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Open Gameday Thread, 9/17

I'm in class for the next, like, seventeen hours. It's a literary theory and criticism class; even though I consider myself a writing major, they still force this stuff on me. I'll be talking about Horace's dedrylical hexameter's impact on tendrilical pentameter, and trying to apply that to Aristotelian theories on small watercraft in dramatic plays of the 1930s, or something.

If I skipped class, I could sit down and watch the Giants flail away against Brandon Webb.

I'm going to go to class and have a better time. Sad, that.

I'm a gonna get a cup of coffee first, though....

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Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Anagram of "Horace's dedrylical hexameter" = EXCRETAL, MERRY, SOLID HEADACHE
Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 17, 2007 3:57 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Hey Grant, two years ago I wrote a paper on Horace's dedrylical hexameter's impact on tendrilical pentameter. I totally got a B+!

The only difference is that I had to apply mine to the Aristotelian theories on large watercraft in French dramatic plays of the 1950's, but if you want it a litte ctrl+f, replace all should fix those problems right up!

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Sep 17, 2007 4:12 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
I'm a gonna get a cup of coffee first, though....

I think I know some local Outfielders who could help you with that...

by zenbitz on Sep 17, 2007 4:39 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
just give him a paper on muppet babies relation to atomic theory. When he asks you whats up just explain to him he doesnt know what the hell hes talking about

by CrackaJack on Sep 17, 2007 4:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Um...isn't that what all liberal arts majors say?  

Us practical people...those with B.S. Degrees or in my case a B.Arch degree aren't given the same artsy fartsy latitude.

Even Omar thinks that Mido is an f'ing tosspot wanker.

by PacBellBoozer on Sep 17, 2007 4:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
mmk. replace Muppet Babies with He-Man and Atomic Theory with Steroids. We good?

by CrackaJack on Sep 17, 2007 4:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
BS degree is right!

BA's Forever! Wooo!

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Sep 17, 2007 5:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
You know it! High five!

Although my second degree will be a BS...

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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 5:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
I'm with you on the BS thing...but that's only because I'm special...I have my own B.  So that that Beeeeeeeeatches!

B.Arch's rule the world!!

Even Omar thinks that Mido is an f'ing tosspot wanker.

by PacBellBoozer on Sep 17, 2007 5:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17

I apply MY Degree to Armpittal Excrescensories Of the Post - Post Modern Man.
Waiting breastlessly for the Resurrection , hoping I didn't just kill it. Again.

by victor frankenstein on Sep 17, 2007 8:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Lucky Grant
I'll be sitting in my room all night watching the game and leveling up my Gyarados.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 5:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Oh piss
The two featured videos on the homepage of sfgiants.com are a single (Sugah) and a double (Honest Pete).

If THAT doesn't speak volumes about our season...

Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.

by oooreebay on Sep 17, 2007 5:11 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Oh piss
Well, it was either that or the fly balls that Randy Winn did catch.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 5:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Oh piss
Gritty, stubble-encrusted ground outs that were handled by Gritty McFrandsen?
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.

by oooreebay on Sep 17, 2007 5:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
It's nearly time for dinner, and you are getting impatiently hungry. You have three corn dogs in your freezer. Do you:

A. Oven (425 degrees for 20 minutes)
B. Microwave (2:30 on high)
C. Forget the dogs and drink over-filling beers (I'm thinking Guiness here) whilst watching B-Webb miss bats.

Yesterday was option C, but substitute Peavy for Webb. I'd rather not repeat that.

 

Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.

by oooreebay on Sep 17, 2007 5:17 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Microwave the dogs, drink the Guinness.

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 5:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Sell the Guiness to an Irishman.  Buy yourself some Newcastle Brown Ale and call it a night.
Even Omar thinks that Mido is an f'ing tosspot wanker.

by PacBellBoozer on Sep 17, 2007 5:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Newcastle is good, but give me something dark and heavy anyday!

Hmmm, malty.

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 5:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
I'll take Guinness on tap over just about anything (it's just like drinking chocolate milk), but between Newcastle from a bottle and Guinness from a bottle, give me the Newcastle.

I can't think of another beer that goes as far down the chain as Guinness simply from being shoved in a bottle.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Sep 17, 2007 6:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
man i loved me some critical theory back in my day

sigh

Billy Hayes: Nine more big-league plate appearances than you.

by delorean on Sep 17, 2007 5:29 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
hey, my master's thesis was on the teenage mutant ninja turtles!

by Merope on Sep 17, 2007 5:55 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Private property rights associated with social contract theory. . .  only an honors thesis though. . .
For WilltheThrill, this is Jon Miller saying goodnight. . . .

by WilltheThrill on Sep 17, 2007 6:04 PM PDT   0 recs

Lineups
Starting Lineups
===============

Away

Home

News and Notes

  • Thank God Durham is starting as his quest for a sub .200 BA continues. He's currently at .217
  • Why is Roberts in the lineup? I'd rather see Schierholtz get more ABs.
  • Correia has been solid since his move to the rotation. He boasts a 1.98 ERA this year as a starter in 27.1 IP. He holds a career 2.87 ERA in 15.2 IP against Arizona.
  • Free Scott McClain already!

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 6:15 PM PDT   0 recs

More useless numbers!
I might have answered my Roberts question.

He's a career .277/.306/.404 hitter against Webb in 51 PAs. Not great but who knows.

Durham is a .310/.326/.571 hitter against Webb in 44 career PAs.

Ouch. Feliz is a career .226/.306/.290 against Webb in 36 career PAs.

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 6:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Lineups
I don't understand how Frandsen doesn't get into this offense... Schierholtz should be getting abs, too... at least Durham's not batting cleanup.

That's the extent of my passion for this lineup.

Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Sep 17, 2007 6:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Lineups
But he his batting 5th, which is bad in its own right.

He should hit 7th ahead of Omar.

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 6:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Lineups
Thank you Giants.  I might have felt compelled to spend three irretrievable hours of my life watching this game.  
Zealously advocating for Nate the Great since 2007.

by orangeandblackattack on Sep 17, 2007 6:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Lineups
Free Scott McClain? He's come off the bench the last two nights, what more do you want?

Him to actually get in the game or have an at bat? How silly!

by GiantFan on Sep 17, 2007 7:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
You would think, as a manager, knowing you're coming back to manage this team NEXT year, it would be in YOUR best interest to play the Frandsen's, Schierholtz's, Velez's - you, know, to get a look, to get a head start on next year.  Or is it baseball's right of passage that Septemeber call-ups just take in the 'atmosphere' for one whole September?

by allfrank on Sep 17, 2007 6:27 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Hmm, how quickly will I fall asleep during this game?
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 6:47 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
These lineups create no any anticipation for next year, other than for completely different lineups.

If we could see the young bucks cut their antlers out there then we might have something solid to look forward to.

C'mon Bochy or Sabean or whoever, don't leave us all soft and squishy without a backbone of hope during the offseason.

by sb on Sep 17, 2007 6:49 PM PDT   0 recs

Kevin Korreia
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 6:50 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Good inning for Kevin.

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 6:53 PM PDT   0 recs

KKevin KKorreia
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 6:53 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
so Correia's been impressive as a starter...
Bonds stands alone.

by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 17, 2007 6:54 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
So far but small sample size!

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 6:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey!
It's not the size of the sample, buddy, it's how you use it!
Dave Righetti: You don't know him. / Read My Blog, Because I Write It

by howtheyscored on Sep 17, 2007 6:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Hey!
It's the motion of the sample size?

haha

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 6:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Whooooo
Looked out to me.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 6:57 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
so Correia sucks...
Bonds stands alone.

by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 17, 2007 7:03 PM PDT   0 recs

KKKevin KKKorreia
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:05 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: KKKevin KKKorreia
Tension and fame, bitches!

by Evan on Sep 17, 2007 7:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: KKKevin KKKorreia
OK, you can stop walking guys now, Kevin.

by Evan on Sep 17, 2007 7:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Hooray! A walk-off replay!
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:06 PM PDT   0 recs

KKKKevin KKKKorreia
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:08 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Wow, Ojeda is short.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:09 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
He's also 32. I assumed he was younger

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 7:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Molina also played that ball weirdly

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 7:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
think he preferred to catch the ball on the short hop

by wilriv21 on Sep 17, 2007 7:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Hey, one of their walks scored. That, like, never happens.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:14 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
It's the pitcher, Kevin. Stop nibbling.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:14 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
caught the inside corner. Kimchi has nasty stuff which has movement

by wilriv21 on Sep 17, 2007 7:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Call strikes, [ump].
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:16 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
The umps have been really terrible this year.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:17 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
[insert rant about Bochy pickup uninspired lineups with not enough young players]

[insert rant about Giants pitchers walking too many]

[insert rant about Umpires & there terrible strike zones]

by GiantFan on Sep 17, 2007 7:19 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Wiggled out of that one but he threw like 35 pitches, ouch.

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 7:21 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
I bet Webb will throw about six pitches this inning.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:23 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
I'll bet Correia's 7-pitch AB will outdo the rest of the Giants combined, this inning.

by tobias on Sep 17, 2007 7:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
OK, so we're both wrong.

by tobias on Sep 17, 2007 7:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
We can still apply it to the next inning.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Nice comeback inning by Kevin.
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:33 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 9/17
Agreed, now lets get some runs.

by xanthan on Sep 17, 2007 7:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh man, bases loaded
We're screwed now.
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:39 PM PDT   0 recs

Re: Oh man, bases loaded
I actually wouldn't mind seeing that. At least it'd be different.
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Oh man, bases loaded
It's a more efficient way to blow a scoring opportunity.
Bonds stands alone.

by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 17, 2007 7:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

ORT ORT ORT
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:45 PM PDT   0 recs

ORT!
Bonds stands alone.

by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 17, 2007 7:45 PM PDT   0 recs

Undreamy
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:47 PM PDT   0 recs

Omardactyl
Dropping in with The Suck.

by SnowLeopard on Sep 17, 2007 7:50 PM PDT   0 recs

Dreamy!
Bonds stands alone.

by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 17, 2007 7:52 PM PDT   0 recs

Dreamy
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by Natto on Sep 17, 2007 7:52 PM PDT   0 recs