SB Nation and YouTube
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 1, 2012 2:42 PM PST
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PrintSB Nation is getting big into video, in case you hadn't heard. They have their own studios, producers, and on-air talent. As one of the very first people to join up with SB Nation, I can't express how impressed I am with this whole operation.
So the first thing you need to do if you want to be allowed back on the site is subscribe to the new SB Nation YouTube channel. I'll wait. There's all sorts of stuff for you, whether it's Amy K. Nelson arm wrestling, the amazing Spencer Hall and Jason Kirk talking about college football, or Matt Ufford petting a buncha dogs. So subscribe. I'll wait.
Something that might be more relevant to you and your Giants obsession is that there will be a McCovey Chronicles channel. And I have no idea what I'm doing with it. Here's my first entry:
So I need your help. Tell me what you would want to see from me and a camera. It's a portable contraption, so I can take it places. Any ideas? Otherwise, it's going to be a whole lot of me talking in front of a camera. With better audio. Sorry about that.
The McCovey Chronicles YouTube Channel: You didn't ask for it, but, well, here.
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McC version of 'Empire'
Eight hours of batters jogging helplessly to first after grounding out.
Is the sound really quiet for anyone else?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I dunno. I was just watching the eye candy on screen. I wasn’t trying to hear anything.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Made me forget all about Chris Dominguez.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Adopted Giant: Chris Heston
by kdl on Mar 1, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Can you speak anymore softly?
You were too loud in that video.
by 49er16 on Mar 1, 2012 2:45 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
haw
I can’t tell if Grant is trolling us or not.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
@productiveouts | Productive Outs
It was a test video ...
And I didn’t put the mic close enough. But I can’t do anything about it today. So crank it up, and let the outro music scare the fuck out of you.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 1, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
True story: I was watching this while my 1st grader was doing her homework. I had it cranked to hear it. When the outro music cranked up, she yelled “What was that? IT SCARED ME!”
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
You said your kid was sick. You’ve spent all day on this video.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Both are true!
She was sleeping on the couch the whole time. When I found out that the sound was screwy, I didn’t have time to rerecord.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 1, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Grant speaks softly yet doesn't have a big stick
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
So I need your help. Tell me what you would want to see from me and a camera.
Take off your pants
by 49er16 on Mar 1, 2012 2:46 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I was going to make that joke!
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
It was a joke?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I see a guitar.
Which must mean you’re volunteering for jam sessions.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Note
I posted this before he actually played the guitar.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
So sfgiants.com is talking up Nate Schierholtz...
and how this is his year to flourish. i like Nate, but he has a career .318 OBP, which is good compared to Pedro Feliz, and 18 career homers in 1,120 at bats.
so forgive me for being a pessimist, but what the hell is this guy doing as our all but penciled in starting right fielder?
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
He has improved with more regular playing time. He’s fine. Not spectacular, but fine.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
but that improvement was to a .326 OBP with little power
thats fine at 2B or SS or even catcher. but not any corner position
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
You need to reassess your standards.
Average batting lines by position in 2011:
C: .245/.313/.389
SS: .263/.317/.380
3B: .252/.317/.390
2B: .260/.320/.389
LF: .255/.320/.408
CF: .261/.326/.410
RF: .269/.341/.441
1B: .271/.345/.452
It is Nate’s misfortune that most of the premium corner OFs are right fielders, but his numbers are perfectly acceptable for an OF in general: in fact, he was as good as or better than the average left fielder in 2011 with a line of .278/.326/.430.
Other than being lousy against a back-foot slider and inefficient as a base-stealer, there’s nothing wrong with Nate.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
there’s nothing wrong with Nate.
Totally nitpicking here, but he seems kind of injury prone to me.
Ask me about my blog.
Samesies.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
He had a down year with the glove in 2011 (by both UZR and DRS), and was still on pace for 2+ wins.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
League average is never as good as you'd like it to be.
I mean, 2009-2010 Barry Zito was league average.
But he’s cheap, his production has been predictable and steady, and he has the range to be useful in the NL West outfields, particularly Chase and Coors.
Not worth going of the way to replace, in any case.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
What if a replacement provided more offense with only slight drop off in defense (assuming the Giants continue to flounder in finding offense elsewhere)? That can’t be too difficult to replace.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
You’d be surprised. Your choices are the better OBP guys who probably won’t crack 400 SLG, or the better all around hitters who are moderate to terrible clankmitts, or the premium talent. Most upgrades, even the marginal ones, are stupidly expensive.
Jason Kubel, 2011: .273/.332/.434 (401 PA, age 29) = 2/$15M
Michael Cuddyer, 2011: .284/.346/.459 (584 PA, age 32) = 3/$30M
Josh Willingham, 2011: .246./.332/.477 (563 PA, age 32) = 3/$21M
Melky Cabrera, 2011: .305/.339/.470 (706 PA, age 26) = Arb 3, $6M
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
You mentioned Chase and Coors...
…AT&T requires buttloads of range too
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Yeah. Generally, all the NL West outfields are spacious, but Coors and Arizona in particular are huge. But since 3/4 of our games are going to be played in those parks, I want a guy who is at least an average defender.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Good thing we have Melky/Pagan/Nate
That’s one of the best defensive OF alignments in all of beizball
With Parra in, that crown is probably held by the Dbacks.
With Kubel, likely not.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
He hit okay as a 22yo in the Eastern League, then hit well as a 23yo in the PCL. Feliz, meanwhile, at 22yo was putting up not-even-okay lines one level lower. Feliz’s first decent season with the bat was at age 25 in the PCL.
Schierholtz is no world beater, but I will eat my hat if as a starter his next three years are not better than Feliz’s career.
by wcw on Mar 1, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
What you are not telling people
is that you are wearing a nacho hat.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
It's a book on dutch ovens, actually.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 1, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Eat some beans first.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
mid-take chili breaks
Bye Travis and thanks for 2010! Good luck with the Brewers!
Llama me JESUS!! VROOMING to second base somewhere near you.
How much does this cost?
Is it per minute, or per month? I want to get my money’s worth.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Yes, but only McC Premium members get access to the Grant After Dark channel
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
@productiveouts | Productive Outs
And boy are we trying to give that feature back
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Mar 1, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Daily show of sports.. or at least baseball
just do news clips like Jon Stewart about ESPN and Comcast Sports west….
The whole thing with Tim being “meh” could be your first rant…
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
If there is anything SBNation baseball writers can do..
It’s make ESPN and other sports networks look like babbling idiots…
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
Is that really Grant?
Sorry, I guess I’ve never really seen him before. He’s way better looking than Fontenot.
cmon, Grant
we all know this is you
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
@productiveouts | Productive Outs
Mmhmm
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
by Solidarity on Mar 1, 2012 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I suppose as a TV producer the first thing I’d like to see from this venture is a job offer.
And I guess the second thing I’d like to see is all of Satyricrash’s Win Now images animated.
by Roger on Mar 1, 2012 2:53 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
If we could produce content that came close to the quality of the Win Now images, we’d be rich. Rich.
by wcw on Mar 1, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Oh hell. I didn't even see this.
This is the best comment of the thread, easily. Sorry, howie. Animated WIN NOWs is a million dollar idea.
Those Other Giants
a family friend, the Elliot named in the article, forwarded this article to me—I got invited to play a couple of times, but chickened out. Elliot must be pushin’ 70, but is still making it onto the field!
The reference to one Blackie Schwamb sure sounds intriguing, too.
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Holy shit
Next time tell me I have to close my office door!
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
Proud father of the man in charge of taking your hard-earned cash.
I don’t do google and I don’t like video. I want to read stuff. I doubt I’ll watch so you can do whatever your little heart desires. Just don’t get arrested, your family needs you.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
by Merope on Mar 1, 2012 2:55 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I was going to say you could use clips from baseball games and, like, analyze them or something but then I realized that MLB can’t allow any baseball content on Youtube because if they do, then every single Houston Astro explodes or something.
I dunno what their actual reasoning is, but that makes as much sense as anything.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Bud Kaczynski
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
My suggestion - 7 days a week:
1 hour of hard news about prospects
23 hours of running TWSS riffs and jokes
My son, Adalberto Mejia. He's got the goods - he just needs a cool nickname.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
How about a weather report from TL2 via Skype?
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
by jhiat00 on Mar 1, 2012 3:00 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
“The Midwest is going to be seeing some Bumgarner this afternoon, with a chance of Berkman early next week.”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
If Mr. Brisbee wants it, I’ll do it.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
YES
tl2 you are awesome
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 3:38 PM PST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
Hrrrrmmmm.
The plot … thickens.
Seriously, though, utilizing some of the talents around here is probably one of the best ideas in the thread. That and taking off my pants.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 2, 2012 7:34 AM PST up reply actions
No, Grant
I will not have sex via webcam for your fucking blog so STOP ASKING!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 2, 2012 7:36 AM PST up reply actions
Great now I'm addicted to these team blog videos because of where people are shooting them
Grant is one of the few that makes sense from a location standpoint. Some of those videos people were on the beach, on a balcony, in a very dark room, or on some random street corner. Fascinating to watch.
I should run your channel
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's a pretty nice basement your mom has.
Brandon Crawford: Yeah, but check out that Defense!
Lars Bet: 1st HoF: Bonds > Clemens
If you've seen any episodes of Wayne's World, then you know what this needs to be.
Gary Brown? SCHWING!
by Every6thDay on Mar 1, 2012 3:05 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
If you’d like, I could help you with production (and/or post production)… I have experience with no-budget shoots.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
I was a production supervisor at a public access station!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
More like pubic access!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Sadly, there were rules governing my interactions with the interns.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Didn't you just mention in another thread you were asked to do porn?
Suspect…
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
I denied their request.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
there are no coincidences
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
Possible show segments:
KILLING THE JOY with Logan
AIRING IT OUT with Lars
BIDEN TIME with Jenny
BRETT PILL AS EVERYBODY
by Every6thDay on Mar 1, 2012 3:10 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Nice.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
Adopted Giant: Chris Heston
by kdl on Mar 1, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
I'll buy my webcam now.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
i could just show pictures of biden for 30 seconds
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.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Mar 1, 2012 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
Howie, this is for you:
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 3:14 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Yay!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
What's the story behind this?
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
Long ago, in Land of Oz, there was a wizard who ruled the Emerald City…
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
… and then Howie said it would be neat if someone made a ‘combine face’ photoshop.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
And it was neat.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
The guy in that video doesn't look anything like Mike Fontenot...
Where’s Grant?!!!!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
You should just have it be a series like this guy's
http://www.youtube.com/user/sarcasmosis
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Mar 1, 2012 3:17 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Have a rec.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
Tweetybox
by troymccluresf on Mar 1, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
FUCK YEAH!
Omid Ashtari @omid
Let’s welcome two-time Cy Young winner @timlincecum to Twitter! #SFGiants
Retweeted by Twitter Sports
Proud father of Chris Marlowe. Dude writes plays, sings jazz, and calls Denver Nuggets games...WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE DOESN'T DO ANY OF THAT?
meh, it’s probably like Posey’s twitter all PR stuff
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Why is using a picture of a girl as his avatar?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Twitter Sports?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Mar 1, 2012 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Interview with famous mcc posters like xanthan and lars!
Gus Benusa: His real name is Karl. Senior Year batting average: .638.
That would require Grant letting creepy nerbs into his house.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Mar 1, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Letting?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
This is why God invented Skype.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
That’s why Howie perfected stalking.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
Videos of ridiculous interviews with players.
Gus Benusa: His real name is Karl. Senior Year batting average: .638.
Like Rowand complaining about the park dimensions
and then do a little drilling down.. to his .. you know K rate.
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
I’d watch that. With lots of random references like: Hey, Belt, how often to you plan on cheating the game by walking? 10 percent of your at-bats? 12 percent of your at-bats? Why does Bruce Bochy hate you so much? Is his head really that big or is it just an illusion? Or you could do segments like Cooking with Zito; Canyon throwing with Zito; Beard dying with Brian Wilson; Being Awesome with Matt Cain and Sergio Romo; eating Italian food with Tom Tolbert; Andrew Baggarly and I talk Giants Baseball, hug…
Gus Benusa: His real name is Karl. Senior Year batting average: .638.
What I want to see is less you
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 1, 2012 3:24 PM PST reply actions
Also less of you reading stuff
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 1, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
And you should have transitioned to A for that song
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 1, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Just a silhouette and some background music.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Like Alfred Hitchcock
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 1, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
/8 minute continuous take
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
LACKING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Mar 1, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
I've found the key to beating the Phillies
Yesterday, FSU’s baseball team played an exhibition game against the Phillies, and although they lost, one of my former students, Evan Geist, pitched a perfect inning, striking out one:
http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/022912aaa.html
SIGN HIM NOW GIANTS BRASS!!!!!!
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
couldn't hear the laugh track
what about a special guest who could participate in some kind of “Cake vs. Pie Live Debate” or “Get to Know Your McC Memes Show-&-Tell”?
I dunno, s’all I got ;D
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
Cake vs Pie Live Debate could work as sort of a McLaughlin Group/Pardon the Interruption type thing with Grant playing Stat Boy
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
there’s also “Seinfield”- Greatest Achievement of the Late 20th Century or Overrated Piece of Crap that Makes “Two and a Half Men” Look Funny
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
Cute butt wiggles!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
That will be the part facing the camera.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
you should be joined each week by a different mccoven.
“a minute with merope”
“lunch with lars”
" will pika ever stop talking"
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 3:31 PM PST via Android app reply actions
"lunch with lars"
Yeah, this isn’t happening. It would be 3 minutes of me making Grant eat that guitar.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 1, 2012 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
I like "Up All Night: with PIKA"
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Proud adoptive father of Enmanuel de Jesus.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.
click
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I can just see the Calbear949/GiantPain crossover.
CB949: “Welcome to my show. Today we have my good friend GiantPain joining us.”
GP: “We’re not friends.”
CB949: “Yes we are. We’ve always been friends.”
GP: “I barely know you. Based on personal history and compatibility scores, your VORF with me is -1.2 for a full year.”
CB949: “VORF doesn’t take legal defense into account. My legal defense of you is excellent. +15 cases won per 150.”
GP: “But that’s based on 1 case result! You can’t just extrapolate 1 case out to 150!”
CB949: “If VORF doesn’t take legal defense into account, then I can’t go by it.”
GP: “But legal defense metrics are fundamentally flawed! The samples aren’t big enough! Too much noise!”
CB949: “My legal defense is excellent. Agree to disagree?”
GP: “No.”
CB949: “Agreed, friend!”
GP: “We’re not friends! Look, I made recordings.”
/audio recordings begin with several seconds of grainy white noise followed by the recognizable sound of CB949’s voice. Repeatedly, CB949 asserts in no unclear terms that he is not GP’s friend. After each instance, he clearly states the time and date. GP plays 10 recordings before cutting the tape shot.
GP: “See?!”
CB949: “Yes, that was true at the time. I said we weren’t friends to refer to our friendship as it was then.”
GP: “But just now you said that we’ve always been friends.”
CB949: “Yes, that is true.”
GP: “AUGH”
CB949: “When I said that we’re not friends, I was referring to at the time. When I said that we’ve always been friends, I was referring to time more generally.”
/this continues for 8 hours.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 15 recs
Eerily accurate.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
I saw
/washes out retinas
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
this is going to be a weekly segment? I HOPE SO
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
wow you should be a pychiatrist
Gus Benusa: His real name is Karl. Senior Year batting average: .638.
or a psychiatrist. either one works.
Gus Benusa: His real name is Karl. Senior Year batting average: .638.
Pychiatrists get no respect.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
I am so glad I didn't miss this.
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"partyvan with walrusman"
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 3:36 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
“Cooking with can of corn.”
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I’ve got a delicious stew bubbling in the slow cooker as we speak. Although I almost forgot to get it started, so I did the first 2 hours on high and will do the last 3 1/2 on low. Hope that doesn’t eff it up.
In fact, that’s what I’d say most often during the show: “Hope that doesn’t eff it up.”
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
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Game of Thrones episode recap with JPonry
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
It would have to be a live streaming call-in show.
The comments page would explode.
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once I get my Baratheon t-shirt, will I qualify better?
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.
depends on how many Baratheon bannermen you can name!
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Do you count the ones that flipped?
And how do you count king’s men vs. queen’s men?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Mar 1, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
whoa
are we now talking about Stannis’ bannermen? Those houses would be sworn to Dragonstone, rather than Storm’s End.
(How many nerd points do I get for that sentence alone?)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
but isn't Storm's End technically on Stannis's side right now?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
May I interrupt to ask an idiot question? SPOILERS
At the end of ACOK, Theon (that douchebag) is ready to pack it in when he gets rescued (kind of) by Reek? Who turns out to be Roose Bolton’s bastard? Is that right? I read it twice but I wasn’t sure I understood it properly.
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Correct
Ramsay & Reek were caught murdering & raping a girl on Hornwood land, so Ramsay tricked Reek into taking his clothes & signet ring and running for it; that way he could pass himself off as Reek and stay alive until he could find a way to escape.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
Ah, ok,
Ramsay was passing as Reek. Now it makes more sense.
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I want to say something but I can’t remember if it’s a TWoW spoiler, and I can’t find my copy of Dance. :(
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
If it's what I think you're thinking of
then it’s a TWOW spoiler based on what George read from TWOW Arianne II
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.
Partly depends on what you mean by “now”— I’m pretty sure some of the events of AFFC may have changed some allegiances over there.
But anyway, yeah, those houses were on Stannis’ side because Robert gave him Dragonstone rather than Storm’s End when Robert became King. Not sure if that means they would count as Baratheon bannermen or not— was Robert trying to lump all of them under Baratheon rule? If so, he kind of did a crappy job, dividing his own house against itself and all.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
I know Stannis holds Storm’s End (for now… a certain possible PTWP is on his way there and may already be there) but I don’t know how many of the Storm Lords are actually on his side.
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.
That's an interesting question
Dragonstone was a Targaryen holding until the rebellion. Were the houses of the Narrow Sea (Velaryon, Estermont, Sunglass, et al) sworn to the Baratheons, or directly to the crown? I’m gonna go see if I can find an answer to that.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
See, I’m pretty sure that the Prince of Dragonstone would’ve been a Targaryen title, and we’re told that those houses were sworn to Dragonstone, traditionally.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
Prince of Dragonstone was in fact a Targaryen title
I guess I can see the Targaryens having some houses sworn directly to them. Maybe for the heir to the throne to get some practice ruling, among other considerations.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
Well we know there are some houses directly sworn to King’s Landing too— Rosby and Stokeworth for instance. It probably didn’t hurt to have a certain number of lesser lords and bannermen who answered to you directly.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Truth
And those were probably sworn to KL when it was still Targaryen as well.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll be they knelt to the king and were told to swear to Dragonstone.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
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They are sworn to dragonstone.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 6:07 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, at what time point are we talking about?
And there are technically three separate Baratheon factions.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Mar 1, 2012 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
The sprawling discussion and attention to detail provoked by my ass-pull question proves that we are all, indeed, thoroughly qualified.
Dance for me, nerds. Dance!
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Bannermen or houses?
I feel like I would do ok on the latter… not so sure about the former.
Come at me, bro!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
Houses works, I'd have trouble with the first too
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
yeah
I can always remember Bryce Caron, for some reason. The rest would trip me up.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
uh
Estermont
Seaworth!!!!!
Connnington
Penrose
Tarth
Selmy
Swann
Dondarrion
… that’s about all I got
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.
Grandison and Cafferen? Are they in there too?
Clearly I need to do a re-read. I only remembered 3 from your list.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
“jcb9 returns for a moment to say something about Greg Litton, then returns to research for his postcolonial feminism class.”
Glad to have the World Series win, but still waiting on my Kim Batiste bobblehead. GET OFF YOUR HANDS, GIANTS BRASS!!!!
Adopted Giant: Dave Dravecky, starting pitcher of the greatest regular-season game I've ever attended.
“How to completely clear your browsing history before your wife uses the computer: A seminar by jctgamer”
The first six innings are overrated.
by apistat on Mar 1, 2012 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
lol
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 3:42 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
<.<
>.>
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
How about
Hot MInor Leaguers with kdl.
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I am intrigued by this idea.
@legaleagle88
I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.
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by kdl on Mar 1, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
What about
Badonkadonk Today. I would totally watch the shit out of that. Or Nate’s Abs on continuous loop?
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We would need both TL2 and shanghaijim for Badonkadonk today.
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by kdl on Mar 1, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
I’m sure there would be plenty of volunteers for guest hosting spots.
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The Abjectification Segment
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
Objectification? Although, I kind of like yours better.
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i’ll make a thread go from 300 comments to 1200 in 3 hours! wait, i have no life, haha
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Raging since 2009
I can think of worse ways to occupy your time.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
:/ yea, true
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Raging since 2009
then again I’m looking forward to a time, hopefully starting in September, when I won’t be here so often myself.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Good luck merope! I hope to be in the same boat on that one too, where i’m employed, unemployment sucks, it really does, everyday’s the same, nothing ever going on… blah
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Raging since 2009
or too much is going on…
I’d like a “normal” life again please… tyvm
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Soon it will be Merope, one thing i’m starting to hate “patience”, and i hate when people tell me that now, because i’ve been patient
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
sorry, just been frustrated with everything, and i know you have probably as well.
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
yup
beyond belief
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Hope things get better, for the both of us
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Raging since 2009
It will. For both of you. Proactive action is sometimes tough, but it is the best course.
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
Sometimes things got to bottom out before things get better
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
I prefer “getting back to basics”, but yes…
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
That works too haha
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Raging since 2009
It will…I hope …eventually.
Right now, I just can’t see much past getting to the hospital tomorrow morning.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I feel kinda sorry for you if you are under the gun to fill time
There’s not really much you can do that isn’t totally derivative or simply repeating what the original sources are. You won’t have the time or budget to do much beyond quoting articles or the stats digests. Just sitting there will go stale fast without movement or motion. The newspapers, MLB, and CSN are’nt gonna let you horn in on actual real live baseball action.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
PUPPETS!!!
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by Merope on Mar 1, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't read the thread I posted
But I’m pretty sure we could fold my idea on bobbleheads into this one. Heck, Grant could recreate entire SEASONS of Giants baseball using only his imagination, baseball reference, sock puppets and bobbleheads.
I mean, he’s got time for this, right?
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets
Frank Robinson, a Giant among managers
by mrs. owlcroft on Mar 1, 2012 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
are you a muppet or a mccoven
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 3:40 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
It's not easy being green
It clashes with my orange shirt,
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
It will be important to create original features that are probably loosely related to sports but still allow for Grant’s “voice” to come through loud and clear.
cats sleeping could probably work as a representation of the Giants offense
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
I'm looking forward to next week's video
when Chris Martin from Coldplay unexpectedly drops by Grant’s house to talk Giants baseball and perform “Paradise” on Grant’s laptop using Garage Band:
Proud subscriber to Irish Arguments Weekly ("America's only all-caps magazine")
he'll be in quite the sticky wickett
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Mar 1, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
realistic
where don’t these guys show up?
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Seems like Grant needs to pick:
Is he like Bomani Jones, using visuals, etc. to comment on sports-related news events…
- OR -
Like Amy Nelson or those two minor leaguers, having adventures in the name of sports.
- OR -
He could go completely off the rails and do a scripted series of some kind. But that would involve a cast and sets and junk.
there’s always improv. We’ll throw him suggestions online and he’ll have to act it out. “Do Pablo Sandoval eating pumpkin pie while surfing in Hawaii!”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe, but
I see this as being closer to his Baseball Nation material as opposed to Giants-centric/McC stuff. I mean, maybe that’s not how he’s thinking of it as he develops programming, I tend to think of the McCovey Chronicles channel as being more about Grant than the Giants, really, so I think he’s got a lot of freedom in terms of direction. However, he should probably, definitely stick to a theme or format, at least in the early stages.
Wait until late August to bring in Cousin Oliver.
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Poor Rockies have Ted McGiney doing their YouTube stuff
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
Assuming you can't interview the real movers and shakers
the Brian Sabeans, the Yeshayah Goldfarbs, the Susans of the world… I’d like a segment entitled “Better Know a Giants Bobblehead.” Grant displays said bobblehead, talks about it, his likes, dislikes, etc. Then he displays those acting chops, maybe taking on the character of the bobblehead and talking to the viewers at home. (Note: I said he plays the bobblehead— NOT THE PLAYER THE BOBBLEHEAD REPRESENTS— there is a difference, I’m sure).
Or we could just do sing alongs.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 3:49 PM PST reply actions
By the way, people
I’m both impressed and not surprised that a Giants intra-squad ST game generated 1,400+ comments and two threads on this site.
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Yes
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.
And it was only like 4 innings long.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
ha! not even! it was 2 and a half innings.
wuzziz name was poseda pitch the bottom of the 3rd and didn’t.
I bet he didn’t cuz his team had the lead and he wanted to keep it that way!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
You should make it an McC news channel featuring
TL2 on weather
Around the Scoreboard with Lars
They Might Be Giants with Steve S
Random interviews with regulars about what they had for lunch
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Mar 1, 2012 3:53 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
These are fantastic, realistic ideas.
Point for you!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.
Yes!
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Mar 1, 2012 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
MOAR JT Jordan!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Mar 1, 2012 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
this is actually really cool
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 3:57 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Demo video
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 1, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
I could be Andy Rooney like and find things to argue about.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
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Did ya ever notice how ball parks these days are small and “intimate”? I don’t understand what was wrong with the cavernous hangars of my youth. Did they complain about the Polo Grounds and it’s funky dimensions? Did they? ……
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
"A Night Drinking With Biff Pocoroba"
This would be guaranteed to generate more episodes than “The Wire”.
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I find it humorous that so many suggestions involve "make it feature someone not you"
I think he could just riff on some random, perhaps barely related to the Giants subject, accompanied by a crappy cardboard title card or two, and I’d be happy to watch each and every episode.
Plus more guitar. I’d like some FotC quality, snarky Giants songs.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Oh, with a little cleavage, of course.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
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RE: sbnmccoveychronicles
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Tight pants wouldn’t hurt the ratings.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
McMoobs
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 1, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
Loved It
Needs moar cocktail recipes!
The reader email bit was good stuff. And the Theatre.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
Demondre The Giant Has A Posse
Spencer Hall
IS amazing.
I don't have a very high opinion of southern California, in sports or in general
Grant should do dramatic reenactments of his favorite comment threads of the week.
Is it February 19 yet?
I like this.
Anything that’s site-specific, though, limits the potential audience, I think. I don’t know what the ultimate goal is, but I would assume SB Nation wants to maximize viewership across all demographics. I doubt Jim McLennan’s gang of assholes wants to watch Lars poop on their faces via message board comment, but maybe.
I doubt Jim McLennan’s gang of assholes wants to watch Lars poop on their faces via message board comment, but maybe.
I would watch that twice to make up for them ignoring it.
Then I’d click on every ad on the screen.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Mar 1, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
In all seriousness
I feel like a McCovey podcast would have more value as a piece of media than a video blog. As others have said, the dynamic nature of video is constrained by Grant’s inabilty to take MLB clips and integrate them into the episodes.
A podcast, with Grant talking by himself, or talking with someone about baseball, would be more compelling, and more portable.
I know Grant did some podcasts last season. It would be great if he did a weekly one.
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Vodcasts are real things. You just need someone moderately computer capable who can set up Skype/Xsplit for video conferencing and recording.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
They're fine
I guess content is ultimately more important than how it’s delivered. I’m just a radio guy at heart, so I like podcasts. Video blogs have to be really good for me to sit there watching two people sitting at their respective desks talking.
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It’s just a different delivery method. I’ll often listen to a weekly vodcast where I’ll go and be browsing in another tab, and jump back when something particularly funny or interesting is going on.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Vodkasts are easier
All you need is a microphone and vodka.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Mar 1, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
This seems like a decree from SBNation
Video it shall be, with the dynamic Mr Brisbee in front of the camera!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I suggest Grant take the video camera out "on the streets"
and try to eavesdrop on public conversations, then jumping in the middle and shouting “That’s what she said!” whenever the opportunity arises, and then running away laughing hysterically.
I’d watch.
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
Another idea: Drunk Giants History with Grant.
Step 1: Get drunk
Step 2: Rant
Is it February 19 yet?
Honestly even just Grant and Sweater talking baseball
for 30 minutes recapping the stupid things that happened or major moves.. I would watch.
SBNation baseball really needs something like a MLB Tonight.. from “Really” perspective.
I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
-GOB Bluth
I can’t wait until the day you accidentally wear argyle.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
Tweetybox
Congrats, Grant
This is actually the first time I have heard you speak. And you seem normal. Not like the first time I heard Neyer speak.
And of course, we want on camera feuds with Jeff Sullivan.
Neyer's stock photo is super-awk.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Oh, I think the toenail that came off when I kicked the chair has almost grown back. Cool.
On the other hand, it was super convenient not having to clip that toenail for so long.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
EW
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 1, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I want to see interviews with old ladies.
At this point, I'm pretty much done with surprises - Michael Crabtree
by Amigo on Mar 1, 2012 4:35 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I volunteer to participate.
Frank Robinson, a Giant among managers
by mrs. owlcroft on Mar 1, 2012 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
It was like a blog entry, but read to me very quietly
Soon I won’t have to read at all.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Mar 1, 2012 4:36 PM PST reply actions
One idea
Occasionally, replace the post game recaps with a video reaction/recap, Maker’s in hand. Might be a fun way to unload after another 1-0 Caining.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
"And besides, if I wanted to participate in a mindless patriotic ritual where my voice isn’t really heard, I would vote." - Chris Marcil
youtube is blocked at work
and won’t play on my phone because for some reason sbn won’t reorient sideways. So whatever, is what I’m trying to say.
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So who watched the stream this morning?
How did my son do? He sucked in his last at bat, that was all that I saw.
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I watched but I don’t remember much of what happened, except for wishing the announcers would stfu.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I saw it for about 3 minutes before Jon came on and it was all I could stand. Man, do they suck.
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He was a Tim Flannery short of a legit inside the parker.
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I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
He was fast.
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
I think he did something good later
Sac fly RBI or something
Bold Prediction: Pablo Sandoval finishes 1st or 2nd in 2012 NL MVP voting. I'm Twittering now (well maybe not literally now): @GoofusMcP
VROOM
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
I think Grant, to prove his chops as Action, should gather the McCoven in a singalong of “Gee, Office Krupke.”
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 4:49 PM PST reply actions
YEAH?
Well…
KRUP YOU!!!!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
You know I never made the connection between "Krupke" and "Krukow" until now
I think there’s a filk song in there somewhere. Dear God help me.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
"Bochy" fits the metric, rhyme, and general feelings of acrimony better.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
“Manager” scans the same as “officer” too.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Sondheim originally wanted the lyric to be "fuck you," so he could be the first person to use "fuck" onstage.
Tennessee Williams beat him to the punch, though, with “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
Sondheim tried to fight and keep the lyric in anyways, but it finally got pulled because they wouldn’t be able to ship the soundtrack across state lines because of obscenity laws.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Officer Krupke
I once played Riff in West Side Story. In the movie that character performs that song, but not in the play. The song I had to do instead – that “Cool” one – I absolutely hated.
Anagram of "SF Giants season" = GAS OF NASTINESS
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Mar 1, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, they rewrote things for the movie for some reason
I guess it makes the mood flow better, but I prefer the original setup.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
So where are the vids of Jeff Sullivan?
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
NSFW
and McC premium
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
Could someone do a quick rundown on the game today?
Did we win? Who is we?
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Mar 1, 2012 4:58 PM PST reply actions
we won. won lost. we cried. we cried some more. we gif'd.
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Mar 1, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
Box score please.
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
Follow My pointless Twitter @Soulbrother16
by Soulbrother16 on Mar 1, 2012 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
My ears.
What’s all this Fontenot business? He’s clearly Brad Hennessey.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
Thank you
I’ve always thought Brad was Grant’s true doppleganger.
Proud subscriber to Irish Arguments Weekly ("America's only all-caps magazine")
scale of likeness
1. Brad Hennessey
2. Jason Bay
3. Mike Fontenot
whoa, season five of californication’s been on since January
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Something for you to do… btw you should have an email from the Mr. whatever is linked to your whutcha callit… profile.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
What's with the fisheye lens effect?
Is Grant in a ’90s music video?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
I got a picture of a gunt that’ll break your neck, WOOHAA, I got you all in check
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Yusmeiro Petit: dingerz.exe
Mayor of Smug.
by rotorueter on Mar 2, 2012 6:28 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
so...
is someone at SBN losing their job for this?
You think you've got people betting against you? Adam Duvall is one of the green spots on the roulette table.
by oldjacket on Mar 1, 2012 5:03 PM PST via Android app reply actions
Wait...that does not look like a basement at all!!!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
TL2 better get some rest, more bad weather headed that way for tomorrow.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Six inches of snow on my driveway here in GV. We got in just in time—gonna be icey overnight.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Oh wow, I haven’t been too much aware of what’s going on weather wise here. I was chatting last night with a friend in the Knoxville area who had just moved back into her home after it got walloped in the storms last year. She was having a freakout, and deservedly so. That’s the only reason I even know that they got hit.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Things weren’t so bad here last night. The worst weather hit the western margin of the Cumberland Plateau, about an hour west of Knoxville. But tomorrow is going to be another active day, perhaps with some supercell action. I’ve already planned to go in late and stay late to handle our coverage.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
I think I turned in a solid day’s work.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Did they decide it was a tornado?
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Two, one each in DeKalb and Cumberland Counties. The DeKalb was rated EF-1, with winds of 90 mph, and the Cumberland was an EF-2, with winds of about 125 at its peak.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
The EF scale goes to 5, so these weren’t considered particularly strong tornadoes.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
How often do you get tornados in early March?
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
This is tornado season. A study from NWS Morristown (covering east Tennessee) shows 63 percent of tornadoes since 1950 have occurred in March, April and May. Middle Tennessee shows similar climatology. I can’t speak to the climatology of west Tennessee, but I imagine it hews pretty closely to the other two regions.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
hmm
I always thought it was later in the year.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Tornado season for the Plains runs from May through July. That could be what you’re thinking of.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Yep
I used to live in the midwest.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Can't wait for some (non-gameday) storms!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I’ve seriously given thought about becoming one of those tornado chasers, it would be a dream of mine to participate in one for sure
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
I have been known to do this in a car. I am not ordinarily a thrill seeker, but storms are amazing, I love them.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
This is why i would love to move to the Midwest, there is really nothing like Midwestern storms that we simply don’t or will ever get here in the Bay Area
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
Thunderstorms, etc. are literally the best thing about the MIdwest.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
EXCEPT WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT. Then you’re just like, well this blows
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
Light a candle
read a book, eat all the ice cream.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Power outages are novel for the first five minutes, and then I want my damn lights back on now.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Hence, that tornado that ripped through Illinois and MIssouri?
an EF-4? it just seems uncommon for that significant of a tornado to occur this early in the season, although tornadoes can occur at any point in time, just need the right movement in the atmosphere
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Raging since 2009
There’s some idea that the mild winter is juicing up the atmosphere a little. I spoke with a meteorologist at the Morristown, TN, NWS office in January, and speculated that something like this may occur. And he seems to be right.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Ok, yea that makes sense then, so it would be more imminent now that the weather has been so mild of late, so it will become more likely more earlier into the season and possibly stronger.
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Raging since 2009
I’ve heard that tomorrow’s storms are forecast to be more severe. I can’t even imagine losing your house once and then having a recurring threat like that. Though the trees that did the most damage to her house are gone now.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
There is a higher risk for severe weather Friday, particularly in the central portion of the state. And of course, supercells generally pose a greater tornadic risk than squall lines. But so much of the actual event will depend on mesoscale features that won’t really come together until tomorrow. We’ll have to wait and see.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Hope it isn’t too bad for you guys in Knoxville. It’s amazing the severe weather across the country lately, the storms through Missouri and Illinois? Devastating. Especially snow in the Carolina’s. It has been an extreme week, and we haven’t even hit the peak of tornado season which is when? Usually around April/May?
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Raging since 2009
Typically April and May in the Deep South, but that varies from region to region. Worth noting is that my beloved home state is unique for being one of the very few places on Earth that has two distinct tornado seasons: The traditional spring season, and a second season in November and early December. In fact recent years have seen more severe weather outbreaks in that secondary season than in the primary.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Wow, i didn’t know that. Thats pretty interesting, so there’s not ONE specific season. And with your last statement i wonder if that has anything to do with climate change? Was there a given reason for that?
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
It’s hard to pin any specific weather variation on climate change. To my knowledge, no one knows why things got very active in November. But now we know, and meteorologists work to inform the public about the secondary season so no one is caught off-guard.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
That’s good, so everyones in the know how about what’s going on. Plus you’re right, it’s tough to pin anything on climate change, because we just simply don’t know, heck, even after my thesis i still don’t know if Climate Change is the root cause of anything, or if it’s a pattern.
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Raging since 2009
Giants v Seattle + Nerbs
So, it’s commitment time, and I’m not sure how to alert everyone. I need to have a count on Monday so they can reserve the blocks of tickets for us. I see that my fanpost is closed to new comments. I just talked with my Mariners contact, and he advised against the $18 bleacher seats, and is suggesting the $35 seats on the main level.
So, is everyone ok with $35 seats? if so, any ideas on how to sign people up? maybe just keep it simple with an email, followed up by paypal requests?
lemme know your thoughts.
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
$35? I guess that is upper deck, left field corner now?
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Mar 1, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
it’s the main level
Is that too much? we can stick with the $18, or people can put in for whatever they want.
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Oh, I thought these were Giants tickets. No wonder they are so cheap.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Mar 1, 2012 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
I could do at least one day of $35s
Might opt for bleacher seats elsewise, to accommodate various other friends.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
the main event is Saturday, so which pricing would work for you that day?
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Count me in for at least two of the main level tickets, then!
Would mailing you a check work? I had to shut down my Paypal account after getting stolen from, and they’ve made it a huge pain in the ass to reopen it.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, sure. I think I’m going to need to resort to email for all this direct communication, but some of the people who expressed interest don’t have their email’s posted…hmmm.
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Put up a new fanpost?
And a couple of us can link it in our sigs for the next few weeks to make sure everyone who’s in gets a chance to buy.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
I need a solid count by Monday, though
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Gotcha
Whatever timetable works, then. But I think a new fanpost is probably the best way to get a final, confirmed list.
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
I just posted my email (a new MCC-only email)
And I’m definitely in for all three games. $35 tickets are fine. I can use Paypal or send you a check.
Thanks so much for taking the lead on this!
weird, dude I know in Arizona, on irc was just saying the same thing.
he was saying:
I have 5.18 lbs. of pork loin in the crockpot with two onions sliced and 7 cloves impaling it. And 12 oz. of water.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
merope….needs…..foo…d
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
gads I don’t even want to think about. I’ve been whining in email to the mister all afternoon. I told him just to delete the emails without reading them and let me whine.
He’s eating dinner out tonight.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
That’s a nice thing to do under the circumstances.
It’ll all be done soon.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
protip
be nice to those that are there to help you
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
He owes me a few. So everytime I get too hysterical he reminds of that. I’m trying not to drive him crazy but I’m failing.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Hang in there.
The time will go faster than you think.
Frank Robinson, a Giant among managers
by mrs. owlcroft on Mar 1, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
yesterday and today have been an eternity… and the next three days are supposed to be a hospital rendition of “the lost weekend”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
the time in the hospital will probably be the highlight of your ordeal
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
somehow I doubt that. I won’t remember most of it since I will be on a lot of pain meds most of fri, sat and sun…or so the surgeon said. I don’t like being on medication. I don’t react “normal” to it. I took half a xanax last night and had the most treeemendous buttpee 38 minutes later… no fun.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
sorry if I spoke out of turn; two back operations, and that was my experience.
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Nah, you're fine...
some people enjoy or don’t mind being drugged into a stupor, I find it unsettling and scary. Mostly, I think, because I never know how my body is going to react to things. If there’s a weird side effect my body will find it. Klonopin made me bruise, xanax made my tummy go blergh. I can’t take vicodin, or sulpha drugs and several antibiotics.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Vicodin had me so out of it after my shoulder surgery I elected to just go with pain. Morphine has always worked for me, though. If that’s an option, I’d recommend it highly.
You’ll do better than you think. The anxiety and worry is killing you now, but once the slicing and dicing is over, hopefully you can relax.
Buck up little camper, we’ll beat this [thing] together.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
the surgeon said they were going to use something that started with the letter d for pain, I didn’t recognize the name.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Demerol, maybe? I think I’ve had that one. Not as pleasant as morphine (but really, what is?), but very effective.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
that demerol stuff took some of my brain away!
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
Sending you lots of healing vibes, Merope.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Do you want that meditation CD I told you about?
I couldn’t find the thread after I posted the offer.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
right now I’m not sure what I want besides food and sleep! my email is in my profile…shoot me an email, if that’s not too much trouble.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I don’t think it was that either. It was something I’d never heard of before and demerol has been around for eons. Then again it could be some variant of it. I dunno.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The only other thing I can think of is darvocet, but that hasn’t been available for a couple years now.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
D=Dilaudid
Available pill form or IV, its chemical name is hydromorphone.
Good stuff, but I have had some patients it doesn’t work for. Like, literally, does not have any effect on their pain. If you get a hit of it IV and dont feel it within about 5 or 10 min, let your doc/nurse know. You either need a higher dose, or a diff med.
by Random Giants Fan on Mar 1, 2012 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
microwave them to extra well done
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 5:44 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Grant, you play guitar?
/Files under things I didn’t know
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Ricky "Light Tower Power" Oropesa
There's a Sharks game on tonight.
Logan is game time decision. /sigh
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
I picture Grant and Howie doing an iCarly sort of thing
With Goofus as the wacky older brother who’s always up to some crazy scheme.
Thank you Edgar Renteria, for hitting the ball three feet higher.
Or (a better version of) Seinfeld:
Grant=Jerry
Howie=George
jponry=Elaine
Goofus=Kramer
Sullivan=Newman
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Mar 1, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone know how to get a fanpost re-opened to accept comments?
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
The simple solution would be to make a new fanpost. I don’t know if old ones can be re-opened, since the closing is generally based on timestamp.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Poor Grady Sizemore
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
And yet people are still calling Nate fragile and injury-prone
Frank Robinson, a Giant among managers
by mrs. owlcroft on Mar 1, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
Poor all Sizemores.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Anybody understand SB Nation's business plan?
A YouTube channel?
The business model is simple. Google grants $5 million to established video producers as an advance, to get them started with two hours worth of content per week. Once the videos start earning through advertisements, Google splits the revenues with the producers. As $5 million is not likely to be enough for traditional TV show producers, some companies will have to match the seed money with their own.
This applies more to the Amy K. Nelsons and Bomani Joneseses, but there’s a trickle-down effect that helps the little guys get some cameras and exposure.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 1, 2012 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
YouTube partners can rake in quite a bit in advertising revenue.
And a portion of that money goes through to the producers as an incentive to produce more content.
I know of several people who make their living producing content for YouTube, supplemented pretty much solely by merch sales.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
If I download this clip
someday it will be worth a great deal of money. It’s an investment, like a Dustin Mohr batting practice foul ball. Grant, if you want to buy it back now please call my agent. And congrats!
Don't believe everything you think.
I'll probably be annoying for a few days
FanPost—Giants in Seattle Mar 15, 16,17 – time to commit
Pedro Feliz.
also, proud son of greatgiantfan; b. Apr 29, 2009, d. Jul 30, 2010.
damnit, trying again
McCoven going to the Seattle meetup, get your tickets by Monday March 5th!
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
In all seriousness, this was almost perfect
Just get rid of Grant and add Jeff Sullivan and we’re set.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
you’re going to get warned!
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Augh, just watched the arm wrestling video. Watching people’s arms break reminds me why I don’t arm wrestle.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
I always pictured you smarter
In this post-2010 reality, I occupy a resurrection body.
by MrUnderhill on Mar 1, 2012 6:43 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Watching Baggs on Chronicle Live
Baggs says Huff is starting on Saturday and is the incumbent because he’s the one making “big money”. Belt and Pill will get " a lot of action" this spring. He said he talked to some players on the Giants off the record and they said they think Huff will bounce back this season. He’s in “good shape” and in a “good mental frame of mind”. Baggs also says Huff doesn’t have some of the “influences around him like in the past that weren’t so great; Pat Burrell”. He thinks he’s “off to a good start” and will “have a good year”.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
Wait, is Baggs saying that Pat Burrell was a bad influence on Huff?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
Bad enough to make him suck that terribly?
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
All I can think of is Huff and Pat on their victory trolley’s bounding beer as they went through the parade.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
“bounding” = bonding + pounding?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
I much prefer your explanation to mine for bounding as it doesn’t involve the typing of bad typos
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Honestly, even if Burrell was the worst influence in the world, it’s still on Huff. This isn’t middle school, where you hope your kid isn’t hanging out with the smokers. This is a near middle-aged man performing in a professional capacity. If he can’t be his own good influence, let’s not start playing the blame transference game.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
That was kind of my initial thought.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
He was such a bad influence that they are bringing him back as a coach!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 2, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
I don't know why.
I mean the man actually stood there and took pitches. Just watched them go by without even a check swing!
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
Yes! These quotes don’t work that well, I guess.
Dave Benz clarified that Baggs “doesn’t think the Machine was a good influence”.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
Rule # 1 : Money plays
Rule # 2 : Fuck it
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
The best thing for the team would be for Huff not to suck.
As long as Belt is the starting 1B next year.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
I’d feel more confident about that if I thought they wouldn’t re-sign Huff if he has a good year.
If Huff has a good year, they need to trade him for prospects before the deadline.
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
That would be awesome
but I don’t see it happening. As much as I’d like to see Belt, I hate to think how much Huff would have to suck before they’d cut him loose.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Yup
and yet, I’d prefer Huff on a really short leash (mid-May) with full-on DFA looming. I have zero confidence in him at this point, and can’t really see my way through the FO <3 for him.
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
I have higher expectations for Huff than I do for Melky.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
I think they have to give Huff a chance to start the year
But they can’t afford for him to struggle all year and not bench him like last year.
MLB Network's number one player right now...
Matt Kemp. Number 2 is Justin Verlander. 6 Giants on the top 100.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
BABIP!!!
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=19999663&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_19999663&v=3
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
video: Go behind the scenes at Giants Spring Training with former Major Leaguer Will Clark
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20114105&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_20114105&v=3
Belt: “Thanks Will.”
(No response)
Belt: “Will the Thrill”
Will Clark: “That’d be me. That’d be me”
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 7:11 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
That's it
I love The Thrill in bunches
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Mar 1, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
♥♥♥♥♥Will!♥♥♥♥♥♥
How can you not love a guy who say’s “It’s always sunny in my neighborhood!”
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
seriously though
who would buy this?
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.
L&P has a Greyjoy shirt
I’ve seen it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
God help me
but on my re-read, I started to find the Greyjoys interesting.
Euron is disgusting and Aeron is boring (though apparently at least one of his chapters in TWOW is going to be super disturbing, so that’s at least piqued my interest), but Asha is great, Theon is interesting and Victarion makes me laugh.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I barely remember anyone but Balon, Theon and Asha. About to finish ACOK and start ASOS. I hope I enjoy ASOS more the second time.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Is Victarion the one who's so pious?
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
That's Aeron.
Victarion is the dumb-as-rocks ship captain.
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.
Right.
It is odd how stuff comes back to me just before I get to it in the book. Except for the major plot points, I have forgotten a lot. And I even had trouble parsing that Reek/Ramsay thing the second time.
Getting old sucks but it’s kind of cool to rediscover something you know you will like.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
fuck yeah I do
#TeamKraken for LIFE
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
they've grown on me
I just hate Euron, though. He’s such a creep, between whatever it was he did to Aeron when they were younger, and that horrible scene with the Hewetts.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Oh, Euron's pretty much the worst
I deeply enjoy that he’s actually, behind the spectacular ruthlessness and great PR, a kinda shitty villain. His grand plan is totally crazy, he underestimates Victarion, and when he’s called on his bullshit he just sulks off.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think he is underestimating Victarion though. I think that Victarion turning on him and trying to claim Dany for himself is part of Euron’s plan because come on of course that’ll happen
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Sure, there's no way Euron trusts him
But I also doubt he expects him to accomplish anything. Victarion’s pretty ludicrously determined.
McCoven going to the Seattle meetup, get your tickets by Monday March 5th!
by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
if there's one subplot I would trim from these books
it would be that one.
You think you've got people betting against you? Adam Duvall is one of the green spots on the roulette table.
#teamkraken
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 1, 2012 7:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
you have paid the pumpkin price
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
I might.
Just for trollin’.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
I’m trying to decide which shirt people would be less likely to buy:
Arryn or Frey?
Frey, at least, has the troll factor. Is anyone a big Arryn/Vale-fan?
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.
Not really
They’re sorta the Nobles That Don’t Do Anything. Even the characters who should be super badass, like Yohn Royce, are just, y’know, there.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
When I think Arryn, I think of Petyr Baelish.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
A Littlefinger t-shirt, with the mockingbird, would be cool.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
That I would definitely love.
Littlefinger is such a scumbag, I love him.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Totally
Alternately, just any of the faces made during this .gif
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
I love the foreshadowing gif
when he creeps up next to Sansa.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
such perfect casting
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.
never forget
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
LOL
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
And in terms of the house itself, we basically have:
Jon Arryn (dead before the series starts, basically)
Robert Arryn (lolololol)
Harry the Heir (who knows?)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
You threw me with the Arryn reference. I’m getting my Arryns, Aryas, and Arwen’s all mixed up these days
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
LittleTommy is gonna tear it up tonight!
Hey, where’s PiKA?
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
I think Moore is back too
Go Sharks
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Proud parent of Seth Rosin: Couldn't throw an intentional walk if he wanted to
by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
OH YES, I am here, i've been trollin
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Raging since 2009
He's been playing pretty well, and it's been an improvement
it seems every game he’s getting better and better, he fights when he feels like he needs to, he shoots well, smart with the puck, passes very well. He’s just an efficient player, and can’t wait to see what he does net
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Raging since 2009
next*
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
Tommy Wingels is a cool kid
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
He really is, he just plays the game tough minded and with a ton of energy, that’s half the game right there, just bringing energy and activity
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Raging since 2009
Different positions i believe, right? McGinn’s a left wing, Wingels a centre? Wonder what happens when Havlat comes back D:
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Raging since 2009
They play similar styles, tho.
Havlat will go bck to 2nd line, right?
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Yea, for sure, without bias though? McGinn is definitely the better player there, Wingels is young, and up and coming. Yea, not sure about Havlat WHERE IS MYMCLIFE!?!?!?!
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Raging since 2009
OT: Pre-K-12 School stuff
Merope, you still around tonight?
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
I’m back for awhile wuzzup?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Know I’m wishing the best for you tomorrow. But the shitstorm is coming on photo documentation in schools. More in a minute
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
Sorry ’ bout that delay. Good year to avoid the classroom – Mrs. B is now personally responsible for any picture content on classroom parent’s cell phone or other devices (Pads, etc). Policy is that no “defining” characteristics of any student or staff can be allowed to be distributed.
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
Wow. I’ve been waiting for something like that to happen at some point.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]
I tweet (and occasionally blarg) | Your San Francisco Giants: "Together We're Broken!"
It’s here in a big way. For years, it was all photodocumentation. photodocumentation, photodocumentation. Now, it’s retroactive removal of images in documentation…. and ABSOLUTE ban on images.
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
My daughter is a teacher in sac county. Curious about this and what it applies to.
Do you have a link or a little more info?
thanks
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Mar 1, 2012 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
No link available, just the latest policy discussion handed down today. Mrs. B is struggling with the where/when/how of implementation. There’s no good answer.
Parent takes a picture of their child doing something cool that GranPa would love, but another child is identifiable. Can she demand the image be destroyed? NO.
How the fuck can she control that?
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
I don't mind being the big meanie, so I'll just say what every teacher wishes they could
if the parent is there to “help”, THEY SHOULD PUT THE CAMERA (PHONE) DOWN AND HELP THE TEACHER OR GTFO!!!
my current school allows (and by allows I mean, turns a blind eye so as to not upset what our principal calls “our clients”) parents to take pictures AT MASS!!! We’re trying to set a reverent tone and the Housewives of OC are flashing away to their hearts content!
ugh, sorry to hear Mrs. B has been handed a plate of crap otherwise known as “Policy for Policy’s Sake” Admin never thinks of the where/when/how, just the what.
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
given that this was thrown at them now, instead of reasonably discussed, planned and properly implemented in the fall once everyone is informed and on board with the new policy, reaks of “knee-jerk reaction”. So this will either go away since stuff like this is usually put in place to appease a parent or three or it will be the thing that never dies and it gets batted around for years then becomes self-aware
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
thanks
I was thinking of video taken at a school assembly and posted on FB. Could someone get in trouble for that?
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Mar 1, 2012 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
:-( Already mentioned to Mrs. B as her responsibility.
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
and if Mrs. B were the one who posted it?
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Mar 1, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
geeeez…
The district I used to work for had all pre-k parents sign a photography waiver.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Same for Mrs. B. and now she’s supposed to enforce a rule that isn’t well defined – how is she supposed to file developmental reports now? what about children that may be on the spectrum? How can she provide supporting documentation for those with special needs? What a mess…
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
I look forward to whatever the fuck this becomes.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
McCrawford Chronicles
Dude has the looks.
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
Crawford either better hit or stink up the joint or else we’re going to be having the Crawford Debate all season and I just don’t know if I’m ready to handle that
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
bold prediction:
By the end of May, he’ll be either kicking ass with a spectacularly high BABIP and SSS-inflated slugging, or being awful with an unbelievably low BABIP, and nothing will be settled.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
Parks & Rec alert!!!!!!!
AV Club gives tonight’s episode an A-. Of course, AV Club always gives P&R episodes an A- but we should look forward to sunny skies above Pawnee tonight
(no word on the Office or 30 Rock yet)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Mar 1, 2012 7:38 PM PST reply actions
anyone ever buy tickets for Angels games, I'm so confused
I don’t understand what the whole Tier 1,2,3 thing is other than it’s some kind of pricing program to confuse everybody! I’m trying to budget for the Giants series but how can I when I don’t know which “tier” the Giants games will be???
H-E-L-P! :)
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
The last time I got a ticket at Angels Stadium was for the 2010 ASG. I was actually able to get it at face value, which surprised me.
Those Giants/Angels games would probably be in the highest price tier since it’s an interleague matchup. I’m just using AT&T logic here.
"We can... feel the trade winds blowing gently through our hair... here's the pitch... or Dave can." - Jon Miller
by doggz on Mar 1, 2012 8:06 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
You probably will have to wait until tickets officially go on sale and check what prices then.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
bummer, I hate surprises!
also, the spread for the section I’m looking at (not so close that I could take a foul ball to the kisser, not so far that I can see Disneyland better than the players) is $22-36, but if you’re saying this could be 3rd tier, I’m looking at minimum $70+ just for me and a friend :( ugh
if only I knew which game Zito was pitching so I knew which game to skip…
thanks for your help guys :)
Very Proud Adoptive Granddaughter of Tony "I Left My ♥ In San Francisco" Bennett
Drew with the MIller's Crossing reference!
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
There is going to entire episodes
of Grant playing Skyrim
The Golden Bear is ever watching
San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series: Not a Typo
Adopted parent of Nate Schierholtz: The Greatest Fear of All Chinese Catchers
by CalBear949 on Mar 1, 2012 7:58 PM PST via Android app reply actions
I live in northern VA now, so I’d like Grant to open it up for video submissions by the readers. He could play them and comment. He could edit the hell out of them to make a John Stewart-like toiur around McCovey Chronicles. Or he could interrupt them after every sentence like that blog about Joe Morgan (forget the name now – getting old…)
"When the Giants call up a 21-year-old Venezuelan catcher who started the year in San Jose, was hitting well with poor plate discipline, but wasn't on Baseball America's preseason list of the organization's 30 best prospects, only good things can happen."
Congratulations, Hector!
by tedfordfan on Mar 1, 2012 8:01 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I'm moving to NoVa this weekend!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yeah
I stuffed a bunch of stuff in my car tonight and will move it in after work tomorrow, then more on saturday, then hopefully the last of it on sunday. Better in pieces.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Welcome! Roger and Xanthan live around here too, I think.
"When the Giants call up a 21-year-old Venezuelan catcher who started the year in San Jose, was hitting well with poor plate discipline, but wasn't on Baseball America's preseason list of the organization's 30 best prospects, only good things can happen."
Congratulations, Hector!
by tedfordfan on Mar 1, 2012 8:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Looks like the MCC-DC meetup will be quite the soiree this year!
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I bet. I’m hoping to make it this year but the games are mid week :(((((
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 6:18 AM PST up reply actions
I’m bummed I’m going to miss the Nats-Giants series this year since it’s in the middle of the week and I’ll be heading to Pittsburgh that same week to watch the Pirates-Giants.
Ask me about my blog.
I have to decide on Was or Pit. I’m going to one of them.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 6:20 AM PST up reply actions
I wish I lived in DC. SO MUCH BETTER THAN PHILLY!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 6:48 AM PST up reply actions
ME AND ROGER WILL HAVE FUN WITHOUT YOU
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Roger and Me, a documentary film by GiantPain
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Roger and Me and also Tedfordfan, because we don't need xanthan, and we're totally over him.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Remind me never to cross you.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Never cross me.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Also, who’s going to do the weekly Spanish language cast?
"When the Giants call up a 21-year-old Venezuelan catcher who started the year in San Jose, was hitting well with poor plate discipline, but wasn't on Baseball America's preseason list of the organization's 30 best prospects, only good things can happen."
Congratulations, Hector!
by tedfordfan on Mar 1, 2012 8:12 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ow!
Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a fractured right orbital bone.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
The Pirates literally have the worst luck possible
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Get better soon Burnett
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Raging since 2009
The sound of everyone reacting makes it seem like he missed a putt or something.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 2, 2012 7:16 AM PST up reply actions
gosh dang NL making those pitchers step in the box!
CHANGE THE RULEZ TO CLOWNBALLZ!
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
Did anyone else click on the video links on the right side of the YouTube page?
Cat Winning Gambling Shell Game – So Cute
English Bulldog puppies learning to walk for the first time
Thanks for the video links, Grant. It was almost worth enduring your video.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
LOL
keithlaw keithlaw
I do. I don't think it will be for SF. "CurlyAce100: @keithlaw Do you still believe Brandon Belt can be an all star player?"
via Baseball Prospectus: "Perfect World Projection: He could be a star-level starter, but its far from guaranteed." Kyle Crick!!!
Raging since 2009
Sometimes being a Giants fan REALLY sucks
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Raging since 2009
gonna be traded for a mediocre middle infielder when Freddy implodes
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
Wrong!
Gets traded for Carlos Beltran in late July after Melky Cabrera regresses.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
Kieth Law's daily to do list
1. check on Yankees, Mets, Red Sox.
2. crush Giants fans hopes and dreams.
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
crush em with TRUTH
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Raging since 2009
I really do think Law’s views are shaped by his opinions about particular FOs.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Easily! Because seriously, i kinda got sad a bit after i read that tweet because i thought
“is this something Sabean would do?” YES
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Raging since 2009
I mean in a irrational, almost spiteful way.
The Giants did it, hence they will bungle it. I don’t really put too much stock in anything that he doesn’t file officially for print.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Yea, i find much of what he says comedic relief, like last night when he was talking about Crawford
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Raging since 2009
The snark kind of buries any value in the analysis that’s there, past a point.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Yep, though i think this is just because we’re still in the offseason, he doesn’t do this as much during the actual season does he?
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He does a podcast during the season.
Plenty of opportunity.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
Because the Giants have such a horrendous track record at developing young stars...
I mean look at all the careers they’ve bungled…
Cain, Lincecum, Bumgarner, Romo, Wilson, Posey, Panda…
Too bad they can’t all turn out like Bonser, Foppert, Ainsworth, Alderson, etc.
This is why I avoid KLaw.
But then someone always posts his Giants bashing here anyway.
Proud parent of Gregor Blanco, the Mountain that Walks, MVP of the VWL.
Clubhouse Confidential did a Zips projection on Belt today. My thought was, they do one for a minor league player?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’ll watch this now. I recorded it.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think he's wrong
Will Belt be the starter two years too late? Probably.
But I think that at the very least he’ll be the starting 1b in 2013
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
yeah in all honesty
I think the Giants do realize Belt is good and also that he’s better than Pill.
The trouble is just Huff.
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.
Yup, got to get past Huff, and it really wouldn’t surprise me if Huff again comes out going nuts in Spring Training, convincing management to start him all the time at 1st, pushing Belt to Fresno, GOD DAMMIT
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Raging since 2009
The loyalty to him is so weird
I guess it’s the money because the whole" lets get the band back together" mentality from 2011 is gone
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
lets getthe bandback together
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Well
We haven’t seen him take a single hack in 2011 yet. Now that he’s in the final year, it will presumably be easier to sever ties if he doesn’t produce.
Plus, the Giants have rarely if ever been ones to “play the rookie” when they have a veteran option available, so even though they almost surely think very highly of Belt, they don’t want to give him the PT right away if they feel Huff can be productive. Belt should hit, but they aren’t patient enough-slash-Belt hasn’t forced the issue yet. Dumb, but not unexpected.
At least we get Belt’s 25-28 seasons!
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How long do u think theyd stick with him if he sucked
A Molina timeline?
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Well, I think Belt’s odds are doubled ‘cause who knows with Melky. But I guess it depends on how much is seperating Huff and Belt. Belt showed some really good potential last year, but didn’t really light world on fire – not that’s his fault, given the wrist injury and spotty playing time. If he hits, and I mean hits like a big league first baseman, they’ll find room for him.
If Huff doesn’t hit, I could see the reins being handed over on a trial basis around the end of May, and maybe full-time by the All-Star Break. But even if Huff hits, I doubt Belt spends the year in Fresno if he even starts there to begin with. My hunch is that the Giants won’t juggle him anymore, because past a certain point it’s not just about wanting him to be good. They need him to be good. Kid’s gotta play sooner or later, and it’s going to be sooner than Opening Day 2013.
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Sadly
If Huff hits in the 1st half, Belt is 100% trade bait.
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MOAR PROSPECTZ
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WHY?
Huff is not getting another contract from this team, even if he pulls out of his funk this year.
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Not sure, if Huff gets hot as I have no confidence in the FO. But why keep Belt? Medium level OFs are a dime a dozen now, and we’ve got 1B candidates a-plenty..
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Package Huff and Pill GET A PROSPECT
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You might get Velez for those two.
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I'm still searching for a logical reason as to how Huff is better than Belt
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I’d honestly be a bit surprised if Belt’s ceiling was as high as Huff’s 2010.
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I’d know more about Belt if he played a little more, i’m sick of the “oh let’s give him a few games at first, a few games here in Left, a few games in Right”
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Armchair Psychologist Alert!
I think Belt will come into camp much better prepared to play first or left this year, and will be more prepared for playing a part-time role. And he’ll probably be a better hitter in general; he knows the sorts of holes big league pitchers are exploiting now, and he has a chance to adjust.
I think Belt will wind up having a solid year. Solid enough to convince the FO that he’s the guy they want going forward.
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Yup, although it wouldn’t surprise me he still gets passed over for Pill/Huff platoon BS. But i agree, I hope like hell he does well through spring training, gets a spot at 1st, proves to the team he can hit.
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Pill and Huff are not a platoon.
And I think Pill comes back this year, gets relegated mostly to pinch-hitting and getaway day starts.
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0_0
I was thinking Buster got most of the getaways at 1st.
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Need his bat in the lineup!
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Nah.
That’s the ultimate sell low. Makes no sense for the club unless they’re getting something ridiculous like Betances or something. Which they wouldn’t.
They themselves have touted getting younger with Melky, and getting younger with Pagan (relative to Torres). They have Crawford starting. They need cheap, productive players with team control to continue to afford pitching, Pablo, and Posey. That’s Belt.
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Nah.
That’s the ultimate sell low. Makes no sense for the club …
So you’re saying it’s a done deal?
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Nope.
The Giants buy high like it’s going out of style, but they rarely sell low, J. Sanchez being the major exception.
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FYI
This statement did not make me feel better.
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Dunno what to tell you. It’s on you if you’re legitimately afraid they will trade Belt.
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Nope.
I would not trade him. I’d trade or dump Huff.
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Not asking what you'd do.
And at this point, there’s really no reason not to take at least a flier on Huff. He’s getting paid either way.
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Everything YOU would do or WE think is completely the
opposite of what Giants management WILL do
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100 is a lot of percents
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by Giant among Angels on Mar 1, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
The path I see as most likely
Is that one of Nate/Cabrera/Pagan trio gets hurt or sucks and Belt comes up to replace one of them in left.
It boggles my mind that Nate has RF locked down.
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Yeah. Huff, too. Five players, four positions. It’ll almost certainly sort itself out by the All-Star Break, at least in some fashion.
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It will be interesting to see what happens if Melky sucks
No Huffesque loyalty, but there’s the whole “this was our big move” background that could give Melky an endless leash
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Again, it depends on the level of suckitude. If we get bad Melky, it’s probably for the best if it’s the 2010 Atlanta model.
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Or he gets injured in a Rowandesque fashion.
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Well thats what Im saying
If it’s 2010 Melky I wonder how long a leash he gets
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Or a tick better
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After the Tejada fiasco last year
I’d imagine shorter than we’ve seen in the past.
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That's part of the beauty, actually...
5 players, 4 positions, 3 major question marks. Who knows who will show up? 2011 Melky or 2010 Melky? 2010 Huff or 2011 Huff? 2011 Pagan or 2010 Pagan?
If 1 of them bombs utterly, Belt is ready to step in and save the day.
I don’t get the knocking of the FO regarding Belt. He played a lot after August 15 and everyone from Sabean on down have said that Belt is their future 1B
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by CalBear949 on Mar 1, 2012 9:38 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I don't see any reason
or any even vaguely veiled indication from the FO that they have any intention of trading Belt.
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Well, they’d probably need to get him some PA’s before that could happen.
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And they’d only trade him if they’re not giving him PAs. Hence, a contradiction that locks up this whole “Belt will be traded” thing.
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I don’t believe that a front office that thought that Orlando Cabrera was a good idea could possibly know anything about player evaluation.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
so the Cabrera trade means that the Giants
will suck forever?
Seriously…a little prospective plz.
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by CalBear949 on Mar 1, 2012 10:01 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
U GIT TEH DRIFT
Sure, let’s get all literal at 2200.
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really…that’s destroys all possibility of good evaluation?
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by CalBear949 on Mar 1, 2012 10:00 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
That's a bit hyperbolic
But I don’t trust them at all to evaluate players, since they’ve made decisions that suggest that they lack the capability.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Trying not to be snarky
but the team did okay with Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner, Poseurs, Panda, Tomorrow, Wilson, and Belt.
They also got it right with 2010 Huff, 2008-2010 Uribe, 2010 Burrell, Lopez, RamRam, 2009-2010 Torres…
Sure they’ve missed on some as well (Tejada, Cabrera, 2011 Huff) but the track record has been at decent in the past 3-4 years.
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by CalBear949 on Mar 2, 2012 3:31 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Posey
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by CalBear949 on Mar 2, 2012 3:31 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
No shit.
If anyone actually thinks Belt will be traded, they need some sense slapped into them.
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
interesting article imo
http://sfgrainydayfund.com/2012/03/01/the-eleven-best-things-about-being-a-giants-fan-11-brett-pill/
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Nice blog name.
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by Soulbrother16 on Mar 1, 2012 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, there’s a blog named after the RDF? LOL
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
"Basement dwellers" invoked in regard to Belt.
Also, called him ’timid."
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I’d never heard of that site, so I’ll admit I wasn’t sure if it was serious until I got to the part about Pill getting some time at catcher.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Oh, it was a joke?
Thank god!
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he's funny
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...
McCoven going to the Seattle meetup, get your tickets by Monday March 5th!
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What the hell is this?
Giant Dirtbags: :(
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by Giant among Angels on Mar 1, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
Is this a troll blog?
Although many are counting on Aubrey Huff to be a 6 WAR player like he was in 2010, we will see Pill in the lineup almost everyday. Pill can play 1B, 2B, 3B, all three OF positions and I even heard this morning on KNBR that he might be seeing some time at Catcher as well.
I think this is a troll blog.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
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it is
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I don't think anyone who knows what WAR is likes Brett Pill
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I actually like Pill.
I just resent him.
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more breaking
keithlaw keithlaw
I see them not giving him enough of a chance. "AdamDoctolero: @keithlaw Really? You see them trading him?"
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I swear
It’s this weird projection thing detached from actual logic.
“Giants aren’t playing Belt.”
“Belt is good.”
“I want to see Belt be good.”
“Belt won’t be good with the Giants.”
“The only way Belt will be good is if the Giants trade him.”
“The Giants will trade Belt.”
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I WANT TO SEE BELT PLAY FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AND START AT FIRST BASE
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I AM SICK OF THE YO YOING OF BELT, AND IM NOT TRYING TO BE A DICK OR ANYTHING BUT I AM SO DONE WITH PILL AND HUFF, everyone here has seen the stats, in NO way are either of those players better than Belt, and we won’t ever find out about that until Belt plays consistently. FUCK OFF Giants FO
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by PiKAgiant on Mar 1, 2012 10:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Aubrey may, in fact, still be better than Belt.
People said this same shit about Bowker and Lewis. Obviously they are not the same level of prospect, but Belt is not a sure thing.
It’s a long fucking season, and Spring Training hasn’t even started yet. Not worth freaking out over at this point.
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Yea, i’m not freaking out, just putting that out there, we shall see though, spring training will tell us a bit
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Instead, let’s be glad that Belt looked good in the intrasquad game. Didn’t drive the ball with authority, but used both sides of the field and looked confident swinging the bat. The coaching staff eats that shit up.
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hahaha, an "intersquad" game, oh god
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You will.
It just may not be until 2013, and that’ll only be if Huff hits.
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I stated this above, FUCK patience
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Haha
When he’s 25! Pissing away prime seasons. For shits n’ giggles.
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24 isn’t really a prime season, especially if we lose him before age 30.
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It really is
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They don't need Fresno in the lineup, man
The Giants have enough offense!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 2, 2012 8:06 AM PST up reply actions
You act like this is a conclusive fact.
Estimates for peak range all over the place from 24 to 28.
Belt, as a player on the near end of the defensive spectrum who is supposed to generate most of his value on offense, I don’t think it much matters. Especially since his service clock is already running anyway.
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No matter what you look at, even that chart you just posted, 24 is more or less part of the "peak"
It’s not a year you just waste because you have some old guy around.
If Belt doesn’t get 600 ABs this year (barring injury, whathaveyou), the Giants are mismanaging one of their most valuable assets. Period.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
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Especially since his service clock is already running anyway.
Wait, isn’t that all the more reason to get him into the lineup ASAP?
Lineup space is a limited resource. If he actually proves to be better than Huff (hint: he hasn’t), he should play. If he is not better than Huff, it is not really being “pissed away.”
Furthermore, peak is relative to talent level, and performance isn’t guaranteed, doubly so for a prospect who’s never done it before above AAA.
Huff at age 24: .248/.288/.372
Huff at age 33: .246/.306/.370
Obviously Huff’s numbers cannot be applied generally across all players, but it should be pretty obvious that production is not predictable and automatic. Belt should be playing somewhere, but blanket statements about mismanagement based solely on his age is putting the cart before the horse.
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Hey Merope: About to finish my application to ARC. And a full four days before the deadline! Here’s to hoping they like me!
Next up: DVC, and then LMC.
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Good luck Howie!
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Thank you.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
If you do get something at DVC hen would you start?
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Fall term, and that’s usually around late August.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
Cool, well good luck Howie again, loved that school when i was there
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Oh, well, I mean, I’d be teaching, so it’d be awesome by default.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
haha, this is true!
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Howie
If you teach at DVC I will take that class, just for the hell of it
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I'll be there
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lol teaching you guys commas.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
Lesson the First: NOT A BREATHING PAUSE.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, mechanics would be a pretty small part of any transfer level composition course.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
will i be able to use LOL in my writing?
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In your achievement safe assignments, yeah.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
I forgot who was the one last year.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
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Walkoff walked by me just this week, actually.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
Best of luck to you.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
Thanks.
I’ve had a personal policy against reading my recommendation letters, but I was having a rough week with places liking me so I peeked and now I feel all good about myself.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
It is done.
Shit these applications take a long time to complete.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
I’m actually feeling pretty okay about the prospect of interviews. Pedagogy is something I’m magically able to talk about eloquently on the fly, and I’ve been practicing all my various probably-question responses anyway just in case.
I have to get to them first, though. It’s no easy task applying for full faculty positions with my experience and actually convincing them you’re worth listening to.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
they will always ALWAYS ask something along the lines of disruptive or too talkative students…students who try to monopolize teachers time.
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Oh, you have nooooooo idea with me in classes, haha. /raises hand
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Why am I not surprised. Actually, I love education – asking questions is the best thing.
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Haha, well i was usually the kid that would never talk in class, but when i got to college i was always asking questions because i never understood much of anything after the professor finished his lecture. But in grade school, yea, i was quiet, was a VERY shy kid
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As many here will affirm, I display my ignorance unabashedly. However, as Mrs. B will confirm, I am trainable.
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Hahaha, ignorance is bliss. I think… right?
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haha, i don't know man
i wrote a 5 page paper on how “ignorance is bliss” didn’t even know how to start that
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That’s a bit of a bigger problem in high schools and lower than community colleges, because putting your own money on the line for tuition can really make you care about passing (so I’ll have to practice it more if I get an interview at the high school I sent my materials to last week). Community colleges have a related problem, though, where people will enroll “for the paycheck” (basically, enroll and attend long enough to cash their student aid), so it’s not uncommon to get stuck with students who have no interest in helping the classroom environment because they’re going to stop coming in 6 weeks or whatever anyway.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
The other thing that happens, if you’re teaching a basic skills class, is that—after counting the ELL students and those with learning blocks—almost the entire class will be made up of people who are coming back to school after 1) a significant time away, and 2) not having given a shit in high school. So those students actually don’t know what a good classroom environment is. They actually don’t know how to conduct themselves, though they’re often trying so, so hard to do it right.
And that’s more of a facilitation question than a disruption one.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
This is the challenge. Mrs. B teaches at Stanford and San Jose State. The dicotomy is profound because she gets returning students at SJSU.
"Most decisions get made by time and space.." Brian Sabean
sorry, that was clear in my head, but not in print. The dicotomy comes in with returning students to SJSU compared to freshman at SJSU. The Farm is just “The Farm”… Sorry Specks.
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Ah, I get what you’re saying now.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve been on 3 community college interviews and they have all asked questions about management and monopolizers and/or bored disruptive students.
I’ve heard they now also ask about cellphone stuff. How would you deal with it…..etc…
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by Soulbrother16 on Mar 1, 2012 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll give it close attention in my preparation. I have strategies and everything, but it’s always best to know you can articulate what you would do and not just know what you do.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
Luckily, all this stuff I’ve talked about here is relevant. Understanding the disruption is a pretty important step. Having a student who is disrupting as part of the process of figuring out how to actually be a student again is something that needs to be handled much differently from having a student who is just there for the money is much different from having a student who is bored, etc.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
Good luck with that!!!
I never did get my turned in, I don’t think I’ll make the deadline, I kinda got sidetracked.
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Yeah, even with just a normal life going on it’s tiring to put all these materials together.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
Do I start Pillars of the Earth or Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell? First response to this CHANGES THE COURSE OF MY LIFE.
the latter
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
Pillars is really fun airport fiction, but the prose is straight-up bad at times. “That made Tom feel angry” kind of bad. Strange & Norrell is goofily stylized, but once you get used to it it’s really well done and does a great job of using the text as a device instead of just a medium.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
does a great job of using the text as a device instead of just a medium.
wait what did i just type
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
So fun.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Great characters.
And the Gentleman is soooooo mean!!!
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I think I was trying to communicate that the entire use of affected language in the book is a meta-joke in and of itself, and the way certain lines say things conveys as much as what they say. But that sounds awfully pretentious, so let’s just ignore this little subthread.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
I think perhaps if you've read a lot of Austin and Trollope
and Dickens and Thackeray, you’ll get some of the jokes.
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For a guy who talks about books & writing as much as I do, I’m actually painfully poorly-read.
One of these days I’m going to lock myself in a room with a stack of classics.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
I absolutely love Victorians.
MIddlemarch may be the best novel ever written in the English language.
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I highly recommend Anthony Trollope, as well.
Barchester Towers and Phineas Finn are my favs.
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I enjoy his cutting witticisms.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
Mr. Slope and Mrs. Prouty
are awesome characters. And you can’t get a more cogent dissection of political maneuvering than Phineas Finn.
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I liked that book.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 2, 2012 7:28 AM PST up reply actions
JS&MN is one of my favorite books of the last 10 years of my life.
Also, it has S&M crammed right in the middle there.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
JS&MN is one of the few books in the last 10 years that I actually reread.
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That reminds me: Every few months I Google Susanna Clarke to see if she has anything new going. It’s about time for that.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Update: Nope.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Did you read Ladies of Grace Adieu?
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Yeah, as soon as I knew it existed I read it.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
I’m a big fan of it, too, but I wouldn’t rave about it the way I do JS&MN.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
I love Victorians
and I especially love Napoleanic war stories. Patrick O’Brien is one of my very favs.
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I don't think I read every story.
but the ones I read were good.
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It’s like waiting for Arundhati Roy to write a new novel. Except the reasons I want to read the books would be wildly different.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 1, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
She's still working on the JS&MN sequel.
Apparently a slow writer but definitely worth waiting for.
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by mrs. owlcroft on Mar 1, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
Jonathan Strange if you like Victorians.
Pillars of the Earth if you like sort of lame, obvious, crappy prose (It might be ok, I just didn’t make it very far).
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Thanks, all.
JS&MN it is. I just finished Art of Fielding and absolutely loved it.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 1, 2012 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
I wasn't able to finish it.
Does it get better after about 40%?
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I loved it from the start.
So I’m probably not a good judge. It does get better as it goes along, though.
by Grant Brisbee on Mar 1, 2012 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
I just found some of it very labored.
I do like the idea of exploring the SS getting the yips. But the catcher isn’t believable, nor the administrator. I mean, that whole “love story” is just painfully bad and badly written.
And “freshperson?”
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You won’t regret it.
Art of Fielding is in my stack. I’ll get to it after 1Q84 and maybe one other.
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You know, I was looking for something to read on the plane last week
Art of Fielding would have been the perfect purchase, and I forgot all about it. Damn.
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
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I was expecting Grant to act like Bomani Jones
- SF GIants Baseball 2011 = *sigh* Home of 6 World Series Titles
- SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = *sigh* Home of the 5.5 Super Bowl Champs ( Aaron Rodgers should of been a Niner)
- WHO'S GOT IT BETTER THAN US??? The ny giants sadly =(
- A fan of the Warriors and Lakers.
Brett Pill should start?
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That was Belt.
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
easy mistake to make
since they’re just about equally good players and all
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Pill said he didn’t want one because he’s opinionated and thought it would get him in trouble and instead prefers “to vent to his wife”. It was during an interview on Media Day broadcasted on sfgiants.com.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
I’m guessing he would say some politically incorrect type of stuff.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He could ust have his staff do it like Buster.
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not to get all champagne room-y
But can you imagine how annoyed this site would be with Pill if he turned out to be the next Luke Scott?
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by Lies and Perfidy on Mar 1, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
The simmering Pill rage would reach a fever pitch if that were the case
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LOL It looks like his account was created the day after he said he didn't want one
http://twitter.com/#!/PillzRgood
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by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
WOWWWWWWWWW that was a quick whistle there for sure!
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The refs really don't seem to understand goaltender interference this year.
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God the Sharks absolutely suck rocks.
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to be honest though? Ryan Miller is a BEAST of a goalie, MURICA!!!!!
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I was referring to the bad puck handling.
Boyle lost the puck between his legs for what seemed like a full minute.
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Plain and simple, they are passing wayyyyy too much there trying to set something up instead of putting the puck on the net, and letting things happen there
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Almost all the time it seems this game, so different from the past game
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They're back to the bad turnovers again, too.
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omg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s983TpLdTdU&feature=player_embedded
JP Arencibia doing his Tim Kurkjian impression
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.
yea, that was pretty spot on, damn i love that guy
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OT: To 49er16
Listening to the portland game on radio, the guy just sounds like he loves watching basketball games and he’s a fantastic commentator. The color guy as well, it’s like listening to Jim Barnett on the radio, LOVE IT
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Stupid Sabres
I believe in millercles
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 9:31 PM PST reply actions
Ryan Miller is amazing, he really is amazing
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my friend the flyers fan always tells me he is overrated and that his venzia year was an outlier
but my eyes always tell me otherwise
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
oh yea… he’s overrated… your friend must be mistaken. He was kinda ok last year and was kinda ok during the Olympics a few years ago
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They're getting some good shots on goal now, not hesitating
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Boyle totally hesitated right after the faceoff.
He had the perfect opportunity.
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Wow, they just can't punch it into the net.
At least they’re playing better now than they were earlier in the game, more pressure on the goal
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They need to take notes on how to run a PK, tho.
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oh... my goodness
crazy sequence there.
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i hope you bought boyle jesus a drink first
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
I'm seriously considering a Wingels jersey
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oh... wow, nevermind
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Ryan Miller just got fucked up, OUCH
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wow Ryan Miller
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He's good.
No excuses, tho. Turnovers get the Sharks every time.
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Miller is so damn good
i know what the other team must feel like during a timmy start
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 9:59 PM PST reply actions
Shift-A
Drive by posting (cause it’s way past my bedtime) to say the following:
1) I found that video a whole lot less awkward than I thought I would
2) If someone hasn’t already said it, Jeff Sullivan, we eagerly await your video response
3) I miss you guys so much! Even Logan!
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I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Mar 1, 2012 10:00 PM PST reply actions
WOOOOAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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OT: Anybody else watching Awake?
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Sorry, closing in on snooze-time. 0530 alarm.
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Ehhhhhhh, yea, i figure i’ll play one hour of skyrim, BED, then wake up very early… round 6 or so
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I don’t think I will ever play Skyrim. I don’t have the time to devote to it that seems needed.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
oh cool... BD Wong is in this
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109
What do I win?
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 10:16 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
HAHA, have a rec
and by the way, maybe Grant will play you a song! He’s got a guitar there
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"Ode to Gunt"
Andrew Susac models himself after Buster Posey: Throwin' darts and breakin' hearts.
I promise not to argue incessantly about Brandon Crawford. Maybe.
grant looks like a laid back pimp in that screen shot
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by operation carrot on Mar 1, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
Is that a mac?
scumbag…
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Aubrey Huff: "Let's Get Weird"
by slackersphere17 on Mar 1, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
Grant is looking particular smug here.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
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JPonry
you need to watch Parks & Rec tonight.
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i know
i’m weeks behind though
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When you get to it you will know, "that's what Tortured was on about."
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haha i think i saw talk already on twitter
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Dave Cameron is amused that Brandon Belt's ZiPS projection for 2012 is better than Eric Hosmer and Freddie Freeman
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
1500 posts for today’s scrimmage? Was most of it off topic? I’m not going back and reading it.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It was a "scrimmage" so........
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I missed most of it. I wish they would post it online for those who aren’t able to watch during normal work hours.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 1, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
Well, you’ll just have to live with not knowing.
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 2, 2012 7:33 AM PST up reply actions
Sure. Why not?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Just walk in the players entrance as if you are supposed to be there. Walk to someones locker. Suit up. Hit the field. Hilarity ensues.
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Mar 1, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
I think they would notice if he did that.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That’s why he should get there early!
So...I've decided to adopt Seinfeld.
by positiveuphemism on Mar 1, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently it is an off day, so there many not be many players there.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
David B. Flemming is Diamond Certified.
by Giant among Angels on Mar 2, 2012 6:36 AM PST up reply actions
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Ray Ratto says Buster Posey will take days off when he’s not catching if Huff or Belt are hitting well. He’ll start less than 20 games at first base but play it more than that through substitution. The Giants will try to wean him off catching and into first base.
Mark Purdy thinks Buster is on a mission to prove that he can catch next season and he might be too stubborn to play more first base.
Surprisingly, Damon Bruce actually understands that Buster’s value is at catcher and not first base.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
lol
Ratto says the Giants don’t have as many players “who are fat and happy from winning the World Series” this season. “They cleared out a lot of those guys” and Aubrey Huff “is determined not to be as unsightliness” this year.
Ratto has said something like this before.
Purdy says they got rid of the players who “couldn’t be coached”. That will put Hensley Meulens “under the gun” this season.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 2, 2012 12:06 AM PST up reply actions
unsightly not “unsightliness”
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Mar 2, 2012 12:08 AM PST up reply actions
The US [pretty much any] establishment. Ugh.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.
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its the best in the world!
The Golden Bear is ever watching
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Generatin' profits like a mofo.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
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Baggarly says the outfield for the first game of spring training “will be the everyday outfield” this season. The Giants really want Brandon Belt to “settle in wherever he plays, and wherever he goes, he’s going to play everyday”. The Giants think his best defensive position is first base.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
so Fresno Grizzlies 1B, and play everyday.
Got it.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
that’s pretty much what they said at the end of last year.
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by CalBear949 on Mar 2, 2012 3:34 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
This is going to be an interesting day.
I am not reassured by these morning charts. We’re going to see some potentially significant severe weather today.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
geeez that’s too bad. I hope you ah…weather the storm okay.
Poor Shammie…
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
[that’s the lady who just moved back into her home]
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’m sure she’s already keeping up with it, but if you can, make sure she is. It’s imperative that we stay close to a good source of weather information today, especially this afternoon.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
I probably won’t see her today. She usually is on top of it, she’s got kids and animals and whatnot to tend to. What got them last time was trees coming down on the house. Trees are gone now.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Does this create more work for you or something?
I always enjoy crazy weather.
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
he’s in news… so he will be running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off!
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I’m going in at noon (two hours later than normal) because I fully expect to be in the office late into the night. Depending on the results, that could mean anchoring long-form coverage on our station plus filing for the network.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
That sucks.
So you don’t even get to enjoy the crazy weather :(
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I don’t really “enjoy” severe weather. I’m fascinated from a meteorological standpoint, but it’s not fun. I’ve lived through enough tornado outbreaks to tell you it’s never fun.
The weather is Bumgarner, traffic’s the shits and you guys need to be nice to each other.
I grew up with tornadoes (even saw one on the river once).
My buddy and I used to take his beat up farm truck and go driving around country roads during storms. It’s probably different here though because of the sparse population hardly anyone ever gets hurt.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
He’ll be in the middle of it.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Thank God they use all their money stupidly
“I honestly can’t tell you the last time WAR or VORP or any of those things were brought up in a conversation,” Phillies assistant GM Scott Proefrock said. "We’re aware of them, and we understand what they are. It’s just not something we find relevant
Proud Papa of right-hander Clayton Blackburn whose pro debut made him look like one of the steals of the 2012 draft, as he allowed just six runs in 33 1/3 innings in the rookie-level Arizona League. Signed by Giants area scout (and former big leaguer) Dan Murray in the 16th round, Blackburn would touch 94-95 mph, sitting in the low 90s, with good feel for locating the pitch, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average pitches.
Somewhere Ryan Howard's agent cackles maniacly.
But really, the Phillies are rich enough that they can do whatever. Insofar as it affects the team, that Howard contract probably isn’t even worse than the Rowand deal was, even though it’s for twice as much, because they have so much more flexibility and we have arbitrary caps.
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The thing is if they start losing the fan base will stop going.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 7:16 AM PST up reply actions
That's why they spend so much money to win
Must be nice.
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I just don’t see there model working long term. RAJ will ruin that team, imo.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 7:18 AM PST up reply actions
Eh
It’s not like any of the players they’ve locked up long term are BAD. Howard’s the worst of them, but if they want to keep giving out big contracts to really good players because they can afford to…
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Yankees eat money all the time
Keep signing players.
Phillies are going to look really old in 2-3 years. If Hammels leaves next year, or Utley never plays 100 games again, it could be sooner rather than later.
Blerg
Sure
But the Yankees look old now and have spent millions on players who probably won’t be worth their contracts, and they’ll probs win 90+ games this year.
Money doesn’t make a good team, and lack of it doesn’t mean you’re destined to lose. But it helps, and the Phillies have enough of it.
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that pitching staff is great
with all that money they’re spending, though, I wouldn’t be surprised if their offense is below average
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The fall is going to be fun to watch
They’ll be like the Mets at the end of the Minaya era
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The thing is a lot of teams can spend like the Yankees for a season or two and make money, but only the Yankees can do in the long term as they have a huge fanbase, great scouting and tons of sales not tied to ball park attendance.
The Phillies profits are tied to fan attendance, the season before last the team only profited like 3 million dollars.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 7:21 AM PST up reply actions
I don't think the Phillies can spend as much as the Yankees forever
But they can probably spend the amount of money they’re spending now forever. And that’s enough money to be good just about every year. I don’t think there will be a “fall”.
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But the Yankees value young talent, something the Phillies FO have seemed to discard.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 7:48 AM PST up reply actions
And yes the Phillies will be fine for short term thanks to Ed Wade drafting Hamels, Utley, Victorino and Howard. Which is kind of funny to think about.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 7:57 AM PST up reply actions
Why don't you think my Mets analogy applies
Same with the Cubs.
You can spend your money, even if its a lot of money, poorly enough to fuck yourself.
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Well mostly I don't think the Mets analogy applies because the Mets have been cutting payroll
And the Mets were pretty good until 08.
Of course the Phillies can still suck. I’m just saying I don’t think it’s particularly likely, because they can bail themselves out with money. The Howard deal won’t cripple them, Halladay is on a team-friendly contract, Lee is worth his contract, they can afford to keep Hamels.
The concerning thing is the lack of young talent coming up, but if they can just spend money to acquire good free agents instead, it’s not that big a deal.
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But it takes one season.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 7:58 AM PST up reply actions
I heard on MLB Network that RectumFace wants a 5-year extension
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by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 2, 2012 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
So did Rollins.
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Victorino was there most valuable position player last year offensively. He’ll probably bat 6th this year.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions
I think it would take longer than that
Their TV deal is lucrative and wouldn’t go away after one season. They’ve sold out every game for 3 years, that won’t disappear in one season. And I think they have enough money that it’s unlikely they’ll have 2 bad seasons in a row.
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I have less faith in their fanbase than you.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 8:01 AM PST up reply actions
ALL FANBASES ARE IDENTICAL
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by Johnny Disaster on Mar 2, 2012 8:02 AM PST up reply actions
FOR THE MOTHERFUCKIN SWARM!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 2, 2012 8:02 AM PST up reply actions
Nah
If anything, the Phillies seem to have a bigger and more rabid fan base than other teams. Helps that the Iggles suck.
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Seems like they are more radical too in that I could see them not showing up because the team sucks. Not in the AZ “meh” way but more, “fuck that if they want my money they need to put a good team together” sort of way.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 8:13 AM PST up reply actions
Argh..
But all it takes is one losing season for this fanbase to give up on the phillies. They have the money to cover a lack of quality minor leaguers b/c they have sold out 200 or so straight games. They have done that b/c they have been awesome, one bad season and they’ll stop selling out and thus be in a hole.
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by say hey nation on Mar 2, 2012 8:00 AM PST up reply actions
Not the Mets now
But a few years ago The Mets and Cubs had Top 5 payrolls, sucked, and then shit hit the fan. I’m saying I could see that happen to the Phillies
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It could
But if the Mets were spending 150 million this season instead of 90, they’d probably be in the playoff hunt.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 2, 2012 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
LOL GIANTS
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by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 2, 2012 7:26 AM PST reply actions
Giants Pick Six
Get a machine filled with little heads of all the ballplayers. Once a week, plop it on top of a model of ATT Park, drop six on to the field and whoever on the site picks the right six gets a Natto shirt or something like that.
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