Baseball Prospectus | Reintroducing PECOTA: The Weighting is the Hardest Part
The new PECOTAs are in! This is always a cool day, but it turns out the Giants can't hit. But if you look at the comparables like I spent my morning doing, you might notice some good things. Such as Brandon Crawford's comparable players including former Giant Ivan DeJesus (I'll take it), Serra grad Jim Fregosi (six-time All-Star), and Derek Jeter (Crawford's platoon-mate in 2016). Everything's going to be alright, folks.
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No politics, fuckos.
I was lax with the last thread, but now I’m a start warning, deleting, and everything else.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 8, 2012 8:23 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
POLITICS!!!!!!!
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Angry Grant is angry
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
not politics
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.
whats that dood in the yellow shirt doing?
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 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
that shit looks six sizes too large
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.
SHIRT
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.
Shameless propaganda.
Biden has been very inconsistent with his stance of frozen yogurt.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
stupid election year
isn’t that every year anymore?
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
THREE STRIKES
I DEMAND DEMOCRACY
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we have to meet in person before issuing any warnings
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.
IMPEACH CHURCHILL!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 8, 2012 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
Another attempt by Grant to give some meaning or excitement to the site
during the off-off season. Face it he’s got nothin’ today. So he’s doing the great white father schtick.
So he’s gonna rail about “no politics” and disguise it as anti-politics and the purity of the site. Actually he’s jealous of the attention politics has in the “real” world right now since it has marginally more content.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
Yet you are here.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 8, 2012 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
i can't tell if this is tongue in cheek or you're serious
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.
If someone did this below, then you know
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
You know what?
Screw you. I don’t need to answer to you. In fact, you’re the worst poster here. You add nothing. I’ll do what I want, and you can go fuck yourself. It’s the little pukes like you who make me sick of this site. Go away, and don’t come back.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Feb 8, 2012 9:41 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Though to be fair, someone should’ve done this to reply to Grant’s first comment.
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If he did that, then we would know if was serious or not.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Don't deal well with ambiguity?
Why do you follow baseball?
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
Lars' Junk in 2012!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 8:05 AM PST up reply actions
HE CERTAINLY IS!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:09 AM PST up reply actions
My motto:
“Why should this year be any different?!”
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 8:10 AM PST up reply actions
Propellers for everyone!
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He promised that last time!
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Propellers you can believe in!
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
Can we flail our junk?
YES WE CAN!
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I hate election years
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 8:26 PM PST reply actions
LOL, SHARKS
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that tie didnt last long
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Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
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by operation carrot on Feb 8, 2012 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
So out of incredible boredom, I've been doing napkin-math with baseball stats at work
Just playing with stat lines to see how much of an effect a thing like “two more home runs” or “ten less strikeouts” has on a hypothetical stat line.
I think if I end up doing CS when I go back to school, I’m gonna try and make a program for that.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 8:27 PM PST reply actions
That's actually cool info
Let us know!
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don't start school until April and I have no idea what in the fuck I'm doing
Actually, were you a poli sci major? I might want to pick your brain at some point if that’s cool.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
There's not much there left to pick. But any time.
And I just meant that if your napkin math reveals anything interesting, let us know!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
oh, so far mostly that:
-Dingers are good
-Cutting down your strikeouts is more useful than I thought
-You need a super high BABIP to reliably “hit 300”
-My boss doesn’t appreciate my constantly having my phone out
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Cutting down your strikeouts is more useful than I thought
There are probably a whole lot of caveats to this.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Well if you put the ball into play ten times where you would have struck out otherwise, you’re going to get three more hits (to drastically simplify the argument) It’s also up to 10 more chances to GIDP, though.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
(to drastically simplify the argument)
That would be where the whole lot of caveats come in. If you’re putting into play 10 balls that were on the edge of the strike zone, chances are pretty bad that you’re going to make great contact with them. Especially 3-2. In a 3-2 count, ceteris paribus, you’re better off taking a borderline pitch than swinging.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
It depends on how much you credit pitchers with controlling quality of contact. (How topical!). But you could probably do an analysis of percentage of strikeouts looking vs. swinging, batted ball type, and so on to give you a clearer picture.
My hunch is that in the abstract, fewer strikeouts has a positive correlation with results.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
In retrospect, I guess that’s kind of a ‘no-duh’ proposition. What I mean to say is that strikeouts correlate with good contact. My thinking is that someone who can at least get the bat on the ball has better bat control than someone who would whiff entirely.
There’s also the matter of fouling off pitches.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
What I mean to say is that strikeouts correlate with good contact.
Perhaps—though there are a fair number of players like Manny Burriss and Keppinger who don’t strike out a lot but don’t make “good contact” in my mind. I’m sure that someone’s looked at correlations between BABIP and K% (probably in xBABIP articles)—I’ll see if I can find anything.
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A quick list of K% leaders from 2009-2011 doesn't bear up any correlation
Juan Pierre, Jeff Keppinger, Placido Polanco, David Eckstein, and wRC+ leader Albert Callaspo, with 99!
BB/K is a different story, of course. Fucking Pujols.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
BABIP is average to below-average, too.
So much for that.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah, there's no correlation between BB/K and BABIP either
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
Btw, Lies, you may have been scooped.
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that's cool
I wasn’t planning to distribute it or anything. I just want something simple to program that interests me.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
This really doesn’t surprise me.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
In retrospect.
I guess if the Eckstein-y types had above average BABIPs, they’d be way better hitters.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Here we go
Moneyshot from the article I was looking for:
As mentioned above, all of our key independent variables are statistically significant at the 1 percent level. That is to say, there is virtually no chance that the effects reflected in this model are the product of random chance. Our regression results show positive effects for hitter’s eye, line drive percentage, speed score and pitches per plate appearance, all of which conform to common sense. On the other hand, we find negative coefficients on pitches per extra-base hit, fly ball/ground ball ratio, spray and contact rate.
One might expect a higher contact rate to lead to a higher BABIP, but the opposite actually seems to be the case. This is likely caused by the correlation between strikeouts and power, since players who swing hard tend to either miss entirely or crush the ball for hits
So almost certainly, ceteris paribus, lower strikeouts = higher BABIP. But it’s not ceteris paribus, and because of the confounding factor, it’s actually anticorrelated.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Actually, ceteris paribus, wouldn’t lower strikeouts = the same BABIP? If you have a BABIP of .300, you strike out 10 less times, 3 balls are put in play, so your new BABIP is……….. .300
Actually, if one of those hits is a home run, you then add 2/9 into your current BABIP which would lower your BABIP.
Am I thinking about this incorrectly?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
sorry, meant to say
you strike out 10 less times, 10 more balls are put in play, 3 falling for hits
instead of
you strike out 10 less times, 3 balls are put in play
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
I think the general idea that we were discussing was that it’s possible that striking out is correlated with not making good contact, and therefore that striking out less might equate to making good contact more often, and therefore a higher BABIP.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
yeah
There was a great article linked on the BN front page recently about Colby Rasmus’s struggles and why his low BABIP isn’t just “bad luck,” that throws into high relief just how abstract beginner SABR can be.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
Oh sure, this is entirely abstract
I just always underrated it by a little. You get a decent chunk of OBP by keeping a guy’s BABIP and BB% the same but dropping his Ks by a reasonable amount.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
which is really obvious, of course
This is more just to get used to manipulating the numbers and seeing what happens.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
So what's for lunch?
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tomorrow I will be feasting on meat
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by operation carrot on Feb 8, 2012 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
LOL MELKY CABRERA
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Drugs are bad!
/Dare Program’d
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all the PECOTA comps seem kind of fucked
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.
Gertrude Stein
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Thank God for baycityball for summing it up for me
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But what if I came here for political news?!
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And i can't view the PECOTA spreadsheet
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Directory access is FORBIIIIIIIDDEEEEEEEN!
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FORBID THIS!!!!!!
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i hate it when celebrities go on a RT-spree
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
i also don't understand the appeal of getting a RT of a tweet that just says
“oMG CELEBRITY RT THIS PLEASE!!!”
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.
Me either.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
yeah
I was pretty chuffed when Brandon McCarthy RTd me, but that’s because I thought I said something funny and I was glad a baseball guy agreed.
Which is probably not much less sad TBH.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
RTs of a comment someone famous found funny/interesting = 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.
I mean, a RT because you said something funny or insightful is nice. It’s approbation. But a RT of a “RT THIS PLEASE” serves no purpose other than to have that person acknowledge your existence. I would hope that we can aspire for a wee bit more than that.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
vernon davis, specifically
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.
haven't been on twitter in over a day, haha, feel like i've got so much more time now
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I stopped following somebody the other day cuz my whole time line was him retweeting stuff from his followers “It’s my birthday” “Retweet this for good luck” “I have a hang nail” blah blah blah
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
"i'm your biggest 49er fan, RT this please! Look at my jerzey!!!"
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One of twitter's more useful features is the ability to turn off seeing retweets from people
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
yeah, just did that
but the initial onslaught came so quickly.
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.
Happens to the best of us
And also me
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yesterday, I congratulated Ray Ratto for his nuptials to bacon
He didn’t respond. =(
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 7:46 AM PST up reply actions
Man, I am bummed out that I am going to miss Wilco when they come to town.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Upcoming concerts thread?
I’ve got of Montreal, Jeff Mangum and Radiohead.
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 concert I saw was Of Montreal, and it will probably be the last concert splurge until maybe High Sierra in July.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
how was it?
i’m pretty excited, i’ve heard their shows are insane.
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.
this is always the first thing that comes to mind whenever someone mentions of montreal live
The first six innings are overrated.
what in the fuck
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enjoy!
http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/2008/10/13/of-montreal-roseland-ballroom-101008/
The first six innings are overrated.
i feel like i'm tripping just browsing the pictures
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
i wish i'd gone to see them during the skeletal lamping tour
though the problem is that i didn’t like that album at all back then. now i love it.
i love paralytic stalks too, but i feel like the show for it might be a bit less……. hilariously campy.
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.
Of Montreal?
My brain is not working right. Last Concert was the Mother Hips, which was in September and has nothing to do with Of Montreal.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
oh :(
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.
Professional Dreamcrusher.
I’ve actually never seen Of Montreal. They are among a really large set of great artists that played at my college that I did not go see for whatever reason.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
they are near the top of my list of
bands i really really want to see live.
along with Radiohead, actually!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I have low aspirations for concerts, as I go to very few of them. I would love to see Jamie Cullum live again, though.
I also thought about Trombone Shorty on New Year’s Eve, but wound up balking. :(
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I chose Radiohead over Mangum ...
… and then forgot to hop online for the Radiohead tickets when they went on sale. Now I have nothing. NOTHING.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 8, 2012 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
/awaits Neyer piece
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 8, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
AND HIPSTERS WHO CAN AFFORD NEITHER BECAUSE THEY SPENT IT ALL ON FAIR TRADE CIVET SHIT COFFEE?!
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The funny thing about this is that right now Rob Neyer is seeing WIlco “again,” “because he can.”
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Rob Neyer only drinks water from Enceladus’ geysers. #NeyerFacts
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Some bosses ask their minions to wash their cars. Grant has to wash Neyer’s llamas. #NeyerFacts
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Did you ever give that chick the Tebow jersey?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Hahaha, yeah. She was pretty unhappy, but was a decent sport about it and wore it the whole night. Those pictures are definitely making an appearance at a post-defense roast. I think we’re going to have to insist on her wearing it on Sundays next year.
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I don’t think the Mangum shows are sold out yet, though GA probably is.
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.
Really?
I would have thought that would be a five-minute thing.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 8, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
there are two shows and the Fox is pretty big.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
it looks like it's seated only but that's still something!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
LOL TICKETMASTER!!!!!
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.
Back rows
Not sure if $100 is worth it. You said the place is big? Never been. Became a relevant venue after my time.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 8, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
it’s nice. i’ve seen three shows there now (Tegan and Sara, The National, Okkervil River). G.A. for the latter two, but up top for Tegan and Sara and it was great.
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.
Plants and Animals at Bottom of the Hill in May!
$12. Now we’re talking.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 8, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
That was kinda my feeling on Wilco. Sold out at the Fillmore, and $85 on StubHub last I checked.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I like the Fox
It’s a pretty large place. Think more like filmore or warfield than than slims or gamh.
The first six innings are overrated.
even the floor itself is way larger than the fillmore
then you have the balcony
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.
Is it? I think it’s been too long since I’ve been to the fillmore for anything. And a lot of my love of the fox comes from not having to cross the bay and it being only about 2 miles from my friend’s place.
The first six innings are overrated.
i feel like the fillmore is narrower… and the fox has, like, three tiers of floor.
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.
BUT WHERE ARE THE APPLES
The first six innings are overrated.
Coupla Noise Pop shows… Jolie Holland and the dude from The Mumlers, and Vanderslice is playing with Garrett Pierce.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 8, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
Wha?
@DanielKimW: Baltimore Orioles’ scouts are now banned from all baseball stadiums in Korea.
So alone...
Twitter
i heard
they signed a young Korean player and the Korean Baseball League thinks they did it illegally
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
How would they know they’re an Orioles scout?
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ha
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 8:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
oh you can tell
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.
or a giant Orioles mascot head
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 9:19 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
The Orioles didn't contact the KBL before hand.
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette told The [Baltimore] Sun last week that he didn’t "understand the issue."
How do they know if it’s an Oriole scout?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 8:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Hide them? I mean, how do they know it’s not just a non-Korean dude?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
or a Korean guy being paid by the Orioles
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 8, 2012 9:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Sharks game is probably gonna get switched off in favor of Criminal Minds at 9
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hmmm
2013 Winter Classic
It’s the Leafs and Wings at the University of Michigan’s Big House.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Thinking about going to that
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Wouldn’t you need to stop by …I dunno… Palomar first and pick up a telescope?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
they have the TV there, but yea, i might have to buy a cheap one since i'll end up losing mine
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I heard about this about a month and half ago.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
they officially approved it today
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OT
There is nothing more disappointing than when Dick Vitale is happy. His team beat UNC.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Duke… Austin Rivers… BEAST
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OHHHH OHHHHH OHHHHHHHHH UNBELIEVABLE!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!
notice he had to be somewhat quiet while at UNC
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Fortunately, the Bay Area had two choices. The Duke TV Network or ACC Network on KICU (36).
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
BUT WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO MISS VITALE!!!
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
good for Rivers though, the shot of the family was awesome
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Steph Curry’s brother plays for Duke
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
yea, seth
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Austin Rivers could be better than Steph?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
WTF COMCAST
Just change the damn channel on me… there are TWO tuners. If I’m watching something on one use the OTHER one to dvr shit.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I need to make a call, my DVR has started setting it's own recordings.
It’s been kinda creepy.
So alone...
Twitter
comcast is horrible. we didn’t have this problem with direct tv.
so apparently the tuner I was watching the hockey game on was not the tuner the thing was recording the hockey game on, so when something else wanted to record at 9 the dvr just changed the channels on me.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’m guessing the first thing you do when you move is to call Directv.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
yeah, I think the Mr. wants his whatchacallit back. um sunday ticket
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I really have not had any problems with comcast
And I am not paying for HD and still have it. SHHHHHHH
This has just been pretty weird.
Usually when the recording is going to knock you off you get a warning 5 minutes before, then you can decide if you want it to keep recording or cancel it.
So alone...
Twitter
Sharks
look a tad flat tonight
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GOALLLLLLL
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
shortest powerplay ever
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
go over there
do a twirl, and come back.
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SHARKS SUCK
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GO REDHAWKS
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I was in Oxford when the name was changed. We were hoping for the Marketeers. But they may have been the first to use the red hawks so that’s something.
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
Redskins were so much better, they still sell shirts and stuff for it
that’s definitely interesting if that’s true
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Did (do) they still call the student union the res (for reservation)? PC all the way.
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Nope. Don’t think so, we usually call it Shriver. They’re building a new one.
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Yes it called Shriver when I was there too. A few let “the res” slip.
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ha, we never heard it called that when we were there. Spent all my time right across the street for school
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Geography is right there, isn’t it. My time was spent between Upham and Pearson. At Miami, my speciality smelt of mothballs. I was there when the rink was next to Pearson.
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yup... Pearson and Upham, right next to the Miami Inn
They just built the new engineering building next door, that psych building is pretty awesome
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
also
upham, you knew about that saying about kissing under the lamp there, right?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Back in my day, no engineering! And the lamp and don’t step on the seal. And actually Hall Auditorium is one of the best looking buildings I have ever seen. Bishop Circle is still there because any building put there would be full of water in the basement.
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
WOW, and this is one of the better engineering schools. Well, you’ve seen The Ides of March? They filmed a bit of it there at Hall, and yea, i saw one of the Kennedy’s speak there, and Drew Rosenhaus.
Woa wait, what about Bishop Circle?
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Supposedly the reason there are woods in Bishop Circle is that it drains the surrounding portions of campus and it would be rather difficult to build a building there which didn’t leak. Other films shot at MU were Little Man Tate (Upham) and Rain Man (the Oxford area). No engineering but bit and pieces like Paper Science. The needs of Proctor and Gamble can not be overestimated.
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
Huh, very cool, didn’t know that at all, yet i cut through there all the time on my way to class
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RAIN MAN WAS!?!? must look it up again
and yea, Proctor and Gamble… huge at Miami
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
wow, that's like, almost 30 years ago
One thing i’m beginning to realize is how much history Miami really has… and not just in sports
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
rarely listened to the local radio, mostly just Cincinnati stations. But by the way… Green Beer Day?
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
"Don't step in the vomit walking to school day"
as called by older grad students. Hey it’s only a couple of weeks away!
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E. M. Forster
Ha, i think that might have been the best day of school. But yes, that’s exactly right, since that is almost the norm on that day
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Unofficial amuses me, but only because I don’t have to TA. If I had to TA that day, I would show no mercy.
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haha, show up drunk?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I would flay every undergraduate who showed up drunk to my section. I would totally schedule a popquiz where your score was 100 – 1000 * BAC. Show up with a 0.08, you get a 20.
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LOL, oh my. I would walk away in shame after obviously failing that
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You mean drunkenly stagger away in shame.
by non sequitur on Feb 8, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
maybe run into the wall in the process
since i’ll be crying
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I would never show up drunk. I would have shown up with “flu like symptoms” and sunglasses
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Flu-like symptoms
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I knew instructors who planned exams that day, year after year, also the friday before spring break. Did you notice the undergrad women, regardless of the weather would show off their tans the on Monday after spring break.
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WHYYYYY
and i think the dean encouraged scheduling tests for that day or Friday to keep students there, especially during Thanksgiving break, the Monday or Tuesday that week, which sucked because it forced me to spend less time with family
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
and all the time, yes
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 funniest was
Ohio University students rioted (actually rioted) on daylight saving day because it removed an hour of drinking in bars.
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sure that’s as bad as us rioting when the Miami’s President scheduled classes after we all had no power for 3 days, no lights/internet/nothing.
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
pretty much,
we’re spoiled brats… that’s miami ohio in a nutshell… for the most part
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Rioted because you lose an hour of drinking is pathetic.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
wasn't there for that
1998… but the one for losing power, i was pissed because i had no way of getting internet, and no idea what was due, plus they gave the notice later that day that school was a go, so people were pissed
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There were a bunch of legends about Miami & Oxford, probably carried over from all over. The mental institution which was near Marcum, Alba Craft, the cryptic nuclear refining plant at Ross(?), various headlight ghost stories. Interesting, but probably average for a place settled by Europeans since the 1820’s.
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yea
lots of legends and ghost stories, and can’t say i wanted to find out if there were any ghosts out there, i know Ogden is probably haunted for sure
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Did you find Jungle Jim’s as important as me and most of my grad student friends did?
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yes yes yes yes yes yes
whenever we drove out of town, we always stopped there for beer/food/samples/cigars/anything, that place is just so much WIN
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
What!
no salted licorice?!?
All that, & wine and the only always good produce in Ohio.
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I'll make a note of that for next time out there
salted licorice, damn! Yea, seriously, that was the only place to get anything fresh, good produce. Aside from a farmers market
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Salted licorice is horrid and I like licorice! Licorice covered with ammonia salts is only something a very stuffed-up Dane could possibly stomach. And yet there it was at Jungle Jims.
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
what can i say
i seem to help people score.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
the best
I’m a regular Pat Burrell without all the crabs
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No Cheating. First 4.
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
talented, dramatic, stubborn, compassionate
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
i am not nuftex
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
shut up, nuftex.
The first six innings are overrated.
No way josé
sweet, lovely, peaceful and patient.
Me?
Patient?
HA!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I am not Peaceful, talented, Dramatic and Charismatic.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
LOL
Elegant, dramatic, insecure, impatient.
That smiley face does not paint a very complimentary picture of me. The only positive one, “elegant,” is by far the least true.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
Too bad I didn’t find impatient. I am when it comes to Barry Zito’s pitching.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I was so impatient that all I saw was patient.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
You want baseball season to start now.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Sweet, Polite, Helpful, Eccentric
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
honest, naive, passionate, sweet
Yeah, that’s like 0.5 for 4.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
yeah
you are honest half the time really.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved solar powered broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
But was I lying about seeing honest?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
if it's in that half you sure were
also I really look forward to watching Zito pitch
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Genuine
Elegant
Reserved
Dependent
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 8, 2012 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
Be honest, you saw "served" first.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
DAMN YOU
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 8, 2012 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
I must have been tired, because I can't find "uul" again
so here’s my redo:
FAP
TOE
MOP
ME
It would be tough to argue with “me.”
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
Reminds me of this.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
by Solidarity on Feb 8, 2012 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Should Zito be on the playoff roster?
F
U
C
K
N
O
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Lazy, Happy, Patient, Genuine
Not very happy today :(
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Alex are you keeping Dan Runzler?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Oh hells yes
Why? Did he get cut or something and I didn’t notice?
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
no, no, the 1st draft thread is up – not that you can actually find fanposts right now- and there’ve been some good people released so I just want to make sure.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/2/5/2774550/2012-adoption-draft-its-that-time-of-year
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It started off sounding like you a combination of the 7 dwarves.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Lazy, happy, patient, loyal
Nope.
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 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
Lazy, happy, eccentric, outspoken
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 8, 2012 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
3 out of 4 maybe… I don’t think I would count as outspoken unless the subject matter involved Giants baseball, copyright law, or GOT.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 8, 2012 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
Happy, Compassionate, Eloquent, and RAGE!!!!!
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 9, 2012 1:15 AM PST up reply actions
Insecure Thoughtful
Elegant peaceful. Two of the four are correct.
by mrs. owlcroft on Feb 9, 2012 1:35 AM PST up reply actions
Eloquent, Peaceful, Thoughtful, Understanding
Guess “smartass” wasn’t on there…
NorCal passion trapped in SoCal pain...
I wanna rage.
Happy
Patient
Prey
Peaceful
Being the third one sort of undercuts the first one for me.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
by tobias on Feb 9, 2012 3:51 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Rest, thoughtful, sentimental, peaceful.
Is this some sort of psychological thing?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Definitely UUL
MOPBCL too.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Lazy, happy, patient, genuine
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
by kdl on Feb 9, 2012 6:22 AM PST up reply actions
Exactly the same as Alex_Lewis. Hm.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
by kdl on Feb 9, 2012 6:25 AM PST up reply actions
witty, peaceful, kind, going
I don’t buy it, but I really enjoy that I saw “going” before I realized it was “outgoing.”
Unfortunately I still have several hours before I get to leave work, so this isn’t accurate.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
You’ve never struck me as the naive type.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Lazy, Sweet, Patient compassionate
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
down again?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That was the worst turnover ever
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
Sharks Hockey : WTF
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
Brian Sabean is saying “Who in the hell is Pecota?”
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Sign him?
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Bill Pecota is 51.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Get that man a bat
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He can play 1B
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
His final season in 1994
.214/.310/.313 in 64 games
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That's not terrible
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Compared that to Crawford
.204/.288/.296
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
so Brandon Crawford's comparison is PECOTA?
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Pecota’s best season, 1994: .286/.356/.399
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
With Crawford’s D, that would easily be a 4 or 5 win season.
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Stephen Drew in 2010: .278/.352/.458 in 633 PA, UZR 8.7, 5.1 fWAR.
4 wins sounds about right.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Unf
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God damn it Stephen Drew.
God damn it Diamondbacks.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Stephen Drew>Giants
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Not out of the question Crawford hits that
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Uhhhhhh.
How are we defining the question?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
DONT MESS WITH ME BRO
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Only if she's 5'3".
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
icwudt
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
and muscled as hell
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
LOL, oh man
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I don't really see it
While I think he has upside, more slugging, less AVG & OBP. He’s got doubles pop but contact is his problem, and once that becomes evident, the walk rate will also drop.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
Well, let’s hope he worked hard in the offseason and winter ball
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Hoping like hell!
I see his upside, at least for the time being, as something like a 250/330/400.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
I would be over the moon if he hit that. And not because Lars kicked me.
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I am in this camp. I could maybe, maybe see the AVG and OBP, but wouldn’t count on a SLG more than, like, .350 or perhaps .375. And that’s if he can prove he can hit.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
His minor league career is so sketchy it's kinda hard to predict
A .110-.120 ISO is most likely, .150 is optimistic but not crazy. Basically, if Brandon Crawford can hit a fastball he has all the tools to be a pretty fucking good major league shortstop. If he can’t, well, Ryan Theriot!
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
if Brandon Crawford can hit a fastball
Of course, that’s a huge if.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
BUT IS HE BETTER THAN THERIOT
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
If not,
I’d hazard a guess and say we’re pretty fucked.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yea, i'd be a little worried
God i hope he hits at least .240
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it's kinda hilarious how binary it is
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
UGH that is a stupid sentence
HOW BINARY IS IT
well it’s pretty binary
IS IT BINARY OR NOT
…
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
On a scale from 1 to binary...
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
if that happens, WOW
i’d take that. With his defense as well?
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What did I miss in the Sharks game?
I saw that lame turnover and score just now. sigh
2012 is going to be awesome!
hm
- witty
- charming
- charismatic
- AIDS
just kidding.
- lovely.
That makes me sound like I would take me out for a more than moderately priced dinner.
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stupid reply
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gonna lose tomorrow?
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THERE IS NO LOSING IN THIS DOJO
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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 8, 2012 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
LOL!!! CANT FUCKING WAIT, i got my SMC POWERPLANT SHIRT OUT
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whoa
damn boy that’s straight local! hell you mention powerplant to freshman and they go looking for generators.
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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 8, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
haha, morons! Only place to work out, and i worked out there for like, a year… and got the SMC baseball shirt as well… other than that, nothing, haha
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it's pretty funny
as long you are relatively young looking you can just walk in there and work out, no one checks ID’s (unless they changed that over the last few years)
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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 8, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yea, they never used to check at all, didn’t even care. Now, yea, i think over the last few years they got someone posted up there next to the office. Used to workout all the time with the football team
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Clowe looked pisssssssssssssed….
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
THEN FIGHT SOMEBODY
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No, cuz he has that jaw, face injury thingy.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
ah, that's why, haha
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he was kinda IN the net and on top of the goalie guy.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
slash?
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axl?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
top hat>everything
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is that bowker?
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.
Note the arms.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I hope he mashes
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 8, 2012 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
I HOPE HE BREAKS FUCKIN RECORDS
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I've always said I'd break fuckin' records if given the playing time.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
what is playing time
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Goofus: John Bowker's arms are so short...
All of you in unison: How short are they?
Goofus: They’re so short he needs an assistant just to put his cap on
/Cue laugh track
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NATTO HAS THAT SAME HAT!
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
HOW DO YOU NOT SCORE THERE?
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Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Damn it!
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Russian researchers say they have reached Antarctica’s largest subglacial lake wapo.st/yePXR0
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
I was about to say, cool story bro.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
oh good
time to brush up on the ole zombie survival handbook
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 8, 2012 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
My bottled water will be here soon!
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
Orly?
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Are they red?
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How many though?
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Why of course
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
by jctGamer on Feb 8, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
FUCKING SHARKS
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by PiKAgiant on Feb 8, 2012 9:46 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
How do they work?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
they have two penises #ThingsiLearnedWatchngSharkWeek
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Wait, really?
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I will never look at an umbrella the same
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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 8, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
Holy crap I really wish I had not clicked that link.
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What a terrible game.
They have to be Jokinen our chain.
Oh, go back to your Skyrim or CoD or whatever you were doing…
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I just got the Black Star of Azura!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Feb 8, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
That thing is awesome.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
just finished AR training, what does the grapple boost do really? just speed it up?
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If you (I think, been a while) double press and hold as it pulls you to your target, you will both go faster and instead of grabbing the ledge will be catapulted over it and you can continue gliding. Good for traveling quickly. It may also extend the range on your grapnel, I can’t quite remember.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That's sweet. Thanks for the info
there’s more AR to do so i might do that as well, and complete the deadshot mission
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Also, keep an ear out for the political prisoners. That one can take a while, and it’s pretty easy to do as you whiz around, wrecking fools.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The fighting in it, is just so much fun, the tool you can use to deactivate guns, so much help. Plus yea, i’ve been working on that as well
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Yeah, it’s fun stuff. I’m starting to creep my way into God of War 3 now, after wrapping up Trine 2 and Jamestown.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
That game, sounds VERY fun, and by the way, you can download games onto your PS3?
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You mean from a disc?
It helps with games with long loading times.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
well, yea, you can do that.
but i guess, you could download games from the marketplace, for like 30/40 bucks, like Catherine
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Yeah.
Scout is playing Final Fantasy 7 right now from it. I have mulled getting the new Assassin’s Creed, but moneyz.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
You guys both have PS3? I should probably play more Assassin’s Creed, i miss playing that game, it definitely feels like a noncomic version of Batman. Can’t wait for Bioshock
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The cool thing about the older ones, (haven’t played the last couple) is that I’ve been to all of those places. And sometimes it feels vaguely familiar around major landmarks which is cool
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
I’m waiting for MLB the show to come out. I haven’t played the PS 3 version yet.
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yea, i've never played it before
i’m looking forward to it
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I’m also going to buy the Tiger Woods game.
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Haven’t played one of those in a while, when does it come out
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March 27th.
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sweet, so that means i can get MLB the show
about the same time
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The Show comes out in about 4 weeks.
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Got one in November, yeah.
Had time on my hands and was tired of living in the past, sitting around for something worthwhile to come out for Mac or Wii.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I very much so love Zelda
waiting for more to come out for Wii this year though
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oh hey, this seems like a good place for a question
I inherited a PS2 from a friend. What’s the best MLB game I could get for it?
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
Get The Show over 2K.
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get with the times, broheim
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I haven't played for a few days
I’m like, right at the beginning of that quest. Was busy winning the civil war and becoming Thieves’ Guildmaster.
by Lies and Perfidy on Feb 8, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think I will ever finish Skyrim
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
I haven’t played in at least a month, if not two. Sad.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
THE OLD REPUBLIC!!!
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I still kinda wanna play that.
Not worth shelling out for Parallels, though.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
it's ONLY for PC though?
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Yeah.
No Mac release, to my knowledge.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
well... guess i'm out on that. haha
damn. It’s got some pretty decent ratings too
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I sometimes play Super Mario Brothers from this site: http://www.nesplay.com/section/all.html
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BUT CAN YOU PLAY IT WITH A MAC
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He didn’t come up with that.
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WHY IS EVERYONE SO MAD ALL THE TIME
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I DON'T KNOW BUT FUCK YOU, BUDDY
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Giants about to be 109-53... book it
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Maybe both!!!! YOU DONT KNOW
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hmmm
because no bay area team is not frustrating?
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by Giant Voodoo on Feb 8, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Author Mitchel Lichtman ("The Book:) was on MLB Network’s Clubhouse Confidential and he seem to say to increase run production is to not allow the pitcher to bat. Take him out in the 5th, 6th, 7th inning in a high level situation. I can’t see the Giants taking out Tim Lincecum in the 5th or 6th. He also said the best hitter should bat 1, 2 or 4 in the lineup.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Gotta leave Timmy in
So that Bochy can pull him after he walks the leadoff batter.
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Outslugged Crawford last year.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
He had (AL now) that one swing and woe betide the pitcher that threw into that one spot.
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
Possibly the ugliest swing I have ever seen.
Talk about someone swinging an oar.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
mgl is correct
also: Don’t let any of your pitchers face the same lineup more than 3 times, and don’t worry about the batter’s splits.
Top 40 Greatest Non-Hall of Fame list
Number 25: Will Clark.
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Catchers on that list?
I bet Ted Simmons, Gene Tenace, and Joe Torre all show up. Piazza if it includes on ballot or yet to be on ballot guys.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Bill Freehan was one early in the countdown.
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Don't blame me; I voted for Kodos.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
ESPN promoting their Friday night NBA games (Lakers at Knicks) had a picture of Kobe for the Lakers and Lin for the Knicks. This Lin love is going overboard.
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i think it's funny
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what happens when Amare comes back
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CarAmarLinSanity?
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if this was any other team outside of the Northeast or LA, Miami, nobody cares
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I guess. I wonder if they would still say this if Carmelo was healthy.
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Sigh
If you don’t like me, please ban me. This is getting really irritating. Your nitpicking me all the fucking time.
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I’m calm but irritated.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I said similar stuff to people who talk about Tebow. I don’t know why you think you’re feeling singled out.
It seems like you’ve nitpicked at me quite a bit (at least lately).
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and, while I was irritated but not mad or pissed, I will apologize to you Natto.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Just askin'...
Since this is far from the first time you’ve grown irritated with your perceived treatment by others here, do you think an effort to let not things get under your skin so easily might be in order?
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DON"T MESS WITH ME, YO
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COME AT ME BRO
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Mr. Natto,
I see that you have used my picture of the impassive lemur. What the hell is your problem. Send money.
Jeffrey McStockphoto
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
it is getting irritating though...
at the same time, props to him for showing up big time and stepping up his game in the NBA when people didn’t think he could. Didn’t work out for the warriors, and quite frankly he was OK with them, now he’s got a prime chance in NY and is making the most of it. But to be honest, i agree with SFGuy, it’s a little much.
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The hype machine must be fed.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I see Lin as a Timmy comparison rather than as a Tebow comparison.
“OMG HE’S TINY HE CAN’T DO IT”
“OMG HE’S ASIAN NOT NAMED YAO MING HE CAN’T DO IT”
Tebow got all the attention in the world FOR YEARS in college and that’s a big reason why people are sick of him.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Well yea, but i’m saying recently, i’m getting sick of all the media attention for it, but hey, that’s the media, and as merope said “hype machine” plus it’s New York and the Knicks…
I think also, the fact he went to Harvard has something to do with it too… who comes out of Harvard and does well in the NBA!??!?!
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I don’t watch ESPN and I don’t watch basketball, but that just seems to be the way sports reporting is now. All about Favre, or Tebow, or Jeter, or whoever will help them drive ratings.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
it's like E! but for sports
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by PiKAgiant on Feb 8, 2012 11:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
since im from palo alto…my entire facebook newsfeed is inundated w/ jeremy lin stuff. quite frankly, i’m pretty damn happy for the guy. and we went to rival high schools! he sounds like a humble speaker and he plays the right way. im not gonna let outside influences (aka. the media) determine how i feel about the guy.
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Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
i mean, i'd feel the same way if Ken Dorsey was good
he went to my rival high school. Lin’s a damn good kid too, not stuck up or anything
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I'm obviously biased and somewhat of a hypocrite. . .
. . .when I talk about Tebow and Lin. I really want Lin to succeed because people always say that the only Asian that dominated in the NBA was due to his size. That really bothered me. You wouldn’t be able to say that about a point guard.
Then again, with Tebow, I don’t really care if he is successful or not but I did not pray for him to fail like many have.
If Timmy played for the Yankees, would we all hate him? “LOL THE FREAK? ONLY IN NEW YORK, HE’D JUST BE A POTHEAD HERE IN SF.” I don’t know if I could see myself thinking about Timmy like that. I mean I still liked Pedro Martinez even after threw that old Yankee coach onto the ground. I liked Martinez because he was dominant. I don’t really like Tebow because he gets all the attention when he hasn’t done much in the NFL. W/ that said, he did deserve the attention in college when he was arguably the most successful player in college football.
So as long as Lin succeeds, the media won’t bother me. If he starts sucking, then I guess I could get tired. It’s all about the performance.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Oh i definitely understand… with Tebow i didn’t care if he did well or not, kinda wanted him to prove the doubters wrong, and he sort of did, but regardless, don’t really care.
Of course with Timmy, i wouldn’t think he’s an ass if he played for the Yankees at all…
What we need to do and what i’m trying to do now is watch the game and let the game speak for itself instead of having ESPN go crazy when someone does something well after one or two games. I don’t hate Tebow because he’s not really bringing any of it on himself, he can do whatever he wants in the endzone, and if that’s what he’s been doing for the last however many years, then all to him if he scores.
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yea exactly.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
haha, basically ESPN can go eff itself
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pretty much.
GTFO
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what would we do with all that attention if that ever happened
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i think we’d respect more players and the game more.
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Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Not ESPN related
I always wondered how fans would feel about players if they never knew what the players made. How would we feel about Barry Zito if we didn’t know he will make $18 million this season.
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very interesting viewpoint
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LAWL
i would say. TAKE A HIKE ZITO!
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
WHY DO THEY KEEP PLAYING THIS GUY?!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
WHY ZITO OVER CHRISTIAN?
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
ESPN is the king of the “Is (player/coach/manager) the greatest of all time/HOFer?”. There was a debate on if Paul Pierce was the greatest Celtic ever.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Get the fuck out… are you serious? You meant the guy that had to be carried off the floor? then comes back like a quarter later?
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
They debated it but mentioned Bird, Russell, Cousy, McHale, Havlichek over Pierce (and I like Pierce. I wanted him on the Warriors draft night).
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yea… i like Pierce as well, but that scene of him was pathetic. And wow, yea, let’s have a debate, best Giant ever, i take… Cain, not even close
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 mean, in a time where there are still dumb jokes at the expense of Asians and stereotypical depictions in the media (this was a Super Bowl ad, for criminy’s sake), there’s a positive Asian-American story in the spotlight. I’m glad Lin is getting the attention, and it’s actually deserved. It’s pretty awesome.
lol god, that was terrible. How did I miss that ad???
With regards to Lin…yea I agree. He’s running NY’s offense now and it’s working.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
The 24-hour news cycle means they are constantly scraping the bottom of the barrel.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
and I guess they’ve determined what will pull people and money in. There are other stories out there, but nobody cares enough about them. Any hype on the upcoming Olympic games at all?
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When is the opening ceremony? August?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It was 8/8/2008 in Beijing. So I guess it could be.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Clearly, the opening ceremonies will be on December 12th.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
nice, i'd love to see baseball played in the snow.
BUT NOOOOOOOO THEY HAD TO CANCEL BASEBALL.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
The Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is on Friday, July 27, 2012.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Baseball>Olympics... but seriously, i didn't even know what day it was
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’ll check out some of the events except for the judged events (diving, gymnastics).
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Usain Bolt
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Swimming is fun and easy enough to follow.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I usually just watch the soccer. Who knows this summer?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Soccer’s not my thang. And I missed the last summer Olympics because of work, so I don’t really remember much of what’s cool.
I seem to enjoy watching the Rowing in Athens as well. Crew is completely nuts.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
My problem is this would not happen if Lin did the same for any other team not named Boston or New York.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That's just ESPN... like i said, fuck ESPN
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Some other team did picked him up. And released him without giving him serious minutes.
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
Houston. And basically the guy stepped up given the opportunity
he wasn’t “awesome” with the warriors, but he put in his hard work and is showing it off in NY
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 proper comparison to Jeremy Lin is John Starks
Signed by the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS. Released the year after. Bagged groceries for awhile and signed on with the Knicks. Injuries to other team members allowed him a chance to shine.
The exact same penetration-centric point guard play.
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
Yea, that’s probably a good comparison actually. And this is a perfect example of showing how hard you worked when given the perfect opportunity.
Steph for Lin!?!?!?! haha, the reasons why i liked Lin were because he was one of the only perimeter players on the team that played DEFENSE, but he had to work on his jumper and not turnover the ball. He was solid other than that. And he’s putting it all together now outside the turnovers, which isn’t BAD considering he’s distributing the ball and isn’t a ball hog, like what Monta+Curry have been at times
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Except John Starks sucked.
And Lin’s actually good.
Gambino is a mastermind...
by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 9, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
Starks had some very nice games for the Knicks.
I was at this game. I thought the place was going to come down. It was one of the best hoops moments I’ve ever seen.
He was one of the least efficient players around.
He’s very similar to a high average, no obp player in baseball playing for the Yankees or Red Sox. Overrated.
Gambino is a mastermind...
by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 9, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
LINCREDIBLE!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 7:49 AM PST up reply actions
LINSUSTAINABLE!
Ultra-projectable
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
by fjm on Feb 9, 2012 8:01 AM PST up reply actions
HE'S A HOOPS LINSTITUTION!
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LINTENSITY. LINTEGRITY. LINTELLIGENCE
THE THREE L’S!!!!
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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
Skip Bayless apparently said, “All he does is Lin,” this morning.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Fucker stole my poster didn't he
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
HAHAHAHAH LIN ARIOUS!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
More steals and he'll be LINCARCERATED!
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If his disobeys his coach, he'll be LINSUBORDINATE!
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I’m watching Into the Universe. 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 8, 2012 11:51 PM PST reply actions
never heard of it...
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
So apparently it’s skunk mating season. PU!
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Eww. Well, you enjoy.
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we have been awakened the past two nights by the odour of skunk
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Lots of skunks up in your area?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
there’ve always been a few, but now we’ve got some dingbat neighbors that put peanuts out for the squirrels (which the squirrels then bury by digging up everybody’s potted plants) and these peanuts buried all over everywhere are apparently quite appealing to the skunks. So we’ve more of them this year.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Yep, skunks are good scavengers. Your neighbors are dicks.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 7:50 AM PST up reply actions
I’m sorry. We used to have neighbors that would go through 50 lb bags of dog food by feeding raccoons. What fucking loons.
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Interesting. I used to chase them out of the back yard by swatting them with a broom.
Raccoons, it turns out, do not like being swatted with a broom.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
We used to trap them in our backyard because the infestation was so bad and they were destroying our pool cover and flowers.
They are really nasty critters. I don’t know if I’d take one on with a broom; maybe with a spear or a machete, but probably not a broom. Has anyone told you you’re nuts?
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They don’t like getting shot with bb guns.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:11 AM PST up reply actions
After many years of drowning them, my dad finally decided to kill one with the .17 break barrel that I’d purchased to kill rabbits. It took him 19 “bullets” to kill the damn thing.
Bbs just annoy them, I would imagine.
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Yes.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions
But they do not like it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:18 AM PST up reply actions
And fewer police cruisers show up at your door in response to gunfire complaints.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
True. I’m not sure what the laws are about shooting animals on your property, so law enforcement intervention is probably something best to be avoided.
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In most municipalities it is forbidden to discharge a firearm outside a licensed range.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
Do break barrel/air-powered guns qualify as firearms?
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I don’t think so, but IANAL. Someone here can probably confirm.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
Now, that I would not try. My grandfather hated when the rats from the corn field next door would steal his apples, so he now and then he would sit in the yard on sunny days and pick off any rat that tried. He was a very good shot, needless to say. But he immediately had to upgrade from the old bolt-action target rifle he had thought would take care of them: hit a big field rat with a .22 target round and it barely even notices. And that’s a little old rat.
The 9mm, that they noticed.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions
The one time I went bear hunting, we had a bear treed and I fired a 30-06 right into its chest. The bear came down, WW3 opened up as me and my three friends tried to retreat. The bear ran off and we tracked him and and had to have a do over. Dude was tough.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
Yiminy, bears. I am not a hunter, but if I were, bear hunting is not what I would pick.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
I’m not a hunter at all but I think shooting guns is fun.
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It is fun, not that I’ve done it much. Though that old ’30s Luger sure makes your wrist sore.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
I bet.
It would be cool to shoot one though.
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My grandfather was a policeman, his home town in the US zone. When the local Americans decided they were tired of policing that corner of Austria themselves, they took him to a storeroom and told him to pick a few weapons. The ‘30-whatever Luger and PPK are the ones he kept after he retired. The Czech machine pistol he couldn’t, as it was illegal by then.
Now that would have been pretty nifty. He said it was a beautiful gun.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:35 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve pretty much given up hunting. I killed one bear and two deer, didn’t like the meat so I stopped there. I also killed a few pigs and the meat is delicious…so I’l probably do that again sometime.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
My buddy makes awesome deer jerky but that’s about all of the game I eat.
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Smoked boar ham is teh awesome!
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 8:34 AM PST up reply actions
You didn’t like the deer?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Nah. Its a little to gamey for my taste.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 8:41 AM PST up reply actions
Did it just go right through him? That’s a pretty big bullet but at that close of a range it could do that.
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It must of hit a bone and got lodge some where else. We had to shot him two more times so it was hard to figure out which bullet was which.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, they get as big as german shepherds in my area
If you wack at them with a broom, you better bring a gun as well.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
It’s like boar hunting with a compound bow. You shoot the boar with the arrow to get its attention. Your buddy with the rifle had better not miss after that.
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The counselors at my old Boy Sprout camp did that. They had ‘modified’ their rifle to full auto. Their thinking was, put the boar down with a perfect arrow if they could. Fill its evil porcine skull with bullets if they missed.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions
I consider this to be dishonorable. If you are going to use a gun, just use the gun. If you are going for the bow hunting mystique, hunt with a bow, and perhaps a giant boar spear. If you choose the bow, it would be best if you also had some sort of well-staffed medical facility on hand.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
I think they were attempting to avoid the necessity of the medical facility. I don’t know if I’d trust myself with a boar spear.
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LET ME AT IT!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
King John of the House Disaster
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His banner is Orlando Cabrera on a Black and Orange field.
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Nah
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
So your goat is eating the olive branch. What does the rest mean?
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I don’t know, it was just something I whipped up for a fake parent company (All Things Goat) that owned my fake production company and Mrs. Disaster’s face photography service. I think it connotes a lot of energy, ill directed.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
The tragedy that occurs when peace offerings are not valued properly
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Capris credo should be what you want. Caprae if it is just one goat.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Feb 9, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, speckops had it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
Boys who mod their AR-15 to full auto tend not to be so doctrinaire about honor.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
They tend to not use the fully auto option when they see how fast their rounds go too.
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To their credit, we only heard them fire the thing once. They must have been good with the bow.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
Whenever I bow hunted, or just hunted, anything other than prey animals, I always carried a high powered revolver with me. It never hurts to have backup. But yeah, missing with a bow doesn’t mean you can shot it with a gun. Sounds like it was just a way around bow hunting season to me.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
They are mean and canny, yes.
The trick is to get them running. You are a lot bigger than any of them individually, and broom bristles to the nose really hurt. Yell and give the nearest one a good thwack, and you’ll be swatting raccoon rump all the way to the nearest tree.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:14 AM PST up reply actions
Attention nightowls
Rules thread for the adoption draft is now up. Quincy just posted a super good idea so I’d like people to weigh in on the procedure, so head on over there and throw in your two cents.
So the disappearance of the fanposts was not a glitch? Someone actually made the decision to take fanposts off the front page?
That'd be silly
I rather like fanposts.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
wow, i'd hardly even noticed
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LOLFANPOSTS
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?? I still have the fanpost tab and the recommended fanposts in the right column.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 6:27 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but do you see new, non-rec'd fanposts on the front page?
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Oh…I see a spot for them, so I imagine they probably accidently changed some coding while they where fixing yesterdays issues.
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 6:40 AM PST up reply actions
I want to see this.
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At first when I opened it, I thought it was something about The Black Adder.
This looks amazing.
Ultra-projectable
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
by fjm on Feb 9, 2012 8:10 AM PST up reply actions
It looked interesting but then I was much more taken in when I read this article.
The modernist title owes in part to filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson using modern-day commentary, from musicians in many cases, to accompany the found footage. Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots add their contemporary revolutionary musing among commentaries by professors and historians.
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Damn. DVRing.
Ultra-projectable
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
by fjm on Feb 9, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
omg Klaw's top 100 prospects list is out!!!
squee!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Giants have 1 on the list
Brown, at 68.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Brown's blurb
Brown is at least a 70 runner who covers a ton of ground in center field and profiles as an above-average regular in the big leagues because of the value he’ll add on defense.
He is one of the fastest right-handed hitters I’ve ever clocked from home to first — the fastest is the prospect at the top of this list — and his hands are very quick, allowing him to stay inside the ball well. But his swing is very linear and he doesn’t let the ball travel, so there’s not much present or future power here. And while he makes a ton of contact he’s never been a high-walk guy to potentially generate .400 OBPs.
He’ll probably end up cast as a leadoff type because of his speed, but I see more of a .300 hitter without great secondary skills who saves 10 runs a year with his glove in center.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Also, holy shit
Mike Trout is supposed to be faster than Gary Brown?! In addition to being a really good hitter?
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Wow, that dude is amazing.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 6:45 AM PST up reply actions
Only when he's going upstream
Is that joke current humor?
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Brown trout jokes?
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
If not letting the ball travel is the only reason he doesn’t hit for power that may be something he can change without too much trouble.
Also, if he is one of the fastest from home to first how is his speed only 70? /assumes the highest is 100
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Scouting scale is 20-80
Don’t ask me why, though.
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I see. Thanks.
That makes 70 much higher then.
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That is the lowest rating of Browns speed I ever heard
I always read 79-80. Probably close to Raji Davis fast.
Blerg
Keith Law himself said he was an 80 during the AFL a few months ago
I don’t know why he qualifies it down to “at least 70” now. I guess he just hates the Giants ;)
so that the sd can be 10
Though the endpoints are arbitrary
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
by oldjacket on Feb 9, 2012 8:23 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
It means he can run 70 miles per hour!
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Brown really is incredibly fast.
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by kdl on Feb 9, 2012 6:49 AM PST up reply actions
HE DELIVERS
Ultra-projectable
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
by fjm on Feb 9, 2012 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
i would guess
it means his swing doesn’t move in a straight line through the strike zone
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It says Brown swing IS linear
Which I would take to mean flat, which is to say, not with much uppercut or lift generated.
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I see more of a .300 hitter without great secondary skills who saves 10 runs a year with his glove in center.
I’d take that this year.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
#27
If the choice was between Brown and Wheeler for Beltran, KLaw thinks we were very, very wrong.
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% v upside?
Brown is surely a lock to make it to the majors in some capacity, whereas Wheeler has a non-zero probability of flaming out and never even making the majors (TINSTAAP and that), so if you were to multiply the expected career WAR arc for both players against the probability of making it to the majors then would the Giants necessarily be so wrong?
Sundrendy!
It’s honestly about a wash at that point if you were to take the area under the curve/integrate. If you’re risk averse, take Brown. If you’re willing to gamble, Wheeler.
The Giants have shown time and again that they’d rather take the known (s)crappy vet, so it doesn’t surprise me at all that they kept Brown instead of Wheeler.
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Plus Sabean was assured of the pitching depth in the organization.
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That's right!
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I trust Tidrow over Law
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:04 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
This may be the most shocking thing I have ever read. I am shocked!, shocked, I say.
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Tidrow has a much more impressive resume.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions
That’s true, but I’m still shocked to hear that sentiment out of CalBear.
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Giants FO sucks. Sabean should be fired.
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:29 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
When you type ever
You mean the last 15 seconds
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:18 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
You guys really should just buy ESPN insider.
When ranking players, I consider scouting reports on players — usually my own, supplementing with conversations with other scouts and front-office executives as needed — as well as performance, adjusted for age and context. I’ve made one adjustment in my ranking philosophy in recent years, favoring higher-upside prospects over lower-ceiling prospects who are closer to the majors. This better reflects how these players are valued now by front offices and scouting departments, and gives me a chance to deliver more information on prospects whose names or scouting reports might be new to you.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I understand that high-upside goes higher in his lists, but my point was questioning that, if you take into account the supposed volatility of minor league pitching prospects, would their expected career WAR really be that different?
Sundrendy!
If you have a player with a 25% chance of becoming a 6 WAR player and another with a 50% chance of becoming a 3 WAR player, they have the same expected war, but the former (Law says) is more valuable.
I think he’s setting the probability that Wheeler becomes a top-flight pitcher too high, though.
Probably. That said, npv(E[0.25/6, 0.75/0]) > npv(E[0.5/3, 0.5/0]) in baseball. You can only field nine guys at a time.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 7:41 AM PST up reply actions
There’s definitely an upgrade due to the opportunity cost. Tango had a post on it a while ago.
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This has been my second big complaint about Sabean (after his habit of doling out contracts to the likes of Zito and Rowand as if they were Cliff Lee and Matt Kemp): he does not understand that the reason the market appears slightly to undervalue a garden-variety major league ballplayer is that you don’t win with average guys.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 7:57 AM PST up reply actions
If I recall, the free-agent market as a whole behaves this way. The rate is a linear $4.5 million (or whatever) per expected WAR, with little or no bump for the superstars. Though perhaps that’s changing.
Market prices are set by the marginal buyer. The marginal buyer of an average FA likely overpays for need.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:02 AM PST up reply actions
Definitely
Because of the lucrative TV deals, player marketability will change equation slightly.
In our case, Sabean is expecting LOOGY hats to sell like hotcakes.
Ultra-projectable
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
by fjm on Feb 9, 2012 8:16 AM PST up reply actions
Magowan says hi
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:22 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
also
I don’t think it’s Sabean’s current strategy
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I believe the Mets wanted Brown.
So I guess they were very very wrong as well.
by BestHyperboleEver on Feb 9, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
The best prospect in our division is Archie Bradley of the DBacks at 19
DBacks also have Bauer at 21.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
And Skaggs at 25
Wow, that’s going to be a good rotation in a couple years.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Where is Jarrod Parker?
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Sounds about right. Before the Cahill trade, they had the 19th, 21st, 25th, and 31st best prospects according to the klaw, and they were all pitchers. TINSTAAPP, but still, shit.
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Some of the headshots are awesome.
Gerrit Cole
Dylan Bundy
A.J. Cole
Chad Bettis
Jordan Swagerty
Ask me about my blog.
pitcherface
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Man, Cole's FFFFFFFF face almost rivals MadBum's
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Dyaln Bundy looks like the jerk captain of the rival high school team who gets his comeuppance at the end of th emovie.
That is a very accurate description. /eagerly awaiting seeing him get punched in the face
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
so encouraging to see ONE Giant on that list...
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Am I going to be screamed BREAKING for this?
–If the team does indeed move to San Jose, they will be called the "San Jose A’s," which has been assumed. Wolff pointed out how the franchise has moved from Philadelphia to Kansas City to Oakland, always keeping the "Athletics" label. There was a stuffed Stomper on hand at Wednesday’s event, with the A’s mascot wearing a "San Jose Athletics" uniform.
Wolff was asked about the possibility of the A’s simply buying out the Giants’ territorial rights to San Jose. "That has not been discussed with us," he said
Also, hurr
–Despite the trades of three All-Star pitchers over the winter, Wolff thinks the A’s will field a quality team this season. "We’re going to fool a lot of people with our team, I think," he said.
Sundrendy!
BREAKING NEWS
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OMG I HAD NOT HEARD THIS
Actually I hadn’t.
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What does he mean by "a lot"? How many fans do they have?
“We’re going to fool a lot of people with our team, I think,”
Blerg
"We’re going to fool a lot of people with our team, I think,"
Like the people who buy their season tickets.
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
“We’re going to fool a lot of people with our team, I think,” he said.
He outlined a plan involving several members of the team wearing the opposing club’s uniform, hanging out in their dug outs and sabotaging their gatorade coolers.
So alone...
Twitter
Hmm…that’s why GHB related crimes have dropped off in Oakland recently.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Petco link just gives me
Directory access is forbidden.
You guys getting that or am I missing something?
Blerg
I think you gotta pay
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 7:30 AM PST up reply actions
Melky Cabrera, obviously.
Ultra-projectable
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
by fjm on Feb 9, 2012 8:06 AM PST up reply actions
Harper
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 8:06 AM PST up reply actions
Brett Harper, former Giants’ prospect organizational filler? We can only hope!
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Feb 9, 2012 8:18 AM PST up reply actions
San Francisco
Open your Golden Gates!
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:01 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I don’t know if your wife would be happy about that.
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Why
I am just moving my junk into the bay
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:23 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
be careful; the mercury will make your junk go nuts
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Is there mercury in the bay?
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:41 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
There’s probably mercury everywhere. It’s just a question of how much.
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Fish tissue collected from San Francisco Bay often contains relatively high concentrations of mercury.
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb2/water_issues/programs/TMDLs/sfbaymercurytmdl.shtml
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 8:44 AM PST up reply actions
Leftover from all that mining
I blame the 49ers!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
The average fish has as much mercury in it as a rectal thermometer. Would you eat a rectal thermometer?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
Depends. Is it dredged in flour and then sauteed to a golden brown?
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It’s dredged in something, and as to the tint of brown, that depends.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
I now have a better argument for not eating fish rather than “it tastes like fish.”
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The average fish has as much mercury in it as a rectal thermometer.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Also, it tastes like fish.
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I’m sure that is not true, and “tastes like fish” is a good thing.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
Isn’t the average level in tuna something like 0.3 ppm?
That’s not good, but you can eat some tuna now and then. Just not when you’re pregnant or young.
Yeah but it's yucky.
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Mercury is a lame non-metal. It’s not even solid at STP!
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If I’m not mistaken, all of you except the TC all need to watch more Sealab 2021 (and I only vaguely remembered it myself)
You hate the Merc more than Baggs!
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Not really.....
A typical thermometer has ~ 0.5 gms of mercury in it.
If the reported concentration are ~ 0.5 ppm, a quick and dirty calculation : 0.5 gms / 0.5 ppm
leads one to conclude that the typical fish clocks in at around 1,000,000 grams, or roughly 2200 lbs.
We'ew gonna need a bigger boat
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Can your junk handle a fish that big?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll stand whichever way is upwind.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Shift-A.
So where’s the political talk in this thread?
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
The overlord has quash all talks of discord and imposed a ban on non baseball discussions
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:05 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Kudos? It is okay for a candy bar.
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:19 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Oil Can Actor
The retired Red Sox pitcher has been busy as of late. His autobiography, "They Call Me Oil Can," is scheduled for publication in June. In May, he will be filming his role as pitcher Satchel Paige in a major motion picture about Jackie Robinson, starring Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey, Richard Gere and Chadwick Boseman as Robinson.
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
It will be like a soap opera where they switch actors in the middle of an episode. I just don’t know if Richard Gere is a good choice to play Jackie Robinson. I’ll have to wait and see, maybe he’ll surprise us.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Three or possibly four
Harrison Ford is Rickey, Gere, and Boseman (who is playing Robinson)
somehow ended up on mark prior’s wikipedia page, Guy has such a sad story.
I has twitters https://twitter.com/#!/APR_studios
Dusty Baker’d
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 8:24 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Weren't we all...
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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As long as you aren’t a raccoon.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
So what happens to the san jose giants if the a's move there?
I should get a petition to get them moved to chico if and when the a’s move there
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 9, 2012 8:47 AM PST reply actions
Move them to Dublin!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
Seeing that they will outdraw the A’s if they stay, they are going to move them. Probably to Oakland…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
That'd actually be kinda cool tbh.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I was being facetious, but it would be cool.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
You can't
They will be distributed for free by Unitrans drivers
Ultra-projectable
I feel like I want to rage. Right now.
Chico would be sweet
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I don't like Curt Schilling, but his take on Japanese pitching was really good this morning on Baseball Today
They asked him about steroid stuff and I tuned out. That first part of the interview’s pretty golden though.
There has never been anyone I vehemently agree and then vehemently disagree with every other sentence. He would be the only player I would want to be found to have used PED’s.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Feb 9, 2012 9:04 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
To be fair, if he didn't
I could kinda understand why as a player he’d be annoyed. The writers are putting themselves closer to the game than they should, but clean players should kinda have a right to be irritated by people who got away with shit. That said, maybe the ball was scuffed once, or a bat was corked. This game’s got a lot of grey areas.
Absolutely
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Feb 9, 2012 9:28 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Is this Breaking?
From KLaw’s top 100 prospects write up of Zack Wheeler (27). I don’t feel well.
Wheeler was stolen from the Giants for two months of Carlos Beltran’s services in a deadline deal that should benefit the Mets for much of this decade.
He will touch 97 mph and sit at least 91-94 with an above-average curveball that has shown it can miss bats.
You're way behind
We’ve all already decided Sabean and Tidrow know best.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It is probably all of the mercury on your junk.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
Thought that will make it shine nattily as you propeller your way down to first.
by wcw on Feb 9, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
OT: I'm a Affeldtoholic
I like Jeremy Affeldt and I don’t care who knows about it. I cheer for him when he pitches great. I apologize for him when he pitches poorly. My brain tells me the Giants picking up his option was stupid but I immediately started subtracting the 0.5 mil buyout and justifying to myself that this was a smart move (even though it wasn’t).
What’s weird is I don’t know why I’m such a fan. I’m not a born-again christian and I don’t really know much about whatever his religion is. If fact, I’ve un-followed him on twitter about 6 times because I get tired of his religious spam.
But, like many here, I was ready to throw a baseball at Rob Neyer’s mouth when he picked on him on twitter. Again, I don’t know why. I like Rob Neyer. There’s just something about Jeremy. I’ve come to the conclusion that it is some sort of addiction that needs a 12-step program.
He’s more than a nice guy. He’s a family man, a good ballplayer, contributes to society, is passionate about his beliefs, and genuinely cares about people less fortunate then him – and shows it by contributing his money and time. That’s why I like him.
Also, he's funny.
And can take a joke at his own expense. I like him a lot.
2012 is going to be awesome!
I remember a particular on-camera interview Affeldt was doing
And Romo was stomping around behind him imitating Affeldt. It was hilarious.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Biggest plus for me
He’s very religious but doesn’t force it on people or bring it up in inappropriate settings, and actually translates his beliefs to truly good deeds for less fortunate people.
The first six innings are overrated.
It is because when we pick on Giants players it is okay. When someone else picks on Giants players it is a different story.
Much like family.
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Then why are you talking to yourself?
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Like this ?
http://comedians.jokes.com/richard-lewis/videos/richard-lewis—-sports
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
I get your point but
when a national figure picks on Wilson or Huff (two guys i kind of like) for their off field stuff I don’t get too defensive about it. Those two have it coming to them.
I just think it’s odd I put Affeldt up there in Cain territory. I looks like I’m not alone in this.
Can someone parse this for me, please?
“We had sincere interest in Carlos,” Sabean said. “Whether it was him or anybody else, we didn’t want to be cut short. We weren’t going to wait out that market. We ran that risk.”
I’ve read this Sabean quote regarding Beltran a couple of times now and it still reads like a bunch of unrelated words strung together.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 9:49 AM PST reply actions
Was he intoxicated at time of said quote?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
This should be written above the door to Sabean's office
We weren’t going to wait out that market.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
Makes sense
No team has ever gotten a good deal by waiting out the market.
…what do you mean that happens every offseason
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IIRC they were going with Crawdaddy from the beginning.
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Sure, but (a) that was a stupid plan, and (b) they ended up signing a free-agent shortstop anyway, just as we knew they would.
Theriot replaces Burriss is my guess
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
I'll give it my best
“We really did want to re-sign Carlos Beltran”
“Whether we went after him or anybody else, we didn’t want to waste our time chasing after someone and end up with no one.”
“We weren’t going to not sign other crappier players while we waited to sign a good one.”
“We ran that risk” <—— no idea what risk he ran, he just spouted some stuff seemingly saying he didn’t want to take a risk. I don’t know. It is a bunch of unrelated words.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
craigcalcaterra Craig Calcaterra
Prospect list season is a reminder to me that the Braves have a prospect named Joey Terdoslavich who everyone calls “Terdo”
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
At least they added the o.
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Feb 9, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
I would call him ‘Fergy’.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Rosenthal: Figgins could return to form at leadoff
OBP over the past three seasons = .309
I was so wrong on the Figgins deal. I wanted him and wanted him BAD.
Ask me about my blog.
OBP of Giants hitters batting 1st in 2011: .292
Just sayin’.
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He was about 150 PAs less than Torres
Interestingly, Rowand actually had a .300 OBP in the leadoff slot.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
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No. I will not allow it.
Your feelings are invalid and I’m concerned for your emotional well-being. Do you need to talk to someone?
He's not alone!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
CAIN 4 ROWAND
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Wasn't Rowand average-ish at CF?
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From what I could tell, since I'm really shit at defensive metrics
He seemed like he was better than when it was Cody Ross, but not that much.
Errant Throwin'?
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I was a do not want
But what has happened to his game is absurd and completely unexpected. I at least expected him to be at least an average MLB player throughout his contract.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
His UZR had a nearly 30 run swing from 2009 to 2010
1 year UZR caveats obviously apply and he was back to average in 2011. Even his baserunning scores fell apart. It was a total collapse.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
Tough park, pressure of living up to a fluke-year big contract, getting a little older, changing positions yet again . . . A lot of things went wrong. He does seem like a good candidate to return, if not to form, at least to being useful.
What’s your cut-off for being useful, offensively speaking? ZiPS has him at a 75 OPS+.
Ask me about my blog.
Well, in 2010, he had a .340 OBP. Last year he would have been near that with a normal BABIP. I have to think someone who can play multiple positions and manage a .340 OBP is a valuable player even if he has no power at all. Probably down to .320.
SFO!
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by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 10:03 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Tim Lincecum thought about the seismic shifts of baseball’s offseason, the ones that saw Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder migrate to the American League. "I think it’s great. I won’t have to pitch to them anymore,‘’ San Francisco’s two-time Cy Young Award winner joked. Baseball returns this weekend when Seattle Mariners’ pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Peoria, Ariz.
Since 2007:
Vs. Pujols: 18PA .294/.333/.412 1BB 4K
Vs. Fielder 22PA .278/.409/.353 5BB 6K
Neither has run dingerz.exe against Tim.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 10:20 AM PST reply actions
Now lets ship Goldschmidt out to the AL somewhere.
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Man this fan is so random
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
God Dammit
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
What an odd collection of jerseys. Well, at least it’s not Yankees gear like so many other people in Asia.
It's like having 3 Giants Jerseys, 2 Dodgers jerseys
and a random Cleveland Indians in between. WTF?!?
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
Mark Teahen jersey!?!?!?
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Maybe the Mets ones say ‘NY MESS’ on the back or something.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Jerseys I've owned, in order of least to most ridiculous
Barry Bonds
Terrell Owens
Ken Griffey Jr.
Drew Bledsoe
Mike Alstott
The first six innings are overrated.
3 Phillies, one KC, one Mets and an all star jersey. I’m assuming that the Mets jersey is probably from a bet is an ironic buy, possible for a Halloween costume. So its not that weird.
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Would anyone who knows sabermetrics like moneyball the movie?
Gambino is a mastermind...
by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 9, 2012 10:46 AM PST reply actions
Rob Neyer did and so did some Sabr bigwig (I can’t remember his name) say he liked it in a Clubhouse Confidential interview.
Deciding between that and Tree of Life
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by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 9, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
I liked it. But, I find that people who don’t know much about baseball loved it.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
And then there was my wife’s reaction:
“Wait, they lost though? Why would they make a movie about this?”
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
My wife:
Do they win the world series?
Me: No
Wife: So why are we watching this.
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
My friend said the same thing when he watched it.
“what’s the fucking point of this movie if all they did was get to the playoffs twice? GREAT JOB GUYS, got to the playoffs, but who fucking cares unless you win the series, stupid movie”
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My wife ended up loving it though. She got really into the emotional part of baseball. I’m hoping that carries over this year.
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Yea, i can see that, where it shows what the players/GM go through in the worst situation, given no money at all. Where players get cut, traded, you get that emotion in it
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I mean the winning streak part…
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t think my girlfriend wants to see it, A) FUCK Brad Pitt, B) who cares about baseball unless it’s the Indians… hence, probably no, but i’ll try to get her to watch it
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Mrs. Disaster has zero interest in sports and she thought it was a very entertaining movie.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
I think getting Mr. Pitt’s consent might be more problematic.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Doesn't like him for some reason, no idea why...
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Sure. The more I think about the movie though the more problems I have with it.
They seemed to kind of show this correlation with the team turning things around at the same time Beane started talking to the players, like they wanted this narrative that as he bonded with the players they played better, but that goes against the spirit of the story, and they did a half assed connection if that is what they were going for.
And he seems to appreciate Jonah Hill’s character when Hill says he wouldn’t have drafted Beane that high, but gives no reason why. Because of the numbers? His high school numbers?
There is no way that movie should be nominated for best picture.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Doesn't it make Scott Hatteburg seem like a bigger part of their success than Tejada or the Big 3?
i hate how they simplify shit like that.
Gambino is a mastermind...
by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 9, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
The Big 3 were non-existent. I’m just glad Justice got his free soda finally.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
The leaving out of important facts like Tejada’s MVP and the Big 3 is something that would bug people who remember it. The people I’m talking about who liked it wouldn’t have known that. To them, it was basically fiction.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
This was my big problem with it.
They totally played it like the team had NO good working parts, even though they had one of the better pitching staffs in the majors, and Tejada went nuts on the year.
So alone...
Twitter
My mindset going in was that it was mostly fiction
That made it better for me. It was entertaining.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Although Beane's daughter sings a song calling him a loser
I didn’t know what that was about…
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
The Song of Schulman
You’re such a loser Brian
You’re such a loser Brian
Just enjoy the game
Oh well, fuck that.
I’m watching the Thin Red Line now.
Gambino is a mastermind...
by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 9, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Ron Paul!
Gambino is a mastermind...
by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 9, 2012 10:46 AM PST reply actions
jk hahah
Gambino is a mastermind...
by GovernorStephCurry on Feb 9, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
soy wasabi almonds
The first six innings are overrated.
N-O-T
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
OT: 14 years of US weather radar images
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2012/feb/09/us-weather-radar-picture
(Katrina is at 18:50)
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 11:02 AM PST reply actions
thanks for taking up 30 minutes of my day, this is AWESOME
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my senior thesis was on hurricane's in the atlantic and how they've evolved over the last 30 years
if Climate Change had something to do with the strength/path
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So this is right up your (hurricane) alley!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
pretty much, haha
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other than i'm a complete idiot...
sea temperature has risen in the Atlantic causing the strength of the hurricanes to increase, the frequency all depends on the precipitation in the Western Sahara.
The path of hurricanes is dependent on the Bermuda High, which is beginning to inch closer to the US, meaning the path of the hurricanes will change. Also it’s becoming stronger, meaning it will force more and more storms to take a path into the Gulf or the eastern seaboard
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Have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-9yVnKQNj58
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
LOL
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AND ONE
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Update from Yesterday
Jeremy Affeldt @JeremyAffeldt Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
@robneyer made a donation to @GenerationAlive. Thanks. And all is forgiven by the way. Thanks for all those who had my back
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Neyer wrote a Hot Corner thingy about an Affeldt tweet about Whole Foods being expensive.
Saying that a millionaire probably shouldn’t complain about grocery costs.
It was pretty dumb, but I think Neyer also got a lot of dogpile from it.
So alone...
Twitter
This has been discussed, as well.
"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.
Go back to telling people to turn and cough. The world needs it.
"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 have always wondered when people will start to question why their cardiologist needs to examine their genitals.
I assume you are a very good doctor, and thorough.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I'm sure you are a great doctor.
But it was a Big Lebowski reference.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I feel like, though, if I had a free crash pad in the middle of Noe Valley, no strings attached, I might just quit my job, fly out, and move in there.
"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.
but what about things that happens in Diamond Bar?
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
There was not much going on in Diamond Bar when I was growing up in Southern Cal. It’s about the same now, just has more people.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
He’s been trying to sell the house for a while now, I believe.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Article says that he and his family now live in Orinda (but have a home in AZ too). Seems like all the young Giants like Orinda.
borinda, really? jeepers
I grew up in Matchless Orinda. Why do you think I know about the Moraga War and the Oakland Trout Farm?
a big 10-8 place
You feel a certain way when you enter Contra Costa County.
/negativland
NO U!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
The only way I could see living in Orinda is if I were walking distance from the BART station.
"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.
Still doesn’t tell us why. It’s not a bad neighborhood. We looked at a place on Marietta just across the gulch from there. Granted, that place was at $650, and we didn’t bite because we like our ‘hood, but it’s a decent place to live.
Well, he has a kid now.
That could have something to do with it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
LOL CAL
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
LOL... um... Giants?
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Them too
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
OT: Is it possible to run PC programs on a Mac?
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Yes, but.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
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
the anti-SIRI?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
the anti-SIRI?
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
the anti-SIRI?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
the anti-SIRI?
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
New meme?
Stupid mobile posting
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:43 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yes. You need a software that boots windows though..
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
thanks
because i’m trying to run arcmap on my mac, and i’m almost getting to the point i just want to say “Screw it, i want a PC instead of a Mac”
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There is software that will virtually boots windows that allows you to work in windows in a window on OS X
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
appreciate it
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Get this one..
http://www.parallels.com/download/desktop/
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Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
if i'm serious, i should probably invest in it
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As my friend’s brother once said, “I love my dual booting my macbook; it’s like having two computers for the price of two!”
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 9, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
please? :)
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there are several ways. Parallels, CrossOver, or a “virtual machine” like VMWare or the freebie VirtualBox.
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
awesome, thanks for the help everyone
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macbook pro
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
i got 500 gigs of memory… 270 GBs free
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
i dont get it
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
HHD are storage, memory refers to RAM. If your mac book is newer its probably 4 or 8 gb.
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
500BG of RAM would be sweet.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
What is the maximum for a 64 bit OS’s?
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Its like 180 something right?
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know but 180 is a crazy amount.
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there is some equation you use to figure it out. I don’t want to look it up, it will make me hate my machine.
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
I hear you.
/is on XP
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XT 4 LIFE YO
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
500 BEE GEES?
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
4 is standard on the mid-line models. Lower end is 2.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Mac book pro standard is now 4.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Apple is borrowing me one as a test model for training in iOS. He said he’s giving me the 17’’ late 2011 MacBook Pro. Sounds like a nice ’puter.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I really hate mac’s business model with iPhone and iPad but OS X Lion is light years ahead of windows.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Light years ahead on making my shit not work.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
isn’t the new Windows operating system coming out this year?
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
8
And they finally got rid of the Start button.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
I don't know much about software =/
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
aw, yeah...
..please tell me ‘shut down’ now comes with a happy ending.
Hooray for Happy Ending!
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
I’m not to excited about 8, TBH. It looks like they are basing it on a tablet style of a system.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Windows 8
looks like a phone OS
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Feb 9, 2012 11:49 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
love Lion... but it's slowed things down for me lately
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LOLEOPARD! /sigh dammit
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
The new iPad is coming out in March
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
JUST IN TIME
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I am not sure. But here is an article about it.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll never own a iPad or iPhone.
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
windows 4 life
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Nope. I have a mac computer, I just don’t think the performance from an iPhone/iPad is worth the price difference. Or if they are even better.
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by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Yea... i've had my iphone for a year
i like it, but i almost think i want to go back to droid… All depends on what the new Iphone5 looks like
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Not necessarily iPad but tablets are pretty cool. I happen to have an iPad for work so that’s what I use but I’d recommend some sort of tablet. They are pretty handy IMO.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I like tablets (have the cheap kindle) and will probably upgrade to a better one soon, its just that I think I can find better value out there than an iPad.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve seen some pretty cool Android and Windows tablets too. One thing I think Apple really has is the more polished apps although Android is getting there IMO.
If I were shopping for myself I might by an iPad 2 when the 3 comes out. Either that or a newer Android tablet.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Even on the 13"?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yup, I just got the 13.3 and its just as good as any of the other ones.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
For RAM maybe, but I’d be pretty skeptical about the processor.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
PORN
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You poor sexually frustrated man! How soon do you get to see your gf?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
NOT SOON ENOUGH! MUST… DOWNLOAD MORE PORN!!! i think, like, May… or this summer
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Good god. At least when I’m working abroad I’m busy like 16-18 hours a day and at the end of the day I’m so tired I just fall asleep. You must be going insane. Can’t she come and visit?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
haha, i know man, i’m usually like that too, i just pass out at the end of the day and just not think about it. She visited in August, i was just out there in December for about a month visiting her and her family for Thanksgiving break as well… But she’s at school until May, then hopefully i have a job out in Chicago, regardless i want to be out there by May
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holy shit, that's taking me back
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HD pron
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
nothing better than that
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Online happy endings.
I just got my building/loft upgraded to webpass as an ISP. The promise 100 Mbps, but I’m getting 68.31 Mbps down/45.11 up. Hello Dime-a-dozen.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Holy shit. That's awesome!
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Be sure to protect that side of your Mac HD with a PC Virus program, because it will be just like a PC to the internet when you are using it.
oh shit, gonna have to watch out
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Pika, if you’re serious about all this, I’d say that you’ll be much better off getting a pc to run along side your Mac Pro. I went down the same path 15 years ago. I do all my GIS on the pc, then output the shape files to my Mac for all the graphic work in MapPublisher. Of course, you can do all that on a PC, as well.
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Good point, especially if i am serious about going into GIS, so you’re saying just get a PC and keep your macbook
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There’s some sort of weird galvanic reaction.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 9, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
well, I’m partial to mac’s, so, yeah. easy for me to say, though, because it’s not my money, and I build my pc’s.
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ha, well damn! I know a few friends that do that same thing actually, building their own PC’s… but if i do ever get very serious or get a job in GIS, i’ll have to look to invest in something like that for sure
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PiKA it’s easy enough. You seem like a smart guy..for example
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1241992&CatId=333
Just buy an OEM copy of Win 64 bit Pro ( about $120 ish on TD) and you are good to go. You will not get an off the shelf box with this much power at anywhere near this cost. I would prefer a Gigabyte Mother board, but MSI is a’ight.
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yea, like i said above, if i am definitely serious about a job in GIS
then i’ll definitely go in on this
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Holy crap is this real or photoshop?
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/02/08/this-poor-woman-has-no-waist/
Thirty-year-old Ioana Spangenberg attributes her 32-20-32 measurements to genes, not counting calories. In fact, she laments that she can’t seem to put on the pounds, a complaint that probably won’t earn much sympathy from American women suffering through salads and low-fat everything.
It’s her tiny tummy, you see.
"No one seems to believe it, but every day I eat three big meals and I snack on chocolate and crisps all the time," the 5-foot-7 model told the Sun. "I just have a small stomach. It’s a bit like having a natural gastric band — if I eat too much, I feel sick."
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
i need to stop reading sfgate
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
FREAK!
atninusa 6:34 AM on February 9, 2012
FREAK. Send her to the Circus.
you need to stop reading sfgate comments
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
Serious question. Are seat belts even safe for her to use?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 9, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Free until 1:30!
Lunch in SF or East Bay?
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:38 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I am not meeting with any McCovens since disclosing the fact that I have life insurance
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:44 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
not sure anymore
Was my wife and daughter
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:46 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Sullivan foundation for the advancement of Mariners
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2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:46 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I actually do too.
Was supposed to be on my wife’s plan but got kicked off due to paperwork issues. Already opted out of my work plan
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:48 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Jeff Sullivan @LookoutLanding
@Ken_Rosenthal Beat the crap out of one guy and I swear to you the short jokes will stop forever
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the anti-siri
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
not the app
Does not show fanshots
The Golden Bear is ever watching
2011 Giants Adoptee: Orlando Cabrera (because everyone needs to be loved)
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
by CalBear949 on Feb 9, 2012 11:49 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Jay Jaffe @jay_jaffe
PECOTA is overly regressing your favorite player and also you want it to deliver you two ponies and a unicorn.
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Finally, Pebble Beach coverage
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Hmm
It’s time for MLB to just do it. Wolff said at the Rotary Club that a buyout of the territorial rights “has not been discussed”, although he also said that the team would not object if the Giants kept their California League affiliate there. At the same time:
That would be weird right? A ML team and a single A team in the same city?
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LOL, GO WARRIORS!!!
@TysonFeilzer
Tyson Feilzer
Andris Biedrins became one of four C’s in NBA history to play 14+ minutes & fail to log a point, block, assist, rebound, FGA, or FTA. Gross.
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