Mel Ott Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
After staring at Mel Ott's Baseball-Reference page for a while, I think I talked myself into thinking that he's the most underrated player ever. Never finished higher than third in the MVP voting. Had to wait three years to get into the Hall of Fame. He was the Pujols of his day, except Ott came up as a 17-year-old.
True story: I went to a summer camp when I was in the third or fourth grade, and they had us come to camp one day dressed as a famous athlete. I chose Ott, probably because his name was on some sort of ballpark giveaway, and it stuck with me. I remember it well, as my dad polished up my catcher's mask the night before. Also, I thought Mel Ott was a catcher.
Also, I like that he was the exact same height and weight as I am. I totally would have dominated back then. How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a baseball over them mountains?
You don't hear about Mel Ott enough. Now he has his own FanShot on the front page. He must be so proud.
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Not going to investigate any further on this one ...
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 9, 2012 11:45 PM PST up reply actions
One of these is not like the other
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Sure
Five headshots, and then some guy with a baseball bat. Weird.
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this son of Cabrera.
Mel HOTT
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 9, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Obvious
/ judges award 7.3 for simplicity and execution
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They used to have pinstripes?
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Tom Hanks?
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Why I Otta....
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
Ott are you guys doing...
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by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Mels a girl’s name.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 9, 2012 11:39 PM PST reply actions
My dad would disagree. He did want to name my sister Melvina.
by andy25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Melvin, Melky vs. Melissa, Melinda
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Feb 12, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
he died rather young - age 49
And he had 812 more walks than Ks. That’s incredible. I wonder what the largest difference there is.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2012 11:40 PM PST reply actions
wow 49? from what?
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by Romosexual42 on Feb 9, 2012 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
Ott died in an auto accident in New Orleans in 1958; he was interred in Metairie Cemetery. Ott died in a similar manner to two other N.Y. Giant Hall of Famers: Frankie Frisch in 1973 and Carl Hubbell in 1988 (the latter 30 years to the day of Ott’s death).
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spooky
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2012 11:44 PM PST up reply actions
I thought Frisch was in with the…Cardinals?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 9, 2012 11:45 PM PST up reply actions
His first 8 seasons were with the Giants.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/friscfr01.shtml
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I know. But I thought he was elected in as a Cardinal.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 9, 2012 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
Probably.
His name isn’t mentioned with other Giants HoFers.
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As it should be. He wasn’t “elected in” as a Cardinal. He was elected in as a baseball player who gained his greatest notoriety as a Cardinal. He’s not a Hall of Famer without those Giants years.
Of course, that line only goes so far. Otherwise, it would be a ray. Speaking of which, does Tampa Bay get to claim Manny Ramirez? I wonder if any HoFer spent less time with a team than that. Does Rice as a Bronco count?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 10, 2012 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
I mean...
technically, yes, they get to claim him. And I’m sure they will, given the whole sordid Wade Boggs thing. But should they add Manny to the public display that I presume exists somewhere in the ballpark?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 10, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
not sure. no logo on his plaque
http://baseballhall.org/hof/frisch-frankie
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2012 11:51 PM PST up reply actions
he was traded for Rogers Hornsby who spent 1 year with the Giants and was traded for Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2012 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
Hornsby's baseball career is so weird (wiki)
During post-season negotiations for a new contract, Hornsby demanded $50,000 per year for three years. Breadon agreed to a one-year contract for $50,000 ($620,566 today). When Hornsby refused to give way, the Cardinals traded him to the New York Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring on December 20, 1926.50 The trade was briefly postponed as NL president John Heydler stated that Hornsby could not play for the Giants while he held stock in the Cardinals. Hornsby wanted $105 per share for his stock, a price Breadon was unwilling to pay. In early 1927, Hornsby was able to sell his shares at $105 each, enabling him to officially become a Giant.
Hornsby’s performance helped guide the Giants to a 92–62 win–loss record during the season, which was good enough for third place in the NL. However, Hornsby’s gambling problems at the racetrack and distrust of Giants’ management annoyed team owner Charles Stoneham. During the offseason he was traded to the Boston Braves for Jimmy Welsh and Shanty Hogan.
Veeck believed Hornsby broke a cardinal rule of baseball in one particular incident. Hornsby disagreed with a call made by the umpire. Instead of disputing the call himself, as was the manager’s job, Hornsby sent another player to argue with the umpire. That player was ejected from the game.
Also, what ever happened to the name “Rogers”
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you never hear too many old Shanty Hogan stories
but in 5 seasons as a catcher with the Giants, he had an OPS+ of 107 and had an 8th place finish in the MVP voting.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2012 11:58 PM PST up reply actions
a code of his own
He was part of a vaudeville act, telling jokes and singing parodies with Andy Cohen, a Jewish teammate from the Giants who played second baseman for the team. After the 1928 season they started performing on the Loew Circuit, with their first appearance on stage at the Loew’s Commodore Theatre in Manhattan on October 15, 1928.6 The duo earned $1,800 a week, billed as “Cohen & Hogan”, except in Boston, when the billings were reversed. In a 1960 interview, Cohen reminisced that “if we didn’t kill vaudeville, we sure helped”.7
His vaudeville / baseball partner Andy Cohen recalled Hogan as someone who “could have been one of the best catchers ever… but he ate himself out of the big leagues.” Hogan showed up for camp one year weighing 265 pounds (120 kg) and would run in a rubber suit and take hot showers in an effort to lose weight, but then he’d eat more to regain his strength, and weight. Giants Manager John McGraw tried to control Hogan’s weight by watching his meal checks, but Hogan developed a system where he would write down foods McGraw would want him to eat, which the waitresses knew to replace with the foods Hogan wanted to eat. As Cohen recalled, "He’d write down spinach, but that meant potatoes. He had a whole code of his own.7
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 10, 2012 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
I'm just imagining McGraw screaming
“HOGGGANNN!!!!”
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Does Pablo know about this?
Shhh! Don’t tell him.
Last year about this time Pablo was muttering, “Chicken, chicken, chicken.”
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No he wasn't.
He was muttering, “Pollo, pollo, pollo.”
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The weirdest part is that he dressed like a girl to play ladies’ baseball. True story.
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Jeff Kent once was comparted to Rogers Hornsby, and said he must have been pretty good because it sounds like there were two of him.
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by EliminateMe on Feb 10, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
WTF
Did You Know:
that Frankie Frisch’s season strikeout total topped 20 only twice in his 19-year career?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 9, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
728 walks, 272 strikeouts for his career. That’s a K/BB of 0.37.
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Touché.
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strike outs were way lower in general back then, though
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Never had to hit a slider. They did throw nasty chaw-spittle balls, though.
by AztecsKillingHim on Feb 10, 2012 8:41 AM PST up reply actions
And probably fastballs that topped out around 80 mph
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Was the mound lower back then?
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I know at one point in time there was a pitching area, where you could get a running start to your throw. I think people kept dying or something by getting hit in the face though, so they changed it.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
Before 1893, the pitcher threw from a pitcher’s box, which worked better with a level surface rather than a sloped one. In 1893, the pitching distance was changed, and the box was replaced with the pitcher’s rubber. Pitchers discovered that they could get more speed on the ball if they were allowed to stride downhill, so their groundskeepers would provide them with a mound. Those early mounds were not regulated; in Pitching in a Pinch, Christy Mathewson commented that the height of the mound might be changed from day to day to suit the pitching style of the home team’s pitcher.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
Also
The regular changing of mound height was eventually prohibited. Teams settled on a height of 15 inches for the mound. Despite this regulation, some teams were accused of using a higher than regulation height mound; Dodger Stadium was particularly notorious for having a high mound.
ahem ::cough, cough:: Koufax ::cough::
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
That settling on 15 inches is well down the line, though, right?
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I think it was 1903 that they said it should be 15 inches, but it seems like it wasn’t enforced at all.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Ah. Because aren’t the deflated offensive numbers in the middle of the century attributed to higher mounds for pitchers like Gibson and Koufax?
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Yeah, after 68 they lowered it to 10 inches and actually started actively regulating it.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, so it’s at 10 inches now (TWSS). That’s lower than I thought it was. Thanks for the info.
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Well, yeah, you're right
A regulation pitcher’s mound is 10 ½ inches high (compared to surface level of home plate).
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Controversy !
In Major League Baseball, a regulation mound is 18 feet (5.5 m) in diameter, with the center 59 feet (18.0 m) from the rear point of home plate, on the line between home plate and second base. The front edge of the pitcher’s plate or rubber is 18 inches (45.7 cm) behind the center of the mound, making it 60 feet 6 inches (18.4 m) from the rear point of home plate. Six inches (15.2 cm) in front of the pitcher’s rubber the mound begins to slope downward. The top of the rubber is to be no higher than ten inches (25.4 cm) above home plate. From 1903 through 1968 this height limit was set at 15 inches, but was often slightly higher, sometimes as high as 20 inches (50.8 cm), especially for teams that emphasized pitching, such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were reputed to have the highest mound in the majors.
http://www.baseballfielddesign.com/#Pitcher.27s_Mound
http://www.hksportsfields.com/images/pdf/hs_col_baseball_field.pdf
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by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
I always thought the 60'6" was to the front of home plate
Good thing I never built a baseball park.
(If I’d built it, they would come…and be pissed)
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TWHS
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by EliminateMe on Feb 10, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
he was player manager from '42-47 (and manager in 48)
I wish we’d see more of that. it’s rather cool.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2012 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
His last 9 years or so are a good example of why RBIs kind of suck.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
I don't think Mel Ott ever had to get up this early for a game
Just noticed that the Giants July 4th game at the Nationals is an 8:05am start out here.
That should make for a hella GDT.
/sets alarm clock AND DVR
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If I thought Vin Scully used a computer, he would be drawn to this thread as Mel Ott was Scully’s favorite player.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
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not just favorite player
more than that, Vin has said that Mel Ott played in a different era than Willie Mays so we shouldn’t try to compare stats, but that Mel should be considered his equal as a baseball legend. I think current fans and the Giants do his legacy injustice by not considering him such.
You couldn’t tell by the photo of Mel as his avatar?
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by Solidarity on Feb 10, 2012 12:54 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
lol in class. Thanks a lot.
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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 10, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
That explains the GIS results above
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Lesson: when told to report to John McGraw. Report to John McGraw.
He was turned down as “too small” by the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association, so 16-year-old Mel joined a lumber company’s semi-pro team in Patterson, Louisiana, about 90 miles from New Orleans. He was an immediate sensation. A few months later the owner of the company, millionaire Harry Williams, stopped in New York on his way to Europe and recommended that Giants manager John McGraw give the youngster a tryout. Mel did not take seriously Williams’s postcard instructing him to report to McGraw. An annoyed Williams, on his return home in August, bought the teenager a train ticket to New York.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2012 11:55 PM PST reply actions
Some NY news
1. AJ Burnett has a limited no trade contract, all ALL west coast teams are on it, rendering yesterday’s conversation moot.
2. Jeremy Lin jerseys are available in Modell’s starting today!
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East Coast bias!
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Is Mel Ott the smallest player to hit 500 homeruns?
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Mel Ott ruled
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I assume Grant thought Mel was a catcher...
….because his son Ed was? Ed was was born in 1951 – That’s tragic.
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by Smotheredinhugs on Feb 10, 2012 6:34 AM PST reply actions
Keith Law's Sleeper Prospect article is out.. Here's the Giants blurb
San Francisco Giants
Right-hander Clayton Blackburn’s pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
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that sounds pretty good to me.
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Bring him up and let him study under Zito.
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/loses 6 mph off his fastball
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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 10, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
He’ll probably add on to that FB to right?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 6:48 AM PST up reply actions
I thought players generally lose velo
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PTBNL in the Aubrey Huff emergency dump.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 8:39 AM PST up reply actions
As long as we don’t trade him for some two month rental…..
/bitter
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MadBum’s velocity scare in 2010 knocked him down from 6th in 2009 to 28th.
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I was so sure that he was done. Man, I am so glad I was wrong.
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Did anyone figure out what happened? Was he just tired or what?
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Sabes was mad about his conditioning that offseason
Because his sister died and he got married.
Maybe he didn’t build up his arm strength enough
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His Velo hasn't "come back"...
…to where it was. Remember, back then he was sitting 95-96. I think it was a situation where he was simply trying to command better as he moved up through the system. He may have been learning that cutter as well – I’m not sure, could be a combination of tired and other factors. It seemed there was some reason for concern, but I didn’t understand the panic.
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by Smotheredinhugs on Feb 10, 2012 7:22 AM PST up reply actions
I was under the impression that he was still throwing pretty hard. Anyone have is average velocity from last year?
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he can still touch 95ish
i doubt if he ever averaged that. they always report the high end of a guy’s velocity and then everyone takes that to be the average velocity. i would guess his velocity is more or less back to where it was.
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Less scary than Brian Wilson
I didn’t post his individual pitch velocity because Fangraphs has him changing over to throwing lots of 2-seamers rather than straight fastballs. He apparently has only thrown 95 in two games since 2009, but seems to top out around 93-4.
Sundrendy!
Man
That was pretty scary though. I remember getting a report from someone who saw him with the Defenders that he was averaging like 86-87 during one game.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Also his Top 10 in 2010 is pretty fucking impressive
1. Heyward
2. Strasburg
3. Carlos Santana
4. Posey
5. Mike Stanton
6. Desmond Jennings
7. Martin Perez (the ugly duckling of this group but could still be something)
8. Ackley
9. Smoak
10. Montero
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The striking thing about that list is that each of the top 4 has already been significantly derailed by injuries.
Jennings and Smoak also had pretty significant injuries
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That's a pretty nice roster...wait...my bad
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So a MacBook Pro with 4GB of RAM is $200 less than one with 8GB. That’s dumb considering one can find the exact same 4GB of RAM for $40.
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In college my Profs didn’t like the incorrect use of an apostrophe.
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Doesn’t the apostrophe stand in for ‘fessor’ there?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 10, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
You might want to wait and see what the iPad3 is in March. Everything seems pointed in the iPad direction rather than Apple laptops these days…
It’s for app development so a tablet wouldn’t work.
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If I was buying something for myself I might spend the money on PC parts and build it.
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I think you’ll have to swap out 2 memory chips. I use iFixit.com to help me. The unibody’s don’t look easy to get into. You’ll probably void the warranty if you buy it new…
So there are only two slots for RAM?
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Yes it's 2 X
So I think you can bump the new ones all the way up to 16GB.
“the Chipset has 2Ă— DDR3-1333 ram slots and there are 8 GB modules on the market, so it should be 16 GB.”
That would be sweet. I wonder why they don’t offer the 16GB out of the box then. Like you said, it would probably void the warranty to upgrade.
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Oops, I take it back
Apple site only state 8GB max. The 16GB was from another source.
“4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 8GB”
Helpful hints
Changing RAM doesn’t void the warranty. You just have to keep track of different, eyeglass type tiny screws to remove and replace the bottom panel. Apple branded RAM is and has been always very expensive. Legit otherr brands work at least 99.9999% as well. Macs also have a history of being able to use more RAM than Apple claims (?!). With Applecare sending the computer back for repair with the original RAM is SOP.
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Thanks!
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Others are often a bit cheaper and others more expensive.
But Other World Computing has an excellent website for all sorts of Mac stuff (with good videos) macsales.com
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Thanks. What if you go past the recommended 8GB with non-Apple chips? I guess if you swap the originals back in, if you have a problem, no one would know?
Right. Also the free and invaluable app Mactracker for in depth info on basically every mac product ever made. Can id the computer it is running on.
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I should probably start shopping for a new MacBook Pro. Mine is 4 or 5? years old maybe. But it still works so well, I can’t seem to justify replacing it.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
MeLOLvin
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 7:16 AM PST reply actions
Dude was such a melvin
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Feb 10, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Ott’s home/road splits are interesting. It’s pretty clear that he wouldn’t have made the 500-home run club without the Polo Grounds: He hit 323 at home, 188 on the road. But his split was even greater for doubles and triples — in the opposite direction. It was a weird park.
He also got some help from World War II, putting up a couple of his best seasons in 1944-45, then washing out completely when the youngsters came back.
According to Evan, it’s Mel Ott*.
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Mel Otta play all his games at home!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 7:32 AM PST up reply actions
Well, you sometimes hear him described as a merely good player whom the Polo Grounds made look like a superstar — a Dante Bichette of the 1930s. My point is that that’s not so.
hey, I learned something
maybe you can use this ancedote:
Ott’s H/R OPS splits are lower than his top 3 bbref comparables (Frank Robinson, Ken Griffey Jr., and Gary Sheffield).
I also checked the Polo Grounds 3-year Part Factors for several of Ott’s years… they were all 99-102 or there abouts
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
I am guessing that because of the steep angle of the outfield walls at the Polo Grounds, the park would still favor dead pull hitters very much, but it isn’t as well reflected in the park factors because it gets deeper very quickly as you move towards CF. So guys like Burrell and Ortiz might have hit very well there, while a guy like Adrian Gonzalez, who is more of an all fields hitter, might have felt its impact more.
No hard numbers to back that up, of course; just some speculation.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
but this is not relevant for park factors
the TRUE purpose of park factors is not to say “this is what player X would do in park Y”, but rather, what is the value of player X’s stats (accumulated in park Y(home) + Zs(road) in a neutral park (run environment).
Let’s say you have a park that increases HR by a factor of 2 (and nothing else). So OBP/SLG and RUNS all go way up. This means that a player who never hits flyballs IS and SHOULD be punished (and his stats adjusted downward) by playing in this park (even though it’s not his fault… well, maybe his agent / GMs fault), because net run production is devalued in such a situation. Just like all pitchers would be rewarded regardless of how many HRs they actually give up.
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
But what I’m saying is, because of the extreme HR factor one one side of a hypothetical midline, and a corresponding deflation on the other side of the midline, it’s possible that the numbers could work out to roughly even because the two extremes wash each other out.
What source are you looking at for park factors?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
for Polo Grounds
just bbref (click on the 1940 NYG page for example)
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
Oh wow, I’ve never noticed that yearly line in BB-Ref. That makes life easier.
Anyway, it would be nice if we had more detailed figures than just a single number to go off of. While we have some idea that 101 for a multi-year park factors involves a known body of calculations, we don’t know about the data points under the hood that give us that total. That’s mostly what I was speculating on.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Mell Ottsterisk?
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
by EliminateMe on Feb 10, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
An Ott By Any Other Name
You sure you weren’t just dressed as Ed Ott? Along with having what I believe is the shortest name in MLB history, he was the starting catcher on some pretty sweet Pirates teams back in the day.
Posnanski piece on baseball aging
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2012/02/10/aging-with-chart/
Good stuff. Thank God he’s not writing about Paterno.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It’s pretty amazing how quickly players crater in baseball, it must be a big shock to the player when they suddenly can’t do it anymore.
Sundrendy!
Miguel Tejada still hasn't realized.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It’s even more amazing how long they can keep playing at a high level in soccer. Teddy Sheringham was what 97 (42) when he finally retired? Granted he was never really fast, and I doubt he ran the average 10km per match that most players do, but still impressive.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
He was fueled by the motivation to overcome a ridiculous name.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Thank God he’s not writing about Paterno.
Amen.
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Do you know how many 40 year olds in baseball HISTORY could still hit big league pitching?*
I can name one!
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
Yep
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions
Nah.
Omar Vizquel.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
My favorite line:
Age 39: 1 season. Bonds. Talk amongst yourselves.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Oh, I like reading Posnaski, but I suddenly feel compelled to tell him that “every day” is not an adjective.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
I won’t, of course.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
It’s ‘everyday’.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Someone makes that mistake everyday.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
by EliminateMe on Feb 10, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
It's always kinda sad...
…to look at the stat lines for the waning years of a player.
(The EloRater seems like it has to be dooky.)
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
THIS IS THE BEST FANSHOT EVER
I am so happy right now.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Feb 10, 2012 8:32 AM PST reply actions 10 recs
I've spent the last half hour researching Clayton Blackburn...
I’m officially intrigued.
Baseball America ranked him at the best late round pick at or below slot bonus
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
The A’s ZiPS will do wonders for your perception of the Giants’ offense.
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/oracle/discussion/2012_zips_projections_oakland_as
Ask me about my blog.
CHALLENGE PERCEPTIONS, XANATHAN!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
THEYRE GONNA SURPRISE SOME PEOPLE
"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.
LIKE THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
Surprise link fail.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
SURPRISE! ALL YOUR FAVORITE PLAYERS HAVE BEEN TRADED!!
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, man. I just cleaned my shovel.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
I like Kurt Suzuki.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
I’d be pretty surprised if he hits that projection, though.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't be surprised if he out-WAR's Posey
But more as a function of games played at catcher than being better.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
It would be pretty terrible if he out-WARs Posey by being better.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
I'm a little surprised at the Jemile Weeks projection thought
Definitely thought it’d be better.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This kinda sums up the A's lineup
David Cameron @d_a_cameron
ZIPS projects that the A’s best hitter will be Seth Smith… with an OPS+ of 97. Not one above average hitter. http://j.mp/ywxmjb
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Surprise!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
Wow, even the pitching is pretty damn underwhelming. Especially after taking into account the low projected IPs.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk
Goldson would be “shocked” if he left San Francisco http://wp.me/p14QSB-Zws
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Agreed
Great news. Goldson and Josh Morgan are the two highest priority guys to re-sign, IMO. (I’m frankly considering that Smith has already re-signed, given how blatantly obvious it is that he will).
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 10, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Morgan has also said in interviews that he has no desire to leave San Francisco.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Er, sorry, I'm getting my wires crossed again.
Disregard that, I’m thinking of Carlos Rogers (who would by a very good re-sign in any case).
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’d love to have Rogers back, too, but I’m more worried about him being a one year wonder/the price on him being much too high.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 10, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
If I had to choose between Goldson and Rogers, I’d take Rogers. They’re both ball hawks, but I think Rogers is a better decision maker. With better cornerback play, I could see sustained success from him, which we may get a boost in anyway with a more seasoned Culliver.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah, if it’s a choice, I’m taking Rogers. I think Goldson may be overrated, anyway.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I can't believe I forget to tell this story
When my brother got to meet Andres Torres my brother told Torres that he’s been trying to hit left-handed even though he’s a natural righty. Well Torres told him to keep practicing that he is also a natural righty who just practiced everyday hitting left-handed.
Clearly a steroid user.
He had more home runs in his age 35 and 36 seasons than he did in his age 34 season. THAT IS NOT NATURAL. YOU DON’T HIT BETTER AFTER HITTING BADLY.
Steroid use really got out of control during WW2.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
All that hanging out with the Germans and Russians…
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The failed batches of Super Soldier Serum all pretty much got shipped to MLB. They work great on baseball players. Not so much on soldiers. Turns out to be a lot harder to hit an inside bullet than a fastball.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
What’s the name of the Bogart movie where he’s running illicit monkey gland cargos in his small boat?
"Only connect..."
E. M. Forster
Haha!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions
I think it was called The Cargo Boat That Had All the Monkey Glands on It.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
Huh, where did I get Cargo Boat from? You obviously wrote Small Boat.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
/grabs crotch
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
On occasion.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Aren’t you supposed to stay away from sodium?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Yes =(
My food is as bland as Grant.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
Sodium is overrated if the counterion is chloride
Sodium cyanide on the other hand is quite exciting!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Aubrey was also bad at 34
So if I know anything about trends and sample sizes and historical context, this means Huff is in for a HUGE YEAR.
by AztecsKillingHim on Feb 10, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
Who was it here that wanted a drink from Lake Vostok?
GET IN LINE BEHIND PUTIN, YOU PEASANT!!
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received a drink fit for dinosaurs on Friday when he was presented with a sample of ancient water from a sub-glacial Antarctic lake pierced by Russian scientists.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:08 AM PST reply actions
Didn't the Waterboy movie already do this
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
That's baller.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
maybe they are going to bottle that water and sell it to Hollywood types. “Look this water has lasted for thousands of years, and so can you!!!” Only $109 an ounce
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It’s infused with both oxygen AND hydrogen!
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
and if you act quickly we will DOUBLE the amount of hydrogen you receive!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I heard he is coming out with his own snack cracker called “Putin on the Ritz.”
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Get out.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Don't worry
He is just putin you on.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
Putinhead Wilson
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Mmmm…. the sweet tang of injected kerosene and freon.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
a sub-glacial Antarctic lake pierced by Russian scientists.
Really ? No one went near this ?
/ disappointed in you guys
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Agree
Kind of overrated. It’s no In-N-Out.
by AztecsKillingHim on Feb 10, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve had it in Vacaville. It was good.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
I just didn’t even realize that they were in Northern California.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
There’s one in Sunnyvale too.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 10, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Good, but not as good as In-N-Out
Their cajun fries are better than in-n-outs fries
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
I do enjoy being able to get some different things, like grilled onions and jalapenos on occasion.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Is there bacon? That’s the one thing In-N-Out is missing.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Do they serve pink goo?
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
meeting your minimum daily requirement of ammonia!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I know! Last time I was at the doctors they said I had low ammonia levels.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
Burger Troll sounds like a McDonald land character.
"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.
Grimace’s illegitimate children
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
Fries are very good
burgers are way too expensive.
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
I feel completely the opposite
Burgers are ok, fries aren’t worth it.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I usually split a fries with another person.
"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.
Seems reasonable
Still didn’t like them. Cajun seasoning was way too much for me.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
You can get ones without the seasoning.
In-n-out fries are so meh.
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
Lately when I’ve been getting In N’ Out, they’ve been putting the salt on the fries anyway.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Well done (i.e. extra crispy) In-n-Out fries (plus salt) are awesome.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 10, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s the key. They routinely undercook their fries.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
by EliminateMe on Feb 10, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
I get the ones without the seasoning. I don’t like the seasoning, either.
"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 should bring my own Smug salts next time I have their fries.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Fleur de sel or bust!
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
I have actually, literally done that. After I got back from England, I bought a bottle of HP sauce and brought it to 5 Guys to put on my fries.
"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.
Ewww, Harry Potter sauce.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
down the middle or cross wise?
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
Bitch, please.
Diagonally. Down the middle or crosswise is for peons.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
You’re both wrong. Burgers and fries aren’t that good.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 10, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Just reboot yourself.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Not to be all GiantPain
but didn’t Ott play in park that was absurdly favorable to his swing?
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
Probably.
We should definitely discredit everyone and everything who/that takes advantage of situations that favor them and/or their skill set.
Discredit? No.
But properly adjust credit.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Evan covered that above.
"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.
This makes me imagine a guy in the 1930s writing really pessimistic things about the Giants on letters and telegrams and sandwich board signs and such. Perhaps under the pseudonym GothamsGadfly
by AztecsKillingHim on Feb 10, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
OH YEAH? Well, maybe YOU write for a website that is absurdly favorable to your graphs!
/muttermuttergrumblemutter
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Luis Ayala will be on the Orioles.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
The Zito mopper-upper
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The Legend of Mota
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/8/16/2367358/gameday-thread-2-game-thread-harder#74817553
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
He would have to pitch 15 more years for the Giants
Yeah, I can see it happening…
More like the Giants
Jesse Orosco
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San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Dude is 527 years old and still topped out at 96 mph last season according to PitchFx
Rubber arm
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Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
Blame Willie Mays
You don’t hear about Mel Ott enough
proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Playing across town from Ruth, Gehrig, and DiMaggio might have had a little to do with it, as well.
by AztecsKillingHim on Feb 10, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions
I hear he was very odd
He is the world's most annoying rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Feb 10, 2012 9:54 AM PST reply actions
Shitting is a privilege not a right!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
If the people pee for free, they'll push the system to the brink
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Maybe they’re entitled to respect for not being dicks.
They wouldn’t say they’re entitled to anything else… they’re nice guys, after all.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Feb 10, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
It's Friday, Friday
wraparoundcurl Wrap Around Curl
Today is the 1year anniversary of Rebecca Black’s "Friday."
I have honestly never heard it somehow. Maybe I should break down and do it now
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Feb 10, 2012 10:07 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Fine
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Feb 10, 2012 10:13 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
So wait… it came out on a Thursday?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Weird adjective choice, but, as always, Cain is awesome
Andrew Baggarly @extrabaggs
Talked to Duane Kuiper yesterday. He said Matt Cain’s gorilla length off the tee is all the buzz among PGA golfers at Pebble
.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Matt Cain’s gorilla length
Insulting in parts of Africa
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
UNPACK UNPACK UNPACK
Oh my.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Not even kidding. Gorillas have famously tiny willies.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
You seem to know an awful lot about other creatures' junk
Sharks, gorillas, etc
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
by speckops on Feb 10, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
SHARK WEEK! It’s a pretty common insult in local dialects surprisingly.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
According to a coworker who worked in the Congo it is.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
Gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘bush meat’.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
…. Does it?
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Feb 12, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Rec'd
Now this is some funny shit. People are looking in to my office wondering why I am laughing like an idoit.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
LOL U AND YOUR IGNORANCE OF RELATIVELY UNKNOWN BUT HILARIOUS REGIONAL AFRICAN INSULTS!
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
But they sure know how to use em AMIRITE???
by AztecsKillingHim on Feb 10, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
Done in one
Matt must be in the…Giants dugout for the rest of his career
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
by nvsfg on Feb 10, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
wtf Scorecard Research
Damn you, Vox Media products and/or services!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
'Sup nerbs?
Greetings from lurker-land. It’s kind of fun reading along with no intention of getting involved. I only want to say to PiKA: hang in there, dude.
Hubby’s intervew went well yesterday and he expects to make the cut to second interview next week. It will be cool if we both work downtown and can hook up for lunch and/or nooners.
Oh, and you can still reach Fanshots on the phone if someone posts a cropped link. It goes to the old interface so you can’t zzz, but you can still read the post.
2012 is going to be awesome!
Only 24 when he died
He’s now been dead longer than he was alive.
/plays “Anesthesia” again…
Anagram of "SF Giants season" = GAS OF NASTINESS
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Feb 10, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
The other day I realized something similar about the movie "Grease"
It was an nostalgia story that took place about 20 years prior to it’s actual production and it’s now been over 30 years since it was produced. So now it’s a nostalgia film about a nostalgia story.
It was actually kind of complicated trying to explain it to my son.
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Castro Valley High Alum!
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
So am I!!!
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
I teach here at CVHS now as well...a weird world.
What year did you graduate?
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
1996
:)
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
LOLOLD
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
33 is old?
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
Older than me!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
My lawn
Get off it.
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
by EliminateMe on Feb 10, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
/goes to sidewalk
/cranks up rock and roll music
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Devils music! Don’t look at the hips!
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
/shakes fist
/threatens to call your parents
"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain
by EliminateMe on Feb 10, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
No..
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
No.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
CalBear949 can’t resurrect.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Then he should have done twice as much as Jesus by now if he wants to leave his mark on this world.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Grand crus?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Hell yeah—a 78 LaTache and a 61 Bouchard Richebourg we’re going to nail next week on wife’s birthday (61 is our birthyear—yos, LOLd).
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Very nice. Still LOLYOUNG compared to my dad!
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
I have a bottle of NV Krug Grand CuvĂ©e Brut all ready for Valentine’s Day night. The box looks old enough that I was very intrigued when I purchased it.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
I kind of get a flyer on Valentines Day as lgunn’s birthday is the 16th, and the 14th is a crappy night to go out and dine.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
It usually is but regardless I love taking my wife out. That Champagne will be for after we get home though.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
lol drunk sex
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
I’m not going to drink and drive.
also YOU"RE NOT THE BOSS OF THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMED PRIOR TO OUR NIGHTLY RELATIONS!
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
If only you had a clasper! Double the fun!
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
One for each “avenue of approach”? I’ll stick to switching off. My god it would be so weird to have a clasper. What do you do when you have to pee. The locker room implications would be hilarious. Two urinals?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
2001
A kid asked me yesterday if I listened to Nirvana, TSOL, Smashing Pumpkins, etc. when I said, “Yes”, he replied, “Cool you listen to the same music as my parents”.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
LOL
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
OT
STEVE HOLM! signs minor league deal with Colorado.
What is it with the Rockies’ fascination with ex-Giant catchers?
Anagram of "SF Giants season" = GAS OF NASTINESS
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Feb 10, 2012 10:30 AM PST reply actions
Hoping to get that inside information!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
I really hope the res sox resign wakefield
Time frame for Tim Wakefield’s decision: Bottom of ninth
I would like to see him break roger’s record
plus I love knuckleballers almost as much as I love relievers
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
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Feb 10, 2012 10:31 AM PST reply actions
In honor of Delorlean's pet peeve:
It’s “re-sign”
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
In my Sharks Jersey at work~
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Only your jersey?
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
He put his legs through the armholes of another Sharks jersey to approximate pants. It doesn’t solve the junk problem, because it just hangs through the neck-hole, but it does solve the pants problem.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
put this on upside down to solve the junk problem whiel keeping the overall theme
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
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Feb 10, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
Street Sharks!
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
Cowboys of MOO Mesa!
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
"There is not seeing the ball well, and then there is that." - David B. Flemming describing an Aaron Rowand AB.
by 1ManWolfPack on Feb 10, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Already off the Lin-gon?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
THE LIN EFFECT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiektV3HEB8
haha
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
Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
OK, I’ll take Jeremy Lin (w/o Amare, Melo) to outscore Kobe (on tired legs after battle w/ Ray) by ONE POINT tonite at MSG, 27-26.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
It's official
Jeremy Lin is Tim Tebow with a higher ceiling.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
dude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4dKr4pIVFg
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
Why couldn't she wish for something more substantial?
by Every6thDay on Feb 10, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
dude she gonna go tonya harding on the knights
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
knicks*
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 have to stop reading Youtube comments
first off, you’re hot and second, I think the reaction vid of you commenting on Jeremy’s success now would be interesting.
MarkTheCode 1 day ago 10
No clue who this is.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
It’s official
Tim Tebow is Jeremy Lin with a higher calling.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
I'm glad for the attention
but come on it’s been only 3 games.
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
Kobe LOLs
“I know who he is, but I don’t really know what’s going on too much with him. I don’t even know what he’s done. Like, I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I’ll take a look at it tonight though.”
[Asked again about Lin] “I don’t even know what the [fudge] is going on. What the [fudge] is going on? Who is this kid? I’ve heard about him and stuff like that, but what’s he been doing? Is he getting like triple doubles or some [stuff]? He’s averaging 28 and eight? No [stuff]. If he’s playing well, I’ll just have to deal with him.”
[Would he consider guarding Lin?] “Jesus Christ. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.”
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 thought NBA players watch film as part of prepping for a game
Kobe sounds like he’s planning on getting his first look at a player live.
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
I think this tweet makes it official
Buster Posey @BusterPosey
Check out this @SINow article by @SI_JoeLemire on Buster’s offseason return: bit.ly/yqsk66 #MLB #SFGiants
This is run by a publicist. Buster probably has nothing to do with this account. Or maybe he just likes taking in the 3rd person. Daver can’t decide.
I stopped following that account after 2 days
I get enough Giants related spam from the @SFGiants account.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 10, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, it was never really in question.
They’ve had full transparency at least as far as the Twitter is concerned. I have my doubts about Facebook.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Shift A Aussie baseball
It’s great to watch a game on TV, the Australian league championship is on right now. Also, I think all baseball games should be announced with Australian accents. I think these guys I’ve never heard of are my new favorite booth duo.
I used to steal the posters out of those from the library.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Probably not that one in particular though because fuck Mike Piazza.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
You’re a bad person.
"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.
Yeah. I'm ok with that though.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
From the real Sandy Alderson (on Twitter):
@MetsGM
Prepping for trip. Bought 4 like-new tires at chop shop across from Citi. He threw in free wiper fluid. Better than the Wheeler deal!
Stop taunting us Alderson
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
/reports Alderson for receiving stolen goods
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
1-877-REPORT CRIME NOW
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
holy shit
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
Grant beat you to it!
Grant Brisbee @mccoveychron
Yeah, it’s all fun and games @MetsGM until Sabean runs up and kicks the absolute crap out of your new tires at the end of the day
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
by DFARowand on Feb 10, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
4TH WALL
@SavvySabes
If I ever figure out how to use the Internet I’m going to be really mad. BS #SFGiants (cc: @MetsGM)
by Every6thDay on Feb 10, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
That can’t really be him. Have you seen the other tweets?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Feb 10, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
It is confirmed by the media
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 think MLB confirmed it. He’s quite funny and somebody Sabean should never deal with.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
didn't owlcroft say the same thing awhile ago?
that Sabean should avoid dealling with Alderson cause he would be taken to the cleaners?
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
He was taken to the cleaners.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
that's Owl's point. he said that before the wheeler deal
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 want a good GM.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Or at least someone to slap him when he’s about to do something stupid. Susan needs to step it up.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Is that shirt from the Charlie Sheen Collection?
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Compare sabean and the two guys behind him. He does look like 2 and a half men there.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
That pose is kind of creepy. Just add a small square mustache.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Not sure, but if so, that makes me Grant to Owlcroft’s Natto.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
I’ll be damned.
Then I’m impressed.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
by can of corn on Feb 10, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
So that’s how low one can sink with puns, I guess.
by non sequitur on Feb 10, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
So have any Sabean apologists twittered him back telling him the Wheeler deal was good and made sense at the time?
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
They can’t really do that without exposing themselves to criticism for dismissing the Giants lack of effort in pursuing Beltran or a comparable hitter this off-season as unnecessary.
by Every6thDay on Feb 10, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
I’m no Sabean apologist but I still say that it made sense at the time. However, I acknowledge the right of others to say, “I told you so!”
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
This line
I think there’s a pretty decent chance they make the post-season if Beltran hadn’t hurt his wrist.
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
You really think he’d have been worth 4 wins?
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Not statistically in terms of WAR
But they lost a lot of close games where he was either hurt or out (or both) where his presence could have helped. IIRC, Rowand started a bunch in his absence. Ugh.
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Serious question: Do people really think that Wheeler is going to amount to something? My impression regarding Wheeler at the time was that he was a perfect example of TINSTAAPP and now it seems like the CW is that Sabean got swindled. Has Wheeler fixed whatever it was that made his stock drop?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Keith Law has him as the 27th best prospect in all of baseball
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Oh, well then.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
It's all about value
He’s a prospect so of course he could flame out. Clearly, the Mets thought highly of him.
You don’t trade an arm of Wheeler’s value for two months of Beltran.
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
With apologies to Keith (and everyone else), here is my work entitled 'Neverwrong'
(I saw the original on a GIS for nevernude)
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
A Keith Law / Pope Pius IX photoshop would be hilarious.
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
papal infallibility and all that
Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Oooh Aaah, Cantona! Oooh Aaah Cantona!
by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
Ha that's what I thought of too.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He’s just as high-risk, high-reward as he was before. He did start throwing more strikes after getting traded to a team that matters, so that’s probably the source of the CW.
I think Law is much more focused on ceiling than floor.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Why not when the sport has no salary cap?
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
Fun with A+ numbers
Player A (22) – 17 starts, 101 IP, 0.997 WHIP, 7.0 H/9, 2.0 BB/9, 9.6 K/9
Player B (21) – 16 starts, 88 IP, 1.375 WHIP, 7.6 H/9, 4.8 BB/9, 10.0 K/9
Player C (21) – 18 starts, 98 IP, 1.133 WHIP, 7.5 H/9, 2.7 BB/9, 9.1 K/9
Is it February 19 yet?
A+ ball stats for pitchers aren't completely meaningless
But they are a small piece of a larger picture when evaluating pitching talent especially
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
A- Surkamp
B- Zach Wheeler
C- Scott Barnes
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
But A ball is more about scouting than results. Results do matter, but its not an end all be all.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Isn’t the scouting that Wheeler is having trouble throwing strikes?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think, his curve ball fooled a lot of A ballers, but the thinking is that bouncing your curve ball a foot in front of HP won’t fool any ML.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
So he needs to improve his secondary pitches, or come up with new ones.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think it was just his curve ball. His two seamer and changeup (?) iirc got graded out pretty good.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
It’s probably fair to say that he will want one more pitch that’s better than fringy, though, given that he’s projected to be a starter.
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Asian Father is satisfied
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This has nothing to do with anything...but
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
MadBum is good
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Orly Taitz is a birther/conservative activist type person.
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Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
That’s Luke Scott.
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Great Scott!
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He's the goalie for the Bruins
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Nah, I’ve just heard of her. And her spurious litigation.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Orly is a real name.
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by Grant Brisbee on Feb 10, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Orly is a town and airport near Paris.
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by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
/thunderous applause
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Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
What if I don’t love my country?
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Make it international
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I'm always amused by the one season Mel Ott had a third base
More interesting when you recall that third base was a defense first position prior to the Ed Mathews revolution. The Giants had one of the best hitting third baseman in all baseball with Freddie Lindstrom until they moved him off starting in 1931, and then had no real standouts at the position. First Lindstrom was replaced with Johnny Vergez for the next four years (31-34; OPS+ of 94, 86, 122, 60); then Travis Jackson got moved over from short for a couple years (OPS+ 109, 50), then a year of Lou Chiozza (OPS+ 51). Then 1938 came along with Mel Ott. 178 OPS+. It was, quite possibly, the greatest full season EVER at third base at that point in time. As far as offense, at least.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Hahaha
Seasons with ISO greater than .200 at third base, 1901-1950: 17
Seasons with ISO greater than .200 at third base, 1951-2011: 248
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Seasons with ISO greater than .200 at second base, 1901-1993: 42
Seasons with ISO greater than .200 at second base, 1994-2011: 51
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
And those 51 are probably just an even smaller handful of players, too.
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Utley, Soriano, Kinsler.
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Utley: 6
Soriano: 4
Kinsler: 2 (another one was .199)
Phillips: 0
If I’d next guessed Burris, that could’ve continued the progression.
God, Utley is good.
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D'oh. Duh.
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He had nearly 20% of those 51 seasons.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
So we have 25 accounted for from 6 players…
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
Biggio?
Cano?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Biggio, good one.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Biggio actually only did it once, and it was 2005.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Biggio once. Cano twice. Trammel is a shortstop – but Whitaker is on the first list two times.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Only once? Wow.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Shit, that was stupid. I meant Whitaker, but I always confuse those two.
by free f.p. #14 on Feb 10, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Cano? Pedroia?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Pedroia doesn’t show up on my list because he only had a partial year in 2010.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Morgan? Durham? Weeks?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
I’d bet Morgan would certainly have several of the 42.
by non sequitur on Feb 10, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Morgan is on that list 3 times, Sandberg 4 (and on the second list once). Durham is on there 3 times (twice with the Giants!). Weeks, no, surprisingly.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Uggla?
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Gotta be.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Has to be. Uggla is *all* ISO. He either strikes out or hits a homerun, when he’s not clankmitting in the field.
by non sequitur on Feb 10, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
"all ISO"
Not sure that even makes sense. Whatever.
by non sequitur on Feb 10, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
I got it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Boom. Good one, JD.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah, 4 times
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Woops, was confusing him with Soriano from when I looked that up earlier
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Ha, forgot about Soriano. When was the last time he played the infield?
by non sequitur on Feb 10, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
There’s only a couple guys left with multiple seasons (I think – I’m eating lunch as I do this so I’m a bit distracted). Lots of one-offs.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
One guy put up 2 seasons for the Rays. Another put up 2 seasons for the Tigers. And one did it twice for the Mariners. Anybody else on the list not already named only did it once.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Zobrist?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Michael Young?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Does Ben Zobrist count?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Feb 10, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
lol me
learn to read, guy
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Would he even qualify though? Didn’t he go SS→3B?
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Well, a lot of the first 42 are Rogers Hornsby. /checks Yeah, he’s on that list 9 times. 14 other guys put up the rest.
94-2011 has 24 different guys. One guy appears on both lists (I think). Kent is on it 9 times (the Hornsby of his era!). Utley and Uggla 5 each.
This is filtered by qualifying for the batting title, so some injury shortened seasons would be missing.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Jackie Robinson?
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In 2007 Kent had an ISO of .198, so close to number 10.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
This contrast (with 3B) is remarkable.
by non sequitur on Feb 10, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
It’s also interesting to see how the power was achieved. The old power hitters at third were home run guys, too, there just weren’t very many. The older guys with power at 2B (excepting Hornsby – the guy really stands out) got a lot more of their power from doubles and triples. You end up with a number of Lazzeri and Lajoie type guys. 40 doubles, 15 triples, 12 home runs, kind of thing.
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Lies otta know
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by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Golf clothes at Pebble
Fowler is wearing a florescent yellow outfit (head to toe). Looks like a highlighter.
Fowler always dresses "eccentric"
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Please tell me all I need to know about taking the GRE.
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Are they all multiple choice are are there some true/false ones thrown in there?
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All multiple choice. Math is high school level math at best, verbal is fucking hard as shit, and writing is meh.
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Verbal as in what? Reading comprehension?
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It was a comment about Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
That was a hard question,
because as soon as you think you’ve got it figured out it totally changes.
by Every6thDay on Feb 10, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
I think you want the harder questions since it’s “adaptive” to whether or not you answered the previous question correctly. So, if it was hard, then it means you are doing pretty well.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 10, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Or it means you’re not doing well but the questions are still difficult because LOL YOU!
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I was assuming since someone who takes the GRE and is applying to graduate schools wouldn’t be a total moron. Not a safe assumption.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 10, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Americans are weird. I’ll bet there are standardized test groupies who take the exams for no particular reason.
by non sequitur on Feb 10, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
My sister, who is a gifted writer and quite smart, got a 660 on it, so I don’t know. It’s pretty random.
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Yeah, anytime you get a knowledge-based section as opposed to a skill-based one, the results will be fucky from person to person.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
WARNING: RESULTS WILL BE FUCKY
$1 million dollar idea, good sir.
by Every6thDay on Feb 10, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
I took them about a year ago but I heard that the test has changed since then? That would probably not be helpful.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 10, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like they changed it in August.
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Wait, really? Wow. Behind the times.
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In August 2011, the GRE revised General Test replaced the GRE® General Test. Featuring the new test-taker friendly design and new questions, the revised test more closely reflects the kind of thinking you’ll do in graduate or business school and demonstrates that you are ready for graduate-level work.
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Bullshit
Sounds the same to me.
What the hell is test-taker friendly design? Smells like marketing bullshit to me.
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WTF?
Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology? How does that reflect what I’m going to need for a Masters of Science and Information systems?
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Nah, it’ll probably be bullshit science. “Read a graph, tell me what conclusion you can draw,” Ă la ACT. You’ll need no science background.
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Or rather, I’d be really surprised if you did.
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There is only one button and you don’t get any choices. Also, the test is really expensive.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
This is what I remember from my test. The writing consists of two essays. One is an issue question and the other is critiquing an argument’s logic. 30 minutes for each, I believe.
The verbal was reading comp and vocab and the math was as speckops said, pretty basic high school math. But, I have no idea what they changed.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 10, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I wrote about Michael Jordan!
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I wrote about Winston Churchill.
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/El Person puts you on the list.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
I’m already on every list by dint of my half-bloodedness.
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half blood?
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by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Half Asian, half white. I’ll let you decide which makes me dirty.
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Does the Asian half get creeped out by the white half’s Asian fetish?
by Every6thDay on Feb 10, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I generally don’t find Asian girls attractive, but I’ve only dated Asian girls. Probably a product of being in the Bay Area growing up. LOL ME!
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I took it years and years and years ago
But if I remember correctly and they haven’t changed this part of it, the multiple choice part penalized you for wrong answers so leaving things blank was better than blindly guessing. Guessing between two or three possible answers is a better bet and may pay off. YMMV.
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That was a refreshing mixture of Aspartame, Phosphoric Acid, and Potassium Benzoate
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Diet coke?
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yup!
it has some other shit in it but I forgot.
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
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Tasty and not so bad for you.
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I think I’m having cream cheese and liverwurst.
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That's not a bad sandwich. What kind of bread ?
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by Romosexual42 on Feb 10, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll probably just nibble on some cheese and salami. I don’t know if I’ll add in bread.
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by can of corn on Feb 10, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
i had 3 tacos and some phosphoric acid
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
Cheesesteak
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Better be top shelf ribeye in that, Mr. Mayor
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Nope. And it was from a chain! LOL ME
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
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/gasp
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/starts organizing recall campaign
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by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Yesterday I had bacon kimchee takoyaki, though, so it evens out.
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korean-japanese-american Takoyaki Fusion!
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by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Tom Kha and Satay
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by calgiants86 on Feb 10, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
DINNERS
I plan to make pork chops for dinner. Maybe some lentils to go with them or something.
Ask me about my blog.
I need to figure out what to make for dinner. If it doesn’t involve chicken, I’ll have to go to the store.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Steaming some burgers.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I suppose that doesn’t help you, though.
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by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I could do steamed chicken burgers!
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
What kind of chicken ? Whole ? Parts ? What else is in the house ?
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breasts
That’s a good question. I think there’s some quinoa, couscous, rice,+usual and unusual condiment type things. Probably no vegetables. I’m probably going to have to go to the store.
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Feb 10, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Well..without going to the store, you could flash grill off the chicken breasts, shred them, take the (quinoa, couscous or rice,) and make a stew. Got garlic, olives, celery, onions, carrots and chicken broth ?
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