Sponsored Post: Use Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball, Or Else
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 6, 2012 8:12 AM PST
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PrintSay, do you like fantasy baseball? Of course you do.
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I bet you're the kind of nancy who doesn't dare to put some skin in the game, so please pass this on to someone who would dare to put some skin in the game.
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Make it rain, Grant!
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
by rotorueter on Feb 6, 2012 8:14 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
The nickels would hurt when they came down!
But I’ll try.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 6, 2012 8:16 AM PST up reply actions
I use Yahoo and generally like it, actually.
Though it’d be nice if they collected money online for you. I’m sure there’s some sort of legal issue there.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yahoo! aight. I prefer a different site, but Yahoo isn’t bad.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions
I've found them the best of the ones I've used.
I might be running my league this year. Any thoughts on which you like?
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I really like cbssports leagues for baseball. Not a whole lot different that yahoo, but it does link directly to gameday audio (commissioner leagues) for games in progress.The player news seems a little bit more accurate and the layout is much cleaner looking.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 8:27 AM PST up reply actions
Just stay away from espn. There fantasy league sites seem to have to much going on.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, ESPN is a mess.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, Yahoo’s is pretty good. Easy to load, clean to look at, efficient for setting a lineup or making transactions.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Incidentally, go give your opinion of the Giants broadcasters to fangraphs (scroll down a bit)
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/offseason-notes-for-february-6th/
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Or, well, not the best
That’s Jon and Dave.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Done…not to be a homer, but our guys (Miller and Flem included) rank among the best in the game.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I’ve been at work since seven. Early post is a welcome coffee break.
by wcw on Feb 6, 2012 8:35 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t think I’ve watched a Super Bowl since the 49ers won it in 1982.
by wcw on Feb 6, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
I am up at 5 every morning. Gives me time to run and hit the gym before work.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Seems like you comment a lot in the wee hours of the night.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I use Yahoo for the annual NCAA Tourney McCoven Challenge
I USE YAHOO PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 8:25 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I HAVE NOT HEARD THIS!!
I was too busy putting skin in Grant’s game.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 8:34 AM PST up reply actions
Gran't skin game!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
err Grant's skin game!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Mo' money mo' gran't skin game
The first six innings are overrated.
/goes to yahoo.
/searches www.google.com.
/clicks result.
/uses google.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
Whoa, linky.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
2 PSAs
First: go to the Adoption thread and reclaim, drop, bitch about your adopted player/person/inanimate object:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/2/5/2774550/2012-adoption-draft-its-that-time-of-year
Second: Start thinking about fantasy baseball. There is usually a fanpost for people to join or sign up for leagues and what not. I know Mr. Merope will be doing the NL only league again. Well, I’m pretty sure. He said he was going to back in January anyways.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Dare I ask for a spot in the Mr.’s league?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
You robbed me blind last year…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Heh. Let’s do that again!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
What are you doing, Dan Duquette!?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
John Larroquette?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
DEAR GENERAL MANAGERS
STOP TRADING PITCHERS TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST. WHAT THE FUCK.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Seriously
Guthrie is pretty good
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
ALSO HALF AZN
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Only the guys in the locker room know for sure.
UNPACK THAT!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Where’s Edelweiss?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 6, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
So… The left half?
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 6, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Really? You are worried about Guthrie?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
Does seem odd for a guy who projects to be a mid-4s ERA.
by wcw on Feb 6, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, Hammel and Guthrie are really similar players. Seems like a sideways move to me.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
I like Guthrie much more than Hammel
But I guess I don’t understand why Rockies would trade away 2 years of control on Lindstrom and Hammel for one year of Guthrie. Perhaps they were going to non-tender those guys in the final year anyway?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
The KLAW agrees with me!
keithlaw @keithlaw Close
I do enjoy watching the contortions required to try to make this move anything other than absurd for the Orioles, though.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I was hoping for a Night Court reference. THANKS FOR NOTHING!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
What the hell Dan Duquette?!
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
People who Pokemon:
Does it screw with your rooting interest? I mean, I’d draft Kershaw if I could, but then IRL I want Buster to get a piece of him. How do you reconcile this?
2012 is going to be awesome!
I don't draft Dodgers. Hasn't been a problem for me.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yeah
I mean, it’s baseball. There are a lot of players. It’s not like there’s ever a situation where I have to draft a Dodger or else I’m missing out on a huge amount of talent. It’s not like I either take Kemp or I get Jamey Carroll. If I’m in a position to draft Kemp, I could probably get Braun or someone in that talent range anyway.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Last year I had both Kemp and Carroll. Won it all!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I didn’t even really want Kemp.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Yeah, I don’t draft Dodgers or players I hate either.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
I used to draft Matt Cain a lot, but recently he’s been less underrated.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Matt Cain..previously unrated
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I'll draft Kemp or Kershaw any time then
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
As much as i hate the Dodgers, Kershaw is unbelievable.
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
understatement of the fucking week
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That draft is pretty amazing. Tim, Kershaw, Longoria, Stubbs, Cahill, Kennedy and Scherzer
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
I feel the exact same way about kemp. I should hate him, but I can’t help the slack-jawed awe I generally feel instead.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 6, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
I played fantasy baseball only once, and rooting interests didn’t really factor in. It’s pretend baseball. You let rooting interests get in the way of pretend baseball, and you might need to take up something like crochet.
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Caouldn’t we just organize some nice softball outings at the park, if we want pretend baseball?
by wcw on Feb 6, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
That would be ever so much fun. I never got anything out of managing a pretend baseball team.
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Yeah I’m not into fantasy sports much either. The office leagues are fun, but not really crazy about it.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
The thing about fantasy baseball
is you have to check on it every single day. Some of my friends end up blowing it off midseason because they find they really don’t have the time to check on it every day, or they forgot to play a pitcher who had a great outing and they get frustrated.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Or you have MadBum in your rotation
and he gets thrashed by the Twins
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
I wondered about that—I got roped into a football league once, and spent a ton of time on it. And that’s once a week. That said, I’m pretty competitive by nature, and am in front of a computer all day.
By the end of the football season, I was checking the weather forecasts in my players’ cities and rotating kickers who were playing in domes.
My wife and I still mention whenever we see a player who was on our team. Yesterday:
Al “hiding under the desk from the earthquake” Michaels: “Slant to Welker good for
6 yards.”
Me: “He was on Las Pistolas.”
Wife: /Rolls eyes
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
This is funny.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
You root for the Giants above all else
But it gives you interest in lots of other games and helps you keep up on players around the league.
Also you usually play for money
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
My mom is a master at crochet.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
That is a whole different deal though, no?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I see. Mrs. jhiat00 was trying to learn knitting a while back. My mom offered crochet but that isn’t what she wanted. IIRC she was able to knit a row but couldn’t figure out how to get on to the second one.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I think she’s over it for now. She got a shiny new sewing machine so she’s been using that quite a bit.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
That works.
The problem with crochet is, that while it’s easier to do, the fabric it makes has terrible drape so its only good for afghans and hats and stuff. Nothing that hangs on your body should be crocheted.
2012 is going to be awesome!
That makes a lot of sense.
It’s clothes that she is interested in making so that’s probably why she wanted to go with knitting.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Actually
No needles at all. A hook is what is needed.
by Las Tres Companeras on Feb 6, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
nah
you just need to compartmentalize the whole thing. if Kershaw does well, you win. if he does poorly against the Giants you win. Real team always trumps fantasy team, but you also just realize that a guy like that (or anyone else) is going to get his numbers, whether he’s on your team or someone else’s. The numbers are going to be good no matter what, so you’d prefer if he got them on your team. fantasy baseball is a place where you want to be objective as much as possible, though it isn’t always possible – last year, I drafted Brandon Belt on every one of my teams. It didn’t work out well for me.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
Flags Fly Forever
"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 6, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
I try to avoid drafting people I dislike, and try avoid paying too much for players I do like
The one really noticeable impact it has on my rooting interests is that I start really liking players I’d otherwise have zero interest in.
The first six innings are overrated.
Draft the best players no matter what
If they do poorly against the Giants, the Giants win. If they do well against the Giants, YOU win. If you look at it that way, you cannot lose.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I’ve played in a fairly competitive league with people I see on a daily basis for a few years now, so I do develop secondary rooting interests. My solution has been to draft players who are in the AL, Giants, or at least outside the West so that their performances are fairly inconsequential to the Giants success.
Guthrie
Just another in a long line of NL West pitchers that will befuddle the Giants
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 8:46 AM PST reply actions
#ROCKTOBER
Jeremy Guthrie @JGuthrie46
“Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Baltimore anymore.” Just found out I was traded to @Rockies #MLB #Rocktober
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Chinderwear!
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
by IanRogue on Feb 6, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I may remember him from such events as That Football Game I Didn’t Watch, and The Ad-Crammed Football Game I Didn’t Watch!
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If the Super Bowl were 2 hours long
with 1/4 the commercials I might watch more than quarters 1-3 again in my lifetime.
I can’t stand all the hoopla. From the 5 hour pregame shows, to the 1 hour halftime show, to the 2 minute commercials concepted to speak to the lowest common denominator. It’s like the only rules for anything related to the superbowl are:
1. Make it as big as you can.
2. Make it as dumb as you can.
3. Make it as loud as you can.
I hate all that crap.
The season ended after the NFC Championship game IMO. Not just because the Niners threw the game away, but because the last two weeks happened.
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5 hour pregame shows
Why would you watch it?
1 hour halftime showIt’s barely longer than any other halftime, if at all.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 6, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
Actually, I thought Madonna did a great job.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Some lady was commenting how she wished Lady Gaga would have been the one doing the show. I couldn’t help but think that Madonna was Lady Gaga before Lady Gaga was Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
by jhiat00 on Feb 6, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think there's a super bowl hafltime show I could ever get excited about.
Maybe Public Enemy…but the NFL would never do that. They’d probably put on a good show though. If James Brown were alive and well, that’d be sweet.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
Actually a Tribe Called Quest or Beastie Boys performance
would definitely do the trick.
Maybe in 15 more years when Eddie Vedder has had his first hip replacement, he and his band would qualify as geriatric rockers. That would be sweet.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
The U2 performance in 2001 (after 9/11) was one of the greatest “rock on TV” sets ever.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Not a big U2 fan.
See. Nothing will ever satisfy me.
I’ll jsut watch the Lingeire Bowl next time. Doesn’t that run during half time or something?
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
So weird that that's actually kind of a thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingerie_Football_League
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by troymccluresf on Feb 6, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Mike Laga was Mike Laga before Madonna was Lady Gaga
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Feb 6, 2012 10:04 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I think it was a good show overall, but Madonna looked bored as hell, though.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 6, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
I noticed the dance moves were pretty tame and wondered if it was because she’s old now or if that’s how he show has always been.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Madonna’s new song is a pretty bad, even with those other two in it.
The performance was interesting, I guess. She looked slow and tired.
But then, she’s 54.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
I showed up to the SB party right at kick off, checked twitter and FB during commercials, and had a great time. It was my goal to avoid as much hype as I could and I was pretty happy with the result.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
And it was a great game.
Madonna was OK, I know it cant always be dinosaur rockers.
Three commercials with Great Danes in them (one a cat killer).
A good reason to make a batch of wings and drink sparklers all day.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Heh
Or, which would have been the funnier one to post…
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 6, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Actually commenting on the sponsored post
I use yahoo for both fantasy football and baseball.
It’s much better than ESPN’s clusterfuck of nonsense
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I use yahoo because that's what we've been using for the last 13 years
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I'm thinking of starting a leage this year
Where basically, the most Sabean team wins.
Lowest OBP with most ABs wins.
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Not sure what a leage is...but I'm still thinking of starting a league.
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Well yeah,
But if I could find a way to also reward not getting on base, that would be especially nice.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
So it will be a keeper league—you keep players long after they have value?
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
That's a good idea.
I could come up with a scale:
Free agents between 30 and 35 must be held for at least 4 years. Players over 35 no fewer than two seasons.
Arb 3 players must have hollow batting averages and no defense and can only be acquired through trade.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
If any of you Pokemonz people ever say
“Yeah, it sucks that the Giants lost but at least my pokemonz player Jim McNoisybottom had a great day”, I am going to set you on fire.
Just, FYI…
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 9:17 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Jim McNoisybottom always owns the Giants.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Though by the end of the season he’s usually pretty gassed.
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
I had kershaw last year
so I said that a lot
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 6, 2012 9:38 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I had Ethier last year. I was happy with his year.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Rec'd for "Jim Mcnoisybottom"
because you made a junior high teacher laugh on a Monday morning. Thank you, sir, for giving me the giggles without propellering in the process.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Set dinger on fire as well, Lars.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
lol Eli Manning went from dramatically underrated to comically overrated in three and a half hours flat.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
I should probably avoid football places for a little while.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
I hope Congress defunds football.
I’m sorry. I don’t know why I lash out so.
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The motion having been seconded we are now on TL2’s motion to defund football. Are there any comments on the motion?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Football is violent and sucks. /drops mic and walks away
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
NASA would be all Oliver Twist in tattered clothes asking if they could have some of football’s money.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
The representative from Sacramento would like it put to record that one cannot be an athlete and wear spandex at the same time.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/proposes amendment to reallocate the funds to baseball.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Nothing says "athlete" like pajamas!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 6, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
I will now predict the future
There will be a headline in one of the NY rags that says: “Eli Manning – The Best Ever?”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
Actually I already heard a douchebag on the radio this morning
saying that Payton would have to be the old payton for a 3-4 more seasons to ensure a better career than Eli.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
lol He’s only like the third most prolific passer in NFL history and may be responsible for the single greatest statistical season by a quarterback (2004) in that same history, depending on what stats you value.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
Seriously.
This is one of the things that drives my hatred of Football, or should I say everything about football except the actual playing of the game (which is why I much prefer College Football as flawed as it is).
Idiot analysts who pretend to climb inside the players head and avoid using actual meaningful and evidence as much as possible.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
Yeah
I mean, just imagine if, by chance, some Patriot had caught that last pass in the endzone when it bounced off that other guy’s hands.
Brady would be a hero, Manning a non-elite loser. Every conclusion drawn from the game would be completely opposite, with the only change being one random bounce.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
2004 was a good year for single greatest statistical seasons ever.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
How you refer to the Mannings
Pre-Superbowl: Peyton and Peytons’s Little Brother
Post-SB: Eli and Eli’s Big Brother.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
From my friend's Facebook (he took from his 401k to see the Super Bowl in person:)
Joe, Bart, Terry, Tom and Eli
Well Terry Bradshaw seems like a good comparison.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not terribly attached to football nor the Chargers,
but I’ve always thought E. Manning was a douche for what he did to them.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
If memory serves me right,
he’d already signed the papers and had the jersey printed and everything.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I mean he was ok
But let’s just remember that against one of the shittiest defenses in football he managed two td drives. The real MVP was the giants defense, or maybe gronk’s ankle, depending on your perspective. But you can’t give awards to those things, so Eli gets the credit, which is mostly ok… Except for how much I hate him.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 6, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, there really wasn’t anybody deserving of MVP in that game. Manning was the best of a lot of mediocre to poor performances. Even the Giants defense wasn’t especially good.
The only player that I would say put in a great performance was Steve Weatherford.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 6, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
So Posey says he isn't 100% yet.
But hey, I’m sure Whiteside will be just as good.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Play Hector.
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
reminds me of when freddy was supposed to be 100% by opening day and kept saying he’s almost there. didn’t play till like may.
by MadisonBumpleganger on Feb 6, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
I hope we’re all looking forward to a month of this:
Pagan CF
Fontenot/Theriot 2b
Sandoval 3B
Huff 1B
Cabrera LF
Schierholtz RF
Crawford SS
Whiteside C
To start the season.
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TOO RISKY TOO EXPENSIVE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
BUT HE'Z GUUD
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Posey isn’t ever going to be the same, is he?
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Probably not
But the safe thing to do is to assume that he’ll come back perfectly fine and spend all our money on relievers instead.
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This is what people said about Pablo last year at this time.
And after the hamate break. Remember how his power would be affected for at least a year?
2012 is going to be awesome!
The player is literally saying he's not 100% and the ankle is something he will put a
lot more pressure on in a baseball game than Pablo would his hamate.
Why would he say he's 100% unless he's lying?
There’s no way he’d have full range of motion for at least a year. That’s just standard broken bone stuff. But he also said it feels good and he has no trouble in the crouch.
2012 is going to be awesome!
We won’t know if he’s recovered or not until he starts playing. I’m curious to see how his hitting will be affected.
He won''t be 100%
But 80% of Posey is better than anyone else on the team except for Panda.
2012 is going to be awesome!
That is a pretty damning statement.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Nope, it is definitely correct
But it just highlights how bad the rest of the team is.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe if Huff gets it back
or Belt is allowed to play. If we’re really lucky.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Yet pretty true.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
i'm agreeing with her on that
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Sure
If we assume posey is something like a 5-win player, then 80% of that (4 wins) is still pretty good.
My fear is that we’ll get less than 80% value from Posey, and then that his value will be further stung by playing a lot at 1B instead of catcher.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
yup, we'll never know how he performs at catcher until he actually does play
at catcher, and i hope like hell, that he is ready to go behind the plate
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And there was every reason to think that it would be.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
It's not the sentiment itself
but the certainty that gets to me sometimes.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Maybe it’s just a certainty you don’t share and that’s why it’s so bothersome? I mean, we all have our certainty about something.
I guess it's the
“OMG, it’s so awful” AND the certainty together that makes me skeptical of the next time people are certain of stuff.
I’m certain of almost nothing when it comes to baseball.
2012 is going to be awesome!
It's probably going to be awful.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Maybe
but the Giants offer lots to enjoy even if they lose. Those Lincecum/Kershaw games were amazing except for the outcomes.
2012 is going to be awesome!
yea...
i’m just in the boat where i don’t even know what to expect so why should i think they’re going to be awful on offense?
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I didn't say I'm not going to watch and enjoy
I’m just saying I don’t expect them to do well.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Maybe it does to me.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think this current team, when not doing well, has a particular feeling of awfulness to it.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 6, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
Does anyone have a phone number for that Italian actress from last night? I would like it please.
Kickham where it hurts
(323) 224-2611
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
That is terrible.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 6, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
I made some Brian Wilson fastball velocity plots last night
2010 season
2011 season
Ask me about my blog.
It’s worse when you notice the scales.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yeah, he was mostly 95-96 in 2010. Last year he was mostly 94. Last outing of the year he was barely cracking 92.
Ask me about my blog.
The dude sells beards
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
He's going to go all Ryan Franklin on us
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And/or Broxton
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
His walk rate combined with less strikeouts and velocity is concerning. And it’s concerning that the Giants basically told him to rest up over the offseason and to not throw at all. Sounds like the team might be wishing and hoping on his right arm.
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Hey, if he falls apart, it’s probably better that it happens now.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 6, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t have the numbers in front of me, but he didn’t seem to have good control of the two-seamer. And it seems like a hurting player trying to add a new wrinkle.
Ask me about my blog.
I wonder if he'll whip out that eeephus pitch that Grant wrote a whole post about.
Maybe that’s what fucked up his elbow?
2012 is going to be awesome!
It's not as important when you're a closer.
You’re not trying to fool the guy. You’re trying to overpower them. That’s the classic definition of a closer. Why make Brian Wilson into a pitcher he isn’t?
I’m all for adding new pitches if it helps. But Wilson clearly had problems with the two-seamer, no matter how pretty it looked at times.
Ask me about my blog.
You’re not trying to fool the guy. You’re trying to overpower them
Trevor Hoffman’s changeup vehemently disagrees with this. So does Mariano Rivera’s cutter.
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Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I agree with the last sentence.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Simple answer: because he is no longer the same pitcher he was.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
That is completely fair to say and probably close to 100% accurate. Just because he’s not the same pitcher he was doesn’t necessarily mean he can become a different pitcher, however.
Nonetheless, that’s what is going to have to happen. Unless he finds his velocity in the back of his sock drawer or something.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Not sure how much to take from those last two outings.
There’s a lot more data that says he’s a 94-95 mph pitcher.
I guess health is obviously the huge immeasurabel variable, at least for now.
GIANTS BASEBALL: HOPE LIKE HELL!
Steph Curry?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
YOU STOP THAT
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
the only "gift" will be a top 5 pick
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Great game to watch on Saturday. Was at Arco. LOL @ Warriors D and lack of effective post players.
World Champions!
was reading some of the warriors' beat writers
basically said they had to play the starters since they’d then know how to finish a game… Their D came alive as soon as the bench played, but missed on a crucial rebound in the 4th
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
They proved they knew how to tie.
Then Steph and Monta proved they know how to lose.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
there was a question from CSNWarriors' twitter
Curry or Thompson?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I mean, it’s not surprising to see that his velocity down, given that he started the season on the DL, ended the season on the DL, and looked gassed in between. The breadth of the gap looks more like a product of injury/fatigue than general decline. What really matters is how he pitches in 2012.
I’ll be watching closely during the early days of the season, of course.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Not even a single 1.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
YAY! Welcome back, gallo!
Missed you around these parts…hope you’re doing ok!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I'm back at work and doing ok, but just ok.
I hope to be on line more soon, but teaching a full load if a real challenge. The brain isn’t really working so well yet.
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Feb 6, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Well, you have my prayers/good vibes/happy thoughts, etc.
Because I think you’re cool.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Hi Gallo! I’m not that into it myself.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Saint Mary's ranked #13 in the coaches poll!!!!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
16th in the AP poll
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Shift-A: What's up?
I wasn’t going to play fantasy baseball but this sold me:
Fantasy baseball is the original social network, it is the way friends stayed connected over America’s pastime no matter where they were, Yahoo! Sports continues the tradition by letting fans talk smack talk, check in, and chat on newly launched message boards.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Yeah, but these message boards are newly launched
Much faster than the previous regime, carrier pigeons.
Dark wings, dark words.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Run-on sentences like that deter me
Hire some new copywriters, Yahoo!(!)
Winter. Time to eat fat and watch hockey. -- Margaret Atwood
OT Anybody know anything about purchasing classic automobiles?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
still loved that commercial
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That's cool?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
i get shit all the time when i drive up to see my family in Detroit, we got Acura's
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I can only afford Hyundai :(
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
The weird thing about Asian car companies is some of their nicest cars are only sold in Asia.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
NEW YORK SKYLINE !! EAST COAST BIAS !!
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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and
Subarus
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singular and it’s 9 years old =/
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
yup just replaced power steering pump and valve cover gasket
as well as drive belt + timing belt
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
nothing is free
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
money buys happiness?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Money can't buy everything
but you can’t buy anything without it
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Have yet to get a new car
Currently driving a Volvo BoltBucket that’s caused me nothing but trouble since I got it 7 months ago.
My first clue was probably the Check Engine light coming on as I was driving it home from the #$^%^ I bought it from.
I hate being shown immediately that I get suckered. I would’ve preferred to at least have a small amount of time being blissfully ignorant of the fact I got ripped off
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
mrs. nvsfg drives a 2005 Volvo S40i . How old is the one that you bought ? I know folks driving 240’s that are fifteen years old and still running fine.
The check engine light for Volvo’s in general is an issue. The emission systems in Volvo’s are very temperamental. Something as harmless as the gas cap not being tightened all the way can set off the check engine light.
That being said, her car has 110K on it with very few issues. It’s a freakin blast to drive as well. When she lets me drive it that is :-)
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Mine's an '01 S40
About 98K miles
When it works it’s a real blast to drive (my first car with a turbo)
But it’s had issue after issue. The previous owner took good care of the outside of it, and it drove great on the test drive, so I thought I was getting a good deal.
Then the light came on, and it was attributed to faulty spark plugs (simple enough)
Then it would stall at stop lights (faulty ignition coils, according to my mechanic)
Then the hammer dropped. It picked up a weird vibration that would be noticeable at lower and lower speeds.
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
Uh-oh sounds like your turbo might be crapping the bed.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
The engine is great on it. Turns out it was the alignment being bad on it for long enough that the bucking messed with the engine mounts and in turn the front axle. The previous owner had done a stopgap fix to get it so it would test drive nicely
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
I fucking hate people like that.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Me too. if I could go back to any point in time, it would be to right when I’m about to hand him my money, punch that guy in the face, and kick then-me for not being more diligent about checking it out
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
Its one thing to do it to a dealer and another thing on a private sell.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah. I think Mrs. Rogue and I are in agreement that we won’t do a private-party purchase again
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
If you do, CARFAX the hell out of it. That will be the best $24.95 you ever spend. I have done that a few times on cars for my daughters and it has worked well. Owners, mileage, recalls,accidents, it’s all there for the most part.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
We did. came up clean. No accidents, no lapses in registration. It apparently doesn’t track things like repair histories not involving insurance or police. At least, in this case
It did help us dodge a bullet on another car we were looking it. had nearly 200K miles but someone had rolled it back to about 96K
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
You can also take any car you are thinking about buying to an independent mechanic for inspection
If the seller balks at that, walk away.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
This is a true statement.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
AAA does this inspection service...money well spent
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
That kind of behavior will catch up with him in the next life.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Or sooner. People you sell cars to know a lot about you…and not everyone will take so kindly to being deceived.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
I wish I still had this guy’s number. When I got my new phone we transferred saved contacts but not the various numbers in my call history. Didn’t bother adding it as a contact since I figured I’d never have a reason to keep it :(
I’m Exhibit A for what not to do when buying a used car from a private party. Carfax check out without problems? Run great on the test drive? Great. Keep Digging before you hand over the money
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
I’ll continue buying Nissans.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I am a big fan of Japanese cars…wife likes the German cars.
I cringe everytime I hear her talking about how she wants an Audi.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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If i ever win the lottery, i think i might go after the 2012 Acura NSX
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Audis are a lot better than they used to be.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Audi = nice valentines gift. We have an A6 2.7T it’s a nice car (my only experience with European cars except for a v-e-r-y used Peugeot 504 when I was in high school).
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Now
I just need a really large bow.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
A8 or nothing
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Why not go all the way with the R8 GT
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
IS THIS AN AZN JOKE
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
That looks bad ass.
Is that a prototype or a real one?
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Holy crap.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Audi always look nice
it’s just having to keep one moving that is hard.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
That's more like Jaguar
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Now this a Jaguar I would like to drive..
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Unpack , I think the visually it looks nice. Mechanically may be a different story.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
To me it looks like it’s trying too hard to be an R8, which in turn is trying to look something else. It doesn’t have a Jaguar “profile” at all, which to me is important to the brand.
It’s one of the reasons I think the Porsche Cayenne is a complete joke, but the Porsche Panamera is actually kinda cool. Much more true to the brand, if you don’t ascribe to the “Porsches must be coupes” orthodoxy.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I don’t see the R8 comparison. The cockpit is to far to the rear and the hood is much to long to be compared to an R8. If you are talking about the side scoops then OK, but the R8 was hardly the first or only car to have those.
Panamera’s disgust me.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
The side scoops, the front scoops, the spacing of the wheels, the general shape. Yes the Jaguar is lower to the ground and more elongated, but overall it’s a pretty uninspired design. It doesn’t look elegant or inspired. It looks like a car that’s trying too hard to be something it’s not. To me, it just looks like a flat R8, just like the XKR looks like a flat Porsche.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The Cayenne is a joke. I cringe every time I see one. I think that the XKR-S ( long hood, low slung) is an attempt to bring some of the original XK flair back. The original XK-E was pretty radical in it’s day. I am npot comparing the two other than their attempt to evoke some of the same emotion.
IRRC, you are the other Karmann Ghia fan on the board right ? Now there is a car that should be re-issued.
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I dunno man. As far as Jaguars are concerned, I feel like they haven’t known what they are doing since Ford bought them (as tends to be the case with car companies). It’s like they have no sense of self other than what’s on the hood. I know it’s not the same market, but I think it’s similar to why Saab is going down in flames.
I see more Aston Martins than I do Jaguars these days, and I consider that a good thing.
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why Saab is going down in flames.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 6, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
And lemme tell you what
Rex Ryan’s squad did a lot of saabing this year to the press.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 6, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
or both?
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i might just go to Acura and test drive the shit out of it
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Yeah! My first clutch. Mine was Port Authority orange. Great interior. It was a NYC cab, so it was thrashed. We did mange to drive it from NJ to the bay area after finishing HS in 78.
It died shortly after the xCountry trip. All Foreign (Salvage) in Berkeley gave me more for the bumpers than I paid for the entire car. Promised land indeed.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
That’s awesome. Mine was green and rusted to hell. Started life in the same neck of the woods as yours, we got it in CA. My moms got a 505 eventually and I got Ol’ rustbucket. The dash would peel off a bit at a time, the seats were a wreck but it actually was a great driver. I passed it on to cousins, it made it to the 2nd cousin before they burned it up by not keeping up with its oil consumption. I’m still amazed a few ladies deemed to roll with me in that thing…
I drive an ’83 Mazda 626. 280K and the original clutch. Still gets 30+ mpg.
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by gallo del cielo on Feb 6, 2012 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
I like my Nissan
Turning radius of a small cruise ship aside.
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Yeah that really bugs me. I get funny looks in parking lots. I HAVE TO MAKE THIS BIG OF A TURN, OK?!
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Haha
You should install a foghorn.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
I owned a 1975 Porsche Carrera
It was entirely stock and all the numbers matched.
What kind of car are you looking at?
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Nice
I believe the ‘73s were still carbureted. I don’t think they introduced the MFI until 1975. I believe the 73s had the ducktail and were the original Porsches to be run in the IROC back in the 70s.
With any luck, it will be as stock as possible. They are worth more when they aren’t aftermarketed to death.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
The Giants had a ’74 Cabrera last year.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Thank you
I loved that car. And it used to scare me to death…lol.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
So does my ’09! Great cars. But I can just imagine with no traction control etc. WOW
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I sold it (and my 2000 Boxster) back in 2009.
I had some relatively serious health issues and wasn’t going to be able to keep them up.
I am currently in a BMW 740iL. The ultimate in old man driving machines.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
It varies
Some good days and some not so good. At least I am back to working now! =)
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
One of the major sponsors for our non-profit bought this over the weekend.
2012 GT3RS 920 gave me the shakes just standing next to it.
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The problem with GT3 RS’s is they are great for track days, not great for much else.
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It is the guy’s “sunny day” car. He has a couple of bucks. And to be fair, he does participate in SCCA driving events.
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There you go. Driving a car with race suspension on public roads is torture.
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LOL
In his “gushing” about the attributes of the car, he mentioned that with the new computer controlled suspension and magnetic motor mounts, the car adjusts to “normal” driving conditions much better than his "old " Porsche, a 2010 GT3.
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lulz
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Make sure all the vin# match and are legit.
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by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
depends on what you are trying to get
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
but is he better than sliced bread?
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Unsliced bread is better than sliced bread. Just saying
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but you have to slice it!
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but it tastes better. Tearing bread is more polite in Europe anyway.
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They day I do something the way Europeans do it is the day this country dies.
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Cheese?
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Gay marriage?
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You know what’s a little unsettling about this subthread is, with the exception of breathing, driving on the right and some kinds of cheese, I don’t use or get any value out of any of those things. Is that standard?
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I would get value out of trains if they existed near me.
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I feel the same way. I’d like to take a passenger train somewhere, but that’s not an option where I live.
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SF TO LA! HIGH SPEED
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Anaheim to LA in 20 minutes!!!
20 minutes!!!
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Yeah, I’m starting to think that, too. :(
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by troymccluresf on Feb 6, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
yea... right
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Nice is a town in France. Paris is awesome.
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I'm saying i'll probably never be out there to realize it
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Wow, we both live in large cities that lack any Amtrak service.
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I was disappointed to learn how limited Amtrak service is in most of the country.
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I hear it is the best way to go to NYC from DC
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I took a train from DC to baltimore once and it was easy as can be. And cheap.
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I’ve been on that train, although the reverse direction. mrs. nvsfg and I were visiting DC, but stayed in Towson due to room rates.
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Did you read a magazine before arriving in Baltimore?
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I’ve taken it from Philly to DC. Its pretty awesome.
I also used to take it in college. There was a station on campus and I would jump on the train every other weekend and go to boston for like 35 bucks round trip.
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by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
The Coast Starlight is both very enjoyable and hugely expensive (if you want a sleeper car, which I do).
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
The biggest problem with Amtrak is the time. It should not take 13 hours to get from LA to SF.
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America is pretty good at moving freight around on its railways though. Unless you lob on an entire new infrastructure, any increase in passenger traffic may lead to problems for freight.
Sundrendy!
That's why you need to go high speed
completely different tracks.
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Nope
but neither was the highway system.
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Sure
not to mention all the auto industry and oil lobbyists freaking out.
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Yes, but the problem is on a far deeper level. The way in which the dollar benefits of a transport project are calculated is deeply, deeply broken.
Sundrendy!
Agreed
there is a reason why all the other industrialized/first world countries have great public transit including high speed trains.
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You majored in choo choo trains?
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Yes, it should, because that is how long it takes. If you are in a rush, 400 mile train journeys aren’t the best idea.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
No it shouldn't
it only does because they are traveling the longest (but prettiest) route. If they take route right next to the five, the trip should take no more than 5-7 hours.
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Less than that. TGV average speed is 280KPH
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just talking about the regular Amtrak train. The High Speed train is supposed to do the drip in 2.5 hours, which is close to planes and much better than driving.
I think anyone who has to travel by plane with a family/kids would much prefer a train ride.
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I totally do in Europe. Also no slogging through security.
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I would expect airport-like security when people start boarding really expensive trains
But I love being able to walk around on trains and also having more too see when you look out the window
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There is no security on high speed trains in Europe.
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The very first episode of "Human Target"
…dealth with someone trying to blow up the inaugural trip of the California bullet train. It would have given people ideas if anyone had watched the show.
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You must be the only other person that watched that show. I kind of liked it, cheesy as it was.
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Yeah, I think Jackie Earl Haley is always great
Chance was pretty likable and Winston was kind of annoying.
My guess is the show did alright in the ratingsfor a normal show, but was probably a victim of its own high production costs. (They blew a lof of stuff up.) It proabably needed “24” type ratings to stay on the air.
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The scenic route from LA to SF is the best reason to take the train, as it exists now.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
The "scenic" route from LA to SF would skip LA completely
bam!
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The issue with west coast Amtrak is that they don’t own the tracks like they do on the east coast. So if a freight company wants to use the tracks and kick AMtrak off they can.
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by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Fuckin’ 13 hours from Riverside to SF. Never again.
I’d also love to have the option to take a train to say, Portland, but the travel time itself would take up most of the vacation.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 6, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
It’s too bad there’s no trains here in Aptos :(
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Rather, marriage.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Swedish Bikini Team?
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I know y'all will think I'm a dork
but I love BLB pre-season haiku. It actually helps me remember who’s playing where, too.
2012 is going to be awesome!
What a great blog! I Baseball ’n haiku. My two favs.
by Las Tres Companeras on Feb 6, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
This is crazy
1) Who bets that the first scoring paying to be a safety
2) Who bets $1,000 on that?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/man-wins-50-000-tom-brady-safety-155056494.html
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lol, 50/1 wow, he was probably thinking "fuck it, why not"
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but $1,000?
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Some people have that kind of money.
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I won like $30 that Victor Cruz scored first TD
I had liek $4 on it. Also has $2 on Ochocinco getting the first TD, that was 25 to 1.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Feb 6, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Are they ever gonna post the Q&A sessions online?
I remember watching them last year.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I need to call our local team and find out when media day is. It’s gotta be soon.
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I think we all know that Kai Ryssdal is the hottest NPR of them all. His eyes are so impish!
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He even speaks Chinese!
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And French!
Plus he can fly planes. Dude is just awesome.
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Isn’t that a bit of an understatement—wasn’t he a Navy pilot?
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AND he has fantastic taste in music.
Just isn’t fair.
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Haha
Sure enough, Rysdall’s twitter posted Babes of NPR an hour ago.
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Hey, it's the Firecracker Festival tonight!
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Wow, New York already marketing Jeremy Lin big time
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THE YELLOW MAMBA LIVES ON
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It's one game
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Dude
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lol! and the front page of ESPN the other day as well
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just don't get why they're marketing the crap out of him
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New York
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 6, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
and this is the way i feel
ZachLowe_SI Zach Lowe
The hype around Jeremy Lin right now is the kind of thing that makes people hate NYC (my beloved hometown) and presume media bias.
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meh, i'm shocked they cut him. But whatever
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Cuz the warriors have 18 guards.
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That's why they posted a question
Klay or Steph
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"they" as in CSN
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Pure shooter, my only problems with him are this:
makes careless passes at times, not the greatest defender, inconsistent
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which is why i want them to either blow it up or trade one of the two
you have a good player in Thompson who could play the 2…
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Lacob won’t do it, hence we’ll continue to be stuck… And which is why I like the Kings’ future a ton better than the Warriors
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The Kings too me need to trade a player as well. Either Evans or Thornton. They won’t improve offensively until that happens.
They'd probably get more value with Evans
he didn’t look great in that game vs. the warriors, especially with that final possession, looked very Monta like
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Evans is the problem from the standpoint he doesn’t know when to shoot or pass. The Kings are a much better team when he plays like a point guard and looks for the pass first. Unfortunately that is rare.
Hence, that’s where i see the warriors’ problem, whenever Ellis is the main shooter, that’s a problem, there’s no ball movement, so when you say the team plays better when Evans passes the ball… i’m not surprised, ball movement wins
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Pretty much why the warriors' bench unit does well
move the ball around and play D
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Didn’t look like either team did, lol, still shocked at how Jimmer doesnt play
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same with Klay
then Jackson left him in, told him to keep shooting, and he’s producing. Here’s my thing, if you’re the kings/warriors, you’re going nowhere, what do you have to lose in playing these guys? Best case scenario, you get a good pick
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yup... but i see the warriors at least
trying to win and just falling short of the playoffs… morons
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i mean... it's been 1 game
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Kuo's contract with the M's
Kuo’s Contract Details
500K Base salary, becomes 1M if he makes 25 man roster.
2.25M of additional incentives possible
75K each : 35 and 40 relief apperance
100K each : 45, 50
150K each : 55, 60
250K : 65
150K each : 70, 90, 110 days on 25 man roster
200K each : 130, 150 days on 25 man roster
Source : Taiwanese News Outlet
http://www.nownews.com/2012/02/06/341-2782482.htm
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when right, he is death to left handed hitters
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I wanted to share this with everyone
From Friday night’s Town Hall Event:
https://twitter.com/#!/AGoldRedshield/status/165643222742343680
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Feb 6, 2012 10:51 AM PST reply actions
grrr
Kuip to Meulens: “Who’s the biggest pain in the ass in the batting cage?” Huff: “You can say Rowand, he’s not here.”
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Feb 6, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Rowand was a batting cage junky. The problem is, you never see sliders in a batting cage.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
To be fair, Rowand never saw a slider. That was the problem.
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Feb 6, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh wow. That’s someone inside the organization saying something bad about Aaron Rowand. Phew. It is now okay for us to say something bad about Aaron Rowand. I mean, it’s not okay to say that the organization was wrong to have signed him in the first place — that they signed him is proof enough that was a good move — just that it didn’t work out (reasons being: a player saying something unfavorable about him + the fact that they cut him with a year left on his contract).
SO YOU ARE SAYING!!!
The Marlins, thanks to Loria actually investing some money back into the team (though partially by virture of taxpayer subsidization, an issue we won’t touch here),
It was actually pretty surprising, the way he said it. Some of the other players seemed surprised that he said it, others were laughing. It was pretty clear how some of them felt about Rowand, and it was clear that Huff wasn’t just making a joke about it.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Feb 6, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
lol
A source tells Rosenthal (via Twitter) that Penny’s deal is the largest ever given to an American pitcher in his first year with a Japanese team.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/02/brad-penny-signs-with-softbank-hawks.html
World Champions!
paid out in
tonkatsus
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Brad Penny is absolutely going to come up a few years down the road when we have one of those “hey, remember how X once played for the Giants? That we weird” conversations.
The first six innings are overrated.
Yeah
wrong culture
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YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLLS
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
gyoza
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They're missing out.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
What about fortune cookies?
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Wait, now you are going to tell me that all Chinese people aren’t the same?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
That’s a relief. I thought I was going to have to tailor my virus.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
That pun was soba'd.
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by speckops on Feb 6, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yuba a funny man
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BLOWIN MONEY
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Penny wise and pound foolish?
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Breaking down walls.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
I don't play fantasy baseball
I’d rather play Strat-o-matic, but it’s hard to do much when no one else I know plays it. #boringpeopleproblems
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I’ve always wanted to start a keeper league but can’t find enough people to do it. For some reason I have stupid friends that think baseball is boring. Ugh.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
i did a keeper league for the first time ever last year... wasn't too bad, , outside the fact
that i was pretty much given someone elses team, which sucked
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Yeah I took over a keeper league team last year too. Luckily the guys I play with are really dumb (other than this 8 year old) and was able to build my keepers up a little. The 8 year old team is seriously stacked with Votto, Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Cliff Lee, Castro, and CarGo NL only league (you can keep players that are no longer in the NL).
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
WHO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT TRAINS PEOPLE
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
TRANS PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE TOO
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
WHATEVER TWIRLS YOUR BEANIE, JCT!!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Baesball ? Where do you think you are ? A baseball blog ?
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can't fucking wait
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Still more popular than Steven Colbert!
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I DO. Actually it is my goal to get my engineering masters and work on high speed rail.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
I just want the US to enter the 1980s with respect to
public transportation.
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We're busy so busy.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I know that all of this crunchy train talk is causing your black heart to boil.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
by rotorueter on Feb 6, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Aye, it is
By all means people, let’s be more like Europe!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
We’re approaching the champagne room at 280 KPH!
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by speckops on Feb 6, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I'm stopping.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
“I got to make a point, and now that I’ve made it, I’ve decided that the discussion is over!”
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
by rotorueter on Feb 6, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
ONLY COMMUNISTS LIKE THE TRAINS, OKAY?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Wait, so if i take BART…….
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Pinko
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
LOL SIR TOPHAM HAT!
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
This guy looks pretty smug
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Is that the Mayor of Smugville ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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No way. He’s the butler; I think he’s a recent hire. I saw him in the Mayoral Palace the other day.
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nah..he owns the Giants
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by nvsfg on Feb 6, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Now you're going to make him cross.
/has seen way too much Thomas the Train
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WHAT IF RANDY WINN WAS WHITE?
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Haha, I have no idea if the discussion is over. I’m just stopping.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
lol
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
hahaha, awesome
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I was actually thinking China, but Europe works too.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, China and India have extensive rail networks.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
All aboard the American Exceptionalism Express!
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Room for 1%!
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
I AM THE 1%, don’t care
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
What about hobos? If I remember my Fahrenheit 451, hobos are the people who will rebuild society after the huge war.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
The hobophobes are screwed
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
TEHY CHOOSE TO LIVE THAT WAY!1
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
OT: Grammar Nazis
Please help settle an argument a discussion between myself and m’lady:
In denigrating a group, one of us says it is proper to call them “sons of bitches”, the other says it should be “son-of-a-bitches”.
The argument is that the first one is appropriate for stating that all the mothers of the “sons” are bitches, but not describing the group as a whole. The second one is in reference specifically to the individuals of the group, as a group, but excludes a statement regarding the mothers.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
"sons of bitches" is correct
It has harmonious tenses all the way through. “son-of-a-bitches” is a grammatical clusterfuck.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Yeah, it like "riders of trains"
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It’s not a compound noun. It’s not like “asshole”, which is two words making up one noun. It doesn’t become “asseshole” because the two are mushed. Neither is modifying the other anymore. They just are one.
“Son of a bitch” is a unit, but so is a full sentence. It’s made up of parts. “Son” is the noun. “of a bitch” modifies it. The noun becomes plural.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
OT Real Estate
well, my realtor and broker have officially fucked me by bailing in the middle of my offer, as the seller got cold feet and won’t meet with me.
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WOWWWWWW :( i'm sorry
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Was it a short sale?
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no, just not yet on the market, although it had been for a short while at the end of last year.
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Ever foreclosed upon? If not, it’s probably still a short.
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nope, it’s clean on her side. She’s owned it since ‘97, and refi’d in 2005
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You're buying right?
If so, they are the ones missing out.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
well, I always end up having to bid against other people in my price range, and I’m reluctant to compete for a house.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
I say offer the same amount for the nicer house a block away. It’s like dating in high school—you dont get nothing you dont ask for.
Seems to me youre a serious buyer in a buyer’s market. You need a serious agent and seller. If you try to hire the seller’s agent, they’ll get a boner on the possible full 6% commission and will work hard to see it go through.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
nah, he was willing to take just his share of the commission. The general media says buyers market, but in segments like the one I’m in, it’s pretty competitive amongst buyers and investors.
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This is very true
We lookie loo’d at some places in SOMA and Dogpatch just to get a feel for a possible move to SF in 1 or 2 years. A lof of the places we all “We’re already sitting on three offers” but have a look around.
In a lot of cases, offers might be major low-balls, but still.
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Russian scientists are on the verge of reaching Lake Vostok in Antarctica
It is a lake 2.2 miles beneath the ice. It was discovered in 1990 and it has taken the scientists all of that time to drill through to the surface. Scientists say that this lake has been unexposed to the surface for 20 million years. It could potentially be home to previously unknown life forms.
With any luck, they will uncover a new virus that kills the lot of us.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 11:51 AM PST reply actions
Are an alien shape shifter.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
*OR an alien shape shifter
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
This was my first thought too
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 6, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
i just watched contagion
so I wouldnt be suprised
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by operation carrot on Feb 6, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Two decades! The probe we send to Europa better have a lot of patience!
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
This is very true
The really interesting thing about these covered lakes (and there is more than one. Vostok is just the largest) is that they serve as an testbed for future missions to Europa or Enceladus. It took people stationed in Antarctica 20 years to drill 2.2 miles through the ice. Without some type of advancement in robotic drilling, it will take a shitload longer to reach a subsurface ocean on other body in the solar system.
I actually think Eceladus is the more promising target. It has geysers spewing frozen salt water into space so there might not be as much effort reaching it’s body of water.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like that shapeshifter sci/fi horror movie that came out.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
John Carpenter's The Thing is, however, not a bad sci-fi movie at all.
The remake was probably terrible, though.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 6, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
With any luck, they will uncover a new virus that kills the lot of us.
I think I’ve seen that movie.
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Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
/golf clap
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
hawt
The drilling technique employed thus far by the Russians has involved the use of freon and kerosene to lubricate the borehole and prevent it from collapsing and freezing over
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Nothing worse than a hole that collapses and freezes over.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 6, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
A rare glimpse into Lars dating life.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
The last unsullied body of water on earth. LETS DUMP FREON AND KEROSENE IN THERE!
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by jhiat00 on Feb 6, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
lol
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Kerosene keeps me wa-arm
I’m alone to watch it bu-urn
Ker-o-seeeeeeene
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 6, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
I uncovered a virus that nearly killed me last week.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
you had sex with Derek Jeter!?!?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Free Valtrex covered baseball include!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
That would have been preferable.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
i love the evolution of this guys hair
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by operation carrot on Feb 6, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
!!!!!!!!!!!!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Is he hanging upside down in that last picture?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 6, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
!!!!
I shall be posting this any time something incredible happens this season.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Of course, it’s possible to be real without being an asshole or a raving lunatic.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 6, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Those that didn't watch the Super Bowl missed out on this awesome trailer
by Natto on Feb 6, 2012 12:06 PM PST reply actions 19 recs
natto you are my hero
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 6, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
yesssss
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 6, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
YES
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
did anybody else notice during this trailer
that the second time they showed iron man he had the circle on his chest thingy again
and not the new trianlge
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 6, 2012 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Uhhhhhh
HE’S TURNING WITH THE CAMERA NATTO IS FUCKING BALLS ASS AMAZING
by Every6thDay on Feb 6, 2012 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Being useless if my childhood memory serves me correctly.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Pretty lame
shouldn’t he be purple?
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Hawkeye was my favorite Avenger
But my favorite comic book character of all time was The Question. But he was DC.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
WE HAVE A HULK
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Slight OT:
Liam Neeson is in Battleship?
The new GI Joe movie looks awful (the first one was pretty bad to begin with).
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It couldn’t be worse than the first one.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
It can
if you kill just about every main character and replace them with the Rock and Bruce Willis.
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Both of those actors are good actors.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I was surprised at how good The Rock is. I can’t vouch for his entire career but the movies I’ve seen him in he has done a good job IMO.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I would say the best movies he’s been in, by far, are The Other Guys and Get Smart.
Keep in mind I’m not saying those are good movies.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 6, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
He also made The Rundown tolerable. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen him on Reno 911 too.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He was in the Reno 911: Miami movie.
He is very likable. His movie, by and large, haven’t been.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 6, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Looking at his filmography, I don’t see a single one.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
My friend and I actually saw Doom when it was released. The theater was empty in the first week of it’s run.
Ask me about my blog.
I watched it for the first time on TNT at 3am a couple years ago.
Uh-mazing.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don’t really remember any of it outside of the First-Person-Shooter scene.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
oh god there was an fps scene?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It was great. The best 1:30 of the entire film.
Ask me about my blog.
by xanthan on Feb 6, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lol yes. It’s worth checking out.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
I am so terrified of video game movies of this point. I just expect them all to be terrible.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
of = at
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It’s really the safest way to handle them. Best video game movie ever is, what, Resident Evil (the first one, not the 100 crappy spin-offs)?
Ask me about my blog.
MOOOOOOORTAL KOOOOOOOOOOMBAT!!!!!!!
/techno music
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Admit it
You loved that soundtrack when it came out.
/really terrible techno music
Ask me about my blog.
I bought the CD!
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
We recorded the end credits on my friends YakPak, and then went out in the backyard and kicked each other repeatedly.
Ah, the innocence of youth.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIt0VY7Yg2w
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
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I only saw the second one, so I can’t really attest to that.
I’d say Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is the best, but that’s all CGI so I guess that doesn’t really count, haha.
One of the problems is that so many of the video game movies are made by Uwe Boll. There’s supposed to be Bioshock movie in the works, which has promise if they actually get a decent writer on board.
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Silent Hill was pretty damn bad.
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Another problem is that they make movies out of games that don’t really have stories in the first place.
Like Mario Brothers?
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They’ve wised up a liiiiittle bit with the attempts at Silent Hill and Prince of Persia, which are from a better cut of writing in their original medium, but yeah, they haven’t found a way to make it translate yet. And in the meanwhile, they’ll release three Dungeon Sieges or whatever.
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It wasn't that bad!
I like The Run Down.
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I saw that at a second run theater. For a buck, I enjoyed riffing on it, but it was definitely bad.
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He was hilarious in "Be Cool"
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His charisma is what made him popular as a wrestler. It certainly wasn’t because he was technically proficient as a wrestler.
But the People's Elbow!!!!
It’s such a devastating move! Just like Hogan’s Boot to the Face!
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It was fine.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
77% on Rotten Tomatoes!
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It was okay
Had some cool parts, had some cheese. I hated captain america.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Feb 6, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
It was poorly written, but well executed.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
The best part of this is Buster upstaging Ironman
Ironman thinks he is coming in from off the screen last to give completeness to the Avengers and then Posey decides “Nah, I’m the one who completes us!”
Also
WHERE THE FUCK IS ANT-MAN IT IS NOT THE AVENGERS WITHOUT ANT-MAN
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I watched BAsportsguy's video of sabes/boch inteviews
and was surprised at how Sabes spoke of Belt. This has probably already been talked about but he said his offense in the future will be built around Panda/Buster/Belt in the middle of the lineup for years to come. He spoke pretty highly of Belt.
I’m going to tone down my hatred of the Giants FO’s handling of Belt and see how this season plays out. If Huff struggles I wouldn’t be surprised if Sabean pulls a Molina and trades Huff to force Bochy’s hand.
You'd think you'd be able to find a starting spot for the guy you're going to build your future offenses off of
But, hey, I guess he’ll have fun being a bench warmer and defensive replacement.
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agree
But at least it sounds like my issue with the FO is that they are too slow, not that they don’t see Belt’s true potential.
Actually, I think they moved too fast on Belt. The Posey experience spoiled the Giants FO on the development of prospects.
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I think if Cody doesn’t get injured in ST, it’s a veeeeeery different narrative. Especially if we don’t see Belt until Posey got injured.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Belt should've started over Cody even if Cody was healthy, though.
Cody isn’t even that good. But hey, he was good in the NLCS that one time, so…
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Yes, it would have been perfectly sensible to start Belt out of spring training as a RF/utility instead of sending him to AAA.
wut?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Or just "everyday RF"
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This just makes zero sense to me.
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I think it makes sense in that somebody needed to miss playing time so Belt could play everyday. Whether it was Ross or Huff or SOMEBODY.
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I’m pretty sure Belt was projected to hit better than Ross going in to last season. I certainly thought he would.
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In hind sight
you can see the mental toughness and maturity of Posey that would let him excel at a younger age/experience. He’s already basically the team leader and de facto team captain.
Belt seems like he might need some nurturing (not a knock on him though).
Unless you don’t consider players to be fully formed at birth and think they need development time. Then you might wait to plug a guy into the starting lineup.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
If they send him to AAA to get development time, that's one thing.
If they put him on the major league roster and only let him start half the games, that’s a completely different and stupid thing.
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Unfortunately, I think that’s exactly what they are going to do with him (put him on the bench and start half the games). But, at least it looks like they are planning on him being the starting 1B is 2013. Not worrying about trying to sign a big time FA 1B next off season will be a good thing.
I guess I can’t hope for injuries to make the team better in 2012. Or can I? I guess I can’t (maybe).
Because they apparently intend for him to be the 1B in 2013, I expect they want to get him some more major league experience before handing him the job. To do otherwise wouldn’t really suit their style, in my view.
And in some ways… I’d almost rather Belt struggle for 300 PAs with the big league club, rather than crush AAA pitching for 500 PAs. I don’t know how much better he’s going to get in the minors.
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I completely disagree
He needs to play every day. That should be at the major league level, but I’d rather he played every day in AAA than be a bench player in the majors.
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That’s kinda my feeling. Career line in AAA: .291/.436/.535, with a 1:1 K/BB ratio. I’d rather he see major league changeups and major league 95 on the black, rather than taking walks off of org filler starters who can’t work the ball in and out. He needs to learn how to handle get busted inside, and he’s probably not going to get much of that in Fresno.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Belt doesn't have anything left to "learn"
But any player will suffer adverse effects from not playing every day.
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I'd wager Belt will be better in 2013 if he plays every day in 2012.
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Every day in the majors? Definitely. Every day in AAA? Not so sure.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah. I’m thinking he might learn more with half the ABs in the majors than another year in AAA. This is specific to Belt’s situation, not all young players. This also is also knock on the PCL which makes Pill look good.
I’m speaking out of my ass though and could be way off base.
Yeah. Belt has a really developed approach and a good swing. What he doesn’t have is experience with the things I’ve mentioned: getting busted inside, facing really good changeups and sliders, taking close pitches against competition with better command and control.
If he faces it and scuffles? Let him know that that’s okay and he’ll be better for it in the future. If he faces it an hits? He makes the team better right now and makes a more forceful bid for even more playing time.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
f they put him on the major league roster and only let him start half the games, that’s a completely different and stupid thing.
This is truth.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Now you've got me thinking of mythology plots in conjunction with the Giants
Buster Posey sprang from Sabean’s head fully formed. In many cultures, Buster Posey is associated with owls, wisdom, and battle.
Bochy swallows prospects whole because he heard a prophecy that said a prospect would one day take his job.
While in Philly, Rowand boasted that he hit like a god, so they cursed him with an inability to hit sliders.
Cabrera was so entranced by his reflection in one of the cameras, he forgot to field at shortstop.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Huff was punished by Athena for bragging about his 2010 season, and became a shriveled creature only capable of rolling over onto the infield.
It’ll be a lot harder to trade Huff than Molina, because he is making twice as much, he’s not playing a position with scarcity, and Molina was at least moderately productive in 2009 if you squint and don’t look at certain stats.
If Huff tanks this year, I do think they give him the Rowand production past a point, especially if Belt falls out of bed hitting this year (which I think he stands a decent chance of doing).
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Gisele on the Patriots Wide Receivers
“My husband cannot (bleeping) throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can’t believe they dropped the ball so many times.”
She is angry.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Apparently that was in response to taunting by Jersey Giants fans.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 6, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
It was not good to say
but it was the truth.
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Women leave men when they fail, right? Since marriage vows are merely suggestions at this point, shouldn’t Tom start figuring out what he’s prepared to fight for in the divorce?
There's "in sickness and in health"
I’ve never heard “in victory and in defeat”
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i know i've had my share
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 6, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
Gimme some of them.
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Two examples
Well, my woman left home for a brown-eyed man
but I still don’t seem to care
Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be
It only took a couple of days ’till she was rid of me
She swore that she would be all mine and love me ’till the end
but when I whispered in her ear, I lost another friend, oh
"Only connect..."
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I know they have a good rotation and a decent lineup
but this made me laugh a little at the Nationals
If GM Mike Rizzo doesn’t add another center fielder, Rick Ankiel should have a decent opportunity to win a spot in the Nationals’ Opening Day lineup and perhaps platoon with fellow veteran Mike Cameron in center field, writes Mark Zuckerman of Nats Insider.
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Melky for Danny Espinosa
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fWAR has him at 3.5 wins in 2011.
I don’t see how that’s possible.
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He is also a 2B
Desmond?
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Wut? Does Roger Bernadina not exist?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 6, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
You should probably stop fucking him then. /Goofus’d
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Goddamnit, who added a Goofus script to your programming?
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 6, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Artificial intelligence
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OT: Conan the Barbarian, BAMF
I am working my way through the Dark Horse’s compilations of the 1970s-era Savage Sword of Conan. So awesome. It was great prep for my finally getting around to JJ Abrams’s (lens flare-free) StarTrek reboot. I realized that Conan and Kirk are essentially the same pure id character: wanderers through an endless series of fantastic lands, fighting, fixing, and fucking, able to Get Things Done because they Don’t Play By The Rules.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
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