me to watch The Iron Lady, lol.
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
why?
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no desire to watch a sympathetic movie about thatcher
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 it got bad reviews
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.
ah, almost a political type movie?
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It's about Margaret Thatcher, so yes.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
i had to look up who Margaret Thatcher was
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what?
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I've heard the name, i knew she was a political figure, just didn't know who exactly
LOLPOLY SCI CLASSES
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So you're saying i'm trolling?
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You really didn't know?
What do they teach you kids in school these days?
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
School budget cuts
They team em how to procrastinate and use wikipedia
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"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Why should i care about ENGLAND!?!?!
actually, yea, tell you the truth, never did have to study up on who she was
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Why should i care about ENGLAND!?!?!
ElPerson nods and agrees.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Well that could also imply ignorance… and that’s the last thing i want to be
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well
there aren’t many high school history classes that make it to the Cold War
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.
There aren’t many that actually teach history. Just His Story. Sigh.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
take it up with the morons who write the history standards
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 had a professor whose entire class was about how horrible American history was taught in schools. Made me really hate the lobbyists who try to push their own historical agenda in history textbooks.
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A lot of this is due to Texas. I’m not gonna look it up, but apparently what happens is the Texas standards board has a lot of sway with the bookmakers. As such, the books the rest of the country get have Texas crap seething out of them. So, unless a school board wants to keep old books, they get books that are pretty right leaning and then the history teachers actually have to prepare material in order to spread the truth.
While on the political subject…grats to Oklahoma for makinga abortion illegal again. Yay stupid people!
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
NO SEX IN THE CHAMPAIGN ROOM
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
NO CHAMPAGNE IN THE SEX ROOM
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
NO SEX IN OKLAHOMA BEFORE MARRIAGE!
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
NO SEX IN VIRGINIA WITH THE LIGHTS ON
extrabaggs
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
SPECKOPS LIVES IN CHAMPAIGN, IT'S NOT EASY FOR HIM TO STAY OUT OF THE CHAMPAIGN ROOM
by non sequitur on Feb 26, 2012 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
I AM IN MY CHAMPAIGN ROOM RIGHT NOW
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SIPPING ANDRE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I ROLL
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Gross
Don’t sip Andre Agessi or Andre 3000 or Andre the Giant.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
ANDRE IS AWESOME... according to all the girls at MIAMI
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Gotta drink Andre directly out of the bottle wrapped in a brown paper bag. When you are already drunk. Then it’s awesome.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
CHUGGING ANDRE OUTTA A PAPER BAG
BECAUSE THAT’S HOW I’VE BEEN TOLD TO ROLL
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No brown paper bag
just straight out of the bottle at parties. Bad thing is, when my friend’s are drunk, they have a tendency to break things
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No no no
The paper bag is necessary because it adds “class”
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Drinking Champagne is already class though, right?
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well… i don’t really think that’s the largest reason why the history standards suck. and i’m not even referring to them being biased towards any one political inclination.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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Yeah
I’ve heard about the TX thing with books as well. You’d think in CA we’d have a lot of sway in that area….
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
You’d think. But we also have a lot less $$ to throw into education.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
True
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
At Miami at least… i think that’s partly my fault, since i never took a history class, i only took classes on laws/discrimination as well as history between the 1800s-1950 that’s it
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Yea
in high school we really never covered much of the Cold War it was primarily before it and that’s about it
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Seriously
My APUSH class went in depth from Revolutionary War to WWII, and then went through the rest of the 20th century in about two weeks.
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Pretty much
I ended up taking a “conflict in the modern world” class and we actually covered late 20th century history
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by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
And it’s annoying, because 5th grade history covers the colonial period and the Revolutionary War and 8th grade history covers up to the Civil War. Do they really need to spend an entire semester reviewing what we’ve already learned?
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again – standards.
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.
Oh, I know that it’s standards (especially with the whole teach to the AP test thing). I just think those standards are wrong.
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FUCK STANDARDS
let the professors do what they want
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I had an 7th grade pre-algebra teacher wear a Star Trek outfit and force us to call her Commander. We also looked for fossils behind our school and learned science, in a pre-algebra class. Sometimes some standards are necessary.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
an = a
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
Did her uniform have the right number of pips for Commander rank?
by non sequitur on Feb 26, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
I’m more of a Star Wars guy. Now, if she had dressed up like Vader and had us calling her Darth, I would have been happier.
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by Soulbrother16 on Feb 26, 2012 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
oh.... well... this is true
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Yeah, they definitely are. And they’re just focused on the wrong stuff for a history class, IMO.
I havent’ looked at the Common Core Standards for history, but I hope they’re focused more around the important history skills and less around what little details you’re supposed to teach.
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 learned most of the contemporary us history
from my us foreign policy from 1930-present class in college
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.
Strangely enough, my buddy was given Peoples History of the US in his AP History class…in Irvine.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
But the Falkland Islands!
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
No flag, no country! Those are the rules that I... just made up.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
No flag, no country, no service.
Apparently Argentina only allows one flight per week to go through its airspace to go to the Falklands from Chile. And no Falkland flagged vessels are allowed to dock at its ports.
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She’s like the British, female, non-senile Reagan.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
Reagan with tits.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
More confessionals i see....
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
My mom said she totally over-acted. She is super disappointed that Viola Davis didn’t win.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
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Yea, that movie, i definitely want to watch that.
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After getting nominated every year for 20 years (pretty much)
She wins #3. She really is great and I’m sure she deserved it again.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:31 PM PST reply actions
16 times nominated...wow
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
I heard shes great but the movie sucks
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That is a NICE suit
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
LOLMONEYBALL
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To be honest, i haven't seen any of these movies except for Moneyabll
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and i'll be writing down a list of movies to watch based off that list
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Descendants
Surprisingly was LESS depressing than I expected… But I was expecting it to be really depressing. Still, I’d recommend it.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
but seriously why was war horse nominated
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Cuz Sherlock is in it! Duh
and whore wars, btw.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
they only did 9 this year
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
UGGIE
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.
who's this dog
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Kinda made me laugh
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‘MONEYBALL’ DIDN’T WIN ANYTHING. KIND OF LIKE THE A’S. #OSCARS.
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by PiKAgiant on Feb 26, 2012 8:38 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I lol'd
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 26, 2012 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
I see that TrippingOlney and Keith Law are on the same page
Not Buster Olney @TrippingOlney
BESIDES, IF MONEYBALL HAD WON, OAKLAND WOULD’VE TRADED IT FOR PROSPECTS IN JULY. #OSCARS
keithlaw @keithlaw
It’s a good thing “Moneyball” didn’t win any Oscars – the A’s were going to trade the statuettes for prospects
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They were in line to receive two golden globes an Emmy and a people's choice award in returns
This has to be a disappointing day to be an A’s fan— that People’s Choice Award had some real upside.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
The Weinstein’s are trolling Scott Rudin at this point.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Anytime you can pick a french silent movie to win Best Picture Oscar
And the people accepting it bring a dog on stage, you have to do it.
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So, I want the past 3 hours of my life back.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 8:40 PM PST reply actions
that was probably the worst oscars telecast i've watched
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i learned Emma Stone is very tall
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Her awkwardness makes me nervous
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
FIXED
i learned Emma Stone is very tall Ben Stiller is very short
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I leanred Emma Stone was wearing a weird dress
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I agree
And the weak field of nominees did not help
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i'm still mad
that everyone whined about it being too nuts after Hugh Jackman hosted a few years ago. That was easily the most entertaining and fun Oscar telecast in the last decade, but everyone decided to pick that year to be fun-hating and serious about it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Hathaway and Jackman should do it
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Don't really understand what isn't appealing
Pretty, can act and sing, and doesn’t seem to be too full of herself
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
i would be ok with Norm McDonald
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Norm McDonald
Wouldn’t be allowed to host the Spike TV video game awards
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DAMN, but he's funny!
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George Clooney should host
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Oprah
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The Oscars made me cry!! And buy a book.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
Didnt watch the Oscars and I don't regret it.
Did watch The Walking Dead and I’m not sure about that. Luck was good.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
I was gone for the first hour and a half
Watched Iron Chef America, and am now watching Worst Cooks in America. I think I used my time correctly.
was it Flay 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.
ehehe
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 watching Worst Cooks 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.
HEDLEY
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
was just thinking this... I HOPE IT IS ON NETFLIX
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I seem to have a gift for only remembering to DVR the Oscars on the years where the show turns out to be crappy. The years I forget or miss are always unforgettable, hilarious, filled with amazing montages and touching speeches.
Judging from the live blog here, I can straight out delete this stuff without watching a minute.
by Random Giants Fan on Feb 26, 2012 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
BUY ATHLETICS TICKETS AND MERCHANDISE
Oakland Athletics @Athletics
Congrats to all the #Oscars winners! Amazing to see #Moneyball among such great talent. Remember, @Athletics Opening Night is April 6th!
Retweeted by SportsCenter
BUT IF YOU BUY THEM PLEASE CONSIDER USING TICKETSQUID
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IF YOU PICK ANY OAKLAND ATHLETICS PLAYERS FOR YOUR POKEMONZ
PLEASE CONSIDER USING YAHOO! FANTASY SPORTS
AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO SHAVE YOUR FANTASY PLAYERS, PLEASE USE GILETTE
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Steve Martin's Twitter is always awesome
Steve Martin @SteveMartinToGo
I hate my life. pic.twitter.com/NAu1eKOU
Martin Short!
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now i think i want to watch Three Amigos
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The defensive corporate executive he played on an SNL “60 Minutes” segment was one of my favorite SNL bits ever. They did run it into the ground, though.
by non sequitur on Feb 26, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
What the hell is wrong with Paltrow's face?
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she's pretty
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Her mom was prettier.
(And I’m sure you don’t know who her mom is.)
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
NOPE
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WHO?
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Nah she was in some role i think for England
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Did anyone see the little piece on Heath Hembree tonight?
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
I did.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Reading about he Oscars above, it seems to me the most interesting thing about the night was Sacha Baron Cohen on the red carpet.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I wish Matt & Trey had won for Blame Canada
They were on acid at the time
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 26, 2012 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
he=the
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
College baseball is awesome
Went to two USC games this weekend and had so much fun, even if 1.5 of them were by myself. Helped that they scored 19 runs.
Because I know people like to say LOL USC, here’s a bit of LOL USC: the baseball team, in its first two weekends of the season, now has more wins than USC’s basketball team.
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I hope AKRON won
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Nope, swept the series. Although today’s game was much closer than the others: USC only won 9-5.
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Did you see what happened to the Sharks now?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i didn't even want to watch the 3rd period
Dont look good
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I don’t even mean that.
Mechanical problems with the plane, sharks are stuck in Minny.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
oh shit, yea
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And this was supposed to be their last day on the 16 day, 9 game road trip. It wasn’t.
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Unbelievable, and it proves your point below, “The hockey gods have either turned their backs on them or smote them for some unknown reason”. It’s kinda true isn’t it
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Yes. The hockey gods have either turned their backs on them or smote them for some unknown reason. There is no other possibility. I mean, even Minnesota’s beat writer is saying how he feels bad for the Sharks, and he’s covered the Wild and Panthers.
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That’s sad… i was sort of fuming over the game in Columbus. Although, i’m not THAT emotionally invested into the Sharks during the season. I don’t get it, lack of Murray hurts, but i’m just lost
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LOL USC
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Am I doing it right?
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You’re supposed to say Matt Barkley has a punchable face.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Except that’s wrong, because Matt Barkley has an ADORABLE face.
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Adorably punchable.
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I'd rather dropkick him to the moon.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Ricky "Light Tower Power" Oropesa
Don't make me post a picture of him!
Because I will!
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NO, PLEASE DONT
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USC has a baseball team?
Do they cheat too?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Ricky "Light Tower Power" Oropesa
Lane Kiffin has a punchable face
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BRO
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
USC’s baseball team happens to have twice as many College World Series championships than the next highest team, the most championships at USC, and the most alums that go on to play in the major leagues.
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USC did have Mark McGwire.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Although McGwire wasn’t there when they won a championship, so ha, nothing for the NCAA to take away!
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They'll find a way.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
How many MLB’ers?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
103
http://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/usc.shtml
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
nice. LB lead with current players in 2010 and 2011 with 14 each year
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
WOW, SMC has 63
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62 actually
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and Miami Ohio produced Justin Knoedler, haha
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They had this one left-hander
Barry something
Barely snuck by LB on Tuesday.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 26, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
So I just watched Season 1 of Archer
It’s pretty good.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
i do enjoy that show.
Lana… Lana…. Lana!…. LANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! W
WHAT!!!!!
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I really have to catch up on this season.. only watched the first episode
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I got sort of tired of Archer. I thought it was hilarious in the beginning, but by the end of the first season I was getting tired of it. Every episode was just him being an idiot and everything working out. That may be an oversimplification but whatever. I haven’t really checked out the second season.
I tore the roof off the house for my son Chuckie Jones.
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
In season 2 Archer is given more... responsibilities...
and he’s forced to make harder choices. They really start to flesh out the world and characters more in season two and season three seems to be playing off a lot of that development beautifully. There has been at least one “not as great” episode in season three, but that’s really more to do with a letdown from the previous episode than anything.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
probably hasn't ever been brought up here
but Workaholics is a show i enjoy watching, great comedy, and just stupid. And i should probably watch a few episodes of Justified, i love those actors
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I enjoyed season 1 more than season 2.
Though season 2 had its moments (trapped in the sewer).
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
That was pretty funny, the episode of Ders’ birthday was pretty funny
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The office therapist was hilarious as well.
It’s tough to top the sleepover from season 1, though.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
Justified is a great show. I mancrush hard on Timothy Olyphant.
I tore the roof off the house for my son Chuckie Jones.
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 26, 2012 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
i think the only thing i remember him in was Girl Nextdoor
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DEADWOOD
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Ou have to give it to him— in any era, he has mastered the role of badass law enforcement character barely controlling a deep seated and seething rage.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
*you
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 26, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
The toys are now holding hands in the incinerator
Annnnd tissues out.
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NOOOOOOO!
I bolted up in a theater — the El Capitan in LA — full of families and shouted this at that part. I admit… I almost lost it. I absolutely lost it at Marley & Me. Cried from the last 5 minutes of the movie until about 15 minutes after.
by Every6thDay on Feb 26, 2012 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
definitely cried at that part... in the theater
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“But the thing that makes Woody special is he’ll never give up on you, ever. He’ll be there for you, no matter what.”
CRYING NOW
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haha, awesome
Not Buster Olney @TrippingOlney
HEARD THIS: IF YOU HAVE TO RESORT TO BRAGGING ABOUT WORLD SERIES TITLES WON BEFORE YOU WERE BORN, YOUR TEAM PROBABLY ISN’T VERY GOOD.
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Of course, we were part of this before 2010.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
heh
Not Buster Olney @TrippingOlney
WHEN DID NIXON TAKE OFFICE? RT @DrewinDTLA: @DamonBruce @TrippingOlney The A’s have 9 World Series titles…more than your team most likely.
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shift-A
How do I convince my beautiful and talented wife that she does not need my company to watch her zombie shows?
I don’t even ask my husband to watch with me. He does not share my love of the undead.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
OT
Flipping channels and came across the MLB Network top DHs show. Adam Dunn was really awful last year to a point where his OPS .569 is lower than Eli Whiteside (.574) was.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Which thread should I taaaaaaake?
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