San Francisco Giants Complete Organizational Chart - MLB Daily Dish
Pretty handy bookmark from the folks at MLB Daily Dish with contracts, coaches, and minor-league depth charts. Spoiler: I think the offense is looking pretty thin, to be honest.
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I can’t look.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 7, 2012 10:00 PM PST reply actions
Nope
And I’ve never heard of him
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 7, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Holy shit
That was crazy
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 7, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
is monta actually good or what
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
he can be
if he was taller he would one of the best players in the league
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 7, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
I just still don't see how Steph and Monta can play together
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I think they’d be able to if they had a big center & power forward combo that could run the floor with them and help out on defense. They tried to overpay DeAndre Jordan, but I think he could have meshed well. Tyson Chandler would fit in well, also. Offensively, they create a lot of mismatches and can push the tempo, but I’d like to see them work better without the ball when the other one has it.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
Bochy's on a free agent year?
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Warriors fans have to be the most loyal in the NBA. What other franchise would have 18,000+ per game when they had 13 of 15 shitty seasons.
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none... Warriors fans definitely are probably top 5 best in the NBA
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Smart fans as well
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Whenever I hear about how Philly fans are the best fans in the world I mention this and the fact that the Bay Area fully supports 5 teams.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 6:19 AM PST up reply actions
LOL A's.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
The Kings.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
Kevin Durant... jesus
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dude is good at basketball
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
14 seconds
games with clocks are nerve racking
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 7, 2012 10:04 PM PST reply actions
CMON MONTA, got to drive it
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I trust this link to score as many runs as the actual players.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
All in all, great game
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i mean ellis was open
but you got to drive that
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by operation carrot on Feb 7, 2012 10:08 PM PST reply actions
can get the foul, or you can find someone open because you drive the lane
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Why would you make that?
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Le sigh
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
top 7 pick
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Can't wait for the lottery to screw them again?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Or pick someone awful who doesn't pan out?
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Anthony Davis
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PLEASE!!!
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I would love that. They need an awesome big man so badly.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Best big man in... a longggggggggg time
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TNT: “Anthony Davis on the board. The Warriors are on the clock and they need a big man. Let’s go to the commissioner to see what the Warriors will take”.
Stern: “With the 3rd pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors select…..Brad Beal from the University of Florida” (6-4, 207 SG)
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
This is so true its horrifying.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
I was going to say Jeremy Lamb but he’s pretty damn good.
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UCONN guys are always overrated.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Like Ray Allen?
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Like Kemba Walker?
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I meant more like their bigs haha
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Like... that's just your opinion man!
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Harrison Barnes too... this draft is sooooo deep
but not so much in big guys
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one player to keep tabs on is James McAdoo
2013 draft
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Lol Warriors
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Only 2 months away until…LOL Giants
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AND!!! Only 3 months away until... LOL Sharks
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Cool story for my bros
I just turned on the TV and the first thing I saw was a dude I know. Apparently his parents were plaintiffs in the case today.
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People's Court?
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I really don't want to know how much those guys make
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Who's Barry Zito? And why is he stealing money
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They’re going to be spending $25+ MM next year on lefty relievers. Wheee!
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If they can get away with paying the relievers with $25+ of M&Ms I’m all for it.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Meh
Wilson 8.5 million, Lopez 4.5, Affeldt 5, Romo 1.575, Casilla 2.2…about 24 million in total, about 20% of the budget.
Not to much.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Doesn't really count
The big thing is that none of the bullpen arms have long term contracts.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
about 20% of the budget
Hmmm, what should it be? Let’s say the budget should go half to offense and defense. Relievers typically throw about a third of the innings pitched, so they should get 33% of the 50% allocated to defense, or 16.5%.
But! Roughly a third of “defense” is fielding rather than pitching. Subtract that third and you’re down to 11% for the bullpen. So it’s a pretty bad overpay.
Offense?
There’s an offense?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Seriously offensive.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Aw man, it’s been a while since I wasted a lengthy comment in a dead thread.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
REPOST
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Nah, the moment’s gone.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 7, 2012 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
BALL SO HARD
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Random stuff on my Facebook
Anybody can be on top if they take the elevator.
Um in Mission Impossible a guy was on TOP of the elevator and he got pretty fucked up. So I’m not saying you wanna be above that but you definitely can be. Maybe you should learn more about elevators before you comment on them.
I actually have a folder for this stuff.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 7, 2012 10:25 PM PST reply actions
Something about time of possession, which I assume the 49ers lost.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 7, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
HOLY CRAP
they’re talking about Pablo on Parenthood
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huh?
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there was this little discourse, and they were talking about Sandoval, Pablo Sandoval, aka Panda
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also, that the Giants are underrated this year, and so is Pablo
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Objectively false
The Giants aren’t underrated this year.
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For some reason auto-refresh isn’t working for me at all.
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I take it your car is getting pretty rank, then.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 7, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
Correct
Seems to be working now, though.
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Usually it only takes one refresh when it doesn’t work the first time; this time it took four.
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I used to use Opera all the time, but something about my settings wouldn’t work well with SBN. Pages wouldn’t auto-refresh. I tried reinstalling Opera, but that didn’t do anything.
How much do you hate us for forcing you to make new threads at 10:30 on a Tuesday during the offseason?
The first six innings are overrated.
OK, so, who's going to Pebble this weekend?
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You know what sucks?
Seinfeld
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 7, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
THANK YOU
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Seinfeld is sweet
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haters gonna hate
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The laugh track makes it hard to enjoy.
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They actually used a live audience
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seriously?
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does it matter?
What makes it hard to enjoy is being the worst television show in history.
that's just... your opinion man
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I would have gone with "only having one humorous episode"
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Which one?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 7, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t really like Seinfeld too much but I could find much worse shows including a couple that are favorites here.
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name some
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Parks and Rec is a big favorite here
I saw it and thought it was awful.
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and I gave it 3 chances recently
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
oh, you just pissed me off then
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I’m not the only one. I know Merope said she saw 15 minutes of one episode a couple weeks ago and had to change the channel.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
nah, it's all good
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Shows i like that people here most likely don't:
NCIS
CSI still
Person of Interest
Mentalist
Family Guy
Parks and Rec
Office
Community
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LOL, what is that
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haha! This is awesome
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ALIENZ!!
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and they shot the sun, WHAT THE HELL
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Enjoy eating fiber and watching The Mentalist!
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Seriously, though, we talk about Parks and Rec every Friday and much of the time besides.
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WHEN IS COMMUNITY BACK
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I want TBD! Is that new?
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If it's what I think, I had it for about a month in the '70s.
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Old Family Guy is good. Newer ones really suck.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
definitely this
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I had a similar experience and was met here with “you caught a not-so-good episode” and" you cant watch just one, you need to see the whole season…".
I’ll try again, but I think the grougthink missed this one.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
I just don’t have the time or inclination to watch EVERY show, nor do I really care. Maybe as you get older there are less characters or situations depicted on tv that you care about.. maybe I can get a federal grant to study this.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
i feel like you mention this at least once a week
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Last two weeks yes
Before that no, I ignore those discussions.
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I can’t think of any bad shows that are favorites here. I have no opinion about any of the cooking shows, but I can’t say whether they’re good or bad.
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everyone's got different preferences of comedy... so yea
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chopped is amazing
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Agreed
Iron Chef America can be hit or miss depending on the Iron Chef.
Next Iron Chef is pretty cool.
So alone...
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I’ve been watching more ICA since my boy won. I watched a Garces episode and it was dull as dishwater. But then I watched a Michael Symon episode and it was pretty cool.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
His second battle was pretty good too
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Batali… met that guy in person, such an ass hole
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Oh, his cooking is unreal
but when we met him in person at a hotel up in Seattle, he just was the biggest jerk to us
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With his orange shoes
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I love ICA, and I try to watch it every time it’s on. Flay is kind of a douchebag, but he’s fun to watch. Morimoto is bland as a person, but he’s an AMAZING chef. Garces and Fiorgio (or something like that) are pretty meh. Symon is awesome.
Batali is awesome too. It’s too bad he left the show.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 7, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Honestly, I think something gets lost in translation (UNPACK UNPACK UNPACK). I hate that they dub him over, even when he’s speaking English.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 7, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. I actually find it a bit insulting. It's actually quite easy to understand him.
I love his personality. He is always so excited to be in a kitchen.
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Rokusaburo Michiba >>>>>>> Masaharu Morimoto
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The sad part is
The Next Iron Chef he was on was really filled with terrible people. He was probably one of the best on there.
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It’s too bad someone from his season had to win, and only one person from the following season could win.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He’s the season between Garces and Zakarian, right?
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 7, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
Last season had like 5-6 people who would have made great Iron Chefs.
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Obviously i was pleased with the result
but any of Guarnaschelli, Burrell, Samuelsson, Falkner or Chiarello would have been a good add.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Initially I wasn’t that impressed with Chiarello, but by the 3rd or so episode he really turned it on. His restaurant is in Napa too, apparently.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 7, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
I've been there!
It’s very good. He also used to be at Tra Vigne, which is also very good.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Honestly, shit probably turned out pretty well for her as Zakarian’s sous chef instead. She still gets to be in Kitchen Stadium, but homegirl doesn’t have to have quite as much stress on a regular basis as she seemed to have on NIC.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
On the other hand, that’s why Burell would’ve done well, since she’s been a sous chef in Kitchen Stadium for a while. IMO at least.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 7, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
yeah i don't really like her personally
but she would have been a good Iron Chef, for sure.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Some good Jenny Finch content in that thread as well...
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
The worst sitcom on today would be one most here also don’t like: Big Bang Theory.
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The “winner” there is probably Two and a Half Men.
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I’ve seen a couple and it ain’t that bad. Terrible but not BBT bad.
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yea, i liked it when Sheen was in it, i'm not a big fan of it now
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Many say Whitney is pretty bad but I’ve never seen one second of that show.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yea, i can't comment on that show since i've never seen it
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I tried once and made it to the opening credits. I felt proud of myself.
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Some say that show would be canceled if she wasn’t married to someone important at NBC.
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Wasn’t that what was said about Chelsea Handler?
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you watch Chelsea Lately?
Only thing i watch on E! is The Soup
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Nah, I don't watch much on cable outside of The Daily Show
My dad watches The Soup sometimes, but I’ve never really liked it much.
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Isn’t there another show based on her?
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It airs right after.
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I guessing that’s shitty, too.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I haven’t heard good things about it.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
After Lately?
Nah, it’s pretty all right, actually. Kinda got a 30 Rock or Office vibe, crossed with the comedy of discomfort of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 7, 2012 11:34 PM PST up reply actions
Her sitcom on NBC?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
No, that's Are You There Chelsea?
Named after her autobiography, Are You There, Vodka, It’s Me Chelsea.
This is on E!, and is a fictionalized look at her writing staff. So, think 30 Rock but focussed on Frank and Twofer and the rest.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 7, 2012 11:43 PM PST up reply actions
ah, right
I was referring to the NBC show; not sure which one SFGuy meant.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
What is your worse?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Both are terrible but IMO, BBT is worse.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
ESPN isn't too great either
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Yankees lose 2 in a row
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE YANKEES? A 15 minute analysis on BBT!!!!!
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Jeremy Lin does well for 2 games, HES THE SAVIOR!!!
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that show sucks, but two and a half men is worse
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Two Broke Girls has to be in the running
If only for its blatantly racist jokes. Unpacking aside, the last episode featured the gem, “How can you be so good at Spanish, yet so bad at cleaning?”
Bugs me, because that show has potential, and I like Kat Dennings a lot. But shit like that makes it hard to watch. Not to mention the awful Asian stereotype boss (who I went to high school with, and like a lot as well).
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
How is the boss an awful stereotype of Asians? Don’t they mostly just make fun of him for being super short and dressing like a little boy? I guess Asians aren’t known for being tall, but that doesn’t really seem like a racist thing to make fun of his height.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 8, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions
Well, he’s supposedly Korean, but they make Chinese, Japanese, etc… jokes. Plus the broken pidgin English is awful (the actor speaks perfect American English) and hasn’t been funny in decades, to boot.
Tim Goodman (who is awesome, BTW), among others, points it out regularly.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Considering that a lot of Asian stereotypes
revolve around the men being small/weak/inferior/effeminate, I’d say there’s some unpacking to be done.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
When I was really young and would watch cheers at the start they would say “Cheers is filmed before a live audience”, and I always thought “why don’t they wait for the audience? Why would they start filming before they get there?”
The first six innings are overrated.
At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi
At last we will have revenge.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 7, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
why does everyone on twitter hate Darren Rovell?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
didn't he say something about the Playboy playmates? or something?
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Because he's kind of an asshole.
And I guess he went to a party at the Playboy mansion and took to twitter badmouthing it, like it was wasn’t worth the money he paid to be there and the playmates weren’t hot enough or something.
So alone...
Twitter
Kind of?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
yup, that's it! They weren't hot enough, and weren't up to the talent level it was like 30 years ago or something
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DUDE HOW COME NOBODY TOLD ME YOONA WAS IN SAN FRANCISCO
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
WE NEED BETTER NETWORKING
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
And i just got my girl this for her birthday/valentines...
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i'm worried about that, hopefully it fits
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Imagining this made me lol
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I’m imaging pika cutting this out with scissors
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Safety scissors, because she has to handle little kids.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
she might faint
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
HAHA, "here you go baby, this took me so long"
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Irish, is she?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
yup!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Good work.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
haha! Thank you good sir. irish is good?
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Good if you're buying her a claddagh.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
she sent me a text saying that's what she wanted to buy herself for her birthday
she didn’t want to spend the money on it, so i secretly bought it for her. Don’t know much about birth stones
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February birthday?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
ha, just this last Friday, yea
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Well, if that’s cut amethyst, then bullseye dude.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Thanks man! ha, i think it is... she'll get it in about a week or two
it’s being shipped to her… this long distance thing, man…
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yup
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Better make sure she’s wearing it right.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I would question the authenticity of the materials at that price.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
She sent me the link to it, saying she wanted that exact ring. She doesn’t care about the price, luckily, so i said to myself “25 bucks for a gift, why not?” We usually don’t spend a ton of money on eachother
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I guess she sometimes wears it on her ring finger because other guys are after her or something
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That plus if the heart is facing out she’s available. In and she’s taken. My wife has one too and I give her shit sometimes by checking to make sure the heart is facing the right way.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Oh so THATS what it is, i remember her saying she wanted something like that because of it. haha, i’ll definitely reminder when she gets it. And do that weekly. haha, thanks
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Yeah, based on which direction it is facing and which hand it is worn on, it is a signifier for her status: single, in a relationship, engaged, married.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
i’m wondering how many people would notice this walking around school… or when drunk
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Not many but that’s kind of what is cool about it.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Yea, i mean, i didn't even know about it until she told me about it
gahhhhh can’t wait to see her, been 2 months since i’ve seen her
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All you need is Skype and some lotion.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I read that as: All you need is Skyrim and some lotion.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
haha! that is just wrong
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It's going to take me a while to get used to the M instead of the Bulldog.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
had to, just for a while. Fresno State's pissing me off
plus my bulldog is being a jerk
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
You have so many college loyalties.
Off the top of my head, I can recall you strongly boosting Miami (OH), Fresno State, St. Mary’s, and… is it Michigan? Michigan State? Midwestern schools in general?
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
SMC-Grew up right next to the school, attended basketball games all the time
Miami-Went to school there
Fresno-Mom was a graduate, friends with Tark/Pat Hill
Michigan-been a fan since i was 7 thanks to family out there
WVU-my best friend from college really got me into WVU because of going to games
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Metal Guys cleaning.
I bow out once they start the Dream Theater. Even I can’t handle it. But what do I know? I just put painful sounds in people’s ears.
lololol Dream Theater
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
They're two guitarists and a drummer
They’ve no chance anyway.
But yeah, I love prog, and even I can’t really get into that stuff.
Even if Uncle Derek was in the band for a little bit.
there was a dark time in my life when DT was my favorite band.
it was a very dark time.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
even then, i didn't like Rush
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Totally redeemed yourself.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
ESPN is showing “highlights” of the NY Giants parade. Man, the players are obnoxious. “WE GOT A RING! WE GOT A RING!”
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It was followed by Rachel Nichols saying “There are parades and there are Super Bowl parades” (or something like that) as if the NY Giants parade was bigger than any other team.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I mean… she’d probably say the same damn thing if the Patriots won
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I don’t remember this kind of coverage for Green Bay last year.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Anyone remember ESPN caring about the SF Giants parade?
and good point on Green Bay’s parade, almost nonexistent on ESPN
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If you wanted coverage outside the Bay Area, you had to tune into MLB Network.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
thank God for DirecTV
MLB Network, NFL Network…. CSN Bay Area, if it wasn’t for any of these networks, i’d be pissed
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Not to mention the parade held AFTER WWII ENDED went the same route.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 7, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
Well yeah.
That’s where parades go in NYC.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
Canyon of Heroes!
/NYC furiously masturbates to own image in mirror
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
You should hear people in Philly talk about the WS parade. ’’2, no, 3 MILLION POEPLE SHOWED UP!"
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 6:27 AM PST up reply actions
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OURS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Justin Tuck was pretty funny speaking at the new Meadowlands stadium:
The last time we did this, it was in Giants Stadium," Tuck told a crowd of approximately 40-to-45,000 fans at the team’s Super Bowl XLVI championship rally at its home stadium. "And I am sure you know where I am going to go with this. Now we are in MetLife Stadium. It’s MetLife Stadium.
But for one thing you can be sure of — of whose house it is.
It would really be a crime if the Niners share the new stadium w/ the Raiders.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Weird.
The Yankees won in their first year in a new house, too. Sucks for you, Mess and Jets!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 7, 2012 11:37 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/02/07/congressman-duped-by-onion-story/
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by SFGuy on Feb 7, 2012 11:28 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
HAHA, ONIONIZED!
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LOL WARRIORS
unstoppablebaby Golden State of Mind
Golden State Warrior Andris Biedrins 14 minutes, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 blocks, 0 assists, 5 fouls for $136,363.64 sbn.to/yNTppU
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Some have said if the Warriors had gotten rid of Biedrins, the Warriors could have no center. They don’t have a center now.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
who was the last center they had? Foyle/Dampier?
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Wilt?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
lol, that's so sad
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Sometimes I get him confused with Adonal Foyle. Then I realize it doesn’t matter even a little bit.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
One game specifically, Foyle vs. Amare, that was such a fun game to watch
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here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUY_TSpCkXk
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Haha, Biedrins' career in a nutshell
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That was right after Baron’s dunk over Kirilenko in the playoffs.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 8, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Good thing they used their amnesty card on Charlie Bell.
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Feb 8, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
Shift+A
Man, I am so sad I missed out on the “Bruce Bochy is the best manager in baseball” mini-freakout.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
According to the “Shredder” on MLB Network.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Not currently
But commonly.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 12:50 AM PST up reply actions
What the hell are they talking about
RickyOropesa Ricky Oropesa
Wooooooop!!!! #RickRossVoice
@MFjones20 Charles Jones
@RickyOropesa Booooiiiii #bigseanvoice
RickyOropesa Ricky Oropesa
@
@MFjones20 haha ayyy! we’ll be hearing more of that soon! Boiii… getting swole big chuck ? #iDoIt
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
Unrelated
I just watched a Danish punk tribute to Newcastle United
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qcWBUe7oylY
Bizarre
Sundrendy!
WTF I can only think of like one Danish dude who played for Newcastle, Kristensen or something. Crazy Danes.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Peter Lovenkrands is a current Danish NUFC player, not very good though.
Jon Dahl Tomasson is another, who was good at every other club apart from Newcastle.
Sundrendy!
Why the heck don’t I remember them playing for the Newcastle
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
What the hell
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
wow
Fans of the New York Yankees may soon have to pay as much as $55 to park at Yankee Stadium
I hope the subway or something goes close to the stadium.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yeah, I read somewhere that the lots that will start charging that much are only at 33% capacity.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 6:32 AM PST up reply actions
And going to a Yankee game actually sucks. I went to one a couple of years ago when the New Stadium opened. I took a bus from Philly so I brought my backpack with me so I could store my raincoat umbrella and some water.
Well I guess you can’t bring backpacks into the stadium, so I had to check my bag at some creepy ass bowling ally and stuff everything of value into my wifes duffle bag sized purse, which is perfectly ok to bring with you. Also I was terrified of going to the restroom during the 7th inning stretch.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 6:35 AM PST up reply actions
you can’t bring backpacks into the stadium
Yeah. THAT is bullshit. And was true at old Yankee Stadium, too. Thing is, if you go to a ballgame in April in NYC, it’s gonna be 65° during batting practice and 49° in the ninth. HOPE YOU LIKE CARRYING SHIT.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
My roommate almost threw down with Stadium security guards on my behalf
when they wouldn’t let me in with a small shoulder bag but were waving in women with Oldsmobile-sized purses.
The lesson here, as always:
Fuck the Yankees.
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
ELITISTS!
Sorry, champagne room.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Feb 8, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
If you're driving to a Yankees game
You’re doing it wrong
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
This is a good thing.
With BART, Caltrain, and a slew of Muni lines, I think AT&T parking should be super-expensive, too.
And yes, both Yankee Stadium & Citi Field have subway stops within a few hundred feet.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
For a good time, get off at the Yankee Stadium station and then walk in the opposite direction from the park.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Not everyone going to Giants games is from San Francisco, or from an area that has Caltrain access.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
But everyone can get to a Caltrain/BART/Muni/AC Transit line.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
I used to take the bus and/or the ferry to games all the time when I was in college in San Rafael. The bus can be an adventure, especially after extra inning games, but it’s far more affordable than the ferry.
Is it February 19 yet?
Plus, the ferry can barely handle the demand as it is. They don’t even use the original ferry because it’s too small, they use one of the old, slow, full-size ones. It’s extremely crowded, not everybody gets a seat, you often barely get there before first pitch, and are definitely never there in time for promotions. If you want to get there on your own time, you have to take a different ferry to the main terminal, take your MUNI transfer, then get to the embarcadero line to get down to Third Street or walk.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Ah American public transport. Bad and expensive compared to other parts of the world.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
The last time I took the ferry was in 2008, so the crowds were reasonable. I’m sure they have gotten far worse though.
Is it February 19 yet?
I used to just park in a garage downtown and walk.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
We park under the freeway on Second Street these days. It’s a fenced lot, and it’s still half as expensive as parking in Lot A.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think on 2nd Street, the meter stops at 6pm. If you get there right at 6 before all the spaces are filled, you can get free street parking.
You drive to the ferry in Green Brae, park and pay 17 dollars for a round trip ticket.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
See above.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
See below.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
See in between!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
LOOKIT ME!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
And some people have to drive a decently long way even to get to that. People come in from Sacramento and the Central Valley, over and above the people coming from Marin and Petaluma.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
People come in from Sacramento and the Central Valley, over and above the people coming from Marin and Petaluma.
Yeah, and a guy in my Twitter feed flies up from Long Beach every month.
You can’t expect the middle of a major city to be convenient if you choose to live three counties away, and you know that going in.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
I’m just saying, making parking prohibitively expensive for a large portion of your fanbase is cutting off your nose to spite your face.
I live one county away, and my cheapest option to get to the game is paying $20 to get sprawled on by drunken teenager for forty five minutes, with a chance to arrive in the middle of the first inning.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’m just saying, making parking prohibitively expensive for a large portion of your fanbase is cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Well sell-out almost every game. Even if you adjust for “sell-out” sell-outs.
my cheapest option to get to the game is paying $20 to get sprawled on by drunken teenager for forty five minutes
Yeah. Cheaper options are crappier (and clog our streets less). More expensive options are better (and clog our streets more). It’s not the Giants’ fault that Marin refused to join BART.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
The cheaper options aren’t really all that cheap. As I said, for the same price as the ferry I can drive, get there in half the time, and get there when I want.
The pricing of the system is all out of whack, starting with Lot A and going down the line.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Again, if you live in a transit-unfriendly place, you can’t expect good transit. I mean, I don’t really know what else to say. Everyone has to pay a premium for access to culture and entertainment. You have to pay out the ass to get to the ballpark, I pay to pay out the ass to live walking distance away from it. Sure, it’d be nice if we could all be whisked away to wherever we’d like to go, but everything has to go somewhere.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t have to expect good transit, but I don’t think I’m being unreasonable to be charged rates meant to be discouraging to the people who actually have alternatives for getting to the park. And if my sole alternative is overpriced as well, then the system should be better adapted to meet demand if it’s not going to provide meaningful savings and is intended to be a realistic alternative to driving.
A European model for an American transportation grid doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. The parking is more than expensive enough as it is.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
the system should be better adapted to meet demand
I agree, but Marin opted out of that system. And it’s not the Giants’ nor the City’s responsibility to get you here if you (obviously not YOU personally) won’t (literally) meet us halfway. There’s only so much we can do (and, I suspect, only so much we’re willing to do) for what is by FAR the most sparsely-populated part of the Bay Area.
That said, I’d love an easy way to get to, say, Santa Rosa, and so I’m really looking forward to SMART, which should solve a lot of North Bay-SF commuting problems.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
A second, early ferry would go a long way. The original Giants Ferry would do juuuuuust fine, since it’s probably just collecting rust somewhere.
Get me to the ballpark an hour before first pitch, so I have some flexibility. That I would be more than happy to pay $17 for.
Or at least shave the cost of the big ferry by a dollar each way. Last Giants game I went to, my ticket was cheaper than the ferry one way.
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Tell them!
I’m not being glib here; bitching to the agency is the only way anything’ll ever change.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know anything about the specifics of SF ballpark parking, but in general, parking in U.S. cities is crazy stupid cheap by any economic measure.
Seriously.
Considering how much gas and roads are subsidized for drivers and how badly roads are fucked up for anyone else who wants to use them; it’s hard to claim that driving & parking is “expensive” anywhere in America. When you pay $35 to park at a ballpark, that’s not expensive, that’s just market rate for real estate in a city.
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
I came from Cotati, parking at the ferry in Green Brae was easily the best and fast way to and from the park. Also you can’t leave early..
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by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Shit, you can’t leave on-time. Ferry doesn’t really start loading until 30 minutes after last pitch, then the 45-minute ferry ride, then the drive home. Yaaaaaaay.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Better than driving through SF IMO
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by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
My dad lives out in the valley and, when he comes up for games, he drives to Dublin BART and takes the train. It’s far easier than driving all the way to the stadium.
Is it February 19 yet?
and cheaper
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bad part about Aptos, is that it's expensive to get to any game
warriors/sharks/Giants…
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They are getting ready to install meters in Mission Bay South of the Ball Park. It is about to get a lot more expensive to park around here….
New PECOTA projections
Beware, here be dragons:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/index.php?tm=sfn
The Good:
Panda: .301/.348/.484
Posey: .282/.350/.439
Belt: .255/.349/.429
The Bad:
Melky: .264/.312/.372
Crawford: .228/.286/.329
Pagan: .266/.317/.387
Sanchez: .269/.305/..362
The Pill:
Pill: .253/.285/.394
Gonna be a long year, folks.
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PECOTA kind of sucks, though, doesn’t it?
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they just overhauled it, didn't they?
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does belt really count as "the good" if he's only going to get like 300 AB
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Also, does he really count as “the good” when his OPS projects to be .778 from first base when Pagan projects to have a .704 OPS from CF and is considered “the bad”?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 8, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
The "Good" isn't all that, well,
good…
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by D4P on Feb 8, 2012 7:05 AM PST up reply actions
Ugh
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 7:20 AM PST up reply actions
I don't get the Pagan projection
He has a career line .279/.331/.418
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 8:54 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ditto
As to Mole and Crawford
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 8:56 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
That’s basically Crawford’s line in the majors, right? And Sanchez’s line makes sense to me if one accounts for aging + the injury.
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Pagan's line makes sense
That’s slightly worse than he was last year, and given that he’s 31 years old, you’d expect slight regression year-to-year.
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Pagan will be 30 on opening day. He is not a power Guy and was injured last year.
Also, that would mean that Reyes and Beltran will be not good. Torres would be atrocious
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 9:31 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
…You can’t actually be serious, right? Those guys are starting from much higher performance levels than Pagan; I’d actually bet just about everything I own that PECOTA forecasts drops in their batting lines compared to last year, too.
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Yeah, I’m sure he’s completely serious, but I’m compelled to check.
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I demand you prove your claim empirically.
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I’ll tweet you my proof.
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I await the tweet and expect the reasoning to follow the Baconian Method.
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Please. Of course it’ll follow the Bacon method. Bacon is always the best method.
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Sometimes the Pancetta Variant is preferred.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t that a John Grisham novel?
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Pagan played with a fractured rib last year. Evidently, PECOTA thinks his peak was 20% better than the rest of his career, and wasn’t impacted by injury, and is well into his decline at age 30.
I don’t blame him for being skeptical.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
In that particular reply, I was getting on him (TWSS) about this bit:
Also, that would mean that Reyes and Beltran will be not good.
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lol lowry
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Fair; I was mostly responding to “starting from a much higher performance level than Pagan.” Obviously he is not nearly in the same category as those guys, and it kind of sinks his point, so I thought I’d just offer a reminder that Pagan’s peak was something like an OPS+ 110 from CF with plus defense. The projection seems weirdly bearish to me.
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Pagan will be 30 on opening day. He is not a power Guy and was injured last year.
Also, that would mean that Reyes and Beltran will be not good. Torres would be atrocious
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 9:31 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Pagan will be 30 on opening day. He is not a power Guy and was injured last year.
Also, that would mean that Reyes and Beltran will be not good. Torres would be atrocious
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 9:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Pagan will be 91 on closing day. He is not a pancake man and was covered in lutefisk last year.
Also, that would mean that Tito Puente will not be spicy. Joe Torre would be delicious.
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But it does not account for Crawford’s low BABIP
I can see those lines as possibilities but as the mid point projection?
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 9:27 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
You actually don’t know that, unless they gave his strikeout rate too. It could be that they see an uptick in his strikeout rate offsetting an increase in his BABIP.
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Yeah, best as I can tell, they're projecting a ton more strikeouts
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/card/card.php?id=CRAWFORD19870121A (go to the PECOTA only tab)
115 K’s over the course of a full season.
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Given his K tendencies in the minors, I’d be really shocked if he managed to keep such a far below average K rate in the majors (14% last year, I think 18% is league average).
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That and the fact that bad hitters don’t generally post high BABIP. It is projecting his average to be about 20 points higher than it was last year.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 8, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
SHIFT-A
Who broke teh chronicles? I’ve been trying to get here for like an hour.
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Bochy being voted the best manager in baseball broke the blog.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
What is this?
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It's true!
MLB Network says so.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
I missed this—where did it happen (the vote that is—I know where the blog-breaking freakout was)?
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
MLB Network had a top 10 managers or something
I wasn’t watching it. I just followed along as other McCoven were outraged.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
there’s a twitter account that will let you know whensbn goes belly up
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Blergh new twitter format is annoying.
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LOL GRANT'S BUSTED UP BLOG
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:03 AM PST reply actions
GOES WITH HIS BUSTED SHTICK!
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I've heard that about him
Poor Mrs. Grant. =(
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Mrs. Frisbee and the Bat of Slim!
11 01 10
Veni Vidi Vixi
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Dave Flemming said Matt Cain looks to be in The Shape of His Life!
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
But not the BEST shape of his life?
MATT CAIN’S BEING APPEARS TO HAVE BOUNDARIES!!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
Technically I was correct. Dave was using his eyes to judge the physical condition of Cain.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
Matt Cain powers: ACTIVATE!
Shape of: MATT CAIN’S LIFE!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
video Andrew Baggarly's debut on CSN Bay Area
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/video?PID=D5zGyJVGJkGAF3KJIuS3uZ4Pn1xx8qv6
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
Yes
But apparently he’ll be doing the same thing he was doing before.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
I totally noticed that
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry. I just thought it was funny.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
[…] FOR HIM AND HER
Those would look funny on “him.” (No offense if youre into that kinda thing.)
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
ENHANCE
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Since all the athletes are doing it, I thought I would post a pic of my junk
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:17 AM PST reply actions
Your junk appears to have some seamen on it...
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
by D4P on Feb 8, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
rec'd
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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So fanposts are gone at the moment?
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Rec'd? (meta)
I notice that the actions link (where you rec or flag posts) says Star Grey Rec in some instances. Anyone else seeing this? What is it?
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
by bgunn on Feb 8, 2012 9:20 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
^
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
by bgunn on Feb 8, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
For when Star Burns gets old?
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by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
A grey star usually shows up to it, your browser probably isn’t letting it show for some reason. Adblock?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
hankschulman Henry Schulman
No. Even if Gs made offer, he wouldn’t pitch this far from home. RT @topchef58: @hankschulman any chance the Giants make Oswalt an offer?
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
The RDF asks that everyone cease and desist with all free-agent rumors and speculation involving the Giants this off-season
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
SURPRISE BITCHES
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This is closer to the actual reason
That and the fact that they do not want a pitcher on the roster that will force them to make a decision on Zito.
Hell or high water, the Giants will have Zito in the rotation, dammit! Now shutup and enjoy the games!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
That and the fact that they do not want a pitcher on the roster that will force them to make a decision on Zito.
They are doing their damnedest though to pretend he’s not on the team.
Person at fanfest: “Where’s Barry Zito?”
Sabean: “Who?”
Person: “You’re 5th starter?”
Sabean: “Oh that guy who gets paid a lot of money to be shitty that I can’t get rid of because we have to save money for the rainy day fund?”
Person: ‘Yeah that’s him."
Sabean: “We’re only going to pretend he exists once out of 5 days.”
“He’s in the dugout preparing the after Fan Fest snacks for the team”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Orange slices, Kudos, and Capri Suns?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, b/c the flight between SF and Arkansas is SOOO much longer than the flight between SF and Arkansas.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
I believe by definition it is the same amount of time.
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LOL! As if anywhere in the lower 48 is far away by plane.
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Miami to Seattle is probably a 7 h flight. Still relatively close.
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I’m getting them.
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
What is a fan post?
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A place where I try to con rubes into playing fantasy baseball for money with me
Little do they know I can draft 9 Jose Reyeses.
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Something they apparently need more of at The Ballpark at Arlington.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
Keith Law's Prospect Org rankings are out
Padres are #1
Giants are.. UGH.. #26
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TBF, the giants did graduate a lot of there good talent quickly. Like in a matter of 3 years.
They just haven’t been able to replenish it very well.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
26. San Francisco Giants
The Giants don’t go much over MLB’s recommended draft bonuses, never seem to acquire any prospects in trades and haven’t had success on the international front yet. Their amateur staff has done a great job finding value in later rounds without going over budget, including Brandon Belt and Heath Hembree.
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In all honesty, I have all the faith in the world in Giants FO in regards to talent evaluation.
Bumgarner
Cain
Tim
Pablo
Belt
Posey
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
You can add Romo and Wilson to that list
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Feb 8, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
I think Pablo should count as success on the international front.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
And they do go over slot for players they like (Posey)
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by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
And they’re not trading for prospects because they’re trying to win now while all their current talent is young and inexpensive.
The first six innings are overrated.
Even when they sucked, they weren’t trading for prospects.
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Yeah
When was the last time the Giants traded someone for real prospects? Not, like, Durham for Ford.
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No.
He played in over 100 games every year from 1992 to 1996 before the Giants got him.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
And of course I mean no to your first question and yes to the second.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 8, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Chasm?
He was 29 and had been in MLB for 5 years at that point.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 8, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
TBF, that is about the right age for the Giants to consider someone a prospect.
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Feb 8, 2012 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
I think the thing about trading for prospects is you do that if you’ve gone in rebuilding mode and the Giants refuse to admit that they’re in rebuilding mode. Even when the team sucks. It’s always “Win Now!” with them
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
And when they were in rebuilding mode, they didn’t have anybody worth trading for prospects.
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Randy Winn in 2007 and 2008 would have been a decent chip.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 8, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
In all seriousness, Merkin Valdez is the most recent.
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by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Or Kelvin Picardo.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Michael Main?
lol Bengie
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Hilarious name. I can’t decide if he is a pubic hair piece or an oil spill.
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It’s the hair piece you use to cover your oil spill.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Feb 8, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
He is Snatchwig
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
They’ve never had a history of trading for prospects, but the win now mode has resulted them in trading some of their top prospects. Add Wheeler back into the mix and I’m sure they shoot up a few spots.
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Feb 8, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
Oops, looks like there was a case of premature posting on my part
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
I also wonder if the lack of developing players on the international front— which I agree seems non-existant— is a cost saving move. It’s expensive to put together the scouting and building the academies. It’s kind of like how they threw draft picks away in the 00’s because they wanted to save money to build a team around Bonds. Also, as always, RDF
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
/throws an obscene amount of money at Rafael Rodriguez
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Wasn’t Villalona seen as a big deal because it was the first time the Giants ventured out and signed somebody internationally? And I still don’t really hear stories about lots of scouting in the DR or elsewhere and all those shiny, new baseball academies all the fancy teams run but I might be wrong
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
I actually like their seemingly new strategy of signing more lower level IFA rather than throwing millions at the big names.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 8, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
They're 26th because there isn't as much good talent in our minor leagues as there is in roughly 25 other teams'.
Or maybe Keith Law is biased against the way the Giants develop talent! That’s the more fun explanation.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don't disagree with the ranking
I think the blurb underneath it is pretty weak though.
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
Agreed. As of now the Giants system is pretty weak. I’m actually mildly surprised they are even 26th.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
The White Sox might have the worst system of pretty much all time.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates would like to disagree with you
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Their system this year? Or from earlier? I’m going to assume the latter, since they at least have Gerrit Cole.
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Everything from the moment Bonds left to the moment they drafted McCutcheon
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Before they traded Santos for Molina, they had 1 B+ prospect. Their next highest prospect was a C+. That is unbelievably wretched.
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They have 3, maybe 4 players that would give Brown a run for the top spot on the Giant’s list.
Cole
Taillon
Bell
Marte
Okay, probably not Marte.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 8, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
RAJ is trying for that distinction.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
the Brewers say hi
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 10:14 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
If you are going to empty out the farm system (trading, graduating..etc)
Winning a world series is a very legitimate excuse to do so.
Let’s see how the ranking is 3 years from now (5 yrs removed from WS win)
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
But those prospects weren’t supposed to be that good. The Giants have a pretty good ability to get rid of negligible prospects with only a few turning into anything (and gulp…Wheeler)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
It’s Magic Inside
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
TWHS
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
Golden Gate Beer Bars | Tweetybox
by troymccluresf on Feb 8, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
Silly Keith Law, you can’t build a farm system and win at the major league level at the same time!
Ask me about my blog.
It amazing what the Phillies where able to do in 2008. They had an amazing farm system and the best home grown players in the majors.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
The problem with going away for a bit and not being able to read McC is that.....
I’m really afraid that somewhere I missed was a lot of great threads as well as maybe, possibly, THE GREATEST McC THREAD OF ALL TIME
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 9:58 AM PST reply actions
Today's Weather
A couple of lows over the central and southern Appalachians bring some nasty winter weather to parts of the Mid-Atlantic. Snow is forecast from Pennsylvania and Ohio to West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area. Winter weather advisories have been posted for the panhandle of West Virginia, western Maryland, northern Virginia and south-central Pennsylvania.
Further south, the second low will bring clouds and light showers to Tennessee, north Georgia and the Carolinas. Ahead of the cold front, mild temperatures; behind it, seasonal temps.
Overcast today across much of the Midwest, but not much in the way of precip is expected. Sunny along the northern tier, from Montana to Michigan. Partly to mostly cloudy skies will dominate the weather picture in the southern Plains and Texas, but things should stay dry.
Light snow is expected in the heart of the Rockies. Not much accumulation is forecast.
Along the Pacific Northwest coast, rain showers. Inland, gray skies. To the south, California and Nevada are expecting a pretty nice day, with clear skies and highs at or slightly above seasonal averages.
Our pick city today is Dallas, Texas, Clayton Kershaw’s hometown. Partly sunny with a high of 50.
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by TheLetter2 on Feb 8, 2012 10:02 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
CLAYTON KERSHAW!?!??!?!??!!?!??!!?!??
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
JT :(. I was unable to decide on a globe to buy yet. So many choices / eras.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
31?! WTF is this shit?!
/blames you
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WAYYYYYYYYY TO PICK DODGER PLAYERS
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It wasn’t my fault! I was in a hurry to select a pick city and didn’t want to leaf through all 30 major league rosters to find today’s player.
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Haha, it’s cool, i think everytime you do a spotlight on a player i always check out where he’s from on wiki, and the bio… but yea, Kershaw… least hated dodger to be honest
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DODGER LOVER!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
I should care?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
you like Billingsley? haha
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
From… i believe the Dayton area? or what
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
In between Fort Wayne and Toledo!!!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
haha
Aubrey Huff though, from Marion, OH
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 feel like I am being baited here.
"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'm just throwing out Dodger/Giants from Ohio
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I was thinking about Matt Lauer being from Ohio
he just went to Ohio University
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Ahhh… the green is soothing.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
UPS has a super-hub in Louisville, so I just hope you have enjoyed throwing a bunch of Kentuckians out of work.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
You are a cruel and callous man.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
They made their bed when they decided not to secede. Don’t think we forgot about it.
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I did not know that. Weird.
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You didn’t know that they didn’t secede? That was the whole point of the Emancipation Proclamation’s exemption for the border states—-to keep them in the union despite their slavery.
"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 knew about West Virginia splitting from Virginia and that Maryland was coerced into staying (yay martial law), but nope, never knew that Kentucky stuck around.
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I only know that
because the jerk commander in Glory was from Kentucky.
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Don’t forget to hit your cutoff man. In this case that is me.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
/overthrows you because i am aaron rowand
by non sequitur on Feb 8, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Supposed to be 70 here, like, everyday.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
San Luis Obispo
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Huh
I don’t think anyone here cares about Chico at all. We’re more competitive with UCSB and Davis.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
What’s she studying?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t think I know anyone here in that major.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Chico State Ag grads don’t like Cal Poly Ag grads around here because the Chico grads feel like the Cal Poly grads think they are better than them.
The schools are like 8 hours apart.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Yes but the Agriculture grads from both schools work in this area. There’s competition between them from an Agriculture standpoint.
Fair enough.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
That’s b/c they are.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, but...
Why Berkman?
I DON’T GET IT
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Lulz
Henry Schulman @hankschulman
Giants add Theriot and Mota to 40-man. Justin Christian DFA’d.
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RIP MOTORIN
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
It must really suck when the day comes when you’re no longer a ball player (not saying that
this is it for Christian).
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Of course you’re speaking of Aubrey Huff.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Because Gregor Blanco will be taking his spot in the organization?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
JUST A GUY
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
Justin Christian was at Fan Fest.
I’m assuming he’ll sign a minor league contract with the Giants.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
If he ever plays OF at the same time as Angel Pagan, that will be so much awesomeness.
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poor guy
there he was hanging out with people at fanfest, signing autographs, being a big shot.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I wonder how soon the FO knew they were going to cut him. It’d be a cruel thing to let him go to fanfest with the intent to DFA him.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Is that necessarily cruel? Maybe they wanted to give him a chance at the experience. He probably haven’t had many chances at something like that.
If cespeudes signs with the marlins...
What do you think it’ll take to get Stanton or LoMo?
When I played I was a triple threat.... Stumble.... Fumble.....Grumble....
by scespy12 on Feb 8, 2012 10:13 AM PST via mobile reply actions
They won’t be available.
"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 would think one of them would be, considering Cespudes is probably a RF
I was wondering if anyone would be open to trading one of our pitchers.
When I played I was a triple threat.... Stumble.... Fumble.....Grumble....
by scespy12 on Feb 8, 2012 10:16 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
He's going to be a CF at least at first
And if he had to move to corner theyd trade Gaby Sanchez
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trading one of our pitchers.
Like who?
The Giants really aren’t that deep from a pitching standpoint.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
Surkamp for Stanton!
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I don’t know, there’s this guy with great double A numbers who’s going to be an ace. Or really bad, one of the two.
Bumgarner, Timmy
With a side of Adrianza, or Chuckie Jones maybe even one of the Trio of C we have
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by scespy12 on Feb 8, 2012 10:28 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don't know, he's got a high upside I could see him a a final throw in to sweeten a deal.
When I played I was a triple threat.... Stumble.... Fumble.....Grumble....
by scespy12 on Feb 8, 2012 10:31 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
There is a world of value difference between Bumgarner and Lincecum
I assume (hope!) you didn’t mean dealing them both.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
No no no I didn't
I was more or less saying those are the guys I would be open to trading.
When I played I was a triple threat.... Stumble.... Fumble.....Grumble....
by scespy12 on Feb 8, 2012 10:45 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I would think one of them would be, considering Cespudes is probably a RF
I was wondering if anyone would be open to trading one of our pitchers.
When I played I was a triple threat.... Stumble.... Fumble.....Grumble....
by scespy12 on Feb 8, 2012 10:16 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Morrison might.
No way would Stanton be available.
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Bumgarner, Belt, and Brown
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He is already 26.
"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.
while you type this, he is now 28
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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
Bumgarner.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
You'd get over it.
Stanton’ll hit 40 HR next year.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Stanton
Wait I would take him.
LoMo I am not sold on.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Feb 8, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Si Cespuedes
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Grant loves Baseball Nation more than us
I remember when he used to do Giants PECOTA comps this time of year. Now look. Funny comps for everybody!
Seriously, though. It’s hilarious.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
OT - Galllo del Cielo (the song)
Just came on www.kfjc.org
He headed for el Sueco, stole a rooster named Gallo Del Cielo
Then he crossed the Rio Grande with that roosted nestled deep within his arm
Gallo del Cielo was a warrior born in heaven so the legends say…
Hope the McCoven equivalent is doing well.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
we actually talked about this song in my chicano literature class
it was a running song or something
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
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by operation carrot on Feb 8, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
We'll have to hope that he has
/puts on sunglasses
Trump bid.
YEAAAAAAH
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I can see it now….“The Los Angeles Trumps, playing at Trump Stadium at Chavez Trump.”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Feb 8, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Yay!
Just got approved to go to an iOS developer conference in Chicago next month. Imma do iPad appz!
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
NICE! Congrats!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The action is at Taipei's Video Game Conference
OOOHHH BABY
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
better do some packing so you can unpack there
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Thanks everyone.
I’m not even an Apple fan but I have to learn to develop in iOS because they want to switch to iPads. I’m sure it’ll be a hassle to support both Windows and Apple during the transition but this will certainly be fun to learn!
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I'm gonna remember this for next time
A female orgasm is a powerful painkiller, it releases endorphins. Headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex.
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
ostensibly,
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
/takes notes
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Cars should be illegal!!
People should have to propel themselves to the baseball games using nothing but their tongues.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 11:00 AM PST reply actions
tongues? really?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
JUST LIKE MORTGAGES
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
CORRECT!
People should have to pay their mortgages with their tongues.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Can I use my finger at the same time? It’s faster that way.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Haha
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Probably breaking!
KLAW has posted his rankings of farm systems from 1-30 for insiders. Padres #1. Giants #26.
link…
What happened to everyone saying the Royals had, like, the best farm system of All-Time? Like 2 months ago?
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 8, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
HYOTON, IMMA LET YOU FINISH
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
This is the only excerpt I am posting...
Kansas City Royals
Despite some major losses via promotion (Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Danny Duffy) and injury (John Lamb), the system remains extremely deep and still has two high-ceiling prospects at the top, Bubba Starling and Wil Myers.
Wow, on KNBR, Rusty Simmons said when he asked Jerry West about the lottery pick
he said, absolutely, we need that pick, and would be OK with losing
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
i can't believe someone has sanity in the warriors' organization
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 sad thing is, I bet he will get flak for his honesty
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 8, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
OMG HOW CAN YOUNG 20 SOMETHING YEAROLDS PARTY AFTER LOSING SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Scientists have made promising advances in celebration technology that will allow one to celebrate without looking like a complete douchebag.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
They took away all of their Affliction t-shirts?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 8, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I bet the sponsors don’t appreciate it.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Feb 8, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
i can't believe there was an offer for Rondo for Curry
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
/trades paul gasol to the lakers
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
/joins lakers
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Old Discussion: Girl with a Dragon Tattoo Movie
Much better than Swedish version and almost mirrors the books.
US version was much edgier, better pacing, and better storytelling. It was also better with the details.
Rooney Mara is excellent as Elisabeth and definitely went all out for the role.
Daniel Craig was also very good.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I liked both of the movies, but my girlfriend, who read the books, also preferred the US 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.
The second American movie would almost definitely be better than the Swedish version, which decided to make up its own story halfway through the movie.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
I’m refusing to see the remake. The swedish films are amazing and didn’t need remaking.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
Then you are totally missing out
The US version is significantly better, especially if you read the book.
The second and third Swedish films were awful.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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The second film was so rushed and failed to follow the storyline of the book.
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I will say that
Failing to follow the storyline of the book does not automatically make a movie bad
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but again
that was just one issue with film.
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The second film was not a complete film, true. But as a middle part of a three part series, it bridges the gap really god damn good.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I actually think the movies are better than the books. The translation to english was just weird in some parts of the book.
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by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Much better than Swedish version
I liked the English version, and haven’t seen the Swedish version, but I can tell you from the outset that you’re probably going to be in the minority on this count.
I also think they sacrificed a lot of the most important part of the book – Blomkvist’s whole motivation – for the sake of pacing.
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I think it lacked the necessary ‘oomph’ to be plausible. The director caught so caught up in the ‘sexiness’ of an in media res intro that he glossed over the details. I’d rather be shown why it’s important than told why it’s important.
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How was it different in the Swedish version?
I though they dealt with the issue even less.
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liked the English version, and haven’t seen the Swedish version
I couldn’t tell you that. But regardless of how it was handled in the Swedish version, I’d still like something more compelling. I think they spent a whole lot more time on Salander’s motivations and psyche, which don’t really get drawn out until the second book anyway. It came at the expense of Blomkvist being more than two-dimensional.
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I think the "show don't tell" critique has turned into an obvious crutch.
How do you show that he’s been convicted of libel without saying that?
And, visually,
He’s alone when we first see him. The way people physically react to his presence tells us he’s sort of an outcast.
By giving us some background on the amount of work that went into the Wennerstrom exposé, the betrayal, all that.
“Convicted of libel” is about the bare bones background you can provide, and I don’t think the movie went much further than that. It doesn’t build up Wennerstrom as an important enough prize to justify him giving up his life for a year.
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I’m not sure the sequence of event took a year.
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The contract is for 12 months, I believe. The sequence of events on Hedeby is somewhat less than that.
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but I don’t think in the movie it was stated how long he would be working on it.
The motivation buildup in the movie was less than in the book but I think sufficient. Books are much better at showing motivation anyways.
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Yeah
for a short while. That probably could have been in the movie.
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It was enough that Lisbeth — the titular character — said “He is who he presents himself to be” and hints that he was setup.
This guy did something good and he got screwed for it. Perhaps they didn’t build up Wennerstrom enough as a violent threat (his mob ties), but that wasn’t really the focus of this particular story (though, I assume Lisbeth’s machinations will now involve the Russian mob in the sequels).
See, this is where we disagree. Hinting that he was set-up isn’t really enough for me. It was a conscious gloss by the directors, and it left me cold with regards to him going to Hedeby, agreeing to the project, and getting the investigation underway.
I don’t think the movie was made with people who had read the book in mind. Not to say that it should be, but the only way I can really justify not spending more time on the background with Wennerstrom is if you want to fling the audience into the mystery as soon as possible and not get them distracted with this other story.
Since they felt it necessary to put the cathartic Wennestrom takedown at the end, though, I don’t really get that choice. It felt really tacked on. It’s just there to set up Salander’s newfound wealth in the subsequent movies. I don’t think the director/screenwriter cared much about Wennerstrom at all.
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Another view is that the cathartic take down only happened because of Lisbeth’s interest in/attraction to/friendship with Blomquist, so, structurally, it could have only happened at the end. She redeems him because he — in some way — redeems her. Now, I don’t really care for plot point of them sleeping together. Not that I think rape victims become asexual prudes or anything, it just didn’t quite feel right and I was actually pretty happy with the friendship that was developing between them.
You’re spot on about not wanting to distract the audience from the main storyline and that’s why the Wennestrom stuff became background noise, pulled into the fore at the end to comment on the relationship between our two leads. In that sense, the story is very much about Lisbeth: she has a friend.
This
also it shows the difference between the two. Lisabeth is looking for a companionship, Bloomkvist is looking for a warm body in his bed.
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I think we agree on that much, but my personal opinion is that their treatment of Wennerstrom left both Wennerstrom and Blomkvist feeling a bit like cardboard in the movie.
I think Lisbeth is the move compelling character in either case, but it felt weirdly lopsided to me at the beginning and end.
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I wish they could have made Bloomkvist’s situation more dire in the beginning. He had to pay a fine. The movie could have mentioned he would be giving up his life’s savings/his flat etc.
It did
I can’t remember the exact sequence but in the movie Bloomkvist said that the last time he did something with solid basis, he lost his life savings.
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It was a scene with the Steven Berkoff lawyer character, if I recall correctly. … Forgot exactly what it was about, though.
by non sequitur on Feb 8, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
TBF
the Wennerstrom was not that big of a deal in the book IMO. Yes there was more discussion as to the background but it was basically a setup for the story and a way for Salander to be rich by book 2.
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Really?
It was a little rushed but it does talk about his desire to escape Stockholm, the money offered, and the potential dirt on the guy who screwed him.
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Right, but it’s only token acknowledgment of the details. He goes along with it way too easily for a pretty shitty job offer.
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Other than the location
it’s a pretty nice offer.
Even in the book it was dealt with in 2 pages.
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It really wasn't.
Blomkvist keeps trying to leave.
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Oh I see what you mean
but I think both the film and the book showed that the motivating factor was the offer of dirt on the guy who sued Bloomkvist for libel.
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Right, the motivating factor is the dirt on Wennerstrom. But in the book, the motivation for revenge is much stronger, more clearly illustrated, and better emphasized.
In the movie, I felt they portrayed Blomkvist with a sort of “oh, bother” attitude about the whole libel thing. If they had spent 10 more minutes on background with Wennerstrom, I think it would have given more drive and plausibility. But I guess I’m in a minority in thinking that.
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The whole sequence with the Mara Salander donning a wig and jettisoning all of Wennerstrom’s money was weird. I don’t think the Rapace Salander did that.
by non sequitur on Feb 8, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
It was part of the second book (prologue) and she’s didn’t jettison it. She kept it.
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Yes
and the Swedish version completely ignored that part of the book (an important one) as to the development of Salander.
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WUT! The Swedish version does not ignore that part of the books at all!
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by say hey nation on Feb 8, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure it happens in the end of the first book.
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You're right
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Like I said, it’s supposed to be this big cathartic thing. Wennerstrom wriggles away, and Salander, in her emotional attachment to Blomkvist, is like “aw, heeeeeeell naw,” and then does her thing. Which in turn highlights that attachment that pushes her further away when she breaks all contact with him at the end of the first book/movie.
The whole sequence felt really tacked on in the movie to me, which made the scene at the end with the leather jacket also feel a little stale. Just my opinion.
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by non sequitur on Feb 8, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
but that is totally in line with Lisabeth as a character
She doesn’t let anyone in because she is afraid of being hurt. She feel in love with Bloomkvist only for it not to be mutual. She then does what she always does, goes back into her shell.
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The motivation for Salander to go after Wennerstrom did seem kind of sudden, now that I think about it. There was only that slightly amusing scene where she asks the Blomkvist for 50,000 bucks-or-whatever-the-currency-is.
by non sequitur on Feb 8, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
She did it because she was curious about Wennerstrom after research Bloomkvist.
She has a strong sense of right v. wrong (aside from the hacking thing).
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The investigation of Wennerstrom in her spare time is out of curiosity. The lengths to which she goes to take him down goes beyond “curiosity.”
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but that is who she is. She found certain things fascinating and dwells on them. It’s what makes her a good hacker.
There is some talk that she is autistic/rainman-ish.
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She is portrayed as having Asberger’s. I know people with the disorder, and while it does have some impacts on social cues and building relationships, it doesn’t make them take down mafia crime lords.
It answers the hacking and fixation questions well, but the Wennerstrom takedown goes well beyond the realm of fixation.
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I get that
again, after reading the book the motivation was already in my brain. I am not sure what a person who have not read the book would think.
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the movie was already pretty darn long.
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Have only seen the US version. Personally, I liked it a lot. But i also felt like the last 30 minutes was rushed and unformed…
Because the first thirty minutes was also rushed and unformed.
It’s like [Lord of the Rings Spoiler Alert] if the LotR movies included the Scouring of the Shire, but cut out the parts of the movie with “Sharky” before that point.
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That's more on the book
the first three or four chapters are confusing.
It was also harder to get the names and relationship of the various character on film than it was in the book.
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They aren’t confusing, they’re just slow.
They’re also incredibly important, because otherwise, you have what happened in the movie.
“Stay in the frozen wasteland for 12 months, away from your hot girlfriend, while you solve this impenetrable, dead-end mystery.”
“Oh, okay.”
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Maybe
it’s hard for me to see that prospective since I already read the book and know about his motivations.
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The book was a little rushed at the end as well (spoiler)
the ending was slightly different in the movie in that the “girl” was in Australia not England.
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I thought the pacing of the end of the first book was fine. If any ending was rushed, it’s the end of the second book.
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Well…the ending of the second book is not really an ending…
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I liked both versions, but saw the swedish version a while ago. I liked all the actors in the US version and thought they did an excellent job. I didn’t care for ending of the US version as it didn’t explain the storyline very well, and it differed from the book.
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WAT
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Is the implication that we’re not supposed to notice when we get a new TV?
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